Drunk Bamboo

Before leaving the palace, Hua Qinfeng found Xun Shurui and said, "The guards of the palace have been strengthened and we must not let down our guard. Especially the Shang Pharmacy and Fu'an Palace."

When Xun Shurui heard what Chao Shang Gaoyin said, he looked worried and nervous, "My lord, is it really a plague?"

"Whether it's man-made or a plague, we will find out." Hua Qinfeng frowned, "How many people in the palace are sick?"

Xun Shurui said truthfully: "Since yesterday morning, symptoms have appeared in various palaces one after another."

"How are the brothers?"

"There are also more than a dozen people with high fever that won't go away."

"Tell these dozen brothers to go to the pharmacy to find Qi Zhen. He can cure it. Remember, only find Qi Zhen." Hua Qinfeng approached and reminded softly, "Be careful with what you eat."

Xun Shurui was stunned, as if he thought that the prince could solve the plague.

I suddenly felt more confident, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After giving the instructions, Hua Qinfeng walked out of the palace in a menacing manner.

He must find out where the poison came from and how it was administered.

The snow lotus in the forest has been burned, how can poison be made?

At the palace gate, he ran into Crown Prince Hua Qinyu who was leaving the palace, followed by a dozen imperial doctors.

Not far away, Zhang Xinghe, who had been waiting for Hua Qinfeng, also walked over slowly.

The prince gave a look and Wuying led his men to the front.

The three of them walked to the palace gate with different expressions.

Zhang Xinghe saluted the prince and Hua Qinfeng.

"The prince left the palace with the imperial physician to comfort the people. Please be careful and pay attention to safety when you come into contact with patients."

The prince: "Master Zhang and my third brother are investigating the source of the plague, which is more dangerous than me."

Hua Qinfeng said directly: "Stop exchanging pleasantries. Your Highness, can those imperial doctors be trusted? If they are from Gao Yin, don't take them out of the palace. Find a reason to replace them with someone else."

The prince was already confused. "At the court this morning, Lord Zhang stopped my third brother from speaking. Do you think there is something wrong with this plague?"

"Yes. This is not a plague, it's poisoning." Hua Qinfeng said bluntly. Seeing that the prince did not look too surprised, he asked, "Your Highness does not seem surprised?"

"I experienced the plague ten years ago, and Gao Yin resolved the problem as soon as he showed up. But this time, as soon as the symptoms appeared, Gao Yin was so sure that this plague was more serious than the one ten years ago. He didn't even use the prescriptions from that year for the palace maids and eunuchs who showed symptoms yesterday."

"I originally thought he wanted to use this to win credit from my father, but now he is the head of the Shang Pharmacy, what else is he planning?"

The prince's dark pupils shrank slightly as he looked at Hua Qinfeng.

His face was stern and his tone was cold, "If there is still an imperial concubine, Your Highness should understand."

The prince was slightly startled.

While he was deep in thought, Hua Qinfeng's next words really surprised him.

Hua Qinfeng said, "Last night I ordered people to gather doctors from various clinics in Zhongdu and invited a genius doctor who can detoxify to teach them. Now they all know how to detoxify with acupuncture. Your Highness, please cooperate with them. Please also make sure that the imperial physician you bring out can keep this secret."

The prince was surprised and asked, "Has Third Brother noticed something strange a long time ago? Or has he been investigating for the past ten years..."

My third brother’s mother, Concubine Shu, died of plague.

Hua Qinfeng did not explain.

"Find evidence and expose them in front of my father." He stood straight, looking forward, and said word by word, "Don't let any of them go."

Wuying saw that Hua Qinfeng and Zhang Xinghe had left, but the prince was still standing there.

He stepped forward and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?"

The prince came back to his senses, looked into the distance, and said meaningfully, "Now I know that my third brother is not as simple as he seems."

"What do you mean, Your Highness?"

The prince glanced at the waiting imperial doctors and said, "Send Imperial Doctor Li, Imperial Doctor Sun, Medical Officer Jia, and Medical Officer Zheng back to the Shang Pharmacy. My father, the king, and my mother are both in the palace, so we need more help. I can take the six imperial doctors out of the palace."

Wuying: “Yes.”

Zhang Xinghe caught up with Hua Qinfeng.

"You shouldn't have revealed all your cards so early. Your Highness is wise and benevolent, but he is the crown prince. You made such a careful arrangement overnight. You hid it from His Majesty and everyone else. What do you think Your Highness would think?"

His eyes warned, "It's not trust, it's fear."

Hua Qinfeng knew it very well.

But for the safety of the people in the city, he couldn't keep silent.

Zhang Xinghe: "Renjitang and Yungui Pharmacy are already treating the people. Even if they are poisoned, their lives will not be in danger."

Hua Qinfeng: "How can they be innocent? They were dragged into this for no reason? Zhang Xinghe, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhang Xinghe's eyes were firm. "This is the overall situation. We need to save more people. No matter how the prince sees me, my heart will not change. I have my own things to stick to."

This was not the time for them to quarrel.

Hua Qinfeng looked at Zhang Xinghe, "His Highness has personally left the palace to appease the people, regardless of his own safety. If I don't tell him the truth, how can I be worthy of him? Besides, with His Highness's intelligence, he will soon find out the clues. Rather than being questioned by him later, it is better to tell him everything now. It will be more convenient for us to act later."

Zhang Xinghe was helpless, "My Lord, after this plague is resolved, you, don't stay in Zhongdu anymore."

"We'll talk about the future later. Finding the poison and the person who poisoned it is the most important thing." Hua Qinfeng stepped on his horse and said, "As long as the people from Yuzhu Mansion are with me, I can go anywhere."

Zhang Xinghe sighed inwardly.

The top priority at the moment is to find out where the poison was placed to prevent more people from being poisoned.

Then he rode up to catch up.

On the other side, at Yungui Pharmacy, Xie Yuzhu was busy as hell.

Yesterday she was at Renjitang. Early in the morning, there were twenty or thirty patients with high fever, most of them were elderly and children. In the afternoon, more and more people came.

She was certain that this was the beginning of another plague.

Master Zhao of Renjitang was experienced and noticed something unusual. When Xie Yuzhu told him about it, he immediately understood.

That night, Renjitang and Yungui Pharmacy contacted all the doctors they knew and trusted in Zhongdu. Xie Yuzhu informed them of the situation and taught them acupuncture and prescriptions.

They were all kind-hearted doctors, some were descendants of the victims of the plague, and some were even participants. They were all angry and heartbroken when they heard about such poisoning.

They are also willing to cooperate and work together to catch the person who poisoned the people.

If anyone is found suspicious, let each other know immediately.

If the poison cannot be cured in time, the longer the delay, the more serious the sequelae will be.

Just like ginkgo biloba, if you are poisoned for twenty days, even if you detoxify, you will not be able to live as long as a normal person.

"Princess, you should take a break. You haven't had much rest since yesterday, and you haven't had a sip of water all morning. You will be exhausted."

"It's okay. There are a lot of people waiting." Xie Yuzhu looked a little pale. "Next one."

Yun Ling felt distressed, but as more and more people came behind her, she could only lift the curtain and call the next patient in.

In the afternoon, Yun Ling saw that her lips had turned pale, and said anxiously, "I have learned acupuncture from the princess for a few days, and I have memorized all the acupuncture points. The princess is watching, and I will give you the acupuncture."

Xie Yuzhu raised his numb hands and nodded.

I don't know how Hua Qinfeng is doing...