Chapter 3: Fighting Wits and Courage 5
Nanxun Taichung,
Xuan Dong was half-lying on the recliner under the pear tree and napping, when suddenly a fragrance came to his nose, and he woke up. I saw Binglan sitting on a calf-thick branch, holding the letter, dancing with her hands, her body making the lush flower branches gently sway, and the falling flowers and flowers fell colorfully.
Bing Lan looked at Song Chu's letters, such as the thin gold body on the plain flower paper, the sky was full of peach blossoms, and the hosta secretly cherished the years. Look at the flowers and shadows to protect each other, only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals. Instructed Bing Lan to look at it with joy and shame.
"You wait for me." Bing Lan said that, jumped off the branch, and soon took a pair of knee pads from the room and handed them to Xuan Dong.
Xuan Dong glanced at it, crookedly, one long, one short, and one long rough stitches, and said, "Are you embarrassed to give it away?" ”
Bing Lan said: "But that's all I can do." In this way, Xianyun taught me for a long time. This is a knee pad, just keep warm, the materials are real! When it was cold in the spring, it was cold in the Gongyuan, and Zichu would have to stay in such a small cubicle for three days, and he was not allowed to open the fire, and the results would be invalid. ”
"It's as if you've been in the Tribute Academy." Xuan Dong said disapprovingly.
"My dad has been!" Ice Blue replied.
"Don't worry! Zichu used the knee pads you made to ensure that his body was not cold! For your sake, I've been running to the palace every now and then, and I've even delayed my own business!" Xuandong Road.
At this time, Feixing brought two soups and said, "Eight treasure sago soup, please use it slowly." ”
Xuan Dong looked at the soup in front of him, the white white sago was adorned with golden osmanthus flowers, and he didn't want to eat it to be sweet and warm.
"Your family's craftsmanship is better than that of the imperial chefs." Xuan Dong said.
At this time, Xian Yuncai smiled and pointed to Feixing beside him, and said, "Today's dim sum is made by Feixing. I only briefly told her the essentials of making dim sum, and it was good for her to do it for the first time. Much smarter than my young lady. ”
Bing Lan also laughed at herself: "Don't mention me." I really don't understand this kind of cooking. ”
Xuan Dong half-leaned on the Taishi's chair and said jokingly: "Eh, Feixing's appearance is peugeot and ingenious, let Feixing follow me, are you reluctant?"
Feixing blushed and said, "Don't talk about it, don't talk ......about it," he said, and ran out with the tray in his arms.
Bing Lan picked up the book, knocked him on the head, and said, "Nonsense! Don't be afraid that I will tell my aunt and teach you a good fight!"
"Look, if you don't give up, you don't give up! My cousin, how many famous ladies want to marry me!" Xuan Dong said.
"Is that what I want to marry you, that's my wealth that I want to marry you, I want to be a princess!" Bing Lan said cautiously.
"My status and wealth are also one of my strengths. Putting aside the things outside my body, my character is only good for learning martial arts. Xuan Dong said to himself.
"Auntie has been worried about your marriage for a long time, and the Lantern Festival last time, half of it was for the king of Leshui County, and the other was for you. I didn't expect you to be here!" Ice Blue Road.
"The queen mother likes to worry about it, I already have a crush, and it's not time yet." Xuan Dong said proudly.
"Huh? Aren't you supposed to be an outsider? Ice Blue exclaimed.
"Of course not. She is a girl from a good family, a scholarly family, and a hairpin for generations. I respect and love her so much that I haven't even touched a single hair! It's just that she doesn't know who I am yet, and I don't know if she has the same heart for me. Xuan Dong's face turned red as he spoke.
"Whose girl is she?" Bing Lan said curiously.
Xuan Dong smiled but didn't answer, only to see the soup cup in front of Bing Lan, the white snow in spring, and the lack of water in the clear soup, and asked: "Meng Huo, the beauty of this sweet soup is this osmanthus ginger honey, why do you eat it lightly?" ”
"Most of last year's spring clothes will be changed this year, if I can't control my mouth anymore, I won't be able to get married!" Ice Blue said.
"Almost! I'm going to Jianzhang Palace for dinner, will you go? Xuan Dong stood up and said.
"Don't go! Make up your mind not to eat dinner in the future! "Ice Blue Road.
It was night, and when Bing Lan was about to go to bed, the news came that His Royal Highness King Liang had a sudden illness and was in the side hall of Jianzhang at the moment. Bing Lan heard that her heart was not good, so she hurriedly called Xianyun and said, "Let's go and see King Liang."
When Bing Lan walked to Weiyang Palace, he saw that the Queen Mother's Jianzhang Palace was full of people, and then walked inside, the imperial doctor was solemn. She grabbed a palace man and asked Xuan Dong which room he lived in, and then went straight there.
