Chapter 227 Chapter 227 White-browed Mountain King
Hearing her words, Fu Wenxiao couldn't help but laugh.
"The Imperial Master must have some ability to gain the Saint's trust." He recalled the elixir he had seen before. "Those elixirs are certainly harmful, but they also contain some medicinal herbs that can make people energetic for a short period of time. The Imperial Master sometimes refines some useful elixirs specifically for the Saint's physical condition..."
Yu Li said: "So it's a medicinal pill, not an elixir?"
So some of those pills can cure diseases. Does this imperial teacher understand medical principles?
Fu Wenxiao nodded slightly, "The Imperial Master is a smart man. He knows when to present something to the Saint."
Yu Li finally gave up the idea of searching for the elixir.
It seems that this elixir is not a magical medicine. It does have some effects, but it is mostly harmful.
Looking back at the old emperor's complexion, he had aged greatly. It would be normal if he died one day. I'm afraid we wouldn't have to wait too long.
Yu Li quickly put the matter of the old emperor behind him and continued to cultivate his relationship with Heima in the mansion so that Heima could adapt to himself as soon as possible.
But unexpectedly, half a month later, the old emperor suddenly summoned her into the palace.
Yu Li was a little confused. Fu Wenxiao was not there and no one to ask, so he had to change into the clothes of the Duke's wife and enter the palace with Yuzhan.
It is said that after the Dragon Boat Festival, the old emperor fell seriously ill even though he took elixirs.
She thought the old emperor would be unable to do anything for a month, but she didn't expect that he would summon her to the palace half a month later, and she didn't know what was going on.
Yuzhan was a little worried and said, "I wonder if the Duke is in the palace today. No matter what the Saint asks, you should answer it."
Yu Li nodded to show that he understood.
Seeing Yuzhan was worried, Yu Li comforted her: "Aunt Yuzhan, don't worry, I have been to the palace twice and even had dinner in the Yangxin Palace. The saint treated me very well."
Although this kindness seemed to have some purpose, she didn't care. She just wanted to attend the imperial banquet at the old emperor's place and eat and drink for free.
As long as there is delicious food, it doesn't matter where she is, she never has a problem with food.
Seeing her smiling face, Yuzhan couldn't help but feel a surge of love and pity in his heart.
Madam was kindhearted and sincere, never thinking the worst of others. She was unaware of the dangers in the palace. One wrong step would lead to eternal damnation. Although Madam was good at fighting, the people in the palace were so cunning that she could not handle them. If she handled it inappropriately, she would be found to have made mistakes and become the target of public criticism.
After entering the palace, the two were not taken to the Yangxin Palace, but were led to the rare bird garden by the palace servants waiting there.
When he arrived at the rare bird garden, Yu Li found that the old emperor was also there. He was sitting in the shade, surrounded by a group of palace servants, who served him tea and water, and massaged his shoulders and feet. There was also a beautiful woman in palace dress who leaned softly in his arms and fed him peeled grapes.
Yu Li was stunned when he saw this scene, and thought that the old emperor really knew how to enjoy himself.
The beautiful lady in palace dress looked only in her teens. When she was with the old emperor, they looked like great-grandfather and great-granddaughter, several generations apart.
The old emperor saw Yu Li coming and said with a smile: "Xiao'er's wife is here, come here quickly."
Yu Li came over, greeted him first, and then sat next to him. He was not restrained and sat very firmly, unlike other people who only dared to sit on half of their buttocks even when the old emperor allowed them to sit.
The beautiful lady in palace dress looked at her curiously and found that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was too frank in front of the saint. She didn't know whether she was relying on the saint's favor or just didn't know how to read other people's faces.
The palace maids around lowered their heads silently, pretending not to see anything.
The old emperor didn't care. He asked someone to bring tea and snacks to Yu Li and watched her eat with a smile.
He patted the beauty in his arms and said, "Beauty, what do you think of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo?"
The palace-dressed beauty said tactfully, "I am a little greedy when I see how deliciously the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo eats."
The old emperor laughed heartily and ordered his men to prepare the same food for the beauty beside him as for the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. He even picked up a piece of dessert and fed it to the beauty in his arms with great interest.
The beauty in palace dress was very cooperative, with a shy look on her face.
But when they saw Yu Li looking at them with eyes wide open, those eyes were clear and innocent, with a look of curiosity, somehow, even someone as shameless as the old emperor couldn't help but blush.
The two suddenly felt guilty for corrupting their child.
The lady in palace dress thought it must be an illusion, as she heard that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was a few years older than her.
The old emperor pushed the beauty in his arms away as if nothing had happened, sat up straight, and coughed lightly.
Yu Li glanced at him and found that the old emperor looked older than during the Dragon Boat Festival, probably because of his recent serious illness.
But now he looked so happy holding the beauty in his arms, it was hard to tell that he was in poor health.
"Xiao'er's wife," the old emperor said, "Do you like the fierce horse that Xiao'er gave you?"
Yu Li nodded: "I like it very much." After all, the horse king is a rare animal among so many animals that can hold on and not collapse.
