Chapter 380 What Else Can't She Do
"Boyan!" Su Bucheng stopped him in a low voice.
The eldest son was not so reckless in the past. How could he speak so carelessly if he had never studied medicine?
All of Prime Minister Du’s illnesses were diagnosed by the imperial physicians, yet he was still so confident. Where did the eldest son get his confidence from?
"Yeah, this is what Aying said! Let's try it!" Su Boyan replied.
"Aying?" Du Xiang asked, "Manager of Lingnan Jinzuo? Lord Su's eldest daughter?"
"That's right!" Su Bucheng said with a stiff face.
"So, Manager Su is right. Autumn pears have the effect of clearing dryness and moistening the lungs. I think this rock sugar will also have the effect of moistening the lungs and relieving coughs."
Du Xiang had a wide range of interests and was also somewhat familiar with Huang Qi's techniques. He knew that Su Boyan had good intentions.
"My son is reckless, please don't take it seriously!" Su Bucheng said.
"It's okay. Let the imperial physician consider it tomorrow. Maybe it will be useful!" Prime Minister Du smiled.
The rock sugar was held in his mouth to relieve the itchiness in his throat, and the sweetness made him feel happy. Du Xiang was relaxed at this time and was in the mood to joke.
"Lord Su, are those two jars also filled with rock sugar?" Prime Minister Du looked at the other two white porcelain jars.
"No, this can is white sugar, and this can is sour jujube cake!" Su Bucheng opened the other two cans.
"White sugar?" Du Xiang looked at the white sugar, which was as crystal clear as rock sugar, but consisted of tiny particles.
Look at the sour jujube cake again, a translucent yellowish-brown ointment sheet covered with a layer of cooked rice flour, exuding an enticing sweet and sour smell.
Du Xiang felt his mouth watering and picked up a piece and put it in his mouth.
It has the right amount of sweet and sour, and a little chewy. When I chew it carefully, the sweet and sour juice goes into my stomach, and I suddenly feel very hungry.
"Bring the porridge quickly!" Du Gou was overjoyed because his father had no appetite.
The vegetable porridge was served and Du Xiang finished a bowl. It was the most delicious meal he had had in recent days.
After eating, I feel much more energetic and warm all over.
"Sir Su, this sour jujube cake is very good, your mansion..." Du Gou took the initiative to ask for it without caring about his face.
"Master, there are a few more jars at home. I'll have someone deliver them to you later." Su Bucheng didn't expect that the humble sour jujube cake would whet Du Xiang's appetite.
Yes, in the dead of winter, where can you find anything sweet or sour?
Before leaving, Du Gou personally saw him off to the door.
"Young Master, please stay!" Su Bucheng bowed.
"Goodbye, Lord Su, and Goodbye, Mr. Su!" Du Gou bowed.
"How is Prime Minister Du's condition? Has it improved?" The emperor asked the imperial physician who went to Du's house for a consultation in Ganlu Palace.
"Your Majesty, Lord Du is feeling better today and even had a bowl of vegetable porridge." The imperial physician had a happy look on his face.
"Oh! Really?" The emperor heaved a sigh of relief. "Prime Minister Du has been working so hard every day that his health is declining. I am deeply worried."
"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Du asked me to pass on something, saying it was newly discovered in Lingnan." The imperial physician handed over a white porcelain jar.
The emperor opened it and asked, "Did Prime Minister Du say anything?"
"Your Majesty, Lord Du said that the imperial envoy, the governor of Wuzhou, has arrived in Chang'an. This is one of the new tributes from Lingnan, and it is called white sugar." The imperial physician replied.
Du Xiang had used rock sugar and sour jujube cakes, so he naturally would not present them to the emperor again.
"Someone come here!" The emperor paced back and forth in the hall.
"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Xu Zhi came in.
"Go to Chongrenfang and report to the court, and summon the governor of Wuzhou to the palace immediately."
"Yes!" Xu Zhi bowed.
In Chongrenfang, Lu Zhaoshi was reading a letter in the house. It was the second letter that Su Ying had sent him.
Rong County disobeyed the order of the state government, drove out the Li people who opened a sugar factory in Rong County, robbed them of their money, injured them, and refused to compensate them. The Wu County government then compensated them on their behalf.
The provincial government's recorder and military officer stepped in to mediate, but the Rong County magistrate remained arrogant and refused to cooperate...
