Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 849 Who Should Take the Poison
Shi Zhongchen didn't come forward to greet him, but just stood at the gate of the hall without moving his footsteps.The little eunuchs put down their chariots and helped Wang and Empress to get off the carriage. Wu Meiniang also got down and walked towards Shi Zhongchen together.

Shi Zhongchen smiled, showing the expression of an elder looking at a junior on his face, he said: "Empress Empress, you are here, this old slave thought you were not coming!" Enlightenment, not even bowing to salute.

Wu Meiniang thought: "There is a problem, there is definitely a problem, I don't know what Shi Zhongchen is going to do tonight!"

Queen Wang was very unhappy, no matter how high and powerful Shi Zhongchen was, he couldn't treat her like that, after all, she was the master of the harem, not him, an old guy.

Cursing something old and immortal in her heart, Empress Wang smiled at Shi Zhongchen, nodded her head and said, "I have been waiting for you for a long time!" There is no way, this old eunuch chief really can't afford to offend him!

To put it bluntly, Shi Zhongchen's status is the inner minister, and there is only one inner minister, unlike the number of prime ministers in the court.And in the entire Tang Dynasty, Shi Zhongchen is the only person who dares to stare at Changsun Wuji face to face. Even Emperor Li Zhi dare not stare at his uncle. Wuji turned his face face to face, regardless of the consequences, and was not afraid of revenge, but Shi Zhongchen dared to, and was not afraid of revenge.He is the only person in the whole world who can not buy Zhangsun Wuji's account, it can be said that he is the only one left.

Back then, without Shi Zhongchen as an internal response, the Xuanwu Gate Incident would not have been successful. After a series of results, Queen Wang may not be a queen now. To put it bluntly, she still owes Shi Zhongchen a favor, and she will never be able to clear it for the rest of her life. That kind of big favor.

Seeing that Queen Wang "knows etiquette quite well", Shi Zhongchen said with a smile, "I haven't waited long, and this old slave has just arrived."

Queen Wang thought to herself: "If it weren't for seeing that you were about to die, and because of your arrogant and arrogant attitude, I would have to tell the emperor and sue you severely... But, alas, the emperor may not sue me. Let's take it seriously, let alone punish this old dog!"

Shi Zhongchen looked at the little eunuch who was following behind, he waved his hand and said: "You don't need to serve here, you all go out of the courtyard, wait at the gate of the courtyard, and close the gate too, no one is allowed to come in unless we are called in!"

Wu Meiniang thought: "That's not right, there is really a problem, why don't you let people stay in the palace?"

But Queen Wang thought: "It's reasonable to meet and exchange things in private, but I don't know what kind of things he got from Xiao Huli. He is so solemn."

She turned around and said to the little eunuchs: "Listen to Chief Manager Shi's orders, go out and wait."

The little eunuchs left the gate of the hall, all went out of the big courtyard, closed the gate, and waited obediently outside.

Shi Zhongchen then said: "Empress, why did you bring outsiders here? Is this little teacher?"

Queen Wang hurriedly said: "Her name is Yang Chunhua, and she is the substitute of my palace serving the Buddha at Ganye Temple. She just entered the palace to do things for me a few days ago, and she doesn't want to be with the emperor... well, she is a clever person. , I like it very much, so I took advantage of this change in the Enlightenment Palace to ask for her name in front of the emperor, and I will enter the palace as a concubine in the future."

Shi Zhongchen snorted, looked at Wu Meiniang, and said, "Empress Empress, it's not the old slave who is talking about you, it's against the rules for you to do this! The procedures for a concubine to enter the palace are very cumbersome, at least three generations have to be checked up. , what is your background, little nun? Report it to our family!"

He looked like an elder to Queen Wang, but he didn't know Wu Meiniang, and he opened his mouth to teach him a lesson, especially now that he was blocking the entrance of the palace, preventing them from entering, how annoying it was, Just how annoying!

But, no matter how annoying he is, no one can do anything to him!
Wu Meiniang was covered in cold sweat and shivered involuntarily.What is she afraid of? She is most afraid of checking her background, and Shi Zhongchen mentioned this "for the first time" when they met, how could she not be afraid?
Empress Wang felt unhappy, and said: "Director Shi, this matter is not urgent, is it? Besides, I want her to enter the palace as a concubine. Can I not check her background!"

Shi Zhongchen chuckled dryly, thinking: "Stupid girl, if you really find out, it's too late to regret it!" He nodded and said, "It's really not urgent, so let's let it go, as for her Your background must be recorded, and we will let Aiguo deal with it later. Come on, let's talk in the palace."

Queen Wang glanced at Wu Meiniang triumphantly, and thought: "Well, no matter how arrogant Shi Zhongchen is, he still has to listen to what I say." She took Wu Meiniang and entered the hall together.

