In chapter 252, the county guard took the crime of pleading and pretending to be poisoned to earn 100,000 silver
Before returning to the General's Mansion, Situ Yan asked Duanmu Xuan to take a detour to the pharmacy and grabbed the antidote, "Brother Xuan, although the poison has not entered the abdomen, for the sake of safety, I still need to boil some antidote soup to drink, can I trouble you to ask someone to help, three bowls of water can be fried into one bowl!" ”
Hearing Situ Yan say this, Duanmu Xuan panicked for no reason, and couldn't help but hold Situ Yan's hand, "Yan'er, are you uncomfortable?" I think it's better to ask a Lang Zhong to take a look? "He was careless, he should have asked Lang Zhong to diagnose Situ Yan's pulse when he was in the pharmacy just now.
"I'm really fine, it's just a matter of preparedness to do this, if it's inconvenient, it's okay not to decoction medicine?" Situ Yan's body was a little uncomfortable, but she could bear it.
"Where will it be inconvenient, I'll go to someone to arrange it!" As long as it is Situ Yan's business, where will Duanmu Xuan say a word, not to mention that it is also related to Situ Yan's body, and one after another orders have been passed from the study to all parts of the General's Mansion.
"Yan'er, no matter what, don't you hide it from me? Otherwise, I will feel that I am not trusted by you, and I will even suspect that I am not capable of protecting you. With such a me, even I would look down on myself! Duanmu Xuan guarded Situ Yan inch by inch, for fear that she would hide her illness.
Situ Yan couldn't respond, but just gave an example, hoping that Duanmu Xuan could understand that there are many kinds of people who lie and conceal it, both malicious and benign, "When I first arrived in Lijia Village, I hid my identity from the Li family brothers, and even made up a lot of panic, but these are just to protect them, not to harm!" She didn't tell Duanmu Xuan everything, but it was also for his good.
"There will always be times when people can't help themselves, and as long as it is well-intentioned, it can at least be forgivable. It's like Brother Xuan wearing a mask in front of outsiders to hide his true nature, and even forcing a smile in front of his relatives, does Brother Xuan think this kind of concealment is right or wrong? ”
"This?" Duanmu Xuan was speechless when asked by Situ Yan, yes! He can't even be completely honest with his beloved, so why should he ask her Yan'er to hide nothing from him.
"As long as it's well-intentioned, at least it won't hurt the people you care about. This kind of concealment and deception is still worthy of tolerance and understanding, what do you say? ”
"Yan'er, I can't talk about you. I know you're strong, and you're even doing your best to protect the people closest to you. But I want to be the one who protects you and protects you, at least if you're injured and in distress, you can let me know as soon as possible. Then I will feel that I am trusted by you! ”
If she listens to these words, Situ Yan can still analyze it calmly. Then she is really not a human, but a saint. "Thank you! I will remember your words today! ”
Duanmu Xuan didn't wait for Situ Yan's promise, but he knew that at least Yan'er didn't refuse his kindness, and the two sat for a while before seeing the guard walk in with the boiled medicine.
Duanmu Xuan took the medicine bowl and tasted it himself, before handing it to Situ Yan, "Yan'er, the medicine is a little hot." You drink it slowly, but this medicine is too bitter? Why don't I get you some frosting? ”
"It's okay, the medicine is bitter, I'm used to it!" He took the medicine bowl, raised his head and drank it all, without even frowning. The guards who saw the medicine coming in glared with a look of disbelief.
It was Mo Feng's voice that sounded outside the room, which shocked the guards in the daze.
"Come in!" Duanmu Xuan took the medicine bowl that Situ Yan had drunk, and at the same time ordered Mo Feng to come in and reply.
Mo Feng came in and saluted Duanmu Xuan first, and then explained the whole story clearly. The county lieutenant happened to be a guest at the county guard's mansion at the time, and when they learned of this, the two of them jumped up from their chairs in fright, where could they still sit still. ran into the inner courtyard to question his daughter, and asked Mo Feng to convey his debt to the general, and the two of them would come to the house to apologize in person.
"Young master, the little second who poisoned him, his subordinates have brought him back and put him in the cell of the General's Mansion. I don't know what to do with him? ”
"Such an important witness. You must have jailed me, how can you fight those two old foxes without this person! "Duanmu Xuan doesn't want to let go of the two so easily, the adopted son is not the godfather's fault, and it's time for the two to suffer a little.
"Yes! The subordinates will go down first to arrange! "Mo Feng is very discerning, it is rare that Miss Situ is still in the mansion, the young master must not want to be disturbed at this time, of course he will find an excuse to retreat first.
Where did Situ Yan see Mo Feng's thoughts, she was flashing with ideas in her mind at this moment, let her suffer such a big loss, she is not a good man and a woman, and she will take revenge if she has revenge, but she has it in her bones.
