"Why does Chief Steward Wu wish to see His Majesty?" Leng Manxue glanced at Wu Qiankun and asked patiently.
Wu Qiankun drew a deep breath, suppressing some of his impatience and softening his tone. "It's like this—didn't His Majesty give me a hundred vials of medicine as a gift last time? I came this time to ask His Majesty about those medicines!"
"Is there something wrong with the medicines His Majesty gave Chief Steward Wu?"
"Nothing wrong, of course nothing's wrong. Actually, I came to ask His Majesty whether he has any more medicines like those. If His Majesty has more, I'd like... I'd like to buy a few more..."
Buy medicine?
Upon hearing Wu Qiankun's words, Leng Manxue nearly rolled her eyes at him, and her tone gradually turned cold. "If Chief Steward Wu wishes to buy medicine, there are quite a few pharmacies in Dragon Emperor City. Perhaps Chief Steward Wu could go take a look there!"
Did he really think the Dragon Emperor of Dragon Emperor Hall was some errand boy at a pharmacy? To come all the way to the Forbidden City to see His Majesty over such a trivial matter—this was simply too outrageous.
Leng Manxue grumbled inwardly. If Wu Qiankun had not been from Wa Emperor Palace and had some significant connection with Zhang Tie, she would have had someone throw him out long ago.
The moment Wu Qiankun heard this, he knew Leng Manxue still did not understand the medicines Zhang Tie had given him. Even the chief steward of the Forbidden City did not know about them, which only made Wu Qiankun more certain that Zhang Tie's medicines had been far from ordinary. Now, Wu Qiankun only hated himself for being blind and discovering their worth too late. Regret churned within him.