Chapter 337 Tonics
He Ling's mind went blank for a moment, her soul almost leaving her body, and her face turned ashen.
【It's all over, it's all over.】
How can this be explained? Would the emperor believe it if we said it was candied beans from the Western Regions?
[System, help! Is it too late to destroy the evidence? Or do you have any items that can rewind time?]
"Warning! Warning! An item not native to this timeline has been exposed to a key plot character, posing an extremely high risk. Please handle this immediately!"
The system indicated that it was helpless.
[How do we handle this?]
Are you suggesting I rush up and swallow all the vitamins in one gulp, then say, "Your Majesty, are you seeing things?"
He Ling's mind went blank; all she wanted to do was scream.
But she still instinctively reached out to pick up the fallen items, trying to make a last-ditch effort before things were beyond repair.
However, Huo Lin beat her to it, bending down to pick up a grain and examining it carefully in his palm.
His brows furrowed slightly, and his eyes were dark and unfathomable.
What strange and unusual thing is it?
Round and slippery, it's practically a mishmash of shapes and sizes.
[Isn't He Ling farming in Weiyang Palace? Did she just dig her up from the ground?]
【! Could these be insect eggs?!】
He Ling was terrified when she saw Huo Lin's increasingly furrowed brows. The screams in her heart and the system were almost enough to lift the roof off.
[Ahhh, he picked it up! He picked it up!]
[System, what if he notices something? This material, this color, it's completely out of this era!]
"Warning! The target has shown a high level of interest in the item; risk level increased! Host is advised to quickly devise a plausible explanation!"
He Ling's legs went weak, and she almost knelt down. Her lips trembled, and she couldn't form any words.
Inside the inner palace, Jiang Huan's brows were furrowed in worry.
He Ling was getting a terrible headache from the system's almost ear-piercing alarm.
What trouble have these two rascals gotten themselves into this time?
The system alarm is almost as loud as an air raid drill. What kind of groundbreaking high technology has He Ling revealed to Huo Lin?
She rubbed her temples and walked out quickly.
At first glance, Huo Lin was seen carefully examining a vitamin, while He Ling stood to the side, her face pale with fright.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Huan instantly understood what was going on.
Good heavens, He Ling is such a scatterbrain, she's a real handful.
It's like shoving vitamins right in front of a feudal emperor. What's the difference between that and pulling out a smartphone in front of Qin Shi Huang?
Jiang Huan had a slight headache, but a smile immediately appeared on her face.
She stepped forward and naturally took the vitamin from Huo Lin's hand, as if she had seen some treasure.
"Oh my, isn't this the new supplement that He Ling mentioned to me before?"
She held the vitamins up to her eyes and examined them intently against the light.
"Yes, yes, this is it. She said it was made with the essence of many rare fruits and some secret recipes from overseas. It was not easy to make it into such a small pill shape. She said it is especially nourishing."
As Jiang Huan spoke, she gave He Ling a meaningful look.
He Ling immediately joined the group buy, as if grasping at a lifeline, nodding vigorously.
Although her voice was still weak, she was finally able to speak in complete sentences.
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty remembers correctly. It's the one I researched, which used hawthorn, berries... and many other things. It's especially suitable for pregnant women."
As Huo Lin listened to the two of them singing in unison, his gaze shifted back and forth between Jiang Huan's smiling face and the vitamins.
"A tonic?" He narrowed his eyes slightly, his expression indifferent, but his tone was somewhat mischievous. "It really does look quite unique."
[Researching supplements? I think they're more interested in researching how to make things fancy and elaborate.]
[A secret recipe from overseas, huh? Hasn't He Ling's family been farmers for generations? How many foreign words could they possibly know?]
[These are just little tricks to amuse people; only Jiang Huan has a good temper and is willing to play along.]
Jiang Huan breathed a sigh of relief as she listened to his completely off-topic internal monologue. Thankfully, he didn't think in a more dangerous direction.
Huo Lin took a step forward and looked down at He Ling, who was sweating profusely.
"Given such talent, it would be a waste for him to spend all his time farming in the fields."
He paused, then added, "How about this, I think you don't need to serve in the harem anymore. Go to the Imperial Hospital tomorrow and specialize in researching these novel overseas tonics. Let the people at the Imperial Hospital broaden their horizons too."
How could He Ling not understand? This was just a way to send her to the Imperial Hospital to be a laughing stock.
How could the Emperor, with his 36-degree mouth, utter such cold words!
But she dared not complain openly, so she could only lower her head and whisper, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty..."
Jiang Huan silently lit a candle for He Ling in her heart, knowing that Huo Lin was just venting and shouldn't be taken seriously.
So the most crucial issue right now isn't He Ling's job transfer, but rather what to do with all this vitamin stuff!
With a quick thought, Jiang Huan gestured for Xiao Zhao to come and tidy up, while she put on an even brighter smile and casually took Huo Lin's arm.
“Going to the Imperial Hospital is a good idea. It will be a good opportunity for He Ling to learn more about orthodox pharmacology from the imperial physicians and to properly organize her research. These samples can be kept in Weiyang Palace for now, and I will return them to her later.”
Huo Lin frowned, but seeing the gleam in Jiang Huan's eyes, he didn't want to spoil her mood, so he could only nod sullenly in the end.
Secretly, he gathered the extra pills he had carefully taken into his palm.
[Fine, if she likes it, let her keep it.]
【We'll have the Imperial Medical Academy check the ingredients of this in a bit.】
Although He Ling is unlikely to harm her, it's better to be safe than sorry.
If there's any potential risk, we must quickly find a way to secretly replace it; we absolutely cannot let her actually eat it.
Jiang Huan still had a sweet smile on her face, but she was internally complaining.
Ever since she became pregnant, Huo Lin's paranoia has become incurable.
They treated her like an antique, protecting her with guns on every trip.
Fortunately, these pills were just supplements, otherwise Huo Lin would have blown He Ling to smithereens.
While thinking, Jiang Huan led him towards the inner palace, escaping this "crime scene".
"Alright, alright, let's leave it at that. I've made you some calming soup. Let's go inside and wait."
With her arm around him like that, Huo Lin had no choice but to follow her and walk forward.
"Hmm, leave the matter of the supplements to a specialist. I just need to keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't take them indiscriminately."
He Ling watched the two figures walk away hand in hand, let out a long sigh of relief, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
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