Chapter Seventy-One: A Great Victory
"Let's drink this wine." Yun Shaoti found that the wine glass in Bai Wu's hands was just right to lower himself by an inch, and immediately equalized with her.
Even so, it is equally irregular.
Yun Shaoti quickly continued to lower his hands, and then drank the wine in the cup.
Bai Wushuang saw that she drank the wine in the cup first, and knew that he had a plan, so he just smiled with the wine glass and said nothing.
At this time, the minister on the side saw the clue and immediately understood Yun Shaoti's intentions.
The phenomenon of gangs and factions in the palace is not uncommon, and the minister is very close to Yun Shaoti on weekdays, and immediately speaks out to help her.
"Forgive the old minister, the general's wife doesn't seem to conform to the etiquette of the palace, in front of the princess, how can your wine glass be higher than hers? And the drop of wine has not moved. ”
When the other minister heard this, he also came over to talk, still standing on Yun Shaoti's side.
Chi Jingyu's face sank, and he glanced at Yun Shaoti coldly and said, "Everyone is not pedantic, why should you care about this?" ”
Yun Shaoti's eyes sank when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that he stood in front of him for a long time without saying anything, but he was helping Bai Wushuang to speak at this time.
Thinking of this, Yun Shaoti's disgust for Bai Wushuang deepened in his heart, and he turned his face to ask the minister seriously: "How should this kind of behavior be punished according to the law of palace neutrality?" ”
"Sticks or grounding, depending on the severity." The minister replied unhurriedly.
Yun Shaoti raised his eyebrows, revealing a smug expression and glancing at Bai Wushuang: "Then as he said, thirty sticks to show warning." ”
After finishing speaking, Chi Jingyu immediately frowned, condensed Yun Shaoti's arrogant face and said, "It makes no sense to want to add to the crime. ”
Bai Wushuang, who was standing on the side, remained silent, Yun Shaoti came over and made it clear that she was looking for trouble, even if she escaped this catastrophe, she was afraid that she would become even worse later.
Fortunately, she was able to escape, so it was better to let her be convinced between Yun Wangtian and the ministers, and there was nothing to say.
Bai Wushuang methodically put down the wine glass, and looked at Chi Jingyu with a cold face, his eyes flashed slightly: "This matter is indeed my rudeness first, and any punishment from the princess is not excessive." ”
Yun Shaoti hooked his lips disdainfully and sneered, didn't he want to save a trace of face before being tortured?
"In that case, the general's wife should leave the banquet for the time being, and it will not be too late to come back after the stick!" As she spoke, she gestured with her eyes to the guards not far away.
Several guards with long knives and bodies had already been bought, and they let Yun Shaoti go, and before Yun Wangtian could speak, he immediately walked over to Bai Wushuang, who was full of morale.
The laughter and laughter at the banquet stopped, and the ministers looked at this side in confusion, not knowing what had happened.
Yun Wangtian had just enjoyed the dance, and he was sipping wine with a smile on his face, and this scene also made him look puzzled.
"What are you arguing about?" Yun Wangtian's gaze fell on the two of them.
Yun Shaoti took advantage of the situation to purse his mouth, as if he had been greatly offended, and told what had just happened.
Yun Wangtian was a little embarrassed after hearing this, if he punished Bai Wushuang, he would embarrass Chi Jingyu, and if he was forced to ......
The atmosphere at the banquet suddenly became cold, except for the low voices of the ministers, the joyful atmosphere was gone.
Bai Wushuang's eyes were calm, and he said calmly: "Your Majesty, I violated the palace rules first, and it is natural for the princess to punish me, but I have a reluctant request." ”
"Madame, but it doesn't matter, as long as it makes sense." Yun Wangtian waved his hand and motioned for Bai Wushuang to continue.
Bai Wushuang bowed slightly, looked at Chi Jingyu with a determined gaze for a moment, and then smiled lightly on the corner of his lips: "I heard that the princess has also studied medical skills, why don't we take advantage of this banquet to have a discussion, if I lose to the princess, I will have sixty sticks." ”
Before the words fell, Yun Shaoti snatched the matter and said: "Since you want to compete with me, it is better to increase the stakes, lose a hundred sticks, if you defeat me, the matter will be stopped." ”
Yun Shaoti was confident, thinking that Bai Wushuang knew very little about medical skills, but he didn't want Bai Wushuang to nod happily and agree.
Yun Wangtian saw that the two of them had reached an agreement, a dark light crossed his eyes, and he still looked reluctant on his face: "Since you have all decided, I don't have to say anything, so be it for this matter."
Chi Jingyu was faintly worried that what Yun Wangtian promised could not be used as child's play, and he couldn't help but sweat for Bai Wushuang in his heart.
The person who wrote the question was the chief imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital, and he had some dealings with Yun Shaoti in private, so he naturally favored her even more in the question.
The competition is divided into three levels, one is to smell and distinguish the medicine, the other is to guess the riddle and identify the disease, and the last level is the most challenging, you need to find out the two flavors of medicine that do not belong to the prescription in a pair of medicine residues.
The two successfully passed the first two levels, and just when they were facing the last level at the same time, Yun Shaoti whispered to Bai Wushuang in a contemptuous tone: "You can be beaten twice, do you think you will continue to be lucky in the last level?" ”
Bai Wushuang was silent, and when she saw the imperial doctor put two pots of medicinal residue in front of her, her heart was as calm as water.
Seeing that Bai Wushuang didn't make any response, Yun Shaoti took the initiative to take a step forward, she couldn't wait to win this competition.
