Rong Zhao was immediately happy when he heard Goudan'er's words: "If you clean him up, you are the leader of this beggar gang in the capital?" ”

"Beggar gang?" Goudan'er looked at Rong Zhao stupidly: "What is the beggar gang?" ”

"It's a gang of you beggars, commonly known as the beggar gang." Rong Zhao said with a smile.

"Hey! This is good! Dogdan'er happily slapped the table, "But I can't be a helper." ”

Rong Zhao thought about it, although this kid was clever enough, he was not the material to be a helper, and after thinking about it, he immediately had an idea, so he leaned forward and whispered: "You can't be a helper, but at least you can be a deputy helper." Do you want to do it? ”

"Childe wants to be a helper? Then I'm sure I'll do it! The dog's eyes shone with excitement like black gems.

"Stinky boy!" Rong Zhao laughed, and couldn't help but reach out and slap the dog's head.

Mei Ruo also scolded: "You don't talk nonsense! What is the identity of our son, how can he be a helper for a group of little beggars? Don't you get laughed out of your big teeth when you say it?! ”

"It's small, damn it! Guessing wildly, I forgot the identity of my son. Dogdan'er raised his hand and gave himself a mouthful.

Rong Zhao didn't pay attention to it, and only said to Mei Ruo with a smile: "Go back and hand over this errand to the pig at home." This guy is wandering around this son all day long, and he panics when he looks at it, and he doesn't need a guard in the capital, so let him come out and do some serious work. ”

"The slave understands." Mei Ruo wanted Sheng Qiong to go and give a gang of Hanako as the leader...... Not to mention, it's quite appropriate.

Rong Zhao thought about it again, but he was still a little uneasy, and hooked his hand towards the dog again. The dog came over and said with a smile: "Childe, what else do you have to order?" ”

"As for the person I sent to you, he can't follow you around the capital to ask for food, and the things on the street must be controlled by you, the deputy gang leader, if there is a problem that needs to be solved by force, you can find him again. Do you understand? ”

"The little one understands." Dog Dan'er hurriedly answered.

Rong Zhao sighed lazily and said, "Okay, you're also full of food and drink, go back and get busy with you." Tomorrow night at the second watch, under the old locust tree in front of this store to the west, my people will be waiting for you there. ”

"Yes, the little one knows." Goudan'er agreed and glanced at Mei Ruo again, and said with a smile: "If the son has no orders, the little one will retreat first." ”

"Hmm." Rong Zhao nodded.

Goudan'er said hello to Mei Ruo again, and Ma Yu'er retreated.

A quarter of an hour later, Rong Zhao and Mei Ruo settled the account and came out, turned around and entered a small alley next to it, and entered an inconspicuous small courtyard.

There was no one in the courtyard, Mei Ruo checked inside and out, and when she came back, she held a tray in her hand, on which were placed a few boiled eggs and two bowls of fried noodles and tea soup mixed with boiling water in front of Rong Zhao: "In the restaurant just now, those meals were fed to the little beggar, Gongzi is afraid that he has been hungry for a long time, this fried noodles is not bad, the slave put sesame salt, Gongzi will make do with some first, and wait for Sister Ziji and them to come back." ”

"Well, you can eat some too." Rong Zhao took a bowl of tea soup and drank it in small sips.

Mei Ruo pinched another boiled egg, gently cracked the eggshell and peeled it finely, and asked Rong Zhao: "With that pig's ability, it's not easy to pick up a few little flowers, why does Gongzi want to promote a dog to be the deputy helper?" ”

Rong Zhao sighed faintly and said in a low voice: "Actually, I'm still not at ease with that guy. ”

"What is Childe worried about?" Mei Ruo asked puzzled.

