"I'm just a businessperson, so you don't need to be grateful."
The old man didn't say any more. Taking the pill, he turned around without a doubt and fed it to his critically ill grandson. The child's chest hardly showed any movement. Even the doctors in the pharmacy had given their final verdict that the child didn't have much time left.
However, the old man just didn't believe it. He wanted to give it a try even if it was a last - ditch effort. Even though he knew that Tang Youyou's medicine might be fake, he still wanted to take a chance.
He carefully put the pill into the child's mouth. The pill melted as soon as it entered the mouth. After a while, the child's chest completely stopped moving.
Suddenly, the atmosphere around became extremely strange. Everyone looked at Tang Youyou in unison. The old man just sat on the ground weakly, holding his little grandson in his arms.
"It's all because of you that this child lost his life! It's all your fault!"
Instantly, everyone pointed the finger at Tang Youyou. The old man slowly got up and walked towards her. In front of her, he knelt down again and kowtowed three times. Then he was about to leave with his grandson's "body".
Just then, a cough came from afar, followed by a childish voice, "Grandpa, I'm so hungry..."
Hearing this voice, the old man couldn't believe his ears. Just now, the child had stopped breathing, but now he was alive!
The old man quickly walked towards the boy, with tears streaming down his face.
"Child, it's good that you're back. Grandpa has always been here."
Saying this, the old man pulled the boy in front of Tang Youyou again. He said, "This is the benefactor who saved your life, the Empress Dowager. Hurry up and kowtow to her!" The old man said seriously. After they thanked her, they left.
The remaining people stood still, staring blankly at Tang Youyou. One of them, a slovenly - looking man, walked over disrespectfully and said, "Empress Dowager, I want five pills. Here's two hundred and fifty taels of silver."
The man directly threw the money bag on the table, crossed his arms and stared at her.
Tang Youyou remained calm and said indifferently, "I've raised the price. It's a hundred taels of silver per pill."
Hearing this, the man who was originally reluctant became furious instantly. "What do you mean? Are you trying to raise the price on the spot? Even if you're the Empress Dowager, you can't bully the common people!"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou slowly said, "Yes, I'm just bullying a commoner like you. So what? Are you not convinced?"
Stared at so fiercely by Tang Youyou, the man's face turned pale instantly. The words he wanted to say were swallowed back.
"Fine, here's five hundred taels of silver. Give me the stuff!"
Saying this, he slapped a silver note on the table again.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou said, "Qingyu, take the money and prepare the stuff for this... gentleman."
As she said this, she sized up the man from head to toe. The man was dressed in fine clothes and wore jade pendants. He clearly looked like a rich fool.
Thinking of this, she smiled again and said, "We also have different kinds of medicine here. Maybe there's something you need, sir?"
As soon as she said this, the man's face stiffened. He snatched the stuff from Qingyu's hand, turned around immediately to hide his embarrassment, and couldn't help scolding, "You crazy woman. How could I possibly need that kind of stuff!"
Hearing the man scold, Qingyu couldn't help saying, "Empress Dowager, how can you bear with such a person!"
Looking at Qingyu's indignant face, the handkerchief in her hand was now wrinkled. But Tang Youyou remained unmoved. Even when the man scolded her just now, she didn't show the slightest bit of anger.
"What's there to be angry about? This is going to be our future money - maker, maybe even a big one. Why be on bad terms with money?"
However, Qingyu didn't understand her implication. Seeing this, the remaining commoners either took out their money if they had it, pawned their valuable belongings if they didn't have money, or continued to beg on the street if they were really poor to barely make a living.
Looking at those people wandering on the street, Tang Youyou said to Yiran, "Return all the things those people gave. Use the money from the rich to help those poor wanderers. We won't make this kind of money."
As long as this plague passed, her business would boom again.
Yiran nodded and quickly dealt with the following matters. For a while, the common people's praise for Tang Youyou was getting higher and higher, even higher than that for the emperor. This was simply unprecedented!
Unfortunately, the person at the top also got to know about this.
A new official makes three tough decisions, and this "fire" naturally burned towards Tang Youyou.
That night, when Tang Youyou returned to the mansion, she said, "Yiran, Qingyu, and Kang Fuhai, you guys pack up all the stuff. Tell Old Man Tang and Granny Xuan that if there are no accidents, we'll leave tomorrow."
After she finished speaking, the few of them started packing their luggage in a daze. It was almost dawn when they finally managed to pack everything up.
At the same time, a lot of people suddenly came to the gate of the Empress Dowager's mansion. These people were holding weapons and standing neatly at the gate. The person in the lead was the long - lost Xiaodengzi.
At this moment, Xiaodengzi looked extremely arrogant. He looked at Tang Youyou haughtily and said without any courtesy, "Your servant pays respects to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager enjoy good health and peace."
Looking at this man's fake appearance, Tang Youyou said coldly, "Xiaodengzi, you must have something to say when you come here today. Just say it straight. Don't beat around the bush."
While she was speaking, she also took the time to tell the people behind her to pack up the stuff and load it onto the carriage.
Seeing this scene, Xiaodengzi stood still in a daze. He had opened the imperial edict halfway, but it seemed unnecessary to read the content.
Tang Youyou carried a package on her back with one hand and picked up a big wooden box with the other. She stared blankly at this man.
Her eyes seemed to be saying: Hurry up and say it. I'm waiting...
"By the mandate of heaven, the emperor decrees that the Empress Dowager has acted recklessly on Chang'an Street, violated the national law, and disgraced the royal family..."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou couldn't wait any longer and urged, "Just tell me directly where I'm going. We've already packed up the stuff. We don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
Xiaodengzi was stunned again and stammered, "The Court of Judicial Review, Shipo Cliff."
The Court of Judicial Review, Shipo Cliff? This was a desolate and uninhabited place. If one went there, even if they didn't die, they would surely suffer a great deal.
No one who went there had ever come back alive. This was simply a death sentence for her.