After all, this matter involved the secret of her birth and the Poison Sect. Han Yunxi wanted to tell her, but she had no choice but to drop the subject.
Mu Ling 'er's heart warmed, but she didn't let it show on her face. She said disdainfully, "This lady has plenty of older sisters. You're not the only one!"
Mu Ling 'er mocked herself as she said this. She did have plenty of older sisters, but which one of them actually treated her as a younger sister?
Han Yunxi knew that Mu Ling 'er wouldn't agree, so she brushed it off with a smile. However, Su Xiaoyu couldn't stand it and shouted, "You don't know what's good for you! Who do you think you are?!"
Mu Ling 'er looked at Su Xiaoyu with disdain and snorted, "Damned servant, you're too talkative!"
Su Xiaoyu grew even angrier and wanted to retort, but Mu Ling 'er lectured her, "Don't think that I don't know that you secretly concoct medicine at the counter every night. Pill Fiend Pharmacy has its own rules. You can learn from them, but you have to pay for the ingredients you use! Dispose of the ingredients you've used and don't put them back in the original cabinet! We're buying high-quality ingredients, not secondhand goods! "
Besides Lil Thing, no one else knew that Su Xiaoyu was secretly learning how to concoct medicine every night. After being exposed and humiliated by Mu Ling 'er in front of everyone, Su Xiaoyu's face turned red. She flew into a rage out of humiliation. "You … you!"
However, she couldn't refute it no matter how angry she was. Mu Ling 'er was speaking the truth, and Mu Ling' er had the right to lecture her like this. After His Highness Duke of Qin returned from Medicine City, he'd announced that Mu Ling 'er was Pill Fiend Pharmacy's head pharmacist and was in charge of all the ingredients.
"What about me? If you want to stay in Pill Fiend Pharmacy, you'd better obey the rules. You're not allowed to come to Pill Fiend Pharmacy for three days. Reflect on your actions! If I find out that you're at the counter at night again, I'll make sure you never set foot in Pill Fiend Pharmacy again! "
Mu Ling'er was simply using her position to avenge a personal grudge. Su Xiaoyu felt so wronged that she was about to cry. Han Yunxi, on the other hand, was drinking her soup while watching the show. She was having a great time watching from the sidelines. As the saying goes, everything has its vanquisher! Su Xiaoyu, this bossy and domineering child, should also be taught a lesson by Mu Ling 'er.
Baili Mingxiang hesitated for a moment before he finally said, "Miss Ling 'er, Little Yu' er is also very eager to learn. She doesn't have time to learn during the day and can only use the time at night. She was concocting medicine at the counter because she didn't want to waste the herbs. For the sake of the Princess Consort, can you spare her this time? "
Baili Mingxiang was smart. After she said that, Mu Ling'er had to give her face, and Han Yunxi also had to speak up.
"Alright, alright, you won't be punished for three days. Just hand over this month's salary to Pill Fiend Pharmacy's accountant," Han Yunxi said indifferently.
Mu Ling'er didn't pursue the matter. If Su Xiaoyu hadn't provoked her, she wouldn't have bothered with her at all.
After the matter of calling her big sister was interrupted, Han Yunxi and Mu Ling'er didn't bring it up again. Instead, they avoided the awkwardness of arguing.
Mu Ling'er had actually only come to see Han Yunxi. That woman had been unconscious for Long Fei Ye, so who would dare to come see her?
Seeing that Han Yunxi was fine, she prepared to leave.
Han Yunxi called out, "Wait, I also have to go to Pill Fiend Pharmacy. Let's go together."
Mu Ling'er didn't say anything and waited for Han Yunxi to finish tidying up before leaving.
Once everyone had left, Su Xiaoyu looked at Baili Mingxiang and gave a cold snort, "I don't need your fake kindness!"
Baili Mingxiang frowned at her but didn't say anything. She was more than ten years older than Su Xiaoyu, so there was no point in bickering with a child. She thought that when Su Xiaoyu grew up, perhaps she wouldn't be so unreasonable.
