Chapter 9: Artemisia on the Snow (3)

In the palace of the king of Chu, after ordering Yin Zilan to take the princess's sister away, she said to King Qingxiang: "I know that Brother Wang is unwilling to kill Zhuang Ji in order to lose the reputation of a tyrant. But if Zhuang Ji is not removed, the country of Chu will be unsafe. Zilan suggested that if he was exiled to a remote area and left to fend for himself, the king would be merciful to his subordinates. ”

"Hey, you're a good idea, the Lone King is willing to listen. However, Jin Shang is bent on Zhuang Ji's life, and he will not let him go. King Qingxiang said suspiciously.

"This ......" Zilan thought about it for a while, "If Brother Wang doesn't want to offend Jin Shang, he can make a false impression and make him think that Zhuang Jian is dead." ”

King Qingxiang asked rhetorically, "What kind of illusion?" You think that executing a great Sima general is as easy as getting rid of a grass and pinching an ant to death. The problem is not so simple. Zhuang Ji entered the palace with great fanfare, which one in the east doesn't know? But they suddenly find that they haven't seen their cute general for a long time, what will be the effect? This is the most uncomfortable thing for the lonely king. ”

"Zhuang Ji gathered people to make trouble in the east, no, it was a rebellion, this is a fact, who doesn't know? Fa-rectification for him today is also the royal way. What's more, Brother Wang has the intention of opening up to him, to see who else dares to oppose him. Zilan analyzed.

King Qingxiang retorted: "That's what I said, but Zhuang Ji's uprising was intended to force King Gu not to cut off the six cities of Dongdi to the State of Qi, which is the biggest patriotic act, and it seems to be making trouble, but it is really for the sake of the future of the State of Chu, and it also objectively helped King Gu." If the lonely king kills Zhuang Ji, I am afraid that he will be haunted by ghosts when he sleeps at night. ”

"Brother Wang is still afraid of ghosts?" A sweet female voice floated into the palace and into the ears of King Qingxiang.

King Qingxiang followed the prestige, and saw his little sister Princess Jingyin appear in front of him, and blamed him lovingly: "As a princess, you have become more and more unruly in entering and leaving the palace. ”

Princess Jingyin's face showed an anxious state. She didn't listen to Brother Wang's words, but asked directly, "Does Brother Wang know what Jin Shang has done?" ”

King Qingxiang was shocked and said, "What did he do?" Hey, where did Jin Shang run? Didn't he just say that he had something to discuss with the Lone King, why didn't he see his shadow? ”

"Pretend, just pretend, think my little sister is a fool." Princess Jingyin said without hesitation, "Yes, General Zhuang was injured by my sword, if he dies, the crime must be my back, this princess is willing to die to apologize, and buried in the same grave with General Zhuang." But you are also too anxious, and you actually used such obscene means to put General Zhuang to death. ”

"Little sister, what nonsense are you talking about? You must know that you are still a big girl in the boudoir, an unmarried princess, and you can't talk casually. If outsiders hear it, where will the face of the lonely king go? King Qingxiang said.

Princess Jingyin was not ambiguous, and emphasized: "Don't talk too far, I'm here to ask, why are you so vicious to General Zhuang?" He will not be saved by my sword, but you will poison you......"

"Hey, stop, stop." King Qingxiang raised his hand and said, "Who did you say gave Zhuang Ji poison?" Make it clear, otherwise, you are the king of heaven, and don't blame the lonely king for being polite. ”

Princess Jingyin saw that King Qingxiang was speaking seriously, and began to suspect that she had made a mistake in judgment, but she still asked tentatively: "Brother Wang, you really don't know?" ”

"Say what you want to say. The lonely king promised that he had never done anything unseemly to Zhuang Ji. King Qingxiang said anxiously.

Princess Jingyin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Okay, I'll go to the hospital to get evidence." When you see the evidence, you'll understand. ”

Wu Shixun arranged for his subordinates to say, "Dog Han, didn't you say that you understand herbal medicine?" ”

Gou Han nodded and said, "Yes, before Dr. Jin picked up the little ones and went home, the little ones used to learn medical skills and herbs from a fruit master, and often went up the mountain to look for herbs to treat people, so I knew a little bit about it." ”

Wu Shixun took out a handful of herbs and handed it to Gou Han and said, "Do you know this?" ”

Gou Han took the herb, smelled it deliberately, looked at it again, shook his head and said, "Master Guo didn't teach this, I don't know the little one, what kind of disease is this curing?" ”

Wu Shixun pretended to be profound: "You don't understand this? This is a hot item specially made by Dr. Jin to treat General Zhuang's sword wounds. Dr. Jin knows that you know all about herbal medicine, so he specially asked you to supervise Medical Officer Chen, and they must boil this medicine well and pour it into Zhuang Ji to drink it personally, otherwise, your life will not be guaranteed, understand? ”

Gou Han nodded again and said, "Remember, you must do as you say." After he left Wu Shixun, he said in his heart, "Hmph, do you really think that I don't know this artemisia on the snow, Lord beggar." ”

