Every time Chu Qingge received one of Chu Tianyin's letters, she was extremely reluctant to open it.
Ever since she'd entered the palace, Chu Tianyin had only sent her two kinds of secret missives. One was to teach her how to please Emperor Tianhui, while the other was to warn her not to have any designs on Han Yunxi.
Chu Qingge clutched the letter tightly in her hands and refused to read it. Xu mama, who had accompanied her as part of her dowry, stood on one side for a long time before she couldn't help but speak up. "Esteemed wangfei, perhaps eldest young master has some urgent business. It's better to hurry and take a look."
"What urgent business could he have? I'm in an abyss of suffering here, but he won't let me touch Han Yunxi. Secondly, he wants me to tolerate Empress Dowager Li and the rest. What's there to be anxious about? "Chu Qingge gave a cold snort.
"Esteemed wangfei, eldest young master is right. His Majesty isn't blind. He can see everything that goes on in the imperial harem. We're new to the palace, so we should tolerate everything. First, we need to gain Emperor Tianhui's approval. If we overstep our bounds in the future, he'll only turn a blind eye to it, "Xu mama coaxed.
Over the past few days, Noble Consort Xue's little tricks had come one after another. Although none of them were major incidents, her personality couldn't stand it! If big brother hadn't stopped her, she would've poisoned Noble Consort Xue ages ago.
"Esteemed wangfei, didn't His Majesty keep you company in the imperial study these days? Even Noble Consort Xue was sent away. You still haven't vented your anger? "Xu mama coaxed again.
"Vent my anger? Who does Noble Consort Xue think she is? Only by killing Han Yunxi will I feel better! "Chu Qingge Coldly spoke her mind.
Xu mama was helpless. After some hesitation, she spoke up. "Esteemed wangfei, this old servant doesn't understand one thing. Inciting discord between Han Yunxi and Empress Dowager Li is killing two birds with one stone. Why doesn't eldest young master agree to it? Even if we can't do that, eldest young master must have a better idea. "
After being warned to stay away from Han Yunxi time and time again, Chu Qingge had naturally considered this problem. She gave a cold snort and said, "He and father are both afraid of offending His Highness Duke of Qin!"
Qin mama didn't know what to say at Esteemed Noble Consort's attitude. Although Imperial Consort Niangniang liked the Duke of Qin, she couldn't downplay her own prestige like this.
"Niang niang, it's better to take a look at the secret letter." Xu mama advised again.
In the end, Chu Qingge obediently opened the letter. If big brother really had urgent business, she wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.
But Chu Qingge only grinned from ear to ear as soon as she read the letter. "Wonderful! This is great! Big Brother finally understood! "
Her brother's secret letter actually told her to calm down and not to invite Han Yunxi into the palace in the near future. He had his own ways to sow discord between Empress Dowager Li and Han Yunxi.
Xu Mama was in disbelief. She took the secret letter and read it. It was true.
"Imperial Consort, why is Eldest Young Master … here?" Xu Mama asked suspiciously.
"He must've thought things through and grown bolder!" Chu Qingge didn't care so much. As long as she had her big brother's help, she refused to believe that she couldn't defeat Han Yunxi.
As for Long Fei Ye, it wouldn't be good for him to keep getting involved in women's affairs, would it?
That night, Chu Qingge was finally in a good mood. She slept peacefully, but one woman didn't sleep at all. Her eyes were wide open until daybreak.
In the restaurant closest to the Duke of Qin's estate, Mu Ling 'er had been sprawled in front of the window for an entire night, lost in thought.
Although she didn't have much silver left on her, she still insisted on staying in the most expensive room, Sky Room 2. That was because Qi Brother had reserved Sky Room 1. It was most likely that he'd stay here as soon as he arrived in the capital.
Ever since she'd stopped Han Yunxi's carriage last time, she'd arrived in Tianning's capital city.
Since she couldn't find Qi Brother, she could only wait here. Although she didn't want to admit it, she was certain that Qi Brother would come looking for Han Yunxi one day.
Recently, news of Medicine Ghost Valley selling medicine and collaborating with Han Yunxi to open a Medicine Ghost Valley in Tianning's capital city had spread like wildfire. Although she never asked about outside matters, she still paid attention to news from Medicine Ghost Valley.
Although she abhorred Pill Fiend Valley's practice of storing medicinal herbs and not selling them, she still admired Gu Qi Sha's ability to concoct medicine.
She couldn't figure out why Gu Qi Sha was willing to work with Han Yunxi in the first place. Why did he suddenly change his mind and agree to sell medicine? What the hell!
Mu Ling 'er was lost in thought when her stomach rumbled. She was hungry again.
She'd been protected by her father ever since she was a child and rarely left the house. Although she didn't have the temper of a rich young lady, she was still a rich young lady. She'd never known the hardships of life.
Now that she was wandering the streets, she didn't have enough silver in her purse to pay for her room. Her source of income had been cut off as well, making her feel terrible.
Ever since her father told her to sneak back to Medicine City and stay in the Mu Clan's secret room to continue making medicine for the clan, she'd never contacted him again.
She was very clear that it'd be difficult for her to leave that secret room again if she went back. Her father doted on her not because she was his daughter, but because she was a genius pharmacist. He wouldn't hand her over to Medicine City's Council of Elders, nor would he offend all of Medicine City for her sake. Thus, he could only keep her trapped in the Mu Clan. She hated being reduced to a tool. She hated days without freedom!
"Aye, Qi Brother, where are you?! If you don't show up soon, Ling 'er will starve to death! "
Mu Ling 'er sighed and decided to catch up on some sleep. She wouldn't feel hungry if she fell asleep, right? She also needed to save money to pay for her room …
Some people couldn't sleep, while others stayed up all night. However, Han Yunxi slept all the way until dawn.
