When I got there, I saw a bunch of white koi floating on the lake, and a fisherman was holding a fishing net, and there were several piled up on the ground, motionless.

"What's wrong with this fish?" In the face of Wu Rong's inquiry, the fisherman shook his head and said: "I don't know, as soon as I got here, I found a bunch of dead fish floating, there were more than a dozen, I looked at it as a pity, so I planned to fish it back and dry it into dried fish and eat it slowly." ”

When an old man heard his words, he shook his head and said, "Housheng, I advise you not to eat it." ”

The fisherman smiled: "What, the old man is afraid that this fish is poisonous?" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "It's not poisonous, but it's better to be cautious if you die so strangely." I'm not afraid to tell you that 30 years ago, there was a fish plague in Taihu Lake, not only most of the fish in the lake died, but also several people who ate diseased fish; It took many years for the fish in this Taihu Lake to slowly recover. ”

The fisherman happened to catch a few more dead fish, and when he heard this, he was so frightened that he didn't even want a rod, and said in a panic: "That...... Then I'm still not fishing. ”

After they left, Wu Rong also wanted to leave, when passing by the pile of dead fish, in addition to the fish, he also accidentally smelled a trace of wine, strange, how could there be alcohol on this fish?

Thinking of this, Wu Rong squatted down, picked up a fish and put it under his nose, and when he got closer, the smell of wine became more and more obvious, and the same was true of several other fish, all with a strong smell of wine, like ...... Drunk.

Speaking of which, when she checked Zheng Dan's palm yesterday, she smelled a smell of wine, because it was too light, so she didn't go to her heart, and now that she thinks about it, it's really a little weird.

"Miss, let's go." The maid was afraid that these fish would really have the plague as the old man said before, so she urged Wu Rong to leave quickly.

Wu Rong's eyes flickered, and after a while, she said slowly: "You say...... Could the dead fish have something to do with yesterday's fish watching? ”

The maidservant was surprised and said, "Why did the young lady say this?" ”

Wu Rong didn't answer, but said, "Pick up a few fish and bring them, and we'll go to Xiangguo's Mansion." ”

When I arrived at Xiangguo Mansion, I learned from my subordinates that Wu Zixu had gone out early in the morning and had not yet returned, but Gongsun Li was in the mansion.

After learning of Wu Rong's speculation, he pondered: "You mean, yesterday the koi fish sank to the bottom of the water, not because of Zheng Meiren's appearance, but because of drunkenness?" ”

"Yes, the so-called sinking fish posture is simply a lie made up." Saying that, Wu Rong said again: "General Gongsun is well-informed, do you know what kind of wine?" ”

"There are many wines, but there is only one kind that can get drunk alive koi-" Gongsun Li's eyes flashed, and he slowly spit out three words, "A thousand days drunk!" ”

"What kind of wine is this?"

"The strongest liquor in the capital, I heard that it is the brewing method taught by the immortals, just one cup can make people drunk for thousands of days without waking up, so the name is a thousand days drunk, and it is the signboard of Wangxian Tower."

When Wu Rong heard this, he immediately said, "Let's go to Wangxian Tower to have a look." ”

Gongsun Li also had this intention, and came to Wangxian Tower in the east of the city with Wu Rong, at this time it was afternoon, there were not many people in the restaurant, Xiao Er was wiping the table, saw that there were guests coming, and quickly greeted him with a smile, and after sitting down, he said diligently: "What do you want to eat?" We have ...... here."

