"Not only do I have it here, but I got it much earlier than you did." E Yao sighed lightly.

"Then why ------" Ji Duoyou shouted loudly, and immediately realized that his voice was too loud, so he lowered his voice and asked, "Then why is Niangniang still infected with the epidemic?" Is this recipe true? ”

"The infection was originally planned, and although my stepson suspected that I had deliberately set up a rat trick, I couldn't make it too obvious. If everyone in Xuanning Palace is infected with the epidemic, and I am the only one who has nothing to do, wouldn't it be a bald man on the head of a blind man - is it obvious? So, at the beginning of the fight, I kept a plagued rat in case of emergency. ”

How could she say such a thrilling thing so lightly? Although he was dissatisfied, his curiosity still urged Duoyou to continue to ask: "Niangniang, if you and your uncle and aunt were cured by this medicine after being infected with the epidemic, why are you on the same side, but Princess Zhongji can't?" ”

"How?" E Yao raised her head with difficulty and said, "So, Zhong Ji was not saved and died?" ”

Thinking about the situation of the little girl dying and struggling in the hall of the Imperial Doctor's Department, Ji Duoyou was also as uncomfortable as a knife in his heart, and nodded weakly.

"Alas," Eyao said slowly, "It is also a sin that I have created, and I have done it myself, and I cannot live, and I deserve to die." ”

"Niangniang, you haven't told the minister, why is it the same party, it is valid for Niangniang, but not for Princess Zhongji?"

E Yao replied unhurriedly: "This kind of plague is very powerful, the onset is rapid and difficult to treat, and only by taking this prescription quickly at the beginning of the disease can it be effective." At that time, I was worried about my own life, so I forced the right minister to write this prescription, and he instructed him at that time to take this medicine if he showed a slight symptom in the palace. Alas! If he hadn't made a military order in front of Ao Xing, the king of the lynx, he would have to save Prince Tuge, how could he be willing to reveal such a secret? ”

"Can you tell me what kind of symptoms are effective when taking medicine?" Ji Duoyou asked.

"I don't know that. My uncle and I both took this medicine when we felt a little unwell, and we were people who knew the bottom of our hearts, but others didn't know what to do? ”

"Since Niangniang already has this recipe, why didn't she take it out to save people earlier, but instead sit back and watch dozens of lives in the palace die? The minister has asked many times, Niangniang just refuses to hand over the party, how can I bear it? Ji Duoyou scolded sharply.

E Yao sneered: "Why? Naturally, it's for the sake of the great cause! ”

"What great cause?" Duoyou is very vigilant and vigilant.

E Yao's eyes seemed to be staring at the swaying bead curtain not far away, and she didn't know what she was thinking, but after a long time, she heard her say: "Naturally, it is to support the great cause of the second prince Ji Shang's father to ascend to the throne of King Zhou!" ”

"What did you say?" Ji Duoyou was stunned, and it took a long time to understand what the other party was saying: But isn't it? If Ji Hu died of the epidemic, and he was not married to the government, so naturally he had no children, then Ji Shang's father, who was the eldest brother, had the right to inherit the throne. And Shang's father is far away as a royal eunuch in Yingguo, and he is also within the sphere of influence of the Hou Hou, if the Hou Hou Yufang supports him to the throne, then plus the Empress Dowager and the foreign aid of the Qiang, then the Hou Mo is said to be a patina mountain, and the entire Great Zhou River and Mountain will be played with by him------

What a calculation! Ji Duoyou was shocked into a cold sweat, no wonder Ji Hu was so concerned that he was too close to Xuanning Palace, it seems that he really can't blame him, he doesn't know anyone!

"But why do you tell me something so secret?" Tayu instinctively asked rhetorically.

As if she was crying, she raised the back of her hand and tried her tears, and said, "Because I'm going to die." If these things are kept hidden from you, I am afraid that you will not be able to cope with the turmoil in the future-------"

"Wait," Duoyou interjected, "Since Niangniang said that this medicine has cured your epidemic, why is Niangniang's life dying now?" ”

E Yao's voice sounded a little ethereal: "Because of the medicine prescribed by Imperial Doctor Hu!" She pointed to a bowl of leftovers on the bedside table, which had apparently been sitting for two or three days, and the residue at the bottom of the bowl had dried up and formed into lumps.

"See for yourself!" E Yao pulled out a delicate and pointed silver hairpin from her head, and Ji Duoyou poked the tip of the silver hairpin into the bowl, and the silver tip gradually turned black.

"What kind of poison is this------ this?" Ji Tayou exclaimed.

"Ginkgo Biloba Poison! If you use a small amount every day, you will not die immediately after entering the mouth, and you will first be paralyzed in the hands and feet, and then the whole body, and finally you will die of respiratory stagnation. ”

"Why did Imperial Doctor Hu poison you? Does he have a grudge against his mother? ”

"Naturally, he did what he was told!"

"On whose orders? He was arranged by Lord Jia, the inner servant of Wang Cheng, could it be the inner servant Jia -----?"

