Chapter 95 Murder with a knife
Xiao He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at him, the thin mark on his face had probably become a scar, and it stands to reason that he had formed a bond with himself. If it was just to make money, would he be so honest to reveal the news to himself?
As he says, it is all true, or it may be only partial.
He said that he was the only one in the Qinglong Hall in the palace, so it was possible that he was only a person with the identity of the hall, if he was a connector or an informant, he was not an internal member of the Qinglong Hall organization, and he could not be included in it.
The Blue Dragon Hall is not only responsible for killing, but also for information gathering.
He naturally knows how to use the information in his hand, and he will naturally tell what is important and what is not.
"Is Meng Xu your real name, or a fake name?"
Hearing her ask this question seemed to surprise him, he actually laughed, "You waste ten taels for this question, it doesn't seem to be worth it." ”
"It's worth it or not, it's up to me, you can choose to answer or not." Xiao He has always felt that no matter what kind of organization it is, it is based on people, and she took the time to talk to him in order to understand him more as a person. Knowing him is conducive to understanding Qinglong Hall.
At this time, it seems that the content of the conversation is meaningless and purposeless, but it is just to let her know more about the person in front of her, and only when she fully understands this person can she gradually interpret the other party's actions.
As in chess, you can predict the next move or moves through the previous moves.
Xiao Shi was about to open his mouth to explain, but when he listened to it, he found a sound outside the door, and he lowered his voice, "Someone is coming, a woman, two people." ”
From the priority of his steps, he could hear so many things, but Xiao He had to listen carefully for a long time before he could faintly hear some sound. Xiao He hesitated for a moment, and left immediately without letting him go.
There was already a knock on the door, "Lord Xiao." Are you there? ”
The voice was the princess's maid, Abi.
Xiao Shi was about to leave through the window, but Xiao He stopped him and answered the door, "Here!" Please wait and pick up your clothes. As soon as Xiao He let go, Xiao Shi flew up to the beam and hid on it.
Xiao He glanced up, even if he looked carefully, it was not easy to see his figure, so he went to open the door with confidence.
Abi came first, and Princess Mu Qingwan followed.
"Master Xiao, I came this time to thank you for giving me the pot of green jade Ruyi before, so I prepared some return gifts." Mu Qingwan said softly, turned around and gestured to Abi with his eyes.
Ah Bi stepped forward, carrying a basket of food boxes and placing them on the table.
"It's all snacks made by the princess herself, Lord Xiao don't want to live up to the princess." Abi said with a smile.
"Abi!" Mu Qingwan hurriedly called the maid, she didn't want to say too much, she was also worried, if Xiao He didn't like sweets, but she had to accept it hard, she would be a good person in vain.
"Thank you, princess, the minister has always liked sweets." Xiao He took a deep look and was respectful.
"Lord Xiao doesn't have to be polite, just like it, then ......" Mu Qingjuan's eyes looked around the furnishings in the side hall again, and he wanted to say something more, but when the words came to his mouth, he changed his mind and said to his maid: "Ah Bi, let's go, so as not to disturb Lord Xiao's rest." ”
Ah Bi curtsied at Xiao He, and then followed Mu Qingwan out of the hall.
After sending them away, Xiao He closed the door and came back, looking at the exquisite food box, he couldn't help but smile.
Although she did have a sweet tooth, the princess's kindness became more and more obvious, which made her a little embarrassed.
Xiao Shi fell from the beam without making a sound at all. Xiao He opened the food box and took out two plates of dim sum, "Come, borrow flowers to offer Buddha, please eat dim sum." Xiao Shi walked to the side, leaned down to take a closer look, sniffed again, and said to Xiao He with a serious face, "These snacks are poisonous." ”
Xiao He was a little surprised, Mu Qingwan should not poison herself, I am afraid that someone will borrow her hand.
"There were people outside just now, with strong martial arts, not under you, they went out, and they didn't follow the princess to act, but they were secretly spying." Xiao Shi continued.
"Not from your Qinglong Hall?" Xiao He smiled.
Xiao Shi frowned slightly, "If you don't believe me, just don't believe me." ”
Xiao He reached out and pinched a piece of dim sum and put it in his mouth.
"You...... Why should I lie to you, you ......" Xiao Shi's eyebrows were twisted into Sichuan characters, and she almost wanted to reach out to stop her, but she finally held back.
"No, I believe you, but since someone sent it to the door, I must let him get what he wants, otherwise this poison will not be in vain." Xiao He smiled faintly and swallowed the snack.
"Aren't you afraid that it is a poison that has no cure?" Xiao Shi looked at her with a bit of incredulity.
"Then it can only be said that the sky is going to die, I Xiao He, and I will accept my fate." As soon as the words fell, Xiao He noticed a trace of abdominal pain, and she smiled bitterly.
Xiao Shi saw her expression change, knowing that the poison was attacking, she changed it to a hint of ridicule, and the corners of her mouth twitched, "Although this poison is strong, there is a way to solve it, but it will kill people if it drags on for a long time, you can ask for more blessings." With that, he withdrew the way he came.
Xiao He's bitter trick is to see what kind of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods are drawn out.
