"The medical book that Cousin Li Chu mentioned is probably related to alchemy," Yu Jiao said. "I can't give Cousin Li Chu any advice, but I can give you one piece of advice: elixirs are poisonous, so Cousin Li Chu should avoid them."
Wei Lichu didn't get angry after hearing this. He just smiled at Yu Jiao and asked, "Third cousin, do you think those people who asked for the elixir don't know that the elixir is poisonous?"
He turned his sleeves and poured himself a cup of tea. He took a sip before saying leisurely, "Emperor Xianzong of the middle Tang Dynasty, in his forties, had already searched for a golden elixir recipe for immortality. He took a pill made by an Indian alchemist and was poisoned. He was eventually killed by a eunuch. After Emperor Muzong succeeded to the throne, he made the same mistake and died of poisoning at the age of thirty. Emperor Wuzong took a pill and felt unbearable heat and poison. His temperament changed drastically and he also died with the poison of the golden elixir."
He raised his narrow eyes and looked at Yu Jiao, smiling and saying, "These are all recorded in historical records, how could people who take pills not know about them? Just like the people in the early Jin Dynasty liked to take Hanshi Powder, many people made mistakes in taking the powder and died, but there are still a lot of people who regard taking Hanshi Powder as an elegant thing, and they continue to say that it is the leader of all prescriptions and a magic pill that can cure all diseases. Third cousin, why do you think this is the case?"
Of course Yu Jiao knew why this was the case; it was just desire.
An ordinary person is deeply afraid of death and is unwilling to disappear from this world in one way or another, let alone those powerful people who hold power and wealth, and emperors who rule over vast territories.
The more you have, the harder it is to let go.
But Yu Jiao didn’t understand. Wei Lichu knew very well that the elixir could not really bring immortality, and he also knew that the elixir was poisonous. Why did he still make elixirs for people to eat? Wasn’t he afraid that something might happen if the elixir was taken and that it would bring harm to himself?
"It turns out that this pill is so toxic. How can it be an elixir for immortality? It's clearly a deadly poison." Liu Yaoyu was a little frightened by Wei Lichu's words. She quickly put the bottle of pill in her hand on the table, avoiding it as if it were a flood or a beast.
Wei Lichu smiled, took the white porcelain bottle back, glanced at Yu Jiao, and seeing that Yu Jiao had no intention of returning the pills to him, he placed the white porcelain bottle in his hand in the row of pill boxes.
Madam Liu called them from the outer room, and the two followed Madam Liu out of the outer courtyard.
Liu Yaoyu took Yu Jiao's hand and whispered, "It seems that Second Uncle's words are polite. We should play less with cousin Li Chu in the future. He actually made poisonous pills for people to eat, and the gentry in Liangzhou even gave him money to build a Taoist temple. I'm afraid he has gone crazy."
Yu Jiao was amused by her. "It's not entirely a poison. If the elixir is taken for the right symptom, it can also strengthen the body. Just like Hanshi Powder, it was made by a great doctor. It was originally given to patients with typhoid fever. It has some benefits for typhoid patients, but in the early Jin Dynasty, some upper-class children of the aristocratic families took it even if they were not sick, just to show off their elegance."
"These people are really ridiculous. They take medicine even if they are not sick." When Liu Yaoyu said this, she thought of the man in the palace. He was still a middle-aged man, but he believed the words of the alchemist and was obsessed with the art of immortality.
Having stayed up all night last night, Liu Yaoyu got up early this morning and had to meet guests in the afternoon, so she stayed in Yu Jiao's Yingyue Pavilion, saying that she wanted to take a nap.
The two of them had some light snacks and went to bed to catch up on some sleep.
When the two woke up again, they were awakened by Jianjia. Yu Jiao, who was light-headed, sat up first. Liu Yaoyu turned over in a daze and said in a dreamy voice, "Chunxiu, let me sleep a little longer."
Yu Jiao chuckled, thinking that Liu Yaoyu was sleeping in her own yard and was still calling the name of her personal maid Chunxiu.
"Madam sent a maid over, saying that there were guests coming to the mansion, and asked the young lady and the second young lady to go to the pavilion in the back garden to accompany the guests." Jianjia said in a low voice.
Yu Jiao nodded, stretched out her hand and pinched Liu Yaoyu's cheek, calling out, "Second sister, wake up."
Liu Yaoyu finally woke up sleepily. She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Third sister, when did you come?"
Yu Jiao chuckled, he hasn't woken up yet!
"Second sister, you slept in my room at noon." Yu Jiao got up from the bed and put on her outer clothes.
Liu Yaoyu looked around, her eyes still a little confused. After a while, she yawned and said, "I remember now."
Jianjia brought her clothes and helped Liu Yaoyu to dress. She also asked someone to bring in hot water. After the two of them washed up, they went to the back garden together.
When they arrived at the back garden, they found that there were many people sitting in the pavilion, not only young ladies from aristocratic families, but also many young men. Liu Ziqi, who had gone out early in the morning, was also among them. Wei Lichu changed out of his Taoist robe and put on an apricot-white brocade straight gown, looking very elegant and dashing.
Only when Yu Jiao and Liu Yaoyu approached did they hear them reciting couplets.
"Yaoyu, Yujiao, you are finally here." Chen Guan saw the two of them and said with a smile.
The man in a green gown, who was sitting with his back to Yu Jiao, raised his head when he heard the voice. Yu Jiao looked at his handsome profile and paused slightly.
It turned out that Yu Qizhe was here too.
Yu Jiao's heart started beating wildly, and then Liu Yaoyu pulled her to sit next to Chen Guan.
Song Jingrong smiled and said, "Yu Jiao, why didn't you tell me earlier? It turns out that Master Yu was the one who matched with the Princess of Changle in Xinglou. We have been curious for a while."
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