Seeing Huo Weilou's carriage leaving Bo Ruoyou before turning around and entering the door, I thought Cheng Yunzhi had already rested, but unexpectedly the house was still brightly lit, Bo Ruoyou quickly walked to the main hall, seeing no one in the hall, went to the study again, When she arrived at the study, she saw Cheng Yunzhi as expected, but to her surprise, Cheng Yunzhi was reading the pharmacopoeia.
Bo Ruoyou was a little surprised, "Father, why are you still not resting so late?"
As soon as the words were finished, Aunt Liang came in from outside with hot tea, "Miss, Master has been busy all day. After Miss left at noon, Master Huang's house next door was still going on. In the afternoon, Master Huang woke up and was addicted to drugs." It happened again, Master Huang had no choice but to come over to ask Master, and Master went over to help all afternoon."
Bo Ruoyou was slightly surprised when he heard that, Cheng Yunzhi put down the pharmacopoeia and sighed: "The doctor they invited knew that Lin'er had been poisoned by the gold ointment, and he was a little scared in his heart, so he didn't dare to show it to him, so his father came to invite me."
Cheng Yunzhi raised his hand and rubbed the corners of his eyes, then moved his neck, "I haven't read like this for many years, I'm a little tired."
Bo Ruoyou raised her lips and moved forward, "Give my foster father a squeeze."
She beat Cheng Yunzhi's shoulder, Cheng Yunzhi leaned on the back of the chair and half closed his eyes, and heard him ask: "You go out today, do you know if their Taiyuan Hospital has made a detoxification method?"
Bo Ruoyou shook her head, "Master Hou said that he has no clue."
"It's really not easy. I watched Lin'er's illness from the afternoon to the night, and watched him have a fuss, and then slowly regained his senses, but I never saw how the drug addiction disappeared. If It's fine to just rely on patience to subdue it again and again, but I see it's not that simple, from the pulse condition, it's also a sign of yin and yang imbalance, Qi and blood disorder and reverse blockage."
Cheng Yunzhi sighed, "I've been wasted a lot these years."
Bo Ruoyou's eyeballs twitched slightly when she heard this, "Although foster father has not practiced medicine outside these years, the foundation of the early years is still there. It is the accumulation of more than 20 years. My daughter thinks that whenever you want to practice medicine again It's not too late, you are only in your 40s now, and there are still a few decades in the future, so compared, the leisure time of the past few years is nothing."
Cheng Yunzhi's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he patted Bo Ruoyou's hand after a while, "Okay, let's all go and rest, you are tired after running for a long time today, and the foster father can't take it anymore. "
Bo Ruoyou responded, and helped Cheng Yunzhi go to the bedroom, and when he walked to his boudoir, he showed a sigh of relief. Cheng Yunzhi came from a family of medicine, and if it wasn't for the case of the Cheng family more than ten years ago, he would probably be firmly seated in the Yuanzheng position of the imperial hospital now. There is dignity and dignity, and it can be used to help the world, but there is no word like if in this world.
However, Bo Ruoyou can see that Cheng Yunzhi's mind has been shaken, especially when a patient suffering from a difficult and miscellaneous disease is in front of him, he will also think about how to treat such a disease with the instinct of a doctor, and this is why he is so busy today. Bo Ruoyou very much hopes that Cheng Yunzhi can practice medicine again, so that he can not only live up to the hard study in the early years and the inheritance of the Cheng family, but also relieve the depression of these years, but she is afraid that touching the old things will make Cheng Yunzhi feel uncomfortable, so she dare not persuade him much.
Early the next morning, Bo Ruoyou got up to wash up and went to the main hall. She clearly saw that Cheng Yunzhi's teacup had already made tea, but Cheng Yunzhi's person was not there. Then I went into the study again."
Bo Ruoyou's eyes lit up immediately, and he personally brought the teacup to Cheng Yunzhi. As soon as he entered the door, he saw that Cheng Yunzhi was still flipping through the book. There was thick ink in the inkstone beside him, and there were a few prescriptions written on the side.
Seeing Bo Ruoyou approaching, Cheng Yunzhi said, "Come here and have a look at these prescriptions, do you think they are useful?"
Bo Ruoyou smiled and looked up, then shook her head, "My daughter's knowledge is superficial, so I can't tell, but the prescriptions prescribed by her adoptive father must be better than those prescribed by other doctors."
