Even her brows were furrowed.

“Madam.” Liánqiáo walked over quickly, “Doctor Ge has come back.”

“He came back in time.” Li Shi snorted coldly.

Came back when the matter had been resolved.

“Madam, if ordinary people are sick and don’t get better after taking medicine, most of them will think that the prescription is wrong. Very few people would suspect that the medicinal materials are inappropriate, but this woman is like this…”

Liánqiáo paused, and said, “There must be someone behind this who is instigating that person. Madam should have stopped the woman and asked her carefully to find out who was behind it.”

“It’s obvious who is behind this. Do I still need to pinch her?”

Li Shi said in an angry tone, “That woman obviously loves her daughter and is eager to be used by others, and she also needs to clear up Zhou Ji’s reputation. If she pursues the question urgently, she is afraid that it will be self-defeating.”

“Furthermore, even if we find out the truth, the second Madam will simply deny it. By then, she will accuse me of having a grudge against the second room, trying to suppress them. She might even cry and create a scene in front of the old lady, or drag out the elders from the clan to mediate.”

“Although the old lady favors our main branch, she cares about her reputation. She wouldn’t want such matters to be widely known, becoming a laughingstock for others. Even if she scolds the second wife, she might only complain that I didn’t handle things carefully enough.”

“But… then that’s it. Should we just forget it?” Liánqiáo was really unwilling.

“How could it be possible?” Li Shi gritted her teeth, “Since the second Madam has done such a thing and made it so obvious, don’t blame me for embarrassing you.”

“Madam, what you mean is…”

“I remember the Second Madam once arranged for her natal nephew to work at Zhouji Medicinal Materials Store, and he was placed in the branch in Fengyang County.” Li Shi said, “I heard that the nephew is very ambitious and is eyeing the position of the main shopkeeper?”

“Yes, there is such a thing. The nephew of the Second Madam is named Tong Mao. He is not practical and has many evil intentions. He is not trustworthy as a clerk, how can we entrust him with the important position of the shopkeeper?” Liánqiáo curled her lips and said, “This maid heard that Shopkeeper Qian of Fengyang Branch is also very dissatisfied with Tong Mao’s work. It’s just because of the face of the Second Madam that he can’t be too harsh.”

“This maid will inform Shopkeeper Qian and ask Shopkeeper Qian to take care of that Tong Mao!”

The Second Madam often had her mind on her natal family, especially caring for her only nephew from that family. She wished to secure an excellent future for him, making Tong Mao feel stifled. The thought must be like a stab in the heart for Second Madam.

“When striking a snake, aim for its weak spot!”

“No, don’t clean up, but treat him kindly, and spread the word to the outside world that Tong Mao is diligent and capable. Shopkeeper Qian intends to train him, and he also wants to recommend Tong Mao to me to be the boss.” Li Shi said.

“Won’t doing this make the Second Madam even more proud?” Liánqiáo was puzzled.

“Proud?” Li Shi sneered, “The Second room is eyeing the tiger, and the third room is no better. The two rooms put together have more holes than all the lotus roots at the bottom of the West Lake. Each of them is not a fuel-efficient lamp.”

“The Second and Third rooms want to join forces to deal with us orphan and widowed mother and divide the Zhou family’s business and property, but the two families are very smart in their calculations. If I reuse the Second room’s people, the Third room will definitely jump on it. And even have to find ways to deal with the Second room.”

“When the news gets out, you will see, the Third room will be busy, and the old lady will probably be more lively, and watch them cause trouble. Let’s go.”

Dog bites dog, one mouthful of hair!

Liánqiáo thought for a moment, feeling happy in her heart, and nodded repeatedly, “What Madam said is absolutely true. It’s just that in the backyard of the Second room, Madam also needs to add some fire. It seems that in a few days, it will be the birthday of the Second Master’s concubine Aunt Qiao. Do you want me to send you some congratulatory gifts?”

The Second master was greedy, and there were many concubines in the family, the favorite being Aunt Qiao. She was originally from an innocent family, and she was beautiful and intelligent. Now she was pregnant again. The doctor said it was probably a boy, so the Second Master loved her so much that he even quarreled with the Second Madam many times over her.

Rumors spread among the servants in the second room that the Second Master intended to divorce his wife and help Aunt Qiao take the position, which made the Second Madam’s teeth itchy with hatred.

Now that their eldest room was going to make friends with Aunt Qiao, the Second Madam would feel as if she had been slapped in the face. She would then only look for Aunt Qiao and the Second Master to cause trouble.

If there was a fire in the backyard, the Second room would also be devastated.

These people were just too busy on ordinary days, and they always had some thoughts that they shouldn’t have. She had to find something to keep them busy!

Seeing Liánqiáo smiling like a little fox, most of Li Shi’s original serious expression disappeared, “You have a lot of evil ideas.”

“These are not all evil ideas, they are just to punish those people.” Liánqiáo pursed her lips and smiled, “It’s just that Madam can’t stand those people. Don’t take them too seriously, lest you hurt yourself.”

“I know.” Li Shi nodded.

She had lost her husband and had only one son, Zhou Ruoyi. Now Zhou Ruoyi was young and inexperienced in the world. She needed to take the lead and handle everything properly to preserve the Eldest Room’s property and ensure Zhou Ruoyi’s future safety and success.

Even if it was not for herself, even if it was for her son, she had to be strong.

“The things in the shop are almost settled. I’ll stay here for a while. You go back and look for the set of silver nine needles that my father gave me and my great-grandfather left behind. I’ll pack them up and go tomorrow. Give it to Miss Su as a thank you for Miss Su’s help today.”

Li Shi paused and said, “When you find it, go to Yunzhi Zhai again and buy some bean paste rolls to eat.”

“Yes.” Seeing that Madam was interested in eating sweets, Liánqiáo was immediately reassured and said, “In the past few days, this servant heard that Yunzhi Zhai has made some taro cakes with salted egg yolk fillings. Although they look a bit strange, they taste very good. This maid will buy some together, and my wife will also have a taste.”

“Look, if there are any new ones that you haven’t seen before, everyone will buy some, but remember that the main thing is to have something sweet.”

This life was hard, it was better to eat more sweet food.

“Yes,” Liánqiáo responded and got busy.

The next day, Su Yujin received the silver needle from Li Shi.

As Li Shi said, these silver needles had a full range of types, excellent texture, craftsmanship, and feel quite good when you use them.

So good that Su Yujin wanted to try it.

So after seeing off Li Shi and Liánqiáo, Su Yujin called Ai Cao and Mother Liu to come over.

“Being idle is a waste. How about I help you check your pulse and see if there are any health issues?” Su Yujin said with a smile, squinting her eyes.

“Okay.” Mother Liu agreed hastily.

After all, she was of a certain age. She had worked hard for many years and had some ailments that she had acquired when she was young. She often felt uncomfortable here and itchy there.

Now that Miss was willing to take a look, which was what she wanted. She quickly put her wrist on the pulse pillow in front of Su Yujin.

(End of chapter)

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