"Your Majesty, Scholar Shen requests an audience."
The two were playing with the fox cubs when Grandpa Qianhe came in.
"Let him in." Chi Yuan released the fox cub's little hand and turned to look at the door.
A young man stepped across the threshold, his black shoes and the edges of his blue shirt stained with wet mud.
Shen Yulou stared at him.
He also stared at Shen Yulou and the fox cub with curiosity in his eyes.
With sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, a face as beautiful as jade, and long hair tied up with a white hair crown, he looked very neat and tidy.
He wore a long blue robe and a golden token at his waist, which was a pass for the government to investigate cases.
Shen Yulou only felt that he was tall and slender and had a dignified demeanor.
What a refined and gentle gentleman, as elegant as an orchid and as serene as a chrysanthemum.
He nodded to himself.
On the day of the imperial tour, Shen Yulou's eyes were fixed on Chi Yuan, and he did not observe the young top scholar carefully.
Now it seems that he doesn't resemble Prime Minister Shen much, which explains why he couldn't recognize the fox cub as his son at a glance like Chi Yuan did.
Perhaps, like him, she resembles her mother.
Seeing that Shen Yulou's gaze never left Shen Bijue, and that the two of them were staring at each other in front of him.
Chi Yuan refused, so he simply stood directly in front of Shen Yulou, blocking their view.
But before Shen Yulou could speak, the fox cub became dissatisfied.
Why does Chi's father always block his view of things?
So he placed his hand on Chi Yuan's thigh and patted it, meaning that Chi Yuan should move to the side a little.
Chi Yuan did not react.
It was only after Shen Yulou kicked him, reminding him to watch his behavior, that Chi Yuan reluctantly moved away.
Shen Bijue fell silent upon seeing this scene.
How come I never noticed before that His Majesty is so jealous? Is he a reincarnation of a jealous maniac?
This prince looks so much like His Majesty and the eldest son of the Shen family. Could it be that, as the common people say, he was born from the eldest son of the Shen family after taking a secret medicine?
However, he felt a strange sense of familiarity when he looked at Shen Yulou. Why was that? Had they met before?
Shen Bijue looked puzzled.
"Cough cough... I'm sorry to have troubled you, rushing over in such heavy rain during the sacrificial ceremony."
Chi Yuan made a fist, put it to his mouth, and coughed twice, breaking the silent and awkward situation.
"It's no trouble at all. It's my honor to serve Your Majesty." Shen Bijue cupped his hands and bowed to Chi Yuan, expressing his support for his leader.
"How's the investigation going?" Chi Yuan patted his shoulder with one hand, gesturing for him to sit down at the tea table and talk to him face to face.
Shen Bijue glanced at Shen Yulou, not noticing that Chi Yuan had any intention of dismissing him, and sighed at how favored the eldest son of the Shen family was.
“My men successfully made contact with them, but then he suddenly fell victim to the virus.”
Chi Yuan nodded, signaling him to continue.
“His symptoms came on without any warning, and the other person hadn’t even touched him.”
"Based on the reactions and statements of my subordinates, An Youping and I have searched through over a thousand ancient books on medicinal herbs in the past few days."
"And then, based on the warm jade that His Majesty entrusted to me."
"We have discovered a secret medicine from the Lingnan region."
"This secret medicine is not taken orally, but rather made into pills and burned as incense."
Using it alone will not cause any harm.
However, there is a special type of warm jade that, after being warmed by the body temperature, can be hung on the pill for 15 minutes.
This will fully activate the medicinal properties of this secret medicine.
Once you smell it for the first time, you'll become obsessed and unable to extricate yourself. If you can't smell it, you'll feel like you're dying, as if tens of thousands of ants are gnawing at your body, causing unbearable pain.
However, excessive exposure to such substances can lead to a complete loss of self-awareness and complete susceptibility to manipulation.
He eventually died suddenly.
"I verified with my staff that there was indeed an incense burner burning in the store at the time, and it had a faint fragrance, but it was no different from common incense."
"Moreover, I suspect that the other party used this secret medicine to control the salt merchant, ultimately causing his sudden death."
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