Chongshui is not so much a small town as a huge orchard.

On both sides of the road, in front of and behind the houses, there were all kinds of fruit trees, and at the beginning of May, the agate-red cherries were clustered among the green leaves, the unripe apricots were bent down on the branches, and the fist-sized peaches hung all over the trunks, trembling as if they were about to fall at any moment.

As far as the eye can see, it is full of lush fruit trees.

At the end of the field of view is a towering mountain peak, and a waterfall cascades down the mountainside and makes a roaring sound.

Bursts of fruity aroma fill the air, and the sweet smell is intoxicating, as if you have forgotten this earthly world.

No wonder the emperors of all dynasties liked to come here, Chongshui is indeed a rare paradise.

It would be nice to make a home here, there are fruits to pick everywhere, there is no polluted mountain spring water to drink, and in your spare time, you can walk in the streets full of fruit trees, or go to the mountains to look far away.

Mu Yunting saw Shen Qingli lifting the curtain of the carriage and kept looking out, his eyes were full of curiosity, so he ordered Gong Si to stop the carriage, jumped down, and after a while, he broke two cherry branches and came in, put them in Shen Qingli's arms, and said with a smile: "You try it first, and when you get to the ground, I will let you eat enough." As he spoke, he picked a cherry and stuffed it into her mouth, her eyebrows and eyes were full of doting, she had long known that she loved to eat fruits, even if she had no business, he would take her here to play for a few days.

Shen Qingli ate the cherries he handed over with relish, the red and plump juice stained on his delicate lips, and smiled: "No wonder the emperor is willing to come here, this is really a good place." ”

Thinking of Shen Ke's uncertain life and death in an instant, her heart sank, and the cherry in front of her suddenly lost its color, after all, it was the brother of the original owner's relatives, and the inseparable family affection still lingered in her heart from time to time.

Mu Yunting didn't notice her instantly gloomy face, and hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Look at you, eating something like a child is almost on the placket of your clothes." ”

Suddenly, the carriage jolted.

Gong Si shouted: "Shizi be careful." ”

As he spoke, two sharp arrows whizzed into the carriage one after the other.

Mu Yunting quickly protected Shen Qingli under him, grabbed the two cold arrows, jumped out of the carriage in response, and threw the cold arrow in his hand at the masked man who was about to pounce on the carriage, the masked man was shot in the thigh, and with a whoop, rolled on the ground a few times, and turned into the fruit grove on the side of the road.

Gong Si quickly ran over, and saw that the masked man was lying motionless on the ground, no longer breathing, so he came back and said, "Shizi, that man is a dead man, and he has committed suicide. ”

At this time, four or five figures rushed to the front of them in unison: "Shizi, the subordinates are one step late." ”

It's just that he was greedy for a few fruits, and he actually let people take advantage of the loopholes, which is really damned.

"A few of you settle people down first, and see if you can find out who dares to be presumptuous at the feet of the Son of Heaven." Mu Yunting took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands, threw the handkerchief aside, and got into the carriage with an expressionless face.

Although Chongshui seems to be like an ordinary town, but because the emperor often stays here, the defense here is naturally very strict, in fact, the people who live here are the emperor's relatives and their families, the family is innocent, every household has a record, strangers can't approach at all, and now, the masked man who is not cold and appears to assassinate can only say the inner ghost.

"Shizi, are you alright?" Shen Qingli asked with palpitations.

"It's okay, I've scared you." Mu Yunting frowned, stretched out his hand to grab her, and said, "This assassin is coming for me, someone wants to kill me, Wanwan, this is definitely not a place for you to stay for a long time, in this way, I will send someone to send you back to the capital first, and when things are over here, I will go back." ”

"No, I'm not leaving." Shen Qingli heard him say this, and hurriedly said, "You are in danger, how can I leave you, don't worry, I will take care of myself and won't cause you trouble, Ah Qi and Bi Tao will arrive later, maybe they can help you." ”

"I'll be distracted by you're here." Mu Yunting couldn't help but lift the curtain and said to Gong Si, "Don't go forward, send the young lady back to Beijing first." ”

"I said I wouldn't go back." Shen Qingli grabbed the corner of his clothes, raised his eyes to look at him, and a layer of mist rose from the bottom of his eyes, "Now that you are in danger, how can I be alone?" Don't say anything, even if I die, I will die with you. ”

Gong Si stood there, a little overwhelmed.