Cheng Yunzhi was amused by her, "There are many suspicious things about this disease, I have thought of a way, but I don't know if it will work." He thought for a while and said: "The poison of the gold ointment probably hurt the patient's head. , and most of the day after the poisoning occurs, it will cause great harm to people. Just now I asked Zhou Liang to go to the next door to have a look, and said that he hadn't eaten yesterday, and he was crying all night last night, and fell asleep at dawn. If you suffer like this every time, your body won’t be able to endure it.”
His eyes were fixed, "So, I wondered if I couldn't just break the gold ointment."
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but widen her eyes. The gold ointment is a poison. Now the doctors are talking about it, but Cheng Yunzhi wants to do the opposite. She couldn't help but said: "Father, the yamen has questioned many patients this time. These patients generally have one thing in common, that is, the longer the person who takes the gold ointment, the greater the drug addiction, and the harder it is to endure the drug.”
Cheng Yunzhi shook his head, "No, that's not what I mean. Although I want to continue to use gold ointment, it doesn't mean that they should take it like they used to. For example, they used to use one or two in the past, but now they use three coins, and then they use two coins. , In addition, I also wonder if I can find some other medicinal materials to replace the golden ointment—"
Bo Ruoyou only felt that this was a strange move. After all, the golden ointment was quite strange and could not be detoxified by ordinary gentle methods. She naturally had a different kind of trust in Cheng Yunzhi, and said: "Father, you can give it a try. Anyway, there is nothing better right now." way."
Cheng Yunzhi nodded, and his eyes fell on the pharmacopoeia again.
Bo Ruoyou accompanied Cheng Yunzhi to read the book for a while, and then the father and daughter had breakfast together. After breakfast, Cheng Yunzhi took Bo Ruoyou to Huang's house. When they arrived at Huang's house, Cheng Yunzhi explained how to treat Huang Lin. Master Huang was a little apprehensive when he heard it, but he thought that ordinary doctors would not want to treat people who are poisoned by gold ointment, so he had no choice but to agree.
"Let's do it according to Brother Cheng. I heard that the Tai Hospital has not found an effective method. Lin'er has already developed a desire to die, so I dare not delay any longer. If Brother Cheng's method is useful, then Cheng Brother is Lin'er's reborn parents."
Cheng Yunzhi waved his hand, and explained the possible dangers of this method clearly. After hearing this, Mr. Huang knew it well, and thanked him again and again, but he said with a bitter face: "Of course I believe Brother Cheng, but there is no gold ointment available at home. I heard that there are no more outside, and no one dares to sell it at this time, which is very difficult."
Gold ointment has been completely banned in the capital, and the Huang family is nothing more than ordinary people, even if they want to ask for favors, Bo Ruoyou listened to this and said, "I can try to help find some gold ointment."
Master Huang was naturally grateful, and soon, he took their father and daughter to see Huang Lin.
Entering Huang Lin's bedroom, Bo Ruoyou saw a thin and sluggish figure on the bed. Huang Lin was slumped on the bed with disheveled hair on her temples. She clearly fell asleep with her eyes closed. Moaning with a crying voice, as if he was being tortured in a dream, his forehead was still wrapped with a white cloth, his face became more sallow, and he no longer had the youthful vigor.
Master Huang said softly: "I didn't sleep very well. I put some calming pills in the water I drank in the morning, but if I use too much of these things, it won't help my body. I don't know how long I can endure this. It's a good age, if the future gets better, but people are exhausted, I'm afraid it will be the same as death."
Huang Lin's exposed wrists were quite bruised, most likely from the onset of the illness last night, Cheng Yunzhi asked for his pulse lightly, and gave some precautions before taking Bo Ruoyou home.
"Youyou, do you want to find gold ointment from the yamen?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded, "The yamen confiscated a lot of gold ointment. It should be easy for me to find some. I thought about it just now. The method my foster father said seems to be a bit of a slant, but the more it is, the more I fear it will be more. It can win by surprise, if this method is useful, it can be implemented to the entire capital and even the southwestern state capital, and it can also benefit the people."
Cheng Yunzhi didn't seem to have expected such a long-term future, so he hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
Bo Ruoyou ordered Zhou Liang to prepare carriages and horses, and quickly changed clothes to go out. She wanted to go to the Yamen, but she didn't go far, and she was worried about Huo Weilou and last night's case, and she knew that there was Huo Weilou in Huo Weilou. The gold ointment sent by Qinghong, I don't know if the gold ointment is still there, "Uncle Liang, let's go to the Hou Mansion to have a look."
