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Chapter 58 Kidnapping, Situation changed

Jun Jiuchen picked up the Liudan Poke Root and looked at it seriously. He thought to himself that this method of changing the medicine ingredient might seem sloppy, but the ingredients used in this exchange were actually quite ingenious. Even so, Jun Jiuchen still couldn't dispel the doubt in his heart.

Seeing that Prince Jing remained silent for a long time, Gu Feiyan hesitated. She wanted to remind him, but she didn't dare to be too obvious.

She thought for a moment, then said, "Your Highness, the Liudan Poke Root is not easy to distinguish. With this medicine, you can easily hide it from the Imperial Pharmacy. If I had not been careful today, this thing might have been left hidden. Moreover, the value of three Liudan Poke Root was quite high, so it can only be purchased by an extraordinary person. The one who dared to harm His Highness was no ordinary person. In my opinion, the real culprit is not someone from the Imperial Pharmacy, but his spy might be someone from the Imperial Pharmacy."

Jun Jiuchen didn't hesitate any longer and immediately told Xia Xiaoman, "Inform the Great Pharmacist Nangong Qingyun and the justice court's official, Jiang Li’an. Remember, do it secretly!"

That fake prescription was still in Cheng Yifei's hands, and the witness was Gu Feiyan. He didn't have any publicly available evidence to ask for the justice courts and the imperial pharmacy to cooperate with the investigation. Now that he had this evidence, he naturally had to bring the justice courts and the imperial pharmacy in. Firstly, it was convenient for him to investigate. Secondly, the case was presided over by the justice courts, so he didn't need to expose too much.

In less than an hour, the Justice Court's official, Lord Jiang and the Imperial Pharmacy’s Great Pharmacist, Lord Nangong, had both arrived.

This was the first time the two of them had visited Prince Jing's estate, so they were completely unable to guess why Prince Jing had secretly summoned them. The two looked at each other in dismay and fear.

Jun Jiuchen didn't say anything. He simply told Gu Feiyan to open the medicinal bag in front of everyone.

Lord Nangong glanced at it and immediately saw that this was the medicinal cuisine package bestowed by the empress dowager. He was also involved in the research of the prescription. He became even more terrified, "Your Highness, this is … Please forgive this humble official's stupidity!"

Jun Jiuchen didn't explain anything, just said three words, "Test the medicine!"

Test the medicine?

Hearing those words, not only Lord Nangong, even Lord Jiang was shocked. The fact that Prince Jing had summoned them to his residence for testing meant that there was definitely a problem with the prescription!

Lord Nangong immediately began inspecting every single herb. However, after a careful inspection, he did not see anything wrong with it. He continued to check it a second time, but he still couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Lord Nangong became anxious, "Your Highness, this prescription has a total of nine medicinal ingredients to tonify the Qi and nourish the blood. The prescription was decided by the imperial physicians and officials under them. There was no problem. As for the medicinal ingredients, there's no problem. "

Pah!

Jun Jiuchen slammed the table with a cold expression, "Test again!"

Lord Nangong was so scared that cold sweat trickled down his back. He continued to examine it, but even after the third and fourth time, he was still unable to find anything.

Jun Jiuchen looked at Gu Feiyan, and only then did she step forward and speak in a low voice, "Lord Nangong, this is Liudan Poke Root."

Liudan Poke Root.

Nangong was stunned for a moment, then he quickly took a bite out of the young ginseng. With one bite, Lord Nangong immediately determined that the young ginseng in his hand was the Liudan Poke Root! He was so shocked that he could not speak. With a plop, he kneeled on the ground. He didn't have time to ask how a little medicine girl like Gu Feiyan could see through it.

Although the appearance of Liudan Poke Root and young ginseng were almost exactly the same, the taste was completely different. The ginseng could be eaten raw, and the taste was sweet and moist. The taste of Liudan Poke Root was astringent and numbed. If one ate too much, their entire tongue would go numb! The most important thing was that after it was boiled, Liudan Poke Root would not cause people to feel numb, but it would directly take their lives!