Xiao Bu rushed to the hospital with Ding Huaiyue, and was about to look for Medical Officer Chen, but heard such words floating out of the window behind him, "Princess Jingyin said, as long as people poison Medical Officer Chen and Zhuang Ji unknowingly, of course, if Zhuang Ji's sword wound can't make him die, you have to find a way to poison them with medicine, and Medical Officer Chen can't live." ”

"Otherwise, some people say that the most poisonous woman's heart. Princess Jingyin looks so beautiful and straightforward on the surface, and she is not afraid of other people's gossip, she openly protects Zhuang Ji, General Zhuang is long and General Zhuang is short, but she did not expect that she is the most poisonous one, not only to put General Zhuang to death, that is, Medical Officer Chen, but also to kill people. ”

"Ah, it turned out that Duke Jing Yin was going to kill General Zhuang and Medical Officer Chen. On the surface, she was dedicated to protecting General Zhuang, but it turned out that she was secretly doing bad things and wanted to kill Zhongliang. Ding Huaiyue thought in his heart, quietly ripped off Xiao Bu's clothes and said, "Hurry up, find Medical Officer Chen, and tell him this, otherwise, it will be too late." ”

When they found Medical Officer Chen, they saw an astonishing scene: a man who looked like Lang Zhong was forced into a corner by several guards, looking terrified.

Wu Shixun pointed to a bowl full of black decoction and said, "Doctor Chen, drink it quickly, if you don't drink it, it means that you have ill intentions towards the king, and it means that you are also disloyal to Dr. Jin." ”

Medical Officer Chen said slowly: "I am ordered by Dr. Jin to boil a piece of artemisia on the snow for you, and ensure that it has the effect you want. Now that you are forcing contemptible people to take this medicine, don't you want to despise people's lives? ”

"I want your life, what are you doing?" Wu Shixun was brutal.

"Xiaobu, it seems that Medical Officer Chen has encountered something fatal, why don't we try our best to rescue him." Ding Huaiyue proposed.

Xiao Bu looked left and right and said: "Don't you look at our situation, if we come to the rescue, before you and I get close, I'm afraid they have already caught Shenhe." ”

"Hey, how did you become a coward?" Ding Huaiyue disagreed and said, "If you don't go, I'll go." The princess wants us to find Medical Officer Chen, if we watch Medical Officer Chen being forced to death by them, how can we explain to the princess? After speaking, he left Xiao Bu, bent his waist, and moved to the back window of the house where Medical Officer Chen was being held.

Xiao Bu stepped forward and grabbed Ding Huaiyue's collar, and said with a serious face: "You are not saving Medical Officer Chen, but harming him and hastening his death." ”

"You'll make a crooked excuse for your timidity. I read the Bible so much that I don't know if I'm saving or hurting others by doing it. Ding Huaiyue looked disdainful, trying to break free from Xiaobu's hand and implement his idea of saving people.

Xiao Bu grabbed Ding Huaiyue tightly and walked back, and whispered to him: "We are going to monitor them here, and at the critical moment, make some small moves to prevent them from forcing Medical Officer Chen to drink medicine, and wait for the princess to come." ”

"You still have a glimmer of hope for the princess? Behind the scenes of all this, she commanded it, and the princess is a beautiful snake, you know? Ding Huaiyue said angrily.

Xiao Bu waved his hand and said, "Don't move, look at them, as if they are going to pour into Doctor Chen's mouth." Soon, it's time for us to act, this is the critical moment to save Medical Officer Chen. He let go of Ding Huaiyue and shouted to the people in the room, "Stop." Medicine is used to drink, how can there be a reason for others to pour it? ”

The person who forced the medicine to fill the medicine with Medical Officer Chen hung the medicine bowl in the air, turned his face and said, "Who are you?" Guards, quick, tie this man up to me. ”

Ding Huaiyue ran away, trying to go around to the back of the house to rescue Medical Officer Chen, but it was too late, he and Xiao Bu were surrounded by layers of guards and couldn't move.

The princess hurried to the hospital, thinking that Xiao Bu had already come, and she would protect Zhuang Ji, not in a hurry. When she went in, Xiao Bu and Ding Huaiyue were crying at the door, and a circle of guards surrounded them tightly.

Princess Jingyin opened a crack and squeezed in, helped Xiaobu and asked, "What are you crying about?" Could it be that General Zhuang ...... him?"

When Xiao Bu saw the princess, he suddenly stopped crying, jumped up, pounced on her with all his strength, and shouted as he fought: "You killed General Zhuang and Medical Officer Chen." ”

Ding Huaiyue was not far behind, he rolled to the feet of the princess, pulled her feet with both hands, Princess Jingyin hung in the air and fell to the ground, knocking a front tooth out of the distance, and blood flowed all over her chin.

Princess Jingyin never dreamed that she had rushed to the hospital to get evidence and hand it over to the king and rescue Zhuang Ji as soon as possible, but she became an injured person at the moment and it was difficult to leave the hospital.