E Yao sneered: "Is General Ziliang pretending to be confused?" So who is the inner servant Jia ordered to do? ”

Ji Duoyou didn't know, but he didn't dare to think about it. If Ji Hu understood that Eyao's purpose was to establish the second prince on the throne, then he would definitely take action against his titular stepmother, the queen mother, and get rid of it in the name of the epidemic. But what he understands about Ji Hu, he shouldn't be, with Ji Hu's frank and clear love and hate, he shouldn't do such a despicable thing.

He thought for a moment and replied: "Niangniang, I vaguely heard that the first king left an edict to the inner servant Jia before he died, so as to control Niangniang. Maybe it's the inner servant Jia's own behavior, but I don't know------"

"It doesn't matter who it means, Hongu is about to die anyway!" E Yao shook her head: "People are about to die, and their words are also good." I have two things to entrust to you, General Wanwang for the sake of you and I barely knowing each other, promise this palace! ”

"Niangniang, please speak, but if you have something to offer, you should not accept it!" Ji Duo raised his hand in response.

"For this first one, the general, please save the life of my personal maid, and try to send her back to my mother's country. She has been with me for many years, and she has not enjoyed any blessings, but has been frightened for a long time. ”

Ji Duoyou smiled bitterly and lifted the shackles on his feet: "Niangniang, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you." Friends are now in danger of being in danger, and I really dare not promise you unashamedly! ”

"No, since King Zhou didn't kill you in anger, he will let you out sooner or later."

"That's no problem, I promise my mother. And what about the second one? ”

"This second case," Eyao struggled to prop up her upper body with her elbows slightly, and solemnly pleaded: "My brother Ehou Yufang is scheming and calculating. This time, for the benefit of oneself and one country, I have disregarded the lives of thousands of living beings, and I am also an accomplice. But my people, the people of Hubei are innocent after all, if there is a sword and soldier on the battlefield in the future, I hope the general can spare their lives! ”.net

"This ------, mother's words are serious!"

"Will the general agree?" E Yao asked eagerly.

"I'll just promise my mother." Ji Duoyou frowned, feeling that this invitation didn't make much sense.

This toss exhausted the last bit of strength of Eyao, and she collapsed weakly on the bed panting. Duoyou hurriedly tucked the quilt for her and said: "Niangniang, you are so alive, I will let my uncle and girl come in to take care of you!" ”

In the silent night, Ji Duoyou sat alone on the stone steps of the bedroom of Xuanning Palace, motionless like a stone sculpture. Or maybe he didn't want to move at all, because as soon as he moved, the shackles on his feet would make a harsh sound of metal rubbing against him, which made him panic. The air was suffocating, and even the occasional night breeze blew through it, which would bring the disgusting stench of corpses in the mass graves, and the Xuanning Palace became a hell.

Duoyou felt that this boundless night was filled with the wails of countless souls. Looking up at the starry sky, somewhere in the dark sky, there was a faint whistling sound, reminding him of an invisible catastrophe that continued to stir the hot air of the palace.

He tried to take the pipe of the mustache out of his bosom and put it to his lips to blow it, he would not have done it, but at this time, he felt that even a few vomiting and tearing sounds would be good. It's a pity that he failed, no matter how he puffed up his cheeks, Hu Ji didn't cooperate with him at all, only the sound of gas penetrating the hole. He sighed and finally gave up.

"Squeak-" With a sound, the door of the inner dormitory was pushed open from the inside, and under the dim light of the palace lamp, the uncle's face was even whiter, and beads of sweat dripping from her forehead, as if she was very tired. She silently walked to Ji Duoyou's side and sat down on the stone steps far away, and said softly: "I've passed out again, it seems that it's only been one or two hours." As she spoke, two tears welled up in her eyes.

Tayou sighed, a little sad, a little reluctant, but more of a loss, as if there was a place in his heart that was empty, so empty that he panicked. He really wanted to say something, to fill this gap: "Niangniang------- why do you want to say that she is dead?" This is what he has always wanted to figure out, but Fang Cai is not in good condition, and he has not had a chance to ask.

"Naturally, for the general." The uncle looked at his eyes, and it was rare that he did not look up at the man in front of him from the perspective of a slave maid: "Niang Niang knew that I informed the general of her illness, so she reprimanded the slave maid greatly. She said that when the general learned of this, he would definitely go to the king and try the epidemic recipe he brought back to her first, which would cause disaster for the general. So, the slave maid reported to the palace gate that she was dead, and no one would come to check on her anyway. I didn't want the slave's words to spread later, but the general was still implicated. ”

Although Duoyou had already felt this answer in his heart, he was still deeply moved after confirming it from his uncle's mouth. He muttered, "Mother, mother------ why bother? ”

"Niangniang, she has always regarded the general as a confidant, although she is the queen mother, but she is just a false name, and the king does not regard her as a stepmother. In this way, there are many people in the palace who worship the high and the low, and the life of the mother in the palace is not easy. In fact, when the rat Gu was set up, Niangniang didn't want to ask for the epidemic prescription, but the slave persuaded her, I don't know if this matter can be successful, or it is advisable to leave a way out, so Niangniang reluctantly did it. ”