Chapter 1441: Take a dip (for the reward from the book friend "Non-existent Lover")
Since she couldn't hide it anymore, she would choose a more convincing explanation. That way, even if Lord Tang had suspicions, he wouldn't expose her.
Teacher Mo felt that she must know her friends and the situation there better, so he nodded and said, "It's not difficult to make this. I can give it to you tomorrow."
Manbao said, "Except for the glow, everything else must be exactly the same, the color, the weight..."
"Don't worry, I can make the same quality for you." This is not difficult at all in their world.
Isn’t it just about getting a colorful and smooth stone?
The next day, Teacher Mo threw a piece of paper for Manbao into the teaching materials in the classroom.
The stone was also suspended in the air. Manbao pressed the button to apply for the use of the teaching materials, and the stone was in her hands.
After moving it out of the system, she held it and weighed it. It seemed to be almost the same weight. She looked at it carefully again and couldn't see any difference from the original one.
So she put the stone on the table, looked at it carefully, and was satisfied.
San Ya brought over a wooden basin, opened the door, and said, "Auntie, this is the potion you asked for."
She tilted her head to the side, holding her breath as best she could as she placed the wooden basin on the table. After fanning it, she said, "This is all made from moldy herbs cleared out from the pharmacy. Aunt, why did you make this potion? Not only is it moldy, but you also don't pick and choose, throwing everything in there."
Yesterday afternoon, Zhou Man went to Jishiditang to teach them medical skills. Afterwards, she went to talk to the shopkeeper Zheng and then packed up a lot of unusable herbs that she had cleared out when she was sorting the herbs over the past two days.
These herbs were all going to be thrown away, and there weren't many for a pharmacy, but Manbao packed two big bags of them and poured them into a big pot early in the morning, asking her to boil the medicinal juice.
The potion in the wooden basin is now black, probably because there are too many medicinal ingredients and the potion looks very strong.
Manbao also felt that the smell was a bit strong, but she still picked up the stone on the table, took a deep breath and was about to put it in.
San Ya was startled when she saw it and quickly stopped him, her eyes wide open as she asked, "Auntie, what is this? A gemstone! Why did you put it in the potion?"
Manbao said seriously: "This stone is poisonous. It needs to be soaked in medicine to remove the poison."
If she hadn't made the potion, she would have believed it.
But what kind of poison requires a mixture of moldy and damp Rehmannia, Poria, and Gastrodia to detoxify?
San Ya hesitated and refused to let go. Bai Shan, who was passing by, saw this and said after taking a look at the stone in Man Bao's hand, "Let her let go. This potion can really detoxify."
He also said seriously: "This is a stone, not a person. You won't get poisoned by using moldy herbs."
Manbao nodded repeatedly.
San Ya actually believed it a little and hesitated to let go, but when she saw the color of the gem, she felt reluctant to do so.
Bai Shan then said, "This stone is evidence of a crime and must be handed over to Lord Tang for safekeeping. It is not ours."
When San Ya heard this, she immediately withdrew her hand.
Manbao then carefully placed the stone into the wooden basin.
The gorgeous gem sank immediately and was soaked in the black potion.
Manbao was satisfied after seeing this. He picked up the medicine box, closed the door, and said to Sanya, "You go to the medicine shop. I have to go to the palace too. I will go to Jishitang to teach you in the afternoon."
Bai Shan also picked up the book basket and went out with her. On the way to the front yard, he asked, "Is this stone real or fake?"
Manbao shook his head and said, "If you think it is true, it is true. If you think it is false, it is false."
That's fake.
As for where the real one went and where the fake one came from, is there any need to explain it?
It must have been Uncle Zhou who changed it.
Bai Shan said, "I saw a storybook in the bookstore a couple of days ago. It tells the story of a god who fought against ghosts. Later, all his ghost generals followed him to heaven and became ghost immortals. Would you like to read it?"
Manbao gave him a meaningful look, thinking he was going astray, and said seriously, "Bai Shan, a gentleman should not talk about strange things."
Bai Shan looked at her with a puzzled look, "Don't you think you are the least qualified to say this?"
Manbao: ...
"But you're not wrong. I'm only saying this to you. It's better for us not to talk about ghosts and gods to others."
When the two men arrived at the door, it was already open. Daji drove the carriage out, and the guards and the palace carriages were also waiting outside.
Bai Shan looked back at the courtyard where Bai Erlang was still nowhere to be seen, and said to Man Bao, "You go first."
Zhou Lixue, Zhou Ligu, and Bai Shuping hurried out with their book baskets and climbed onto another carriage. Zhou Lixue said, "Aunt, we're leaving first."
Bai Shuping also greeted his father.
Manbao waved at them.
The driver took the three of them to school.
Manbao and Baishan nodded and climbed into the palace carriage.
After entering the palace, Manbao complained to the Crown Princess about the Crown Prince, "Since Your Highness asked Lord Yin to investigate this case, why didn't you tell me in advance? I have already dealt with the stone."
The Crown Princess was stunned and asked, "What did you do with the stone? Did you smash it?"
"No, I soaked it in some medicine," Manbao said seriously, "I soaked it in the medicine for forty-nine days and successfully removed the toxins from it. Now it doesn't glow anymore."
The Crown Princess' eyes widened. "Can you do this?"
Manbao nodded, "Of course. By the way, does the prince still like the gem? How about I return it to the prince?"
"No, you should leave it to Lord Tang. I heard that he is investigating the case now."
Manbao felt quite regretful. If the prince had taken it back and then handed it over to Lord Tang, it would have been much more credible.
The Crown Princess didn't know about this. She took Manbao's hand and praised him, "You're amazing. You know everything. I don't know how your little head can hold so many things..."
Manbao smiled embarrassedly with his head down.
What a pity, I don’t have so much information in my head, and the non-toxic stone is directly fake.
The Crown Princess spoke to Man Bao, and after checking her pulse, she said, "Although the news hasn't been announced yet, my pregnancy is no longer a secret. I'll have to trouble Doctor Zhou again in the future."
Manbao said it was no problem, as she was already used to entering the palace.
The Crown Princess took the opportunity to bring up the flower-viewing banquet. She smiled and said, "It's spring now, and the peonies are in full bloom. The princesses want to enjoy the flowers in the imperial garden and have invited some of their friends to the palace. I thought you're familiar with Chang Yu Mingda, and the Queen also said she'd like to invite you, so how about we go together tomorrow?"
Manbao had no objection, "Then I'll go to the palace earlier to give the prince acupuncture."
"That's not necessary," the Crown Princess said with a smile, "The Crown Prince has to attend the Grand Court tomorrow. After the flower viewing banquet, you can return to the East Palace with me."
good evening
(End of this chapter)
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