Chapter 559: Transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty with a Spirit Spring System (10)

"Alright!"

Seeing the herbal tea in the pot had a rich color, Xie Yang asked Shaoyao to bring over those dried-out clay pots:

"After filtering out the tea dregs, pour it into the clay pots. One pot for Hongyun, one for Honghui, and store the rest; keep it for us to drink slowly."

Hearing this, Si Ye chuckled and cleared his throat as he walked into the Small Side Courtyard: "Haiyin is brewing herbal tea? Father just returned from the palace and brought you some good things bestowed by your Imperial Grandfather. I've been walking all the way here and happen to be thirsty."

Looking up to meet her cheap father's smiling gaze, Xie Yang: "..."

She twitched the corner of her mouth and said truthfully: "Father, if you are suffering from internal heat, just order the main kitchen to send over some herbal tea; that has a better effect for cooling down. What I have here is called herbal tea, but it is actually more focused on stimulating the appetite and aiding digestion."

"That's perfect, Father is suffering from summer heat."

"..."

In the end, Xie Yang had no choice but to divide half a pot from her own share of herbal tea for her cheap father.

Only then did Si Ye sit down contentedly, accompanying his children to drink the herbal tea and eat some pastries from the Imperial Kitchen.

Not to mention, the appetite-stimulating effect of this herbal tea was truly excellent.

Si Ye, who had lost several pounds since the start of summer due to the summer heat, actually ate several pieces of the sweet, cloying pastries he usually wouldn't even want to touch after downing a bowl of the herbal tea.

With his stomach satisfied and his mood pleasant, Si Ye watched his children eat while speaking of the Task assigned by his Imperial Father.

Xie Yang was almost choked by the pastry from the Imperial Kitchen she had just put in her mouth.

So, every bite of pastry wasn't free, was it?

But asking her to guide the Taiyi Shu? Kangxi might dare to say it, but she didn't dare to accept it.

In the end, she simply brought out the "Book of Ten Thousand Medicines" she had been staying up late to transcribe over the past few days: "Father, I formulated the Mosquito Repellent based on the recipes in this medical book. Since Imperial Grandfather needs it, Daughter will present it to the Taiyi Shu."

The "Book of Ten Thousand Medicines" mainly described the medicinal properties and pharmacology of various herbs, interspersed with recipes for several commonly used medicines, such as the golden sore medicine that people in the pugilistic world could not do without, and insect-repelling, heat-clearing, and detoxifying medicines often needed by the common folk.

These recipes were the least valuable things in Shenyi Valley; she had traded for quite a few using heavenly treasures, and she had selected some that could be made with ordinary herbs to compile into the "Book of Ten Thousand Medicines," which could be considered completing the assignment.

But she had to say the ugly words first—

"Father, let's just drink this herbal tea in our own home, okay?"

Although, based on her understanding of the historical figure Yinzhen, he shouldn't be the type of person who likes to show off.

But one still had to be on guard.

So she said it upfront to avoid him coming to ask her for the herbal tea recipe again in a few days.

Although the rewards sent from the palace were enough to buy several of her herbal tea recipes, the key was that there was one herb in the herbal tea recipe that she hadn't found in the medicine shops; perhaps this plane didn't have this herb, or perhaps the shops were sold out, but in any case, she was currently using her own stockpile.

Si Ye: "..."

Since his daughter had made her words so clear, what could he do?

He could only extinguish the thought of sending a portion of herbal tea to his Imperial Father, who was also suffering from the summer heat.

The imperial physicians of the Taiyi Shu were mesmerized as they studied the "Book of Ten Thousand Medicines" upon receiving it.

After finishing their study, they adjusted a few obscure herbs that no one had thought of before.

In terms of individual medicinal properties, no one would have ever linked these obscure herbs to mosquito repellent or itch relief, but when combined, they magically stimulated the special effect of repelling mosquitoes and relieving itching.

Following the recipe in the "Book of Ten Thousand Medicines," the Taiyi Shu finally formulated a Mosquito Repellent and Itch Relief Ointment that was extremely similar in effect to the Mosquito Repellent.

That's right, it was still just similar, not exactly the same.

The medicinal efficacy was the same, but the Mosquito Repellent had a faint, fragrant herbal scent, yet the recipe did not mention any fragrance-enhancing flowers. They entrusted Si Ye to ask about this doubt.

