nucmednet Chapter 26 Preliminary Antidote for the Poison of Green Tea
Chapter 26 Preliminary Antidote for the Poison of Green Tea
The next day at lunchtime, the four of them ate in the courtyard. "Leyang, don't be picky about food, you have to eat all of these." Wu You put a few pieces of pork ribs from the plate into Leyang's bowl.
Le Yang looked a little dejected. "I don't like to eat it. But I can't not eat it. They all say that women are beautiful when they are thin, and that you have to eat less to maintain your figure."
"Who told you these things?" Wu You was furious. Who was so heartless as to tell such a young child that women should maintain their figure by eating less food and not eating meat?
Le Yang said earnestly, "It's just that some eunuchs and maids in the palace said it behind people's backs. They said that only women like me can be beautiful and have someone like me. They also said that I was too fat before and no one would marry me when I grew up."
"Nonsense!" Wu You slammed her hand on the table in anger, startling the three people at the table who all looked at her.
Li Lianhua poured Wu You a glass of water and comforted her, saying, "Don't be angry. Getting angry only makes you angry. Talk things out. Those people really deserve to be beaten for gossiping and spreading rumors behind your back."
"That's utter nonsense! Look at how skinny you were before, you could be blown away by the wind, and you call that fat? If you lose any more weight, you might not even survive." Wu You quickly stopped Le Yang's dangerous idea.
"Then why did they all say that?" Le Yang's small face was filled with great confusion.
"It's because you are better than all of them. Whether it's family background, status, appearance, or future prospects, they can't compare to you. The psychological gap is huge, so they want to beat you in some aspects, such as those so-called worldly customs."
Wu You rarely heard Li Lianhua speak such a long sentence, so he figured she must be angry.
Le Yang tilted his head, his face still showing confusion: "Le Yang doesn't understand."
Wu You gently patted Le Yang's head and said softly, "It's okay if you don't understand now, you'll understand when you grow up. Just remember one thing: only your enemies would want you to become weak, thin, and powerless."
"As for views on beauty and ugliness, you are a princess of the Da Xi Dynasty. You do not need to cater to others, and you should not change your mind or lose yourself because of other people's opinions."
"What you need to do is become strong and have your own values. Then present your views to others and get them to agree with you. That's the model for a princess."
Leyang nodded obediently, "Auntie, I understand, I will try my best. But what are values?"
Seeing the curious looks from the three people at the table, Wu You immediately regretted it, realizing she had let slip some modern words.
I couldn't deny it, so I could only explain.
"Worldview, also called cosmology, is people's overall view and fundamental perspective on the world and the relationship between people and the world."
"A worldview is the ideology of a certain society or class, and it is a product of certain social and historical conditions and social relations."
"Values are people's fundamental views on value issues. They are a kind of concept of judging good and bad, right and wrong, advantages and disadvantages, good and evil that people gradually form through repeated practice under certain historical conditions and are connected with people's subjective needs."
(Values and beliefs are sourced from the internet)
Seeing that the others were still confused and didn't understand what she was saying, Wu You quickly changed the subject, "Tongzhu, make it better next time. Look, your princess doesn't like it. Next time, try to get her to eat two big bowls."
"Yes, Tongzhu understands," Tongzhu replied politely.
Wu You picked up another piece and put it in Li Lianhua's bowl: "Huahua, you should eat more too. Look how thin you've become."
"I don't think I've lost weight, but Youyou, you should eat more." Li Lianhua also picked up a piece of pork rib.
"You haven't lost weight. When I first saw you, you were quite tall and upright, but now you're just thin and weak. Eat more, or you'll be even weaker when the poison flares up again." After saying that, he put another piece of braised pork on Li Lianhua's plate.
After he finished speaking, the dinner table fell silent, and no one spoke again.
After dinner, Wu You prepared to go to the Lotus Pavilion to measure the electrical wiring. However, he did not expect that in just one night, Li Lianhua would hang the wooden sign of the Lotus Pavilion under the beam of the square room. Below the sign was a small bell, which rang out crisply in the breeze.
After taking the measurements, he ordered the necessary items online. Leyang followed Wu You like a shadow, running around the Lotus Pavilion with him wherever he went.
Wu You moved everything he had ordered online from his room to the Lotus Pavilion, found a chair, and stared at the instruction manual repeatedly. Although he had done it once before, this time was a little different. It took him five days to install everything.
Wu You turned on the generator switch, then the main power switch, and then all the switches in the room to test if the circuit was working. When all the lights in the room successfully lit up, Wu You finally succeeded in the installation, and a smile appeared on his face. This was the sixth time he had successfully connected the power.
Wu You concealed all the wiring, switches, light bulbs, and generators using mechanisms within the Lotus Pavilion. When not in use, none of the other components were visible.
Seeing Wu You finally smile, Le Yang, who had been by her side the whole time, smiled happily too: "Auntie, are you finally done? You haven't played with me these past few days."
"It's all set up. Thanks a lot for inviting me over for dinner these past few days, Xiao Leyang. How about I take you to the beach tomorrow?" Wu You patted Leyang's head.
"No, you're welcome." Le Yang lowered her head slightly, looking a little shy.
"Let's go get some snacks first, and then have Tongzhu make some milk tea, okay?"
“Okay, let’s go.” Le Yang took Wu You’s hand and walked ahead.
Several days later, Wu You finally received good news. His brother, Wu Lu, sent a message saying that, based on modern medical technology, they had tested the poison in the green tea, analyzed all its components, and were able to prepare an antidote that could neutralize 50% of the poison. However, they were missing one ingredient, which was why they had not been able to successfully prepare a 100% antidote.
Wu You probably understands now. What's missing is the Forget-River Flower; adding it should complete the task.
Wu You wrote another letter to Chunlu Qiushuang, urging them to intensify their search for the whereabouts of the Forget-River Flower. After half a year of development, Chunlu Qiushuang had expanded to other cities, and its personnel had increased significantly.
Two days before Leyang was to leave, the south wind brought news of spring dew and autumn frost, and finally there was news about the Forget-River Flower.
Wu You looked at the letter in his hand, his hands trembling with excitement: "Are you sure the information in this is true?"
Nanfeng bowed respectfully: "The chief steward Chunlu Qiushuang has repeatedly told me that the news is indeed true."
"Alright, the Forget-River Flower will be ready to be harvested in a month. Go back and have Spring Dew and Autumn Frost keep this news secret and prevent anyone from finding out, understand?"
"Yes. I will relay the princess's orders upon my return."
"Also, you and Bei Yi, take some people from Chunlu Qiushuang and set off immediately to the place where the Wangchuan Flower is located. When it is ready to be picked, quickly pick it and send it back." Wu You gave the order, urging them to set off as soon as possible.
According to extensive research conducted by Chunlu Qiushuang on the Forget-River Flower, there is only one Forget-River Flower in this world. It must be picked before the next one will grow, and it will not grow in the same place as the previous one.
It takes a hundred years for a single Forget-Me-Not plant to grow to maturity, and the mature plant can only be harvested for 30 days a year. Plants harvested at other times have no medicinal value whatsoever.
"Princess, according to the message sent back by Spring Dew and Autumn Frost, the Forget-River Flower grows on a high mountain cliff, which is not dangerous. One of us, Bei Yi and I, can go. The other person can stay behind to protect the princess's safety and relay messages at any time. What does the princess think?"
Wu You thought for a moment: "Okay, then take more people with you. Make sure there's no danger, and send news over immediately if there's any. Go."
"Yes." Nanfeng left quickly.