Eunuch Yu returned to Cining Palace and handed the box he brought back to Mother Ma.
Mother Ma took out the tiger bone inside, looked at it carefully, and turned to Lin Yunyan with some embarrassment.
"What's wrong?" Lin Yunyan asked.
Mother Ma smiled coquettishly and did not answer immediately. Instead, she asked Eunuch Yu: "Did you take it out of the East Palace warehouse?"
Eunuch Yu agreed, and when he saw the Empress Dowager looking at him doubtfully, he told him everything about the trip without hiding anything.
I didn’t add any exaggeration, it was all true, and I didn’t have any judgments or conjectures of my own. I just said what I really saw and heard.
Even so, it was enough to make the Queen Mother frown.
There were also palace maids and nuns in the palace. She didn't say anything to Li Shao, but she was not satisfied in her heart.
"What's wrong with this tiger bone?" she just asked Mother Ma.
Mother Ma then said: "When this was delivered to the Royal Pharmacy, my servant saw it several times and thought it was really a good thing."
Fortunately, after so many years, when the princess mentioned looking for tiger bones, this was the first thing that came to her mind.
"It's a pity that it was not well preserved and the quality is not as good as before." Grandma Ma felt very regretful.
Lin Yunyan listened, and even though she restrained herself, the corners of her lips were barely pressed down.
Li Shao deserves to be Li Shao.
She deliberately found out about Li Shao today.
Regardless of whether Li Shao is happy or not, this tiger bone will definitely be taken out as long as it is still in the East Palace. The more unhappy he is, the more satisfied Lin Yunyan will be.
Li Shao's reaction was just as he expected, so much so that he even asked Eunuch Cao to make an extra trip.
After all, that person is the current prince, the most protected and favored son of the Holy Emperor.
She and Xu Jian could not go into a "head-to-head confrontation" and could only use circuitous methods to try to force out Li Shao's madness.
This is cannibalization and cannot be rushed.
From Eunuch Cao's trip to the East Palace, Lin Yunyan basically achieved what she wanted.
As for how this matter will ferment in Li Shao's heart, it originally had to wait for a while, but now it seems that one more sickle can be cut.
Lin Yunyan pursed her lower lip hard and pushed the corners of her lips downward: "It wasn't preserved well? The quality is not good? It shouldn't be, right?"
Other palace people knew the rules in the Royal Pharmacy in detail, but they were less familiar with it than the father-in-law. Aunt Wang had heard of it, and the Queen Mother also knew it very well.
All kinds of medicines in the palace, whether expensive or common, are all stored there. Everyone who works there, from the chambermaids to the maids, all know medical knowledge. There is no one who is stupid, how can they not store the medicinal materials well?
This tiger bone was a tribute from the late Emperor's dynasty. It has been an old medicinal material for more than ten years. If the imperial pharmacy could not save it, when the prince was injured and needed a tiger bone, this bone would not have been given to him.
This shows that the things were still good when they left the Royal Pharmacy.
It was during the past three or four years that it was stored in the East Palace and there was a problem.
First she said "no", and then she took it out and kept it improperly. Lin Yunyan sighed: "Will it affect the efficacy of the medicine?"
Mother Ma guessed the princess's thoughts and gave an ambiguous answer.
Seeing the annoyance on Lin Yunyan's face, the Queen Mother thought for a while and asked Grandma Wang to screen the others away again.
Younger father-in-law did not retreat this time. He respectfully stayed by the curtain. He could look outside and hear every word spoken inside.
"This is my fault," Lin Yunyan said. "I brought it up because I thought I could kill two birds with one stone. It not only took care of the Duke's injury, but also gave the Prince a chance to resolve his knot. It seems that
It’s really self-defeating.”
The Empress Dowager patted the back of Lin Yunyan's hand.
She agreed before and thought it was a good idea. Unfortunately, she didn't expect that Li Shao wouldn't appreciate it at all.
Even though the tiger bones were brought back, the knot in his heart was definitely not resolved, and the knot in his heart might have become even bigger.
It’s not Yun Yan’s fault, it’s Li Shao’s temper that goes too far!
If it was a direct grandson, the Empress Dowager would have to teach Li Shao a lesson. How could the majestic Prince act so carelessly and without regard for the future, and just act randomly based on his mood and temper?
But the Holy One was not her biological son after all, so she had to think carefully about her words if she wanted to communicate with the Holy One about Li Shao's problem.
Thinking of the previous wine tribute, the Empress Dowager sighed again.
You really shouldn't provoke Li Shao on purpose. It's unnecessary and will not be beneficial to Yun Yan or Xu Jian.
After thinking about it, the Empress Dowager would not settle those old scores with Lin Yunyan. She just said: "What you think and what you can achieve are always two different things."
When other people are involved, everyone will have their own ideas and everything will not go as planned.
