Chapter 146 Two in One

"The Fifth Prince's gaze towards you is not innocent."

Not only Chen Zhi noticed this, Shen Wangshu himself also noticed it, and even other people noticed it as well.

That night, the lights in Prince Ning's mansion were on all night. Shen Xihe slammed the table heavily, his face full of anger: "You are so good, Fifth Prince, you actually set your sights on my sister? You are so bold!!"

Prince Ning, who had just told her the story, was startled by the ruthless iron hand: "Old Five used to indulge in sensual pleasures. Although he looks a little better now, he is still a dog that can't change its bad habits."

"He is floating in the sky now," Chen Xihe snorted coldly, "I think there is nothing he dare not do."

Not to mention that the general is not in the capital now, even if he was here, considering the Fifth Prince is in high spirits now, he might not give up this idea.

What does it mean to him to steal a minister's wife?

"What does A-Man want to do?"

A hint of coldness flashed across Chen Xihe's eyes: "I originally wanted to wait until after the palace banquet to take action... I think his path has come to an end now."

The fish can be caught early.

…

Shen Wangshu had no idea what Prince Ning's Mansion had planned.

After the winter banquet that day, she rarely appeared in front of everyone. Chen Zhi reminded her that in addition to the fifth prince, there was also a Gu Ziliang in the capital.

The Gu family is now on the side of the Fifth Prince. If these two like-minded people look at her one day and clap their hands and make a plan...it will be troublesome again.

So it’s better to stay at home when you have nothing to do.

But even if she didn't leave the house, it didn't mean that Shen Wangshu would do nothing. She took a few alchemy secrets that she had collected from the study in the general's mansion and went to find her senior brother Zhang Dai who lived in the guest room.

When Shen Wangshu achieved enlightenment, she would naturally bring her fellow senior brothers with her. Now that she had come to Shengjing, she couldn't leave her senior brothers alone in the northern border to continue being a country doctor.

"Brother?" When she went there, Zhang Dai was sitting under the eaves playing chess with her. Wine was bubbling on the small red clay stove beside him. He looked very happy. "Why are you playing chess alone?"

Although there aren't many people in the general's mansion, there must be someone who can play chess with him, right?

Hearing the familiar voice, Zhang Dai looked up at her without moving his butt, and gestured: "Sit down."

Shen Wangshu carefully put a few books aside, sat down and took a look, and finally understood why no one played chess with his senior brother.

He really wasn't pretending to be sophisticated, but the chess piece still looked round, but the words on it were very different, and there was something a little wrong with the chessboard as well.

"Chess?" Shen Wangshu smiled and said, "Brother, have you been playing chess in the mansion these days?"

Even if Chen Hao came over, he could play a few games with him in ordinary chess, but this international chess set is a bit tricky. Who can understand it except himself?

"Too boring." Zhang Dai said expressionlessly, "We don't need a doctor here at all."

Dr. Zhang, who was used to being busy, was not at all adaptable to the retirement life in ancient times, as it was too unchallenging.

Shen Wangshu asked people to put away the chessboard, then waved his hand to let everyone leave, and placed the few books on alchemy that he brought in front of him: “People who are interested will be here soon.”

Seeing the books on the table, Zhang Dai finally raised his eyes and became interested.

After just flipping through a few pages, he frowned: "The recipes and effects recorded here... cannot be said to correspond one to one. It can only be said that they are completely unrelated."

Aside from heavy metal poisoning, he couldn't see anything good for his body.

This is what Shen Wangshu wanted to show him: "We have been here for quite some time, and the key plot of the male and female protagonists fighting for the throne is about to begin, and we need you to unlock it."

"?" What does the important plot of the protagonist of the novel have to do with a passerby like him?

Shen Wangshu explained the current situation to him one by one: "You know that the old emperor is lying in bed and can't move, right? According to the nature of the novel, he is probably poisoned."

"I don't know how the protagonist's halo solved this problem in the original novel, but now you're here!" Shen Wangshu looked at him encouragingly: "Brother, don't you want to be a judge in the Imperial Hospital?"

The things in the Imperial Hospital Library were what he really needed. Zhang Dai nodded immediately: "I think so."

"The opportunity is now!" Shen Wangshu said, "The Queen and the Crown Prince are now recruiting famous people from all over the world to treat the emperor. It's not easy for me to get by alone, and I'm not sure. It's not easy to fool people with my identity, but your identity is clear as day."