The thought of soon hearing Bai Wushuang's terrible screams as he was punished with the rod made her heart rise with a wave of happiness.
"I'll find the two flavors mixed in the dregs first." Yun Shaoti said confidently, gently stirring the medicine residue with bamboo chopsticks.
After a short observation, she soon found that there was an inconspicuous white peony in this bowl of medicinal residue, but the other one could not be found for a long time.
At first, Yun Shaoti was still calm, but as time went on, she became more and more irritable, and almost knocked the bowl full of medicine residue to the ground.
At this time, the notary on the side reminded: "The time for medicine identification has come." ”
Could it be that he is about to lose to Bai Wushuang? Yun Shaoti was naturally unwilling, she threw up her sleeves angrily and stood aside, watching Bai Wushuang walk forward gently.
She wouldn't believe that Bai Wushuang, who was just a layman with medical skills, would find out the two herbs in it, and it was more likely that she wouldn't be able to identify any of them.
Chi Jingyu's face was calm, he believed that his Shuang'er, in case of an accident, he would ask Yun Wangtian to bear the hundred sticks alone instead of her.
"It's fun!" Yun Wangtian watched it with relish on the seat, and was interested in Bai Wushuang's calmness.
Bai Wushuang stepped forward, picked up the medicine residue in front of him and sniffed it, and after noticing anything unusual, he gently stirred it with bamboo chopsticks.
She didn't turn the medicine residue upside down like Yun Shaoti, but carefully observed the bowl.
At this moment, there was silence at the banquet, all eyes were staring at Bai Wushuang, as long as she could accurately name the misplaced two herbs, the winner of this competition would be born.
As time passed, Bai Wushuang stared with lowered eyes, and there was no trace of nervousness in his indifferent expression.
It didn't take long for the notary to prompt again in a loud voice: "The time for observation has come." ”
Yun Shaoti saw her for a long time, but she never made any reaction, and sneered: "Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, I think you should not hold on, at least I guess that I should win this level." ”
The ministers also agreed with Yun Shaoti's words, and everyone was waiting for the moment when Bai Wushuang took the initiative to say defeat.
At this moment, Bai Wushuang smiled indifferently at everyone, and said in a gentle tone: "My bowl of medicine residue is actually not wrong in the prescription, the problem lies in two aspects, one is the container for decoction, and the other is the water for decoction. ”
Hearing this, the imperial doctor immediately frowned, he didn't expect that his almost seamless test questions would be so easily recognized by Bai Wushuang.
"If you don't know, you don't know, do you think you can get away with nonsense?" Yun Shaoti sneered, holding his head high and glaring at Bai Wushuang arrogantly.
"Of course not, if there is no evidence, how dare you speak falsely to the emperor." Bai Wushuang said as he picked up the bowl and showed the medicine residue to everyone.
The competition had reached a climax, and Yun Wangtian's interest was getting stronger and stronger, so he simply got up from his seat and walked over to watch it closely.
Bai Wushuang first showed him the dregs, and explained calmly: "The color of this dregs is slightly different, it is darker than usual, and at first glance, it is fried in iron vessels, and it is the most basic taboo here. ”
The imperial doctor's heart was weak for a while, but in front of Yun Wangtian, he had to admit that every word Bai Wushuang said was the correct answer.
Glancing at Yun Shaoti uneasily, the imperial doctor coughed dryly and asked, "Besides, why do you think there is a problem with the water for decoction?" ”
Bai Wushuang gently stirred the medicine residue, pinched a piece of atractylodes with his fingers, and then gently crushed it with his fingertips, which instantly turned into powder.
"This prescription should be decocted with mountain spring water, but the whole process is boiled with boiling water over low heat, and every time the water is boiled out, the boiling water is re-added, so that even the toughest Atractylodes is difficult to beat such a fire."
As soon as the words fell, although the imperial doctor was sent by Yun Shaoti, as a doctor, he couldn't help but be deeply impressed by Bai Wushuang's keen observation.
"Your explanation is perfect, and the two fallacies are also accurate." The imperial doctor looked at Bai Wushuang with a somewhat complicated expression and said.
The final result of the competition was self-explanatory, and Yun Wangtian also smiled, clapped his hands with an approving gaze and said, "Okay, it's really exciting, I thought you have such a deep understanding of medical skills!" ”
The ministers also praised Bai Wushuang as the emperor spoke, which made Yun Shaoti, who was standing on the side, grit his teeth in anger, but he couldn't show the resentment in his heart.
"Well, since you won by luck, this princess will no longer pursue your rude offense just now, and the stick matter will be over." Yun Shaoti forced his anger and finished speaking, ignoring Yun Wangtian beside him, and returned to his seat with a dark face.
After a while, when Yun Wangtian and the ministers were chatting about the topic of music and rhythm, Yun Shaoti was ready to move again.
She found the right time to continue the competition with Bai Wushuang, and this time, of course, she had to cater to the topic and be superior in terms of musical instruments.
Bai Wushuang really didn't have time to waste time with her, so he asked the emperor to resign, asking the palace people to customize a guitar and then learn from Yun Shaoti each other.
For a while, Yun Wangtian was in a dilemma, after all, it would take a few days to customize musical instruments, so he persuaded Yun Shaoti to learn from Bai Wushuang on another day.
Yun Shaoti, who failed to succeed, was even more angry in his heart, but at this time, Bai Wushuang left the banquet early on the grounds that he was unwell, with the support of Chi Jingyu.
In the afternoon of the same day, Chi Jingyu stood in front of the lotus pond and calculated the auspicious time of the past two days, and found that the best time was tomorrow morning.