The grass in the factory should be plucked

With the dual blessing of the Divine Movement Body Refining Technique and the talisman of Master Mingxuan, Jiang Li recovered quickly. Not long after returning to the Jiang residence, he was able to walk slowly with the help of others.

With the help of her spiritual consciousness, Xie Changan's magical body-refining technique also progressed very quickly.

Jiang Li said happily: "In a few days, when I can move normally again, I can protect you and let you take the medicinal bath."

Xie Changan was also very happy. After mastering the first level of the technique, he could also protect the little kitten!

Nangong Qinghe became more and more adept at handling court affairs. With his intelligence and the careful instruction of the old emperor, he could now handle government affairs on his own.

He was also modest, studious, and good at accepting advice, and was unanimously praised by his ministers.

Everything seems to be on track.

The King of Qi was originally scheduled to set off for his fiefdom after the Crown Prince's wedding.

However, when he went to the palace to bid farewell to the emperor and empress, after a secret conversation with the old emperor in the imperial study, the old emperor suddenly changed his mind.

"I am old and my time is running out. King Qi should still be filial to me."

"Your son will obey your father's orders!" A look of joy flashed in the King of Qi's eyes.

Two days later, the old emperor appeared in the court for the first time. He no longer looked sickly, but full of energy, as if he was several years younger.

The ministers were happy that the emperor had recovered, but unexpectedly, the old emperor severely reprimanded the prince!

He accused the crown prince of monopolizing government power and being self-willed, and ordered him to return to the East Palace to reflect on his mistakes!

Nangong Qinghe and the other ministers were all confused. Didn't you let the crown prince take charge of government affairs? Now you are blaming him for "monopolizing government affairs"?

It is true that living with the emperor is like living with a tiger. No one else is allowed to sit beside his bed. In every dynasty, it has not been easy to be a crown prince!

Nangong Qinghe had no way to refute, so he had to return to the East Palace and stay indoors.

When Empress Zhang learned that the old emperor was so unreasonable, she thought he was senile and went to argue with him angrily.

Unexpectedly, the old emperor scolded her for "being a hen that crows at dawn and meddling in government affairs" and ordered her to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors!

The old emperor also demoted many officials from the lineage of the Duke of Zhenguo.

Even Zou Liang, the Minister of Revenue whom he had promoted, was demoted from a third-rank official in Beijing to a county magistrate in a remote place.

The old emperor's series of uncharacteristic actions made the political situation unstable again. There were undercurrents in the court and the harem, giving people a feeling that a storm was about to come.

All the officials were confused and bewildered. Why did the emperor suddenly dislike the prince? What did he want to do?

The Duke of Zhenguo summoned his confidants to discuss the matter.

He was puzzled: "Why is His Majesty suddenly so abnormal?"

Zhang Huai whispered, "I heard that His Majesty didn't have much time left, why did he suddenly regain his spirits?"

News came from the palace that the emperor even visited several young concubines!

The Duke of Zhenguo's face changed: "Could it be that His Majesty took some medicine?"

Aren't those banned drugs that can make the body excited for a short period of time just like drinking poison to quench thirst?

A confidant said, "I haven't heard of any Taoist priests or masters appearing in the palace recently. Where did His Majesty get the forbidden medicine?"

Zhang Huai said: "I will visit Dr. Shen tomorrow."

Shen Muchun has been working with the Imperial Hospital to take care of the old emperor's health. Maybe he knows something about the inside story?

East Palace.

Nangong Qinghe was sitting in the study room in a depressed mood when his pet tabby cat jumped in from the window and landed on his lap with a wax ball in its mouth.

Nangong Qinghe was overjoyed: "Ali, thank you for your hard work!"

He quickly took the wax ball out of its mouth and, with trembling hands, opened the secret letter inside.

The first thing he saw was the familiar handwriting: "I have recovered, don't worry. There is something strange going on, we are investigating, you should be calm and don't be impatient."

Nangong Qinghe's eyes suddenly turned red, A'li recovered!

This is really the best news he has heard in a long time!

