Morbid pet

The magistrate of Lingmen stood up straight and said, "I'm telling the Queen, there is indeed something wrong with the Beauty Pills. This is a long story. We found out that the Beauty Pills Yun Niang took were the Beauty Pills modified from Jiangnan. Although the shape and color are similar to It's the same as what was circulated in Chang'an City, but it's different when you take it. A few days ago, I suspected that there was something wrong with this pill, so I sent someone to check it carefully. The result came out not long after you left. I didn't dare to hide it privately. I immediately chased after him and asked you to take a look at it."

Changle raised his eyebrows and took the medicinal materials receipt from Lingmen, "What's the problem?"

The magistrate of Lingmen said respectfully: "This is an extremely strong drug. Taking too much can easily cause illusions or even hallucinations. It can also easily cause muscle twitching and even blood coagulation..."

Changle nodded, indicating that he understood, then raised his eyes to look at Magistrate Lingmen, "Have you finished what Magistrate Ling said? Is that all?"

The magistrate of Lingmen was stunned for a second and then immediately said: "I have something to say. I have carefully tested the beauty pills and they contain toxins."

"Toxin?" Changle repeated these two words, "You mean there is toxin in this beauty pill?"

"Yes, according to my observation, it is mixed with arsenic." Lingmen Magistrate explained.

Arsenic?

Changle's eyes widened suddenly. So the purpose of this beauty pill is not to turn women into oirans, but to make money and kill people?

"Are you sure?"

"I am sure, and I also found some strange powder inside. I venture to guess that these powders should be boiled with the corpse oil of certain animals. This poisonous powder is colorless and odorless. If you don't smell it too much, I’m afraid it won’t be discovered at all, it is a highly poisonous medicinal material, but it is also a hallucinogenic medicinal material.”

Chang Le pursed his lips, "Since we know there are toxins in it, why not get rid of this scourge as soon as possible?"

"This..." Lingmen Magistrate hesitated, he hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Because this beauty pill is said to be the palace's secret beauty pill, the shape and color are the same, and there has been no problem in the market, so No one went to check, and we only realized this huge threat when Yun Niang had a problem with her food this time."

"The secret recipe of the palace?" Chang Le was surprised. She originally thought that the configuration of this beauty pill was just the preparation of ordinary rouge and gouache, but she did not expect that it actually included the secret recipe of the palace.

She pondered for a moment and asked, "What is the name of this special medicine?"

"Back to my dear, my name is 'Angel's Kiss'."

"Angel's Kiss?" Changle frowned, this name sounded very familiar!

She suddenly remembered that her father had gifted her three boxes of 'Angel's Kisses'. She only opened one of them and was attracted by the rich aroma. At that time, she thought it was the best thing in the world. Unfortunately, later The father rewarded all three boxes of 'Angel's Kiss' to his mother-in-law and the four maids around her.

Thinking of this incident again now, Changle felt inexplicably angry in his heart.

The angel's kiss was something exclusive to her father, but she gave it to someone else?And let Yun Niang eat it?Is she crazy?
Seeing the sudden change in her expression, the magistrate of Lingmen was frightened. He quickly knelt down and said, "My Majesty, please calm down. I have already investigated her as soon as possible. We will never allow this kind of cancer to poison the people."

Changle took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, glanced at him indifferently, and asked in a cold voice: "You just mentioned that this 'Angel's Kiss' was developed by the imperial physician. Do you know the details of this imperial physician?"

The magistrate of Lingmen was startled for a moment, "To tell you the truth about this imperial doctor, I haven't been able to find out the details of this imperial doctor for the time being."

"Why can't you check clearly?" Changle's tone suddenly turned cold, with a biting coldness.

"This imperial doctor's name is Li Wende. He lives in an alley near Jingzhao Yin Yamen. His whereabouts are elusive on weekdays, and few people can find him."

"Oh?" Changle sneered, "You searched the entire capital and couldn't find him, but you decided to start with a country man? How funny!"

"This..." Lingmen Magistrate lowered his head, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

He knew that Princess Changle had always regarded officials like them as trivial, especially when this matter involved Yun Niang, which made her even more angry, so she deliberately said words to anger him.

He sighed secretly, "I know he is guilty. I will definitely send more manpower to find out this person's details as soon as possible."

Chang Le snorted, "I hope so, otherwise you people wouldn't have to stay in the court."

She left with a puff of sleeves.

The magistrate of Lingmen knelt for a long time before slowly getting up and looking at her disappearing back, his expression dark and indistinguishable.

