Chapter 9 Wetland Worm Gu
When Princess Zhaoyang heard that Concubine Xi was coming, she said goodbye to Emperor Wei and came straight to the side hall. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As soon as I walked out of the palace gate, I raised my eyes and saw Xi Guifei leading two palace maids, one of whom was waiting for the order in front of the palace gate with a basket of seasonal fruits in her hand. At the top of the basket are a few yellow-orange-orange southwestern mandarins.
"The concubine has a heart!" Princess Zhaoyang stepped forward to salute, looked at the fruit basket in the hand of the palace maid, and smiled, "My imperial brother loves to eat this kind of tangerine in the south, Niangniang is really hearted, and she can get it from so far away." As he spoke, he stretched out Qianqian Rouyi and gently shook one in his hand.
Concubine Xi's eyelids twitched, but there was a smile on her face, "This is specially prepared for Your Majesty, if the princess also likes it, the palace will order someone to send some to the princess's mansion." ”
Princess Zhaoyang stared at Concubine Xi, but smiled indifferently and said: "Why is Niangniang so stingy, even if the imperial brother is here, I won't blame you for eating one." This tangerine looks really sweet......"
Concubine Xi restrained her smile, turned her head and said to a palace maid beside her: "Cicada, don't let these fruits stain the princess's hands!" It's all fresh fruit, and I haven't had time to wash it yet. ”
"It's okay, this tangerine can be eaten by peeling it, thank you." Princess Zhaoyang held the tangerine in her palm, ignored Concubine Xi's prevarication, and went to the side hall with a smile.
As soon as Princess Zhaoyang's figure disappeared into the corner of the palace wall, she heard Concubine Xi's faint voice, "Go!" Cicada, take these fruits back to Fengxiao Palace! ......”
Princess Zhaoyang stood quietly against the wall for a long time, and saw a palace maid carrying a fruit basket by herself, so she turned around and went to the side hall, and quickly led Guiguyang out of the palace.
In the garden of the princess's mansion, Princess Zhaoyang was dressed in a red long skirt and Guiguyang in a white robe stood under a green cypress. This green cypress tree is thick and circumferential, with branches like halberds, and the huge canopy is stretched out, like a canopy, and it seems that the tree is hundreds of years old.
There is a long cloister in the garden, which meanders along an artificial river. On a bluestone arch bridge, a little girl of seven or eight years old and a maid are leaning against the bluestone railing to watch the koi swimming in the water and competing for food, occasionally letting out a string of crisp laughter.
"She is naturally the county lord of Hui'er. Zhaoyang, I've always thought about it all these years, many things are beyond our control, and it's better to be happy. Look at Hui'er, it is precisely because she is still young and has no desires that she can be so simple and happy. But looking back at us, what else is there except for some wealth and fame? Guigu Yang seemed to have a feeling.
"If there is no desire, it is naturally good, and the prince and the king will not kill each other; If the two houses fight, the net will not be broken; Now father and son are not like father and son, husband and wife are not like husband and wife, I am a woman, in this emperor's house, what can I do? Princess Zhaoyang's expression darkened, and she withdrew her loving gaze from her daughter, "Just like Hui'er, since she was born in a rich family, as a mother, she wants to do her best to keep these riches, there is nothing wrong with it, right?" ”
Guigu Yang shook his head and sighed, "I originally had the intention of retiring to the rivers and lakes, but since you have something to ask for, after I saw that jade, I decided to go on the road before I saw it." Yes, in this life, things are not as good as expected, this sentence is really incisive - incisive words! ”
Princess Zhaoyang lifted her red skirt, moved the lotus step lightly, and walked casually along the stone path of the garden. Guigu Yang followed, and both of them didn't say a word.
It wasn't until she reached a dense bush that Princess Zhaoyang asked softly: "Entering the palace today, can the emperor's sick brother see some clues?" ”
"After I checked the pulse of the emperor at that time, I was also surprised. The emperor's disease is poisoning, and this poison is also very strange. ”
Princess Zhaoyang bowed slightly, her silver teeth clenched, "Yes, it wasn't my expectation." It's just that I didn't expect this vicious woman to hide so deeply! ”
"Who does the princess think did it?"
"Concubine Xi! She is the adoptive mother of the crown prince, and she temporarily occupies the position of the sixth house. Seeing that the king was seizing the heir, the mother and son actually attacked His Majesty in an attempt to ascend to the throne earlier. ”
"Even if Concubine Xi did it, we have to have evidence." Guigu Yang was not surprised, shook his head and said: "Concubine Xi is not the only one who has this kind of motive, how can she confess her guilt without real evidence?" ”
"Brother Yang, do you know what poison is in the emperor?"
