Chapter 524: Waves (2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Gu Yanfei took the teapot from Wei Jiaoniang’s hand and poured barley tea for the two of them. The unique burnt fragrance of barley tea spread with the steam.
Gu Yanfei drank tea leisurely and looked in the direction of the Myriad Herb Hall.
The so-called “penicillin powder” sold in this medical center was clearly penicillin, which was only recorded in the Emperor Taizu’s Handbook. The Emperor had long asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to turn over the foundation of this medical center and investigate the mastermind clearly.
Gu Yanfei naturally found out about this from Chu Yi.
Wei Jiaoniang was still immersed in the shock of this news. She muttered, “It’s actually Gu Yunrong.”
As the two of them whispered, the tea guests in the tea shop were still arguing non-stop. Some felt that the owner of the Myriad Herb Hall was telling the truth, and more people felt that Second Lady Gu was kind and wouldn’t harm anyone.
Neither side could convince the other.
“Whether this matter has anything to do with Second Lady Gu or not, just wait and see.” Another old woman walked in from outside the tea shop and interrupted excitedly. “I just came from the Myriad Herb Hall. The young master who fell off the horse’s life is in danger. His parents said that they want to go to the Gu Mansion to seek justice from Second Lady Gu.”
“That’s great!” A plainly dressed scholar in blue echoed. “We’ll have to confront the truth!”
“They still have the cheek to confront you?” Wei Jiaoniang lowered her voice and said to Gu Yanfei. She looked at the entrance of the Myriad Herb Hall with cold eyes and almost scoffed.
She finally knew how shameless this person was.
Their son’s life was important, but Qin’er’s life wasn’t?!
Ah Qin had been pampered since she was young and had grown up under the pampering of her parents and brothers. The past 15 years had been smooth-sailing and she had never suffered so much!
There seemed to be a fire burning in Wei Jiaoniang’s heart. Every time she thought of Lu Qin lying on the bed in a weak and unconscious state, she wished she could endure it. She hated the Hua family for being despicable, but she also hated Second Madam Lu for being stupid.
The tea shop became even more noisy.
A few tea guests around him also felt that what the scholar said made sense. They nodded one after another, thinking that they should confront him.
The scholar in blue wanted to say something else, but he happened to see a young scholar behind the old woman. He quickly changed his words and shouted, “Brother Han, you’re finally here! We’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
Scholar Han quickly walked to the table with the blue-robed scholar and the others. He cupped his hands and revealed a forced smile. “I’m late.”
The scholar in blue sized him up and couldn’t help but ask, “Brother Han, why do you look so lost?”
After Scholar Han sat down, he took a sip of tea and said with a complicated expression, “1 went to the Myriad Herb Hall just now…”
The few scholars at the same table looked at each other and felt strange. Their cla.s.smate had always ignored everything outside and only focused on reading the sages’ books. Today, he actually went to the Myriad Herb Hall to watch the commotion.
Scholar Han took another sip of tea and continued in a difficult tone, “I happened to hear from the owner of the Myriad Herb Hall that this Second Lady Gu is the daughter of the Marquis of Dingyuan, Gu Ce.”
Like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, the tea shop was instantly in an uproar.
Not only were the few scholars at the same table shocked, but even the other tea guests around them were also stunned.
For a moment, words like “Gu Ce”, “Yangzhou”, “State of Yue”, and “subduing the enemy” sounded in the tea shop.
Scholar Han drank a few cups of tea in a row. His eyes darkened, and a strong shadow flashed across them.
After the Emperor ascended to the throne last year, he issued a decree to establish the Enke examination. For example, the Autumn Examinations and the Spring Examinations.
The imperial examination takes place once every three years, and the Enke examination was something that could be encountered but not sought after. Due to their family’s poverty, they came to the capital before the Lunar New Year to prepare for the Enke examination and temporarily resided in a temple. He had heard various rumors about Miss Gu in the past, and he had actually admired her charitable actions.
Only today did he know that the Second Lady Gu, whom everyone praised, was actually Gu Ce’s daughter!
“Brother Han, did you hear anything else in the Myriad Herb Hall?” The scholar in blue calmed himself down and asked.
Only then did Scholar Han, who was in a daze, come back to his senses. He roughly explained the ins and outs of Young Master Hua’s engagement to the Third Miss of the Lu family, but the Third Miss of the Lu family was unwilling to marry. Second Lady Gu had cursed Young Master Hua in order to help her good friend.
“Outrageous!” The scholar in blue slapped the table heavily and said indignantly, “This Second Lady Gu actually publicly harmed someone just because her good friend is unwilling to marry. This is under the feet of the Emperor.. Isn’t she too lawless?”