Su Ci stayed in the medical camp for several days.
The medical camp is now very peaceful. After several months of research, Doctor Huang has basically mastered the steps of cultivating bacteria and purifying penicillin. Of course, due to the bacterial strain, his chance of success was very low. Now, the occasionally one or two Type A bacterial strains that barely passed the animal experiments were treated as treasures by him. He would sleep in the laboratory every day to guard them, forgetting to eat and sleep.
Su Ci actually didn't have any objections. He definitely wouldn't be able to accomplish it in three to five years or seven years anyway, so he wouldn't get in her way. As for the long term, it is actually a good thing that penicillin can be developed slowly. It is also a benefit inherited from its predecessors, so there is no need to cherish it.
The medical camp has now returned to peace. Two of the young doctors with connections have run away, and the remaining one is similar to Doctor Huang. Now he is concentrating on studying the fungus behind closed doors. There is no need to call Su Ci to ask questions. The two sides have almost reached a state of non-interference, which is pretty good.
Su Ci didn't need to pay attention to them. Now that the limelight had passed, the old emperor and other people with ulterior motives had already forgotten about her. She didn't have to sit around doing nothing and could concentrate on doing things. The medical camp had expanded into the yard, and she was there purifying the first-grade penicillin that had been smuggled in.
She has been very busy recently. After reaching an agreement with Ji Yuanhao, she must fulfill it. One crystal syringe will be distributed to the people in the church for use, and then a batch of stored medicine will be provided.
She was very busy, but she would still take time to go back and visit Yan during the day. She couldn't save this time.
After work in the evening, they went back to sleep, but Yang Yanzong seemed to be angry. He stayed in Yangdu Mansion for several days and did not go home.
Well, to be exact, this guy seemed to be in a cold war with her.
Su Ci stretched her waist which was a little stiff from standing for a long time, washed her hands and patted her bangs, then walked to the lounge outside, stretching her arms as she walked.
Su Yan arrived before she even showed up: "Sister, sister, look what I brought you?!"
Along with the sound came a fragrant burnt smell. Su Yan rushed in in two or three steps, put a large bunch of oil paper bags in her arms on the table, and ran to the back to get the dishes and chopsticks as if she were familiar with the place.
If we had to talk about the happiest person these days, it would have to be Su Yan. Since joining the reconnaissance and spy team, she has been like a duck in water. She happily completes her missions every day, has made friends with a large group of brothers, and even whispered to herself that there are a few single guys who blush when she comes near them. Maybe they can develop a relationship.
Su Ci: “…”
Okay, she encouraged her sister and told her not to be timid and just go for it. Oh, but you have to tell the good news about the son-in-law before going up to the party, so as to avoid misunderstandings that affect the relationship between colleagues. The status of a son-in-law is not high these days.
Su Yan opened a pile of oil paper packages, which contained all kinds of fried tofu, grilled lamb skewers, braised large intestines, roasted chicken, and hot and sour noodles. She was so happy now that she no longer had to be locked up at home. When her shift was over, she would wander around like a prisoner released from jail. She had tried all the snacks in the nearby town and brought delicious food to Su Ci every day.
"Yeah, I get it. I'm just saying it. I don't want to find someone right away. I'll observe first. I have to find someone honest."
Su Yan hummed, gave her sister half a bowl of hot and sour noodles, put several pieces of crispy tofu into her bowl, and then came over mysteriously and whispered, "Sister, did you and Yang Yanzong have a fight?"
Su Yan is a little bit insensitive and she doesn't stay close to Yang Yanzong. She heard this from Yang Yanzhen. Yesterday, Yang Xiaosan told her mysteriously with a hint of sadness that his brother and sister-in-law seemed to have had a quarrel and his brother hasn't been home for several days.
Su Ci remained calm: "Pfft, he's busy. You know how busy things are in the court recently. We didn't have a fight, so don't tell mom about it!"
"Really?"
Su Yan and her sister looked at each other for a long while. Su Ci smiled and blinked. Su Yan felt that she should not have lied. Okay, that's it!
"Eat quickly, it's getting cold. This noodle won't taste good when it's cold. It's so spicy, hiss—"
Su Yan was slurping noodles, and the topic was dropped. Su Ci was not actually very hungry. She took a bite of noodles, poked the coriander on top with her chopsticks, and held her chin with her hand.
——Actually, Su Ci had a sense of what Yang Yanzong meant and why he was angry that day when the two of them quarreled.
