C52 drug theft

As expected, there were all sorts of medicinal ingredients in the palace, and even those that were extremely expensive on the market could be found here. Gu Qing Li had just finished wrapping the medicine when he heard a slight noise from outside the courtyard. He then saw the light of a candle flickering through the window.

She blew out the candle and found a corner to hide behind the medicine rack.

"Ceng Yao, it's not a big deal to get more this time." Because they were separated by a door, the female voice outside was a bit indistinct, but Gu Qingli, who had good hearing, was able to discern most of what she was saying.

"This won't do. The imperial physician's order comes here to personally inspect special and precious medicines every few days. It's extremely heavy, and if the quantity is too small, it will naturally raise suspicions." With the sound of the key opening the lock, two figures entered.

A middle-aged man was in the lead, dressed in official clothes and carrying a lantern.

Behind her was the garb of a watery red palace maid. The dress of a palace maid with a light veil draped over it belonged to the delicate and pretty jade-like daughter of a small family. Gu Qingli looked at it a few more times before suddenly recalling the palace maid who had stood behind the empress during the banquet.

"That thing isn't highly toxic, so it can't be considered to be that precious, right?"

Xin Yao glared at her: "You didn't know that this thing would be made from Stone Bee Nest. It would be very troublesome to make it using Wufang Grass and Purple Myrtle Sunflower juice." Although it's not expensive, it's also very rare. "

The court lady was somewhat unhappy. She pouted and said, "This is Emperor …"

"Shh!" He made a gesture with his hand and looked around. The man was very careful. Even though it was almost midnight and the pharmacy was empty, he was still worried.

"I know I have to be careful not to have ears, but no one will hear me in the middle of the night."

"Be careful at all times." With a sullen face, he walked to a shelf and pulled out a small drawer. He then took out some white crystals.

The palace maid took out a box and placed it in, sighing: "It's just that this thing is really slow to work, it's not very useful until now, can you change it to something else?"

"It's safe."

"I knew it would be safe." The palace maid whispered.

Prime Minister Xin Yao's face sank. "If you're a man who can make decisions, I won't care about you even if you want to take on the peak of the crane. As long as you can clean up that mess!"

The palace maid fell silent, and the two of them went out one after the other, locking the door behind them.

It wasn't until there was no sound that Gu Qingli finally jumped out, lit a candle, and walked to the spot where they had been standing.

The drawer on the shelf was so tight that she couldn't tell which drawer it was, but when she remembered that she had seen a white crystal, she took a closer look at it and opened a small drawer.

Alum! She recalled what Xin Yao had said and made her decision. Although she did not know how the alum method was refined, it contained lead. If used in small amounts, it would cause nausea and vomiting, depression and irritability, memory loss, and eventually kidney injury.

However, the ancient medical records did not mention that alum was poisonous, and that was why Chang said it was "safe." Obviously, they were poisoning someone.

She recalled how the Emperor seemed to be in low spirits and had a bad appetite at the banquet. At that time, she had instinctively felt that something was wrong with him. When she thought of this matter, she had immediately concluded that the Emperor had been poisoned!

The little palace maid only said the word 'emperor' before being interrupted by a cautious and bitter medicine. Could it be that the person who poisoned her was the empress? He was right, the walls had ears, who knew that there would be "ears" in this medicine warehouse!

But the empress had poisoned the emperor, that was an excuse that couldn't be justified. She was already a noble empress, and her son was the crown prince. What did she wish for? Could it be that if Emperor Tu died, she would become a widow early on?

Xiao Yixiu and Xiao Yiyan sat opposite each other under the window of the western hall. Xiao Yixiu sat opposite Xiao Yiyan under the window of the western hall.

Xiao Yiyan played with a piece of black jade in his hand. He didn't let it fall, but looked at Xiao Yixiu.

"Why?" Xiao Yixiu finally noticed his odd expression. "Why aren't you playing chess? Why are you staring at me like that?"

"It's good to see fifth brother, haha!" Xiao Yiyan's smile was somewhat mischievous, and he still carried the innocence of a youth.

"All day long." Despite knowing that he wasn't speaking the truth, Xiao Yi Xiu had still casually given him a piece of meat after weighing it in his hand.

It seemed that Xiao Yi Yan was not thinking at all and was just casually waving his hands around. His smile stiffened and he was unable to pick up his black bead no matter what, as he muttered: "Fifth brother, can't you give me a way out of this predicament? "Knowing that my chess skills are no good, I still have to chase after it."

"A drowning dog has always been my supervisor." Xiao Yi Xiu raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Are you going to admit defeat obediently, or do you want to put up a resistance?"

"I'm not resisting, I'm not resisting anymore!" Xiao Yiyan pouted unhappily, then looked at him, "Fifth brother, I'm serious. You look better lately, you're not the same as before."

"Isn't it the red light of the palace veil?" Xiao Yi Xiu raised his eyes to look at the exquisite and magnificent palace lamp hanging from the beam. He stood up and said, "The night air is very cold. I'll go to my draped clothes and come over."

He leisurely walked out of the west wing of the palace. Under the cold and clear moonlight, he stood there for a long time. Finally, he pushed open the door to the east wing and slowly walked in.

A corner of the carved bed was raised by the gentle breeze blowing outside the hall. The golden carvings on the bed had an ancient luster. Green smoke lingered in the incense burner, and the entire hall seemed to be floating in the air.

Xiao Yixiu walked up to the bed, seeming to be quietly looking at something, but also seemed to be deep in thought. In the end, he quietly lifted a corner of the curtain.

He remembered the only night she had slept in the same bed. She had been so uncomfortable that she had rolled over and fallen asleep just before dawn, and when she had fallen asleep he had leaned forward and stared at her sleeping face from a distance.

It was a small, delicate face, the size of a palm. Even when she was asleep, her expression was still unhappy, and her lips, which were as small as water, curled into a cold and proud smile. She was a woman who would never lower her head to anyone.

It was completely unlike the Gu Qingli he knew from back then, who only knew how to stand in the corner and stare at Xiaoyi with admiration.

He didn't know what he was thinking, but he found an excuse to come back and change his clothes. He actually just subconsciously wanted to take another look at her sleeping appearance, but he didn't want her to notice.

When the tent flap was lifted, he suddenly opened his eyes wide in confusion and anger. Although the bed was covered with a blanket, even though it looked like someone was curled up inside the blanket, it didn't fluctuate at all.

He took a deep breath.

A litter of clothes and a pillow were piled into a human shape.

Where had the princess, who had never wanted to be at peace even after taking his poison, gone to? He pondered for a moment and took a deep breath. He restored the bed and put down the curtain.

Although this wangfei had never been obedient in her entire life, she still had a sense of propriety and should not cause too much trouble. No matter what he had done, he would ask it tomorrow. If a ruckus arose, it would be difficult to deal with.