After a while, everyone inside and outside the Jixian Hall knew that Xiao He was poisoned after eating the snacks sent by the princess, and Xue Liangan was hurriedly invited over. The people from the Internal Affairs Office also told Mu Churan the truth.
As soon as Mu Churan heard that Xiao He was poisoned, he put down the fold in his hand and went straight to the Jixian Palace, and Gonggong Liu followed behind and trotted all the way and almost didn't catch up.
Xiao He was lying on the bed at the moment, having already taken the antidote pill brought by Xue Liangan, and his condition had improved. When she saw Mu Churan coming, she got up to speak, but was stopped by Mu Churan, "If you have anything to say, just lie down and say it." ”
"This matter should not be about the princess, I hope that Your Majesty will be aware of it, when the minister was poisoned, he found that a figure flashed outside the hall, like a martial arts master......" Xiao He said, interrupted by a violent cough, and spit out a mouthful of black blood.
"Imperial Physician Xue!" Mu Churan exclaimed, "Didn't you say detoxification?" ”
Xue Liang'an looked calm, "Back to Your Majesty, the antidote has just been given to Lord Xiao, but it will still take time for it to take effect, he first ate the poisonous pastry, and the poison has entered the body, so he ......"
"Okay, okay, I already know, now you use medicine first to minimize the damage to her body!" Mu Churan commanded, and at the same time began to think in his heart, who wants to harm her? Is it the queen mother again?
Mu Churan narrowed his eyes slightly, remembering that when Nan Feng came to the court before, what happened at the palace banquet seemed to be close to yesterday. can do some tricks and feet in the harem, and can hide from the world, except for the one in the Chaolu Palace, there is no one else.
So, Mu Churan ordered someone to put away the food box, and as soon as he turned around, he sent it directly to the Chaolu Palace.
Leng Qingchen saw that Mu Churan sent someone to deliver the food box, and was about to say something, when he heard the palace people outside the palace shouting "The emperor has arrived". Mu Churan actually came over in person, as soon as he entered the hall, he glanced at the food box that was still on the case, and said straight to the point: "Queen Mother, this box of things was sent to Xiao He by Qingwan, and it was poisonous, my son wanted to come and ask the queen mother, do you know about it?" ”
Leng Qingchen glanced at Mu Churan, smiled slightly, the smile was still so graceful and luxurious, and on her face that was over forty, she still had a girl-like demeanor, "The emperor said with a smile, how could Qingwan send a poisonous food box to Xiao He, and how did the mourning family know about it?" ”
"Oh? The queen mother didn't know, so I had to ask Qingjuan, who made this snack, and who taught her the idea. The people around the princess are becoming more and more presumptuous, and they actually do these dirty things, treating the law of the king of Da Yin as nothing, and if they don't pull it out to kill it, it is difficult to solve the hatred in my heart! ”
Mu Churan said in a loud voice, and his tone was resolute and sharp.
The emperor's anger, like a landslide and tsunami, made Leng Qingzhen tremble a little.
"I'm afraid that some stupid people have gone wrong, so it's better to hand it over to the mourning family to investigate. Your Majesty, you have a lot of opportunities, how can you still have the time to deal with such a trivial matter. Leng Qingchen wanted to take over the matter, and the big thing turned into a small thing.
Mu Churan naturally wouldn't do her wish so easily, this time, it was just to make a gesture to come out, just to remind her not to go too far.
"How is this a trivial matter, my court official almost died of poison, this happened in this purple gold city, who dares to guarantee that the next poisoned person will not be me, it will not be the queen mother, you? Therefore, it must be strictly investigated, Qingwan doesn't have to come out and walk around recently, and she can cultivate herself in her own palace with peace of mind. ”
After that, Mu Churan left the Chaolu Palace.
Leaving only a cold light mark in the palace, her face turned pale with anger, she naturally heard the emperor's meaning, she punished the princess in the open, but secretly accused herself of being a mother. But the more Mu Churan protected that Xiao He like this, the more she couldn't worry. It's just that now we can't work against the emperor anymore, and how to solve this person has to be discussed in the long run.
And Mu Churan's side, taking advantage of this incident, grounded Mu Qingjuan, and at the same time completely changed the people in her palace, except for Abi who remained, everyone else withdrew. Some of those people were directly roded to death, and some were sent to the Criminal Justice Division for severe torture.
Then someone recruited someone to be instructed by the Queen Mother to add something to the princess's snack for Lord Xiao.
These confessions were immediately sent to Mu Churan's imperial desk.
He didn't have to rush to confront the Queen Mother, because he had expected the Queen Mother's statement. Her previous statement has already let her know the measure. It's just that he didn't expect that in order to get rid of Xiao He, she did not hesitate to use Qingwan's hand to poison her, because she expected that she would cherish Qingwan and would not blame Qingwan.
After thinking about it again, the reason why the queen mother hated Xiao He so much was because she felt that she was too fond of her. If the queen mother learns her true identity again, I don't know what earth-shattering things she will do.
Mu Churan wanted to keep Xiao He by his side, and he couldn't help but make more plans for her.