Chapter 632: Snatching Food from the Tiger's Mouth
In the Ningmen Prefecture capital, in the inn closest to the government office, Wei Qi carefully looked at the news received by his men.
The method used by the eldest daughter of the Yan family to grow the Jingsui grass was exactly as the old man said. The soil in the mountains and forests and the ice used for cooling were all obtained by the servants in the mansion. It was as casual as it could be.
After reading this, Wei Qi was really a little uneasy: "Is Jingsui grass really that easy to grow?"
Unable to find anything special, Wei Qi returned to Taohua Village and began to go in and out of Taohua Temple every day. No matter what, if he didn't see the Jingsui grass grow with his own eyes, he would still find it hard to believe.
Gu Jian was also closely observing the Jingsui grass. In the first few days, he couldn't help sighing when he saw the motionless porcelain basin. In the end, it was only after Grandma Gu talked him into it that he finally changed this bad habit.
Half a month passed, and seeing that the seeds of the meridian grass showed no signs of germination, Wei Qi became a little impatient.
His duty is to ensure the emperor's safety. Although the emperor will ask him to handle some important matters, he will handle them quickly, find a replacement, and then immediately return to the emperor.
"Old man, do you think we can grow Jingsui grass?"
Gu Jian was not sure either and shook his head.
Wei Qi was silent for a moment: "Could the eldest daughter of the Yan family have missed something?"
Gu Jian immediately denied it, "No, I've asked that girl repeatedly, and there's no reason for her to lie to me. If she knew I could get the Jingsui Grass seeds, she would probably be happier than anyone else."
Wei Qi: "But, we've been planting the seeds for quite some time, why is there no movement at all?"
Gu Jian shook his head: "I don't know either." Then he sighed, "Maybe that girl can grow Jingsui grass, it's just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."
Wei Qi was silent for a moment: "How about we ask Miss Yan to come over and take a look?"
Gu Jian didn't object, but he reminded her, "That girl really wants to learn Qinggong. If she comes and really grows the Jingsui grass and makes the Eight Meridians Pill, you must give her a share."
Wei Qi couldn't make a decision. After thinking for a while, he asked, "How about waiting for two more days?"
Gu Jian: "I'm not in a hurry anyway."
“Ah~”
One day in late August, a sharp scream suddenly came from Taohua An.
Gu Jian and Grandma Gu were both shocked when they heard it.
"What happened?"
Gu Jian walked out of the house and looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Dongli pointing at the pharmacy window with an excited look on his face.
"It's sprouting!"
Gu Jian's expression changed and he rushed into the pharmacy at great speed.
But after a moment, Gu Jian's laughter was heard from the pharmacy, and Wei Qi, who had just stepped into the yard, heard it.
Wei Qi thought about something and walked into the pharmacy in two steps. When he saw the red color breaking out of the soil in the porcelain basin, his eyes widened.
The Jingsui grass has really grown!!!
Time flies, and it is September in a blink of an eye.
Yan Mansion.
"Mom, I plan to stay in Taohua Village for a few more days this time."
This time, Mrs. Li readily agreed to Daohua's request.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, old lady Yan ate too much cold food because of her greed, and she has been suffering from diarrhea for more than half a month. In order to take care of the old lady, Daohua did not go to Taohua Village to visit the two elderly people during this period.
Now that the old lady's stomach has recovered and there is nothing else to do at home, it's okay to let her daughter stay for a few more days.
Madam Li thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow is Double Ninth Festival. How about we go after it?"
Daohua shook her head. "I don't want to attend the Double Ninth Festival banquet held by the Jiang family tomorrow. Guo Xueming and Jiang Wanying are competing with each other openly and secretly. As long as the two of them appear together, wherever they go will become a battlefield. If you are not careful, you may become their cannon fodder."
The most important thing is that the two of them have very good family backgrounds and the Yan family cannot afford to offend them. If she is wronged during this period, she will have to endure it. This is too frustrating and she doesn't want to suffer.
Hearing this, Mrs. Li no longer insisted.
Perhaps it was because the young prince was close to their family, so every time the Jiang and Guo families had a dispute, they liked to drag their daughter into it, which annoyed her.
Early in the morning of the Double Ninth Festival, Daohua took Wang Maner and Bishi to Taohua Village.
"Master, Granny Gu, I'm here!"
As soon as she stepped into the Peach Blossom Temple, Daohua shouted towards the main hall with a smile. However, the next moment, the smile on Daohua's face was replaced by surprise. She looked at the Fifth Master who walked out of the main hall with a look of surprise: "Fifth Master?"
The emperor, dressed as an ordinary person, looked at Daohua with a smile: "Miss Yan, do you still remember me?"
Daohua looked at Master Wu, then at Eunuch An standing behind him, and asked in confusion, "Why are you here?"
The emperor smiled and said, "I was passing through here on business, so I wanted to come and see you two elders."
At this time, Gu Jian and Grandma Gu came out.
Granny Gu smiled and said, "Girl, is your grandmother fully recovered?"
Daohua walked over with a smile: "It's already healed. When I came here, grandma said she would come and stay with me for a few days next time."
"That's great." Granny Gu pulled Daohua into the house and said to her, "Xiaowu is here to see Xiaojian and me. He will stay here for two days."
Daohua nodded. She knew that when people get old, they still like to be lively. This Fifth Master was an old acquaintance of her mother-in-law and master. It was not easy for them to meet each other, so they were naturally happy.
The emperor silently watched Daohua get along with the two old men. Seeing that they were familiar and close, he felt relieved.
He was unfilial and could not properly respect his biological mother and uncle. Now he has a lovely girl to accompany them, so the two old people will not be too lonely, which makes him feel much better.
It was almost noon when the rice flowers arrived, and Caiju and Dongli quickly prepared a table of food.
Seeing that the food was very sumptuous, Daohua didn't think much of it at first. After all, when entertaining guests, it was only natural to prepare more delicious food.
But when Caiju came over with a medicinal meal made from Ganoderma lucidum, Polygonum multiflorum, ginseng and other herbs, Daohua's smile froze. She quickly stood up and forcibly took the bowl from Caiju's hand: "Caiju, how can you serve medicinal meals to guests? This is so rude."
As he said that, he handed the bowl to Wang Maner and motioned her to put it back in the kitchen.
Although she has no shortage of good medicinal herbs, Ganoderma lucidum and Polygonum multiflorum are what Grandma Gu needs to eat all the time. Although she grows them in her space, they are too young and their medicinal effects are not strong.
The thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum I found last time, my mother-in-law ate it for several months and there wasn’t much left, so how could she give it to outsiders?
No one expected that Daohua would take away the medicinal food. They just stared blankly at Wang Man'er as she took the bowl and left without hesitation.
The medicinal food was prepared by Gu Jian himself. He was thinking that the emperor was worried about state affairs every day, so he wanted to nourish his body. He didn't expect his apprentice to intercept it.
Seeing everyone staring at her with disbelief on their faces, Daohua gave an embarrassed smile and quickly picked up a serving chopstick to help the emperor with a dish. "You are a naive girl, please don't be offended, Fifth Master. You look like a strong man, so why would you need to eat medicinal food?"
The emperor didn't know what expression to make at this moment. This was the first time someone dared to snatch his food away.
Eunuch An looked at Daohua with admiration. This eldest daughter of the Yan family was so brave that she dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!
(End of this chapter)
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