Just as she was about to leave, Su Xiaoyu suddenly said, "Since His Highness Duke of Qin has returned, are you going to stay by esteemed wangfei's side and refuse to leave?"
Baili Mingxiang's heart skipped a beat. When she turned around, she saw that Su Xiaoyu was still glaring at her from behind. She couldn't help but clench her fists.
"What, are you going to deny it?" Su Xiaoyu pressed closer.
For the first time in her life, Baili Mingxiang had the urge to hit someone, but she forced herself to endure it and turned to leave.
She was angry and humiliated, but in the end, she still felt a little guilty. That was why she couldn't confidently deny it.
If feelings could be controlled, how could they be called feelings?
Would she ever be redeemed in this life?
Han Yunxi and Mu Ling 'er rode the same carriage to Pill Fiend Pharmacy. She didn't say anything the entire way, and Mu Ling' er was also very quiet.
But just as they were about to get off the carriage, Mu Ling 'er couldn't help but ask, "Where … did he go?"
When she was released from prison, Qi Brother didn't go to pick her up. She was already at Pill Fiend Pharmacy, but Qi Brother was still nowhere to be seen.
She didn't dare to ask about the Long Fei Ye, and Han Yunxi was still unconscious. She had waited bitterly for half a month.
Han Yunxi pretended not to hear and got off the carriage. Mu Ling 'er was anxious, but she didn't dare to continue asking.
Fortunately, Han Yunxi still answered before she got off the carriage. "He went to take care of business. He'll be back in a few days."
Gu had already said that he was very familiar with the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds. Moreover, she'd reminded him of many things, so it should be easy to get the Ten-Thousand Poisons.
Mu Ling 'er's heart bloomed with joy as the sun shone brightly in her eyes. She quickly got to work and organized Pill Fiend Pharmacy's medicinal storehouses. She even took the initiative to instruct a few of the pharmacists in the shop.
Han Yunxi spent a few days with Gu Beiyue and Mu Ling 'er to discuss the opening of new branches of Pill Fiend Pharmacy. In the end, they decided to open Pill Fiend Pharmacy in all of Cloud Realm Continent's famous cities and prefectures within three months.
Previously, they'd only opened one branch because they considered the monotonous supply of medicinal ingredients. Now that Pill Fiend Pharmacy was connected to Medicine City, they didn't have to worry about a lack of supplies.
Han Yunxi proposed that Pill Fiend Pharmacy be split into two types: the Premium and Ordinary Shops. One would only sell Pill Fiend Pharmacy's ingredients and high-end, while the other would sell Medicine City's ingredients. The goal was to dominate all of Cloud Realm Continent's medicinal ingredients market within three years.
Mu Ling 'er had no idea that Long Fei Ye had only given Medicine City's Wang Clan a year's time to stop all business between Cloud Realm Trade Consortium and Medicine City. She was very serious. "Han Yunxi, three years is impossible!"
Gu Beiyue smiled. "This one still has the confidence to do so, as long as Medicine City's supply of medicinal ingredients doesn't stop."
"Mu Ling 'er, how about we make a bet?" Han Yunxi grinned.
Mu Ling 'er wasn't an idiot. After being tricked once, she wouldn't fall for it a second time. She was very guarded against Han Yunxi, especially when Han Yunxi said the word' bet. '
"Since Doctor Gu's so confident, I won't pour cold water on you guys," she said lazily.
It had to be said that things really did get done quickly with money. With the help of Long Fei Ye's funds, Han Yunxi was able to buy land, shops, renovate, and hire people without a hitch.
Within a month, all 20 Pill Fiend Pharmacy chain stores were opened. Ten of them were boutiques, while the other ten were ordinary shops. Han Yunxi introduced a membership system for the boutiques and a big promotion for the ordinary shops.
It could be said that she'd played with the modern chain stores and made the already famous Pill Fiend Pharmacy even more popular. Cloud Realm Trade Consortium even sent representatives to Medicine City to discuss their cooperation. They kept giving up their profits in the hopes of signing exclusive agreements with Medicine City.
The so-called exclusivity agreement meant that once Medicine City signed with Cloud Realm Trade Consortium, they couldn't sign with anyone else.
