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Yuan Cixian was driven back to her room by Lu Shiqing with a sullen face, and she was thinking about Shaohe's matter all the way.
More than a month had passed since the assassination in Shangzhou. The local governor and county magistrate were naturally unable to catch the killers, and the case in Chang'an also ended in nothing.
In this regard, Emperor Huining explained to the Yuan family that Shaohe was bewildered for a moment and made such a serious mistake, so he punished her to go to Wangji Temple to practice asceticism with her hair untied, and she was never allowed to set foot in the palace again without the permission of the emperor.
However, if this matter was spread, it would damage the reputation of the royal family, and it was not a good thing for Yuan Cixian. After Emperor Huining discussed it with Yuan Yu, they concealed it. Therefore, others only thought that Zheng Yun accidentally offended the saint one day and was conferred the princess's mansion.
But this matter can be concealed from others, but not from the parties involved. Yuan Cixian went to ask Lu Shiqing on the day she got the news. After all, he told her that Shaohe was just a deceptive illusion, and the person the murderer really wanted to frame was the second prince.
Lu Shiqing explained to her that this was originally the case. After Liu Shaoyin framed Shao He, he was summoned by the emperor to inquire about the case. During the inquiry, he was overwhelmed by the emperor's majesty and confessed everything. In fact, it was the second prince who asked him to frame Shao He.
Compared to Shao He, the saint naturally believed that this act was done by the second prince. However, before he had time to investigate further, he received the news that Liu Shaoyin had died suddenly.
Liu Shaoyin was silenced right after he gave his confession. The emperor began to doubt whether what he said was true or false. Later, he failed to find conclusive evidence to convict the second prince. Although he knew that Shaohe was most likely innocent, he had to report the apparent result to the Yuan family for the time being.
After hearing this, Yuan Cixian had to admire Xu Shan and Zheng Zhuo once again. Liu Shaoyin must have been killed by them. These two people were really good at guessing the emperor's mind. They got rid of Liu Shaoyin at the best time, making the emperor dizzy and doubtful, and making a conspiracy that was likely to affect the Yuan family and Zheng Zhuo fall apart.
Although it was a good thing that the Yuan family crisis was resolved, she couldn't just watch Shao He become a scapegoat. Whether they were rivals in love or not was one thing, but the truth was another.
A person is embroidering in the mansion, and is accused of crimes from the sky. If she were Shaohe, she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood.
Yuan Cixian thought about it and decided to find an opportunity to see the emperor after returning to the capital and ask him to issue an edict to spare Shaohe. No matter what the emperor thought, this matter was an explanation to the Yuan family, so as long as she didn't care about it, it would be fine.
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The disaster in Shuzhou stabilized day by day, and the post-disaster plague that almost broke out on a large scale was almost under control by Lu Shiqing. In another half a month, around mid-October, this official business trip was over.
Yuan Cihan followed Lu Shiqing all the way north and returned roughly along the same route, but she found that compared to the way they came, the route Lu Shiqing arranged was mostly official roads and rarely took a detour.
Remembering Shao He's reminder, she understood the meaning of this move. However, she had been traveling for more than 20 days and had not encountered any threats near the capital. She didn't know whether it was because Lu Shiqing was well prepared and the other party retreated, or whether Shao He's information was wrong.
Since they had entered the capital where public security was relatively good, Emperor Huining also sent a team of Jinwu Guards to welcome Lu Shiqing back to the capital, so she completely let down her guard.
At dusk on the day before arriving in Chang'an, Lu Shiqing ordered the Jinwu Guard to arrange an inn for the group to stay.
Yuan Cihan was puzzled. They would only be able to enter the city in a few more hours, so why did he suddenly slow down? As the weather was too cold and she was too lazy to get off the carriage, she asked Shi Cui to ask for her.
Shi Cui went to the carriage of Lu Shiqing in front, and then reported to Yuan Cixian: "My dear, Minister Lu did not answer me. Brother Cao said that maybe he was tired and wanted to rest for a night before leaving. If you are in a hurry, you can ask the Jinwu Guards to take you into the city first."
She shook her head: "I've been away for three months, there's no rush, let's leave tomorrow."
When he was in Shuzhou, Lu Shiqing didn't close his eyes for three days and three nights when he was the busiest, and he never said "tired". Yuan Cixian felt very strange for a while, but didn't care much in the end.
Because she had either been "sleeping in the open air" or "living the same food as the people" along the way, and she was not used to the food in Huainan, she really missed the flavor of Beijing cuisine. Seeing that she could stay in a decent inn, she spent money lavishly and ordered a table of dinner, saying that she "decided to treat Minister Lu to a good meal at her own expense."
The inn bartender delivered the dishes to her room as instructed, and finally put a ceramic pot with compartments on it. He placed pork, duck, beef, and mutton in each compartment and cooked them together with the vegetables. The food was steaming and the aroma spread all over the place.
Yuan Cixian hadn't eaten meat for a long time and was so hungry that she couldn't stand it anymore. She quickly asked Shi Cui to go next door to invite Lu Shiqing. However, after waiting for a long time, she heard that he was not in the inn at all.
When she just landed, she clearly saw Lu Shiqing enter the next room. It was almost dark and freezing outside, so why was he running out
Yuan Cixian really couldn't hold back this time. She turned out and was about to knock on the door next door, but was stopped by Cao An at the end of the corridor.