He returned to the Yamen, wrote a memorial in person, and sent it to Lingshan Temple on the outskirts of Beijing by carrier pigeon.

He didn't dare to check it openly, so he could only ask the eminent monks of Lingshan Temple for help.

This eminent monk was a very respected elder by the emperor. He had been an official in the court for many years and was deeply favored by the emperor.

The prefect of Lingmen has a good relationship with this eminent monk and visits him every month.

He asked the eminent monk to help find the mysterious imperial doctor, and the eminent monk agreed.

It's just that this eminent monk has a weird personality and doesn't like to interact with strangers. He needs to use a special method to meet the eminent monk.

He drew the appearance of the eminent monk on the paper, then added a few words, handed it to the carrier pigeon and flew to Lingshan Temple.

The eminent monk lives on the top of the mountain, surrounded by peaks, surrounded by green smoke all day long, like a fairyland.

The pigeon landed under the eaves on the top of the mountain. A black and white snake crawled over, spit out its red core, and then walked into the house with the pigeon in its mouth.

In the room, an old man was sitting cross-legged on a futon, closing his eyes and concentrating. His turbid eyes were slightly opened, looking at the homing pigeon.

The old man stretched out his hand to take the scroll from the carrier pigeon's feet, unfolded it, and showed a surprised look on his wrinkled face.

He stood up slowly, took a pen and ink and wrote on the paper. When he finished writing, he dried the ink on the paper, and then tied the envelope to the pigeon's feet.

He patted the carrier pigeon on the head, with an evil curve on his lips, "Little beast, remember to come back soon."

There is a big tree in the courtyard of Lingshan Temple. This big tree never falls down all year round, and its dense branches and leaves block the sunlight, making the courtyard eerie and eerie.

A dark shadow quietly fell among the tree crowns.

The man in black jumped down from the tree crown and said respectfully: "Master."
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An Ying seemed to have come to life. He was hurriedly rushing around, preparing to rush for the current affairs. He urgently wanted to prove what Yun Niang had eaten, so his whole body felt as if he had been deprived of his body. .

When Changle saw his appearance, she smiled mischievously. She never thought that a trip to Jiangnan would involve such a big case.

She stood by the window lattice, watching him running for Yun Niang, and suddenly felt a sense of emotion. She had been well-dressed and well-fed since she was a child, and was delicate and willful, but she could not compare with the life of these children from poor farmers.

Although Yun Niang's parents are both farmers, at least her father loves her mother, but what about fate?Who would have known that Yun Niang's parents died later, and she lived in a brothel. When she was about to redeem her life, she ate poison mixed with gangsters, and she was only in her twenties when she died.

Changle was very sad because An Ying was so interested in a strange woman, or a woman she had only been with for a few days. Looking back at herself, she really couldn't do this.

Now that she was encountering all this, she didn't know if it was retribution.While Chang Le was stunned, a gust of wind blew by, ruffling her hair at the temples, and a slight sound broke through the air. She turned her head to look at the window warily, and sure enough she saw a hidden weapon shot in. She was agile. He dodged and raised his hand to grab the hidden weapon, which was stained with blood.

"Who?"

Immediately, the door of the room was pushed open, and the magistrate of Lingmen came in with a group of guards. He shouted sharply: "Here, there is an assassin!"

Changle's pupils narrowed and he stared at Lingmen Magistrate, with bloodthirsty murderous intent in his eyes, "Lingmen, how dare you!"

The magistrate of Lingmen said coldly: "Please forgive me, my duty is my duty!" After saying that, he drew his sword and pointed it at Changle.

"You..." Changle's body was shaky, and she gritted her teeth and said: "I am the queen of the Ming Dynasty, how can I allow you to be so presumptuous!"

"My queen, please calm down!"

Changle glared at him angrily and said word by word, "If I make the slightest mistake today, I will definitely have all the nine clans of you buried with me!"

The Lingmen Magistrate's body trembled. He lowered his head to hide the flash of cruelty in his eyes, "Don't worry, I will not hurt you."

Chang Le sneered disdainfully, turned around and went behind the screen to change clothes. After she was fully dressed and walked out, the magistrate of Lingmen ordered people to bring Yun Niang up and at the same time ordered people to search the room.

Changle looked at the scene of their search coldly and snorted coldly, "Prefect Lingmen, are you guilty of being a thief? If you are so afraid that something will happen to me, why did you bring this woman here, wouldn't it be solved by just beheading her in public? "

The Lingmen magistrate had no expression on his face and just ordered his men to check carefully and not to miss any place, not even the walls.

