Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 117 Infertility Magic - Cotton Oil

The three of them frowned, they didn't expect that the last doubt would still be fruitless.

"The empress dowager, the official family! The imperial dining room is absolutely loyal and dare not slack off in the slightest." The dining eunuch relieved himself and quickly cleared up his suspicions.

"Fan Imperial Physician, what should we do now!" Zhao Xu frowned, only a thousand days to be a thief, where a thousand days to guard against a thief, if he can't find out the magic, it's like being watched by a poisonous snake in the dark, making him restless.

Fan Zheng thought for a while and took a deep breath and said: "Although I have not found out the cause of the disease, it is obvious that the offspring living in the palace are not prosperous, and the survival of offspring outside the royal palace is very high. Now there is only one way to avoid it. It is to set up another palace and let the officials live outside the palace!"

Fan Zheng finally thought of a method that is not a method. Although this method is a bad strategy, it is better than no method.

Empress Dowager Gao shook her head and said: "The official family lives outside the palace, the risk is extremely high, and the official family is a saint today. If you can't even live in your own palace with peace of mind, it will become the laughing stock of the world."

Empress Dowager Gao looked around at the people in the imperial dining room. In fact, she still had a solution in her mind, but all sorcery must be man-made. As long as the people in the imperial dining room are dealt with, the evil can be broken naturally.

The eunuch of the Imperial Dining Room felt a chill in his heart, and obviously understood the risks involved, so he hurriedly pleaded: "Please also ask Imperial Physician Fan to investigate clearly, and return our Imperial Dining Room to a clean slate!"

All the imperial chefs also asked one after another. If the government set up another palace, they would definitely not use them again. Then they would immediately fall from the lofty imperial dining room to the mortal world, and even if they returned to the common people, no one would be willing to use them.

Fan Zheng took a deep breath and said, "Okay, then Weichen will check again, this time to check all the ingredients and sources, as well as the cooking process."

At that moment, all the royal chefs nodded their heads one after another, each of them personally proving their innocence for their dishes.

"This imperial chef's dish uses the best lamb, supplemented with various spices, and simmers slowly for two hours."

"What I'm going to do next is the "Dongpo Meat" dish of the University of Suzhou University. This dish has just become popular and is already a famous dish in Kaifeng. There will definitely be no problems."

"These vegetables are cultivated in a hot spring in the Huangzhuang. They can grow even in the coldest months of winter. They are taken care of by special personnel. After they are picked, the guards rush to transport them to ensure that they are as fresh as ever."

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As the imperial chef showed the ingredients one by one, and showed the production process, there was indeed no flaw, so Fan Zheng locked his eyes on the auxiliary ingredients.

Su Dun asked: "Are there any tributes that are extremely rare and precious, and only the noble people in the palace can enjoy them?"

The dining eunuch said with a wry smile: "Most of the things in the imperial dining room are special offerings, which are extremely precious and rare."

Yang Jie frowned. The more precious the tribute was, the less it was used. It was very likely that there were unknown problems hidden in it, and it was far less safe than the common ingredients on the market.

"These spices are tributes from all nations."

"This salt is tribute salt, the finest green salt."

"This oil is tribute oil, extremely delicious."

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The cooking eunuch introduced Fan Zheng and the others one by one.

"Wait, what kind of oil is this?" Suddenly Fan Zhengyi was stunned.

"This is tribute oil, also known as camellia oil, which is specially provided by the royal family," the eunuch Si Shan explained.

Fan Zheng frowned and said, "No, why did the camellia oil sand and solidify?"

In an instant, all eyes were on the eunuch serving food, and two guards were quietly standing behind him.

The eunuch Si Shan quickly explained: "The gentleman is far away from the kitchen. Physician Fan doesn't know that the oil eaten here is indeed a clear liquid in summer, but now it is winter, and a lot of oil will solidify. Look at this lard, Suet oil, as well as soybean oil, are all solidified."

The chefs of other imperial dining rooms also testified for the eunuchs that the oil used for cooking would indeed solidify, which is a normal phenomenon.

At this moment, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

However, Fan Zheng sneered and said: "Many edible oils will solidify in winter, but camellia oil should not solidify like rapeseed oil. The outside world shouldn't be solidified, if you don't believe it, just find some rapeseed oil and compare."

Camellia oil was extremely rare as a tribute in the Song Dynasty, but it was not uncommon in later generations. Fan Zheng had eaten it in later generations and knew something about it.

Everyone was shocked, and immediately went to the ordinary eunuch's kitchen to find a jar of rapeseed oil. After comparing it, they found that the rapeseed oil was still clear, but the camellia oil in front of them had been sanded and solidified, obviously the oil was not pure.

The eunuch serving food plopped down on his knees, and tremblingly said: "The old slave pork was deceived, and he was greedy for part of the tribute oil. He was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he added some soybean oil! Please punish the empress dowager!"

Everyone sighed in their hearts. They originally thought that Fan Zheng had really discovered the sorcery, but they didn't expect it to be just a corruption case.

"Even daring to adulterate the government's expenses, it's really audacious, come here, delay and punish severely." Empress Dowager Gao sternly said.

Fan Zheng dipped his finger in camellia oil, tasted it in his mouth, and suddenly his expression changed: "No, he's lying, soybean oil has a very special beany smell, it's not soybean oil at all."

"It's not soybean oil?" Everyone's face changed suddenly, and they stared at the eunuch serving food.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "If Fan's guess is correct, the father-in-law should have added cotton oil!"

"Brother Fan, what's the relationship between cotton oil and soybean oil!" Su Dun exasperated.

"Princess Fan's enlightenment!" The eunuch Si Shan's face turned pale when he heard the words, and he lowered his head and admitted.

Everyone was immediately disappointed, it was just cotton oil, so there was no fuss.

However, Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Report to the Empress Dowager, this minister has found a sorcery to endanger the royal heirs."

"what!"

In an instant, everyone was startled and looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

"Could it be?" Zhao Xu looked at the tribute oil he ate every day in shock, it shouldn't be called cotton oil.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "That's right, the sorcery that makes the royal heirs unhappy is cotton oil."

"Impossible! Cotton oil is not a rare oil among the people, and it is often eaten." Su Dun frowned. Cotton was widely planted in the Song Dynasty, and cotton oil was extracted from cotton seeds, which was not uncommon in the Song Dynasty.

Fan Zheng explained: "Cotton oil contains a certain amount of toxin, and it is safe to take a small amount. If it is taken for a long time, it will cause chronic poisoning, damage the liver and kidneys, and cause infertility, especially male reproductive function. This chronic toxic effect was more pronounced in infants and children."

In an instant, everyone was cold, and the tribute oil mixed with cotton oil was eaten by the noble people in the palace, which was exactly the phenomenon.

(End of this chapter)