Traveling through the Republic of China, I married a dead person

Su Bai politely invited Doctor Jiang into the main room of the front yard.

Before Mr. Kong became seriously ill and was bedridden, most of the visitors were received here, and only a few close confidants and those who wanted to discuss private matters were invited to the backyard.

Su Bai had already made up his mind to pretend to be unaware and wait and see how Doctor Jiang would respond.

Zi Yan made some tea and brought it over. After sitting down, Doctor Jiang pretended to ask Su Bai how she was feeling recently and whether she had any severe pregnancy reactions.

"Thank you, Doctor Jiang, for your concern. I have no reaction and I don't want to eat sour food." Su Bai deliberately asked, "Doctor Jiang, is this abnormal? I heard that pregnant women will like sour food especially?"

Doctor Jiang looked at Zi Yan who was standing beside him and gave Su Bai a wink.

Zi Yan was very sensible and walked out of the main room immediately.

"Young Madam, you don't have to play dumb with me, right?" Doctor Jiang lowered his voice.

Su Bai deliberately paused for a moment before saying, "What Dr. Jiang said really confuses me. If you have something to say, please speak directly."

The pair of small eyes behind the crystal lenses stared at Su Bai for a long time before asking, "You really don't know?"

"What do you know?"

"You..." Doctor Jiang lowered his voice even lower: "You are not pregnant at all."

Su Bai stood up: "Doctor Jiang, don't say that!"

Doctor Jiang no longer hid it. It was the Second Wife who found him and paid him to give Su Bai the fake pulse.

She lied to the master that Su Bai was pregnant with a son.

"I just don't understand why the second wife did this?" Su Bai began to pace on the floor of the main room and pretended to be innocent.

Doctor Jiang was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush before explaining his purpose.

Obviously, he didn't believe that Su Bai was completely unaware of this matter.

But no matter whether Su Bai knew it or not, the second wife was dead, and the ultimate beneficiary of this matter was only Su Bai.

Mr. Kong's inheritance was left to the non-existent fetus in Su Bai's belly. Su Bai was only the manager of the Kong Mansion.

If he spread the truth that Su Bai was not pregnant, Su Bai would lose control of the Kong family's wealth.

"But I am still the eldest lady of the Kong family!" Su Bai tapped the table lightly. She said this to test whether Doctor Jiang knew anything besides the fake pregnancy he and the second wife had staged.

"Yes, you are the eldest young lady, but you will not be able to enjoy the wealth of the Kong family. Mr. Kong's property may go to the second young master or the third young master. Will they be willing to give you a bite of food..." Doctor Jiang stretched out his huge index finger and tapped twice under the table: "You have to live by others' faces."

Su Bai breathed a sigh of relief. Doctor Jiang didn't know much, but at least he didn't doubt her identity as the eldest lady.

"You and the second wife conspired to cheat Mr. Kong in such a big way. How long do you think you can live?" Su Bai asked.

Doctor Jiang didn't care about Su Bai's threat. He believed that those who were barefoot were not afraid of those who wore shoes. He bet that the eldest young lady would not give up the Kong family's property just for a little money or out of anger.

"Compared to the future of the eldest young lady, my worthless life is nothing, right?"

"Tell me, how much do you want?"

Doctor Jiang opened his five fingers and waved them in front of Su Bai: "5000 dollars, change them into gold bars for me."

"Are you crazy?" Su Bai was angry. She didn't expect Doctor Jiang to speak so loudly.

Doctor Jiang also put down his face: "The eldest young lady said she didn't know the truth, did you think I would believe it? The abortion-preserving medicine I prescribed for you is actually a pregnancy-promoting medicine. How dare you say you didn't know? Pregnancy-promoting medicine, whose child do you want to have? Could it be that dead ghost from the Xiankelai Inn a few days ago?"

Su Bai was stunned. Even he knew about Wang Yutian's affairs!

