Inside the box was a dark brown fruit, about the size of an adult man's fist, with some purple spots on it. Perhaps because it had been picked a long time ago, it looked dry and shriveled.
If you throw this fruit on the road, nobody will pick it up.
As soon as the box was opened, a fragrance resembling both plum blossoms and orchids wafted out.
Su Ruojin knew that the fruit's fragrance would be even stronger at night, and it would also emit a faint fluorescent glow.
Others might not know, but Su Ruojin recognized it at a glance as a Glass Heart Fruit.
The Crystal Heart Fruit grows in valleys shrouded in mist and clouds. Such places are often remote and sparsely populated, surrounded by miasma and guarded by poisonous creatures.
Its main function is to nourish and repair damaged consciousness.
Younger-ripened Lixin fruit can nourish the mind and effectively alleviate common hysteria and insanity.
For conditions such as dementia and senile idiocy, which are common in the elderly, taking pills made from Lixin Fruit can significantly improve their condition.
If the symptoms are mild, consciousness can be restored directly.
If the Heart-Piercing Fruit is over a hundred years old, it can repair the mind. For more severe cases of hysteria or insanity, taking pills made from it can significantly reduce symptoms or even completely cure the condition.
Elderly people suffering from dementia or senility may regain their senses by taking this medicine.
If some martial arts practitioners accidentally suffer from qi deviation and damage to their consciousness, taking this can help them regain their clarity and rationality.
However, this glass-heart fruit itself is also poisonous, and it needs to be formulated according to different symptoms, using different medicinal materials to suppress or stimulate its toxicity to achieve the effect of treating the disease.
If the degree is not properly controlled, not only will the disease not be cured, but it may also worsen the mental illness or even lead to death.
Because of its preciousness and rarity, ordinary doctors may not recognize it, and even if they do, they may not know how to prepare it and thus cannot bring out its effects.
A ten-year-old glass-heart fruit is about the size of an apricot, while a hundred-year-old one can be as big as an egg.
The Crystal Heart Fruit in front of me is the size of an adult man's fist, and it must be at least three hundred years old, making its effects even more pronounced.
Su Ruojin knew so much about the Glass Heart Fruit because the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion was searching for it throughout the entire Nine Continents.
It was the most important ingredient in the prescription that Master Wu gave her to resist the Demon King Gu.
It can be said that without it, the prescription would only achieve one-tenth of its effectiveness.
Glass Heart Fruit is hard to find. The Glass Heart Fruit that Master Wu used to make medicine was at most twenty or thirty years old, and its efficacy was limited.
If Su Ruojin had known beforehand that the Minister Wang's residence possessed this medicine, she would have bought it no matter the cost.
Gao Hongyuan is currently in Bei Li and remains a potential threat. Su Ruojin needs to take precautions, and it's always a good idea to prepare things in advance.
Seeing that Su Ruojin did not move, Madam Wang hurriedly said, "Everyone in the capital knows that the Princess is skilled in medicine. This is the Glass Heart Fruit that has been passed down in our family for generations."
"Your Highness knows we are not a family of physicians, and this medicine will not be of much use in the manor. I believe Your Highness will find it useful, and I hope Your Highness will not find it unworthy."
In fact, Minister Wang had been racking his brains for a while about what to give the Princess.
For the Regent's Palace, gold and silver jewelry would certainly not be lacking. Sending such gifts would be vulgar, and it would be difficult to determine the appropriate quantity.
Even if Minister Wang could afford to send too much, he wouldn't dare to.
Otherwise, if the Regent were to do the math, he would realize that as a mere Minister, Wang only had that small salary, so how could he possibly come up with so much gold and silver? Minister Wang wouldn't know how to explain it.
Sending too little wouldn't be very meaningful, and the Regent doesn't lack the money.
In the end, it was Lady Wang who reminded Minister Wang that the Princess Consort was skilled in medicine, so why not cater to her preferences and send her some precious medicinal herbs.
After being reminded by his wife, Minister Wang remembered the glass-heart fruit that he had always kept at home, and hurriedly asked his wife to bring it over.
It must be said that Minister Wang made the right move.
The Crystal Heart Fruit might not be of much use to others, but for Su Ruojin, it was like a godsend.
How should she repay Madam Wang with such an expensive gift?
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