Chapter 090: Prevention Before It Happens

Many days ago, Lin Mubai, who was supposed to be in Jiangnan, hurriedly returned to Beijing with his family. As soon as they entered the city gate, Sheng Xuanyuan got the news. He was very puzzled about this, he didn't know what was going on in Jiangnan, so that Lin Mubai, who had always been calm, could come and go in such a hurry, and he couldn't even wait to come back after the New Year. When he was about to go to greet him in person, Lin Guanyun rushed to his palace overnight, looking serious and anxious.

It turned out that the Lin family rushed back in such a hurry because someone had intercepted and killed them thousands of miles away. And the person behind the curtain is the person from the fourth child's side. Lin Guanyun specially came to inform him of the reason for the incident, and it was also to remind him to be careful of those people around the fourth child.

For this news, Sheng Xuanyuan was not too surprised.

The controversy over the position of the crown prince has been around for a long time, and the focus of that controversy is naturally concentrated between the third prince and the fourth prince. Because of the rule of "establishing a successor but not a long-term prince", there are not a few courtiers in the court who support the three princes. However, the rules are always set by people, and the specific way to do it depends on the situation. The emperor's favorite is the fourth son, which is known to the world. Moreover, the current emperor is not from the empress of the previous dynasty. Therefore, there are also many officials in the court who support the four princes. After careful calculation, the two sides are evenly matched. Who will die in the position of the crown prince, no one can say now.

Sheng Xuanyuan had long expected that the people on the fourth side's side would not be at peace, but what he didn't expect was that they would be so bold and reckless, sending people to hunt down and kill his most powerful henchmen. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that this matter was still a little strange. As far as he knew, the guards that Lin Mubai brought with him were not ordinary people, and the father and son were themselves extraordinary martial arts, and it was easy to deal with a few assassins. And with his understanding of Concubine Chen's style, she would never be so stupid.

No matter how Sheng Xuanyuan thought about it, he felt that Lin Guanyun's words were a little unreasonable, so he sent a few more guards to investigate.

As a result, his conjecture was confirmed. It turned out that the target of those people was Lin Guanyun's sister, the girl named Lin Zhilan. They wanted to kill her quietly, but they didn't want the girl to see through the plan, so they put everyone in it.

Sheng Xuanyuan snorted coldly from his nose. It seems that the fourth group still underestimated this Lin Zhilan.

Not only does she have extraordinary medical skills, but she also has a sharp mind that is not at all like she would have at her age. remembers that on the night after the poisoning case in the palace, he went to visit Lin Zhilan's courtyard privately. I remember that she was hiding behind the guards at that time, pretending to be stupid, and flatly denied that she had saved the emperor and the princes. Those big innocent eyes flickered, full of horror and helplessness. Truth be told, if it weren't for his excellent eyesight, which caught the sly smile that flashed across the girl's face, he would have almost been deceived.

Recalling this time, Sheng Xuanyuan couldn't help but think with interest, I wonder if that girl is okay now? If she had learned of the cause of this disaster, would she have resented him?

Instead, he guessed seven or eight points correctly. Now when Zhilan surnamed Sheng is mentioned, she gritted her teeth. In her opinion, these people have the word "trouble" written from head to toe, and whoever gets involved is unlucky. Helplessly, her father and brother both served in the imperial court, and they had already become unlucky wrongdoers, and even took her on the thief ship, and they couldn't get down. If you want to survive, you have to be in the same boat with the three princes. She was born to hate being coerced the most, but this time she was helpless.

In order to prevent problems before they happen, she came up with a new recipe called "Life Continuation Pill". This is a pill made from dozens of precious herbs that can save a person's life in a critical moment. If it is poisoned, this life-sustaining pill can be used to dissolve various toxins. If you are seriously injured, this medicine can also help to restore vitality and prolong life. However, due to the extremely difficult production of this medicine, she used up all the medicinal materials she could use, and she was only worthy of five pills. Fortunately, it was enough for one pill for each of the five people in their Lin family. As soon as it was ready, she distributed it to her family.

With this medicine to protect her body, Zhilan felt a lot more at ease, and concentrated on raising her Gu in that small dark house, not caring about world disputes.

After the heavy snowfall, the sky finally began to clear. But that little bit of thin and dim sunlight not only makes people feel not much warmth, but because of the melting snow, it gives birth to a twelve-point coldness.

In a courtyard in the back house of Liufu, two rough maids in thick cotton jackets were slowly sweeping the snow in the courtyard.

"Hey, look over there—" A younger maid poked the other's arm and pouted in the direction of the house.

The older one glanced through the window into the room, and saw a woman in the room leaning boredly on the kang, and a new maid was sitting next to the kang, and the two seemed to be chatting with each other. The two workers outside were dressed like cotton balls, and they shivered from the cold. The two masters and servants inside were dressed very lightly, which showed that it must be as warm as spring inside.

"Alas, there is no way, who will let the family live well!" The big girl sighed.

The little maid pursed her lips unconvinced and said, "Why did she just come to the house for a few days to become a personal maid, and we have been here for a year or are we still rough girls?" ”

"That's because she and Miss Scarlet are both southerners, and they have a fate......"

"Humph! Isn't it only half a year since the scarlet girl came, and now she doesn't even have a name, and her wife is not a wife or a concubine, and she is not a concubine......" The little girl was covered before she finished speaking. I saw that the big girl frowned vigorously and lowered her voice and said, "If the girl listens to this, go to the master and sue you, and you will be finished!" ”

The little maid stuck out her tongue at her, obediently took the broom and continued to sweep the snow, her eyes looked into the house twice from time to time, and she couldn't hide the envy on her face.

The girl in the house was talking about interesting things about her hometown Yangzhou, and she was talking about it, but she saw that the other party seemed to be a little absent-minded, so she called: "Mei'er, what are you thinking?" ”

"Oh." The maid who was called Mei'er came back to her senses, and Fang said with a smile: "I just heard two finches chirping outside!" ”

"Sparrows? Where did the finches come from on this cold day? Scarlet hurriedly stretched her neck and looked outside.

Mei'er smiled and said, "I'm afraid of disturbing the girl's purity, so I'll fly away early!" Then he looked at the two girls who were working outside the window, and his smile was quite meaningful.