Duanmu Xuan saw that Mo Feng had retreated, and he wanted to ask Situ Yan if he was still unwell, but he saw that Yiren was frowning, as if he was thinking about something.
"What's bothering Yan'er?"
Asked by Duanmu Xuan, Situ Yan raised her head, "It's really something, it's just not my business, it's your business, Brother Xuan!" ”
"Oh, it has something to do with me, so Yan'er might as well say it directly, let's figure it out together?"
"Brother Xuan, the county guard and the county lieutenant are Qing officials?"
"Although he is not a traitor and a corrupt person, he is not a good official, the imperial court has always attached importance to the safety of the border gates, so naturally he has invested a lot of money, food, and people, most of which have entered the mansion of the two!" I don't have a good impression of these two Duanmu Xuan.
"It's good to be a corrupt official, but if it's a clean official, it's really difficult to do this?" Situ Yan wants to punish a small punishment and a big admonition, but if someone is a good person, she is really not easy to start.
"Is it possible that Yan'er wants to make a windfall?" Although Duanmu Xuan and Situ Yan have not been together for a long time, they can still feel her temperament to some extent, not to mention that Mo Feng was captured before, so he naturally thought of the matter of money.
"It's to get rich, but not for me, but for your advantage. In the snow disaster a year ago, countless horses froze to death, in order to raise money to buy horses, Brother Xuan still owes more than 100,000 yuan in debt, right? Situ Yan still remembered that Duanmu Xuan had discussed this matter with her at that time.
"Exactly, Yan'er wants to raise enough money from these two people?" This matter is the top priority of the General's Mansion, how could Duanmu Xuan not remember.
"Exactly, poisoning the officials of the imperial court, even if this matter is not connected to the nine clans, I am afraid that these two people will be difficult to protect themselves, since they are so desperate for their lives, this business will naturally have to be done?"
"Hahaha, Yan'er is really smart and smart, which reminds me of the fact that you sold Mofeng to me at the beginning, which is the same thing!"
"How. Brother Xuan still wants to go back for five hundred taels? I'm not going to pay you back! When it comes to the past, the two can't help but smile.
"How could it be, those five hundred taels are not worth mentioning compared to Yan'er's affection!" How could he Duanmu Xuan care about only five hundred taels. It's 50,000 taels, as long as Situ Yan speaks, he will definitely offer it with both hands.
"Brother Xuan, you go to the inner courtyard to lie down first, and then I'll help you change your appearance. You must convince those two that you have a huge poison in you, so that even if everyone asks them for 50,000 taels, they will readily agree! ”
"Okay, then I'll put on a good show for Yan'er. Let's earn him 100,000 taels together! The two laughed with an unknown meaning, but they were full of tacit understanding.
As soon as the two of them entered the inner courtyard and were ready, the county guard and the county lieutenant brought various gifts and begged their daughters to the gate of the general's mansion.
Mo Feng was also very cooperative, and stopped the two in front of the mansion, with a sad and angry face. "Two adults, please stay, the general is now infected with poison, and it is inconvenient to see guests at this time, please come back!"
When the county guard heard this, he almost didn't sit on the ground, "Guard Mo, when you came to ask just now, didn't you say that the general was in good health, why was it that in just an hour, people were poisoned?" ”
"The general has a lot of internal skills. I thought that I could suppress this poison, but where would I have thought that the poisonous gas would attack the heart, and at this time, I had invited the best Lang Zhong in the border city to diagnose and treat him in the house. Now it's really inconvenient to keep two adults here! ”
"Ink guards, the two of us are here to ask Jing to be guilty, and I also ask the ink guards to make it convenient, so that the two of us can go in and wait, at least until the general is safe?" The county guard is willing to leave, if this matter is spread to the capital. Even if he has ten heads, he won't be able to cut off.
"That's right! Ink guards, please raise your noble hand, let's go in and wait, right? The county lieutenant was also nervous with sweat on his hands, and he almost knelt down for Mo Feng with a trembling sound.
Mo Feng didn't really want to drive people away, this was also to cooperate with the young lead singer, pretending to be embarrassed, and after hesitating, he invited people into the General's Mansion and found a flower hall for them to sit, but he didn't even serve a cup of tea, and walked away.
These people have long been frightened, not to mention asking for tea, even they can't sit still, seeing that in the general's mansion, everyone is in danger, and even walking cautiously, as if facing a great enemy, it can be seen that the general's poisoning is indeed a thing.
"Lord Gunjo, how is this good? If the general really has three longs and two shorts, Liang Guogong still doesn't cut the flesh and bones of you and me, and the five horses can't be separated? ”
"Smack! You are an unfilial daughter, if it weren't for you, why would you be a father now! "Although the county guard was angry before, he didn't beat his daughter, after all, the general was not deeply poisoned, and if he gave some money and gifts, this matter was at most just a disaster caused by the children in a hurry, and they could always cover it up. But now that the general's life is hanging by a thread, this is a big deal to lose his head, where can he bear it, he directly slapped his daughter, and half of Qin'er's face was swollen.
