Chapter 300 Inexplicable Punishment
Shen Yuexi held the cinnabar pen and drew crooked lines on the yellow talisman paper.
Among other things, items used for worshipping spirits were the hottest sellers in Shengjing. She got a dozen pieces of talisman paper and had a blast drawing on them.
Mei Dai watched her finish a painting and throw it aside, then she picked it up, walked to the window and looked at it in the light.
"Sister, what's written on it?"
"Spell," Shen Yuexi raised her head and winked at Mei Dai, "Master Hua needs to be fully prepared before casting a spell. The elixir needs to be wrapped in runes to look like a real one."
In fact, it was just a scribble of ghostly characters. Even she herself didn't know what was drawn.
As she spoke, she wrote furiously and drew a few more pictures. She took out the medicine bag from her pocket, took out a thumb-sized pill with a fragrant medicinal aroma, and carefully wrapped it with a rune.
Shenghetang had a full range of medicinal herbs, so she asked Daxiong to prepare a course of Chinese medicine pills to soothe the nerves. Dr. Hua could also prepare them, but Daxiong was much more effective.
Mei Dai also helped her pack. After all the pills were wrapped, Shen Yuexi put them into the bag one by one.
She and Mei Dai were busy in the house. Outside the door, Hua Duoduo's youngest son was struggling with Hua Duoduo, crying, "Give me back my sword! Didn't you say you would give it to me? You're not keeping your word."
"Dad is going to do some serious work, don't pull at my robes..."
After Shen Yuexi packed everything, she called out to the door, "Hua Duoduo, everything is ready."
Hua Duoduo opened the door, poked his head in and said, "Princess, please give me the medicine. I have to go quickly. It will be here in an hour."
Seeing his nervous expression, Shen Yuexi jokingly said, "You weren't afraid in front of so many people from Xiaogang Village before."
"King Ping is not a villager." Hua Duoduo said with a sad face.
The villagers were easy to fool, but King Ping was not only difficult to fool, he was also cruel and murderous.
Shen Yuexi threw the bag of medicine to him and said, "You haven't forgotten the specific steps, right?"
"No, no," Hua Duoduo reached out to take the bag and put it in his arms. "First, perform a ritual to exorcise the evil spirit for King Ping, and then give him the medicine. It's absolutely correct."
"It's okay, I'll let Feng Zhang drive you there." Shen Yuexi glanced outside, "It won't delay you."
She had no intention of getting involved in this matter, mainly because she was a little afraid of Xiao Beiheng. Judging from Xiao Beiheng's behavior, he was very superstitious. Hua Duoduo was still experienced and should be able to get away with it.
Hua Duoduo didn't know whether the pills Shen Yuexi gave him would work. If they didn't work, Xiao Beiheng would definitely come to him. If they did work, Xiao Beiheng would still come to him.
He hesitated for a long time and said, "What if Prince Ping comes looking for me again?"
"It's okay. I'll have a plan when the time comes." Shen Yuexi comforted him, "I'll get you out first."
Anyway, the temple in Shengjing is very popular, so Xiao Beiheng can go there to worship. She will then make medicine and give it to the temple deacon, who will give it to Xiao Beiheng.
Feng Zhang walked over from the corridor and said, "Madam, the carriage is waiting outside the door."
Hua Duoduo first hugged his wife, then hugged his youngest son, and then walked out the door.
Doctor Hua also came out of the door, holding onto the door frame as he watched Hua Duoduo and Feng Zhang disappear at the end of the corridor. He sighed and said to Shen Yuexi, "This rebellious son has caused trouble for the princess again."
Shen Yuexi was afraid that Doctor Hua would be worried, so she said, "Doctor Hua, don't worry. Hua Duoduo has played a mage before, so there shouldn't be any problem."
Doctor Hua walked into the room and saw Mei Dai sitting at the table. He looked her up and down and said,
"Your Majesty, are you particularly afraid of the cold?"
Mei Dai was a little surprised and asked, "Doctor Hua, you can tell at a glance?"
Shen Yuexi said, "Doctor Hua is very good at reading people's expressions. When we first met my sister in Longsheng Town, he said that my sister was short of energy and blood. I didn't take it seriously, but later I found out that my sister was beaten by that bastard Xiao Kai."
"If Her Majesty the Queen doesn't mind, I can take Her Majesty's pulse and see what the cause is."
He had already thought Mei Dai looked pale and unhealthy when he was at the foot of Yongwei City, but before he could get a closer look, Mei Dai hit him with a stick.
