"Sir, there's something wrong with this sandalwood!" Qi Jue picked up the stick of incense at hand and pulled it out of the incense burner.
Chu Liuchen took it and frowned, "What's the problem?"
"There are some things added here. If used for a long time, it will cause mental fatigue, loss of energy, and vomiting blood. At this time, adding a dose of medicine to the medicine is likely to cause sudden death." Qi Jue said with a serious look.
On the dragon bed, the emperor was leaning against Concubine Lan. His face was pale. He had vomited blood just now and felt very uncomfortable.
Concubine Lan touched him hard, raised her red eyes and looked at Chu Liuchen, but said nothing.
"What to add?" Chu Liuchen said sharply. He really didn't trust the imperial doctor in the palace, so he brought Qi Jue into the palace. After entering the palace, he did not directly check the medicine. He first checked the sandalwood that made him feel something strange. Yes, the problem was indeed found.
There was something wrong with sandalwood and other sandalwoods, but he actually didn't know it. Shao Wanru smelled it from him, so he asked Qi Jue to check it out.
Shao Wanru, who had been in Yuhui'an for so many years, was very sensitive to sandalwood. Chu Liuchen stayed in the emperor's palace for a long time, and his body was contaminated with this smell.
This kind of smell is nothing if it falls on other people's noses.
The imperial doctors knew pharmacology, but they didn’t understand sandalwood. No one discovered the problems in the sandalwood, and no one paid attention to the mutual conflict between the medicinal materials.
Similar to Shao Wanru, Master Mingqiu also did research on sandalwood. Knowing that Qi Jue was going to the palace to investigate, she specially called Qi Jue over to explain, and then Qi Jue found out the problem immediately. matter.
"Changxingcao!" Qi Jue affirmed.
"Immortal grass... doesn't it make horses go crazy after smelling it?" The emperor asked weakly. He asked about the evergreen grass not once or twice, so he naturally knew the role of evergreen grass.
"It's from Changxingcao. The envoy from the country of Ao mentioned at that time that one of the effects of Changxingcao was to scare horses, but there was a more obscure effect that he didn't mention. If Changxingcao is used together with another medicinal material from the country of Ao, , it can poison people silently, and if the dose is large, it can cause sudden death!"
Qi Jue affirmed and reported respectfully to the emperor.
"The evergreen grass that appeared several times before must have fallen into our eyes accidentally. There is also a possibility that these evergreen grasses buried poisonous roots in the uncle's body." Chu Liuchen's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and he slowly He said slowly.
There were so many things that happened in the past, and everyone was trying to trace the cause of the incident. They also sent the Changxingcao they found to the imperial study several times. Others may not have any reaction, but the emperor has been poisoned! Together with sandalwood, poison was buried in the emperor's body.
"That should be the meaning!" Qi Jue nodded, "In the early days, the quantity of Changxing grass was not small, and the whole root was sent to the emperor, so that the emperor could touch and smell it to have the effect. Now there is no need Yes, you can put a little Changxingcao powder in the medicinal materials. If the amount is small, no one will notice it."
The reason why he knew so clearly was because of the help of Princess Yutao. He used the prince's people to ask Princess Yutao about these things. Princess Yutao also told her everything, and she told this matter that only the royal family of the country knew. Speak up.
"Your Majesty..." Concubine Lan gritted her teeth and looked at the Emperor.
The emperor's eyes fell on Chu Liuchen, and his voice was hoarse: "Leave this matter to the prince!"
After saying that, he closed his eyes, opened them again, and looked at Concubine Lan with a happy smile: "From now on, his world will be his. If he can't handle this little thing, how can he govern the country."
"But..." Concubine Lan said worriedly. In her heart, Chu Liuchen had always been that sickly child, and she was really worried.
The emperor reached out and patted her hand, indicating that she didn't have to worry, and raised his head: "For my application, please ask Derong1"
After saying that, she leaned back and landed on the high soft pillow behind her. Concubine Lan hurriedly helped him and covered him with a quilt carefully.
Chu Liuchen looked at the emperor with deep eyes, turned around and walked out of the palace, Qi Jue following behind him.
His Highness Derong stood at the door. When he saw Chu Liuchen approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "Your Highness, how is the Emperor?"
Chu Liuchen looked him up and down, and suddenly asked: "Have you been following my uncle for a long time?"
Derong was stunned for a moment, but then said respectfully, "I have been following the emperor for decades."
"Are you loyal to your uncle?" Chu Liuchen said coldly.
Derong couldn't stand this time and knelt down with a plop: "Your Highness, my servant's loyalty to the emperor can only be expressed by God."
Chu Liuchen looked at Derong who was kneeling on the ground with deep eyes, and after a while he said slowly: "Get up!"
Xiao Xuanzi hurriedly ran over from behind him, helped Derong up with a smile, and patted his knees to keep them clean, and then stood aside.
Chu Liuchen turned around and walked to the side hall, followed by Qi Jue. Xiao Xuanzi pulled Laderong's sleeve, and the two of them followed behind and went to the side hall together.
"Where did this sandalwood come from?" Once inside, Chu Liuchen went straight to the point without taking any detours.
