First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 486 Doesn’t He Care?

Su Jixiang smiled and said, "I'll make you something delicious tomorrow!" She thought about it and realized that ever since the industry in the north flourished, she really had no time to cook by herself!

"Why don't you just come to my place?" Wei Ling said with a smile. "After all, I'm still recovering from my injuries. If His Majesty knew I was running around while recovering, he'd probably think a lot! I'll just invite my father over tomorrow."

"That's right!" Xie Yingfeng slapped his thigh, "I really forgot about your recurrence of your old injury! Look at my brain! Okay, let's come over tomorrow."

"I'll have someone send an invitation to my father later." Wei Ling said with a smile.

Everyone sat together and chatted for a while, then Xie Yingfeng said goodbye and left with Qu Wanning and Zhou Ziqi.

After all, they would see each other again tomorrow, so Su Jixiang and Wei Ling did not try to persuade him to stay.

But before leaving, Zhou Ziqi slipped a booklet to Su Jixiang. "This is the list of people saved by the Beijing Miaoshou Pavilion using penicillin over the years." Zhou Ziqi lowered his voice and said to Su Jixiang, "It's quite interesting here. Madam will understand it at a glance."

Su Jixiang accepted the booklet, and after seeing them off, he returned to the house, leaned in Wei Ling's arms, and read it page by page.

Speaking of which, Miaoshou Pavilion actually did a lot of business with wealthy families thanks to the promotion of the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Penicillin was sold at a sky-high price, but there was still no shortage of people wanting to buy it.

After all, in the face of certain diseases, penicillin is the last life-saving drug!

"This..." Su Jixiang said in surprise, pointing at the record in the booklet, "The eldest son of the Duke of Wu's mansion has syphilis! And he's terminally ill!"

"Haha. I knew it! It turns out that the Duke of Wu's legitimate son has such a shameful disease. No wonder they kept it a secret from the outside world." Wei Ling couldn't help laughing. "The prince that the Duke of Wu's family requested to be crowned is actually their illegitimate son!"

"Is the eldest son the only legitimate child in their family?" Su Jixiang asked curiously, "How could you not know? Didn't Zhou Ziqi tell you before? You two have such a good relationship."

"Then you're wrongly accusing Zhou Ziqi. He only showed you this booklet. This is the first time I've seen it, too!" Wei Ling laughed. "We have spies in the capital, and they can get some information on these matters. But the Duke of Wu's mansion must have kept the venereal disease a secret. Everyone only knew that the legitimate son was frail and dying. Who knew the cause was this!"

"A bastard's son was named the crown prince! Can the wife of Duke Wu tolerate this?" Su Jixiang asked.

"So what if he couldn't bear it? At the time, the eldest son of the Duke of Wu was already terminally ill! He was on the verge of death. Moreover, he had this kind of illness. I think the Duke of Wu didn't want the disease to spread, so he had no choice but to quickly request the title of Crown Prince. Besides, he only had two sons. If he didn't request the title of illegitimate son, would he watch such a huge family fortune fall to others? The title couldn't possibly fall to a collateral branch." Wei Ling said softly. "But now the situation is different. This book only records the cases of Miaoshou Pavilion treating people. See when the person was cured."

Su Jixiang carefully looked at the medical records in the booklet and said, "It was at the beginning of this year."

"That's right. After we cured the eldest legitimate son, the wife of Duke Wu began to instigate Duke Wu to reclaim the throne for his own son." Wei Ling laughed, "But requesting the title of Crown Prince requires His Majesty's approval. The previous request to confer the title on a concubine was already a laughing stock, and now deposing and reinstating one will only lead to further criticism. Duke Wu also favors that concubine, so the people in Duke Wu's mansion have made a fuss several times, but seeing that he refuses to give in, they're now trying to find another solution!"

"What a mess!" Su Jixiang shook his head. "Can Madam Wu find a solution?"

"I can't guess what's going on in the harem. I think as long as the concubine knows that the legitimate son had a heart disease, even if Lady Wu's family has strong connections, it will be difficult for her to save the situation!" Wei Ling said with a smile.

"Will that have a negative impact on Miaoshou Pavilion?" Su Jixiang was a little worried about Zhou Ziqi. The secrets of these nobles in the capital... weren't so easy to grasp. After all, to outsiders, Zhou Ziqi was just an ordinary doctor who ran a clinic.

"Don't worry, the wife of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery is guaranteeing the Miaoshou Pavilion. Ordinary people won't act rashly." Wei Ling said with a smile, "Besides, I have people guarding the Miaoshou Pavilion. Zhou Ziqi is quite safe."

"Thank you for your concern," Su Jixiang said. "When I first thought of having Zhou Ziqi come to the capital to open this Miaoshou Pavilion, I didn't think too deeply about it. I just wanted to sell medicinal herbs to the capital, make some friends with the powerful, and get some information for you. I forgot about the safety aspect."

"Madam, you have so much to think about every day. I'll help you with these trivial matters," Wei Ling said with a smile. "But now we know why the Duke of Wu's mansion is in turmoil, which will be helpful in the future."

"I'm glad it's useful to you." Su Jixiang said with a smile.

This was one of the reasons why she wanted to open Miaoshou Pavilion in the capital.

Miaoshou Pavilion is now doing very well and has become one of the major medical clinics in the capital.

If Zhou Ziqi had not been away from the capital for half a year and had never come into contact with people from the medical clinic guild, Miaoshou Pavilion's business would probably be even better.

But it doesn’t matter. After all, in the north, Miaoshou Pavilion is also doing very well.

Back then, Li Yuzhu had used their family's ancestral medical prescription to express her sincerity, so Su Jixiang would not let Li Yuzhu down. After the Miaoshou Pavilion in the capital opened, Su Jixiang also helped Li Yuzhu open a Miaoshou Pavilion in the north and hired a shopkeeper to run it, but Li Yuzhu was the one who managed it personally behind the scenes.

Now Li Yuzhu is living a prosperous life in the north with the income from the two Miaoshou Pavilions.

Su Jixiang and Wei Ling were reading the booklet given by Zhou Ziqi at home with great interest.

The Princess's Mansion was filled with hostility.

Ever since the Lady of Nanping struck the drum to report the incident, the Princess was confined to her residence by His Majesty's order. She sat on the couch with disheveled hair.

"Where is your father?" Her face was pale and not as bright and beautiful as usual. In just one day, she seemed to have aged ten years.

Princess Anle also looked confused. When she heard the eldest princess speak, she looked at the young man who pushed the door in.

"Father said he had something to do." The eldest princess's son bowed and replied, with a hint of timidity in his words.

He is always a little cautious when facing his mother.

Looking at her young son, the princess sneered, "Where did you find him?"

"In Miaoshou Pavilion." The boy glanced at his mother and then said in a low voice.

"Is staying with that bitch his priority?" The princess sneered. "What about the Princess's Mansion? What about me? What about you? Doesn't he care about them anymore?"