Mei Dai smiled, rolled up her sleeves, and placed them on the table. "Then we have Dr. Lao Hua."
Shen Yuexi quickly took out a silk handkerchief from her waist and placed it on Mei Dai's wrist. Doctor Hua sat opposite Mei Dai, placed his fingers on her wrist through the handkerchief, closed his eyes and waited for a long moment, then slowly opened them and said, "Your Majesty has a cold constitution and is infertile."
Shen Yuexi was startled. She looked at Dr. Hua first, then at Mei Dai, and asked, "Is it true?"
Mei Dai nodded and said, "The imperial physician at the palace said the same thing. I wonder if Doctor Hua has any solution?"
Although she became the Queen of Xiliang and preserved the Mei family's fiefdom, if she could not bear children, the Mei family would still be destroyed after her death. This matter was like a thorn in Mei Dai's throat, but she was strong-willed and never mentioned it to anyone else.
Doctor Hua withdrew his hand and said, "I'm good at treating puncture wounds, but I'm not very proficient in health care. However, when I was young and traveling around, a doctor gave me a prescription for treating cold constitutions. I used it on several patients and it was quite effective."
Mei Dai's eyes lit up with joy, and she said to Doctor Hua, "Mei Dai has always been upset about this. If you can cure me, Mei Dai will reward me handsomely."
Doctor Hua stood up and said, "I opened this clinic in Shengjing and earned enough money. Her Majesty the Queen is also one of my patients. She only needs to pay for the medicine. Her Majesty the Queen and the Princess will wait here. I will go get the medicine."
After saying that, Dr. Hua went out to the front desk to get the medicine.
Mei Dai was about to stand up when Shen Yuexi held her back and whispered, "Doctor Hua isn't someone who's only interested in money. Sister Mei, please don't mention a generous reward anymore. He'll be unhappy."
The two of them drank tea in the room and waited for a full half hour before Dr. Hua came in carrying more than twenty fist-sized medicine bags and piled them on the table.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I'm getting old, and my movements aren't as nimble as they used to be," Doctor Hua said, pounding his waist with his fist. "Many people come in to buy medicine during the day, so I'll have my waiter make the medicine in the evening when I'm free. I just wonder how long the Queen will stay in Seungkyung?"
"I'll spend Chinese Valentine's Day with my sister," Mei Dai smiled and glanced at Shen Yuexi, "I'll go back to Yongwei."
Shen Yuexi was feeling happy when Feng Zhang's voice rang out from outside the door: "Madam, Madam, something bad has happened. Something terrible has happened."
Hearing Feng Zhangfeng's anxious voice, Shen Yuexi quickly stood up and walked towards the door. As she reached the door, Feng Zhang had already smashed it open and rushed in, yelling, "Hua Duoduo is hanging from the flagpole."
When Doctor Hua heard the news, he stood up tremblingly, holding onto the table and asked, "What did you say?"
Shen Yuexi said to Feng Zhang, "Don't be so vague. Tell me clearly what happened."
Feng Zhang had sent Hua Duoduo to a campsite 20 miles away, the place he had agreed to meet with Xiao Beiheng. Feng Zhang let Hua Duoduo go by herself while he lay in the carriage, gazing at the blue sky and white clouds.
Unexpectedly, Hua Duoduo was tied up and hung on the flagpole not long after he entered. He didn't dare to go in, so he ran back to tell Shen Yuexi.
"Feng Zhang, are you sure that Hua Duoduo was hung up as soon as he entered, and not someone else?" Shen Yuexi was a little surprised.
Xiao Beiheng was very superstitious, so it was impossible for him to immediately determine that Hua Duoduo was in disguise. How could he be hung up as soon as he entered, when he hadn't done anything yet?
"Absolutely," Feng Zhang said, "His clothes were very distinctive. I recognized him immediately."
Shen Yuexi hesitated for a moment, and when she saw tears welling up in Doctor Hua's old eyes, she made up her mind and said, "Doctor Hua, don't worry. I'll go and take a look myself."
This matter was arranged and planned by her, so she couldn't just leave it alone. Although she was a little afraid of Xiao Beiheng, she still had to go.
Feng Zhang said, "Madam, I'll drive you."
Shen Yuexi said, "No, the carriage is slow. Go and bring Xiaobai to me."
Xiaobai was a thousand-mile horse given to her by Emperor Ming of Qi. It could run a hundred miles at full speed without even taking a breath. She rode this horse when she went to Shengzhou for a trip before.
She was worried that if she was too late, Hua Duoduo would be in danger, so she decided to rush over as soon as possible.
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