Reborn: Revenge of the Concubine's Daughter

Chapter 239 Fate at the age of 14

Qi Xuanyu smiled and said, “I also laughed after hearing that. I only heard that if someone’s house is not peaceful, they would invite the monk to subdue the evil. I have never heard anyone who thinks his or her family is evil. However, when I thought of Miss He’s situation in Luo’s Mansion, I could also imagine that she was not welcome in her relatives. So, I became a good person and said a few good words for her. I said that ‘Hard life and harm of parents’ was referred to children would let their parents die unintentionally. Since her mother was in good health, she was definitely not an ominous person to harm her parents. I also said that her future husband was a great man, and they were good matched couple.”

Qi Chuan praised, “Great. I will become a great man and then ride a colorful dragon to marry her!”

Zhu Quan said with more certainty, “My eight characters of a horoscope accord with hers. She and I are destined to be husband and wife for 3 lifetimes. Xuanyu, you also said that her husband is a noble man, so it must be me!”

Qi Xuanyu dispelled their enthusiasm. He smiled and said, “You 2 are also proficient in divination of the Book of Changes. Don’t you forget that divination of marriage is decided when you grow up? Men begin to foreknow marriage at the age of 15, while women begin to calculate eight characters of a horoscope at the age of 14. Moreover, the divination of marriage needs to burn incense and pray, and then set up a marriage plate, so as to take a man’s eight characters to check with a woman’s eight characters. At that time, what I said was just for the tearful little sister, so Madam Luo could remember that Miss He would have a husband who would love her, and then treat her better in the years ahead before she got married.”

When Qi Chuan heard that, he immediately squinted at his elder brother, “When did you become so compassionate? I remember you often say that you are apathetic to save. There are a lot of people you can save easily but you pretend not to see them. You don’t have any medical ethics. You can’t compare with Sister Qingyi at all.”

“I always think that we should save people indiscriminately. Not everyone is worth saving. Some people are better dead than alive.” Qi Xuanyu frowned and said loftily, “As a wizard, my medical skills are the best in the world. Chuan, you can’t compare my medical skills with those mediocre little girls’!”

Qi Chuan said obstinately, “Sister Qingyi has excellent medical skills and noble medical ethics. You can’t compare with Sister Qingyi at all!”

Qi Xuanyu was not happy and said coldly, “Now that you have a nominal sister and don’t like me, your biological elder brother. So, I’ll retire after success and won’t disturb you.”

Zhu Quan interrupted, “Xuanyu, do you prepare well to set up the Wu Yi Tang? In Yangzhou City, you can find Feng Yang if you have any trouble. He has been very efficient in the past 2 years and can help you get things done as soon as possible.”

Qi Xuanyu replied flatly, “I visited him in Caobang Organization the day before yesterday, but he was busy checking the property list of He Danggui’s stepfather. He had no time to care about me. He didn’t even give me a cup of tea and just gave me a big pear. Then he said that the list was wrong and left in a hurry. Darn!” The more he said, the more he angered.

Wu Yi Tang? He Danggui widened her eyes. It turned out that the Wu Yi Tang was opened by Qi Xuanyu!

She remembered clearly that after Zhu Yuanzhang died, the Luo’s Family was in a state of panic. They worried about losing their lifelong job for providing medicine to officials, so they went to the Lord Ning’s Mansion to discuss with her. But she didn’t have a foothold in Lord Ning’s Mansion at that time. She couldn’t even take care of herself, let alone help them. However, after Emperor Jianwen, Zhu Yunwen, was enthroned, he did not cancel the Luo’s families’ errands for the royal family. However, he just set up a Wu Yi Tang to offer the medicine such as pills. San Qing Tang, Yao Shi Tang, Ren Shu Tang and Wu Yi Tang were specialized in providing official medicine. Among them, San Qing Tang was still the leader.

Later, the Emperor Jianwen didn’t last long. Then his fourth uncle Zhu Di became Emperor Yongle. As soon as he became emperor, he promoted Yao Shi Tang of He’s Family and the “anonymous” Wu Yi Tang. Although Luo’s Family still have their lifelong job for providing official medicine, Yao Shi Tang and Wu Yi Tang had taken all the good business. San Qing Tang could only get a little benefit, and gradually they were not as good as Ren Shu Tang of Guan’s Family.

Of course, ordinary people thought a bit of benefit awarded by the royal family was already the best, and it could be rich for 3 generations with one time. But the Luo’s Family was the veteran in 2 dynasties and used to the days of fame. They fell down from a high position suddenly. Even if they didn’t lack in money and the warehouse was full of gold, silver and emeralds, the psychological gap was huge. They always felt that they couldn’t look up in front of others, and others were laughing at them. Those people secretly said that once Senior Lord Luo Maitong died, Luo’s family’s happy life would come to an end.

