The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

Cang Yue shook his head:

"No.

The people of the Shen clan are very generous. If the elders of the clan develop a good recipe, they will directly share it with all the younger generations in the clan.

This recipe for the Zi Mu Dan was developed by the clan leader's great-great-great-grandfather. Everyone in our clan knows it, so it's no secret. It's completely fine for me to tell you."

Xu Junjun was amazed by what she heard and for the first time she felt a yearning for the Shen clan.

This Shen clan is a completely all-round medical and drug app platform!

According to Cangyue's words, all the people in the Shen clan have the same prescriptions. Doesn't that mean they can discuss and exchange ideas around various prescriptions every day and express their opinions freely?

This is truly an all-round medical hub!

Cangyue somewhat understood Xu Junjun's concerns.

The Shen clan has been in seclusion for so many years, but during their interactions with the royal family, the recipe for the mother-child elixir has been leaked.

But after all these years, apart from the Shen clan, have there ever been a pair of mother and child pills appearing in other places in Tianqi?

The answer is of course no.

The recipe for the Mother and Child Pill cannot be made with just one prescription. In addition to dozens of medicinal ingredients, the poisonous insect in the Mother and Child Pill is the most important one.

The Shen clan, who mastered the core secret technique of raising Gu, were not afraid of the prescription being leaked at all.

On the contrary, if anyone asked for a prescription, the Shen people would offer it enthusiastically. They also wanted to see if there were any other hidden Gu-raising families in Tianqi besides the Shen people.

If anyone can make a better Zi Mu Dan according to their prescription, they will come to them with great joy to ask for advice, and the art of raising Gu has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Therefore, what Xu Junjun just said was totally unnecessary.

The maid brought over the pen and ink, and Cangyue grabbed the pen and clumsily wrote out a prescription.

Xu Junjun took the prescription and looked at the large, dog-scratching characters on the paper. The corner of his eye twitched, and he pointed at the first character and asked sincerely:

"Miss Cang, is this the word 'Shi' for stone?"

Cang Yue was washing the ink that had accidentally stained her fingers. Upon hearing this, she turned her head and glanced at him, then said carelessly:

"Oh, that's not a stone, it's the moon in laurel."

Xu Junjun: ...

This Miss Cang's handwriting is even more abstract than she herself.

Xu Junjun held the prescription and read it quickly. She found that there were dozens of words on the page, and she didn't recognize more than twenty of them.

As a top student, I experienced the feeling of illiteracy for the first time.

It was hard to describe how Xu Junjun felt, but this prescription was very important, so she thought it would be better to ask and write it again herself.

"Miss Cang, I didn't read much when I was young, so I can't recognize some characters.

How about this, please repeat it again and I'll rewrite the prescription based on my own understanding."

After all, the other person was being generous. Xu Junjun felt embarrassed to point at the other person's nose and say that he was ugly, so she could only find a lame excuse.

Fortunately, Cangyue was simple-minded and did not find the loophole in Xu Junjun's words. When Xu Junjun sat down at the table and picked up the pen, she ran to the side and read the names of the medicinal herbs.

While writing the prescription, Xu Junjun briefly exchanged a few ideas with Cangyue.

As soon as the words came out, the two of them felt a sense of mutual admiration and felt that they had met too late.

In the end, after writing the prescription, Xu Junjun directly pulled Cangyue to the pharmacy to fiddle with the herbs.

The prescription given by Cangyue was almost the same as the one she had come up with, except that it contained a few herbs with similar medicinal properties. Xu Junjun's prescription was different, and with the prepared herbs as a basis, the two of them acted very quickly.

According to the correct prescription, Xu Junjun and Cangyue worked together and made the outer layer of medicine coating of the Zimu Pill in just one morning.

At this point, Xu Junjun was shocked to realize that the most important part of the Mother-Child Pill was not the outer medicinal coating, but the Mother-Child Gu worm inside. He then looked at Cangyue dimly, silently grinding his teeth:

"No wonder you of the Shen Clan aren't afraid of the formula being leaked. Without your own Gu worms, this Zi Mu Dan wouldn't work at all."

Cang Yue chuckled:

"Of course. This Zimudan Gu worm is extremely difficult to raise.

It takes eight years at the shortest and ten years at the longest to raise a pair of mother and child Gu.

Apart from the Shen Clan, I don’t know of any other place in Tianqi that can spend so much time raising Gu.”

Xu Junjun was dumbfounded:

"So, doesn't that mean I can't make the Mother-Child Pill?

Well, Miss Cang, I wonder if anyone in your tribe has raised a mother-child Gu recently?

Can I buy two pairs?"

Thinking about how difficult it was to raise this mother-son Gu, Xu Junjun immediately changed her words:

“A couple!

A couple is fine."

Cang Yue held her chin up and thought for a while. When she turned around, the silver chain headdress on her head made a crisp sound:

“There are a few uncles and aunts in our clan who are almost recovered.

However, they raise them for their own children, not for you."

Xu Junjun groaned:

“What to do then?

