Ning Ke asked, "What I'm going to ask is....... Is there a plant called the poppy here?"

"Poppy?" Old Man Hu wrinkled his eyebrows, "I dare to say that there are no medicinal herbs in the world that I don't know about my teacher, but I have never heard of what you said." ”

"Maybe it's not called poppy, maybe it's called something else, Mimi, Elephant Valley, Rice Sac, or something. Ning Ke explains: "The unripe fruit of this plant contains a milky white slurry, which has the effects of pain, paralysis, cough and sleep, and is often used in medicine. ”

Old man Hu's eyes lit up, his hands clapped, and he said in a loud voice: "I know for the teacher! It's rice sac! This kind of plant can indeed be used in medicine, but if you take it for a long time, you will become dependent and have great harm to your body." ”

"That's right! That's it!" Ning Ke's eyes were shining, she knew what questions she had, just ask Old Man Hu directly.

No matter how much she understands, but this is in ancient times, it is still an unknown dynasty, and many things are different, so she still has to ask Old Man Hu, a contemporary.

Old man Hu furrowed his brows, "What are you asking for?" Very few people know about this kind of plant, and it generally only grows in the remote places of Xishu, and it is impossible to have them in Kyoto. ”

"I suspect the Emperor is addicted. Ning Ke did not hide from Old Man Hu, and truthfully told him what he saw and heard in the palace, including the emperor's symptoms and the encounter with Concubine Shu.

When she first heard Gonggong Chen's description, she was suspicious, but she didn't expect her to quietly take the emperor's pulse, and it was the same.

Moreover, when Gonggong Chen talked to Concubine Shu, he mentioned that the emperor had to drink the soup stewed by Concubine Shu every day, and he couldn't leave it for a day, what is this not addiction?

After hearing this, Old Man Hu's face became more solemn, he stroked his mustache quickly, his eyes were full of thoughts, and he said with a solemn face after a while: "Your Majesty must have taken the rice bag, and this rice bag was not brought back by Lu Que, that is, the fake queen mother did not leave before, and she stayed in Kyoto as a demon." ”

Ning Ke was not shocked at all, Chu Yuxuan brought Lu Que back a while ago, and it was no coincidence that His Majesty happened to have such an illness.

In modern times, rice bags are planted more in the southwest, so here, it is probably the climate of Xishu that is more suitable. In this way, it is very likely that the false empress dowager is still in Kyoto, waiting for an opportunity to act.

Although she didn't care about the life or death of the bad-hearted emperor, she was worried that Lu Que and the fake queen mother would have other actions.

"I still have something to do, let's go first!" Ning Ke was uneasy in his heart, and ran away after dropping a word.

Old man Hu held the medicine he had worked so hard to develop, and sighed sadly, "Why don't you praise your teacher before leaving?"

Ning Ke ran to the restaurant in a hurry, and forgot to change in Baolin Zhai and then go back, but she didn't expect that as soon as she arrived in the backyard, she didn't find Qingqiang, and she was hit by Yingge.

"Oops!" Ying Gejiao screamed, raised her head and was about to question, when she saw Ning Ke's disguised face, she was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed, "Master! The master turned out to be you, why are you pretending to be a man?"

Ning Ke was also stunned, she was so easy to look like this?

"How do you know?"

Yingge covered her mouth and smiled lightly, "Master, have you forgotten? I have been in the Qinglou before, and I am the best at observing and identifying people, let alone acquaintances!

Ning Ke then remembered that when someone came in disguise in the restaurant to make trouble, it was all discovered by Yingge's keen eyes, and now it is reasonable to recognize her.

"Well, I'm also idle and have nothing to do, just play casually, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you. She didn't tell the truth, Wang Ke's identity is too special, once someone finds out that she is a woman, it will be a crime of deception.

Yingge didn't doubt it, and said with a shy smile: "The appearance of the master who has become a son is really handsome." ”

Ning Ke laughed a few perfunctory times, then found an excuse to leave, the first thing he did was to change his clothes and restore his usual dress before going to find Qingqiang.

Qingqiang has been honed for so long, and she is very good at taking care of business, Ning Ke doesn't have to follow every day now, so she has to hand over all the business to Qingqiang to take care of, while she has to concentrate on being a little imperial doctor in the palace, secretly investigating the cause of the emperor's illness and the conspiracy behind the concubine.

"Miss, you really don't care, slave...... The slave and maid are afraid that they will not be able to keep busy!" Qingqiang heard that the burden was about to be on her shoulders, and she suddenly felt a lot of pressure, "The business is so good now, the restaurant and the clothing store are running at both ends at the same time, and the slave and maid are lacking in skills!"

Ning Ke thought about it, and pondered for a moment before saying, "Otherwise, if I call Mama to help, you will be more relaxed." It's really not good, Shen Yunfei is also yours. ”

Originally, she planned to let Shen Yunfei follow her at first, but after the incident of the inner ghost, she didn't ask Shen Yunfei for personal protection.

She didn't suspect anyone, she just felt that she should be cautious, and besides, she also had the hidden guard arranged by Chu Junyue, female.

Qingqiang nodded happily, "Okay, good! With Mama here, the slave and maid will be relieved!"

