Feng Liao was half lying on the bed, and Yong Ruo sat on the edge of the bed, talking to her about the farewell.
Because the ostensible excuse was to sacrifice the mausoleum, Feng Liao came out of Beijing this time, bringing all the royal ceremonies with her.
But he had just left the capital for less than a hundred miles, and he had already quietly left the brigade. He only took An Zimo, Su Mingjian and other confidants with him. First, he took the emperor's secret decree and went to Mingzhou to transfer 500 elite soldiers under the Mingzhou General Soldier. , and diverted to Tongzhou to investigate the case.
Wu Renxin, the commander-in-chief of Tongzhou, was the one who was suspected of murdering good men and pretending to be meritorious, collaborating with the enemy and traitorous country.
In the past decade or so, the commander-in-chief has colluded with the Tulu people in the north, not only smuggling food, ordnance and other supplies to the Tulu people, but also avoiding the enemy when the Tulu people knocked on the border and robbed the population and supplies , slaughtered the border people, and rewarded the imperial court with the heads of the border people.
Now the top and bottom officials in Tongzhou are either collaborating with Wu Renxin, or have been transferred or plotted against.
In the past few years, although there are often rumors among the people in the capital and Tongzhou area that Wu Renxin murdered a good man and pretended to be a meritorious deed, no one has been able to obtain evidence.
This time, the emperor sent Feng Liao to Tongzhou just to find out the truth of the matter.
After Feng Liao and others arrived in Tongzhou, they first concealed themselves and did some investigations in the dark, and obtained some witnesses and material evidence.
Then they split into two groups, and An Zimo disguised himself as an imperial envoy visiting incognito, and visited the abandoned villages that had been devastated to the point of desolation.
In a panic, Wu Renxin sent his henchmen to pretend to be Tulu people to rob and kill An Zimo, trying to kill him, but fell into An Zimo's trap.
These confidantes of Wu Renxin who pretended to be Tulu people were captured together. An Zimo deliberately missed two more, and asked them to go back and report the news.
Wu Renxin was desperate.
In a panic, he took the rest of his confidants out of the border privately, wanting to formally surrender to the enemy or become a horse thief outside the pass, but Feng Liao, who was waiting outside the pass, led 500 elite soldiers and took them down in one fell swoop.
Afterwards, the people from Mingzhou General Military Mansion escorted a group of criminals to Beijing, while Feng Liao rushed to the ancestral mausoleum to offer sacrifices.
After the sacrifice, Feng Liao left the brigade again and hurried back to Beijing, but was assassinated on the way back to Beijing.
"Was the prince plotted against by the remnants of Wu Renxin's subordinates, or someone else?" Yong Ruo asked.
"Who knows?" Feng Liao smiled, with an inexplicably sad expression on her face, "But no matter who it is, one thing is certain: the good days when I used to be indifferent to the world are gone forever Already!"
Yong Ruo sighed slightly: This is true!
"Does the lord regret it?" She said sadly, "Do you regret taking the job of the emperor?"
Feng Liao stretched out her hand, squeezed Yong Ruo's hand, and said with a smile, "I don't regret it! As long as I can be with you for a long time, no matter what happens, I can face it!"
Yong Ruo also smiled at him, feeling even more sad in his heart.
She thought to herself: If I can stay by your side all the time, I will be very happy too.
Unfortunately, I don't know how many good days like this are left.
Where did Feng Liao eat the "unclean food"
For this question, Su Mingjian already had a clue in his mind, but he didn't have any evidence.
Although she was in a hurry to return to Beijing, Feng Liao was always very careful.
To stay at night, if there is an inn, you will only stay in the inn, and if you don’t have an inn, you will live in those time-honored inns.
From check-in to check-out, the guards watched the cook make everything at the entrance, and even the water for washing was watched by the guards.
Such precautions were already very strict, but Feng Liao was still tricked.
Because only Feng Liao was recruited, and everyone else was fine.
Su Mingjian locked his suspicion on something that only Feng Liao had eaten and no one else had touched.
On the morning when Feng Liao started having diarrhea, he once ate a bowl of chicken noodle soup by himself.
The side was made by the guards, but the chicken soup was boiled all night.
