The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 602

[602.Chapter 584 Miracle Medicine]

Now that the prince has taken the medicine.

The Queen Mother naturally wanted to give it a try.

Zhu Houzhao specifically instructed that this pepper water should only be applied on frostbite skin without wounds. However, if there are wounds, it should be avoided as much as possible.

Now that spring has begun, there are no wounds, so after applying it, the Queen Mother suddenly felt a spicy, burning feeling.

Fortunately, there were no wounds, and although it was hot, it didn’t hurt.

At night, the Queen Mother still drank a bowl of rice porridge to sleep, and some thirteen incense was put into the rice porridge.

As usual, don’t let it go, just a little bit.

But even if it was just a little bit, the Empress Dowager put the porridge water into her mouth. Suddenly, her scalp was about to explode: “Water, water…”

The eunuchs were all confused, thinking that the porridge was poisonous, and they were all in a hurry.

The Queen Mother suddenly felt hot all over her body, and she couldn’t bear the spicy taste in her mouth. She kept drinking water. When the spicy taste finally subsided, she realized that she was covered in hot sweat.

It should be noted that there is no chili in this era. Even if there are substitutes such as dogwood and pepper, the effect is far inferior to that of chili. Specially prepared chili powder and chili oil are not effective. In this era, for those who have never really tried chili, the spiciness is extremely terrifying, no matter how small the portion is.

The Empress Dowager was breathing rapidly, and it was with great difficulty that she calmed down.

It was so spicy that the Queen Mother felt that her tongue no longer belonged to her.

“Your Majesty… you don’t want to eat?”

“Eat!” The Queen Mother took a deep breath: “Good medicine is bitter in taste and good for the disease. Is there any medicine in this world that is not like this?”

She resolutely continued to take a mouthful of porridge. On the other side, someone had already prepared tea.

This time, it was easier to accept than the previous bite. Although it was still extremely spicy, the Empress Dowager’s face turned red and she felt like she was covered in sweat. However, this frostbite had tortured her for twenty years. The Empress Dowager was Not a day goes by without this disease, and I still take the third and fourth bite.

After drinking this bowl of porridge, it was like a battle, and the skin on the Queen Mother’s body turned red.

The effect of chili pepper is to promote blood circulation, while the essence of chilblain is poor blood flow. For the Queen Mother who just tasted chili pepper, this bowl of porridge was almost like setting up a hot pot to burn her blood. When cooked, it seems to be rolling inside the body.

Tears flowed from the corners of the eyes of the Queen Mother. She kept panting and drank several cups of warm tea before she felt better.

But at this moment, a eunuch came and said: “My Lady, over there at Kunning Palace, Lady Zhang ordered her servant to come and said that she didn’t know if there was anything that could cure chilblains. She remembered that Her Highness the Crown Prince had said that this was the best medicine. To treat damp and cold symptoms, I suddenly remembered that my hands and feet felt cold in winter and spring, and I wanted to try it. “

The Empress Dowager said, “I don’t know if it is effective…” she said. Heat waves spewed out from inside: “That’s all, take some and send them over.”

That night, the Empress Dowager went to sleep.

When the Empress Dowager got up early the next morning, she suddenly felt a little lighter.

“Come here, come here…” The Queen Mother looked at her little feet. In the past, her legs and feet were swollen due to frostbite, and her movements were somewhat inconvenient. But now… the swelling in her legs and feet has obviously subsided. .

This is what chili peppers are like. Maybe for many people in the future, the efficacy of chili peppers is not very strong. Many people still eat chili peppers and still feel unhappy, especially those from Sichuan and Hunan. After eating a bowl of chili peppers, People’s hearts are as calm as water.

But the Empress Dowager is different. Her effect is similar to that of Hunan people who eat a pot of chopped peppers. Therefore, if Hunan people want to cure frostbite, they may not be able to cure chili pepper.

In addition, chili oil was applied to the chilblain area. After this night, the blood was already unblocked and could no longer be unblocked.

No wonder… I didn’t feel unbearable itching last night. I fell asleep and it was dawn as soon as I slept.

The Queen Mother looked surprised.

The eunuch who brought the copper basin and filled the warm water was about to wash the empress, comb her hair and change clothes. When he saw the empress’s small legs exposed from the brocade quilt, he let out an ahhh sound and his hands trembled. The basin hit the ground, and warm water splashed everywhere.

The eunuch was so busy that he prostrated himself: “My slave will die, my slave will die.”

But at this moment, the Empress Dowager was in a very happy mood. How could this medicine have such a miraculous effect?

She couldn’t hide her joy. Only those who have suffered from chilblains know how unbearable this harmless disease can be. She couldn’t care less about curing the sin, and said: “First take a bath, and then prepare the medicine. Also, When you eat in the morning, you must remember to put the medicine in, and put more in it today.”

After saying that, he got up from the bed, his body felt much lighter, and he was extremely excited.

The early morning meal is a bowl of ginseng soup and some pastries.

Chili peppers are added to the ginseng soup.

Looking at the red piece floating on the ginseng soup, it seems that a lot of thirteen-spice powder was added this time.

