Chapter 243: Exculpation

Zeng Rong saw that the Queen Mother was full of love and pity when she touched Zhu Heng one moment, but she was worried the next moment, no matter how smart she was, she didn't guess what the old man was struggling with.

Fortunately, the Queen Mother didn't bother for long, and personally pushed Zhu Heng to the door, handed over the person to the two guards, and Amei led everyone from another street to the small gate of the temple.

Half an hour later, Zeng Rong and his entourage returned to the palace, and after getting off the carriage at Xihuamen, Zeng Rong went directly back to the Pharmacopoeia Bureau.

The three of them were not in the Pharmacopoeia Bureau, only Xiao Liu Shou gave Zhu Heng decoction in front of the small charcoal stove, according to Xiao Liu, Cui Yuanhua and Du Juan went to Qianning Palace, it seems that the Ten Princes are not very good, saying that several imperial doctors have passed, and Xiao Lizi went to the Department of Medicine to get the medicine.

"Didn't you hear about the improvement yesterday?" Zeng Rong asked.

Yesterday afternoon, she went to see Queen Wang, and Queen Wang was still in the mood to laugh, why did her work get worse in a day?

It seems that some people can't hold it anymore, so they have to force Zhu Heng to come out and do this Fa thing.

Fortunately, Zhu Heng figured it out today, otherwise, this level would be a big test for him, and the Queen Mother, I'm afraid it would also be a dilemma.

However, when it comes to this, Zeng Rong is still a little curious, what means did the abbot master use to persuade Zhu Heng, but unfortunately, there are many people, and she has never had a chance to ask.

Xiao Liuzi didn't know why the Ten Princes' illnesses recurred, but Xiao Lizi, who came back from the Imperial Doctor's Office, said that it was because the queen went back to Kunning Palace to pack up a few changes of clothes for the Ten Princes, and it may be that these clothes were contaminated with the resentment of the former queen, so the Ten Princes fell ill again after wearing them.

Zeng Rong naturally scoffed at this statement, but she was worried that if it reached Zhu Heng's ears, she was afraid that it would hurt him again, after all, he had already backed down and promised the main sacrifice, but these people still refused to let him go.

At three o'clock, it was time for Zeng Rong to send medicine to Zhu Heng, Cui Yuanhua and Du Juan had not come back, Zeng Rong did not wait any longer, told Xiao Liu and Xiao Li, and left the Pharmacopoeia Bureau with the food box.

Coincidentally, at the gate of Cining Palace, Zeng Rong ran into the imperial concubine and several concubines, and the imperial concubine caught a glimpse of the food box in Zeng Rong's hand, and asked casually: "What did the emperor send to the queen mother today?" ”

When Zeng Rong heard this, the other party didn't seem to know that he was sending medicine to Zhu Heng, and he wanted to tell a lie, but he was worried that the emperor would leak it, and then he would punish her for a big crime of disrespect, and she couldn't afford the consequences.

"Back to the imperial concubine, it's medicine." Zeng Rong told the truth.

"Medicine? What medicine? Tong Yao turned around, obviously, this answer was not what she expected.

"Back to the imperial concubine, the lower official is not clear, the lower official is just ordered to come." Zeng Rong said thoughtfully.

Although this is vague, it is not a lie, the emperor just ordered Chang Dezi to send a prescription, only said to send it to Cining Palace, and did not say who this prescription is for, what disease to cure, and as a subordinate, it is his duty to act according to orders, and those who should not be inquired must not inquire blindly.

Tong Yao obviously didn't believe this, but in the past two days, she had been involved in too much energy by Kunning Palace, and she didn't take care of Zeng Rong for a while, but she received news that the Queen Mother went to Puji Temple today to bring Zhu Heng and Zeng Rong together.

Therefore, I am afraid that most of this medicine was sent to Zhu Heng, right? If it is the queen mother, why is it necessary to send Zeng Rong from afar?

But why did the emperor send medicine to Zhu Heng? Could it be that what he values most in his heart is Zhu Heng?

Although Zeng Rong didn't raise her head, Yu Guang faintly sensed the anger emanating from the imperial concubine, and after a little thought, she guessed what the problem was.

It's just that at this moment, she didn't take the initiative to explain, for fear that there would be no suspicion of three hundred taels of silver here.

When he was hesitating, he saw the other party asking: "By the way, the tenth prince fell ill in Qianning Palace this morning, why haven't you seen it?" ”

When Zeng Rong heard this, he guessed that she must have been discovered by the other party when she left the palace in the morning, but it just gave her a reason to exonerate Zhu Heng.

"Back to the imperial concubine Niangniang, in the morning the official was ordered by the emperor to accompany the queen mother to Puji Temple to worship the Buddha, the emperor said, the queen mother has been depressed recently, and ordered the official to accompany one or two to repay the emperor's kindness."

Tong Yao saw that Zeng Rong didn't dare to lie, told the truth, and also explained where the medicine went, and didn't want to make much trouble, so he smiled and said: "Since you are on order, you can do a good job, go." ”

"Ladies go first." Zeng Rong took two steps back and stood aside.

Seeing this, Tong Yao became more and more satisfied, helped the palace maid beside her, and left, followed by several concubines who recognized Zeng Rong, and looked at her with curious, inquisitive, and mocking.

Zeng Rong replied to the other party with a smile.

After these people walked a few feet away, Zeng Rong entered the door, and the queen mother, who went to see first, was stopped by a palace maid outside the door, saying that the queen mother went out for most of the morning for a long time, and came back in the afternoon and was troubled by these concubines for a long time.

Seeing this, Zeng Rong went directly into the backyard to see Zhu Heng, Zhu Heng had just finished bathing, his hair had not yet dried, and Xiao Haizi was wiping it with a dry cotton cloth to help him.

"Sister Amei, why didn't she help?" Zeng Rong wondered in his heart, shouldn't this errand be Amegan?

Zhu Heng looked at her eyes and said, "Xiao Haizi and Xiao Luzi have served me for many years, and I am used to them. ”

Zeng Rong was uncomfortable with this explanation, and hurriedly turned his head around, took out the medicine and put it on the table, "This medicine is almost cold, drink it first, I still have something to do, go back first." ”

"Stop." Zhu Heng realized that something was wrong, and it seemed that he had said the wrong thing.

So, he nodded to Xiao Haizi, and Xiao Haizi hurriedly pulled the path out.

Zhu Heng pushed the wheelchair forward two steps and stretched out his hand to Zeng Rong, "Give me the medicine bowl." ”

Zeng Rong turned around and sent the medicine bowl over, Zhu Heng took the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp, Zeng Rong poured a glass of warm water, handed it over and waited for him to rinse his mouth, and asked what the abbot master had said to him in the temple in the morning.

"It's nothing, I figured it out on my own." Zhu Heng talked about the lottery he drew and the content of the signature, but he hid the wish he made before the draw.

"Do you believe in the reincarnation of cause and effect?" Zhu Heng asked her.

"I believe it, but it's too much of a coincidence, could it be that it is really my mother's ghost?" Zeng Rong really didn't want to believe that a woman who was obsessed with Li Qingzhao would be so entangled and couldn't let go.

"Originally, I didn't believe it, the abbot master said nine words, love begets idiot, infatuation begets resentment, resentment begets hatred, my mother, to my father, it must be like this."

Love begets infatuation, infatuation begets resentment, resentment begets hatred, these nine words make Zeng Rong fall into the memories of his previous life, and the entanglement between her, Wang Chuchu and Xu Jing is not the same?

If it weren't for the deep love and hatred, how could Wang Chuchu lose her conscience and let her take the child in her belly to Xu Jing to be buried together?