Shi Zhongchen followed in from behind, turned around and closed the palace door.He said: "It's hot, there are too many mosquitoes, and the bites are terrible!" He picked up the candle fork and lit the lamps one by one, even the glazed lamp directly above the main hall, and after a while, the hall was full of light.

Shi Zhongchen looked at the main hall, and said: "Isn't it okay to tidy up here? They are all the best utensils. They are even more gorgeous than when Concubine Xiao Shu was there. It is only a place in your palace compared to the empress!"

Looking at the gorgeous palace, Queen Wang felt even more unhappy, but she ordered this matter anyway, so she couldn't make irresponsible remarks.

Wu Meiniang trembled even more, what's going on?Shi Zhongchen is full of rules, but what he is doing right now is completely unruly. The Enlightenment Hall is so luxuriously furnished, it is obviously overstepping, and it is absolutely unethical. Why would he do this?There must be a reason.

Wu Meiniang looked at Queen Wang, and saw that there was an expression of injustice on her face, but she didn't have any doubts!She was really annoyed in her heart, this queen is too good-for-nothing, why can't she even see these things, why don't she even ask!

Shi Zhongchen looked at Empress Wang and said with a smile: "Once I got the empress's letter, I immediately sent someone to sort it out. It took a lot of effort. This can be regarded as the old slave's intention to please the empress. Is the empress satisfied? "

The flattering is all over this, so can Queen Wang say she is not satisfied? She just nodded and said: "Director Shi is doing things properly, and I am naturally satisfied." She was a little impatient and wanted Shi Zhongchen to get down to business quickly , she doesn't want to stay here any longer, the better the palace is decorated, the more unpleasant it will be for her!

Shi Zhongchen was not in a hurry, and he didn't intend to ask Wu Meiniang to avoid him. He stretched out his hand and asked Queen Wang to sit down by the big case, and he sat down himself.

There are a lot of expensive decorations on the big case, and there is also a small tea stove with tea on it, and a set of tea sets beside it, especially the teapot, which has a strange shape and is a strange animal. It may be some kind of animal. Rui Beast, I can't see what it is.

After sitting down, Shi Zhongchen picked up the teapot, first poured himself a cup of tea, glanced at Queen Wang, then at Wu Meiniang, as if he was comparing something, but the hand holding the teapot stopped, and put The teapot was placed back on the small stove.

It was simply disrespectful for him not to pour tea for the queen.Wu Meiniang felt that something was wrong, and she instinctively told her that something big would happen tonight, but she didn't dare to speak out, and Queen Wang felt unhappy, but she didn't say anything, she just kept cursing in her heart, scolding Shi Zhongchen Too arrogant, curse him to die early, it is best to die now!
Shi Zhongchen looked around and said something inexplicable, not knowing what he wanted to express.He said: "The old slave is a person who is buried in the loess. When a person gets old, he always thinks about the past. Looking at the Enlightenment Hall, the old slave thinks of Lingyan Pavilion!"

Lingyan Pavilion?How did he bring this up?Empress Wang only felt nuns Zhang Er and couldn't figure it out, so she had to ask: "What happened to Lingyan Pavilion? Isn't that the place where the late emperor commemorated the meritorious officials? There are pictures of 24 meritorious officials hanging in it. When the late emperor was around, he always went there to recall the past. military career."

Shi Zhongchen said with a smile: "Yes, there are indeed portraits of meritorious officials hanging in Lingyan Pavilion. Back then, the old slaves arranged them by themselves, and the old slaves also hung up those portraits one by one. Speaking of which, Since then, the old slave has never furnished the house with his own hands. In a flash, it has been so many years!"

He knocked on the table with his fingers, just like those before Li Shimin was alive, with a crackling sound, as if he was remembering something.

Queen Wang looked back at Wu Meiniang, and Wu Meiniang also looked at her, both of them were puzzled.

Queen Wang turned her face and said: "Director Shi personally arranged the Enlightenment Hall, presumably because he took care of the youngest son of the emperor. When the youngest son grows up, he will remember the benefits of Chief Executive Shi. Well, this palace will also remember Yes." She was reminding Shi Zhongchen, get down to business quickly, don't waste any more time.

Shi Zhongchen smiled, stopped knocking on the table, and said: "If our family is not a eunuch, there must be 25 portraits in Lingyan Pavilion, but I don't know which old slave will be ranked!"

Queen Wang didn't say anything, she thought: "You dead eunuch, be your loyal minister honestly, if you want to be a hero, in your next life, remember not to suffer that knife, you still have some hope!"

