"No, please forgive me, please forgive me!" Faced with Ji Liu's kowtow and begging, Nala's expression was not moved at all, and his expression was both indifferent and indifferent.
Seeing that he was about to be dragged down, Ji Liu hurriedly said: "I am willing. I am willing to run errands for the queen. I just ask the queen to spare me this time."
Nara glanced at him lightly and said, "Are you really willing? But don't you mean what you say?"
Ji Liu nodded hurriedly and said: "This slave is sincerely willing. Please give me a chance to be loyal to your Majesty."
Nala sneered and signaled the palace people to step back, and then asked Xiao Ningzi to fetch 1,500 taels of silver notes and give them to Ji Liu. Ji Liu was purified because his family was poor and his parents could not afford to raise so many children.
After entering the palace, he was just a low-level eunuch with a pitiful monthly salary, and he gambled it all away as soon as he got it. When had he seen so much money, his eyes were straight, and he murmured: "These...
…Is it really for slaves?”
"I've given it to you, how can it be false? This money is enough for you to pay off the money you owe, and then buy a small house in the capital and enjoy the feeling of being a master."
Ji Liu didn't know what to say, he just nodded while holding the money. Nala saw his appearance and said, "Go back, I will come to you when I need you. Ji Liu
Six, don’t think that nothing will happen after you go out. If you don’t listen to me, I guarantee that you will be even worse than if you entered the Shenxing Department.”
Nala's voice made Ji Liu shiver, and he said repeatedly: "Don't worry, my Majesty, I will definitely listen to your Majesty's instructions and will never dare to disobey."
After Ji Liu went down, Xiao Ningzi said softly: "Master, when I went to get the banknotes just now, I found that there were not many banknotes left."
"I know, but it doesn't matter anymore. Almost all the money that should be spent has been spent. The next thing to do is to see the results." At this point, Nala suddenly said: "Tomorrow you will spend all the remaining money.
Take it with you and buy an old ginseng outside the palace, the older the better."
Xiao Ningzi was startled and said: "Old ginseng? There should be many in the imperial pharmacy. Master, if you need it, I will get it for you. Besides, we also have a few plants in the warehouse, all of which are decades old.
Why spend your own money to buy it?”
Nala looked solemnly and said: "I must not let the royal pharmacy know about my use of ginseng. As for the few ginseng in the warehouse, they are too young to be of great use."
Although Xiao Ningzi was still full of questions, she didn't ask any more questions. She lowered her head and said, "I understand that I will definitely buy a good ginseng for my master."
Nala nodded and said: "Okay, come here and rub my temples. I wonder if I have thought too much and started to have a bad headache again."
Xiao Ningzi rubbed her temples as she was told, and said, "Master, just bear with me for a few more days, and soon you won't need to worry so much anymore."
Nala nodded and said nothing, just quietly enjoying the relief brought by Xiao Ningzi's hands.
Kunning Palace at night looks like a dormant giant beast. Once it finds the right opportunity, it will rush out without hesitation and swallow its opponent whole, leaving not even a trace of dregs behind.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Ningzi left the palace, and Nala ordered someone to take out a sprig of ginseng from the storehouse, remove the ginseng roots, put it in a pot and stew it over a slow fire. After it was cooked, she ordered Du Juan
He packed the stew pot and went to the Yangxin Hall with her.
When they got there, they didn't see Ling Ruo's figure, but the imperial doctor was inside. Nala saluted and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you see Concubine Xi?"
"I see that she hasn't had a good rest recently, so I asked her to go back and rest for a while." Yinzhen answered and said, "Didn't I tell you that she doesn't have to come over because she's not feeling well?"
Nala smiled slightly, took the stew pot from Du Juan and said, "I specially sent ginseng soup to the emperor. Ginseng is the best way to replenish the body and restore vitality."
Yinzhen didn't say anything, but turned his gaze to the imperial physician standing aside. The latter nodded slightly, walked over and said, "To the empress, the emperor has not recovered from his illness, and his qi and blood are weak. He is not suitable for taking ginseng, a major tonic."
thing."
Nala opened the stew pot with a smile and said: "I have also thought of this, so the ginseng used for stew is ginseng. This stuff can replenish vitality without being excessive. The emperor should be able to take it, otherwise
Doctor, would you like to take a look first?"
The imperial doctor stepped forward as instructed. After looking at the contents of the stew pot, as well as the color and taste of the ginseng soup, he nodded and said: "It is indeed ginseng soup, and there are not many ginseng. Even with the emperor's current situation, it can be done."
It is taken, and it has a certain effect on the emperor's recovery of the dragon body. However, Weichen neglected this point and forgot that taking an appropriate amount of nourishing food will not be harmful to the emperor."
After hearing what the imperial doctor said, Yinzhen nodded and said, "The queen is interested."
"Then, my concubine, wait for the emperor to take the ginseng soup." As soon as Nala finished speaking, Yinzhen said: "No, I have just taken the medicine and I have no appetite for the time being, so I will leave it for now."
The smile on Nala's face paused for a moment, and then the smile returned to its original state, "It's a bad luck for me to come here. I asked the palace servants to take it to the imperial dining room to heat it up, and wait until the emperor has an appetite."
Bring it." When handing the stew pot to Si Xi, she warned: "Since the imperial doctor said that drinking ginseng soup is good for the emperor's body, you should stew some ginseng and give it to the emperor every day."
Si Xi said respectfully: "Yes, I have written it down."
After explaining this, Nala bowed again and said: "I will not disturb the emperor's rest. I will come back tomorrow to pay my respects to the emperor."
At Yinzhen's nod, Nala retreated, but did not return to Kunning Palace immediately. Instead, he stood with Du Juan in a hidden corner not far from the imperial dining room.
It was there that she watched Sixi bring the ginseng soup in. After standing there for nearly an hour, Du Juan couldn't help but ask: "Master, why are we waiting here?"
Nala ignored her and still stood silently. Dujuan couldn't agree to her question, so she could only stand with her. Fortunately, it was autumn now, and the sun was not so strong, but her legs were a little sore after standing for a long time.
After a full two hours, Nala finally saw Sixi again. He walked through the imperial kitchen empty-handed, and when he came out, he had a stew pot in his hand, which was the one he had just sent. Look.
At this scene, Nala's whole body relaxed, and he took a long breath and said: "Okay, let's go back."
Hearing this, Du Juan quickly helped Nala back. She saw the change in Nala's expression just now and guessed that Nala had been waiting for so long, probably waiting for Sixi to come get the cup of ginseng soup, but
She could never understand why her master valued a cup of ginseng soup so much.