Drunk Bamboo

Daijiji Temple

After Hua Qinfeng walked into the main hall and reverently bowed to the Buddha, he saw Abbot Ci'en counseling a commoner nearby, so he waited patiently.

When the abbot was free, he stepped forward and bowed, "Abbot Ci'en."

Abbot Ci'en recognized Hua Qinfeng at a glance, "Amitabha. King Feng, such a great gift is unacceptable to me."

Hua Qinfeng had a sad face and explained his purpose directly, "There has been a plague in Zhongdu recently, and the people are suffering. As a prince, I have to watch my people suffer from the disease and can't do anything. I feel really uncomfortable."

He looked at Abbot Ci'en with sincere eyes.

"I don't believe in Buddhism, but now I want to ask the Buddha to save the people of Zhongdu City."

Abbot Ci'en is old and a monk. He has seen people praying to gods and Buddhas, but he was still touched when he heard Hua Qinfeng's words.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted, and the Buddha will hear it."

The plague in Zhongdu City caused panic among the people. Many people stayed indoors for fear of contracting the plague.

But more and more people go to temples to pray to gods.

The abbot had experienced the plague ten years ago, so he was obviously much calmer this time.

"Although I have not left the temple, I have heard many people talk about what is happening in the city. With His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Prince here, the city is not in chaos. The people all trust His Royal Highness and the Prince."

Hua Qinfeng's expression eased a little. "I heard that Daci Temple is the most effective. The amulets blessed by Daci Temple can keep people safe. Abbot, can you ask for an amulet for all the people in the city?"

The abbot's eyes were full of kindness. "I have asked the disciples in the temple to fast and recite scriptures every day to pray for the people."

Hua Qinfeng was touched, "The abbot is very kind. Is there anyone sick in the temple?"

"Buddha bless you, not yet."

Hua Qinfeng nodded, "It is indeed a holy place of Buddhism. Even the disease demons dare not invade."

The abbot glanced at him and said with concern, "Wind King looks a little tired. He hasn't rested for a few days. Please have some vegetarian food in this temple first."

He sighed and deliberately mentioned, "The Imperial Concubine has not eaten for two days in order to pray for blessings. How can I eat with such sincerity?"

As expected, the abbot changed the topic to the Imperial Concubine. "Your Majesty and the Prince are both noble people. With such a heart, and with a genius doctor like Gao Fengyu, they will definitely be able to find a prescription to cure the plague."

Pretending to be surprised, he asked, "Gao Fengyu is here too?"

Hua Qinfeng admires his acting skills

The abbot had no suspicion and said truthfully: "The queen left three red sandalwood bracelets in this temple. Gao Fengyu came to take them twice, and one was left in the Buddhist hall."

Then he asked, “Can you show it to me?”

The abbot personally led the way, "Your Highness, please come this way."

He took the bracelet and looked at it carefully, and found that it was unusual. There seemed to be a hidden buckle on each bead. When the abbot was not paying attention, he lightly pressed the hidden buckle, and a bead fell into his palm.

"Thank you for your guidance, abbot. After listening to your words, I feel more open-minded."

Before leaving, Hua Qinfeng said politely, "Please keep this a secret for me, Abbot. Don't tell the queen and Gao Fengyu that I was here. I am really embarrassed."

Abbot Ci'en clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, Your Majesty, rest assured."

Yungui Pharmacy

"How is it?" Zhang Xinghe stared at Xie Yuzhu nervously.

There were twenty or thirty bowls in front of him, filled with water from different places.

Xie Yuzhu put down the verification tools, his expression serious, "All water is poisonous, but the toxicity varies."

"The toxicity in the east of the city is strong, while the toxicity in the west, north and south of the city is weak."

Zhang Xinghe frowned, "This poison is really powerful. It can be effective even when it is thrown into water. It is not diluted at all."

Xie Yuzhu didn't expect that the poison was actually put in the water.

"As long as the poisoned person drinks the poisonous water, the damage to the body will accumulate little by little every day, and it will cause great harm to the body."