Shi Zhongchen looked at the two of them, and thought: "It's a pity that there is only one pill of poison, which can only kill one person. I don't know if Wu Meiniang can follow. I didn't prepare well in advance, so it was a bit of a miscalculation! But it doesn't matter, whoever has the most strength will be able to kill one person." Whoever is poisoned to death, the remaining weak one, I will do it myself, I am afraid that I will not kill a woman!"

Looking at the hall again, Shi Zhongchen suddenly said: "Hey, that candlestick is not placed in the right place, it's too close to the curtain, it's easy to catch fire like this! Those palace people are too outrageous, even doing such a small thing No, damn it!" He stood up and walked towards the candlestick.

The candlestick he was talking about was a floor candlestick with nine candles burning on it, and the branches were covered with gauze covers.

Everything in the Tang Dynasty was lavish, and this candlestick was one of the most gorgeous royal articles, so it was made of the best rosewood, and the base was heavy so that the candlestick would not fall down. Therefore, the base is made of pure copper, which is polished and shiny.

This kind of large floor-standing candlestick is carefully placed, unlike the small candlestick, which can be placed anywhere.The large floor candlestick cannot be placed next to the curtain, nor can it be placed next to the desk, and there should be no flammable objects around it.And there is nothing wrong with the placement of this floor-standing candlestick. No matter how ignorant the rules are, the palace people still have common sense. How could such a dangerous object be placed incorrectly?
But Shi Zhongchen said that the placement is wrong, that is wrong, right and wrong, because he has a big mouth, he is qualified to say that white is black!
Shi Zhongchen walked to the big candlestick, moved it with his hands, sighed, and said with a sigh: "I'm old, I'm old, I can't move it anymore." While talking, he looked at Wu Meiniang and Queen Wang, and said: " Empress, and...what's your name, come and help me!"

How could Wu Meiniang not obey, she immediately agreed and walked over.But Queen Wang didn't move, and her anger had reached its peak!This Shi Zhongchen is too outrageous, he dared to let the dignified empress move things, he still doesn't understand the difference between upper and lower, does he have any rules, he wants to die... He is too outrageous, if he does this again, I Just leave me!
No matter how angry she was, she didn't dare to make a fool of Shi Zhongchen. This queen is really useless!

Seeing Wu Meiniang approaching, Shi Zhongchen said again: "Hey, what's under this candlestick? There seems to be something!"

Queen Wang was taken aback, could it be that he put the things under the candlestick?Ah, I see, he put it there on purpose, and then burned it after letting me see it.I have eaten enough, so is it worth it!
But when she thought about the things left by Concubine Xiao Shu, they were of course evidence, and Queen Wang didn't care whether Shi Zhongchen was overfed or whether his head was caught by the door, she immediately stood up and said, "Director Shi, Don't bother you, let me come."

Walking to the candlestick, Empress Wang wanted to help move it, but as soon as she reached out to move the candlestick, she yelled, "Why is this candlestick so heavy!"

The floor candlestick is still made of copper base, and it weighs seventy to eighty catties. It is definitely not a light thing. How could she move it?Even if she moved together with Wu Meiniang, she couldn't move it!Although she is not powerless to hold chickens, let alone one chicken, she can lift two or three chickens, but if she is asked to move this candlestick, then forget it, let alone talk about it!
Shi Zhongchen didn't do anything, he glanced at Queen Wang, smiled silently, and then looked at Wu Meiniang.

Wu Meiniang had to move alone. She was in the Ganye Temple and was repaired. She could carry water with a pole. Although it was difficult to move a large candlestick, it was not too far away. It was not difficult to move the position.Alone, she moved the candelabra a few steps away.

Shi Zhongchen said: "Okay, okay, that's it, you can put it here!" He looked at Wu Meiniang, and said: "You, you are quite strong, much stronger than ours, I can't tell You, a little girl, can have such strength, our family almost lost sight of it." As he spoke, a strange smile appeared on his face, which was fleeting, and his face became kind again.

Wu Meiniang hurriedly said: "I, I... Chunhua often does rough work, so I still have a little bit of strength." She thought: "Why do I have to move the candlestick? It doesn't matter whether I have the strength or whether I am stronger than him." Is it? He... Hey, he seems to be trying to test my strength on purpose, what is he trying to do?"

Queen Wang didn't think so much, she looked down at the ground and thought, "There's nothing under the candlestick!"

Shi Zhongchen said: "Come on, let's go drink tea, Chunhua, you helped our family move the candlestick, our family is very happy, I invite you to have a cup of tea, after drinking the tea, you can go out, our family has something to do with the empress." Say."

While talking, he walked behind the big case, picked up the teacup, pressed his finger on the animal head on the handle of the teapot, and poured out another cup of tea.

The cup of tea poured out first on the table is clear in color, but the cup of tea poured out later is slightly cloudy in color. Logically speaking, how can there be any difference between the tea poured out of the same teapot?
(End of this chapter)