Chapter 031: Poison and Conspiracy
"The jade seal of the country?" Rao is Wen Moqing, who has always been calm, couldn't help but gasp, his eyes were full of disbelief, "Such an important thing was also given to King Qinglian?" ”
Wen Jingyuan's face was a little gray, obviously unable to understand the late Emperor Yuan's approach: "Who knows what the first emperor thinks? I only know that once the Qinglian King proposed to use the jade seal to smash the apricot kernel to eat, and the hundred officials present thought she was joking, but when the first emperor died and the inner attendants sorted out the relics of the first emperor, they found that the jade seal of the country was really missing. recalled the absurd request of the Blue Lotus King that day...... I should have been careful in the first place, and it wouldn't have gotten to this point! ”
The jade seal of the country is a token of the monarch of a country, although the rules are dead and people are alive, but without the jade seal that has been passed down for hundreds of years, the throne will more or less become unjustifiable. Wen Moqing can understand Wen Jingyuan's anxious mood to find the heirloom jade seal, in the absence of the emperor's posthumous photo and the support of important ministers to ascend the throne, Wen Jingyuan really does not want to give birth to more incidents that may cause negative rumors.
"The jade seal is related to the prestige of the monarch, and I will try my best to find it." Wen Moqing paused for a moment, and his eyes moved to Yan Li, who was in a trance, "It's a long way to Anzhou, and finding the jade seal is troublesome and dangerous, so it's really inconvenient to take her with you." I hope that the emperor will grant a request, which will not only relieve my burden, but also enable His Majesty to win the hearts of the people. ”
After saying that the jade seal was missing, Wen Jingyuan was in a state of irritability at this time, and waved his hand impatiently: "Tell me, tell me any conditions, I don't want to go around in circles with you anymore." ”
Wen Moqing raised the corners of her lips slightly, revealing a confident smile that was no stranger to Yan Liwu: "It's very simple, as long as the emperor lightly sends the 'Qinglian King' lightly - punish her as a coolie in the army and send her to war-torn or desolate places such as Huijiang." ”
"This ......" Wen Jingyuan hesitated a little, weighing the pros and cons before nodding heavily, "Okay, I agree to your conditions." Tomorrow, the court will convict her of the crime of harming the country, and send the army back to Xinjiang, and half a month later she will accompany the troops led by General Ye. How's it going, can it be this time? ”
"Don't thank the emperor for not killing?" Wen Moqing turned his head and glanced at Yan Li, and the faint smile between his lips was three points more confident.
However, the smile quickly disappeared from Wen Moqing's face.
From the moment Wen Jingyuan mentioned the trip to Anzhou, he began to feel uncomfortable, at first he was just dizzy and nauseous, and then gradually developed into weakness, cold and heat, and slowly his eyes could not see clearly. Hearing Wen Moqing seem to be talking to her, she wanted to respond, but as soon as she raised her groggy head, the heavens and the earth suddenly rotated, and then she fainted in front of her.
This time I fainted because of the difference last time, last time I closed my eyes and didn't know anything at all, and this time I still had a vague consciousness left, I remember what Wen Moqing said to Emperor Yuan and then left the imperial study with her, as for where she was taken, how long it took from coma to consciousness, I don't know.
"Open your mouth - let you open your mouth to take medicine, not let you bite me."
What made Yan Liwu a little sober was the low drink of Wen Moqing and the pain in his cheeks, and he didn't know if it was the pain that dispelled the dizziness, or whether he inadvertently swallowed the pill in his throat and worked quickly, in short, when Yan Liwu opened his eyes again, all the uncomfortable feelings quickly dissipated.
Yan Li rubbed his aching cheeks, frowned and glared at Wen Moqing: "The little junior sister who carried you behind your back took the opportunity to take advantage of me?" ”
"Less disgusting, if you don't bite too hard, what are you doing touching your rough and thick face?" Wen Moqing took out a sweat towel and wiped her fingers vigorously in disgust, looked down after wiping it, and threw the sweat towel behind her.
Wen Moqing showed his innocence with extremely simple movements, and Yan Liwu had gradually become accustomed to this very simple and effective way, so he simply turned his eyes away, out of sight and out of mind.
It looks like it's some kind of palace garden, and it's full of plants. Probably because it is usually sparsely populated, no one has lit the ever-bright lamps on both sides of the path, only the full moon is cold and shining, illuminating the earth with a silver glow. When Yan Liwei woke up, she was lying on a long stone chair in the garden, she should have been in a coma, but Wen Moqing carried her here.
"Okay? Okay, stand up and go back to Xuanran Tower. Wen Moqing turned a blind eye to the beautiful scenery, and glanced at Yan Lixian lightly, "Don't talk nonsense when you go back, if someone asks, just say that nothing happened after leaving the imperial study." ”
Wen Moqing's special instructions made Yan Liwu more sure of his guess in his heart, jumped off the stone chair to stretch his muscles, as if inadvertently kicking an empty medicine bottle on the ground: "When will you give me the medicine?" The night before I hit my forehead? I remember you poured me a cup of tea for the first time. ”
"That was the first time, and I only used some very slow **." Wen Moqing had no intention of denying it at all, and calmly looked as if what he had done was a natural and righteous thing, "This time the medicine is more fierce, and it is easy for the doctor to see it, so I have to add it to the bowl of tea you drink after you wake up." ”
Both times there was a problem with the tea, and this kind of coincidence that was not enough coincidence made Yan Liwu start to dislike tea, or he could no longer believe anything handed by Wen Moqing. However, she was not too surprised, Wen Moqing was a man with a bad stomach, and he had more calculations than she had ever heard of conspiracy stories, and it was not unusual for him to do anything to her.
