The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

The emperor brought his men back to the imperial study and immediately summoned the secret guard Geng Wa.

Geng Wa also knew the whole story of Doctor Wu's incident and had been waiting for the emperor to summon him for a meeting.

"Geng Wa, find out as soon as possible whether Doctor Wu and his daughter are in Ye Mansion."

"I obey my orders."

The emperor narrowed his eyes and suddenly thought of something.

"The secret guard reported the news about Ye Mansion. When Guo Xun led people to Ye Mansion, did Du Ziheng not show up from beginning to end?"

Geng Wa thought about it and immediately answered, "Yes, Du Ziheng has not appeared recently."

The emperor felt something was wrong. "Guo Xun pointed the finger at Yun Mujiu, and it was related to human life. It would be fine if Ye Xiaohan didn't show up. Wei Song and Wei Bai both showed up. As Ye Xiaohan's right-hand man, Du Ziheng shouldn't have shown up, right?"

Geng Wa's expression suddenly changed, and he realized the problem.

"Du Ziheng showed up a few days before and after the Night King's wedding. After the lockdown of the Night Mansion was tightened, we haven't seen Du Ziheng since then."

Geng Wa, kneeling on the ground, looked up at the emperor. The emperor also cast a sharp gaze at him.

Geng Wa boldly speculated: "Could it be that Du Ziheng secretly left the Ye Mansion?"

The emperor continued, "Du Ziheng is not here, and Ye Xiaohan has no useful doctors around him. He can only ask Divine Doctor Wu to treat Yun Mujiu, and maybe even ask Divine Doctor Wu to suppress the toxins in his body."

Geng Wa frowned, feeling uneasy.

It was their mistake that they failed to notice Du Ziheng's changes in time.

The emperor was somewhat dissatisfied, but he also knew that the Ye Mansion was well guarded and Du Ziheng had not been missing for a long time. It was understandable that the secret guards did not see Du Ziheng go out and did not realize that Du Ziheng had left the Ye Mansion long ago.

If he hadn't sent people to cause trouble in front of the Ye Mansion, it would probably have been much later before they realized that Du Ziheng was not in the Ye Mansion.

The emperor was still angry and cursed: "Useless! Go check!"

"Yes! I obey your command!" Geng Wa lowered his head.

After the emperor cursed, he felt a little better and began to think about Doctor Wu.

He had not yet completely confirmed the whereabouts of Doctor Wu, so he could not rashly issue an order to send someone to Ye Mansion to bring Doctor Wu into the palace.

If the news is false, where will his royal reputation be?

But if the news is true, it cannot be delayed too long, lest Doctor Wu completely cure Yun Mujiu and fulfill Ye Xiaohan's wish.

Maybe Doctor Wu is more powerful than Du Ziheng, and can successfully remove the remaining toxins from Ye Xiaohan's body.

Do not!

I would rather kill a thousand people by mistake than let one go!

He was certain that Ye Xiaohan would take in Doctor Wu in the Ye Mansion.

The emperor said, "I will send someone to the Ye Mansion to invite Doctor Wu immediately."

Eunuch Li knelt on the ground and said nothing.

Hearing the emperor's decision, he raised his head and said carefully: "Your Majesty, a farce just happened in Ye Mansion and the turmoil is at its peak. It's too late now. Should we send someone tomorrow?"

The emperor had just sent people to Ye Mansion to cause trouble during the day, and then he sent people to Ye Mansion to announce his decree in the evening.

Time is too tight, and it would be easy for people to associate the farce in front of Ye Mansion with the emperor: when the emperor's plan failed, he hurriedly came up with another one.

The mind is too hasty.

The emperor was startled for a moment, then quickly came to his senses.

It was already late, and the palace gates were locked. If an order was issued at this time, a group of eunuchs and guards would come to open the palace gates again, which would cause a big commotion.

If Ye Xiaohan's people notice something unusual at the palace gate, Ye Xiaohan will take precautions in advance and have more time to prepare for the imperial edict.

The emperor pretended to think about it, then nodded in agreement.

"That makes sense. I will issue another decree tomorrow morning."