Gongsun Li interrupted: "A pot of a thousand days of drunkenness, a pot of fish." ”

Xiao Er agreed again and again, "Okay, I don't know what this fish wants, what do you want to do, is it steamed, boiled or fried?" ”

"You don't have to do anything, just bring water alive." Gongsun Li's request surprised Xiao Er, and he asked cautiously, "What do you mean...... Alive? ”

"Not bad." Facing Gongsun Li's answer, Xiao Er sneered and said, "Don't laugh, how can you eat this live fish?" ”

Wu Rongliu frowned, and said unhappily: "Let you take it, where is so much nonsense?" And it won't give you less money. ”

Xiao Er was about to say more, when the slightly chubby shopkeeper came over and said, "Since it is the request of the guest, you can just do it." ”

"Yes." After Xiao Er left, the shopkeeper smiled and said: "The kid is not sensible, the two guests should not be familiar with him." ”

"It doesn't matter." Gongsun Li smiled and said, "I heard that your thousand days of drunkenness here can make people drunk for thousands of days before waking up, is it true?" ”

"If that's the case, wouldn't my store be full of drunk customers?" The shopkeeper replied with a smile, and said: "The so-called thousand days are just a name and a legend, and you will wake up after drinking too much and getting drunk for a day." ”

As he spoke, Xiao Er had already brought fish and wine, and as soon as he opened the lid of the wine, he could smell the aroma of wine.

After sending the shopkeeper and the two left, Gongsun Li poured the wine into the basin, and the clear water suddenly turned into wine, and as time passed, the carp movement that was originally leisurely became sluggish, like a person drunk wine, swaying.

Wu Rong was overjoyed in his heart, and stared more and more tightly, but after waiting for half an hour, the carp did not die, but gradually became stable again, as if he had woken up from drunkenness.

"How can this be, it's impossible......" Wu Rong whispered with disappointment on his face, and said unwillingly: "Is there any stronger wine?" ”

"I don't know about other places, but the capital is definitely gone." Gongsun Li's answer overwhelmed Wu Rong, "What should I do then?" As she spoke, she said eagerly, "I'm sure those fish are drunk, otherwise they wouldn't smell so much wine." ”

"I know, don't worry." Gongsun Li thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we all thought about it, it doesn't matter how the fish died; The important thing is whether the fish sank because of Zheng Meiren. ”

Wu Rong said suspiciously: "Isn't this the same thing?" ”

Gongsun Li smiled mysteriously and whispered a few words in her ear, and after he finished speaking, Wu Rong swept away the previous anxiety, clapped his hands and smiled: "Yes, this is the most important thing, I actually ignored it." Saying that, she couldn't wait to say, "I'll go see the Queen Mother now." ”

"I'll send Miss over." Gongsun Li put down a few copper coins and left Wangxian Tower with Wu Rong.

Xiao Er picked up the pot of water full of wine, came to the counter, and said suspiciously: "Shopkeeper, what did you say those two customers were doing just now, a good pot of wine, and actually poured it into the fish to drink, it's really incomprehensible." ”

"Do your job well, where do you have so many words." The shopkeeper glared at him, and said, "I'll go out, and you guys will take care of it." ”

"Got it." After Xiao Er agreed, the shopkeeper left Wangxian Tower from the back door, quietly came to Wenfu, and hurriedly said when he saw Wenzhong: "Something's wrong, there's an accident." ”

Wen Chong said suspiciously: "What made you make such a fuss?" ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly told him what happened just now, Gongsun Li never dreamed that Wangxian Tower was a literary industry, and this shopkeeper was also a Yue person who had been in Wu many years ago, and he had been secretly spying on intelligence.

After hearing this, Wen Chong was also shocked, "They discovered the secret of the sinking fish? ”

"Eight or nine are not far from ten, fortunately they don't know the thousand days drunk original liquid, otherwise it would be really troublesome." The shopkeeper said worriedly.

The thousand days drunk sold by Wangxian Lou are all mixed with water, and the original liquid that is really brewed, only a few people know that this kind of original liquid, people only need to drink a glass, they will be drunk for three or four days, if they drink too much, they will be drunk and will not wake up.

What Zheng Dan poured into the lake was the original liquid of the thousand days of drunkenness, and after those koi swallowed it, they were drunk to death.

"I vaguely heard Miss Wu mention the Queen Mother, I'm afraid it's going to be unfavorable to the one in the palace, you have to remind them as soon as possible."

