Medical Brocade

Chapter 375
Just as Qingping left, footsteps sounded again, somewhat hastily, Qu Ruowen turned his back to the door, and thought it was Li'er, but he didn't expect Wei Lige to come back, it took less than half a day to go out this time.

"What's the matter, so anxious?" Qu Ruowen waved away his wild thoughts and asked.

"Sure enough, as you said, there is indeed a grain store that is in full swing. I haven't heard much about that grain store before. I went back and asked my father. He said that the grain store was newly opened recently. Who is the owner does not know." I know, there are only a few guys running the business, and I've already sent someone to investigate." Wei Lige snatched the teacup from Qu Ruowen's hand, and there was a lip print on it when she drank tea just now.

"You..." Seeing that Wei Lige was really thirsty, Qu Ruowen ignored him, "I thought he would support the existing grain shop, at least he had some strength, and his price would not be too high. I didn't expect him to be Starting from scratch, replacing the old with the new, in this way, if he wins, the future economic lifeline will be completely in his hands."

"However, being disturbed by this incident may not necessarily be a bad thing." Wei Lige put down the teacup and sat down beside Qu Ruowen, "My father said that although my family is the one that bears the brunt this time, the other four families should bear the brunt of it." They all understand the stakes, as long as one family falls, the other four will surely follow suit."

"If the skin is not there, the hair will not be attached, but the lips are dead and the teeth are cold. They all understand that this way, we don't need to work hard to persuade them to advance and retreat together." Qu Ruowen smiled slightly, which was a blessing among misfortunes. At least it added a turning point to this worsening situation.

"So the five imperial merchants are going to gather to discuss countermeasures." Wei Lige brought the latest news.

"When and where?" Qu Ruo asked, concerned about the things that confuse her the most. There are some places that she can't go to. Once she goes out, she will be followed by someone, and the capital will start digging again.

"If there are no accidents, the sooner the better. I guess it should be the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. As for the location, it has not been decided yet. In the past, it will be held in a teahouse."

"Teahouse?" Qu Ruowen imagined the scene of the teahouse in his mind, and then thought about how to get into the teahouse and participate in it.

"Actually, with my family as the head, the five families originally set up a chamber of commerce. Once something happened, they would negotiate in a timely manner and lead the affairs of all the shops in the capital and even Qi. This kind of chamber of commerce usually meets once every few months. The head of the Chamber of Commerce will be changed every five years, and he can also be re-elected, mainly depending on who and the strong family business behind him."

"Why didn't you say it earlier, if I knew there was such a chamber of commerce, I wouldn't have to bother Wuming." Qu Ruowen felt a little guilty after hearing this, and didn't know how Xie Wuming was doing.

"I didn't think about it for a while, and I won't participate in these old men's meetings." Wei Lige knew that he was not a saint, so he would inevitably make mistakes, "Besides, there shouldn't be any harm in stimulating Wu Ming."

Qu Ruowen listened to it, and felt that it made some sense. If Yan Weiqing's marriage could be used to delay Yan Weijue, it would be twice as effective. She didn't refute it, and she acquiesced in Wei Lige's words.

After Wei Lige was briefly satisfied, he frowned again and said, "This is good news, but there is also bad news following it."

"What's the bad news?" Qu Ruo asked. The waves are calm now, anyway, there are strong winds and waves everywhere, and she is not afraid that the wind and waves will be more violent.

"Since the case of poisoned food, my family has suffered losses in all aspects. Presumably, the status has been greatly inferior to before. The weight of this discussion may not be higher than that of the other four families, so this time, I am afraid that it will not be able to dominate everyone. , even if it is a favorable suggestion, if the other family disagrees, it may not be able to be put into action." Wei Lige said helplessly.

The Wei family used to be the head of the five families, followed by the Qu family, so this time, it should be Qu Fengquan who can speak.

But Qu Fengquan, even Ye Yaode or Dong Changshang or even Hu Liangqi, are easier to deal with than him.

"No matter what, I have to..."

"Miss, it's not good, something happened, something serious happened, I just arrived on the street, and I saw..." Lier ran into the house, and saw Wei Lige and Qu Ruowen discussing something, But Qingping was not there at all, where was she in a daze, when she saw Qu Ruowen, she stared at her for a long time, the more she looked at her, the paler her face became, the more panicked her expression became, as if she saw some scary person.

"Li'er, what happened, what did you see?" Wei Lige felt that something was wrong and asked aloud.

"It's...it's okay, slave...servant has something to do, first...retire." Li'er turned around and ran away.

Qu Ruowen narrowed her eyes, thought for a while, and woke up with a start. She didn't have time to explain, and hurriedly said, "Li Ge, catch her, don't let her run away..."

