The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

The news that the Western Xia Empress was about to arrive in the capital was now known to all the people in the capital.

Rumors were spreading everywhere that the Western Xia empress had used snakes to kill people, and the story was widely circulated.

The more it's spread, the more outrageous it becomes.

Many people say that the Empress possesses a giant serpent that has transformed into a dragon, capable of overturning rivers and seas and summoning wind and rain.

But it is said that General Xin, the God of War, was able to successfully attack the Western Xia court thanks to Master Tianyuan's snake-repelling medicine, so many people went to Baima Temple to ask for snake-repelling medicine.

But ordinary people can't compete with the emperor.

Upon returning to the palace, Eunuch Fu, who had been sent by Emperor Qi Jing to Baima Temple to obtain snake-repelling medicine, went to the Imperial Study to report back.

"Your Majesty, this is all the snake repellent medicine that Master Tianyuan has on hand, a total of thirty-five doses."

Emperor Qi Jing was actually a little afraid of the empress of Western Xia, which is why he sent Eunuch Fu to Baima Temple to ask Master Tianyuan for medicine.

Emperor Qi Jing ordered five portions to be sent to the residences of Marquis Guiping and Duke Anguo, which was simply not enough to go around in the palace.

Because he had more than a hundred concubines.

So even Grandpa Fu didn't get a share of the snake repellent.

The first thing Gong Yu did after receiving the snake repellent was to give it to Su Qianqian.

Besides leaving one portion for each of his biological parents, he put the other three portions into sachets and gave them to Su Qianqian.

"Girl, the Empress of Western Xia was skilled with snakes. This medicine can repel snakes. Wear this sachet on your waist, and keep the other two for your family."

Su Qianqian glanced at Gong Yu's waist. "Brother Gong, why don't you have any yourself?"

"Oh, I'm not afraid of snakes."

Mo Xiaobei rolled her eyes. The young master was terrified of snakes, yet he pretended to be fearless in front of Miss Su.

Sure enough, men lose their IQ when it comes to love; he won't want to like any woman anymore.

Hey, where's Xiangming? Where did Xiangming go?

Mo Xiaobei had just received Su Qianqian's order to go to Meng Ji to buy pastries. He remembered that Xiangming liked Longjing pastries, so he specially brought two packs for her.

But they found that Xiangming wasn't there.

Su Qianqian stopped Gong Yu, who was about to leave, "Brother Gong, I heard that His Majesty has asked you to welcome the Empress of Western Xia. Don't rush off. You must take some snake repellent powder with you when you leave so that I can feel at ease."

Su Qianqian wouldn't let him leave, so Gong Yu sat down at the table and started drinking flower tea.

It was already noon. Emperor Qi Jing had originally ordered him to set off in the morning, but he was in a hurry to deliver a sachet to his maid, so he was delayed until noon.

Since time has already been wasted, there's no need to rush. He'll leave when his girl says it's time to go.

Su Qianqian is very sensitive to all kinds of smells. She picked up the snake repellent powder and smelled it carefully, and was able to distinguish the medicinal materials inside.

It contains realgar, garlic powder, peppermint powder, balsam powder, lime powder, etc.

Impatiens flowers bloom from June to October, which happens to coincide with Su Qianqian's habit of using impatiens to care for her nails. She also has many impatiens flowers that she picked last year stored in her space.

In addition, she had stockpiled a lot of peppermint powder a few days ago in order to make ointment for mosquito bites.

Then you can go to the clinic to get some medicine and make snake repellent powder.

I need to buy another venomous snake to test the effectiveness of the snake repellent powder. Luckily, venomous snakes are also considered medicinal materials, and larger clinics sell them.

"Xiao Bei, could you go to the clinic for me and buy a live venomous snake, some realgar powder, and..."

Mo Xiaobei was quick on his feet. He rode his horse out and prepared all the medicine in less than the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn.

