Under Xia Tingzhen's gaze, the little Taoist priest slowly opened the brocade box.
What appeared in Xia Tingzhen's sight were seven or eight wax-yellow fragrant pills as big as pigeon eggs. The moment she opened them, a faint medicinal aroma lingered in her nose.
"Let me tell you, are these fragrant pills worth taking your time?" Sensing that the atmosphere was inexplicably tense, the internal supervisor said jokingly: "I don't know, I still think you are here."
What kind of shameful treasure are you pretending to be?"
The little Taoist priest forced a laugh and said: "Master has told me that there must be no mistakes when sending things to Yukun Palace. This is my first time on an errand, so I really don't dare to be careless..."
"Okay, I'm scaring you." The eunuch said, "In that case, go over quickly."
"Yes." The little Taoist priest felt as if he had received an amnesty. Just as he was about to close the brocade box, he heard the cold voice of the chief minister ringing around him again——
"Wait a minute."
Xia Tingzhen took a step forward.
He still felt something was wrong...
At this moment, the little Taoist priest's heart was beating like a drum, but he didn't dare to show anything on his face.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came.
"Xia Shoufu."
It was a boy’s respectful shout——
Xia Tingzhen subconsciously raised her eyes and saw a weakened young boy wearing an indigo blue silk robe embroidered with auspicious clouds, a jade crown binding his hair, and a pair of bright eyes on his thin cheeks.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Xia Tingzhen raised her hand and saluted.
The prince returned the courtesy politely and asked, "Master Xia, have you just returned from your father's place?"
"Exactly."
"I just have a few words to ask Mr. Xia..." The boy looked at the eunuch and the little Taoist priest, and then whispered: "I wonder if Mr. Xia can move on to explain it conveniently?"
Xia Tingzhen had no reason to refuse, so she raised her hand and made a "please" gesture: "Your Highness, please."
The prince then walked towards the pavilion in front.
Xia Tingzhen followed slowly.
"I wonder if your highness has anything to ask the old minister?" Although this voice could not be called neglect, it did not contain much respect.
As always, the prince didn't care. He only asked in a somewhat hesitant tone: "I heard that my father was unwell, and I was going to visit him. I just don't know...how my father is feeling at this time?"
Xia Tingzhen sneered in her heart.
It turned out that I wanted to see the emperor, but I was afraid that if I bumped into him he would be in a bad mood and he would be angry.
This is their Daqing prince...
No matter which aspect it is, there is no way to stand on the ground.
"The Emperor is busy dealing with government affairs, so it's hard to say whether he's in a good mood or not." Xia Tingzhen didn't mean to say anything more, and raised her hand and said, "If His Highness the Crown Prince has no other important matters, I will leave first."
The prince seemed to have something to ask, but seeing him like this, he did not dare to say more. He just saluted quickly and said: "Xia Shoufu, go slowly."
Xia Tingzhen turned around and left the pavilion.
Looking at where I was just now, I saw that the eunuch was still waiting at the same place, but the little Taoist priest had disappeared.
Xia Tingzhen frowned slightly.
Is he paranoid?
But the Imperial Master is a member of Ji Xiu, so how could he be secretly involved with Jade Kun Palace?
Seeing Xia Tingzhen walking away, the prince wiped the thin sweat on his forehead with his sleeve.
He didn't know what was in the little Taoist box, and whether there was anything hidden that shouldn't be hidden. He also didn't know much about what the Queen and Miss Xu were going to do, but sometimes there was no need to know too much, and he just
Xia Shoufu just did it - by doing so, he was helping the people he wanted to help.
Taking advantage of the darkening sky, the little Taoist priest walked quickly with the brocade box in his hand, arrived at the Jade Kun Palace, and handed the things to the maid in charge.
The brocade box was quickly delivered to the queen by Aunt Jiang.
The queen opened the brocade box and found another compartment under the fragrant pills.
Inside the compartment, there was a complete Ganoderma lucidum lying there, but the color and texture were very different from ordinary Ganoderma lucidum.
The Queen breathed a sigh of relief, put the things into another prepared long brown lacquer box, and said to Aunt Jiang: "Immediately arrange the manpower to secretly send this thing to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion."
Aunt Jiang was startled when she heard that. She glanced at the already dark sky outside the window and reminded: "My Lady, I'm afraid I won't be able to send you out of the palace in time at this time. It's better to wait until tomorrow and ask someone to take you out of the palace..."
The palace door will be locked soon. Even if you hurry up and catch up, leaving the palace at this time will undoubtedly attract too much attention.
The reason why the empress has not made any mistakes in these deep palaces all these years is because she is cautious. Ordinarily, there is no need for her to remind her at this time——
"That's why I said that I would send it secretly." The queen handed the box to Aunt Jiang: "The Duke of Zhenguo is in danger, and we should not waste a moment."
If you send it earlier, you may have more hope.
At such times, there must be no delay.
"Then... are those people going to be used?" Grandma Jiang asked hesitantly.
To leave the palace secretly, someone with quick skills is indispensable.
The queen nodded: "You can make arrangements."
"..." Aunt Jiang stopped talking.
The emperor was suspicious, and it was not easy to place an informant in this iron-barrel-like palace. These more than 20 guards were brought into the palace by the Wu family with great effort, in order to prevent unexpected events at critical moments.
use--
Last year, Fengtian Palace was hit by thunder and fire. He lied about finding an assassin and lured the palace guards away early. He was one of these people.
But now the empress is sending people out of the palace to deliver medicine. Once discovered, it will not only cause trouble, but also expose the people who have been carefully deployed over the years to the emperor...
"No need to say more." The queen took out the jade pendant that she had prepared and handed it to Aunt Jiang. "Since my father has given these people to me, it is up to me to make the decision. Go quickly."
Things have priorities, and if it concerns the life of the Duke, that is the top priority.
This was a truly critical moment for her.
The life and death of the prince is also a critical moment for the people of the world.
Seeing her insistence, Aunt Jiang didn't say anything more. She said "My maid, I obey" and immediately made arrangements.
In the night, a dark shadow passed over the palace wall like a ghost. Relying on the understanding of patrol hours and weak defenses, he made his way out of the palace without any danger.
When the box was delivered to the Zhenguo government office, it was just after the second watch.
"It was sent by a man in black, who claimed to be the Queen. He is still waiting at the back door. He said he wanted the girl to check the things first to see if there are any problems -" Xiyuan, in Xu Mingyi's bedroom, Azhu
Said in a low voice.
Xu Mingyi quickly opened the brocade box.
After examining it carefully, her face relaxed slightly and her eyes became brighter: "Yes, it is exactly this!"
There is probably only one Ganoderma lucidum in all of Daqing - the thing that can save her grandfather's life is now in her hands!
"Then the maid goes to answer the man."
"Wait a minute."
Xu Mingyi put down the long box, quickly came to the dressing table, bent down and took out a sky-blue porcelain vase from the cabinet, and handed it to A-Zhu: "Let someone bring this thing back, and I will find an opportunity to hand it over to the Imperial Master."