She's not stupid.
After a few words of argument, I felt something was wrong.
She was speechless.
Su Ci had no choice but to pretend not to understand.
Because it’s difficult to answer, and I can’t get away with it unless I pretend I don’t understand.
Hiss, brother, your requirements are too high. I can’t do it!
Su Ci shrugged. She didn't know why Yang Yanzong suddenly had such high demands. No, no, she actually had a vague guess, but she was not sure. However, it didn't make much difference whether she guessed or not. Anyway, she had no choice.
Su Ci is a modern person at heart. Wouldn't it be in vain to tell her to selflessly devote her heart to her husband and her husband's family? It's not like she grew up being poisoned by ancient ideas about women's virtues.
She thinks sex is pretty good. Wouldn't it be nice to live happily together? If you insist on getting to the bottom of everything, aren't you asking for trouble?
Well, the problem now is that Boss Yang wants to cause trouble for her.
Su Ci didn't have any other choice. After thinking about it, she felt that there was no solution to this problem, so she just laid it out and decided to wait until he calmed down. Anyway, he couldn't stay away from home for the rest of his life just because of such a small matter.
Su Ci finally attributed this matter to a trivial matter. As a salted fish, she thought that big things could be reduced to small things and small things could be reduced to nothing. Anyway, as long as there was no imminent death or house collapse, it was not considered to be very urgent.
If Yang Yanzong knew this, he would probably be furious to death, but fortunately he didn't know. However, his not knowing was still enough to make him angry, and the two of them then started a cold war that lasted for half a month.
…
Yang Yanzong stayed in Yangdu Mansion and did not come back. On the one hand, he was angry with Su Ci, and on the other hand, there were too many things to do.
The outside world was not calm because of the cold war between the two. Instead, it was in an uproar. The case of Shen Yin and treason had exploded. The Sixth Prince's righteousness and the crime of bringing Ji Yan's head to the court to ask for forgiveness pushed the situation to a climax. Previously, due to Ji Yuanhao's secret manipulation, Ji Lin, Border General Chen Chengyi, the Fourth Prince's Mansion and the Seventh Prince's Mansion were successively involved in this major event. For a while, Yangdu was in turmoil, and a new round of confrontation had quickly begun.
Yang Yanzong had his eyes on the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Left Guard from the very beginning. He removed Zhang Boqian with the intention of replacing him.
However, this process was much more thrilling than expected!
While sisters Su Ci and Su Yan were slurping noodles side by side, Yang Yanzong was in the old emperor's Shangyang Hall.
Of course the first person the old emperor interrogated was Zhang Boqian, but Zhang Boqian had done nothing wrong, so of course he cried out for injustice. He had been detained for nearly two months, and he had learned his lesson and sorted out his thoughts. He immediately implicated Uncle Kun and Yang Yanzong.
"Your Majesty, I have seen clearly. I did not do that! I have devoted all my energy to completing the mission Your Majesty has entrusted to me. I am incompetent and deserve death, but I have absolutely not collaborated with the enemy!! I will never coexist with the Northern Rong people!!"
Zhang Boqian burst into tears and kowtowed heavily: "It was Uncle Kun who conspired with Yang Yanzong. This villain has evil ambitions. Uncle Kun is afraid of being held accountable and he deserves death. It must be these two who jointly fabricated false evidence!!!"
The old emperor looked down at him, his face as gloomy as water. He had already heard the confessions of Tong Jie'en and Eunuch Zhang, but how could he say that the old emperor could give this task to Zhang Boqian, which meant that he had a very high degree of trust in him. Zhang Boqian was also very sincere at this moment, and his forehead was bleeding. The old emperor listened for a long time with a gloomy face, and finally heard "This thief has wolfish ambitions, and Uncle Kun is afraid of being liquidated and his heart is also worthy of death", his eyes narrowed, and finally said: "Come on, go and summon these two people!"
When the imperial guards armed with swords and wearing armor rushed into the mansion, Yang Yanzong's eyes flashed slightly. When he arrived, Uncle Kun was already there.
Yang Yanzong and his uncle Kun knelt at the foot of the jade steps. The old emperor squinted his eyes and looked at the two of them for a long time, then said coldly, "Don't think that I will tolerate you again and again!"
It is not known whether this sentence was said by Heshen, the emperor's uncle, or by Yang Yanzong, but the former is more likely. However, the two men did not say a word and just kowtowed.