"Got it, you can go back." After sending the shopkeeper away, Wen Chong didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went to see Bo Yao, in the matter of Zheng Dan, Bo Yao and them are on the same front, such a good helper, naturally can't be wasted.

Besides, Wu Rong's side, after returning to the palace, immediately went to see the Queen Mother, she was also smart, she was not in a hurry to talk about the sinking fish, and after having dinner with the Queen Mother, she pretended to unintentionally say that she had seen dead fish by Taihu Lake and her suspicion of Zheng Dan.

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "The matter of sinking fish is really fake." ”

"Rong'er didn't dare to confirm, but she did have some doubts." Wu Rong took the arm of the Queen Mother and said: "Grandmother, what do you think, that koi fish only knows how to swim in the water, how can they know how to distinguish between beauty and ugliness, it is obvious that someone is secretly using tricks to deceive her husband and brother." ”

"What a daring!" The Queen Mother didn't like Zheng Dan in the first place, but when she heard Wu Rong say it at this moment, she was even more displeased, and immediately said: "Go and invite the king over." ”

"Grandmother, slow." Wu Rong stopped: "Brother Fucha was so fascinated by that Yue girl that the three souls disappeared and the seven spirits, how can you believe it just by one side." ”

"Then as you see it, how can you convince the king?"

Wu Rong had already thought of his words, and immediately said: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing; There's nothing more convincing than seeing it with your own eyes. After a pause, she said: "Grandmother can ask her husband to send her brother to watch the fish early tomorrow morning, as long as she sees that Zheng Dan can't make the fish sink to the bottom, she will naturally understand." ”

Wu Rong waited for a while, didn't see the Queen Mother speak, raised her head suspiciously, and saw that the latter was looking at herself with a smile, she stroked her cheeks suspiciously, "Why does grandmother look at Rong'er like this, but Rong'er's face is dirty?" ”

The Queen Mother raised her hand on her forehead a little, and said, "The face is not dirty, it's just this careful thought, it's a lot more, and the mourning family also said how are you so well-behaved today, and you came to accompany the mourning family to eat, it turned out to be this idea." ”

Seeing that the Queen Mother saw through her thoughts, Wu Rong grinned and said coquettishly: "Rong'er also didn't want her husband and brother to be deceived, so she made this decision, and asked her grandmother to forgive her sins." ”

The Queen Mother caressed Wu Rong's shoulder lovingly, "The mourning family knows that in this palace, you are the most attentive to the errand." ”

Wu Rong said tentatively: "Then tomorrow ......"

The Queen Mother's eyebrows were cold, and she said lightly: "Such a scheming woman naturally can't stay by her side." ”

Hearing this, Wu Rong knew that the Queen Mother had agreed to her plan, and she was overjoyed, "Thank you, grandmother." ”

In the early morning of the next day, after the husband sent down to the court, he came to the Baining Hall as usual to ask for peace, and when he arrived, he happened to see Ayi retreating, and said casually: "Why don't you see Liu Meiren?" ”

The Queen Mother took a sip of tea and said coldly: "It turns out that you still remember that there is a Liu beauty in the palace, and the mourning family thinks that you don't remember anyone except that Zheng beauty." ”

The husband was embarrassed by her, and said with a smile: "Grandmother said that she was laughing." ”

The Queen Mother glanced at him and said lightly: "Liu Ji asked Ayi to come and tell her, she has been diarrheal for the past two days, and she doesn't even have the strength to get up, so she can't come to Baining Hall to ask for peace." ”

The husband said in surprise: "How can this be like this, have you asked the imperial doctor to take a look?" ”

"Look, the doctor said it was because I took Croton." Without waiting for her husband's words, the Queen Mother said again: "Yesterday, a palace maid named Yiguang next to Zheng Meiren sent a bowl of jade soup to Lanyue Tower, and not long after eating, Liu Ji began to have abdominal pain and diarrhea, do you say it's a coincidence?" ”