The Queen Mother sat on the side of Xuan Dong's bed and hid her face and cried, she said, "Your brother is fine this afternoon...... Xuan Nan comforted her.
Xuan Dong was lying on the bed, his face was pale, his lips were blue, his eyes were closed with a slight snort, and he fainted.
At this time, the imperial doctor came to report: "The minister and his colleagues have consulted, and before His Highness fell into a coma, he had convulsions all over his body and abdominal pain. Judging from the pulse, it should be poisoned by the broken intestine grass. This stump grows in the shade and dampness of the forest edge in the mountains, and is often found in the forests of the southwest. If you don't detoxify it in time, your intestines will turn black and sticky, and you will die of abdominal pain. ”
"Is there a way to solve this poison?" The Queen Mother hurriedly asked.
"For His Highness, take charcoal ash first, and then use alkaline water. After His Highness vomits filth, he decoction with mung beans, honeysuckle and licorice can detoxify. "The Imperial Doctor said.
"Hurry up and do it." Xuan Nan said.
On this night, Bing Lan was also accompanied in Jianzhang Palace. The Queen Mother watched Xuandong vomit continuously, first with blackened blood, then with medicine, and then with vomiting, until all the vomiting was sour water, and she was even more heartbroken, and quietly wiped her tears with a handkerchief. Fortunately, at the age of eighteen or nineteen, Xuandong was in good health, and after tossing for a night, his life was finally saved.
When she heard the imperial doctor say that most of Xuandong's poison had been cured, the queen mother's expression gradually relaxed. She held Xuandong's weak hand and said lovingly: "If someone harms you, A-Niang will definitely seek justice for you."
"Today's dinner is shared by the Queen Mother and Her Royal Highness, and the Queen Mother is fine, it shouldn't be because of dinner." Wanqing said.
"Ah Dong has come to see you before, but have you used any food here?" The Queen Mother asked.
Bing Lan's heart sank, and said, "He came to sit with me for a while today and ate an eight-treasure sago soup." I ate some too. ”
"Meng Huo, are you feeling unwell at the moment? Let the Imperial Doctor take a look. Xuan Nan suddenly became nervous.
After the imperial doctor checked Binglan's pulse, he only said, "Miss has no signs of poisoning." ”
The Queen Mother swept over Feixing and Xianyun and asked, "Take what Your Highness and Miss have eaten to the Imperial Doctor for examination." ”
The imperial doctor carefully sniffed the two remnants of sweet soup, and Xuan Dong drank the bowl, and the part where the silver needle pierced into the soup changed color and turned black. And the ice blue drink is not unusual. The imperial doctor pointed to the black silver needle and said categorically: "This is poisonous!"
Xianyun turned his head to look at Feixing who was in a cold sweat on the side, and asked, "Feixing, what's going on?" ”
"I don't know...... I don't know......" Feixing cried out in a hurry.
With such a crime as murdering the prince, it is impossible for Xianyun not to be afraid. Although he got along well with Feixing on weekdays, he couldn't care about the past friendship for himself and the young lady to get rid of the crime quickly, and said: "Today's eight-treasure sago soup was made by you." It was also you who gave it to the Taiyi for examination, and you handled it inside and out. Is there anyone else who has framed you?"
The Queen Mother's sharp gaze fell on Feixing, and she said coldly: "But you did it?"
Xianyun told the truth, Feixing was irrefutable, and cried in fright: "The eight-treasure sago soup is made by slaves, but it really hasn't been poisoned." Today, the slave boiled a pot of eight-treasure sago soup, and put out a portion for the young lady to eat, and now there are some in the pot, and the mother asked the doctor to test it, it will never be poisonous. The slave maid and the king of Liang have no grievances, how can they harm him. ”
Xianyun said reluctantly: "Niangniang, even if the pot is not poisonous, it doesn't mean that it is not poisonous after scooping it out of the pot." ”
The Queen Mother said: "Even if this girl handled it, then let the Shen Criminal Division ask her well." ”
Shen Xing Si is the place to deal with the people who make mistakes, and the punishment is to do everything, if the flying star goes, where is the life to come out. Bing Lan hurriedly knelt down and defended: "Auntie, Feixing has always been weak and kind, and he will never hurt others. ”
Xuan Nan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly asked, "Feixing, think about it, is there anyone else who handles this soup besides you?"
Feixing's brain was blank, and he was so anxious that he panicked, and he could only cry.
Bing Lan was so anxious that she shook the flying star violently, and said, "Now is not the time to cry, Your Majesty is right, but is someone else handling it?" ”
Flying Star was still crying, and Ice Blue had to make another plan. Scooped out of the same pot, one bowl is poisonous, the other bowl is non-toxic, there must be some difference between the two. Sweet osmanthus! It's osmanthus ginger honey! I am afraid of fat, and I have not added osmanthus and ginger honey!
