If she refused, Jiang Jiuniang felt it was a huge loss to lose 10,000 taels of silver for no reason. After all, Qian Xiao wasn't a good person either. His lack of offspring was his greatest retribution, and he deserved to be cuckolded.
But if she agreed, she felt unclean, as if she were helping someone do such an immoral thing.
If Qian Xiao falls from power, my past misdeeds for Madam Qian will be exposed, which will drag me and the Lu family into the mess.
In this way, the ten thousand yuan seems insignificant.
After thinking it through, Jiang Jiuniang still refused firmly, saying, "Madam Qian, it is your freedom to do what you want, and I will pretend not to know and will not tell anyone about this matter. But I will not help you to say those things to Lord Qian. This is not my intention as a doctor."
Heaven knows how heartbroken Jiang Jiuniang was to say those words; that was ten thousand taels of silver, and she would have to sell two sets of perfume to earn that much money.
However, if you don't make money against your conscience, you can eat two more bowls of rice, so it's not too much of a loss.
At worst, she can just sell a couple more perfume sets. Anyway, there are plenty of wealthy people here, so she won't have to worry about selling them.
After saying that, she turned to leave, but Madam Qian's expression changed instantly, and she said coldly, "Is Doctor Jiang really so heartless?"
Jiang Jiuniang immediately laughed: "My wife and I have never had any affection for each other, so how can you say we're heartless?"
Neither of them were normal people, and Jiang Jiuniang didn't want to waste any more words with them.
She left after she finished speaking, taking the main road, feeling much less stifled than when she arrived.
Mrs. Qian was so angry that she smashed things in the house. She had waited for her all day, and this was the result she got.
"Madam, please don't be angry. If she won't help, let's think of another way."
The maidservant beside her hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her, fearing that she would get sick from anger.
Mrs. Qian was furious and didn't care about any taboos, speaking very directly: "She has children, so of course she doesn't know how difficult it is for someone like me. It was just something she was doing on a whim, but she would rather watch me suffer than help me! I didn't take advantage of her for nothing, I paid her! Doesn't she love money? But she refuses the money I give her?"
The maidservant stood by, not daring to speak, for fear of incurring the wrath of the maidservant.
Mrs. Qian went crazy for a while, but finally calmed down, though a shadow fell over her face.
Since Jiang Jiuniang won't help her, then she shouldn't blame herself for taking action.
Now that Jiang Jiuniang has entered this trap, she shouldn't expect to get out easily.
The maid was so frightened by her appearance that she lowered her head and dared not look at her any longer, feeling terrified.
After returning home, Jiang Jiuniang quickly took a shower and went to bed. She was still feeling angry and couldn't fall asleep no matter how much she tossed and turned. Lu Baichuan couldn't help but ask her a question, and Jiang Jiuniang immediately sat up.
"Tell me, how much wealth has Qian Xiao amassed over the years? He even spends ten thousand taels of silver to buy a green hat!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
He originally thought his wife was thinking about Mrs. Qian's illness, but he didn't expect her to be worried about money.
"What green hat? What's going on?"
Jiang Jiuniang took a deep breath and recounted how Madam Qian had summoned her.
Do you know how hard it is for me to say no?
Jiang Jiuniang sobbed, "If Madam Qian is still unhappy, then I'm not happy at all!"
If she hadn't known that the Qian family's prosperity wouldn't last long, and that even if she had a child, the child wouldn't live long, she wouldn't have wanted to be the one to commit the crime; otherwise, she would have really wanted to swindle a fortune from them.
"Don't let her influence you, just don't get involved in these things."
Jiang Jiuniang sat there fuming for a while, and only lay down again after her emotions had calmed down.
Lu Baichuan remained awake until Jiang Jiuniang fell asleep, then got up, wrote a letter, and sent it out.
As his wife said, Qian Xiao, a mere prefect, had such extravagant household expenses, daring to promise 10,000 taels of silver. Heaven knows how much he had taken in bribes and how much of the people's wealth he had plundered.
Originally, he and his wife had discussed not getting involved, but after thinking it over carefully, he decided to tell the emperor. As for whether the emperor wanted to investigate or who he sent to investigate, that was no longer his concern.
In the following days, Jiang Jiuniang was very busy, so busy that she didn't even have time to eat.
The wealthy ladies began to frequently ask her to take them out for medical consultations, sometimes for an entire day, as if they wanted their whole family to line up for her to see them.
Since it was charged per person anyway, Jiang Jiuniang was happy to help them. She not only didn't refuse, but even enjoyed it.
If it's just a pulse diagnosis and prescription, it's cheaper, but if it involves acupuncture, that's a different price.
Jiang Jiuniang only takes Lu Baichuan and Gou'er with her when she goes out; her two maids stay at home.
That day, Jiang Jiuniang was about to give someone acupuncture when she discovered that several lengths of needles were missing.
She had forgotten about it at her residence, because several servants had come to her earlier asking for her help with their illnesses. She had treated them and given them acupuncture to relieve their symptoms, so she probably forgot to collect it then.
"I'll go back and get it for you."
This is outside, and so many people know that her needles are incomplete, so she can't just take them from her spatial storage; she has to make a trip.
"Okay, there's no rush here, I can look at other things first."
Jiang Jiuniang didn't think much of it, responded, and continued writing prescriptions for others.
Lu Baichuan hurried back on horseback, but the servants in the mansion had all disappeared, and the mansion was eerily quiet.
Lu Baichuan became more vigilant and slowed down as he headed towards their courtyard. The two maids were not there either. Although they seemed fine, something felt off.
He pushed open the door, and a strange fragrance wafted out. He instinctively held his breath, realizing what was going on. Good heavens, so this was where they were waiting for him.
Having followed my wife around for so many years, although I haven't learned any impressive medical skills, I can still recognize the smell of such basic medicine.
He immediately took out an antidote pill and swallowed it, then continued walking inside, wanting to see who was behind these shady dealings.
The bed curtains were fluttering, and he suddenly threw them aside. Madam Qian was lying on his and Jiang Jiuniang's bed, wearing a thin gauze shirt.
Lu Baichuan immediately felt his eyes burning and used his sword to cut the bed curtain and drape it over her body.
"what are you doing here?"
Lu Baichuan's expression was cold, and when he looked at Madam Qian, he didn't look at her as a woman at all, but as something disgusting.
Madam Qian dressed up specially. Although she was a few years older than Lu Baichuan, she was well-maintained and still had a certain charm. She was quite confident in winning Lu Baichuan over. However, Lu Baichuan did not play by the rules and actually came in carrying a sword.
She was startled, but at the same time, she was madly attracted to such a wary man.
He's good-looking and kind to Jiang Jiuniang. Who wouldn't be envious?
She didn't ask for much, she just wanted a child who looked like him.
"Third Master Jiang, don't you want to have a fleeting affair with me? I promise no one else will know~"
Her tone was soft, and her eyes were alluring; she was quite cunning.
She planned all of this without even knowing it from the maids around her. She used perfectly appropriate excuses to send them away, so no one would suspect anything.
Lu Baichuan watched her flirting and posing, and after trying to hold back, he couldn't help but groan: "Ugh..."
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