Chapter 39: Good News, Bad News
Tuoba Hong asked several times if the person who came to deliver the news was true.
He couldn't believe his ears.
In order to confirm the information, he ran to the second uncle's house crying, and saw the people who were already preparing for the aftermath and the witch doctor who was hanging his hands on the side, only to find that his long-cherished wish for many years seemed to have come true!
He pulled the witch doctor and asked, "Witch doctor, I was still eating and drinking with my second uncle yesterday, he is only fifty years old, he is still so young, there is no reason to leave suddenly, this must be fake, right?" There's got to be a reason for that! ”
The witch doctor said regretfully: "The head of the family, Lord Tuoba Gang has indeed passed away. He was supposed to be drunk and overeating, his stomach was distended, and he could have been saved, but he vomited and the food got stuck in the airway, and he was not rescued in time, and finally suffocated to death. ”
Tuoba Hong's heart is happy!
He originally just wanted Tuoba to suffer from some stomach problems, but he didn't expect him to be stuck to death by his own vomit, which is really great news! It's not even anyone's fault now, it can be said that it was completely his own death!
Tuoba Hong was so happy that his face was red, he really couldn't bear the nausea anymore to comfort Tuoba Gang's wife and children one by one, and he directly came out with a rush to attack his heart, rolled his eyes, and fainted.
It wasn't until the witch doctor poured him a whole bowl of hot water that he woke up slowly, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and said to Tuoba Gang's daughter: "Cousin, I'm so sad that I fainted at your house and caused you trouble." ”
Tuoba Gang's daughter burst into tears and snot, and said, "Cousin, don't speak, I'll take care of you." ”
Tuoba Hong endured nausea and held her hand, and said, "No, cousin, you should go and comfort your mother now, she is the saddest person, you don't care about me." I'll just go back to my big tent and rest. I'll come back to see you when I'm a little bit better. ”
Before Tuoba Gang's daughter could say anything, he called his entourage and helped him back.
As soon as he entered the tent, Tuoba Hong immediately wiped his hands frantically, and threw the sweat towel that he had wiped his hands directly into the fire and burned it, and then exhaled.
Refreshing!
At this time, the attendant in the tent brought a bowl of water and a few pieces of baked crispy bones, and said to him, "Lord, you haven't eaten until this morning, and you have fainted at Lord Tuobagang's house, so eat something quickly." ”
Tuoba Hong pretended to be unintentional about eating, and said, "Let it go, I'm sad, I can't eat it now, I'll eat it in a while." ”
The attendant put down his plate and withdrew from the tent.
At this time, Jin Miaomiao and Director Kong had already packed up and came to the big tent to meet Tuoba Hong and thank him for his hospitality last night.
After greeting the two, Tuoba Hong said in a low tone, "Have you heard about it?" My second uncle ...... He died. ”
The two were stunned for a moment, then gave each other a "hey, hey, hey" look, and then said to Tuoba Hong in unison: "Mourn! ”
Tuoba Hong nodded, with a lot of thoughts in his heart, and subconsciously picked up the bowl and prepared to drink water.
At this time, Jin Miaomiao stepped forward and held his hand, and said, "Don't drink it, it's poisonous!" ”
Tuoba Hong's hand shook, and the water bowl fell to the ground.
He looked at Jin Miaomiao in a daze, and Director Kong was also shocked.
Jin Miaomiao said: "First call the person who brought the water in and ask." I'll tell you how I know. ”
As she spoke, she bent down to pick up the water bowl, dipped her fingers in the water, and put it to her nose to smell it.
Of course it was impossible to tell the truth, she just needed to know what he was doing from that person's mind, so that she could make up a plausible lie to fool the past.
Tuoba Hong summoned the attendant just now.
As soon as the attendant entered, he glanced at the plate on the table, and saw that the crispy bones had not moved, but the water had been spilled, and he was a little flustered.
Jin Miaomiao glared at him angrily and said, "Still not honest? ”
The attendant became more and more panicked, he was not sure what they knew, so he just said stiffly, "I...... I just watched the master of the house not eat a drop of water all morning, and prepared some water and food for him, and I didn't know anything else! ”
Jin Miaomiao: "It's all prepared by you, don't you know yet?" Say, where does the poison come from? When was it put in the water? ”
The attendant was even more panicked, and he said loudly: "What poison? I didn't put poison! You are talking nonsense! ”
Jin Miaomiao sneered: "The people who gave you the poison have all been recruited, and you still don't say it?" ”
This is, of course, blowing him up.
This trick is tried.
All those who do evil will be afraid that one day they will be betrayed by their accomplices, and it is better to strike first than to passively wait for death.
The attendant was provoked by her, and he was recruited in an instant.
It turned out that this attendant would put a small pill in the diet prepared for Tuoba Hong every day.
The pill came from an elder of a side branch, and the man told him that as long as he gave one of these pills to the head of the family every day, when the elder became the head of the family, he would make the attendant a great official, so that he would no longer have to be a cow or a horse for others.
At first, the attendant was worried that he would be caught if the poison attacked.
The head of the house told him that the drug worked very slowly, and that it would take him five years to die if he took one pill a day, and that he could not find out that it was poisoned. If you want to kill people instantly, you must eat a whole can of him at once, so that it can be found that it is poisoning.
The attendant tried to give Tuoba Hong a few days to eat, and found that the person was really fine, except that he would start to have nightmares at night, there was no other obvious reaction, so he began to have the courage to poison Tuoba Hong every day, counting the days and waiting for him to turn over and become a big official.
The attendant finished explaining the cause and effect, and was pressed by Tuoba Hong's personal guard to bring a whole jar of medicine.
Jin Miaomiao asked, "How long have you been giving your master food?" ”
The attendant cried and said, "Three...... It's been three years...... Ever since the elder was seriously ill, I ......"
The old man refers to the grandmother of Tuoba Hong.
Therefore, since the gang found out that Tuoba Hong's grandmother was no longer good, they began to plan Tuoba Hong's life.
Jin Miaomiao was so angry that her hands trembled, and she yelled that Tuoba Hong would tie up the person who poisoned him for interrogation.
Tuoba Hong was also very angry, but he asked Jin Miaomiao helplessly: "What if the other party says that this is all slandered by the attendants?" We don't have any evidence that he gave the pot, do we? ”
Jin Miaomiao gritted her teeth and said, "Then do you just let them go?" These people are going to kill you! ”
Tuoba Hong said: "I know, of course I will also ask them for their lives. It's just not the time yet. ”
When it came to this, Tuoba Hong had nothing to hide, and he and Director Kong poured out all the hardships they had along the way, the revenge in their hearts, and the dangers in front of them.
He pointed to the less than half jar of poison left on the table, and said, "In my current realm, there are many people who want my life, in addition to the secret poison, there are also those who are like the one who drank to death last night, and openly forced me into a corner. As soon as I have the slightest act of resistance, they will immediately unite and wipe me clean. ”
He looked at Director Kong sincerely and said, "I invited you here this time, in fact, it was just through the origin of the 'Legend of the Qilin', what I really want to do is to hope to cooperate with the Xiao Foundation." I hope that the Shaw can help me regain the dominance of the Tuoba Realm, so that my people can live a life that they deserve, and I will do my best to meet the Shaw's demands. ”