Although the chicken soup was boiled under the watchful eye of the guards on duty at night. But after several days of traveling, everyone was very tired. It was hard to guarantee that none of the guards was too tired and took a nap during the night. What's more serious, maybe Feng Liao's guards have someone else's nails.
However, there is no proof in this matter, so Su Mingjian can only investigate slowly.
Feng Liao stayed in Jinfeng Town for a few more days, and returned to Beijing after her body basically recovered.
When leaving the inn, Imperial Physician Xu said to Yong Ruo with a half-smile, "I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it seems that there will always be some very miraculous things happening around Madam.
"Last time, Madam saved Madam's mother with a recipe of Yiyuan porridge. This time, Madam gave a bowl of sugar and salt water just right to save the prince. The old man feels more and more that his medical skills are shallow and he still has a lot to learn. ah!"
Yong Ruo said with a smile: "Mr. Xu is too modest. The concubine is just lucky."
Doctor Xu just laughed and stopped talking, and directly boarded his carriage.
After returning to Beijing, Feng Liao took a bath and changed clothes, and first entered the palace to reply to the emperor.
The first thing Yong Ruo did after returning to Beijing was to send people to Prince Ying's residence and Princess Longqing's residence to report and thank him.
Princess Longqing soon brought her son-in-law to visit Fengliao together.
Before Feng Liao came back, Yong Ruo talked with the princess. An Zimo and Feng Liao went to the palace together to face the saint, and Yong Ruo asked Jiao Tong to accompany the horse in the front yard.
She said to Yong Ruo with both envy and admiration: "You are really amazing! You can actually ride a horse for a day and run more than a hundred miles at a stretch. I heard that many men can't do it!"
Yong Ruo said with a smile: "As the princess said, everyone has their own strengths. I am not as intelligent in painting as the princess, and my manners are not as refined as the princess. This is the benefit of hard work."
Princess Longqing shook her head and stared at her with bright eyes: "I also heard that Brother Liao couldn't wake up when you arrived, and those useless doctors couldn't do anything about it. When you arrive, you will only use a bowl of sugar and salt water Just saved Brother Liao?"
Yong Ruo smiled and shook her head: "This is an exaggeration!" She used the same rhetoric that fooled Feng Liao to fool Princess Longqing again.
Princess Longqing was much easier to fool than Feng Liao, and she nodded repeatedly after listening to it: "I'll just say it! How can a bowl of sugar and salt water be so magical?"
She covered her mouth and laughed twice, looked at Yong Ruo, and said: "However, you have a somewhat different temperament from the vulgar, and you look like an outsider. If you have such a magical method, It doesn't seem impossible!"
Yong Ruo kept smiling and said calmly, "Princess really knows how to joke. If I were an expert, there would be no ordinary people in this world."
The two talked for a while, Feng Liao also came back from the palace, and walked in from the front yard with Princess Longqing's son-in-law, Wei Zhaowu.
"Brother Liao, you scared me to death!"
As soon as she saw Feng Liao, Princess Longqing rushed up and pulled his sleeve, and said with red eyes: "At that time, Yujing came to my mansion to ask for help. When I heard that you were sick, I cried in fright and immediately went to the hospital. The palace reported to the royal father. The royal father also turned pale with fright, and immediately sent someone to send Imperial Doctor Xu to Jinfeng Town, and still lost his temper in the palace, calling Su Mingjian and the others useless!"
Feng Liao sighed with some guilt: "It's all my fault, it made you and Uncle Huang worry."
Princess Longqing pouted, and said aggrievedly: "Later, I wanted to go to Jinfeng Town to see you, but everyone stopped me and refused to let me go. They told me not to make trouble! Why did I just make trouble gone?"
She glanced at Wei Zhaowu: "Even he won't help me!"
Wei Zhaowu smiled good-naturedly: "At that time, the emperor and the empress were worried about King Hengjun. If you go again, won't your parents worry more? King Hengjun has Mrs. Yong to take care of him, and there are There is nothing wrong with Dr. Xu's diagnosis and treatment. Wouldn't it be better for you to wait in Beijing with peace of mind?"
Princess Longqing muttered, "Anyway, you are right!"
Feng Liao smiled: "I also think Wulang is reasonable. Don't say anything else, where did you go to sleep? The inn is not big, there is only a better yard, and the main house is occupied by me. If you go, I have to Letting you go, why don't you still make room for you when you are sick?"