"Princess Changle, please go out first, this is not the place you should stay." The Lingmen Magistrate said calmly.

Changle's eyes fell on the unconscious Yun Niang, and he smiled coldly, "Does the Lingmen magistrate dislike me for being a hindrance?"

"Your Majesty misunderstood."

"Hmph, you'd better pray, otherwise, I won't be able to spare you!" Chang Le tossed his sleeves and left.

After Chang Le left, the Lingmen magistrate's eyes narrowed, with a hint of murderous intent flashing through his eyes.

He waved a confidant in, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Go to Lingshan Temple later, find the snake, and then bring it here."

The confidant of the Lingmen Prefect was shocked when he heard this. He hesitated for a moment before asking: "Prefect, this matter..."

"There's nothing wrong, just do as you're told."

"Yes."

The magistrate of Lingmen looked at Yun Niang's pale cheek, raised his eyebrows, and a hint of complexity flashed across his eyes, but he quickly calmed down and waved his men to retreat.
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The confidant of the prefect of Lingmen walked into Lingshan Temple with a small gray python. He looked around and made sure there was no danger before throwing the snake in the yard.

"Go and notify the prefect and tell him that the snake has been brought." The prefect of Lingmen ordered a child.

The boy immediately accepted the order and left.

Most of the people living in Lingshan Temple were monks. When they heard that the prefect had invited them, they rushed out one after another.

The magistrate of Lingmen came to welcome them and said apologetically: "Eminent monks, I am really sorry. Due to an unexpected situation, I have disturbed the Qingxiu of all eminent monks. Please forgive me."

"Good good good good, the benefactor is very polite."

All the monks nodded in unison, and the Lingmen Magistrate added: "We just received news that someone has taken refuge with a traitor and intends to murder His Highness the Prince and the Queen."

"Oh, there are still people who dare to rebel? This is a capital crime for the Nine Clan!" an old monk said while stroking his beard, and the other monks also agreed, "Yes, yes!"

The magistrate of Lingmen said: "This is a serious crime, so I sent people to search the room."

"Just search, why did you use a knife?"

"Amitabha, good, good, good." A group of monks chanted Amitabha.

Magistrate Lingmen looked at the group of monks in front of him with a trace of ridicule in his eyes. They were a bunch of bald donkeys who were used to pretentiousness. He was too lazy to pay attention to them anymore and ordered his confidants to bring the gray python to see Yun Niang.

When Changle heard that the assassin had been rescued, she was so angry that she smashed the tea cup with one palm, and the sharp porcelain fragments cut her palm.

The magistrate of Lingmen looked at the little gray snake brought back by his confidant. He squatted down and touched the little gray snake, murmuring to himself, "It's such a rare spiritual creature. If I, the people in Lingmen, didn't know how to raise snakes, I would have Just raise it and look after the home and nursery by yourself."

The little gray snake seemed to be aware of the approaching danger. It suddenly jumped out, bit the prefect, and then fled out, disappearing in an instant.

The Lord Magistrate screamed, covering his wrists and wailing: "Hurry up and chase!"

His forehead was sweating in pain, and his arm was bitten by a small gray snake. It was severely swollen, and the flesh was rolling and dripping with blood.

Changle heard the noise outside in the house. She calmed down and ordered someone to get her a medicine box.

There are many rare and rare herbs hidden in the medicine box of Lingshan Temple. Every time she is injured, she can get timely treatment.

Changle was poisoned. She looked at her red and swollen face in the mirror, her lips were as dry as cracks, and the rashes on her skin were densely covered all over her face. She couldn't help but gasped. This face was completely destroyed.

"My Lady, don't worry. I'll just go get some rouge and gouache to cover it up for you later. It won't be a problem. The detoxification pills are being re-prepared. Please wait for a while and we will be fine." Die Shi He came in with a hot soup and said comfortingly.

Changle shook his head and sighed: "No, I can't hide it like this. All my plans are ruined."

Changle finished drinking the medicine and lay down on the couch to rest, his eyes turning red.

My mind is spinning.

Changes happened so quickly. What kind of role does Lingmen play in Jiangnan?It's just a beauty pill, it won't involve such a large industrial belt, right?
Changle's suspicion became even deeper.

But An Ying hurried out from the backyard, "I've figured it out! I've figured it out!"

Chang Le's face was very red and swollen. He leaned behind the screen and said coldly: "An Ying, don't come to me yet. I've been poisoned and I look ugly."

An Ying: "What?! I'm here to help you get rid of the poison!"