If Luo’s Family was not good, the Concubine He in the Lord Ning’s Mansion would not be good, too. It was because after her mother, Luo Chuanxiong, was abandoned by He Fu in Qingzhou City, she had a serious head disease. After she got well, she couldn’t speak very fluently and thought about things very slowly. Even He Danggui couldn’t eradicate the source of the disease. Besides, Luo Chuanxiong’s money was taken away by He Fu and Luo Chuangu, and she stubbornly refused to accept her daughter’s money. All her foods, housing and expenses were offered by Luo’s Family. Whether she was good or bad, it depended on the mood of those people in Luo’s Family.

As a result, He Danggui actively helped San Qing Tang stage a comeback. If she had not gotten married, she would have gone to San Qing Tang to diagnose the patients. Later, she carefully improved a prescription left by her grandfather, which was marked “The treatment of old postpartum diseases for his beloved wife Chai Dan”. Combining the dispensing methods of several ancient prescriptions, she developed the “lifesaving prescription” with amazing curative effect. In addition to completely curing Madam Luo’s wandering arthritis, she also treated the apoplexy and hemiplegia. After nearly 100 case tests, the effect of the lifesaving prescription was almost immediate. Both of the proudest Lifesaving Pill and Zhiming Sticking Plaster of Yao Shi Tang of He’s Family couldn’t compare with it.

When He Danggui went to Yangzhou City to visit her relatives, she took the lifesaving prescription to her mother. She told her mother quietly that the lifesaving prescription, which was popular all over the country, was developed by her. It was a precious prescription in the pharmaceutical industry. The good prescription should public to benefit the world. But since the new Emperor ascended the throne, San Qing Tang had been suppressed by Yao Shi Tang, Wu Yi Tang and Ren Shu Tang. It was no longer brilliant than before. Her First Uncle and Second Uncle almost went to Lord Ning’s Mansion to talk some countermeasures with her every month. They even encouraged her to poison in the Yao Shi Tang. She was really tired of dealing with them. “Mother, in my opinion, it is better to give this prescription to the Luo’s Family as the unique secret prescription of San Qing Tang and let it pass on from generation to generation. With this prescription, no matter how the country change, it can ensure that the Luo’s Family, a famous family of medicine, will be rich and prosperous for hundreds of generations.” He Danggui said.

Luo Chuanxiong’s slightly dull face showed a little smile. She said word by word, “My daughter is really capable. Our Senior Lord cannot make the Luo’s Family rich, but my daughter can.”

He Danggui smiled and asked her, “Was Madam Luo still in charge of the Third Branch? Could I directly give this prescription to her?”

Luo Chuanxiong thought silently for a while. Then she said, “You haven’t been home for several years, so you don’t know. In the past 2 years, the First Branch was at odds with the Second Branch, and gradually their relationship has become worse. Now they are still arguing to divide up family property. It is better to give the prescription to your first uncle directly to avoid trouble.” Luo Chuanxiong knew that only her elder brother was her biological brother. After the First Branch and Second Branch separated, there was no doubt that she would follow the First Branch.

He Danggui also understood the implication of her mother’s words. So, she found her first uncle Luo Chuanbai, explained the cause and effect, and gave the lifesaving prescription to him. Luo Chuanbai repeatedly praised her filial piety and her mother’s virtuous and sensible. He said that the Luo’s Family had accumulated virtue for 3 generations, so that He Danggui, such a promising and conscientious niece, was born. Then he accepted the prescription.

He Danggui went back to the Lord Ning’s Mansion with satisfaction. After a while, she was surprised to hear that Second Branch had known the matter of lifesaving prescription for some reason. The Second Lord Luo Chuangu was angry at once and went to Luo Chuanxiong’s room to make trouble. But Luo Chuanxiong just came up with the idea. She didn’t know the specific content of the prescription. Even if her second brother, Luo Chuangu, demolished her room and put her on the fire, she still didn’t know.

So, Luo Chuangu went to the eldest Luo Chuanbai and asked him to share the prescription. But Luo Chuanbai told him that the lifesaving prescription had been sold to the real boss of Wu Yi Tang and signed an agreement. Now even he couldn’t sell it in San Qing Tang, otherwise he would lose money according to the agreement.

Luo Chuangu was so angry that he ran to Lord Ning’s Mansion to find He Danggui. He Danggui had already received the news from her mother’s maid. She knew why Luo Chuangu had come in advance. So, she treated him a big meal. After that, she sent him away.