Doctor Jiang was even more pleased when he saw Su Bai was distracted. He tapped the table several times with his big bony index finger and asked, "What did your personal maid buy the arsenic for? Did she use it to poison rats?"

Su Bai remembered an old saying: knowing too much will kill you.

Wang Yutian is dead. Even though he was not killed by himself, he died because of himself. To be more precise, he sought death by himself.

Now, there is one more person who is looking for death. Su Bai wishes he could strangle Doctor Jiang to death right now.

If they were not in the main hall in the front yard but in their own backyard, perhaps Su Bai would really take action. She and Zi Yan should have a chance of winning against a shriveled old man.

If all else fails, there's still the Browning pistol.

Looking at the smug expression of Doctor Jiang, Su Bai was glad that this was not the backyard and this man could not be killed.

Doctor Jiang is quite famous in Sanlong. From the county magistrate to ordinary people, there are few people who don’t know him.

Did he tell his family about this?

Don't act rashly.

Doctor Jiang seemed to be showing off as he told Su Bai how he knew that Zi Yan bought arsenic from the drugstore, which happened to be the drugstore where he often prescribed medicine for his patients.

That day, Zi Yan bought arsenic and left the pharmacy, and he walked into the pharmacy right after, just in time to see Zi Yan's back.

"It's because Longxing is too small. Hehe, 5000 yuan is a drop in the bucket for your Kong family. I keep my word. I will take the money and leave Longxing and Shandong!" Doctor Jiang began to taste tea in a serious manner.

Su Bai had just taken over the Confucius Mansion and had not yet received all the debts. He could not gather 5000 silver dollars or gold bars at once. After some bargaining, the two of them set a limit of days.

Ten days later, Dr. Jiang will send someone to the Confucius Mansion to collect 2000 first, and the remaining 3000 will be paid in full upon maturity.

Doctor Jiang is quite considerate. If gold bars cannot be exchanged in a short period of time, equivalent legal currency will do.

Su Bai had some understanding of the legal currency issued by the Republic of China. The purpose of issuing legal currency was to unify the currency and replace the circulation of silver and copper coins.

One yuan of legal tender is equivalent to one silver dollar.

When issuing legal tender, the circulation of silver dollars was prohibited, but this policy was not effectively implemented. In addition, the legal tender depreciated sharply afterwards, and the status of silver dollars and gold bars as hard currency became more solid.

At that time, the legal currency had not yet depreciated, and Dr. Jiang wanted gold bars and legal currency instead of dollars because they were easier to carry.

Doctor Jiang vowed that he would leave Shandong after taking the money, and Su Bai had no choice but to believe him.

A few days ago, he withdrew 100 oceans from the account very smoothly. This time he wanted to withdraw 5000 oceans. Su Bai almost broke out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.

She had already figured out most of the Kong family's accounts. Although the Kong family was large and powerful, it was not easy to come up with 5000 yuan in cash all at once.

More than 6000 yuan was collected as funeral money at the master's funeral, but Kong Dai said that Kong Chen was keeping an eye on the money.

It made no sense for Kong Chen to take this money, but there was nothing he could do. When had these warlords ever been reasonable?

However, Kong Dai also suggested to himself that he should make a false account of silk and gold and keep a part of it for himself.

Yes, take out 2000 from the consecration fund and use it to pay the first installment to Doctor Jiang.

Where does the remaining 3000 come from?

Just as Su Bai was worrying, Zi Yan walked in from outside. Although she didn't hear all the conversation between Doctor Jiang and Su Bai, she understood the general meaning.

"Young Madam," Zi Yan said timidly, "I have something to say..."

"Go ahead, I told you, you and I are sisters."

What Zi Yan wanted to say was that Su Bai shouldn't have agreed to Doctor Jiang's request so readily, and even if he did, it wouldn't count.

"What should we do then?" Su Bai asked.

Zi Yan made a gesture of wiping her neck: "Kill!"