Chapter 42: The Pattern of the Ancient Emperor (41)
Lin Du turned his head and asked the Ministry of Rites, "How are the preparations for the sacrifice to the heavens?" β
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was suddenly called, and quickly stood up and replied: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the sacrifice to heaven is set after ten days, and the minister and Qin Tianjian will prepare together, please rest assured." β
"This time the sacrifice is very important, you should pay more attention." Lin Du instructed.
Then she seemed to suddenly remember something: "Where is the initiator of the girl group?" β
Wang Yanxiang stood up: "The minister is here, Your Majesty, please speak." β
"The last game of the song and dance 101 will be held the day after the end of the festival." When the early dynasty said this kind of thing, all the ministers secretly sighed and shook their heads, but Lin Duan was as if he didn't realize it.
"Obey." Wang Yanxiang responded.
Seeing that there was nothing going on, Lin Dui glanced at Lu Fuxin, and when Lu Fuxin finished shouting "retreat", she left in a hurry, she was really hungry.
In the afternoon of this day, when Lin Du was about to take a nap, Lu Fuxin suddenly came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Miss Chen Yuanzhi asks to see you." β
This is strange, Chen Yuanzhi has never taken the initiative to ask to see it, Lin Du looked at Lu Fuxin with some doubts.
Lu Fuxin nodded lightly at Lin Dui, who counted a little in his heart, "Let her come in." β
Chen Yuanzhi carried a food box, "Your Majesty, the slave and maid thank you for your great kindness and virtue to keep the slave and maid in the palace." I heard that you have been busy with government affairs recently, so I boiled this bowl of dark fragrant soup with my own hands, I hope you can like it. β
As she spoke, she handed the food box to Lu Fuxin, who used the silverware to test the poison, and the silverware did not change color.
Lin Du looked at Chen Yuanzhi, trying to find some clues from eye contact, but Chen Yuanzhi lowered her head and didn't look at her.
Seeing the palace maid standing next to Chen Yuanzhi, Lin Duan somewhat understood, Bacheng, the palace maid, was the spies sent by the king of Yunnan to Chen Yuanzhi's side, and today's bowl of soup was under chronic poison and wanted her life.
"Dark fragrant soup?" Lin Du playfully repeated the name, she had never drunk it, such a beautiful name, who knew that there was a hidden murderous intention, "This name is very elegant." β
Chen Yuanzhi introduced: "This dark fragrant soup is made of early plum in the wax moon, picking half of the flowers in the early morning, even into the porcelain bottle, every tael, sprinkled with fried salt one or two, do not use hand copying. Seal the leaves with thick paper, take them open in summer, put a little honey in the pot first, add three or four flowers, and inject boiling water. β
"Such an elegant soup, I want to taste it." Lin Duan served the bowl of soup, this Yunnan King's poison is very powerful, and it can't be detected with silverware.
Chen Yuanzhi still lowered her head, ignoring herself, but the palace maid next to her, her eyes were secretly spinning, secretly looking at Lin Dusk.
Lin Du was still a little worried, she looked at Lu Fuxin, and Lu Fuxin nodded invisibly.
Forget it, drink it, Lu Fuxin won't let himself drink the poison, no matter how bad it is, although his luck is weaker now, he is also the hero, and he won't die after all.
Lin Du had a kind of strong man on the guillotine, picked up the bowl of soup, and drank it all.
After drinking, I don't know if it's a psychological effect, Lin Du always felt very uncomfortable in her stomach, and she didn't want to perfunctory Chen Yuanzhi and the palace maid beside her, so she waved her hand: "I'm tired today, Miss Yuanzhi will go back first, and I'll see you in two days." β
"No." Chen Yuanzhi stepped back, as emotionless as a tool man.
After Chen Yuanzhi left, Lin Du couldn't wait to say that he was going to take a nap, retreated from everyone, and then asked Lu Fuxin: "Father-in-law Lu, there is nothing wrong with this soup, right?" β
Lu Fuxin lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, this soup was originally drugged by the king of Yunnan, but the king of Yunnan kept an eye on it too closely, and the minions' hands did not move in order not to startle the snake." β
"What do you mean?" Lin Dui's eyes widened in horror: "I drank poisonous soup? β
Lin Du was really anxious, and claimed that he had called it wrong. Thinking of the discomfort in her stomach, she retched.
"Your Majesty." Lu Fuxin handed Lin Du a handkerchief.
Lin Du didn't take the veil, how could she be in the mood to wipe her mouth now: "Then what are you nodding to me?" β
"The slave told you that there was indeed poison in it." Lu Fuxin looked at Lin Du innocently.
Lin Dui has a black question mark on his face, what? I actually told myself that it was poisonous, and sure enough, eye contact was unreliable, "I thought you were telling me to be safe." β
"Your Majesty." Lu Fuxin stood there with some grievances.
Lin Du felt that he was not feeling well, as if he was about to die of poison now, "Then what should I do now?" β
"Lu Zhaoqingβ" she shouted in her heart.
Before Lu Zhaoqing could respond, Lu Fuxin spoke first, and he lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, how can a slave watch you drink this decoction without any certainty." You can rest assured, although our people can't change the poison, but it is still okay to secretly take out some powder, Imperial Doctor Zhang has already sent you the antidote pill, he said that after drinking the poison, he ate the antidote pill within a quarter of an hour, and there was no damage to the body. β
"You said it earlier." Lin Dui's tense body relaxed, "Present the antidote pill to me." β
Lu Fuxin handed over the pill and a glass of water, Lin Du was nervous and could barely hold the water, and after devouring the antidote pill, she was completely relieved.
"Why didn't you tell me in advance?" Lin Du was a little annoyed, she was really scared to death just now, "Who allowed you to make decisions for me?" Well? Father-in-law Lu. β
"Your Majesty." Lu Fuxin knelt down straight: "The slave has been busy with this since you got off the morning court, and as soon as you got the antidote pill, you bumped into Miss Chen Yuanzhi, and I didn't have time to explain." The people of the king of Yunnan were really staring too closely, and they didn't give me more time to react. β
Lin Du remembered that since the early dynasty, Lu Fuxin had not been waiting in front of her, because she had given Lu Fuxin an order before, asking him to check on these spies in the palace, so Lu Fuxin would always disappear for a few hours these days, and she didn't care.
"The slave is guilty, the slave should not make a decision for His Majesty, he should think of a way to block Miss Chen Yuanzhi first, and then decide after talking to His Majesty." Lu Fuxin was still kneeling there.
Lin Du didn't let him get up directly, "Grandpa Lu, you have committed a big taboo today, how do you know that I will definitely be able to understand your hints?" Even today, I don't understand your hints. Also, what if this antidote pill doesn't work? What if I don't take the antidote pill in time? Don't do that again. β
Lin Du is also reflecting on herself, is she too approachable, in the memory of the original owner before, Lu Fuxin is not a person who will make her own decisions.
Sure enough, she still can't be an emperor, and the combination of grace and power is what an emperor needs, and being too approachable is not a good thing.