"I am interested in medicine, so I would naturally like to see the Imperial Medical Academy of the Northern Desert. There's no need for a competition; why don't you take me on a tour first?"

Su Liluo then felt she should tone it down, so she changed the subject and suggested that Gao Junning take her to visit the palace first.

Of course, this is also just in case. If we don't succeed this time, we can familiarize ourselves with the palace route next time we try.

"good!"

Gao Junning readily agreed.

After getting off the carriage and entering the city gate, they boarded a palanquin used by the imperial palace and traveled for a while before finally arriving at the palace.

Along the way, the palace was magnificent and the walls were high. Many palace maids dressed in thin gauze and with graceful figures passed by.

Upon seeing Gao Junning, they couldn't help but glance at him a few more times, which shows how popular Gao Junning was in the Northern Desert.

Looking at the palace servants' respectful attitude towards Gao Junning, Su Liluo could clearly sense how much power the Regent King wielded in the Northern Desert.

Gao Junning first took her to tour the Imperial Garden, Imperial Study, and the palaces where the concubines lived in the Northern Desert Imperial Palace. He openly led Su Liluo around, and no one dared to stop him or gossip.

Su Lilu couldn't help but be curious. These places all belonged to the emperor, so the regent's family must have an ridiculously high status!

How could they so brazenly visit the palace without the emperor's permission?

So she couldn't help but look at Gao Junning and ask, "Aren't you afraid the Emperor will be angry if he finds out that you're taking me around the Emperor's concubines' quarters like this?"

This is, after all, the emperor's harem!

To everyone's surprise, Gao Junning said with a look of disdain, "The Emperor's harem is nothing but a facade. Look how many concubines he has. He himself is so ill that he has to listen to my father in everything, so naturally he won't be angry with me."

"The Emperor is sick? How old is your Emperor? He's already this sick."

Su Liluo continued to probe.

"Why are you so interested in our Emperor?"

Suddenly, Gao Junning stopped and turned around to look at Su Liluo with a slightly curious gaze.

He has indeed been somewhat interested in her lately, but that doesn't mean he's a fool. Su Liluo's probing questions have made him a little wary.

"I'm not just asking casually. Even princes in our Great Liang are not allowed to freely enter and leave the Emperor's harem like this. Your nonchalant attitude has truly piqued my curiosity!"

Su Liluo explained without changing her expression.

"How can the Great Liang compare to us? My father is the Regent of the Northern Desert!"

Hearing Su Liluo say this, Gao Junning's doubts were somewhat dispelled, and he proudly mentioned his father.

"By the way, where is your Imperial Hospital? I've been looking around for so long and I still can't find it."

Seeing that the time was right, Su Liluo asked.

"The Imperial Hospital is still quite a distance away, let's go by sedan chair!"

Gao Junning summoned the sedan chair, and the two of them sat on it again.

After passing through several corridors and about fifteen minutes, they finally arrived at the Imperial Hospital.

Looking around, the Imperial Medical Academy appears to be a separate academy, situated in a flat courtyard.

Su Lilu suppressed her excitement and walked calmly into the Imperial Hospital.

"Master Gao."

When the busy imperial physicians saw Gao Junning enter, they all bowed and greeted him, then looked curiously at Su Liluo beside him.

"You guys go about your business, I've brought a friend over to take a look."

Gao Junning waved his hand and said.

The imperial physicians then withdrew their gaze, but they had a general idea in their minds that this woman was probably the Daliang woman whom the Regent had requested a marriage for Gao Junning.

However, one of the imperial physicians couldn't help but glance at Su Liluo a few more times. His eyes showed a slight look of astonishment, which made him unable to control his behavior. He stared at Su Liluo for a long time.

Su Liluo naturally noticed that someone was staring at her from behind. She turned around abruptly and met the eyes of a man who looked to be in his early twenties.

The man then gave an awkward smile, nodded slightly at Su Liluo, and turned his eyes away from her.

picture!

They look so alike!

How come this woman looks so much like my master?

The man lowered his head, but his heart was in turmoil.

Su Liluo narrowed her eyes slightly, wondering why this man looked at her with such surprise.

It seemed as if he knew me, even though I had never met him before.

"What's wrong?"

Gao Junning noticed that Su Liluo seemed lost in thought for a moment and asked her curiously.

"It's nothing. I'm just curious why there are so many imperial physicians in your Imperial Hospital during the day. Is it because you have too many medicinal herbs to handle?"

“We do have a lot of medicinal herbs in the Northern Desert, including many rare ones that are not found elsewhere. If you are interested, I can take you to see them.”

When it comes to medicinal herbs, Gao Junning feels a sense of confidence.

Because of their geographical location, the Northern Desert often produces some very precious medicinal herbs. Any precious medicinal herb from the Imperial Medical Academy of the Northern Desert would be highly sought after in other countries.

"Oh? Is it really that amazing?"

Su Lilu deliberately questioned, "Our Great Liang also has many precious medicinal herbs. In the years I've been studying medicine, I've seen quite a few."

"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see for yourself."

Seeing that Su Liluo was somewhat skeptical of him, Gao Junning's competitive spirit was stirred, and he took Su Liluo to the Imperial Hospital's pharmacy.

As soon as she entered the medicine room, Su Liluo smelled a rich and complex aroma of herbs, which immediately cleared her mind.

The pharmacy of the Northern Desert Imperial Hospital is truly amazing!

There were indeed many high-quality medicinal herbs, far more abundant than those in the Liang Dynasty Imperial Palace!

She strolled around slowly, looking at the precious medicinal herbs, and felt an urge to take everything away.

Unfortunately, with Gao Junning by my side now, this is probably impossible to achieve.

She could only think of taking advantage of the moment to steal the Ganoderma lucidum.

The herbal medicine room was very large. Su Liluo had already walked around it several times but had not found any trace of the Earth Spirit Mushroom. She could not ask the Earth Spirit Mushroom directly, so she could only search for it step by step on her own.

Finally, when she reached the innermost small room of the medicine shop, she saw a rosewood cabinet that was different from the other medicine cabinets.

She immediately stepped inside excitedly, her eyes scanning the names posted on the cabinet.

Earth Ganoderma!

She finally saw those words in the middle of the cabinet.

Just as she was about to reach into the drawer to take out the Ganoderma lucidum and put it into her space, a voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Young lady, you can't just go in here! You'd better come out quickly!"