Chapter 213: The Man Who Poisoned Him
On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, after the king of Chu's body recovered a little, he moved back to the palace of the king of Chu to recuperate.
Zhao Ling also came to Jiangfu with a gift on this day, for Jiang Xiaoyu, he couldn't look down on Jiangfu in his heart, but as Jiang Xiaoyu's fiancΓ©, he still had to do everything that should be done on the faΓ§ade.
And Jiangyuan, with the strong support of Emperor Zhou, also sorted out the mess of the household department, and on this day, the future Weng and son-in-law had a good drink, of course, their own precautions and spying were indispensable during the banquet.
After that, Zhao Ling went to visit the old lady again and sent a lot of supplements.
"How's my uncle's injury?"
After returning to Taoyao Courtyard, Zhao Ling naturally occupied Jiang Xiaoyu's rocking chair, lay on it and closed his eyes to recuperate, Jiang Xiaoyu followed behind and asked.
"Father's health has improved a lot!" Zhao Ling said lightly, "It's just that the vitality of the body is greatly damaged, I'm afraid that I will have to lie in bed for a few months!" β
"After all, it will be a great calamity, and there will be blessings in the future!" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled slightly, "By the way, I have already received a letter from my master yesterday, saying that I can come to the capital in the next two days, and let him recuperate my uncle's body when the time comes, and he will definitely recover soon!" β
"Well, I believe in our master's strength!" Zhao Ling said and rubbed Jiang Xiaoyu affectionately with his forehead, "And my father will definitely have a blessing, and he is still waiting for you, the daughter-in-law, to honor him!" β
"Oops!" Jiang Xiaoyu pushed his face away a little, "Don't say it, it's embarrassing!" β
"By the way, when I returned to the palace, my father also instructed you to go to the palace to celebrate the New Year together on the first day of junior high school!" Zhao Ling said.
"Well, I can go visit my uncle! What are the results of the investigation into this poisoning incident? Jiang Xiaoyu asked, "At least the courtiers are all in the fog about this matter, and Your Majesty has not made this matter public, I don't know whether you want to suppress this matter, or if you want to wait for the results to come out before announcing this matter, so as not to make people panic now!" β
"Someone wants to murder His Majesty, this kind of thing will have an impact on His Majesty's authority, and he shouldn't let it spread until the results come out!" Zhao Ling said, "And the investigation in the palace has also been going down the vine and arrested a group of people, the latest result is that the director of the imperial dining room committed suicide, he is an old man in the palace for decades, and he is inextricably linked with the eldest grandson's family, but because of his death, he can't continue to investigate!" β
"What will the people of the eldest grandson family do? Will it throw out some people to protect themselves from digging any further, or will they see how far His Majesty has done before making a move? Jiang Xiaoyu asked.
"When the Queen Mother has a wait-and-see attitude towards this matter, if any situation develops, they themselves probably don't know where the other party has dug the pit, and then deal with it, it may seem very passive, if some people are thrown out for self-protection, it is not self-confessed, admitting that this matter is related to the eldest grandson's family! So no matter what choice they make, it's not good for them! β
"If this matter is really designed by His Majesty, although the means are too ruthless, the effect is very obvious!" Jiang Xiaoyu thought for a while and said, "When the eldest grandson family doesn't know who the opponent they are really facing is, and it involves such a big crime as killing the king, I think it will be their choice to abandon the car and protect the marshal, but this choice is just in line with Your Majesty's expectations!" It seems that a few of us are still tender in front of His Majesty! β
"Your Majesty's means are naturally powerful enough!" Zhao Ling said, "So there is no need to try to challenge Your Majesty's imperial power and bottom line at any time, all actions must be within the order framed by Your Majesty!" If the eldest grandson family knew about restraint, maybe it wouldn't be a thorn in the side that His Majesty wanted to get rid of! β
The next day was the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Since Jiang Xiaoyu had accepted Zhao Ling's invitation, he had brought gifts to visit the Chu Palace.
Zhao Ling took Zhao Quan and Zhao Yang'er to wait for her to come, and as soon as she saw the figure, she first sent her two younger siblings to greet her. Zhao Yang'er ran towards Jiang Xiaoyu happily, her mouth was very sweet: "Future sister-in-law, you are finally here, I have been waiting for you for a long time!" β
Jiang Xiaoyu gently pinched the little girl's cheeks, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen you for a few days, our Yang'er is getting more and more beautiful!" β
Zhao Yang'er raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and said seriously: "It's the future sister-in-law who has become beautiful and taller, if it weren't for Brother Fang Cai saying that this person is you, I wouldn't have recognized it at all!" β
She pulled Jiang Xiaoyu's sleeve, made her squat down a little, and asked in her ear, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!" How did you become beautiful, do you secretly tell Yang'er? Yang'er also wants to be as beautiful as her sister-in-law! β
"Did the little girl steal honey today, her mouth is so sweet!" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled, "Our Yang'er is already very beautiful, and when we grow up, we will become even more beautiful!" β
Zhao Quan reluctantly walked over slowly: "I've seen my future sister-in-law!" For Jiang Haoran's sake, he didn't provoke Jiang Xiaoyu with face.