"Although the beggars in this city are not a climate, if they are serious about growing up in a few years, and all the beggars in the world will become a family, the power is very scary. You said that if such a big force is put into that guy's hands......" Rong Zhao said, and sighed in a low voice, "Mei Ruo, I don't want to be a sinner for the ages." ”

Mei Ruo didn't understand Rong Zhao's worries, so she only smiled and said, "It's just a group of people who ask for food, what kind of wind and waves can they set off?" Childe is also too cautious. ”

Rong Zhao smiled and didn't explain much, seeing that a bowl of tea soup had reached the bottom, and he ate two more white water boiled until he arrived, Fang asked, "Why hasn't Ziji come yet?" Did you tell her a good place? ”

"Okay, it's time to calculate the hour, I'm afraid I'm not in trouble, right?" Mei Ruo said worriedly.

"I knew I should have called Qinghe and Ziwei to greet them." Rong Zhao frowned.

"Childe rest assured, she has four people by her side, hosta, Huoxiang, kapok and poinsettia, and she should be fine. Even if something happens, with the ability of the four of them, they can at least come back and move the rescuers. Mei Ruo said, handing Rong Zhao a cup of hot tea, "Don't worry, Childe, just wait." ”

Before a cup of hot tea was pinched in Rong Zhao's hand and he had not yet taken a sip, the door was vigorously slammed open from the outside, and before Mei Ruo could scold, he was stunned by the scene in front of him - Kapok and Poinsettia, dressed as ordinary men, helped the semi-unconscious Zi Ji to enter the door, although there was no blood on the three of them, but there was a pungent smell of blood and medicine, and then looking at Zi Ji's bloodless face, you could guess that she must have been seriously injured.

"What's going on!" Rong Zhao's brows furrowed, and anger jumped in his eyes.

"The slaves and maids are not doing well, ask the son to punish them!" Kapok helped Zi Ji to sit down on the chair, and then dodged to her knees.

Mei Ruo, who went out vigilantly to close the courtyard door, turned around and came back and shouted: "Childe asked you what the hell is going on!" Let's talk about the punishment later! ”

"We met three groups of killers, they are all very good at martial arts, and they also have excellent anti-poison and anti-concealment skills, their purpose is very clear is to kill Sister Zi Ji, the slaves and maids are not opponents, so they have to be led by two people, hosta and Huoxiang, and then escort Sister Zi Ji back from another way." After Yipinxiang finished speaking, he also knelt on the ground, "The slaves and maids are incompetent, please punish the son." ”

"Childe, how is Sister Ziji's injury?" Mei Ruo saw that Rong Zhao had already finished diagnosing Zi Ji's pulse, and asked hurriedly.

"Zi Ji has been poisoned." Rong Zhao's face was very ugly.

"Hit...... What poison? Mei Ruo asked in a low voice.

Rong Zhao shook his head slowly, gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know, her pulse is very messy, as if she has been poisoned by a variety of poisons...... The opponent is very insidious, is this a question for this son? ”

"So what do we do?" Mei Ruo asked again, "There is nothing complete here, and the other party does not hesitate to kill the killer, and he will definitely find this place soon." It's not safe here. ”

"Go back to the Rui Palace." Rong Zhao was extremely glad that he didn't lose his temper and moved out of the Rui Wangfu at this time, like this situation, the heavily guarded Rui Wangfu is more suitable for him to live in, like this kind of small courtyard, it is indeed suitable for hiding, but his identity is extremely ostentatious wherever he goes, how can he hide it.

"The boy still has to wait a while, and the slave and maid will go and call a carriage." Mei Ruo said.

"You find a carriage and wait from the back exit, and we'll walk down the street from that side." Rong Zhao said, stretched out his hand and pulled Zi Ji to carry it on his back.

Yipinxiang hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Childe, the slave is here." ”

"You also have injuries on your body, so I'd better come." Rong Zhao said, bowed his waist and carried Zi Ji hard, and suddenly felt as heavy as carrying a mountain, and couldn't help but complain in his heart, those who can hold the princess at every turn are not people, right?

After wasting the strength of the two tigers, Rong Zhao and Mei Ruo brought the three seriously injured back to the Rui Wang's Mansion, and as soon as they entered the courtyard, they met Zhao Mu with a gloomy face.

However, Rong Zhao didn't have the heart to say anything to Zhao Mu at this time, and only instructed Sheng Qiong: "Quick!" Get Shihime into the house. ”

"Where did you go?" Zhao Mu frowned and asked.

