Qin Mo gently stroked him: "Will you die?"
"Of course not!" Although they were bound by a contract, it was just a relationship of cooperation and sharing. It was not a relationship where they would throw their lives away.
"Then what are you worried about?"
"But if you die, I will have to wait another 500 years before I can find my next host. 500 years will suffocate me to death!" Shi Qing couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when she blurted out the truth … Why did she speak so quickly? He had actually wasted such an opportunity to gain a favorable impression of him. He should have acted like a Virgin Mary and told Snake Lunatic Qin that he was a good person who cared about the life and death of others. Then he would have moved him and guided him to do good!
Unfortunately, the words that had been said could not be taken back.
But contrary to Shi Qing's expectations, Qin Mo seemed to be very satisfied with his answer. The corners of his lips even curled up into a happy smile …
Shi Qing could not understand what he was happy about, but being happy was better than being angry. Most importantly, Qin Mo had finally stopped flipping through that damn book of herbs!
He held the jade pendant in one hand and closed the book. Standing up, he calmly said: "Don't worry, you won't suffocate to death."
Shi Qing: … Don't keep getting the main points wrong!
Glazed Jade Palace.
Gauze fluttered gently, and a fragrance filled the air. A meticulously carved dressing table was filled with all sorts of exquisite and luxurious accessories. To the side, there was a clear bronze mirror that reflected a beautiful face. Almond-Shaped eyes and red lips were bright and beautiful, but there were faint wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, revealing the traces of time.
Imperial Concubine Li stared at the mirror without blinking. After a while, she pushed it away in annoyance, but she could not get rid of the wrinkles on her face.
She was already thirty-seven years old. No matter how much she took care of herself, she could not compare to a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. The luster of her skin was becoming worse and worse, and her complexion was becoming gloomier. In the past few days, a few wrinkles had appeared at the corners of her eyes. This was simply unbearable.
Especially over the past few days, the Emperor had not come to Glazed Jade Palace. This caused her to feel even more annoyed, and an irrepressible evil fire surged up. Looking around, she found her surroundings even more unpleasing to the eye: "Where is everyone! Where the hell did they all go? "
The palace maid, Yu Xiang, who had been waiting outside, hurriedly lifted the bead curtain and walked in with small steps. She respectfully saluted: "Niang niang, are you getting dressed?"
Imperial Concubine Li unhappily looked at her: "Nonsense."
Yu Xiang's eyes were lowered, and her movements were swift and nimble. She had been taking care of Imperial Concubine Li the entire time, so she naturally knew what she liked. Not long later, she saw Imperial Concubine Li's tightly furrowed eyebrows relax, revealing a look of satisfaction.
But because of this inadvertent smile, the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes appeared once more, and Imperial Concubine Li's expression immediately changed.
Just as Yu Xiang let out a sigh of relief, she brought it up again. Imperial Concubine Li had never listened to advice. She understood her temper very well, thus she naturally did not dare say too much. But now, she was the only one taking care of things. If she did not say a single word, it was most likely that she would be the target of her anger. Yuxiang's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said: "Niangniang, Second Madam Li is already waiting in the side hall."
With her changing the topic, sure enough, it was effective. Imperial Concubine Li stood up and puffed out her chest. Putting on a dignified expression, she said: "Let's go."
Second Madam Li was the wife of one of Imperial Concubine Li's brothers from her maternal family. The Li family was also a large family in the Qing court. Back then, old man Li had a meritorious service. Although it had been passed down for five generations, each generation was worse than the last, and there was not a single one that stood out, their reputation was there. Now that Imperial Concubine Li was favored, their family was also in the limelight.
Second Madam Li was Imperial Concubine Li's younger sister of the first wife, but her background could not be considered high. She had been born as an imperial merchant, and in Imperial Concubine Li's eyes, she was very lacking. But second Madam Li's family's wealth was real, and it was not something that could be looked down upon. Doing big things could not be done without money. That was why even though she looked down on second Madam Li, Imperial Concubine Li treated her quite well.
There was also another point that was because second Madam Li's maternal family was an imperial merchant, she traveled extensively and had quite a few strange things. Imperial Concubine Li was favored and did not care much about normal wealth, but she cared a great deal about her appearance. She cared a great deal about some things that could be used to maintain her appearance.
Last time, second Madam Li had brought some lipstick cream, and she said that it had been obtained from overseas. It was very rare, and its effects were very good. Imperial Concubine Li felt very comfortable using it and praised her a bit. Second Madam Li knew how to do things. Recently, she had been secretly looking for this sort of thing in order to gain Imperial Concubine Li's favor.
Imperial Concubine Li met second Madam Li and received her salute. She then asked about the situation at home. Second Madam Li was quick with her words and was able to coax Imperial Concubine Li with just a few words.
Seeing Imperial Concubine Li relax her brow, second Madam Li finally brought up the main event of the day.
"Imperial Concubine, speaking of, it really is your good fortune that this concubine was able to find such a treasure." While she spoke, she carefully pulled out a brocade box that was about the size of her palm. The box was simple, but it was very stylish.
Imperial Concubine Li looked over, and second Madam Li immediately opened the brocade box. Inside was red silk, and there was a brown pill on the silk. It was round and smooth, and it had a refreshing fragrance. Even those that did not know much about this would know that it was something good.
Imperial Concubine Li became interested and asked: "What is this?"
Second Madam Li quickly leaned over and said: "This is not easy to obtain. This concubine's unfilial younger brother spent a great deal of effort to get it from Su Jin Zhou …"
Seeing that she was about to flaunt her achievements, Imperial Concubine Li waved her hand and said: "Alright, alright, tell me what this is. How could this One not remember your good deeds?"
