Chapter 117 Your Highness, Please Show Me Some Favor

The old doctor stepped forward, trying to make out Chen Chu's appearance in the dim moonlight.

Chen Chu's heart skipped a beat, but her face remained calm and composed. "Really? The uncle looks familiar to me too. Maybe I've seen him somewhere before."

The old doctor rubbed his head. "Where have I seen this before? I just can't remember."

That day she was dressed in women's clothing and wearing a veil. The old doctor probably thought her eyes looked somewhat familiar.

Shen Chu smiled deliberately, her eyes crinkling, and said, "Perhaps we met on the street. It doesn't matter if you can't remember. We'll get to know each other better after a while. I'm Shen Chu, and we'll know each other from now on."

"Oh dear!" The old doctor suddenly stamped his foot. "I remember seeing you somewhere before."

Chen Chu's heart jumped instantly. Could it be that the old doctor really recognized her?

Then the old doctor said, "So it's Lord Shen! I saw you when you were riding through the streets. No wonder you look so familiar."

Shen Chu wiped the thin layer of sweat from her palms; she was terrified.

"Finished catching up?" Pei Yuan frowned, his voice tinged with impatience.

The old doctor shrank back in fright and immediately buried his head to continue the autopsy.

“There are still some medicinal residues in the deceased’s mouth…” He carefully brought the medicine to his nose and smelled it. “Hmm, something’s not right. The aconite in here doesn’t taste right.”

The old doctor frowned and examined it carefully for a moment, then said, "It should be due to aconite. Aconite is a common medicinal herb that dispels wind and cold, relieves pain and itching."

However, raw aconite is highly toxic, and if it is not processed properly or is not processed correctly, it can easily cause poisoning.

The preparation of aconite is quite complicated. First, the aconite must be sliced ​​and dried in the sun, then soaked in rice wine for five to seven days, and then steamed and dried.

Processed aconite has a slight aroma of rice wine, but the aconite consumed by the deceased did not have this aroma, indicating that it was not processed.

It can be determined that the deceased died from asphyxiation due to poisoning caused by aconite, resulting from improper medication.

Shen Chu breathed a sigh of relief. "Are you sure?"

The old doctor looked displeased. "Although I have sold some counterfeit medicine before, my medical skills cannot be slandered."

"You've sold counterfeit medicine before?" Shen Chu feigned surprise. "Where did Your Highness find you? Can someone who sells counterfeit medicine be a good doctor these days?"

Pei Yuan chuckled, "If even the top scholar can fight and dig up graves, why can't someone who sells fake medicine be a doctor?"

Chen Chu...

That's ridiculous!

The old doctor shrank his neck and whispered his defense, "I only sold it that one time. Besides, I came to the Sixth Prince this time to provide clues about fake medicine. Who knew that I would be arrested and made a coroner after I gave him the clues?"

I see.

Just as Shen Chu was about to ask Pei Yuan about clues in the fake medicine case, she heard him instruct Sun Yan, "Immediately seal off Huimin Pharmacy and all its branches, and confiscate all medicines."

"You!" He pointed at the old doctor with his chin. "Follow Sun Yan to be in charge of inspecting all the medicines. In one day, identify all the counterfeit drugs."

"One day?" The old doctor burst into tears. "Your Highness, this humble subject cannot do it."

"If you can't do it, then bring me your head."

The old doctor almost sobbed uncontrollably.

Waaah, why did he let himself be blinded by greed and take that fake medicine? He provoked the Sixth Prince, that devil. How could he possibly return to his hometown alive?

"Aren't you leaving yet?" Pei Yuan lifted his leg to leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back and asked Shen Chu.

"Huh?" Shen Chu glanced at Zhang Da's body. "Shouldn't we bury him again?"

"Bury what? Of course, we should take the important evidence with us. Have Li Chengxuan carry it back to the Flying Eagle Guard." Pei Yuan strode out of the woods.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengxuan, who was waiting outside the woods, sat down on the ground with a thud.

“Carry...carry a corpse? I don’t want to.”

Pei Yuan scoffed, "Say it again."

Li Chengxuan chickened out, looking at Chen Chu with a pitiful expression, "A-Chu~"

Seeing that his face had turned pale, Chen Chu said, "Should I do it...?"

"Would you like to know the clues that the Flying Eagle Guards have found?" Pei Yuan suddenly asked.

Chen Chu's eyes lit up. "Your Highness, may I see it?"

It has now been confirmed that Zhang Jun's death was not caused by being trampled by a horse, but by the use of counterfeit medicine.

The old doctor's clinic had counterfeit medicines, and even the prestigious Huimin Pharmacy had counterfeit medicines. Who knows how many counterfeit medicines are circulating in the whole capital?