"I'm out to pick up Zi Ji, okay, I know you have a lot to say, but for now please wait, I have to treat Zi Ji first." After Rong Zhao finished speaking, he didn't look at Zhao Mu's face like the bottom of the black pot and went into the house.

"Shouldn't you find a doctor to treat your injuries?!" Zhao Mu hurriedly followed in.

Mei Ruo stopped at the door and persuaded in a low voice: "Lord Wang, the one in Ziji is a poison that the prince has never seen." Our son is in a bad mood, please bear with me. ”

When Zhao Mu heard this, he immediately became dumbfounded.

Mei Ruo looked at Zhao Mu's face, and whispered: "Lord Wang, if you are willing to help, please send someone around to check, we still have two people who have not returned." ”

"Huo Yun!" Zhao Mu immediately turned around and shouted.

"The subordinates are here." Huo Yun hurriedly ran in from the gate of the courtyard.

"Go and help Miss Mei Ruo find someone!" Zhao Mu commanded in a low voice.

"Yes. Miss May? "Who Huo Yun wants to find, this has to be explained.

After Mei Ruo thanked Zhao Mu, she and Huo Yun went to the side, called Yu Jin and Hehuan, and asked them to take Huo Yun to pick up the hosta and Huoxiang.

Zhao Mu stood at the door of the house for half an hour before he saw Rong Zhao walk out with a gloomy face and tiredness.

"How?" Zhao Mu hurriedly stepped forward to help him.

"Nine consecutive poisons, mixed together, come out in one go - fortunately, the toxicity is compatible, and the poisoning time is short, plus Zi Ji has raised poisonous insects since she was a child, her body also has a certain resistance to toxicity, so there is no worry about her life for the time being."

"It's nine rings again!" Zhao Mu's anger also rushed to the top of his head, "It seems that our movements are too slow." ”

"Killing a Zhou Chengzhen, what kind of action is it?" Rong Zhao was in a bad mood, so he fired at Zhao Mu and sneered, "Oh, by the way, Zhou Chengzhen was not killed by you, people committed suicide in fear of crime." ”

"Rong Zhao ......" Zhao Mu wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start, this is a game of several complicated chess, there are so many chess pieces, and the relationships involved are so wide, a casual move is enough to make the court situation turbulent, and if you accidentally lose the whole game...... But Rong Zhao only cares about Zi Ji's safety now, and he is not interested in these things at all, let alone has the patience to listen. Seeing him stride into the wing room and close the door hard, Zhao Mu's fist hidden in his sleeve clenched hard.

Mei Ruo was also very anxious in her heart, but everything related to poison was Zi Ji on the side, and no one else could help, so it was useless to be anxious, so she walked to Zhao Mu and persuaded: "Lord Wang, it's windy here, can you go into the house and sit?" ”

"Nope. You take care of Rong Zhao's body, I'll go back first. After Zhao Mu finished speaking, he lifted his sore legs and slowly descended the steps and went back to Xiuyuan Hall.

Mei Ruo looked at his lonely back, and thought to herself that Lord Rui really cared about his son, and this kind of care seemed to have gone beyond the care between friends, I really don't know if this is a blessing or a curse for his son-in-law.

Zhao Mu returned to Xiuyuan Hall and immediately instructed Mama Song: "Find Yaozhu." ”

Yao Zhu, is Zhao Mu's companion since childhood, his real name is Yao Zhizhu, and he studied with Zhao Mu for ten years, but then there was a conflict because of Zhao Mu's impersonation for the exam, at the beginning of the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty, there was actually a scientific examination, but at that time, the scientific examination was only open to the children of the nobles, and to participate in the scientific examination, there must be a letter of sponsorship from the incumbent officials of the DPRK and China above the fifth grade. Afterwards, Zhao Mu was reprimanded by the emperor, and Yao Zhizhu accused Zhao Mu of being a villain in public, and the two of them turned their faces in the Guozijian, Yao Zhizhi was angrily expelled by Zhao Mu, and then switched to Gongsun Quan's mansion. And since that year, because of such things, even the scientific examination of this kind of face project has been completely banned by the sponsorship system.