"I thought you were very close to Miss Bixiao, but I didn't expect her to trust you so much, but you hid a lot of things from her, and you are really a ruthless and unrighteous person."
The sarcastic tone of Yan Li's worries came into Wen Moqing's ears, and in exchange for an almost inaudible cold snort: "She also believes you, have you ever told her everything you know?" I won't take her with me for the next mission, and there is no need to worry her, so you'd better keep my mouth shut, and don't reveal a word about the jade seal and the identity of the Qinglian King to outsiders. ”
"What if I talk in my dreams or get drunk and lose my words?" Yan Li raised his eyebrows, with a provocative expression.
Things have developed at this point, and many things are far beyond what is expected. From the background of the Qinglian King to what she did to the various factions in the Yuan Kingdom, she who once naively thought that she could get rid of the shadow of the Qinglian King, gradually understood that she was now in a huge mystery, and there were many small mysteries like a cow's hair.
However, after entering the palace to meet Emperor Yuan, he said that he had a certain understanding, that is, Wen Moqing would not kill her in a short time, and it was impossible to kill her.
"Qinglian King is really a powerful woman, even if she dies, she will leave you with countless troubles and troubles, I admire her more and more." Facing the moonlight, he smiled quietly.
Wen Moqing looked at her with an unkind gaze: "What, do you want to emulate King Qinglian and be a demon girl of the country?" ”
"No, I don't have much interest in the country." Yan Li waved his hand and looked back seriously, "I just want to live in this troubled world, I won't offend anyone if people don't offend me, and whoever wants to hurt me, I will never be soft." ”
It was late at night when Yan Liwu and Wen Moqing rushed back to Xuanran Tower, Bi Xiao was extremely surprised that Yan Liwu could come back unharmed, Wen Moqing only said "Wait for tomorrow to go to the court" and then had nothing else to say, complicated eyes and Yan Liwu looked at each other for a long time, and then turned around to rest.
There is not much time left until the next day, and Bi Xiao, who has been worried and anxious, does not know, Yan Liwu himself already knows what will happen in the court.
"Have you ever heard of the Night General?" is about to be assigned to the army, and Yan Liwu is inevitably a little curious about the commander of the army he will follow.
"General Night...... He ...... "For some reason, Bi Xiao was a little hesitant, and his expression was not as natural as before, "Oh, he is the youngest of the generals from the second rank to the fourth rank and above in this dynasty. General Night is young and promising, and he is like a god in his army, and he has been favored since the time of the first emperor, and it can be said that he has a bright future. Strange, you don't even know him, why did you suddenly mention him? ”
Yan Li smiled worriedly, shook his head to cover up: "It's nothing, I heard someone talking about it on the way back from the palace, and I was just curious for a while." ”
Bi Xiao didn't hesitate and didn't ask any further, she made some soup and side dishes for Yan Li, and when she left, she didn't forget to ask her to drink the medicine fried on the table. Yan Li smiled and watched Bi Xiao leave, then put away his smile and took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out after a long time.
Taking a deep breath can calm your mind, and you can use this method to keep you calm and rational whenever you are upset and agitated, and although it doesn't work every time, it's better than bumping into it like a fly without a head.
Slightly pouring the teapot to half a cup of water, Yan Liwu dipped his fingers in the water and scratched it on the table, and several names jumped on the table.
Yin Junbai, Wen Moqing, Bi Sheng, Chu Ci, Wen Moshu, Bi Xiao, Emperor.
This is the person she has come into contact with and is related to the Qinglian King, and three of these people are related by blood, which can be regarded as a royal family; Bi Xiao and Bi Sheng are also sisters; Chu Ci claims to be a doorman, but he has power that even Wen Moshu can't interfere with, mysterious and powerful; There is also Yin Junbai, the strange man who regards the Qinglian King as a sworn allegiance to his master, and his intuition is that Yin Junbai may be the one who knows the Qinglian King the most.
If you have the opportunity to meet him again, since you can't get rid of the identity of the Qinglian King, then at least you must understand it thoroughly, so that you don't even know why you die.
After counting the forces involved in everyone, Yan Liwu found that the most complex and mysterious one was still Wen Moqing, if he worked for the so-called master, it stands to reason that Bi Xiao and Bi Sheng were also with him, why did Wen Moqing hide from Bi Xiao and poison her? If it's just to find a reason to take her away safely from the palace, it's okay to explain the situation to Bi Xiao, right? Or did he have another purpose, and he didn't want Bi Xiao to know the reason why she was able to leave the palace alive?
Yan Liwu bit his fingers and thought hard, and wet water stains were painted all over the table, until they gradually dried up and disappeared.
I can't figure it out, these fragmentary clues have no effect except to provide more mysteries, and they can't deduce more truths related to the Qinglian King, let alone the life and origin of the Qinglian King, as well as the mystery of the loss of the jade seal of the country.
In the chaos, there was a light and polite knock on the door, and Yan Liwu quickly wiped the water on the table, set the teacup, and ran to open the door with a long breath.