Lin Yunyan said: "The doctor comes from the northeast and has very high requirements for tiger bones. He may not want to use this broken one back. After all, he is treating the injury of the prince. Whether he will be rich or poor in the future will not matter."
Let’s see this time.
I also hope that Mr. Guo’s injury will heal. What if he ends up being affected by this tiger bone?
I asked for one today, and it won’t be convenient to open my mouth again later. Why don’t you let me have the audacity to go to the Imperial Pharmacy to get another one? The ones kept in the palace are definitely better than those in the pharmacies in the capital."
The Queen Mother actually had this idea too, but their original "goodwill" turned into "looking for trouble".
Lin Yunyan lowered her eyes and asked cautiously: "Tell me, if I fall, can I..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" the Queen Mother glared at her angrily.
Lin Yunyan remained silent.
That's enough oil.
Sure enough, the Queen Mother said to Mother Ma: "Go and pick another one."
Mother Ma responded and hurriedly exited.
The Empress Dowager frowned and said in a serious voice: "From now on, you can't have this kind of thought at all. No one is worth your own body."
She knew that Yun Yan's true feelings for Xu Jian were a good thing, but her body was hers.
We haven't gotten married yet, but after we get married, our hearts will become closer to each other.
"You," the empress dowager hugged her and said, "you are willing to let it go, but the Ai family won't let it go, and I think Xu Jian won't let it go either. If you really fall for him, he won't be able to heal his injuries."
Lin Yunyan remained silent.
Those words were meant to be said, and she certainly wouldn't actually do them.
She and Xu Jian can exchange lives.
When something happened in the past, Xu Jian always protected her even though she had difficulty moving, and even risked her life to save her at the last moment.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! It is a kind of instinct. In the blink of an eye, you don't care about any thinking, and you rely on reactions to save your life.
Although she was not saved, she kept this friendship in her heart.
When it comes to a life-or-death fight, Lin Yunyan thought, that would be her instinct, but right now, that moment is far away.
She just adds fuel to the fire.
It's a pity that the oil not only fell into the fire, but also fell on the tip of her heart.
"Isn't anyone worthy?" Lin Yunyan choked up. Either she really wanted to recruit the Queen Mother, or many past events rushed into her mind, and she was just a small boat, swaying in the wind and rain. "The prince is worthy, because he is the prince.
So Xu Jian’s leg was injured, so my mother died..."
The hand on her shoulder suddenly tightened, almost as if it was tightly clasped on her bones.
The Queen Mother even breathed a little faster.
She is a member of the royal family, and the rules of being a monarch and a minister are unforgettable.
She knows that Yun Yan is the same. Yun Yan understands the truth and knows how to advance and retreat. In fact, it is not just Yun Yan. Xu Jian is the same, and A Yun is the same. These ethical principles have been deeply rooted in the bone marrow from childhood to adulthood, so that they will not hesitate when encountering problems.
and hesitation.
Having no regrets does not mean that there will be no regrets and heartache.
Just because you know you should, doesn't mean you won't remember and miss it.
The human heart is like this, it is all made of flesh.
At this time, it was useless to say anything, there was no need to explain the truth, and there was no comfort. The Empress Dowager just hugged Lin Yunyan and remained silent for a long time.
In the Imperial Pharmacy, Eunuch Fang couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Mother Ma coming again.
Not only him, everyone else also looked over curiously.
Mother Ma is very aware of the twists and turns in the palace. The more people are avoided, the more attractive they become.
She asked Eunuch Fang to lend her a moment to speak.
Not far away, she was standing on the corridor outside the palace. She lowered her voice and said, "Eunuch Cao went to the East Palace to get it. Unfortunately, he didn't store it properly, which might affect the efficacy of the medicine. The Queen Mother asked me to come here again to pick one."
Eunuch Fang is speechless.
How much good medicine must be wasted before the Queen Mother has to ask for it again?
He glanced into the hall and saw that everyone inside seemed to have their ears pricked up, so he said: "Have you noticed any one before? The Za family will take it out for you directly. Don't pick it all over again."
Mother Ma smiled bitterly: "I'm not looking for trouble. I'm satisfied with it when I see it. I didn't remember its number. Eunuch Fang, can you tell it? I just wanted to ask His Highness for it."
Eunuch Fang is so bitter.
He saw it clearly and knew it was a fight between gods.
The princess launched an attack on the East Palace. She thought that their imperial pharmacy was just a lure, and it would be fine if she took it out, but she didn't expect that it would come back again in the end.
oh.
What did you just say?
What Eunuch Cao went to the East Palace to get was actually Eunuch Cao!
Calculating the time, it has been so long since the princess left the Imperial Pharmacy, so it can be seen that the hunt for tiger bones was not going well.
And when the princess got a tiger bone, the empress dowager could still ask Mother Ma to come again. The one who thought it was untenable was the prince.
This is really...