At the beginning, the magnates also discussed this matter, but six years have passed, and the original teenager is now an adult, and people outside only know that Yao Zhu is now a strategist in Gongsun Quan's mansion, but no one knows that he is actually the eyeliner sent by Zhao Mu to Gongsun Quan's side.

In order to prevent Gongsun Quan from discovering the clues, Yaozhu never met with Zhao Mu, and all the news was passed on by Mama Song's son Chen Tang, and Chen Tang and Mama Song rarely interacted with each other on weekdays, because Mama Song was Chen Tang's father's cousin.

At this moment, Zhao Mu suddenly proposed to see Yaozhu in person, which made Mama Song very embarrassed.

"Lord Wang, do you have to see it?" Mama Song wanted to persuade, but she didn't know how to persuade her, but she was unwilling to persuade her, so she asked.

"The poison of the nine chains has not reached a conclusion so far, and now the opponent is becoming more and more arrogant! must have heard the news that Zi Ji beside Rong Zhao had solved the poison in the king's body, so he poisoned Zi Ji. At such a time, how do you let this king sit idly by? If this king continues to be silent, they will still think that this king has really become a turtle with a shrunken head! The anger in Zhao Mu's chest was rampant, and he lost his previous discipline and bearing when he spoke.

"The prince's mood can only be understood, so the slave will go out tonight." Mama Song responded.

Zhao Mu breathed a sigh of relief lightly, waved his hand and said, "You go and get busy first, let this king be quiet." ”

Mama Song blessed herself, silently retreated, and closed the door casually.

That night, Rong Zhao stayed alone in the east wing and didn't come out all night, staring at the milky white liquid dripping out of the instrument. And Mama Song quietly left the Rui Wangfu from the West Corner Gate after the second watch, and took a carriage to the direction of the northern suburbs. Zhao Mu was holding a book alone and waiting for Huo Yun's news in Xiuyuan Hall.

At the third watch, Huo Yun and others brought back the seriously injured hosta and Huoxiang, and Zhao Mu heard that the two maids were seriously injured and did not have half of their lives left, so he secretly gritted his teeth and swore from his heart that he must make the opponent pay the price.

Just after the fourth watch, when it was the quietest and darkest time of the night, Mama Song came back quietly, followed by a thin Yaozhu in a black cloak. The two entered the Rui Wang's Mansion from the West Corner Gate one after the other, and passed through the intricate passage through the hall to Xiuyuan Hall, and Yao Zhu stopped under the plaque of the word "Xiuyuan".

Mama Song looked at the window that was still lit and the image of Zhao Mu on the window, and sighed faintly: "The prince hasn't slept all night!" How can he survive such a body! ”

"Blame me, it's late. Mama go in and report it. Yao Zhu said in a low voice.

"Okay, Son, wait a minute, the old slave will go and report it." Mama Song owes herself.

"Yao Zhu didn't dare to be." Yao Zhu hurriedly bowed and returned the salute.

Mama Song nodded and went into the door, and after a while, she came out again and said, "Master Yaozhu, the prince invites you in." ”

"Yes." Yao Zhu replied with his hand and raised his feet into the door of Xiuyuan Hall.

Zhao Mu never slept, holding a book all night and slowly flipping through it, but in fact, he didn't read the content of the book, and all in front of him was the excited smile of the old boy full of sunshine.

"Yaozhu pays a visit to the prince and respectfully asks the prince to be well." Yao Zhu said, raised his hand and lifted his robe to kowtow to Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu hurriedly leaned forward, stretched out his hand and said, "Yaozhu, get up quickly." ”

Yao Zhu raised his head and saw the book in Zhao Mu's hand, and his eyes suddenly became hot.

"Yaozhu, sit down." Zhao Mu pointed to the embroidered stool in front of the couch and sighed, "We haven't seen each other for a few years?" It's really sad to say that they can't even see each other in the same upper capital. ”

Yao Zhu sighed slightly and said: "Don't say that, Lord Wang, since ancient times, those who have become great people have endured the suffering that ordinary people can't bear, and the seven emotions and six desires are also among them." When Yaozhu swore an oath to the world with the prince, the prince was so arrogant, how could he be so sad and sad after being sick? ”

Zhao Mu smiled and said, "Yes! Now is really not the time to say that. ”

"On the way here, Mama Song has already told her subordinates about the matter, and the subordinates know that the prince's illness a while ago was actually poisoning, and this detoxified person is now seriously injured and dying?" Yao Zhu frowned and asked.

