Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Make a deal The owner of the medicine shop...
The shop owner looked at the pill carefully and said with emotion, "It has been a long time since I have seen Qibao Meiran Pills."
Zhao Mingsheng was puzzled. This was just an ordinary recipe, how could it be uncommon? She thought so in her heart and couldn't help asking.
"Because this pill has very high requirements for medicinal materials. The main medicinal ingredient, Polygonum multiflorum, must be more than five years old."
Zhao Mingsheng asked: "What if it can't be achieved?"
“If it doesn’t reach the right age, it won’t be able to exert its proper medicinal properties. It’s better to boil it into Chinese medicine.” The shop owner took a deep sniff of the pill in his hand, an intoxicated look on his face.
"This pill smells like a unique fragrance, the kind only possessed by Polygonum multiflorum that's at least ten years old! This is a top-grade Seven Treasures Beard Beauty Pill!"
Hearing the high praise from the owner of the medicine shop, Jing Liu was a little tempted. But then he thought about it and realized that he had consulted many famous doctors in the capital and taken many medicines, but none of them had any effect. His heart sank again at this thought.
But seeing the girl's enthusiasm, he couldn't bring himself to refuse. He thought, never mind, she means well.
He realized that he had been out for quite some time, and if he didn't go back to report, King Heng would probably worry. So he put the porcelain bottle that the girl had stuffed into his arms, said thank you, and left in a hurry.
Without Jing Liu's menacing aura, the owner of the drugstore finally breathed a sigh of relief. He raised his hand to wipe the non-existent sweat off his face and turned to Zhao Mingsheng and said,
"Girl, is this pill made by your parents? Could you recommend it to me?" He was quite knowledgeable about pills and had some sympathy for the owner of the Seven Treasures Beard Pills.
Zhao Mingsheng smiled. Her pills were recognized. She couldn't help but say with some pride, "This is what I did."
The shopkeeper thought she was joking and asked again in a good-tempered manner, "Don't try to bluff me, little girl. The process of making these Qibao Meiran Pills is complicated. How can a little kid like you make them? I'm afraid you don't even know how to prepare the herbs!"
"He Shou Wu is prepared using the black bean juice method." Zhao Mingsheng, hands behind his back, recited the method word for word. "It must be dried and exposed to the sun nine times before it can be ground into powder."
The shop owner didn't expect this little girl to know anything. He stroked his gray beard and nodded, "Yes, that's right."
When talking about the preparation method of Poria cocos, Zhao Mingsheng deliberately paused and threw the question to the shopkeeper. He asked mischievously: "Can you guess how this Poria cocos is prepared?"
The owner of the drugstore was a little amused and confused. Why was he being tested?
He just thought that this girl couldn't remember how to prepare Poria cocos, but he didn't mean to make things difficult for her. He continued, "Poria cocos should be prepared using the human milk method."
Zhao Mingsheng chuckled, "Not really."
Seeing the girl in front of him looking at him with a look that was certain he had made a mistake, the shopkeeper seemed to have a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had missed some details.
He picked up the Qibao Meiran Pill again, broke off a piece and put it in his mouth to savor it carefully.
"No, no, it's not made using the human milk method." He shook his head and began to deny himself.
Pills made from Poria cocos processed using the human milk method would have a fishy smell, but this pill does not have any fishy smell at all, so it is impossible that it was made using the human milk method.
But he couldn't figure out how the Poria cocos was prepared so delicately and yet retain its medicinal properties.
After a while, the shop owner finally gave up. He said anxiously, "I now believe that you made this pill. Just tell me the method!"
Seeing the fish had taken the bait, Zhao Mingsheng didn't rush to reveal the answer for him. Instead, he said slowly, "This method of preparing Poria cocos is a secret recipe I created. If you want to know, why not make a deal with me?"
After a brief conversation, although Zhao Mingsheng didn't know why this pharmacy was so deserted, she could at least judge that the owner of this pharmacy was a good person and had a good understanding of medicinal materials.
