Chapter 670 A Dream of Youth 202
After climbing over the wall of the Zhao residence, Xie Ning went straight to the pharmacy.
"Professor Jiang." Xie Ning bowed and greeted him, then looked up at the young men behind him. Judging from their clothes, they were students studying at the Imperial Medical Bureau.
"This is?"
"Oh, I forgot to tell you."
Jiang Yuanzheng pointed to several people and said, "Recently, we have been short-staffed, so I transferred a few people from the Imperial Medical Bureau to assist us. Thank you, Imperial Physician. This is the new list of medicines. We will focus on these medicines first, and the others will be put on hold later."
For some reason, Jiang Yuanzheng pulled Xie Ning aside and asked, "Imperial Physician Xie, did you research the 'Muscle Regenerating Ointment' sold at Dejitang and Yunxia Pharmacy?"
"yes."
"Oh dear, Lord Xie, would you like to cooperate with the pharmacy?" After all, it's too costly to always buy the muscle-regenerating ointment from Dejitang.
Xie Ning didn't immediately agree, but instead glanced at the newcomers. "Director Jiang, why have the pharmacy's workload increased recently?"
Moreover, most of them are hemostatic powders.
Jiang Yuanzheng did not answer Xie Ning's question, but only said, "This is His Majesty's order, and we are only responsible for carrying it out. Does Physician Xie want to cooperate with the pharmacy? I believe His Majesty will be very satisfied with this cooperation."
Xie Ning gave Jiang Yuanzheng a deep look. "Please allow me to consider this, Dean Jiang."
After everyone left, Xie Ning went to the women's pharmaceutical factory she was in charge of. Xiu Ling was waiting inside. She rarely went to class because if Xie Ning wasn't there, she had to manage the pharmaceutical factory.
Xie Ning glanced at the list, still harboring doubts, and planned to ask his father when he got home.
Xiuling tidied up the medical books and tools Xie Ning wanted to use, and then whispered, "Young Master Xie, there's been some progress on the matter of Her Majesty the Empress being frightened by the raccoon."
She was a palace maid, and now she has been appointed as a female official. She still has a lot of connections in the palace, so it is not difficult for her to find out about such non-private matters.
"Who ordered this?"
"No one instructed them to do it. It was an accident. The cat belonged to a concubine of Consort Shu. She has already been punished."
As for whether it was truly an accident, only the person involved knows for sure. However, Consort Shu and the Empress have always had a good relationship, unlike Consort Jing and the Empress.
The Empress was dissatisfied with the results of the investigation, especially the Emperor's attitude. So after the matter was over, she continued to investigate secretly and actually uncovered something.
"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here." Aunt Qian walked to the Empress's side, touched the hand warmer, and handed it to the Empress after finding the temperature was suitable.
The Empress put down her cup and looked down at the kneeling palace maids below.
"Tell me, what did you see?"
The palace maid kowtowed several times before saying, "This servant saw that Sister Peony, who was by Consort Jing's side, went to find Consort Li, and I also heard... I heard them say that when Her Majesty the Empress comes out to admire the flowers... that will be the opportunity."
"Bang--"
The Empress smashed her teacup. "It's her again! It wasn't enough that she harmed my Yanxi, now she wants to harm my prince too!"
"Your Majesty, shall we report this to His Majesty?"
"No." The emperor will not harm Consort Jing.
Even after discovering that it was a beauty from Consort Shu's side, she still never doubted Consort Shu, because that person was too indifferent. Whether it was the emperor's favor or offspring, Consort Shu didn't care about them. She just stayed in the small Buddhist hall all day, ignoring worldly affairs.
Even though there is some evidence pointing to Consort Jing, at this crucial moment in the negotiations between the Great Zhou and the Northern Jin, and with Consort Jing's father and brothers both guarding the border, the emperor will not take action against her lightly.
But even the Empress couldn't swallow this insult.
Aunt Qian patted the Empress on the back to help her catch her breath, then whispered, "When I brought the people here, I ran into Eunuch Ding."
The Empress paused, then lowered her eyes.
"Send the person to the Empress Dowager, and say the same thing to her as you do now."
That flower was given to the Empress Dowager by Consort Jing, who then passed it on to the Empress. The Empress Dowager's original intention was to ease the tension between the two women. Now that such a thing has happened, the Empress Dowager has to give an explanation.
You should know that Consort Jing was the Empress Dowager's niece.
In some minor matters, the Empress Dowager might favor her own people, but having offspring is her bottom line.
The emperor had no son to begin with, and now someone was plotting to harm the imperial heir, and even using her as a pawn. The Empress Dowager was so angry that her hands trembled. "Summon them here! Fine, just have His Majesty come over tonight. I'm going out to worship Buddha, so let Consort Jing accompany me."
Why can't she understand to take someone out and toughen them up?
The emperor is not stupid. If the empress had harmed the imperial heirs, she could not have held her position so securely. Does she really think the emperor is unaware of the foolish things she is doing now?
If it weren't for the fact that this matter had nothing to do with Consort Shu, then it wouldn't have been just that one beauty who was imprisoned. And hasn't Consort Jing noticed that the Emperor hasn't visited her palace recently?
If it weren't for her status as Empress Dowager and the Qin family's role in guarding the border, the emperor's warning wouldn't have been a veiled one.
Perhaps this little palace maid was even left behind by the emperor.
When the investigation reached Consort Shu, the Empress Dowager breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was a bit strange that the Emperor only punished one beauty, but she never expected it to be like this.
"That little palace maid?"
"She knows too much."
The old nanny understood the Empress Dowager's meaning, waved her hand, and immediately someone took the young palace maid away.
The Empress knew she couldn't bring down Consort Jing right now; all she wanted was a gesture. And the Empress Dowager naturally wouldn't let so many people know what Consort Jing had been doing behind the scenes.
Therefore, hiding away at this critical juncture is the best option.
Yan Xi noticed all the changes in the palace, but she couldn't pay attention to them because she was writing a policy essay. The imperial examination for children was coming up soon, and the civil service examination would be held next spring. She didn't have much time left.
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