Princess Longqing's eyes widened: "How could I be so ignorant?"
"If I don't vacate the house for you, I'll feel bad; if I do, you'll feel bad. Is it better not to go?"
Princess Longqing had nothing to say.
Feng Liao introduced Wei Zhaowu to Yong Ruo again: "They are not outsiders, and they don't have to abide by the rules of the outer courtyard and inner house. If I'm not around in the future, you can just tell Mei Qing if you have something to do, don't shy away from it."
Yong Ruo and Wei Zhaowu greeted each other politely.
One called: "Mrs. Yong."
One called: "Consort Wei."
After seeing the ceremony, Wei Zhaowu bowed deeply to Yong Ruo again, and said, "Zhao Wu thanked Mrs. Yong for her great kindness."
Yong Ruo raised his eyebrows, glanced at Princess Longqing, and asked with a smile: "Madam Wei made a mistake? This is the first time you and I have met, how have I ever been kind to you?"
Wei Zhaowu smiled and said, "Why is this thank you? It is inconvenient for Zhaowu to announce it. Madam naturally understands."
He bowed his hands to Princess Longqing again, looked at Princess Longqing and said, "Princess naturally understands too!" There was a hint of teasing in his eyes.
Princess Longqing's cheeks flushed all of a sudden, and she looked around and said to him: "Ah! When are you going to eat? I'm so hungry!"
Feng Liao didn't know why, so she went to see Yong Ruo.
Yong Ruo mouthed something to him: Say it at night.
Feng Liao didn't ask any more questions, and led Princess Longqing and Wei Zhaowu to Yuxian Hall for dinner.
Four people eat in the same room, divided into two seats inside and outside only by the screen. What was said to each other was clearly heard.
Wei Zhaowu was born in an honorable family of military generals for generations. His name is also Zhaowu, but he is a wealthy idler who likes literature but not martial arts, and has no ambitions.
When Feng Liao talked to him, he didn't talk about the important affairs in the court, but only talked about the scenery of various places, tasting poems and paintings, and the conversation with Wei Zhaowu was very speculative.
Princess Longqing and Yongruo ate behind the screen, but from time to time they pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation of the two outside with a smile on their faces. Every word and deed looked like a little girl in love.
Yong Ruo felt that the relationship between the couple was probably growing.
After Princess Longqing and Wei Zhaowu left, Feng Liao asked Yong Ruo, "What did Wei Wulang thank you for?"
Yong Ruo then spoke euphemistically about Princess Longqing's visit for emotional counseling.
Feng Liao laughed: "You care so much about my sister-in-law, you sister-in-law did a good job! But now, you have to care about me first..."
He hugged Yong Ruo by the waist, and planned to go to bed with her, and tell her about the pain of lovesickness...
When Fengliao and Yongruo were having sex, the emperor and queen in the palace were also discussing their affairs.
Emperor Chengtai said: "... I heard from Xu Xinglin that he tried to test that Doctor Xi again and again. That doctor is just a man in name only, and his real ability is limited. Who is responsible for Liaoer's crisis this time? If it is That doctor's, all the signs are a little suspicious; if it's from the Yong family, I think it's too childish." Xu Xinglin is the imperial physician Xu.
"It's really weird." Empress Wei said, "But this way, this concubine remembered the incident that the Yang family in Yongchang made a happy event for Yang Qilang."
Emperor Chengtai frowned and thought for a long time before he said solemnly: "You mean, that Yong family is really precious. Not only can he turn danger into good luck, but he can also lead others?"
"This, I don't dare to say it. It's just a coincidence that all kinds of things are so coincidental that I can't afford to be suspicious." How dare she guarantee this matter
Emperor Chengtai thought for a long time before he sighed: "Look at the matter of fate! Only the behavior of Yong's family really impresses me. He acts decisively and without delay, even many men are far behind. .
"It's a pity that her background is too low, otherwise she can be a concubine for Liao'er. Now it's very embarrassing for me. If I choose a gentle and gentle concubine for Liao'er, she will definitely not be able to suppress her, and it will be easy to marry and concubine Out of order; if you choose a strong one for Liao Er, in the future... I'm afraid there will be no peace!"