"Yes." Xia Tingzhen said: "That day after I left the Yangxin Palace, I met a Taoist boy from the Xuanqing Palace who was walking in a hurry. According to the boy's words, he went to the Yukun Palace in the name of the Imperial Master to pay homage to the Emperor.
The Empress sent a soothing incense pill, and she looked a little suspicious when she answered... I was about to test it out, but I was delayed because of the coincidental appearance of His Highness the Crown Prince——"
Emperor Qingming frowned.
"At that time, I did not pay too much attention to this matter. However, the news of Duke Zhen's 'serious illness' had just spread back to the capital. If we boldly imagine, someone managed to send this medicinal material out of the palace at that time. In terms of time,
It makes sense..."
"According to this... the Queen and the Imperial Master are both suspected?" Emperor Qingming's eyes were dark and unfathomable as he spoke.
"How is the Queen? I don't dare to speak nonsense." Xia Tingzhen looked calm: "But when the Imperial Master came to ask for medicine that day, whether it was the timing or anything else, it was indeed too much of a coincidence-"
Emperor Qingming suddenly laughed when he heard this.
When it comes to her relationship with the Xu family, his queen is much more suspicious than the imperial master!
It's hard to say about the Wu family, but the queen's heart may still be with the Xu family...
There are some things he doesn’t know nothing about…
But he didn't feel jealous or ignorant about it... instead he felt very relieved!
He still remembers that feeling of being able to control everything, something he had never felt before - so what with a century-old family, no matter how happy the two were, in the end, didn't they have to obey the orders and enter the palace?
The reason why he asked to marry the daughter of the Wu family in the first place was not only because he wanted to tie the Wu family to himself, but also because he couldn't just sit back and watch the Wu and Xu families get married——
The Wu family did send their daughter to the palace, but his goal was not achieved, because facts proved that even if he married a legitimate daughter, the Wu family still had a very high profile and did not take him seriously at all!
On the other hand, he has treated the queen with all kinds of love and affection over the years, and it can be said that he has given her all the dignity he can give her!
If only she was as peaceful and self-reliant as she appeared to be...
And if you really dare to secretly oppose him and betray him... there is no way he will keep this bitch anymore!
There was a sinister look in the emperor's eyes: "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly..."
After talking like this for more than a quarter of an hour, Xia Tingzhen resigned and left.
The night outside the palace is still dark.
Xia Tingzhen had just stepped down the stone steps when she saw an imperial doctor coming towards her.
Doctor Zheng stopped and saluted: "Xia Shoufu."
Xia Tingzhen nodded slightly but did not stop.
The emperor asked the imperial physician to come at this time, and the reason was obvious.
It would be great if something could really be found out - even if there is nothing wrong with the elixir, who is behind the imperial master? If the emperor is willing to dig deeper, he may not be able to find any clues...
If Taoist Xuanqing and Ji Xiu could be completely eliminated, a piece of his heartache could be solved.
And even if he fails to reach that step, the emperor has not found any abnormality, and Taoist Xuanqing is destined to be rarely used by the emperor in the future... It should be noted that His Majesty's suspicion has long been terminally ill, and it has become worse in recent days.
Once you hear the words, they are truly engraved in your mind.
"I wonder if your Majesty summoned his ministers late at night, but what's wrong with the dragon body?"
In the hall, Doctor Zheng bowed and bowed, and asked respectfully and with concern.
There's nothing you can do about it if you don't show respect and concern. After all, you can't say: Is it annoying to not let people sleep in the middle of the night?
"I'm fine. The reason why I invited Imperial Physician Zheng to come over is because there is something I want Imperial Physician Zheng to take a look at." While Emperor Qingming was speaking, an eunuch came to Imperial Physician Zheng holding a palm-sized five-corner embroidered auspicious cloud brocade box.
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"Mr. Zheng is also an old man in the Imperial Medical Office. What medicinal materials are in this elixir? I would like to ask the imperial doctor to carefully identify and examine it for me."
Are you actually asking him to take a drug test?
Doctor Zheng said "yes" and took the brocade box.
The smell of the brown elixir is the same, and after being crushed, a faint fragrance spreads.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this elixir. It is mostly used to promote blood circulation and warm the body, such as gastrodia elata, white mustard seeds, cyperus rotundus, and old ginseng."
If he remembered correctly, this elixir should be the one that the Imperial Master had just made not long ago, and it had already been sent to the Imperial Medical Office for examination at that time. Otherwise, it would not have been sent to this place to nourish the heart.
Come to the palace.
"Is there nothing else?" Emperor Qingming asked with unclear eyes: "I want to know if there is Ganoderma lucidum in this elixir——"
"Lingguozhi?" Dr. Zheng was a little surprised and a little confused, but in the end he just shook his head: "Your Majesty does not know that the elixir is different from others. Due to the long refining time, the medicinal materials are not mixed together.
Everything can be clearly identified... As for the Ganoderma lucidum mentioned by His Majesty, Wei Chen has never personally used it, and does not know its medicinal properties, so it is even more difficult to identify..."
However... Your Majesty wants to know the formula of the elixir, why not just ask the Imperial Master?
And if he can know the entire recipe at a glance - with the ability to identify secret recipes with bare hands, why does he still need to stay in this palace and be afraid?
Emperor Qingming still refused to give up: "Who in the Imperial Medical Office has ever used this Linghua Zhi?"
"Although this medicine is a great tonic, its properties are quite special and should not be used casually... Nowadays, in the Imperial Medical Office, I have never heard of anyone using it..." Dr. Zheng thought about it and said: "It's true.
Speaking of which, I only remember that when I first entered the Imperial Medical Office, I saw Imperial Physician Qiao preparing tonics for the late Emperor, but that was already twenty years ago."
The Imperial Doctor Qiao, who was famous at that time and had an outstanding career in the Imperial Medical Office, is no longer alive. How could such a genius be so difficult to think about?
Joe Bing?
Emperor Qingming’s eyes surged——
Yes, maybe it's time for him to ask Dr. Qiao to come...
It is impossible to identify whether there is Ganoderma lucidum in the elixir. He should know best whether the poison that can be prepared by his own hands needs Ganoderma lucidum to resolve it...
After leaving the Yangxin Hall, Imperial Physician Zheng quietly wiped away cold sweat.
Staying up most of the night and competing with pills——
I always feel that His Majesty's mental state is getting increasingly worrying...
Shortly after Dr. Zheng left, a lacquered wooden box was smoothly carried into the Yangxin Hall.
Looking at the wooden box that was carried into the hall by two guards, Xiao Chenzi's heart tightened secretly.
It’s this box again…
He didn't know what was in the box before, but since he learned that there was indeed such a person hiding in the dark court, he had the answer in his heart.
Especially when the eunuch who came out of the palace just left left, and when the box was carried, the time in between was just enough to go back and forth to the dark court...
He had followed that road secretly and walked it alone, so he would never be wrong in his estimation.
The Queen Mother once told her that if anything suspicious was brought into the Yangxin Palace, a message must be sent to the Jade Kun Palace in time.
The empress also said that the person who was hidden in the dark court would probably be in danger if he was summoned by the emperor again...
