Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Count

Feng Ling was in front of the main hall of Ruyi Palace, watching Xiao Fengzi and the Wu family take care of the flowers and plants. Hongmei and Mama Zhang are making the bed in the inner room.

The gate of Ruyi Palace is closed now, Xiao Fengzi doesn't have to guard the gate, and he doesn't have to take food, he has never been so idle and bored. He took the initiative to take care of the flowers and plants with the Wu family, clean up the yard, carry hot water and other rough work, after a long time, Xiao Fengzi recognized the Wu family as his godmother, and the Ruyi Palace also sent congratulatory gifts.

Xiao Fengzi has a big grin personality and a sweet mouth, and he is asking Feng Ling: "How many people are waiting for the crown princess at home?"

Feng Ling said: "This concubine has four big maids and one nurse. ”

"Only if you have a good fate can you follow the crown princess as a person. ”

Bai Yue jumped down from the wall of Ruyi Palace, Xiao Fengzi was startled, and said, "Only if you have a good life can you be a pet for the crown princess." ”

Feng Ling smiled: "Xiao Fengzi went to carry a bucket of hot water and gave the kitten a bath." ”

Bai Yue swaggered into the inner room. Xiao Fengzi said as he walked with an empty bucket: "Tsk...... From a distance, it doesn't look like a kitten, but like a tiger, and this momentum is ......."

Xiao Fengzi brought a bucket of water back and handed it to Hongmei, after Hongmei washed Baiyue, she used a large cloth towel to absorb the water, and then used a small wooden comb to comb the hair neatly.

The washed Bai Yue climbed into Feng Ling's arms, and Feng Ling touched the cat's head with his hand: "It's comfortable to wash." ”

Bai Yue glanced at Feng Ling.

Hongmei called Xiao Fengzi to carry water to pour it, and she cleaned up the things in the bathroom. Bai Yue saw that there were no outsiders in the room, so she said softly to Feng Ling: "The emperor's pill was added with a flattering medicine, and he didn't sleep all night, so he quit the court." ”

Feng Ling chuckled lightly and said, "The queen won't be so kind, it must be her eldest palace maid who is afraid of poisoning the emperor and that she will suffer so she secretly changed the medicine." ”

Bai Yue continued: "Fang Lin took the note to the emperor, they knew that there were twelve shadows going to assassinate tonight, and the emperor asked Fang Lin to plan the plan. ”

Feng Ling whispered, "Let's sneak tonight to see the excitement." Bai Yue glanced twice.

Fang Lin came out of the inner palace with a sad face. His appearance was seen by the people who had been staring at Zhaoyang Palace, and someone immediately sent the news to the eldest princess and King Shun.

Fang Lin first walked into the Tai Hospital and took away a Tai Doctor from the Tai Hospital, who was in charge of poisoning. He first sent the imperial physician into Zhaoyang Palace, added a team of guards to Zhaoyang Palace, and then hurriedly walked out of the palace.

Seeing Fang Lin's move, the news that the emperor might be poisoned by pills quietly spread in the palace.

He went back to the house and summoned a personal guard, who told him, "Try this pill and see if it has been added with a flattering medicine." He handed the guard a pill and solemnly confessed: "You go home and try it, the stakes are very high, and you must keep it secret." ”

The guard took the medicine and retreated, and hurriedly turned around and went home.

After Fang Lin waited for him to leave, he called a shadow guard: "You follow him, see what his reaction is after taking the medicine, come back and tell me." The Shadow Guard led the order and followed the guards.

Fang Lin recruited another shadow guard, he looked at the shadow guard and said, "Shadow One, you are the eldest of all the shadow guards, when I took over the shadow guard, you just joined the shadow guard. Over the years, the members of the shadow guard have changed batch after batch, and you have never left. ”

Shadow Yi arched his hand and said: "I am homeless in Xia, and I like to be a shadow guard." ”

The shadow guard is changed every ten years, and the replaced shadow guard only needs to take one medicine, which needs to be taken regularly as an antidote. In addition, he also received a settling-in allowance, as long as he kept the secret of the shadow guard and could not be used by others, he would take the antidote regularly every year, and then receive ten taels of silver.

Therefore, the retired shadow guards can start a family and live a comfortable life.

Fang Lin said: "For so many years, we have never encountered a major discovery, and I am afraid that there will be a war today." ”

After hearing this, Ying Yi said: "Obey the command of Commander Fang." ”

Fang Lin promised him: "After this matter, I will recommend you to Your Majesty, and you will be transferred from a dark to a half-official position." ”

Shadow knelt down on half of his legs: "I swear allegiance to Your Majesty to the death." ”

Fang Lin let Ying come with him, he made careful arrangements in Ying Yi's ear, and Ying Yi received the order to leave after listening to it.

