Jiang Jiuniang took a good look at Madam Qian and found that she was only about thirty years old. In addition, she took good care of herself and looked younger than her actual age. She was at the prime of her life to dress up.
Jiang Jiuniang thought for a moment and said, "Madam may have the opportunity to have a child, but Master Qian will not have that opportunity."
These words caused Madam Qian's face to turn pale and then red in an instant. If even the master couldn't accept it, how could she possibly accept it?
"you……"
Madam Qian was somewhat angry, but Jiang Jiuniang quickly explained, "Madam should know about Lord Qian's situation. It's already a miracle that he's survived. If he wanted a son, even I couldn't guarantee his life."
Upon hearing how serious her husband's condition was, Mrs. Qian couldn't help but cry.
"What should we do? My husband has no children. When he gets old, he will have no children to take care of him in his old age..."
Faced with this situation, Jiang Jiuniang didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only say, "It's not your fault that you haven't had children all these years. Don't worry about it. You can choose one from the clan's children to raise by your side, and you can still live a peaceful old age."
Madam Qian cried even more bitterly. When she was young, she always thought it was her own problem and didn't know how much medicine she had taken. Later, she discovered that it was her husband's problem. He had many concubines in the family, but none of them could get pregnant.
Everyone assumed that Qian Xiao had his servants give them contraceptive soup, but later they discovered that Qian Xiao was the one with the problem.
Is there really no other way?
Jiang Jiuniang nodded, leaving no room for negotiation.
Madam Qian sighed and had someone escort Jiang Jiuniang away.
Jiang Jiuniang returned to the courtyard where they lived, found paper and pen, and wrote down her plan for treating Qianxiao's illness.
Qian Xiao's condition was the most severe since she came into this world. I'm recording the treatment process so that it can be used as a reference for students in the future.
The dog was reading a book nearby, while Lu Baichuan went out to look around as she had asked, planning to buy a few shops to start a business. Everyone was doing their own thing, and the whole time was peaceful and serene.
After a while, a maid came in and said respectfully, "Doctor Jiang, this is an invitation from the Lin family."
When Jiang Jiuniang took it, she was surprised to find that it was indeed an invitation for her family to a banquet.
The Lin family stated that since Jiang Jiuniang had acquired the coal mine, she would be developing her business in Qianzhou City in the future. They needed to formally get to know her and introduce her to the wealthy merchants of Qianzhou to facilitate future cooperation.
"Wow, no wonder he's the richest man in Qianzhou. This Mr. Lin is quite magnanimous."
Jiang Jiuniang couldn't help but chuckle, the smile on her face ambiguous.
She seized three mines from the Lin family as soon as she arrived, effectively cutting off a major source of income for them. The Lin family must hate her to the core, but they never expected that they would actually hold a banquet for her.
She would never believe it if you said there was no selfish motive.
It's clearly a trap; let's see if she has the guts to go through with it.
If it were someone else, they might hesitate, but she is Jiang Jiuniang. How could she get to know those rich people in Qianzhou if she didn't go?
From now on, they'll all be her money gods, so she has to meet them and get along well with them.
However, before that, she also needs to make some preparations to try and win over these rich people.
After recording the treatment plan and process, Jiang Jiuniang wrote a prescription and asked someone to buy the things she needed. Then she locked herself up to make things and didn't come out until Lu Baichuan returned in the evening.
Lu Baichuan brought her food, and she told him about her plan, which he naturally agreed to.
The family of three discussed the details of attending the banquet the next day while having dinner. She naturally planned to bring her son along, and then have him go and promote the entertainment area in their shop to other children of the same age, which would be a very attractive feature.
Just as they were having a good time, the little maid came in again and said, "Doctor Jiang, the waiter from the inn is here. He says he has something urgent to discuss with you."
"What do you want with me?"
Jiang Jiuniang was puzzled, as she did not recall leaving anything at the inn.
Lu Baichuan said, "Let him come in and ask."
"yes."
The maidservant responded and left, soon bringing in the inn's waiter.
"Sir, Madam, I apologize for disturbing you. A woman has been coming to our inn looking for you. Explaining that you had already left was useless; she's been throwing a tantrum here. I had no choice but to come and bother you."
The waiter was speechless. He had already told the woman that the family of three had come to the prefect's residence, but the woman didn't dare to come to the prefect's house to look for them. Instead, she just stayed at their little inn and wouldn't leave. So, he had no choice but to come by himself.
"She's got the wrong person, hasn't she? We've just arrived in Qianzhou City and don't know any women here."
Jiang Jiuniang looked bewildered, but Lu Baichuan next to her asked, "Was that woman short and had triangular eyes?"
"Yes, yes, that's her!"
The waiter nodded repeatedly. Jiang Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan exchanged a glance, both finding it outrageous.
Isn't that Miao Lanlan's ex-sister-in-law? What do you want with them?
"I'll go take a look."
Lu Baichuan stood up. It was already dark, and his wife was pregnant, so it was best not to go out.
"I'll go too. If they need me for something, it'll save me time if I go."
Jiang Jiuniang finished eating the food in her bowl, wiped her mouth, and stood up.
The dog also stood up silently; when they were out and about, they couldn't easily separate.
Upon arriving at the inn, they found a large crowd gathered three or four deep. The waiter got off the carriage and shouted, "Make way! Make way! Doctor Jiang and his family are here!"
The news of Jiang Jiuniang treating the prefect had spread far and wide. The innkeeper, who was always well-informed, addressed her as "Madam" to her face, but as "Doctor Jiang" in public.
Jiang Jiuniang didn't care about these titles. Under Lu Baichuan's escort, she entered the inn and saw the woman rolling on the ground—Liu Shi.
"That's right! It was that family of three who caused me to be divorced by my husband's family! That heartless family deserves divine retribution!"
"If it weren't for them harming me, how could I have ended up like this! My husband's family divorced me, and my own family despises me. They're trying to drive me to my death!"
"Ah! It's you! You've ruined me, you have to take responsibility!"
As she was talking, she saw Jiang Jiuniang and her family of three coming over. She looked very excited and crawled over to grab Jiang Jiuniang's skirt, but was kicked away by Lu Baichuan next to her.
Jiang Jiuniang never expected Liu Shi to do this to her. If it were before, she might have played along with Liu Shi's act, but now she had no such mood. With a stern face, she asked, "You called us here just for this?"
Liu ignored her completely. After being kicked away, she endured the pain and got up again, crying, "Did you all see that? This woman is a vicious snake! This is how she treated me! I don't even know her, yet she harmed me for no reason. Heaven, please open your eyes!"
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