If the people behind the fake drug trafficking are not caught, countless people will be harmed.

Moreover, only by confirming that the medicine was counterfeit can the case of Zhou Jun injuring people on horseback be closed.

"If you want to see, come with me." Pei Yuan said, then left with his hands behind his back.

Li Chengxuan suddenly stood up and volunteered, "Your Highness, I can also help Achu look for clues. Your Highness, please give me special treatment."

Pei Yuan had already boarded the carriage, and his calm voice came from inside.

"You? You're not worth it."

Li Chengxuan was heartbroken.

Shen Chu patted Li Chengxuan on the shoulder, "Believe in yourself, you can do it."

No, he can't.

Li Chengxuan watched longingly as Shen Chu boarded Pei Yuan's carriage, feeling as if the words "a vengeful seed" were etched onto his forehead.

Shen Chu climbed into the carriage and asked in confusion, "Why doesn't Your Highness let Cheng Xuan see the clues about your Flying Eagle Guard? He's also working at the Censorate now, so what he sees is the same as what I see?"

Pei Yuan leaned against the carriage wall, his long legs crossed, a carefree smile playing on his lips. "What do you think?"

Shen Chu glanced at his face silently, her mind racing through all the events of the day.

Li Chengxuan and Wang Yao stood to listen to the instruction, while she sat.

Li Chengxuan buried himself in digging the grave, and she watched.

Li Chengxuan carried the corpse on his back, while she rode in a horse-drawn carriage.

It seems that Pei Yuan truly treats her differently.

The thought made her heart skip a beat, and she smiled and said, "Your Highness must think that I am smarter and more thoughtful than him."

Pei Yuan chuckled softly, "No, you drive the carriage better than him."

Shen Chu's smile immediately cracked.

Pei Yuan parted his thin lips slightly, "Go out and catch the carriage."

Shen Chu slunk out of the carriage, gritted her teeth while gripping the riding crop, and all the lingering romance that had just blossomed vanished.

She knew that Pei Yuan wouldn't be so kind as to let her share clues.

It was clearly just enslaving herself to be his chauffeur all night.

If she thinks about it too much in the future, she won't be called Chen Chu!

Upon entering Pei Yuan's main duty room, Pei Yuan tossed a stack of files over.

She then composed herself and began to carefully study the information on it.

Pei Yuan sat opposite him and said, "Last month, the Five Cities Garrison encountered several medical clinics during their patrol. Some people went to the clinics to cause trouble, saying that the doctors there had killed people."

The Jingzhao Prefecture found it suspicious and reported the case. After investigation, the Flying Eagle Guard discovered that several medical clinics had purchased medicinal materials from a man with triangular eyes.

I had my men investigate this lead, and they discovered that the man with the triangular eyes had also frequented Huimin Pharmacy.

Shen Chu raised an eyebrow. "Your Highness suspects that Huimin Pharmacy also sells counterfeit medicine, which is why you went to dig up a grave and examine the body tonight?"

"Well, it turns out that my suspicions were correct," Pei Yuan said with a faint smile.

"Has Your Highness been able to find out who the person behind the triangular-eyed man is?"

"Not yet. The old man came over tonight and said he saw Triangle Eyes drinking at the tavern in the south of the city. I've already sent people to arrest him."

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of the Flying Eagle Guard rang out from outside the door, "Your Highness, the person has been captured."

Pei Yuan got up and left.

Chen Chu suppressed her urge to go and hear the news, and continued to look at the case files in her hands.

Besides the Huimin Pharmacy headquarters, there are a total of 36 branches in the capital. Pei Yuan has already had them investigated, and almost all of them have been found to contain inferior herbs or counterfeit medicines.

No wonder he sent Sun Yan to raid and arrest people tonight.

Huimin Pharmacy was a medical institution established by the imperial court with government funds to purchase medicines and provide relief to ordinary people. It was directly under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Medical Academy.

The head of Huimin Pharmacy was only a seventh-rank official. If he didn't have a powerful figure backing him, he would never dare to accept counterfeit or substandard medicines to harm the people.

I wonder who could be so utterly depraved?

Shen Chu closed her eyes and went through the relationships within the court, but found herself completely clueless. Instead, she felt her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

She felt a strong invitation coming from the large, soft couch beside her.

He would take a nap, then get up and continue reading the case files.

She kept reminding herself of this, yawning as she climbed onto the soft couch.

Mmm, it really is fragrant and soft, just as comfortable as I imagined.

Shen Chu happily squinted her eyes, rolled around a few times, and fell into a deep sleep.

As dawn broke, Pei Yuan, who had been interrogating prisoners all night, pushed open the door and entered.

"Chen Chu~"