The matter of the rainbow signal flare was left to Long Fei Ye to investigate. She was still worried about her Pill Fiend Pharmacy.
Although Steward Luo was overseeing the reconstruction, there were still many things that she had to do personally. For example, the blueprint for the pharmacy, the pricing of the medicinal ingredients, the recruitment of pharmacists, apprentices, servants, and guards, the rules and regulations of Medicine Ghost Valley, and many other things.
Just the blueprint alone was enough to give Han Yunxi a headache. It involved the appearance of the pharmacy, the storehouse, and so on. She had to carefully consider everything before starting work. After all, she didn't just want to store half of the ingredients, she wanted to store high quality ones.
The higher quality the ingredients, the more expensive they were. Thus, the requirements for the storage environment were very high.
Han Yunxi had a lot of good medicinal ingredients on hand. She threw all of them into the detoxification system for automatic storage. She didn't need to think so much before, but now that she had to deal with so many things, she was a little overwhelmed.
There were a few times when she was so tired that she thought of stealing all of Gu Qi Sha's medicinal ingredients into her detoxification system. However, it was just a thought.
She originally wanted to find Gu Qi Sha to discuss it with her, but after thinking about it, she realized that he wasn't reliable. Unfortunately, she couldn't find Gu Beiyue and Mu Ling 'er, so she could only ask Gu Beiyue for help.
Today was the day that Gu Beiyue came to the Han Family's clinic in the eastern part of the city.
Han Yunxi woke up early and went to the eastern part of the city to help out. Seventh Madame, Yi 'er, and Chen Xiang hadn't seen her for a long time and were chatting non-stop. Gu Beiyue, on the other hand, came in and bowed to her before getting busy. He saw more than fifty patients in one day.
It was already dark and dinner was ready, but he still couldn't get away.
"Esteemed Wangfei, Imperial Physician Gu will tire himself out. Tell him to stop," Madame Helian said seriously.
Madame Helian was the Han Family's Seventh Madame, Helian Zuixiang. She was the only concubine in the Han Family now. As Yi 'er grew older, everyone started calling her Madame.
She lived up to the title of "Madame". She didn't know how to manage things at first, but now she managed the entire Han Family well and taught Yi 'er well.
Han Yunxi looked at Gu Beiyue's calm and pale face and felt her heart ache. However, she knew that it was useless to try to persuade him.
Gu Beiyue came to the clinic at a fixed time every month for consultations. Most of the difficult cases were waiting for him, so there were naturally many people waiting in line. If he didn't finish today, he would have to wait another month.
As a physician, he knew very well what a month meant to a patient. Therefore, every time he came, he would see all the people in line.
All Han Yunxi could do was tell the clinic to limit the number of people in line.
"Once Pill Fiend Pharmacy is built, it should be able to attract some famous physicians. When the time comes, Medicine Ghost Valley will provide medicine and let them come to the clinic for free," Han Yunxi said mildly.
Hearing this, Yi 'er scooted over. "Big sis, I want to take the medical school exam! I want to come back and help big brother Beiyue! "
After studying the Han Family Medical Canon for over a year and receiving Gu Beiyue's guidance, Yi 'er's medical skills were actually on par with the doctors in the clinic. Unfortunately, he didn't have the official qualifications to practice medicine, nor did he have a doctor's rank, so many patients didn't dare to seek treatment from him.
"When your big brother Beiyue has time, I'll have him test you first," Han Yunxi smiled.
"Big sis, big brother Beiyue is already a fifth rank Divine Doctor. When will he become a Divine Doctor?" Yi 'er asked seriously.
Han Yunxi pinched his little ear and smiled. "Big brother Beiyue doesn't care."
"Why not?" Yi 'er didn't understand.
Han Yunxi was only joking, but Gu Beiyue overheard her as he walked over. He smiled mildly. "It's not that he doesn't care, it's that he hasn't formed his own sect yet."
Yi 'er was about to continue asking, but Madam Helian stopped him. "Children shouldn't keep asking questions. It's impolite."
As she spoke, she quickly invited Han Yunxi and Gu Beiyue over. It was time for dinner.
It was also on this day of the month that everyone put aside their various statuses and ate together without regard for seniority.
After dinner, Han Yunxi handed the blueprints of Pill Fiend Pharmacy to Gu Beiyue. "Imperial Physician Gu, help me take a look at where I need to change, especially the storeroom."
Gu Beiyue looked over the blueprints carefully and made many suggestions. In the end, he said, "Esteemed wangfei, if you want to expand your pharmacy, I'm afraid you won't be able to expand it with just the premium goods in Medicine Ghost Valley. You'll have to focus on the premium goods."
Han Yunxi's heart grew quiet. How is Gu Beiyue so smart? He pointed out the problem she's been worrying about for the past few days with a single sentence.
One of her goals for opening Pill Fiend Pharmacy was to sell premium medicinal ingredients, while the other was to expand its operations throughout Cloud Realm Continent and gain a foothold in the medical community.
Medicine Ghost Valley's premium medicinal ingredients were the high-end ones among the premium ones, while the ones that truly had a market were the low-end ones. These were all in the hands of Medicine City.
Thus, once Pill Fiend Pharmacy opened, they'd have to face a problem of supply.
Han Yunxi hesitated before saying, "Pill Fiend Pharmacy is using Pill Fiend's name. I'm afraid Medicine City won't be willing to supply us with goods, right?"
Gu Beiyue smiled. "Esteemed wangfei, there's someone who can help you."
"Who?" Han Yunxi couldn't believe it. Even if Long Fei Ye and Wang Gong had a personal relationship, the Wang Clan wouldn't help them so rashly.
"Cloud Realm Trade Consortium's President, Ouyang Ningnuo," Gu Beiyue replied.
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