There was nothing serious in the first place, but Su Jin insisted on letting herself stay with him and refused to let herself leave.
He held Cordyceps sinensis in his hand and was about to go to his brother to see if there was any problem, but Su Jin refused to let him leave, so he had to stay in the house with her.
Su Jin didn't deliberately want to keep Gu Qiang by her side, but when Gu Qiang said this, she seemed to feel that she was in great danger. If she didn't have this person by her side, I'm afraid the second lady would still be there. What kind of action was being done to her, so she asked Gu Qiang to stay with her and not leave until the evening.
"Why have you been gone for so long? I have already laid out the chess game and am waiting for someone to play chess with me. Qing Ping is tired of playing chess with me, and I have been waiting for you."
"Let's not talk about that first. Please help me take a look at this thing. I will still need it tomorrow."
Gu Huaian frowned when he saw what Gu Qiang was holding. To be honest, the color of the cordyceps seemed abnormal, so he picked up one of them, brought it to his nose and smelled it. As a doctor, Gu Huaian's sense of smell He was still very keen and immediately noticed that the cordyceps must have been soaked in something.
"How about it? Is it poisonous?"
"It's poisonous, but I can't tell exactly what kind of poison it is, but I'm sure it's probably a cold poison. Let's not talk about that for now. You can play chess with me first."
"I know that my brother is not only good at medicine, but also good at playing chess, but you can't be like this, right?" Gu Qiang pouted and felt a little unhappy. To be honest, her brother is indeed very good. If it weren't for him, he would I couldn't find it at all, but the Cordyceps was actually filled with cold poison.
"So, according to the imperial edict issued by Shen Zhongbai, I should have started to prepare for the marriage of Shen Yuehua and the Minister of War. How is the recent progress over there?"
Gu Huaian looked at the endgame on the table, and his interest was waning. He didn't want to continue playing chess. "You still haven't told me how you are going to deal with this matter recently."
"As for the matter, I have already taken care of it. Now that you have told me that there is a problem with the Cordyceps, this matter will be much easier to handle."
"Yes, you haven't told me about the problematic cordyceps. Where did you get them today? Who wasted such a waste of natural resources? That cordyceps is a precious medicinal material. It is really a waste to use it to brew poison. "
"Are there other things besides medicinal materials in my brother's mind? For women, there are many other things that are very important, so those expensive medicinal materials may not be worth a cent in their eyes."
"Okay, okay, okay, okay, you are right, okay? But you must not take the risk to do anything else. Eleven has been following you these past few days. You entered the Ministry of War Shangshu Mansion. Never reveal your identity."
"Don't worry, everything is as expected. I believe there will be other disturbances in the capital soon."
Gu Qiang is indeed not talking nonsense about this matter. As long as she takes care of the Cordyceps sinensis, I believe this marriage will definitely not happen.
"Forget it, forget it. You are always cheating and you can't win. It's really meaningless for me to play chess with you." Gu Huaian looked at the chessboard on the table, "Go and put away the chess pieces and the chessboard, Qingping My body has almost recovered, so I’ll find him to play chess with me later.”
"Qingping?"
Gu Qiang rolled his eyes, and he did think of a way to get Qingping to help him. Qingping's body was almost recovered. Although he still had a slight limp when walking, he used crutches to move around more. , and it is also convenient for recovery. After Qingping heard this, he naturally agreed immediately. After lying in bed for such a long time, he had no chance to get out of bed and take a walk. What's more, he was still doing his old job this time
"But when I traveled around the world before, I never deceived the wives of any wealthy families. Would they really believe a street vendor like me?"
"Don't say anything more. The more mysterious the collision, the better. I will make a human skin/mask for you. In her eyes, there will be no flaws."
Gu Qiang has figured out these women from the Ministry of War Shang Shu family very well. This Liu family is usually cautious in doing things, but she prefers to believe in ghosts and gods. This is not the first time she has done this kind of thing. It was just the previous one. The liar made some mistakes and was caught by the officials and sent to jail. Otherwise, the liar would not have known how much money he had to defraud her.
"Well, I can only tell you that I can only do my best. If I don't do it well, I won't be sure."