Who the hell are you listening to?

"Let's go!" Mu Yunting saw that she insisted on this, so he had to rely on her.

Arrived at the Imperial Palace.

Mu Yunting settled Shen Qingli, and hurriedly went to visit Emperor Zhaowu on the sickbed.

The dragon tent hangs low.

Sandalwood curls.

A little eunuch was napping against the door, heard the footsteps, rubbed his eyes, and when he saw the person clearly, his expression was dazed, and he hurriedly stepped forward and said softly: "Master Mu, the emperor has just fallen asleep, and I am afraid that it will be inconvenient to disturb me at this time, so you should go and wait outside the door!" ”

Mu Yunting glanced at the little eunuch up and down, and recognized that it was the person next to the crown prince Funuo, so he ignored him, and walked inside, but was stopped by the little eunuch: "Don't dare to hide it, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been here for the past two days, and he has ordered no one to approach the emperor, and I also ask the prince to be considerate of us who are slaves, and don't make the slaves embarrassed." ”

"Presumptuous, whoever this palace says refers to you subordinates, naturally it can't include Lord Mu." There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Huang Funuo had already arrived in front of the two of them, and he raised his foot and kicked the little eunuch at a glance, "Dog things without eyesight, don't hurry back." ”

The little eunuch was kicked inexplicably, and he didn't dare to retreat.

"Muslim, please." Huang Funuo looked at Mu Yunting, who was expressionless, and said, "Father's condition is getting worse day by day, and this palace is very worried. ”

Mu Yunting didn't say anything, just arched his hand at him and walked in.

I haven't seen him for a few days, the eyes of the people on the dragon couch are a little blank, and they have completely lost their former brilliance, and when they saw Mu Yunting, their lips moved consciously, but they couldn't make any sound.

"Father, Master Mu is here." Huang Funuo leaned down and said.

Mu Yunting's heart sank, and he hurriedly stepped forward to pay respects, seeing that Emperor Zhaowu was looking at him intently, even though he had a thousand words, it was difficult to tell, because of the presence of Huangfu Nuo, Mu Yunting didn't say anything, just casually asked about the emperor's condition, stood slightly, and withdrew.

Huang Funuo also walked out, and said behind his back with an expressionless face: "Father, the king has this palace here to serve the sick, and Lord Mu doesn't have to go back and forth, and it is important to handle official affairs with peace of mind." ”

"Thank you for the reminder." Mu Yunting smiled faintly, "Xia Guan came to Chongshui this time because he had official business, since he came to Chongshui, Xia Guan felt that he should come over to visit the emperor, didn't the prince think so?" ”

"Naturally." Huang Funuo said with a smile, "Lord Mu is loyal to his father, and heaven and earth can edict. ”

Mu Yunting raised his legs and walked out of the dormitory.

Shen Qingli sat in the house and waited for more than an hour, and when he saw that the sun was in the west, and he didn't see Mu Yunting coming back, he was a little anxious, so he got up and walked out of the house and walked around the courtyard.

As soon as he walked to the door, he was stopped by two guards guarding the door: "Young lady, the prince has an order, and the young lady can't just walk out of this courtyard." ”

Shen Qingli knew that Mu Yunting was thinking about her safety, so he had to retreat without saying a word.

When he had nothing to do, he took the basket, walked to a few cherry trees, and picked cherries in all kinds of boredom, when a voice suddenly came faintly: "The young lady is so leisurely, she is still picking fruits here comfortably." ”

Xu Zheng walked over.

Gong Si stopped not far from the two of them, wandering in place unhurriedly, but the corners of his eyes glanced at the two from time to time.

Shen Qingli's eyes lit up when he saw Xu Zheng, he hurriedly put down the basket and asked in a low voice, "Doctor Xu, how is the matter in Jingzhou?" I heard that at the end of this month, it will be ......."

