PDLP Chapter 42 The Emperor is dying! The ginseng cultivation is successful!
Chapter 42 The Emperor is dying! The ginseng cultivation is successful!
us?
Eunuch Wei was taken aback and asked curiously:
"Eunuch Chen, besides our family, who else will be eating?"
"We also have a horse and a cat at home; they arrived before you," Chen Fan said with a smile.
horse?
cat!
Eunuch Wei was speechless!
He was, after all, the Grand Eunuch of Dayuan, but he never imagined that one day he would be eating from the same trough as beasts!
Not knowing what to say, his gaze towards the old eunuch became somewhat strange.
……
The night passed quickly.
The third quarter of the hour of Mao (5:45 AM).
Chen Fan woke up right on time.
He quickly got up and went out, heading straight for the horse pen.
Just like yesterday, these imperial horses stood tall and proud, full of energy.
Chen Fan, choosing to ignore it, fed the grass and headed straight for the top-tier room.
Upon arriving here, he was immediately stunned by the strange scene before him.
Black Wind was not standing today, but was curled up on the ground.
He looked somewhat comical as he stretched his neck out.
hiss…
Upon seeing the old eunuch arrive, Black Wind let out a fawning hiss.
After taking a few glances, Chen Fan immediately understood what Old Ma meant.
His face darkened slightly, and he gave a soft snort, turning around as if throwing a tantrum, saying:
"If you have it, you have it... if you don't, you don't. Just hide it and pretend we can't see it! There are no radishes to eat today..."
hiss…
Looking at the old eunuch who doesn't play by the rules.
Black Wind was stunned!
It stood up abruptly, opened its mouth, and let out a piercing hiss!
Chen Fan, who was walking towards the kitchen, pretended not to hear.
He walked in with his back hunched and head down, and quickly entered the house.
"Godfather, you're here! Something terrible has happened!"
When Xiaodeng, who was chopping wood, saw his godfather arrive, he quickly ran to him.
"What's the rush... what's wrong?" Chen Fan squinted and reached out to warm his hands by the fire.
"Godfather, when I went to the market yesterday, I heard that His Majesty fainted in the Imperial Garden. Several imperial physicians went there and said..." Xiao Dengzi said, his face pale.
Has the emperor fainted?
Chen Fan remained expressionless.
Thinking to himself, the old emperor had spent the first half of his life fighting on horseback for more than a decade for the sake of the Great Yuan.
In the latter half of his life, he fought on horseback for more than a decade in order to ensure the succession of the royal family.
After all that, even the strongest body would eventually give out.
Now that I'm older, it's time for me to take my leave.
Despite having miraculous elixirs to rely on, this is still not an elixir that can grant immortality.
Chen Fan, unfazed by such occurrences, pondered for a moment and offered a reminder:
"Let's reduce the number of people leaving the Imperial Horse Stables lately, or the capital city might descend into chaos."
"Yes... Godfather." The timid little stool nodded.
Chen Fan didn't linger.
After warming his hands, he got up and went back inside.
This time, without Xiaodengzi's help, he went out of the kitchen by himself.
Walking unsteadily, eighty-year-old Chen Fan returned to his house.
As he closed the door, his hunched back straightened instantly!
Even those murky eyes gleamed with a sharp light.
Chen Fan vaguely remembered it was during the Lantern Festival.
The old emperor specially granted his request to remain in the Imperial Horse Stables instead of leaving the palace.
He was also granted the supreme honor of being buried in the imperial mausoleum after his death.
But Chen Fan is still alive.
It seems the old emperor is nearing his end!
He smiled wryly and sat down in front of the bronze mirror.
Take off your hat.
Chen Fan looked at the black hairs mixed in with the white hair on his head, a complex expression in his eyes.
He touched his now somewhat tender old face again, and a smile crept onto his lips.
I don't know why.
Chen Fan always felt that even if he didn't break through to the Innate Realm or the Qi Refining Realm, he could probably live to be a hundred years old without any problem.
When he had this thought, his first suspicion was that it was because of the golden bowl.
But upon further reflection, he suspected it was related to himself.
After all, Chen Fan was already almost eighty years old when he didn't get the golden bowl.
Looking across the entire Great Yuan Dynasty, there isn't a single mortal like him.
Lost in thought, Chen Fan put on his hat and vanished in a flash.
When he reappeared, he was already at the vegetable garden.
Wei Gongzheng was seen weeding with a hoe.
Upon seeing Chen Fan arrive, he hurriedly ran over and said:
"Eunuch Chen, it's done... the ginseng has grown successfully! Come and see!"
Chen Fan's lips curled up in a smile.
He couldn't wait any longer, so he and Eunuch Wei went to the ginseng field.
The ginseng they planted in the ground yesterday is already sprouting new shoots!
This century-old ginseng has come back to life!
"Eunuch Chen, this is truly amazing!" Eunuch Wei exclaimed in surprise.
"What method did you use to give this ginseng a second life?!"
"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed." Chen Fan smiled, his eyes narrowed.
He touched the tender ginseng sprouts and could clearly feel a surge of vitality emanating from his palm.
If this kind of cultivation continues, it probably won't be long before he's able to eat a hundred-year-old man's life every day!
"We were just curious..." Not hearing what he wanted to hear, Eunuch Wei said somewhat awkwardly.
"Eunuch Chen, there are only three ginseng roots in this field. Isn't that a bit too few?"
"It's a little, but we'll take it slow," Chen Fan nodded.
"Remember to save seeds when this season's ginseng comes out, so there will be more next season."
"What we mean is that there are still many century-old ginseng roots in the palace," Eunuch Wei stated frankly.
"It's right there in the Emperor's private treasury. Besides ginseng, there are also century-old He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum) and other precious medicinal herbs like Huang Jing (Polygonatum sibiricum)!"
What?
The old emperor's private treasury also contained other rare and precious medicines that had been around for centuries!
Chen Fan was somewhat tempted after hearing this.
Knowing the emperor was about to die, he said expressionlessly:
"Eunuch Wei knows these things; it seems he's embezzled quite a bit of money lately?"
"You flatter me, Eunuch Chen. His Majesty is getting old and can hardly finish all these elixirs," Eunuch Wei said, blushing.
"I...I was merely trying to share His Majesty's burdens...Now that Eunuch Chen needs it, I can naturally do the same for His Majesty!"
What a great way to share the burden!
Chen Fan, in a better mood, hummed in agreement and said with his hands behind his back:
"Then we'll go check tonight... Did Eunuch Wei have any advice?"
Eunuch Wei wasn't stupid.
Knowing that the old eunuch was asking for directions, he immediately told him the route to the imperial treasury and what he needed to be careful about.
After he finished speaking, his face was full of flattery:
"We wish Eunuch Chen all the best in advance, and may he return home with a full harvest."
Chen Fan smiled but remained silent.
Seeing the sensible Eunuch Wei, he vanished into thin air in a flash.
Wait until the person leaves.
Eunuch Wei, who had been bowing his head, straightened up.
Looking at the ginseng sprouting tender shoots in the ground, he couldn't help but swallow hard.
I wonder what method that old eunuch used to revitalize these centuries-old medicinal herbs.
Looking at the rich spiritual energy covering the tender shoots, Eunuch Wei was quite convinced that once this century-old ginseng matured, its medicinal effects would far surpass those of its predecessors!
The thought of being able to eat such a miraculous medicine every day made him smile.
Even if I'm locked up here farming every day, this kind of life isn't unacceptable!
"How could we think like that... We still have to go out..."
Thinking of all this, Eunuch Wei suddenly slapped his forehead, interrupting this terrible thought!