Chapter 130 - 122: Sue for Peace?

Chapter 130: Chapter 122: Sue for Peace?

The Jin guard snapped, "First you nod, then you shake your head. What is that supposed to mean? Yes or no. It’s a simple question. Can’t you give a straight answer?"

Doctor Song hurriedly said, "My lord, it’s not that I can’t explain clearly, it’s that I’m not certain myself. While this prescription is ingenious, I—I’ve never dared to write one like it. It hasn’t been tested, so I can’t make any reckless claims."

Meng Nan scoffed. "Calling you a quack was the right call, it seems." He turned to the Shopkeeper and ordered, "Fill this prescription. Pay close attention to the dosage—not too much, not too little. It must be exact. Otherwise, if anything happens to me after taking this, your Bai Cao Tang will be held fully responsible."

The Shopkeeper agreed profusely. After taking the prescription from Doctor Song, he immediately went over to the medicine cabinets to prepare the herbs.

Doctor Song asked Meng Nan, "My lord, who is the physician that wrote you this prescription?"

"Why do you ask?" Meng Nan raised an eyebrow.

Doctor Song said, "Anyone who could write such a prescription must be a renowned physician—bold, meticulous, and extraordinarily skilled. I have a few questions about it and would hope to consult with them."

An image of Bai Zhi’s serene face surfaced in Meng Nan’s mind. It was a calm face, tinged with a hint of cold indifference. She didn’t seem like the type to enjoy a lot of excitement.

"If you are fated to meet, you will. If not, you might not meet her even if I were to make the introduction."

That was a clear refusal. As disappointed as Doctor Song was, he didn’t dare press the matter.

The Shopkeeper quickly finished preparing the medicine and presented it respectfully to Meng Nan.

The Jin guard accepted the packet of herbs, then took out a silver ingot and tossed it into the Shopkeeper’s hand. "Prepare another dose of the same amount and deliver it to the government office tomorrow," he said.

The Shopkeeper agreed profusely and saw the two men out. Watching the carriage disappear in a cloud of dust, he finally turned to Doctor Song beside him and asked, "What’s the deal with that prescription? Can it really cure Lord Meng’s illness?"

Doctor Song shook his head. "I don’t know. But for someone to write a prescription like that, the physician must be confident. Otherwise—"

’Otherwise, it’s not an antidote, but a poison. A fatal one.’

He swallowed those words, not daring to speak them aloud.

The Bai Family

This was probably the most terrifying and agonizing day the Bai family members had ever experienced in their entire lives.

The entire household, from top to bottom—no one was spared.

The villagers, having had their fill of the spectacle, dispersed. Bai Zhi and Zhao Lan left with their one hundred taels of silver, making a clean break. Not a single person offered a hand to help the Bai family to their feet.

Bai Erzhu struggled up from the ground. He first helped his son, Fugui, to his feet, then helped Old Mrs. Bai up. "Mother, we’ve suffered a huge loss this time. We have to remember this lesson. From now on, we can’t provoke that girl Bai Zhi anymore. She’s even managed to connect with the County Magistrate’s Wife. If we keep provoking her, aren’t we just asking for more misery?"

Old Mrs. Bai practically gnashed her yellowed teeth in hatred. In all her decades of life, she had never suffered such a humiliating defeat. And to be brought down by the little slut she had beaten since childhood... The rage in her heart was impossible to quell.

Bai Dabao helped Liu to her feet. Her anger wasn’t as great as Old Mrs. Bai’s; her mind was fixated on the one hundred taels of silver Bai Zhi had been holding when she left.

That was one hundred taels of silver!

’If they hadn’t split the family, that one hundred taels would belong to the Bai Family. Would they still need to worry about the money for Da Bao’s marriage arrangements?’

Limping, she shuffled over to Old Mrs. Bai’s side and said in a low voice, "Mother, let’s go find Bai Zhi and Zhao Lan and make peace."

Old Mrs. Bai frowned. "Make peace? What is there to make peace about?"