Multicolored Gem of Triumph (Part Three)
“Young miss, Lord Marquis has sent a letter back!”
Qi An was old, but he still happily ran over to the Western Wing with the letter in hand. He was laughing like a little child.
He had always been steady, and it was very rare to see him so lively. The maidservants in the Western Wing secretly laughed, as they never expected the old steward to be this sort of person.
Hearing that a letter had been delivered, Yu Fu rejoiced. She quickly went outside to take a look and found the maidservants standing to the side and laughing at Qi An, while he himself seemed to be clueless.
In the past, Yu Fu had only seen him occasionally get lively in front of Gu HuaiJiang, but he always remained calm in front of the younger generation. He was even stricter when dealing with the manor’s servants.
Who knew if he was happy due to receiving the letter, or if he was finally viewing Yu Fu as the master of the manor and was showing his respect.
Yu Fu did not think about it too much, receiving the letter, “Steward, please be seated. Have some tea before we speak. Right, why was the letter not sent to fourth brother first?”
Qi An was stunned.
In recent days, he had grown accustomed to sending the manor’s affairs to Yu Fu’s side to be handled. Gu WenQing was only responsible for receiving guests and matters outside the manor. All of the manor’s internal matters were left to YU FU.
Seeing Qi An freeze, Yu Fu did not say anything else, “Drink some tea first. I’ll take a look at what the letter says then tell you about it.”
She read the letter very quickly. Quickly skimming through, she did not see any bad news. It was only then that she calmed down to carefully read through the letter.
Qi An saw her reaction to the letter and knew that Lord Marquis and the young sirs were safe. Only then did he pick up his cup.
“Head general wrote in the letter that the situation on the border is still under control and there is no danger for the time being. It’s just that they climbed up Zhu Mountain a few days ago to do some scouting, and they were attacked by a swarm of venomous snakes. They believe it’s one of Western Kun’s tactics, thus they wrote back to ask me what the cause could be.”
“Huh? A swarm of venomous snakes?”
Qi An suddenly recalled that time that Su YunYan had been bitten by a venomous snake. Just one snake was enough to nearly claim Su YunYan’s life, so how could a swarm be anything good?
He had a nervous look on his face, and Yu Fu gently said: “Don’t worry. They’re all fine. The period of time after the Dragon Boat Festival is when snakes and insects appear the most. I made preparations beforehand and gave eldest brother a fragrance to ward off snakes. The medicine that I had third brother bring along is able to ease heat fatigue and treat toxins. If they have been frequently consuming the medicines, even if they were bitten by a venomous snake, they would be able to hold on until they could be treated by a military doctor.”
Qi An’s expression relaxed, “That’s good. That’s good. It’s fortunate that young miss knows all of these methods for countering poisons; otherwise, wouldn’t Lord Marquis and the young sirs have suffered greatly at the hands of Western Kun!”
He reflected on the time since Yu Fu arrived at Marquis Gu’s Manor. At the start, the title of immortal practitioner of poison had caused him to worry, but he slowly discovered that rather than poisoning others, Yu Fu was one who treated poisons.
Aside from when Qi Ting had rashly framed her, he had never seen her poison anyone in the manor. On the contrary, Gu HuaiJiang, Gu ShuBai, and Su YunYan were all treated by Yu Fu when they were poisoned.
This sort of immortal practitioner of poison, how was she any different from the Deity of Medicine, who could save people from death’s doorstep?
Qi An returned to the present and heard Yu Fu say: “As for them being attacked by a swarm of snakes, there are many possibilities. It could be that Western Kun’s people deliberately placed medicines that attracted snakes on their path up the mountain, and they ended up with that scent stuck to their bodies. As a result, the snakes surrounded them. I have also heard of snake tamers that could move entire groups of snakes, or it could be that they alerted Western Kun’s guards when they went to scout, and their guards moved to incite the snakes into attacking them.”
“How could that be any good? If they incite the snakes again, what should they do?”
