Cao Jin stopped abruptly.
Yuan Shen also looked at him.
Chu Tianxing explained.
"That bowl of porridge I had just eaten didn't help."
Cao Jin said in a low voice.
"If you manage to leave the palace alive, I'll treat you to noodles."
Chu Tianxing's eyes lit up.
"Add meat?"
Cao Jin said.
"Add."
Chu Tianxing patted the medicine box.
"Make a deal."
Yuan Shen handed the wooden box to the yamen runner.
"Once you enter the palace, answer all questions directly; do not speak nonsense."
At the same time, in the study of the Second Prince's Residence, Gu Mochen opened and closed the brocade box.
The three pills in the box were swapped.
It has a lighter color and a milder aroma.
The staff member stood at the table and read the dedication aloud.
"Your Majesty, I have heard that you have been troubled lately. I have come across a formula for calming the mind and nourishing the body. This formula contains three benefits: calming the mind, protecting the vital energy, and regulating sleep. I dare not call it a miraculous medicine, but I only hope that Your Majesty will wake up less at night."
Upon hearing the words "miracle medicine, "Gu Mochen raised his hand.
"Delete it."
The staff member immediately picked up a pen and crossed it out.
Gu Mochen said.
"Don't let Father think I'm showing off."
After the staff finished revising it, they read it aloud again.
Your Majesty, I only wish for your good health.
Gu Mochen nodded.
"Can."
He pushed the brocade box into the candlelight.
" Tao Wujiu hasn't been found yet?"
The steward outside the door bowed.
"I've searched the east side of the city, the South Market, and the old residence of the medicine slave."
"Not found."
A small vein bulged on the back of Gu Mochen's hand, but it was covered by his sleeve.
Where are the people in Danpu?
"They've all been seized."
The staff member frowned.
"Your Highness, should we postpone the offering of the elixir today?"
Gu Mochen looked at him.
The memorial has been submitted.
The Crown Prince secluded himself at home for three months.
"My father is very suspicious."
"Now is the perfect time to express filial piety."
A staff member gave a reminder.
"But Tao Wujiu disappeared."
Gu Mochen closed the box lid.
"So we need to be even faster."
The staff member bowed his head.
"That Chu Tianxing?"
Gu Mochen's eyes darkened.
"It's a fact that he caused someone's death through his medical treatment."
"The more stubborn they are, the better."
He picked up the brocade box, his fingertips lingering on its surface.
After the old medicine slave surnamed Tao disappeared, he always had a thorn in his side.
But if I don't go today, once the Crown Prince recovers, and with Prince Yi joining the fray, who knows when they might drag me down with them again.
My father is afraid of death.
People who are afraid of death desire longevity the most and love listening to Yang Yuan.
He can't miss it.
"Prepare the car."
Gu Mochen took the brocade box and went out. The stone steps were slippery after the rain, so he walked slower than usual.
His aides followed behind, whispering.
"Your Highness, if His Majesty so desires, he may have Chu Tianxing test the elixir..."
Gu Mochen did not turn around.
"Does Chu Tianxing dare to verify the imperial elixir?"
The staff member didn't respond.
Gu Mochen stopped in front of the car.
Suddenly, I thought of Chu Tianxing's mouth.
A doctor's visit costing five coins can get you a lot of criticism from people across the street.
It's not that they wouldn't dare.
"Remember."
" Chu Tianxing is a suspect."
"The suspect touched the imperial medicine, which is against the rules."
The prison cart wheels rolled over the bluestone, and the palace gate drew ever closer.
As they approached the outer palace, the eunuch leading the way came over to verify the documents.
Chu Tianxing was sitting in the car, leaning back lazily, when suddenly the tip of his nose twitched.
He raised his head and looked at the eunuch's sleeve.
The eunuch felt uncomfortable being stared at.
What are you looking at?
Chu Tianxing clung to the carriage railing, asking earnestly.
Have some rats died in the palace lately?
The eunuch's face darkened.
He rolled up his sleeves behind his back, his face instantly turning ugly.
"Presumptuous."
Chu Tianxing clung to the carriage railing, his gaze still fixed on the cuff of his sleeve.
"Don't move."
The eunuch took half a step back.
"This prison is acting under orders. How dare you, a mere prisoner, utter a word?"
Cao Jin, mounted on his horse, felt a tightness in his scalp.
We haven't entered the Hall of Supreme Ultimate yet.
This person has already started to bring trouble upon himself.
He dismounted and stood beside the carriage.
" Chu Tianxing."
Chu Tianxing didn't even glance at him.
"Lord Cao, can't you smell it?"
Cao Jin gritted his teeth.
"I can only smell that you're going to be in trouble."
Yuan Shen got out of the front carriage and walked to the eunuch.
"Please don't be offended, Father-in-law. Chu Tianxing is not quite clear-headed due to his sudden involvement in the case."
The eunuch snorted coldly.
"Lord Yuan certainly knows how to protect people."
Yuan Shen glanced at his cuffs.
"But the palace has strict rules; if there really is a medicinal smell, it wouldn't be appropriate to bring it before the Emperor."
