boudoir

Chapter 318 Who is in the palace?

Lu Zhao snorted, held his tea and looked out the window: "I know you've been stalking money recently, don't you just want to blackmail me for this meal?"

Every time Liuli saw Lu Zhao, he seemed a little dissatisfied with her. She didn't know why, but because she couldn't hear the malice, she didn't take it to heart.But at the moment, these words sound like they are trying to cover up something. Could it be that Qi Yunhao lured him here and put on this attire because of something else?

She turned her head to look at Qi Yunhao. When Qi Yunhao went out in the morning, she personally tied the crown belt for him. There were countless knots in the tassel rope under his jaw, but if you look carefully now, the knot is the same as hers. The method is completely different.

Under what circumstances did he untie the knot and tie it again?That's when the knot came loose or he took off the crown.In one morning, he didn't need to take a nap, and he didn't need to go outdoors, so why did he take off his hair crown?Also, although it was said that Lu Zhao needed to disguise himself when he came here, why did the clothes not fit well and look a little old?If they came out from Prince Qing's Mansion, then he should be wearing his own clothes.It is impossible for a person like Lu Zhao to be so sloppy even if he is dressed casually.In short, Liuli can be sure that this dress is definitely not Lu Zhao's.

"Where did you two come from?"

As soon as she said this, both of them raised their heads sullenly and looked at her.

Liu Li put on a straight face, "Could you have gone somewhere you shouldn't have gone?"

Where else do they get undressed except in places like whorehouses.A prince and a general go shopping together. If this is the case, it is really intolerable!
Lu Zhao threw a sip of tea down his throat, and Qi Yunhao's face was also embarrassing.

"Where did you go?" Qi Yunhao coughed, glanced at Laurel Haitang, who was staring at her, and said without opening her face: "We went to work outside the city just now, and were followed. Lu Zhao was watched by the prince's people In the morning, we had no choice but to ask Li Xing to go to another place to get a set of clothes for him to change into, and then let the guards pretend to be him and go in another direction."

Liu Li stared at him for a long time, then went to look at Lu Zhao, Lu Zhao shook his fan, frowned and said, "Women are suspicious."

Liuli was relieved, but ignored him, and went to see Qi Yunhao: "Then are you all right? How did you meet someone from the prince?"

"We're fine. The Prince's men committed a murder at the White Horse Temple, we rushed over upon hearing the news." Qi Yunhao said, his brows already frowned.

"White Horse Temple?" Liu Lixin raised it, "Why would the crown prince let people commit murder in the temple?" This court is a Buddhist, and committing murder in the temple is a disrespectful act, which is a more serious crime than kidnapping and killing civilians.It's impossible for the crown prince not to know about this layer!Furthermore, why is it in the White Horse Temple?

"He didn't show up," Lu Zhao looked at her, and said, "He secretly sent someone to investigate the descendants of the young master Dou Jue who was exterminated 30 years ago. When we arrived, there were already people in the temple behind the temple. More than 20 monks were killed, including a lame old monk. This lame monk died extremely tragically, after being hanged from a tree and cut more than ten times, he died."

"Then what about his corpse?!" Liuli suddenly felt dizzy before her eyes, and asked while clutching the edge of the table.She concealed it very well, so even if it fell into Qi Yunhao's eyes, it seemed that she was just frightened.

Who else is there for the lame old monk?Of course, it is Yongcheng who has been loyal and preserved the relics for his grandfather for decades!He was actually killed by the prince, and it was equivalent to Ling Chi's execution!
"We put down the corpse." Qi Yunhao took her over, squeezed her hand and said softly: "It has been handed over to the surviving disciples in the temple, and they will take care of it. The prince seems to want to know from this monk. What a secret, it looks like he didn't say anything, that's why he died so badly."

His tone didn't sound like an explanation, but sounded more like reassurance.Why would he comfort her?Liuli, who was flustered and heartbroken, didn't notice the strangeness, sat up with tears streaming down her face, was stunned for a moment, and said, "Then why did you go there?"

