Looking at the white pills in his hand, Physician Miao thought, "What a clever way to frame someone!"
I don't know what that girl surnamed Chen did to offend Chen Ruolan, that she would be so vicious as to want to kill her.
Who cares? The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Their common goal now is to kill Chen Qingqing.
However, Chen Ruolan is truly remarkable; she actually transformed herself from a concubine in the Fan family into the wife of a county magistrate.
She was not favored in the Fan family and looked pitiful. Moreover, the Fan family had announced to the outside world half a year ago that the fifth concubine had died of illness.
But she is alive and well now, and has even become a county magistrate. I don't know how she did it. Does she have some extraordinary ability?
If the county magistrate found out that he had married a widowed woman, I wonder if she could still hold her position as the county magistrate's wife.
Hmph, I really need to keep a close eye on her. If I find something on Chen Ruolan, I might be able to use it to blackmail her and make her work for me. Then I won't have to worry about not being able to run rampant in Qingshui Town anymore...
The more he thought about it, the more smug he became, and mischievous thoughts began to surface in his mind.
We'll deal with Chen Qingqing first, then find something to use against her.
The doctor first carefully used a knife to make a small hole in the pill, then placed a small amount of arsenic inside.
Finally, the area was filled with the white powder that had been dug out, so that it was impossible to tell that it had been tampered with unless you looked closely.
Seeing his masterpiece, Physician Miao gritted his teeth and let out a cold laugh.
"Hey Chen, what good are your medical skills if you've offended the wrong person? Don't blame me for being ruthless. The grievances have their source, the debts have their debtors. When you get to the underworld, sue Chen Ruolan. She ordered me to do it; it has nothing to do with me..."
Hu's Grocery Store.
Hu Yuniang had barely returned home and hadn't even settled into her seat when Doctor Miao walked in with a beaming smile.
She raised an eyebrow. "What brings you here?"
Doctor Miao walked up and pinched Hu Yuniang's buttocks. "Sweetheart, are you not happy to see me? Or have you been pampered by Xiao Wu and don't want this old man anymore?"
Hu Yuniang glared at him irritably. "Stop talking nonsense to me. If it weren't for you, would I have let a greenhorn play all night for nothing? My old back is still aching."
The doctor chuckled lewdly, "Oh dear, my little darling, you've really had a hard time. I'll give you a good massage in a bit."
"Go away, go away! There's no such thing as an unsolicited favor; you're either up to no good or a thief. Hurry up and tell me what it is this time."
Doctor Miao took out the tampered medicine packet from his pocket and said without batting an eye, "What could possibly happen to me? I'm just bringing this medicine back to you."
Hu Yuniang glanced at the paper package handed to her, then looked up at Doctor Miao with a puzzled expression. "I went through so much trouble to get this, and you've been playing me for a fool!"
"What are you saying? I'm already too busy taking care of you to play tricks on you!" Doctor Miao sighed softly. "I thought I could figure out what it's made of, but after looking at it for a long time, I still can't figure it out. So you should just send this medicine back to the person who gave it to me."
"What do you mean by this?" Hu Yuniang thought he had changed his mind and wanted the twenty taels of silver back, so she immediately turned her face dark. "Let me tell you, I went through a lot of trouble to get these medicines for you. Even if you bring them back to me, I won't give you the silver."
Doctor Miao shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, I won't take back the money I gave you, but you must return these medicines to Xiao Wu and tell him to put them back where he took them."
"You're just being a show-off! I think you're really bored out of your mind!" Hu Yuniang said, snatching the paper package away. "I finally got this, why should I give it back? My stomach isn't feeling well, I'll keep it for myself!"
Doctor Miao's expression changed, and he said sternly, "No, you absolutely cannot take these medicines."
Hu Yuniang was completely bewildered by his reaction. After a moment of stunned silence, she asked, her face full of questions, "Why can't I take this medicine?"
"No, no, that's not what I meant." To dispel her doubts, Physician Miao had to make up a lie. "This is what I was thinking. Since I can't concoct this miraculous medicine, I don't want to implicate Xiao Wu. After all, that kid is a good person. If the shopkeeper finds out that he's secretly taking medicine out, no one can tolerate a thief in their own home. He'll definitely fire him. So you can't take this medicine. Just in case, Xiao Wu has to quietly return it all to you."
"Oh my, I didn't know you had such a good conscience, that you even know how to think of others."
"That's right. Only with a kind heart can everything go smoothly. You can't go wrong by listening to me."
"You've had everything go smoothly, but I still have to put in a lot of effort and worry. My back still hurts!" Hu Yuniang frowned, looking unwilling.
Doctor Miao knew what she was thinking; she just wanted to squeeze some more benefit out of it.
Prostitutes are heartless, and actors are ungrateful.
This kind of halfway through life is completely devoid of emotion; all she cares about is money.
Let's not dwell on that now; let's focus on getting this matter done first.
Thinking of this, he forced a fawning smile and leaned over to massage Hu Yuniang's shoulders.
“My dear Yu Niang, to tell you the truth, I’m a person who thinks long-term. Xiao Wu will definitely be useful in the future, and we can’t let Jishetang fire him. So, this time you have to help me no matter what.”
"Hmph, I knew you had no good intentions. So you wanted Xiao Wu to be your mole!"
"Yes, that's exactly what I mean. Once it's done, I'll buy you some decent jewelry."
"I don't want the jewelry, but give me another ten taels of silver!"
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