"Just apply the medicine. Why go to the bed?" Ruan Jiu grumbled.
If Xie Jingchu hadn't said that, she wouldn't have misunderstood.
"Because it's more comfortable to sit on the bed," Xie Jingchu explained.
After a pause, Xie Jingchu continued, "Did A Jiu misunderstand something just now?"
"I didn't!" Ruan Jiu immediately denied.
Although looking guilty, she still pretended to be calm and stared at Xie Jingchu.
If Xie Jingchu knew her little thoughts just now, she didn't know how much he would laugh.
When she saw Xie Jingchu's playful smile, Ruan Jiu seemed to understand something.
Squinting her eyes slightly, she said coldly, "You did it on purpose just now?"
Xie Jingchu shook his head repeatedly, looking innocent.
However, Ruan Jiu obviously didn't believe it.
Then she squeezed out a smile, looked at Xie Jingchu and said, "Since A Jing was injured for me, I should naturally take my responsibility."
After saying that, Ruan Jiu walked straight over.
But the smile on her face made Xie Jingchu feel faintly uneasy. He couldn't help but move back a little.
Putting his arms in front of his chest, he asked, "What are you going to do?"
Ruan Jiu pulled Xie Jingchu in front of her and said with a smile, "Of course, I'm going to apply the medicine to you properly."
Seeing Ruan Jiu's determined look, Xie Jingchu swallowed his saliva and gritted his teeth and stretched out his arm.
It was more like she was venting her anger than applying the medicine to Xie Jingchu.
The strength of her hand was a bit heavier than Xie Jingchu had expected. He couldn't help but gasp.
"Hiss~"
Ruan Jiu stopped her action and pretended to be panicked. "What? Did I hurt you?"
Xie Jingchu shook his head and said with a bitter smile, "No... No..."
Ruan Jiu smiled. "That's good."
After saying that, she continued to "apply the medicine" to Xie Jingchu's wound.
Xie Jingchu gritted his teeth and thought to himself that she was really a vengeful little guy.
After a series of operations, Ruan Jiu finally vented her anger.
Xie Jingchu quickly put on his clothes.
In order to prevent this little guy from coming up with other ways to punish him, he immediately changed the topic.
He asked, "By the way, A Jiu, what did you come to me for?"
Ruan Jiu's expression suddenly became serious. She almost forgot the important thing.
Then she told Xie Jingchu what had happened in the Qingfeng Pavilion today in detail.
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu immediately said, "How could you go to see that mysterious person alone behind my back!"
Ruan Jiu rolled her eyes. "Is this the point?"
"Why isn't it? Do you know how dangerous it is?"
"But I'm fine now, aren't I?"
Xie Jingchu sighed helplessly. "I really want to tie you to me so that you can never leave my sight!"
Ruan Jiu knew that Xie Jingchu was worried about her. She pouted and said, "What should we do now? According to Cui Jin, Zhou Chang sold official positions behind the customers' backs. How should we expose this matter?"
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu frowned and thought for a moment.
Then he said, "Cui Jin wants to use our hands to expose this matter so as not to set the fire on herself. But we can't let this fire burn on us either."
"So?" Ruan Jiu asked.
"So let Wei Yuan start this fire," Xie Jingchu raised his eyebrows.
Wei Yuan had always been at odds with the customers' firm. Naturally, he was hostile to Zhou Chang of the prime minister's party.
Once Wei Yuan grasped Zhou Chang's handle, he would be eager to pull Zhou Chang down from the position of the imperial censor and remove the most capable right-hand man of the customers' firm.
If Ruan Jiu was a cunning little fox, then Xie Jingchu was an old fox of a thousand years.
Xie Jingchu continued, "Tomorrow I'll find a new face and accidentally tell this matter to Wei Yuan."
In this way, even if the customers' firm wanted to settle accounts after the autumn, they couldn't count on them.
