Chapter 62: Suspicion in the Palace

I didn't see the live broadcast of the Australian Open today, and I was depressed; Coming home at the top of the stairs twisted to the foot, depressed; Halfway through writing a new chapter, I feel sleepy and even more depressed; If the word count is not enough tomorrow and I can't update it, will anyone be as depressed as me?

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Meng Zhi returned to the Commander's Mansion from his duty in the palace, and as soon as he entered his room, he noticed something unusual, although he still took off his official uniform and changed into civilian clothes unhurriedly, but his whole body was alert, like a cheetah with tense muscles, ready to respond to any attack at any time.

But he soon realized that the reason why he was able to find out so easily about the existence of the uninvited guest was because the man had no intention of hiding it from him.

"It's so slow!" The young man who floated down from the beam was full of displeasure.

"What's so slow?" Meng Zhi is not Mei Changsu after all, and he can't figure out Feiliu's thoughts, "How slow am I coming back, or how slow is it to change clothes?" ”

"It's all!"

Meng Zhi laughed out loud and quickly buckled his belt, "Xiao Feiliu, you came alone?" ”

"Hmm!"

"What to do? Are you looking for me to compete? ”

"Call you!"

"Call me?" Meng Zhi thought for a while, "You mean, your brother Su called me over?" ”

"Hmm!"

Meng Zhi suddenly felt a little nervous. A few days ago, he heard that Su Zhe was sick, and when he was about to visit, Mei Changsu sent someone to send him a message, saying that there was no serious illness and telling him not to come too often, so he couldn't help it. At this time, seeing that Feiliu came to call him on purpose, for fear that his condition had deteriorated, he hurriedly asked, "How is your brother Su's illness?" ”

"Sick!"

"I know he's sick, how's he doing?"

"Sick!" Feiliu repeated it unhappily, thinking that this uncle was so dull, and he had already answered and asked.

Meng Zhi shook his head helplessly, knowing that he couldn't ask anything from Feiliu, so he quickly packed up, walked out quickly, took the mount that had not had time to unload the saddle, and galloped towards Su Fu.

As soon as he entered the gate, someone came to lead the horse to take care of it, Meng Zhi ran directly into the backyard, and rushed into Mei Changsu's room, raised his eyes, and saw that the owner of the room was sitting on the kang wrapped in warmth, holding a bowl of steaming decoction in his hand and slowly drinking it in small sips, although his face was pale, but his spirit looked fine.

"Xiaoshu, are you okay?"

Mei Changsu leaned up and let go, "Brother Meng sit, I'm fine, it's just a little cold, and the doctor asked me to cover my sweat." ”

"You really scared me," Meng Zhi let out a long breath, "I thought you were in such a hurry to call me because something was wrong with your body." What, is there something else? ”

Mei Changsu put the medicine bowl that was almost drunk on the table next to him, took the tea handed over by Meng Zhi and rinsed it, and asked, "I heard that the queen is sick?" ”

Meng Zhi was stunned for a moment, "You are so fast, you only got sick yesterday, I heard that the symptoms are very urgent, but unless I am driving, I can't enter the inner garden without permission, so the specific situation is not clear." It's just that when the imperial doctor came out, he asked twice, and it was said that the illness was not dangerous. ”

Mei Changsu frowned, as if he couldn't figure it out: "When the palace reported to King Yu, he was here with me, if it was just a minor illness, he shouldn't be so flustered......"

"Probably because the illness was too sudden, the symptoms seemed to be very serious at first glance, so it caused a little panic," Meng Zhi also thought about it, "Listening to the imperial doctor's statement, it is indeed not harmful to life." ”

"Why did it happen, and how long does it take to heal, do you ask?"

"This ......" Meng Zhi scratched his head embarrassedly, "I didn't expect you to want to know this, so I didn't ask too much......"

Mei Changsu pondered for a moment, "That's it, Brother Meng, you go and ask the Nihuang County Lord to enter the palace in the name of asking for peace, and then find a way to get a prescription from the imperial doctor, I see, Princess Jingning may also be able to find out some news...... As for King Yu's side, you don't care, I'll remind him to pay attention to the queen's diet......"

"Do you suspect that the queen's illness is man-made?"

Mei Changsu nodded, "It's too coincidental to be sick, I don't worry if I don't check it." ”

"If someone attacks the queen, then the most suspicious people should be Concubine Yue and the crown prince......"