"Huh?" Jiang Xiaoyu raised his eyebrows and smiled evilly, "I haven't seen you for a few days, how did our second son become so polite!" β
"Humph!" Zhao Quan snorted proudly, "For the sake of you becoming beautiful, I won't bother with you!" β
Jiang Xiaoyu took one in one hand and entered the palace, Zhao Quan awkwardly hid by Zhao Ling's side, and said coolly: "Big brother, I have already done what you asked me to do, I will play by myself!" β
Jiang Xiaoyu pinched Zhao Yang'er's fleshy little hand: "Do you want to play by yourself?" β
"Don't!" Zhao Yang'er stuck to Jiang Xiaoyu's side and said, "I want to be with my sister-in-law, my sister-in-law is so fragrant!" β
"In previous years, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, we all had to go to the palace, but this year, the palace took care of my father's body, so that my father could raise his body in the house! You also know in the palace, it is said that it is the grace of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, in fact, everyone is restrained, looking at the faces of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, where is there warmth in their own home? β
"I don't care about the number of people during the New Year, the key is that the family is neat!" Jiang Xiaoyu said, "I don't need to go to court until the fifteenth, when everyone is free, ask King Jin and the county lord to come out to play together, I haven't gotten together for a long time!" β
"The lesson from last time wasn't enough!" Zhao Ling smiled, "But we can't really stop getting together just because someone wants to kill us, right?" I've arranged it, and if they have a plan, I'd welcome it! Alright, come with me to my father! β
The king of Chu is still lying on the bed because of his body, but now he looks much better, and the layer of black on his face has dissipated, looking a little pale.
"Uncle, how are you feeling now?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked after stepping forward to bless himself.
King Chu smiled kindly and said, "It's already a lot better, so you guys are worried!" β
He looked at Jiang Xiaoyu with admiration in his eyes: "What the prince said is right, you have really grown into a big girl, and you have your mother's demeanor!" β
Jiang Xiaoyu lowered his eyes a little embarrassed: "Xiaoyu is not as good as his mother!" β
"It's still the son of the world's mother who has a good vision, and she set you down early back then, otherwise I'm afraid that now I'm afraid that anyone who proposes marriage will break the threshold of the Jiang family!"
Jiang Xiaoyu was even more embarrassed.
Zhao Ling gently held Jiang Xiaoyu's hand and said to the King of Chu: "The first time Xiaoyu came to the palace for the New Year, my father didn't prepare to press the New Year's money?" β
"You kid!" King Chu smiled, then took out a red envelope from under the pillow and handed it to Jiang Xiaoyu's hand, "This is a little bit of uncle's heart!" β
"Thank you, uncle!" Jiang Xiaoyu said a little embarrassed, "I'm not a child anymore, my uncle is still preparing red envelopes for me!" β
"Uncle take good care of your body, and the person who harmed your uncle will definitely find out!" Jiang Xiaoyu said.
The King of Chu suddenly laughed, coughed twice, glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling, and said, "The person who harmed this king will not be found, because the person who poisoned it is this king himself!" β
"What!" As soon as King Chu's voice fell, Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling both froze, "Uncle, this is not a joke!" β
"This king naturally knows that this is not a joke, but the person who poisoned it is really this king himself!" King Chu smiled faintly.
"But why? The imperial doctor said that the poison is quite ferocious, and if it is a while at night, I am afraid that I will die! Zhao Ling said with a pale face, "I don't care what your purpose is, is it really worth risking your life?" β
"Don't be angry yet!" The king of Chu said gently, "This king will not risk his own life, before the action, I naturally made all preparations, there are people in the Tai Hospital, and the antidote has already been prepared!" β
"But why?" Jiang Xiaoyu asked strangely, "Why do you want to do this?" Do you want uncle? β
"Don't think about it, this king didn't think about killing the king, there is no poison in the snack for the royal brother, the poison was added by myself!" King Chu glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling again, "As for why, isn't the result very good now?" β
"Can you hide this from Your Majesty?" Zhao Ling asked in a deep voice.
"Naturally, you can't hide it!" King Chu smiled lowly, "However, this king understands the character of the imperial brother, and he must have seen through this king's plan at the first time, but he is willing to cooperate, and I am afraid that the rest of the matter is only his arrangement." I did it, doing what he wanted to do, getting the results he wanted, and keeping him from being condemned by his conscience, the best of both worlds, how could he blame me? This king just saw through the emperor's intentions, and helped him to strengthen his mind before! β
Zhao Ling's face was still pale: "There are many methods, why choose this risky method?" β
He stared into King Chu's eyes and roared, "Do you know, I thought I was almost going to lose you!" β
When he finished yelling, he turned and walked out.
King Chu was yelled at by his son, but he was not angry, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Uncle, he doesn't have a heart, don't take it to heart, I'll go see him!" Jiang Xiaoyu hurriedly got up and said.
"This king is fine, this king's son, naturally understands his temperament, you go and see him!"