Zhao Bohu looked at him quietly for a while, then emptied the two soup cups in front of him and poured wine respectively: "Ziliang, you tell me the truth, did you save her for the E's family?" Because of the matter of the rat Gu, Ji Hu hated Eyao very much, although he did not say it explicitly, but when people inside and outside the palace mentioned this person, they no longer used the honorific title of "Queen Mother".

Duoyou's eyelashes flashed, and he pursed his lips and said: "Even if it is, I just think that she is a woman who was sacrificed to the palace by her brother as a tribute, but she was not favored by the first king, and she was punished for drinking safflower soup, and she can no longer have her own flesh and blood." Until she died, she was alone, no one pitied her, and she made such a request, and since I had agreed, I would do it. ”

"Okay then," Zhao Bohu sighed, "I'll try." It's just that you have to promise me that after this incident, you won't have anything to do with the country of Hubei again. ”

"Don't worry, I'll save it." Ji Tayou nodded.

Zhao Bohu was about to say something more, when he suddenly saw the housekeeper Mi Bo trotting along the poolside into the pavilion, and he didn't even have time to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and arched his hand and said: "Xiangye, it's not good!" Just now, there was news from the backyard that the second lady was ------ dead! ”

"What?" Duoyou and Zhao Bohu spoke in unison, Huo Ran got up and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Second lady, she swallowed a piece of copper cake------ and she has died!"

"Ah------" Zhao Bohu only felt dizzy, a trace of sweetness welled up in his throat, his body was slightly weak, and he actually fell into the crook of Ji Duoyou's arm. I only heard my friend shouting: "Zimu, you vomited blood!" Quick, go get the doctor here! ”

When he woke up the next day, Zhao Bohu was so soft that he couldn't move.

The doctor said that this is a rush to attack the heart and collapse too much, if you can't calm down and recuperate for a few days, it may cause a serious illness. Zhao Bohu was not a mediocre person, but at this time, he was even more sober, so he naturally weighed the weight, only nodded to the house doctor, and for the first time began the couch days of not seeing the scribe and ignoring state affairs. In the middle of the day, only Mibo, the house doctor and Ji Duoyou came in and out. As for Zhaoji, he has been hiding the news from her. The huge bedroom is so clean that even Zhao Bohu himself feels weird.

At the same time, a mourning shed was erected in the front yard to mourn the second lady Meng Ji. She was originally a concubine, with no children and no daughters, and this fashion was a special period of closing the city, and most of the relatives and nobles in the city were far away in Fengyi, so there were not many hangers. This is a foreign matter, and it has always been handled by Uncle Mi, and with a Boyan, it can be handled. Since the night of the chaos to protect Shizi Zhaosui, Boyan's status in the Prime Minister's Mansion has improved a lot, and he can be regarded as a standalone.

After eating lunch that day, Zhao Bohu felt refreshed and asked the house doctor: "You can continue to take the medicine, but it is not okay to lie on the couch again." Government affairs are piling up! ”

The house doctor frowned and whispered: "According to medical theory, Xiangye has to recuperate for at least one month, otherwise there will be troubles." ”

Zhao Bohu's face suddenly sank: "You say, what is the trouble?" ”

The house doctor was so red that he couldn't speak, and Zhao Bohu asserted: "It's nothing more than ten years of my life, and I have to go into the study today!" ”

"What's the hurry?" Ji Duoyou didn't know when he entered the bedroom, and said loudly: "The king is sympathetic to you, and he has already gone to recall Zhou Gong, and it will be there about tomorrow, you should take care of your illness, and the future will be long!" ”

After speaking, he picked up the big bowl on the table and handed it to Zhao Bohu's lips. The latter frowned, still tilted his neck, drank a bowl full of black, red and sticky medicinal juice, and smacked his lips: "Let the king worry!" It's also a good thing that Zhou Gong can come back, and I don't want to be a powerful minister who monopolizes national affairs, it's always a good thing to have someone to share! ”

"That's right!" Duoyou took the medicine bowl and gently put it back on the tray.

The sound of crying spirits came outside, and Duoyou changed the subject: "What are you going to do about Meng Ji's future?" ”

It was autumn, but the weather was a little hot and stuffy, Zhao Bohu wiped the sweat on his cheeks: "According to the ceremony, the concubine is not allowed to be buried in the ancestral cemetery, I want to send her coffin back to Fanguo, which can be regarded as a soul returning to her hometown!" She didn't have a good life with me for a few days, so that's kind of compensation-----"

In the flash of light, Ji Duoyou suddenly crossed a thought, a strange light flashed in his amber eyes, and he snorted and said, "Is that going to wait for the day of the opening of the city?" I heard that the number of people seeking medicine in Rongyi's medical hall has decreased these days, and the plague in the city has been suppressed. ”

"It's coming, but it's only three or five days. However, Rong Yi ------" Zhao Bohu narrowed his eyes slightly, and he had an inexplicable defensive heart for this man who had been regarded as a savior by Hojing from King Zhou to Li Shou. That face, why do you always feel like you've seen it somewhere? Where have I seen it, but I can't get it in my memory------

"That ------" Ji Tayou rubbed his hands, looking a little cramped: "What I said last time ------"

Zhao Bohu suddenly came to his senses, opened his mouth and was stunned for a moment, and finally said: "I understand, let me think about it." ”

In the early morning of a sunny day in autumn and September, the gates of Hokyo were finally opened, and the people of the city cheered and celebrated. The festivities on the eve of the opening of the city lasted from day to night. At the same time, the horse-drawn carts, ox-carts, wagons, and various convoys outside the city began to move, and the horse-oxen caravans outside the city also gathered towards the city gate, and this day was a joyous moment of reunion.