"Mama Song is right. I called you here today to ask you about Gongsun Quan's recent situation, and this king wants to listen to the details, down to his gestures. Zhao Mu said.

"My subordinates were sent by Gongsun Quan to take a business trip a while ago, and it was very strange to say that it was actually a batch of medicinal materials, and there was nothing particularly precious, but it was commonly used medicines such as Bupleurum, Forsythia, and Coptis chinensis, but there was also Gongsun Quan's concubine Gongsun Zhi who went with his subordinates. Prime Minister Gongsun has always pretended to be high, and even if his son is a concubine, he has never been contaminated with the smell of sages since he was a child, so his subordinates have been guessing all the way, and they have also done careful investigations, but they have not found anything substantial. I just think it's too weird...... In addition, several other staff members in the Prime Minister's Mansion are pleading with Gongsun Quan to ask King Feng Su to be the crown prince. This matter is not a secret, if there is no accident, there will be movement in the court in three or five days. Other...... Gongsun Quan has been very calm recently, and he lives in the house of the seventh aunt and grandmother every night, and it is said that the inner house is very unfair because of this, and there was a storm at the airport, but in the end they all calmed down, and it is said that the seventh aunt and grandmother are very means. ”

After Zhao Mu pondered Yao Zhu's words carefully, Fang asked, "Do you think this nine-chain poison has anything to do with Gongsun Quan?" ”

"The subordinates feel that it doesn't matter much, Gongsun Quan looks down on the affairs of the people in the rivers and lakes, but Zhao Hai, the prince of the Pingnan Palace, has a lot of friends with those rangers on the rivers and lakes. Maybe it's on their side? Yao Zhu pondered.

"King Pingnan is also on Zhao Run's side." Zhao Mu sneered.

Yaozhu nodded and said: "What the prince said is that these two sides are one article and one martial arts, one singing and one harmony, and they are bent on helping King Su to ascend the throne." ”

"You say, if Gongsun Quan wants to go to Shu to ask the emperor to make King Su the crown prince, what reasons will he list?"

"What other reason? Now among the three princes, the second royal highness is only indulged in calligraphy and painting, and is not interested in government affairs at all. And King Su took advantage of the New Year to quietly gather many courtiers, even those who have never been treated by him have also taken care of the courtiers, the civil officials and military generals above the sixth grade in the capital have received King Su's New Year's gift according to different grades, as long as Gongsun Quan's recital is handed over, it will definitely be a response in the court. Yao Zhu sneered.

Zhao Mu fell into deep thought after hearing these words.

Yao Zhu looked at Zhao Mu's expression, and said again: "Lord Wang, it's good for you to be obscure now, but someone must be able to fight against King Su." Otherwise, he would have been able to sit directly on the throne of the crown prince without hindrance. ”

"Do you know which day Gongsun Quan will choose to give to His Majesty?"

Yaozhu groaned: "February 26th is the birthday of Concubine Xian, and the emperor has already decreed that he will hold a banquet in the palace on that day to celebrate Concubine Xian's birthday. The subordinates thought that Gongsun Quan would choose to play that day. ”

"Who drafted the recital?" Zhao Mu asked again.

"It's Mr. Zhan and Mr. Qiu...... What does the prince mean? Yao Zhu asked thoughtfully.

"It's better for you to draft it for him."

"I understand, it's best to exaggerate King Su's achievements and say that King Su is a model of a generation of holy monarchs." Yao Zhu smiled.

"Be careful, don't let Gongsun Quan become suspicious. That old guy wasn't that easy to deal with. Zhao Mu said uneasily.

Yao Zhu smiled confidently and said, "Don't worry, Lord Wang, Yao Zhu can still grasp this measure." "You have been a person who knows how to measure since you were a child, and this is the most reassuring to this king." Zhao Mu smiled and nodded, praising Yao Zhu.

