It is the season of May, which has already taken the lead in early summer. It was still sunny in the morning, but it looked cloudy in the afternoon.
After Emperor Jing summoned Prince Duan and confronted the manager of the imperial kitchen, he found out that the man had been recommended to the palace by the fifth prince.
King Duan cried out that he was wronged, but Emperor Jing did not make an immediate decision. However, on the morning of the second day, two decrees of kingship were announced.
The second prince Xiao Junhan was granted the title of King Qi; the third prince Xiao Junxi was granted the title of King Jing.
As soon as this decree came out, some people were happy and some were worried.
Duan Wang Xiao Junyi's face was naturally gloomy, but Xiao Junhan's face was filled with joy.
As for Xiao Junxi, she was still in a coma at the moment, so naturally she couldn't feel this will.
Yesterday, Xiao Junhan could only follow Xiao Junyi, but in just one day, Xiao Junhan became the leader of the ministers and walked out of the hall first. Xiao Junyi followed him and said with a half-smile, "Congratulations to my second brother for being crowned King of Qi. It's really a good name!"
Xiao Junhan's expression did not change and he just smiled and said, "Father relies heavily on you, and a son should naturally be more diligent."
Xiao Junyi said coldly, "Diligence is a good thing, but the second brother must be more careful. Don't lose your wife and lose your troops when the time comes!" It was true that he had placed the steward in the palace, but he had never used that steward He had done something, and he went back to check all night yesterday, only to find out that this manager had worked for Xiao Junhan before he was used by him!
In other words, he was most likely being used as a gun!
When he thought of this, Xiao Junyi gritted his teeth with hatred, but he couldn't get angry in such a large crowd, so he had to throw away his sleeves in anger.
Xiao Junhan glanced sideways at his back, then looked at Zhang Shangshu who was lagging behind, and said pointedly, "Uncle, you have to be careful when walking. The steps are shaking. If you step on the wrong step, you will fall down." of."
After saying that, he walked forward without looking at Zhang Shangshu.
Zhang Shangshu, who was behind him, broke out in a cold sweat.
I'm afraid things are going to change again in this court.
It rained all night, and in the morning, sunlight filtered through the screened windows and cast a thin golden glow into the house.
Xie Ruzhuo opened his eyes and called Qian Bi, "What time is it now?"
Qianbi was not in the house, but Jiangzhu came to reply, "Miss, it's almost time."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo stroked his forehead, pinched his aching head, and said, "Why didn't you call me? It's so late."
Jiang Zhu helped her get up and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to call you, but the eldest young master came here at that time. Seeing that you were not awake, he asked us not to call you, so I fell asleep at this hour."
Xie Ruzhuo was slightly stunned and said, "Brother is here, what do you mean?"
Qianbi walked in from the outside and said with a smile, "Of course it's a good thing." As she said that, she said happily, "Miss, you don't know yet, right? There have been rumors going around in the past two days, saying that the third prince's illness can be cured. , but it requires the lives of several ladies as a guide. Do you know which families it is?"
Xie Ruzhuo asked in confusion, "Is there such a rumor?" However, seeing Qian Bi's expression, Xie Ruzhuo guessed with a smile, "But are there Shen family and Zhang family?"
Qianbi clapped her hands and laughed, "My lady's guess is really accurate. It's not just the families of these ministers, but also the families of those ministers who instigated the trouble. Now the crowd is excited, and there are people who are taking the lead to make trouble in these houses. As for my son, it’s said that they usually eat royal food to attract the people’s blood, but now when it’s time to contribute, they are just like a coward. This frightens those families.”
Hong Rui on the side also said, "Yesterday, the rumors among the public were that you were a demon star. Today, the topic has changed. Not only have all the rumors saying bad things about you disappeared, but this new rumor is quite powerful."
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help laughing and said, "This seems to be his style." Although she hadn't seen Wen Ruyu in the past two days, according to the old monster's character, she heard that If you hear such rumors, you will definitely not sit idly by.
After thinking about it, Xie Ruzhuo shook his head again and sighed, "Although the matter is a bit immoral, it is very relieved after all."
Just as she was thinking about Cao Cao, she saw that the latter was already waving the fan in his hand and walked into the house, "It's three o'clock in the morning and I haven't finished dressing up yet. How could I have such a lazy disciple?"
Xie Ruzhuo hurriedly put on the last layer of gauze, and then retorted, "Master is so familiar with entering a woman's boudoir. Could it be that he was used to stealing fragrances and jade in the past? This matter is worth talking to Feng. The girl talked happily."
Wen Ruyu's expression paused for a moment, then she squinted and said, "You little girl, you really can't afford to suffer at all!"
"Regardless of prizes, it's all because the master taught me well." Xie Ruzhuo smiled jokingly, sat in front of the bronze mirror, and told Qian Bi to take out the jasper hairpin and tie it into her waterfall-like hair.
Seeing her calmness, Wen Ruyu felt a little emotional for a moment, and then smiled and said, "Did you know that your lover was made a prince during the court ceremony this morning?"
Xie Ruzhuo paused slightly with the comb in his hand, looked at Wen Ruyu in the bronze mirror and said, "Really, what kind of prince is this?"
"Respect the king."
A smile slowly appeared on Xie Ruzhuo's lips, "He is indeed worthy of the word 'respect'."
After saying this, she put the ivory comb on the dressing table, stood up and looked back, "But the master came here not just to tell me this, right?"