The splendid morning glow is rising, and the melodious trumpet is blowing on the upper floor of the tall and magnificent pickaxe capital.

The shouting of the soldiers defending the city echoed for a long time: "The sun rises to open the city, and the pedestrians, chariots and horses are ready to enter and exit—" With this shout, the endless stream of chariots, horses, and pedestrians were full of loads, like a large river of colorful tribal migration, hurriedly flowing out of the tall stone doorway, and there was no sign of breaking the flow.

Amid the deafening sound of bells and drums and shouts, a cavalry contingent stood out. The group of armor soldiers rode tall horses, wore bronze helmets, and wore armor that shone like fish scales, and was led by a young general in his early twenties.

"Master Sima, are you going out of the city?" The defender of the city came forward and asked.

Ji Duoyou arched his hand on the horse: "By the order of the Son of Heaven, I will go to welcome the fourth prince back to Beijing, and ask the general to let him go." ”

The guards of the city stretched their necks and looked at them, and the first few faces behind them were indeed the guards of the royal city, and they all had contacts in the past few days, so they waved their hands: "Release-"

"Wait!" A slightly sharp voice sounded suddenly, and the chamberlain Qi Zhong shook his duck steps, bowed to Ji Duoyou first, and said with a smile on his face: "So that Lord Sima knows that the suspect of arson in the middle palace is being arrested here at the city gate, the palace maid uncle concubine, and the royal city administration has ordered that everyone who leaves the city needs to be investigated." Look at it—" he said, pointing to the long queue at the city gate: "These people have been waiting here since the fourth watch, and they can only be released after checking one by one, you see------"

"Palace maid?" Ji Duoyou smiled disdainfully: "We are all big men? Where did the palace maid come from? What a joke! ”

Qi Zhong had been prepared for a long time, and he had not been idle in vain these days, and there was news from the inside and outside lines, and he was sure that the uncle was hiding in Sima Mansion. It's just that after what happened in the Imperial Doctor's Office that day, King Zhou felt a little guilty about Ji Duoyou, and although the inner servant Jia was now deeply respected by Ji Hu, it was inconvenient to sue this black state. Knowing that Ji Duoyou went to greet the fourth prince today, he was sure that he would take this opportunity to carry private goods, so he had been waiting for him here for a long time!

"Lord Sima," Qi Zhong replied unhurriedly, "The king's order has been given, everyone has to follow it, although Lord Sima acts above board, but if you cause some gossip because of this, saying that you don't take the king's order in your eyes because you have the support of the Prime Minister's Mansion, it will not be good." You say yes, right? ”

Ji Duoyou was not angry, but pouted coldly: "In this case, let's check it!" ”

Qi Zhong waved his hand, and there were already two little chamberlains each holding a sheepskin portrait and comparing all the knights except Duoyou one by one------ when they suddenly heard a sound of mourning from far and near in the city, and from a distance, a piece of white clothes danced in the wind. As far as he got closer, it was a white crowd of people in filial piety clothes surrounding a chariot wrapped in plain silk, which needless to say should be a coffin.

When people saw this situation, they hurriedly dodged aside, while feeling that it was really bad luck to meet the funeral car on the day of the big day of Kaesong, and some people recognized that the funeral procession came from the Prime Minister's Mansion, and they all whispered and discussed:

"It's really unlucky, I actually met a funeral on the first day of the opening of the city!"

"Be quiet, do you know whose house this is? Look, isn't that the leader the head of the Zhaogong Mansion, Mibo? ”

"Prime Minister? Who died? ”

"I haven't heard of it, Xiangye's second wife Meng Ji committed suicide by swallowing gold a few days ago, saying that she had a stillborn baby on the night of the chaos, and she couldn't think about it. Isn't this that the city has never been opened, and there is no way to send a funeral? I didn't expect to be in a hurry to get out of town on the first day, I really can't wait! ”

Qi Zhong couldn't help but sweat in a hurry, there were more than 100 knights waiting for inspection on Ji Duoyou's side, and the funeral procession of the Prime Minister's Mansion was white and white, at least there were hundreds of people, so many people, plus his three attendants to check one by one, it would take more than half an hour to say the least!

"Is the noble man alright?" Ji Tayu urged impatiently on the horse.

"Please wait a moment, General." Qi Zhong replied while sweating.

The funeral procession of the Prime Minister's Mansion over there was also impatiently waiting, and a young man in white clothes came over from time to time to check the progress here, and then went back to pay tribute to the leading family head Mi Bo. As time passed, Mi Bo's brows became tighter and tighter, and he couldn't help but swing over and bow his hand to Qi Zhongyi: "Nobleman, my second lady needs to rush to the shore of Weishui before sunset, where there is already a boat waiting." At this time, the Taibu official has calculated it, and it can't be delayed, are you okay here? ”