Chapter 153 Fight Again
Xiao Jun had been away for seven days. As soon as he entered the mansion today, the servant at the second gate saw him come back, hurried forward to greet him, and told him that the master had something to say, asking him to go directly to Shouxi Hall as soon as he returned. Xiao Jun ordered his followers to go back to Xiaoxiangyuan first, and he and Xiao Xia went straight to Shouxi Hall.
When they arrived at Shouxi Hall, they sent a message. After a while, the secretary came out, stepped forward, bowed, and said:
"The Second Master is back. The old lady and the eldest master are both in the west wing . They have asked me to take you in."
Xiao Jun nodded and walked in, and the secretary hurriedly followed behind him.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw the old lady and the eldest master were both there, talking about something. Xiao Jun went forward to greet them. After they sat down, the old lady motioned for the servant who was standing aside after serving tea to go out. After the servant left, the eldest master looked at Xiao Jun and asked:
"Jun'er is back. Is everything going smoothly?"
"Father, this time I have completely cut off all the connections between the hidden industries and the open ones. However, most of our Xiao family's businesses are in the open, and we are usually very ostentatious. This time it happened suddenly, and we don't have much time to prepare. At present, we can only keep some core talents. I am afraid that once the prince dies, it will still shake the foundation of our Xiao family. Jun'er has made arrangements for my eldest brother. If something happens, my eldest brother will immediately resign and retire. But my second uncle is too big, I am afraid it will be difficult to get away."
The master looked at his son, who had become even thinner after not seeing him for a few days, and sighed and said:
"Jun'er, you've worked hard. It was all because of your foolish second uncle. He forgot the teachings of our Xiao family's ancestors and saved the prince. But Jun'er, you don't have to worry this time. His Royal Highness the Prince is blessed with great fortune and has recovered a few days ago."
"The prince has recovered from his illness! Before my son left, Concubine Jing secretly sent a message saying that Doctor Li has already predicted that the prince will die in two or three days, so should we prepare early?"
When Xiao Jun heard his father's words, a strange light suddenly appeared in his dim eyes. His body shook violently, and he suppressed his pounding heart and asked another question.
"Jun'er has been away from Pingyang for many days and doesn't know what happened recently. What the imperial physician Li said is true, but the prince is a lucky man. According to the imperial physician Li, the prince had no hope of surviving this time. Fortunately, his brother-in-law gave him a pill to prolong his life for three days. He managed to hold on until the owner of Yichun Hall returned to Pingyang and saved the prince's life."
"The Master of Yichun Hall? Is he the Medicine God who is said to be unfathomable and elusive?"
"It was him. When this man returned, the medicine cured the disease. According to Doctor Li, the prince was assassinated this time and was poisoned by the rare Tongsheng Gu in the Western Regions. Fortunately, the God of Medicine returned in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. In order to protect his brother from the persecution of King Yan, the prince issued a gag order. Currently, only a few people in Da Qi know about this. The prince intends to win over our Xiao family, so he asked Doctor Li to pass on the message, and everyone unanimously claimed that it was Doctor Li who cured the prince's illness."
"Master of Yichun Hall! It's a pity that Jun'er is not in Pingyang. We missed him again. I wonder what kind of person he is?"
"I heard that he is a handsome young man, no more than 20 years old. He is very aloof and sentimental. I heard from Doctor Li that he worked so hard to save the prince. Jun'er, don't feel sorry. I heard that he left Pingyang on the day he cured the prince. Now the prince and the King of Yan have sent a large number of people to look for him. Jun'er, if you meet him when you are out on business in the future, you must make friends with him."
"My son has had this wish for a long time, but he has never had the chance to see it. He has been to Yichuntang several times. The medicine there is indeed unparalleled in the world, especially the Lengxiang Pills, which can cure all kinds of poisons and are worth a fortune. However, Yichuntang only sells 20 pills a month, and every time they are sold out, they are snapped up. It seems that Yichuntang has a grudge against my Xiao family. My son went there several times, but always returned empty-handed. He had no choice but to buy a few pills from Master Tao."
