Chapter 58: The medical fairy's father's martial arts are invincible in the world!
After Tong Zheng got a Fire Spirit Jujube Leaf from Si Yuan, he returned to the Qingyang County Government and started drinking water soaked with the jujube leaves every day. The more he drank, the more energetic he became, and almost all his illnesses were cured.
He also asked his family to drink the water as well. After that, his wife, who was suffering from postpartum weakness, and his son, who was born with a weak constitution, drank the jujube leaf water with him for a week and their bodies became healthy again.
The jujube leaves soaked in water were more effective than any tonic. It was so magical that Tong Zheng could not sit still. While writing a letter to the Cheng'en Mansion in the capital, he visited the Li family again with a valuable gift.
Si Yuan did not meet him this time. After all, as a hermit, he had to have some dignity. He could not just meet him casually. Having a bait for fishing was enough. The rarer it was, the more people cherished it.
Tong Zheng was stopped outside the gate of the Li family, but he was not upset. He placed the valuable gifts he brought at the door and respectfully left with his wife and children.
This time, Tong Zheng came to give a gift to Si Yuan to express his gratitude to Mr. Li for giving him jujube leaves that cured his wife and children's illnesses.
Even if Si Yuan didn't want to see him, Tong Zheng would leave the gift behind.
When he was leaving the village with his wife and children, he saw the Fire Spirit Jujube tree at the entrance of the village. Tong Zheng's wife, Zhao, pointed at the tree and asked, "My husband, did you pick those jujube leaves from this tree?"
Tong Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "The jujube leaf of mine is from the jujube tree in Mr. Li's yard. It was because Mr. Li gave the order that the jujube tree dropped this leaf." He knew what his wife was up to. She thought that the jujube tree at the entrance of the village should be no worse than the one in Mr. Li's yard and wanted to pick the jujube leaves directly from this tree. "Madam, please don't think about picking this date tree. It is very ferocious. Even a master may not be able to pick leaves from it."
Tong Zheng had seen this jujube tree before, and how it would blow away people who wanted to climb up the tree to pick jujubes.
When Zhao heard Tong Zheng say this, she could only regretfully move her gaze away from the Fire Spirit Date Tree. The more she looked at it, the more greedy she became. She was afraid that if she looked at it for too long, she would not be able to resist picking it.
The son, who was being led by the two, looked at his parents with a confused look on his face, then at the jujube tree. He did not understand much, but he knew that his mother wanted the leaves of the jujube tree very much. So he broke free from his parents' hands, ran to the bottom of the jujube tree and begged, "Jujube tree, jujube tree, my mother wants your leaves, can you give me one?"
The child was just over four years old. He had been closely protected by his parents because of his weak constitution. He had not yet been enlightened and was still an innocent child. He looked up at the jujube tree with so many leaves, his eyes staring at the leaves with longing.
At this moment, the quiet jujube tree suddenly shook its branches, and a green leaf fell from the branch and floated slowly in front of the little boy. The little boy quickly reached out and grabbed the jujube leaf, turned around and ran to his mother, handing the leaf to Zhao like offering a treasure.
Zhao took the leaf in a daze and looked at her husband in confusion. Is it so easy to get a leaf?
Tong Zheng: “…”
Originally, when Tong Zheng saw his son break free from his hand and run towards the jujube tree, he was worried that the child's mischief would anger the tree spirit, and he was ready to catch his son at any time if he was thrown away by the branches of the jujube tree.
Unexpectedly, his son's words actually made the jujube tree give him a jujube leaf on its own initiative.
Ah this... Tong Zheng quickly ran to the jujube tree and prayed, "Jijube tree, jujube tree, I want your leaves, can you give me a leaf?" Even the words of the prayer were only different in one word.
But the jujube tree remained indifferent and did not react at all. Tong Zheng was unwilling to give up and repeated the prayer twice.
This time the jujube tree reacted, but it was not a good reaction. It stretched out its branches and rolled Tong Zheng up and threw him out. Tong Zheng, who was quite skilled, somersaulted before he could stand firm.
Zhao ran over in a panic, holding her son's hand: "Husband, are you okay?"
Zhao looked at the jujube tree with horror. She had known for a long time that this jujube tree was unusual, but she only thought that the leaves and fruits were unusual. She never expected that this jujube tree was actually a spirit that would attack people! Isn’t this a monster?
Tong Zheng patted his wife's hand soothingly and said, "The jujube tree didn't hurt me, it just shook me off. It seems that my behavior of asking for jujube leaves angered it. Let's go. Yao'er is lucky to get a jujube leaf."
Tong Zheng, Zhao and his son Tong Yao bowed slightly to the jujube tree at the entrance of the village before turning around and leaving.
The date tree shook its leaves slightly, as if responding to them.
After returning to the Qingyang County Government Office, Tong Zheng and his colleagues couldn't wait to soak the newly acquired jujube leaf in water to taste it. Then they found that the taste of this jujube leaf was a little lighter than the one sent by Si Yuan.
The two leaves were placed together for comparison. Even though the jujube leaf given by Si Yuan had been soaked in water for many days, it was still as green as ever, and the greenness was even stronger than the jujube leaf that was just received.
Tong Zheng thought about the height of the jujube tree in the Li family yard that he had seen before, and compared it with the height of the jujube tree at the entrance of the village. It was obvious that the jujube tree in the Li family yard was taller and more luxuriant, which should be the reason why its jujube leaves have better medicinal effects.
