Logically speaking, Ling Ruo didn't have any reason to refuse at this time, but she shook her head. Seeing this, Sanfu said eagerly: "Master, you can't be merciful at this time, otherwise it will be too late to regret if something happens."
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"I am not being merciful, but the matter has not reached that point yet." At this point, Ling Ruo said no more and just said to Shui Xiu: "Go and invite Mr. Zhao from the Royal Pharmacy to me."
Shui Xiu retreated as she was told, and soon invited Zhao Fang over. The latter was a little strange about Ling Ruo's sudden invitation. After saying goodbye, he whispered: "I don't know what the imperial concubine has to do when she calls this servant over."
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Ling Ruo sighed and said: "In front of my father-in-law, I will not tell lies. I have something I want to ask your father-in-law for help."
Although Zhao Fang is young, his mind is not foggy. He has helped Ling Ruo do many things. In contrast, Ling Ruo has also helped him firmly sit in the position of the general manager of the Royal Pharmacy. No one can move it, so after hearing this
After Ling Ruo said this, he immediately said: "There is no need to be polite, just give me your orders."
Ling Ruo nodded and said, "Eunuch, have you ever noticed that there is less arsenic in the Royal Pharmacy?"
Zhao Fang's eyelids twitched and he lowered his head and said: "To be honest with you, I did find a shortage when I was doing the inventory a few days ago, but when I asked the people below, they all said that they had not taken it. If there is a slight shortage of this medicinal material, I can handle it.
In the past, arsenic is a highly poisonous substance. With such a sudden shortage, the slave is really afraid that something will happen, so he has been having a headache these past few days. How does the empress know about this?"
"Not only do I know about this, but I also know who took it." Before Zhao Fang could ask, she added, "Did Qi Jia have an order to send a batch of medicinal materials to the Imperial Pharmacy?"
"Qi Jia's family..." Zhao Fang thought for a while before he remembered the name. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, this is indeed the case. Could it be that she got the arsenic?"
Ling Ruo did not hide anything from him, and explained the matter in detail, and then said: "According to my guess, the queen will definitely check the imperial pharmacy. Once a shortage of arsenic is discovered, the Qi Jia family will not be able to escape the blame."
Zhao Fang was silent for a while and said: "Is your Majesty hoping that I will level the arsenic account so that no one will notice the shortage?"
Ling Ruo nodded and said, "Yes, I wonder if my father-in-law can do anything about it?"
"This..." Zhao Fang considered, "I can give it a try, but I am only 80% sure that I can hide it from the truth."
"Eighty percent is enough." After Zhao Fang left, Ling Ruo came to Nuan Pavilion and said to the restless Qi Jia: "If the queen comes to pass the message, I will go there with you. Remember, you must not admit it.
Take the arsenic. As for the imperial pharmacy, I will let someone make arrangements for it. You don’t have to worry. In short, just hold on tight and nothing has been done. Do you understand?"
Before Qi Jia had time to answer, Yang Hai hurriedly came in and said: "Master, the Queen sent someone to call Qi Jia, and she is waiting outside at the moment."
"The queen's movements are really fast." As she said this, she asked: "Who is coming?"
"Master, it's Xiao Ningzi." Yang Hai's answer surprised Ling Ruo, but he didn't say anything. He looked back at Qi Jia, who was sweating on the tip of his nose, and said, "Wipe off the sweat, and then follow me
Get out of the palace."
Mrs. Qi Jia wiped her sweat hurriedly, and then said nervously: "Mother, are you really going to be fine? I don't want to die!"
"As long as you remember what I just said, you will be fine. But if you say something wrong and the Queen discovers the flaw, don't blame me."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qi Jia hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Madam, I will definitely do as you say."
"Okay, let's go out." Ling Ruo brought Qi Jia to the main hall, where Xiao Ningzi was talking to Sanfu, "Master, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. How are you doing?"
He said it very naturally, as if he really cared about Sanfu. Who would have thought that it was him who killed Jade and caused Sanfu to become lame. If Ling Ruo hadn't come to the rescue, Sanfu would have died long ago.
Report to Yama Hall.
Sanfu stared at him, smiled coldly and said: "TOEFL, it's pretty passable. What's wrong? Are you in a hurry to end it for me?"
Xiao Ningzi lowered his head and said with a smile: "Master is joking. My disciple hopes that Master will live a long life, so that he can fulfill his filial piety to Master."
Sanfu stared at him and said coldly: "Don't worry, I will definitely live longer than you, so that I can see what will happen to you, a treacherous guy who rose to power by betraying others!"
"I'm afraid that the master can't see it!" Xiao Ningzi said with a smile that never changed. After seeing Ling Ruo and Qi Jia standing outside the hall, he came up to greet Qian'er and said: "This slave is for the noble concubine.
Greetings, may your Majesty be blessed!"
Ling Ruo glanced at her and said: "Excuse me, just now Yang Hai told me that the Queen is going to send a message to the Qi Jia family. Does your father-in-law know what is going on?"
"This slave doesn't know. I'm just following orders." Xiao Ningzi was able to win the trust of the Nala family, and she was very tight-lipped about what she shouldn't have said. Even if others asked her about it, she wouldn't say a word.
Ling Ruo nodded slightly and said: "It just so happens that I also want to pay my respects to the Queen, so why not take this opportunity to go there together."
Xiao Ningzi didn't expect Ling Ruo to say that, and was a little dazed for a moment, but he quickly realized it, lowered his head and said: "Master is also thinking about your concubine very much. He must be very happy to see you come over."
Ling Ruo smiled but said nothing, held Yang Hai's hand, and walked to Kunning Palace with Xiao Ningzi and the others. When they arrived at the palace, they saw Mrs. Liu sitting aside with a rather ugly look on her face. There was also someone standing next to him.
A little eunuch with a sad face, Qi Jia said in Ling Ruo's ear: "Mother, this is Xiao Nanzi."
Ling Ruo nodded calmly. At this time, Nala smiled lightly and said, "What kind of wind brought the imperial concubine here?"
Ling Ruo straightened up and said with a half-smile, "Are you blaming me for not coming to greet me these days?"
"I don't blame you, it's just a little strange. I sent people to pass on the Qijia clan, but it turned out that the imperial concubine passed the Qijia clan first. Do you think it was a coincidence or not?"
Ling Ruo lowered his head and said, "It's indeed a coincidence. I heard from Xiao Ningzi that the empress summoned the Qijia clan, so I made my own decision and followed her. I don't think the empress would blame me for being meddlesome."
"What did your concubine say? As for this matter, even if you don't come, I will send someone to invite you." After saying this, Nala's eyes turned and said: "Liu promises, you
Tell Concubine Xi the matter."
"Yes." Mrs. Liu's eyes turned to Ling Ruo, and she explained in detail the discovery of arsenic in the lunch, and then said: "I was panicking at that time, so I quickly brought something.
When I met the Empress, Fengyan was furious when she found out about this, and called everyone in the imperial kitchen. After questioning, everyone found no problem except Xiao Nanzi, who was responsible for delivering the meals."