"Thank you for your long wait, Eunuch." Liu Hugh cupped his hands and said, "I wonder why Eunuch Zhao came to see me all night?"
"Didn't Leader Liu come to ask us for medicine this morning? We suddenly remembered that we have a particularly effective medicine, so we brought it to you specially." Zhao Fang said as he glanced at the guards beside him with meaning.
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When Liu Hu saw this, he knew that he must have something to talk to him privately, so he laughed and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Zhao, for making a special trip." Then he made a pretend gesture of picking up something with one hand, which affected the weather.
It was so dark that no one could see clearly whether there was something in his hand.
Liu Hu took the lantern from one of the guards and said diligently: "It's dark and it's difficult to leave. I'll take my father-in-law back."
This was what Zhao Fang was waiting for. He nodded and walked with Liu Hu to the Royal Pharmacy. When they passed by a deserted place, Liu Hu asked in a low voice: "Eunuch Zhao, what can I do for you?"
"That's right." Zhao Fang's face looked even older when reflected in the not-too-bright light of the palace lantern. "I originally wanted to look for Fourth Brother, but I'm afraid it's not convenient, so I thought it would be better to look for you."
"If you have anything to say, father-in-law, it's okay to say it. I will definitely tell Fourth Brother on your behalf." Liu Hu said solemnly. He knew that Zhao Fang would come overnight and risk being suspected. He must have discovered something important.
While they were talking, a palace servant passed by holding something. After he walked away, Zhao Fangfang whispered: "Sir Brother asked our family to check the snake venom stock. We found that although there were many bottles, one of them contained
Nearly half of the bottle is missing. I think someone took it away quietly. I don’t know when and who took it away.”
Liu Hu was horrified, "According to what my father-in-law said, doesn't it mean there is a traitor in the Imperial Pharmacy?"
Zhao Fang looked gloomy and said, "Our family has always thought that we have managed our subordinates well and know all those little brats very well, but we didn't expect that this happened. It seems that our family has neglected its duty."
Hearing this, Liu Hu consoled him: "My father-in-law only has one pair of eyes and one pair of ears, so how can he manage so much? Besides, people's hearts are different, so there is nothing we can do about it. However, my father-in-law still has to find a way to find out the traitor in the Imperial Pharmacy."
So that he could know whose master made him steal the snake venom."
"Our family will take care of this and will inform you as soon as there is any news. In addition, you tell Si Brother and ask him to be careful about some Concubine Nian. After you left, Concubine Nian came to ask our family about you. Fortunately for us,
The family calmed down and covered it up." At this point, Zhao Fang shook his head repeatedly, "Originally, these were none of our family's business, but you guys pulled us onto the boat, which made our family uneasy."
"My father-in-law is kind-hearted and willing to help others. He will be rewarded well in the future." Liu Hu lost no time in complimenting him. After walking for a while, he arrived outside the imperial pharmacy. When Liu Hu was about to leave, he suddenly saw a figure coming from
A man emerged from the dark imperial pharmacy and shouted quickly: "Who is it?"
The figure heard someone shouting and asked, but he ran faster. At first glance, it was clear that there was something wrong in his heart. Liu Hu didn't talk nonsense with him, thrust the lantern into Zhao Fang's hand, and rushed forward with three steps and two steps at a time.
, the figure became more and more nervous when he saw Liu Hu catching up, and ran forward in a panic, but in terms of skill, he was obviously not as good as Liu Hu, who was a fourth-grade bodyguard. He quickly grabbed the clothes on his back and knelt on the ground.
"Hmph, the blind little thief dared to run away in front of me. I want to see who you are to sneak into the Imperial Pharmacy." Liu Hu gave a soft drink and motioned to Zhao Fang to bring the lantern.
The moment before he was shrouded in the reddish light of the lantern, Liu Hu seemed to see him stuffing something into his mouth, but he was not sure. When he saw the young face of the figure, Zhao Fang whispered, "Xiao Chengzi"
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"Eh? Father-in-law, do you recognize him?" Liu Hu asked with some opinions.
"Yes, he is the little eunuch in charge of medicine in our family." Zhao Fang replied and then asked: "Xiao Chengzi, what are you doing here sneakily?"
Xiao Chengzi was held down by Liu Hu and couldn't move. He swallowed and said, "My father-in-law is wronged. Xiao Chengzi remembered that he forgot to put some of the medicine that had just been delivered to him in the drawer, so he came back to put it away. Who knew he was being treated as a murderer?"
Thief, you are so unjust!"
"In that case, I asked you why you ran away just now?" Liu Hu asked doubtfully.
"I didn't know that Eunuch Zhao was the same, otherwise he wouldn't have run away at all." Xiao Chengzi said aggrievedly: "I thought it was a thief from somewhere."
Zhao Fang knew that some medicinal materials were delivered today. He nodded immediately and said: "Leader Liu, let go. It must be a misunderstanding. But Xiao Chengzi, you can't be so reckless in the future.
It's not something you or I can bear to surprise such a noble person."
"Yes, Xiao Chengzi has taken note of it. If my father-in-law has no other instructions, I will leave first." Where Zhao Fang and others could not see, Xiao Chengzi's eyes kept rolling.
Zhao Fang nodded and said to Liu Hu after he left: "If Leader Liu is not in a hurry to go back, come in and have a cup of tea. By the way, we also want to ask you something."
"Okay." Liu Hu agreed readily. After Zhao Fang entered, he lit the candlesticks one by one, making the inside as bright as day. Liu Hu took a breath of the air that smelled of various medicinal materials, which was quite unaccustomed to him.
Authentic: "The smell here is really bad. It's hard for my father-in-law to smell this smell all year round."
Zhao Fangzheng took the booklet from the innermost drawer. Although the medicinal materials had been put in, they had to be recorded in the booklet as a rule. Hearing Liu Hu's words, he smiled and said, "I'll get used to it after hearing it for a long time. I'm not afraid of your jokes. Our family doesn't do it all day long."
I feel uncomfortable when I smell this smell, eh!"
"What's wrong?" Liu Hu noticed Zhao Fang's last word with a strong surprise and asked curiously.
"Nothing." Zhao Fang shook his head, but the look on his face was a little different. He sat down in the chair with the book in his hand and read through the pages. Liu Hu didn't ask him what he was looking at, but he felt keenly that something was wrong.
When he turned to a certain page, Zhao Fang jumped up as if he had been stabbed by a needle and exclaimed: "No, someone tore out a few pages of the record."
Liu Hu came over and took a look, and saw that where Zhao Fang had opened three pages, they had been completely torn out, leaving only a small piece of paper at the edge. He suddenly thought of the gag action that Xiao Chengzi made in the dark just now. Could it be him?
Tear it? But why tear up this booklet that records the entry and exit of medicinal materials for no reason?
When Liu Hu told Zhao Fang what he had just seen, Zhao Fang's expression became more solemn. When he opened the drawer just now, he had already found that someone had touched the book, because every time he put the book back, he would place it close to it.
It was neat, but when I opened it this time, it was placed inside haphazardly.
"What's Xiao Chengzi doing tearing up this thing, and it can't be used as food?" Zhao Fang was also puzzled. He thought for a while and said, "How about we call Xiao Chengzi here and ask?"
Liu Hu shook his head and said: "We didn't catch the current situation. Even if he tore it up, he wouldn't admit it. Father-in-law, why don't you take a look at which pages he tore up first."