The Fu Mansion in the capital is located in Zhuangyuan Alley to the left of the main entrance of the imperial city.
The carriage stopped at the door of Fu's house. Dongzi walked out and handed out his sign.
Wen Qingzhu sat in the car, opened the curtains of the carriage, and looked outside.
After a while, an old servant came out.
"Sorry, the young master has already met the young master. Please go back and wait quietly."
Dongzi suddenly became anxious: "But Young Master has been in for two hours. I just went in to see what's going on. Isn't this okay?"
The old servant had kind eyes but a firm tone: "I'm so sorry, please wait a moment."
Wen Qingzhu, who was sitting in the car, touched the sign given to her by County Lord Pingshu.
When she was at the Wei family before, the head of County Pingshu gave her a card from the Liang family.
It was to thank her for saving Master Wei Zheng.
When Wen Qingzhu went out this time, he thought that Wanrentang's affairs would be difficult to handle, so he took him out with him.
Unexpectedly, it would come in handy now.
After getting off the carriage, Wen Qingzhu walked to the gate and handed over the hand sign of Lord Pingshu.
"This old man, I want to meet Mr. Fu Yu."
When the old servant saw Wen Qingzhu's hand, he was shocked: "Pingshu County Master?"
"No, I am not the Lord of Pingshu County. I am a friend of the Lord of Pingshu. The County Lord owed me a favor before, so he gave me this hand card. I don't know if the County Lord can meet Mr. Fu Yu because of his face. ?”
There was a hint of threat in Wen Qingzhu's calm words.
The old servant thought deeply for a moment, and finally compromised.
"Miss, please come this way."
Dongzi was overjoyed: "Fortunately, you have the county master's cards."
Wen Qingzhu followed the old servant inside and told Dongzi: "Don't say anything later, just follow this old man to meet Mr. Fu Yu."
"Okay." Dongzi nodded. He knew that the Fu family, a century-old family, had strict rules.
In some aspects, even the Jiang family in the palace cannot compare.
The old servant walking in front heard their conversation clearly, and he looked sideways at Wen Qingzhu.
I don't know why, but I always feel that Wen Qingzhu's temperament and style are very similar to those of the nobles in the palace.
Passing through the Moon Gate Corridor, we walked through small garden courtyards one after another.
They finally arrived at a pavilion in front of a lotus pond.
Fu Yu and Fu Lie were standing in the pavilion, facing the lotus pond, with their backs to them, talking about something.
Hearing the sound behind them, the two people turned around at the same time.
When they saw Wen Qingzhu, Fu Lie and Fu Yu were shocked at the same time.
"Miss Wen." The two people said at the same time.
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Lie and Fu Yu looked away at the same time and looked at each other.
Fu Lie was wary, while Fu Yu was very surprised.
Wen Qingzhu walked over, looked at Fu Lie and said, "Are you okay?"
Fu Lie turned around: "It's okay, how could you come in?"
As he spoke, he looked at Dongzi.
Dongzi quickly explained: "Miss Wen used the card in the hand of Lord Pingshu."
"The county owner actually gave you her cards?!" Fu Yu looked at Wen Qingzhu and became more serious.
Wen Qingzhu smiled slightly and said: "It's just the county master's kindness. This card was originally given to me to facilitate my entry into the Liang family, but I didn't expect it to be used to enter the Fu family first."
After a pause, she asked again: "I wonder if Mr. Fu and Brother Fu have settled the matter?"
"You call me Mr. Fu, but you call him Brother Fu. Miss Wen is very angry with me." Fu Yu deliberately made a joke, but in fact he was looking at Wen Qingzhu's expression under the veil.
However, Wen Qingzhu walked up to Fu Lie and said with a smile: "Brother Fu is an ordinary military commander, and he is different from Mr. Fu who comes from a famous family. Of course, I have to be polite to you, this little girl. This is not a matter of course. It’s about respect for Fu Yulang.”
It was obviously a compliment, but it was particularly harsh in Fu Yu's ears.