Second Madam Li smiled and cut off most of the words that she had to say. Finally, she reached the main point: "This is called a youth-retaining pill. Just as its name suggests, not only will it restore one's youth, it will also preserve one's youthful appearance!"
Upon hearing this, Imperial Concubine Li's eyes lit up, as she asked: "Is this true?"
Second Madam Li quickly complied: "Yes, yes, it's absolutely true. Otherwise, how could it be said that imperial concubine's luck is good. There is only one such pill, and it was prepared for imperial concubine."
Imperial Concubine Li was moved, but although she was naturally lacking in intelligence, she had been in the palace for over 20 years, and she had improved quite a bit. Although she was moved, she was not so stupid as to immediately eat it.
Thus she cautiously asked: "Can the source be at ease?"
Second Madam Li quickly said: "This person has already been investigated. There's no problem. Just in case, they are being watched."
Imperial Concubine Li nodded in satisfaction then asked in a seemingly casual manner: "This person, is he alone?"
Second Madam Li understood and immediately added: "There are old and young, and there's a family of six. There's also a chubby son that was just born … They're all being taken care of by this concubine."
Hearing second Madam Li say this, Imperial Concubine Li finally calmed down. Since this person dared to use their entire family as evidence, it seemed that they had some ability.
She had second Madam Li put down the pill then took a sip of tea and said: "I'll be accepting it. When I need to use it later, I will definitely reward you properly."
Second Madam Li immediately smiled. Right before leaving, she did not forget to express her loyalty: "As long as imperial concubine is well, our family will be well …"
After she left, she immediately called for Yu Xiang and ordered her to quickly go and invite imperial physician Wang over.
Although this person's entire family was in her hands, she was still a bit worried. She would first invite an imperial physician over to take a look at the composition of the medicine. Only then could she truly relax.
The imperial physician arrived and received the pill to smell it before cautiously saying: "Replying to imperial concubine, this medicine is fragrant and bright. Based on the smell, it can be determined that there are coix tears, angelica dahurica, donkey-hide gelatin …"
Imperial Concubine Li had a rare patience to listen to him ramble on and quickly asked: "Will there be any harm to the body after taking it?"
Imperial physician Wang carefully sniffed it before saying: "There's no major problem. It's all medicine that nourishes the body. If imperial concubine is worried, you can have a palace maid take it first. After observing the effects, you can take it yourself."
Imperial Concubine Li furrowed her brow. There was only one face preserving pill. How could she have a palace maid take it … If there really was an effect, would she not only feel regret?
After dismissing imperial physician Wang, Imperial Concubine Li sat in the room and stared at the pill. Her heart was very tangled …
Eastern Palace.
Shi Qing was on the verge of tears …
Take a look! This table was filled with dishes. There was spicy soy chicken, salted pork tenderloin, duck in chili oil, spicy tongue, tomato pork trotters, braised mushrooms, chili oil fungus … There was also crispy golden roll, soft and sticky bean cake, white lotus seed cake, and yellow pea cake!
Shi Qing expressed that his saliva was about to flow into a river.
But the tragedy was that as a jade pendant, he could only see, hear, and smell, but he could not eat it!
Qin Mo really was unwilling to put him down no matter where he went. He held him in his hand the entire time. Even when eating, he brought him along … Shi Qing was stunned. No matter what, he was determined to get himself a body with a good appetite. He had to properly enjoy life and eat to his heart's content. He would eat everything that he did not get to eat in his previous life.
Under Shi Qing's envious and jealous gaze, Qin Mo leisurely ate his dinner. When he moved to the study, Shi Qing finally recovered from the smell of the food.
He already knew about Qin Mo's plan. He also understood that he had already started planning after transmigrating to this world. Even when he first flipped through the herbal book, he had other motives.
Although Qin Mo had lost his cultivation, he was worthy of being called the pride of the Lingyun continent. The breadth of his knowledge left people speechless. Back then, not only was his cultivation extremely high, he was also very accomplished in alchemy, crafting weapons, and making talismans.
Although high-end alchemy and talismans also required the support of cultivation, some low-level and less effective ones did not require cultivation at all. As long as he knew the formula, he could achieve the effect.
Qin Mo flipped through the herbal book to verify whether the herbs in this world were the same as what he understood. After verifying, he spent some time concocting a pill.
Although Qin Mo did not say anything to Shi Qing, Shi Qing watched the entire process and knew most of it. Now that he was free, he could not help but ask, "That pill, will Consort Li eat it?"
Qin Mo was practicing his calligraphy. When he heard this, he did not even look at Shi Qing. He only focused on staring at the rice paper. His hand holding the brush was very steady, and his posture was also elegant and relaxed. However, his strokes were firm and firm. His movements were like moving clouds and flowing water.
Shi Qing was immediately distracted. He exerted some strength and flipped over, just in time to see the words he had written.
It was like a dragon flying and a phoenix dancing, elegant and graceful. The two large words jumped on the paper, as if they wished they could fly up.
"Shi Qing." Qin Mo held the jade pendant tightly and rubbed it lightly. "It's a good name."
Shi Qing looked at his name and only felt that the words were very beautiful. However, if he carefully tasted it, he could not tell what it was. When he came back to his senses, he wanted to ask the question again. Unfortunately, Qin Mo ignored him again …
Shi Qing sighed. Why was his host so difficult to communicate with!
Thus, Consort Li … Have you eaten it or not? Xiaosheng is very anxious.
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