"Your Highness, spare me! Please spare my life! "

"This is indeed Liudan Poke Root. If you don't use this medicine properly, it would be highly toxic! This lowly official's supervision is insufficient, this lowly official has failed in his duties! I beg Your Highness to give this official a few days. This official will definitely cooperate with the justice courts and properly investigate. I will definitely give His Highness Prince Jing an explanation! "

… ….

Lord Nangong kowtowed again and again, and was so shocked that he lost his ability to speak.

Facing such a rare item, he didn't need Prince Jing to say anything. He could already guess that there was a spy in the Imperial Pharmacy who wanted to murder Prince Jing!

Although Lord Jiang didn't understand the situation, he immediately caught a whiff of a conspiracy. He hurried forward and said in a serious tone, "Your Highness, from this official's perspective, the real culprit isn't someone from the Imperial Pharmacy. Someone from the Imperial Pharmacy must have bribed! I hope that Your Highness can let Lord Nangong assist in the investigation and make meritorious contribution to compensate for his crimes! "

Jun Jiuchen didn't deliberately make things difficult for the Great Pharmacist; he was just being cautious.

Judging from the Great Pharmacist's reaction, the Liudan Poke Root was indeed not ordinary. In other words, the real culprit’s move was not hasty. If it wasn't for Gu Feiyan discovering this clue, even the Great Pharmacist could not find the problem with it!

Jun Jiuchen's hesitation finally dispelled the suspicion in his heart.

He was about to instruct the justice courts to covertly investigate when Mang Zhong rushed in. "Your Highness, this subordinate has urgent matters to report!"

Jun Jiuchen nodded, and Mang Zhong immediately stepped forward and whispered into his ear. No one knew what Mang Zhong has said, but Jun Jiuchen's facial expression changed drastically.

He changed his mind. "Lord Jiang, seal the Imperial Pharmacy immediately. Arrest anyone who suspects anything. Remember, your lordship wants it done quietly!"

Lord Jiang originally wanted to inquire about the situation in detail, but after hearing Prince Jing's words, he didn't dare to delay any further and hurriedly rushed to the Imperial Pharmacy. Things can be slowly asked but if people run away, then things will get troublesome.

Lord Nangong was still kneeling in fear, "Your Highness, this official …. this official …"

"This matter is left to the justice courts for full investigation. You do what you should do!"

Jun Jiuchen was indeed anxious. He hurriedly left with Mang Zhong after saying those words.

Not to mention Lord Nangong, even Gu Feiyan and Xia Xiaoman were confused! Lord Nangong cast an inquiring gaze at Xia Xiaoman, who scolded angrily, "Why aren't you going back yet, cooperate with Lord Jiang's investigation. If you can make a meritorious contribution to compensate your crimes, I can plead for your favor! "

When Lord Nangong left, Gu Feiyan cast a questioning gaze at Xia Xiaoman. Xia Xiaoman pretended not to see it and turned to leave. Gu Feiyan quickly chased after him.

Before Gu Feiyan could say anything, Xia Xiaoman said seriously, "No comment! Medicine Girl Gu, just mind your own business. You don't have to worry about anything else! "

After he finished speaking, he left. In truth, he didn't know what Mang Zhong had said to His Highness. He only cared about the internal affairs of Prince Jing's estate.

Gu Feiyan thought that even though His Highness Prince Jing did not personally investigate the case, at least he had given Lord Jiang full authority. The justice courts would not dare to delay such a big case. She would wait for the news.

At this moment, Jun Jiuchen was rushing out of the city to chase after Eunuch Wu. Mang Zhong had reported the news of Eunuch Wu's escape. Eunuch Wu seemed to have discovered something, destroyed all of his prescriptions and brought two young eunuchs with him. The situation was urgent as Mang Zhong had sent someone to follow him but had been discovered by Eunuch Wu.

"Your Highness, this Eunuch Wu's martial art is extremely high and he is definitely not an ordinary person. I'm afraid that he has not been bribed but has deliberately sneak into the palace."

Jun Jiuchen only replied with an "En", and didn't say anything else. Whatever the reason, the case could not be investigated in secret now that it had been alerted. If he did not make a move now, even the spies in the Imperial Pharmacy can’t be caught, much less a spy like Eunuch Wu!

The horse galloped through the city gates as Jun Jiuchen and Mang Zhong left the city....