The next day, civil and military officials also discussed the matter in the court room.
"When I entered the palace just now, I heard the palace maids and eunuchs say that the Queen Mother took the elixir and restored her youthful appearance. Is this true or false?"
"This is absolutely true. My daughter, Guipin, witnessed the Queen Mother becoming younger. This morning, she sent a maid to wait for me at the palace gate to tell me about this. She said that the Queen Mother not only became younger, but also regained her health. The maid also said that the elixir was presented to the Queen Mother and the princess by Mu Nanjin. Now all the concubines in the palace want to buy the elixir, but one elixir costs 10,000 gold."
Everyone shouted in disbelief: "Ten thousand gold!?"
That is one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Many officials present were dissuaded by the price.
Even if they sold all their property they still couldn't come up with 10,000 gold coins.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang rushed to the court room and heard the three words "ten thousand gold" in his ears.
He asked his colleagues: "What do you mean by 10,000 gold?"
The colleague next to him looked at him, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted, "Master Tang, Master Tang is here."
In an instant, everyone in the court looked at him.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang was frightened by their shining eyes.
He asked cautiously: "Why are you all looking at me? Did something happen?"
The Minister of Personnel came over with a smile and put his arm around his shoulders: "Yuanwailang."
Emperor Wenzong was flattered and said, "Sir Yao, what do you want from me?"
The Minister of Personnel had been cold to him in the past two days because of Mu Nanjin's inner voice, so he felt uneasy that he became so enthusiastic today.
The Minister of Personnel patted him on the shoulder and said, "Now all the civil and military officials know about this, and you are still pretending to be ignorant?"
Emperor Wenzong was puzzled: "Forgive my stupidity, I really don't know what Lord Yao is referring to."
An official said, "Master Yao, Master Tang has just entered the court room and may not know what we are discussing yet."
The Minister of Personnel nodded and said, "In that case, let me ask you directly, can you give the elixir to the Queen Mother at a lower price?"
"What elixir?"
Tang Wenzong was sweating all over. How could he not know that there was an elixir in his house? The Minister of Personnel was a little unhappy and put down his hand on his shoulder: "I have made it so clear, why are you still pretending? If you don't want to sell it to us cheaply, you can just say it directly. There is no need to pretend that you don't know."
Tang Wenzong felt very wronged and explained anxiously: "Master Yao, I really don't know the elixir you are talking about. When did our family sell elixir to the Queen Mother?"
If he had an elixir to give to the empress dowager, he would not still be a fifth-rank official.
The left prime minister stood up and said, "From the look on Lord Tang's face, it seems that he really doesn't know about the elixir. Let's not embarrass him."
Emperor Wenzong of Tang wanted to clarify the matter: "Please tell me what is going on."
A kind-hearted official gave Tang Wenzong an answer.
Emperor Wenzong was stunned after hearing this: "Mu Nanjin gave the empress dowager a magic pill that restored her youthful appearance? She also said that the magic pill was worth ten thousand gold coins?"
Ten thousand gold...
Even if the entire Tang family was sold, it wouldn't be worth even 10,000 gold.
Everyone nodded.
Tang Wenzong quickly clarified himself: "I really didn't know that Mu Nanjin had the elixir that could restore youth. If I knew that she had the elixir, I would have asked her to give it to my elders at the first opportunity, and they wouldn't be so old and sick now."
Yesterday I only heard that Mu Nanjin was arrested and brought to the palace, but was soon released without charge. After that, I didn't hear any more news, so naturally I didn't know about the elixir.
The officials who had seen Tang Wenzong's parents spoke for him: "We have seen Tang's parents, and they look older than sixty."
Emperor Wenzong looked at the other party gratefully and said, "Please don't worry, my Excellencies. I will go back and ask clearly and give you a satisfactory answer."
"Then I'll leave it to you, Master Tang."
Tang Wenzong immediately turned around to look for Mu Nanjin, but Mu Nanjin took leave and did not come to work. After finally waiting for the court to be dismissed, he hurried back home, only to hear Mu Nanjin announce to everyone in the hall: "From today on, I will move out of the Tang family. You don't have to worry about me pestering Tang Jingrui anymore. I also take this opportunity to make it clear that no matter who I marry in the future, I will not marry someone from your family. You can rest assured."
She took today's day off to look for a house.
"You want to move out of the Tang family?"
Tang Liuzhao remained silent, with no intention of stopping him.
"Of course it's true. I've already found a house. I'm leaving now."
Mu Nanjin stood up and walked towards the entrance of the hall.
Jiang Zhenru quickly stopped her: "Mu Nanjin, don't act on impulse. It's not safe for a girl to live outside."
Mu Nanjin waved his hand nonchalantly.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang Dynasty said quickly: "Mu Nanjin..."
Mu Nanjin interrupted him: "I'm in a good mood now and don't want to listen to you."
Emperor Wenzong of Tang: “…”
Don’t you only not want to listen to others when you are in a bad mood?
How did she turn around?
Mu Nanjin quickened his pace and walked out of the Tang family.
When Emperor Wenzong of Tang chased after him, he was nowhere to be seen.
He angrily said to the servants: "Hey, why didn't you stop her?"
The servants looked innocent.
Aren't you eager to drive her out of the Tang family? Then why are they stopping her? Tang Wenzong sent people to chase her, but unfortunately they didn't find her.
He strode into the hall and asked angrily, "Why did you agree to let Mu Nanjin leave?"
Madam Tang snorted, "If we don't let her leave, will she keep pestering Jingrui? Isn't it just what we want her to leave now? We can save ourselves the trouble. If she causes trouble in the future, we don't have to worry about it."
"Do you know that Mu Nanjin has an elixir?"
"Magic Pill?"
Everyone was stunned.
Emperor Wenzong of Tang told them about the elixir.
Jiang Zhenru was completely stunned.
Old Madam Tang stood up angrily and anxiously, patting her chest and saying, "That damn girl had the elixir but hid it from us and didn't let us use it. She watched us suffer from illness. She didn't even consider us as her own family. She is such an ungrateful person that you can't tame."
"Then she must be carrying an elixir worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of gold coins?" Old Master Tang said anxiously, "Quick, find her back."
Ten thousand gold is enough for everyone in their mansion to spend their entire lives, let alone tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of gold.
Emperor Wenzong sighed and said, "I sent people to look for her but couldn't find her. I will persuade her to come back tomorrow when I see her."
Tang Liuzhao kept silent with a sullen face.
At 3 p.m. in the afternoon, Tang Jingrui returned home for dinner and found out that Mu Nanjin had moved out of the Tang family. He was very anxious.
Just as he put down his chopsticks and was about to send someone to find Mu Nanjin, he suddenly heard a woman's voice.
【Hehehe——】
Tang Jingrui and Tang Wenzong paused, and seeing that no one else reacted, they couldn't help but look at each other.
Is this... Mu Nanjin's laughter? Didn't she leave the Tang family? Why would they listen to her voice?
[The people of the Tang family would never have thought that I now live in the house opposite the back door of the Tang family. They would never have thought that I am so close to them now. Hehehe.]
Tang Jingrui and Tang Wenzong: "..."
They couldn't think of it, but they heard it.
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