"Father, my daughter didn't want to poison the general!" Qin'er still wants to quibble, but where can the county guard listen to it at this time.
When a few people were at a loss, Mo Feng walked in, "Two adults, the general has woken up, but the person is still very weak and can't get out of bed, and please ask the two adults to go to the inner hall to reply!" ”
"Yes, yes, as it should be!" As soon as the two of them heard that Duanmu Xuan woke up and was willing to see them, how could they dare to make any requests, nodded and followed behind Mo Feng, where is there still a little official shelf, looking from a distance, it is even worse than the servants in the general's mansion.
Mo Feng secretly laughed, "Such a person still wants to fight with Miss Situ, and he doesn't know how he died!" As soon as he thought of hearing the arrangement between the young master and Miss Situ just now, Mo Feng's favor towards Situ Yan went up to another level, and even the fact that he was sold by Situ Yan to the young master before was no longer remembered in his heart, and he felt that it was not a shame to be defeated by Situ Yan at the beginning.
Bringing the two of them into the inner courtyard bedroom, Mo Feng stopped the two young ladies of the county guard and the county lieutenant's family, "Two young ladies, inside is the general's bedroom, it is inconvenient for the two young ladies to go in, please stay here!" Without waiting for the two of them to react, they directly dried the person under the sun. He didn't even give up a seat, but led the county guard and the county lieutenant into the house.
At this time, how dare the two young ladies complain about hypocrisy, and stand in the courtyard under the scorching sun, the sun at this time is very vicious, and it didn't take a quarter of an hour for the two to be drenched in sweat, and even the daughter of the county guard has begun to be dizzy and can't stand.
And the county guard and the county lieutenant who entered the house, looked at Duanmu Xuan, whose eyes were black and blue, and his lips were purple, so frightened that he knelt directly on the ground, kowtowing again and again, and couldn't say a word except to beg the general to spare his life.
Situ Yan, who was hiding behind the screen, was almost amused by the two who kowtowed like garlic, covered her mouth with her hands, and gave Duanmu Xuan, who was secretly looking at her, a look, and asked him to hurry up and get things done, otherwise she would have to hold back her internal injuries.
Duanmu Xuan also almost laughed, when Yi Hao pretended, he couldn't stop laughing, if it weren't for the two of them coming too fast, he was afraid that he would still be patting his thighs and laughing non-stop, but he didn't expect his Yan'er Yi Rong to be so clever, and his ruddy face turned into a poisonous white and black color in an instant, and even when he looked at this face, he had the illusion that he had been poisoned.
"Two adults, please get up, I can't afford to be such a big gift from the two of you, this is really not in line with the courtesy. Mo Feng, help the two adults get up! Duanmu Xuan sang a full set of operas, and even when he spoke, he was weak and wanted to die.
"Yes!" Mo Feng pretended to help the two of them up, but his hand did not touch the two.
"General, the two of us came today to ask for sin, the little girl didn't check for a while, which caused the poison in the general's body, don't worry, this poison is not powerful, I have the antidote here, I will definitely be able to cure the poison, and please accept it!"
"Yes, the little girl is playful and has caused a big disaster, the two of us have already reprimanded and prepared a generous gift, please don't excuse yourself, the general!"
"Two adults, the goddaughter is well-governed, I Duanmu Xuan thinks that I am unlucky, I deserve to suffer this sin, but my parents are affected by the body, and now I am like this, I always have to send a letter to my father in Jingzhong, and tell him that the old man is good. Hey, it's all my fault for not being filial, and now that I'm past the age of the crown, I still have to worry about my father! Duanmu Xuan almost squeezed out tears, her voice trembled lightly, if it wasn't for Situ Yan directing this scene, I'm afraid even she would have to believe that Duanmu Xuan was really poisoned.
As soon as the two of them heard that this matter was going to be reported to the Liangguo Mansion in the capital, where could they still kneel, and they were directly frightened on the ground, "Your Excellency, how can this matter be so annoying to the Duke of Guogong, no matter what the General asks, the two of us will go all out, and we will never say anything, and ask the General to spare the lives of the old and young people in the First Mansion!" ”
"Yes, please be gracious to the general!"
Situ Yan feels that Duanmu Xuan is really an acting material, coupled with this look, if it is left in modern times, it will also be a famous star who wins the Oscar. I couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
Although Duanmu Xuan was talking to the two people on the ground, his eyes kept peeking at Situ Yan, and now he was praised by his sweetheart, and he almost sat up from the bed happily, but Situ Yan glared at him, and then lay back down. calmed down the throbbing heartbeat, and then mentioned the matter of the money to the two.
Although the two felt that this compensation was a bit too much, compared to their lives, the two could only accept their fate, at least as long as the official position was still there, the money would be earned back sooner or later. (To be continued.) )