Chapter 506: The Imperial Merchant Again
The king was shocked when he heard the holy woman say that Zhao Yunling was still alive.
"What's the matter, didn't you tell me that Zhao Yunling died in prison at the beginning? Now tell me that Zhao Yunling is not dead, you are not playing tricks on me. The king was shocked and then furious, and he slammed the armrest of his chair with a dull "thump".
When the saint saw that the king was so angry, she immediately panicked. Although she is not afraid of the king on weekdays, and even treats the king with a presumptuous attitude, it is all because she has the Holy Religion behind her.
And now, Zhao Yunling has entered the Holy Sect and won the favor of the sect leader, and her status in the Holy Sect has become precarious with the rise of Zhao Yunling's status, so she will find the king and tell him the news that Zhao Yunling is still alive, just to get rid of Zhao Yunling with the help of the king.
It's just that she didn't expect that the king would be so angry, and now the decline in her status in the Holy Sect has made her a little unconfident, and even looking at the king like this, she is a little weak.
"King, I am not playing tricks on you, you listen to me." The saint hurriedly waved her hand in defense.
The king, however, was already red-eyed. He has always been polite to her because of his identity as a saint, and when the saint promised to help him get hybrid rice from Zhao Yunling, he also complied with those excessive requests made to him, but now, he found that the saint has been lying to him, deceiving him as the king of a country, how can he not be angry?
The king did not listen to the holy woman's arguments, but called to humanity, "Come, drag down this sinner who has committed the crime of deceit, and beat me to death!" ”
When all the guards called by the king rushed up, the saint's legs were completely weak, and she knelt on the ground and shouted madly, "King, you can't kill me, I am the holy daughter of the Holy Sect, if you kill my Holy Sect, I will not give up!" ”
The king was still sitting in his seat, without the slightest hint of stopping the guards.
When the guards were about to drag the saint down, the saint's words softened.
"King, I was wrong, you spare me, it was Zhao Yunling who faked her death in prison before, and I was deceived by her, and I definitely didn't mean to deliberately deceive you! It was also Zhao Yunling who recently mixed into the Holy Sect and I learned that she is not dead, you spare me, I will definitely get the complete formula from her when I return to the Holy Sect for you! ”
When the king heard this, he waved his hand and let the guards go down.
Although the saint was not injured, after the fright just now, her original delicate hair bun and makeup were messed up, and she looked like a crazy woman.
"Let's go, if you still can't get the full recipe this time, don't think I'll spare you again." The king snorted coldly and walked away.
The saint sat on her knees, staring at the jade bricks on the floor of the main hall, a little distracted, and at the same time, her resentment towards Zhao Yunling also grew wildly in her heart.
The king returned to the imperial study, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and even dropped his favorite white jade lion head paperweight, and it took a long time to calm down.
Although he released the Holy Maiden, due to the previous things of the Holy Maiden, he also doubted whether the Holy Maiden could get the complete formula this time.
He sat down and rubbed his sore brows, and summoned a few guards, "Go, check Zhao Yunling for me, find out where she is now, and if she does, bring her to me." ”
Zhao Yunling did not deliberately hide that he had entered the Holy Sect, and was soon discovered by the king's subordinates.
She wasn't surprised by this. She hadn't given the complete hybrid rice recipe to the Holy Maiden before, and the Holy Maiden couldn't report to the Emperor, so it was not surprising that she was still alive.
Well, the idea of the saint is wrong.
After Zhao Yunling was found by the king's subordinates, he did not resist, and calmly followed a few people into the palace, which made several people quite surprised.
After entering the palace, Zhao Yunling didn't need the king to ask more, and after saluting the king, he said, "King, I know what you are looking for me for." It is true that I never died, in fact, no one killed me at all, but the Holy Maiden took me out of prison and imprisoned me in the Holy Church. I have no intention of deceiving you into escaping from prison. ”
"Then tell me why the saint did this?" When the king heard Zhao Yunling and the Holy Maiden's completely different words, he couldn't help frowning and asked.
"I've always known that the king is interested in the hybrid rice recipe that Rong Yan and I have in hand, so you asked the saint who had a good relationship with me to get the recipe from me, yes or no?" Zhao Yunling asked the king.
The king saw that his previous careful thoughts were all penetrated by Zhao Yunling, and he was a little embarrassed in his heart for a while, but he didn't speak again, just looked at Zhao Yunling.
When Zhao Yunling saw the king like this, he knew that he had not denied it.
"The Holy Maiden was also interested in this recipe, but she did not want to give it to you, but wanted to swallow it for herself, which is why she imprisoned me like this. At the same time, she wants to get the benefit from you, so she agrees to help you get the formula from me. Zhao Yunling said.
