World of Chessboard

When Zhao Qingyan opened his eyes, Duke Huai had already left, leaving the outer robe behind for him to wear. Zhao Qingyan smiled and sat up, looking at the table. There was a piece of paper left on the table. It was King Huan dipping tea and writing the words "Be careful of your body. Find me if you need anything" on the paper that he had been carrying around with him. Zhao Qingyan tilted his head and thought for a while. Then, he put Prince Huan's outer robe and cloak on the deck chair, got up and jumped into the boat. He untied the ropes, and floated towards the shore. He lay in the boat and looked at the results of the Imperial Physician Examination that Prince Huan had given him. He frowned as if deep in thought, his gaze calm and complicated.

"Go to the hospital and ask?" Zhao Qingyan mumbled to himself and immediately confirmed her suggestion, "Right, let's go to the hospital first. It won't take long." He sat up, grabbed a pen and a paper, dipped a small piece of ink in the lake water, and scribbled on a few pages of paper. After carefully examining them twice, he stuffed them into his pocket. Zhao Qingyan leaned half out of the cabin, holding an oar in each hand. She stopped the boat on the shore near the bamboo garden, took a detour, and led the horse out of the house through a side door on the other side of the bamboo garden, heading straight for the Privy Council. He passed through to the grass garden and got off his horse. Then he sat in a wheelchair and walked slowly towards the hospital.

Not long after he left the grass garden, he saw Chen Huayi washing his face in a well. From the looks of it, he must have been working all night before returning to rest.

Chen Chengyi said, "It wasn't easy for me to complete my task today. You've taken away my time to rest, so you have to compensate me." While saying that, she followed his instructions and pushed the wheelchair behind him, heading towards the hospital.

Zhao Qingyan took out a paper bag from behind him and said, "Pea yellow, bean roll, rose shredded cake. I brought them for Xun Er. You can have them."

Chen Huayi curled his lips and said, "Forget it, I don't have the guts to compete for food with the princess."

Zhao Qingyan said, "You go ahead and eat. I suddenly remember that it's not convenient to give it to her right now. Maybe next time when there's a chance."

Chen Huayi did not ask any further. Seeing that he was not in the mood to chat, he did not say anything. He sped up his pace and soon arrived at the Imperial Hospital. Chen Huayi stopped and said, "Then, you can go in. It's not convenient for me, so I'll head back first?"

Zhao Qingyan passed the paper bag to him, "Sorry to trouble you."

Chen Huayi smiled and said, "It's no trouble. It's not troublesome even if there's a reward." Is there anything else I can help you with? I'll go back to my room and sleep. "

Zhao Qingyan nodded and said, "Go back." Pulling his crutch from under the armrest, he stood up and walked into the hospital.

Chen Huayi watched him walk off and lowered his head to look at the few pieces of paper that Zhao Qingyan and the pastries had passed to him. He thought for a moment before quietly stuffing the paper back into his sleeve, carrying the pastries as he swaggered away.

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There were also a lot of people in the hospital. It was obvious that they were affected by the "Bao Zheng case", and it added a lot of trouble to the hospital. Zhao Qingyan hesitated for a moment as if she was afraid of what happened last time. She took a deep breath and walked into the room with a smile on her face. She then greeted everyone.

"Young Marquis? You just came back. Didn't you rest for a few more days? " Seeing him walk in, the imperial physicians who were busy all stopped whatever they were doing and asked him with smiles or grudges, "Look at your face, it's about time for you to feel uncomfortable again, right?" No one showed any distaste or estrangement from his arrival, and their attitude was the same as before.

Zhao Qingyan's heart warmed. She smiled and said, "There are a few things I don't understand. I'm so bored lying in bed. Let's walk around." Why are there so many people today? Uncle Feng, you guys aren't taking turns today, right? "

Feng Hong said helplessly, "Now that the palace is so busy, we didn't have anything to do in the first place, so we've all come."

