Chapter 160 Check, they are the ones who set the fire
In the evening.
Before Lin Miaoyin could wait for Nanshan Hall to open, Maidong came back dragging a cart of medicinal herbs.
He and Dingxiang worked together to move the herbs into the Yipin pot.
"Princess, it's getting late. It's not safe to travel at night. Why don't you stay here for one night and leave tomorrow morning? I have already cleaned up the guest room in the inpatient department this afternoon."
Lin Miaoyin nodded.
I have been traveling for several hours today and I feel a little exhausted.
"I'll go boil some water. After dinner, I'll give you a bath so you can relax." After saying that, Dingxiang turned and went to the small kitchen.
After dinner.
Lin Miaoyin took advantage of the two's unpreparedness and moved all the medicinal materials into the medical system.
Unexpectedly, while she was taking a bath, the herbs she had just put in disappeared. She searched every corner but couldn't find them.
Because this kind of thing had happened before, Lin Miaoyin was not too shocked.
I'm just a little worried.
The medicinal herbs are gone. How should she explain to Maidong and Beigong You?
After much thought, she decided to go out at night.
Maidong thought she complained that the herbs were not enough, so he accompanied her out without asking any questions.
This afternoon he went around the west side of the city and only knocked on the doors of three or four herbal medicine shops, most of which had very high prices. There was only one shop that was still normal, but he had already bought out almost all the herbs in that shop.
Even if I go there now, it will be a wasted trip.
So, he suggested going to the east of the city.
Lin Miaoyin shook her head. "There are only a few medicine shops in the east of the city. The largest one is the clinic next to Yipin Guo, Nanshan Hall, which has not opened yet."
Maidong said nothing more and just kept driving.
At night, there were only two pharmacies in the east of the city whose doors could be opened. The two shops were facing each other, separated only by a street.
But the price they offered was ridiculously high.
Medicinal herbs such as Cimicifuga and Puerariae Radix, which usually only sold for a few cents of silver, now cost dozens of taels of silver.
The price has more than doubled.
Seeing Lin Miaoyin's face darken, the shop assistant was extremely arrogant and closed the door directly. "It's up to you to buy it or not. By tomorrow, you won't be able to buy it even if you add another ten taels of silver."
Lin Miaoyin grabbed the door and asked coldly, "Are you sure you want to make money from the national disaster?"
"What's the point of talking about making money in a national crisis? We are a small business and can only make a living. We hope that the guests will not embarrass us."
"Maidong, write down the name of the pharmacy. I will present it to the emperor tomorrow. I want to see how the emperor will deal with it." Lin Miaoyin did not argue with him and left after she finished speaking.
The waiter was about to close the door, but the person behind him stopped him and looked at Lin Miaoyin warily, "Who are you?"
The medicinal herbs in his shop were indeed expensive, but he almost lost his life in order to purchase them.
If a person survives a narrow escape, shouldn’t he be sold at a high price?
Even if she didn't like it and wanted to report to the authorities, she should have gone to the Ministry of Revenue, but she actually went directly to see the emperor.
This forced him to be careful.
"You don't need to care who I am. You just need to know that profiting from national disaster will never have a good ending!" Lin Miaoyin turned and left.
Looking at her cold and beautiful little face, the shopkeeper seemed to have thought of something.
He immediately changed his expression and kindly invited Lin Miaoyin in, "If I remember correctly, you are the Princess of Ning."
Lin Miaoyin was a little surprised that this person actually recognized her.
"The last time you were in Nanshan Hall, I saw you from afar." The shopkeeper explained.
That's why he was so frightened.
The Ning Wang's wife in front of him was not as neglected as rumored, but was very favored. On the day her clinic opened, the Ning Wang came in person to support her.
If it was just Prince Ning, he wouldn't be so scared.
What frightened him the most was the poison in Princess Ning's hands. The venom she threw out from her sleeves that day was enough to poison even a thick wooden block, let alone mortals like them.
I can't afford to offend you!
"How much do you sell these herbs for?" Lin Miaoyin asked again.
"Okay, okay, how about Princess Ning... name a price?" The shopkeeper looked at Lin Miaoyin without saying anything, and his heart ached. "If Princess Ning really wants it, I... I can give it to you."
As soon as these words were spoken, the waiter looked over in shock.
The shopkeeper was a well-known miser, and he had never seen him be so generous.
So generous that the flesh on his face twitched.
"You are open for business, how can I take your things for free? How about this, now is the epidemic period, prices are high, I will add 500 yuan to the original price, what do you think?"
"Okay, okay, I'll do as Princess Ning says." The shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief when he heard her say that.
"I want half of these herbs, including Cimicifuga, Pueraria lobata, Adenophora radix, Ophiopogon japonicus, Chrysanthemum morifolium." Lin Miaoyin originally planned to take all of them, but when she thought about the smallpox outbreak in the city, she decided to keep half of them in case she was unable to buy medicine in the city in a few days.
After the purchase, she went to the pharmacy across the street to buy some more medicinal materials.
It was almost midnight when the two returned with a full load.
Before returning to Yippin Guo, my attention was attracted by the noise on the street.
"Princess, there are guards from Jingzhao Prefecture patrolling ahead. There is no need for us to conflict with them. I will change the route right now."
Lin Miaoyin glanced at the car full of medicinal herbs and nodded.
Almost all the pharmacies on Tianrun Street have been bought by them. If something unexpected happens again, I'm afraid we won't be able to buy any medicinal materials.
It is indeed not a suitable time to create unnecessary trouble.
When Mai Dong was about to turn around, a sharp-eyed yamen runner spotted them and immediately rode over on horseback, "Who are you?"
broken!
Lin Miaoyin secretly cried out that it was not good.
After a while, several yamen runners came over here and surrounded them.
"Captain Kang, how are you?" Maidong pulled the reins and bowed to the leader of the yamen runners.
"It turned out to be Lord Maidong who is beside Prince Ning." Upon hearing this, the man quickly dismounted and stepped forward to salute. "At this hour, why is Lord Maidong still outside?"
As he spoke, he subconsciously looked towards the carriage.
Lin Miaoyin lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and said calmly, "This princess brought Maidong out to buy some medicinal herbs. I hope Governor Kang will give me some favors."
"My humble servant greets Princess Ning." Kang Dayong immediately bowed.
"No need to be polite, get up."
Kang Dayong glanced at the carriage and said hesitantly, "Today, smallpox is raging. No one is allowed to enter or leave the city. All carriages and horses appearing on Tianrun Street must be checked, for fear that someone with smallpox may sneak into the city. Look at this..."
"We are just doing routine business. I hope Princess Ning will understand."
"Then let's check it out." Lin Miaoyin lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.
There were only medicinal herbs in the car, so she was not afraid of being checked.
Kang Dayong raised his hand, and several yamen runners quickly came to the carriage. They moved quickly and completed the inspection in a moment.
"Boss, the car is full of medicinal herbs."
Kang Dayong immediately stepped forward and bowed, "I'm sorry for bothering you, Princess Ning, please forgive me."
Just as Lin Miaoyin was about to get on the carriage, she saw a burst of fire in front of her. She subconsciously exclaimed, "Oh no, there's a fire over there!"
Unexpectedly, Kang Dayong and other yamen runners did not move, as if they did not hear her words.
"What are you still standing there for? There's a fire over there!" Lin Miaoyin shouted as she moved forward. When she got closer, she understood why these bailiffs were indifferent.
Because they are the ones who set the fire.
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