CHAPTER 269: CHAPTER 269: IT’S FIRST-RANK CRIMSON!

The freckled woman and the fat woman exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.

They came this time specifically to cause trouble for Su Jinxiu Workshop, hoping to tarnish its reputation a little, and if they could completely ruin it, there would be a large reward.

Earlier Long Yue had said that if the matter was true, they would kick Embroiderers’ Pavilion out, which was exactly what they wanted, right?

The two women instantly became excited and eagerly stepped forward to speak boldly.

"Oh, owner, it’s like this, the two of us are good sisters, and last time we heard people say that the clothes from Su Jinxiu Workshop were nice, so we came to take a look, each bought a piece and went home. Coincidentally, we both wore our new skirts the next day. Who knew? Before half a day had passed, we broke out in rashes, feeling terribly uncomfortable!"

"Yes, look at this, tsk tsk, is this meant for people to wear? Even pigs wouldn’t want to wear this!"

The two women scrambled to show their arms to Long Yue.

Long Yue glanced and exclaimed, "Is it very serious? Look, isn’t it serious?"

She looked at the crowd watching the drama.

Originally, these people were about to leave, but as soon as Long Yue, the "Evil Woman Li," appeared, they gathered back.

"It is serious. What do you want to do about it?"

A young married woman glanced, then looked at Long Yue with an expression that seemed to be waiting to see how she would handle it.

Long Yue nodded and clapped her hands lightly. Instantly, four servants blocked the entrance.

"Yun Niang, go and call the nearby renowned doctors, and also invite that famous physician from Baicaoxiang."

Upon hearing these words, Yun Niang and the two women turned pale.

"Mrs. Li?"

"Why call the doctors?"

"Yes, why call doctors? Su Jinxiu Workshop compensating would suffice, calling doctors is too troublesome..."

As they spoke, their eyes evaded for a moment, clearly guilty.

Initially, Yun Niang did not understand why Long Yue wanted to do this, but seeing the two women’s reaction, she realized.

This was a deliberate framing. To expose the conspiracy, just find renowned doctors to take a look. Those doctors care about their reputation and wouldn’t diagnose recklessly.

Moreover, she had invited her master, Duanmu Nan.

That person was truly a famous doctor—or rather, to call him a miracle doctor would not be an exaggeration. With him around, the conspiracy of these two would be nowhere to hide!

Yun Niang glanced at Long Yue with admiration, then instructed the three female workers nearby to quickly call the doctors.

The two women were dumbfounded.

Those were some of the most renowned doctors in the vicinity! Wouldn’t their little tricks be immediately seen through?

"No need, really, no need!"

"Yes, landlord, you’re really a good person, but... truly no need, hehe..."

Their smiles were worse than crying, and Long Yue chuckled as she stepped forward to pat them on the shoulders.

"No need? How can that be? You’re seriously ill, and if something unexpected happens, causing a life-threatening situation, I, as a small landlord, can’t afford the responsibility. Let’s invite some doctors for a consultation, shall we? See, I’m being considerate, aren’t I?"

The two women turned as pale as vegetables.

Inviting one doctor would have sufficed; maybe they could muddle through. But arranging a consultation? You’re clearly trying to expose us, aren’t you?

The two women exchanged a glance, then the freckled woman directly headed outside: "Sorry, I forgot there was an urgent matter at home, I’ll come again another day!"

"Me too, there’s no one watching my child, I must go take care of them!"

The two said as they hurried outside, with Long Yue coldly shouting from behind: "Stop!"

Immediately, two servants blocked their way.

The four servants were rather burly and trained in martial arts, specifically assigned by Long Yue to Yun Niang to prevent unexpected incidents. Not to mention the four, the two women couldn’t handle even one and were thus blocked at the entrance.

The two women became anxious, stomping and shouting: "What are you doing? Trying to privately detain us? Aren’t you too bold?"

"Exactly, we will report this to the government, just you wait!"

"Report to the government?"

Long Yue chuckled, daring to confront even the Young Madam of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, not fearing them at all.

"Great, let the government officials come and witness, to see who is doing wrong, and send that person to prison!"

"..."

The faces of the two women looked increasingly grim.

They tried again to head outside, but the result was the same; those four burly men were like a copper wall, impenetrable!

With so many people gathered together, it attracted more curious passers-by who stopped to watch.

Fortunately, this was Zhuque Street, the largest main street in Shengjing City, with the street being thirty zhang (100 meters) wide, so the crowd at the entrance wouldn’t cause a traffic jam.

The crowd grew larger, just what Long Yue wanted.

After a while, several nearby renowned doctors arrived, having been generously hired, and Duanmu Nan also came.

Others were automatically ignored by him as he smiled and looked at Long Yue, thinking, what mischief is this girl up to now?

Long Yue blinked at him and stuck out her tongue adorably, a stark contrast to her usual fierce and terrifying "evil woman" image.

"What is Madam calling us for?"

A kindly old doctor, his hair and beard turning white, held a silver ingot and looked smilingly at this provider of wealth.

These doctors, usually a house call might fetch at most five taels, and here she offers ten taels... Goodness, wealth indeed makes people feel like kneeling and flattering naturally, how can this be?

Long Yue laughed, "It’s nothing much, these two aunts have rashes on their arms, could you take a look at what’s going on?"

"Ah, sure, sure!"

Apart from Duanmu Nan, there were five doctors who stepped forward to examine the two women’s pulses. The women wanted to resist, but with the four burly men nearby watching closely, how could they?

"Hiss—this seems to be caused by contact with some plant juice... This needs immediate medication, otherwise it might result in complications!"

An old doctor inhaled sharply, surprised by the redness on her arm, as some areas were even suppurating.

"Indeed, but it’s unclear what juice it is, making it hard to prescribe medicine. Let me take another look..."

"It’s First-Rank Crimson."

The several old doctors jostled around wanting a clear view, suddenly a gentle voice came from behind.

Uh... everyone paused, then the first old doctor who spoke slapped his forehead in shame: "Right, it’s First-Rank Crimson, oh dear, look at this old man’s memory, not good at all! Sir..."

He turned around wanting to pay respects, but instead saw a young man.

The young man wore an elegant light blue robe, with one hand behind and the other in front, his face bearing a faint smile, appearing very kind.

The old doctor’s smile turned stiff, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

They, having lived so many years, hadn’t figured out the plant juice, yet this young man could tell just by glancing from afar...

Bro, why say it outright, wouldn’t it have been better to hint? Do we not need our dignity?

Ah, the old doctor felt a fleeting sadness...