Lu Zhao had been looking at her, and when she asked her, he turned his face away and said, "Actually, we also rushed over after hearing something, but we didn't expect the crown prince to arrive before us. We have been doing Not as unscrupulous as him, so there has been no breakthrough until now."

As he spoke, he glanced at her, then at Qi Yunhao, and finally cast his eyes out of the window.

Liuli settled down and said, "What are you looking for?"

"We are looking for—" Lu Zhao suddenly turned around, stood up, and fixed his eyes on her again: "The illness of the Holy One is due to the old poison in the body, so the prince and I are looking for the truth, that is The person who poisoned the Holy One. Whoever finds that person first may get the antidote, and then save or kill the Holy One. Do you understand?"

Liuli's eyes widened, it turned out that they were looking for this for this!Save or kill the Holy One, the contrast is too great!If Lu Zhao gets the antidote, then the position of the crown prince is very likely to change after saving the Holy Majesty. If the crown prince gets the antidote, he will definitely not take it out to save the Holy Majesty, because the Holy Majesty will die of poison in a short time. At that time, he would inherit the great rule with the support of all officials without any effort!
Lu Zhao said, what did she not understand?But why was there a bottle of poison in the copper box that grandpa gave her?Could the poison be related to the poison poisoned by the Holy One?If so, it would be like giving the throne to Lu Zhao for nothing, but if not, the decree left by Taizu is very important, if it is known, it can bring her disaster.

So far, she hasn't completely believed in Lu Zhao, after all, Qi Yunhao didn't take the initiative to tell her this.The Holy Majesty's illness was poisoning, and she asked Wu Zixin for it.

"What kind of poison is in the Holy Majesty, do you have any clues?" She thought it would be better to ask.

Lu Zhao said: "The poison in the poison has been found out, it's just ordinary arsenic, but because it is soaked in a small dose for a long time, it will cause great damage to the internal organs in the later stage."

Chronic arsenic?The old lady was also poisoned by Mrs. Yu in the same way back then, so it turned out that the poison of the Holy Majesty was exactly the same as that of the old lady!Then can the poison of Datura overcome the toxins in the body of the Holy Spirit with poison?She thought for a while, bit her lip and asked again: "Have you ever heard that datura can cure arsenic poison?"

Lu Zhao and Qi Yunhao looked at each other, shook their heads and said: "Master Yizheng said that to cure this poison, you can only find a medicine called Yutian Wan in the palace in the early years, and now even this prescription is already available in the palace. Absolutely, so it is not worthy at all. And the person we are looking for has clues to this prescription, and the most important thing to find him is—"

"Okay!" Qi Yunhao suddenly stood up and said, "Liu Li doesn't get involved in our affairs, don't talk about it, let's eat."

Lu Zhao was interrupted, looked at him angrily, and had no choice but to stop.

Liuli realized that he had reached a crucial point, and was engrossed in listening, but was stunned when Qi Yunhao interrupted her.Sure enough, he didn't want her to know this. Although she didn't know why, since the mandala left behind by grandpa was not the antidote they were looking for, there was no need for her to explode it herself.As for the decree, it doesn't matter if you don't take it out, it's safer to wait until the strengths and weaknesses of both sides have been highlighted.

After the meal, Liuli still asked Ye Tong and Liu Wei to accompany him back home, while Qi Yunhao and Lu Zhao still went about their business.

Liuli was also really tired, she fell down on the couch and closed her eyes when she returned home, and fell asleep until the sun was setting.It's just that he was still lazy after sleeping, and because he still had dinner with Lou Mingfang and Lu Muyang, he had to cheer up to dress up and change clothes.

Yongcheng's death made her sad, and when she was changing clothes, she called Rui'er: "Take out 100 taels of silver from my account, and have someone send it to Baima Temple as incense money." It must have been her intentions for the disciples of the Buddhist sect. If the prince did not achieve his goal, his people would definitely still be watching in secret. It is not convenient for her to go to the White Horse Temple at this time, and she only hopes to take this opportunity to comfort the spirit of eternal success.

