Chapter 206 Is it really a rejuvenating herb?
Rejuvenating herb!
It's a rejuvenating herb!
Sheng Sheng's eyes immediately shone brighter than the ruby on her hairpin, and she grabbed Xie Yunqi: "Fifth Brother, that's great, there's hope!"
Xie Yunqi was still immersed in the tension of Xiao Quanzi's rescue when Sheng Sheng's sudden appearance left him completely bewildered.
"What's hopeless? Xiao Quanzi?" Xie Yunqi scratched his head. "Hasn't Xiao Quanzi been constantly being saved?"
"No, Fifth Brother, it's our Fourth Brother who's saved!"
"ah?"
Sheng Sheng was so excited she was practically dizzy. Who would have thought, family members? Just a few days ago, we were saying we might never find this spring grass again in our lifetime, but unexpectedly, it just came to us.
Sheng Sheng had already prepared a whole host of arguments, planning to go back to the palace and plead with Pei Ji or Xiao Jiuzhu, or even make a deal, hoping to get a glimmer of hope from them.
Now that's great, it's like a godsend!
The little dumpling immediately felt a deep respect for Xiao Quanzi, and said earnestly to Xie Yunqi, who was still completely unaware of what had happened, "Fifth brother, Xiao Quanzi has done a great service this time. He is a great hero, and we will always remember what Xiao Quanzi has done!"
Xie Yunqi was even more bewildered.
Sheng Sheng is now determined to verify whether the "rejuvenating herb" mentioned by those two notorious bandits is the same rejuvenating herb that her fourth brother needs.
Sheng Sheng made a quick decision: "Fifth Brother, you wait here. I'll be right back. Don't wander off."
"Oh, oh." Xie Yunqi didn't understand, but complied.
Sheng Sheng sent Chunhua and Qiuyue to guard the place and told them to come and tell her after Xiao Quanzi was out of danger. Then she took Zijuan to the cellar.
There was no place specifically for prisoners to be housed in Shanglin Hunting Ground, so no one would bring a prisoner there for fun, and no one would have expected that such a thing would happen in just half a month.
After all, the imperial authority was paramount. Ordinary people knew that the Shanglin Hunting Grounds were the place where the imperial family hunted in winter every year, and they would avoid the Shanglin Hunting Grounds at all costs, for fear of offending the imperial authority.
This is truly the first time something like today has happened.
Gao Zhuang and Ai Shou were temporarily tied up in a small room in the cellar. They had been severely tortured and confessed everything.
The person in charge of these two men was General Lu Chaosong, also known as Lu Chi's father.
As soon as Sheng Sheng approached, Lu Chaosong greeted her in surprise: "Your subject pays respects to the Second Princess."
Sheng Sheng didn't know that this was General Lu, and didn't know how to address him, so she just smiled and kept nodding. She tilted her head and blinked frantically, asking Zi Juan who this was.
Zijuan whispered to her, "Princess, this is Young Master Lu's father, General Lu."
"Ah, it's General Lu!"
"It is indeed me," Lu Chaosong asked. "Why did the Second Princess come here? The place smells strongly of blood. The Second Princess is young, so it would be best if she did not come here."
Lu Chaosong's family didn't have any girls, but he knew that girls were generally more fragile and timid, and it wouldn't be good if they were frightened.
To everyone's surprise, the second princess was not only unafraid, but also found his words amusing.
"Why does General Lu seem to think that Sheng Sheng is very timid, just like Brother Lu Chi?"
Lu Chaosong was taken aback, then smiled amiably and said heartily, "I heard that the princess and my son have become good friends. That boy does nothing but idleness all day long. It is a great honor for the Lu family that the princess can tolerate him."
Sheng Sheng smiled and said, "How could that be? Brother Lu Chi has a very good temper and is quite gentle."
Lu Chaosong asked in confusion, "Gentle?"
Sheng Sheng tilted her head, somewhat puzzled: "Yes, although Brother Lu Chi is always bickering with Fifth Prince, he is actually very thoughtful and intelligent."
Lu Chaosong knew exactly what kind of person his son was; he was intelligent, so he nodded in agreement, saying that the son before was thoughtful and gentle...
Well, Lu Chaosong disagreed.
Lu Chaosong chuckled twice: "Oh, hahaha, thank you for your kind words, Princess. I'm sorry to have made you laugh. That boy Lu Chi is always bickering with the Fifth Prince. Fortunately, the Fifth Prince has a good temper and never holds it against him. If that boy does anything wrong, Princess, you can scold him or even hit him. Don't hold back! Or, just send someone to tell me, and I'll punish him when I get back."
Sheng Sheng was amused. General Lu didn't believe her praise of Lu Chi as gentle and considerate. Didn't he himself say that his fifth brother had a good temper?
That said, Lu Chi, like General Lu, always has a kind of serious humor, no wonder they are father and son.
After laughing, Sheng Sheng didn't forget his business.
Both Gao Zhuang and Ai Shou fainted, and the faint smell of blood in the air indicated what they had just gone through.
But Sheng Sheng didn't feel cruel at all. When they knocked Xiao Quanzi unconscious, they didn't feel cruel at all.
Serves them right.
Who told them to steal and then assault people?
He muttered a few words under his breath, "Serves him right," and then asked again.
"Oh, right, I wanted to come and see something."
"What is that?"
Sheng Sheng thought for a moment and said, "It was found on those two people, a black bundle."
Lu Chaosong understood and quickly ordered his men to bring the black bundle.
"I just had someone examine it. Inside were some gold and silver jewelry, as well as a medicinal herb. Based on what these two men said, it should be the herb they mentioned. According to them, it was stolen from a divine physician named Shen. Because it was priceless, they wanted to go to the capital to sell it."
Lu Chaosong had no knowledge of herbs, so naturally he didn't know what this "Spring Return Grass" was.
The black bundle lay on the table. Because it had been inspected not long ago, it was now simply tied in a knot, and you could even vaguely see the glittering silver shining through the gaps.
Sheng Sheng stared at the black bundle, extremely excited.
I'm so nervous! It feels like I've found a treasure!
Is it really a rejuvenating herb?
Holding his breath and concentrating, he finally calmed himself down and slowly opened the bundle.
Zijuan and Lu Chaosong, each on one side, also became nervous for some reason.
Amidst a pile of gold and silver jewels, a black herb tinged with orange stood out conspicuously.
This plant has stems that grow close to the ground, sprouting small roots with short hairs. The leaves are oval, without petioles, and have small teeth along the edges. It blooms with yellow flowers at the top, a ring of tongue-like flowers surrounding a central tubular flower, and produces pitted and uneven fruits.
Sheng Sheng blinked, staring at the herb, and suddenly realized that she didn't actually know what the real Rejuvenating Herb looked like. Even now that she saw this "Rejuvenating Herb," she couldn't tell whether it was the real Rejuvenating Herb or not.
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