This is a room on the second floor. Cao An seemed to have come up from the first floor, followed by a bartender carrying a basin of water.
Yuan Cixian frowned. The inn had been booked by the Jinwu Guards, and there was no one else here. The clear water must have been prepared for Lu Shiqing, but wasn't he not in the inn
Cao An stopped her and said calmly, "County Lady, my husband has gone out to do some work. Please have your meal first and don't wait for him."
She pointed to the bartender behind him and said, "What about this clean water?"
He said, "Oh," and said, "My dear, I asked the waiter to send it to his room in advance, and wait for him to come back and wash his face."
Yuan Cixian acted as if something suddenly occurred to him, and said with a smile: "No need to trouble the bartender, just give me the water. I just want to go to his room and see if it is arranged comfortably." After saying that, he was about to step forward to take the basin.
Cao An seemed a little anxious now, and stretched out his hand to stop him, saying, "How can I trouble you with this matter? Please have your meal early, and I will inform you as soon as my husband returns."
She smiled, withdrew her hand and said, "Okay, it's not difficult for you." Then she turned and left.
Cao An quietly let out a sigh of relief, and when she came back, he took the basin from the bartender behind him, hurried into Lu Shiqing's room, glanced at the person lying on the bed, walked closer and said, "My dear, are you okay?"
This story started yesterday. Last night, my husband suddenly caught a cold. The initial symptoms were mild, so he didn't pay much attention to it. Unexpectedly, today, my husband had a splitting headache and a fever that got worse and worse. He had no choice but to find an inn to stay.
Because the young master was unwilling to reveal his illness to the Jinwu Guards and the county lord, he only sent Zhao Shu to invite a doctor, who has not returned yet.
Lu Shiqing's face flushed, he coughed a few times, frowned and glanced at him, and asked instead of answering, "Sent away?"
Cao An naturally knew who he was talking about, and nodded, "But the county lord is smart, I'm afraid she has noticed something..."
Just as he finished speaking, he heard the window behind him "click" as if it was pried open from the outside, followed by a crisp female voice: "Of course I am... smart...!"
He turned around suddenly and saw Yuan Cixian struggling to climb the window sill. She said with difficulty, "This second-floor window is too difficult to climb... Cao An, come and save me!"
Cao An panicked, fearing that she would fall and break her legs, and without even asking Lu Shiqing for permission, he quickly turned around and pulled her in.
As soon as Yuan Cixian's feet touched the ground, she quickly walked towards Lu Shiqing's bed and said uncomfortably, "Lu Shiqing, you are amazing. You wanted to hide your illness from me."
Since seeing Shao He's letter last time, Yuan Cixian had a sudden realization and felt that the title "Minister Lu" was too distant and not very conducive to cultivating feelings. However, she did not want to call him "Lu Zishu" like others did. When there were no outsiders present, she would call him by his name without any rules.
At first, Lu Shiqing would get angry every time, but later he got used to it and became too lazy to correct her anymore.
He sighed, stretched out his hand to pull down the curtain, and said coldly: "Cao An, send her back to her room."
Yuan Cixian was isolated by the thick curtain and couldn't see his face clearly, but she knew from his hoarse voice and heavy nasal tone that he was not in good condition. She thought he had caught a cold, so she didn't get angry at his rude attitude and said to Cao secretly, "He has a fever and is confused. Don't listen to his orders. Where is the doctor? Have you sent someone to ask for him?"
Lu Shiqing endured the coughing and said, "Cao An." He motioned him to see the guest off quickly.
Cao An was torn between two sides, not knowing who to listen to, so he said to Yuan Cixian, "County Lady, the doctor will be here soon, so you should listen to your husband and go back first, or the disease will spread to you."
Yuan Cihan refused to leave and said angrily, "I have never caught a cold since I was a child. Who has the guts to pass the disease on to me? It's fine if someone passes it on to me. I can just try what it feels like." After saying that, she was about to lift Lu Shiqing's curtain.
Lu Shiqing was too exhausted from the fever to stop him, but Cao An was quick to grab the opening of the curtain and said with a bitter face, "County Lady, to tell you the truth, my husband may not have just a common cold, so please don't get angry."
Yuan Cixian was stunned and stopped: "What do you mean?"
Seeing that Lu Shiqing did not object, he continued to explain: "When my husband was in Shuzhou, he accidentally came into contact with a patient..."
Yuan Cixian understood halfway through his words, but was stunned for a long time and couldn't react. After a while, she said in shock: "How is it possible? Impossible..."
Although the epidemic in Shuzhou was controlled within a very small range, none of those infected with the disease recovered. In order to prevent the spread of the disease, their bodies were all burned.
Is Cao An now telling her that Lu Shiqing might have contracted an incurable plague
But how is this possible? He was alive and well in her dream.
Yuan Cixian stood there in a daze for a long time, and suddenly thought of a fatal loophole.
In her previous life, Lu Shiqing was indeed living a good life, but in this life, she approached him, pestered him, and teased him in order to protect herself... His journey to the south also caused many accidents and changes because of her. So, how could it be impossible for his fate to be changed because of this
Yuan Cixian blinked dully.
She is the fatal flaw...
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