The head of the Imperial Medical Academy's expression changed, and he hurriedly said, "We in the Imperial Medical Academy are all dedicated to our duties and would never dare to be negligent in the slightest. There is no medicine missing."
Cheng Xiong rolled his eyes. What was the point of these platitudes? Everyone knew that the officials of the Imperial Hospital were lining their own pockets. In fact, every government office was like this, and everyone turned a blind eye. Of course, he wouldn't expose them: "Ahem, Lord Ma, please don't misunderstand. The main thing is that there were assassins in the palace tonight, and even so many guards were injured. There must have been many assassins injured as well. If there were any assassins who didn't escape, they would definitely seek medicine to treat their wounds. So I wanted to investigate from this angle, so that there wouldn't be any assassins hiding in the palace that might disturb the nobles."
“Those assassins today were really fierce; even many palace guards couldn’t stop them. So if they really stole medicine from the Imperial Medical Academy, it’s none of your business,” he added.
The Imperial Physician finally breathed a sigh of relief: "I see. General Cheng, please rest assured, our entire Imperial Physician team will do everything in our power to assist you."
He then summoned several of his men to the storeroom to inventory the medicines. Cheng Xiong did not send anyone to accompany them, since every government office has its own secrets. He was not there to investigate the Imperial Medical Academy, so he naturally did not want to offend the officials there.
Soon someone came to report: "No medicine was missing."
Cheng Xiong was taken aback: "So fast?"
Now he hesitated. The other side was investigating too quickly. Could it be that these guys really had committed a huge embezzlement? He hesitated whether to check it himself. After all, the capture of the assassins was urgent. He knew that such a big thing had happened in the palace. As the Left Guard General, he had failed in his duty. If he could not find out something useful as soon as possible, his future would probably be over.
The Imperial Physician explained, "The main reason is that today, the sixth young master of the Shi family was injured in a vital area and came for treatment. Later, a large group of injured guards also came. My men were constantly going in and out of the storeroom. If anything was missing, it would have been discovered long ago."
Cheng Xiong was relieved and, after thinking for a moment, asked, "Who has come to pick up medicine during this period? Are there any records?"
The assassins entered the palace too easily this time. He suspected that there was an inside agent in the palace who might have helped the assassins obtain the medicine.
“Of course there are records, that’s the rule,” the Imperial Physician said, beckoning his hand. Soon, a subordinate brought over a thick booklet. “This is a detailed record of the medicines that have been picked up by people from the Imperial Physician in the past few days.”
Cheng Xiong hurriedly took it and looked through it, but after checking for a long time, he couldn't find anything unusual.
Suddenly his gaze fell on the latest record: "Huh, the Crown Princess received the Five Elements Secret Herb?"
“That’s right, the Crown Princess had just left when the General arrived,” the Imperial Physician said.
Cheng Xiong hummed in agreement and didn't take it to heart. He wouldn't dare to suspect the Crown Princess.
Just then, the Imperial Physician suddenly said, "It's strange, before the Crown Princess arrived, the Eleventh Imperial Envoy also came to ask for this medicine. What a coincidence."
"The Eleventh Lord?" Cheng Xiong frowned, thinking of the person he had seen in the Imperial Study. "What is the use of this medicine?"
The Imperial Physician replied, "It has a remarkable effect on nourishing the spirit and soul, and can also treat internal injuries. It is a rare and precious healing product."
Cheng Xiong's expression changed. He remembered meeting the other party in the Imperial Study. The man walked lightly and breathed evenly, not like he was injured. So why did he take this medicine?
He suddenly remembered something else. When he was about to catch up with the female assassin, a mysterious person suddenly appeared and rescued him. Although there were flames everywhere at the time, he seemed to have vaguely seen a corner of the other person's clothes.
I didn't think of it that way at the time, but now that I've connected the dots, the clothes do look a bit like the uniform of an embroidered envoy.
Thinking of this, he could no longer sit still. He suddenly stood up and walked outside, beckoning his men to follow: "Come with me."
Seeing them leave in a hurry, the Imperial Physician's lips curled up slightly, but when he noticed other imperial physicians approaching, his expression immediately turned serious, and he returned to his usual demeanor.
After bidding farewell to the Crown Princess, Zu An returned to his residence. Upon opening the door, he found the room empty, and his heart skipped a beat: "Sister?"
But after searching for half a day, he couldn't find her anywhere; she had vanished without a trace.
For some reason, he felt a little lost. He sat down on the stool and said dejectedly, "He left without saying goodbye. What a heartless person."
"Who are you calling heartless?" A mocking voice came from above.
Zuan looked up with a mixture of surprise and delight, and found a beautiful woman leaning against the beam, her long hair cascading down casually, her posture both elegant and graceful.
He couldn't help but sigh that some women were indeed blessed by God; they were a stunningly beautiful picture no matter where they leaned against.
"How did you end up up there?" Zu'an asked, looking frustrated. "I was looking for you everywhere, why didn't you answer me?"
“Last time you went out and brought back Zhu Xie Chixin. Who knows who you’ll bring back this time? Of course I have to hide first,” Yun Jianyue jumped down from the beam, her movements as light as a feather. “As for why I’m not answering you, it’s because I want to see your reaction.”
"Is my reaction satisfactory to the cult leader?" Zuan snorted.
Yun Jianyue's lips curled up slightly: "Seeing you so anxious you were almost crying, I seem to feel much better."
Zuan: "..."
"You have too high an opinion of yourself. Even if you had a cat or dog that suddenly disappeared, I would be anxious and look for it everywhere. Let alone a person."
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