The dim back

The next morning, the sun had risen high in the sky.

Qiu Feng ran over with the maid, and shouted at Yiren Villa early in the morning: "The two of you get out of here right now. You didn't return to the palace all night. What happened?"

The shouting was so loud that when Zhang Yulu opened his eyes, he saw Liu Zhongqing open his eyes as well.

Zhang Yulu was a little embarrassed, but Liu Zhongqing seemed normal: "Since it's already daybreak, let's go out together."

Zhang Yulu looked at the account book on the table and said, "I have to go to the pharmacy to inspect today, so I won't go for now. You can go back and explain it to Qiu Feng."

Liu Zhongqing was holding back his anger and was about to ask Qiu Feng what had happened and why he treated him like that.

Liu Zhongqing was ready. As he walked outside, he saw Qiu Feng looking forward to what was going on. He walked up to Qiu Feng and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Qiu Feng had no choice. He felt uncomfortable in his stomach, but was too embarrassed to say anything.

Suddenly I saw the scratches on Liu Zhongqing's neck.

She pulled Liu Zhongqing angrily and asked, "Why did you betray me?"

Liu Zhongqing already knew it: "I haven't held you accountable yet, why are you holding me accountable?"

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Qiu Feng felt even more embarrassed: "I originally had no status in the palace, and now something like this has happened. Is it also my fault?"

Liu Zhongqing really didn't have a chance to explain: "But you actually secretly drugged me. What you did was obviously wrong. You should pay the price for your mistake."

Qiu Feng smiled bitterly: "My price is to make wedding clothes for others, which makes Zhang Yulu a bargain."

The two were talking when Zhang Fengxue came out from the inner courtyard.

Zhang Fengxue held a bucket of water in his hand and threw all the water in front of Qiu Feng: "The courtyard is not clean at all. It should be cleaned and all these dirty things should be driven away."

Unexpectedly, someone came uninvited at this time. Seeing the scene in front of him, Lin Xuefeng clapped his hands and laughed: "I didn't expect that such a thing could happen to the prince of the Guardian Kingdom. It really makes me look at him in a new light. I really have a feast for my eyes today."

Liu Zhongqing glared at Lin Xuefeng angrily: "What are you doing here so early? The person you are looking for is not here."

Lin Xuefeng spread his hands and said, "Since we are in the business of medicinal materials, I have the responsibility to inspect all the shops. I received a report that there are fake medicines in your shop, so of course I have to check it out."

Lin Xuefeng shouted so loudly that Zhang Yulu came out of the house immediately without paying any attention to Qiu Feng's gaze.

Zhang Yulu asked Lin Xuefeng: "What's going on? How could there be fake medicine?"

Lin Xuefeng said bluntly: "You can go to the kitchen at the back and take a look at how many useless medicines are stored in the warehouse?"

Hearing Lin Xuefeng say this, Zhang Yulu nodded: "What you said is really strange, I have told you many times, what happened?"

Lin Xuefeng raised his hand: "If you don't believe me, you can go to the warehouse now. Many people are paying attention to this matter, and it has alarmed the court."

Liu Zhongqing felt that there was a conspiracy behind this matter: "It seems that the Queen Mother has also inquired about this matter. Does she have new evidence? She wants to bring me down. It seems that I have implicated Zhang Yulu."

When Qiu Feng heard about this, he immediately smiled and said, "That's great. Since this matter can be resolved so quickly, don't waste my efforts in vain."

Hearing Qiu Feng say this, Liu Zhongqing shook his head: "If you don't want to say something, don't say it. You'd better go back and be your concubine. I still have things to do here. I must accompany Zhang Yulu back."

Liu Zhongqing said as he took Zhang Yulu's hand: "No matter what happens, I will be with you to face it. Now let's go to the warehouse and take a look at what kind of medicinal materials there are."

After the two people came to the kitchen, Lin Xuefeng followed them in from outside.

There were many officials standing in the kitchen, about six or seven of them, big and small.

When the six or seven officials saw Liu Zhongqing, they said respectfully, "Your Majesty, we are also following orders. We received a report that there are fake medicines here, and I heard that someone died from taking them."

Zhang Yulu felt that the matter could be serious or minor: "My Lords, a murder case can be serious or minor. It is not something you can just talk about. Do you have any evidence?"

When everyone dispersed, they saw a dishevelled woman inside. When she saw Zhang Yulu, she said, "The medicine you gave us was fake, and you still said you were responsible for us. My husband is dead."

After hearing this, Zhang Yulu squatted down to check the body. The dead man's face was ashen and there was no sign of life at all.

When Zhang Yulu was wondering, he saw a pinhole-sized mark on the man's neck.

Zhang Yulu looked through medical books and found that this situation was obviously caused by someone piercing the patient with a silver needle.

Zhang Yulu slowly took out the silver needle from the tiny gap and showed it to everyone.

After showing it, Zhang Yulu said, "Do you see this silver needle? It's clean. It's obvious that someone stabbed it in the throat and killed him."

Hearing Zhang Yulu's words, Liu Zhongqing nodded and said, "That's true. If it was really Zhang Yulu who did it, he wouldn't have left such important evidence behind."

Qiu Feng stood aside and said, "Who would know? During this period, Zhang Yulu has been studying medical books all day long. It's hard to say what new acupuncture methods he has studied. Could he be trying to silence the witness?"

Qiu Feng felt that what he said made sense. Zhang Yulu, who was standing beside him, turned around and asked, "If it's true as you said, then my graduate student was stabbed into the body of a dead person or an animal. How could he fall on a living person? This is obviously a conspiracy."

After hearing these words, Zhang Yulu understood: "You sound so confident, could this matter be related to you?"

Qiu Feng immediately shook his hand and said, "I don't want to bother with you. If I have the chance, I want to go back and make something delicious for Liu Zhongqing."

The autumn wind's evasive eyes and the eyes that blame each other.

Zhang Yulu understood: "Should we report this to the authorities? Let them take a look and see who did it?"

Lin Xuefeng didn't mind the big deal: "It just so happens that I also want to see for myself, to see whose side our Protector of the Kingdom will stand on."

Qiu Feng's behavior was already very obvious. Liu Zhongqing knew what was going on. After thinking for a while, he said, "I will take the initiative to explain this matter to the emperor. You all go back first. I will definitely give everyone an explanation."

Zhang Yulu thought the matter was too simple: "We should investigate it thoroughly. If we continue like this, it will definitely give others something to talk about."