Chapter 646: Offer (3)
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Under a burning gaze, Zhao Rang took the formula from Chu You and personally handed it to the Emperor on the golden throne.
The Emperor looked at the silk paper, and his pupils constricted slightly. He subconsciously tightened his grip on the silk paper. Even if he didn’t say a word, he couldn’t hide his emotions.
Just this little loss of composure was enough to make the civil and military officials below, who were good at reading someone from their body language, let their imagination run wild.
The Emperor tried his best to say calmly, “Seventh Brother and Sister-in-law are selfless and have hearts for everyone in the world. It’s really a righteous thing and a blessing in disguise. I’m also gratified…”
The Emperor casually said a dignified sentence and rewarded Chu You and the princess consort, Li Yunrong, with a thousand taels of gold. Chu You thanked him on behalf of the princess consort, feeling a little like a monarch and a minister.
The ministers below had their own thoughts and weren’t in the mood to discuss other court matters. After that, the Emperor left early.
After the Emperor left, Chu You became the center of everyone’s encirclement. Even Xiao Shoufu and the other cabinet elders went forward to exchange pleasantries with him.
At first glance, the hall was filled with joy.
In the blue sky outside the hall, the sun was hidden behind thick clouds. A breeze blew into the hall, and there seemed to be a faint salty smell in the air.
The sky seemed to be about to change.
As soon as the Emperor came to court, he immediately sent someone to summon Feng Yang into the palace and personally handed the formula Chu You handed to Feng Yang.
“Aunt, take a look.”
The Emperor had a lot on his mind. He walked around the room with a complicated expression, as if he was thinking about something or venting some emotions.
After a while, he heard Feng Yang’s affirmative voice behind him.
“This is real.”
Feng Yang could conclude this.
Her understanding of the green mold powder was told to her by Emperor Taizu with her own cars. Although she had a long memory, she still remembered some key points. For example, what she had told Gu Yanfei previously was that the green mold powder was extracted from green mold. It had to be cultivated, filtered, and processed in other ways before it could be extracted. It shouldn’t be ingested due to certain prohibitions.
The Emperor turned around when he heard that. His old eyes were a little shaken, and he couldn’t hide his excitement.
When he was young, he served Emperor Taizu. One time, he accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl and flipped through a few pages of “Emperor Taizu’s Notebook”. Those few pages happened to mention the green mold powder. At that time, he was busy wiping the medicine on the paper and only took a cursory look. His memories weren’t deep, so he couldn’t write it down. He only knew that the formula Li Yunrong handed over looked very much like what was written in the letter.
Feng Yang pointed at the end of the formula and said, “Emperor Taizu once said that the green mold powder isn’t perfect. It’s fatal to some people and incurable.”
“This prescription mentions an allergic reaction. At best, it’s a skin rash. At worst, it’s an asthma attack. At worst, it’s a fast heart rate, convulsions, a coma, or even cardiac arrest. But very few people will have an allergic reaction.”
The two theories were similar.
The Emperor walked over and sat down beside Feng Yang. There was only a small, square coffee table between them.
The Emperor took a sip of tea and calmed down a little. “Aunt, what do you think? Could it really be in Princess Consort Kang’s possession?”
Feng Yang didn’t directly answer yes or no. After a moment of silence, she changed the topic.
“Everyone says that Emperor Taizu was talented. The content recorded in that notebook can allow the Great Jin Dynasty to reach a higher level. One day, my Great Jin Dynasty will definitely be able to mobilize troops south and unify the north and south.”
Although Feng Yang said “everyone”, she was thinking about the previous Emperor.
That was what the previous Emperor thought, which was why he was so obsessed with the “Emperor Taizu’s Notebook”. In his opinion, the reason why the State of Yue attacked the north 15 years ago and nine years ago was because Emperor Taizu didn’t leave the “Emperor Taizu’s Notebook” to him. Otherwise, why would he be afraid of a mere State of Yue?
After the previous Emperor was angry or drunk a few times, he said similar things more than once.
Feng Yang sighed faintly and continued, “When Emperor Taizu was old, he once asked me if it was more dangerous to hand a kitchen knife and a flintlock to two five or six-year-old children.”
The answer was obvious.
There was a high chance that a five or six-year-old child couldn’t kill an adult with a kitchen knife, but they could do so with a flintlock!
“Emperor Taizu said that the Great Jin Dynasty is like a young child of five or six years old. Leaving the letter to the previous Emperor is equivalent to handing the flintlock and a priceless, rare treasure to a young child. Having a jade is a sin, and it will definitely attract the covetous eyes of jackals. If you’re not careful, not only will you hurt people, but you will also hurt yourself.”
“He spent his life figuring this out.”
In fact, Emperor Taizu had also told the previous Emperor these words, but the previous Emperor had gone to a dead end and couldn’t listen to anything at all. The previous Emperor was certain that Emperor Taizu had left the letter for her.
Feng Yang closed her eyes and tried her best to calm the emotions rising in her body. She looked at the formula in her hand and read it word by word, as if she wanted to chew every word carefully.
The Emperor looked at the continuous clouds outside the window in a daze. He was also thinking about Emperor Taizu, his glorious achievements, his sincere guidance, and his love for him…
Feng Yang’s hand suddenly trembled.
She felt her heart twitch violently, and a dull pain that felt like it had been crushed by a heavy object came from her chest. Her face instantly turned pale, and even her lips lost color.
The jade bracelet on her left hand heated up slightly. A stream of light quickly flashed and disappeared.
“Your Highness, Eldest Prince.” A sharp and gentle greeting came from outside.
Soon, the curtain was lifted from the other side. Chu Yi, who was wearing an apricot-yellow prince python robe, entered from the outside at a slow pace.
Feng Yang’s hand was still holding the silk paper, and she couldn’t care less about Chu Yi.
She only felt intense pain all over her body, from the outside to the inside. It was as if her bones had been cramped, and her body was weak and frail.
Her vision darkened, and her body fell forward weakly…