Early morning.
The sky was just beginning to brighten.
The entire Chen Residence had already started its busy day, with the early-rising maids and servants fetching water, lighting fires, and preparing medicinal herbs, soon filling the estate with a rich herbal aroma.
Bai Wei wiped the sweat from her forehead, her body leaning gently against the desk as she took a brief rest. While keeping an eye on the heat, she watched a maid handle a type of herb called True Sun Fruit.
This herb had been soaked in water since the day before.
The previously wrinkled True Sun Fruit, now saturated, had swelled several times in size.
The nimble maid picked up the True Sun Fruit and squeezed out the juice with a sizzle.
The purpose of this herb was the juice inside, the rest being mere dregs. She squeezed it several times, wringing it dry until no more juice could be extracted, before tossing it aside to rest.
The decoction room was very hot.
Everywhere there were pots boiling over, steaming.
