After re - reading the instructions, she finally managed to bring the pork into the space.
The laboratory was located after the spiritual spring, and it was fully equipped with all kinds of facilities.
She placed the pork on the experimental bench and began to carefully extract the micro - bacteria contained in the pork.
She didn't know how long she had been busy when suddenly she heard a knock on the door. She quickly tidied up her things and came out of the space.
She had never entered the space in front of others. So far, she didn't know what state her body would be in when she was in the space. Therefore, she didn't dare to let anyone know about this.
Even though she trusted Dan'er very much, she still didn't dare to take this risk. After all, the ancients were conservative in their thinking. If they knew about it, it would only bring endless troubles.
So up to now, when she took out the medicine, she always unpacked it and repackaged it in the local way. In this way, even if they found the medicine strange, it would be easier to explain than directly taking out the medicine in a modern - style box.
Just as she was thinking, the door knocked again.
She walked over and opened the door. There stood Mu Yanming at the door, carrying a food box.
"You've been busy all day. Have something to eat," he said as he walked towards the stone table and placed the food box on it. Mo Qinghuan followed him out. By now, it was already dark. She stretched her body and looked up at the night sky.
The night sky here was much brighter than that in her hometown, probably because there was less industrial pollution.
Mu Yanming took out the food from the food box.
Mo Qinghuan took a deep breath. The aroma of the food filled her nostrils. She was really hungry, so she picked up the food and gobbled it up. Her eating manners were far from elegant.
"How's the detection going?" Mu Yanming asked while she was eating.
She nodded, "The results will come out tomorrow morning."
Mu Yanming reached out his hand to remove the rice grain from the corner of her mouth. His movements were gentle, and his eyes were full of tenderness. "Well, after you finish eating, have a good rest. You may be very busy later."
While eating, Mo Qinghuan replied, "Okay, don't worry. As long as we find out the source and cut it off, there won't be any major problems. As for you, in the emperor's eyes, you're sick. So, starting tomorrow, I'm going to cook porridge for you for dietary therapy. This way, it won't arouse the emperor's suspicion."
Mu Yanming nodded, indicating that she could do as she pleased.
After she finished eating, she packed the things back into the food box.
Bai Ke was standing not far from the pavilion, looking at them. Then he turned to the guard beside him and joked, "Jing Hua, the prince has changed."
Jing Hua looked in the direction of the two in confusion, but no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't see anything special. So he turned to ask, "What's changed?"
Bai Ke patted him on the head, "Are you stupid! Don't you think the prince has become more human - like now?"
Jing Hua covered his head and nudged Bai Ke with his elbow. He grinned slyly, "Brother Bai, do you also want to get married?"
Bai Ke was just gossiping about Mu Yanming and Mo Qinghuan when he was suddenly teased by Jing Hua. He rolled his eyes and was about to beat Jing Hua up.
Jing Hua shouted and ran towards Mu Yanming.
"Your Highness, Captain Bai is going to kill me!"
Bai Ke pointed at the running boy and roared, "If you talk nonsense again, I'll cut out your tongue!"
"Wow!" Jing Hua covered his mouth and pretended to be terrified.
"Alright, stop fooling around," Mu Yanming scolded in a deep voice. The two immediately returned to their posts obediently.
After that, Mo Qinghuan went back to her room to rest. She was really exhausted. She fell asleep soon after getting into bed.
Mu Yanming leaned against the bed, propping himself up with one hand. Looking at Mo Qinghuan's sleeping face, the corner of his mouth involuntarily turned up.
Since the incident at the Crown Prince's Mansion, he had hidden in the Ghost Mansion with his master. He hadn't felt a sense of peace and tranquility for many years.
But since he met Mo Qinghuan again, the girl with the bright smile in his memory, he felt that a beam of light had appeared in his life.
Instead of the turbid and dark scene even in his dreams as before.
Recalling his childhood memories, he soon fell asleep with a smile on his face.
………
The lights on the streets of the capital were dim. On the empty street, there was only the night watchman.
The night watchman knocked on the gong, dragging out the last note.
"The weather is dry. Be careful of fire and guard against thieves."
………
At this time, the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was still brightly lit.
The Left Prime Minister was sitting in the main hall. On the guest seat on the right sat a man in a black robe. His hat covered his face.
"The people in the Regent's Mansion have started investigating this matter, and it seems that they've found some clues. So, the plan should be suspended for now."
The voice of the man in black was hoarse but carried a sense of authority, as if his words were not to be questioned.
The Left Prime Minister nodded respectfully, "Sir, rest assured. This matter is highly confidential, and no one will find out."
"Better be so. I don't want all our efforts to go to waste in the end!"
Saying this, he stood up and walked towards the door.
The Left Prime Minister behind him also stood up, but the respect in his eyes disappeared, replaced by disdain and contempt.
After seeing off the old man in black, the Left Prime Minister called his confidant, Zuo Fei, to accompany him down to the underground secret chamber.
In the underground secret chamber, a group of strong men were still busy. Torches were burning on the pillars at intervals in the chamber. But even so, it was still very dark. You couldn't even see people's faces clearly unless you got closer.
Going deeper, there were people tied to the racks. They looked sallow - faced and emaciated, completely weak and unable to even cry for help.
The Left Prime Minister stepped forward and lifted the chin of one of them. The man's eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his cheekbones protruded.
"Adoptive father, these people can't hold on much longer," Zuo Fei said.
The Left Prime Minister looked back at Zuo Fei with disdain in his tone, "Those who can't hold on, take them out and bury them."
"But didn't the sir say that the situation is sensitive now and we should suspend the plan?"
The Left Prime Minister sneered, "Humph, does he think we'll suspend the plan just because he says so? Once the plan is launched, it's not that easy to stop."
He patted Zuo Fei on the shoulder and smiled wickedly, "Fei'er, while I've been absent from court due to illness, what major events have happened in the court?"
Zuo Fei sighed, "Reporting to adoptive father, during the days when you've been absent from court due to illness, the First Prince and the Second Prince have returned to the capital. Also, the emperor has transferred the affairs you used to oversee to the Right Prime Minister. Moreover, I heard that Mu Yanming has suffered from a heart disease, and the emperor has issued an order for him to stay in the mansion to recuperate and not to attend court."
The Left Prime Minister's originally cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, "A heart disease! Hehe, if Mu Yanming has a heart disease, then he won't even outlive me!"
He spread his arms and spun around, "The only thing I've been afraid of and dared not act boldly before was this decisive and ruthless regent. Now, even the heavens are helping me get rid of this stumbling block. Why should I worry about not achieving my great cause?"