Text Chapter Seventy-Eight
"Then are you asking Prince Ben to wait here for death?" Murong Xuan couldn't bear this feeling that he couldn't even control his own life, it was really terrifying.
"Prince, you must be calm, don't mess up the phalanx. You think that now the enemy is in the shadows, and we are in the light, and the enemies must want us to mess with ourselves, and the prince must not fall for them. Xiao Lizi said again.
"But this prince doesn't know who this enemy is? How do you make Prince Ben calm down. Murong Xuan grabbed Xiao Li Zi and said angrily.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Master Wuxiang and Mrs. Hu have arrived!" There were guards reporting outside, seeing this, Murong Xuan hurriedly let go of Xiao Lizi, straightened his clothes, and returned to his previous calm, but An Nai couldn't help the anxiety in his heart, and Xiao Lizi hurriedly stood aside when he saw this.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are frightened, and the poor monk has just heard about it, so he and Mrs. Hu Fu came to visit His Highness."
"Thank you Master for your kindness, Prince Ben is fine now." Xu was frightened again, and the fever and cold were also scared away, Murong Xuan only felt that he was too sober now, so sober that he couldn't stay for a moment.
"It's so good, and the poor monk is relieved." At this time, Master Wuxiang saw that the broken medicine bowl on the ground, as well as some leftover medicinal juices, had not yet dried up, so he unconsciously dipped his fingers again, put them on his nose and lips and sniffed them, and his face changed dramatically in an instant.
"Mage, what's wrong?" At this time, Xiao Lizi also saw the clue and asked unconsciously.
"Your Highness, do you know what kind of medicine is in this potion sauce?" The Phaseless Mage asked immediately.
"How could Prince Ben know, he only knew that the dog would die immediately after drinking it, and he would definitely be able to kill people instantly." Murong Xuan could only guess like this.
"Your Highness doesn't know, this is a poison that has been lost for many years on the rivers and lakes, as long as the person who drinks this poison will be wiped out, and his blood will die in a short period of time!" Seeing that Master Wuxiang said so terrifyingly, Murong Xuan didn't feel a cold sweat, and his heart was shocked.
"If it's been lost for so many years, how can it happen again? Who the hell would put such a heavy hand on the prince, and he had to kill the prince. Xiao Lizi didn't wonder either.
He subconsciously thought that if it was a battle between the elder brothers, he would definitely take care of a little royal face, and he would not give such a poisonous hand, if it wasn't for the prince fight, someone must be doing something in secret, trying to cause civil strife, but who is this person?
"The old man feels that this matter is not as simple as poisoning on the surface, it must involve many incidents, and all people or things related to this matter must be included in the list of suspects, and they must also be reported to the palace, so that the emperor can take warning." After hearing Master Wuxiang's words, Taifu Hu categorically proposed.
"Mrs. Hu, just do as you say!" The prince had never encountered such a thing, he didn't know how to deal with it at all, and when he saw Mrs. Hu's proposal, he didn't feel like agreeing.
So Mrs. Hu walked to the desk, repaired a book, and then handed it to the guard at the door, ordering him to hand over the letter to the emperor as soon as possible, without delay, and the guard left in a hurry.
"Mrs. Hu, you repair another book for the prince, and beg my father to let me return to the palace as soon as possible!" Murong Xuan suddenly said again.
"Prince, the top priority is not to go back to the palace, but to find out about this matter, the old man thinks that even if you make this request now, according to the emperor's character, he will definitely not agree to you, but will only feel that you are not responsible, and retreat and hide when you encounter a little thing, which will only make your father and son more suspicious." In the end, Mrs. Hu is scheming, he obviously sees the terror of the prince, but as the prince's teacher, it is necessary for him to persuade the prince, lest he take the wrong path.
"Exactly, Your Highness, Mrs. Hu is right, our top priority is to find out about this matter, Your Highness can't mess with yourself." Seeing this, Xiao Lizi persuaded again.
"Since you all say so, then His Royal Highness will postpone this request to the emperor, but it is necessary for the palace to send more guards to ensure the safety of His Highness, and it is best to send some people from the imperial dining room by the way." Murong Xuan thought about it, since the problem was eating well, he naturally had to pay more attention to what he ate.
"This is natural, the old man just mentioned it in the repair book, this prince can rest assured." After all, Mrs. Hu has experienced a lot of things, so he handled it thoughtfully and methodically, which made Xiao Li Zi on the side admire him even more.
"Your Highness, the poor monk wants to go to the place where the Taoist decoction is going to take a look!" The Phaseless Mage thought about it and felt that it would be useless to stand here, so it was better to search for some clues.
"Daowu, is it the medicine monk?" Xiao Lizi couldn't help asking.
"Exactly, he is one of the few apprentices that the poor monk admires more, and the poor monk feels that he will definitely not do such a big thing, and there must be grievances in it."
"It's okay, you said this to remind His Highness, His Highness is just concerned about the poison of this medicine, and he forgot to go to the place where the decoction is checked, which is really an omission." Because of everyone's calmness, the prince's heart slowly stabilized, and his mind began to become clear.
