Chapter 65: Elixir of Immortality
Chu Jingyao, her mother and her two sons settled down in Youzhou. No matter what their status was before coming to Youzhou, they all had to reclaim wasteland and cultivate the land when they arrived in Youzhou.
After several days, no one came to look for Chu Jingyao. It seemed that Prince Su had not yet discovered their disappearance.
Su Song had only come twice, and each time he seemed to be hesitant to speak. Seeing that he was unable to utter a word for a long time, Chu Jingyao asked Qi Jingyan to send him away.
"Master Su, if you don't have anything to say, please go back first."
Chu Jingyao gave him a polite smile and said, "I should go cook for Sister Xun."
She is a good cook. In the past, only the three children had occasionally eaten the food she cooked. Now that they came to Youzhou, Shen Xun could eat it almost every day.
Hui Niang was dissatisfied with this matter. It was obviously her job to cook for Chen Xun, so why was it taken away by someone else?
So, the two of them tried various ways to research delicious food, and thanks to Chen Xun, the children could have extra meals every day.
It tastes good but makes you gain weight, what a sweet trouble!
After all, the truth cannot be hidden, and Chu Tiankuo still found out about Jiang Xinming's disappearance.
In a wooden house near Youzhou, he crumpled the letter paper into a ball with a grim expression on his face.
"Your Highness, I deserve to die. I didn't realize the person who wrote the letter wasn't Jiang Xinming..."
Chu Tiankuo waved his hand to signal him to get up, "It's not your fault, it's the other party who is capable."
He could actually imitate Jiang Xinming's handwriting and tone, and knew everything about Jiang Xinming.
If Chu Tiankuo had not guessed that Jiang Xinming's money was almost gone and Jiang Xinming did not ask for money in the letter, he would not have noticed anything.
"Your Highness, a letter has arrived from the Imperial City stating that the Ninth Princess and her two children are missing. The King has ordered you to secretly search for them and bring them back to the Imperial City safely."
Chu Tiankuo frowned, "Isn't the Ninth Princess imprisoned in the palace by the Emperor of Daxia?"
He had received a secret letter from his father a few days ago, in which he was told to hand over the task of finding the treasure to Jiang Xinming, while he would sneak into the capital of Daxia and rescue the Ninth Princess and her children.
The subordinate said, "The king's letter said that the spies stationed in the Great Xia Palace reported that the Ninth Princess is missing and her whereabouts are unknown. The Great Xia Emperor has discovered that they are missing and is sending people to search for them."
Chu Tiankuo pondered for a moment, "Prepare your pen and ink. This Highness wants to write a letter to the Emperor."
The King of Northern Chu has a strong desire for control and everything that happens must be reported to him. Chu Tiankuo wrote about Jiang Xinming's disappearance in a letter and asked someone to deliver it to the imperial city.
Chu Jingyao’s matter was also very important, but he was too busy to handle it, so he had to send people to the capital to look for her and her son.
On the other side, after receiving the letter, the King of Northern Chu sat alone in the imperial study for a long time before replying to Chu Tiankuo.
After the messenger left with the letter, the king suddenly coughed violently. Eunuch Su heard the noise and hurriedly poured him a cup of warm water.
"Your Majesty, drink some water to moisten your throat."
Their king looks strong and may live to be a hundred years old, but in fact his body is full of diseases and he relies entirely on medicine to survive.
The king drank the water in one gulp, his cloudy old eyes filled with death.
"Tell me, how long can I live?"
Eunuch Su's scalp tightened, and he knelt down hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, may you live forever!"
The king chuckled, his voice as mocking as a bellows. "Thousands of years? Ten thousand years? How can anyone live ten thousand years?"
Eunuch Su...did not dare to speak.
The king chuckled and asked Eunuch Su to get up.
"Do you still remember what the Black and White Divine Doctor said when he extended my life?"
Eunuch Su whispered, "Your Majesty, the genius doctor said that the life-extending elixir has a serious drawback. If Your Majesty cannot find the elixir before the age of seventy, then..."
He didn't dare say any more.
There is still half a year before the monarch turns seventy.
The king said calmly, "I will die suddenly. No medicine can save me."
"So ever since the Black and White Divine Doctor extended my life, I have been sending people to look for the elixir of immortality."
Hard work pays off, and he found out the whereabouts of the longevity elixir, which was the treasure left by the previous dynasty of the Great Xia Kingdom.
The treasure is not important, what is important is the elixir of immortality inside.
"I still have six months until I turn seventy. Do you think the eldest prince will find it?"
This was another life-threatening question, and Eunuch Su was completely paralyzed. Fortunately, the king did not expect him to answer, but was just talking to himself.
After receiving the letter from the king asking him to make every effort to find the treasure, Chu Tiankuo narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but let out a happy laugh.
It seems that his guess was verified.
There really is something very important in the treasure, even more important than annexing Daxia.
Let him guess, what it is?
"Master Su, are you leaving?"
Su Yang's injury was almost healed, so Su Song said goodbye to Chen Xun.
"It's time to leave," Su Song said. "I've been delayed for a long time. I need to return to the capital to report."
Su Song was a very determined person. Shen Xun had used threats and inducements, but still failed to get him to agree to stay in Youzhou.
Although it was a pity that he could not keep this capable minister, but everyone has their own aspirations, and a forced melon is not sweet, so Shen Xun let him go.
"Don't worry, Miss Shen," Su Song assured, "When we return to the capital, I will know what to say and what not to say."
"Of course I trust Lord Su. Lord Su is upright and knows how to repay kindness, but..."
Shen Xun said in embarrassment: "It's just your disciple..."
Su Song hurriedly said: “I will restrain my apprentice and not cause trouble for Miss Shen.”
Shen Xun's worries were not unreasonable. During his recuperation, Su Yang only touched things sent by Su Song except for changing the medicine, and was very wary of other people in Youzhou.
Su Yang, who was waiting outside the door, heard Shen Xun's words and came in to bow to Shen Xun, "Miss Shen, don't worry. I, Su Yang, am not an ungrateful villain. I will definitely listen to Master and not say a word to the emperor."
Shen Xun raised his eyebrows. Has this person changed his personality?
Su Yang smiled shyly, "But I have another unwelcome request, can you please agree to it, Miss Shen?"
Shen Xun said: "You talk first."
Su Yang glanced at Su Song and said, "My master's leg was injured and has a chronic disease. Prince Hu has a recipe for a plaster that can relieve the pain."
"I've already agreed with Prince Hu that he will teach me how to make ointments. Can you wait until I learn how to make them before you leave?"
"Yang'er..."
Hearing that his disciple cared about him so much, tears flashed in Su Song's eyes.
"Of course," Shen Xun said without objection, "Just tell me when you leave."
The two nodded. After Su Yang thanked him, he helped Su Song back.
Su Yang was truly filial, and he followed King Hu every day to learn how to make plasters.
He was really eager to learn, and King Hu was a little overwhelmed. If the ointment was not a secret recipe of his own master, he would have given the recipe to Su Yang and asked him to find a doctor to make it.
Su Yang had no talent for medicine, but fortunately he was not too stupid, and he learned it after studying for more than ten days.
On the day of leaving, Su Yang gave each of them a gift, which was a sachet filled with some spices.
"Miss Xi'er, where are you going?"
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