Chapter 24: Offering Prescriptions to Gain Merit (Part 2)
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Li Mu recalled Murong Yu's words and chuckled. He said, "Dr. Qin, you give me too much credit. This prescription came to me by chance, and I was planning to use it to make some money. As you know, I have no other hobbies. Unable to excel in literature or martial arts, making money is the one thing I enjoy."
"You rascal!" Dr. Qin laughed heartily.
Dr. Qin had been a close friend of Li Mu's late grandfather, previous Lord Li. They had fought alongside each other on battlefields. Naturally, he treated the descendants of the previous Lord Li as his own kin and knew what kind of person Li Mu was.
"Dr. Qin, what do you think about this?" Li Mu began sharing his plans.
Li Mu intended to offer the two prescriptions to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. But he also wanted to produce the medicine himself and sell it in his own shop, thus making a profit on the side.
"I can't answer that for you. I'll have to consult the Emperor," Dr. Qin said, smiling.
That being said, Dr. Qin knew it wouldn't be an issue. After taking the prescriptions to the palace, the Emperor had no objections. On the contrary, the Emperor rewarded the House of Lord Li and openly praised Lord Li for raising such a capable son.
Li Mu's father, the current Lord Li, was stunned.
"Your... Your Majesty, I am deeply humbled!" Lord Li immediately knelt, fearing his disobedient son had caused some trouble.
"Rise," Dr. Qin told Lord Li, smiling. "Your youngest son has offered two prescriptions. I've reviewed them; they're suitable for both the Emperor and the Empress Dowager and will be of great benefit. Consider it a meritorious deed."
Only then did Lord Li realize what had happened. Not knowing what prescription his useless younger son had offered, but knowing it had earned Dr. Qin's praise, he quickly thanked the Emperor for his generous reward.
Back at Lord Li's manor, the imperial gifts arrived.
"My lord, take a look. Why has the Emperor so unexpectedly sent so many rewards? Have our sons achieved anything notable recently?" Li Mu's mother hurriedly asked.
Madam Murong also frowned and said, "We shouldn't accept rewards without merit..."
"It's not without merit; our youngest, that rascal, has done something good," Lord Li chuckled.
Lady Li paused and asked, "Mu'er? What could he have done? He didn't cause trouble, did he?"
Madam Murong also looked toward her brother for an explanation.
Lord Li briefly informed his wife and sister, then had someone call Li Mu.
Li Mu wasn't at the manor and only returned in the evening. He also brought a box of Vitality Pills for his parents.
Madam Murong, caring for her own mother, wasn't present.
"Is this Vitality Pill what you offered to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager?" Lord Li examined one. It gave off a medicinal scent, and the aroma was pleasantly fragrant.
"Yes. Did the Emperor praise you, Father?" Li Mu grinned.
"Where did you get this prescription?" Lord Li glared at Li Mu and asked.
"Exactly, where did you get this? Are there any side effects?" Lady Li added.
"There are definitely no side effects; otherwise, Dr. Qin would never have offered it to the Emperor and Empress Dowager," Li Mu replied. No longer concealing the truth, he said, "Yu'er gave it to me."
"Yu'er?" Lord Li questioned.
"Yes, her," Li Mu nodded.
"Where would Yu'er get such a prescription?" Lady Li wondered.
"I don't know, but she said if Dr. Qin approves it for the Emperor's use, I should claim the merit," Li Mu answered.
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