Tong Zheng discussed with his wife Zhao, "I plan to personally deliver this newly acquired jujube leaf to the capital. You know how important it is to the palace. If the queen in the palace can use this jujube leaf, she may have a chance to conceive a prince."
Tong Zheng only got a piece of jujube leaf before. Everyone has selfish motives, and he also put his family first, so he didn't plan to keep the jujube leaf secret forever. But for the health of his wife and children, he wanted to delay and let his wife and children drink water soaked with jujube leaves for a few more days. He would send the jujube leaves back to Cheng'en Mansion in the capital after his wife and children were healthy.
But his son Tong Yaoxin got a jujube leaf, so he didn't need to worry about it anymore. He could just keep one for himself and send another one to the capital. How the Cheng'en Mansion planned to use the jujube leaf had nothing to do with him.
Although Tong Zheng, as the illegitimate son of Duke Cheng'en's mansion, was not unappreciated, it would be a joke to say that he was highly regarded. After all, he had three legitimate brothers, so how could it be the turn of a illegitimate son like him to stand out?
Of course, a good thing like golden blood ginseng was not something that a bastard like Tong Zheng could have. It was sent to him by the Cheng'en Mansion in the capital as medical fees. The Cheng'en Mansion in the capital heard that the plague in Qingyang County under the rule of Tong Zheng was solved by a man named Mr. Li, and that such a miracle doctor must have extremely superb medical skills. The Cheng'en Mansion, which had already tried all kinds of medical treatments, was unwilling to miss any opportunity, so they sent the golden blood ginseng as bait, trying to lure Mr. Li, the miracle doctor, to come to the capital to treat the Empress in the palace.
The golden blood ginseng was just a carrot used by the Cheng'en Mansion to entice the miracle doctor. Before the Queen Mother was cured, there was no intention to use this treasure as payment for the medical treatment. If the miracle doctor can really cure the Queen Mother and help her conceive a dragon heir and give birth safely, then the Cheng'en Mansion, which has received such a great benefit, will not mind using the golden blood ginseng as medical fees.
If he cannot cure the Empress, it would only mean that he is a miracle doctor in vain. How can he still have the nerve to ask for the consultation fee?
After Tong Zheng received the letter and gifts from the Cheng'en Mansion, he happened to be planning to invite Mr. Li to settle down in Qingyang County, so he simply prepared gifts and took the golden blood ginseng with him to visit Si Yuan.
However, after seeing the spiritual jujube tree, Tong Zheng's impression of Mr. Li has changed from a hermit doctor to a real godly figure. How could he dare to do anything as instructed by Duke Cheng'en's Mansion? He directly presented the golden blood ginseng as a gift, and even dared not ask someone to go to the capital to treat the queen. He just wanted to leave a good impression in Si Yuan's heart.
After leaving the village, the golden blood ginseng was sent out, but the person had not been invited out of the mountain yet, so Tong Zheng naturally had to go to Xinjing City to explain everything to the Cheng'en Mansion.
Originally, Tong Zheng had prepared himself for the possibility that the people from Cheng'en Mansion would not believe his story and would be angry and dissatisfied with him. So he took the people from Cheng'en Mansion to personally witness the spiritual jujube tree to confirm that he was not lying.
But the jujube leaves that Si Yuan gave him were so effective that Tong Zheng kept them for his own selfish reasons while trying to figure out how to have the best of both worlds.
Now that he had obtained another jujube leaf, Tong Zheng could no longer hold back and hurriedly arranged the government affairs in Qingyang County. He asked for leave from his direct superior and went back to Beijing.
Normally, officials who were sent to other places could not return to Beijing at will, but Tong Zheng had the support of the Cheng'en Mansion and still had some privileges, so his superior approved leave for him.
Tong Zheng personally led people to escort the newly acquired jujube leaf back to Beijing.
After returning to Duke Cheng'en's Mansion in the capital, Tong Zheng was immediately tried by three judges.
Just as Tong Zheng expected, the other people in Cheng'en Mansion did not believe what he said at all. What about the jujube tree being a spirit or a real immortal? They all thought that Tong Zheng was being deceived, or that Tong Zheng was up to some trick.
Tong Zheng did not say anything extra to explain this. He just took out the jujube leaf that he had carefully carried with him and asked the maid to bring a pot of tea. He put the jujube leaf into the tea, and immediately the overbearing jujube fragrance overwhelmed the tea fragrance.
Tong Zheng personally poured a cup of tea for his grandparents, father, stepmother, and brothers, and said, "Whether I said it is true or not, you will know it after drinking this tea."
Duke Cheng'en and others looked at Tong Zheng's confident look, hesitated for a moment, and then picked up their teacups and started drinking.
The first taste is the mellow aroma of dates, and after drinking it, you will immediately feel the relaxation as if your whole body has been cleansed.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng'en are old, and inevitably suffer from some common chronic diseases among the elderly. They are not fatal but they cannot be cured, and they are in great pain and torture.
But after drinking the cup of tea in their hands, they immediately felt that the pain and discomfort in their bodies disappeared.
How could they not believe Tong Zheng's words at this time? The effects they experienced personally couldn't be fake.
Duke Cheng'en immediately decided to present the jujube leaf to the current emperor, Emperor Chengqian.
It's not that they didn't want to embezzle it, but Lord Cheng'en knew that there is no such thing as impenetrable secrets. If they dared to embezzle such a good thing, they would be doomed if the emperor found out.
Moreover, the jujube leaves are effective when you drink the water after soaking them in water, and can be consumed by more than one person. Before presenting the jujube leaves to the emperor, they would first soak a large jar of jujube leaf water and keep it for their own drinking.
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