Chapter 58: Crisis
Xia Man fed Xiao Mo some porridge again, and took care of it for days, but he didn't care about freshening up and changing clothes, so he went to the courtyard to bring Xiao Wei.
"The little maid dares to show off her power here, it's just ......" Before Xiao Wei finished speaking, he was pricked by Qianying and shut up.
"With willows." Xia Man was a little exhausted, and Xin'er hurriedly helped her to sit down.
In a moment, Liu Wuwu was brought in, and she had already lost her lustre, and sat on the ground without saying a word.
Xia Man breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Qianying, and said, "How can you make Xiao Wei get drunk quickly." ”
"It's not easy." Qianying stepped forward, pricked Liu Wuwu's neck with a needle, took some blood, and dipped some raw powder before forcibly feeding the powder mixed with blood into Xiao Wei's mouth.
As soon as the thing entered his throat, Xiao Wei coughed hard, trying to cough out the powder, but Qianying had his own means to choke Xiao Wei's throat and force him to swallow it, so anxious that Xiao Wei whimpered and stared at Xia Man, as if he was going to eat her.
"When did his poison kick in?" Xia Man asked.
Qianying looked at Xiao Wei, touched his veins with his fingers, and said, "At most, it will be half a day, and it will be poisonous." ”
"That's fine, take it to Liu Jin when he's poisoned." Xia Man rubbed his head, staying up late for many days, and his brain hurt badly.
"Help your mother to rest, leave it to me here." Seeing that Xia Man was really tired, Qianying asked Xin'er to help her back.
Seeing that Qianying was here, Xia Man was relieved and let Xin'er help him back to Liangyi Palace.
Although the harem was calm and calm, Zhou Jinge also covered it up many times, but no one noticed that Concubine Taisheng, a person who had lived in the deep palace for a long time, felt a little strange since it was rumored that Xiao Mo was lingering in Liangyi Palace, so she secretly sent someone to target Xia Man.
"The deposed prince has been taken away." Fu Zhu lay down next to Concubine Cheng's ear and whispered.
Concubine Cheng turned a Buddha bead, the corners of her mouth curved, and asked, "You say, why did they mention the abolished prince?"
"This ...... The slave doesn't know. ”
Concubine Chen turned the Buddha beads again, her eyes were full of yin owls, remembering that some time ago, the grandmother who was in charge of the ice torture in the court had come to talk about the inside story of Jingsi's death, and she hated Xiao Mo very much at that moment, and now, mentioning Xiao Wei out of the courtyard, although I don't know what the intention is, it must be related to Xiao Mo, "Xiao Wei's life must be useful to them, then it can't be as they wish." ”
When Fuzhu saw Concubine Cheng's demeanor, she knew her intentions, and she didn't dare to fake her hands to others, so she quietly did it herself.
Xia Man slept for a long time, and when he woke up, he saw a lot of people gathered in front of the couch, rubbing his eyes vigorously, only to see clearly that Xin'er and Qianying were standing on the left side, and Zhou Jinge led Feng Ruoqing and other concubines on the right side, all with a solemn look, so he asked, "What's wrong?"
Qianying looked guilty and said, "I'll go out like a toilet, and when I go back, Xiao Wei will die." ”
Xia Man's throat was fishy, a hot current rushed up, choking and coughing, Xin'er saw this, quickly handed the handkerchief to Xia Man, and patted her on the back, smooth out.
Xia Man couldn't wipe the blood from the corners of his mouth and asked, "Does Liu Jin know about this?"
Zhou Jinge quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and then said: "I don't know who took the blood-stained ring of the waste prince to the cold palace, and the concubine Liu committed suicide." ”
"What about Qiuyun, is Qiuyun still alive?" Xia Man clenched his fists with both hands, and his heart was like a pinprick.
Chikage didn't dare to answer, only shook her head.
"Dead, all dead...... Xia Man's mind went blank for a moment, and tears slipped uncontrollably like rain.
"Someone from my father's army came to me with a message, saying that Xiao Huai had left the penal colony, and he didn't know what to do." Zhou Jinge smelled a little dangerous.
At this moment, it was really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, Xia Man held his spirit, and said: "Please ask the people of the Illusion Pavilion to search for Qin Siya with all their might, and the queen and Concubine De keep an eye on the harem, especially the Taisheng Princess." ”
This matter, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be the handiwork of Concubine Cheng, and now, not only is it urgent to save Xiao Mo, but also to prevent Concubine Cheng from colluding with Xiao Huai and rebelling against the country.
