After being forced into a marriage with a wealthy family, the virtuous wife caused a huge uproar.

"The imperial physician was right after all; our lady has been tricked," Zhao Mama said fiercely.

His sharp gaze shot towards Rong Yingluo, who was still pretending to be filial. It was this damned Rong who ruined the lady.

She even brought in a doctor on her own initiative; she did it on purpose.

No, if she was the one who poisoned him, why would she let the doctor say it?

Isn't this just like protesting too much?

Granny Zhao was somewhat confused.

"Doctor, are you sure you're not mistaken? My mother is the mistress of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. Who would dare poison her?" Rong Yingluo exclaimed in shock, her eyes wide.

"Your Highness, the Duchess's poison has been lurking in her body for many years. I don't know why it was triggered, which is why it came on so fiercely. If I had arrived two days later, she would have certainly died," Doctor Qu said with unusual certainty.

These words shocked even Su Jingyi.

How is that possible?

"Doctor, this is impossible. If I was poisoned many years ago, why couldn't the imperial physicians detect it?" Su Jingyi did not trust the doctor invited by the Rong family.

It was only out of desperation that they agreed to let the Rong family hire a doctor.

"Madam, not all poisons can be diagnosed. Some poisons can remain buried in the body for many years, and without a trigger, they may never manifest in one's lifetime."

Therefore, I dare to guess that the poison in your body was administered by someone twenty years ago, but the perpetrator was very skillful in doing so.

Or perhaps the person who poisoned you didn't intend for you to be poisoned now, but you may have come into contact with something you shouldn't have without your knowledge, which led to the poisoning." Dr. Qu's words sounded very mysterious.

Su Jingyi's heart tightened.

Twenty years ago! These words gave her a sudden shock, and she had already made a bold guess in her mind.

very good.

No wonder that man didn't visit her even once while she was sick; he was feeling guilty.

She even foolishly sent him messages, urging him to take action.

"Doctor, is there any hope for our lady?" Granny Zhao asked, snapping out of her daze.

"There is hope. I have some experience in detoxification. However, this poison is quite troublesome to cure. In addition to acupuncture to expel the poison, we also need to have a medicinal bath to detoxify, and then supplement with decoction. It will take at least half a month to completely remove the poison." Doctor Qu described the treatment process as very difficult.

"Doctor, please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything." Granny Zhao believed him.

"Your Duke's Mansion should naturally prepare what you need. I never provide any medicine myself when I practice medicine, and the consultation fee must be agreed upon first." Doctor Qu stood up, looking inscrutable and aloof.

"Please tell me the price, doctor," said Granny Zhao.

"This poison, Lady Duchess, is the most difficult to cure I have ever encountered in my life. If it weren't for the Rong family head's intervention, I might not have taken action against such a troublesome poison. That's why I'm asking for ten thousand taels of silver." Doctor Qu straightened up, as if it was an honor for the Duke's mansion and a matter of respect for the Rong family that he was willing to treat her.

Rong Yingluo was overjoyed when she heard him ask for ten thousand taels of silver.

The doctor my father found, Dr. Qu, is truly a talent.

"What? Ten thousand taels? How can you be so greedy? Everyone says that doctors are benevolent, yet you're asking for such an exorbitant price. The capital is so big, no doctor has ever dared to quote such a price." Granny Zhao was so shocked by the price he quoted that she couldn't hold back her words.

"Granny Zhao, you're wrong about that. Doctors are human too; how would they eat if they didn't charge consultation fees?"

Moreover, when my father invited Doctor Qu to treat my grandmother, it cost a full 20,000 taels of silver.

My mother's life was far more precious than my grandmother's. The doctor was already being very generous by charging 10,000 taels of silver.

"Can't the dignified Duke's mansion afford ten thousand taels of silver?"

Rong Yingluo immediately launched an attack, even though she was just a servant girl next to the Duchess.

Granny Zhao wanted to say, "Why don't you come and pay for this?" But then she remembered that Rong's dowry was locked up by the Duchess, and she would need the Duchess's permission to take it.

"Heal!" Su Jingyi, who was suffering from the heat, interrupted the two.

