"What should we do next?"
"Since they’ve taken on this task alone, let them struggle with it. I’ve been poisoned; I need to focus on a proper recovery."
Despite saying this, Rong Heng was busy mobilizing his own people, preparing to take over at any moment should the situation spiral out of control.
By this time it was already deep autumn, October, the season of harvest. Yet, Tangyuan noticed that among the crops they were cultivating, there were no high-yield plants like sweet potato or corn. Even if they had rice and wheat, the yields could not compare to those of future generations. The production of buckwheat, millet, and soybeans was very average too.
She realized that if she could introduce corn and sweet potato here, it would surely solve the problem of feeding more people.
However, she lacked the right opportunity. Behind her inventions of firearms, paddy field irrigation, flood control, epidemic prevention, and detoxification, Rong Heng’s suspicion towards her would only intensify each day. He might not be questioning her now, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t in the future. She had promised to stay by his side for three years, and with two years already passed, as long as he didn’t trouble her, she would have no issue with gifting him this innovation when leaving in peace.
Old Man Yin made no attempt to hide his interest in Tangyuan, even immediately noticing that she had been poisoned before and even telling her he knew a method that could make her slim down fast.
But Tangyuan refused, "Thank you for your kindness, but I don’t want to lose weight too quickly. It took me over three years to go from nearly 200 pounds to 130 pounds, and I’m quite satisfied with that. As long as I keep it up, it’s not impossible to reach 100 pounds soon. Losing weight too fast isn’t good for my health."
"You’re quite resolute, girl, and clever too. You say you don’t know medical skills, but I find that hard to believe. Can you tell this old man how you detoxified the young master?"
Tangyuan walked over to the desk, wrote down the detoxification prescription, and handed over the Detoxification Pills she had prepared to Elder Yin.
"I have Detoxification Pills on me. When I realized His Highness might have been poisoned, I immediately fed him these pills."
Upon receiving the prescription, Elder Yin studied it earnestly and then expressed his admiration for it without reservation.
"What a fine prescription, a really fine prescription! It seems haphazard at first glace, yet it contains profound principles. Each herb has the property of counterbalancing the others, none allowing any herb to dominate, but when combined, their power surpasses any single Detoxification Pill. It’s astonishing that a young girl like you could produce such a professional recipe."
Faced with the praise, Tangyuan did not take credit, "No, teacher, you are mistaken. I didn’t write the prescription. I just happened to see it in a book. Perhaps my memory is quite good. I thought I might be plotted against in the palace, so I have a habit of carrying Detoxification Pills with me. It was all just a coincidence."
"You really don’t know the medical skills?" Tangyuan nodded earnestly, "Indeed, I don’t."
"Would you be interested in learning from me?" Tangyuan’s eyes widened, "Could I?"
"Why couldn’t you? If you’re willing, I would be happy to teach you,"
Ming Yue who was standing by quickly said, "Tangyuan, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and take him as your teacher. Our Elder Yin is a renowned Poison Doctor in the Jianghu. If they hadn’t realized that I went to fetch Elder Yin, they wouldn’t have jumped the gun and acted out of desperation. We also owe it to your quick reaction, or else who knows what would have become of our master!"
"It’s as if I couldn’t have survived without her," Rong Heng snorted coldly, walking out from the bedroom in the back.
Old Man Yin stroked his beard, chuckling, "Don’t be so prideful, young man. If it weren’t for Miss Yuanyuan this time, it’s hard to say what might have happened to you."