After Rui'er left, Ji Geng'er came back and reported that Wanlou's business was good today. Except for a few elegant rooms in the backyard that were empty at noon, seven of the ten rooms upstairs were full, and the lobby downstairs was all full.Moreover, Ji Xiaoquan had asked the diners for their opinions on the taste of the dishes, and all of them praised them. It was obvious that the chef of the West Lake Restaurant was not hired for nothing.

After hearing this, Liuli felt a little better, thinking that Ji Jiao'er has been very useful for running up and down recently, so she rewarded him with two taels of silver and asked him to go out to have a drink to relax at night.But Jigeng was reluctant to use it, saying that she wanted to make new clothes for Grandma Wang, and she could spend the rest herself.Liuli praised him for his filial piety, added another five hundred dollars, and then went out to get in the car.

It is natural to be sincere enough to entertain Lu Lou and the two in the elegant room in the backyard. Because there is another door in the backyard to enter and exit, so they did not disturb the front, and went directly to the backyard without making a sound.Lu Muyang and Lou Mingfang came together, and they were already eating snacks in the elegant room on the west side.Seeing Liuli arrive, Lu Muyang jumped up and complained that she didn't tell her until now.

Liuli specially asked Ji Xiaoquan to serve a few light dishes, and ordered a few cups of soup stewed in a single pot. After the meal, the three talked for a while, and then separated again.

When returning home, Lu Muyang and Liuli were on the same road. Lu Muyang got into Liuli's carriage first, and then left the sedan chair when they parted ways.

In the car, Lu Muyang said: "There is something strange to me. When I entered the palace a while ago, I passed by Kunqing Palace, and I saw someone who looked like Duan Wenhui. When I got closer to take a look, she flashed in. The palace is gone."

"Duan Wenhui?" Liuli cheered up suddenly.

"Yes." Lu Muyang nodded, "I've known her for so many years, so I shouldn't be mistaken. But when I went into the palace to ask the queen, she said I was dazzled."

Liuli is speechless, Qi Yunhao has been sending people to investigate this matter, but there is still nothing to say. Could it be that Duan Wenhui is hiding in the Queen's Palace?Then what are they doing?

"So are you sure it's her?" she asked.

Lu Muyang nodded: "Judging from her appearance and body shape, it is definitely her. But I can't think of why she ran to the palace, so it's hard to say."

Liuli's brows became tighter and tighter. The people in the Zhongyonghou Mansion said that the queen asked Duan Wenhui to go to Qingxiu, but the person appeared in the palace. There is no need for Lu Muyang to say more, Liuli can almost conclude that what she saw is Duan Wenhui. , I really don't know where they are singing!But what is certain is that it will definitely not be a good thing.

While talking, the two reached the lane divider, and Lu Muyang got out of the car and got into his sedan chair.Here Liuli went straight back to the mansion.

After a good night's sleep, Qi Yunhao originally wanted to get close to her, but seeing that she hadn't recovered, she gave up.

After a few days of rest, the operation of Wanlou was very smooth. Although it was not considered full every day, it was finally called a booming business, and what was rare was that it was relatively stable, and as the days went by, it began to have repeat customers, which shows that The restaurant is accumulating old customers.

Liuli asked Ji Jiaoer to pay attention to it for a few days, and then let Ji Xiaoquan do it.Fan Yun was there to help for two days, and he was transferred back by Liuli because he had something to do in the mansion.After getting up that day, Rui'er brought her a small notebook and said: "Grandma has a look at Ji Xiaoquan's accounts for this morning."

Rui'er is now pregnant, and she will be born in four months.Liuli glanced at her and said, "The shop is open now, why don't you just go home and stay, I'll send a little girl to serve you."

(End of this chapter)