Coming Kingly Son-in-Law: Don't Provoke the First Daughter - Chapter 164

Chapter 164 Poison Master of Yuzhou City

Everyone turned to look at the poison master in surprise. However, he did not look at anyone at all. He just pursed his lips and searched around the room. Finally, he sat on the ground dejectedly and asked carefully, “Miss, did you offend someone? This medicine basically has no antidote. If you want to get the antidote…”

After he said this, he shook his head and said to himself, “Forget it, no one will do that.”

When Shen Qianshan heard that there was a chance of getting the cure, he went up and asked, “There is still a way, right?”

The poison master turned to look at Shen Qianshan. Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He said to Gu Qiang, who was behind Shen Qianshan, “You go out first. I need a quiet environment to prescribe the medicine.”

Gu Qiang was confused, but she still got up and left.

Outside the room, there were many people. Those people came and went with sad expressions on their faces, as if they were confused about where their lives were heading toward.

The people who came here were all sick people. There were many girls like Ling and Sha. They could not afford medicine when they were sick and finally had to give up on their lives.

She sat on the steps, feeling emotional. Some people struggled at the bottom of their lives, thinking that they could live a good life as long as they earned a little more money.

But some people had a lot of money that they could use, but they still did not feel that their lives were much better.

There were footsteps beside her. She looked up and saw Ling and Sha standing in front of her. Their faces looked much better.

Ling was older than Sha, so she took two steps forward and said, “Miss, we have finished consulting the doctor about our illness. There is still some money left. We should return it to you. We have discussed it and feel that we need to repay you. Therefore, we are ready to be your maids. You don’t need to feed us. We are just repaying you.”

Gu Qiang admired the two girls who did not take advantage of her. Thus, she stood up and said, “Since you want to serve me, alright then. When we go back, you two can come with me.”

The two girls were very happy. They looked at each other and found that there was actually a star-like light in the other’s eyes.

In the room, the poison master said with a depressed face, “After I examined Miss Gu just now, I found that there was an aura wandering around her body. This aura was actually caused by amnesia. If I can remove that aura, Miss Gu’s illness can be cured. However, I’m afraid that no one will accept the efficacy-enhancing ingredient to remove that aura.”

Gu Huaian, who was standing aside, took two steps forward and said firmly, “No matter what it is, I can accept it. As long as it can help Qiang recover her memories, even if it cost my heart, I would do it.”

The poison master was moved by Gu Huaian, but he still shook his head helplessly and said, “I know you care for your sister, but your health is not good, either. If you use one of your organs as the efficacy-enhancing ingredient, your sister will be implicated, and her body will become like yours.”

Shen Qianshan, who had been silent all this time, said, “Write down the prescription. I will do it.”

The poison master hesitated for a moment, and then looked at Shen Qianshan’s expression. While writing, he said, “You really are an infatuated man. If you have really made up your mind, then do it well. Otherwise, both your and Miss Gu’s lives will be in danger.”

After he finished speaking, he handed the prescription to Shen Qianshan, who took it and read it carefully. Sure enough, his eyebrows tightened. Gu Huaian wanted to take a look, but Shen Qianshan folded the prescription and put it in front of his chest. He took out a few silver ingots from his sleeve and placed them before the poison master. Then, he stood up and said, “Let’s go.”

Gu Huaian exchanged a look with the poison master. The poison master made a gesture indicating him to relax, and then Gu Huaian followed Shen Qianshan out with relief.

It was already the night of the next day when they returned to the capital. Gu Huaian needed to go back to Tong An Medicine Shop to deal with something important. In fact, it was just to help Shen Qianshan prepare the efficacy-enhancing ingredient. Gu Qiang left Ling and Sha in the courtyard which Ting Xue newly bought in the capital. She helped them clean up and left Gu Huaian to take care of them.

Meanwhile, she and Shen Qianshan returned to Prime Minister Gu’s Mansion.

The lights in the mansion lit up in the middle of the night, and Gu Zhizhang was at his wits’ end in the study.

He kept recalling Gusu Liang’s words. Gusu Liang reminded Gu Zhizhang over and over again about his identity. If this matter were not handled well, he would be very embarrassed.

Gu Qiang played this trick beautifully. She pressured Gu Zhizhang to be in a nonplus. He could not agree with Shen Zhongbai’s proposal, neither could he disagree, so he could not do anything properly.

Before the servant reported it, Gu Qiang and Shen Qianshan pushed open the door of the study and walked in.

Ye, who was about to come over and have an intimate time with Prime Minister Gu, watched the two people enter and suddenly became nervous.

Her informers had already found out about Gu Qiang’s whereabouts. She never expected that Gu Qiang could really find the poison master in Yuzhou City.

The poison master said that there was almost no antidote for this amnesia, but it was always wise to keep cautious. What if Gu Qiang did recover her memory?

Ye was extremely nervous. She went to the door of the study and carefully listened to the sound in the room.

