Emperor Hui took the wooden box, opened it as she spoke, and immediately widened his eyes as he took something out of the box. "This, this is... Have you ever seen this, my dear ministers?"
Many ministers stood on tiptoe and looked sideways, but none of them had seen it.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed, "Your Majesty! This is Lingzhi! This size and appearance are of the highest quality! Eating a small piece can prolong your life!"
Emperor Hui's expression suddenly changed and he looked straight at Lin Wanwan.
Lin Wanwan nodded and smiled, "It is indeed as that gentleman said. This is the Ganoderma Lucidum, commonly known as Tai Sui. It's a pity that this plant is not even a thousand years old, only more than 800 years old..."
Lin Wanwan suddenly noticed that the emperor's expression was not right. Did she just say something wrong? So she knelt down and kowtowed, "I just said something wrong, I hope the emperor will not blame me..."
Emperor Hui's face was gloomy and uncertain. After a long time, he put the Ganoderma lucidum back into the box, locked it, and threw it to her side.
"Humph, nonsense! Bullshit about prolonging life! I am in my prime, why would I need this thing to prolong my life! I am devoted to the Great Abyss, and I will have no regrets even if I die!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" All the ministers knelt down in fear.
Prime Minister Shen rushed out again and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this girl is still young and ignorant, and she is also a meritorious minister. I hope Your Majesty will forgive her this time!"
Emperor Hui rubbed his brows and waved his hands, "I am tired, Cao He, you stay and announce the decree."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
Lin Wanwan's head was buzzing and she couldn't hear anything about the reward at all. It seemed like she was flattering the horse but ended up flattering him?
After everyone had left, Chen Li stepped forward to help her up, and comforted her in a gentle tone: "Wanwan, don't be afraid, it's okay, it's okay, come on, I'll take you home."
Lin Wanwan nodded as if in a daze, grabbed Chen Li's sleeve, and walked back with him.
In the imperial study, Emperor Hui was playing chess with himself. When he saw Eunuch Cao coming back, he asked without even looking up, "Has everyone left?"
“They’ve all left…”
Eunuch Cao glanced at Emperor Hui, seeming to want to say something but hesitant, not knowing how to start.
"Why, just say whatever you want to say."
"Your Majesty, why... why do you have to embarrass a girl...she..."
Emperor Hui gave birth to a child and sighed, "You also know, I won't say more, I also think this girl is very lucky, you just wait and see, the sky in the capital is about to change... I hope everything is safe..."
"well……"
After Lin Wanwan returned home, Nan Mu and Nan Mi saw that she was not in a good state, and hurriedly asked Shen Li what happened. Before she could explain clearly, Fu Junyi and Shen Mo hurried over.
"Brother, is there something wrong?"
Chen Li glanced at Fu Junyi again, "How did Brother Shaowei find out about this?"
Fu Junyi nodded seriously, "We run a teahouse, so we get the news faster."
Chen Li asked Nan Mu and Nan Mi to send Lin Wanwan back to her room to rest first, and they sat down in the pavilion to discuss the matter.
"I will be leaving for my new post soon, and I am afraid I will not be able to take care of him in the capital. I will leave him in your care every night."
Shen Mo frowned, feeling a little uneasy, "Brother, I always feel that something is wrong. I'm afraid that it's not safe for Lin Wan to stay in the capital..."
Fu Junyi thought for a moment and agreed.
"It is indeed too quiet in the capital, and it is not suitable to stay for a long time. But if we send her back to Yun'an County, she is too far away and cannot be taken care of. When I was young, I heard a rumor that there was a demon in the capital who specialized in searching for children and digging out their hearts and livers to make elixirs. I don't know whether it is true or not, but it seems that the demon is a wizard from Mobei who wants to kill all the children in Dayuan and make our Dayuan extinct from now on. As for which is true or false, no one dares to discuss it. The two brothers Shen Fan, think about it. Regardless of whether these two rumors are true or not, what will those who are interested do when Lin Wan, who is powerless, appears with a treasure in his hand?"
The two of them couldn't help but widen their eyes and said in unison: "Kill people and rob treasures!"
Fu Junyi smiled and nodded, then continued, "Why do you think they will kill people?"
"An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. Besides, Lin Wan has developed so many things in the past few years. It's like a god descending to earth..."
Shen Mo looked at his brother calmly. It turned out that everyone had thought so, not just him.
"It is just as my brother said. She is too powerful. Not only will she attract the jealousy of people with bad intentions, but even Mobei, thousands of miles away, will probably hate her. Regardless of whether the two rumors you mentioned are true or false, she is not safe now."
Fu Jun also agreed very much. "It's safer for her to stay at home recently. Let's go find some experts and take turns guarding inside and outside the house. Ji Lin and I will come over as soon as we have time. How do you think?"
Shen Li sighed and said helplessly: "This is the best way at the moment, thank you for your hard work."
"Brother, you must be careful when you go to Dingfeng County. That place is too dangerous..."
"What? Brother Yaoze is going to Dingfeng County to take up his post! That place, that place is an ominous place!"
"Oh? I've only heard that bandits are rampant there, officials and businessmen are colluding, and the people are fierce. How can it be ominous?"
Fu Junyi drank a sip of tea and explained his doubts to him.
"About six or seven years ago, I just took over the candy shop business at home. When checking the accounts, I found that the shop in Dingfeng County was losing money every year, so I went to inspect the shop there. It was fine in the first few days, and I didn't find anything wrong. But who knew that on the night of the fifth day, red fog suddenly fell from the sky, and everything was red. Everyone was wandering on the street. No matter how I shouted, there was no response. I was scared at the time. I hid under the bed and didn't dare to go out. I fell asleep in a daze. But the next day, everyone appeared in front of me in good condition, and nothing was missing. I asked them what happened at night, but they didn't remember anything. At that time, I thought I was confused and had a nightmare, so I didn't think about it anymore. Who knew that about half a month later, the red fog appeared again. I checked for a few days, but found nothing. That place is too weird!"
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