"I have two bottles of antidote here. They are very concentrated. You can put them in first. The next batch of purple eggplants should arrive early tomorrow morning. I can make another batch tomorrow night."

Zhang Xinghe took the medicine bottle, hesitated for a moment, and asked solemnly: "Where should I put it first?"

Xie Yuzhu: "East of the city."

"I'll send people to deliver the antidote right away. It'll be faster."

After saying that, Zhang Xinghe took action immediately.

Then one less person will be poisoned.

Xie Yuzhu was holding his chin and thinking about something.

The Imperial Concubine is truly an expert at making poisons. The poison must be concentrated at least a thousand times before it can be effective.

She had seen modern high technology and used high-energy equipment, but in this world, only one person could make such a poison. He could be called a genius in alchemy.

My thoughts were interrupted by Hua Qinfeng.

He appeared in front of her like the wind, "Yuzhu, quickly check if this Buddhist bead is poisonous!"

Xie Yuzhu looked carefully at a Buddhist bead on the table, and without saying anything, he immediately examined it.

"It's poisonous. Very poisonous. It will slowly release the poison if put into water." Xie Yuzhu was shocked. "Where did the prince find it?"

"The Buddhist hall of Daci Temple. The imperial concubine left three red sandalwood bracelets. Gao Yin took two of them, and I took one back from the remaining one."

Xie Yuzhu understood, "There is still one string left. Gao Yin should go out of the palace again in the next few days to get it. It has been three days. The poison in the water in the west of the city should be almost gone. The number of people poisoned is decreasing. He needs to poison it again to turn the entire Zhongdu City into a complete hell."

Hua Qinfeng clenched his fists, "This time we have caught the perpetrators red-handed, and we will definitely be able to convict Gao Yin and the Imperial Concubine."

Then everything makes sense.

The snow lotus in the forest has been destroyed, and the imperial concubine cannot make more poison. The bracelet in Daci Temple is the last poison.

That evening, Gao Yin really left the palace again, followed closely by Hua Qinfeng and Zhang Xinghe.

However, he did not go to Daci Temple, but went to the dock and picked up a boatload of medicinal materials.

The medicinal materials were delivered to the palace, and he turned around to find a fishing boat and bought hundreds of fish from the fishermen.

Then he stood by the moat, chanted scriptures and knelt down to the fish, and then released them one by one.

Repeat all night long.

Hua Qinfeng gnashed his teeth in hatred.

Zhang Xinghe remained silent.

That night, something big happened in the palace.

The Crown Prince Hua Jinlin and the Eighth Princess Hua Qinyi both contracted the plague and had high fevers.

When the emperor found out, he hurried to the East Palace.

"What happened? Why did my Lin'er and Yi'er get the plague? How did the Eastern Palace take care of them?"

The Crown Princess burst into tears, "As long as Lin'er and the princess are healthy, I am willing to suffer for them..."

The Queen stood behind the Crown Princess to comfort her, and her expression was cold towards the Emperor.

"The Crown Princess has always taken good care of Lin'er. After the plague, she was even more worried that no one would take care of the Eighth Princess, so she specially brought her to the East Palace to live with Lin'er. Your Majesty should not blame the Crown Princess the most."

The emperor snorted coldly and turned his anger to the kneeling imperial physician, "Where is Gao Fengyu?"

"Your Majesty, Gao Fengyu has left the palace..."

After leaving the palace again, the emperor angrily said, "Where did you go? Find them back for me! If anything happens to my Lin'er and Yi'er, you will all lose your heads!"

The imperial physician was so frightened that he kept wiping his sweat, "Yes, yes!"

Xun Shurui, who was guarding the emperor, suggested, "Your Majesty, Doctor Qi from the Shang Pharmacy may be able to find a solution. The soldiers in front of the emperor who were treated by him in the past two days are obviously getting better."

"Doctor Qi?"

Xun Shurui: "His name is Qi Zhen."

"Qiao'er, go and invite Doctor Qi!" The Queen's eyes sparkled. "Your Majesty, you forgot that Qi Zhen was the one who cured the Grand Tutor's heart disease. He was originally an imperial physician, but Your Majesty demoted him to a doctor."