Suddenly, Ruan Jiu's expression became solemn. "This method is feasible, but we should first find an excuse to pick up Sister-in-law's mother."
When the scandal is exposed, the whole Zhou family will inevitably be implicated.
Now that Zhou Zhaodi has married Shen Yu, they should naturally protect Zhou Zhaodi's mother.
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu nodded in agreement. "Zhou Zhaodi's mother has always been in poor health. If she suddenly 'dies of illness', no one will be suspicious."
Then Xie Jingchu immediately called Qin Yuan.
Then he carefully instructed Qin Yuan to do as he said.
Just as Qin Yuan was about to go out, Ruan Jiu immediately called him back.
"What else does the young lady want to order?" Qin Yuan asked.
Ruan Jiu looked at Xie Jingchu and smiled. This smile made Xie Jingchu feel a little creepy.
She said slowly, "Fourth Master's injury is not yet healed. You go and boil a bowl of medicine for him later and make sure he drinks it all up."
After hearing this, Xie Jingchu pursed his lips. "Do I really have to drink it?"
Ruan Jiu nodded with a smile and continued, "Remember to use the bitterest medicinal materials. After all, good medicine tastes bitter."
After saying that, Ruan Jiu got up and left.
Xie Jingchu was left covering his face and smiling bitterly.
This was what was called that those who do evil will eventually bring disaster upon themselves.
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Wei Yuan acted very quickly. After getting the news that Zhou Chang had sold official positions privately, he immediately started to act.
In just five days, all the evidence was placed on the emperor's desk.
Even the customers' firm was caught off guard.
When Ruan Jiu got the news, Zhou Chang had already been thrown into prison, and the customers' firm was also implicated.
Although the customers' firm strongly denied that he was involved in this matter, the emperor was still very angry. He fined the customers' firm one year's salary and forbade him to go to court without a summons.
This made Ruan Jiu very happy. However, she also knew that when the emperor calmed down and the queen blew some pillow wind, the customers' firm would return to the court safely.
However, there was a saying that when someone is sick, you should take his life.
It seemed that it was time to meet Cui Jin.
The two of them met again in the Qingfeng Pavilion. In order not to arouse Cui Jin's suspicion, Ruan Jiu insisted that Xie Jingchu not follow her. She still went alone.
But Cui Jin's face didn't look very good.
Could there be a change in Zhou Chang's matter?
So she directly asked, "Why does Madam Cui look so worried?"
Cui Jin sighed deeply. "Although Zhou Chang has been removed, Zhou Ru has not been implicated."
"Why?" Ruan Jiu was puzzled.
Logically speaking, the customers' firm should be eager to sever ties with the Zhou family now.
"Originally, after Zhou Chang had an accident, the customers' firm was going to drive Zhou Ru out of the prime minister's mansion immediately.
As long as Zhou Ru left the mansion, I would have ten thousand ways to deal with her and avenge my Tan'er!
However, Zhou Ru's son came out to stop him and refused to let Zhou Ru leave the mansion no matter what.
The customers' firm only has this one son, so naturally he loves him very much. So he agreed to Gu Chengqi."
"Is it the legitimate son who was adopted under your name?" Ruan Jiu asked.
Cui Jin nodded. "Although Gu Chengqi calls me mother, in fact, he is not close to me. He always cares most about his biological mother."
This was what was called that a mother is respected because of her son.
Even though Zhou Ru's maternal family had made a mistake, there was always a son pleading for her.
In the future, even if Zhou Ru was no longer valued by the customers' firm, as long as Gu Chengqi was there, Zhou Ru could still sit firmly in the position of the second concubine in the prime minister's mansion.
Ruan Jiu had heard a little about this Gu Chengqi.
He was a famous playboy in the capital. Relying on his prime minister father and a queen aunt behind him, he ran amok in the capital.
Thinking of this, an idea suddenly came to Ruan Jiu's mind.
"If we want to deal with Zhou Ru, we must first solve Gu Chengqi."