Above the stars

The Imperial Maritime Hospital is equivalent to half of the Royal Hospital.

First, because the medical equipment here is indeed advanced and it is one of the best hospitals under the stars.

In addition, the quality and medical skills of its doctors are also the highest in the empire. It can be said that there are many famous doctors. Some medical masters who are difficult to find outside are working or taking temporary positions in this hospital.

The technical level of several departments in the Imperial Maritime Hospital is among the best in the country, and it is even one of the best departments on the entire planet.

Another important reason is that although the Imperial Maritime Hospital is affiliated with the military, it is directly controlled by the royal family. It is able to provide the highest level of security measures and the strictest confidentiality for important patients.

For example, a member of the royal family is in poor health, a senior official has an unspeakable disease, or the eldest prince has pooped his pants.

The eldest prince lived in the special care ward of the Maritime Hospital and became neighbors with his sister Zhong Yuxiuxue.

Originally, after Tang Bandit left, only Fenghuang lived on this floor. Unexpectedly, Zhong Tianque sent him over in time.

Zhong Tianque was lying on the hospital bed. Because too much human essence had been leaked, his face was pale and his body was weak.

Thinking of what he had just experienced at Bailu Academy, he felt like he was worse off than dead.

Tired, destroy it!

Guard captain Li Xuan opened the door and walked in, handed over the report sheet in his hand, and said: "Your Highness, the test results are out. There is nothing wrong with the food and it has reached the hygienic standard for consumption."

"Where are the plates? Where are the chopsticks?" Zhong Tianque asked with a gloomy face. "And where is the cup from which I drank tea in the dean's courtyard?"

He didn't think he was having diarrhea. He had lived for so many years and it was not like he had never had diarrhea.

But not to this terrifying level.

What's more, since he is a practitioner, he can control this kind of thing to a certain extent.

However, the feeling at that time was that the river was bursting, the torrent was surging, it was overwhelming, and it didn't give you any time to react.

He is a member of the royal family. He has been exposed to those conspiracies and calculations since he was a child. When he was a little older, he began to be exposed to those dark and dirty things.

He knows that nothing in this world is accidental.

Either because of love or because of hate.

There must be a problem here. Which link is the problem? He still has to wait for the test results.

"The plates and chopsticks have also been checked. There are no problems." Li Xuan asked aloud. "The cup you drank tea from was also brought back, and the test results are the same. There is nothing wrong with it."

"That's strange. There's no problem with this, there's no problem with that. Is it my own problem?" Zhong Tianque sneered again and again.

Li Xuan was silent for a moment and said: "His Royal Highness was fine on the Star Disk. After getting off the Star Disk, he went to the dean for a cup of tea, and then went to the cafeteria to eat. We have already inspected the food in the cafeteria, and there is no trace of any question"

Zhong Tianque looked at Li Xuan and asked in a deep voice: "You mean there is something wrong with the cup of tea at the dean's house?"

"My subordinates don't dare." Li Xuan said hurriedly.

He didn't dare to say such nonsense. If Xuanyuan Mingjing heard it, he could slap his own head to pieces.

I am afraid that my master will only applaud and say that the photo was beautiful.

"You are the captain of my guard. Why don't you dare to say that you are serving me?" Zhong Tianque shouted angrily: "You don't dare to do this, you don't dare to do that. What do I want you to do? You have a dog and you know that the master has been raped. How many times do you yell when you bully someone?"

Zhong Tianque felt so angry that he couldn't even hold it back, just like he couldn't hold back those farts.

So he spoke very harshly and was not merciful at all.

"I think there is a possibility. However, the test results of the cup are normal, and there is no toxin residue of any nature in His Highness's body. We can't determine where the problem lies now." Li Xuan understood his master's mood. , anyone who encounters something like that will find it difficult to communicate with others normally.

What's more, this is the prince, the man who will be the leader of the country in the future.

If this matter cannot be handled properly, it will be a lifelong shame for him.

It may be recorded in the annals of history or unofficial history.

Li Xuan felt shuddering when he thought of that possibility.

If he were the master, he might as well kill everyone who knew about it.

It's a pity that this time we went to Bailu Academy, and there was a great god inside that they couldn't afford to offend.

Zhong Tianque fell into deep thought.

It's not that he hasn't thought about this possibility, but that's Xuanyuan Mingjing. He can let people go over and ask if you put anything in the tea you gave me?

Wouldn't that offend Xuanyuan Mingjing to death?

Is finding the real murderer important? Or is it more serious to offend Xuanyuan Mingjing?

He wanted to find the murderer without offending Xuanyuan Mingjing. This was the best choice and was in his best interests.

"It is impossible for the dean to use poison on me. There is no reason or motive. Moreover, he is a famous grand master in the empire and cannot do such a dirty thing."