The old emperor said, "You have done a great job in saving me this time. I don't know how to reward you. How about giving you a ferocious beast?"
"Eh?" Yu Li tilted his head. "The saint wants to reward me with an animal? What is it?"
"You can pick out whatever you like." The old emperor pointed to the ferocious beasts in the rare bird garden and asked her to choose one herself.
Yu Li immediately became interested, "Thank you, Saint. I'll go pick one."
Seeing that she did not hypocritically refuse like the others, the old emperor was very satisfied. He had seen too many greedy people who clearly wanted something in their hearts but pretended to be noble on the surface, or were too fearful to accept it. It would be better for them to be as frank as the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and just accept it directly.
The old emperor asked Yu Li to choose by himself, and Yu Li actually went.
He asked the manager of the rare bird garden to open the door where the wild animals were kept and let the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo in.
The steward was startled when he saw the old emperor was about to follow him in, and he knelt down hurriedly and said, "Saint, it's dangerous inside, please don't go in."
The old emperor was impatient, "What's the danger? Xiao'er's wife is here."
What’s more, the wild beasts can’t get out because of the iron railings, so what is there to be afraid of?
The steward had a bitter face. The saint really trusted the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. Although the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was indeed powerful, it was better to be safe than sorry. The saint was worth a lot of money, so how could he risk his life in such a dangerous place?
In the past, when saints wanted to watch beast fights, they would stun the beasts, put them in cages and carry them out, or drive them to a garden so that the saints could watch from a high place.
The old emperor not only followed him, but also brought his beauties with him.
The beauty in palace dress turned green in the face. She didn't want to go in at all. There were ferocious beasts that could eat people locked up inside. They could scare people to death.
But the old emperor had already gone in, and if she refused she would seem ungrateful, so she could only follow him trembling with fear.
There were some guards behind them who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy.
The guards' scalps tingled and they were ready to die in the line of duty.
The rare bird garden is very large, the environment inside is extremely well built, and it covers a large area.
To the people in the capital, these ferocious beasts were rare and exotic animals. The old emperor was willing to spend money to build gardens for them and provide them with good food and drink, raising each beast with shiny fur and fat and strong bodies.
These rare and exotic animals also symbolize the majesty of the royal family.
As if they sensed someone coming, the flowers and trees in the garden moved, making rustling sounds.
At this time, a tiger with a tuft of white hair on its forehead poked its round head out from the woods, and its eyes were fixed on the people outside.
Seeing the big tiger sticking its head out, everyone's heart tightened and they were a little scared. Even through the iron bars, they could feel the power of the beast coming towards them, which was very scary.
Little did they know that the white-browed tiger was also very frightened. It retreated anxiously, step by step, behind the trees, then whimpered and hid itself.
The old emperor couldn't help laughing when he saw its cowardly look, and said, "Look, what's so scary about it?"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and praised the beast, saying that it must be afraid of the saint's power and did not dare to get close.
This flattery sounds fake, and everyone knows who the tiger is afraid of.
But the old emperor was in a good mood and didn't care about these things. He asked Yu Li: "Xiao'er, which one do you like?"
Yu Li looked at the tiger that was hiding in fear and decided to keep watching.
Then they looked at the leopard next to the tiger, and then the lion, bear, rhino, elephant, wild boar, python...
The steward introduced them and their origins and which places they were tributed from.
So many rare and precious animals are auspicious signs sent from all over the country, and also indicate that under the rule of the old emperor, there are many talented people and the country is stable.
Yu Li couldn't help but look at the manager. Just introduce him, why is he flattering him?
This steward had too many personal agendas. The old emperor seemed very happy to hear them, and it was obvious that he liked the people below praising him.
After walking around the rare bird park, many people saw a magical scene.
Whenever they approached, the wild beasts that were originally lying near the iron railings seemed to be frightened by something and ran away at an extremely fast speed, disappearing in a moment.
The steward was a little puzzled. Why were they running? They looked frightened. Could they be frightened by the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo? Is that possible?
He looked at the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo carefully. No matter how he looked at her, she was just a pretty and delicate girl, not to be feared.
After watching to the end, Yu Li decided to take the big tiger.
The main reason was that the big tiger was running the fastest at the time, leaving an afterimage, which made her want to try out what it felt like to ride a tiger as a mount.
"Okay, then let's go with this white-browed tiger." When the old emperor saw that she had made her choice, he asked the steward to open the door of the garden where the tiger was kept.
The steward was startled and said hurriedly, "Saint, please leave first. I will have someone knock it unconscious and carry it out."
The old emperor waved his hand, "No need, leave it to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo."
Hearing this, the manager couldn't help but look at Yu Li.
He thought to himself, does the saint favor the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, or does he wish her death? Otherwise, why would he want to reward her with a ferocious beast, let her choose it herself, and let the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo go in person?
Although he had heard about how the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo frightened the wild beasts, the steward had not seen it with his own eyes and was skeptical. He did not quite believe it. He had dealt with these beasts the most, but he did not think that humans could really frighten them. It was probably because there was something about the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo that the wild beasts did not like.