Xie Yang: "Oh, I'm a girl, after all. I like elegant floral scents, so I added some dried flower petals to enhance the fragrance while boiling the ointment."

"..."

It was that simple?

"Otherwise what?"

The original owner was a master-level flower and plant enthusiast who had collected countless dried flowers. Besides making sachets, these dried flowers could be used for bathing, washing hair, and making various lip balms and fragrant ointments.

Xie Yang followed the original owner's habits and added some dried flowers to the ointment.

A group of elderly imperial physicians: "..."

They had forgotten that Haiyin Gege was still just a little girl of only ten years old.

"Cough, Haiyin Gege can produce pills and ointments with miraculous effects just by reading a few medical books, and even add dried flower petals to enhance the fragrance by drawing inferences from other instances. It is evident that she possesses a heaven-sent, peerless talent in medicine that mortals can hardly reach. If guided and pointed in the right direction, her future achievements will definitely surpass our own."

The most accomplished imperial physician of the Taiyi Shu, Physician Chang, stroked his gray beard and sighed with emotion.

When these words reached Kangxi's ears, he laughed and said: "This girl from the Fourth's household actually caught the eye of Chang Jingtian? That is truly rare! I have heard how fastidious that old fellow is about his requirements for taking on apprentices."

Consequently, Emperor Kangxi, who loved to join in the excitement as he grew older, summoned the imperial physician. Hearing that he indeed had the intention of taking Haiyin as an apprentice, he kept the Fourth Prince behind after the morning court the next day and told him to return to the manor to seek Haiyin's opinion.

Since transmigrating, Xie Yang had disliked the heat and hadn't left the manor. Every day, she stayed in the Small Side Courtyard, practicing her techniques early in the morning, tidying up the small garden after breakfast to kill time, and incidentally observing the germination of the Immortal Grass Seed; she would have tea and pastries at noon, take a nap, wake up for afternoon tea, then read some medical books, tinker with some practical fragrant ointments and pills, and wait for Honghui and Hongyun to finish their studies to bring them along to boil and drink herbal tea. After dinner, she would sit in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air and the moonlight...

She didn't feel bored in the slightest.

And what news did her cheap father bring back? Physician Chang wanted to take her as an apprentice and teach her medical skills?

Although she didn't really want to work.

Being an apprentice to an imperial physician meant having to report to the Taiyi Shu for work. This was not very friendly to her, as she was satisfied with her current slow-paced, retirement-style life.

But it wasn't something she couldn't overcome.

After all, in the Great Qing plane, where women had almost no human rights or freedom to speak of, this could definitely be considered good news.

She had spent twenty years in Shenyi Valley, mastering their herbs completely and trading for quite a few recipes with the disciples of Shenyi Valley. Taking pulses and prescribing medicine for common illnesses was no problem; the only thing was that she hadn't had the opportunity to learn acupuncture in depth, having barely learned the basics and roughly understanding the human body's acupoints.

This was because acupuncture was a secret technique of Shenyi Valley, passed down only to inner-sect disciples.

At that time, she already had a master, the "Saintess of a Thousand Faces," and while living in Shenyi Valley and learning some herbal knowledge or trading for recipes was fine, learning acupuncture would have required her to switch her allegiance to Shenyi Valley. Moreover, she hadn't intended to stay in Shenyi Valley for her whole life and had wanted to roam freely at the time, so she hadn't taken a master to learn it specifically.

Now, if she could follow an imperial physician to thoroughly learn acupuncture and massage, her attainments in Traditional Chinese Medicine would be complete.

With the Nine Heavens Mysterious Maiden Technique added to the exquisite medical skills inherited from an imperial physician, plus the pharmacology she was already proficient in, it would be such a waste to go to the grasslands for a marriage alliance! They should send her to the battlefield, where she could handle both fighting and being a military doctor, making the best use of her talents!

"Father, I am willing to follow Physician Chang to learn medical skills."

"Good, Father will make the arrangements."

Si Ye agreed without hesitation.

He was thinking of the princesses who had been sent to pacify various tribes on behalf of the imperial family since his ancestors entered the pass.

In the future, his own daughter might also be decreed a princess by an imperial edict and forced to embark on the path of marriage alliance.

This was not a matter of whether he was willing or not; it was reality, and it was also helplessness.

Learning some medical skills to rely on would only be beneficial, with no downsides.