The king's brow furrowed even tighter, "How do you prove that you are telling the truth?" How can I trust you with your empty mouth and white teeth? ”
"Does the king know why the Holy Maiden had to imprison me, instead of killing me after she got the recipe from me? I didn't think I was stupid, so I didn't give the complete formula to the saint in order to save my own life, and the saint had no way to forcibly get the complete formula from me, so I was imprisoned. ”
When the king heard Zhao Yunling's words, he immediately thought that the holy maiden had not completed the recipe for a long time, and he believed most of Zhao Yunling's words, but he still had doubts, so he asked Zhao Yunling, "Since you said that the holy maiden imprisoned you, then how did you enter the holy sect as a dancing girl and return to the sect leader?" ”
As soon as the king said this, Zhao Yunling suddenly put on an expression of extreme sadness mixed with some anger.
"You don't know, King. After Rong Yan's death, I knew that it was the saint who separated us as husband and wife, so I tried every possible way to escape from the saint. The reason why he entered the Holy Religion again was to seek the support of the sect leader, find the handle of the holy woman, and avenge this great revenge. If the king can take advantage of me, and wait for the great revenge, I will give the recipe of hybrid rice with both hands. ”
Previously, Rong Yan faked his death, and the king only knew that it was the assassin who killed Rong Yan, but he didn't know that it was Zhao Yunling who pretended to assassinate Rong Yan in order to deceive the saint. And the fact that Rong Yan is not dead except for her, Yueqing and Qiao Wenxuan, only Cheng Shu'er knows. Cheng Shu'er still felt guilty about Rong Yanshang, so naturally he would not tell the king about it, and the king still didn't know about it.
As for the separation between the saint and Rong Yan, it is naturally nonsense, it was just a scene between her and Rong Yan before, and now the king's trust in the saint has been exhausted by the saint herself, no matter what she says at this time, the king will feel that it is really the saint who did it, and he is convinced of her words.
The king really believed Zhao Yunling's words, and the previous attitude of the saint towards him also made him unhappy, so he agreed to Zhao Yunling's words.
After all, why not promise Zhao Yunling that he can not only get a complete hybrid rice formula, but also get rid of the thorn in the eye of the saint, and he doesn't need to come forward?
The saint on the other side naturally also learned that Zhao Yunling was taken away by the king's people, and she was still secretly happy in her heart, thinking that the king would definitely punish Zhao Yunling, but she never thought that her subordinates suddenly told her that Zhao Yunling was named an imperial merchant by the king again, and she was so shocked that she dropped the teacup with half a cup of tea in her hand.
"What do you say? Zhao Yunling has become an imperial businessman? You tell me again, say it again! The saint stood up at once, and shook the maid who had just told her the news in a frenzied manner, but without waiting for her to reply, she pushed the maid to the ground.
Then he paced back and forth, muttering, "How so?" Didn't the king always dislike Zhao Yunling, how could he suddenly make her an imperial businessman? It must be that Zhao Yunling made some deal with the king, it must be! ”
As if trying to deceive herself, she kept repeating "yes", walking faster and faster, and then, as if suddenly thinking of something, she suddenly stopped.
Zhao Yunling didn't deal with her, but now that Zhao Yunling has won the favor of the sect leader and has been named an imperial businessman, she can't move Zhao Yunling. But Zhao Yunling may involve her in the deal with the king, and it will definitely not be something beneficial to her, so what should she do?
The people around looked at the saint Maiden who described her madness like this, and secretly slandered the saint that she was crazy, but no one dared to touch the saint's body, for fear that the saint would be angry with herself.
Even the handmaidens who were sent by the Sect Master to find the Holy Maiden. The maid was still seen by the holy woman who suddenly came back to her senses, and then said, "Holy Maiden, the sect master asks you to take out the holy relics from the dark room and put them in the holy place. ”
After saying this, the maid hurriedly left, for fear of attracting the saint's bad head.
When the saint learned about what the sect leader had told her, she couldn't go on like this, so she went to get the holy relics. It's just that I can't help but think about Zhao Yunling and the king in my heart.
When the holy woman went to the dark room to go to the holy relic, the sect leader happened to be in the dark room, and when he saw that the holy woman looked like he was not giving up, he said to her, "The holy relic is in front, but it is not pious, how can you have the appearance of a holy woman, if you are still like this, the holy woman should be replaced by Hibiscus." ”
The saint naturally knew that Furong was referring to Zhao Yunling, and she had a "sigh" in her heart.
Only then did she realize that she had now lost even the support of the sect leader, and even the sect leader didn't want her to be a saint anymore.
She collected her emotions on the surface, but she didn't stop thinking about it for a moment in her mind, so she held the holy relic in her hand until she reached the holy place, and when she was about to put the holy relic on the offering table, she wandered and threw the holy relic on the ground.
No one had ever dropped a holy relic on the ground, this was the first time for her, and the holy relic was of great significance to the Holy Religion, so she still wandered in such a sacred place as the Holy Land and dropped the holy relic.
The saint fell to the ground with a weak fall.
She's completely finished.