"The prince has won the prize. Yao Zhu was ashamed. Yaozhu smiled shyly.

"By the way, there's one more thing you need to pay more attention to." Zhao Mu frowned again.

"Lord Wang, please speak."

"It's the seventh concubine you just talked about - as far as I know, that Gongsun Quan has already passed the age of **, but why is he spoiled this seventh concubine, and even made her uneasy?"

"It's a bit strange to say this, but the inner house is just a subordinate who rarely has the opportunity to get in touch, but I just heard the people in the house talk in private, saying that the seventh lady Su Yi is not very outstanding, but she knows how to entangle the master's heart...... Now that she thinks about it, what are her strengths that can make an old fox like Gongsun Quan pet for more than two years, she should indeed explore it carefully. ”

"Su Yi? Is that the woman's name? Zhao Mu asked.

"Yes, the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion are also extremely high-minded, and they are very disdainful of this Seventh Lady in their hearts, so they will call her name when they discuss it in private." Yao Zhu replied.

"Okay, this king knows." Zhao Mu said and glanced at the blue window paper, and said: "At this time, this king doesn't dare to stay with you for a long time, so it's important that you go back early before dawn." ”

"Yes, take care of the prince, and your subordinates will leave." Yao Zhu stood up and bowed deeply to Zhao Mu.

"It's still Mama Song who sent you out, and it's still the same sentence: A grand cause is not as important as your life. In a critical moment, you can throw away anything, but you can't lose your life, remember? ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Yao Zhu gave the salute again, in fact, from his heart, he had already put life and death aside from the moment he entered the Gongsun Mansion.

After sending Yao Zhu away, Zhao Mu's whole body was full of fighting spirit, full of energy, and there was no trace of difficulty at all, so he got up and slowly paced out the door.

At the dawn of February, the wind was still sharp, and the blow on the face was still like a knife cutting through the skin, cold pain.

Zhao Mu remembered Rong Zhao in his heart, so he walked towards the courtyard, Huo Yun and the others did not dare to dissuade him, so they had to follow silently.

Rong Zhao also didn't sleep all night, before refining medicine, Zi Ji helped him stare at him and he could go to take a nap, but now Zi Ji has fallen, and there is no one around him who can replace him, so he can only take it all by himself.

Because of this, the hatred in Rong Zhao's heart couldn't be suppressed, and he silently swore over and over again that he must find out this person, not only to use him to commemorate Ziji's dead father and brother, but also to use him to refine medicine! Such a vicious person, that flesh and bone marrow must also be highly poisonous, and he will definitely be able to refine the most poisonous poison in the world!

When it was almost dawn, Rong Zhao refined the first antidote - although the other party injured Zi Ji with a weapon smeared with nine serial poisons this time, but the antidote could not be prepared in one go, and it was solved in three steps.

Rong Zhao came out of the east wing room with the decoction and saw Zhao Mu in front of him, thinking that he hadn't slept all night.

Zhao Mu looked at the medicine bowl in Rong Zhao's hand, and asked, "The antidote has been made?" ”

"Only partially." Rong Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, handed the medicine bowl to Mei Ruo, and commanded in a low voice: "Hurry up and give Zi Ji a drink." ”

Mei Ruo answered and went in with the medicine bowl, and only Rong Zhao and Zhao Mu were left in the courtyard.

At this time, a warm glow had appeared in the eastern sky, faint, and it was lighting up little by little. Rong Zhao looked up at the east and was silent.

"Count me in." Zhao Mu said softly.

"What?" Rong Zhao looked back at Zhao Mu and saw that his fair face was dyed with a layer of warmth by the morning glow, and even his eyes seemed to be flashing with a fire.

"Revenge for Zi Ji, count me as well." Zhao Mu repeated.

"Okay." The corners of Rong Zhao's lips were slightly hooked, "Speaking of which, that's also your enemy." ”

"Is this called hatred and hatred?" Zhao Mu also chuckled.

"Well, the same enemy." Rong Zhao nodded lightly.

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