Chapter 175 - 61: The Impostor Pill Master
"The selection of an Imperial Alchemist?" Not long after Xie Yu took his leave, Yue Jinghua returned to the Jingxin Courtyard, only to be greeted not just by her mother, Lie Rou, but also by a palace maid who had come from the Imperial Palace.
This palace maid was a personal maid of Princess Sha Fei, and represented Princess Sha Fei herself.
A few days earlier, an Imperial Alchemist serving in the palace had retired due to old age and frailty, leaving a vacant position behind.
Missing an alchemist was usually not a matter of great concern, but in the earlier years, there were also several other concubines in the palace who had been pregnant. However, they miscarried in the last few months of their pregnancies without reason, and some even lost their lives.
The alchemist who had left was originally from the Danlu, and had some connections with the Sha Family, Princess Sha Fei’s maternal home. He tailored a batch of Spiritual Fetus Pills for her.
Those Fetus Protecting Pills could only be crafted once every ten days. The alchemist had left hurriedly, but Princess Sha Fei still wished to find someone close to her to craft elixirs for her during her pregnancy.
Princess Sha Fei’s attention was drawn to Yue Jinghua largely because of the Feminine Charm Pill that Lie Rou had previously sent into the palace.
After the Empress Dowager used it, the effects were very good. During her visit to the palace to see Princess Xiu Rong, she accidentally let it slip.
Having seen Yue Jinghua before, Princess Sha Fei had already taken a mental note of her and had thus made inquiries through Shalman, expressing her wish for Yue Jinghua to become an Imperial Alchemist.
At the same time the palace maid arrived, she also brought the conditions offered by Princess Sha Fei to Yue Jinghua. An Imperial Alchemist could enjoy a salary of one hundred Third-level Dark Pills a year and free access to the Imperial Palace.