After leaving the prison and walking for a while, Fang Ling told him about saving the female assassin.

Dong Canghai was taken aback when he heard it and said, "What, save her from prison?"

Fang Ling nodded and said, "Yes, you go and ask Deputy General Ma to inquire, how much silver will it cost to settle the matter?"

Dong Canghai shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, this is no longer something that silver can settle. Because according to Deputy General Ma, the Zhenguo Heavenly Master had already ordered that he would pass the life and death of this female assassin. ”

Fang Ling's heart sank when he heard this, he remembered that Dong Canghai had said before that this Zhenguo Heavenly Master was said to be an immortal who had attained the Tao, living on top of the Zhentian Tower in the imperial city, and was not subject to courtiers' courtesies, and did not enjoy the courtiers' benefits, as if he did not eat fireworks in the world.

And his status is so high that even the Emperor of Chu has to go to see him in person. However, those who have seen him are not late, and he will only appear if something big happens.

The Heavenly Master of Zhenguo even had to ask about the life and death of this female assassin, and once he knew that someone had let her go, and held her down, I was afraid that the guards would have to lose their heads.

Fang Ling suddenly remembered something: "When you were in the prison just now, master, you said that the five-year period for the corpse to be released from the prison is five, so how long is it until the last time the corpse was thrown away?"

Dong Cangqian said after a little calculation: "It's just five years, it should be in these few days, this kind of thing must be dealt with before the prince's wedding, otherwise it will be considered unlucky." ”

Fang Ling then said, "Then if you let this female assassin fake her death, won't she be able to hide from the sky?"

"Fake death?" Dong Canghai suddenly realized, "Your Highness reminds me that there are indeed a lot of rumors about fake death in the palace, I heard that a concubine committed the crime of fornication in the past, that is, she took the 'medicine' of fake death, and she hid it from the world, but the imperial doctor who faked the 'medicine' was beheaded all over the house after the incident, and the 'medicine' prescription is said to have been lost." ”

Fang Ling smiled and said, "How can the 'medicine' prescription in the palace be so easy to lose? If you want me to say, it must be hidden somewhere." ”

"It's too a hospital!" Dong Cangji said.

Fang Ling smiled slightly, came to the Tai Hospital, and found Lin Mowen.

At this time, it was late at night, everything was quiet, and Lin Mowen was boldly drinking a little wine and humming a little song, so he was not at ease.

Seeing Fang Ling coming, he hurriedly put away the wine, bowed down with a smile and said, "Yo, Your Highness, are you still here so late? ”

Fang Ling waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to get the 'medicine' materials, I'm asking you about something." ”

"Your Highness may say, the little one knows everything. Lin Mowen said immediately.

Fang Ling asked, "Do you know a 'medicine' about fake death?"

Lin Mowen was slightly stunned, glanced around, and made sure that no one was eavesdropping, so he lowered his voice and said, "What His Highness asked, could it be the 'Concealment Pill'?"

"If this 'medicine' pill can make people fake their death, then it should be it, do you know that there is a 'medicine' prescription in the Tai Hospital?" Fang Ling said.

Lin Mowen frowned and thought for a while: "It's hard to say, because this Concealment Pill is already a matter of the previous dynasty, and no one knows what the truth is, and it's even difficult to say whether this 'medicine' is there." ”

"Then do you think there will be a 'medicine' book in the library?" Fang Ling asked, this 'medicine' book was full of records of various 'medicine' prescriptions in the Tai Hospital.

Lin Mowen shook his head and said: "If there is, most of them will not be there, because of this kind of contraband, the Tai Hospital should not keep it, otherwise it will be stolen by which eunuch guard, wouldn't it be a bad thing?"

Fang Ling groaned for a moment and said, "I heard that this Concealment Pill is related to the escape of one of the emperor's concubines, and there is a imperial doctor who is still in it, and he is all over the house. ”

"It does. Lin Mowen said, patted his head and said, "By the way, Imperial Physician Chen, Imperial Physician Chen may know more detailed information!"

"Imperial Physician Chen?" Fang Ling was overjoyed, among the many imperial physicians, Imperial Physician Chen was a very good person, although he acted slowly, he was not as arrogant as other imperial physicians, he was quite easy to get along with, and often guided himself in some pathological knowledge.

Lin Mowen nodded and said, "If I remember correctly, Imperial Physician Chen was in the Imperial Hospital when the incident happened to the former emperor, and he was an envoy under the Imperial Physician Cao, who was beheaded all over the house. ”

Fang Ling already felt that he had gained a lot, after all, this method of fake death should be the best way he could think of at the moment, if Imperial Doctor Lin really knew some clues, it would be even better.

However, the next day, Fang Ling came to the hospital to look for Imperial Physician Chen, but learned that he had not come to Imperial Hospital for the past two days, and even Dean Wang was looking for his whereabouts.

Fang Ling was secretly anxious, and at this time, it was also the four-day period for the free gift of the Dispelling Cold Pill.

In four days, the cold pill lived up to expectations and showed an amazing "medicine" effect, only four days to make the person who took it cold, this news immediately spread in the neighborhood near East Street, many people rushed to the Renxintang branch early in the morning, and also wanted to try the free "medicine".

At the same time, as Hu Dahai expected, the main store of Renxintang really sent someone to the news, asking people to go to the meeting to discuss how to deal with the matter of Qingdetang.

