Pei Xun said slowly: "In the fifth year of Qianxing, after I entered Beijing, I bought a shop in Changle Fang and opened a small pharmacy. ”

Su Shi admired: "I didn't expect the old gentleman to know the art of Qihuang." ”

However, he knew that Pei Hyun must have other plans to open this pharmacy, and this location also had another meaning, so he asked again: "Why did you choose to be in Changle Fang?" ”

"Because across the street from the pharmacy is Zhong Lichuan's mansion. There used to be two pharmacies on that street, but before I entered Beijing, I bought them with a lot of money and used them for other purposes. ”

Su Shi smiled bitterly: "So there is only one pharmacy left on that street, and your target is Zhong Lichuan." ”

"Although Zhong Lichuan is a eunuch, he is loyal, diligent, and dedicated to Zhou Xuan. And because he worked hard day and night, he fell into a lot of diseases. ”

"Zhong Lichuan is sick, and your pharmacy happens to be open opposite him, Zhong Lichuan can't look for you if he wants to."

Pei Hyun said: "It's not as simple as you think. Since Zhong Lichuan served the prince closely, he was in poor health, and he would have a palace doctor to recuperate for him, and he would rarely go out to see a doctor and take medicine. ”

Su Shi said: "Even so, with the intelligence of the old gentleman, it shouldn't be difficult to get close to Zhong Lichuan. ”

"It's not hard, but I'd rather wait."

"Why?"

"Because Zhong Lichuan is cautious and cautious, he will think twice about everything he does, and I must not let him be suspicious."

Su Shi couldn't help but admire: "If you are cautious and thoughtful, I am afraid that no one can compare to the old gentleman." ”

"But I waited for more than half a year. I entered Beijing in March, and it was not until the winter moon that I had the opportunity to get close to Zhonglichuan. ”

Speaking of this, Bae Hyun slowly closed his eyes and recalled: "That day, the snow was falling heavily and the weather was freezing, so I also closed the door early to rest. However, at the end of the day, I was awakened by a sharp knock on the door. ”

"When I went downstairs and opened the door, I saw a young girl of six or seven years old standing in the door with an anxious expression. When he saw me open the door, he rushed in and said he wanted to buy an analgesic plaster. ”

"This little girl is Zhong Lingyao?"

Pei Xun nodded and said, "At that time, she had just been rescued by Zhong Lichuan, and before she had the surname Zhong Lichuan, everyone called her Ling Yao. In order to repay the great kindness, Ling Yao has been serving Zhong Lichuan wholeheartedly. That night, Zhong Lichuan's waist disease recurred, but the plaster in the palace ran out again, and Zhong Lichuan was in unbearable pain all night, so she came out to buy medicine despite the cold and cold. ”

"I immediately took a few plasters and gave them to Ling Yao. The next day, Zhong Lichuan came to thank him. ”

Su Shi sighed: "Presumably, the effect of the plaster you took is far better than that in the palace. Since your target is Zhong Lichuan, you have naturally found out what hidden disease is in him, and you have already prescribed medicine for him. ”

"That's true. Ling Yao took the plaster back and pasted it on Zhong Lichuan's lesion that night, and his pain was relieved in less than a quarter of an hour, and it did not recur overnight, and the effect was much better than before, so he went to the door to thank him and took a few more stickers in case of emergency. ”

"After that day, Zhong Lichuan came to see me a few more times, and each time I was able to prescribe the right medicine, so that we became acquainted with each other, and the two of us would have a few drinks when we had nothing to do."

"Time flies quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it has been seven years of Qianxing." Pei Hyun looked at Su Shi and said slowly, "Although I admire Zhong Lichuan very much, I have to take advantage of him. ”

Although Su Shi already knew the result, he still felt suffocated when he heard that Pei Hyun had uncovered the method of killing the prince.

Pei Xun said slowly: "In the past two years, although I have relieved Zhong Lichuan of many symptoms, I have always used no good prescription as a pretext for his insomnia, and I have not treated him. ”

"Zhong Lichuan has insomnia?"

Bae Hyun said: "And it's very serious. ”

"Why don't you heal him?"

"Because the medicinal effect of that prescription is only half a year, the effect is excellent within half a year, but after half a year, there is no effect."

"In July, the prince began to assist in political affairs, Zhong Lichuan was busier and more careful in everything, so the insomnia was more serious, and it was only then that I took out the prescription for the insomnia and boiled a pair for him."

"The effect of a pair of medicines is three days, and during those three days, Zhong Lichuan can sleep peacefully every night, and wake up the next day with a hundred times more energy, so he is very grateful to me."

"On the twenty-first day of the winter month, when the news of Tan Zhuo's death reached the ears of the prince, in the days that followed, the prince became preoccupied, and he also suffered from insomnia, and the whole person looked haggard day by day."

Su Shi sighed, the pressure brought by the deaths of Qi Yu and Tan Zhuo to the prince was too great, thinking that his catastrophe was coming, no matter who he was, he would inevitably be worried, unable to eat, and unable to sleep at night.

Thinking of this, Su Shi suddenly looked at Pei Xun and suddenly said, "The prescription for treating insomnia was prepared for the prince from the beginning. ”

Pei Hyun said lightly: "Not bad." The prince suffered from sleeplessness and became more and more emaciated, how could Zhong Lichuan sit idly by. Since he had a cure for insomnia, and he had tried that recipe, and it not only worked well, but also did not cause any discomfort to people, he naturally offered it to the prince. ”

Su Shi smiled bitterly: "There is a problem with that recipe?" ”

Pei Hyun shook his head: "There is no problem with that recipe, there is no problem with anyone checking it, and there is no problem with the charm I gave to the prince eleven years ago." ”

Su Shi groaned: "But the two together are problematic? ”

Pei Hyun said slowly: "Not bad. The charm was coated with a mysterious spice from the Western Regions, originally intended to aid the pleasure of the boudoir. However, the mixture of this spice and the two herbs in the recipe will make the heart stop beating suddenly, and if no one rescues him, it will not take a quarter of an hour for the person to die. And in the end, I couldn't find any evidence that he killed him. ”

Su Shi stood for a long time, and finally let out a long breath and said, "So eleven years ago, you instructed Zhou Xuan to burn the spell in a place where no one was, because since it was a place where no one was, naturally no one would save him. ”

At this moment, a hurried sound of horses' hooves came, and Pei Xun said lightly: "It should be someone from the General's Mansion who has found it." ”

Then his face was tired, and his voice gradually became weak: "I want to be alone now. ”

Su Shi looked at Pei Hyun, even though he had been with Pei Hyun for a long time, he still didn't know how to evaluate him, so he had to sigh and say, "The old gentleman will rest first, and I will tell them not to disturb the old gentleman." ”

Bae Hyun slowly closed his eyes and said, "Thank you." ”

Su Shi walked slowly to the door, suddenly stopped, and couldn't help asking, "Why did the old gentleman ask me to see off the gentleman for the last time today?" ”

This is also the question that Su Shi can't figure out the most.

Why did Bae Hyun choose him? And why did you tell him so many things?

The sound of horses' hooves became more and more urgent, getting closer and closer, Su Shi saw that Pei Xun no longer spoke, sighed lightly, and was about to walk out of the room.

Then he heard an ethereal voice.

"In the past few days, I have seen a corner of fate, but people in this world are within cause and effect, and maybe only people outside cause and effect can change fate."