Xiao Hanye and Tang Xi silently exchanged a look, "Thank you for the old man's puzzle, the prefect is really not very authentic in this matter, but I and my insiders came in from outside the city, and we didn't see any refugees, did they all leave Xuanwu Town?" ”

"You came in through the south gate, didn't you?" The boatman said and took out a dry cigarette and smoked, and when he saw Xiao Hanye and Tang Xi nodding, he continued: "The refugees are all gathered outside the east gate, so you can't see it." Although the prefect of Xuanwu Town is unkind, Xuanwu Town is their hometown, how could they give up their hometown to go to other places. ”

Tang Xi said: "Isn't there anyone up there to take care of it?" ”

The boatman sighed lightly, "What's the matter, who doesn't want to be promoted these days, if you find out that you have this kind of pickled thing under your hands, it is estimated that it will be like this for the rest of your life, and even more so, you will be arrested and beheaded." So, everyone would rather huddle in a group. The officials protect each other, but they pity us little people. ”

"Since they are so domineering, the Son of Heaven is still visiting like this. Wouldn't it be even worse if it were in normal times? Xiao Hanye slapped the table on the boat heavily, frowning.

Tang Xi knew that he would definitely be a little depressed when he heard about such a thing, but if no one told him about it, no one would care about those refugees.

The boatman saw that he had something on his mind, thought about it and said: "Little Lao'er sees that the two are either rich or expensive, and when they get off the boat, they should have never seen Xiao Lao'er." Xiao Lao'er has been ferrying here for more than 20 years, and he just wants to spend the rest of his life peacefully. ”

"Don't worry, old man, we will never implicate you in this matter." Xiao Hanye said and asked the boatman to row the boat to the shore, and gave the boatman ten taels of silver. He was in no mood to enjoy the lake, and he knew that Tang Xi was the same as him.

After returning to the small courtyard, Xiao Hanye took a few guards out without lunch, Tang Xi knew what he was going to do, but she had children now, so it was not suitable for her to appear in a chaotic place, so she didn't follow.

Tang Xi didn't want to reconcile Lingwei to sit at a table to eat, so he asked the cook to open a small stove for her.

As soon as Tang Xi ate a few plums, Qiu Yun brought a few side dishes, all of which were special dishes from Xuanwu Town, which looked full of color and flavor.

Tang Xi didn't have an appetite, but when he saw that there was a sour bamboo shoot in it, he couldn't help but smash his mouth and pick up the chopsticks. Just when Tang Xi was about to put the sour bamboo shoots in his mouth, the system, which had been quiet all along, suddenly made an urgent sound. "Ding, warning! Detection of poisons in food poses an irreversible danger to the host. ”

Tang Xi's movements froze instantly, poison? Tang Xi picked up the sour bamboo shoots and sniffed them, and indeed smelled a slightly pungent smell. Although she understands medical skills, she is not very vigilant in the end, and she seems to have not yet realized that the world she lives in is no longer the legal society she used to be. If there is no systematic reminder, she must have been tricked by now!

Thinking that Qiuyun was still beside him, Tang Xi calmly put down his chopsticks and asked silently in his mind: "System, is only this dish poisonous or is all dishes poisonous?" ”

"Ding, only this dish is poisonous in the host's clip."

It seems that someone deliberately poisoned her, she has been acidophilic recently, and only the sour bamboo shoots are sour in the dishes that come from Qiuyun. "Did anyone touch the food box while the food was served?"

Qiuyun shook his head a little confused, "No, what's wrong?" ”

"The dish was poisoned, are you sure you haven't bumped into anyone else on the way?" Tang Xi narrowed his eyes, staring sharply at Qiu Yun.

Hearing this, Qiu Yun immediately knelt down, with a panicked face, "The slave maid really hasn't met anyone along the way, how could the dish be poisoned?" Qiu Yun said as he carefully recalled the experience after serving the food just now, but he really couldn't understand what went wrong.

Tang Xi: "In that case, this poison is either given by you or by the cook." ”

"It's not a slave, please spare your life!" Qiu Yun's face turned pale in an instant, and she kowtowed and begged for mercy, only hoping that Tang Xi would not doubt her.

"Whether it's your next main palace will naturally find out later, but then you have to cooperate with this palace to do one thing." Tang Xi didn't know if Qiuyun could be trusted, but now there was only such a person who could use it, and she couldn't do everything by herself, so she had to take a risk. Taking out a pill from his arms, Tang Xi handed it to Qiu Yun, "Take it, if you dare to betray this palace, you will die of pain!" Of course, if you do well, Hongu will give you an antidote. ”

If she had time, she would not have used such crude means. But it is undeniable that sometimes coercion is a good means rather than inducement.

Qiuyun swallowed his saliva and took a deep breath before closing his eyes and eating the pill. She naturally knew why Tang Xi did this, after all, she was the one who delivered the poisonous food to Tang Xi, and Tang Xi should not trust her.

Seeing Qiuyun obediently take the pill, Tang Xi waved her to his side and whispered a few words in her ear.

