Chapter 012: An Excuse for a Moment
Tianxiang Building.
Tianxianglou is located across the road from the back gate of the Jin Palace, and it is also a famous restaurant in the imperial city.
And this point was at the peak of lunch eating, so when Chu Junmo took A Xiyan to the door of Tianxiang Building, he found that it was already full, and there were even guests queuing up at the door.
Originally, Chu Junmo planned to find a secluded private room with A Xiyan to eat together, and he could also have a quiet place to chat, but unfortunately the shopkeeper said apologetically that the private room was full, and if he had to wait, he was afraid that it would take a long time, only the last small table in the hall was empty, which was suitable for the two of them to dine, and asked them if they were willing?
It is also said that at this time of the day, it is already full and needs to queue, and the reason why there is this empty table at this time today is because this table is only suitable for two people to eat, and there are more than two guests who come today, and they don't want to make do with it, so it is empty, otherwise it will be full long ago.
Ah Xiyan doesn't care about this, she grew up in the village of Ten Thousand Poison Valley, and she has never eaten in a restaurant, so even the noisy hall feels quite fresh and interesting, plus she is also hungry, and she feels that the Mo Gongzi next to her has just been bitten by a poisonous snake, and it is not appropriate to wait in line, so without thinking, she agreed to the suggestion of the shopkeeper on the spot.
Seeing that Ah Xiyan agreed on the spot, although Chu Junmo was a little reluctant to sit in such a noisy environment and chat with Ah Xiyan, considering that Ah Xiyan should be very hungry, it was indeed a little inappropriate to wait in a long line, so he nodded and agreed without objection.
Fortunately, because Chu Junmo was born with a poisonous body, he has never interacted with people for so many years, so except for a very few people who have seen him in the palace, almost no one in the entire imperial city knows that he is the ruthless prince who is now under one person and above ten thousand people.
Otherwise, Chu Junmo would definitely not agree to sit in the hall with A Xiyan for dinner, after all, he is the prince, and Ah Xiyan doesn't know about it, only that he is the royal guard of the palace.
Once a guest in the hall recognized his identity as a prince on the spot, it would be difficult for him to explain it to Ah Xiyan.
Seeing that Chu Junmo and the others agreed, the shopkeeper warmly greeted them to a small table in a relatively remote corner of the hall.
At first, the shopkeeper was worried that they would change their minds when they saw that the table was too remote, but they didn't expect that when they both sat down without hesitation, they relaxed and began to recommend the store's signature dishes.
The reason why Ah Xiyan didn't mind was that it was the first time she came to the restaurant to eat, and she felt good wherever she sitted, and Chu Junmo himself liked a remote and low-key and inconspicuous position, so he wouldn't mind it anymore.
As for ordering, Ah Xiyan didn't know how to order at all, so after listening to the introduction of the shopkeeper foaming at the mouth, she didn't know why, and looked at Chu Junmo blankly, obviously letting him make up his mind.
Chu Junmo could naturally understand Ah Xiyan's confusion, he could imagine that Ah Xiyan from the isolated Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons should never have been to a restaurant to eat, so he thought about it for a while, ordered a few special dishes that he thought were worth Ah Xi's taste, and did not boldly order a lot of dishes.
First, he felt that he couldn't put such a small table if he ordered too much, and they couldn't finish eating, and secondly, he was not a prince in Ah Xiyan's eyes, just a royal guard, so naturally he couldn't behave too generously, but it caused Ah Xiyan's suspicion and even restraint.
When the shopkeeper asked about any taboos and special requirements, Ah Xiyan shook her head and said no, Chu Junmo only made one request, that is, fast, because he knew that Ah Xiyan was already hungry.
After patting his chest and promising that he would be soon, the shopkeeper left with a cigarette.
"Miss A, it's the peak season for dining, I'm afraid it will take a while for this dish, why don't you talk about the tricky things you mentioned just now, and see if I can help you with anything."
After Chu Junmo saw the shopkeeper leaving, in order to avoid the discomfort of A Xiyan and the others, he simply found a topic to distract A Xiyan's attention.
"Hmm...... That is true. When you rescued me from the carriage last night, my baggage may have been kicked by the horse's hooves, and a hole was made, and the contents were scattered all over the ground. Later I picked up most of my stuff. But there is one thing that is ordinary to others, but the most precious thing to me is missing. Afterwards, I also searched for everything in the vicinity, but I couldn't find it. I don't think it's very likely to be picked up by someone else. Because the passers-by nearby were very enthusiastic to help me pick it up at that time, there was no reason why I didn't return it to me. So after thinking about it last night, I suspected that it was very likely that I had fallen into that carriage. ”
Ah Xiyan thought for a moment and spoke.
The reason why she said this was because she already knew that the patient who had lost her heart was in the palace, and she had never been to the palace since she came to the imperial city.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to leave the sachet in the palace, so there is only one possibility, someone picked it up and brought it into the palace.