"Shen Xinglan would not do such a thing. If the Shen family does not take sides, he will not take sides. For him, it is more in the interest of the Shen family to have a good relationship with me than to become an opponent."

"Furthermore, I understand Shen Xinglan's personality. Although this person has a lot of power, he acts fairly and aboveboard. There are many ways he wants to harm me, and they are definitely not such a dirty one."

"Si Yinchuan, the shadow of Xuanyuan Mingjing, the assistant who does some chores for him. I have no grudges with him, and I treat him with respect. With his courage, it is impossible for him to do such a thing."

"Besides, he is the person in charge of this reception. If something like this happens, he is the first person responsible. Is there any reason why he would rather sacrifice himself to embarrass me like this?"

"What does your Highness mean?"

"Yes." Zhong Tianque nodded and said, "Bandit Tang, he is the most suspicious person"

"In order to win over Shen Xinglan, I was a little rude to that Bandit Tang. He must have revenge."

"In addition, he was the one who went to pour me tea. There was no boiling water in the teapot. He carried the kettle in to add water, so he had time and space to operate."

"Perhaps the fact that there is no boiling water in the teapot is also an illusion he deliberately created. He deliberately carried the teapot in just to poison me."

"But why is there no problem with the cup? Did they do anything to the cup after I left? He left with me. If they did anything to it, only Xuanyuan Mingjing can come and replace the cup or use it. Erase the traces of "

"It is impossible for Xuanyuan Mingjing to do such a thing, and that Tang bandit should also be a smart man. Just because I asked him to pour a cup of tea, he dared to do such a thing to me? Doesn't he want to live?"

"I'll take someone to arrest him right away." Li Xuan said angrily. "Whether it's him or not, we'll know at the first trial."

If the master encounters such a poisoning incident, it is the dereliction of duty of the Guards.

In order to make up for his mistakes, he must arrest the suspected murderer as soon as possible.

No matter whether it is or not, first arrest the person and then talk about it.

In the big prison of the Guards, following a set of procedures, even the sharp-eyed Sun Monkey will be recruited.

What's more, they still have Veritaserum, once the injection is given, they will vomit whatever is in their stomachs, so don't try to hide anything.

"Stupid." Zhong Tianque cursed loudly. "If he was just an ordinary student at Bailu Academy, I would have asked you to arrest him a long time ago. But he is now a disciple of Xuanyuan Mingjing. If you arrest him without any evidence, can Xuanyuan Mingjing allow you to take him away? If he doesn't agree, can you bring people back with just a few of you?"

".What should we do now?"

"Just wait." Zhong Tianque sneered and said, "Xuanyuan Mingjing can protect him for a while, but can he protect him forever? There is always a time to do something."

"this matter?"

"Temporarily block the news, I don't allow any information to spread on the Internet." Zhong Tianque said aloud.

This is what he is most worried about, let's save face first.

As for other things, he has plenty of time and energy to play with them.

"Yes, Your Highness. When we left Bailu Academy, I already said hello to the Dean of the Department. If any information leaks out, he is the only one we should ask."

"Yes." Zhong Tianque nodded and said, "Go out, I want to rest for a while. Egret Academy must give me an explanation if something like this happened, right?"

"I'll urge them and put some pressure on them," Li Xuan said.

At this moment, the doorbell of the room rang.

Li Xuan walked over to open the door of the room, and found Fenghuang standing at the door, immediately bowed and said, "I have seen Her Royal Highness."

"I heard that my elder brother was injured. I'll come and see. Is he better?"

"Your Highness just finished the injection and went to sleep. Please wait until His Highness wakes up to visit you again." Li Xuan refused aloud.

"Alright then." Fenghuang nodded, and said, "When my elder brother wakes up, please let me know."

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

After seeing off Phoenix, Li Xuan came back to report and said, "Your Highness, Your Highness Princess is coming to visit you, do you want her to come?"

"No." Zhong Tianque said angrily: "If she hadn't brought back such an unruly wild dog from that place where birds don't poop, how could I have been humiliated like this? Thinking about it makes me very angry."

"Yes, when Her Royal Highness comes again, I will refuse for you." Li Xuan said aloud.

"Go, go and see if there are any other suspicious characters, or clues that we have ignored..."

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Grape courtyard.

Si Yinchuan apologized to Xuanyuan Mingjing with a guilty look on his face, and said: "Dean, this is all my fault. It was me who failed to do a good job in reception and caused the eldest prince to suffer such great injustice."