“Don’t worry. I will prepare some more medicine and have the courier bring it back. I recall that the border between Western Kun and Eastern Ling is mountainous, and there are many medicinal herbs growing there. All of them have snake-repelling effects. Have the military doctors go out with escorts to gather them then distribute them with the soldiers. Like that, there will be no problems.”
As Yu Fu spoke, she waved for Lian Bi to bring a brush and paper. She then informed Yao Lan, “Go and bring the prescription for the sachet from last time. Have someone go out and bring back some more of the materials. If I had known that head general and the others were really going to encounter snakes, I would have made more preparations before they left.”
At that time, it was almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and she was thinking about Eastern Ling’s customs of using realgar to ward off snakes, thus she placed medicines that would ward off snakes inside the sachet.
Who knew that her random actions would end up being useful, saving the lives of Gu HuaiJiang and the others.
Yao Lan brought the prescription out, and Qi An personally received it, “Young miss, allow this old servant to go and fetch the prescription. This old servant does not feel at ease with handing this sort of lifesaving medicine to the servants outside.”
Yu Fu smiled and said: “Alright, bring the letter to fourth brother and the others too.”
She handed the letter back inside the envelope and suddenly noticed something hard inside the envelope. Emptying it into her palm, she found that it was a gem roughly the size of a fingernail that shone brilliantly.
What was amazing about it was that this gem was a different color depending on the angle. In just a few moments, Yu Fu saw seven colors.
Qi An glanced at her palm and said in shock: “Ah, isn’t this one of Western Kun’s multicolored gems?”
Yu Fu had never heard of this multicolored gem and immediately handed it to Qi An, “What’s a multicolored gem?”
Qi An cheerfully said: “This is the rumored mystical gem. It’s a gem that’s found in the jade mines on the border between Western Kun and Eastern Ling. There’s no guarantee that one the size of a fingernail could be found in the entirety of the mine. Head general and the others must have found the multicolored gem on Zhu Mountain. They will definitely return from this war triumphant!”
Multicolored Gem of Triumph (Part Three)
“Young miss, Lord Marquis has sent a letter back!”
Qi An was old, but he still happily ran over to the Western Wing with the letter in hand. He was laughing like a little child.
He had always been steady, and it was very rare to see him so lively. The maidservants in the Western Wing secretly laughed, as they never expected the old steward to be this sort of person.
Hearing that a letter had been delivered, Yu Fu rejoiced. She quickly went outside to take a look and found the maidservants standing to the side and laughing at Qi An, while he himself seemed to be clueless.
In the past, Yu Fu had only seen him occasionally get lively in front of Gu HuaiJiang, but he always remained calm in front of the younger generation. He was even stricter when dealing with the manor’s servants.
Who knew if he was happy due to receiving the letter, or if he was finally viewing Yu Fu as the master of the manor and was showing his respect.
Yu Fu did not think about it too much, receiving the letter, “Steward, please be seated. Have some tea before we speak. Right, why was the letter not sent to fourth brother first?”
Qi An was stunned.
In recent days, he had grown accustomed to sending the manor’s affairs to Yu Fu’s side to be handled. Gu WenQing was only responsible for receiving guests and matters outside the manor. All of the manor’s internal matters were left to YU FU.
Seeing Qi An freeze, Yu Fu did not say anything else, “Drink some tea first. I’ll take a look at what the letter says then tell you about it.”
She read the letter very quickly. Quickly skimming through, she did not see any bad news. It was only then that she calmed down to carefully read through the letter.
Qi An saw her reaction to the letter and knew that Lord Marquis and the young sirs were safe. Only then did he pick up his cup.
“Head general wrote in the letter that the situation on the border is still under control and there is no danger for the time being. It’s just that they climbed up Zhu Mountain a few days ago to do some scouting, and they were attacked by a swarm of venomous snakes. They believe it’s one of Western Kun’s tactics, thus they wrote back to ask me what the cause could be.”
“Huh? A swarm of venomous snakes?”
