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Later, a new maid serving him accidentally let it slip, and Zhao Bin went completely crazy.
Madam Luo rushed over when she received the news. First, she glared fiercely at the maid who had let it slip, had the steward take her away to deal with her, and then went to comfort her son.
She explained to Zhao Bin that it was all for his own good, blah blah blah.
As soon as he heard the sensitive words “getting married and having children,” Zhao Bin became even more frantic. How could he, in his current state, find a good wife?!
But that was a matter for later.
At this moment, Madam Luo was still racking her brains trying to comfort her son, “Bin’er, your older sister…”
“Mother, I know, I won’t be influenced by them, don’t worry.” Zhao Bin said, a look of pain on his face.
Madam Luo instantly forgot what she wanted to say, “What’s wrong with you? Is your leg hurting again? Where’s the medicine?”
The old Nanny serving him quickly brought the medicine over.
Madam Luo gave up her seat, “Quickly apply it.”
After applying the medicine, Zhao Bin relaxed completely because the pain was gone.
The old Nanny who applied the medicine hesitated for a moment, and then said to Madam Luo, “Madam, the medicine is running out…”
Madam Luo was about to say, “If it’s gone, we’ll buy more,” but when she thought of the price of the medicine, she couldn’t help but frown, “How could it be used up so quickly?”
The old Nanny lowered her head. The seller said that the medicine should be used once or twice a day, but the fourth young master couldn’t stand the pain, so he would use it whenever it hurt, sometimes even three or four times a day. Wasn’t it normal for it to be used quickly?
“How many times can it be used?”
“Once?” Facing the mistress’s disapproving gaze, the old Nanny quickly changed her answer, “Twice would be a stretch.”
“Take the money and buy another bottle.”
“Madam, the second branch…” The old Nanny was hesitant. In such a short period of time, so much money had been spent on the medicine for the fourth young master, and the public funds were already having complaints. Madam Luo was the head mistress, but she couldn’t disregard the opinions of others in the family. She had a feeling that if she went to the treasury to get money again today, the second branch would know and definitely make a fuss.
Thinking about the second branch, Madam Luo also had a headache, “Forget it, I’ll pay for this from my private funds.”
“I understand, I’ll go and take care of it right away.”
Madam Luo wanted to tell her son that the medicine was expensive and to use it sparingly, but seeing him finally calm down, she couldn’t bear to.
Zhao Bin woke up from his daze and asked, “Mother, has Father not returned yet?”
Madam Luo glanced at the sky and estimated that the court session should have been over by now. Father should be home by now.
Her heart skipped a beat, reminding her of the time when the Zhao family was impeached by Lu Desheng. Father also didn’t return for a long time after the court session. She shook her head, feeling that her thoughts were a bit off, but the ominous premonition in her heart couldn’t be shaken off.
“Madam, Madam, it’s not good, it’s not good.” With an urgent call, a middle-aged man rushed in.
The person who came in was Zhao Wenkuan’s attendant. Wherever he was, it meant that Zhao Wenkuan was there.
Madam Luo saw the man and immediately got up, “Ma Tiejun, has Master returned?”
Master had returned, but he was about to smash the study to pieces! “Yes, Madam, you should go and have a look.”
“Alright, I’ll go right away.”
Ma Tiejun was about to follow, but Zhao Bin called out to him, “Uncle Ma, has Father returned?”
Meeting the fourth young master’s hopeful gaze, Ma Tiejun said tactfully, “Yes, he has returned, but he may not be in a good mood.” However, he didn’t know much either. He had only heard some gossip from the officials who had left the palace after the court session.
Not in a good mood? Why? Zhao Bin didn’t think about the plan failing. Soon, he found out. Their plan to praise and then kill had failed! Lu Desheng didn’t fall for it, and the Lu family had a life-saving token! The Xie family lost a position as Minister of the Ministry of Justice! He didn’t know what the Zhao family lost, but it must have been significant. The Xie and Zhao families were indeed in-laws, but the Zhao family must have exchanged resources for the Xie family’s help.
Such an amazing three-step plan, it had failed right from the beginning, how could this be? Was it really that even heaven was on the side of the Lu family? Full of anticipation, he was met with such a disappointing result, he couldn’t accept it!
Bang, Zhao Bin slammed his fist hard on the bed, roaring, “Why, why is heaven blind!”
Then, overcome with anger, Zhao Bin fainted! The Zhao family’s backyard was in chaos again.
Lu Songli had just returned to Xiaofeng Courtyard when she saw Chen Rong waiting there, with a radiant face and a cheerful demeanor, as if he had encountered something good.
Lu Songli glanced at Lu Mingzhi, and Lu Mingzhi understood, “Second Sister, can I go to the study and read?” He wanted to be a clingy little tail today.
“Go ahead.”
As soon as Lu Songli finished speaking, someone immediately came forward to lead Lu Mingzhi to the study and then served him tea and snacks.
Lu Songli took Chen Rong to the living room.
As soon as Chen Rong came in, he said happily, “Second Young Miss, we sold another bottle of our medicine today! Here are the silver notes.”
“That’s good.”
Mo Bing stepped forward to take the silver notes.
Chen Rong: “It’s just that the person from the Zhao family who came to buy the medicine today complained that it was too expensive and asked if it could be cheaper.”
Lu Songli refused, “No, it’s three thousand taels per bottle, take it or leave it.” Once she agreed to lower the price, no matter how much she lowered it, they would still think it was expensive.
After hearing from Qin Sheng that the Zhao family was going around looking for painkillers, Lu Songli knew that they must be looking for anesthetics.
Money doesn’t grow on trees, she thought at the time, she might as well make some money from the Zhao family. So, she prepared a porcelain bottle, gave it to Chen Rong, and asked him to have someone disguise themselves and sell it to the Zhao family at a high price.
The medicine in this bottle was specially processed. In addition to the necessary ingredients, she had also added some neutral herbs that wouldn’t affect the medicinal properties but were there to confuse people. All these herbs were ground into powder. Even if the Zhao family took it for analysis, it would be difficult to analyze it.
Actually, if she had time, she could change a few herbs and make it into a paste, which would be better for treating leg ailments.
Moreover, the high price she mentioned was truly a high price, selling it for three thousand taels a bottle, a fixed price, take it or leave it! Anyway, she wanted to take advantage of the situation, so what!
Chen Rong still remembered the scene when the Second Young Miss called him over and asked him to sell the medicine, saying that a bottle would be sold for three thousand taels.
Three thousand taels? Chen Rong, who had been casually holding the bottle, immediately changed to holding it with both hands. This small bottle was worth two thousand taels, what if he accidentally dropped it and spilled the powder, even selling him wouldn’t be enough to pay for it.
He had repeatedly confirmed, are you sure you want to sell it for three thousand taels a bottle?
The Second Young Miss had comforted him at the time, saying that the price of the medicine was a bit high, but it should be able to sell.
He had secretly complained at the time: This small bottle of medicine sold for three thousand taels, that wasn’t a high price, it was a sky-high price!
Because although it was called a bottle, it was actually a palm-sized bottle, you could imagine how much powder was inside, and you could also imagine how many times it could be used.
He held the medicine and walked out, thinking to himself, the Second Young Miss has a dark heart, such a small bottle of powder, selling it to the Zhao family for three thousand taels, and she wouldn’t lower the price, not even a tael. Wasn’t she afraid that the Zhao family would find it too expensive and not buy it?