When Qu Ruowen asked Wei Lige to make a move, Wei Lige seemed to have guessed something, he took a step ahead of Qu Ruowen, and with a flash, he touched Lier's acupuncture points, brought her back to the house, and closed the door.

Li'er couldn't help trembling all over, her eyes were full of fear.

Li'er just mentioned the street, so she saw the notice, there was her face on it, and by comparison, she knew that Qingping's house was actually harboring criminals from the imperial court, if they were caught, they would suffer accordingly , That's why she was so panicked and wanted to tell Qingping about it, but Qu Ruowen was the first person she encountered.

"Li'er, you can't mention this to anyone, not even Qingping." Wei Lige wanted to understand the truth, but Qingping and Li'er knew too little about it, and they might not understand righteousness, so let them It's hard to pretend not to know.Not to mention anything else, just with Lier's current appearance, anyone who looks at it will have problems.

Li'er had her acupuncture points pressed, and she had no way to escape, but her look, once she escaped, would definitely spread her affairs. This was an instinctive reaction, and it was also a way to seek vitality.

Although he knew it, Qu Ruowen would never allow this to happen within a few days.

"Miss Li'er, I'm sorry, there are some things I can't explain to everyone right now. Now that you know, I can only ask you to hide it for a few more days. In this way, everyone can live in peace. If you leak any news, Then I can only be sorry." Qu Ruowen took out a pill from the medicine box, it was exactly the same as the one that was given to the man in black back then, and anyone with a bit of knowledge would definitely recognize what it was.

"This is poison. I'll give you the antidote when the weather calms down." Qu Ruowen forced Li'er to swallow it, "Also, if you don't want to have trouble with the blue screen, please ask Miss Li'er to talk less, after all, you If you open your mouth and Qingping accidentally slips the tongue, not to mention the two of you, even the entire Wanhualou will be convicted."

When Li'er heard this, if Wei Lige hadn't supported her, she would have already collapsed on the ground.

Seeing that the threatening words had an effect, Qu Ruowen spoke softly, "As long as Miss Li'er keeps her word, when the time comes, I will definitely leave without a sound, and I won't let anyone know that I have stayed here before."

Li'er was in a deep struggle, even though she knew that what Qu Ruowen said was true, could she believe it, but if she didn't believe it, so what?Now her life is in the hands of the other party, and the other party is likely to take her life, and she still has to live for her parents, brothers and sisters.

"Miss Li'er, what are you thinking about? If you agree, just nod, and you can go to work. If you don't agree, then I can only watch you bleed to death from all seven orifices." Qu Ruo asked Yun Danfeng lightly , as if talking about things that have nothing to do with her, the one who can kill people just by talking and laughing is not the emperor who has no jokes, but her.

After waiting for a while, Qu Ruowen pouted at Wei Lige, Wei Lige understood, and unlocked the acupuncture points for Lier.

"Miss Li'er, you can go now." Qu Ruowen was as calm as a stone statue, looking at everything about others, but she was always the same.

Li'er moved her hands, moved her feet, and finally she was able to move freely, but there was a poison hidden in her stomach, how could she be free.Originally, she was living a smooth life, but she never expected to encounter such a mess. Lier was extremely wronged and had nowhere to tell, and her heart is still beating violently.

Before Li'er left, Qu Ruowen didn't stop her, let alone Wei Lige. She had already done what she had to say, and there was no point in imprisoning her.

"I haven't had time to ask, what kind of poison do you give them?" Wei Lige didn't go after Li'er to keep the agreement or break the agreement, good or bad is already there, it all depends on her choice, at worst he Then he took Qu Ruowen to another flower house, anyway, there are many places like this in the capital.

However, he believed that Qu Ruowen's white face singing was very successful this time. No one could survive Qu Ruowen's poison and threats. Same as the man in black.And servants like Li'er must have no choice but to work as maids in Hualou, so they will cherish their lives even more.

"It's just a sugar pill." Qu Ruowen said casually.

"Sugar pills?" Wei Lige was shocked, he actually gave the enemy this kind of food, he didn't expect to be able to scare the opponent, he really admired Qu Ruowen, in this respect, he was far from enough.

Qu Ruowen shrugged his shoulders: "It's not the real enemy, there's no need to be so extreme, and I don't have time to give them medicines one by one. The rarer the poison, the higher the value, I can't use it at will, right? After a few days, when there are no dangerous symptoms, they will understand, and it is just to scare them for a while."

"Then what are your plans for the future, continue to live here, or change to another one?" Wei Lige decided to worry about the current problems first, anyway, it is not difficult to change places, at most it will add another sum to the romantic debt.

"Although Li'er is frightened, it doesn't mean she won't talk too much. I'd better stay here and have a look. It won't be too late to leave here until the Lantern Festival." Qu Ruo asked.

(End of this chapter)