Uncle Liang turned the horse's head, and half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of Marquis Wuzhao's mansion. The concierge knew her very well, and immediately welcomed her into the door respectfully. When Bo Ruoyou asked, she realized that Huo Weilou was not in the Marquis' mansion. There was a moment in her heart Kongluo, he still walked in, and when he reached the gate of the main courtyard, he saw Eunuch Fu walking out quickly, "Youyou is here!"
Bo Ruoyou understood the purpose of his visit, and Mr. Fu said fairly: "Oh, I know where the gold ointment is. Not only did the prince put away the one that the son sent, but also the one that the son brought from the mansion that day was put away." , but why do you want this thing, Youyou?"
Bo Ruoyou hurriedly said, "It's for my adoptive father to help people heal."
She told the story of the Huang family, and Eunuch Fu was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Cheng Yunzhi to come up with such a cure. He didn't say much, and sat down with Bo Ruoyou while saying: "Hou Grandpa came back last night, and left again when he saw that Shi Zi was fine, and he still hasn't come back yet."
Bo Ruoyou was startled, "Then Houye didn't sleep all night again?"
Eunuch Fu sighed, his eyes rolled suddenly, he walked to the door and told his attendants to invite Huo Weilou back, Bo Ruoyou hurriedly tried to stop him when he saw this, Eunuch Fu said, "It's okay, he should have come back to rest, Besides, the prince just got poisoned."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, "Then father-in-law take me to see the prince first."
The two of them went to the guest house together. The guest house was guarded by attendants, and the door was locked. It was silent at the moment. Bo Ruoyou looked puzzled, and Mr. Fu said fairly: "My son has given up his mind now. After the poison is released, we will go back to the guest house." I didn't make trouble, just cried by myself, just now the poison was over, so I lighted the tranquilizing incense and fell asleep, Mr. Ming prescribed a prescription, and went to the south of the city today, he said that he only saw Shizi, a patient, and couldn't find a clue, thinking Go see other people in the sick camp and see if you can find a safe way."
Eunuch Fu opened the door lightly, and the two of them went to the inner room with light steps. The inner room was dark and dark, with a faint scent of agarwood. Huo Qinghong slept curled up on the couch, although he closed his eyes, he was also sleeping He was very restless, but after not seeing him for two days, he lost weight again.
Bo Ruoyou didn't dare to wake him up, so he came out with Eunuch Fu in a short while, and Eunuch Fu said distressedly: "When the poison came out, I wanted to commit suicide, but I couldn't eat or sleep after a while, what kind of iron body I can't stand this kind of suffering, Young Master Ming's prescription is still warming and tonic for the time being, but Shizi can't drink it, drink half of it and spit out half, it's really worse than getting a serious illness, killing people with blunt knives, only torture is left."
Bo Ruoyou suddenly felt that Cheng Yunzhi's method was the real gentleness. After returning to the main courtyard, Bo Ruoyou asked about the situation of the poisoned patients in the city. There are more and more people coming, it’s almost like a plague, but there are still some people who don’t want to go to the sick camp, so the court can’t do anything about it, they can only ask for luck.”
This disease won't heal on its own, I don't know how many people are restless, Bo Ruoyou sighed in his heart, and asked more carefully, what kind of medicine was used in the sick camp, who was severely poisoned, how often did the poison occur, she asked these questions , I also wanted to give Cheng Yunzhi some details, lest he only look at Huang Lin alone and made any omissions. As he was speaking, the sound of an attendant saluting suddenly came to mind outside the courtyard. Bo Ruoyou got up and looked outside, and saw Huo Weilou striding forward. come.
Eunuch Fu looked at her with a smile, "Your name still works."
Embarrassment flashed across Bo Ruoyou's face, and he walked towards the door, "Master Hou—"
Huo Weilou was still wearing the same robe from last night, her face was a little tired, Bo Ruoyou approached, and she smelled a faint smell of blood, her heart moved slightly, but she didn't ask, but Eunuch Fu quickly understood her reason for coming .
When Huo Weilou heard that Cheng Yunzhi wanted to help cure the disease, and the method was eclectic, he also became a little interested, and said to her: "You go to the study and wait for me."
Bo Ruoyou responded, and Huo Weilou went to the bedroom to take a shower and change clothes.
