Chapter 187: Harem Struggle
On the first day of the king's return to the capital, he stayed at Murong Xue's place. This may be a very normal thing for Lu Chen, but in the harem, the taste is different.
The next day, after Lu Chen left, Wang Meiren personally took two maids to visit Murong Xue and carried a basket of snacks.
"Ah, it's Sister Wang here, hurry up and please." Murong Xue said. Wang Meiren is the daughter of the first merchant in Fengzhou, when Xue Ling selected nine beauties for Lu Chen, the Wang family sent his daughter into the palace through a relationship in order to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix.
Her appearance is also very symbolic, but Lu Chen is not the kind of person who indulges in lust, so the other beauties are almost not very favored, and the last time Murong Qing and Murong Xue were assassinated, although Lu Chen prevented the secret guard from continuing to investigate, Murong Qing told his sister that Wang Meiren was responsible for this matter.
Now, Murong Xue was quite surprised that Wang Meiren actually came to visit her, but out of etiquette, she didn't have much to say, so she could only invite her into the house in person.
After entering Murong Xue's residence, Wang Meiren said: "This is a specialty of my sister's hometown, blue and white cake, which was specially sent a few days ago, and I came to give it to my sister to taste." β
As she spoke, she stretched out her hand slightly, signaling the maid behind her to put the fruit basket with dim sum on the table.
Looking at the basket of snacks on the table, Murong Xue's charming eyes narrowed, and she pulled Wang Meidao with a smile: "Thank you, sister." β
"Huh? My sister is too polite, you and I are waiting for the king in the palace together, and my sister hopes that we can walk around each other more in the future. Wang Meiren said.
"Sister, don't worry, my sister will definitely visit my sister another day." Murong Xue followed.
After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Wang Meiren got up and said goodbye, in fact, she did intend to have a good relationship with Murong Xue this time, because last time Queen Xue Ling had already released her words, and if she dared to disturb the harem, she would be welcome!
The queen's words are still very deterrent to these beauties, no matter how beautiful the king is, she will not dare to disobey Xue Ling's will, besides, if she dares to mess around again, with the strength of the queen, she can be killed in minutes!
However, after she left, Murong Qing, who heard the news, quickly rushed over, she looked at the snacks on the table, and asked her sister Murong Xue, "Little sister, this is what Wang Meiren just sent over?" β
Murong Xue nodded, took her hand and asked, "Sister, what do you mean by her?" β
"Humph!" Murong Qing snorted coldly and said coldly: "The weasel greets the chickens for the New Year, they must not be well-intentioned!" β
As she spoke, she pulled Murong Xue to sit down at the table and said, "Little sister, the king just returned to the capital, so he stayed with you, in the eyes of those people in the harem, you are a thorn in their eyes, and you are more dangerous now, you know?" β
Murong Xue nodded as if she didn't understand.
Murong Qing said again: "Don't look at the king who loves you very much, but the king has a lot of opportunities, where is the time to take care of the harem, and in the harem, there are more people who want to put you to death, and our sisters are from humble backgrounds, and there is no backing behind them at all, rather than this, it is better for our sisters to strike first and get rid of the threat of Wang Meiren first!" β
"Huh!? Sister ......" Murong Xue opened her mouth wide in surprise, and said nervously: "But once the queen knows ......."
"Of course, we can't let the queen and the king know about this matter, otherwise, we will be finished......" Murong Qing looked at the blue and white cake on the table with a faint gaze.
Three days later, when Murong Qing visited his sister Murong Xue, he had dinner with him, and after the meal, the two daughters fell to the ground.
When Lu Chen heard the news, the two medical officers were busy before and after. Because the two daughters were both king's women, the medical officers did not dare to put their hands on the second daughter's wrist to sign the pulse, but gently tied the second daughter's wrist with a very thin rope for diagnosis.
"Knock on the kingβ" Seeing that the king had arrived, the people stopped their work and hurriedly bowed down to the ground.
"Hurry up! Let's see how they're doing! Lu Chen waved his hand directly and said.
"Yes!" After the medical officer finished his pulse, Lu Chen was the first to ask, "How is the situation?" β
"Wait a minute, King." The medical officer who diagnosed Murong Xue first said respectfully, and then exchanged opinions with another medical officer, and then, the two knelt on the ground, and one of them said: "Back to the king, after diagnosis, the two ladies, may ...... It could be poisoning. β
"What!?" When Lu Chen heard this, his brows furrowed, and then he asked, "What poison?" β
"This ...... Also, it has not yet been determined, and it can only be accurately judged after the previous meals of the two ladies. A medical officer replied.
"Why don't you go soon!?" Lu Chen said angrily.
"Yes! It's-" Seeing that the king was angry, the two medical officers immediately said in fright, and at the same time stood up and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, and began to go to the table to inspect the second daughter's previous meal.
Soon, one of the medical officers noticed the abnormality, he dipped some pastry dust on the bottom of the plate, put it between his fingers, put it under his nose and sniffed, and said suspiciously:
"Blue and white cake?"
"Yuxianglu?"
"Hiss......" The other medical officer also gasped.
Seeing this, Lu Chen couldn't help frowning and said, "Yuxianglu was given to Xue'er by this king some time ago, is there any problem!?" β
Hearing this, the two glanced at each other, and swallowed their saliva secretly, one of them said cautiously: "Great, king, jade fragrant dew is an extremely precious fine wine, although there is no problem with blue and white cakes, but, but if these two things are put together and put into the stomach at the same time, it is a poison that can hurt people's lives......"
"What!?" When Lu Chen heard this, his head buzzed, and he shouted: "Can you still be saved!?" β
"Yes, yes, yes! Fortunately, the cause of the disease has been identified and the cure can be prescribed...... the medical officer said again and again, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as he spoke.
"Then heal quickly! If there is any mistake in these two daughters, this king wants your heads! Lu Chen shouted angrily.
Ah! Hearing this, the two medical officers dared to delay, and each took his own medicine box, and began to pound it with trembling hands......
Half an hour later, the medical officer pulled out the last silver needle on Murong Xue's body, and then took a breath of air, and then quickly prescribed a prescription, which made people go down to suffer, and then said to Lu Chen: "King, after the medicine is decocted, feed the two ladies to take it, and rest for a few more days, it will be fine." β
"Well, you go down first, you will all be rewarded!"
"Ah, King Xieβ"
Lu Chen waved his hand impatiently, and when the medical officer retreated, he walked to the side of the bed, looking at the pale face of the second daughter, and a raging anger burned in his eyes.
"Liang Xiao!" Lu Chen shouted angrily.
"Wechen is here." Liang Xiao swallowed his saliva and said cautiously.
"Check! This matter must be investigated by this king! β
(End of chapter)