The immortal wine did not disappoint them. After taking a sip, their bodies felt warm and their vitality seemed to increase.
This feeling is intoxicating and captivating, but unfortunately, after just two sips, the wine is gone.
It's like having a feather tickling an itch, a tangled and uncomfortable feeling.
Seeing this, Yuanyuan had chicken soup and duck soup brought out again, one serving for each person as usual.
As they carefully sensed the changes in their bodies, everyone became excited. The way they looked at Huang Chuan and the other three was like hunters eyeing a piece of fat meat, with blatant heat and covetousness.
They went over in groups to exchange pleasantries, desperately trying to get close to each other and build relationships, while carefully trying to sow discord among themselves so as not to have their benefits snatched away.
Huang Lao Er couldn't hold back any longer and stood up abruptly, saying, "You guys continue, I'm going out to sober up."
"I'm going too!"
"Please take care, gentlemen. We will have someone escort you."
"No need to trouble you, Chief Secretary An," Liu An said with a slight smile, "I have already made the arrangements."
"Liu An, the two young masters haven't even spoken yet, what's your hurry?" Grand Secretary An's face was very unpleasant. "Don't forget, you're just in charge."
"So what if I'm in charge? I haven't used a single pen from your family," Liu An sneered. "Instead of worrying about things that aren't your business, you should worry about yourself."
After saying that, he snorted coldly and turned away.
He was floating on air, almost floating to the sky. In the past, he would never have dared to be so presumptuous.
"Brother An, what does Liu An mean?" Grand Secretary Zhong looked at Liu An thoughtfully. "I feel that he has something in mind."
Upon hearing this, An Qingyun thought for a moment and immediately his expression changed drastically. "Oh no, the Lady Protector of the Nation is holding a grudge."
"That poem from before?" Grand Secretary Zhong asked tentatively.
"Yes," Elder An nodded and hurriedly took his leave. "I have urgent business to attend to, so I'll be leaving now. Please make yourself at home, Brother Zhong."
When they left, they took their son with them.
Upon returning home, he hurriedly closed the door as soon as he entered his study. "Feng'er, we must make a choice. Your father is in grave danger!"
"What do you mean?" An Congfeng was completely confused. "Dad, are you in some danger?"
In this world, besides the Emperor, who else can touch his father?
"If I am not mistaken, the immortal's fame will be known throughout the world within three days."
"What does this have to do with us?"
"Foolish!" Elder An exclaimed in exasperation. "They're retaliating! Have you forgotten how I dealt with them before?"
The concubine was forced to leave, and how could Grand Secretary An swallow this insult? He secretly did a lot of things to stir up trouble and shift all the blame onto Jiang Nuan.
Now they're settling scores later, using the same methods.
"What should we do?"
"The only option now is to burn our bridges!"
What does this mean?
"I am prepared to donate half of our family fortune to support disaster relief in Shandong."
“Father, why go to such lengths?” An Congfeng was so shocked he almost lost his footing. “Such actions will surely damage our family’s century-old foundation.”
Over the decades, Anjia has grown into a large and influential family, with its influence extending far and wide.
"If something were to happen to me, could you protect this family fortune?"
Upon hearing this, An Congfeng's eyes darted away, "Two-tenths already amounts to a million taels, enough for disaster relief in Shandong."
"Fool," Grand Secretary An said with great disappointment, "I was just looking for a pretext to give away the family fortune, mainly to establish a reputation for loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, and sacrificing my family fortune for the people, understand?"
This way, you can add some weight to yourself and avoid being crushed into dust in the battle for fame.
He deeply regretted it; if he had known that the Lady Protector of the Nation truly possessed extraordinary abilities, he would never have acted behind the scenes.
"Father, half of the family fortune is too much. How about 30%?"
"I'll think about it some more."
Grand Secretary An was also reluctant to part with these achievements, which were the fruits of his decades of hard work. He was unwilling to let them all go to waste.
I had this idea a few days ago, but after hesitating several times, I still couldn't bear to give it up. Now I have no choice but to do it.
As Grand Secretary An predicted, the next day, a large cauldron was set up outside the city gate, filled with a thick medicinal soup, said to be a blessing bestowed upon the people by a banished immortal.
Yesterday's events had already caused great dissatisfaction among the people towards the banished immortal, with some even wanting to smash the pots and pans.
But once they saw the nobles in their fine robes queuing up obediently, they all wilted.
"One bowl per person, line up properly," Huang Lao Er shouted until his voice was almost hoarse. "Don't line up repeatedly. Each person gets one chance, no more."
"What's the use of this medicine?" Jiang Chao asked curiously.
"It's for strengthening the body's foundation and nourishing the vital energy. Doctor Gu just adjusted the prescription before we came. We thought it was for His Majesty."
"Does it really work?"
"Without a doubt."
In Huangjiakou, Jiang Nuan and Doctor Gu were also discussing related issues.
"Madam, the current prescription is still inappropriate."
"What's wrong?" Jiang Nuan was frightened. "Could it be that I ate a bad person?"
“It won’t harm people,” Doctor Gu shook his head, “it just won’t have much effect on people with insufficient kidney essence.”
"Insufficient kidney essence?" Jiang Nuan felt embarrassed. "Is that what I think it means?"
"Children under three years old, the elderly over seventy, those who are bedridden for many years, and those who have excessive sexual activity are all included."
As expected, I was the one who was evil.
After secretly despising herself, Jiang Nuan tentatively asked, "Does Doctor Gu have any ideas?"
Clearing his throat, Doctor Gu said guiltily, "I would like to ask you, Madam, to set up an array in my medicinal herb field, the kind that can gather energy."
"What does this have to do with you changing the prescription?"
"I think the medicine grown that way will be more effective," Dr. Hu said, increasingly uneasy. "Perhaps we can find a way to have the best of both worlds."
Although he was unsure, he had a vague feeling that doing so would have no downsides.
"Let's wait a few more days, it's not possible now."
Jiang Nuan was also helpless.
She has only learned the basics of the Three Talents Formation; she can't even set up the most basic array gates. She doesn't know how long it will take to fully master it.
She even moved the cow to her spatial dimension to appease Xiao Liu, and now another debt collector has arrived.
Jiang Nuan finally understood why there's a saying, "Stubborn as a calf." When a bull gets stubborn, it can be really scary.
It stood guard at the door without eating or drinking, looking so pitiful that it softened anyone's heart.
But thinking about what it did, I felt a pang of guilt. In the end, I still had to succumb to its tyranny.
"A few days?"
"How would I know?" Jiang Nuan was speechless. "It will take at least a year and a half."
"It's been too long!"
So, it was really just to change the prescription?
Jiang Nuan was filled with doubt.
After thinking for a moment, he tentatively asked, "What kind of medicine do you want to plant? I'll help you plant it."
Upon hearing this, Doctor Gu's brows immediately relaxed. "Wait, let me write down a list."
A moment later, looking at the two-page list of no less than a hundred kinds of medicinal herbs, Jiang Nuan almost crumpled it up and threw it at them, "Too much, no way!"
She only has three acres of land, and she also needs to grow her own things. At most, she can free up one acre and plant one of each kind to finish planting.
"A lot?" Doctor Gu frowned. "I still have more than a dozen items to write down."
"Why don't you wait until next year? It's already June, which isn't a good time to plant medicinal herbs."
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