Ah Xiyan also felt that if the person who picked up her sachet was by her side at that time, she should have returned it to her on the spot, but no one returned it to her, but brought it into the palace.
One possibility is that the other party wants to take it for himself, so he deliberately does not return it to her, but A Xiyan feels that this is not very likely, first, her sachet looks very ordinary, not a treasure, and the other party does not need to take it away as a treasure.
Second, since the other party is a person in the palace, he can alarm the prince to send Mo Gongzi to the best medical hall to invite a famous doctor to enter the palace for diagnosis and treatment, obviously the other party's status in the palace is not low, and it is still the prince and princess or something.
So for this kind of person who grew up in the palace, what rare treasures have not been seen, how can he take her inconspicuous sachet so substantially?
Obviously, this possibility can be ruled out.
Then there is only one other possibility, that is, the other party could not return it to her at that time, or the other party did not know that the sachet was brought into the palace together, and it was only found when he returned to the palace.
If this possibility is true, based on the actual situation that happened at the time, Ah Xiyan boldly speculated that her sachet should have landed on that carriage.
Because the carriage almost killed her at that time, she didn't stop, but left quickly.
It is enough to see that the owner in the carriage is not only in a hurry, but also has a noble status, so he is so domineering.
Only such a person disdained to stop the carriage and return the sachet to her, or the other party did not see the sachet fall into the carriage at that time, but only found out when he arrived in the palace, and when he picked it up, he was poisoned.
Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why the people in the palace are crazy?
"Oh? How could there be such a coincidence? You mean you lost something that happened to fall into the wagon, and the carriage quickly left, so you took your stuff so that you didn't find it, right? However, there are countless carriages in this huge imperial city, and if you are still passing by the carriage of the imperial city, it is very likely that your things are no longer in the imperial city at the moment. Isn't that looking for a needle in a haystack? Otherwise, if you tell us more about what you're missing, and if there are any other clues that could be narrowed down, like what's so special about that carriage, I'll help you find a way to find it. ”
Chu Junmo was overjoyed when he heard Ah Xiyan mention that he had lost something, but he asked in a tone that pretended to be surprised and regretful on the surface.
Because Chu Junmo didn't see the sachet on Ah Xiyan's waist before, and he didn't find the sachet in the baggage, he guessed that Ah Xiyan was very likely to lose it.
He was worried about how to inquire about the sachet without arousing Ah Xiyan's suspicions, but he didn't expect Ah Xiyan to take the initiative to mention it, how could he not be particularly surprised.
And for Chu Junmo, the sachet also means a lot to him, even if he digs three feet into the ground, he has to help A Xiyan find the sachet.
So he hurriedly took the opportunity to ask Ah Xiyan in detail, after all, the more clues A Xiyan provided, the more sure he was of finding the sachet.
"What I lost wasn't really valuable, it was just a sachet that a girl was wearing. But that sachet was worn by me since I was a child, or was it made for me by my adoptive mother, and now that she has passed away, this is the only thought she left me, so it is very memorable for me. Although she is not my mother, and I don't know who my mother is, she has treated me as her own since I was a child, so she is my mother in my heart. If I can't get it back, maybe I won't be at peace for the rest of my life. You're right, there's more than one carriage in the entire Imperial City, and it's really hard to find. But I vaguely remember that as the carriage passed behind me quickly, I seemed to hear someone inside mention the palace, so I suspected that the people in the carriage might be in a hurry to get back to the palace. And aren't you on an errand in the palace? I wonder if you can take me into the palace to find it? ”
Ah Xiyan replied with some sadness.
After all, this sachet was indeed made by her adoptive mother, and she has been wearing it close to her body since she was a child, so she really cares about it.
Of course, there is a more important reason that Ah Xiyan knows that the person who picked up the sachet will not be able to take the special antidote in her baggage in time, not only will the symptoms of madness become more and more serious, but she will be poisoned and busy in seven days at most.
Moreover, her sachet can only be touched by people who are born with poison, and if it is not retrieved in time and falls into the hands of others, it will only kill more people.
Ah Xiyan's adoptive mother had considered this for her before her death, knowing that one day Ah Xiyan would leave the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons to find her biological parents, so she specially made a small bottle of special antidote, which was specially used to help people who accidentally touched Ah Xiyan's skin and sachet to detoxify.
As long as Ah Xiyan can enter the palace and find a way to make the person who picked up the sachet eat her antidote, she will be able to return to normal in half an hour at most.
That's why she had no choice but to speak, hoping that Chu Junmo could take her into the palace.
In fact, she didn't really hear anyone in the carriage mention the palace at that time, but just an excuse that she came up with after learning that the person who picked up the sachet was in the palace.
It's just that Ah Xiyan is not sure in her heart whether the Mo Gongzi in front of her will be willing to take the risk of taking her into the palace after hearing her words.
And when Chu Junmo heard that Ah Xiyan suspected that her sachet had been picked up by the people in the palace, and wanted him to take her into the palace to find it, she also suddenly figured out something......