Bo Ruoyou waited for a while and Huo Weilou entered the study room. His hair was wet, his face was three points less tired, and he also changed into a thin silk shirt. He looked inexplicably warm.
He walked to the side of the couch and sat down, "Tell me about your adoptive father's method in detail."
Bo Ruoyou said again what Cheng Yunzhi thought, and Huo Weilou thought for a moment, "It's indeed a little risky, no one in the Tai Hospital has proposed such a method yet, but you can try it, the situation reported in the south of the city is not very good, Some of them are too poisonous, causing a lot of trouble in the camp, and even hurting people in the patrol camp. In this critical period, a little risk is acceptable. I have three boxes here, and I can give you all of them."
He got up and went to the high cabinet, and Bo Ruoyou hurriedly followed, "You don't have to give it all to me, just one box is enough, the adoptive father said, it won't be as heavy as they used to use by themselves, just a little relief every time .”
When Huo Weilou heard this, he brought out a brocade box, Bo Ruoyou stepped forward to take it, and when she got closer, she saw that Huo Weilou's hair was still dripping even though it was half tied, so she said: " Why don't Lord Hou dry his hair?"
Where did Huo Weilou pay attention to this? He looked down and saw that the clothes on his shoulders were all wet, so he went to the door and ordered the attendant to fetch the towel. When he came in, he looked at her intently, and said in a low voice, "Help me—"
Bo Ruoyou didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but felt a little soft-hearted, so she pointed to the low couch in the distance, "Then Hou Ye go sit down."
Huo Weilou raised his lips, walked to the side of the couch, sat down on the armrest of the couch, Bo Ruoyou took the handkerchief and stood beside him, wiping his hair little by little, Huo Weilou wrapped his arms around his arms, turning his head to look at her from time to time, His eyes were eager and satisfied, and Bo Ruoyou forced himself to ask calmly: "Master Hou stayed away all night because of Mr. Song's case?"
Huo Weilou seemed to think of something now, "I was going to tell you, but I almost forgot."
After a slight pause, he said sternly: "Wei Quan recruited at dawn. He said that Song Yu went to him because of the gold ointment. He also said that the tea shop's gold ointment was also led by Li Yuan."
Bo Ruoyou paused, "Master Song, do you want to buy it?"
Huo Weilou stared, "That's what he said, but I don't really believe it. I asked people in the Song Mansion again, and they all said that Song Yu didn't have the habit of smoking gold ointment, and as people in the mansion, they have hardly heard of gold ointment. name."
"Since I don't use it, why would I buy it, and I bought it alone. Before that, gold ointment was a precious thing for the people in the capital. The rich and powerful families even used it as a gift. Master Song suddenly wanted to try it himself, that would be too coincidental, and there is poison on the cup, which cannot be explained."
Bo Ruoyou's hands were gentle, although he was talking about the case, but Huo Weilou still narrowed his eyes comfortably, and even spoke in a low voice for a while, "He said he didn't know where the poison came from. Tea customers, he put his suspicions on these tea customers, but after interrogating the other servants last night, he found two tea customers who were in the teahouse at that time, and they had nothing to do with Song Yu after the interrogation."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, and carefully recalled what she saw last night. When she thought of the shopkeeper's bitter cry at the end, she couldn't help but feel a sinking heart. Huo Weilou continued: "It doesn't matter if he doesn't admit it. Li Yuan took the lead in the middle and started to privately sell gold ointment, but Li Yuan has another saying-"
Huo Weilou didn't seem to shy away from talking about these confidential matters to her, and continued: "Li Yuan said that the Wei family's tea shop was originally another place where the central government was in Beijing, and that although the Shen family relied heavily on him, they also relied on him as much. Wei Quan, because Wei Quan has an elder brother who is the secretary of the household department, and Wei Quan has already invested a lot of money because of this, not only that, Wei Quan also wants to plant beauty smiles outside the capital, so that he can leave the Shen family. Raw materials purchased in the southwest can also earn more money."
Bo Ruoyou stopped moving, "So, did he really cultivate Beauty Smile in the capital?"
Seeing her stop, Huo Weilou reached behind her and grabbed her hand to let her continue, Bo Ruoyou shook his head, and heard him say again: "He didn't admit it, he just recognized the seed that there was a beautiful smile in the store He said that he was a little curious when he bought the golden ointment, and wanted a plant with a beautiful smile, but Li Yuan didn't have any ready-made ones, so he gave him some fruits and seeds. I planted some seeds, most of which were left in the Accord."
