Shen Hao didn't explain, nor did he want to. No matter how curious Li Qing was, she could only hold it in. At most, she secretly grumbled: Psh! What's so special about it anyway? I don't care to know!
But curiosity got the better of her; she really wanted to know why Shen Hao suddenly singled out this luxurious bottle among all the items on Qin Xiuyuan. What is fragrant candy? Is it something you eat?
Fragrant candy is indeed something you eat, but not for pleasure—it's for freshening breath. Mixed with wine and swallowed, it slowly releases aroma from the stomach, making one's breath smell nice.
Since it's consumed, it's made from rare medicinal herbs. It's something between an ordinary medicine pill and a true elixir—expensive, extravagant, and frankly not all that useful. Who would spend one hundred taels of silver for a bottle holding just a dozen fragrant candies? Must be crazy.