Wen Ruyu sighed with a smile, "I can't hide anything from you." After saying that, he took out a porcelain bottle and said solemnly, "Split the soul-eating grass into two parts, and you must take this half. But the pain after taking it is unbearable to ordinary people." Bear with it, and be careful.”
Xie Ruzhuo reached out to take it, opened the lid and smelled the bitter smell coming out of it. Without hesitation, she poured the brown pill inside into her mouth, and then drank a sip of water.
When Wen Ruyu saw her like this, her heart seemed to be pinched, so she said, "I'll pick you up again in the afternoon."
Seeing Wen Ruyu come and go in a hurry, Xie Ruzhuo gave a wry smile, but before the smile was fully revealed, he felt as if a big stone was pressing on his chest, making him unable to breathe.
Jiangzhu and others were busy supporting her and said worriedly, "Miss, are you okay?"
Xie Ruzhuo waved his hand and gasped, "It's no use getting up. Just help me to the bed and rest."
Before she could finish speaking, she felt dizzy and had ringing in her ears, as if thunder was rolling past her and hitting her.
Xie Ruzhuo had an extremely difficult day.
First there were bursts of pain, and then the whole body collapsed to the point of weakness. As dusk approached, she finally regained some of her consciousness.
Wen Ruyu came as promised and took her seriously injured into the palace.
Along the way, Wen Ruyu said nothing. She only asked when she saw the red walls and green tiles, "It seems it's not too late to regret it now."
Xie Ruzhuo smiled softly and asked Wen Ruyu, "Go ask Miss Feng and see if she has reached the point where she is today and doesn't regret it in the future."
Hearing this, Wen Ruyu's expression changed, and then she sighed, "You girl—"
It's just that the rest of the words were not finished.
The sky is dark and the setting sun is like blood.
Xiao Junxi was still unconscious, and her face was pale as a result of being in a coma for several days.
Seeing his appearance, Xie Ruzhuo felt sour in his heart. He stood still and asked, "What should I do?"
Wen Ruyu untied the medicine box she carried with her and said, "Wait."
Xie Ruzhuo looked back and said doubtfully, "What are you waiting for?"
"Wait for the effect of his medicine to take effect." Wen Ruyu said as she untied Xiao Junxi's middle coat, revealing her strong chest.
His skin is very white, and his skin texture is as delicate as porcelain, not inferior to that of women. But because of the pain, there were dots of bite marks and needle wounds on his body.
Xie Ruzhuo's face turned red, and just as he was about to turn away, he saw that his body began to turn red, as if it was alive, and it began to swim along the meridians.
She was a little shocked and murmured, "What is this?"
Wen Ruyu took it for granted, so she helped him up, pinched a hollow silver needle, and pierced the skin, and saw a trace of blood as thin as a thread starting to flow out.
After doing all this, he stuffed another prepared ginseng into Xiao Junxi's mouth, and then turned around and said, "This is a sign of the poisonous poison."
With that, he pointed to the soft couch beside him and said, "Lie down. You will be in pain later. Do you need me to feed you analgesic pills?"
Xie Ruzhuo shook his head and lay down on the soft couch obediently. He turned his head and saw Xiao Junxi who was very close to her.
The distance between the two was only a small path that could allow one person to pass through. She could touch each other just by stretching out her hand.
The hollow silver needle had been bleeding for about a cup of tea, and then it felt as if someone had pinched it, and no more blood came out.
But the next moment, the mother Gu active in Xiao Junxi's body had awakened and began to swim along his heart veins. His skin was not bulging because of the mother Gu, which looked particularly penetrating.
Xie Ruzhuo forced himself to look and clenched his hands tightly. This is the crime he suffered. A man who has been tortured for so many years still uses his few abilities to protect himself!
Wen Ruyu took out a piece of soft tendon, tied it to a silver needle, inserted it deeply into Xie Ruzhuo's wrist, and then pierced the other end into Xiao Junxi's heart, and then said, "Be patient."
Her blood is the best medicine to stimulate the mother voodoo. Sure enough, the next moment the mother voodoo grew in size and bit the silver needle.
But the silver needle was extremely hard, and the mother Gu couldn't help it, so she got entangled with it.
On the other hand, Wen Ruyu slit Xiao Junxi's wrist and began to induce the sub-gu to come out of the body.
The mother Gu couldn't bite the silver needle, so she began to release venom. The dark silk liquid flowed into Xie Ruzhuo's body along the silver needle, but it caused a tearing pain.
Xie Ruzhuo was sweating profusely in pain, and her mind began to feel a little dazed. She gritted her teeth and groaned, and soon she felt a fishy smell coming from her mouth.
Sweat soon covered her forehead and flowed downwards. Xie Ruzhuo tried his best to stay awake and looked at Xiao Junxi with his eyes.
Even if she dies, she must remember this man's appearance before she dies.
As if they were connected, the next moment, the man she longed for opened his eyes and instantly met her eyes.
Xiao Junxi was stunned for a moment, then said hoarsely, "What are you doing?"
He wanted to get up, but Wen Ruyu was afraid that he would struggle in a coma, so she had already touched all the major points on his body, making him unable to move.
Xie Ruzhuo looked at him with some surprise and said in a trembling voice, "Jun Xi—"
"No, stop!" Xiao Junxi was obviously not stupid. She immediately understood what they were doing, and her eyes were filled with worry.
The silver needle in Wen Ruyu's hand was flying, sewing up the previous thin line-like incision, and then slitting the incision from another place where the Gu was going to come out, and then she said, "It's too late, we can't stop."