"In this case, the prince has a good rest first, and the poor monk takes his leave!" Saying that, Master Wuxiang prepared to walk towards the backyard, and Mrs. Hu also planned to find out when he saw this.
The prince's mood stabilized at this time, he looked at Xiao Lizi, and said solemnly: "Xiao Lizi, what's wrong with His Royal Highness now, you might as well follow the abbot and them to the backyard to check, if there is anything suspicious, you can come back and report it to His Highness." ”
"But Your Highness, if you are a servant; Leaving like this, wouldn't it leave you here alone, the slave was a little worried. Xiao Lizi felt that since the person who poisoned him was targeting the prince, it could be seen that the prince's safety was the top priority, and he didn't want to make any more mistakes.
"Don't worry, there are so many guards at the door, and this highness will be fine for a while. Thinking that the person used poison, naturally he didn't dare to act blatantly, so you can go. "Murong Xuan is actually relatively smart, but sometimes it is easy to mess up when he is in a hurry, but at this time, he calmed down, and what he said was reasonable and well-founded, which was very convincing.
"Okay, Xiao Lizi will go over first, and Your Highness will take care of yourself." Seeing this, Xiao Lizi followed Mrs. Hu and them away with confidence.
The backyard of the temple is located in the middle of nowhere, and few people usually come here, except for medicine monks and monks who grow vegetables.
Master Wuxiang led everyone to the backyard, and first went to the residence of the medicine monk Daowu, which was a chaimen house, which was simple and neat, and it could be seen that this Daowu was also very frugal on weekdays, and abided by the rules and precepts of the temple.
"Help me to see if there is anything missing or suspicious, and if you find it, tell the poor monk as soon as possible." Master Wuxiang commanded, and then he stepped out again, and walked around to a stove in the open space outside the house.
The pot stove seems to be still hot, it should have been not long after the fire was turned off, and there was a faint spray of medicinal juice on the stove, which was dotted and semi-dry, but the medicine jar on the stove had long been gone.
"Come to think of it, this is where the medicine monk decocted the medicine!" Seeing this, Mrs. Hu couldn't help but say.
"Exactly!" The Phaseless Mage nodded.
"But why can't you find the medicine jar and the medicine residue?" After Xiao Lizi came in, he planned to look for the medicine residue, but unfortunately he couldn't even find the medicine jar, so where did the medicine residue come from?
"The poor monk is also puzzled!" The Phaseless Mage sighed and said, "Since someone poisoned it, it will naturally leave clues, but even the medicine jar disappeared with it, which can only show a little ......."
Seeing that Master Wuxiang suddenly stopped, Xiao Lizi couldn't help asking, "Which point does it explain?" Didn't the mage mean ......"
"It shows that the person who poisoned him was a thief, and the reason why he was weak was not that the dregs were poisonous, but that the dregs were just ordinary herbs, and they were not toxic at all." The Phaseless Mage guessed.
"If it's really as the master said, then this medicine monk is innocent, but why did he abscond in fear of sin, isn't this a contradiction." Xiao Lizi was even more puzzled.
"Maybe Daowu is not absconding in fear of crime at all, but has been destroyed and destroyed." Master Wuxiang said with a deep meaning.
"What did you say?" Hearing what the thoughtless master said, Xiao Lizi didn't feel a shock, and goosebumps all over his body instantly followed.
"The poor monk was a monk halfway, and he walked on the rivers and lakes for a period of time in his early years, and he saw too many incredible and even terrifying things, originally with the disappearance of the Jianghu sect, these events have disappeared, but I don't want to appear in Xishan Temple after so many years, it is really unexpected by the old man, it seems that the person who came is not good." The Phaseless Mage's brows furrowed faintly, as if he was hiding many secrets.
"What does Master Wuxiang mean......" Xiao Lizi saw the vicissitudes of life of Master Wuxiang's face, and suddenly felt that he was too young, so young that he felt a little naïve and ignorant.
"Master Wuxiang, what you said is also a little bit heard of the old man, but the old man has always thought that it is just a legend of the rivers and lakes, and the old man has never seen it with his own eyes, so he doesn't dare to assert it." Mrs. Hu said.
"Mrs. Hu is originally a person in officialdom, and there are many deceits in the officialdom, so he is naturally more familiar with officialdom, but the affairs of the rivers and lakes are very different from the officialdom, the bloody rain, the sword and the sword, and the ups and downs in it will only make what you see shocking, so most of the rivers and lakes will mention the golden basin to wash your hands, but there is no officialdom, at most you will retire and resign." The Phaseless Mage sighed unconsciously as he spoke.
"I think the mage has a deep understanding, but let's not talk about these for the time being, the most important thing at the moment is to solve this case, so as not to become a mystery case in the empire again!" Mrs. Hu knows that once many things are just based on speculation, they are likely to stagnate and eventually come to an end.
"Could it be that this has something to do with him?" A figure suddenly appeared in the mind of the Phaseless Mage, but soon he shook his head again, thinking that the person had been dead for more than ten years, how could he appear again, but if it wasn't for him, the Phaseless Mage really couldn't guess who else would be.