Chapter 33 Jiajing's Elixir

Chapter 33 Jiajing's Elixir

Chapter 33 Jiajing's Elixir

After seeing Gao Gong off, Meng Chong couldn't help but happily go to Zhu Zaigui again.

"Your Majesty, I have already arranged the treasures in the backyard."

Meng Chong said to take credit.

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, "I see, you've worked hard today, go to bed early."

When Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaigui asking him to rest early and saying that he had worked hard, he was moved again.

Meng Chong was touched and said, "It is not tiring for me to be able to help the prince."

Zhu Zaigui listened to Meng Chong's endless nonsense and waved his hand, saying, "Since you are not tired, go divide the sugar into small bags weighing one or two taels, and then go to the East Market to find a shop to sell them tomorrow."

When Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaigui's order, he did not think that Zhu Zaigui was annoyed with him, but just thought that Zhu Zaigui had given him a new task.

Then she bowed to Zhu Zaigui joyfully and said, "I will do it right away."

Watching Meng Chong leaving, Zhu Zaigui finally had a moment of free time.

Zhu Zaigui was actually quite tired after the day.

I spent half a day in the backyard tinkering with the experiment of turning brown sugar into white sugar. In the afternoon, I studied the geography of the Ming Dynasty with Gao Gong for half a day. Although the process was very enjoyable, I still felt a little tired after sitting for so long.

Now that he had finally finished dinner and sent Gao Gong away, Meng Chong was tactless enough to present treasures in front of him. How could Zhu Zaigui not be annoyed?

Fortunately, Meng Chong was obedient and just went about his business by pointing out a random task.

Otherwise, Zhu Zaigui wouldn’t be able to have a good rest now.

Zhu Zaigui, who finally seized the opportunity, returned to the small courtyard where he lived. Zhu Zaigui took a deep breath and began to practice "Xiantian Gong" again.

After two days of practice, Zhu Zaigui felt very obvious. His body seemed to have some strength and he was no longer as sickly as before.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui was very serious about practicing "Xiantian Gong". Whenever he got a chance to rest, he would practice the exercises instead of resting.

Anyway, the movements of Xiantian Gong are relatively gentle, unlike the external skills practiced by martial artists, which require punches to be as fast as the wind. Therefore, Zhu Zaigui would not get more tired from practicing Xiantian Gong.

For Zhu Zaigui, this can be considered an alternative kind of rest.

Just as Zhu Zaigui was practicing "Xiantian Gong" in his small courtyard to strengthen his body, Emperor Jiajing, who was in the Yuxi Palace in the Western Garden next to the Forbidden City not far from Prince Yu's Mansion, also asked about Zhu Zaigui's situation today.

Jiajing sat upright in the Bagua golden tent, still maintaining the Taoist meditation posture of Bao Yuan Shou Yi. His eyes trembled slightly, as if he was practicing the mysterious method with his eyes half open.

Emperor Jiajing asked, "How did San'er perform today?"

Huang Jin, who was serving beside Emperor Jiajing, immediately fetched the intelligence sent by the spy planted among Prince Yu.

Huang Jin carefully opened the intelligence and took a look, then said, "The spy reported that Prince Yu took Meng Chong to play with mud in the backyard this morning."

Huang Jin looked at it again with a little disbelief, and it really said "playing in the mud".

Emperor Jiajing, who was meditating, heard that his son was playing in the mud in the palace. His meditation mood was suddenly disturbed. He opened his eyes, turned his head and asked, "Playing in the mud?"

Huang Jin hummed, "Playing in the mud."

Emperor Jiajing laughed all of a sudden, "Why are you playing with mud?" Huang Jin continued to look at the intelligence report, and seemed to have found a reason for playing with mud. Huang Jin said, "According to the spy, it was Prince Yu who thought that playing with mud could increase the body's resistance."

When Emperor Jiajing heard such an absurd reason, his reaction was the same as Gao Gong's during the day, thinking it was the advice of the imperial physician.

Then Emperor Jiajing asked again: "Did Gao Gong go to San'er's place today?"

Huang Jin replied: "Mr. Gao has gone."

Emperor Jiajing asked again: "Did he really talk about Shangjunshu today?"

Huang Jin said: "Reporting to the Emperor, Gao Shidu did not talk about "The Book of Lord Shang". He told Prince Yu about the basic geographical situation of the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty."

After hearing this, Emperor Jiajing smiled and said, "He is sensible. If he dares to teach San'er the Book of Lord Shang privately, I will not forgive him."

In the mind of Emperor Jiajing, "The Book of Lord Shang" was a taboo book belonging to the imperial studies. Unless he tacitly agreed, anyone who dared to teach the knowledge in this book to the princes and nobles openly would be challenging his bottom line.

Huang Jin said: "Do you want me to remind him?"

Emperor Jiajing shook his head. "No need. If he has to remind everyone, then he won't be qualified to continue teaching San'er."

Huang Jin was silent. Sometimes he couldn't guess the Emperor Jiajing's intentions, but there was one thing that Huang Jin understood very well, and that was to be obedient, honest, say what he had to say, and never hide any secrets in front of Emperor Jiajing.

After asking about Prince Yu's situation, Jiajing asked again, "What's the situation with Si'er?"

Huang Jin quickly found out the secret report from Prince Jing Zhu Zaizhen.

Huang Jin took a look and said, "Today Luo Wenlong went to Prince Jing's house to deliver a few pieces of ink, and nothing else happened."

Luo Wenlong was a retainer of Yan Shifan. He was good at making ink, and his ink was of excellent quality. Therefore, the ink he made was praised as "hard as stone, textured like rhinoceros rhinoceros, black as lacquer, and one snail is worth ten thousand coins."

People also call his ink "Luo Ink", and some people have become wealthy by reselling Luo Wenlong's ink. This shows that Luo Wenlong is also a highly skilled craftsman, and in the future he can be regarded as an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage.

When Emperor Jiajing heard that Luo Wenlong had given several pieces of ink to his fourth son, his eyes could not help but gleam. He then said sarcastically, "He is so generous. A piece of his ink could be worth tens of thousands of dollars in the market. I was reluctant to use it, but he gave it to my son first."

After the Yin and Yang were finished, Emperor Jiajing said again: "Don't worry about him, let him do what he should do. I want to see what kind of monster these people want to create."

After Huang Jin heard what Emperor Jiajing said, he immediately said, "The Emperor is a living immortal. No one dares to act like a demon in front of the Emperor. If anyone dares to act like a demon, the Emperor can see through it at a glance."

Emperor Jiajing was very pleased to hear Huang Jin's words. He also said with satisfaction: "I feel that my cultivation has improved a bit today. I am probably not far from achieving an immortal body."

Huang Jin hurriedly congratulated him, "I congratulate the Emperor. The Emperor has achieved success in cultivation, and I am also benefiting from it."

Emperor Jiajing smiled happily, "Little rascal, are you planning to take advantage of my immortality and ascend to heaven together with your family?"

Huang Jin also laughed and said, "Your Majesty is the wisest one. You have seen through my little thoughts."

Emperor Jiajing was in a good mood when talking about becoming an immortal.

Then Emperor Jiajing also said generously: "Go and get an elixir. I will give it to you as a reward."

When Huang Jin heard that Emperor Jiajing wanted to reward him with an elixir, he excitedly knelt on the ground and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward."

(End of this chapter)