Naturally, Medicine City wouldn't sign such an agreement. The Council of Elders refused with the excuse that they'd yet to elect their members!
Cloud Realm Trade Consortium had no idea how to punish Ouyang Ningnuo, but he seemed to have vanished into thin air during this time. There was no news of him at all.
As for Jun Yi Xie, he spent a month investigating the Hundred Poisons Sect before finally discovering Ouyang Ningnuo's spy. As for how much Ouyang Ningnuo knew about the sect, Jun Yi Xie couldn't find out. In the end, the spy bit his own tongue and committed suicide.
When his master Bai Qingyan investigated the matter, Jun Yi Xie was severely punished. When he returned to Northern Li, the Northern Dynasties Emperors actually refused to see him. After being banned from both Medical and Medicine City, the Northern Dynasties Emperors couldn't deal with the objections of the civil and military officials in court and the imperial clan even if they wanted to protect him. Northern Li was very strong, but they didn't dare to offend Medical and Medicine City.
Jun Yi Xie knew that the friendship between his master Bai Yanqing and the Northern Dynasties Emperors, as well as the influence Jun Yi Xie had built up in Northern Li over the past few years, meant that the imperial clan wouldn't really turn on him. However, they still had to put on a show. He knelt in front of the imperial study for five days and five nights before the Northern Dynasties Emperors finally met him.
The two of them discussed something in the study before the Northern Dynasties Emperors issued an imperial edict stripping Jun Yi Xie of his title as Duke of Kang and demoting him to a commoner. It was announced that Jun Yi Xie was no longer related to the Northern Li imperial clan.
Medical and Medicine City had planned to join forces to pressure the Northern Li imperial clan, but they didn't take any further action after hearing the news.
As soon as Jun Yi Xie returned to his residence, he went straight to Bai Qingyan's courtyard. "Master, your disciple can't take this lying down!"
Bai Qingyan was focused on concocting the poison and ignored him. His adopted daughter, Bai Yuqiao, looked over and giggled. "I told you to take good care of your horse and not to provoke Han Yunxi. You didn't listen, so you deserved it!"
Although Bai Yuqiao was young, she was still a beauty. Unfortunately for her, Jun Yi Xie didn't care about the fairer sex and kicked her. Bai Yuqiao didn't have time to dodge and was sent flying.
"Impudent!" Bai Yanqing was furious.
Jun Yixie trembled and didn't dare to move a muscle. This domineering, arrogant, and haughty fellow would only be obedient and honest in front of his master.
He knew that it was his master's idea for the Northern Dynasties Emperors to ruthlessly strip him of his title.
Bai Qingyan didn't say anything else until he finished concocting the poison. Then he looked over and said Cold, "How is the matter with the carriage going?"
"We haven't taken it down yet," Jun Yi Xie replied truthfully.
"How many times do I have to tell you before you'll listen?" Bai Qingyan asked seriously.
"Master, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi have already taken over Medicine City. We can't just sit around and wait for death. In my opinion, we should spread the news that the poison beast is in Han Yunxi's hands." Jun Yi Xie said unhappily.
"And then?" Bai Qingyan asked.
"Then we'll spread the news that the Shadow Clan guy is protecting Han Yunxi. Even if Han Yunxi isn't a Western Qin orphan, we can still use her to lure out the Seven Noble Families!"
Jun Yi Xie had this idea for a long time. Back in the day, his grandfather had personally witnessed the last of the Western Qin bloodline being shot to death. He didn't believe that Western Qin orphans existed. He was more convinced that the Shadow Clan guy was protecting Han Yunxi for the sake of the poison beast.
Whether or not Han Yunxi was a Western Qin orphan, this woman was worth using!
Bai Yanqing let out a long sigh and asked, "Are you still going to listen to your master's words?"
"Master is like a father. I will always obey my father's orders!" Jun Yi Xie replied seriously.
"Good. In the future, you are not allowed to make any decisions regarding Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye without my orders. If you disobey, then I … will sever all ties with you!" Bai Yanqing said seriously.
Jun Yi Xie couldn't believe it and asked in shock, "Why?"
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