"You want me to apply for the job?"

Shen Wangshu nodded and smiled flatteringly: "You have to take me with you, I also want to go and see what's going on."

Zhang Dai had no objection: "Then you are blessed."

"?"

"I've recently studied the art of disguise, so I can try it on your face." He gestured and estimated, "You definitely can't follow me like this. I've seen ordinary human skin masks, but they're too fake. I'll be free these two days, so I'll make you a new one. I guarantee that Shen Xihe won't recognize you when he comes."

Shen Wangshu raised his eyebrows: "Okay, where did you learn the art of disguise? Is there any bone-shrinking magic that I can practice?"

"...No, you think this is a martial arts novel."

Shen Wangshu said disappointedly: “Okay.”

What's wrong with martial arts novels? They can even be turned into fantasy novels. Alchemy, disguise, and bone shrinking don't sound like far-fetched stories.

"Then when can I enter the palace?" Zhang Dai looked at the alchemy recipe on the table and realized, "Do you suspect that the emperor has been poisoned by heavy metals from the elixirs?"

"It's very likely, but we can't rule out other possibilities, such as Gu, chronic poison, etc. We won't know until we go there."

As for when to enter the palace...

She thought for a moment and said, "I will invite them to the General's Mansion to discuss the matter. I don't know the details, but I mentioned it to my elder sister during the winter banquet."

"Okay." Zhang Dai agreed without hesitation. He didn't seem to be nervous at all. Instead, he seemed a little excited.

It's exciting both because I'm about to take over a new case and because it's my first time participating in such a big event.

"Brother, you got on my pirate ship without hesitation?" Shen Wangshu said, "Maybe I'll ask you to do something bad instead of just treating the disease."

The old emperor had a grudge against the two sisters to exterminate their entire clan. Even if they saved him for a while, they would kill him again later.

"If I don't board your ship, whose ship is it?" Zhang Dai said, "Besides, clinging to the thighs of the protagonists is the right way to survive. Poisoning the old emperor is not a bad thing. The absurd things he has done are enough to kill him ten thousand times."

The old emperor was obsessed with alchemy and tried all kinds of prescriptions. Virgin menstrual blood was considered a low-level thing. In the later period, he even used living people to make elixirs.

It's shocking to tell everyone about it, but now he is lucky to just lie down on the couch.

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When the fifth prince was accused of raising private soldiers for rebellion, Shen Wangshu was doing experiments in his own courtyard, trying to make various heavy metal chelating agents to detoxify the old emperor.

But the idea is beautiful, the reality is cruel.

Even if her brain was smart enough to remember the production formula techniques of various chelating agents, the existing materials and environment made it difficult for her to start.

As she was anxiously circling in the yard, Tao Hong, who had returned from the gate of the mansion, gave Shen Wangshu a letter. The content of the letter was concise and clear: "Important matters to discuss, come quickly, and bring Doctor Zhang with you."

The signature is the Shen family’s bronze tripod totem.

It was Shen Xihe who was looking for her.

Shen Wangshu immediately stood up and turned to the courtyard of the guest room to bring his senior brother along. The two of them quietly left the General's Mansion through the back door and were led in through an inconspicuous side door of Prince Ning's Mansion.

On the square stone table, Prince Ning and his companion were already waiting.

Because there were outsiders present, Shen Xihe did not take off his mask, but when he saw his sister, he personally stood up and took two steps to greet her.

"Meet His Royal Highness Prince Ning."

After the greetings, Shen Wangshu introduced: "Your Highness, Sister, this is my senior brother Zhang Dai. He found the formula to cure a major epidemic that almost occurred in Moyun City. Now he is also a nobleman of the Duke's Mansion and the General's Mansion."

Before coming, the two had discussed that all the credit for the great plague should be attributed to Zhang Dai. With this title, he would be able to gain people's trust more easily.

Shen Wangshu had mentioned a senior brother at the winter banquet before, and they were both aware of the situation in Moyun City. When they heard that it was Doctor Zhang who solved the epidemic, they did feel some trust in him.

After they met each other, Chen Wangshu asked, "Sister, did you ask me to come here today? Are you going to the palace to help the emperor with his illness?"

"This is one of them." When the two sisters were talking, the other two men tacitly did not speak, and then they heard Chen Xihe say: "The fifth prince is about to fall, and the prince has caught him raising private soldiers."

"What?" Shen Wangshu was surprised: "Doesn't the Fifth Prince know that raising private soldiers is a capital crime? He is quite courageous."