But whether Wen Qingzhu said anything unpleasant, Fu Yu didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Fu Lie chuckled lightly, then turned to Fu Yu and said, "Master Fu, please excuse me. A friend is here looking for me, so I'll leave first."
"Did I not provide good hospitality? Brother Xian, you want to leave so soon?" Fu Yu wanted to keep Fu Lie a little longer, but the person he was waiting for had not returned yet.
Wen Qingzhu probably guessed Fu Yu's thoughts and said with a smile: "I have something to do with Brother Fu today. He has been staying at Fu's house for two hours. Since the matter has not yet come to a conclusion, let's discuss it next time."
"Can-"
Fu Yu wanted to say something else, but was coldly interrupted by Wen Qingzhu: "Mr. Fu keeps people like this, does he have some shady intentions?"
Fu Yu was dumbfounded. He looked at Wen Qingzhu in shock. What shady thoughts could he have
"Since there is no shameful intention, Mr. Fu might as well say it directly, it is better than Brother Fu just waiting here." Wen Qingzhu was so aggressive that Fu Yu couldn't resist for a moment.
At this moment, the old servant from before came over and said, "Master, my wife is back. She said that your affairs here have been settled, so go over there first."
After hearing the old servant's words, Fu Yu knew that he had lost his chance today.
"You two, go slowly. Mother has invited me, so I won't send you off." Fu Yu still looked like a handsome young man, polite and courteous, making it impossible to feel any disgust in people's hearts.
But Wen Qingzhu was different. He still said coldly: "Thank you."
Fu Yu choked and kept thinking in her mind that she should not have offended Miss Wen.
Walking out of the Fu family's gate, Wen Qingzhu caught a glimpse of Nan Xiao beside the carriage.
"Brother Fu!" Nan Xiao just called Fu Lie, and suddenly found Wen Qingzhu standing beside Fu Lie.
Her face suddenly darkened.
When they walked down, Nan Xiao asked dully: "Why is Miss Wen here?"
Wen Qingzhu smiled lightly and said, "I met Dongzi on the road. I was worried about Brother Fu, so I came over to take a look."
Nan Xiao raised his head and glanced at Fu Mansion behind him, then turned around and stopped talking.
Although she didn't know how Wen Qingzhu entered Fu's house, she couldn't compare to the fact that Wen Qingzhu brought Fu Lie out.
The three people got on the carriage and left Fu's mansion.
Not long after they left, another carriage drove out of the alley opposite Fu's mansion.
The carriage stopped at the door of Fu's mansion, and the curtain was opened a gap.
A pair of eyes appeared inside and looked at Fu Mansion.
After a while, the voice inside said: "Let's go to the incense shop."
…
A separate courtyard at the foot of Lingyun Mountain.
Wen Qingzhu got out of the car, turned around and said to Fu Lie, "Brother Fu, I've been out for too long. I want to go to Nancheng to have a look."
"I'll take you there." Fu Lie immediately went to lead the carriage.
Nan Xiao stood aside, looking at them with pursed lips.
She knew very well that she was not qualified to say anything.
"Okay, but can you please go with Miss Nan Xiao? There are some things I want to ask you about." Wen Qingzhu turned to look at Nan Xiao.
Nan Xiao was surprised. She never expected that Wen Qingzhu would invite her to go with him.
"me?"
"Yes, Miss Nan Xiao is more familiar with things in the capital than I am. Brother Fu has been camped in the suburbs of Beijing all year round. There are many things he doesn't know." Wen Qingzhu's voice was very gentle. She really needed Nan Xiao.
Although I felt a little uncomfortable when Nan Xiao was around.
"Okay." Nan Xiao looked at Wen Qingzhu strangely, but didn't say much.
The three people got on the carriage again and went to Wanren Hall in Nancheng.
After arriving at the original tea shed and stopping the carriage, Wen Qingzhu opened the curtain.
"Mama Ye, peony."
The three people sitting in the tea shed immediately stood up and turned their heads to look over.
"Miss!" The three people walked out quickly.
Wen Qingzhu got out of the car, followed by Fu Lie and Nan Xiao.
