Chapter 370: Poisoning in the Well
When Nangong Kai came to the city wall with a few people, Nangong Yue's eyes were very sharp, and he recognized Chu Lixue among the five people at a glance as the queen.
Just as he was about to salute, he was stopped by Chu Lixue with his eyes. Immediately, Nangong Yue smiled and said, "It is Nangong Yue's honor to have a few people come to help. ”
Nangong Yue's actions made Nangong Kai a little puzzled, what was so special about these five people, why did they let the second brother treat each other so politely? Even if he has the ability to join the army to serve the court, he won't let his arrogant second brother be like this.
When Chu Lixue walked past Nangong Kai's side, he smelled Chu Lixue's body smelling of gardenias. This kind of smell is very familiar, as if his little sister Xiyue also has this smell. The sachet on Xiyue's body was sewn and given to her by the queen herself, so this person also has a sachet on her, could it be said that she also has a relationship with the royal family?
Thinking of this, Nangong Kai looked at Chu Lixue's little face carefully, and immediately, he couldn't help but gasp, God, where is this person who came to join the army to serve, it is the queen mother of the dynasty at all.
So the few people who follow her should be the people she trusts the most, I have long heard that the queen has two aunts with strong martial arts, and the sisters' martial arts can be ten with one.
Since that glimpse, Chu Lixue's figure has been deeply engraved in Nangong Kai's heart, and since he heard Xiyue say that it was the queen mother, he told himself that he must die. The other party is the queen, and as a courtier, he can't think about it.
But seeing Chu Lixue at such a close distance again, Nangong Kai's originally suppressed heart began to move again.
Nangong Kai's infatuation with Chu Lixue has long reached the point where he can't extricate himself, but he hasn't found out until today, Chu Lixue appears in front of him again.
Nangong Kai looked at Chu Lixue, who was dressed in men's clothes, and really had a different taste. If he walked around the streets of Cloud City with the image of a handsome son, he would definitely be surrounded by the young ladies of those rich and noble officials.
Han Jiang watched the expression on Nangong Kai's face change from the side, he was a man himself, how could he not understand a man's mind? A woman like his second sister, how many men will be tempted by her, such as Nangong Kai's status, and staying in the military camp all year round, seeing such a beauty, I am afraid that marrying a wife in the future will not be too smooth.
"Hey, what are you looking at? Beware of seeing that you can't pull it out of your eyes. Han Jiang quipped.
"Hmph, what are you talking nonsense? I'm the city protector appointed by the queen herself, and if you make fun of me, I'll send you to the firehead army. Nangong Kai feigned anger.
The people who can be by Chu Lixue's side will definitely not be waste, how can he be willing to send such a useful talent to be the head of the army? Isn't that a waste of talent? Moreover, he also saw that among the five people in this line, only the person in front of him was a man, and there was a faint smell of herbs on his body, maybe this guy was a doctor.
"Your Excellency is a doctor." Nangong Kai said lightly.
Hearing this, Han Jiang raised his eyebrows slightly, this Nangong Kai is indeed not simple, he affirmed his identity so quickly, he really deserves to be the son cultivated by King Ning, and he is really outstanding.
King Jing, who was in the city, also felt the tense atmosphere in the city, and his whereabouts were very secretive, and he did not tell anyone. It shouldn't be that someone wants to disadvantage him.
Thinking of this, King Jing decided to go to the city gate to inquire, there is money to make the devil grind, as long as he is willing to spend money, where is there any news that he can't find out.
King Jing didn't dare to delay, and then came to the gate of the city with his guards, looking at the officers and soldiers who were waiting for the battle, King Jing walked towards one of the officers and soldiers, "This little brother, I am not from Pingzhou, I want to leave here and go home, but I don't know what is the matter with you closing the city gate?" I still have a wife and children at home. ”
"I don't know this, what the above tells us to do, we will do it, besides, you are not the only one in this city who is a foreigner, what is there to worry about." The officer and soldier said impatiently.
King Jing didn't get the news he wanted, so how could he leave so easily? Immediately, he took out a bag of silver from his sleeve and quietly stuffed it into the hands of the officers and soldiers, the officers and soldiers checked the bag of silver in their hands, and then smiled with satisfaction, "That's the case, the emperor and the queen are now in this city, before the emperor tried the sins of the Pingzhou Marquis Mansion, and also beheaded the Pingzhou Marquis Mansion, but this Pingzhou Marquis has other relatives, and the above is afraid that someone will assassinate the emperor like Nangong Yi, so the city gate will be closed, these are temporary, and the emperor and queen leave here, Naturally, you can go home. ”
"That'...... I don't know, when will the emperor and queen leave? ”
"It's hard to say this, the emperor sent someone to thoroughly investigate whether the other relatives of the Pingzhou Marquis Mansion have anything illegal, so you have to wait until all these things are clear. Besides, the queen's mother is still injured, at least the queen's injuries must be healed. The officer and soldier said with a smile.