Half an hour later, Qiu Yun was dressed in rags. ran to the room where Lingwei lived, and shouted in panic: "Queen Niangniang, please go and see the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang suddenly vomited a mouthful of dark blood after lunch, and kept screaming for stomach pain." ”

Xie Lingwei was fidgeting and walking in the room, when she heard this, her face was first happy and then puzzled, she called the personal palace maid, and asked a little strangely: "Zhu'er, isn't your medicine only effective for the child in Xi Mu'er's belly?" Why did Xi Muer have such a big reaction? ”

The expression on Zhu'er's face changed slightly, and she said with some uneasiness: "The slave maid saw that the slut always bullied you, so she gave her a heavy medicine, it may be that the slut is too weak to stand it, so please forgive the queen." ”

Xie Lingwei twisted her handkerchief, her face was angry and happy, "You! Fortunately, the emperor is not here now, otherwise the palace would not be able to protect you. Later, when you go to the slut's room, remember to secretly replace the bowl of sour bamboo shoots. If that slut accidentally dies here, she can only be blamed for her bad life! ”

"Queen Mother, please save your life!"

Qiuyun's voice came from outside again, and Xie Lingwei sorted out her feelings before pushing open the door and walking out. "What are you yelling for, don't you understand any etiquette? If the concubine has something, she should go to the imperial doctor, what's the use of calling the palace over! ”

Qiu Yun's clothes were stained with a little blood, and the whole person looked wolf-bèi, she knelt down and kowtowed hard to Xie Lingwei, "The imperial doctor has passed, say it is Niangniang" Speaking of this, Qiuyun has already cried a little, "It's not good to say that it is Niangniang, now that the emperor is not here, only you are the one who can call the shots." begged the queen to send someone to inform the emperor, so that the concubine could see the emperor for the last time. ”

"The concubine is so strict? In this way, this palace will go with you to take a look, if it is really like what you said, this palace will naturally send someone to find the emperor. Xie Lingwei said, the corners of her lips unconsciously brought a smile. Xi Mu'er, don't blame the palace for being ruthless, if you want to blame, blame the emperor for favoring you too much.

When Xie Lingwei came to Tang Xi's room with Qiu Yun, Tang Xi was lying on the bed dying, and the imperial doctor on the side shook his head helplessly while treating her.

Xie Lingwei hooked the corners of her lips, waved her hand to signal Zhu'er to act, and then slowly paced to Tang Xi's bed with a sad look. "Sister, what's wrong? Wasn't it okay in the morning, why was it suddenly like this? ”

Tang Xi glanced at her weakly, and said angrily: "I'm afraid that the concubine will not work, when will the emperor come back?" The concubine wants to see the emperor for the last time."

A hint of happiness flashed in Xie Lingwei's eyes, but she said comfortingly: "When the emperor went out, he didn't tell him when the palace would come back, but the palace thought that the emperor would come back in the evening." Of course, it is possible to wait until tomorrow, which is uncertain. Sister, don't curse yourself, maybe this time it will be a big disaster. ”

Tang Xi said: "Queen Mother, the concubine is not in the right body after lunch, maybe someone poisoned the concubine, I hope the queen can thoroughly investigate this matter and avenge the concubine." ”

Xie Lingwei frowned, turned her head and exchanged a look with Zhu'er, and only after getting the confirmation news did she ask, "Is my sister sure?" ”

Tang Xi nodded reluctantly.

"Imperial Doctor, have you checked the concubine's lunch?" Xie Lingwei asked a little nervously as if she had remembered something.

The imperial doctor shook his head, "Before, the concubine kept shouting about stomach pain, and Wei Chen took care of prescribing medicine to the concubine and forgot to check it." ”

Xie Lingwei breathed a sigh of relief, "Since the concubine feels that there is something wrong with her lunch, you can take a look, so that the concubine can rest assured" swallowed this breath.

The imperial doctor took out the silver needle and examined the food on the table one by one under Tang Xi's expectant gaze, and finally stroked his beard and shook his head.

Tang Xi's expression darkened, and the person fell into a coma.

Xie Lingwei was anxious about the handling of the stolen goods, and she didn't stay long before leaving quickly with Zhu'er.

When she arrived at the rockery in the backyard, Zhu'er's face changed after she took out the dishes.

Xie Lingwei frowned and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Niangniang, this is not a dish that the slave maid asked the cook to prepare." Zhu'er's hand trembled slightly, she swallowed her saliva and continued: "The slave maid used to watch the cook cook, and the ginger in this sour bamboo shoot should be cut into shreds, but the ginger in this bowl is lumpy. ”

Xie Lingwei's face also changed when she heard this, "Could it be that the slut has noticed our plan?" No. When she was talking to Hongu just now, she didn't show any abnormality at all. ”

The slave thought that maybe Qiuyun's girl had found out and hid the bowl of drugged sour bamboo shoots. Anyway, that slut can't survive today, why don't you go and investigate again tonight and get the bowl of sour bamboo shoots back? ”

Xie Lingwei didn't agree with Zhu'er's approach, but when she thought that she would be found out, she could directly blame Zhu'er for the matter, so she didn't say anything.