It has been three days since Zhao Gao disappeared.

The emperor was furious in the palace and arranged for people to search for him, and even reprimanded Lu Hao above the court, asking him to arrange for the forbidden army to dig three feet into the ground in Xianyang to find Zhao Gao's whereabouts.

However, the recent Mid-Autumn Festival and the autumn market fair, the entire Xianyang personnel are complicated and busy, according to Lu Huan's own judgment, Zhao Gao did not see anyone dead or corpse, it is estimated that he could not find it, but under the pressure of the emperor, he had to bite the bullet and continue to arrange for the lieutenant forbidden army to dig three feet inside and outside Xianyang to find it.

And in the palace, the guards and the guards and the servants are also constantly searching for Zhao Gao's whereabouts, and the news that Zhao Gao went to the backyard that day and then disappeared, there are attendants who witnessed that Zhao Gao had been to the Huhai Gongzi's mansion, but the palace and the servants in the Huhai Mansion all shook their heads and said that the prince had not met the Miao doctor, and the forbidden army could only search the place where Zhao Gao lived and worked on weekdays, except for the two empty gourds found in the secret compartment under the bed, no clues were found.

The Miao doctor, who was so popular with the emperor, suddenly disappeared without a trace like evaporation from the world, and there was no record of leaving the palace, nor was there a trace in the harem.

After this extremely strange thing spread in the palace, the entire harem was panicked, and there were even all kinds of palace maids and concubines who were unintentionally frightened and screamed in horror everywhere at night, and they were shouting all night long, and the forbidden army arrested a large number of officials and chamberlains who were responsible for the security of the harem and interrogated them strictly, and after all the sewers, wells, ponds, ditches, etc., they were all searched, but in the end nothing was found.

And after the disappearance of Doctor Miao spread to the people, rumors spread under all kinds of speculation and discussion, Lu Huan's face was haggard and his lips were chapped, this Mid-Autumn Festival and Autumn Market Fair, the whole Xianyang was in a mess, and there was no curfew at night and no city gates, trying to find an unknown guy was completely like looking for a needle in a haystack, but on the fourth day, the soldiers guarding the prison came to report, and the captured thin beggar suddenly spoke, saying that he had killed a man wearing a mask in Miao clothes in the courtyard of Zhao Gao's mansion, After getting the news, Lu Huan was so happy that he almost knelt down and kowtowed to the beggar.

It doesn't matter if Doctor Miao dies or not, the important thing is to find it, so that this matter will be completely settled.

Lu Huan personally went to the prison to interrogate the beggar, and according to the beggar's confession, he salvaged a headless body in the pond near the original stable, and after the identification of the Imperial Medical Department and many palace attendants in the palace, although this person was headless, he was indeed the Miao doctor Yin Buxin according to his body shape and age.

As a result, a strange case that had disturbed the palace and the entire Xianyang City for several days was finally announced.

And the emperor was furious again after getting the news, and many eunuchs and forbidden troops were affected, and hundreds of people were expelled from the palace because of this, but the matter also came to an end, and no one went to the bottom of why Miao Wu, who was already unpopular, sneaked out of the palace, why he went to Zhao Gao's abandoned mansion, and how he had a conflict with a beggar and was killed.

None of this mattered, neither the forbidden army nor the officials wanted to worry about such a dead man.

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"Virtuous son-in-law, why did you suddenly invite the old man to a banquet today?"

In the Rising Sun Pavilion of Qinghe Hotel, the round table was full of dazzling wine and delicacies, and when Meng Yi came in and saw such a sumptuous banquet, he was surprised and felt a little uneasy at the same time.

As the saying goes, take people with short hands and eat people with soft mouths, there has been no good banquet since ancient times, and there are many opportunities for your cheap son-in-law to invite guests to eat, but every time Meng Yi feels that he will not eat in vain, this son-in-law looks harmless to humans and animals, and the gifts that should be given during the New Year's holidays are given, and the etiquette is also thorough when meeting each other on weekdays, but please eat such a sumptuous banquet must have another purpose.

And as Chen Xu's status is getting higher and higher, and his power is getting bigger and bigger, the things he asks for will inevitably become more and more unbearable, you must know that Chen Xu is now almost a figure above 10,000 people under Daqin, and it is not too much to say that he covers the sky with one hand, he has to treat guests in such a grand way, so it can be seen that what he asks for must be extraordinary.

"Father-in-law, please take a seat!" Chen Xu smiled and personally helped Meng Yi move the dining chair and instructed the maid to open the Qinghe Liquor and pour wine.

Meng Yi sat down unceremoniously, and with one hand, he touched the thigh of the maid who helped him tie the napkin, and said while touching it: "It's okay to invite the old man to eat and drink, but if the old man can't help with what he wants, don't blame you!" ”

"Hehe, where can I be, the son-in-law and the father-in-law discuss government affairs with the temple every day, but in fact, they haven't been drinking and talking together for a long time, how can the son-in-law be so divided between them, today the son-in-law has leisure, and he specially invited his father-in-law to come to drink and chat, and never talk about government affairs!" Chen Xu sat down with a dry smile, picked up the napkin and tied it himself.

"That's it!" Meng Yi stretched out his hand and put a golden roasted cumin lamb chop in front of him and gnawed it heavily.

Chen Xu has also been worried about being busy these days because of Zhao Gao and the library, whether he has eaten or slept well, and at this time, looking at this dazzling table of delicacies, he also moved his index finger, and also picked up a roast lamb chop and gnawed it.