"Of course he knows. The truth of the charges is still unknown. But since he has been caught by the prince, the false can become true." A hint of sarcasm flashed across the beautiful eyes under the Kingdee mask.

After such a long tug of war, can the prince let go of this opportunity?

Chen Wangshu thought of that man's sticky eyes and felt happy: "This is a good thing. Besides, the prince has solved his mortal enemy. He will definitely relax his vigilance for a while. Then it will be the best opportunity to enter the palace."

Shen Xihe glanced at his sister in admiration: "That's good."

"Can Doctor Zhang be alone? If necessary, there are several powerful doctors in the palace who can go with you to help you."

Listen to what he said, several other powerful doctors are old enough to be their grandfathers, but Shen Xihe asked people to help Zhang Dai, which shows how much he trusts him.

"No need." Zhang Dai said succinctly, "If it were just me, the prince wouldn't be suspicious."

All the imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau came to see the emperor. No doctor in the world could do anything. So what could this young doctor from the mountains do? He was just like everyone else, coming here to get ten taels of silver for a medical consultation.

Shen Wangshu said: "My senior brother knows some disguise skills. I will pretend to be his servant doctor and go in with him to see the situation in the palace."

"You want to go too?" Shen Xihe frowned for a moment, subconsciously wanting to deny it: "The palace is dangerous, the queen's eyes are very vicious, and the prince is not easy to fool. If you are discovered...it will be dangerous."

Although she could get more information if she went in, the risk was also extremely high, and Shen Xihe did not agree with this approach.

But the little girl in front of her smiled and comforted her, "Don't worry, sister, you will know when the time comes."

Zhang Dai once showed her the art of disguise. Although it couldn't be said to be perfect, it was still able to deceive the world. It really had some of the flavor of a martial arts secret book.

"This time the princes will return to the capital and leave after the New Year. After seeing them, the emperor will most likely die at the palace banquet." Shen Xihe said, "It is less than half a month before the palace banquet. Are you sure you can wake the emperor up during this time?"

Zhang Dai was more conservative: "You won't know until you see it."

"......Okay." Chen Xihe sighed, knowing that this matter could not be rushed, and looked at his sister again, and said to her: "The general who guards the country has finished fighting the Turks and is on his way to Beijing. He will be able to return to Beijing in a week at the latest."

Although we don't know his stance yet, this guy will definitely stand on the side of the prince without hesitation, right?

"Have you discussed this with the general?" To be on the safe side, she went to Shen Wangshu to confirm.

"Don't worry, sister. Chen Ting is definitely in the same group with us." After Shen Wangshu finished speaking, he heard the silent King Ning also speak up: "The general will not board the prince's ship, and will play a very crucial role."

After hearing this, the two sisters were a little surprised.

Shen Wangshu thought to himself, how come the male lead is more confident than himself at this time, is this the confidence that comes from the protagonist?

Shen Xihe knew the man beside him a little better and knew that he might have made some preparations in advance to increase their chances of winning.

"In that case, let's wait until you see the emperor before we discuss anything else," said Shen Xihe.

"When do we set off?" Zhang Dai asked.

"When the Fifth Prince completely falls, about three days later, it will be the day for another consultation among the ministers. During this time, Doctor Zhang can make some preparations."

To see the emperor, one had to choose a specific day. Not everyone could go in for a consultation at any time. Before the consultation day, one had to submit a name card for review in advance, and only after passing the review could one enter the palace.

People with a clean background are the easiest to pass the review. When people hear that the person has no parents and is wandering around, they will wave their hands and let him in without a second thought, because they can't find anything at all.

The medical families are more troublesome. It depends on whether they are involved with any other family behind the scenes...

Zhang Dai seemed to be someone who appeared out of nowhere. He didn't even need the Ning Wang Mansion to help cover him up. He had a lot of advantages in himself.

After everything was discussed, Shen Wangshu and the other person quietly left through the side door and returned to the general's mansion.

After returning and seeing the information on the floor, she suddenly figured it out - why should she try to find a way to detoxify the emperor? As long as he could wake up temporarily and have the strength to say a word or two and write an imperial edict, it would be enough. Why would we save this man?

You go to great lengths to rescue the enemy who wiped out your clan, and then try to kill him?

She was careless and got stuck in a rut, thinking that she had to rescue the person. Now that she thinks about it, it was totally unnecessary!