"That's true, but there are still a few things I don't understand." Mei Changsu frowned slightly, and said while thinking, "First of all, because they are the most likely people to start, they are also the people who are the least likely to succeed." In these years, the queen has been in the palace, and the most important thing is to fight with Concubine Yue, and her vigilance must be very high. Besides, the queen's illness did not hinder her life, if it was really the crown prince and Concubine Yue, it would be impossible to start so lightly, obviously she could succeed, but she didn't put her to death, just let her get sick for a few days, what big deal can she get? ”

"Maybe their purpose is to make the queen unable to participate in the ceremony, and let Concubine Yue replace ......"

"But what if you replace it this time? There's no real name, but it's just a breath of air. Since you have the ability to make the queen sick, wouldn't it be better to let her die directly? Besides, don't forget, Concubine Yue was only promoted to the throne as a concubine, and she was not promoted back to the previous imperial concubine, currently in the palace, there are Concubine Xu Shu and Concubine Chen De in front of her, although these two ladies only have princesses, and they never dare to come out in the palace, but they are also one level higher than the current Concubine Yue, so why must she be the responsibility of the queen temporarily? ”

"That'...... You mean, the crown prince and Concubine Yue are innocent this time? ”

Mei Changsu exhaled softly and sighed, "It's too early to draw any conclusions, I can't assert them." Maybe there is something good about the Empress attending this year's festival that I didn't expect...... Maybe the queen really happened to be sick herself...... There are so many possibilities that more information is needed. ”

"But it's not a few days before the year-end ceremony......

"That's why you have ......to hurry up," Mei Changsu looked solemn and pressed his forehead with his hand, "I have a feeling that there must be a deep secret behind this matter......"

Meng Zhi immediately stood up, "I'll check on your request right away......"

"Thank you for your hard work, Brother Meng," Mei Changsu raised his head and smiled at him, "If you have any news, tell me as soon as possible." ”

Meng Zhi has always acted neatly and crisply, only answered the word "good", turned around and left.

Mei Changsu let out a long breath, leaned back on the pillow, and pondered for a while, only to feel sleepy and dizzy, in order to avoid waiting for a while, he forced himself not to think about it anymore, get rid of the distracting thoughts in his head, and fall asleep with pranayama, but he has not been able to fall asleep, shallow and confused, and the time has passed unconsciously, and when he opens his eyes again, it is already afternoon.

I couldn't sleep anymore, so Mei Changsu sat up in his clothes, and after eating a bowl of longan porridge designated by Dr. Yan, he took Ben Ningshen's scriptures and read them slowly. Feiliu sat next to him peeling citrus, and the surroundings were silent, except for the faint sound of the wind blowing.

At this time, no new news has come in, whether it is Mr. Thirteen's side or Meng Zhi's side.

In fact, this is normal, it has only been a few hours since he assigned things, and some situations are not so easy to find out.

But Mei Changsu didn't know why, he always vaguely felt that something beyond his control had happened quietly, but when he wanted to concentrate on it, he slipped through his fingers, and he couldn't catch it firmly.

Just as his mind was floating, there was a sudden knock on the courtyard door outside, and then Li Gang's voice came: "Please, please go this way." ”

Mei Changsu raised his eyebrows slightly. Although someone came to the door, it would never be the Meng Zhi he was waiting for, nor would it be Tonglu.

Because if it were those two people, they would not have been so politely guided by Li Gang in front.

"Feiliu, go and move that chair to Brother Su's bed, okay?"

Feiliu shoved all the oranges in his hand into his mouth, and obediently moved the chair to the designated position. After he completed this action, the door of the room had been pushed open, and Li Gang said in a loud voice outside the door: "Sect Master, His Royal Highness King Jing has come to visit the patient. ”

"Your Highness, please come in." Mei Changsu said.

With his words, Xiao Jingyan strode in, Li Gang did not follow behind, probably went out again.

"Mr. Su, don't worry, no one will see me come to you," King Jing's first sentence was this, "How is Sir's illness?" ”

"It's fine. It's just that I can't get up because I'm in Wohan, so please forgive me for my rudeness. Mei Changsu stretched out his palm and pointed to the seat next to the bed, "Your Highness, please take a seat." ”

"There is no need to talk about these false courtesies," King Jing took off his cloak and sat down, and asked straight to the point, "Are you investigating the matter of the queen's illness?" ”

Mei Changsu smiled faintly, "How does Your Highness know?" ”

"I guess with your calculations, you probably won't let go of anything unusual......"

"Does Your Highness also think that the queen's illness is not an ordinary illness?"

"I don't think, I know." The corners of King Jing's clear lips pursed, "That's why I came to tell you that the queen is the poison of soft grass." ”

Mei Changsu was slightly startled, "Soft grass? Taking it makes the limbs weak and the appetite is reduced, but the medicinal properties can only last for six to seven days? ”

"Yes."

