boudoir

Chapter 371 Where is the Antidote?

When Qi Yunhao was in the mansion, if such a gathering happened to happen, he would join them, and he would also happily ask Jin Xuan for cooking lessons.He walked down from the altar of the great general who held a thousand troops in his hands, and he was peaceful and approachable without airs, which made Xu Yuan's original alienation from him lessen a little.

While the Chaoqing Hall was peaceful and happy, the Holy Majesty’s illness kept recurring. Perhaps he felt that the current situation was beneficial to the Eastern Palace. Although the prince and his wife were banned, the queen did not take any drastic actions, and the prince was very peaceful in the Eastern Palace. .It's just that the staff of the East Palace are now going to Kunqing Palace every day, and these people still secretly did not give up supporting the crown prince.However, as soon as news of Duan Wenhui's madness came out, although the relationship between Qi Zhengyu and the Queen's East Palace did not break down, he also had the intention to withdraw.And some of those people who were tightly attached to the Queen also began to feel drummed in their hearts. After all, they supported the prince's picture for the future, and the Queen's calculation of Qi Zhengyu would inevitably make them feel sad.

Except for two rains in October, the weather has been fine.Such good weather lasted until the beginning of winter.When Liuli was confinement, she had someone clean up the maple drying terrace, and moved there to live there for a few days.When it is sunny here, it is the season when the maple leaves are all over the sky. There are curtains on the open pavilion under the maple tree, which can not only bask in the sun, but also keep out the wind.Today, while listening to Ji Jiaoer's return to Zhongyonghou's residence, Chunxiang quickly stepped up the stone steps and said, "Mrs. Luo is here. Steward Fan asked Grandma if it's convenient for her to see her."

Mrs. Xiao Luo is Luo Qifang, who just came on the day of the Three Dynasty Banquet. She came to visit suddenly, and she didn't send a message beforehand. I don't know if there is something urgent?So he waved the orange terrier away, and said to Chunxiang, "Mrs. Luo is not an outsider, please come here."

After Chunxiang went down, Liuli adjusted her makeup, wrapped it up carefully from head to toe, and walked to the main hall.

As soon as they reached the door, Luo Qifang hurried over.Seeing Liuli, he winked and told her to dismiss the servants.Liuli didn't know what happened, so she hurriedly retreated without leaving anyone around her.Only then did Luo Qifang sized her up a few times, and said in surprise, "Are you the granddaughter of Xu Shen, the imperial pen servant of Taizu?"

Since going to the White Horse Temple to retrieve her grandfather's belongings, Liuli has not deliberately concealed her life experience.It's just that no one mentioned it under normal circumstances, and naturally it didn't spread.When Luo Qifang asked such a question suddenly, Liuli was silent for a moment, and then said, "Where did you hear that?"

"If you say so, that's it!" Luo Qifang clapped her hands together, and said again: "Do you know why the prince barged into your yard to make things difficult for you that night? That's because he knew your background, and he wanted to get you from you." Get the antidote to heal the Holy Majesty, instead of really wanting to frame King Dingbei!"

Liuli couldn't help being surprised even though she knew what she was thinking, "How do you know this?"

Luo Qifang breathed out, and said, "Have you forgotten who my in-law's grandmother is? It was Princess Yitai who once had a crush on your grandfather. How could she not know the secrets of the palace? The princess has a very good relationship with the eldest princess." At that time, when I heard that Du Rui liked you, she also paid attention to you secretly, and met our Mr. Guo. At that time, I had some doubts about your life experience, until this time the prince was placed under house arrest after besieging the palace, and the princess entered the palace I went to meet the queen once, and then I confirmed your identity from the queen's mouth!"

The purpose of Liuli's befriending the Luo family sisters at the beginning was to get on the line with Princess Yitai, but later she got involved in various affairs, and after being ambushed by the prince, she dared not go out easily again, so she put this matter aside, Thinking of it, the princess herself paid attention to her first.

"Is this what the princess told you?"

"It's just this morning," Luo Qifang suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "this morning the princess and Master Hou blushed because of something in the backyard. The eldest son went to persuade him, but the younger son took Master Hou away, and the princess was depressed, so she told me these things."

Liuli nodded, and said, "Then you came here specially to seek proof?"

Luo Qifang said: "That's not true. The princess wanted to meet you, but she felt presumptuous, so she asked me to pass on her greetings, and then asked you if you know Mandala? Actually, I don't know what it means, and even though she He said it casually, but he seemed to care about this thing, and then told me not to disclose it to others."

When Liuli heard the word Manduoman, her heart was shocked immediately. How could she not know about Manduoman?There is this thing in the copper box that grandpa left her!Princess Yitai also knew about it, and the prince surrounded the palace to snatch the antidote from her. Could it be that the box of mandoman is really the panacea for the poison of the Holy One?
If it's true, then it's really hard to find, and it doesn't take much effort to get it. If it's not, what else is important?This is just a question sent by Princess Yitai. She has never had face-to-face contact with the princess. This kind of unfounded trust cannot exist for Liuli.

"Datura? I've heard of it. Isn't it a legendary poisonous weed? It should be recorded in medical books." She replied casually.

