Chapter 120: Great Success in Alchemy
The epidemic in the city has been well controlled these days, so Shen Wangshu was able to rest for a day. He chatted too late with Chen Ting the night before yesterday, so he couldn't get up until noon the next day.
However, the maids knew that she was busy these days, so they did not come in to disturb her and let her sleep until she woke up naturally.
Longjiao, which had been bright for most of the night, lay dimly at the head of the bed, as if all his strength had been drained out. Shen Wangshu sat for a while with disheveled hair, feeling that he had forgotten something in the past few days.
......I really can’t remember, forget it.
Although she was resting at home today, she was not completely free. After seeing the effect of the inhibitory drug last night, Shen Wangshu decided to prepare some new ones for Chen Ting today.
Since dragon horn is an important raw material, it must be ground into powder in the small dark room first.
She had already written the prescription and after making some minor changes, she took the dragon horn and candle to the house behind the bamboo forest.
This forbidden area is no longer a forbidden area for her, but its deterrent effect on others is still there, Taohong and the others did not dare to follow, so Shen Wangshu went in alone.
There seemed to be a lingering sense of oppression in the room, a sign of danger that some giant creature still existed after leaving.
She roughly understood why no one came here easily on weekdays. It was probably because Chen Ting came here every month, causing some kind of wonderful biological magnetic field to form here. Everyone would instinctively feel the danger and would not come.
Shen Wangshu felt a tightness in his chest for a moment, and the dragon horn immediately emitted a faint glow, quickly blocking the oppressive feeling.
She opened the door and the candlelight illuminated the entire room, making the surroundings less depressing. She found the big iron ball and started grinding flour.
This is indeed a very laborious job. Shen Wangshu rolled up his sleeves and ground it for almost an hour before he managed to grind out a small handful that was invisible at the bottom of the bowl. At first glance, the small dragon horn looked even smoother than new.
Fortunately, Master Fang Yuan said that you don’t need too much dragon horn powder, a small dose is enough.
Shen Wangshu took these precious raw materials and other herbs into her newly built alchemy room.
The trend of alchemy has emerged in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a complete set of instruments and operating procedures have been perfected. Given this opportunity, Shen Wangshu will naturally try it himself. Besides, pills are indeed easier to preserve and take than decoctions.
Because of the epidemic, she met with the top doctors in Moyun City during this period of time and asked them about the principles of alchemy. Her mind and ears understood it, but she didn't know how it would work in practice, so she asked the court physician of the Duke's Mansion to accompany her and go into the alchemy room together.
Doctor Wang is the official physician of the Duke's Mansion, so he is definitely not just a clerk. Not only is he quite experienced in alchemy, but he also does not just put the ingredients in randomly. He has truly studied them carefully. He is definitely not like those alchemists in the palace who put a bunch of heavy metals in.
With this alchemy room, not only can he make medicine, but Shen Wangshu also plans to study gunpowder when he has free time. If it can be deployed on the battlefield, it will definitely be a large-scale lethal weapon.
In addition to the inhibitory drugs, Shen Wangshu also brought other materials he wanted to refine in for trial and error. There was only so much dragon horn powder, and it would not be easy to get new ones after using them up, so he had to succeed in one go!
After the four maids escorted their wives into the alchemy room, they looked at each other. Tao Hong whispered, "Madam is really getting more and more..."
How to say it, when the lady first developed the thing called "soap", they just thought that she was clever and dexterous, but later they found out that she actually liked to read medical books, and even treated patients quite well!
They were already very shocked at this time, but this was not the end. Later on, the lady actually went to provide free medical treatment. She did not see ordinary patients, but only treated difficult and complicated diseases. Now she has even conquered an epidemic that could bring a major disaster!
Now Xuanji Courtyard even has an alchemy room - Madam is no longer satisfied with using the medicine furnace to decoct medicine, and is preparing to make the elixir herself? !
"It's so horrible." Mei Xue touched her chin with a complicated expression.
She was actually arrogant and looked down on her new master at first, but now she thought that the lady was so tolerant towards her because she must have a high moral character. In her eyes, her little tricks were nothing.
"I will never be proud again." Mei Xue said sincerely: "Making soap, perfume, medicine, rouge and powder... Madam has even started to make elixirs! Is there anything she can't do?"
She was really too young back then, and she couldn't recognize the lady's abilities.
Shen Wangshu, who had severely shocked the maids, stood in the alchemy room, looking at a pile of unfamiliar instruments in front of him, stroking his chin and feeling a little worried.
Apart from the immortal cultivation literature, she has never had the chance to come across the word "alchemy" in real life. In the blink of an eye, she is about to start refining alchemy herself!
Doctor Wang was well-informed and had already begun to explain to her the effects of these tools and the specific steps of refining the elixir. The most important thing was, "Madam, do you know that the herbs used must not be mutually reinforcing or mutually exclusive? Otherwise, the effect of the elixir may be very poor, or even counterproductive?"
Shen Wangshu nodded: "I have studied these and the medicines prepared are all in the appropriate proportions and quantities."
"Let's get started," Doctor Wang said seriously.
The alchemy room is actually not far from the forbidden area. No chickens, dogs or idle people are allowed to approach. The alchemy room is also tall but not sparse, bright but not leaky, and absolutely quiet.
Alchemy in real life is not like the magical flowers and herbs in the immortal cultivation novels. There is no need to guard it for forty-nine days. At most, it will take one or two hours for the chemical reaction in the furnace to be over, and then you can check the results.
After the pills from the first two furnaces of practice were successfully bottled, Shen Wangshu took advantage of the heat in his hands to put in the materials for the inhibitory medicine.
Doctor Wang recognized the herbs, but he didn't know what the golden powder at the end was. He asked curiously, "This formula is not what I have seen on the market. Can I ask Madam for advice?"
Shen Wangshu said: "It's just some sleep-inducing and tranquilizing drugs that I researched myself, let me give it a try."
Of course, the fewer people who know about the inhibitory drugs, the better. If she keeps it a secret, Dr. Wang will surely understand.
The reaction of the dragon horn powder in the alchemy furnace was more intense than she had imagined, and there was even a faint sound of explosion. Shen Wangshu, who was worried about the noise, wanted to escape from here. He waited for an hour and a half in fear, until it was dark and Doctor Wang left. The furnace finally became quiet.
Open the lid and take out the pill——
The improved version of the inhibitory drug, glittering with gold, was lying fragrantly inside, round and full, looking very successful.
The only problem is that the quantity is a bit small and I don’t know how effective it is.
But success is good news, Shen Wangshu said, and when Chen Ting comes back, he will personally accompany him to try the medicine, and then think of ways to improve the effect until he can completely control himself.
These days are becoming more and more hopeful.
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