Xiao Jun said this with some regret. If he knew that the medicine he had spent so much time looking for came from his backyard, he wondered if he would vomit blood.
"Jun'er doesn't know. I heard from Doctor Li that the Lengxiang Pills were just a small medicine prepared by the God of Medicine. Not to mention that the Huanshen Pill he gave to the prince has the effect of bringing the dead back to life, just the fact that he brought back a box of medicines to save the prince this time are all miraculous medicines that the world has never heard of. If you take out any one of them, people will fight over it. As a father, I think this person is just born with a proud character and doesn't want to make friends with the powerful. It's not targeting Jun'er. Jun'er, don't be unreasonable when you see this person in the future."
"Such a strange man, my son has been busy making friends with him, how dare he be rude to me? My son has investigated the background of Yichuntang, but found nothing. I think the information of my Xiao family is quite powerful, but not only can I not find the background of the owner of Yichuntang, I can't even find the background of the shopkeeper of Yichuntang. It seems that it has been erased."
"Jun'er, don't waste your energy. Yao Shen is the prince's sworn brother. The prince must be on guard against the King of Yan and has done something behind the scenes."
"I heard that the God of Medicine likes to travel around, so I decided to send someone to find him, even if we have to travel thousands of miles. If I miss such a great man, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
The master heard this, shook his head and said:
"Jun'er, if you want to find him, you might as well give it a try. The prince did it a few months ago. If he wasn't critically ill this time, the owner of Yichuntang would have passed on the message. I'm afraid it would be difficult for the prince to see him. Yichuntang has the prince's support behind it, and it can't be forced. I'm afraid Jun'er will be disappointed."
After hearing this, Xiao Jun fell silent. The room was quiet for a while. After a long time, Xiao Jun suddenly remembered something. He stood up and knelt down. He looked up and said to the old lady and the master:
"Grandma, father, since the Crown Prince is fine this time, Jun'er begs grandma and father to take back their words that they wanted Jun'er to divorce his wife and remarry, and send my cousin back to the Censorate on a certain day."
After Xiao Jun finished speaking, he saw that the old lady and the master were silent, so he continued:
"Grandma, father, the prince escaped danger this time. I think the King of Yan would not dare to act rashly. Jun'er plans to go south on a certain day and use more than a year to transfer all the industries of the Xiao family, leaving only an empty shell. With the wealth of the Xiao family, it could have shaken the foundation of Da Qi. Even if the King of Yan gains power one day, if he cannot seize the economic lifeline of the Xiao family, he will naturally not easily touch our Xiao family. This time, grandma forced Jun'er to marry my cousin. Although it was just a matter of rights and interests, it really made Jun'er feel humiliated. How can the fate of the Xiao family be changed by a woman? I beg grandma and father to help me."
After hearing what Xiao Jun said, the master said:
"Jun'er, if you don't tell me, I was just about to discuss this with your grandmother. Xiu'er's case was caused by the sudden death of the crown prince. We had no choice but to resort to this measure. Your grandmother and I both know that we have wronged you this time. Xiu'er is paranoid and narrow-minded. She is indeed not suitable to be the future mistress of the Xiao family."
After the eldest master finished speaking, he looked at the old lady. After hearing what his father said, Xiao Jun also looked at the old lady with anticipation.
Ever since the old lady discovered Xiao Jun's feelings for Mengxi, she has been determined to divorce Mengxi. She is afraid that if things go wrong again, it will harm Jun'er. Although the prince has recovered this time, she still plans to divorce Mengxi directly.
However, she had not had time to discuss this idea with the eldest master. Now, Xiao Jun unexpectedly interrupted her, and the eldest master expressed his attitude first, which made her feel embarrassed for a moment. She sat there hesitating whether to tell him that Mengxi was a concubine's daughter.