Gu Zhizhang saw that the visitor came with ill intentions, and he was just unhappy with Gu Qiang, so he asked coldly, “Where did you go? Why did you come back at this time? And why did you come back with the Ninth Prince? Don’t you know that there should be a distance between men and women?”

Gu Qiang sat in the chair in front of Prime Minister Gu and reached out to pull a chair for Shen Qianshan to sit down. Then she said, “The Ninth Prince is my fiance. Have you forgotten about this, Father?”

Gu Zhizhang sneered and asked in a mocking tone, “That was the past story. The Third Prince has already ordered to cancel the engagement between the two of you. You are just strangers now. It is better not to interact with each other in the future. Qiang, you are a girl. You have to pay attention to your reputation.”

Reputation? What reputation did Prime Minister Gu want to talk about at this time? When he said this, did he care about his own reputation? Did he care about how others evaluated him, Gu Zhizhang?

“Father, you probably forgot what I said to you. If you want me to marry Shen Zhongbai, then I will give up on my life,” Gu Qiang said slowly.

Gu Zhizhang was furious. He stood up and slammed the table. He pointed at Gu Qiang and said loudly, “Is this the attitude you should have when talking to your father? Gu Qiang, you have really gone too far recently. You don’t have manners, don’t understand your father’s hardships, and don’t understand the pain of your family. You only think about yourself!”

His eyes were bloodshot, and he was so angry that he was about to explode. Otherwise, he would not treat Gu Qiang like this in front of Shen Qianshan, an outsider.

Gu Qiang was not to be outdone. She stood up and said, “Father, you have always only been criticizing me, but you have never thought about what you have done. You don’t want me to embarrass you, and you hope you can exchange me for Gu Family’s peace. But when you do these things, have you ever thought of me?”

Hearing Gu Qiang’s retort, Gu Zhizhang was unable to speak. He said unhappily, “What do you know? How much have I paid for this family? You only saw things that are unfair to you. I keep out the wind and rain for you, making you not need to worry about the basic needs such as what to eat and wear. Did you not see that?”

Gu Qiang actually laughed. There was a trace of indifference in her eyes as she said word by word, “Father, don’t you feel that your words make no sense? Although I have lost my memory, I still remember that when I woke up, my room was in a poor condition. In the capital, there has never been a lady from an official’s family who lives as shabbily as me. I am Prefectural Princess, and I am Gu Family’s wife-born First Lady. But what am I wearing? I am wearing clothes of the same material as a maid’s.”

In fact, Gu Zhizhang knew that in the years when Ye was dealing with the household affairs, she had indeed secretly embezzled a lot of Gu Qiang’s money. Although he knew it clearly, he didn’t show he wanted to help Gu Qiang even though he did want to. After all, Gu Qiang’s mother was already dead, and the one who would live with Gu Zhizhang was Ye.

Now, he finally could not take it anymore, and he had nothing to say.

Gu Qiang continued, “You said that you keep out the wind and rain for us. Well said. But now, my life is a mess, and where are you? Are you sheltering Gu Zhihua or Ye? You should take a good look at the lives of these two people. What is the whole Gu Family like? At this time, you still have the nerve to say that you shelter us from the wind and rain? What a joke!”

Her tone became colder and colder, and she became more and more arrogant. She was so domineering that Shen Qianshan, who was next to her, hid behind her.

Compared to seeing Gu Qiang’s different side today, what he wanted to know more was when Shen Zhongbai called off his engagement with Gu Qiang.

He knew Shen Zhongbai’s feelings for Gu Qiang, which were too obvious. The body of the late Emperor was still not buried, yet Shen Zhongbai quickly took this opportunity to take back the engagement. If not for the fact that it was not allowed to have a wedding in three months after the late Emperor’s death, he would definitely have taken this opportunity to marry Gu Qiang.

The way he planned it was too nasty, but Shen Qianshan could not do anything.

His mind had always been clear. He knew that he had no rights, and that no matter whether Shen Zhongbai could marry Gu Qiang in the future or not, he had to die.

Because he was blocking Shen Zhongbai’s path.

He began to worry. He turned to look at Gu Qiang. The prescription given by the poison master was lying quietly at the place closest to his heart, and he suddenly felt weak all over. It was really difficult to love her, but he was desperately persisting. He gritted his teeth and held on because he knew that if he let go, he would really be doomed.

Gu Zhizhang did not say a word after being outargued by Gu Qiang. Although he did not want to admit that he was in the wrong, the truth was so.

“Qiang, I am old. I may not see some things so clearly, and I am powerless in court. I thought our family could at least be harmonious, but I didn’t expect you to trouble me again and again. Can’t you be a little more obedient and sensible? Can’t you not let me worry so much?” Gu Zhizhang said.

Gu Qiang knew that there was no point in continuing to quarrel with Gu Zhizhang, so she said, “I have decided to restore my memory. For the time being, I won’t be at Prime Minister Mansion. After I recover my memory, I will cut off my relationship with Gu Family. Gu Family will have nothing to do with me anymore.”

“What did you say? Are you crazy?” The anger that Gu Zhizhang had suppressed suddenly rose again.