flstandardbreds Chapter 155 The Difference Between Pills
Chapter 155 The Difference Between Pills
Granny Shen turned around, closed the door, and sighed softly.
"Girl, do you still remember the day of your exam last time? I asked Yuanxing to prepare some snacks for you, but she was so flustered that she didn't dare to give them to you?"
Lu Yangyang looked at Granny Shen without saying a word.
Granny Shen continued, "After that day, I sensed something was wrong, so I gave her a few days off because she looked tired and wasn't focused on her work. But she only stayed for two days before coming back, still looking distracted."
“This morning, the young master sent someone to deliver some things. I took the things back, and she kept secretly watching me. So I became suspicious and put a lock on this box.”
“Miss, I know you value Yuanxing, so without evidence, I can’t say much. But since you’ve caught her, should I find an opportunity to interrogate her, or should you go to Madam and have her released directly? That girl’s indenture isn’t with you, Miss, so you’ll probably have to go to Madam to ask.”
Lu Yangyang nodded. "I understand."
Granny Shen knew that Lu Yangyang seemed simple, but in fact she was very opinionated. Seeing that she already had a plan, she didn't say much about the matter, but instead brought up the important matter, "I just came back from Madam's place. Madam was quite angry yesterday and is not feeling well today. Would you like to go and see her?"
Lu Yangyang thought about her elder brother's departure, and then about how Madam Lan had asked him to come back for the sake of the marriage. Now that the marriage had turned out like this, Madam Lan must have been greatly upset, and her elder brother had left the capital again.
She nodded: "I'll go take a look."
With a smile, Granny Shen said, "Madam will surely feel much better when she sees you."
Lu Yangyang remembered that she had asked Yuanxing to get dinner, so she said to Granny Shen, "Please keep my dinner warm for me, I'll eat it when I get back."
"it is good."
……
Lu Yangyang went to Lan's courtyard.
As I entered the room, I overheard Sheng Yunzhu's voice, "Mother, I begged for a long time to get this box of heart-nourishing pills. I just want you to get better. I know you have some reservations about me now, but Mother, I've been by your side for over ten years. I only hope you get better. Please accept it, okay?"
Lu Yangyang paused as she entered the room, her brows furrowing slightly.
Just then, Granny Hui returned from outside with a bowl of medicine. Seeing her, she called out, "Young Miss?"
Upon hearing the voice, Lan's pale face immediately lit up with surprise. "Yangyang? Come in quickly."
Lu Yangyang followed Granny Hui inside.
Lan leaned against the bed, while Sheng Yunzhu stood beside her, holding a small box in her hand.
Lan smiled and waved to Lu Yangyang: "Yangyang, come here quickly, have you had dinner yet?"
Lu Yangyang glanced at Sheng Yunzhu, then looked back at Lan Shi: "I came to see you."
"I'm fine, it's just that your older brother is gone, and I'm feeling a little sad." Madam Lan sighed. When Sheng Junyao returned, she felt like she suddenly had a pillar of support. But after Sheng Junyao left, she felt like a lot of her energy had been drained away, and she felt much weaker.
Seeing the two interacting as if no one else was around, Sheng Yunzhu's eyes reddened. She quietly placed the box in her hand on the low table beside the bed. "Mother, I'll go back first and won't disturb you and Yangyang any longer. I only ask that you take good care of yourself, Mother, for the sake of my good intentions."
After saying that, she stood up with red eyes, turned around, lowered her head, and left.
"Huixin, go and see the Third Miss off," Madam Lan said softly.
Granny Hui put down the medicine bowl, turned around and followed Sheng Yunzhu out.
Lu Yangyang's gaze fell on the small box on the bedside table.
Seemingly afraid that Lu Yangyang would misunderstand, Madam Lan hurriedly said, "Yangyang, I'm fine, and I don't need to take those. The other day, Huixin went to Renxintang and got me a box of Yangxin Pills. Those worked really well for me. I won't take this."
Lu Yangyang reached out and took the box of heart-nourishing pills that Sheng Yunzhu had put down. She opened the box and found three pills inside. Each pill was about the size of a thumbnail, smooth and shiny, and looked very precious.
Lu Yangyang remembered that Sheng Yunjiao had said that the Heart Nourishing Pills of Qinglian Temple were extremely rare and were basically only supplied to the palace, with a maximum of two pills per month.
Sheng Yunzhu took out three pearls in one go, which shows that her relationship with the virtuous fairy nun from Qinglian Temple is indeed quite good.
Lu Yangyang brought the box to her nose and smelled it. She recognized several medicinal scents, all of which were for replenishing qi and blood and calming the mind, but there was something else indistinct that she couldn't quite place. She was more familiar with common herbs; she had heard of some precious medicinal materials, but she had never seen them, let alone smelled them.
"Where are the heart-nourishing pills you got from Renxintang?" Lu Yangyang asked Lan Shi.
Lan Shi didn't understand what she was trying to do, so she quickly turned around and took out a small box from the bedside. Opening the box, she found it almost full of heart-nourishing pills, smaller than those from Qinglian Temple, each wrapped in waxed paper. Lu Yangyang took one out, peeled back the waxed paper, revealing the pill inside. It was just as smooth and shiny, very finely made. She brought the pill to her nose and smelled it. The smell was much more ordinary, similar to the one the old doctor used to make in town, only the herbs were clearly of much higher quality.
Therefore, the key lies in the mysterious medicinal ingredient added to the heart-nourishing pills of Qinglian Temple.
What could it be?
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but feel curious. She looked at the nervous-looking Lan Shi and said, "Can I take one?"
She pointed to the box of Qinglian Temple's Nourishing Heart Pills that Sheng Yunzhu had brought.
Lan was taken aback, then quickly nodded: "Okay, okay, you can take them all, I really don't need them."
Lu Yangyang felt there was something strange about the heart-nourishing pill from Qinglian Temple, but it was also possible that she was overthinking it out of habit as a doctor. After all, even the Empress Dowager was taking it, so the imperial physicians were certainly more experienced than her. Nevertheless, she still reminded Lan Shi, "I'll just take one. You'd better not take the rest for now."
"I won't eat it, I won't eat it." As if afraid she wouldn't believe her, Madam Lan hurriedly assured her, "Really."
"Mm," Lu Yangyang replied.
Lan was relieved and said to her, "Your elder brother came to see you before he left this morning and said that he had re-registered your household registration. He has already consulted with the clan elders and set the date for the ancestral worship ceremony on the fifteenth of August to remove Yunzhu from the clan genealogy. He said that whether you need it or not, this is the justice that should be given to you."
Lu Yangyang was surprised that her older brother still remembered this matter.
She stayed at the Duke's mansion because she wanted to find an opportunity to completely expose Sheng Yunzhu's true colors. She wanted Sheng Yunzhu to admit that she had deliberately switched them out back then.
She didn't care about the Duke's mansion, but she was determined to vent her anger and make Sheng Yunzhu pay the price and suffer the consequences.