Qiao's family has four rooms.

Fourth Master Qiao happily paced back and forth in the room.

He also just came back from Dali Temple, and the excitement that had been suppressed all the way was finally released.

When Xue Tao came in with tea in person, he saw Qiao Siye wandering around the room.

"Sir?" Xue Tao called out strangely.

Qiao Siye replied in a nasal voice, but he didn't mean to stop immediately, and he didn't follow until Xue Tao put the tea on the table.

"But my lord has met a happy event?"

Xue Tao knew about Qiao Siye's visit to Dali Temple to hear the trial, but he didn't know the detailed process.

"The second room is coming to an end." Qiao Siye's words without a beginning or an end, Xue Tao was stunned for a moment before reacting.

"Sir, what do you mean ......?"

Fourth Master Qiao nodded, "Qiao Lixi sued Qiao Ningdai, the matter is big, if the second prince wants to protect himself, he has to sacrifice Qiao Ningdai, and this matter implicates the second prince, if the second prince is suspected by the saint, the matter of seizing the heir in the future basically has nothing to do with the second prince, and the second prince will definitely retaliate against the second prince." Therefore, no matter what the final verdict is, the second room is finished. ”

Xue Tao's eyes also lit up.

With one less second prince, the third prince's chances of winning have increased by a few points.

"Master, I'm afraid this matter won't go so smoothly, right?"

Whether this matter really has nothing to do with the second prince, or he needs to find a substitute for the dead ghost, in the end, the second prince will always have to fight to the death, right?

That is the supreme power of the dynasty, how could the second prince give up easily?

"The Third Highness has his own opinions on this matter, but I think it is nine times out of ten, and the prince who is suspected and feared by the emperor is basically thrown into the cold palace. Don't forget, Qiao Yixi hinted before that the Marquis of Zhenyuan might assist the second prince, from that time on, the emperor was on guard against the second prince, coupled with this incident, the second prince completely lost his sacred heart in front of the emperor, as long as the third highness handled it properly, the second prince could be removed from the list of candidates for the crown prince. ”

Xue Tao exhaled a breath of turbid air faintly, "I hope that as the master said, in this way, we will be much easier." ”

After a pause, the conversation suddenly changed, "By the way, master, Mrs. Wang came before." ”

Qiao Siye frowned, handed the teacup to his mouth, took a sip, and said, "What is she here for?" ”

The fourth room of the Qiao family was introduced by the Wang family to gain face in front of the three princes, and now it has surpassed the Wang family and become a celebrity in front of the three princes, which is the Wang family, and now it is also the existence of the Qiao family. But these can't be changed, without the Wang family, there would be no fact that the Qiao family has four rooms now.

Therefore, Qiao Siye never waited to see the people of the Wang family, because as soon as he saw the people of the Wang family, he would have the idea that "the Qiao family relied on the Wang family to get ahead".

At present, although the two families are doing things for the three princes, there is almost no intersection in private, even in front of the three princes, the two families have almost no chance to meet each other. It's not that he deliberately avoids suspicion, but he really doesn't want to see the Wang family look like they are arrogant in front of him.

"It was Concubine Cao Guifei who asked her to come."

Xue Tao's words made Qiao Siye's expression froze.

"What does Cao Guifei have to explain?"

"Mrs. Wang said that they have medicinal materials in their hands and will send them to us later, which is specially explained by Concubine Cao."

Fourth Master Qiao became more and more dissatisfied.

"We have always been in charge of the matter of medicinal materials, and Concubine Cao suddenly let the Wang family join, is she dissatisfied with us?"

Xue Tao persuaded: "Master, things are not as complicated as you think. The concubine guessed, it is estimated that you told Cao Guifei last time that there were no medicinal materials here, so Cao Guifei asked the Wang family to help collect medicine. You also know that there are many things on the Third Highness's side, and there will always be times when you can't take care of our side. Cao Guifei's tonic couldn't be broken, and Cao Guifei didn't want to urge His Royal Highness, so as not to delay his business, so she asked the Wang family, who had nothing to do, to help. This is a good thing for us, we are still in charge of concocting medicinal materials, and the Wang family is just cooperating with us. ”

Qiao Siye felt awkward in his heart, and did not speak with a black face.

Xue Tao said again: "Actually, His Royal Highness has always remembered the matter of medicinal materials, and he has been looking for medicinal materials recently, but His Royal Highness has been closely watched, and many things are inconvenient, and his people can only secretly collect medicinal materials. Cao Guifei also took precautions and made preparations in advance. Master, think about it from another angle, there are no medicinal materials to concoct here, Cao Guifei did not let us take the risk of finding medicinal materials by ourselves, but let the Wang family do it, and if something happens, it is also the Wang family who is responsible, what does this mean? ”

There was a touch of shrewdness in Qiao Siye's eyes.

"This shows that in the eyes of Concubine Cao, our Qiao family is much more important than the Wang family. It is precisely because the Wang family is a dispensable existence that these things are let the people of the Wang family do it. Moreover, this is only temporary, when the medicinal materials on the side of the Third Highness keep up, what else will happen to the Wang family? Master, the Third Highness has always been filial, Cao Guifei's medicinal materials have always been personally found and concocted by the Third Highness, even if the matter of concoction is handed over to us now, we just borrowed a place, and the person who concocted the medicinal materials is still the person of the Third Highness, and now, the people of the Wang family have robbed the work of the Third Highness, and the Third Highness will have no opinion on the Wang family? Will you rest assured that the Wang family? If the Wang family does a good job, it's just their business, if they do it badly, will His Highness reuse them in the future? ”

It can be said that in order to appease Fourth Master Qiao, Xue Tao is really bitter, and after saying so much, it is nothing more than wanting Fourth Master Qiao to let go of his knot and not drill the tip of the horns.