"I had originally arranged lunch at Chunhua Qiushi Pavilion and wanted to invite the eldest prince to have a meal there. But the eldest prince insisted on going to the academy cafeteria. He said he wanted to taste the food in our academy cafeteria and also wanted to chat with the students up close. chat"

"I thought that the eldest prince wanted to have a good relationship with the students, and I couldn't stop this kind of thing. It's all my fault. I took it upon myself to take the eldest prince to the cafeteria. Wouldn't it be better if he went to Chunhua Qiushi Pavilion? Where could it be? Did something like this happen?"

Xuanyuan Mingjing sat there calmly and gracefully, with a calm expression on his face, as if he didn't take such a serious matter to heart.

He looked up at Si Yinchuan and asked, "How can you be sure that this is a problem with the canteen of the academy? How do you know that the canteen is not clean enough?"

"this"

"So many students are fine after eating it, and you are fine after eating it. Is this a food hygiene problem?"

"What's the problem?" Si Yinchuan asked aloud, but he was thinking about the dean's attitude towards this matter in his heart.

If the problem falls on canteen hygiene, this is the simplest and feasible way to solve the problem.

At most, the master chef in the canteen suffered some injustice, and everyone else could get through safely.

The worst thing is to give him some compensation afterwards.

When something goes wrong, aren't temporary workers and master chefs the best candidates to take the blame?

This is international practice, and everyone does it this way.

However, if the dean is unwilling to admit that it is a hygiene problem in the cafeteria, what is the problem?

If we don't negotiate a result here, I'm afraid it will be difficult for the royal family to explain.

After all, His Highness the First Prince emptied his trouser pockets on the spot

That's fine if no one sees it.

They turned the big thing into a trivial matter and completely pretended that the incident had never happened.

There were so many people at the scene who saw it with their own eyes, so it would be difficult to cover it up.

What should we do if the incident escalates?

That is the man who has the greatest hope of becoming the Emperor of the Phoenix Empire in the future. When he secures his position as the Supreme Emperor, he thinks of everything he has experienced today at Egret Academy.

He couldn't do anything to Xuanyuan Mingjing, the great master, but was he, the deputy dean who was accompanying him, the only way to die?

Which emperor can tolerate such a thing happening?

It's myself

Why do I feel like laughing when I think about it?

The natural reaction in his heart may be what he fears most.

Xuanyuan Mingjing did not answer Si Yinchuan's question, but looked at Si Yinchuan seriously and asked: "The eldest prince has gone back?"

"Going back." Si Yinchuan said aloud: "Originally, I also made a suggestion and wanted the doctor from the academy to check his body to see where the problem is."

"But His Highness the Eldest Prince insists on leaving. I don't know if it's because he doesn't trust the medical level of our academy enough, or because he still feels that he needs more private space."

"What's their attitude there?" Xuanyuan Mingjing asked.

"We haven't shown any clear attitude for the time being, but when the palace guards left, they took away all the dinner plates and dishes used by His Royal Highness the eldest prince, and also took away the cups we used to drink tea in the small courtyard. Yes, the dean also knows about it. I think they will take it back for testing."

"If something like this happens, the royal family will naturally investigate and get to the bottom of it." Xuanyuan Mingjing said loudly: "The eldest prince is also a practitioner. Logically speaking, there should not be such a strong physiological reaction."

"Isn't that right? No one thought that such a thing would happen before eating. If I had known this earlier, I would not have left the eldest prince to eat in the academy. His stomach is broken, and our academy has to bear the responsibility."

Xuanyuan Mingjing looked at Shen Xinglan and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think something is fishy, ​​but I don't know what factors caused this to happen, so I can't make any assumptions." Shen Xinglan answered accurately.

He feels that there must be something wrong with this matter, but I don’t have any evidence, so it’s hard to guess what the problem is.

Xuanyuan Mingjing nodded, looked at Tang Bandit again, and asked, "What do you think?"

"I think Senior Brother is right, I think the same as him." Tang Bandit said aloud.

Walk with the wise and be denied by the retarded.

Shen Xinglan is an extremely smart person. Since he can't come up with any new opinions, he will go along with Shen Xinglan's opinions.

In this way, I answered Master's question without making myself appear too "outstanding".

Shen Xinglan glanced at Tang Bandit thoughtfully and said nothing more.

Xuanyuan Mingjing smiled and said: "It's rare for you two to think of going together."

Si Yinchuan looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing and asked: "Dean, what should we do now? What if the royal family comes to inquire?"

"Didn't they take all the food and tea back for testing? Then let's wait for the test results from the royal family." Xuanyuan Mingjing said aloud.

"Perhaps it's true that the eldest prince suddenly suffered from diarrhea? It's not appropriate for us to hand him over with a crime before they get the results."

"Yes, Dean." Si Yinchuan responded respectfully.

Now that the dean had finalized the matter, he was relieved.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up.