"Young lady, I'm here to tell you about this." Xu Zheng paced under the cherry tree, reached out and picked a handful of cherries, put them in his mouth and chewed them, and said, "To tell you the truth, I have never seen a person with backbone like your brother, I have already sent the pill in, and I have sent someone to hint at him, but he refuses to take the pill alive or dead, and let people say that he has the backbone to die, and he will definitely not do these indiscriminate tricks." ”

Xu Zheng shrugged: "Your brother doesn't look down on me, refuses to cooperate with me, says that I am a third indiscriminate, in the final analysis, I am just a doctor, except to use such indiscriminate means to save people, there is really no other way, so, young lady, this favor is really not helpful in Xia." ”

Shen Qingli's heart sank, and he asked again: "Doctor Xu, think about it again, besides using this method, what other methods can you use?" How much silver is needed, just ask. ”

"Young lady, things that can be solved with silver are never a big deal, and your brother's affairs are not a problem with silver at all, so there is nothing you can do about it." Xu Zheng spread his hands, spit out the cherry pit, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth, walked under the apricot tree, picked a half-ripe apricot, put it in his hand and pinched it, saw that Shen Qingli's eyes instantly dimmed, and said, "So this matter, the young lady should discuss it with the prince!" I really can't help in the next place. ”

"Got it!" Shen Qingli nodded gloomily, bent down to lift the basket, and went to the spring in the middle of the courtyard to fetch water to wash the cherries.

"Young lady." Xu Zheng narrowed his expression, walked to Shen Qingli's side, and continued, "Two days ago, I checked the pulse of the eldest young master Mu Yunche, and judging from the pulse, his body is fine, but he has been married for two years but has no heirs, so I am really very suspicious. After a pause, seeing the movements in Shen Qingli's hand, he paused, and said, "If I didn't guess wrong, the young lady must also have such doubts in her heart, that is, why the prince and the young lady have a harmonious relationship, but they have no heirs, doesn't the young lady want to know why?" ”

"You say." Shen Qingli's heart couldn't help but move.

Counting up, she has stopped taking medicine for three or four months, during which although Mu Yunting sometimes goes out, the number of times the two have been together is not small, but she is not pregnant, at first she just thought that pregnancy was a natural thing, and she couldn't force it, but now when she heard Xu Zheng say this, she also began to wonder, is there anything hidden?

"Young lady, I suspect that there are people in the house who are making trouble." Xu Zheng looked around at the fruit grove with shadows in the trees, and said in a low voice, "And that person is also proficient in medical skills." ”

Cuigu?

Shen Qingli's mind suddenly flashed over this figure, and then he shook his head incredulously: "It can't be her, right?" ”

Cui Gu has been in the Yongding Marquis Mansion for many years, she does things in an orderly manner, she regards Mu Yunting as her own, and she has always been loyal, how could she do such a rebellious thing?

"Yes, it's Aunt Cui." Xu Zheng looked at Shen Qingli undoubtedly, and said, "Don't hide it from the young lady, since the last time Mrs. Tai fell ill, I began to pay attention to her, since I saw the medicine field she planted on the mountain behind Qingxin Garden, I was puzzled in Xia, and then I accidentally learned the mystery from an ancient book, that is, she put a medicine in the water of your Yongding Hou Mansion that is not easy to make people pregnant, so the women in your mansion will not conceive a child, and since she is pregnant, she will have a miscarriage like Aunt Tian." ”

"Even if you make sense, why would she do it?" When Shen Qingli heard this, she couldn't help but gasp, she had also drunk the avoidance soup made by Aunt Cui!

If what Xu Zheng said is true, then who knows what was put in that soup......

She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

I really don't know, who else can I trust!

"Young lady, please sit over there." Xu Zheng pointed to the stone table and stone bench next to him, "Check the pulse of the young lady below." ”

Shen Qingli sat down as he said, stretched out his wrist, and laid it flat on the stone table.

Xu Zheng calmly covered the handkerchief and put it on, listened attentively for a long time, the corners of his mouth arced with a trace of coldness, touched the puzzled expression on Shen Qingli's face, and said in a deep voice, "As I expected, the second young lady is also a weak and cold physique, and it is simply impossible to conceive with such a physique." ”

After a pause, he explained, "When I checked the pulse of the eldest young lady before, I didn't notice anything wrong, and I felt that she was in good health, so I wondered if it was because of the eldest young master, but since I took the pulse of the eldest young master, and knew that the eldest young master was also in good health, I experienced the pulse of the eldest young lady carefully, and I felt that things may not be as simple as it seemed. ”

Shen Qingli looked at him with a solemn face, thought about it, and said: "Even if we suspect Cuigu, but there is no evidence, we can't do anything about her for the time being, so this matter should not be publicized, and I will talk about it after I find out the details of Cuigu." ”R1152