Chapter 384: Good Medicine Tastes Bitter but Is Good for the Disease

"Is the contest between Prince Qi and Situ Xuanjue over?"

Yin Yue said, "It should be."

"Let them all come in." Nan Xi said, turning around and walking to the bed, casually took Rong Yu's robe from the sandalwood hanger and put it on him, "Can you walk?"

Rong Yu's tone was a little subtle: "Xi'er, my legs and feet are not disabled."

Nan Xi glanced at him: "Do you think the injury is light?"

Rong Yu's expression was restrained, and he shook his head slowly: "Xi'er, calm down, my husband would never dare to have such an idea."

Several female officials smiled secretly.

Rong Yu glanced at them from a distance, and the expressions on their faces froze immediately. They lowered their eyebrows and eyes and stood up, not daring to be disrespectful.

Rong Yu put on his robe, stood up and walked out with Nan Xi.

Chu Nanyi's brother and sister and Xuanyuan Qi walked in one after another, and respectfully paid homage.

Nan Xi said, "No need to be polite."

Xuanyuan Qi stood up and looked at Rong Yu, who looked obviously not very well. It was rare to see him so pale and weak, so he couldn't help but ask with concern: "How does the Regent feel?"

"No problem." Rong Yu sat down on the brocade couch with dragon patterns behind the long table, picked up the tea presented by the palace servant, and said indifferently, "What was the result of the battle with Situ Xuanjue?"

"A narrow victory." Xuanyuan Qi said in his usual leisurely tone, "But I suspect Situ Xuanjue didn't use his full strength."

Rong Yu took a sip of tea, his voice was light Mo: "The father and son of the Situ family are good at riding and shooting, and use long weapons. They have a longer lasting advantage in physical strength than ordinary generals, but they are somewhat lacking in close combat."

Xuanyuan Qi knew that Rong Yu had fought with Situ Ying in the past, so he understood the styles of the father and son. He pondered for a moment: "So he chose to compete in swordsmanship today, deliberately showing weakness to make me underestimate the enemy?"

Long weapons are mostly used on the battlefield. They can be used to fight alone, or they can be used to form a long spear formation to effectively disintegrate the opponent's combat effectiveness. If one side is better at using long weapons, it will indeed have a greater advantage.

Short weapons such as swords are more suitable for close combat, easy to carry and easy to use, but if they encounter long spears on the battlefield, their combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

Situ Xuanjue deliberately abandoned the long spear to create an illusion that he is just so-so?

"Whether he is showing weakness on purpose or not, there is no need to overestimate him." Rong Yu obviously did not take Situ Xuanjue seriously, and his tone was slightly arrogant. "Since Duanmu Yu is here, let him stay for a while longer. There is no need to let him go back before the New Year or the beginning of spring."

Xuanyuan Qi nodded: "I will convey this to the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister."

As soon as the voice fell, a smell of medicine came to the nose.

The three turned their heads and saw Qingling came in with the boiled medicine. She walked straight to Rong Yu and bent down to put the medicine on the long table.

Chu Nanyi smelled the smell and couldn't help frowning: "Qingling."

Qingling stood up and turned to look at him: "Mr. Chu."

"Didn't I tell you to add less coptis chinensis and replace it with bamboo leaves?"

Bamboo leaves are not as effective as coptis chinensis in clearing the heart fire, but it is still okay to replace it with three times the amount. Pay more attention to your daily diet and drink more tea for clearing the heart fire, which can also achieve the effect of removing internal heat.

The main reason is that Coptis chinensis is too bitter, so bitter that it is difficult to swallow. Rong Yu is a regent of noble status, so Chu Nanyi naturally wants to find a way to reduce the bitterness of his medicine.

Qing Ling looked embarrassed: "This..."

"Don't blame her." Nan Xi said in a light tone, and no emotional fluctuations could be heard. "It's my request."

As soon as this was said, Chu Nanyi and Xuanyuan Qi turned to look at her, with some surprise on their faces.

"Your Majesty." Chu Nanyi felt that he should remind her, "The bitterness of Coptis chinensis is difficult to swallow."

He could smell how much Coptis chinensis was added to the medicine from such a long distance. He directly removed the bamboo leaves he had requested before and added at least eight cents of Coptis chinensis.

However, the amount was well controlled, and the effect was better than the original. Apart from the bitterness, there was no other effect.

Nan Xi frowned: "Good medicine tastes bitter and is good for the disease."

Chu Nanyi was speechless in an instant.

Looking at Rong Yu again, he seemed to be unaffected by the bitter medicine. It was not good to let Nan Xi feed him in front of so many people, so he had to pick up the bowl and take a sip.

The strong bitter taste instantly spread throughout the mouth, and the smell went straight from the throat to the stomach.

Rong Yu frowned slightly, and soon returned to his usual coldness and indifference. He said nothing and drank the medicine silently with his eyes closed. Because the medicine was just out of the oven and was still a little hot, he drank slowly, but the slower he drank, the more he could taste the bitter taste that made his heart, liver, spleen and lungs astringent.

It really was like a torture.

He put down the bowl of medicine until the bottom was gone, endured the bitter taste in his stomach, took the snow-white handkerchief handed over by Nan Xi and wiped the corners of his mouth, always with an expressionless look.

Even the action of wiping the corners of his mouth seemed elegant and noble because of his slowness.

The air in the hall became a little weird for no reason.

Chu Nanyi quietly watched Nan Xi take the water from Yin Yue and personally bring it to Rong Yu's lips to let him drink the water to remove the bitter taste in his mouth. She looked extremely gentle. Whether it was the care on her face or the meticulousness of her actions, she was showing her meticulous care for the Regent at this time.

But Chu Nanyi always felt it was strange.

As for what was strange, it might be the extra eight qian of Coptis chinensis in the bowl of medicine.

"Okay." Nan Xi said, "Go change the medicine."

Rong Yu didn't say anything, and got up and walked towards the inner hall without saying a word.

Chu Nanyi followed in with the medicine box.

Nan Xi sat down on the couch and looked up at Xuanyuan Qi and Chu Hongyi: "When do you two plan to get married?"

Xuanyuan Qi's eyes fell on Rong Yu's back, and he retracted his gaze after hearing the words, lowering his eyebrows and said: "Today I just came to see how the Regent is injured. If there is no problem, I will get married before the New Year."

Nan Xi was puzzled: "How is Rong Yu's injury, what does it have to do with your marriage?"

"I plan to invite Your Majesty and the Regent to be the master of ceremonies for me."

"I don't want to go." Nan Xi refused, "I am pregnant. According to folk customs, I can't attend the wedding ceremony of the newlyweds. It's unlucky. Besides, your father and mother are still alive, why do you need us to be the master of ceremonies? Aren't you afraid that your father and mother will be sad?"

Xuanyuan Qi actually wanted to say that if Nan Xi and the Regent really became the master of ceremonies, his father and mother would definitely be happy. Besides, the king of a country being the master of ceremonies does not mean that the parents and elders have no status.

That is the honor of the entire palace.

But what Nan Xi said made sense. She was pregnant now, so it was not suitable for her to attend the wedding ceremony.

In addition to the customs, the noisy scene was not good for her health. If something unpleasant happened, no one could take the responsibility.

Xuanyuan Qi hummed: "I was negligent, but I still want to ask for an order."