Spring Drunk Chang'an

The eunuch leader was really depressed.

He also really wanted to say something good for the Imperial Concubine to smooth over the situation. After all, now in the harem, Queen Song claimed to be ill and could not go out, and the power to assist in managing the six palaces was in the hands of the Imperial Concubine.

The county magistrate is better off taking charge now!!

His Majesty clearly favors Prince Yan.

He is a eunuch in front of the emperor and is not under the management of the harem, but he does not want to offend the concubine and the prince. However, this magic medicine, this, is really a coincidence.

His Majesty asked, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked at him eagerly.

He dared not say a single word of nonsense.

Really, just say whatever you want!

"Your Majesty, I followed your orders and went to the Imperial Household Department to retrieve that miraculous medicine. However, Steward Qin from the Imperial Household Department said that the medicine was taken away by the Imperial Concubine yesterday. At the time, I thought that perhaps the Imperial Concubine was ill, or that His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan was unwell, so I hurriedly asked Steward Qin about it. But, but..."

The chief eunuch paused, looking embarrassed.

Xiao Chuo frowned and a sarcastic smile appeared on her lips.

Emperor Yingwu didn't notice and asked worriedly, "But what?"

"You have something to say."

"But, Chief Steward Qin said that the Imperial Concubine took the magical medicine as a beauty product!"

After the eunuch leader said this, he knelt down immediately.

Emperor Yingwu:...

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Xiao Chuo: ...

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"What? A beauty product?"

The father and son of the Heavenly Family said in unison.

"Yes, when Rongguo first sent tribute, they said that Bamboo fern was a miraculous medicine for healing bones and tendons. Furthermore, stewing it also had the benefit of beautifying the skin. However, that was something the envoys told Steward Qin privately when the plant was first stored in the warehouse, so few people know about it."

The chief eunuch knelt and explained in detail, "A few months ago, the Imperial Concubine celebrated her fortieth birthday, and since then, her hair has been turning gray. Chief Eunuch Qin brought in some purple bird's nests, Ganoderma lucidum, and other hair-beautifying products. He also casually mentioned 'Rosenbergia serrata'. At the time, the Imperial Concubine said nothing, but yesterday she suddenly brought it up with the Imperial Household Department, ordering Chief Eunuch Qin to present this 'medicine'."

"The Imperial Concubine has the authority to assist in the management of the six palaces, and the bamboo shoots have been stored in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for three years, so Chief Steward Qin presented them to her."

His voice became lower and lower.

In fact, even if the imperial concubine has the power to assist in the management of the main palace, she is only in charge of the inner palace. The tributes from the small countries in the Western Regions are placed in the inner treasury of Emperor Yingwu. Logically, not to mention the imperial concubine, even the queen has no right to use them privately. The purpose of Chief Steward Qin's trip is purely to curry favor!

It is dereliction of duty.

However, having said that, the imperial concubine's arrogance was caused by Emperor Yingwu's own indulgence. This had happened many times in the past. She had privately used things from the inner treasury, but Emperor Yingwu had never dealt with her. He had just sighed and laughed it off.

It's just that this time, he bumped into the prince.

Emperor Yingwu looked embarrassed, covering his lips with his hand and coughing lightly. He smiled at his son with a guilty conscience and immediately ordered, "It's rare for the Crown Prince to speak to me!"

"Go to the Imperial Concubine's Palace and get the 'Rosinaria officinalis' back."

"This rare Western Regions miracle medicine is not for beauty and nourishment. If the Imperial Concubine feels that she is getting old, well, find a few bushels of pearls that were recently sent as tribute from the South China Sea and give them to the Imperial Concubine so that she can use them on her face."

He ordered this.

Privately, I felt that the imperial concubine was wronged for the sake of the prince.

Xiao Chuo raised her eyebrows and said nothing.

The eunuch leader didn't follow the order. Instead, his expression... looked more like he was suffering from constipation. He knocked his head against the ground and said bitterly, "Your Majesty, after Chief Steward Qin informed us of the news, I personally went to the Imperial Concubine's palace to report the matter, hoping to seek advice. However, however..."

"The housekeeper in Her Majesty's palace reported back that the 'Rou San Bamboo' was brought back yesterday and used to make soup for dinner. Now Her Majesty has eaten it all!"

"Has it been eaten?" Emperor Yingwu was stunned and asked in astonishment, "Such a large piece of magical medicine, and there's not a single bit left?"

When the envoys from the Western Regions presented tribute, he had taken a look at the 'Rohmannia glutinosa'. In his memory, it was a bamboo-jointed, rather soft 'stick'-like object, about the size of a normal man's arm.

Imperial Concubine, did you eat the whole thing?

What about big ones?

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Imperial Concubine used some for herself and gave some as a reward to the Princess of Yan..."

"Also, I took some this morning and this evening."

The eunuch leader lowered his head and answered without saying much. However, he secretly felt that such a large piece of 'Essence Bamboo' would definitely not be enough for two women to finish in four meals. The imperial concubine should have some leftovers, but when he heard that the prince wanted some, he deliberately made things difficult for him and was unwilling to give it to him.

I've finished eating, it's just an excuse.

Emperor Yingwu had some guesses that the imperial concubine was just throwing a tantrum, but since she had already said that, if he issued another decree, it would be a slap in her face, making it clear that he did not believe her and accusing her of "deceiving the emperor."

He was silent and looked at Xiao Chuo silently.

Xiao Chuo looked back at him expressionlessly.

After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Father, this is the first time I have spoken to you..."

Emperor Yingwu's back was a little bent, and he covered his guilty conscience with an awkward laugh. He said, "Well, Crown Prince, this is such a coincidence. No one expected this. The Imperial Concubine got the medicine yesterday, and she didn't know you needed it. Now, it has become like this. There is no way, otherwise..."

"You want to change the medicine?"

"Or, if you need something else, you can go to the inner storehouse and pick it out yourself!"

Xiao Chuo lowered her eyes, "Father, how can we change the medicine?"

In medical practice, even if one or two grams of a certain medicine is missing, let alone changing it, the effect will be very different. What's more, in the prescription given by Doctor Bai, "Echeveria Saposhnikovia" is the main ingredient.

How to change it?

"Well, how about I order the Rong Kingdom in the Western Region to bring 'Carthamus tinctorius' when it pays tribute next time?" Emperor Yingwu rolled his eyes and offered a solution.

only……

The countries in the Western Regions were far away from Daxia, and there was no time limit for paying tribute. Sometimes it was three to five years, sometimes seven to eight years, and there was no exact time. Moreover, "Rosenbergia paniculata" was a rare treasure of Rong State. Who knew if there would be another one after offering one?

Xiao Chuo wanted to say, who are you fooling?

but……

The miraculous medicine had already been eaten by the imperial concubine, and he didn't dare to ask whether there was any left. Emperor Yingwu obviously didn't want to offend the imperial concubine and was unwilling to pursue the matter.

Xiao Chuo couldn't force him.

After all, although Emperor Yingwu did not help him solve the problem, his attitude was good enough and he showed enough "sincerity" to deal with him.

He could only obey the order, "I, your son, will obey your father."

Afterwards, he said goodbye and left with a cold face and cursing in his heart, and returned to Duke Cheng'en's Mansion to tell him what had happened.

The Song family was stunned.

Such a rare and precious medicine, so rare, something that can save lives, and you just stewed it and ate it?

A violent thing!

What do they do now?

Yu'er finally had hope of recovery? Now, all this time, he couldn't afford it until he could pay tribute to the Western Regions again?

Who knows when they will come?

The Song family was filled with anxiety and went to see Doctor Bai together to ask if they could change the main medicine.