"Haha! This Ah Ying is so naughty!" Lu Zhaoshi laughed.
Seeing through Su Ying's trick at a glance, only the magistrate of Rong County was so foolish as to fall into her trap without realizing it.
"Cough cough cough..." The burning charcoal in the room emitted wisps of green smoke. I don't know where the charcoal was bought from. It was so smokey that I couldn't open my eyes and it was choking.
Lu Zhaoshi had to open the window a little to let the cold wind in.
I wanted to put out the brazier, but the people in the room were freezing, their feet were frozen, and the couch was icy.
After struggling for a long time, he had no choice but to continue burning. He squatted beside the brazier and stirred the charcoal inside.
"Master Lu, Master Lu!" Suddenly a clerk outside the door shouted loudly.
"What's the matter?" Lu Zhaoshi opened the door, and the cold wind took the opportunity to blow in, making people shiver.
"Quick, quick! Someone from the palace is here to summon you!" The clerk said with a flattering look on his face.
Summoning the envoys to the court late at night shows how favored this person is in the eyes of the emperor!
The other rooms were opened one after another, and all of them were filled with envoys from various places. They warmed their hands and looked at Lu Zhaoshi enviously.
Everyone was wondering who this person was, and unexpectedly the emperor summoned him overnight.
"Are you the governor of Wuzhou?" Xu Zhi walked over.
The official in the crimson robe had a lot of charcoal ash on his face and his eyes were full of tears. The room was filled with green smoke, which was pungent and choking.
He couldn't help but frown slightly. The Jinzouyuan was so bold that it even dared to withhold charcoal and pass off inferior goods as good ones.
"That's right!" Lu Zhaoshi said with a bow.
"Pass on the emperor's oral order, the governor of Wuzhou must come to the palace immediately." Xu Zhi delivered the order.
"Yes!" Lu Zhaoshi looked around the room, "Sir, the tribute..."
"You guys, carry the tribute away!" Xu Zhi ordered the Jinwu Guards behind him.
"Sir, let me move it!" The clerk wanted to come forward.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Are you allowed to touch the tribute?" Xu Zhi stopped them with his whisk.
The petty official was embarrassed.
When unloading the goods, the governor even gave them money to ask them to be more careful, but now they are not allowed to touch even the edge.
I was wrong!
"Your Majesty, I, Lu Zhaoshi, the governor of Wuzhou, come to see you!" The Ganlu Hall was brightly lit with candles, and it was warm like spring.
"Thank you for your hard work, Lord Lu! Sit down!" The emperor raised his hand and said.
The Wuzhou governor in front of him was in his early forties, with a few gray hairs on his temples and a...
The emperor came closer and asked, "What's that on Lord Lu's face?"
Lu Zhaoshi was puzzled and reached out to touch his face, where he found a few more faint streaks of dust.
"Hahaha, Lord Lu..." The emperor couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"I am terrified. I have behaved disrespectfully in front of the emperor!" Lu Zhaoshi saw the ashes on his hand, reacted, and apologized quickly.
"Bring a basin of hot water!" The emperor waved his hand.
A palace maid brought hot water. Lu Zhaoshi went out, wiped the area outside the hall clean, and then re-entered the hall.
"Lord Lu, is there a new tribute this time?" asked the emperor.
Lu Zhaoshi looked up in surprise, then lowered his head again, "Your Majesty, that's right!"
When I opened the boxes, I found that there were Lingnan brocades in them, and the other boxes were all filled with small white porcelain jars.
They are exactly the same as the ones sent by Du Xiang, the only difference is that the four words "Wuzhou tribute" are painted in red on these white porcelain jars.
Having seen the white sugar sent by Prime Minister Du, I was mentally prepared, but I was still shocked by the icy crystal-like rock sugar.
"Who is so talented that he can make such an exquisite thing!" The emperor held the rock sugar up to the light, and faintly visible colorful light.
"Your Majesty, this is Su Ying, the manager of Lingnan Brocade Works!" Lu Zhaoshi bowed.
"?" His Majesty was unconvinced. "Why is it her again? Growing naturally colored silk is incredible, but I never thought she could even master such a delicate sugar-making technique. Is there anything in the world that she doesn't know?"
"Your Majesty, the brown sugar was made by Su Ying before." Lu Zhaoshi also wanted to know, is there anything else she can't make?
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