Bai Shan opened another jar, and they fished out ten needles from it. Each jar contained five needles, identical to the five that had replaced Manbao's.
Perhaps because Xu Yu was arrested, the potion in the jar hadn't been changed for a long time, and its scent was rather strong now.
Everyone crouched and moved slightly backward.
Bai Shan queried, "Was this brought in through procurement?"
Lord Tang nodded, "Certainly."
He found a stack of papers from his sleeve and quickly located a note: someone from the Eastern Palace's procurement office.
"And it just happened to be winter," added Lord Tang, "making it all the more convenient for them."
In winter, fresh vegetables were scarce, and apart from a few members of the royal household who had fresh produce, most palace maids and inner servants ate pickled and dried vegetables which needed to be procured daily from the royal estates or elsewhere and transported to the palace.