When it was almost dark, the shadow guard who was sent by Fang Lin to follow the medicine test guard came back, and he reported to Fang Linyu: "The guard took the medicine after returning home, and after a while, he hugged his wife to bed, and he is still fighting in bed until now. Will something happen to him?"

Fang Lin walked a few steps indoors: "Is there an antidote to the medicine?"

Shadow Wei said blankly: "I don't know." ”

Fang Lin thought for a while and said, "Most of the kitsch medicines come from brothels, you go to the Teaching Workshop Department to find the supervisor and ask for the antidote." Well, remember to keep her a secret and tell her that the matter is top secret. ”

The shadow guard arched his hand and was about to turn away, Fang Lin said behind him, "If you want to get the antidote, send one to the guard first, let him take it." The shadow guard replied.

Fang Lin secretly rejoiced in his heart: Fortunately, the pill is only a flattering medicine, and fortunately, His Majesty is strong enough to resist the flattering medicine, otherwise......

When the lantern was in charge, Fang Lin Mingli led a team of guards into the palace to inspect the security, and secretly he placed thirty shadow guards around Zhaoyang Palace. Fang Lin told them to attack after hearing the order, and try to capture them alive without killing anyone.

Since the emperor did not go to the early court, the atmosphere inside and outside the palace became inexplicably tense. After the left and right ministers were busy with the political affairs in their hands, they repeatedly begged His Majesty to discuss important matters, but they were all rejected by the great eunuch Xiao Linzi. This has never happened before, and the left and right ministers are also a little panicked.

Although Zuo Xiang knew that Chen Yu was ordered by the queen to drug the emperor's Danli, he didn't know what kind of medicine he was given. At that time, he thought that the queen would be poisoned by Miao, it was just a chronic poison, and eating a few pills with Miao poison would not worry about his life at all.

When he saw that the emperor had left the early dynasty, he didn't see anyone for a day, so he didn't know it well. Now the last thing Zuo Xiang wants is that the emperor will have an accident when the prince is away.

The right minister is also in this mood, others sit at home, their hearts are uneasy, and they always feel that something will happen. He sent his henchmen to find Fang Lin and ask the emperor about the situation.

Fang Lin only said: "Let Xiangye stay at home and don't go anywhere." "Fang Lin is a very cautious and loyal person to the emperor. Fang Lin saw that the emperor liked the daughter of the Zhang family very much, so he revealed a sentence to the right minister.

The sensitive right minister sensed from these words: The emperor is safe, and the emperor did this on purpose.

In the middle of the night, a group of shadow guards quietly infiltrated the palace from outside the palace. The shadow guard only saw the card order, and this matter was something that would be repeatedly admonished as soon as the shadow guard entered.

The order received by this group of shadow guards was to assassinate the emperor, and although this assassination order frightened the shadow guards, they could only go forward.

When the twelve shadow guards entered the palace, they knew that the emperor had been infected with erysipelas, and now he was in Zhaoyang Palace. They outflanked and entered Zhaoyang Palace, evaded Fang Lin's patrolling Praetorian Guards, and gently infiltrated the main hall of Zhaoyang Palace.

There was a eunuch on duty in the room who was napping, and a shadow guard stretched out his sword and knocked him unconscious. Twelve shadow guards scattered, some guarding the door, some guarding the window, and six men with swords and walked into the depths of the tent.

Through the dim light, I could faintly see through the curtain that two people were sleeping on the bed. The six of them looked at each other, no one wanted to step forward first, they stayed in front of the bed and looked at the sleeping figure on the bed.

Although the shadow guards are ordered to see the cards, when facing the supreme emperor, their hearts are still full of awe.

Feng Ling and the kitten, who were peeking on the rooftop, covered their mouths and smiled when they saw this: These shadow guards are not here to assassinate, they are planning to come here for the night?

Suddenly, the lights in the room went out, and in the darkness I heard the sound of someone swinging a sword and slashing on the wooden bed, followed by a scream from the emperor, followed by a scream from the concubine: "Your Majesty, assassins, there are assassins......

There was a jumble of footsteps, someone running in from outside, someone running out from inside. After a few moments, the lights in the house were lit, and Fang Lin lifted the curtain and screamed miserably: "Your Majesty......"

Fang Lin ran out in a panic as he shouted, "Quickly pass the imperial doctor, quickly pass the imperial doctor......"

Fang Lin gave an order to the Praetorian Guard: "Block the news and quietly search for the assassin." ”

Feng Ling saw a man in yellow clothes through the curtain that was lifted, lying on the bed covered in blood, not knowing whether he was alive or dead.

The twelve shadow guards who escaped from the outside heard Fang Lin's miserable screams, and also saw Fang Lin come out to call for someone to spread the news of the imperial doctor and blockade. They looked at the swords they and their companions were holding, wondering who had stabbed the emperor.