Granny Zhao dared not say another word.

"Since the Duchess has agreed, then I will first try to control her condition."

Doctor Qu immediately took out silver needles and began to administer acupuncture.

Rong Yingluo noticed that his acupuncture technique looked very familiar, indicating that he was from the same school.

Looking at Doctor Qu, he must be over sixty years old. Could he have been a disciple of Qingyun Temple before?

How exactly did his father find him?

Her original intention was to find a doctor with some medical knowledge to pretend to be a doctor, and then she would secretly give him the antidote so that he could give it to Su Shi at the appropriate time.

But now it seems that Dr. Qu is a truly capable person.

Sure enough, after a round of acupuncture, Su Jingyi's face no longer showed signs of pain.

"Dr. Qu's medical skills are truly remarkable." Lu Ming couldn't help but exclaim, having witnessed the entire process firsthand; the facts were undeniable.

The Rong family really put a lot of thought into it.

It seems that the Duchess's suspicion of the Heir Apparent's wife was a miscarriage of justice.

Feeling much better, Su Jingyi slowly sat up with Rong Yingluo's help.

"Dr. Qu, I'm counting on you this time. Butler Lu, arrange for Dr. Qu to stay in the guest quarters, and have someone take good care of him. Don't neglect him," Su Jingyi instructed weakly.

"Don't worry, Madam, we will make sure Doctor Qu is comfortable." Lu Ming had already figured out what the Duchess meant; she probably wanted to recruit Doctor Qu.

He needs to send someone to find out who this Doctor Qu is.

Doctor Qu was led by Butler Lu to write a prescription and prepare the medicinal materials needed for the medicinal bath.

"Mother, how are you feeling now?" Rong Yingluo asked with concern.

"This Doctor Qu is quite skilled. Where did your father find him?" Su Jingyi began to inquire.

"It seems to be Gucheng, which is about two or three hundred miles away from the capital." Actually, Rong Yingluo wasn't too sure either.

"You should go back too. I heard it was your elder brother who brought Doctor Qu. I'm not feeling well today, so there's no need for him to come and pay his respects. We can talk about it another time." Su Jingyi didn't want Rong Yingluo around at this moment.

She needs to think carefully about what Doctor Qu said today.

"Yes, Mother." Rong Yingluo had been planning to take her leave anyway, which suited her perfectly.

Back at the Silver Willow Courtyard, Rong Zhixiu sat down at the stone table in the courtyard to drink tea, while Yinghong served him enthusiastically, chattering away.

"Young Master, Miss is amazing! Yesterday, we caught a little maid trying to steal Miss's silver notes, but instead..."

"Ahem." Rong Yingluo coughed lightly, interrupting Yinghong's excited expression.

"Brother, let's go to the study to talk. Yinghong, you guard the door and don't let anyone near the study," Rong Yingluo instructed.

"Yes, Miss."

The brother and sister sat down in the study.

Rong Zhixiu's eyes instantly filled with worry: "Sister, the day you returned home was truly too dangerous. I really can't bear to see you stay in the Duke's mansion any longer. Is there any way you can leave the Duke's mansion? I'm afraid that if something happens to you, Mother will definitely not be able to live, and you will also blame yourself to death."

"Don't worry, elder brother, I won't die. I have a way to leave the Duke's mansion, it just will take some time."

Tell your parents not to worry. Just focus on making money so you can give me enough when I need it.

"I don't want to manage my dowry shop either, so please help me, eldest brother. I just need to collect the profits each month." Rong Yingluo was willing to be shameless in front of her eldest brother.

She has never studied business, and the shop will definitely lose everything if she takes it in.

"Okay. My father, my second brother, my third brother, and I are all good at business, so you don't need to worry about us. Just take care of yourself and don't make us worry. We're waiting for you to come home."

Rong Zhixiu was happy to help his sister manage the dowry shop, and he could also use this as an excuse to visit the Duke's mansion more often, so he could see his sister more often.

"Oh, right, I wrote a letter. Please forward it to the Fourth Prince, Yuwen Zhang. It needs to be delivered today." Rong Yingluo felt it would be better to ask her elder brother for help with this.