Chapter 804: No Waiting
Weiyang Palace, East Warm Pavilion.
The emperor set up the chess pieces in front of him and pointed to the chessboard: "Come and play two games with me." β
Han Zhaozhi took off his shoes and sat down cross-legged opposite the emperor, and glanced at the emperor cautiously.
The emperor took the black and fell first, and Han Zhaozhi followed and let go.
"Involving the East Palace?"
The emperor asked.
Han Zhaozhi nodded: "Liao Shaoxian confessed, the person who contacted him was Liao Weiqing who died in his house, and the minister checked this Liao Weiqing's experience, he only entered the East Palace a few years ago, not the guards who were transferred from the Yang Palace, but later His Royal Highness did not have enough guards to supplement him because of the increasing number of travels, and the person who recommended him to enter the East Palace was Mu Zhaotong's protΓ©gΓ© Su Qifan. β
"Su Qifan has some personal relations with His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness did not suspect the person he recommended, so he was directly accepted into the East Palace, and this person acted very cautiously after entering the East Palace, worked hard and complained, and had a good reputation."
"It's Mu Zhaotong again."
The emperor asked: "In other words, this case was actually arranged by Liao Weiqing, but why did he die in Liao Shaoxian's house?" β
"The minister asked Liao Shaoxian, Liao Shaoxian insisted on not recognizing that he killed people, but there is no evidence to prove that he is telling the truth, he has studied and practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he has been a jinshi in the imperial examination, but he has never lost his martial arts, otherwise he would not be qualified for the post of chief arrester of Chang'an Mansion, it is rumored that Liao Weiqing's martial arts were taught by him, Liao Weiqing has practiced martial arts with him since he was a child, so it is speculated that Liao Shaoxian has the ability to kill Liao Weiqing."
The emperor frowned: "Don't you think there is a big loophole?" β
He spoke as he fell, not fast, but fast.
Han Zhaozhi said: "The loophole is very big, but it can be justified. β
He glanced at the emperor, lowered his head and continued: "Liao Shaoxian didn't admit that he killed Liao Weiqing at first, but then he didn't know what he woke up to, so he admitted it again...... He said that it was to avoid being found out that Liao Weiqing was a person from the East Palace, so he was the killer. β
The Emperor's hand paused in mid-air and fell.
"You ordered it."
Han Zhaozhi lowered his head and did not speak.
The emperor said: "You are afraid that this matter will implicate the prince, so you decided that this case will end with Liao Shaoxian and Feng Peng, and the case will end here, I understand your thoughts, are you worried that I will suspect the prince?" The prince is not so stupid. β
Han Zhaozhi said: "The minister is arrogant, please ask Your Majesty to punish the crime." β
"Just do as you arranged."
The Emperor seemed a little tired, and his strength seemed to be slightly lacking when he spoke.
"The case is over Liao Shaoxian and Feng Peng, they are both good seedlings, and I feel a little distressed when I damage these two people, but when I think of them being stupid, if I keep them, I will do wrong things in the future if I don't do anything wrong now, and if I am stupid, I will have a price for being stupid, not to mention that I am stupid enough to want to murder a three-rank general with great achievements...... Whether it's a pity or not, the fact of crime exists. β
Han Zhaozhi said: "The minister understands. β
The emperor pondered for a while, and then continued: "The prince has just left me, and he has been crying with me for a while, and he is afraid that I will suspect him...... The case can be closed, but the people on the other side of the East Palace can't help but check, you secretly check, how many people in the East Palace can have anything to do with Mu Zhaotong, one counts as one, there is no mistake, and he is expelled from the East Palace. β
"The minister is already doing it."
"What about Su Qifan?"
"A few years ago, he abandoned his official position and engaged in business, and created a business house called Qifan in Chang'an City, and the business was doing well, and after the minister found the clues, he sent someone to continue the investigation, and found that Su Qifan's business house moved out of Chang'an three months ago, and his whereabouts are unknown."