At that time, He Danggui thought that she had done a good job. She didn’t disclose the lifesaving prescription or offend her Second Uncle. However, when Luo Chuangu was invited to dinner, Zhou Jinglan and Xu Siniang, who “had a good relationship” with He Danggui at that time, were also present. After Luo Chuangu left, Zhou Jinglan and her maid also left as usual. Then they got in touch with Luo Chuangu and said that they knew where Concubine He hid the lifesaving prescription. As long as he was willing to defeat Concubine He together, the prescription would be his.

Luo Chuangu didn’t refuse at that time. He told them that he needed time to think about it. When he got back to Luo’s Family, he had a lot of worries on his face. Sun Meiniang immediately realized something was wrong. She asked the truth in a few words. Sun Meiniang mentioned again that He Danggui poisoned the male fetus in the womb of his concubine living outside. Luo Chuangu was angry as soon as he heard it. If there was no such a cruel niece, he would have a nine-year-old son now. He Danggui cut off his male offspring.

Luo Chuangu and his wife knew that He Danggui was Luo Chuanbai’s biological niece, and they were unrelated to He Danggui by blood. People in Luo’s Family could feel clearly that He Danggui’s attitude towards them. She treated the First Branch enthusiastically but treated the Second Branch indifferently. She was willing to help the First Branch but was very offhand with the Second Branch. Now that the Luo’s Family was divided, the relationship between He Danggui and the Second Branch was bound to be more distant. Instead of always relying on that heartless niece, it was better to get the lifesaving prescription at one time. If they had the lifesaving prescription, they would have everything. And they didn’t have to let Sun Meiniang and their daughter, Luo Baiqiong, go to Lord Ning’s Mansion to flatter He Danggui anymore!

In fact, people in Luo’s Family all knew the reason why He Danggui couldn’t refuse First Branch’s requests. It was that the Ms. Zhao and the Dong Xinlan of First Branch blamed Zhu’s slight body and Wei’s abnormal sexual orientation on her. Every time they asked He Danggui to do something, they would first mention that He Danggui’s poisonous mice ruined Zhu’s life. When He Danggui was angry and wronged, she thought that her mother had been living in the Luo’s family all the year round and could only count on Luo Chuanbai. Therefore, she was very concerned about First Branch’s things.

However, He Danggui also treated the Second Branch well. For example, she asked for a job for Luo Chuangu, helped Luo Baiqiong’s husband Liang Yizhou to be promoted, adjusted registered residence of Luo Baishao’s husband Xue Ji and revealed the examination questions of imperial examination to Xue Ji. But just like the saying went, “It is not lack but inequality that causes troubles.” He Danggui was more enthusiastic about First Branch, which aroused Luo Chuangu’s jealousy and also caused He Danggui’s death. Finally, Zhou Jinglan combined Luo Chuangu, Sun Meiniang and Luo Baiqiong to kill her.

When He Danggui was imprisoned in the Water Dungeon, Sun Meiniang explained all these facts to her. He Danggui also thought that Zhou Jinglan, Luo Chuangu, Sun Meiniang and Luo Baiqiong were the killers of her and her daughter, and Xu Siniang was added at most. But Zhu Quan, the Lord Ning, just watched her being wronged and then put her in the Water Dungeon. He was just a ruthless judge and ruled the case “fairly”. He Danggui always thought that he was just a bystander, not even an accomplice.

He Danggui’s various resentments against Zhu Quan were all because Zhu Quan was her husband, her pillar and her lord who she had supported for 13 years regardless of her life and death. But he didn’t help her when she needed him most. That was all.

However, now she heard that Qi Xuanyu was the “real boss behind Wu Yi Tang” who bought the lifesaving prescription in the previous life, and Qi Xuanyu was Zhu Quan’s subordinate. He Danggui couldn’t help thinking deeply. Who inspired Qi Xuanyu to buy the lifesaving prescription? He Danggui, of course, had told her husband, Lord Ning, about her research of the lifesaving prescription. She had mentioned the miraculous effect of the lifesaving prescription to him more than once with great excitement, but he was always indifferent and even didn’t ask to have a look at it.

However, after a while, his good subordinate Qi Xuanyu spent a lot of money buying the lifesaving prescription from Luo Chuanbai!

He Danggui suddenly felt sad. At the beginning, the Second Branch suddenly learned about the lifesaving prescription and knew it clearly. They knew that the lifesaving prescription was her masterpiece and that she gave it to her uncle Luo Chuanbai at the suggestion of her mother. Who leaked it to them?

She thought it must be Zhu Quan! It was because she didn’t hide anything from him. He knew all the details of it and everything about her. The information in his hand was enough to kill her many times!

Thinking of this, He Danggui unconsciously broke a branch of holly. Snap!

When Zhu Quan heard the sound, he immediately flew up to the place where the sound of the broken branch came out. He shouted, “Who is eavesdropping there?”