Bianjing little doctor

Chapter 683 Red Coral
Jiwu's purpose in coming to Beijing was a doubt that lingered in Fu Jiuqu's heart.

He had long wanted to figure out the reason, and his eyes sank when he heard the sound.

"Take me to see."

Zhen'er has been taking care of the general affairs in the pharmacy with Mrs. An all these years, she is a careful girl.

When Ji Wu was carried into the pharmacy, the monk's robe she was wearing was stained red with blood and was damaged in many places. After putting on clean clothes, she did not throw them away, but washed them and dried them in the sun. When the monk wakes up and looks at it, it is also comforting.

She has been busy for the past few days, the clothes have been hung up and put away, she didn't have time to mend, until today she has time.

The monk's robe was rather thick, with interlayers inside. Zhen'er turned the inside out to sew it up, but unexpectedly found a layer of something tightly wrapped in oiled paper from the inside.

She didn't dare to open it and hand it to Fu Jiuqu together.

"This is it……"

Fu Jiuqu slowly unfolded the crumpled oil paper and frowned slightly.

"You go and wait for the princess of the county, and ask her to come over after the acupuncture."

Seeing Fu Jiuqu's serious face, Zhen'er didn't dare to vent her anger, so she went out in response.

Fu Jiuqu sat on the chair beside the bed, looked at Ji Wu who was still unconscious, and fell into deep thought.

There was some ochre powder wrapped in the oil paper, but he couldn't see what it was. He was afraid of being poisoned, so he didn't touch it, and put it neatly on the wooden table.

After Xin Yi administered the needle to Fan Dianyu, he walked over without stopping.

"What's the matter, brother nine?"

Fu Jiuqu pointed to the oiled paper package on the table.

"Senior Brother Ji Wu hid in the interlayer of the monk's clothes, look what it is..."

Xin Yi reached out to take it, but was stopped by Fu Jiuqu.

"Be careful it's poisonous."

Xin Yi nodded, and asked Zhen'er to go to the operating room to find a pair of gut gloves, and then reached out to pick it up.

The powder is not very finely ground, and there are coarse grains and impurities in it. She twisted a little bit and brought it to the tip of her nose to smell it, then took out a little bit of water and dissolved it. After observing it for a while, her eyes were slightly bright.

"Fire tree powder?"

Huoshu is the elegant name of the ancients for red coral.

"Fire tree powder, or an extremely rare red fire tree..."

We all know that the darker the coral, the more precious it is.This kind of red coral is bright red and grows in the deep sea. It is extremely difficult to salvage. It can be said to be rare, and it is even more valuable in this era...

Because coral is also a traditional Chinese medicine, Xin Yi knows it.

"Where did Brother Jiwu come from for such a precious thing? Why did he grind it into powder?"

Fu Jiuqu didn't answer.

His eyes moved back and forth between the powder in the oil paper bag and the water from the magnolia, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

"This color looks familiar..."

Xin Yi looked at him, "Although red blood coral is not easy to get, there are thousands of treasures in the palace, so it's not surprising that there are some treasures..."

"No." Fu Jiuqu said: "Officials often show their treasures to their subjects. I have seen peach-colored coral and pink-white coral, but the fire tree is just a rumor..."

"Where did Brother Jiu meet?"

"The auspicious Bodhisattva presented to the official family by the Daxiangguo Temple is red in color, strange and gorgeous in color, so it is called auspicious, and it is exactly the same as this color..."

Xin Yi was surprised.

Why is the powder of the red blood coral in Ji Wu's hand?

"Could this be the reason why senior brother went to Beijing? It shouldn't be. Senior brother is far away from Grandma Mountain in Jingjiang Prefecture, thousands of miles away from the sea. How did you get this thing?"

Fu Jiuqu glanced at Jiwu, and didn't answer the unanswerable question. Instead, he pointed to the bowl of water where the coral powder melted and asked Xin Yi.

"I think this fire tree powder can be soaked in water, but it's difficult to use it to dye bodhi seeds..."

Xin Yi said: "This is simple, just add dyeing agent, adjust it into a gel-like thick shape, bodhi seeds are very easy to color, soak for a longer time, it will be very uniform..."

