Although Zheng Xiuyuan was ruthless, he also feared making things blow up and did not dare do anything to him for the time being. But Lin Taichu knew this was only temporary. Zheng Xiuyuan would surely think of even crueler ways to deal with him.
The next day, Lin Taichu was transferred back to the Internal Consultation Division of the Imperial Hospital, where he was responsible for treating the palace's eunuchs and maidservants.
Though he still had no contact with the core members of the royal family, it was far better than the External Consultation Division. At least he could keep track of the Imperial Hospital's movements at any time. Lin Taichu knew this was Zheng Xiuyuan's delaying tactic—he wanted to steady him first, then wait for a chance to strike.
Wu Qian found Lin Taichu and said happily, "Senior Brother, the chief officer has already contacted the other five officials who received Insect Repellent Powder. Children in three of those households have developed similar symptoms, and they are all willing to testify against Zheng Xiuyuan. We now have witnesses and physical evidence. As long as we find the workshop where he makes the poison, we can bring him down for good."
"The workshop must be somewhere hidden in the Imperial Pharmacy."
Lin Taichu said, "Zheng Xiuyuan put Zhang Qi in the Imperial Pharmacy as steward precisely to make it easier for him to produce poison. We need to find a way into that hidden storeroom and locate his tools for making poison, as well as whatever poison remains."
"Only Zheng Xiuyuan and Zhang Qi have keys to the Imperial Pharmacy's hidden storeroom, and it is guarded around the clock. There is no way to get in." Wu Qian frowned. "Unless we have an imperial decree from Your Majesty, no