You can't let me raise one myself, right?"

Xu Junjun was very afraid of crawling, multi-legged things. When she saw those black bugs, she got goose bumps all over her body and was really scared of them.

Cang Yue suddenly spoke:

“It’s not that there is no way.

It suddenly occurred to me that there was another person who had a Gu worm."

Xu Junjun was overjoyed:

"Who?"

Cang Yue pointed at herself:

"my brother."

"Your brother?"

Xu Junjun recalled the arrogant rooster-like big man at the gate of the palace and hesitated:

"Will your brother sell it to me?"

Cang Yue tilted her head and looked at Xu Junjun:

“I’ll ask for you later.

Given my brother's character, he will definitely negotiate terms with you, and then you can just see if you're willing."

Xu Junjun felt disappointed after hearing this and decided to go ask Brother Cangyue later.

If brother Cangyue is unwilling, she will go to Cangyue to find a solution.

The elder sister always has her own way of dealing with her younger brother.

As long as she does her job well, she doesn't believe that she can't get through to her brother.

For the sake of the Mother-Child Pill, she accidentally lost her virginity and paid such a huge price. Even if the sky falls, she will succeed in making the Mother-Child Pill.

The handling of the Queen Mother seemed to be going smoothly, and most of the court officials supported it. However, a small number of officials secretly spread rumors that the Emperor was unfilial, trying to put pressure on the young Emperor and the Regent in an attempt to change the outcome.

Jun Xiaochen would not let this happen. After coming out of Xu Junjun's courtyard, he has been dealing with these matters in the study.

All the ministers involved in this matter received warm greetings from the palace.

If anyone wants to make trouble about this matter later, don't blame him for being ruthless.

After finishing his business, Jun Xiaochen pressed his brows and called in his personal guards.

"Has Weidong returned home?"

This morning, after leaving the palace, Jun Xiaochen sent Wei Dong out to do some work. It was already noon, so he should have returned home early.

The personal guard bowed and reported:

“My lord, the commander has not returned yet.

Master, is there something wrong?"

Jun Xiaochen nodded:

“Send these letters to the various prefectures.

Ask them to respond to you immediately.”

The personal guard took it with both hands, nodded in agreement, and quickly left the study.

After everyone left, Jun Xiaochen stood up and looked at the scenery in the courtyard. After hesitating for a while, he put down the letter in his hand and walked out of the room.

Xu Junjun originally wanted Cangyue to have lunch together, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Cangyue waved her hands like a windmill.

She said she was not used to Tianqi's food and wanted to go to the kitchen to make some hometown specialties to fill her stomach.

Xu Junjun did not force anyone to do anything. As soon as Cangyue explained the reason, she let the person go.

Today was a fruitful day and Xu Junjun was in a good mood. When she asked the maid to order lunch, she even ordered two spicy dishes.

The food was delivered to the room. Xu Junjun hummed a song, washed her hands, and sat down at the table. Before she even picked up her chopsticks, a shadow fell in front of her eyes.

Jun Xiaochen has arrived.

When Xu Junjun saw the handsome face of the man, her face froze, and she immediately thought of what he said when he left in the morning.

Her eyes subconsciously swept over the ointment bottle on the dressing table. Worried that Jun Xiaochen would say something shocking, Xu Junjun coughed uncomfortably and spoke first:

"Busy working?"

"Well, I've finished most of the work, so I came to see you at noon."

Jun Xiaochen curled his lips and nodded. The fatigue from a busy morning disappeared the moment he saw Xu Junjun. Noticing her wandering gaze, Jun Xiaochen glanced at the jade bottle on the dressing table and spoke softly:

"Have you applied the medicine?"

Xu Junjun's face flushed and he nodded randomly:

"Uh-huh."

Seeing that she was intentionally avoiding the topic, Jun Xiaochen thought she was being shy and continued to ask:

“Is the medicine effective?

If it doesn't work, I'll go to the Imperial Hospital again."

"Great, great, very good.

Okay, okay, let’s eat.”

Xu Junjun suddenly interrupted him, the tips of her ears red as if dripping with blood.

Jun Xiaochen stared at her crimson earlobe for a few seconds and laughed for a moment:

"Jun'er, you look so shy..."

“Jun Xiaochen!

Do you want to eat? If you want to eat, eat. If you don’t want to eat, leave immediately.”

Xu Junjun trembled all over when he shouted at her, and she couldn't stand it anymore, so she slammed her chopsticks and cursed loudly.

Knowing that if he continued to say this, he would really irritate people, Jun Xiaochen pursed his lips and lowered his head, smiling as he picked up some food for Xu Junjun with his chopsticks:

"Okay, I won't tease you anymore.

By the way, I have already dealt with the last matter. If you want to take revenge yourself, I will take you to the palace."

Jun Xiaochen started talking about business, and Xu Junjun's hot face finally cooled down. He lowered his head and ate some bamboo shoots. Xu Junjun's speech speed returned to normal:

"You've solved everything, why should I go to the palace?"

