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Doctor Du pondered for a moment before saying, "If we are to give this medicine to the young man, I will need to take it back and mix it with other herbs first."
Gu Qingning recalled her transaction with Pei Zhiqing. Initially, she had only suspected that Doctor Du was someone else, but now she was certain that he was indeed Pei Zhiqing's person. At that time, she had asked him to find a trustworthy physician to treat Gu Yuxuan and then remind him to seek the divine medicine. Little did she expect that Doctor Du would be so skilled in his craft that even Li Ruofeng and the others had no choice but to comply with him.
"Must he take it away? Is there no way to do this in the residence?" Gu Laotai glanced at Gu Yanran, signaling her to step forward.
Gu Laotai never engaged in such distasteful matters, nor would she allow others to think her petty or distrustful of Doctor Du. Thus, she had her most favored junior speak on her behalf. The conditions in the residence made it impossible for the medicine to be mixed there. Implicitly, if they wanted to use this medicine for Gu Yuxuan, it had to be taken by Doctor Du.
According to the laws of the grand banquet, not everyone could add materials to the alchemical furnace; it required official approval.
"I trust Doctor Du's medical skills," Gu Laotai said, casting a glance at her daughter-in-law Li Ruofeng. "How long will it take?"
"It won't take long—about three days," Doctor Du replied.
"Mother, let Doctor Du take the pill," Li Ruofeng urged anxiously. "Every day we delay is another day of danger for Xuan'er. I believe in Doctor Du."
Gu Laotai instructed Granny Liang to hand the box over to Doctor Du.
Taking the box containing the pills, Doctor Du said, "After mixing it, I will come back again."
After bidding farewell to Gu Laotai, Doctor Du left under the guidance of the servants.
The morning's commotion ended without resolution, leaving Gu Laotai disheartened.
Once everyone had taken their leave, the lively Spring Crane Hall fell silent.
Granny Liang entered and said, "Madam, they have all left."
Gu Laotai remained silent, lifting her head to glance at Granny Liang before asking, "Granny Liang, how many years have you been by my side?"
Granny Liang thought for a moment before replying, "Since the young lady married into the Hou family, I have served beside you. It has been exactly ten years now."
"Indeed, ten years... I am getting old; my eyesight is not what it used to be. I can hardly see that there is a viper among us."
Suddenly, Granny Liang knelt before Gu Laotai with her head bowed low, too afraid to look up.
Not long after, cries echoed through Spring Crane Hall as servants walked carefully, fearful of making noise and suffering collateral damage.
When Granny Liang was thrown out through the back door with her bundle on her back, she did not raise her head but limped as she picked up her belongings and staggered forward.
That day when her daughter was tormented by illness and she did not know what to do, the eldest young lady appeared before her like a savior, offering her silver so she could take her daughter for treatment.
She had served Old Madam Gu for an entire year, yet she had never received a single word of praise. If it hadn't been for the old marquis's lack of interest in worldly pleasures back then, they would have been sent away from the residence long ago.
However, the way she lived now was entirely shaped by the very master she had served for that whole year. On the surface, Old Madam Gu appeared peaceful and kind, but in reality, she could not tolerate even a grain of sand in her domain. Her jealousy ran deep; she could not bear to see others living better than herself. While she had no means to deal with Gu Changqing's family of four, she certainly had her ways of punishing the servants.
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