"Is it because you don't have enough money for the herbs? But the box of gold I gave you at that time should be enough to buy even the most expensive herbs... Master Zhang? Where's the medicine juice?"

Zhao Ji's words were both soft and hard, and a trace of cold sweat fell on Zhang Zhenren's face, which was always pretending to be good.

If today's matter is not handled properly, I am afraid that Master Zhang will completely lose Zhao Ji's trust.

[Damn it, it seems that I really have to give him this medicine today. Damn it, if I could have left some Wu Shi San, I could have fooled this guy. This damn eunuch is chasing me so urgently, where can I get him! ]

[If I just randomly mix a medicinal juice, then the Wushisan I took this month would be wasted. The master had finally gotten this from a foreign land, and it would be bad if it was wasted like this, after all, the quantity is not much. ]

[The gold in that box has long been given to the owner as capital for his great undertaking. If you ask me to hand it over now, I can’t do it. It’s really annoying…]

[It really is impossible... I can only put the emperor aside for the time being... Anyway, the emperor has a few other medicines, and I can't drag this damn eunuch here any longer! ]

When Zhao Ji heard this, he vaguely saw a flash of thought in his mind, but he didn't catch it.

While Zhao Ji was thinking with his head tilted, Master Zhang had already made up his mind and said, "I have not forgotten the medicine juice from Master Seal, but the medicine juice is still being refined. It is a little short of the heat, so I need to wait a little longer. I will go in and refine it now. Please wait for about half an hour!"

Before Zhao Ji took his hand away, he heard the last words from Master Zhang:

[I can only crush these pills for the emperor and mix them into medicine juice. It seems that it is time to send a pigeon to the master and ask him to get more of this stuff. Otherwise, according to the progress, the assignment will affect the master's plan...]

When Zhao Ji heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this time the problem of Master Zhang sending pills to the emperor was unexpectedly solved.

You know, at the beginning, the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau and Zhao Ji, they just thought that they could just fool people with these twelve pills.

According to Master Zhang, these twelve pills are enough to last for half a year.

But after today's twists and turns, Zhao Ji felt it necessary to ask the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau to prepare some pills in advance in case of emergency.

When Master Zhang went to the alchemy room, he still forgot to ask his little boy apprentice to keep an eye on Zhao Ji and not let him run around.

But this time Zhao Ji himself had no intention of wandering around.

Compared to the secrets hidden in this Taoist temple, Zhao Ji was a little surprised as to why this little boy was so devoted to recognizing Master Zhang as his master and why he listened to Master Zhang so much?

So Zhao Ji tried to chat with the little boy, but the little boy was silent and said nothing.

Anyway, all I had to do was follow the master's instructions, treat the guests well, serve them tea, and stay close to them.

As the guest, Zhao Ji felt really uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Master Zhang was punctual. He said he would come out in half an hour, and he really came out in half an hour.

This time, Master Zhang was not carrying any black box, but a white porcelain bottle instead.

There is also a wooden stopper on top, blocking the bottle mouth.

"This is the medicine made from the precious herbs that cost you a box of gold. Just drink it. This magical medicine will slowly heal your body. When you are in good spirits, the next few bottles of medicine will naturally help prolong your life."

Zhao Ji didn't listen carefully to what Master Zhang said. His attention was all on the white porcelain bottle.

As a result, when the cork of the white porcelain bottle was opened, a strong bitter smell came out.

Zhao Ji could smell that a lot of Coptis chinensis was added in here.

That's really hard.

It seems that during this half hour, Master Zhang must have taken great pains to boil the pills into medicinal juice, and he also specially added the medicinal ingredient Coptis chinensis, which has a strong taste.

Perhaps Master Zhang himself also smelled the overly strong smell of Coptis chinensis, and he forced an unnatural smile on his face and said, "The herbs added to the medicine juice this time are relatively expensive. Some of the herbs are cold in nature, and they need to be neutralized by mild herbs like Coptis chinensis."

Zhao Ji would not drink the medicine originally, but seeing Master Zhang's rare guilty expression, he deliberately smiled and said, "I have spent so much money. If you want to use some herbs to neutralize it next time, you might as well use some more expensive ones. Anyway, I have spent the money, so don't give me common herbs like Coptis chinensis next time!"

Master Zhang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and smiled awkwardly.

Zhao Ji didn't say much. He turned around and left with the white porcelain bottle.

Master Zhang then breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to go back into the alchemy room, but he suddenly remembered that all the herbs were used up.

That good alchemy furnace was being used as an ordinary pot at such an urgent moment just now.

He dissolved the pill in water and boiled it, concentrating it into a small bottle of medicine juice.

To be honest, even Master Zhang himself is not sure whether this medicine juice can still retain the medicinal properties of Wu Shi San.

"It has some medicinal properties, to some extent. Anyway, let's just fool around and wait for the next batch of herbs!"

On the other hand, the secret guards sent out to investigate Master Zhang found some useful information.

During this period, there were always some mysterious birds flying around in the sky above the palace.

One day, a secret guard was so bored that he shot down a few magpies with a hidden weapon.

In fact, when magpies appeared in the palace, the noble ladies all liked it very much.

Because the magpie's call means good things are about to happen.

Only a ruthless person like the secret guard would ignore these folk legends and shoot down these birds.

Three magpies were shot in a row. The secret guard didn't want to care about it at first, but he was afraid that three magpies died in the harem and some nonsense would spread.

So he simply slipped down from the things, and wanted to throw the three magpies into the well under the cover of night.

It turned out that I touched it and actually touched the small tube on the magpie's leg.

Serious magpie, who would have a small tube tied to its leg?

It is obvious that these magpies are raised by someone, and they are most likely used to deliver things into the palace.

The secret guard immediately made a connection and told Zhao Ji about the anomaly.

"Take off the tubes and give them to me." Zhao Ji looked at the three magpie corpses lying on the shore. There were small tubes on the bodies of all three magpies.

The secret guard removed the tube and poured the powder in the tube onto the rice paper beside him.

This is a gray powder and you can't tell what it is.