"I'll immediately write a handwritten letter and let the cloud soul rain spirit send it to King Qi." Xia Man looked at Qianying and said, "If King Qi reads the letter and refuses to guard the border against the Heavenly Wolf and the Northern Dynasty, you will let them rob Mu Hanyan until he is willing." ”
At the critical moment, each has its own tasks, and everything else is going smoothly, just looking for Qin Siya, it has been fruitless, so it dragged on all night, watching the drunken poison invade Xiao Mo's bone marrow.
Xia Man lay on Xiao Mo's body, quietly without saying a word, letting the tears in the corners of his eyes continue to soak his bedclothes.
"I'll go back and look through the medical books, maybe there's a way." Qianying stood aside, regretting that he had failed to guard Xiao Wei and let people take advantage of the loophole.
"Is there really a way?" Xia Man's face was like a tree, his eyes were empty, and there was no superfluous emotion.
"The master is a strange person, and he must have a strange way to create the Fantasy Pavilion single-handedly." Qianying said and hurried back to the Illusion Pavilion, flipping through the ancient books without changing hands, trying to find a way to cure Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo on the couch was dying, his lips had turned from the previous miserable white to black, the red moles on his earlobes had begun to ooze blood, and the blood vessels on his arms were crimson protruding, which was very terrifying.
The survival of the Southern Dynasty was in danger, but Xiao Huai took the opportunity to go down and find Mu Hanyan.
In the hidden place, Xiao Huai covered his face in black and saw Mu Hanyan.
"What's the matter with me?" Mu Hanyan subconsciously protected her stomach, and was only diagnosed with a happy pulse last month, so she was cautious.
Xiao Huai lowered his voice and said: "Xiao Mo's life is on the verge of dying, you borrow my soldiers and horses, at that time, I will wave the army in the city, win the throne, and pay tribute to the Northern Dynasty every year, without committing a single soldier." ”
Mu Hanyan was shocked when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's up to you?"
"Xiao Wei is dead, if Xiao Mo is also dead, I will be the only one to inherit." It is not an exaggeration for Xiao Huai to have such a calculation, after all, Xiao Xun married the Northern Dynasty, and the clan would not let him ascend the throne, and Xiao Bi was young and unbearable, so he was half sure.
As the two were talking, they heard the government soldiers scolding, "Who is talking here!"
Xiao Huai took advantage of Mu Hanyan's inattention, ran away with a dodge, Mu Hanyan revealed his true face, asked the soldiers to arrest Xiao Huai, and instructed Xiao Xun not to be informed of this matter.
After returning to the palace, Mu Hanyan looked as usual, and did not mention the matter to Xiao Xun, but quietly wrote a letter, wanting to inform his brother of the situation of the Southern Dynasty.
Before the letter was sent, Xiao Xun went back to the house, with a solemn face and a heavy heart.
"What's wrong?" Mu Hanyan stepped forward and pinched Xiao Xun's shoulder, and said softly: "It's been cold lately, you have to pay attention to your body." ”
"The emperor's brother is poisoned, his life hangs by a thread, Xiao Huai is eyeing him, and the Southern Dynasty is in trouble." As soon as Xiao Xun received the handwritten letter from Yun Soul Yuluo, he immediately returned to his house, gathered troops and horses, and guarded the tripartite border to prevent the Heavenly Wolf and the Northern Dynasty from taking advantage of the danger.
Mu Hanyan was stunned and said, "Do you want to give up this opportunity?"
Xiao Xun said with a smile: "The patriarchal law is cloudy: all the children of the Xiao royal family who marry foreigners are not allowed to inherit the ancestral temple. ”
Mu Hanyan's eyes were red, he held Xiao Xun's hand, and said, "It turns out that you didn't plan to compete for the crown from the beginning. ”
Xiao Xun stroked Mu Hanyan's belly, with a smile in his eyes, and said, "You are always more important than the things on the side, not to mention that we have a child, and a family of three is better than anything else." ”
"But, I've already sent a letter to my brother to tell him about the situation in the Southern Dynasty." Mu Hanyan hung his head, looking like he had done something wrong.
"It's okay, lately, your two brothers are afraid and have no intention of doing political affairs."
Xiao Xun said this is not nonsense, since the kite flew into the harem of the Northern Dynasty, it led the Mu brothers to fight, the two brothers have not spoken for several months, now, Mu Handong resigned from his official position, ignoring all government affairs, and Mu Hanchuan seems to be angry with his two brothers, all day closed the court and playing with the kite, and also asked people to write a collection and send it to Mu Handong's mansion, so angry that Mu Handong stomped his feet.