"Come with me," Eunuch Fang motioned to Mother Ma to follow, "make less noise."
The two went to the inner hall. Eunuch Fang asked a confidant to get the tiger bone. He avoided the group of people and let Mother Ma pick one.
But how can this matter really be hidden from everyone?
In less than half a day, everyone in the Royal Pharmacy knew that Granny Ma had come to pick out a tiger bone again, and together with the news that Eunuch Yu had gone in and out of Cuihua Palace twice, and that Eunuch Cao had personally visited the East Palace, it was at most three to five times
God, the palace will gradually come up with different "possibilities".
As the chief chamberlain, Eunuch Cao was obviously the first to hear about it.
After he came back from the East Palace, he reported it to the Holy Emperor. He only told what happened and used words carefully.
Even if he thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would not make things look good, Eunuch Cao would not make irresponsible remarks in front of the emperor, because the Holy Lord had his own judgment in his heart, and his garrulousness was the behavior of a fool.
Then, he heard that Grandma Ma went to the Royal Pharmacy again.
I sent someone to inquire about it and found out that the tiger bone in the East Palace was not properly preserved.
Eunuch Cao didn't know that the tiger bones were found in the painting vat, but thinking about the mess in the East Palace warehouse, he guessed that they would not be stored properly.
This is not only true for tiger bones, but also for other things.
Eunuch Cao should not care about the reward given to the prince, but he could not ignore it completely.
Most of the old things left by the late empress were kept in the Holy Palace, and some were given to the prince one after another in the past few years. If any of them are damaged...
Eunuch Cao looked at His Majesty secretly and thought to himself, this is really troublesome.
Should I turn a blind eye or bite the bullet?
Eunuch Cao was very confused.
Counting the days, this year marks the fifteenth anniversary of his death, so it’s not too far apart, or even scattered.
The Holy One should have lifted His Highness's grounding before the anniversary of his death, but after all, these things happened, and at least he had to be lectured, and even less likely to use the late Queen to give His Highness some encouragement.
Maybe at that time, the Holy Spirit was thinking about something old and thinking about it.
No matter what, you should know it first, at least he must know it.
Keeping this in mind, Eunuch Cao took some time to read the book in person, listed all the relics that had been rewarded over the years, and asked someone to take the list to the East Palace and hand it over to Eunuch Guo.
"Tell him, nothing on it should be missing or broken."
Eunuch Guo took the order and looked at the words, his eyes darkened.
His Highness refused to give permission for the warehouse, and Eunuch Cao wanted to take the warehouse again. He was caught in the middle. This...
"Why did Eunuch Cao suddenly think of these things?" Eunuch Guo asked.
He didn't know what was going on outside. When he heard that Cining Palace had asked the Royal Pharmacy for a tiger bone, he could only sigh.
Eunuch Guo summoned little Zengzi.
Xiao Zengzi looked dizzy when he looked at the list: "Do you really want to check again? Eunuch Guo, you have seen the warehouse like this. Whatever is missing or broken has nothing to do with the little ones. They messed it up before."
"The Miscellaneous family knows!" Eunuch Guo shouted in a low voice, "Now that we have found out, we can still pass it on to the original group of people. If we delay it for a long time, neither you nor I will be able to take advantage of it. Especially since Eunuch Cao has given us all the clear orders.
, if you make a false report, you will not be able to explain it clearly in the future.”
Li Shao noticed that things were going on again in the warehouse.
He called Eunuch Guo to him and asked, "Why did Xu Jian ask Ning An to ask for anything again? Why didn't anyone tell me? One tiger bone is not enough for him?"
"It's not the princess," Eunuch Guo hurriedly explained, "It's true that we haven't done an inventory for a while, so..."
He didn't know why the prince came to the Duke of Fu to question him.
In his opinion, asking for tiger bones was also the idea of the princess and had nothing to do with the auxiliary prince.
Duke Fu Guo can speak well in front of the emperor. He wants to find medicine. Will the Holy Emperor agree? There is no need for the princess to come forward and go around the Cining Palace.
"I said you didn't need to order it that day." Li Shao became angry.
What was clearly stated at that time, these people below actually "made a comeback", this is the East Palace!
These people don’t see him as the prince!
Eunuch Guo did not dare to bear Li Shao's anger and said honestly: "It was the imperial study room who sent me a list and asked me to point out the items on it."
Li Shao strode outside the warehouse and asked for the order.
At this glance, he understood.
The calligraphy was that of Eunuch Cao, and he recognized it; the things should all belong to his mother, and several of the names looked familiar to him.
He was just not sure whether this was his father's request, or whether Eunuch Cao had become powerful and came to the East Palace to dictate.
However, this list also reminded him.
The anniversary of his mother's death was coming soon, and he would be able to go out soon.
On that day, he would ask Eunuch Cao carefully and take a good look at Xu Jian's injuries.