Of course, he didn't dare to say such thoughts out loud for fear of offending the Duke of Zhenguo.
The steward took the key and opened the iron door.
He said nervously, "Saint, please leave this place first."
"No need, I'll just watch here." The old emperor was calm and looked fearless.
The beauties in palace dress were terribly frightened, and the guards were also trying hard to suppress their fear, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
At this time, Yu Li had already walked into the garden where the tiger was kept.
The old emperor took a look and followed him in.
"Saint!" The steward turned pale with fright.
The guards hurriedly followed, surrounding the old emperor, their hands tightly placed on the swords at their waists.
The garden was very large, with lush flowers and trees. Yu Li quickly saw where the big tiger was hiding.
When she came in, the big tiger hid behind a rockery.
Yu Li stood in front of the rockery and said to the tiger hiding there, "Come out."
The tiger collapsed on the ground and ignored her.
The old emperor came over with his men, and when he saw the tiger lying there, he showed excitement on his face and asked with a smile: "Xiao'er's wife, what should we do if it refuses to come out?"
Yu Li was also a little embarrassed, and finally said: "It's okay, I'll carry it out."
As she said this, she rolled up her sleeves, walked around the rockery, and picked up the tiger lying there.
Everyone: “…”
Seeing her carrying a huge tiger weighing several hundred kilograms easily out of the garden, the manager looked dazed and stood there dumbfounded.
It turns out the rumors are actually true.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is not only able to scare away ferocious beasts, but is also strong enough to lift a tripod - no, she is strong enough to lift beasts.
After carrying the big tiger out of the garden, Yu Li found an open space to put it down.
The big tiger that was put down was still lying there motionless. If it hadn't had its eyes open, one would have thought it was asleep.
Apart from being knocked unconscious, the steward had never seen it so quiet.
The reactions of the others were similar to that of the steward.
They followed him out in a trance and saw the big tiger lying there. They felt that the scene was so unreal.
Are wild animals really so obedient?
The old emperor was very satisfied. After witnessing the magical qualities of Yu Li again, he became more and more convinced that she was a talented person with real abilities.
He asked, "Daughter-in-law Xiao'er, do you need me to send Bai'e Shanjun over?"
"Then please help, Saint." Yu Li said, "Put it in the car, don't scare the people."
The old emperor nodded slightly.
Yu Li carried the tiger, which was lying obediently, into an iron cage and had it sent to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
She thanked the old emperor for the gift, "Thank you, Saint, I like it very much."
The old emperor smiled and said, "You don't have to call me Saint. Just call me uncle like Xiao'er."
"Uncle." Yu Li changed his words very readily. It was just a title, it was the same anyway.
The old emperor became even happier and rewarded Yu Li with some more things.
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In just half a day, everyone in the capital knew that the saint had rewarded the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo with a white-fronted tiger.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo once again saved the emperor. However, these days, because the emperor was ill and in poor health, there was no news from the palace.
Who would have thought that this reward would be just a beast.
For a moment, everyone didn't know what to say. They said that the old emperor was stingy, or that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was easy to fool.
Ever since the palace banquet, many people have been paying attention to Yu Li, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.
After several contacts, they quickly understood her character and felt that although this girl had a lot of abilities, she was actually very simple-minded. No wonder she was tricked by Fu Xiao into marrying into the Fu family, and then fooled by the old emperor.
With her abilities, it is easy for her to marry the prince Feng Sun. When Fu Xiao concealed his identity and was just a down-and-out scholar to the outside world, she was willing to marry him. It can be seen that she is a person of affection and loyalty, and does not pursue fame or wealth.
How was she lucky enough to be married to Fu Xiao?
Many people secretly envied Fu Wenxiao's good luck. Even though they were in such a miserable state, they never expected that they would meet a miracle doctor who cured their health, and also meet a great girl who was willing to marry him and accompany him all the way from the south to the capital, and gain the appreciation of a saint.
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Fu Wenxiao went out of the city today and went to the Five Army Camp on the outskirts of the city.
Before he returned to Beijing, he heard from his subordinates that the old emperor had rewarded Yu Li with a tiger.
When Fu Wenxiao returned to the mansion, he found that the servants in the mansion were all in a dilemma. Uncle Zhong came over, hesitant to speak, and said, "Duke, the white-browed mountain king that Madam brought back is kept in Xuanyou Garden. There are many trees there, and Madam said it is more suitable for it."
Fu Wenxiao hummed and said, "Find someone to build a higher wall around the garden and assign more people to guard it, so that the servants don't get hurt by mistake."
Uncle Zhong responded.
Seeing that he was still struggling, Fu Wenxiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Zhong, Li Niang knows how to behave. Anyway, we'll bring her back and keep her."
Uncle Zhong sighed and said, "I don't know what the saint was thinking. Why would he reward Madam with a ferocious beast?"
This reward is too much of a joke.
Fu Wenxiao thought it was okay. Since the saint could not give Li Niang an official title, he could only give her a random reward.
Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from the emperor. No matter what it is, we have to bear it.
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