Inside the carriage, Song Lianhe gazed at the basket of medicinal herbs before her, utterly unable to tear her eyes away.
The Imperial Palace truly was a collection of the world's greatest treasures! Many of these rare herbs were things she had only ever seen in books!
Zhou Cangyan sat across from her and shot her a glance. "I heard you were so eager to go to the palace. Was it all for this?"
Song Lianhe gave him a look that said, 'Like you would understand,' and replied unhurriedly, "Perhaps in your eyes, these are just flowers and plants grown in a garden for nobles to occasionally admire. But in my eyes, they're potent medicines that can save lives and cure illnesses!"
"So, you refused Her Majesty's reward and asked for a basket of these things instead?"
