Mu Nanxi took the silver-wrapped needle out of the camp and ran into Magistrate Meng who was coming in a hurry.
She frowned and asked, "Mengzhi County, who are those two doctors?"
Meng Zhixian cupped his hands and replied: "Princess, the two people, one surnamed Zheng and the other Chen, have been practicing medicine in Youzhou City for many years, but Dr. Chen opened a medical clinic in the city, while Dr. Zheng only set up a stall in the city to practice medicine. "
Mu Nanxi nodded, with a plan in mind.
She thought of Meng Zhixian's panic just now and asked, "Why did Meng Zhixian return to the camp in such a hurry if he didn't interrogate the man?"
"The man refused to speak. I thought it was more important to solve the food problem as soon as possible, so I went to see the prince."
Mu Nanxi nodded and turned towards the dilapidated house outside the camp where the troublemaking men were imprisoned.
After what happened just now, everyone knew Mu Nanxi's identity and did not dare to stop her, allowing her to enter and leave the camp.
In the house that was broken by the flood and several pillars collapsed, the man who caused the trouble was trapped on a pillar, his face as pale as paper.
The man's blood was dripping from the severed hand. Despite this, he still gritted his teeth and refused to let out a single moan.
Mu Nanxi slowly approached and asked softly: "Who is instigating you behind the scenes to incite the people to cause trouble?"
How can ordinary people scratch and tear grain bags for no reason?
Mu Nanxi was sure that this man had been coerced and induced by others and took the lead in causing trouble.
The man opened his eyes slightly, showing a hint of determination, gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "It's obviously you who want to kill us, am I wrong to take the lead!"
"I have long discovered that Dr. Zheng added licorice powder to the soup when he was boiling it, so I had him secretly detained for questioning." Mu Nanxi said while looking at the troubled man's expression.
"He is not as courageous as you. I promised him that if he told me, I would spare his life. He was tough at first, but he gave up after a few whips. He admitted that you were the inside and outside."
A trace of panic flashed in the troublemaker's eyes, but he quickly covered it up. He sneered: "The princess is joking, how could I collude with the doctor?"
Mu Nanxi smiled coldly. She slowly approached the man and whispered: "If he didn't reveal your identity to me, why would I cut off your hand just because you said a few angry words?"
The troublemaker's expression changed, and just as he was about to speak, Mu Nanxi raised his hand to interrupt him, "If you tell me, I will spare your life. If you don't tell me..."
Mu Nanxi deliberately lengthened the ending, opened the package of silver needles in his hand, and slowly ran his fingers across it, finally stopping on a silver needle about half a foot long.
"If this silver needle were inserted into your remaining five fingers one by one, and then into the 362 acupuncture points all over your body, it would definitely be very interesting."
The sun penetrated the broken roof and fell into the dirty and muddy house.
Mu Nanxi took out the silver needle, which shone with a strange luster under the sunlight.
"I know a little bit about medical books, so I can ensure that you are awake when you go through this, and you don't lose your life after going through this, and you can continue the game."
The man's expression changed drastically. He looked up at Mu Nanxi, his eyes filled with horror.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Mu Nanxi's lips. She slowly took out a small porcelain bottle from her arms and shook it in front of the man. "This contains the heart-breaking pill. After taking it, your intestines will be pierced and your belly will be rotten, leaving you with only a head." Watch yourself rot and die before your very eyes.”
The man's eyes widened, and he became more and more frightened as he thought about it.
He trembled on his lips, finally gritted his teeth, raised his heart, and said loudly: "I told you, I'll tell you everything!"
"I am a Lihua person. I make a living by...telling people's fortunes. A few days ago, someone came to me and gave me a large amount of money and a jade pendant. They promised me that after I succeed, I will be the leader of Youzhou. County magistrate."
"That man asked me to work with Dr. Zheng inside and outside to poison the patients in the camp and arouse public anger. He said that Mr. Zheng's wife and daughter were in his hands. If we couldn't get the people to rebel, he would not only kill Mr. Zheng's wife and daughter. , will kill me too."
A trace of doubt flashed in Mu Nanxi's eyes. She frowned and looked at the man, "Are you telling the truth?"
The man nodded heavily, "Everything is true."
"Where's that jade pendant?"
"In my arms."
When Mu Nanxi heard this, she directly started to touch the man's clothes.
This scene happened to make Qi Zhiheng, who was coming over, and Rong Feng, who was following him, look at each other.
Qi Zhiheng's face darkened, and the aura around him suddenly became cold.
Rongfeng felt a cool breeze blowing behind him and stepped forward to block Qi Zhiheng's sight.
"Princess!" Rongfeng shouted loudly.
Mu Nanxi said "Ah" without turning around, and didn't look up until she found the jade pendant.
Qi Zhiheng's heart was filled with unreasonable anger, and his face became increasingly gloomy.
He stared at Mu Nanxi coldly, with unknown emotions flashing in his eyes.
Rongfeng stood between the two of them, looking left and right, anxious in his heart.
He didn't want Qi Zhiheng to anger Mu Nanxi again and force the princess to leave, but he would not be able to find anyone to relieve the poison on the prince.
He stepped forward bravely and forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Did the princess find any clues on him?"
Mu Nanxi put the jade pendant in his hand, "It was given to him by the person behind it."
"That's it!" Rong Feng took the jade pendant with a smile and presented it to Qi Zhiheng.
Qi Zhiheng snorted coldly, took the jade pendant, and observed it carefully.
"Rongfeng, you came just in time to help me with something." Mu Nanxi said.
Rongfeng was suspicious and asked quickly: "What do you want the princess to do?"
"that is……"
At the same time, Shen Yi summoned the other two doctors together.
"Everyone," Shen Yi said in a deep voice, "We have not yet found out the problem with the previous prescription. Now, it is time for the two of you to work together with me to complement each other."
The two doctors nodded in agreement, but the eyes of the doctor named Zheng flashed with doubts and uneasiness.
Shen Yi looked up at the two doctors and said firmly: "Everyone, the princess has developed a new prescription to treat the plague. We must boil a large amount of the decoction as soon as possible and distribute it to the patients as soon as possible."
After that, he began to direct.
The three people have a clear division of labor. One is responsible for selecting and cleaning the medicinal materials, and the other is responsible for controlling the heat.
Shen Yi always pays attention to the color and smell of the medicinal soup.
Doctor Zheng lowered his head and looked gloomy.
He was always uneasy, worried that the poisoning would be exposed by the troublemaker.
Now he can only fight to the death, take the opportunity to poison more people, and complete the tasks assigned by that person in order to exchange for his wife and children.
Doctor Zheng seemed to have made a huge decision and looked generous enough to die heroically.
While others were busy making medicine, he secretly took out the arsenic in his arms.
His hands were shaking and cold sweat was pouring from his forehead.
He seemed to hear the sound of his heartbeat, pounding and pounding.