Feng Hong poured a cup of tea for him, "Why has the young prince come? To get medicine or to see a doctor? "

Everyone was stunned for a moment before understanding the situation immediately. Their faces turned serious as well: "The Bao Mansion? Young Marquis, don't worry too much. This matter will soon be over. "

Zhao Qingyan took out a piece of paper and half-jokingly said, "I still don't know who gave me the crime of invisibility. He said that Sir Bao was poisoned due to the combination of several kinds of tonics. I won't stand on ceremony. Take a look, are these the drugs that you tested? "

"A tonic and a mixture of medicine?" The imperial physicians looked at each other, then extended their hands in confusion. "Yes, that's right, but Sir Bao died from the poison of both ginseng and vera, not from some combination of tonics." A small amount of this vera could be used to induce vomiting, and it was already poisonous. With the addition of the ginseng, it would become a deadly poison. Master Bao was old, and his body was weak to begin with, which was why he died from these two poisons. It's impossible for Young Master to not see through this, right? "

Zhao Qingyan was stunned. "You guys found the cause of death?"

Zhao Qingyan asked, "Then how did you report this to Ninth Uncle's Thirteenth Uncle?"

Seeing that Zhao Qingyan's expression wasn't right, Feng Hong asked, "What do you mean? Young Prince, why don't you explain it a little more clearly? We passed this item to Prince Huan. "Hm, I don't think it's this one. The cause of death is written on it." The young prince also knew that Prince Huan had been extremely busy and had not come back to ask us about it. We don't even know what kind of medicine and tonic the young prince is talking about. " Everyone else nodded in agreement.

Zhao Qingyan calmed himself down, "I'm sorry, I did not mean to blame you. It's just that this is a little too outrageous. Thirteenth Uncle told me, 'After the Imperial Physician's examination, he said that only those who are well versed in pharmacology can put together several great tonics to make them toxic. "Today, I asked Thirteenth Uncle for this piece of paper. Thirteenth Uncle, after receiving these few pieces of paper, always carried them with him, so they cannot be replaced."

His gaze became more serious. "Who delivered this piece of paper to Thirteenth Uncle?" Why did you hide the cause of Master Bao's death from me? "

Ding Yiwen said, "It was sent over by my disciple. "Young Marquis, you mean to say …"

Zhao Qingyan said seriously, "I did give Master Bao a pack of reeds half a year ago, but that was half a year ago. Why would this bag of reeds appear?" "Do you know anyone who knows, or knows how, that I gave him a resveratrol six months ago, and that last month I gave him a tonic containing ginseng?"

"This …" Feng Hong asked hesitantly, "What do we say?"

Zhao Qingyan said, "Then let me ask a different question. Let me first give you a hypothesis. Who touched the records book of medicinal herbs flowing in the Imperial Hospital? At least half a year of records, the things there are not cleaned and tidied up all year round. If it was half a year ago, I'm sure they would have accumulated dust. If no one knows, I'd like to go to the storage room myself. " His tone wasn't tough. Even though it was an affirmative tone, it was obvious he was still waiting for the imperial physicians' reactions, and not going straight ahead.

"Go." Ding Yiwen opened his mouth.

All the imperial physicians were startled. "Old Ding …"

Ding Yiwen said, "Young prince, go and investigate. It will also restore your innocence."

A trace of understanding flashed in Zhao Qingyan's eyes. He bowed slightly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Ding."

Ding Yi Wen looked at Feng Hong, "Let's go together with you. It's not convenient for you to go there." He followed along with Feng Hong.

The door to the storage room was very clean. The booklets on the shelves were arranged neatly, but the deeper parts were clearly covered in dust. Zhao Qingyan looked around and picked up a few books. He flipped through them and then put them back. Ding Yiwen quietly watched. After he didn't move, he asked: "How is it?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "Uncle Ding, is your disciple still here?"

Ding Yiwen sighed, "Yesterday, he said that his family members were sick. I told the higher-ups to let him go back and take a look. I'm afraid he won't be coming back."

Zhao Qingyan took out a palm-sized book and a piece of charcoal wrapped in cloth and asked, "When did he arrive? Have you been dealing with someone special lately? Did you do anything abnormal? " He had made the small notebook himself, and he had also used the best wood to cut and burn the charcoal strips. They were easy to carry around when he was out investigating, and most of the imperial guards had followed his example, increasing their efficiency by quite a bit.

Ding Yiwen replied with a bit of bitterness: "I don't have any leads right now. Ask slowly and let me slowly."