Qi An suddenly recalled that time that Su YunYan had been bitten by a venomous snake. Just one snake was enough to nearly claim Su YunYan’s life, so how could a swarm be anything good?
He had a nervous look on his face, and Yu Fu gently said: “Don’t worry. They’re all fine. The period of time after the Dragon Boat Festival is when snakes and insects appear the most. I made preparations beforehand and gave eldest brother a fragrance to ward off snakes. The medicine that I had third brother bring along is able to ease heat fatigue and treat toxins. If they have been frequently consuming the medicines, even if they were bitten by a venomous snake, they would be able to hold on until they could be treated by a military doctor.”
Qi An’s expression relaxed, “That’s good. That’s good. It’s fortunate that young miss knows all of these methods for countering poisons; otherwise, wouldn’t Lord Marquis and the young sirs have suffered greatly at the hands of Western Kun!”
He reflected on the time since Yu Fu arrived at Marquis Gu’s Manor. At the start, the title of immortal practitioner of poison had caused him to worry, but he slowly discovered that rather than poisoning others, Yu Fu was one who treated poisons.
Aside from when Qi Ting had rashly framed her, he had never seen her poison anyone in the manor. On the contrary, Gu HuaiJiang, Gu ShuBai, and Su YunYan were all treated by Yu Fu when they were poisoned.
This sort of immortal practitioner of poison, how was she any different from the Deity of Medicine, who could save people from death’s doorstep?
Qi An returned to the present and heard Yu Fu say: “As for them being attacked by a swarm of snakes, there are many possibilities. It could be that Western Kun’s people deliberately placed medicines that attracted snakes on their path up the mountain, and they ended up with that scent stuck to their bodies. As a result, the snakes surrounded them. I have also heard of snake tamers that could move entire groups of snakes, or it could be that they alerted Western Kun’s guards when they went to scout, and their guards moved to incite the snakes into attacking them.”
“How could that be any good? If they incite the snakes again, what should they do?”
“Don’t worry. I will prepare some more medicine and have the courier bring it back. I recall that the border between Western Kun and Eastern Ling is mountainous, and there are many medicinal herbs growing there. All of them have snake-repelling effects. Have the military doctors go out with escorts to gather them then distribute them with the soldiers. Like that, there will be no problems.”
As Yu Fu spoke, she waved for Lian Bi to bring a brush and paper. She then informed Yao Lan, “Go and bring the prescription for the sachet from last time. Have someone go out and bring back some more of the materials. If I had known that head general and the others were really going to encounter snakes, I would have made more preparations before they left.”
At that time, it was almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and she was thinking about Eastern Ling’s customs of using realgar to ward off snakes, thus she placed medicines that would ward off snakes inside the sachet.
Who knew that her random actions would end up being useful, saving the lives of Gu HuaiJiang and the others.
Yao Lan brought the prescription out, and Qi An personally received it, “Young miss, allow this old servant to go and fetch the prescription. This old servant does not feel at ease with handing this sort of lifesaving medicine to the servants outside.”
Yu Fu smiled and said: “Alright, bring the letter to fourth brother and the others too.”
She handed the letter back inside the envelope and suddenly noticed something hard inside the envelope. Emptying it into her palm, she found that it was a gem roughly the size of a fingernail that shone brilliantly.
What was amazing about it was that this gem was a different color depending on the angle. In just a few moments, Yu Fu saw seven colors.
Qi An glanced at her palm and said in shock: “Ah, isn’t this one of Western Kun’s multicolored gems?”
Yu Fu had never heard of this multicolored gem and immediately handed it to Qi An, “What’s a multicolored gem?”
Qi An cheerfully said: “This is the rumored mystical gem. It’s a gem that’s found in the jade mines on the border between Western Kun and Eastern Ling. There’s no guarantee that one the size of a fingernail could be found in the entirety of the mine. Head general and the others must have found the multicolored gem on Zhu Mountain. They will definitely return from this war triumphant!”
