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Chapter 50 - 50 50 Mother and Daughter Together Eliminating
Chapter 50 - 50 50 Mother and Daughter Together Eliminating
?Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Mother and Daughter Together, Eliminating Harm for the People Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Mother and Daughter Together, Eliminating Harm for the People Moving from the west wing to the east wing took half a day.
The thought of no longer living in a haunted house smoothed the wrinkles on the old lady’s face; for the first time in over a decade, she showed a smile to Feng Bailing and her daughter.
But the mother and daughter in the south wing were not pleased.
The rooms of the Princess’ Mansion were ranked; east, south, west, north, with the east wing being the most prestigious. It took Aunt Xue over a decade to usurp the position and move Feng Bailing and her daughter to the west wing, only for it to be undone overnight.
Feng Bailing had just moved in, and immediately she had to spend one thousand taels to hire a Taoist priest to exorcise spirits and repair the house.
Aunt Xue had to pay up with a smile on her face.
“The Empress Dowager is getting senile. I firmly believe that the haunting was Feng Bailing’s trickery.”
Feng Xiangxue said, dragging her injured leg and with a face full of dissatisfaction.
“Let’s put the ghost issue aside for now. Haven’t I told you to keep an eye on her? How did you let her learn medical skills at the Other Manor?”
Aunt Xue wasn’t fooled; the haunting could be a ruse, but they both witnessed firsthand the old lady’s revival under Feng Bailing’s care, and Dongfang Lianhua’s improved health.
Could it be that Feng Bailing has become a Divine Doctor?
“It must be Xia Zhu, that double-dealing woman; she certainly deceived me.”
Feng Xiangxue twisted her handkerchief in her hands, seething with resentment.
Xia Zhu was dead, and Chun Liu was uncooperative, leaving what truly happened in those four years with Feng Bailing as an unsolvable mystery.
“I’ve heard the Empress Dowager has been suffering from heart pain recently. The Emperor has even beheaded two Imperial Physicians without curing her. Why don’t I visit the Crown Princess Consort and suggest her to recommend Feng Bailing to the palace?”
Feng Xiangxue didn’t believe that Feng Bailing could outdo the Imperial Physicians.
“Make your arrangements carefully; if she dies, she dies, but don’t drag your father down with her. I’ve heard the gambling houses in Chu City are betting on the spring assessment of Yuxiu Academy.”
Aunt Xue got her information from Feng Ruoyan.
It started with the Yuxiu Academy students, then the Imperial Academy, and finally, the city’s largest gambling house Jubao House started taking bets, expanding from Feng Bailing to other female students from the general populace.
Feng Bailing had the highest odds against her, now at one hundred and twenty to one, and still rising.
“I heard our second uncle secretly made a bet that Feng Bailing will fail. Mother, why don’t we gamble a bit too?”
The thought of Feng Bailing making a fool of herself made Feng Xiangxue’s leg hurt less.
“After autumn, Zhao’an will return to the capital for his report duty; it’s inevitable that we will need to spend money for smooth proceedings. I have five thousand taels here; take it and gamble secretly.”
Aunt Xue clenched her teeth, drawing out all the private savings she had accumulated over the years.
She had made up her mind; Feng Zhanlian’s hand was crippled, removing him from her schemes. Her son was her entire hope; if he made something of himself in the future, he could even receive an imperial decree.
Relying on her son, Dongfang Lianhua could not compare even in her next life.
In the afternoon, at Xinglin Spring Medicine Store.
Doctor Yang was lecturing the new apprentices at the store.
“Who let you sell the newly acquired Lingzhi? I’ve told you before, sell the stock from two years ago first.”
“Doctor Yang, but the manager said the warehouse leaked last year and the Lingzhi got moldy.”
The new apprentice wore a troubled expression.
“Am I the doctor, or are you the doctor? What if it’s moldy? It’s good weather outside; take the Lingzhi out to dry.”
Doctor Yang had already received news from Feng Zhan Tian that Xinglin Spring would be sold sooner or later, and he was eager to profit as much as possible before the sale.
“Doctor, my lady has been suffering from severe headaches lately, could you please take a look?”
A woman walked into Xinglin Spring, followed by her nanny who inquired.
“From this tone and demeanor, not to mention the use of high-quality incense, this must be someone from a well-to-do family!”
Doctor Yang may have lost his sight, but his ears and nose were still sharp. Spotting a wealthy customer, he quickly put on an obsequious smile.
“Lady, please allow me to take your pulse.”
Doctor Yang felt her pulse; it was steady with no obvious problems.
“Lady, you have contracted a severe illness and need to take medicine to properly recuperate, otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t live past a month.”
Doctor Yang spoke earnestly, sighing deeply.
The other party’s hand trembled, and after a long while, the nanny beside her finally asked.
“Doctor, you must save our lady.”
“Lady, you are fortunate to have met me. Though insignificant, I was originally an Imperial Physician at the Imperial Hospital. Out of compassion for the people and a desire to do more for the masses, I started practicing at Xinglin Spring. I’ll prescribe you a medicine; if you take it continuously for three months, you’ll be cured.”
Doctor Yang said this, called an assistant over, and wrote a prescription.
On the prescription were listed numerous precious herbs—Lingzhi, ambergris, ginseng, antler, and so on. A dosage just once would cost over one hundred taels of silver.
Doctor Yang secretly instructed the assistant to exchange the moldy Lingzhi in the storeroom and some scraps of other medicines.
“Doctor Yang, you truly are magnanimous.”
The lady slowly withdrew her hand and then spoke.
The voice, why does it sound strangely familiar?
Doctor Yang looked puzzled.
“Despicable cur! How miserably you have deceived me.”
Dongfang Lianhua was trembling with rage.
Ah Ling said Doctor Yang was a fraud, had long been in cahoots with Feng Zhan Tian intending to kill her, a parasitic worm living off the marrow that had found its way into Xinglin Spring, yet she had her doubts.
Only today, witnessing with her own eyes, did she realize to what extent human malice could go.
She was perfectly healthy and yet was diagnosed to not live another month; ordinary folks who came here would have been swindled even more pitifully.
“Princess Yong’an, how come you’re here. Princess, I have been treating you for many years, without me, you would have already… Princess…”
Doctor Yang hadn’t finished speaking when his neck was suddenly grabbed, and the usually reasonable Dongfang Lianhua snatched his collar, throwing him to the ground.
“I should have seen through all your true faces long ago.”
Dongfang Lianhua did the most out-of-character thing she had done in her life; she fiercely slapped Doctor Yang several times, kicking him to the ground.
Doctor Yang was scared half to death and, scrambling and crawling, got out of Xinglin Spring.
However, he didn’t realize that the entrance to Xinglin Spring had already been blocked by people.
“It’s him, Yang Shoucai! He posed as a physician, he sold dregs to me, and my mother nearly died because of his delay.”
Su Wang, leading a group of people who had been duped by fake medicines and had nowhere to seek justice, surrounded Xinglin Spring.
Upon seeing Doctor Yang, filled with unrestrained anger, Su Wang was the first to tackle Doctor Yang to the ground, pinning his hands behind his back.
“Fellow villagers, the money we saved for emergencies has all been swindled by this quack. Think of our own old mothers, our children who have died from sickness! Beat him!”
A voice in the crowd cried out.
The indignant villagers gathered around Doctor Yang, kicking and punching him.
“Beat this quack to death.”
“You killed my sister.”
“Give back my grandfather’s life.”
“Return our hard-earned money.”
By the time the government officials arrived and dragged Doctor Yang out from the crowd, Doctor Yang had spat out a few mouthfuls of blood and, with a kick of his legs, died.