Chapter 319: Chapter 268: Breaking the Deadlock

The first lady sent people to keep an eye on the situation over there, and sure enough, a servant soon came to report the follow-up.

Everything was as they had anticipated, Jiang Yihuan blamed the wet nurse, claiming that she didn’t pay attention to her diet, leading to the milk being problematic and causing the child to become foolish.

"First lady, is Marquis Jing’an usually in his right mind?" Su Yaoguang asked.

The Marchioness Jing’an understood Su Yaoguang’s implication, her eyes full of sarcasm: "If it were in the past, he still had some sense. Now I’m afraid his mind has completely taken leave."

Such an obviously flawed lie, and he believes it. We can only say Jiang Yihuan has some skills. Of course, that is also because Marquis Jing’an is willing to indulge in the lie.

Having no heirs for so many years, he is desperate for a child to prove that he is not the problem. Otherwise, with so many concubines in the backyard, if none of them get pregnant, it inevitably leads others to suspect the man is the real issue. Men, after all, even if they know the truth, care about their face.

"I’ll go take a look. Those wet nurses are innocent," the first lady said, "If we let her take lives recklessly, there will probably be more families falling apart."

"We appreciate the first lady’s hospitality today, we’ll take our leave first," Su Yaoguang said, "Please take care, the check-up will be done by Jing’er in a few days."

After returning from the Jing’an Marquis Mansion, Su Yaoguang followed everyone back to Taoyao Square first.

Zhou Wangshu came to Taoyao Square to fetch Su Yaoguang after his duties and then returned to Cheng’an Hou Mansion with her.

"Young Madam, the Marchioness wants to see you," the old maid stopped Su Yaoguang and said to her.

Zhou Wangshu’s eyes darkened, "Oh? It’s rare for the Marchioness to want to meet us as a couple, let’s go then!"

"Young Master, the Marchioness only invited the young madam."

"Is the Marchioness unwilling to see me?" Zhou Wangshu said lightly, "The young madam and I are one, it makes no sense to only see the wife and not the son."

The old maid didn’t dare to say anything more.

Zhou Wangshu is the master, she is the servant. If he insists on going, how could she stop him?

Moreover, now that the second young master has become a wastrel, it’s clear that this young master is set to inherit. Offending him would not lead to good days.

Zhou Wangshu took Su Yaoguang to the main courtyard.

Upon entering the main door, they saw Marchioness Cheng’an slumped on the couch, looking very frail.

Marchioness Cheng’an’s eyes flickered upon seeing Zhou Wangshu.

"The young master is here too."

"I heard the Marchioness wanted to see my wife, so I came along, perhaps I can help with something," Zhou Wangshu said lightly.

"Does the young master have some misunderstanding about me?" Marchioness Cheng’an said weakly, "I am happy that you, the child left behind by my sister, can return. On her deathbed, sister was most concerned about you. After marrying here, I have loved you like my own. It was only later that such accidents led to our separation for so long. There were misunderstandings before, but the young master must not listen to others’ provocations."

"Madam didn’t call me here to say these things, may I know why you wanted to see me?" Su Yaoguang, uninterested in her pretense, said.

"It’s about Zhen’er," Marchioness Cheng’an said. "You know Zhen’er’s situation. He is in pain, and Cheng’an Hou Mansion is losing face because of it. I hear that Taoyao Square has a kind of scar removal cream, famous for its effectiveness. Might you be able to procure some for Zhen’er to use?"

So it turns out she was after the scar removal cream.

Look at her playing the apology and emotional card, one might think there was some grand scheme.

However, it’s understandable to show weakness over the scar removal cream. The products from Taoyao Square are in high demand, and they almost sell out as soon as they’re displayed. Some long-time clients enjoy special treatment, and Taoyao Square keeps stock aside for them, leading to frequent shortages, including this particular scar removal cream.

"The scar removal cream is rather hard to come by," Su Yaoguang said. "Its ingredients are particularly hard to find, and after gathering them with difficulty, only a few jars can be made. Therefore, the price of the scar removal cream is extremely high."

"We are family, certainly it wouldn’t..."

"Madam, I still have thousands of workers to support, and the raw materials for the scar removal cream are exceptionally difficult to gather. Just one jar costs fifty taels in materials alone, not including labor costs. If labor is counted, the price skyrockets."

Anyway, the scar removal cream has been in shortage for a long time, so she sets the price. If the Marchioness hears of a different price elsewhere and questions her, she can claim this is an improved version, naturally priced higher. The improved version works even better than before.

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