After being relatively silent for a while, Xiao Chen asked tentatively, "Shangguan, why are you here in the palace?"
"It's none of your business." Shangguan Qiji said he wasn't familiar with you, but that was all.
"You see, my good intentions are being treated like a fool again, aren't you?" Xiao Chen shook his head and sighed, "I know a lot of people in the palace and are familiar with them everywhere, so I thought that if you have something to do, I might be able to help. I owe you a favor."
"Hmph, what you owe me isn't a favor, it's a human life! I'll take it away in a minute, I tell you!" Shangguan Qiji paused and continued, "But what you said is a human thing... yes Yes, I heard that your Yanyun County has a lot of medicinal materials?"
That’s quite a lot, and there’s everything like ginseng and deer antler, so why do you want it?
"What's the price?" Shangguan Qiji looked around and asked in a low voice.
"Price? I don't know much about this." Xiao Chenxin said, "Why do you still want to do medicinal materials business with me?"
It was reasonable. His Shangguan family was originally a medical family and they really needed medicinal materials.
"Am I not the honorary president of Tai Hospital now? I have to take care of the purchase of medicinal materials in the palace. We brothers can do a business. I will make an order for you later, and you will prepare the goods for me. But in terms of the price...hehehe, you know." Shangguan Qiji smiled mysteriously.
Xiao Chen, a smart person like him, really didn't understand.
Seeing Xiao Chen's confused face, Shangguan Qiji became a little unhappy, "They say you are smart, how come you can't even understand such a little thing? I've asked about it, a wild ginseng worth about six taels a piece. The purchase price is two to three thousand taels of silver, but your Yanyun County is not that expensive, right? The price difference in the middle..."
"Oh..." Xiao Chen seemed to understand a little bit, "It shouldn't be that expensive, but wild ginseng is also very rare, and you can't get it easily... I'll go back and ask around. No matter how much it costs, I will help you at the local price. Is this what you mean when you buy it and you won’t earn the price difference from the hospital?”
"You kid is so stupid!" Shangguan Qiji immediately became angry, "This has nothing to do with Taiyuan Hospital, okay?"
"Aren't you going to buy it for Taiyuan Hospital?" Xiao Chen was also very angry and found it particularly difficult to communicate with this person.
"I mean the price difference. Do you understand the price difference?" Shangguan Qiji glanced furtively at the Ouchi guards in the distance and lowered his voice, "For example, for goods worth two thousand taels of silver, you can charge me three thousand taels. For the price difference of one thousand taels, we will give him a two-one plus five."
"Uh...that's it!" Xiao Chen suddenly realized, it turns out that you want to use the public for personal gain and embezzle money from the Taiyuan Hospital!
Damn it, are you a disciple of the Shangguan family? Why are you still coveting such a small amount of money?
It was really beyond Xiao Chen's expectation.
"What are you yelling about!" Shangguan Qiji was startled, "Can such a thing be made public?"
"Okay, I understand. I will make sure everything is properly arranged for you later. I dare not tell you after more than a year. How can I make you 8,000 silver?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Can there be so many?" Shangguan Qiji grinned.
"Just a little more," Xiao Chen said.
"Okay, let's meet later and discuss it carefully." Shangguan Qiji looked impatient.
"Okay, I'll treat you to a drink later and we'll talk more about it." Xiao Chenxin said that such a trivial matter would be a waste, but he wanted to have a good chat with the damn fat man and touch his bottom.
I can’t believe that he came to the palace just to make money!
"There's one more thing... forget it, it's useless to tell you about this matter, and you can't help." Shangguan Qiji hesitated to speak.
"As long as it's something in the palace, I can probably help. Can you tell me?" Xiao Chen means that unless you want to assassinate the king, as long as I am willing to do anything else, it shouldn't be a big problem.
"I'm looking for..." As soon as Shangguan Qiji opened his mouth, he heard the imperial guards at the palace gate shout, "Master Xiao, Dean Shangguan, the emperor lets you in."
Li Wanjiang had just woken up, his eyes were red, and when he saw the two of them, he knelt down and bowed, waving his hands to say no.
"Although your Majesty is in his prime, he is still vigilant in the morning and evening. After working hard day and night, he is afraid of hurting his body." Xiao Chen looked lovingly at Li Wanjiang's stiff face that had not yet moved, and said seriously, "Just now I followed Guan Qiji. When people talk about this outside, they are very worried.”
"Indeed, I also think that the emperor should take care of the dragon body." Shangguan Qiji said.
"The medical skills of the Shangguan family are unparalleled in the world, and Shangguan Qiji is even more outstanding. If he is by the emperor's side, serving day and night, and nourishing the soup, he will surely make the dragon healthy and live forever." Xiao Chen said, "My destiny is God's. It's destined to be good or bad, so I think it's better for Shangguan Qiji to stay in the palace."
"I am also willing to serve the emperor." Shangguan Qiji said hurriedly.
"Well, I am very pleased that my beloved has such a heart. However, there are many imperial doctors around me, and it is enough to have them serve. My dear, you are my darling and the pillar of the country. Even though you are seriously ill, you have not forgotten to repay your kindness. Well... you make me worry about you when you are by my side, but if you are far away in Yanyun, it will make me worry even more. I have made up my mind about this matter and will not say anything more."
However, Li Wanjiang insisted that Shangguan Qiji follow Xiao Chen. Jun's kindness could be said to be very powerful. Both of them were quite disappointed, but they could only obey.
"Xiao Chen is going to leave soon. Shangguan, please go and prepare. If you need any medicine, just get it from the Imperial Hospital. Xiao Chen and I still have something to say." Li Wanjiang waved his hand and told Shangguan to leave.
Li Wanjiang talked with Xiao Chen for a whole afternoon. It was not until dusk that Xiao Chen walked out hungry. He was so busy talking about things that he didn't even eat!
Just when he was thinking about going home for dinner, unexpectedly, Huan'er suddenly appeared, his face was red from the cold, and he was sniffling. It seemed that he had been waiting for him outside for a long time.
She didn't need to ask if she had anything to do, it was definitely Murong Danqiu who wanted to see him.
Let's meet her then. I'm going back anyway. Before I leave, I have to say goodbye to her.
But when he saw Murong Danqiu, he was shocked, "Why are you so thin?"
"Since the death of the imperial concubine, the queen has been sad and crying day and night. She has not had a good meal these days. Eunuch Xiao, please give her some advice." Huan'er said at the side.
"You go out." Murong Danqiu waved his hand and sent Huan'er away.
Thinking of Duanmu Nanqiao, his eyes turned red again, filled with sadness, which made Xiao Chen suddenly feel distressed.
It seems that Murong Danqiu is still a person who values love and justice. She was so sad when Duanmu Nanqiao died. Then if he died, would she also cry so sadly?
"Anyway, how can we do without eating?" Xiao Chen sighed, "We are like iron rice or steel. If we don't eat even one meal, we will be hungry. I haven't even had a mouthful of water or rice from morning until now. What do you mean? Get some food, and I’ll have a drink with you.”
Xiao Chen was really hungry.
