Chapter 173 Talk
Ying Zheng's body stiffened, and he pursed his lips and remained silent.
Zhao Yuanxi ordered those who were unconscious to be taken away to be treated by the imperial physician.
There were still two conscious people left in the yard.
Zhao Yuanxi remembered that one of them was the one who said that the elixir could strengthen the body. "What's your name?"
"I am Shisheng, the humble servant, and I am honored to meet the Queen Mother."
"How did you make this medicine?" Zhao Yuanxi asked curiously.
The popular alchemy at this time was nothing more than calcining various ores in a furnace. The residue was often heavily enriched in heavy metals. Taking a small amount would cause short-term irritation to the body, mental confusion, difficulty breathing, etc. If taken in large quantities, it might lead to direct poisoning and death.
He can eat so much and still be healthy, so this medicine shouldn't be harmful to the human body.
"This..." Shi Sheng glanced at the King of Qin beside the Queen Mother and knelt on the ground with a trembling voice. "Please forgive me, Queen Mother! This medicine is not that magical. It is just used to treat children's indigestion and cough. The ingredients are just realgar, rhubarb, and Indian rhubarb."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
It turned out to be just a fake medicine with mild toxicity.
"What about you?" Zhao Yuanxi looked at the other person.
The man in loose clothes with wide sleeves bowed to Zhao Yuanxi and said, "I am Han Zhong. The medicine I brought is made from natural musk, bezoar, rhinoceros horn, snake gall, and other medicinal materials. It is very beneficial to the body."
She really met someone who could make elixirs!
"Do you know how to make the pills those people just made?"
Han Zhong lowered his head, his eyes full of confusion. "Those pills are extremely dangerous to refine, and there's no benefit to human consumption. I rarely refine them."
"Then I will!"
Zhao Yuanxi looked at the man. He was not too old, about thirty years old, with a thin figure and fair skin. His three long beards were neatly and delicately groomed. His plain robe was lifted by the breeze, giving him a fairy-like air that was out of this world.
Regardless of one's abilities, one's looks alone can make people trust him a little more.
"I don't need you to make those strange pills for me, but I need you to do another thing." Zhao Yuanxi waved his hand, and the palace maid walked in with a tray in her hands.
Prominently placed on the tray were the rubber grasses that had been collected not long ago.
"The rhizome of this plant contains a unique gelatinous substance. Find a way to separate it. If you succeed, I will reward you handsomely."
Zhao Yuanxi looked at Shi Sheng again and said with a smile, "You come too."
The two of them looked at the plate of grass roots with doubt and confusion in their eyes.
Ying Zheng picked up a grass root, something that made the Queen Mother work so hard, it must be a rare treasure.
"What is this for?"
He didn't seem to realize that he had unknowingly believed what the Queen Mother said without any doubt.
Zhao Yuanxi said, "This thing is just like iron. It can be made into whatever you want it to be."
Ying Zheng broke the thing open, and milky white juice flowed out from it. It was sticky, but there was nothing special about it.
Ying Zheng had a strong curiosity about things he didn't understand, and he also wanted to see what use this thing would be after it was made.
"Does Your Majesty require my help?"
"Indeed," Zhao Yuanxi said with a smile, "These things were all dug from the King's Shanglin Garden. The quantity is not too large. If the King could find a way to bring back more and find a piece of land specifically for planting, that would be even better."
"Your Majesty, please have someone draw a pattern, and I will have someone go find it."
Zhao Yuanxi: "Your Majesty, aren't you worried about failure and ultimately accomplishing nothing?"
He gives you whatever you want. Isn’t he afraid that I’m just deceiving him?
Zhao Yuanxi seemed to understand why Ying Zheng was easily deceived. It must be said that Ying Zheng was a good party A. As long as he could achieve his goal, he would really do whatever he asked.
"Would the Queen Mother want to fail?"
Of course not!
A hint of smile flashed across Ying Zheng's eyes. "If you really can't accomplish anything, then this path isn't working. Just try another one. I'm willing to accompany you."
"You--" Zhao Yuanxi looked at him and was speechless for a moment.
Is he quite open-minded?
The word flashed through Zhao Yuanxi's mind inexplicably, and then he looked at Ying Zheng in astonishment, and couldn't help but sigh, "You really are quite likable!"
???
Ying Zheng's expression was as if he was struck by lightning. No one had ever said that he was likable. His ministers respected him, and the people were afraid of him. Even his son did not dare to say such words to him.
This man is really bold.
Did she really think of herself as his queen mother? However, even if she was his queen mother, she would not say that he was likable.
He doesn't need to be liked!
Ying Zheng had a strange expression and looked extremely unnatural.
Zhao Yuanxi came over and looked at Ying Zheng curiously, "Are you shy?"
Is he blushing? If she saw correctly, Ying Zheng was blushing!
"How outrageous!" Ying Zheng took two steps back, realizing he was too excited. He took a deep breath and calmed down. "The Queen Mother's behavior is extremely disrespectful."
Zhao Yuanxi snorted lightly, speaking with confidence, "What's wrong with being rude? I said my son is likable. Is there anything wrong with that?"
"Not only do I want to say you're likable, I also want to say you're good-looking and smart. Why? Can't I?"
"You, you--" Ying Zheng wanted to scold her for being shameless, but he hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything. Instead, he was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat.
How can there be such people in the world!
Ying Zheng was about to flee when Zhao Yuanxi grabbed him and pulled him back, "Don't run!"
"I still have state affairs to attend to."
"Zhao Gao, have you finished processing the king's memorials?"
Zhao Gao hesitated and dared not speak, fearing neither angering the king nor offending the queen mother. Seeing the king glare at him, he mustered up the courage to say, "Your Majesty indeed..."
"Okay, you can shut up first!" Zhao Yuanxi interrupted him.
Zhao Gao decisively shut up and quietly moved back, trying his best to avoid being implicated in the war between his two masters.
"Queen Dowager, please don't act recklessly. Do you think I really don't dare to attack you?" Ying Zheng said in a deep voice, but his posture looked like he was forcing himself.
"I'm not willful. Aren't you the one who's always willful?"
She just praised Ying Zheng a few words, why can't she say anything?
Didn't he seem embarrassed when those civil and military officials flattered him?
Zhao Yuanxi pondered, could it be that because she was such a poor mother, Ying Zheng felt that her praise was actually sarcastic?
"Empress Dowager!"
"Don't shout so loudly, I can hear you clearly." Zhao Yuanxi took a deep breath, "I think we need to talk."
Ying Zheng distanced himself from the Queen Mother and calmed down. "What does the Queen Mother want to talk about?"
"Let's talk about the relationship between the two of us."
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