Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Er Yuehong was not ignorant of etiquette. After all, the Hong Mansion had a theater and a troupe, and business was booming. Even though he had spent a fortune and thousands of taels of gold back then, it only moved the Hong Mansion's surface, while the business behind the scenes remained unchanged.

After Chenpi was taken back, Er Yuehong immediately packed up some valuable gifts and went to the hotel to apologize to Jiang Xinxin. Of course, apology was one thing, but the most important thing was that Er Yuehong was desperate and hoped to get a glimmer of hope from Jiang Xinxin and the other two to heal his wife Yatou.

Jiang Jiuri and Jiang Xiaoguan went out to collect information about the tomb of King Xian. Jiang Xinxin ignored the gifts in the room and chuckled, "Second Master is too polite. I dare not stay in Changsha for long."

Er Yuehong's fair and handsome face first turned red and then pale, but he hardened his heart and knelt down in front of Jiang Xinxin, "I heard that Miss Jiang's family runs a pharmaceutical factory in Guangdong and Guangxi. If Miss Jiang has medicine, please give it to me. The Hong family is willing to pay any price."

Jiang Xinxin remained calm and smiled, "Then Second Master has found the wrong person. The three of us are here in Changsha to purchase antiques, which has nothing to do with the medicinal materials business. Besides, even if our family runs a pharmaceutical factory, it doesn't mean that all of our disciples know how to do medical skills or make medicine."

Seeing that Jiang Xinxin was not moved at all, Er Yuehong knew that it was impossible to force Jiang Xinxin like he forced Zhang Qishan, so he could only retreat and ask again: "Then please ask Miss Jiang to come to my house to check my pulse. Maybe Miss Jiang can provide other ideas."

To be honest, Jiang Xinxin had passively heard a lot about the things between Er Yuehong and his wife during these days in Changsha, such as "a rage for a beauty" or "spending a fortune". But Jiang Xinxin noticed the third person besides Er Yuehong and the maid, Huo Sanniang, the head of the Huo family at that time.

Before the maid appeared, people in Changsha seemed to think that Huo Sanniang and Er Yuehong were lovers who would get married sooner or later. But no one expected that one day Er Yuehong would suddenly spend a fortune on a maid whose family only ran a small stall selling plain noodles, and even made a big fuss to marry the maid who was about to be sold to a brothel as his principal wife.

The other protagonist of the rumor, Huo Sanniang, lost her position as the head of the Huo family due to emotional trauma, and was also gossiped and slandered by gossipers all over the city.

Jiang Xinxin didn't know the whole story, so she couldn't judge Er Yuehong's behavior, but it was an indisputable fact that Madam Hong gave birth to three children for him soon after she came in. Jiang Xinxin also didn't know whether Madam Hong was poisoned or had a disease, but just based on the fact that Madam Hong gave birth to children one after another after she came in, she could conclude without seeing anyone that everything Madam Hong experienced today could not be unrelated to giving birth to children one after another.

Er Yuehong looked very sincere. After all, he was willing to kneel down to save Madam Hong's life. Moreover, Jiang Xinxin could see that there was no drama in Er Yuehong's behavior. He was really trying to grasp every hope and expecting his wife to wait for a miracle.

But Jiang Xinxin felt that Madam Hong's condition was beyond human control, so she refused directly, saying, "Second Master, you are going too far. My Jiang family does run a pharmaceutical factory and sells the drugs it produces all over the world, but there is no magic medicine in the world that can bring the dead back to life. You should be very clear about Madam Hong's physical condition."

Er Yuehong felt a glimmer of hope again, and lowered his knees and continued to plead, "Miss Jiang, you have guessed my wife without even seeing her. Please have mercy on me!"

"Everyone in the Hong Mansion is willing to give everything!"

Jiang Xinxin continued to refuse without changing her expression: "Second Master, you are joking. Madam Hong's body can't even be saved by the deer grass. Do you think I have any extraordinary means to do it?"

She does have great means, so she would not save a person who is doomed to die.

Er Yuehong didn't dare to push too hard. His previous methods worked on Zhang Qishan, but not on Jiang Xinxin.

As soon as Er Yuehong left, Jiang Xiaoguan came back. Looking at the room full of antique calligraphy and paintings, he was curious about where they came from.

Jiang Xinxin sighed and said depressedly: "These are all sent by Er Yuehong. You can pick up half and send them back to Hong Mansion. The rest can be regarded as an apology gift from Er Yuehong, the master, on behalf of his apprentice Chen Pi."

Jiang Xiaoguan understood that Er Yuehong must have been desperate and came to them to ask them to treat Madam Hong, so he quickly told them a piece of news that he had accidentally heard: "The Japanese are also paying attention to Madam Hong's condition, and have even contacted Er Yuehong's apprentice Chenpi, and it seems that they are preparing to send something to Madam Hong through Chenpi."

Jiang Xinxin told Jiang Xiaoguan not to worry about the affairs of the Hong Mansion and Chenpi. "I used the art of looking at qi and saw that there was a place above the Hong Mansion that was covered with yin qi and resentment from underground, which means that Madam Hong's body was corroded by yin qi. Madam Hong's health was not good in her early years, and she gave birth to children one after another. Now she is corroded by yin qi again. She has been too weak to be replenished. So even if the deer grass that Zhang Qishan got was different, Madam Hong still couldn't escape death."

Jiang Xiaoguan hummed, "Madam Hong herself doesn't want to live anymore. She even refused to take the medicine made with deer grass. There's no need to save someone who is determined to die."

Jiang Xiaoguan didn't understand what Madam Hong was thinking, but he felt that Madam Hong probably didn't want to continue suffering, so she quietly stopped taking the medicine and wanted to die early.

Jiang Jiuri came back a little late, but he brought back a very important piece of news: "The original leader of Changsheng Mountain, Chen Yulou, may not be dead. I guess he was embarrassed to face people because he returned in defeat and killed a group of brothers, so he hid himself secretly. As long as we find this leader of Xiangling, we may be able to get the information about the tomb of King Xian from him."

Last time at the mine, everyone didn't have much chance to show off their skills. This Tomb of King Xian is far away from the border, and it was built by ethnic minorities themselves. Even the Zhang family only made a few records and didn't investigate. So Jiang Xiaoguan immediately raised his eyebrows and said to Jiang Jiuri: "Why don't we use the Tomb of King Xian for a competition? The ancient Dian Kingdom had outstanding magic skills, so there must be a lot of bugs. Then we can see who can kill more bugs."

Jiang Jiuri felt that he had taken a step forward in the path of cultivation before Jiang Xiaoguan, and it was true: "It's a deal!"

Jiang Xinxin reminded them: "So, what are you going to bet on?"

Jiang Jiuri opened his mouth and said, "If I win, from now on I will be your elder brother, Jiang Xiaoguan, and you must be respectful to me; if I lose, you, Jiang Xiaoguan, will be my ancestor, and from now on I will be at your disposal!"

Jiang Xiaoguan even took a step back in disgust, "Now I am also your eldest brother, and being your ancestor will not bring any more benefits."