The emperor said: "As far as I know, Mu Zhaotong once had three proud protΓ©gΓ©s, two of whom were deposed because he was implicated, only this Su Qifan, who resigned after a few years of work in the Ministry of Rites, and relied on his connections as an official in the past few years to do business...... It shows that he is smarter than the other two, whether it is Xu Wei, the former soldier who was taken by me, or Wei Gongming, who is already dead, they are not as good as Su Qifan's mind, and he quit the court early to save his life, and he guessed that Mu Zhaotong would have an accident sooner or later. β
Han Zhaozhi said: "The minister will find out Su Qifan's whereabouts as soon as possible. β
"Blindfolding."
The emperor snorted: "As long as you go to check on Su Qifan, you will be led by the nose again, and at this point, what you find is not afraid of being found by you, there is a master in the East Palace......"
The emperor looked at the chessboard and said, "Even if you find Su Qifan and take him down, he just recommended someone to the crown prince, and he didn't know what this person would do a few years ago, so it won't be over." β
Han Zhaozhi nodded: "The minister understands." β
The emperor smiled: "Mu Zhaotong is really interesting, he didn't dare to fight with me directly when he was an official in the court, and after losing his power, he thought about fighting with me...... His goal is actually nothing more than the prince, he wants me to abolish the prince, and even wants me to get rid of the prince, I personally destroyed my son, and Mu Zhaotong will be satisfied. β
Han Zhaozhi secretly glanced at the emperor's face, and his heart was a little more steady.
"Over there in the East Palace, let's check it in secret."
The emperor said: "Don't involve the prince, I, I still have to give the prince a chance." β
Han Zhaozhi didn't react for a while, what did His Majesty mean by what he said? I still have to give the prince a chance...... Do you mean that the crown prince should be given another chance, or should the prince always be given a chance to inherit the throne, or should the prince be given a chance to make him repent? This sentence sounds simple, but the meaning is too far off.
"Don't be cranky."
The emperor pointed to the chessboard: "What kind of stinky chess is this?" β
Han Zhaozhi looked down and found that he was indeed a mess in his absent-mindedness, so he had to admit defeat in advance.
The emperor stretched out his hand, Han Zhaozhi wiped it from his cuffs, took out a silver ticket and put it in the emperor's hand, the emperor looked at it and put it in his clothes, and picked up the chess pieces one by one: "Do you know what your biggest weakness is?" β
Han Zhaozhi shook his head: "I don't know. β
"Your biggest weakness is me."
The emperor glanced at him and smiled: "Your biggest weakness is the current emperor, so what are you afraid of?" β
Han Zhaozhi was stunned for a moment, then reacted and lowered his head: "Minister, I understand." β
Welcome Building.
Mr. Shen glanced at his younger brother Shen Shengsan, and then at Shen Leng who was sitting next to Chen Ran's bed, he pulled Shen Shengsan outside and asked in a low voice, "How sure are you of the medicine that is being prepared now?" β
"The news you gave me is limited, I only know the fire corn flower and ghost addiction flower in the Western Regions, and I don't know anything about the other medicines, the day and night before, the gentlemen of the pharmacy worked tirelessly to dispense the medicine, not the antidote but the poison, more than a dozen people, fifteen hours, more than 200 recipes to dispense the poison, and then it took four hours to try and change it, before the current antidote was dispensed, the poison was used on cats, dogs and monkeys, and then the antidote was used, and it worked...... As for whether it will work the same for people and whether there will be sequelae, I dare not guarantee. β
Mr. Shen glanced back: "That's all there is to it." β
Shen Shengsan handed him the antidote: "Use it quickly, it's been almost twenty-four hours, and if you don't use the medicine, the situation will be even worse." β
Mr. Shen nodded, and after entering the room, a smile appeared on his face: "It's done!" β
Shen Leng and Gao Xiaoxiang all stood up, and Mr. Shen shook the antidote jade bottle: "It's too late to make pills, and the medicine powder is taken with warm water." β
Gao Xiaoyan ran over: "I'll come." β
Mr. Shen glanced at Shen Leng, Shen Leng immediately understood, the two of them arrived outside the house, Mr. Shen told Shen Leng about the situation, Shen Leng looked back at the room with happy faces, and said after a moment of silence: "There is no other way, it is the best way." β
The two people stood outside, the people in the room looked expectant, but the two people outside the house were full of worry, time became tormented, and every breath was torment.