"The sandalwood is homemade in the palace, and the emperor has been using it. Is there something wrong here?" Cold sweat broke out on Derong's forehead, and he looked at the half-burned sandalwood in front of him in shock.
There are craftsmen in the palace, and the emperor cannot use them lightly. Derong has always been very careful. Those craftsmen have checked clearly, and there is no chance that anything will happen.
"There should be some incense used in the sandalwood, right? Where did it come from?" Chu Liuchen looked at him with a deep eye and asked again.
Hearing what he asked, Derong's face became a little brighter. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and hurriedly explained: "Your Highness, don't worry, these Buddhist incense are also very safe. They are used in the Buddhist hall in the palace, not outside." If you find it, it will be fine if it is kept lit in the Buddhist temple."
"Buddha Hall?" Chu Liuchen frowned.
"Yes, it's the Buddhist Hall. After the former presiding master of the Buddhist hall left, Master Pushan is now taking care of it. Compared with the previous presiding master, Master Pushan takes care of it better." Derong said.
In the past, the presiding ladies often prepared Buddhist incense when they went to ask for it. Buddhist incense is the main material of sandalwood, but it is different from ordinary Buddhist incense. It also contains many other spices that calm the heart and mind. It's very light, but its effect is obvious. Ever since Master Pushan entered the palace, Buddhist incense has been prepared here early, and you can use it every time you go to ask for it.
"researched?"
"My slave has checked it, every time." Derong nodded.
"Have you checked Master Pushan?" Chu Liuchen said coldly.
"What can I find out about Master Pushan?" Derong became puzzled. Master Pushan has been at Yuhui Nunnery for so many years.
In fact, there is no need to check.
"Check it out and see where she has been since entering the palace, as well as her two apprentices!" Chu Liuchen ordered, reaching out and taking out a scroll of painting from his sleeve, "Have you seen this?"
Derong took two steps forward and took it respectfully. After seeing the Buddha statue on it clearly, his expression immediately changed: "This... this is..."
"What is this?" Chu Liuchen asked. This was given to him by Shao Wanru before entering the palace. He asked him to find someone to ask. He said that it was a similar Buddha statue in Master Pushan's house, and a remote one in Lian Yuhui'an. There are also such Buddha statues in this place.
"This... this is from the previous dynasty... from the previous dynasty..." Derong said with a panicked expression, and knelt down, "Your Highness, this is the Buddha statue from the previous dynasty, and it was the second main statue enshrined in the Buddhist hall of the harem at that time. "
Although it had been a long time, Derong still remembered it very clearly. When he entered the capital, the palace of the former dynasty was in chaos. The concubines were running away, and the maids and eunuchs were busy grabbing things. He was actually only the former palace at that time. A young eunuch who had just entered the palace ran away in panic.
The palace was in chaos and there was killing. A young eunuch had no place to run. He happened to run under the Buddha Hall and sneaked there to hide it. Under the hanging gauze curtain, what he saw was such a Buddha statue. The Buddha statue looked ferocious. Derong was very scared, but he didn't dare to move and huddled motionless.
During this palace incident, Derong was able to escape the disaster. Not only did he not die, but he also followed the right master.
But even after so many years, he still vividly remembers the scene at that time. The Buddha statue was really big for him at that time, and the position was second. Later, the Buddha statue was broken into The soldiers broke it into pieces and took Derong away at the same time.
When the emperor ascended the throne, Derong followed him into the palace as the general manager. He also subconsciously asked some old people who survived the palace at that time. Someone once said that this was the favorite Buddha statue of the former queen. I heard it was a It’s a story about sacrificing one’s life to avoid evil, but the specific details are not clear.
"Have you seen it?" Chu Liuchen was also surprised by Derong's reaction. He originally thought that he would ask the old man in the palace to ask, but he didn't expect that he would be straight-faced as soon as he asked.
"The servant was hiding in the Buddhist temple at that time. He saw this Buddha statue. It was very big and ranked second in the position. Later, the servant also inquired about it and said that this Buddha statue was the favorite of the former empress at that time. It was the most popular statue in the palace. All the concubines and princesses came together to worship the Buddha statue and were very respectful to it... and even made many small Buddha statues and distributed them to the favored concubines and princesses."
Derong composed himself and said, he must not be the little eunuch he was before, and his answers were flawless.
"Send someone to keep an eye on Master Pushan!" Chu Liuchen's handsome face slightly condensed and he said lazily.
"Yes, Your Highness!" Derong nodded, thought for a while and then said, "Does Master Pushan have any questions? The Queen Mother has always praised her. What if the Queen Mother is alarmed?"
"Don't let her and her two apprentices go to the imperial grandmother's place." Chu Liuchen thought for a while and said.
"But recently, the Queen Mother has been very convinced of Master Pushan and has been going to Cining Palace. If she suddenly stops going, will it..." Derong said hesitantly.
"I will make arrangements for the Imperial Grandmother's place. If the Imperial Grandmother's place requires someone, just let them go." Chu Liuchen pondered for a moment and said lazily, with a cold look in his eyes!
It turns out he was from the previous dynasty, no wonder...