"Why is Your Highness so sure?"

King Jing's expression was calm, and he said in a flat tone: "I entered the palace today to ask for peace, my mother told me." When the queen was ill, she was going to Zhengyang Palace with the concubines for a routine pilgrimage, and she was standing not far in front of the queen, so she could see it clearly. ”

Mei Changsu's eyes froze, and he said slowly: "Concubine Jing...... How can you tell if it's a soft grass? ”

"Before my mother entered the palace, she often saw this herb, was familiar with its taste, and knew the symptoms when it attacked." King Jing looked at Mei Changsu's expression and said, "You may not know that my mother used to be a medical woman, and she can't be mistaken." ”

"Your Highness misunderstood, it's not that I don't believe Concubine Jing's judgment, I'm just thinking about it...... Who can do it on the queen, but only this non-strong herb? Mei Changsu contemplated quietly with his eyebrows, a thin layer of fine sweat oozed on his forehead, because of anxiety, his fingers unconsciously twisted the corner of the brocade quilt, and slowly rubbed it, unconsciously, his fingertips were a little red.

"It's not a big deal, so why bother?" King Jing frowned and looked at his face, a little unbearable, "It's not just you and me who check, although King Yu doesn't know the cause of the queen's illness, he has also begun to visit the palace, maybe he will soon be able to find the person who drugged him." ”

Mei Changsu closed his eyes and smiled a little weakly: "Your Highness is right, the worst case is that the queen can't participate in the ceremony, it's really not an event that has too much impact, and it's just that you can't figure it out......"

"When Mr. Su thinks about things, he will unconsciously rub something in his hands?"

Mei Changsu's heart shook slightly, and he still let go of the quilt quietly on his face, and said with a smile: "I'm often like this, even when I don't want to be in a daze, my fingers will move around." I think a lot of people have this habit, right? ”

"Yes......" King Jing's eyes showed a hint of nostalgia, "There are a few people I know who have such ......."

Mei Changsu put his hands into the warmer and opened the topic: "This is Su Mou's negligence, I don't know how your Royal Highness is doing?" ”

King Jing looked at him deeply and said, "Of course, I am busy with the things that Mr. Su has explained." The camp in the house has been renovated, and you are making friends according to your list outside...... Mr. Su is indeed discerning, and the selected ministers are all good rulers, and he has a very pleasant relationship with them. By the way, I happened to save the granddaughter of Zhongshu Ling Liu Cheng in Zhenshan Temple a few days ago, did you arrange this too? ”

Mei Changsu tilted his head and looked at him for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Your Highness, is it really a monster for me?" ”

"Uh......" King Jing guessed wrong, a little uncomfortable, "That's because I'm too careful......"

"But His Highness reminded me, maybe I can really plan it well, find a few important people to start, and let His Highness save more favors."

King Jing sneered, as if he didn't agree with it: "If there is no true affection in human affection, what is the use of it?" Make good friends, don't have too many wrists, as long as you treat people with sincerity, why worry that they don't have a good impression of me? Sir, let's recuperate more, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

"There is a way for a gentleman to be bullied, only sincerity, and it is not good without wrists," Mei Changsu looked at Xiao Jingyan's slightly cold eyes, and his tone was colder than his, "If this kind of thing is just comparing sincerity and kindness, why is there blood stains in the history books?" Your Royal Highness is only a little sharp now, and you can still be obscure for a few more days, once the crown prince or King Yu notices you, I am afraid that there will be no warmth and affection. ”

King Jing was silent for a moment with a cold face, and said slowly: "I understand what Mr. means. I'm on this path, and I shouldn't be so naΓ―ve. What I just said only varies from person to person, and there are some people in this world, the more you are clever, the more you can't get it. ”

Mei Changsu showed a smile on his lips that was not easy to be noticed, and said quietly: "The way of employing people cannot be generalized, I have my own methods, His Highness also has His Highness's strategy, I will measure talents, His Highness's morality, sometimes talent-based, sometimes morality-first, it depends on where His Highness uses people and when." ”

King Jing's thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he lowered his head and silently savored these words. He was originally a person with a very high level of understanding, and it didn't take long for him to understand the meaning of Mei Changsu's words, raised his eyes, and calmly admitted defeat: "Mr.'s insight is indeed higher than that of Jing Yan, please continue to advise in the future." ”

Mei Changsu smiled, and was about to say a few soothing words, when he suddenly saw Tong Zhan wandering in the courtyard through the gap in the window, obviously there was something to tell, but because there were people in the house, he didn't dare to come in rashly.

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said depressedly, everyone wants to vote, and if you don't vote, I will be even more depressed......