"When will they arrive?"

"In the middle of the night tonight, we have to prepare in advance."

"It's the same as usual."

It's not the first time to collect medicinal herbs, Fourth Master Qiao is very experienced.

Midnight.

A dark carriage slowly approached in the twilight.

In order not to make any noise, the horse's hooves were wrapped in cloth, and the wheels were specially treated to avoid making a certain sound.

The carriage stopped at the back door of the fourth room of Qiao's house, which was a remote alley, because Qiao's house was in the innermost, so the carriage had to drive all the way into the depths of the alley.

Next to Qiao's house, there are all merchants, and each family is quiet at night, and the slightest movement can easily arouse suspicion.

Things went well, and there were six boys of four or five years old, all of whom were brought in by the Wang family from elsewhere.

The children were very obedient, got out of the carriage without making a big noise, and meekly followed the Qiao family into the yard.

The herbs were quickly delivered to the secret room.

said that it was a secret room, but it was actually a room vacated by the four rooms of Qiao's family, in the corner of the main courtyard, placed somewhere else, Qiao Siye was not at ease.

Along with the carriage, there were also people who concocted medicinal materials, which were to be concocted as soon as they were fresh.

At this time, Xue Tao would go to Mrs. Qiao's courtyard to talk to the old lady and avoid suspicion by the way.

After the herbs are selected, they will be placed for two or three days, not fed, only fed with special decoctions, to ensure that the herbs can absorb the medicinal effect of the decoction, and to ensure that the blood and internal organs of the herbs can be nourished by the decoction and play the greatest role.

Therefore, two or three days later, the medicinal herbs began to be concocted.

There was nothing wrong with Fourth Master Qiao here, and he also left the main courtyard and went to his son's courtyard.

Qiao Yi was also there tonight, and the father and son chatted about Qiao Yi's studies.

Now that Sifang has climbed to the third prince, Qiao Yi's career has been relied on, isn't it a pity that this kind of resource is not well utilized, and it is wasted?

In some ways, Fourth Master Qiao is very far-sighted.

will tell his son some of the things that Sifang is doing, so that he knows in his heart, instead of blindly reading dead books and ignoring interpersonal skills.

It can be said that for the sake of his son and the future of the Qiao family's four rooms, Second Master Qiao has taken great pains.

Seeing that the time over there was almost up, Qiao Siye told Qiao Yi a few words and returned to the main courtyard.

First, they went to the secret room.

Before he could open the door, he smelled a strong smell of blood, and Fourth Master Qiao frowned uneasily.

Because I was afraid of leaking the news, I arranged the secret room in the main courtyard, but in the same way, the smell of blood and endless resentment also lingered in the main courtyard.

Every time he finished concocting medicinal materials, he would take his family to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense, and he would also put incense on the main courtyard, and when he was fine, Xue Tao would also chant and chant Buddha.

In fact, he was very evasive about these before.

He is a businessman, and in some ways, he is more superstitious than others, but for the sake of his own future, he can only endure it temporarily.

But the lingering palpitations in his heart are still there, so he needs to use other means to appease his heart, incense and chanting are just the most ordinary.

He has always carried peace and blessings on his body, and donated a large amount of sesame oil money in Xiangguo Temple, set up a doppelganger for himself, carried his unjust debts, burned incense and bathed in front of the Buddha, and washed away his sins.

With uneasiness, Qiao Siye entered the secret room.

The room was stained with blood, and the people who soaked the medicinal materials were cleaning up their utensils, and there were several corpses lying on the ground, which had not yet had time to cover them with cloths.

In the end, it was a weak heart, Qiao Siye's eyes dodged.

"It's all packed, boiled for an hour, and after being made into a medicine bag, it can be sent to the palace."

Fourth Master Qiao was busy responding.

When Ming'er sent tribute into the palace, it was just right to send the medicine bag in.

"Your Highness, you have been busy with the affairs of Your Royal Highness recently, so the medicinal materials will be solved by the people of the Wang family, and they will notify you in advance when they are ready."

"I made a note of it." Second Master Qiao's attitude towards this person was quite respectful.

The man was very satisfied with Fourth Master Qiao's attitude, and said again, "Now is the critical time for Your Highness, pay more attention to your side, don't spoil Your Highness's big affairs." ”

Fourth Master Qiao frowned dissatisfiedly, but he also knew that this person was relaying the instructions of the third prince, although his tone was arrogant, he could only respond in a low voice.

After packing up the things, the man said to Fourth Master Qiao: "That's it for today, I'll go first." ”

No matter how uncomfortable he felt in his heart, Fourth Master Qiao had to send the man out politely.

It's just that the two of them came out of the secret room, and there was a sharp sound of breaking the air overhead.

"Not good!" The man roared vigilantly, pulling Qiao Siye back a few steps.

In the twilight, a bright white light passed in front of him, with a great aura.