On this morning, Fang Ling and Hu Dahai came to the bustling North Street, which is also the location of Renxintang's main store.

Renxintang, which has been around for more than 70 years, is a time-honored brand in the imperial city's "medicine" shop, and the place where the head office is located is also a relatively prosperous old street, accounting for three large shops, but it is still the kind of rustic decoration style, and it does not make people feel the sense of distance because of the large store.

On the same street as the main store of Renxin, it turned out to be the main store of Qingdetang, where a famous doctor was obviously also invited to sit for consultation, and the business was obviously much more lively than here.

Shopkeeper Hu just came to the shop with Fang Ling, and the guy in the shop obviously recognized him, and hurriedly invited him inside, while saying, "Shopkeeper Hu, you are here, and the other shopkeepers have arrived early." ”

Hu Dahai nodded, and led Fang Ling to push open the door of the inner room.

As soon as I opened the door, it was not a room, but a wide courtyard, and the door of the big house facing it was half open, and I could vaguely see that there were many people sitting inside.

Hu Da said in a loud voice: "Brother Fang, don't rush into the house first, take a look at the situation on the side, and wait until the time is ripe to come in." ”

Fang Ling nodded, after all, this is a meeting of the various semicolon shopkeepers, and if he suddenly lets an outsider "intervene" into it, I am afraid that there will be xenophobia, but if he goes in when everyone can't discuss a good countermeasure, it will feel different.

So, Fang Ling stopped on the side of the courtyard, and from this position, he could clearly see the shopkeepers in the house.

At the back of the big room is a rosewood chair, on which sits a Fengyun woman in her thirties, with a luxurious temperament on her slightly chubby face, and a little awe-inspiring between her eyebrows, this woman is obviously Xu Xiuyun, the big shopkeeper of Renxintang.

On the first chair below, there was an old man in his fifties, whose face was quite similar to Xu Xiuyun, who was Xu Xiuyun's uncle Xu Ming.

The seven people sitting on the other chairs were the treasurers of each branch of Renxin Hall.

Before coming, Hu Dahai had already told Fang Ling about the situation, these shopkeepers had their own thoughts, some were the shopkeepers when the old shopkeepers were in their time, some were promoted when the new shopkeepers were promoted, and some were made shopkeepers with the help of Xu Ming.

Although there are only seven people, each has its own faction, which is why Hu Dahai needs strong evidence.

As soon as Hu Dahai walked in, Xu Ming snorted heavily, "Every meeting, Hu Dahai, you are always the last to arrive, and you are really punctual enough!"

"Sorry, sorry, I woke up a little late. Hu Dahai snorted and sat at the end.

Xu Xiuyun said lightly: "Now that the shopkeepers of each semicolon have arrived, everyone should know what happened, now that Qingdetang's fame is getting bigger and bigger, and our Renxintang's business has been greatly affected, what countermeasures do you have?"

As soon as these words fell, everyone began to offer advice:

"If you want me to say, the fundamental strategy is to invite a famous doctor with a big reputation. ”

"It's easy to say, but you can't get a doctor in the backstage?"

"I think it's good to directly lower the price of 'medicine', and if the price of our 'medicine' is lowered, naturally some patients will come to buy 'medicine'. ”

"Qingdetang is prepared this time, as soon as we fall, they will definitely follow, this is a lose-lose strategy. ”

Everyone discussed for a long time, you vetoed my proposal, I rejected your proposal, and after talking for a long time, I didn't come to a conclusion.

Xu Xiuyun's brows were also slightly locked, obviously it was not easy to solve the current problem, but at this time, he heard Xu Ming cough and say, "Big shopkeeper, I have a proposal." ”

"Uncle, please. Xu Xiuyun said.

Xu Ming smiled and said: "Qingdetang and we are fighting for nothing more than territory, because the places where our Renxintang branch is located are all prosperous areas in the city, if you want me to say, the rent of that place is also high, why don't we take a step back and move the branch to other streets? ”

As soon as he said this, the shopkeeper immediately applauded.

Xu Xiuyun frowned and said: "Did my uncle take into account the cost of relocation, and besides, if you give up the prosperous area, the income of the store will also be affected." ”

Xu Ming said disapprerovingly: "Isn't it true that my niece doesn't know what it means to recuperate? On the surface, we are retreating, but in fact, we can annex other 'medicine' shops, expand secretly, and make a comeback in the future." ”

Xu Xiuyun shook her head and said, "Uncle, things are not as simple as you think. Once we retreat without a fight, Qingdetang will also begin to annex other "medicine" shops, and it occupies an advantageous location, and the scale expansion will be greater than we imagined, and we may not even have a foothold at that time. ”

Xu Ming snorted dissatisfiedly and said, "What solution do you have for that niece? If not, wouldn't it be sitting still?"

This made Xu Xiuyun's face change slightly, but in fact, she really didn't have a countermeasure, she could only say that Qingdetang's move was too powerful.

Fang Ling listened quietly outside, seeing that the two sides were facing each other, Xu Ming's proposal was very absurd, but Xu Xiuyun couldn't come up with a countermeasure, he was very embarrassed, and estimated that the time should be ripe.

Sure enough, at this moment, Hu Dahai, who had not spoken, smiled leisurely: "Big shopkeeper, I have a countermeasure, but I have to invite someone in first." ”