Su Qianqian, along with Gong Yu, Mo Xiaobei, and others, worked together to grind the medicine. They spent an afternoon making the first batch of two hundred doses of deworming medicine.

The first thing I did after finishing was to test the effectiveness of this snake repellent.

Each person wore a packet of snake repellent powder on their waist, and released the bamboo viper.

The venomous snake was indeed trying to avoid the snake repellent powder.

Mo Xiaobei chased after Zhu Yeqing with the medicine bag in her hand, but Zhu Yeqing was very fast.

"I've been terrified of snakes my whole life, but finally I've managed to scare one! Miss Su, you're amazing!"

Mo Xiaobei genuinely thought Miss Su was amazing.

To be able to produce snake repellent powder after only smelling Master Tianyuan's scent is something no ordinary person could do.

I ask you, who else in the world can do such a thing!

He really wanted to shout "Long live Miss Su!" but unfortunately, the word "long live" could only be used for His Majesty.

Su Qianqian whistled, and the macaw that had been dozing in the tree flew up, grabbed the bamboo viper with one claw, and threw it back into the small snake basket.

Su Qianqian gave Gong Yu more than a hundred doses of snake repellent powder because Gong Yu was going to lead more than a hundred people out of the city to welcome the Empress of Western Xia.

At this moment, in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, the hundred elites who had been selected all looked like wilted eggplants.

Everyone knows that the Western Xia Empress was skilled at controlling snakes. If the Empress were to become displeased and release snakes to bite them, things could get very bad.

I've heard that the Empress of Western Xia had a terrible temper and often killed the maids who served her, let alone outsiders like them.

Unfortunately, the snake-repelling powder that Master Tianyuan gave to His Majesty was too precious, and they had no chance to use it.

All one hundred people who were selected felt very unlucky.

As a hundred people gathered in a group sighing, someone shouted, "The Crown Prince of Gong has arrived."

Everyone felt even worse. Oh no, the arrival of the Crown Prince meant that he was going to take them away.

Unexpectedly, after Gong Yu arrived, he first had his men give each of them a sachet.

While pressing the sachets on people's hair, Ying Shiyi said, "This is snake-repelling powder specially prepared by Miss Su. You are in luck."

Most people felt very fortunate and grateful.

The emperor had snake-repelling powder, but he didn't give it to those who were fighting on the front lines.

No one cared whether they lived or died, but Miss Su did. She even provided them with the snake repellent powder they desperately needed.

Miss Su is truly a savior sent by heaven.

The soldiers, holding snake repellent powder in their hands, started chatting enthusiastically—

"I heard that when the soldiers of Qinghe County were following Miss Su, they were fed and pampered, and their appetites were spoiled. Now that Prime Minister Feng's men have been in charge for a long time, they have not been able to win the soldiers' trust. The soldiers still only recognize Miss Su."

"General Su is so considerate of his soldiers. If I were a soldier from Qinghe County, I would only recognize Miss Su."

Some people don't buy it.

Deputy General Wu was the one who didn't buy it. He said, "Only Master Tianyuan's snake repellent medicine is effective. What kind of snake repellent medicine can a young girl like Miss Su make? Don't let it fail to repel the snakes and end up killing us for nothing."

Ying Shiyi finally understood why Miss Su had asked him to bring a small snake basket.

He opened the small snake basket and released the brightly colored bamboo viper.

Deputy General Wu turned pale with fright; everyone knew that bamboo viper was highly poisonous.

The hundred soldiers scattered in terror, but they soon discovered that the snake avoided the dozens of men who were already wearing sachets and only chased after those who weren't wearing sachets, including Vice-Wu.

Now everyone who hadn't received a sachet went to Ying Shiyi's side to beg for one.

Deputy General Wu gritted his teeth and finally swallowed his pride, asking Shadow Eleven for a sachet, but Shadow Eleven refused.

"Deputy General Wu, you can question anyone, but you cannot question Miss Su."