459 Fox’s Stench 3
Zhou Pingan immediately nodded and said, “I agree. As long as my daughter and I can be cured, I agree. Doctor Su, please save us.”
After having a daughter, as a mother, she wished she could give the best in the world to her daughter. However, she knew that what her daughter wanted was to not have the fox’s stench. To her daughter, this was the best in the world.
If she could be cured now, her daughter would not be treated differently. This was the best gift for her entire youth.
“Doctor Su, take a seat first. Excuse me, I’ll be back soon.”
After saying this, Zhou Pingan left in a hurry.
Su Xiaolu also came out of the room.
Qin Shoucheng was still drinking tea when he saw Su Xiaolu and asked, “How is it?”
Su Xiaolu replied calmly, “I can cure them, two thousand taels.”
Qin Shoucheng spat out the tea in his mouth. After a while, he said, “Sorry, I lost my composure.”
The little girl was still the best. She was kind-hearted. 2,000 taels was not much for the princess.
Su Xiaolu smiled and did not say anything else. She had her own plans. In this world, Princess Zhou Pingan was not the only one suffering from the fox’s stench. If the mother and daughter were cured, the medicine she used would be sold.
As a woman, apart from the fox’s stench, there was also the smell of sweat under her armpits. These smells were all strange. Who didn’t want to be a clean and fragrant girl?
Zhou Pingan quickly married the banknotes. She was smiling, but her expression was still excited. She placed a box in Su Xiaolu’s palm and said excitedly, “Doctor Su, this is 2,000 taels.”
“Doctor Su, where do you live? I’ll get someone to send you back.”
Zhou Pingan said gently. She was polite and could find out the doctor’s address like this. This way, it would not be rude. 2,000 taels of silver was not a lot to her, but it was also a considerable income. She should know where her money had gone and what it was used for.
“Okay. Thank you.”
Su Xiaolu did not refuse. She liked to deal with smart people.
Qin Shoucheng smiled and said, “Princess, I’ll take my leave too. If you have good news, you have to send a message to me to fulfill one of my wishes.”
Zhou Pingan nodded. “Okay.”
She personally sent Qin Shoucheng and Su Xiaolu out.
Su Xiaolu got into the carriage and heard a male voice questioning Zhou Pingan anxiously.
“Princess, how can you so easily trust an unknown doctor and even spend 2,000 taels? How can your illness be cured? That doctor is clearly trying to cheat you of money!”
“The county mayor has overstepped his boundaries. It’s my business how I spend my money. It’s not up to you to interfere.”
Zhou Pingan’s expression was cold as she waved her hand to signal for the coachman to leave.
Su Xiaolu saw Zhou Pingan’s cold face through the small gap in the curtain and could not help but laugh.
Thinking about it, it was not that Zhou Pingan did not have a temper. It was just that he had too much of a temper. That was why she had been enduring it. When her weakness was gone, she would never let herself be bullied again.
Su Xiaolu passed by the pharmacy and came down to buy some medicine. The coachman followed her and watched as she spent all the banknotes. The corners of his mouth twitched. His heart ached.
When Su Xiaolu returned home, the coachman returned to the princess’s residence.
After telling Zhou Pingan the details, he sighed and said, “Princess, this doctor bought a lot of medicinal herbs. The consultation fees you gave are practically all gone. My heart aches when I saw that.”
He looked at Su Xiaolu. She was not dressed gorgeously, so Su Xiaolu’s spending really shocked him. His heart ached even if Su Xiaolu’s heart did not ache.
Zhou Pingan was also puzzled. “She really knows how to spend. But this is good too. The medicine she used on Yaya will also be good.”
Thinking of this, she was much more relieved. Her trust in Su Xiaolu increased a little. She could only believe her completely when Su Xiaolu really cured her fox’s stench.
“Princess, the butler is here.”
At this moment, a maidservant came in and reported in a low voice.
Zhou Pingan waved her hand and dismissed the coachman.
After so many years of neglect, the servants in the residence had forgotten who was the master of the residence. It was time for her to reorganize the residence.
The old butler was called up. He lowered his head and cupped his hands in greeting to cover his mouth and nose to prevent himself from smelling the unpleasant fox’s stench on the princess.
“Butler, look up at me. Why? Am I too ugly and dirtying your eyes?”
Zhou Pingan’s voice was cold and stern. She was no longer as gentle as she was in the past. The more she spoke, the more arrogant she became.
Realizing that something was wrong, the butler’s heart sank and he immediately knelt down. His voice was cautious as he said, “Princess, I don’t know what I did wrong. Please spare me on account of the many years I’ve followed you.”
“What did you do wrong? When the butler reported my whereabouts to the county mayor, do you still remember whose servant you are?” Zhou Pingan questioned coldly.
The butler, who was kneeling on the ground, broke out in cold sweat. His face alternated between red and white. He did not refute and repeatedly admitted his mistake. “Princess, please calm down. I don’t dare to be disloyal to you. It’s just that the county mayor is concerned about you. I hope that you and the county mayor can have a blissful marriage. Therefore, when the county mayor asks, I don’t dare to hide it.”
He admitted his mistake, but he also explained the reason.
Zhou Pingan smiled. “Then it seems like I’m the one who doesn’t know what’s good for me.”
“No, no, no. It’s all my fault.”
He was just a servant. How could he dare to blame a princess?
He did not understand why the princess was so angry. Although he was puzzled, as a servant, he had no right to challenge his master. He admitted his mistake, pleaded guilty, and asked for forgiveness.
Regret welled up in his heart. Ever since he followed Zhou Pingan, Zhou Pingan had a gentle personality. Over the years, he had forgotten his limits.
“It’s good that the butler knows his mistake. Now, I want to give you a mission. Sell those disloyal people as a warning to others. The butler can do this, right? I think some people are already very unpleasant to the eye. I’m considered sober. The more I endure, the more servants will forget their limits. They’re about to climb onto my head. It’s time to reorganize, right?”
Zhou Pingan smiled and said calmly.
If she gave this mission to him, the old butler would have to break his arm to protect himself. The so-called connections he had managed would also be ruined.
The old butler had been managing it for many years, but she had easily disintegrated it with just a few words.
This was only because she was the master and he was the slave.
The old butler’s face was pale as he replied with a heavy heart, “Yes, I understand.”
This huge blow made the old butler sober up. There were some things that a slave could not do. As long as he was a slave, the master could easily disintegrate him.
He didn’t know how much he had to do to satisfy the princess, so he had to deal with it himself. It wasn’t until the princess called for a halt that he realized that the docile and useless master he had always thought was also a master of thunderbolts.