Mother Ye and Shaoyao both knew Fu Lie, but they had never met Nan Xiao.
Tian Chong, on the other hand, had never seen any of them, but he felt that Fu Lie's eyes looked familiar.
Wen Qingzhu first pointed at Fu Lie and said to Tian Chong: "This is Brother Fu, my friend. It was Brother Fu who helped with the Wanrentang incident last time."
Then she pointed at Nan Xiao and introduced them: "This is Miss Nan Xiao. She has good medical skills. She currently lives with Brother Fu."
"Living with Mr. Fu? Are you Mr. Fu's sister?" Mother Ye asked subconsciously.
"Yes." Fu Lie nodded.
If Nan Xiao wanted to explain, she could only swallow it.
Wen Qingzhu greeted them and sat in the tea shed.
"Brother Fu, Miss Nan Xiao, I went out today to resolve the matter of Wanrentang. Now the shopkeeper has been changed, but the accounts are still hidden."
Wen Qingzhu first explained the purpose.
Nan Xiao looked at Wanrentang and said in surprise: "Wanrentang is actually your property?"
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu noticed the hidden meaning in Nan Xiao's words and asked, "Miss Nan Xiao knows Wanrentang very well?"
Nan Xiao looked at Wen Qingzhu and said attentively: "You don't know, right?"
Wen Qingzhu became serious: "Wanrentang sells a holy healing medicine. This medicine shop has the second best business in Nancheng."
"Business is average." Tian Chong looked over there. He had followed Mother Ye in just now to inquire about the news.
Nan Xiao shook his head, pointed to the signboard of Wanrentang and said: "On the surface, Wanrentang only sells ordinary medicines, but secretly, people with some power and wealth know that Wanrentang actually has a holy medicine for healing. I heard that Wanrentang actually sells ordinary medicine. It’s a prescription left behind by Dr. Lu.”
"The recipe left by grandpa?" Wen Qingzhu frowned, she didn't know anything about it.
Nan Xiao thought for a while, took out a small porcelain bottle from her waist, poured out a pill and handed it to Wen Qingzhu: "That's it. Miss Wen can take a look."
Wen Qingzhu took it over, touched a little with his finger, and tasted it on the tip of his tongue.
Instantly, she was shocked and said: "This is -"
But midway through her words, she stopped talking.
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu's heart can be described as a stormy sea.
This healing medicine is indeed very effective, but it lacks a medicine.
The most important thing is that this medicine has certain side effects.
Wen Qingzhu clearly remembered that his grandfather had this recipe burned before.
"When did this medicine begin to appear?" Wen Qingzhu noticed something strange.
Fu Lie explained: "About six years ago."
"Six years ago!" Wen Qingzhu's palms tightened.
Wasn't that the time when my grandfather had an accident
Wen Qingzhu felt like his head was exploding, as countless pieces of information suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
"Ah!" Wen Qingzhu suddenly held his head and shouted in a low voice.
Mother Ye sat next to her and quickly supported her: "Miss! What's wrong with you?"
Wen Qingzhu bit the tip of his tongue, letting the pain forcefully suppress those unbearable memories.
"I'm fine."
Fu Lie almost stood up just now, and Nan Xiao looked at Wen Qingzhu with a solemn expression.
Tian Chong looked at her thoughtfully.
Except for Ye Mama and Shaoyao, everyone has their own worries.
After Wen Qingzhu calmed down, he raised his head and said calmly to Nan Xiao and Fu Lie: "You'd better not take this medicine anymore. Its side effects usually stay dormant for three to ten years. If you are a wandering person, maybe you can take it once." No problem, but your lives still matter.”
"What are the side effects?" Nan Xiao continued to ask.
Wen Qingzhu stared at Nan Xiao and asked, "Do you know this medicine has side effects?"
"I know, the previous shopkeeper said it, but he didn't mention the specific side effects." Nan Xiao's expression was unusually serious. She and Fu Lie had taken this kind of medicine.
Wen Qingzhu took a deep breath and said, "The side effect is that your limbs will gradually shrink until you die."