Chapter 1144 Xia Shouzhong conveys his order, Su Mingzhe responds

The eunuch Xia Shouzhong received the imperial order and came to the Rongguo Mansion to ask for the Peiyuan Pill and its recipe.

The Rongguo Mansion had just encountered an accident last night. When the doorman and the servant saw an angel coming, they thought something bad had happened and were so scared that they rushed into Rong Xi Tang to report.

When Jia Zheng received the message, although he did not know the purpose of the angel's visit, he did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. On the one hand, he ordered people to open the middle door to welcome the angel in, and on the other hand, he notified the men in the family to come and meet the angel.

At Jia Zheng's flattery, Xia Shouzhong came to Rongxi Hall and sat in the first seat. Then he said that he brought the decree of the retired emperor and the emperor to give to Jia Ying, the young master of the Jia family.

Although Jia Zheng was a little surprised as to what had happened, he felt a little relieved when he saw that Xia Shouzhong had a gentle expression and his tone did not sound like someone who was looking for trouble. He asked Xia Shouzhong to sit in Rong Xi Hall to rest, and then sent someone to notify Su Mingzhe to come and receive the order.

Not long after, Jia She got the news and came to pay a visit.

Jia Lian, Jia Huan and Jia Lan, three younger men, also came and waited outside the hall.

Xia Shouzhong was secretly proud when he saw everyone in Rongguo Mansion bowing their heads in front of him.

Twenty years ago, he was just an insignificant eunuch serving the Fourth Prince.

However, Jia Daishan, the Duke of Rongguo Mansion, is the leader among the four kings and eight dukes.

When the two meet, one needs to bow from a distance.

As time went by, he became the chief eunuch in the Imperial Study, and his status was second only to Dai Quan, the chief eunuch in the Daming Palace who served the retired emperor.

However, the Rong and Ning mansions stood on the wrong side and could not even inherit the title of Duke.

Jia She only got a first-class general.

Jia Zhen was even more miserable, as he only got the third-rank title of General Weilie.

If I meet the head of the Rongguo Mansion again, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion will be very cautious when receiving me.

It’s so refreshing just thinking about it.

On the other side, Su Mingzhe, who was having lunch with Xiren and Qingwen, learned that the emperor's confidant Xia Shouzhong had arrived and had an imperial decree for him. When his spiritual consciousness expanded, he heard the conversation between Xia Shouzhong and Jia Zheng and Jia She.

Upon learning that Xia Shouzhong came for the recipe of Peiyuan Dan, Su Mingzhe asked Qingwen to organize the recipe he had written, and ordered Xiren to go to Lin Daiyu to get the remaining Peiyuan Dan.

Everything was ready. Su Mingzhe then calmly dressed and followed the servant to Rong Xi Tang.

At this moment, the incense table to welcome the angel has been set up in front of Rong Xi Tang.

All the men in the Jia family knelt quietly in the courtyard.

Following the eunuch's instructions, Su Mingzhe came before Jia Zheng and Jia She and knelt down.

Xia Shouzhong told the emperor the order and Su Mingzhe received it.

After getting up, Su Mingzhe ordered his servant Mingyan to find Qingwen to get the elixir formula and Peiyuan Dan, while he talked to Xia Shouzhong:
"Eunuch, the herbs needed for this Pei Yuan Dan are extremely precious. I don't have enough herbs in my house, so I could only refine one furnace and got ten pills. My family member is not feeling well, so I have used five pills. I still have five left. I will order someone to bring them to me now!"

Xia Shouzhong saw that Su Mingzhe had a ruddy face and fair teeth, and he looked good. He spoke to him calmly and calmly, and described things in detail and in an orderly manner. He couldn't help but feel a little favorable towards him:
"Don't be afraid, Second Young Master. We are here mainly for the recipe. Some of the young masters in the palace are not in good health. Your Majesty also learned from the Emperor that the Second Young Master has developed such a miraculous recipe that can make up for congenital deficiencies, so he ordered us to come and ask for it."

After Su Mingzhe heard the whole story, he thanked him.

