Chapter 138 Their Voices Are Their Priceless Treasure
Xie Yunchuan didn't think much of it; he agreed with Consort Rong's words.
No matter how precious something is, if you don't use it, it's just sitting there and becomes useless.
Something can only be considered useful if it has practical value.
Moreover, their voices are their most precious treasure.
However, the nosebleed is real. Ginseng is a very nourishing food, and if Sheng Sheng eats this little dumpling, it will probably cause her to have too much internal heat.
“That’s not a problem. I’ll instruct the kitchen to cut a small piece and put it in the soup when they’re making it. That way, we won’t have to worry about it being too nourishing,” Huang Ying said.
Zijuan and Lüping agreed repeatedly, and in the end, the ginseng still entered Yuqing Palace.
Lüping went to report to Consort Rong. She stared at the ginseng for a moment and suddenly remembered that Xie Yunwen had said yesterday at Yunshan Farm that his leg could be cured, but a few medicinal herbs were missing.
"Brother, what were those medicines that Fourth Brother mentioned yesterday? He said one of them hasn't appeared for over ten years. Is it really impossible to find them?"
Xie Yunchuan took Xie Yunwen's words to heart yesterday.
I intended to go to the Imperial Hospital as soon as I returned to the palace to find out what those medicinal herbs were, so that I could send someone out to search for them.
As a result, Sheng Sheng fell ill as soon as she returned to the palace, catching him completely off guard. Then came the incident with Granny Wu, which Xie Yunchuan forgot about for a while.
Xie Yunchuan knew she also cared about Xie Yunwen, so he comforted her: "I'll send someone to the Imperial Hospital to have Physician Li examine my fourth brother in the next few days. As for those medicinal herbs... if we can't find them in Yu Kingdom, we'll look for them in other countries. No matter how rare the herbs are, as long as they're not extinct, we'll buy them no matter how expensive they are."
"Mmm!" Sheng Sheng nodded.
Xie Yunwen's leg was merely the direct cause of his long-standing inferiority complex.
The root cause is actually the lack of family warmth, his mother's neglect and lack of attention, and Xie Yuxiao's fatherly love that was delayed for many years due to misunderstanding.
To address the root cause, the leg must also be treated.
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Xie Yunchuan forced Sheng Sheng to stay in bed for two more days before she was considered to have completely recovered from her cold.
Sheng Sheng is a restless person. If Xie Yunjia and the others hadn't come to visit her in turn these past two days because they knew she was sick, Sheng Sheng would have been moldy in her quilt long ago and turned into a little moldy ball.
There have been quite a few things happening in the palace these past two days, the biggest of which is none other than Consort Yue, who has garnered much attention from everyone.
After being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, Consort Yue could not bear the dark and damp environment and the painful screams of other prisoners being tortured. Within a day, she confessed everything she knew.
Consort Yue's mother was from the State of Yu, and her father was from the State of Song. The appearances of the people of the States of Song and Yu were not very different. In addition, Consort Yue looked like her mother and had a false identity, so her entry into the palace was very smooth.
Moreover, although the relationship between the Song and Yu states was tense when she entered the palace, it had not yet reached the point of war, so there was no rush for intelligence.
Consort Yue kept her undercover identity firmly in mind and proceeded cautiously, only starting to pass on information after she had ingratiated herself with Consort Jing. Her role was simply to provide a channel for people to exchange information, and she didn't know much herself.
At this point, some people might ask, if the Song Kingdom had planted spies in the Yu Kingdom's palace, and these were old spies who had been there for so many years, how could the Song Kingdom still lose the great war between the two countries three years ago?
Well, this needs to be explained from multiple perspectives.
Firstly, the emperor of Song was incompetent and foolish, and also arrogant. Furthermore, treacherous officials held sway in Song, and loyal ministers rarely met a good end. To put it bluntly, he was not intelligent, yet he thought himself very clever. Furthermore, he was easily swayed by those glib and self-serving treacherous officials, making him even less likely to listen to the words of other ministers who genuinely cared for the good of Song.
Secondly, although Consort Yue successfully infiltrated the Yu Kingdom, she later became accustomed to the luxuries of Consort Jing and lost all ambition. She simply lived a carefree life, indulging in the life of a pampered and extravagant consort.
The messages that those around them could send out weren't entirely useless, but they couldn't reach the core of the Yu Kingdom. The Song Kingdom couldn't replace the increasingly idle Consort Yue; after all, she had already ascended to the position of Consort Yue. How could the Song Kingdom replace a concubine of a nation with someone else? The people of Yu weren't blind.
Moreover, if your Song state can think of planting spies in the Yu state, do you think my Yu state is stupid enough not to think of planting spies in your country?
Sheng Sheng, propping her head up, listened with great interest to the gossip Zi Juan had overheard outside, and said, "So that's how it is. I didn't expect we also had spies in the Song Kingdom."
"Yes, in this world, everyone is friends on the surface, but in reality, everyone is wary of each other. There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests. Today you call each other brothers, but tomorrow you can tear each other apart over a rich city. If we don't plant spies there, we will be the ones who lose the initiative."
This is the first time I've heard of this principle.
There are no permanent friends, only permanent interests.
Sheng Sheng pondered the meaning of those words for a moment, then asked, "What about the spies who were captured, and Consort Yue? How are they now?"
"Those people were all suicide soldiers. No matter how severely they were tortured, they wouldn't say anything else. They either committed suicide or were all executed. As for Consort Yue, I heard that she was spared the death penalty, but when she heard that she would have to spend the rest of her life in a dark and sunless prison, smelling blood and living with rats, she immediately ran into a wall and died."
"ah."
Sheng Sheng sighed with regret; the person who had been confronting him just a few days ago was now gone.
However, this was all her own doing. Who told her to be a spy planted by the Song Kingdom? She chose to die herself, so she has no one to blame but herself.
None of this has anything to do with Sheng Sheng.
Sheng Sheng put on her thick little coat and happily went to Jingyue Pavilion to find Pei Ji.
Her brother wouldn't let her go out, and she was already feeling incredibly bored.
Having finally been able to go out, the first thing I did was, of course, go to Jingyue Pavilion to find Pei Ji and thank him for the pill he gave me.
The snow came late this year; the New Year is just around the corner, and Beijing hasn't seen any snow yet.
According to Zijuan, the sky should have turned white by this time of year.
Although it didn't snow, the palace was already prepared for the New Year, with red lanterns and red silks hanging everywhere, creating a festive atmosphere.
Jingyuexuan was no exception. The Imperial Household Department sent couplets and window decorations to Jingyuexuan, and Afu pasted one on the courtyard gate.
Just as Sheng Sheng arrived, Pei Ji was practicing his horse stance and balancing a bowl of water on his head under the guidance of the old cat.
"Brother Pei Ji!"
She came running in, and immediately fell silent after seeing what Pei Ji was doing, afraid that if she made a sound, it would disturb him.
She covered her mouth, only revealing her eyes as she looked at him.
“Princess.” When the old cat saw her, he came over and explained to her that this was to lay the foundation for Pei Ji.
“We only know a little about the battlefield. Those who are highly skilled in martial arts usually start practicing from a young age. Young Master Pei has no foundation, so you need to build a solid foundation.”
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