Eunuch Li echoed, "Your Majesty is wise."

Geng Wa saw that the emperor had made up his mind to go to Ye Mansion to seize the person, and continued, "Your Majesty, I have another clue."

"What clue?"

"Your Majesty, after I found out about Divine Doctor Wu, I mobilized a lot of people. First, I found out that the major pharmacies in Beijing recently sold a large number of herbs that can be used as tonics, and most of them are gynecological tonics."

"Then, we found out that these medicine pavilions subsequently sold some rare medicinal materials."

The emperor's eyes were filled with curiosity, and an unconcealable smile appeared on the corners of his lips.

good news!

As soon as the Ye Mansion announced that the princess was seriously ill and had to be treated in seclusion, someone went to the medicine pavilion to purchase tonic herbs. It was hard not to suspect that Ye Xiaohan had gone to the medicine pavilion to buy tonics and precious herbs for Yun Mujiu's recovery.

Geng Wa continued:

"Because the medicinal materials sold by the medicine pavilion were so precious, there were some trivial clues left inside the medicine pavilion. I spent a lot of effort to find out the specific medicinal materials sold, and I also recorded some of the medicinal materials that were known to have been sold."

Geng Wa presented a list, "This is a list of some of the rare medicinal materials sold by the medicine cabinet."

The emperor took the list and glanced at it briefly.

He doesn't know any medicine and can't figure out anything.

He frowned and threw the list to Doctor Shi.

"Doctor Shi, what do you think?"

Doctor Shi was suddenly called by the Emperor and felt a little frightened. He quickly looked through the list carefully.

"Your Majesty, most of the rare medicinal herbs listed in the prescription are helpful in detoxifying and replenishing Qi, such as Amethyst Lotus, Giant Spirit Flower, and Devil Heart Grass."

Geng Wa added: "The person who purchased the herbs is very secretive. We haven't found out who it is yet. Maybe it's related to the Night Palace."

"Hahaha," the emperor laughed and boldly said, "Ye Xiaohan is really good. He secretly purchased medicinal materials under my nose. I have to think about how to dampen the arrogance of my 'good brother'."

His good younger brother was so bold and arrogant that he often even looked down on the emperor.

Regardless of Ye Xiaohan's intention, regardless of whether the purchase of medicine was related to Ye Xiaohan, the emperor was stubborn in linking the matter to his imagined "bad intentions" of Ye Xiaohan.

Doctor Shi wrote down the herbs on the list and recalled them carefully.

The uses of various medicinal materials, the combinations of medicinal materials, and the formulas of medicinal materials.

He thought hard for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind.

"Your Majesty, I do have some ideas."

"Oh?" The emperor became interested. "Just tell me what you want to say."

Doctor Shi straightened his back slightly and said humbly, "Your Majesty, I have studied medicine for many years, read medical books, and have a basic understanding of the medical knowledge of Beihan Country. Seeing the various rare medicinal materials on this list, I would like to make a bold guess."

He said boldly: "I have seen some prescriptions from the medical families of Beihan Country in ancient medical books. I guess that the 'person in the dark' will continue to purchase some medicinal materials in order to continue the treatment."

Doctor Shi did not say the name of the Night Palace, but cautiously used a vague nickname - "the man in the dark."

The emperor is the emperor, so he can easily conclude that it was the Night Palace that purchased the medicine. But he is just an imperial physician, so of course he doesn't have the life or qualifications to speak carelessly.

The emperor shook his sleeves and his stern tone softened a little.

"Doctor Shi, please stand up first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Doctor Shi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the emperor was eager to pay attention to the affairs of the Ye Mansion and did not ask him why he knew some of Beihan's pharmaceutical knowledge.

Doctor Shi no longer had to kneel on the ground. He stood up, still slightly bent over with his head lowered.

"Your Majesty, we can make a bold prediction and take corresponding actions based on the prediction..."

The Emperor walked over to Doctor Shi and listened carefully to what he said. Geng Wa and Eunuch Li, who were kneeling on the ground, were also listening attentively.

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"Great! Doctor Shi, you really are worthy of being my right-hand man!"