They voluntarily asked Mu Fengqie, the master of the Pharmacist Valley, to treat the old lady of the Jiang family. If any risks occurred during the process, Mu Fengqie would bear no responsibility.
The guarantee was made in triplicate. Mu Fengqie kept one copy, Mrs. Jiang kept one, and Mu Fengqie also had someone send one to the government office. As long as the Jiang family tried to go back on their word, she would be safe.
After Mu Fengqie put away the guarantee with satisfaction, she said, "You can go back first. I'll bring my people over tomorrow. But you need to prepare the things I need." As she spoke, Mu Fengqie wrote down a long list of medicinal herb names on a piece of paper.
Moreover, she specifically instructed, "Be sure to prepare a set of silver needles for me."
After Mu Fengqie finished speaking, she had someone escort Mrs. Jiang out. Zhu Fei looked at Mu Fengqie in confusion. "My lady, since you clearly dislike that Mrs. Jiang, why did you still agree to help her?"
Mu Fengqie smiled. "What do you think? What do you think is the reason?" Mu Fengqie asked.
Zhu Fei thought for a while and said, "This subordinate thinks that you were touched by Mrs. Jiang's filial piety, so you agreed."
But after Zhu Fei finished speaking, Mu Fengqie shook her head. "There are plenty of filial people in this world. I can't just treat every filial person I meet, can I? Then what would your lady be?" Mu Fengqie said to Zhu Fei with a smile.
"Then why did you, my lady?" Zhu Fei couldn't figure it out. If it wasn't because of filial piety, then what was the reason?
"That Mrs. Jiang seems extremely filial to the old lady of the Jiang family, but in fact, she can't wait for the old lady to die soon. She came to beg me today only because Mr. Jiang is a filial person.
In order to gain some status in Mr. Jiang's eyes, she had no choice but to come.
Moreover, her initial plan was that if something happened to the old lady during the treatment, she would shift the blame onto me. It's a pity that I didn't fall into her trap."
After hearing Mu Fengqie's words, Zhu Fei immediately burned with anger. "This old woman is so vicious! You've helped her so much, but she still wants to scheme against you."
"My lady, in my opinion, we'd better not go." What if the Jiang family pulled some tricks behind their backs and they couldn't defend against them?
"No, I really have to go this time. There has been no progress in the matter of the Jiang family, so I plan to go and take a look tomorrow. As the saying goes, you can't catch tiger cubs without entering the tiger's den." Mu Fengqie shook her head and said.
"But! It's too dangerous for you, my lady. And you're pregnant now. If you accidentally get hurt, how can we explain it to the young master and the old master of the valley?" Zhu Fei looked at Mu Fengqie with a disapproving expression.
Mu Fengqie looked at Zhu Fei and smiled. "What are you panicking about? I didn't say I'd go alone tomorrow. You can just find some people with good martial arts skills to go with me, right?" Anyway, she was determined to go tomorrow.
Seeing Mu Fengqie's determined look, Zhu Fei's expression softened a bit. "Fine, but my lady must never leave this subordinate's sight, not even during the treatment." This was the bottom line and there was no room for compromise.
Mu Fengqie knew that Zhu Fei had made a concession, so she nodded and quickly agreed. She didn't plan to leave them anyway. After all, the Jiang family was like a den of wolves. Once she went in, it might be hard to get out, so it was better for her to be more careful.
The next day, Mu Fengqie had someone prepare some things and set off. Zhu Fei looked at the things in her hand and asked in confusion, "My lady, this subordinate saw that you wrote these things on the paper yesterday too. Why do we still need to bring them today?" Isn't this a waste?
"You don't understand. I dare say that Mrs. Jiang didn't prepare those things at all after she went back yesterday." Mu Fengqie's eyes flashed and she said indifferently.
"But, isn't Mrs. Jiang here to beg for help?" Zhu Fei was even more confused.
"She is indeed here to beg for help, but she has already done so and I've already agreed. As for those things, she can easily find an excuse to get around it." Mu Fengqie had known this for a long time, which was why she had prepared a set today.
Zhu Fei nodded in understanding. But these were none of their business. Their task today was to protect their lady well and never let her out of their sight.
Soon, Mu Fengqie's carriage arrived at the Jiang family mansion. Looking at the imposing mansion of the Jiang family, Mu Fengqie sneered disdainfully in her heart. Living in such a luxurious house, she wondered how much of the common people's hard - earned money they had embezzled.
When Mu Fengqie got off the carriage, she didn't see a single person at the gate of the Jiang family. Immediately, she smiled. It seemed that the Jiang family wanted to give her a show of strength. Well, let's see who would end up giving the other a show of strength.
"Zhu Fei, turn the carriage around. We're going back. We won't treat this illness." The Jiang family really thought highly of themselves. She, the master of the Pharmacist Valley and also a princess of Tianlin Kingdom, couldn't even get the Jiang family to send someone out to greet her. Then, it was better not to treat the illness.
Saying that, she got back into the carriage. Zhu Fei whipped the horses and the carriage quickly left. They really thought too highly of themselves. The people hiding inside the mansion were completely stunned when they saw Mu Fengqie going back the way she came. Why did she go back? Shouldn't she have come down and knocked on the door?
For a moment, everyone was in a complete mess. In the main hall, Mrs. Jiang was still sitting leisurely on a chair waiting for Mu Fengqie to come. But she waited and waited, and Mu Fengqie didn't show up. Soon, she lost her patience and got up to go outside. Could it be that Mu Fengqie had gone back on her word and wasn't coming?
Just thinking about this possibility made Mrs. Jiang feel extremely uneasy. She had lowered her pride to the lowest level to beg for this yesterday. Mu Fengqie couldn't just stand her up.
When Mrs. Jiang reached the front gate, she was stunned. The main gate was tightly closed, and a group of people were lying in front of the gate, constantly looking out.
"What are you all doing?" For some reason, Mrs. Jiang had a very bad premonition in her heart.
"Mother, we heard that the master of the Pharmacist Valley was coming to our house, so we planned to give her a show of strength." The youngest young master of the Jiang family said.
On weekdays, when someone came to their Jiang family, they did the same thing, and their father and mother never said anything. So this time, they did the same, thinking that their mother wouldn't mind either.
But this time, to everyone's surprise, after Mrs. Jiang heard what the youngest young master said, her whole face turned black. Unable to contain her anger, she stepped forward and slapped him. "You good - for - nothing! Just like your mother, you're a disgrace! You've ruined all my plans!"
Mrs. Jiang glared at the child in front of her, wishing she could strangle him to death. How could there be such a person in their Jiang family?