When the important evidence of treason was presented to him, Sun Shiping quickly took it and went up the jade steps to present it to the emperor.
The old emperor frowned as he took the silk book with a bright red seal on it. After some time, the red color of the seal was no longer bright, but it was still clearly visible that it was the seal of "Commander-in-Chief of the Left Guard".
The old emperor threw the silk book to the old craftsman called by the Ministry of Works, "Check it!"
The old craftsman quickly took the silk book, opened the toolbox and began to inspect it.
Yang Yanzong lowered his eyes, his expression did not change. Kneeling next to him was Uncle Kun. He did not replace the silk book temporarily. He was confident in Uncle Kun's preparations.
Uncle Kun snorted in his heart and said nothing.
The old craftsman was very skilled. He knew what the fabric was just by touching it. "This is Zhangzhou silk from the Zhangzhou Weaving Bureau, which was shipped north. It's from last year."
The Zhangzhou Weaving Bureau was a second-level weaving bureau. The silk fabrics it wove were generally not offered as tribute to the emperor and his concubines, but were instead supplied exclusively to military officers for their official uniforms. This type of light and thin white silk was generally used for underwear. The new underwear made this year for the middle and senior military officers of the Zuowei Guard happened to be made from last year's silk produced by the Zhangzhou Weaving Bureau.
"Judging from the ink, texture, and fabric penetration, I believe that this seal was stamped with metal at one time." Well, the official seal of the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Guard happened to be made of copper.
Zhang Boqian blushed and became angry. The old craftsman respectfully returned the silk book and bowed before leaving. The old emperor glanced at Zhang Boqian unhappily and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"
Zhang Boqian was very anxious. The hall where Bingjian was placed was chilly, but he was sweating all over his face. He glared at Yang Yanzong fiercely: "It's him! It's this thief named Yang. He has fought in the northwest for many years and must have connections with local officials in the northwest. He must have known the whereabouts of the silver carriage and made arrangements in advance to frame me!"
Yang Yanzong suddenly raised his eyes and met Zhang Boqian's. Zhang Boqian's eyes were red, like a madman who was desperately biting everyone around him. He was sure that Yang Yanzong must be involved: "He is aiming at the position of the commander of the Left Guard!"
"Your Majesty!! As long as we search his study and living quarters, we will definitely find evidence that he has had private connections with officials in the northwest and even the southwest!!!"
——Zhang Boqian was indeed a military officer who had been sent out to other places, and he knew the ins and outs of this matter very well. He simply put the matter aside. As long as he could find one or two letters, Yang Yanzong would never be cleared of the charges!
Want to join hands with Uncle Kun to snipe him down? And then replace it, dream on! !
If he doesn't turn out well in the end, you, Yang Yanzong, will have no chance of survival! !
The old emperor leaned back on the dragon chair and stared at the three men for a moment, "Come here, take these three to the prison first."
"Go, search!!"
…
Although Su Ci was away, it had to be said that she and Yang Yanzong had a very good understanding of each other in foreign affairs.
She was still in the medical camp when she got the news. Suddenly, she heard a hurried sound of running. Ah Zhao jumped up and down, and after a brief exchange with Ah Zheng, they rushed into the room quickly: "Madam, Madam, something bad has happened!"
"The Imperial Guards are on their way to the camp and home. They are said to be searching the master's study!"
Azhao quickly recounted the whole cause and effect, but he didn't know everything, at least he didn't know the part inside Shangyang Palace. Fortunately, when Su Ci heard Zhang Boqian, his mind turned and he almost immediately realized what the other party wanted to search for!
"You don't have to tell me, I know!"
Su Ci ran home, "Do you know where your master keeps the letters he sent to other places?"
Azhao shook his head anxiously. He had handled it before, but he didn't know where to put it.
A Zhao didn't know, but Su Ci knew. Yang Yanzong once opened a secret compartment in front of her, and she guessed it might be there.
"Ma'am, hurry up, they're almost here!"
A Zhao hurried as fast as he could, but the imperial guards were all elites who knew that every second counted, so he was not much faster. He was almost the same as the latter, and they arrived soon.
Don't rush me, the more you rush, the slower it gets!
Ah, she didn't know how to open the secret compartment. She had only seen Yang Yanzong open it before.
What we are fighting for now is time! !
Su Ci rushed into the front yard like a gust of wind. Without bothering to explain, she kicked open the door of Yang Yanzong's outer study and rushed in!
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