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I don't know how long it has been, but Shen Leng and Mr. Shen feel that centuries should have passed, and suddenly they heard a shout from the tall sample in the room: "The fever has subsided." β
Mr. Shen and Shen Leng turned around and entered the door at the same time, because their movements were too consistent, and the two of them were stuck at the door.
Shen Shengsan glanced at the two of them: "It's the first time I've seen it so stuck." β
After the two of them staggered, they ran into the house, and Mr. Shen reached out and touched Chen Ran's forehead with the back of his hand: "It's really getting rid of the fever, and the antidote should be useful." β
In this way, after waiting for more than an hour, Chen Ran's eyelids moved, slowly opened his eyes, and said weakly: "Meat, give me meat." β
Shen Leng stood there a little dazed, most of the time people who have just woken up will ask for water because they are thirsty, and this guy wants meat to eat as soon as he opens his eyes?
Chen Ran opened his eyes and looked around in confusion: "Where's the meat?" β
Shen Leng said: "I'll go and make porridge for you." β
Chen Ran shook his head weakly again: "Don't porridge, I'm starving, I want to eat meat, big elbows, donkey meat roasted, stewed hangers, braised pork ribs......"
Shen Leng: "I can only drink some porridge first." β
Chen Ran made the final compromise: "Is meat porridge okay?" β
Half an hour later, seeing that Chen Ran had already drunk the second bowl of meat porridge, Shen Leng had to stop: "Don't eat it, you can eat Haisai tomorrow, bear with it today." β
Chen Ran said: "Don't even care about porridge? β
Shen Leng glared at him, Chen Ran reluctantly handed the porridge bowl to Gao Xiaoyan, but when Gao Xiaoxiang took it, Chen Ran grabbed her wrist, this guy didn't have much strength, Gao Xiaoyan was afraid of hurting him, so he hurriedly turned back, and the moment she turned around, Chen Ran seemed to see something.
He raised his hand and touched Gao Xiaoyan's shirt, Gao Xiaoyan's face flushed: "What are you doing?" β
Chen Ran's hand trembled slightly, and he unbuttoned the bottom of the blouse, everyone was stunned, and the tea master had to go up to stop it, but after unbuttoning the bottom button, Chen Ran lifted the corner of the shirt to the side, and everyone saw the red wedding dress inside.
"You ......"
Chen Ran's eyes were slightly red: "I'm sorry for missing the day when we got married." β
"Wrong."
Gao Xiaoyan smiled: "What day is the right day, as long as both of you are well, which day is the best day, however, there must be some small regrets, if you don't do your wife for a few days, you will lose." β
"Leng Zi."
Chen Ran looked at Shen Leng: "Help me up, help me change my clothes." β
Shen Leng said: "Tomorrow, won't it work tomorrow?" Let's get ready. β
"Lengzi, it's me who gets married, you don't have to wait for everyone, I'm ready with the sample, it's fine."
Chen Ran looked at Gao Xiaoyan: "Silly girl, are you thinking that if I don't survive this time, you will mourn me in a wedding dress?" β
Gao Xiaoxiang raised his head and didn't let the tears flow.
"Don't wait for tomorrow."
Chen Ran got off the bed, swept his feet on the ground to find his shoes, Shen Leng immediately squatted down and put the shoes on him, Chen Ran helped Shen Leng to stand up by the shoulders: "I can't wait for tomorrow, I'm afraid she will run away." β
Gao Xiaoyan raised his hand and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes: "You rest first, and tomorrow will be the same." β
"It's different."
Chen Ran looked at Shen Leng, and his eyes were full of help: "Help me!" β
Shen Leng nodded: "Okay!" β