"It's a kind of insect poison. This kind of insect Gu is also called wetland insect Gu, and it is only found in the southwest. Guigu Yang paused for a long time, and seemed to be a little uncertain, "This Gu insect is extremely small, it can only survive at room temperature, and it can't be contaminated with any oily meat, once it is steamed at high temperature, the insect Gu will die, and it is not harmful to the human body." I've also been thinking about how they put these worms into the emperor's diet? ”
"In this way, there are people in the palace who are hiding Gu Shi?"
"It must be so! Possessing these Gu worms and casting Gu are two different concepts. This Gu worm comes from the south, and after being secretly brought into the palace, there must be someone who gives Gu to succeed. ”
Princess Zhaoyang took out a tangerine from her sleeve and lined it in her palm, "When I left Lanling Palace, I happened to meet Concubine Xi Guifei to offer fresh fruits to Your Majesty. His Majesty likes to eat tangerines in the Shu area, and I had some doubts in my heart, so I took one over, and Concubine Xi was a little uncomfortable at that time. ”
Guigu Yang took the tangerine from Princess Chaoyang's hand, took a closer look, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he said: "I have an old friend who is also a master of poisoning, he must know that this kind of wetland insect Gu method is used."
"Please ask Brother Yang to do it quickly, if this insect Gu is related to those fruits, isn't my imperial brother in danger?"
"Mother!" I don't know when Hui'er and the maid came over.
"Be careful!" Princess Zhaoyang squatted down and opened her arms while being coquettish, and hugged Hui'er who rushed into her arms.
Guigu Yang was about to say goodbye, but Princess Zhaoyang turned around and asked unintentionally, "Brother Yang is still used to living in Dicui Pavilion in the mansion, right?" Whatever you need, don't be formal. ”
Guigu Yang knew that the princess was widowed and worried that he would be inconvenienced, so he laughed loudly: "I, Guigu Yang, do things for others, how can I care about these worldly etiquette?" ”
"That's great!" Princess Zhaoyang looked back and smiled, her teeth like snow, "I'll take Hui'er first, and ask Brother Yang to analyze that tangerine well, maybe you can find something." ”
Dicui Pavilion is the guest residence of Guiguyang, on the southwest corner of the Princess's Mansion. Guigu Yang said goodbye to the princess and stepped out of the garden on the road, turned the Taihu Lake rockery in the atrium, and just stepped on the three steps of Dicui Pavilion, he heard a "whew", and a black shadow floated over.
"Haha! It's the tiger who has arrived! As soon as Guigu Yang's words fell, I saw a golden eagle swing a stream of air, flapped its wide wings a few times, and landed steadily on the wrist guard raised by Guigu Yang.
The black wings of this golden eagle are shining, but the feathers on the head and tail are pure white, its claws are golden, the eagle's eyes are blazing, and it has a majestic and majestic kingly bearing.
"See the Sect Master!" A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out of the gate of Dicui Pavilion, with a silver crown and a blue robe, and a pair of black eyes as clear as water.
"Zhanyan, was Old Helmsman Xu sent you?" Guigu Yang asked gently while playing with the golden eagle.
"When the old helmsman Xu heard that the sect master had entered Beijing, he ordered his subordinates to come with Huzi. It is said that Ganzhou and the capital are thousands of miles apart, and Huzi can help a lot. ”
"It's still Xu Lao's helmsman's heart! Yan'er, let's go inside. As soon as he entered the hospital, Guigu Yang laughed loudly: "Haha! It seems that the old thing of Shushan Tianlao has also arrived? ”
"If Mr. Guigu is alive, how can you be so rude?" As soon as Guigu Yang's laughter fell, he saw a slender old man with a blue face and white beard, who had already stood in front of the two of them at some point.
"Haha-" Guigu Yang swung the golden eagle upward, and the golden eagle rose up and rushed towards the sky. Guigu Yang stepped forward and grabbed the sleeve of Shushan Tianlao, and said with a smile: "There is something that you have to do in person, otherwise how dare I work for you to drive this thousands of miles?" ”
"Humph! However, the old man was born with a hard life, and he was angry with your son for the first forty years, and he had to be angry with your son for the next forty years, so let's stop! ”......