Fu Zhiyu knew that this matter was not that simple, but he had already decided to let the Deng and Qian families off the hook, so there was no point in wasting time worrying about this.
He did not accept Qian Manguan's gift, nor did he explain anything to Qian Manguan. He just smiled and went into the mansion. As for how others speculated, he did not care, and let others be anxious.
However, Qian Manguan held on to the soldier next to Fu Zhiyu and refused to let go, shouting so loudly that Fu Zhiyu could hear it as soon as he entered the door.
"Call that man out. I want to confront him right now! How can you defame someone's innocence out of thin air!" he said. "I want to see which villain is behind this critical moment? The loyalty of my Qian family to King Zhao is evident to all!"
Fu Zhiyu actually laughed when he heard this. If the Qian family was really loyal to him, why would there be so many problems
It can be seen that doing business requires thick skin, and Qian Manguan is a first-class person who is good at changing with the times.
"Let him confront them tomorrow morning," Fu Zhiyu ordered, "and see who is playing tricks again."
However, the two letters Fu Zhiyu gave were really useful. After a few days, news came that the Chen State had released the people, and the barbarians also immediately relented. Although the Qian family had lost a lot of money and goods, it was a huge loss, but at least there was a result.
However, the Deng family seemed to be silent. I don't know if it was because they had seen the Qian family's experience some time ago and felt that it would be useless even if they asked Fu Zhiyu for help, as Prince Zhao was heartless, or if it was because their family was in chaos and they were too busy to take care of everything.
Although the Qian family is doing very well, the barbarians and the State of Chen have now relaxed. There will still be profits to be made in the future business, but they are just losing some money now. Problems that can be solved with money are not a problem in this situation.
But according to Yuan Lu's gossip, the Deng family is now in a difficult situation and the disaster is caused by themselves.
"It's a mess. In fact, except for Deng Qian, no one in this family can speak the truth," Yuan Lu shook his head. He didn't gloat at this time, but thought deeply. "I can't say anything about others, but I don't think Deng Jinghe is that simple. He is not the kind of person who will sit and wait for death. Even he didn't make any move. The Deng family is in a mess, which is much more complicated than the Qian family."
When Deng Qian was still around, the countless women in his backyard were all as obedient as rabbits, like a pond of white lotuses. But after he got into trouble, some of them went to see him hypocritically for a few days and took care of him obediently. But later the shopkeeper ran away, and the news that the Deng and Qian families had offended King Zhao and were about to collapse spread like wildfire. A few days later, trouble began to happen in the Deng family's backyard.
"It is said that a junior supervisor in the mansion was seduced by a concubine in the backyard and stole things from the mansion's treasury, including the Deng family's ancestral treasures, and ran away," Yuan Lu told him, "This is already a small problem. Deng Qian hasn't woken up yet. A thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole. If he sleeps one more day, this matter will be more troublesome."
"It wasn't me who poisoned them," Fu Zhiyu shook his head after listening. "In fact, their family's problems are much easier to solve than the Qian family's. If Deng Qian hadn't been so opinionated, his absence wouldn't have had much of an impact. Besides, if you have some connections, you can find a traveling doctor to cure the poison."
While he was talking about this, Doctor Chen came in.
He is no longer an imperial physician, but he looks much more energetic and energetic than when he was in the palace. Butler Zhou knows that he and Fu Zhiyu have a special relationship, so he did not stop him and let him go into the inner room.
"Master, there is something strange." He bowed to Fu Zhiyu, and then got straight to the point, "When I was cleaning the table today, I found that someone had placed this on my desk."
Fu Zhiyu took it and saw that it was a very small package. He did not open it immediately, but just asked, "What's inside?"
Doctor Chen said succinctly: "The method to treat Deng Qian involves medicine. It also requires acupuncture. I am probably the only one in Jiangnan who can save him."
This was so funny that Fu Zhiyu even found it a little funny and asked, "Did you find it today?"
"Yes, but the desk has not been cleaned for several days. It is very messy. Today, my apprentice took some time to clean it up and found this. I came here immediately after seeing it," Doctor Chen explained. "I don't know if it was put there today. Maybe it was there a few days ago. But people come and go in the clinic, so I really have no impression of who put it there. Master... what do you want to do? Save this man or not?"
Everyone knows that Doctor Chen was brought here by Fu Zhiyu. Although he now runs a clinic, he is not so selfless that he can save everyone. For such a major matter, he naturally has to ask Fu Zhiyu's opinion, as he is not senile yet.
"Who gave it to you?" Yuan Lu also took it and took a look at it, then glanced at Fu Zhiyu, looking very surprised, "Doesn't this mean... that I'll leave it to my cousin to decide? Cousin, who is this person? Is it really like what people say, that the current emperor is secretly giving you a vent?"
Yuan Lu had not been in the capital for a long time, so he really didn't know about his cousin's confusing relationships. He was just curious.
"Really?" He couldn't help but confirm, "I can't think of anyone else who has such a powerful ability."
He didn't know that Yuan Mingdao's face darkened when he heard this. He glanced at Yuan Lu and said, "Don't ask too many questions."
It was the first time that Yuan Lu saw him look so unhappy towards him. He was not stupid, so he shut up immediately.
