Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend
Chapter 156 - 26 The Counterfeit Youthful Elixir Incident

Chapter 156: Chapter 26 The Counterfeit Youthful Elixir Incident

Don’t even mention it, Mrs. Liu, Madam Feng, and Lady Lan were of similar ages, yet sitting together, they looked almost a generation apart.

Lady Lan was so praised that she felt a bit embarrassed.

"Actually, it’s nothing special. Recently I’ve been eating more fresh fruits that Ling Yue brought back, and also used some Youthful Elixir made into perfume paste, so my complexion has improved."

"Lady Lan, which brand’s Youthful Elixir from Xia Capital are you using? Your skin looks as smooth as a peeled egg." Which woman doesn’t love beauty? Hearing that Lady Lan’s beauty was thanks to Youthful Elixir, the two ladies couldn’t help but ask eagerly.

"Ling Yue said it’s the Youthful Elixir refined by Master Long Yu. I still have some at home; if you don’t mind, I’ll send some to your residences tomorrow," Lady Lan said.

"Some people, despite their age, still don’t feel ashamed. The Youthful Elixir from Master Long Yu isn’t something that just anyone can get." Upon hearing that Lady Lan’s Youthful Elixir was refined by Master Long Yu, Nangong Qinglin couldn’t sit still and started mocking coldly from the side.

"Nangong Qinglin, please be respectful when you speak. The Youthful Elixir my mother uses is indeed refined by Master Long Yu, not some street peddler’s goods." Ye Ling Yue heard this, outraged that Nangong Qinglin dared to insult her mother, and she stood up slamming the table.

"Oh, some people really don’t blush when they boast. Ye Ling Yue, you’ve only been in Xia Capital for a few days? A mere Third and Fourth Rank Alchemist, yet you falsely claim to have Master Long Yu’s Youthful Elixir? Who in the entire Xia Capital doesn’t know that his Youthful Elixir is hard to come by? I’ll let you see for yourself; I have a genuine piece refined by Master Long Yu on me." Saying this, Nangong Qinglin hurriedly took out a bottle and poured out a Youthful Elixir.

"See it clearly, this Youthful Elixir was bought from Master Long Yu at a high price yesterday, it’s a Blue Pattern Youthful Elixir. If you dare, take out your Elixir and let’s compare them." Nangong Qinglin had begged Master Long Yu for a long time to get this Elixir, spending a whole five hundred taels of gold.

Indeed, it was a bit different because the Youthful Elixir Ye Ling Yue gave to her adoptive mother, Lady Lan, was at least a Yellow Pattern Youthful Elixir, which couldn’t be the same as the Blue Pattern.

When Ye Ling Yue saw that Youthful Elixir, her eyelids twitched.

The scent of this Youthful Elixir seemed a bit off.

She remembered that day when Master Long Yu vowed confidently that whoever offended his disciple, he would definitely help seek revenge.

Ye Ling Yue immediately understood.

"What’s the matter, can’t produce it now? Boasting is just boasting." Seeing Ye Ling Yue not speaking, Nangong Qinglin became even more smug.

"Lady Nangong, whether it’s boasting or not, we’ll know after a test. Let’s not talk about the authenticity of Lan Residence’s Youthful Elixir, but the effectiveness on my mother’s beauty is apparent to all. As for yours, I really don’t know," Ye Ling Yue said with a skeptical look on her face.

"You suspect that this lady is lying? Hmph, I’ll show you right now." Nangong Qinglin said, and immediately took some clean water, cut a small portion of the Youthful Elixir, and applied it to her face.

But the moment it touched her skin, she felt something was wrong.

"Why is it so itchy?" Nangong Qinglin felt something strange about her skin, and couldn’t help scratching it, which only made it itch more and more.

"Ah, Qinglin, there are so many red spots on your face!" Hong Yuying, who was sitting next to Nangong Qinglin, cried out.

Lady Nangong was also terrified, seeing countless red dots appearing on her daughter’s face, looking as if she had caught some contagious disease.

Frightened, Hong Yuying and others all hid to one side.

"This can’t be, my Youthful Elixir... the Youthful Elixir sold to me by Master Long Yu is fake." Nangong Qinglin threw the Youthful Elixir she was holding, which scared her into crying.

The Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet had not yet begun when it already became noisy and somewhat chaotic at the scene.

"The Empress Dowager has arrived."

"Noble Princess Consort Luo has arrived."

While it was chaotic at the banquet, the Empress Dowager, along with several Noble Princess Consorts and women from the palace, arrived.

"What is going on here?" The Empress Dowager of Daxia Country is a kindly old lady over eighty years old. Well-maintained, she appears to be only in her forties or fifties. She was also frightened by the sight of Nangong Qinglin.

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, after applying the Youthful Elixir from Master Long Yu, Lady Nangong turned into this," the palace maids quickly reported.

"Nonsense, I have used the Youthful Elixir from Master Long Yu all my life and never encountered such issue. This child must have been deceived into buying a fake Youthful Elixir. Summon the Imperial Physician immediately," the Empress Dowager chastised sternly.

The Imperial Physician was quickly summoned and after a careful examination, he inspected the Youthful Elixir pill.

"This Elixir Pill has been tampered with by adding Alkali Lime, which once it encounters water, easily poisons the face. Fortunately, the quantity of Alkali Lime is not heavy. This Youthful Elixir is fake."

"How could this be, this Youthful Elixir was clearly bought from inside the Alchemist Tower, it’s Master Long Yu’s Youthful Elixir," Nangong Qinglin whimpered.

"Nonsense, are you saying the Elixir refined by Master Long Yu is fake? Which family’s child is this, so ignorant? There is no need to attend today’s palace banquet anymore, go back and reflect behind closed doors for three months, copying the Women’s Commandments a hundred times," the Empress Dowager said displeased.

Nangong Qinglin wanted to argue, but Lady Nangong quickly covered her mouth and, profusely thankful, dragged her unaware daughter away.

The noble ladies all watched like they were watching a joke as the Nangong Family left in embarrassment.

Truly clueless. Everyone in Xia Capital knows that the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Master Long Yu has always been good. It’s outrageous that the daughter of General Jin Jian’s family dared to slander Master Long Yu, a Nine Rank Alchemist.

In Xia Capital, who dares to doubt the Elixirs refined by Master Long Yu.

Everyone thought this was merely Nangong Qinglin slandering Master Long Yu, but only Ye Lingyue knew that this time, Master Long Yu indeed sold fake medicine.

Speaking of which, her master was still too "compassionate." If it were her, she would never have just added a bit of Alkali Lime, Ye Lingyue unkindly thought.

Yet, with Nangong Qinglin offending the Empress Dowager at the palace banquet and being punished to reflect behind closed doors, this was enough for the Nangong Family to suffer.

"Empress Dowager, please calm your anger. Today is the Ghost Festival, why bother getting upset over a young girl’s words. It’s about time, and the palace banquet should start," a beautiful woman in a bright red palace dress stepped forward, supporting the Empress Dowager with a smile.

"Why hasn’t the Empress arrived yet? As the head of the harem, how is she still absent from today’s Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet?" The Empress Dowager nodded and took another look at the eye-catching red palace dress on the beautiful woman, frowning slightly.