Seeing that Fu Jiuqu was silent, she smiled.

"To prove it is very simple, find two uncolored bodhi seeds, let's experiment."

Fu Jiuqu frowned: "No need, I trust your vision."

He packed up the powder and still put it in the oiled paper bag.

"Jiwu put it in the interlayer of the monk's clothes, which shows that it is cautious, and it must be related to the case we are investigating..."

Xin Yi said: "Fire trees are not easy to come by. Since Senior Brother Ji Wu has not woken up, the source of the fire trees is also a direction of investigation."

Fu Jiuqu's eyelids drooped slightly, "I've never seen a fire tree, but I've heard a legend..."

"what?"

"Legends say that trees of fire grow from the bottom of Salmon Island."

Salmonella Island is surrounded by the sea. It is not surprising that there are corals on the bottom of the sea, but such brightly colored corals must be in the deep sea. With modern salvage technology, at most some corals in shallow seas can be caught. This kind of texture is basically impossible. .

Fu Jiuqu pursed his lips slightly, his eyes were piercingly cold.

"You must have heard of Salmon Island, right? This island is isolated from the land, and the conditions are difficult. It can be called a purgatory on earth. No matter how many prisoners are exiled, the number of people counted every year is less than [-]."

Xin Yi's face changed, and his heart suddenly moved to his throat.

"Could it be that these prisoners were all sent to the sea to fish for corals? That's why so many people died?"

Fu Jiuqu: "It's not impossible."

Beside them, there is only one person related to Salmon Island.

Could it be that Zhang Xun is back?

The protagonist at the beginning of the plot must have a halo on Zhang Xun, so even if he can really survive in a hell on earth like Salmon Island, and even get red coral by accident, Xin Yi is not a surprise...

but……

Where is the connection between Jiwu, Daxiangguo Temple, and Red Coral?
Xin Yi snorted softly, "I didn't expect that the turtle we wanted to catch would be him..."

It's unbelievable, but Xin Yi had to be prepared.

"This person is somewhat different from others. No, I have to go talk to Hu Man, the pharmacy needs to strengthen its defense..."

Fu Jiuqu also stood up.

"I'll send someone to Salmon Island right away."

Because he had doubts about the bunch of red bodhi seeds, Fu Jiuqu was about to enter the palace and told Zhao Zhen to be on guard.

Seeing his eagerness, Xin Yi stopped him.

"Don't startle the snake, the new year is coming soon, if you say that the auspiciousness is false at this time, I'm afraid you will offend the officials..."

She paused, and said: "It just so happens that I'm going to the palace tomorrow to ask the officials for a pulse. I'm a doctor, and I'll find an excuse to convince the officials without alarming others."

Fu Jiuqu thought for a while, "That's fine."

The two worked together in a division of labor. Fu Jiuqu called Liang Yi and the others to strengthen the defense of the Princess Eldest Mansion and Xinyi Pharmacy, and Xin Yi entered the palace to see Zhao Zhen.

During this period of time, Zhao Zhen was well taken care of by Xin Yi, and he trusted her as a "golden signboard". As a result, a group of medical officers in front of him could only retreat to the second line and become "handymen".

Xin Yi was afraid that he would cause jealousy by stealing other people's jobs, so he received the emperor's reward, saying it was everyone's credit, secretly giving these medical officers a lot of benefits...

In this way, the resentment of several medical officers had disappeared, and they often asked Xin Yi about some medical matters when he entered the palace, and they got along well.

When Xin Yi went to Funing Hall, Zhao Zhen just got up to wash up.

Because of the New Year's Eve, the imperial court has already rested, and the emperor who does not have to go to court is like a migrant worker who does not go to work, and he is in a good mood.Recently, the emperor was in good health and more energetic. When he saw Xin Yi, he asked the eldest princess about the festival in the mansion.

Xin Yi answered with a smile.

After asking for the emperor's pulse, she suddenly raised her head.

"I have something I want to report to the officials alone, can you...please ask the officials to back off?"

(End of this chapter)