She probably couldn't cooperate with Xing'antang anymore, so she could only place her hopes on this pharmacy.
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A black carriage was parked in a secluded corner at the end of the street.
As soon as Jing Liu got on the carriage, he immediately replied, "Your Highness, I have inquired, and this pharmacy has never treated a young man from another place."
Some time ago, Cui Cen, the eldest son of the Marquis of Dingguo, encountered a gangster on his way out for a trip and his whereabouts are unknown.
Cui Cen's biological mother is the current emperor and Prince Heng's elder sister, Princess Anping. According to seniority, he should call Yan Zhuo uncle.
Cui Cen's life story was rather tragic. His mother, Princess Anping, died of illness when he was only seven years old, and he was raised by his grandmother. His father, Marquis Dingguo, had tragically died on the frontier the year before.
Aside from his illegitimate brother, he was the only legitimate son left in the vast Marquis of Dingguo's mansion. Because of his mischievous nature at a young age, the emperor had been holding back the title, and now the mansion was in turmoil over the succession issue.
Entrusted by the old lady of the Dingguo Marquis Mansion, Yan Zhuo sent people to search everywhere and finally found some clues in Qingkang Town, so he rushed here after hearing the news.
Yan Zhuo paused from flipping through the official documents in his hand. Beside him lay a blood-stained jade pendant. It was the one his nephew had worn on the day of the accident, but it unexpectedly appeared in a pawnshop in Qingkang Town. It was said that it was found by a local resident in the nearby mountains.
Fortunately, no body was found in the mountains. It is not ruled out that the animal was eaten by wild beasts, but it is also possible that it miraculously survived.
Cui Cen's case was suspicious, so they didn't dare to look for him in a high-profile manner, fearing that he might be used by someone with ulterior motives. So they temporarily conducted a secret check in the surrounding pharmacies and drugstores to see if they had ever treated the young man from another place.
Yan Zhuo leaned against the tiger skin behind him, his black hair falling down and entangled with the white tiger skin. He was breathtakingly beautiful, like a dormant beast. He stared at the bloody jade pendant, his eyes filled with dark clouds, making people dare not look directly at him.
"Keep searching. I'll find the person alive or the body dead."
"Yes, I obey your command." Jing Liu responded while kneeling on one knee.
When he stood up, the porcelain bottle in his arms almost slipped to the ground, but fortunately he was agile and caught it.
Noticing Jing Liu's small movements, Yan Zhuo said nonchalantly, "You've been gone for quite a while this time. Did you find anything else?"
Jing Liu didn't dare to keep it for himself, and quickly offered the porcelain bottle in his hand. He reported truthfully: "I just ran into the young lady from the Zhao family in the pharmacy. She gave me a pill that she made herself to cure gray hair disease, saying that it was to thank us for helping her."
"oh?"
Looking at the porcelain bottle in front of him, Yan Zhuo recalled the pair of clear eyes when he first saw her. He took the porcelain bottle as if possessed by a ghost. With his slender fingertips, the stopper on the bottle was opened, and the fragrant smell of medicine soon spread in the carriage.
With a light sniff, he, a man of long experience and experience, immediately recognized that this was a rare and excellent medicine. A man should be looked at with new eyes after three days of absence. In less than a month, she had even learned how to make medicine?
This was somewhat beyond his expectations.
"Oh, you've become more capable."
A faint smile appeared on Yan Zhuo's lips, which he didn't even notice.
Fortunately, Jing Liu had been keeping his head down and didn't see this smile, otherwise he might have been so frightened that his eyes would have popped out.
As he was laughing, he suddenly realized that if it was a thank-you gift, why didn't he have it?
Yan Zhuo suppressed the smile on his lips, covered the porcelain bottle again with a cold face, and with a slight flick of his wrist, threw it back accurately to Jing Liu's chest.
"Since she made it for you personally, you'd better keep it well."
Jingliu felt that his master's tone was not right, but he couldn't tell what was strange, so he had to put away the porcelain bottle and quietly get out of the carriage.
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