Chapter 1111 - 1116 Wealth Can Fight Against Country (2)
Because of this, Vermilion Pearl Grass was regarded as a treasure by Qu Luo Kingdom and was not easily shown to others. When the king of Qu Luo Kingdom heard that the Empress of Great Jin Nation adored plants, he generously presented her with one, and it was cherished and cared for by Empress Dowager Mo within the Jade Palace. She displayed it for everyone’s admiration only once a year on her birthday, and was reticent to reveal it on ordinary days.
The Vermilion Pearl Grass was extremely beautiful, and just a single glance each year was enough for the High Concubines, Princesses, and Royal Consorts to remember it vividly. Its leaves were lustrous and green, with veins clear and distinct as if carved from jade, and its roots were white like jade. Set against that eye-pleasing tender green, it was truly beautiful.
Regrettably, Empress Dowager Mo’s own Vermilion Pearl Grass had not yet grown or bloomed when it was destroyed by the order of Jin Guifei.
Therefore, when everyone saw this Vermilion Pearl Grass, and the budding flower buds adorning it, they couldn’t help but exclaim in their hearts that this plant was much better than Empress Dowager Mo’s!
Empress Dowager Mo was so moved upon seeing it that she stood up excitedly.
Her Vermilion Pearl Grass was destroyed before her eyes while she was under house arrest by an individual sent by Jin Guifei. Although she maintained a serene facade at the time, inside she bled from the pain.
That plant was her most beloved, always tended to personally, never entrusted to others, and yet, it was ruined before her very eyes. That pain was akin to a mother witnessing the murder of her child, a memory she could never forget...
And now, before her, stood a basin of the Vermilion Pearl Grass she had thought about day and night, which was not only larger than her own plant but also unexpectedly developed flower buds. She had never seen the flowers of the Vermilion Pearl Grass, and what could they possibly look like? She stared intently at the verdant and dripping plant, her eyes brimming with anticipation...