"Mrs. Tong was able to name the three poisons used in the prescription just by looking, hearing and asking. She also deduced that the reason why Gurfu was fine for the time being was because of the addition of Aconitum from the Western Regions. Even I couldn't do this, let alone is you."
"Impossible, she must have seen the prescription before." Although she knew that the master would not talk nonsense, Ji Hanwei still refused to believe it. She turned to look at Xu Qirong, hoping to get support from him.
Xu Qirong's face looked even uglier than Ji Hanwei's at this time. The prescription was a fragment he found in an ancient book.
Because I was interested, I kept inferring and experimenting, and it took me several years to get the final prescription. This was the first time I tried it on people.
So let alone Mrs. Tong, no one else in the world would know the exact contents of the prescription in advance except him.
He asked himself, if he encountered such a situation, could he tell the difference just by looking, smelling and asking without knowing the prescription?
The answer is naturally no.
After Ji Hanwei saw Xu Qirong's face, the last bit of luck in her heart was shattered.
She bit her lower lip and was silent for a long time before asking again: "Then can she save Ge Fu?"
Fortunately, this time Yuan Xining shook her head and said with great regret: "It's a pity that Ge Fu's internal organs have been eroded by poison. Even she can't save him. She can only try to make Ge Fu suffer as little as possible before his death."
Ji Hanwei was inexplicably relieved. If Shen Tianshu could save even Ge Fu, he would almost not be a human but a god.
She then looked at Xu Qirong nervously. If Ge Fu could save his life, the master might be able to spare his senior brother once.
But if Ge Fu couldn't be saved, it would be impossible to forgive Xu Qirong based on Yuan Xinning's character.
Xu Qirong naturally thought of this and lowered his eyes sadly.
Yuan Xining had a great reputation in Huguang, and he also reaped a lot of dividends. Whether he was expelled from the school or left on his own, if word spread, it would lead to a lot of gossip and groundless speculation.
This is not the most difficult thing. If it was just him, the worst he could do was to sell the medical center and return to his hometown early to retire.
But he has also recruited many apprentices in the medical clinic over the years, and among the final apprentices, there are really two good talents with good talents. Now they have established their own business and have a small reputation.
If Xu Qirong is expelled from Yuan Xinning's discipleship, then his disciples will naturally not be able to regard themselves as Yuan Xinning's disciples. The two disciples' newly improved lives will most likely be destroyed because of him.
However, Yuan Xining was not in the mood to tell him this now, so she said, "I'm tired. If you have anything else to do, wait until the matter with Ge Fu is settled."
Ji Hanwei and Xu Qirong watched her leave and exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of helplessness in the other's eyes that the situation was over.
"Senior brother, I will find a way to persuade Master again." Ji Hanwei said this without any confidence.
Xu Qirong looked at her with his eyes slightly lowered. The little girl who always followed him asking questions now had fine lines on the corners of her eyes.
He suddenly raised his hand, rubbed Ji Hanwei's hair like he did when he was a child, and said with a smile: "Don't mess with Master. I know this well."
In fact, I don't know what else he can do now that he has reached this point.
But the habits she had developed over the years made Ji Hanwei subconsciously choose to believe him.
When Shen Tianshu rushed back to Shen's house, Mingyu was already anxious.
"My good girl, why have you been out for so long? The slaves are worried to death!" When she saw Shen Tianshu and Minghui coming back, she immediately rushed up and said, "Fortunately, the old lady just sent someone to spread the word, saying that everyone is here during this period. It’s too hard. I don’t have to spend the morning and evening in the past few days, otherwise I won’t know what to do..."
"Sorry." Shen Tianshu apologized. It was true that she and Yuan Xining got so excited that they lost track of time today. Fortunately, the old lady didn't have to say hello, otherwise she would have been delayed by the time she came back.
"Girl..." Mingyu's nagging suddenly stopped, and he stuttered, "How can the girl apologize to the slave? The slave..."
Shen Tianshu raised his hand and patted her, taking the opportunity to change the subject and said, "Is dinner ready? I'm hungry."
When Shen Tianshu said he was hungry, Mingyu didn't care about anything else and said, "The dinner has been brought back and is warming on the stove in the small kitchen. The girl will go in first to change clothes. The servant will ask someone to put it out right away."
Because during the period of filial piety, although you don’t have to eat only vegetables and tofu seriously, the meals are still much lighter and simpler than usual.
Mingyu led others to place dishes on the table. As he placed them, he frowned in disgust and said, "Young lady is not feeling well yet. Let's not talk about making some good food to replenish her body. She actually eats even worse than usual."
Nanny Yang reached out and hit her on the head: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Tianshu changed her clothes and went out to eat. Mingyu helped her lay out the dishes, and then she realized that the kitchen had put a lot of thought into it.
There is a layer of tender chicken slices under the green vegetables, thin minced meat hidden under the tofu, and a sea cucumber hidden under the shiitake mushrooms. The soup looks light and watery, but it actually uses various ingredients to cook it over and over again. It has been purified and looks clear, but it actually tastes mellow and delicious.
Mingyu then pursed his lips and smiled and said: "They have a conscience, so it's not in vain for the girl to be so kind to them."
The people she mentioned were those in the kitchen.
Originally, the people in charge of the oily places like the kitchen were all members of the Xu family, and there were people backing them up, so it was inevitable that they would be bossy.
You have to be greedy when it comes to taking advantage of yourself, but you are very stingy when it comes to exploiting your opponents.
Later, Shen Tianshu took charge of the household affairs, slowly replaced all the people arranged by Xu, and promoted several people who really did things.
The kitchen stewards and purchasers were also newly promoted, and they always took good care of Shen Tianshu, picking out any fresh things and sending them to Shuangtang Courtyard.
When Grandma Yang heard this, she was about to scold Mingyu, but Shen Tianshu stopped her and said, "Grandma, don't be angry with her. Mingyu knows what she's talking about and won't talk nonsense outside."
"Yes, yes, I just said it in front of the girl." Mingyu said quickly.
"Just rely on the girl to pamper you!" Nanny Yang understood in her heart, but she was always worried that Mingyu would get used to saying this and she would slip up outside in the future.
But since Shen Tianshu had already spoken, she couldn't say anything more. She thought she would have to talk to Mingyu in private.
Before Shen Tianshu finished his meal, there was a sudden rush of footsteps in the yard, and then Shen Yunhui rushed in like a whirlwind.
Seeing Shen Tianshu, Shen Yunhui couldn't hold back any longer. She broke down and cried, "Sister, you, come and have a look, my aunt, my aunt said she has a stomachache, what should I do?"