How could the husband not be able to hear her voice, "Grandmother suspects that Zheng Meiren is in the soup?" How is this possible. Not to mention that she has no grudges or hatreds with Liu Ji, let's just say that Zheng Meiren first entered the palace and was grounded in the court, where did the croton come from? ”

"You're in good hands." The Queen Mother said lightly, stretched out her hand and said, "Accompany the mourning family to the Taihua Pond for a walk." ”

"Yes." The husband respectfully agreed, and helped the Queen Mother to step out of the Baining Palace, and in the early morning of the end of summer, it was a little cooler, and the breeze was gentle, and it was very comfortable on the face.

All the way to the Taihua Pond, I unexpectedly saw Wu Rong feeding the fish here, the latter saw them coming, and hurriedly curtsied, "Rong'er has seen grandmother, I have seen ......" She looked up at her husband and said in a low voice: "I have seen the king." ”

Hearing her such a detached title, Fu Chaxuan raised his eyebrows, "What, are you still angry about what happened the day before yesterday?" ”

Wu Rong said in a sullen voice: "How dare Rong'er be angry with the king. ”

"This mouth is almost ready to hang up the oil bottle, and it says it's not angry." Fu Cha scolded with a smile, and said warmly: "The day before yesterday, this king was a little more stern, but you did have something wrong, let's go over it, okay?" ”

"Hmm." Wu Rong nodded obediently, she knew the truth of accepting it when she saw it; Besides, there's more important things to come.

The Queen Mother took the fish food in Wu Rong's hand and spilled it out, which immediately attracted countless koi fish, she looked at the fish competing for food in the water, and said: "The mourning family heard that when Zheng Meiren watched the fish above Taihu Lake, those koi sank to the bottom of the lake one after another, is it true?" ”

The husband hurriedly said: "My grandson saw it with his own eyes. ”

"The mourning family also wants to see such a wonder, I don't know if it's okay?" Hearing the Queen Mother's inquiry, the husband hurriedly said: "Grandmother wants to see it, of course she can, but Zheng Meiren is now grounded in the court, and she can't come to this Taihua Pool, unless she ......."

"Unless what?"

The husband arched his hand and said, "Unless grandmother is willing to lift her grounding." ”

The Queen Mother smiled indifferently, "The mourning family has only been grounded for a day, and the king is so distressed." She patted the fish food on her hand and said, "That's it, as long as she can let the mourning family see the scene of the sinking fish, the mourning family will lift her grounding." ”

The husband was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Thank you, grandmother." As he spoke, he said to Wang Shen, who was standing aside: "Why don't you hurry up and go to the court to spread the will of the Queen Mother." ”

"No." Wang Shen bowed and left, waiting for about a pillar of incense, Zheng Dan came slowly under the support of Yiguang, and the bright golden sunlight fell on her through the branches and leaves, as if covered with a golden veil, and she was stunned.

Foxy!

Wu Rong secretly scolded in her heart, but soon she was in a good mood again, because after today, she would no longer have to see this annoying face, and her husband and brother would also understand who was the one who treated him sincerely.

"See the Queen Mother, see the King." Zheng Dan curtsied, his voice soft and delicate, which made people feel pity.

The husband stepped forward to help her up, and said softly: "You are not in good health, so you don't need to be polite." ”

The Queen Mother saw it in her eyes and said indifferently: "The mourning family heard that Zheng Meiren's face was captivating, and even the koi in the water fell for it, and they didn't dare to swim around you, they were very curious, and wanted to see the wonders of the sinking fish with their own eyes." ”

Zheng Dan said timidly: "The concubine is just a willow posture, and she really doesn't deserve such praise from the Queen Mother." ”

The Queen Mother smiled indifferently, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes." Zheng Dan lowered his eyebrows in response, and took Yiguang's hand to the pool, the sun shone down, casting the shadows of the two on the water, like flowers shining on the water.