"Well, thank you. Ning Ke nodded, turned around and went back to Ning Mansion again, and explained everything to Mama Wang.

Mama Wang is an old man in Ningfu, and in the years of Liu Xueqiong's absence, she has been running this small dilapidated courtyard silently, and her life is hard, but she has practiced Mama's ability to break two uses one by one, and she is still very good at managing accounts and financial management.

Ning Ke handed over the restaurant and clothing store to Qingqiang and Mama Wang, she said that she was very relieved, and Mama was also very happy, probably because she felt that life was getting better, and she was too leisurely, and she wanted to find something to do.

"Miss, it's rare for you to go home, do you want to see the master?" Before leaving, Mama Wang cautiously mentioned again.

Ning Ke frowned, that cheap dad has been sick at home for a long time, hasn't he come out of his grief yet?

Although she doesn't have a good impression of this cheap dad, she still admires his deep affection.

However, she had urgent things to do at the moment, so she planned to come back in the evening to check it out.

Ning Ke went straight to the Regent's Mansion and wanted to go to Chu Junyue to discuss today's matter, but he didn't expect the housekeeper to say that Chu Junyue was not there and went to do something.

"Errand?" Ning Ke wrinkled his eyebrows in disbelief, he didn't say that he wanted to do something in the morning, and suddenly went out, could it be because of the dispute with the emperor in the morning?

The housekeeper smiled and said: "The master has always been busy with official business, just to accompany the princess and you, the master always finds time to come out." ”

Ning Ke hooked the corners of his lips undeniably, a little sweetness welled up in his heart, and then he remembered the purpose of his coming here, and asked again, "Then did he say when he would come back?"

"It's hard to say. The housekeeper said truthfully: "The villain is not qualified to ask about the master's affairs." After a pause, seeing Ning Ke's disappointed face, he added, "Either Niangniang, you go back first, and when the master comes back, the villain will send someone to tell you." ”

Ning Ke pursed his lips, thinking about it, he nodded, "Okay, then I'll wait for your news." ”

After going back for several days, Ning Ke didn't receive the news of Chu Junyue's return, he seemed to be really busy with some mysterious matter, and there was no news at all.

She knew that he would be fine, but the palace didn't dare to wait any longer.

Now that Concubine Shu has done this, she is worried that there will be some moths soon.

Gritting her teeth, she immediately decided to go alone to find out the situation!

Night.

Ning Ke was on the night shift again, and as usual, she took care of all the drudgery of delivering medicine to the emperor.

The palace was silent, and the wind that was gradually entering winter was slightly cold, swaying the deep hanging lamp spikes, shaking out layers of shadows of teeth and claws, like a group of demons dancing.

She walked briskly through the hallway, bowed her head, and beyond that, the emperor's bedchamber.

In the distance, you can hear the hearty laughter of the middle-aged men in the palace, as well as the seductive laughter of the women.

When I got closer, I could see a woman's snow-white body peeking out of the open window, her hair in a messy bun, undulating and bumping, and moaning again and again.

"Your Majesty....... Your Majesty is so mighty, and the concubines are so happy......."

"It's still the soup of the concubine who is useful, I feel ten years younger again!

"No....... Your Majesty is already powerful......"

"Then come again!"

The fierce impact, the snapping and clapping, echoed far away in this quiet night.

Ning Ke glanced at it, and the corners of his mouth twitched-

I have to say that this emperor and Concubine Shu are really good at playing, and sending the palace people away is so large-scale.

Who said that the ancients were conservative? casually, modern people are completely inadequate.

With a hint of thought in his eyes, Ning Ke pursed his lips, walked around to the other side with a light step, and slipped into the dormitory silently.

Starting from the door, there were clothes on the ground one by one, Ning Ke carefully avoided them, and walked lightly into front of the dragon bed.

The decoction brought by Concubine Shu was still on the ebony table in front of the bed, and it had already been drunk, leaving only the residue.

Ning Ke's eyes lit up, she hooked her lips and smiled silently, took out a small jar from her arms, and put a small amount of soup residue into it.

She always felt that there was something wrong with this soup, if it weren't for it, the emperor would definitely not become like this, and he would not be so dependent on Concubine Shu.

Take it back, give it to the doctor to take a good look, and confirm whether there are really poppies in it, if there is, it can be regarded as evidence against Concubine Shu!

After collecting the residue, Ning Ke did not give up, and did not want to let go of any opportunity, so he rummaged through the palace again, trying to find some forbidden medicine.

Something like this, if you can't see the light, will probably be placed in a hidden place, such as in a box, such as under a bed.

There was no under the bed, but there were a few boxes in the room, and she opened them one by one, either to play with them or to treasure them.

It wasn't until the last inconspicuous treasure chest that she opened it, and her eyes widened a little.

What is this?

jade sticks, ropes, small whips...... There's even a spring palace picture to cheer up!

Mrs. Lady knows how to play!

Ning Ke was shocked and disgusted, so he subconsciously closed the box.

"Bang!"

There was a heavy muffled thud.

Ning Ke was startled, why was he so careless!

As soon as the thought passed, a loud voice of anger sounded outside, "Who is it!"