Since the discovery of cumin, a spice that gives the soul of barbecue, cumin has now become a hot and sought-after thing for the people of Daqin, just like pepper.

And cumin is not like pepper in the Central Plains can still be planted and cultivated, this thing is now wild in the Western Regions, and no one has planted and cultivated it, so the small quantity is extremely precious, but with the increasing number of caravans between Daqin and the Western Regions of Liangguo, cumin has also been collected and brought to Xianyang, the price is high, the price of a pound reaches five hundred yuan, although it is not as good as pepper, but it is also the most valuable specialty spice in the Western Regions, but because the yield is not high, it is not something that can be bought if you want to, but thanks to the relationship between Chen Xu's identity and Xiyuehou, This time, Hu Shang from the Western Regions who came to Xianyang to participate in the autumn market brought more than 30 catties to Chen Xu, which also allowed Qinghe Hotel to start officially launching authentic cumin barbecue, although the price is very expensive, but it is still sought after by many diners who come to invite guests to the banquet, and the supply of lamb skewers and grilled lamb chops is in short supply every day.

Between the chatters, soon a lamb chop was finished, Chen Xu wiped his mouth and picked up the wine glass: "Father-in-law, eat slowly, drink a cup to moisten your throat first!" ”

"Woo~Virtuous son-in-law, please~" Meng Yi, who had already begun to nibble on crispy duck legs, nodded and raised his wine glass.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, half an hour later, a dazzling table of delicacies have been tasted, and the most popular cumin lamb chops have been eaten cleanly, and the speed of eating and drinking has slowed down.

"This cumin grilled lamb chops does taste very fragrant, and the old man can't eat enough every time!" Meng Yi reluctantly threw the last lamb chop on the table, wiped his mouth with a napkin when he drank wine, and slowly leaned back on the back of the chair, "Today I suddenly invited the old man to a banquet, and all of them are good wine and good food, if you say that there is no purpose, the old man will not believe it, now that he is full of wine and food, you can say it directly!" ”

"Hehe, how can my father-in-law not believe my son-in-law's words, I only eat and drink today and don't talk about anything else, there is still a braised elbow here, father-in-law, please ......"

"Hiccup, I can't eat it!" Meng Yi waved his hand again and again, and looked at Chen Xu with an arrow while drinking, "Are you really okay to ask the old man for help?" ”

"It's really nothing, purely to invite my father-in-law to drink!"

"Impossible!" Meng Yi shook his head.

"Why doesn't my father-in-law believe my son-in-law's words?" Chen Xu put down his chopsticks seriously.

"You better say it quickly, don't you say that the old man can't sleep well for a few days when he goes back!" Meng Yi's face was full of contempt, and he had an expression of believing that you had a ghost.

Chen Xu could only wipe his mouth and nod and said, "Since the father-in-law is begging hard, the son-in-law can only say!" ”

Meng Yi's face turned black in an instant.

"You all go out first, and no one is allowed within twenty feet!" Chen Xu waved his hand and ordered a few maids and tea ladies to exit the room, and only after the door was closed did he speak slowly: "A few days ago, the imperial doctor Yin Buxin disappeared in the palace, and yesterday there was news from the Lieutenant's Mansion, that Yin Buxin entered Zhao Gao's mansion late at night and was killed by a beggar, what does your father-in-law think about this matter?" ”

Hearing that Chen Xu really didn't ask for help, Meng Yi's face looked much better, and he held the wine glass silently for a long time before saying: "This matter is full of weirdness, that Yin Buxin specially developed a magical elixir for the emperor, I heard that he has not been out of the palace for several years, how could he sneak out inexplicably, and how could he run into Zhao Gao's abandoned mansion, and was killed by a beggar by coincidence, there seems to be an invisible hand behind this matter......"

"Does my father-in-law know the origin of this Miao doctor?" Chen Xu didn't pay attention to Meng Yi's doubts, but asked a second question.

"The origin of Miao Doctor has been spread to everyone in the past two years, that is, when His Majesty toured to Dongting, Li Si was seriously ill and was recuperating, and then Yin Buxin volunteered to come to diagnose and treat, offering a mysterious medicine, not only cured Li Si's illness, but also His Majesty was also moved by the magic of this medicine, and gave him the position of imperial doctor to bring back to Xianyang, and then he has been raised in the palace to develop medicine, this matter is also known to the virtuous son-in-law, why ask knowingly, the old man will definitely not know more than you!" Meng Yi pouted angrily.

"Your Majesty is seriously ill, did your father-in-law ever know?" Chen Xu asked the third question.

"What?" Meng Yi stood up with a sigh, his indifferent and disdainful expression disappeared without a trace, and his face became extremely pale, "This matter ...... Is this ever true? ”

"This matter is clear to the Imperial Medical Department and many doctors in the Imperial Hospital, but they don't dare to say it, the Imperial Doctor Xu Fu told me personally on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival that His Majesty has become ill in his internal organs, and if he can't be properly conditioned and treated, I'm afraid he will soon end up in the same fate as Li Si!"

"Lees? What does this mean by the virtuous son-in-law, and why is His Majesty's illness related to Li Si? Meng Yi's anxious face showed inexplicable doubt.

"Li Si was poisoned, can my father-in-law know?"

"When~boom~" The wine glass in Meng Yi's hand fell to the table, and then rolled to the ground and shattered, and the red wine splashed everywhere.

"You...... Don't talk nonsense, Li Sinai died of poison on his back, how could he be poisoned by someone, if this word spreads, it will definitely cause an uproar, and the court and the people will not be at peace! Meng Yi's face twitched violently, and he stared at Chen Xu and whispered.