Chapter 2424: Chapter 2421: the Qi family’s Grand Secretary Qi Makes a Move

"Even if he can diagnose the Dowager Empress, so what? Anyone with eyes can see that she’s old and full of ailments, could be gone anytime. If Lu Sangqi gets implicated, the Emperor certainly won’t let him off."

"Man’er, what you say makes sense, but Lu Sangqi can still meet the Emperor, and who knows when he might get summoned to the palace as an imperial physician." This was also why Second Lady Huo didn’t want to marry Huo Ning to Lu Sangqi.

She never showed any favoritism to the daughter of a concubine and naturally didn’t want them to marry into better families, living better lives than her own daughter.

Huo Man sneered, "Mother, have you forgotten? Lu Sangqi already refused once to enter the palace as an Imperial Physician. Otherwise, with Physician-in-Chief Lu’s status, how could he not recommend his own grandson? He is indeed proud, but after refusing once, the Emperor surely wouldn’t ask again."

"Given that, at the end of the day, he’s still a poor doctor. Take our Huo family, for instance, he doesn’t dare offend us. Otherwise, why would he keep delaying and tolerating us, clearly just putting on an act."

"Moreover, Huo Ning even knows Madame Yue, considering the personality of the Qi family’s Third Madam, how could she possibly think favorably of that mother and daughter? If Huo Ning doesn’t keep it a secret and even voluntarily mentions it, she’s already offended the Third Madam Qi. We can’t afford to provoke the Qi family; best to marry off such a troublesome girl far away, lest she brings trouble to the Huo family in the future, then it would be too late."

Thinking about how her own marriage wasn’t settled yet, though she’d seen a few families, she wasn’t satisfied with any unless it was a family with a noble title so she could live well. But ironically, the ones she liked were not pleased with the Huo family. If the rumor spread that the Huo family offended the Qi family, wouldn’t her prospects become even harder?

With this thought, Huo Man became even more anxious.

Her irritation for Huo Ning grew intolerable.

"Mother, if you’re not satisfied, just pick someone at random and marry Huo Ning off far away, as long as she doesn’t stay at home and get in the way, I find her annoying. Every time there’s a banquet, she tends to ruin my reputation. Mother, surely you don’t want to sabotage my future just out of spite, do you?"

"So many years have passed, that woman has long lost favor, there’s no need to pay her any mind, she’s nothing but a small fry now."

Second Lady Huo, feeling distressed for her daughter, softened her tone to comfort her: "Alright, alright, dear daughter, don’t be upset. Mother will promptly find someone to marry off Huo Ning, ensure she doesn’t stay at home blocking your prospects."

After soothing Huo Man, Second Lady Huo arranged for someone to escort her back.

She then sorted through recent suitors, all from merchant families, not people from the capital, marrying off Huo Ning would mean sending her far away.

As for the Qi family, Second Lady Huo also hurriedly sent someone over to explain to Minister Qi that Huo Ning’s acquaintance with Madame Yue was purely coincidental and had nothing to do with their Huo family.

Minister Qi had people monitoring the Third Madam Qi, was aware of Huo Ning visiting Southern Garden, and speaking with Madame Yue, even if he didn’t know what they talked about, he planned to deal with Huo Ning with the mindset of sparing no mistake.

Seeing the Huo family offer an easy solution, he chuckled, initially pondering how to deal with Huo Ning without offending the Huo family, the opportunity was now handed to him.

Now that the Huo family was so cooperative, he certainly wouldn’t let such a good opportunity slip by.

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