Jun Xiaochen raised his eyes:

"You can kill her if you want."

Xu Junjun was startled, her chopsticks froze in mid-air, and she looked at Jun Xiaochen with confusion and surprise:

"Are you serious?"

Jun Xiaochen nodded:

"certainly.

When did I ever lie to you?"

Xu Junjun was silent. This was true. The bastard Jun Xiaochen had hurt her, poisoned her, and almost killed her, but he had never lied to her.

After a moment of silence, Xu Junjun still shook his head:

"Forget it. After all, she couldn't hurt me despite all her tricks. I'll spare her life this time."

It’s not that Xu Junjun is kind-hearted, but once this woman dies, it will definitely cause a stir in Tianqi.

The little emperor is in poor health, and Jun Xiaochen has to take care of the front court and the harem, and he is busy as a top all day long. If she really listens to him and goes to the harem to kill people, Jun Xiaochen will probably not have peace for the whole year.

Anyway, she would be leaving soon and would never see the Black Widow again. She didn't want this incident to create another causal connection between her and Jun Xiaochen.

She...can't afford to pay it back, and doesn't want to pay it back.

What's more, the palace maid had given her a message last time to remind her, but she was too careless and didn't guard against it.

To be honest, this unexpected attack was caused by her underestimating the enemy.

Although Xu Junjun hated the Black Widow for harming her, she understood that she was also responsible.

Thinking of this, Xu Junjun became very calm and had no intention of taking Black Widow's life.

Jun Xiaochen did not accept what Xu Junjun said, and there was a hint of darkness in his eyes as he looked at her.

After being together for a long time, he already knew Xu Junjun very well. If Xu Junjun did not intend to pursue the matter after suffering such a great loss, there were only two possibilities.

One is that she doesn't care.

Second, she was worried.

The possibility of her not caring is zero. Given her vengeful nature, if anyone provokes her, she will definitely retaliate with great fanfare, and make that person avoid her next time they see her. It is impossible for her to endure the injustice silently.

Excluding the first possibility, there is only the second one left, which she is worried about.

Worried about the trouble and consequences that will come from pursuing the matter, if she feels the cost is too high or the benefits are not justified, she will choose to give up temporarily.

Considering the cause and effect, Jun Xiaochen knew very well that this was definitely not a good sign.

The two of them had already had physical intimacy, and their relationship was as close as a married couple. Jun Xiaochen knew that he could not be evasive in front of Xu Junjun, so after a moment's thought, he said directly:

"Jun'er, are you worried that she'll die and I won't be able to take care of the aftermath?

Or do you feel that we were too involved before and it's not easy for you to extricate yourself?

Or maybe, out of consideration for the emperor's health, you don't want to cause him trouble?"

Jun Xiaochen said three sentences in a row, each of which hit Xu Junjun's sensitive nerves, causing her face to change slightly and her eating movements to slow down.

Looking up at Jun Xiaochen's serious eyes, Xu Junjun felt that the food in her mouth had lost its taste.

Putting down his chopsticks, Xu Junjun sighed and decided to come clean.

"Jun Xiaochen, do you like me?"

As soon as this question came out, the air between the two of them instantly froze.

Jun Xiaochen stared at Xu Junjun's clear eyes and immediately understood that she wanted to make things clear with him today.

For no reason, Jun Xiaochen felt a little nervous.

It's very strange. He was able to remain calm during the Tianqi Palace coup and turn the tide without changing his expression even in the face of tens of thousands of rebels.

But now, Xu Junjun alone made him feel pressure he had never felt before.

His inquiring gaze fell on Xu Junjun's face, and his wise brain quickly thought about how to answer to make her happy.

After a moment, under Xu Junjun's gaze, Jun Xiaochen spoke carefully:

“No one could ever force me.

If I don't like someone, I will never touch her, even if I die."

The implication is that if he didn't like her, he would not touch her even if he exploded and died that day.

Xu Junjun expressed her understanding, speaking directly and concisely:

"So you mean you like me?"

The word "like" made Jun Xiaochen's heart burn. He stared at Xu Junjun's beautiful pupils, nodded firmly, and spoke in a gentle and affectionate tone:

"certainly.

Jun'er, I am delighted with you."

Jun Xiaochen's eyes were so fiery and burning that Xu Junjun's heart trembled slightly. She subconsciously wanted to hide, but when she thought of the next words, she stopped abruptly and looked at him:

"Jun Xiaochen, what would you do if I told you that I couldn't respond to your feelings?"

Jun Xiaochen frowned:

“What does it mean to be unable to respond?

You don’t like me?”

Jun Xiaochen is not a stupid person. In their daily interactions, Xu Junjun occasionally shows him admiring glances that are full of the romantic undertones between men and women.

He didn't believe that Xu Junjun had no feelings for him.

He just felt that Xu Junjun wanted to escape.

She didn't want to deal with the relationship between them.

This realization made Jun Xiaochen's face darken slightly, and his heart, which had been so hot just now, gradually grew colder.