Chapter 397 - 399: Fell for It
Pei Chengye opened the package before him and found it filled with various bottles and jars, a smug smile curling up the corners of his mouth.
If this really was the medicine Pei Huaian needed, he certainly wouldn’t come back alive this time.
He immediately sent this news into the imperial palace, and upon hearing it, the Empress felt something was amiss.
How could Shao He have known someone would intercept her on the way and just happened to rescue her? It was all too coincidental.
"Tell Chengye to find a way to bring the package into the palace; I need to verify whether the medicine is authentic," the Empress still felt it necessary for the Imperial Physician to check it before she could be at ease.
"Yes." The nanny immediately went to handle it.
Soon, Pei Chengye entered the imperial palace with the package, and the Imperial Physician was already waiting there.
"Can you check for me what these medicines are for?" the Empress leaned on the khan table, her armored fingertips pointing towards the package.
The Imperial Physician walked over, picked up one of the bottles, opened it, and poured out some powder. He sniffed it at the tip of his nose and his face quickly changed.
In haste, he splashed some tea on his face to regain composure and then knelt down and reported, "Your Majesty, this medicine, this medicine..."
"What exactly is the problem with this medicine?"