"Feixing, where did you get the osmanthus ginger honey you added to His Highness's soup, but the Internal Affairs Office brought it?" Bing Lan asked.
As soon as Bing Lan reminded her, Feixing suddenly remembered, wiped her tears, and said while crying: "Two days ago, the slave maid went to the Internal Affairs Office to get some dried osmanthus grains to make osmanthus ginger honey, but the Internal Affairs Office said that there are no osmanthus flowers in this season. Then I went back, met Tian Xiaojing on the way, and thought that she was a low-class palace person who served Mrs. Lu with the slave maid in the Feixia Palace, so I exchanged a few words. She said that she had saved some dried osmanthus flowers, and asked the slave maid to say some good things in front of the young lady, and she would also go to Nanxuntai to serve one day. ”
"Where are those osmanthus flowers?" The Queen Mother asked.
"It's in the kitchen, in the crockpot on the stove." Flying Star Road.
The imperial physician took the clay pot, took some of it and put it in a bowl, poured in water and stirred, and tried to use silver needles, and it turned black again.
Bing Lan suddenly realized, and said in her heart, Lu Huanong wants to take my life! Thanks to the fact that I helped her, there are such vicious people in the world. Usually she likes sweets such as osmanthus and ginger honey the most, but she only thought about losing weight today. If not, I am afraid that I will also be poisoned by the broken intestine grass.
"Your Majesty, your Lu clan really has a good intention!" The Queen Mother said angrily.
"Queen Mother, someone in the palace has poisoned, and it is clear to you that you have to investigate!" Xuan Nan is colorful.
That night, Xuan Nan came to the Feixia Hall in Huanong. When Hua Nong saw Xuan Nan coming from the courtyard, he hurriedly ran over, threw himself into her arms, and said pitifully: "Your Majesty, you have finally come to visit your concubine." There were so many people outside the palace gate suddenly, and the concubines were afraid. ”
Hua Nong refers to the attendants of the Yellow Gate sent by the Queen Mother. Xuan Dong is the queen mother's parent, and he is already loved by thousands of people, and if someone dares to hurt him in the slightest, the queen mother will not let him go easily.
Xuan Nan said coldly to her: "It was Xuan Dong who was poisoned, do you know that you are scared now?" When you were poisoned, did you ever think about being afraid? ”
When Hua Nong heard this, his heart was full of doubts. She said in her heart: How could it be that Xuan Dong was poisoned by the Broken Intestine Grass! Not Huo Binglan? Then, tears flowed down the ground, crying: "The concubine and His Royal Highness King Liang have no grievances or hatred, how can they cause harm." The Queen Mother misunderstood the concubines, how could even Her Majesty misunderstand the concubines......"
Xuan Nan smiled contemptuously and said, "Are you a fool when you think of me!"
You want to kill Meng Huo, because Meng Huo often sends snacks to Weiyang Palace these days. But you don't want King Liang to eat dried osmanthus. ”
When Hua Nong heard this, he immediately withdrew his tears, his mind was exposed, and he stood there stunned. It took a while to come back to his senses and defend: "The concubine didn't ...... There is no ......"
"It's because you didn't let your palace people send dried osmanthus! Or haven't you done anything to the osmanthus! Xuan Nan said angrily.
At this time, Wang Xi had already ordered someone to tie up Tian Xiaojing, Tian Xiaojing was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, and was erected by two strong yellow doors, crying loudly: "It was Madame who asked me to do it...... It was Madame who made me do it...... It was my wife who asked me to soak the dried osmanthus in the juice of the broken intestine grass, and then dry it and take it to Nanfutai. ”
Xuan Nan snatched the food box from Wang Xi's hand, took out the osmanthus ginger honey, and said angrily: "You said you didn't, if you dare to eat it, I will believe that you are innocent!" ”
Hua Nong wanted to stretch out his hand, but he didn't dare. was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, grabbing the corner of Xuan Nan's robe, and cried: "The concubine knows that she is wrong......"
"Sure enough, it's you!" With that, Xuan Nan slammed the porcelain bowl containing osmanthus and ginger nectar to the ground, and the fragments of the porcelain plate fell and splashed everywhere. The shattered porcelain pieces fell to the ground, and were bounced high, and finally all scattered on the white marble plate of the Feixia Palace. Xuan Nan pulled the corner of his robe from her hand in disgust and said, "I originally thought that you were just competitive and liked to be in the limelight. I don't want your mind to be so vicious, full of harmful thoughts! I can't stay in the palace anymore!" After that, he brushed his sleeves and left.
Wang Xi waved his hand, and Tian Xiaojing was framed out by the two yellow doors. Then, he squatted down and said to Lu Huanong, who was crying and howling: "Your Majesty remembers the past friendship and will spare you a life." Mrs. Lu packed up and went out of the palace with the slaves. ”