"Also, try your best to maintain the dignity of the royal family." Xuanyuan Mingjing warned.

"Yes, Dean. After the incident happened, I immediately told everyone in the cafeteria that no one was allowed to publish photos and videos related to the incident, and any text related to the eldest prince was not allowed to be published. Otherwise, it is a school policy. Dispose of it."

"There is no need to go to this extent. The eldest prince came to the academy to inspect. This is political news. If you ask them not to send any information related to the eldest prince, doesn't this mean that there is no silver in this place?"

"Dean, you also know that those students are difficult to discipline. I'm afraid they may insinuate something in their words."

"As long as they reveal some clues in the text and photos, all kinds of speculations and rumors will come out. At that time, we can't contain it even if we want to."

"You can worry about these things." Xuanyuan Mingjing said.

Si Yinchuan is responsible for the specific school management, and he does not want to interfere too much.

"Yes, Dean. I will do my best to control the negative impact of the matter to the minimum range."

"I have nothing to do here. Go and get busy." Xuanyuan Mingjing said.

"Yes, Dean." Si Yinchuan turned and walked outside.

Tang Bandit didn't know if it was his imagination. He felt that Si Yinchuan's eyes seemed to have glanced at him when he left.

What are you looking at? This matter has nothing to do with me?

You can't doubt me, don't even think about it

Xuanyuan Mingjing looked at Shen Xinglan and said, "I know you don't like these welcome and drop-off things. It has delayed most of the day, so you should go back and do your homework."

"Yes, Master." Shen Xinglan nodded.

As a result, Tang Bandi and Xuanyuan Mingjing were the only two people left in the small courtyard.

Tang Bandit looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing and asked aloud: "Master, do you want some tea? I'll make you a cup of tea."

"If I guess correctly, you did this, right?"

Tang Bandit was shocked, looked at Xuanyuan Mingjing in surprise, and asked loudly: "Master, what do you mean? Do you suspect that this matter has something to do with me?"

"It's not doubt, it's certainty." Xuanyuan Mingjing said calmly.

He was talking about a very important thing, but his tone and gesture made people feel that this matter was very unimportant.

"You know it, and I know it too. We all know that there can be no problem with the academy's canteen. The eldest prince also drank a cup of tea in this small courtyard, and you poured the cup of tea for him."

"Master, you have really wronged me." Tang Bandit said with aggrieved expression: "Although my relationship with His Highness the First Prince is not harmonious, I don't have the courage to do such a thing."

"Think about it, after His Highness the eldest prince came to the academy, he drank a cup of tea in our courtyard, and then went to the cafeteria to eat a few bites of food. I poured the tea for him. If something like this happened to him, if in the cafeteria There’s nothing wrong with the food, doesn’t it mean there’s something wrong with our tea?”

"Now the teacup from which I drank tea has been taken away for testing. If it is really me who poisoned me, can they still test it? At that time, wasn't there only one way for me to die?"

"Master, although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid either. I won't do such stupid things. It will only cost me my life and smear Master's face."

"What if you can be sure that they can't find out?" Xuanyuan Mingjing asked.

"Master, how is it possible that with the technological means controlled by the royal family, what kind of poison cannot be tested by them? I can't find such a thing."

"What if it's not poisonous?"

"If it's not poison, what is it?"

"Like a charm?"

"A talisman?" Tang Bandi was stunned for a moment and asked with a confused look on his face: "How to use a talisman? Can it also cause diarrhea?"

Xuanyuan Mingjing looked at the Tang bandit thoughtfully and said aloud: "Are you using the talisman method in "Lu Ban's Book of Death"? I know that the first volume of "Lu Ban's Book of Death" focuses on talismans, which can summon wind and rain to summon ghosts and gods. , unpredictable, has the supernatural power of latitude and longitude."

"There is a kind of talisman called the Dead Water Talisman. It can disappear in an instant when it is turned into tea, soup, rice, etc. After a certain period of time, even the most sophisticated and advanced inspection equipment cannot detect its existence. It is like it has never existed before. Never before has it been normal.”

"You don't like the eldest prince, so you put that charm in his tea. The reason why you did this is because you know that even if they take the tea cup back to check, there will be no results. They don't know anything. Can’t check”

"But you also know that even if the eldest prince cannot detect the existence of such a thing, if he becomes suspicious of you, he can still take revenge on you."

"If he takes you away by force, he will use all kinds of punishment methods. Based on my understanding of you, I'm afraid you won't be able to survive a few tests. Fortunately, you are my new disciple of Xuanyuan Mingjing."

"If the eldest prince is a smart person, he will not take people without evidence, and the people he takes are my disciples. That will only break up with me, and the loss will be greater for him."

"So, you know that our relationship will protect you. I am also a part of your plan, right?"