Qingping hasn't gotten out of bed for a long time, not to mention that the last time he entered Kyoto, he was dragged over by Gu Huaian. He hasn't done his old job for a long time, and it doesn't matter whether he can do it now. Not necessarily. Now I am even more afraid of whether I will mess up Gu Qiang's affairs.
"Don't worry, as long as you use the same method as before, she doesn't seem to be much smarter than other people. She can't be smarter than you anyway."
On the tenth day of every month, Mrs. Liu would go out and go to the street by herself. Because she believed in ghosts and gods, she had to read the almanac every day when she went out. The tenth day of every month happened to be a suitable day for her to go out. , so she chose this day to go to the street to buy some things she needed.
After the eldest lady left, she became half the person in power in the house. Because she did things neatly and neatly, the old lady also liked her very much. She handed over all the major purchases at home to her. She had many Sometimes he would choose to go out at other times, but the purpose was very strong. If he wanted to buy anything, he would go to the same place. He rarely went to other places to hang out. Except for this time on the tenth day of the lunar month, Gu Qiang didn’t know when. Only then can we attack the Liu family.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, after Mrs. Liu had tidied herself up, she took a little maid beside her out of the house. The little maid seemed to know her rules and followed her silently, holding something. Don’t ask, don’t say anything.
"Madam, do you want to count your blessings and longevity today?"
Gu Qiang had already shown Liu's portrait to Qingping, so when Liu passed by Qingping's stall, Qingping had already recognized her and stopped her.
"Charlatan."
"It's wrong for Madam to say this. Looking at Madam's sad face, she must be worried about something. The more this happens, the more virtuous she must say, so as not to have to find a mountain man to solve her problems in the future when someone plots against her. .”
"What do you mean?"
"Haha, it's not interesting. For Madam, fortune-telling is just a trivial skill. What is said on the noodles is just something that Madam has doubts about. If Madam believes it, come to this little stall to do the fortune-telling. If you don’t believe it, just think it’s nonsense.”
Liu's eyes flashed with hesitation, but she still stretched out her hand and pointed to one of the hexagrams on the stall, "That's it, let's do the math."
Gu Qiang pinched Ms. Liu's character to death. Ms. Liu always believed in this the most. At this time, Qingping only had to pretend to be incomprehensible, and she would automatically come to his door.
"Madam, she has been trapped by something recently. It is something that cannot be solved by madam. I wonder if what the mountain man said is right?"
Indeed, how could Mrs. Liu not care about the princess coming in soon? She was already old and depraved, and she had never been favored by the master in the house. She only relied on the old lady's trust in her to be able to remain in the house. I didn't suffer any bullying in Shangshu Mansion, but if the princess really got in, would I still be treated so well
No matter what, the old lady is in awe of the princess. Looking at the noble status, no matter what, she is much better than a low-born person like herself. Besides, her own family has declined, where can there be any princess to compete? What about the power
"Not much to say, just tell me how to crack it."
"The explanation is quite simple. There is a talisman here in Shan Ren. If you stick this talisman on the bedside of the person you hate the most, all the hatred will be transferred to her. When that person appears, naturally It will not affect Madam, so Madam can naturally sit back and relax. Remember, if you believe it, it will work, if you don’t believe it, it will not work. As long as Madam is sincere, this talisman will definitely be very useful."
When Mrs. Liu heard this, she hesitated for a moment. To be honest, the old lady in the house never liked her way of believing in ghosts and gods, and she also hated herself for taking these talismans home. But what if this time, if If it is useful, his own affairs will be solved. As long as the princess's existence will not affect his status, other things will have nothing to do with him.
Mrs. Liu took back the talisman with some doubts. The maid beside her was still a little worried, "Madam, the old lady never likes to stick these things in the house. If you take this thing back and stick it on openly, will it make the old lady unhappy? happy."
"How can I care so much? If this princess comes in, the old lady will not like me anyway."
I originally thought that after a few years, the lady's position would definitely be his, but who would have thought that with the princess coming like this, I would have no room for it
I am already old and no longer favored by the master. Now I can’t even get the wife’s position. I am afraid that even Su Jin will ride on me in the future. How can I endure such a thing? Come on
"That's all, this matter ends here. You don't have to worry about what I want to do next. You are not allowed to mention this matter to anyone after returning to the house."