Luo Qifang shook her head and said, "It seems that I don't know. This is definitely not what the princess wants to hear."

Liuli nodded and said: "If I meet the princess in person later on, I will ask her for advice face to face."

Luo Qifang took a sip of tea, then stood up: "You take a good rest, and I'll come to see you when the situation eases up in a few days. Now that the situation is so tight, our house rarely welcomes guests, and with the current curfew, Every household feels like they are facing a big enemy. I really don’t know when it will be settled down. If people are so panicked, it will be detrimental to the hearts of the people if it drags on for a long time.”

Liuli got up and sent her to the door, and also sighed: "Yes, the fire at the city gate hurts the fish in the pond, the Holy Majesty will get better sooner."

If the Holy Majesty does not issue an order to abolish the reserve, if the Empress and the Crown Prince do not act first, the situation will not settle down. Although Liuli is enjoying herself behind closed doors, is she not worried in her heart?If Lu Zhao is defeated, then Dingbei Palace will face a catastrophe, but now they have nothing to do with the queen. She has been in the main palace for many years, and she still has a large part of her power in the court. If Lu Zhao fights against her , although there is a [-]% chance of winning, but in the end there is not much chance of winning.

But Liuli also felt that as the days went by, Qi Yunhao and the others were also heading in this direction. The country cannot be without a king for a day, and the emperor cannot handle government affairs. These days, the cabinet is acting as an agent, but this is not the case after all. For a long-term plan, Liuli felt that they would wait until the end of the winter moon at most. If the Holy Majesty still couldn't wake up, it would be risking the infamy of usurping the throne and power, and they had to do so.

After sending Luo Qifang away, Liuli sent someone to invite Xu Yuan. Regarding the antidote, she could no longer avoid it.

Xu Yuan entered the mansion along with the sent carriage, Liuli asked someone to prepare lunch, and at the same time let him into the flower hall, still leaving no one around.

"I invite Uncle Xu to enter the mansion today because I have something important to ask." Liuli had already thought it over, and decided to save those beating around the bush, and asked him directly: "Uncle Xu also knows the situation in the palace now. If the Holy Majesty doesn't wake up, then My family is likely to suffer the fate of the Dou Mansion again. I know that my uncle has always loved me, and I also know that my uncle will not forgive the Holy One for killing me, but if the crown prince succeeds now, let alone We can't survive, and even the Dou Mansion's grievances can't be cleared away. Why, uncle—"

"Stop talking." Xu Yuan stretched out his hand to stop her before she finished speaking.He looked solemnly at the ground, and said for a long time: "The person who poisoned him is already dead."

"Dead?!" Liuli couldn't help raising her voice, "Who is he?"

Xu Yuan smiled shyly, and unconsciously clenched his left hand on the armrest, "Xu Shen, my master, your grandfather."

Liuli suddenly felt a chill rise up from below: "Did Grandpa inject the holy poison?"

Xu Yuan nodded silently, and then said: "Master collected all the evidence of him framing King Yong back then, and reported it to the Taizu. He knew it, so he became murderous, pretending to practice it for him, and drank it in the wine. He was poisoned. But he did not expect that Master also prepared a bone-eating poison. When the two were exchanging cups on the table, he was poisoned by this poison called 'Youquan'. Master also poisoned him at that time. But it was cured at the White Horse Temple. The poison of 'Youquan' was passed down from the Western Regions. After taking it for a few years, you will not feel any abnormality at all. It is very similar to arsenic. Its medicinal effect is to change blood quality and corrode people. After a long period of time, the blood will deteriorate, and naturally various problems will appear."

Liuli sighed in a daze for a long time after listening.No wonder the imperial doctor said that the arsenic in the Holy Majesty's suspected poison had not been able to remove the toxin.If you don't know the names of all poisons, how can you solve them?
"Why did grandpa do this?" She murmured, she always thought that grandpa was a weak scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, but she never thought that he would have such a shrewd move.

"Because, with a sense of justice, he always wants to seek justice for King Yong and Dou Jue, but with his ability, it is impossible to defeat him who has a large army in his hands. Who is Xu Shen? Can he be a close minister of the sage?" He was able to write such a remarkable state-governing policy as "Sub-collection of Yanxi Palace", how could he not have thought that he had another purpose in giving him a farewell farewell with his intellect? So he went to the meeting with a "quiet spring" and planted it in his body This bone-biting poison.

"But in addition to righteousness, Master is also full of benevolence. The surname Lu was the crown prince at that time, the future emperor. After the turmoil of King Yong in the court, if another crown prince dies suddenly, it will inevitably go through another experience. Not to mention the turmoil—the master said that although he has a vicious heart, he also has the ability to manage the country. The Hulu repeatedly violated the border, and he was the only one who insisted on sending troops to fight. If he died, the remaining princes would either be weak or useless , the only brighter King Yu had a disease in his left eye, so there was no suitable successor. Therefore, the master chose 'Youquan' after careful consideration. With its medicinal properties, even if he wanted to take his life, he would die. After 20 years, the government and the central government will basically be stable, and the successors of the next generation will come out, so that they will do justice for the heavens and maintain the stability of the country."

　Thank you Bingxue for the pink ticket~~Thank you, thank you~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)