Hong Peiju's study has a secret passage, which was built by Hong Peiju's grandfather when their Hong family first moved into this mansion, and Hong Peiju's great-grandfather instructed the craftsman to secretly supervise it.

Only the eldest son of the Hong family, the prince of the Hou Mansion, or the next Marquis of Huai'an, knew about the existence of this secret passage and mechanism.

Hong Peiju arranged the young man in the study.

There are several mirrors on the roof of the study, and the mirrors are placed so hidden that outsiders can't see them at all.

Underneath the floor of the study are secret passages and dark rooms.

The floor of the study has several small holes that are hidden deeply, through which you can see the reflection of the interior in the mirror of the ceiling.

It was through these mirrors that Hong Peiju saw what young people recorded.

At first, Hong Peiju was just curious, but slowly, he found that the young man had recorded one prescription after another and some formulas for medicinal poisons.

However, due to the limited angle, there are some formulas for drugs and poisons that cannot be seen in their entirety.

So later, Hong Peiju followed the recipe he wrote down to prepare drugs or poisons, but the effect was not good.

Some have poor efficacy, some have weak toxicity, or insufficient detoxification.

Therefore, in the years that followed, Hong Peiju studied the formulas of these poisons and antidotes little by little.

For example, some prescriptions have 10 flavors, but two of them are not seen.

Hong Peiju began to find drugs one by one to fill them in and try it, and over time, he really gained something.

In this, it is also Hong Peiju's "blind cat encounters a dead mouse", and he luckily found its original formula in the haystack.

It may also be that after thousands of attempts, Hong Peiju found a medicinal herb that could replace the missing ingredients.

Or, Hong Peiju created a new poison and antidote on the basis of the original, which is unknown.

However, some of the recipes in Hong Peiju's hands are really effective.

When he held this weapon, Hong Peiju's confidence suddenly increased.

It's just that he can't announce this stunt in his mouth, and there is very little place to use it, and he can't easily reveal this secret.

Making and using drugs is a means that the powerful do not exclude, but it is also something that cannot be put on the table.

Because, there is no way to find a buyer with great fanfare. For a while, Hong Peiju also had a feeling of holding a golden rice bowl and asking for rice.

Hong Peiju looked at the powerful people in Beijing, and he found that his home had been marginalized to a position that could no longer be marginal.

Of course, even in the heyday of the family, it never reached the position of the core, but after all, it was close to the core.

If the calculation method is a little rougher and the scope is slightly expanded, Huai'an Hou at that time is more or less included in the scope of the expansion of the "power core".

But at this moment, when Hong Peiju is the marquis, in addition to a title, in addition to the New Year's festivals or major ceremonial activities, he still has a place in the court. The rest of the time, make your own arrangements!

At this time, there were several important forces in the court.

One faction is the Qing school, that is, the civil official faction headed by the Nangong Empress family and Qi Xiang.

followed by shrewd and capable royal relatives, such as the king of Guangling County, the king of Jiangxia County, and the wise and foolish King of Rong'an County. There are also a few princes who are usually silent and shadowless, and seem to be hibernating, but they are not to be underestimated.

For example, the father of the county lord of Qiqing, the king of Long'an County.

The other is the military generals. In fact, their Huai'an Houfu is also a noble family, but now they are in decline, and they no longer have any right to speak in the army. This faction is headed by the Duke of Qin and the Duke of Li.

There are also some forces that are usually inconspicuous, or the frequency of participating in political affairs is not very high, but the power should not be underestimated, which should be regarded as a free and easy faction.

For example, Princess Herui, and Concubine Lu.

In this way, the emperor is in an extremely delicate balance.

The emperor's ascension to the throne was also accidental, because his brothers in front of him fought too hard, which was equivalent to several defeats, and in the end the emperor had to choose him.

Therefore, the emperor now does not have an overwhelming force that occupies an absolute advantage.

These people all have their own small circles, and Hong Peiju has no way to squeeze into them.

At this time, Concubine Jiao Xian's momentum gradually began to rise like a sudden army.

Hong Peiju is keenly aware that Concubine Jiao Xian is a breakthrough, and another is Chen Zhuoxin, who has become a prince from a concubine!

In order to get closer to the two, Hong Peiju disguised herself as a merchant and a small vendor to ambush and hide around the mansion of Jiao Xianfei's father, Jiao Shilang.

After a period of time, Hong Peiju found that Jiao Shilang was a fairly well-behaved person.

There is nothing suspicious about the passing guests.

But Hong Peiju still found out that Concubine Jiao Xian's uncle had a problem.

The people in the palace often walked in and out of the Shilang Mansion in a big way, and then they turned around and went to Concubine Jiao Xian's uncle's house.

Then Hong Peiju began to focus on Jiao Xianfei's uncle Jiao Yucheng.

It was in the process of monitoring Jiao Yucheng that Chen Zhuoxin discovered Hong Peiju's actions, and then the two colluded together.

In front of Hong Peiju's sickbed, Yin Hong looked at Hong Peiju with a painful look on his face, angry and funny in his heart.

