In my past life, I was buried alive! Reborn, I'll overturn the capital.

Chapter 19 Vice Minister Jin

Faced with Chu Shishi's merciless words, Jiang Chuchu's face stiffened, and she was momentarily speechless.

Seeing Jiang Chuchu's predicament, Chu Shishi chuckled, "Didn't you want to know why we promised you but are now going back on our word?"

Instead of dwelling on the issue of servants with Jiang Chuchu, Chu Shishi asked Jiang Chuchu the question that was of most concern to her.

As expected, Jiang Chuchu's attention was diverted. "Why is that?"

"You're asking me? Why don't you ask yourself what you've actually done?" Since Jiang Chuchu wanted to make a scene, she would kindly tell her.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Jiang Chuchu felt a growing unease. Could it be because of Jiang Qingyue?

"Hmph, you've been enjoying your life for years, yet you're ungrateful. I thought you'd finally come to your senses after the birthday banquet, but you're still bullying Jiang Qingyue. The servants only helped Jiang Qingyue, and you beat and drove them away. So this is the kind of character the noble lady of the Prime Minister's mansion has been raised for so many years is!"

As soon as Chu Shishi finished speaking, snickers came from all around.

The commotion had attracted some onlookers, who initially thought someone was trying to break into the Vice Minister's residence, but it turned out to be related to the Prime Minister's residence.

Jiang Chuchu looked helplessly at the surrounding crowd, then at Chu Shishi's sarcastic and disdainful expression, "You...did Jiang Qingyue say something to you? She slandered me! It was her..."

Chu Shishi interrupted Jiang Chuchu's sobbing, "Whether it's true or false, God can see it. I wouldn't dare associate with someone as two-faced as you. What if you stab me in the back?"

After saying that, Chu Shishi sneered and ordered the servants to close the door immediately.

Now, standing in front of the Vice Minister's residence, Jiang Chuchu, facing the pointing fingers and whispers of the crowd, burst into tears. "I didn't! Jiang Qingyue is slandering me! I didn't..."

However, no one listened to her; they simply turned and left indifferently, and some even spat at Jiang Chuchu.

At the back of the crowd, Jiang Chuchu saw a familiar figure—it was the servant who had been beaten by her and had led the way in helping Jiang Qingyue.

Indeed, after the three were kicked out, Qian Shan, the servant who had first helped Jiang Qingyue, felt both sympathy for Jiang Qingyue and resentment towards Jiang Chuchu. The three of them conspired and decided that they absolutely could not let Jiang Chuchu off easily.

So, after the three were thrown out, they spread rumors about the good deeds Jiang Chuchu had done, and their injuries were the most powerful proof of it.

Upon seeing that familiar figure, Jiang Chuchu could no longer hold back. "Jiang Qingyue, it's you again! I will never let you get away with this! Never!"

At this very moment, in the Vice Minister's residence, Jiang Qingyue was leisurely sitting in the pavilion drinking tea. "Your tea is quite good."

Chu Shishi glanced at Jiang Qingyue and said, "I underestimated you."

When Jiang Qingyue came to her door, Chu Shishi was quite surprised. Although she hadn't attended the birthday banquet, she had heard about it and therefore looked down on Jiang Qingyue's weak behavior.

Later, when Jiang Chuchu invited her to see what kind of person she was that could suppress the real heiress, Jiang Qingyue came to her door to discuss cooperation. Only then did she discover that Jiang Qingyue was not as useless as the rumors suggested.

In addition, she herself disdained to associate with Jiang Chuchu, so she naturally agreed.

"Your actions are ineffective; at most, they'll damage your reputation, but they won't bring her down." Chu Shishi saw things very clearly, and therefore found Jiang Qingyue's actions puzzling. "If you want to deal with her, you have plenty of resources and methods at your disposal."

“It’s more interesting to do it yourself, isn’t it?” Jiang Qingyue didn’t want to owe anyone a favor. “My goal has never been simply to deal with her. What happened today was just an appetizer. Jiang Chuchu will definitely not be able to stand it and will take action. As long as I can force her to take action and find a handle on her, I can naturally get what I want.”

"What do you want? I feel it's not just about this identity, is it?" Based on her conversation with Jiang Qingyue just now, Chu Shishi realized that Jiang Qingyue probably didn't care about this identity.

Jiang Qingyue smiled but remained silent.

Of course, she couldn't say that all of this was to get back what her mother had left her.

"If you don't want to talk about it, fine. I've already helped you. Now tell me, what can you do for me?"

Even so, she didn't actually plan to interact or socialize with Jiang Chuchu much even if Jiang Qingyue didn't come.

"You often feel cold pain in your abdomen, have poor sleep, and sometimes have headaches. You must have been treated for a long time but still haven't gotten better."

Jiang Qingyue knew that she couldn't rely entirely on her own efforts, but she also wouldn't rely on the power of the emperor and the King of Qin. After all, it's better to rely on yourself than on others. Therefore, her first priority was to develop her own power and network of connections.

Chu Shishi, as the daughter of a high-ranking official, had no prior relationship with Jiang Qingyue in her previous life, but she had spoken up for her during her most difficult time. She was bold in love and hate, and had a clear sense of right and wrong. For this reason alone, she was someone worth befriending.

Moreover, she is ambitious and not the kind of young lady who is willing to be confined by the limitations of the inner chambers. Jiang Qingyue believed that she would definitely be able to help her in the future.

"How did you know?" Chu Shishi's face immediately fell.

Only the parents and the imperial physician knew about this. The parents would not have told them on their own initiative. Could it have been the imperial physician?

Although it's not a serious problem, it can affect fertility. She doesn't care, but her parents are very concerned.

"As you know, I have been living among the common people for many years, mingling in the streets and alleys. I once even learned a few tricks from a wandering doctor. It's just that his methods of practicing medicine were a little different from those of ordinary doctors."

This was the first time Jiang Qingyue had revealed her abilities to someone else. Moreover, it wasn't something she had figured out herself; rather, it was something she had discovered in her past life when she spoke up for herself, offended Jiang Chuchu, and was later exposed by Jiang Chuchu's scheme, which also ruined a very good marriage.

The kindness she showed me in my past life, I should repay in this life. At the same time, if I can bring her into my camp, it will also help my future plans.

"Can you cure him?" Chu Shishi looked at Jiang Qingyue with a skeptical gaze.

Jiang Qingyue nodded, "Since I can see it, I can naturally cure it."

"Why should I trust you?"

"Since it hasn't worked after all these years, why not give it a try? What if it works? The worst outcome won't be worse than it is now. If you're worried, you can ask the doctor who has been treating you to stay by your side. However, you can't reveal my identity."

Jiang Qingyue naturally understood her concerns; she wouldn't have felt at ease if someone else had said the same thing to her.

Chu Shishi remained silent for a long time before slowly speaking, "Alright, I'll give you a chance. I hope you won't disappoint me. If you can really cure me, I will definitely repay you."

Jiang Qingyue nodded slightly, then wrote down a prescription and handed it to Chu Shishi. "You can have the doctor take a look first. If there are no problems, you can start taking it. After a period of conditioning, I will give you acupuncture for the second stage."

After saying that, Jiang Qingyue prepared to take her leave. Jiang Chuchu, who ran back crying, was probably already brewing other tricks for her!