If it wasn't in front of my cousin, such disrespectful words would be a serious sin for anyone to hear.
"I looked at the package. I've also heard of the poison Deng Qian was poisoned with. It's the Anhun powder from the Western Regions," Doctor Chen added. "It's not really a poison. It doesn't do much harm to the human body. It just makes people sleep. If the poison is not relieved, they will stay asleep forever. Even if it lasts a little longer, they won't die. They may just be weaker for a few days after waking up."
Doctor Chen meant that it would be okay for Fu Zhiyu to think about it for a few more days.
If it weren't for the coachman's incident, Fu Zhiyu would have directly asked Doctor Chen to go. After all, in his mind, the matter between the two families was already in the past.
But looking at Qian Manguan's expression, he really didn't know. Fu Zhiyu had heard the report about the confrontation between the two men, and Yuan Jiangxing's soldiers were watching the whole process, so he had some idea in his mind.
"I feel like someone is using this incident as a weapon against me," Fu Zhiyu said. "People outside are afraid of me now and don't dare to say anything. But if this continues, all the troubles that have happened during this period will seem to be caused by me."
He paused here, thought about it, tapped his fingers on the table, handed the package to Doctor Chen, and then said: "Give this thing to Qian Manguan. If he wants you to save Deng Qian, go."
Yuan Lu asked in confusion: "The Qian family and the Deng family are on good terms, so it's impossible for him not to save them, right?"
"This... is not certain."
Doctor Chen didn't know why, so he just said "OK". Just as he was about to leave, he heard Fu Zhiyu say, "By the way, when you go to deliver this thing, if Qian Manguan gives you something, whether it's silver or something else, accept it all. Just treat it as a transaction between us. Go tomorrow morning."
After he finished speaking, he said a few other things. Doctor Chen understood what he meant and felt relieved after just hearing these few words.
"Got it, Master, don't worry."
Yuan Lu rolled his eyes, guessed what Fu Zhiyu was going to do, and said no more.
But Yuan Mingdao next to him was still angry about his previous speculation. After Yuan Lu left, his face became even darker.
"What are you doing?" Fu Zhiyu propped up her face and looked at him with a mischievous smile, "The older you get, the more you like to put on a stern face. You're obviously not that old, but you act like an old man."
"Master clearly knows," Yuan Mingdao moved closer to him. Even though he was teased by him, his expression did not soften. "I have discussed with Yuan Lu that I will not go out to do business during this period of time. I will accompany the master. I know who did this as soon as I see it."
Fu Zhiyu did not deny it. He smiled, lowered his head and took a sip of wine.
"Why should he do anything?" Yuan Mingdao held his breath and continued, "It's as if others don't know anything! We also have an army. Yuan Lu and I made a plan after we knew about it. Even if the master does nothing, we can still make the Deng and Qian families bow their heads. He..."
"I'm not that angry. Look at you. Who is thinking about him?" Fu Zhiyu interrupted his resentful words with a half-smile on her face. "Mingdao, calm down. Do you want to drink? It's quite good peach wine. Look, I didn't even want to give it to Doctor Chen when he came."
He handed the cup to Yuan Mingdao's mouth, but Yuan Mingdao always retained a bit of childishness in front of him. He turned his head away, obviously in a bad mood. He thought Fu Zhiyu was joking and didn't take the issue seriously.
Seeing that he didn't drink, Fu Zhi smiled and drank the wine in one gulp.
After he finished drinking, he sighed and his tone became serious: "Ming Dao, there is no point in brooding over what has already happened. No matter who did it, even if it was Xie Ke, this matter did go my way.
No matter how a thing is, it will never be perfect. Focusing on the present is the most important thing. The past cannot be changed. Just look at the result. Ming Dao, it is useless for you to be angry about this. Why don't you go with me to look at the files tomorrow? Anyway, you are going to do business with Yuan Lu here, so it is right for you to understand the situation in various places in Jiangnan."
When Yuan Mingdao heard him mention Xie Ke's name, his eyes couldn't help but twitch.
"I hate him," he said in a muffled voice, "He's going to bother the master again. I hate him."
Fu Zhiyu shook his head and sighed, "Ming Dao, I still say the same thing, don't dwell on the past, don't worry about the future, this is actually a truth, if you keep feeling depressed it will only make you feel uncomfortable.
Besides, the relationship between Xie Ke and I is not as simple as you think."
Yuan Mingdao stopped talking.
"Now, I have more important things to do, not even the Deng and Qian families can compare to me, not to mention the so-called personal relationship," Fu Zhiyu continued, "Mingdao, isn't this what you want to see? You don't pay attention to me, but now you put your eyes on other people."
Yuan Mingdao finally turned his head and stared at Fu Zhiyu for a long time, then said, "Master, I'm sorry. I just hope you'll be well and not be disturbed."
"I've always lived a good life," Fu Zhiyu smiled, "You can't find anyone else in this world who lives a better life than me, really."
After listening to this, Yuan Mingdao looked into his eyes and couldn't help but smile.
"Go to bed early," Fu Zhiyu patted his shoulder. He was also tired. "There are still more things to do tomorrow."