"Master Hou, this is playing eagle all day long, but he was blinded by the eagle!"

Hong Peiju was depressed in his heart, where did he think that Bao Qi really dared to fight with him!

Moreover, I didn't expect that the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches were behind, and it was too self-confident and careless to let myself fall into such a field.

Hong Peiju's chagrin was undisguised.

Yin Hong stopped talking nonsense and went straight to the point, he came late at night, neither to be polite, nor to care about Hong Peiju's injury, but to speak for Chen Zhuoxin,

"Master Hou still thinks about it, although you are very smart, but after all, you are a halfway monk, how useful are those few recipes in your hands? In addition to being able to deal with a few subordinates, and dealing with a few disobedient children who deal with you, is it possible that you dare to drug the prince of the county and the grandfather of the country? ”

Yin Honglai asked Hong Peiju for the formula, and the people behind Chen Zhuoxin thought that the young man was likely to be the heir of the Strange Medicine Ridge, even if he was not the heir, he had a deep relationship with the Strange Medicine Ridge.

And the medicine of the Strange Medicine Ridge is also rumored to be one of the ways to unlock the secrets of the Liguo Mansion.

Hong Peiju was dissatisfied when he heard this,

"Grandpa Guo, this is to establish a new merit for the master? Don't even let go of my little trick? I'm just making a name for myself in my own one-third of an acre, which can be regarded as entertaining myself. Grandpa Guo has outstanding ability, why fight with me again? ”

Yin Hong was also dissatisfied when he saw Hong Peiju's posture of "not seeing rabbits and not scattering eagles",

"Master Hou, why do you say it so ugly? Everyone works together to seek monstrous wealth, have money to contribute, and make a strong contribution. You are willing to defect to the grandfather and the virtuous concubine, but no one forces you! ”

Hong Peiju was so angry that he wanted to get up, and when he became angry, his head began to ache faintly again, and the pain made Hong Peiju calm down instantly, he didn't have the capital to tear his face with Chen Zhuoxin.

The thing he planned with Chen Zhuoxin and Concubine Jiao Xian was actually a gamble, and if he won the bet, he was rich and rich, but the premise was that he couldn't lose his chips when he won the cards.

Now, until you are absolutely sure, you are delaying the unveiling of the sieve cup.

He Hong Peiju is not afraid of delay, in short, it has been delayed for so long.

However, Hong Peiju felt that some people couldn't drag it out.

For example, Concubine Jiao Xian!

There are faint rumors in the market that after the third prince and the fourth prince get married, the matter of "establishing a prince" will soon be mentioned on the agenda.

Before there was no "Lichu", they uncovered the secrets of the Liguo Mansion, and they could even leave and right the "Lichu"!

Where is the secret in which prince, which prince is the "prince"!

Even if you don't participate in the "establishment of reserves", at least, it is a great achievement, and no one can match it!

Moreover, because this secret is a sharp weapon, it will not be "cunning rabbits and lackeys cooking"!

It is equivalent to another talisman wrapped around Fugui!

The sisters of the Ji family are in the Hou Mansion, and he has time!

Hong Peiju covered her head and made a painful gesture, and said in a slowly soothing tone,

"I have also contributed to my mother and grandfather, but what do you think I have gained now? This time I was not lightly injured, and it was not fake. My medicine is so useful, wouldn't it be good for me to use it on myself to make myself comfortable for a few days? Let's go back and tell Grandpa Guo that now, I need to recuperate, I can't be tired, I can't get angry, you see, it's difficult for me to get out of bed now. Please tell Grandpa Guo and wait for me to recover a little before we discuss. ”

Yin Hong is not surprised, Hong Peiju has a thick skin, and the word "drag" is like being in a pocket, and it can be taken out anytime and anywhere!

He said that at the beginning, it was a big mistake to put the sisters of the Ji family in Huai'an Houfu!

However, Grandpa Guo seeks "stability", fearing that in the end, both people and money will be empty, attracting "ten thousand hatreds"!

Yin Hong said lightly,

"Hou Ye must not be smart but be mistaken by cleverness, whether Hou Ye's recipe can unlock the secret of the Liguo Mansion is not yet known, even if he has this ability, if Hou Ye doesn't hurry up, maybe someone else will take the lead, won't it be too late to regret it."

Hong Peiju didn't speak.

Yin Hong said again,

"Master Hou might as well think about it, your daughter Miss Meilin's family background is not particularly outstanding, how can He De be successfully selected?"

Hong Peiju opened her eyes when she heard this, and there were not many doubts in her eyes.

Yin Hong simply said,

"Someone helps!"

Hong Peiju was shocked, and faintly felt that a lot of things were slipping out of control and quickly sliding in a direction that he couldn't predict!

And Yin Hong's next words made Hong Peiju no longer able to lie down calmly!

"The emperor already knows something about using Gu to spy on the sisters of the Ji family. You also know that the emperor hates people who use Gu magic the most, otherwise he would not have used a lot of strange medicine techniques in the palace to prevent Gu poison from making waves. Master Hou, you said, after a thorough investigation in the end, who will carry this pot? ”