They just stared at Tang Youyou quietly and asked, "Will people get sick if they use these things?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou picked up a red block from the shelf and swallowed it directly. After that, she didn't forget to take a couple of sips of water.
"Any more questions now?"
Maybe it was the first time for these people from the Western Regions to see such a simple and straightforward way of proving, so they were all stunned.
A moment later, the leader laughed and said, "Sir, you're so bold. The stuff is surely good. It's also the first time for us to see such things. We were thinking of taking more with us when we leave."
"If you like them, you can have as many as you want," Tang Youyou said, patting her chest.
The leader was an old man with white hair. His clothes had the characteristics of the Western Regions. And he was dressed in gold and silver. Just the low - key ice - type jadeite on him showed that he was a respected person.
"Good. Then we'll have to trouble you. We'll probably need six carts of them here."
Six carts? This guy was actually counting by carts.
After Tang Youyou agreed, she led the people around her and started to work on making the stuff overnight again.
"Sir, please stop torturing your own body. Money isn't that important," someone said.
Hearing this, Tang Youyou stopped what she was doing, tilted her head, and looked up, saying, "Money is very important. It's just that the time to spend it hasn't come yet."
...
In the imperial palace, Rong Xun was in the Mingzheng Hall.
He looked at the crazy Rong Jiangyu in front of him and sneered, "Are you still going to pretend even now?"
Rong Jiangyu kept gnawing on the bark in front of him. The dry stuff tasted like wax in his mouth, but he could still swallow it.
There was mud hanging on his hair, and there wasn't a clean spot on his whole body.
Rong Jiangyu held the bark in his hand, showed a silly smile, and offered it to Rong Xun, saying, "Do you want to eat some too? It's really delicious."
But the next moment, Rong Xun knocked the bark out of Rong Jiangyu's hand. His sword - shaped eyebrows twitched slightly.
"You! I naturally know what kind of person you are. There's no need to pretend."
"You're not crazy in the first place, but you still act crazy. Aren't you tired?"
After these words were spoken, Rong Jiangyu finally quieted down. His eyes were full of cruelty as he laughed and said, "You're already the emperor now. What else can't you be satisfied with?"
Saying that, he slowly stood up, faced Rong Xun directly, and continued without any courtesy, "The palace has been turned upside down twice. I guess the emperor can't even protect his own wife?"
Taunted like this by Rong Jiangyu, Rong Xun's anger had reached its peak. Rong Xun clenched his fists tightly and punched Rong Jiangyu right in the face.
"The people around me are not something you can talk about casually!"
Saying that, Rong Xun punched again, making Rong Jiangyu lose his balance and take several steps back.
However, even after being beaten, he still didn't show any sign of restraint. Instead, he was even more insolent when he spoke.
"What, are you feeling guilty because I hit the nail on the head? What kind of a man are you to beat me? If you're capable, protect your own woman! That woman is even pregnant."
Saying this, Rong Jiangyu stood beside Rong Xun and whispered in a charming voice, "You were a good - for - nothing before, and you're still a good - for - nothing now."
After saying that, he burst into laughter, and his laughter filled the entire Mingzheng Hall.
Rong Xun was so angry that his face turned red, and his eyes were full of killing intent.
He picked up the whip in his hand. Every time he lashed it down, he used all his strength. But even so, Rong Jiangyu didn't stop his taunts.
"Even if you beat me to death, you're destined to lose."
Maybe Rong Xun was tired from beating, or maybe he thought it was meaningless to get angry with someone like Rong Jiangyu, so he stopped.
Rong Xun turned around and went back to the Qiwu Palace. Looking at the empty courtyard full of butterflies, he felt even more empty - hearted.
You'er, where on earth have you gone?
Not long after, there came the sound of footsteps in the distance. The person who came was Yan Zhihua. She came in a menacing manner, which made the people around Rong Xun think she was here to assassinate him.
"Why are you here?" Rong Xun asked.
But Yan Zhihua strode into Tang Youyou's residence. Without saying a word, she started rummaging around non - stop, always looking for something.
Sure enough, she found a pile of medicinal herbs. These things could basically only be bought on Chang'an Street, but there were some even in the Cold Palace.
In this case, there was only one possibility, that is, Tang Youyou and the others must have left the palace.
"Your Majesty, your servant just wants to say that the Empress and the others are still alive and living well. You can go and look for them in the civilian world. Maybe you can really find the Empress's figure," she said.
After saying that, she looked around the whole yard again. She never believed the story of turning into butterflies and flying away that others had told. Such a story was simply nonsense.
The fact that she could let her attendants leave with her quietly only meant that there was still a secret passage here.
Soon, she found a small door in an unremarkable place. On the other side of the small door was a small wooden house that hadn't been occupied for a long time.
It seemed that Tang Youyou's secret was finally going to be discovered by her.
Seeing the small door that Yan Zhihua had found, Rong Xun also followed her in. Looking at the scenery inside, it was exactly the same as Tang Youyou's courtyard, full of fruits and vegetables.
Maybe this was where Tang Youyou disappeared.
With a glimmer of hope, Rong Xun followed Yan Zhihua into the small wooden house. Looking at the spotless wooden house, his hope welled up again.
"Is You'er still here!" Rong Xun said excitedly.
But Yan Zhihua was much calmer. She glanced at the fool beside her and said coldly, "At this time, the Empress should still be alive. Maybe the secret passage I'm thinking of is right here."
Hearing this, Rong Xun immediately understood. He ordered the people behind him to search the whole wooden house. If there was any secret passage, they should report it immediately.
But these people searched for a long time and didn't find anything. Rong Xun stood there stiffly, unable to say a single word.
And Yan Zhihua looked at a few muddy footprints in the distance. These footprints were messy, but they weren't left by the searching guards.
The footprints stopped at the well and there were no footprints leaving the well. This only meant one thing, there was something wrong with this well.
Yan Zhihua pointed at the well and said, "Two of you go in and have a look. If you find anything, just report it."
Sure enough, there was a small - to - medium - sized hole in the well. If they hadn't been looking for it deliberately, they might never have found that there was a secret passage in the well in their whole lives.
Yan Zhihua glanced at Rong Xun, then came to the well and took a look. Then she bowed and left on her own.