Chapter 191 Medicinal Chalcedony

"Did Zhou Shu die of poisoning?" Lin Qian asked.

Wei Xiaoran nodded: "It is true that he died of poison, but he had already taken the poison before going to court."

"What about his family?" After listening to Wei Xiaoran's description, Zhou Shu knew that he was nervous and scared, so he was very likely threatened. The only thing that could threaten him to death was the lives of his family.

"Zhou Shu and his wife loved each other very much and had two sons and a daughter. As soon as Zhou Shu died, I immediately sent someone to check on his house, but it turned out to be empty." Wei Xiaoran thought of the same thing as Lin Qian, and he said.

Lin Qian sighed and asked, "What is the emperor going to do now? The queen is about to give birth. This is a very dangerous time and we cannot let any accidents happen."

"The Emperor said that he plans to move the Empress out of the palace and have someone impersonate her to attract hatred. He also wants us to quickly find the antidote."

"I understand." Lin Qian said, but her mind flew to the medicinal jade. She didn't know how much medicinal jade Lin Wu and Lin Shuo bought.

Thinking of this, Lin Qian immediately stood up and said, "You haven't slept all night. Go take a nap now. I'll go home."

Wei Xiaoran immediately said, "I'll go with you."

Lin Qian shook her head, pushed Wei Xiaoran back to his seat, and said, "No need, I can go by myself, you should get some rest." Wei Xiaoran had no choice but to nod, but he looked at Lin Qian's back with a absent-minded look.

Arriving at the Lin residence, Lin Qian went straight to the main courtyard, only to find Ge Wenyu was there too. At this time, the main courtyard was bustling with people coming and going, loading and unloading things, and it was very lively.

"Wen Yu, why are you here too? What are you doing?" Lin Qian asked Wen Yu while looking at the wooden boxes that filled up two large carriages.

Could it be that she was here to propose marriage? Did Prince Ping'an want Lin Shuo to marry into his family?

Ge Wenyu looked at Lin Shuo with a smile and said, "I met Brother Shuo Shuo today. He told me that you wanted to find medicinal jade, so I moved all the medicinal jade from my parents' private vault here."

In the past, the princess had consulted many doctors because of the problem of fertility, so there are naturally many things like medicinal jade that are good for the body.

They were all sent by the people below them in order to curry favor with them. It was difficult to refuse them, so over time, so many of them were saved.

Lin Qian understood the whole story and nodded with a smile. Then she went to Ge Wenyu and asked, "Why didn't the prince and princess say anything when you came this time?"

Ge Wenyu smiled and shook his head: "No, I said I came to see Brother Shuo Shuo, so they let me come."

Ever since Prince Ping'an witnessed Lin Shuo's fighting ability at Mulan Paddock last time, he has not been so opposed to Ge Wenyu and Lin Shuo's interactions.

It’s not that they were afraid that Lin Shuo would chop off his head like cutting a watermelon, but after witnessing the strength of Lin Shuo’s martial arts, Ge Xingyuan felt that there were not many people who could kill Lin Shuo on the battlefield.

In this way, even if his daughter married Lin Shuo, she would not become a widow. Thinking in this way, the disadvantages of being a military general were eliminated, and the old couple would not care too much about the relationship between Ge Wenyu and Lin Shuo.

While directing people to unload the medicinal jade, Ge Wenyu said with regret, "What a pity! Our family's medicinal jade is just ordinary. I heard from my father that two pieces of golden medicinal chalcedony were once found in the medicinal jade mine.

I heard that the medicinal chalcedony exudes a strange fragrance all over its body, can cure all kinds of diseases, detoxify all kinds of poisons, and can also prolong life."

Lin Qian smiled, but didn't take it seriously. She said, "You're talking so mysteriously, is it true?"

Unexpectedly, Ge Wenyu nodded solemnly and said, "It's true. This medicinal jade mine has been mined for so long, but only two pieces of medicinal chalcedony have been unearthed. One of them is in the imperial palace.

Back then, the Grand Emperor and Grand Empress relied on this piece of chalcedony to live to over 120 years old."

The Zuhuang and Zuhou were the founding emperor and his wife, and the empress was actually Lin Qian's fellow villager. The history books don't record the dates of their deaths, but they do say that after their eldest son, Emperor Taizong, came of age, they abdicated and retired together.

"Really?" Lin Qian became interested and asked.

Ge Wenyu nodded: "Of course, this matter is not a secret, my father also heard about it from the late emperor.

Moreover, the golden medicinal chalcedony in the palace is not good. It is just of ordinary grade and cannot be compared with the other one. Otherwise, the Emperor and Empress would definitely not have lived to only over 120 years old.

"The other one? Is the other one in good condition?"

"Of course. The other piece of medicinal jade is even yellower than gold, and there is golden liquid flowing inside it. Unfortunately, this piece was stolen as soon as it was unearthed, and its whereabouts are still unknown." Ge Wenyu said.

Lin Qian nodded thoughtfully. If she could get that piece of medicinal jade, her space would probably be upgraded immediately.

As they were talking, the people Ge Wenyu brought had already unloaded all the medicinal jades. Looking at the medicinal jades piled up in the yard, Ge Wenyu suddenly remembered and asked, "Sister Qianqian, what do you want so many medicinal jades for?

Lin Qian explained, "You probably already know about the last poisoning incident. I want these medicinal jades to make an antidote for that poison."

Seeing that Lin Qian's face was not looking good, Ge Wenyu did not ask any further questions. After all, Wei Xiaoran was put in solitary confinement for more than a month because of this incident.

After talking for a while, Lin Shuo tactfully took Ge Wenyu away. Lin Qian dismissed the servants in the yard and then put Yao Yu into the space.

As so many medicinal jades entered the space, they disappeared one after another, and soon all the medicinal jades disappeared.

But apart from the disappearance of the medicinal jades scattered across the ground, the space remained silent, with nothing happening. It seemed that this amount of medicinal jade was simply not enough to upgrade the space.

Seeing Lin Qian reappear, Zhao Xiu, who was watching nearby, came over and asked, "How is it?"

Seeing Lin Qian shook her head, Zhao Xiu sighed and said, "Don't be discouraged. It may be because there is not enough medicinal jade. Your father has sent people to search for it everywhere. Let's try again after they are all brought back."

This is the only way now. Lin Qian nodded, said goodbye to Zhao Xiu, and left the Lin Mansion.

Instead of going home, he asked someone to harness a carriage and head to Duyun Peak.

Lin Qian was frightened by the remaining poison these days, and she would think of Meng Yi from time to time at night. In her mind, Meng Yi was omnipotent and knew everything. If her master was still alive, what would he do if he encountered such a thing?

They continued all the way up to Duyun Peak and chatted with Meng Yi for a while until the sun set. Only then did Lin Qian feel much more at ease, and then they went down the mountain.

After coming down the mountain, Lin Qian went to visit the Medical Academy. The Medical Academy is now on the right track. When Lin Qian arrived, it was dinner time.

Qu Nan and Ye Zelan were both a little surprised to see Lin Qian, and then invited Lin Qian to come over for dinner.