"This place is big, let's talk outside." Zhao Qingyan walked to the door and stood against the wall to relieve the pressure on her legs. Then she said, "How about this, let me ask a little bit. Uncle Feng, please help me think about it." "Uncle Ding doesn't need to rush to answer. If you can't remember, you should just step over, right?" Although he no longer smiled, his tone and eyes were still gentle, trying his best to ease Ding Yiwen's distress.

Ding Yiwen nodded and said with a smile: "I will try my best to answer as many questions as possible."

Zhao Qingyan said, "Then I will have to trouble Uncle Ding — what kind of person is Uncle Ding's disciple? Age, appearance, temperament, ability, some of the more prominent features, his place of origin, his family, etc.? "

Ding Yiwen replied, "Jiang Jie speaks very little. He usually has his head down and doesn't dare to look at others. He's 23 years old and looks ordinary, but is clean and fair. He also likes to be clean. Right, the little finger of his left hand was bent, as if it was broken from a fight over food. He didn't say where his hometown was, he only said that he and his uncle came to the capital to earn a living, and that he had a sister who was seven years younger than him. "

Zhao Qingyan quickly wrote on the paper with the charcoal in his left hand. After he finished, he asked, "When did he come to the Supreme Hospital? What was he doing before he came here? Did he have any bad habits? Irritable, greedy, alcoholic, gambling? How is it with people? "

Ding Yiwen replied, "I took that child from a medicine store three years ago. Although he has a sharp mouth, he is not bad and has no bad habits. All the money he saved was given to his uncle to keep and then brought back to his sister. He doesn't talk, he doesn't chat with people, he doesn't have anyone he likes, but at least he's not annoying. "

Zhao Qingyan glanced towards the storage room. "I see that all the books on the shelves that have been tidied up have traces of being flipped through. If it's just cleaning and tidying up, the pages should not be that clean. This was probably the record for the past eight months. Although the records for the few medicines were the most obvious, the rest of the records also had traces of cleaning. That should be an excuse for him to clean up this place and look for the records, right? When did this happen? Recently … Did he do anything special in three months' time? Emotionlessness, mystery, insanity, absent-mindedness — these sorts of things? Had he seen anyone? is it someone he doesn't have to see, or isn't going to see before? "

Ding Yiwen said, "Cleaning up this place was something that happened two months ago. Since there's no special place for him, I agree." After what you said, it was abnormal for him to clean up this place. He didn't know why. People I've met … I didn't pay much attention. I didn't remember anything. " He frowned as he tried his best to think about it, but it was obvious that he was very tired, so he could not say very detailed words.

Zhao Qingyan smiled and did not force him. "Alright, that's it then. Don't think about it too much, Uncle Ding. Don't get tired."

Ding Yiwen smiled bitterly, "This is tantamount to helping the evil. I personally let him go and harmed the young prince." He didn't know what would happen in the future. "I guess it would be better if I could think of some more."

Zhao Qingyan was stunned for a moment before he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Ding. If it is not necessary, I will not tell anyone else about this." As long as I am still the young prince, I will not let anything happen to Uncle Ding.

Hearing his words, the two of them did not know what to say. Zhao Qingyan was unperturbed by his smile, but he could clearly hear the deeper meaning in his words, "He might lose his status." In such a situation, he still did not force them to say more words that would benefit him. Instead, he comforted himself. To him, concealing something or two was fine, no one would pursue his responsibility. But now, they could no longer take care of themselves and was still trying to conceal the situation that was disadvantageous to them …

"Right." Zhao Qingyan did not seem to notice their daze and lightly smiled, "I've troubled you today. Sorry, but I don't have time to seriously apologize. Please help me inform the others. Recently, I might not be able to walk around as I wish. After this period of time passes, I will treat you all to some lotus seeds as an apology. My lotus flowers will bear lotus seeds in a few months. I'll be leaving first. You guys get busy. "

Ding Yiwen hesitated for a moment before calling out to him, "Young prince, wait a moment." In the end, he lowered his voice and said, "I have seen him meet with His Highness' maid."

Zhao Qingyan's fingers trembled as he said with a smile, "Oh, I know. It's exactly when a man and a woman are in love. It's normal. "Let's go."

Ding Yiwen could not see through his real thoughts, so he could only say: "Take care, young prince."