The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

When Prime Minister Shen saw that his daughter was covered in wounds and her fever had not yet completely subsided, she was already busy helping him. He liked his daughter even more.

"What medicinal herbs can be as important as Jun'er's health? You should just lie down first and wait until you get better."

However, Shen Xiangjun insisted on sitting up and asked her maid Xianglian to bring the things over.

"Father, I heard you say before that an old friend you made when you were young has now entered a Taoist temple and become a Taoist practitioner. He is also obsessed with refining elixirs."

"It's true."

Prime Minister Shen's expression became serious. "But didn't your father tell you that this person and this matter must not be told to anyone before the time is right?"

He reconnected with that old friend, naturally for a purpose.

"Of course my daughter wouldn't say anything nonsense, but father said last time that the Taoist priest was making pills, and there were a few hard-to-find medicinal ingredients?"

"Yes."

"Among them there is a medicinal herb called Luo Ziying. My daughter was almost in danger in Yingshan this time, but it was a blessing in disguise. I happened to see Luo Ziying!"

She took the cloth bag handed to her by Xianglian, opened it and held it in front of Prime Minister Shen.

"Father, please look!"

The medicinal herb she was holding had a purple stem and slender leaves that were green on top and purple on the bottom. In the core of the leaves grew small round fruits that looked like both fruits and flowers. They were round at the bottom and blossomed at the top with six petals. They smelled slightly fragrant.

"Is this Luo Ziying?"

Prime Minister Shen's eyebrows relaxed, and he reached out to take the herb, "But, how do you recognize it, Jun'er?"

Shen Xiangjun avoided his hand again. When her father looked at her questioningly, she quickly explained, "Father, if we don't process this Luo Ziying after digging it out, it will be difficult to preserve. I'm afraid it will have dried up and rotted by the time it is delivered to the Taoist priest."

"As for how my daughter recognized Luo Ziying, it was because after hearing about these herbs, she spent some time looking for a medicine book and wrote down its appearance and characteristics."

Prime Minister Shen was very pleased after hearing this, "I didn't expect Jun'er to have such thoughts."

"My daughter also took note of how to deal with the herbs after digging them out, so I won't give them to my father yet. I'll give them to him after I've processed them and preserved them properly."

She explained why she wasn't giving it to him now.

Prime Minister Shen was a little annoyed when she avoided him just now, but he no longer had any objections after hearing her explanation.

"Jun'er has thought it through very carefully."

Seeing her pale face, he quickly said, "Don't worry, take your medicine and rest today, your health is important."

Shen Xiangjun wrapped the herbs and gave them to Xianglian to keep. Then she said to Prime Minister Shen, "My daughter will take the medicine well and get better as soon as possible. By the way, father, how is Miss Qiu?"

Prime Minister Shen had a slightly complicated expression.

"Originally, you ventured into Yingshan to look for Qiu Yunzhen. You should have won some credit from General Qiu. But I heard that it was Prince Jin and the second daughter of the Lu family who found Qiu Yunzhen? Or was it she who saved Qiu Yunzhen?"

If it was only Prince Jin who found Qiu Yunzhen, they wouldn't be so depressed, but now Miss Lu has appeared among them!

"How did father know so quickly?" Shen Xiangjun was a little surprised.

This matter involved Lord Lin, Lord Chen, and most importantly, Prince Jin. With three grown men around, she felt that no credit would go to Lu Zhaoling.

Lin Rong and Lord Chen, for their own benefit, must try their best to show themselves in front of the emperor, right? What else can others say?

But now her father knew about it right after leaving the court. What does that mean? Someone mentioned Lu Zhaoling in the court!

"Today, both Lin Rong and Chen Deshan came to see the emperor. They kept mentioning Lu Zhaoling, saying that it was because of her ability to find her way in the mountains that they were able to find Qiu Yunzhen and catch the suspect in the Liuzhai murder case during the trip to Yingshan."

Prime Minister Shen thought of the two people who had spared no effort to flatter Lu Zhaoling in the court that morning, and felt disgusted and annoyed.

"The ability to find the way?" Shen Xiangjun was stunned.

"Well, they said that Lu Zhaoling might have grown up in the countryside, so he had experience in this area and could identify the correct way out when there was heavy fog on Yingshan Mountain."

After Lin Rong and Chen Deshan finished speaking, the old man, Censor Lin, jumped out again.

"I heard that many people in the capital laughed at Miss Lu for growing up in the countryside after hearing that the emperor had granted marriage to Prince Jin and Miss Lu. Now it seems that these people are shallow and ignorant. The excellence of a person can never be concealed no matter where he grows up."

"Your Majesty, the vast country, the city or the countryside, are all your people. How arrogant it is for the people in the city to despise the people in the countryside. What's more, Miss Lu was married by the emperor himself, and they still laugh at her from time to time. Isn't that questioning the emperor?"

"Now that Miss Lu has made a contribution, why doesn't the emperor take this opportunity to teach those ignorant people a lesson? Even if they praise Miss Lu, she will surely be grateful to the emperor."

Once Censor Lin opened his mouth, he really talked nonstop.

Prime Minister Shen tried several times to signal others to interrupt him, but failed.

"Father, did the emperor really praise Lu Zhaoling?" Shen Xiangjun felt so sad after hearing what Prime Minister Shen said that she even felt a headache.

"The emperor cares about his reputation. Since so many people have said that Lu Zhaoling has made contributions, it would be embarrassing if he only praised her a few times."

Prime Minister Shen also looked a little annoyed. "Plus, Censor Lin has always said that Lu Zhaoling used to live in the countryside and was also poor and pitiful, so the emperor also rewarded her with a set of red gold and pearl headwear and five hundred taels of silver."

Shen Xiangjun almost couldn't maintain her character and screamed.

"Poor and pathetic?! Is that Lu Zhaoling you're talking about? Has the emperor forgotten that she only received 100,000 taels from the Qingfu Marquis's Mansion?!"

Is it that her ears are damaged, or is it that the court is crazy?

That’s one hundred thousand taels, have you forgotten about them one by one?

Prime Minister Shen didn't want to talk about it anymore. "Alright, it's done. There's no point in worrying about it. Now just wait for Qiu Yunzhen to get better. You can get closer to her. As long as she recognizes your contribution, your trip won't be in vain."

He comforted Shen Xiangjun for a few words and went out.

Shen Xiangjun was so angry that she grabbed the quilt and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Miss, has the emperor never mentioned you at all and never given you any reward?" Xianglian also felt a little indignant.

Shen Xiangjun gritted her teeth and said, "Wait a minute. Once Luo Ziying is dealt with and handed over to my father, I can take this opportunity to ask him to help me mention the matter of Concubine Ping to the emperor."

She decided that she might not be able to completely squeeze out Lu Zhaoling for the time being, so she would strive to become the Pingfei of the King of Jin. There were also examples of Pingfei in the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Lu Zhaoling and Prince Jin finally returned to the capital.

Hearing that the assistant physician was in the palace, Lu Zhaoling simply followed him to Prince Jin's palace first.

"Your Highness, have you found Luo Ziying?" The assistant doctor asked expectantly as soon as he saw Prince Jin.