Farmer’s Wife Has Magic Skills

Chapter 562 562. Long-planned (25)

Ren Buqing and Chu Qingzhi took a general look around the room, and then focused on the stolen medicine box.

Ren Buqing reached out to pick up the two locks and looked at the key holes, "Miss Qingzhi, what do you think?"

Chu Qingzhi was thoughtful, "What kind of medicine is in this medicine box?"

The little doctor stepped forward and replied, "A thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is worth 100,000 taels of silver."

This is indeed a precious medicinal material.

"How often do you check the medicinal materials in the box?"

"Checkup once a month." The little doctor took out a book from the corner, opened it and handed it to Chu Qingzhi, "The last checkup was half a month ago, and there are records on it."

Chu Qingzhi took a look and found that the inspection date was indeed half a month ago, "Why did you suddenly open the medicine box today?"

The little doctor said, "Today we will take the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum to make medicine for the Queen Mother. Recently, the Queen Mother has been restless, insomnia and terrified. The Emperor ordered the Imperial Hospital to use the best medicinal materials."

Ganoderma lucidum can indeed cure these diseases, it is reasonable and there is nothing to doubt.

Ren Buqing crossed his arms and looked at the little doctor, "Who was the first to discover that the medicinal materials were missing?"

"It's the imperial physician Xia Yigong who is in charge of decoction."

"Go and invite Xia Yigong over."

"yes."

Ren Buqing asked Chu Qingzhi, "Miss Qingzhi, did you find anything?"

Chu Qingzhi's expression was calm, and she couldn't see anything, "I made a routine inquiry, but I haven't found anything yet."

Xia Yigong was quickly invited in, "Miss Qing Zhi, Master Ren."

Ren Buqing cupped his hands, "Don't be nervous, Imperial Physician Xia, just make a routine inquiry, can you tell us about the process when you found the empty box?"

Xia Yigong nodded, "Today, Lord Yuanzheng went to see the Empress Dowager and came back. He wrote the prescription for me and told me to use the Millennium Ganoderma lucidum. I also obeyed the order and weighed the other medicinal materials. Finally, I came to get the Millennium Ganoderma lucidum. When I opened the box, I found it was empty."

Ren Buqing frowned slightly, "Aren't the two principals who opened the box?"

"No, it's the two confidantes of Lord Yuanzheng, and two people who manage the medicinal material warehouse. The six of us were there at the time."

The possibility of six people working together is unlikely, and the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum is so big that there is no way to hide it on the body.

Ren Buqing pursed his lips and went to look at other medicine boxes. After reading a part, he suddenly turned his head and said, "Are these boxes also free?"

Chu Qingzhi glanced at the medicine box, and there was indeed one empty, so she immediately sent someone to invite the two court masters in.

Master Yuanzheng asked politely, "Miss Qingzhi, did you find anything?"

Chu Qingzhi went to pat the medicine box next to Ren Buqing, and didn't answer the question of Lord Yuanzheng, but said, "Two adults, please open this medicine box."

The two didn't know why, but they opened the lock anyway.

The two layers of medicine boxes were opened, and the two were shocked. The medicine box was also empty, and a thin layer of sweat could not help oozing from their foreheads.

Ren Buqing glanced at Chu Qingzhi, a little unbelievable, how did Chu Qingzhi know that there was something wrong with that box?

The courtyard master said, "There is Cistanche cistanche in this medicine box, worth two hundred thousand taels."

Cistanche cistanche is also known as "not old grass".

There is a village in Changyun Mountain. Two hundred years ago, a strange disease infected the whole village.

The villagers who contracted the strange disease were covered with old age wrinkles all over their bodies, and even their pitch-black hair turned gray in just half a month, even children.

When the people in the village didn't know what to do, a medical woman came with a small purple wreath on her head and taught the people in the village to pick a kind of herb.

After the villagers listened to her words, they went to pick and eat that kind of herbal medicine. Not only did they recover from their illnesses, they were even more alive and kicking than when they were healthy.

Therefore, people call this herbal medicine "not old grass".

The Vice President was very anxious, "What's going on here?"

"Now I can only draw two conclusions. One is that it has been planned for a long time, and the other is that the other party has strong lockpicking skills." After finishing speaking, Ren Buqing looked at Chu Qingzhi, "What does Miss Qingzhi think?"

"Wait a minute." Chu Qingzhi took two empty medicine boxes, turned them upside down, and placed them in front of them.

She reached out and tapped the bottom of the medicine box lightly, "The other party didn't pick the lock, but opened the bottom of the medicine box, so...he is not good at picking locks, but carpentry."

After she finished speaking, she knocked hard, and the bottoms of the two medicine boxes fell off.

Master Yuanzheng was puzzled, "This medicine box is also specially made, who is so powerful?"

Ren Buqing said solemnly, "Miss Qingzhi, do you see anything else?"

Chu Qingzhi picked up the bottom of the medicine box and smelled it, "Go to the wood store to see who bought this glutinous rice paste?"

Glutinous rice paste is a common adhesive used by carpenters.

"Let's go right away." Ren Buqing took the bottom plate and gave it to his subordinates, asking them to go to the city to inquire.

Master Yuanzheng hesitated, "Miss Qing Zhi, could it be someone from our Tai Hospital did this?"

Chu Qingzhi said, "Currently there are too few clues, so there is no way to be sure."

Master Yuanzheng asked humbly, "Then what should we do now?"

"How many people are there in Tai Hospital?"

"All together, there are more than two hundred people."

More than two hundred people asked questions one by one, the workload was too much, Chu Qingzhi thought about whether there was an easier way.

Ren Buqing came back, "Miss Qing Zhi, someone has already sent someone to investigate."

Chu Qingzhi nodded, "Does your lord have any clues?"

Ren Buqing looked at the two empty boxes, "I don't think it's possible to do it alone, there should be an accomplice. In addition, if you steal something and sell it blatantly, the other party will definitely not dare, so you can only go to... the black market."

Chu Qingzhi put forward different opinions, "What if it's not for sale?"

After hearing this, Ren Buqing had a guess, and his heart tightened slightly, "What does Miss Qingzhi mean?"

Chu Qingzhi said, "What if the other party eats the medicinal materials?"

These words frightened the two principals. The value of these herbs is not because they are expensive, but because they are rare. If the thief eats the herbs, even if he is killed, the herbs will be gone.

Ren Buqing became nervous, "Miss Qing Zhi, how can I find the medicinal materials as soon as possible?"

Chu Qingzhi didn't have any clue at the moment, "Go and make arrangements, a group of ten people, and I'll ask questions."

Ren Buqing immediately said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

A separate room was arranged, starting with Mr. Yuan Zheng, ten people entered the room, Chu Qingzhi sat behind the desk, and ten stools were placed in front of the desk for the people being questioned to sit on.

"My lords, please sit down."

In order to retrieve the medicinal materials as soon as possible, everyone cooperated very much.

The courtier said kindly, "Miss Qing Zhi, may I ask?"

Chu Qingzhi asked, "Tell me, have you ever been to the warehouse where medicinal materials are stored from half a month ago to today? If you have been, why have you been there?"