The Queen Mother took a deep breath and said, “Eat it. No matter how difficult it is, is it difficult to have frostbite like this?”

She took the spoon and took a bite. This time, she really added too much. It was so spicy that she felt like her throat was on fire. The eunuch on the side was busy serving the tea carefully.

The Empress Dowager waved her hands: “Don’t eat it. Don’t let this tea dilute the medicinal properties. Aijia… Aijia, please bear with it!”

Under the joy of being cured, she could not bear the burning feeling in her internal organs. The whole person seemed to be about to explode.

The second bite…

the third bite…

…………

The price of Shisanxiang is a bit high, and although the sales volume is not bad, it always fails to meet expectations.

Therefore, a new spicy version of Thirteen Fragrances was launched on the market, and there was a paper on the glass bottle that read, ‘Xishan’s secret recipe can cure all diseases.’

It cannot cure diseases. Anyone who really relies on chili pepper to cure diseases is really a second-rate person.

However, this pepper does have the effect of promoting blood circulation. In this era where there is no heating, and we are still in the Little Ice Age, and the weather is freezing for nearly half of the year, what would we eat without eating pepper?

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan’s operation and felt amazing: “Can all diseases be cured?”

Fang Jifan nodded: “All diseases may be a little worse, but there are still some in the 70s and 80s.”

Zhu Houzhao suddenly rushed forward and pinched Fang Jifan. He shook his neck and said: “Then I can’t give birth to a baby, so you cut me off? You’re not going to cure all diseases, you liar!”

Fang Jifan was full of evil, maybe… this is the price of cutting someone’s indescribable things. , Zhu Houzhao is normal most of the time, but sometimes he suddenly becomes abnormal.

After finally breaking free, Fang Jifan gasped for breath: “Your Highness, you have forgotten that it was you who begged me to cut it. Every wrong has its own debtor, so you go to Your Majesty. Your Majesty, if you don’t dare, then you go to Xiao Jing. I… …He is a man of duty, sir…ahem…”

Zhu Houzhao looked at Fang Jifan resentfully and remained silent.

Fang Jifan looked at Zhu Houzhao and counted the days with his fingers. His Highness’s body should have recovered.

And based on the various absurd behaviors that His Highness the Crown Prince had in his daily life in the East Palace, the Crown Prince should also be…

But I don’t know when, any lucky woman in the East Palace would be able to conceive a dragon son. If so. , Zhu Houzhao, don’t you want to thank me?

At this time… I had no choice but to endure it. After all, those piglets had to chirp and moan for ten or eight days. His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, was relatively senior, so it was understandable that he would be nervous.

Zhu Houzhao returned to normal as expected. He felt that the matter had already happened and there was no point in pursuing it further, so he sat down again and said, “Speaking of which, if you can really sell this thing for a good price, will people be fooled by you?”

Fang Jifan laughed. Fuyu said: “At first, they thought it was a good medicine that tasted bitter and was good for diseases. It was spicy and people who tasted it for the first time would definitely not be able to stand it. But the more they couldn’t stand it, the more they felt that it must be a panacea, so the more In this way, the more they want to eat, the more they eat, the more they can’t live without it. Your Highness…just wait.”

Zhu Houzhao said with a look of disbelief: “I have tasted this and will shed tears. , Is it for people to eat? Huh, if you don’t want to frame your father, this pepper will be useless.”

Fang Jifan said with shame. Zhu Houzhao was righteous and

awe-inspiring: “You fool people by saying that there is a way to cure all diseases. What’s the difference between you and fooling people? You are using Xishan’s reputation to earn money that is unconscionable.”

At some point, Zhu Houzhao also had a sense of justice.

He is obviously a rabbit, and rabbits don’t eat grass around their nests.

Fang Jifan disagreed. In fact, pepper was indeed a good thing and could really cure many diseases. But how could he explain this to Zhu Houzhao? Even after I explained it, he didn’t understand.

Fang Jifan said cheerfully: “Your Highness, as the old saying goes, if you don’t cheat the people’s money, won’t your conscience hurt?”

………

Renshou Palace.

The Empress Dowager’s chilblains began to heal miraculously. At first, the swelling subsided, and then scabs began to form on many unbearably itchy areas, which eventually peeled off. The pain caused by the chilblains also gradually began to ease. Finally disappeared.

I am cured.

The Queen Mother was in a very beautiful mood.

Today’s lunch, Queen Zhang and Zhu Xiurong also came.

Therefore, the three women in the harem, old, middle and young, naturally ate together.

The eunuchs passed around the meal.

The Queen Mother came today, and the Queen Mother’s illness was relieved. The eunuchs were very smart and did not add any thirteen spices to the dishes.

Looking at the big table of hot food, the Empress Dowager was in a very good mood. She raised her chopsticks and said hello: “These days, there are a lot of things in the palace, so there is no leisure time. Let’s sit together and eat in peace.” A meal, come on, Xiurong, look at it, you are as skinny as a monkey, please eat more.”

Zhu Xiurong nodded and ate obediently.

The Queen Mother slowly raised her chopsticks, picked up a piece of bamboo shoot, and put it in her mouth…

The Queen Mother frowned slightly… Why did she feel… uncomfortable!

(End of chapter)