She had just recovered, and she was already worrying about him. She was really useless...

Nangong Qinghe felt extremely ashamed. He calmed down and went over the whole thing from beginning to end.

"Ingots."

He called Yuanbao and whispered a few instructions to him.

"Yes, Your Highness, I will do it right away."

Jiang Li was also discussing this matter with Xie Changan and Shen Muchun at this moment.

"Has Your Majesty ever taken any strange medicine?" Jiang Li asked.

Shen Muchun smiled bitterly: "Are you doubting me? Do I dare to test the medicine on His Majesty?"

Jiang Li said: "It's not that I doubt you, you are the chief disciple of Ghost Doctor Valley and you are well-known. If anyone suspects that His Majesty has used any banned drugs, you will be the number one suspect!"

Who told you to always want patients to try your weird medicines?

Xie Changan said in a deep voice: "She has a point. Brother Shen must be on guard early."

Shen Muchun had a sad face: "This is totally an unprovoked disaster!"

He finally understood why Ghost Doctor Valley did not allow disciples to work in the Imperial Hospital. With their style of doing things, it would indeed be easy for them to bring disaster upon themselves!

Sure enough, the fire soon spread to Shen Muchun.

On this day, the emperor severely reprimanded Pei Yuanzheng of the Imperial Medical Bureau and several imperial doctors who had treated him.

He said that they were just sitting there doing nothing and their medical skills were not good, which led to his long-term illness. He also threw Pei Yuanzheng and several imperial doctors into prison for the crime of "dereliction of duty"!

He also denounced Shen Muchun for "acting recklessly" and saying that he had no qualifications to practice medicine, but was swindling people in the name of Ghost Doctor Valley. He ordered him to be dismissed from his official position as a fifth-rank official and to seal up the Longmen Medical Bureau!

Jiang Li was very surprised that the emperor personally sentenced Pei Yuanzheng and Shen Muchun. Did he not want to live anymore?

Fortunately, with her reminder, Shen Muchun had already transferred the precious medicinal materials and important information to Xie Changan's house next to the East Factory in advance, so the loss was not too great.

When everyone saw the old emperor's abnormality, they were all shocked. Could it be that the emperor was possessed by evil spirits?

He even distanced himself from Liao Wuyong, whom he used to trust the most. He wished he could serve him all the time, fearing that someone would assassinate him if he left.

Now he is not allowed to get close and is asked to go back to the East Factory to manage his business, especially to closely monitor the movements of officials in the court. If anyone wants to support the prince, he will be executed for "treason"!

Liao Wuyong felt something was wrong, so he called Xie Changan.

"What do you think?"

Xie Changan said: "King Qi."

He had a hunch that this matter was related to the King of Qi!

Liao Wuyong frowned and said, "I asked the shadow guards around His Majesty. When the Prince of Qi entered the palace to meet the emperor, he did not behave abnormally. He just knelt in front of His Majesty and cried. His Majesty looked reluctant. After helping him up, he ordered the Prince of Qi to perform filial piety in front of His Majesty and did not need to go to his fiefdom."

Xie Changan frowned. What on earth did the King of Qi do?

Liao Wuyong sighed: "Even if the King of Qi did something, there is no evidence at present."

He asked Xie Changan and the secret guards to intensify the investigation and make sure to find out the reason why the emperor was so abnormal.

A few days later, Jiang Li received a letter from Nangong Qinghe.

Her body has not fully recovered yet, so Xie Changan asked her to hide in Jiang's house and try not to show up.

Therefore, her communication with Nangong Qinghe was relayed by the mother and son, Little Cat and Big Cat. At this critical moment, there was no more covert way than using cats to deliver messages.

Nangong Qinghe and Empress Zhang joined forces and mobilized their spies in the harem. They finally listed out who the emperor met, what he ate, and what he did during those days when he suddenly became abnormal.

After reading the secret letter, Jiang Li thought for a while, and then asked Xie Changan to help her pass the message to the Duke of Zhenguo to convene the first "Prince's Party" meeting.

She, the "chief strategist", is about to officially appear in front of the princelings!