NOVEL NEXT Chapter 30 Dengxian Pill
Mao Xi carried two loads of bacon and knocked on the door of Jia Mansion. A boy opened the door and recognized her.
"Is your prince at your residence?" This was her first visit to Prince Jia's residence to see Mu Zhiyuan.
"Here, Miss Millet, come in with me."
Accompanied by the servant, Ma Xi went to the inner hall to wait, and Butler Wang stepped forward to greet her.
"Miss Ah Shu, you are a rare guest! Why did you want to come to the prince's house today?"
"Steward Wang, I have something important to talk to the prince." Shu Xi said the prince, but she was still not used to it. She still liked to call him Brother Mu.
When Mu Zhiyuan came to the inner hall, he was surprised and happy. Since returning to live in Lihua Town, Ah Shu had never been to Jiafu once.
"Wei Xi, why are you free today? Is there something going on in the village?"
"Brother Mu, I thought of a clue!" Shui Xi said urgently.
She handed the bacon to Butler Wang and continued: "Sister Sanhua came to my shop today and asked me to give you these two loads of bacon. She also told me about the clue of the word 'Deng Xian' in her nephew's hand."
"You know it all?"
"Yes. Brother Mu, Brother Ying told me that when he was selling fruit in Wazi, he heard someone say that the purpose of arresting children for human trafficking this time was probably to collect raw materials."
"The yamen checked and there is no shop called Dengxian."
"Is it possible that someone is practicing witchcraft in the name of cultivating immortals, using babies to test medicine or make medicine primers for use in elixirs?"
"We have checked all the temples and Taoist temples, but none of them have been found."
Mu Zhiyuan frowned slightly. Although he was a careless prince, he still unconsciously paid attention to this case due to his habit of assisting the prince in investigations all year round.
"Is it because the limelight is being hidden? Brother Mu, you can check from the buyer's end."
"Buyer?" Mu Zhiyuan was thoughtful.
He checked the piece of paper with the word "Dengxian" written on it, and there was nothing unusual about it. The same kind of paper was also used for the fruits in ordinary restaurants.
"The paper with the Immortal printed on it is the paper commonly used to supply fruits in teahouses and restaurants. Could it be... that it's a shortbread and fruit shop?" Mu Zhiyuan analyzed.
"Perhaps they are selling cakes and fruits on the surface, but they are selling elixirs secretly, and the word 'climb to immortality' is all about immortality and longevity. They have made elixirs and they must sell them. Once they think that the limelight has passed, they will definitely sell them again. .”
"I understand, Ah Shu, I have to go to Beidu."
Steward Wang immediately turned around to lead the horse, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This Cook Ah Miao is really a bit different. No wonder the prince never forgets her."
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Mu Zhiyuan rode out of Lihua Town overnight and arrived at the Prince's Mansion a few days later, where he informed the Prince of all the results of the joint analysis between Miao Xi and him.
"Your Highness, you can ask the Yushitai to release false news, saying that the human trafficking case has been solved, so that the criminals can relax their vigilance."
The prince took a sip of tea and said, "Continue."
"Then we will send people to secretly monitor fruit shops, tea houses, and restaurants in various places. When the criminal relaxes his vigilance, he will definitely sell his 'immortality' food. If there are any abnormalities in the operation, we can review it again."
The prince heard that it was feasible, but the nature of the case was so bad that it stalled for a while. Unexpectedly, he asked Eunuch Cao to ask the imperial censor and the minister of the Ministry of punishment to discuss it.
As soon as Eunuch Cao left, the prince stepped forward to help Mu Zhiyuan up.
"Fifth brother, I thought you just wanted to farm and forgot to come see me!"
"Your Highness, I'll take my leave now." Mu Zhiyuan stood up and wanted to leave.
"It's rare that you come back, come and have dinner with me." The prince took Mu Zhiyuan's hand, "I'll ask the imperial chef to make some home-cooked dishes today."
"There are many rules in the palace, so it is inconvenient to stay for a long time. Your Highness has business to discuss later." After that, he left alone.
"Forget it!" The prince looked at Mu Zhiyuan's back angrily.
Many days later, news came from the Ministry of Punishment that the murderer of the "Dengxian" case had been captured.
When the Ministry of Justice was monitoring cake and fruit shops in various places, they discovered that the owner of a cake and fruit shop in the south gate of Beidu had an abnormal appearance. Although he was an old man in his seventies, he still maintained the demonic appearance of his forties, and he was famous as Fu Zhiwen.
He claimed that his fruit cakes were made from fairy dew, so they could rejuvenate people. The dignitaries in the city rushed to buy it, because most of the people who went to buy it were maids and servants from high-end mansions. After interrogation, it was found that the medicine buyer would use a food box to hold the fruit cakes, and there would be a secret compartment at the bottom of the food box to place the elixirs.
Selling pancakes is fake, but selling golden pills is real.
Fuzhiwen bought the boys and girls from Ren Yazi at a high price, fed them with medicine, and then took the marrow blood to use as medicine, then discarded them after use, which was a cruel method.
Before the accident, the medicine sold to a noble lady in the city was called "Dengxian Pill", falsely claiming that it was made from fairy dew and snow clam oil, which can preserve the beauty forever; Made from deer antler, it can ensure longevity.
The Criminal Department found many children and pharmaceutical pill furnaces who were still feeding medicine in the cave in his backyard.
The emperor was furious, so he sentenced Fuzhiwen to death in a busy city, and ordered his relatives from the nine tribes to watch, and the people also gathered to watch as a warning.
At this point, no one among the common people dared to mention Deng Xianwan anymore.
After hearing that the mastermind behind the child human trafficking case had been arrested, Shu Xi and Chen were completely relieved.
The late night snack stall of Liuxiang Snacks has reopened.
The days are long in summer, it’s not dark in the morning, and the weather is hot.
As a seasonal drink, iced sour plum soup is extended to the late night snack stall.
"Lou Lan'er, have you ever drank coconut milk?" Mao Xi asked while grilling vegetarian picks and meat skewers.
Lou Lan'er shook her head. She grew up in Beisu and lived in the north all year round. She only occasionally heard it from travelers.
"It seems to be a fruit that grows on the South Island."
"How far is the South Island from here?"
"The South Island is opposite our Lingnan Island. It takes two hours by car and horse to get from Lihua Town to the pier."
"pier?"
"There are many ships carrying goods at the pier. There are not only coconuts there, but also many novel Nanzhou goods. It seems that Mr. Nalan's shipyard also carries goods from there."
While the two were talking, Mu Zhiyuan came to the store and seemed unhappy when he heard Nalan Jue's name.
"Ah Shu, are the late night snacks selling well today?" Seeing that Shu Xi's late night snack stall started to operate normally, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I just recovered today. Hey, where is Butler Wang?"
"He didn't come. What dock were you talking about just now?"
"We are talking about coconuts from Lingnan, Brother Mu, have you ever tasted them?" Mao Xi missed the chilled coconut water she had at the night market before traveling.
"I've eaten it before. I heard it's a specialty of South Island. Lingnan doesn't produce coconuts, but there are a lot of lychees."
"Lychees? Brother Ying and his Baiyuan Village don't grow lychees. Last time I went to see them, I bought all the green plums!"
"Ah Shu, if you want to buy lychees, you have to go to Kaitang County and find Yuan Yang. He once served as the deputy lieutenant of Zhiguo in the fruit bureau."