Although because the Rong and Ning mansions stood on the wrong side and offended the current Emperor Longqing, the heir to the title was demoted.

However, the retired emperor who held real power in the court and his trusted eunuch Dai Quan still maintained close contacts with the Rong and Ning mansions.

This means that the retired emperor still regards the Rong and Ning mansions as his confidants.

However, as the emperor is getting older, the Rong and Ning mansions also need to consider how to ease the relationship with Emperor Longqing. After thinking for a moment, Su Mingzhe continued:
"Eunuch, it's nothing special that I discovered this recipe. I just found a few ancient recipes and used the right combination of the five elements to balance them."

When Xia Shouzhong heard Su Mingzhe say this, he couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Anyone who has a little knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine knows that the pharmacology of traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes the combination of main medicine and auxiliary medicine.

However, Xia Shouzhong heard something strange from Su Mingzhe's words.

Su Mingzhe paused and continued:
"Although the recipe is nothing special, if you want to make Pei Yuan Dan well, you need to control the temperature precisely. Otherwise, if you are not careful, the toxicity of the pill will increase, or it may become a poisonous pill. Therefore, I would like to ask the eunuch to report to the emperor and ask if I can personally teach the alchemists in the palace how to make Pei Yuan Dan to avoid wasting medicinal materials!"

Xia Shouzhong silently looked at Su Mingzhe, whose eyes were clear. After a long while, he nodded and said:
"I'll remember what the Second Young Master said. If His Majesty has the order, I'll come and invite the Second Young Master to the palace!"

"Thank you for your kind words, sir!"

Seeing that Xia Shouzhong understood the meaning of his words, Su Mingzhe chatted with Xia Shouzhong for a few more words about the taboos of taking Peiyuan Dan.

Xia Shouzhong also wrote them down one by one.

Not long after, Mingyan ran back panting, holding the jade box. Su Mingzhe took it and handed it to Xia Shouzhong.

Seeing that Xia Shouzhong was about to leave with the elixir formula and Peiyuan Dan, Jia Lian hurriedly followed behind and stuffed a few silver bills into his hand.

Xia Shouzhong looked down at the number on the banknote, then accepted it with a smile.

Everyone in the Jia mansion respectfully saw the angel off and was about to wipe their cold sweat and return to the mansion when they saw more than twenty bailiffs and constables walking towards them from a distance.

In fact, these bailiffs had already arrived.

However, they saw Yulin guards guarding the gate of Rongguo Mansion. After asking, they learned that the mansion was welcoming an angel. The runners and constables were so scared that they hid in a nearby corner and dared not show up.

It was not until Xia Shouzhong and his men left that the constables and yamen runners came out and called out to everyone in Rongguo Mansion.

What a coincidence.

In order to welcome the angel, all the masters and servants, men and women in the Rongguo Mansion stayed in the front and back yards.

The detectives and runners took out the fire sticks and arrested people according to the list given by Zhou Rui, Leng Zixing and others.

In just a moment, more than 30 housekeepers and stewards, including Lai Da and Lai Er, Lin Zhixiao and his wife, and Wu Xindeng and his wife, were tied up.

Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, Mrs. Xing and other female relatives wanted to plead for their confidant, but were stopped by Jia Zheng's scolding.

In Jia Zheng's view, these servants in the house, relying on the support of their masters, have lost their discipline. When they go out, they simply stomp on their masters' faces.

The incident of Su Mingzhe and Jia Mu fainting last night has made Jia Zheng still afraid.

If the Rong and Ning mansions are not disciplined with severe punishments, I am afraid that there will really be masters who will call their servants "Master".

But Jia Zheng knew that his wife could not be harmed no matter what.

In this case, let's just ask the prefect to teach them a lesson and rectify the style of the Rongguo Mansion.

With Jia Zheng blocking the way, Lady Wang, Wang Xifeng and others could only watch as their trusted confidants were all taken away.

Su Mingzhe watched all this happening before his eyes, and the corners of his mouth slowly rose.

(End of this chapter)