Although he didn't know how much money the bag of silver was, he saw that the other party was well dressed, and thought that it was a very rich bribe. Tonight he will take the money to buy some good food and drink, and his father and mother will be very happy.
Chu Lixue, who was standing on the city wall, had already seen the scene just now, and Nangong Yue and Nangong Kai beside him naturally saw all this.
Nangong Yue has always been strict in governing the army, but he didn't expect that the officers and soldiers in this city would sell confidential information in the army for silver. Just wanted to be angry and bring the officer and soldier for interrogation, but Chu Lixue smiled lightly: "No need, I and the emperor know that you are strict in governing the army, among the many officers and soldiers, it is inevitable that there will be some greedy and cheap, which is nothing." Anyway, King Jing couldn't find out any real news. ”
"Well, the mother is wise." Nangong Yue said lightly.
"General Nangong, please pay attention to your words, I am not the queen now, but Ling Gongzi, and several people around me are also like-minded friends like me, don't be wrong anymore."
"Yes. Empress. Oh, don't Ling Gongzi. Nangong Yue said with a smile.
Although those guards and officers and soldiers didn't know Chu Lixue's true identity, they saw that Nangong Yue and Nangong Kai were very respectful to Chu Lixue, and no matter how stupid people were, they knew that this person could not be offended.
King Jing returned to the inn and took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "I really can't imagine that the emperor is so afraid of death, and the whole city is under martial law, and he can think of it." ”
"Master, isn't that a good thing? The master originally thought that he could kill the emperor, and then make a meritorious service to the king himself, and then seize the throne logically, but he didn't expect that the queen was really a master who was not afraid of death, and she actually became the secret weapon for the emperor. ”
"Hmph, this king doesn't believe that his Nangong Yihan's life will always be so good. Even if the queen can block the hidden weapon for him once, is it possible that she can block it next time? ”
"Master, isn't Nangong Yi's plum blossom dart quenched with poison? Why haven't you received the news of the queen's death yet? ”
"Hmph, that queen is famous for being good at using poison, and ordinary poison is not much of a threat to her, you come here, this king has something to tell you to do." King Jing beckoned, and let the attendant lean over.
When King Jing had finished giving his orders, the attendant took the command and went out. Although some officers and soldiers closed the city gate, none of the people in the city were afraid, because they knew that the emperor and the queen were in the city at this time, and these officers and soldiers wanted to protect the emperor and queen, so they naturally did not dare to slack off on the protection of the city gate.
What's more, they all know that there are a few strong martial arts people under General Nangong's command, as long as they are there, they will all be safe.
In the middle of the night, a dark shadow appeared in the city, and the black shadow evaded the patrolling soldiers, and then the husband, and finally, came to a well, and then he took out a small medicine bottle from his bosom and sprinkled some of the medicine powder in it. Then he turned and left, and then went to the second and third wells and did the same.
Early in the morning, a young strong man came to the well to draw water, and as soon as he got a bucket of water, the strong man scooped some of it with a scoop and drank it in a big gulp.
The strong man drank enough water, filled his two buckets, and was about to leave with his flat shoulder, when he felt a terrible stomach cramp, and before a while, the strong man foamed at the mouth and fainted.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly carried the strong man to the nearby medical hall, and when the people carried the strong man to the medical hall, they found that the medical hall was already full of people at this time, and some of the conditions were even more serious than the strong man.
"Big bull? What's wrong with you? Daniel? A middle-aged man patted the strong man's face with his hand and said. But no matter how he called, the strong man named Da Niu just didn't respond.
"Folks, what's wrong with him?" The middle-aged man said anxiously.
"I don't know, he went to the well in the morning to fetch water, and then he drank half a scoop of well water, can't it be because the well water is bad?" One of them, a middle-aged man in a gray robe, said.
This well water is the water source that their ancestors have been drinking for generations, how could they drink people because of the water problem? If a person is like this, people will naturally not think of the problem of water sources, but it seems that there are many such cases now, and there are people who are being sent one after another.
Nangong Yihan was very shocked when he heard the news, where would he have thought that there were such vicious people in this city, who wanted to poison the people of the whole city, Nangong Yi had been beheaded, could it be that the person who did this was to help Nangong Yi avenge it?
However, after the execution of Nangong Yi's family, the city gate was closed, how did those people enter the city? Could it be that there is some secret way? Or maybe they've been hiding in the city all along......