The eunuch's expression changed.
"What's that medicinal smell? I was just passing by the alchemy furnace room."
Chu Tianxing immediately responded.
That's right.
Cao Jin closed his eyes briefly.
This mouth can't be shut up.
The eunuch angrily retorted.
"You still dare to say that?"
Chu Tianxing pointed to his sleeve.
"Sulfur, cinnabar, and a hint of burnt lead."
Your cuffs are dusty; they weren't washed clean.
"If you merely pass by the alchemy furnace room, you won't smell any burning lead on your sleeves."
Yuan Shen's gaze darkened.
Cao Jin also looked at the cuff.
The eunuch tucked his sleeves even tighter.
"Nonsense."
Chu Tianxing leaned against the carriage railing.
"Whether it's nonsense or not, just wipe it with water and you'll know."
The eunuch turned and left.
Cao Jin raised his hand and pressed it against the carriage railing.
If you say another word, I'll stuff a steamed bun in your mouth.
Chu Tianxing asked earnestly.
"Are there steamed buns?"
Cao Jin hardened his fist.
Outside the Hall of Supreme Ultimate, Gu Moran arrived earlier than them.
He stood under the eaves, watching the Second Prince Gu Mochen's carriage parked on the other side.
When Gu Mochen got out of the car, he was holding a brocade box in his hands, his sleeves were clean, and his expression was composed.
Gu Moran scanned the area with her Destiny Monitoring Eye.
[Target: Gu Mochen, the Second Prince.]
[Relationship: Nominally brothers, but actually rivals]
[Hospitality Value: 71]
[Current state: Excited, wary, anxious.]
[Recent Risks: Implicated in the offering of elixirs; former employees of the elixir shop have gone missing.]
[Hidden Connections: Danpu in the East of the City, Tao, a medicine slave, and old wax.]
The drowsiness in Gu Moran's eyes lessened somewhat.
A medicine slave surnamed Tao.
Old wax.
What exactly does this refer to?
Gu Mochen also saw him and stopped in his tracks.
"Third brother arrived early."
Gu Moran raised his hand and yawned.
"I can't sleep."
Gu Mochen glanced at him.
"Worried about Shun'an Lane?"
Gu Moran lowered his hand.
"I'm worried about being punished when I get back home."
Gu Mochen didn't respond to that.
"Today, Father Emperor will personally conduct the trial; Third Brother, you must not pretend to be confused any longer."
Gu Moran smiled.
"Is the box your second brother holding a precious gift for Father Emperor?"
Gu Mochen stared at him for a moment and then smiled.
"Third brother has a good eye. As princes, it is our duty to be filial to our father."
"But Third Brother, you should take care of yourself first."
"The name Gu Mo that Ye Qingyun used before his death might very well fall on your head."
Gu Moran nodded.
"It might also fall on my second brother's shoulders."
Gu Mochen's sleeve twitched slightly.
"I have never had any dealings with Ye Qingyun."
Gu Moran looked up.
"Weren't the medicinal herbs from Second Brother's residence sent to the emergency shelter?"
Gu Mochen looked at him.
"It's just a matter of valuing talent."
Gu Moran chuckled softly.
"My second brother's way of valuing talent is quite expensive."
As the two finished speaking, a eunuch announced in a shrill voice.
" Yuan Shen, the Prefect of Jingzhao, and Cao Jin, the Chang'an County, arrived with the suspect, Chu Tianxing."
Gu Moran looked over.
Chu Tianxing carried a medicine box on his back and held half a steamed bun in his hand.
Cao Jin's face darkened.
Yuan Shen glanced at Gu Moran, then quickly looked away.
Gu Moran scanned Chu Tianxing with her Eye of Monitoring.
[Target: Chu Tianxing, a medical prodigy, but a smart aleck.]
[Identity: Son of Destiny ]
[Hostile Value: 0]
[Current state: Craving meat, irritable, abnormally heightened sense of smell.]
[Relationship Tendency: Distrustful of the prince, distrustful of the government, only trusts the illness.]
[Potential risk: A sharp-tongued person who is ignorant of their own limitations and will expose others on the spot if things go wrong.]
Gu Moran out laughing.
The system's sarcastic remark was quite accurate.
But why is this Son of Destiny's hostility towards me, the main villain, zero?
Has the Heavenly Dao system still not recovered from its outage?
Chu Tianxing also saw him.
Their eyes met.
Chu Tianxing spoke first.
"You are His Highness Prince Yi?"
Gu Moran nodded.
"Yes."
Chu Tianxing looked him up and down.
"You're in good health, just be careful..."
[Thank you Menglang for the milk tea, Yuzuriha Inori for the flowers, the beef lover for the flowers, Fox Sister for the flowers, and Lin Xin for the bonus update.]
I received so many flowers today! Wishing all my little ones a bright future and a path strewn with flowers.
[Thank you again to everyone for watching the ads and generating electricity for me. I have a check-up at the hospital tomorrow and don't know when I'll be back, so I might not be able to update three chapters. I apologize in advance. Also, what should we do with this Chu Tianxing?]