Bo Ruoyou was a little depressed, "So he only thinks that the tea shop sold gold ointment? But everyone already knows about it."
"That's right. I'm afraid he also thought of this, so he just admitted it honestly. Anyway, it was not a crime to sell gold ointment privately earlier."
After Huo Weilou finished answering, seeing that Bo Ruoyou didn't answer, he turned to look at her, and saw that Bo Ruoyou's small face was wrinkled, as if he was thinking about something, he raised his eyebrows, "What did you think of?"
Seeing that his hair was half dry, he pulled Bo Ruoyou to sit beside him, and then went to hold her slightly cold hand. Bo Ruoyou said suspiciously: "Master Song went to see my uncle first, and my uncle broke up with him because of his displeasure. Afterwards, he went to buy gold ointment in a tea shop, which is unreasonable, especially since he was poisoned to death later, the murderer will always have a reason for killing."
Speaking of Bo Jingqian, Huo Weilou looked at her with concern and said: "Your uncle has an accident, did people from the Bo family come to look for you?"
Bo Ruoyou nodded hesitantly, "I've looked for it. Knowing that I'm helping Master Hou with the autopsy, I want me to intercede and find out the internal reasons of the case, but I have already declined."
"Did they ever bully you?" Huo Weilou asked again.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help laughing, "How can it be considered bullying?"
"Forcing you to come to me, or say some nasty words."
Bo Ruoyou thought for a while, and said honestly: "It doesn't count, I have a clear attitude, they claim to be a noble family, and they won't really tear their faces and make a scene. That's all."
Huo Weilou was thoughtful, but still frowned, but Bo Ruoyou didn't bother to mention Bo's, and asked again: "Is my uncle's testimony still unchanged?"
Huo Weilou's eyes darkened, "It's changed. From the details of the account books handed over by Qinshui County, he discovered the inadequacy last year, but he didn't point it out. Later, he found that no one in the entire household department had noticed, so he knew that there was something wrong with it." It's tricky, not only that, Song Yu once came forward and gave him a lot of silver, making him turn a blind eye to this matter, he thought that Song Yu was on the top, and he could get money, and Wei Cang's When money and food come in and out, there are always people trying to make money out of it, so I listened to Song Yu's words."
Bo Ruoyou's bright eyes opened slightly, Huo Weilou continued: "If he just found out and didn't point it out, it would be considered dereliction of duty, but now that he has accepted money, it is corruption, and this time the crime is not small."
Bo Ruoyou hesitated to speak, "What kind of punishment will it be?"
"At least this official position can't be kept."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, Huo Weilou looked straight at her, and soon she said with a relaxed expression: "I see, since you really took the money, you should be punished according to the law." She frowned, " But Master Song really wanted him to stop being a member of the household department Uai Lang that day?"
Huo Weilou nodded, "That's what he said. If he had really listened to Song Yu's words that day, he might not have found him so quickly now. After he went back that day, he went to find Lin Huai. Not only that, but also He had a drink with several other clerks of the household department, and wanted this person to cover up the account books for him, but he asked others to unify the statement, saying that the account books of Qinshui County were no more than his hands."
Bo Ruoyou frowned, thinking that a drink could buy people's hearts. It seems that his uncle is really stupid for being an official.
Seeing her pensive expression, Huo Weilou said again: "Wei Quan probably still has someone he hasn't recruited yet, and he went to Wei's house this morning to look for the young master of Wei's family, but he heard that he was out of the city, so he sent someone to follow him out of the city, and now he is still there." If you haven't come back, when you find someone, you will know whether he took the golden ointment, and as for how Song Yu was poisoned, you can find out the details sooner or later."
Details can be found out sooner or later...
When Bo Ruoyou heard this, a light flashed in his mind. Song Yu saw Bo Jingqian and wanted to persuade him to leave the household department. Later, he went to the tea shop, was poisoned in the tea shop, and then went to the opposite restaurant. It seemed like he did it randomly, but he left a jade pendant in the restaurant.
If she hadn't found the jade pendant, when the ten days came, the people in the restaurant would also find the Song Mansion. On that day, he also invited Marquis Changning and Li Yuan into the mansion. Li Yuan, Marquis Changning, and Wei Quan, They are all dignitaries who privately sell gold ointment in the city.
Bo Ruoyou couldn't help but looked at Huo Weilou and said, "Master Hou, is there a possibility that Mr. Song's death was not poisoned, but suicide..."