In the private seat on the third floor of Taibai Tea House, Han Lingfu invited two people to meet here early in the morning.
"Shengshou is approaching, and it has been less than a month. Master Cui, I wonder how the crossbow is made?" Han Lingfu asked the middle-aged man sitting opposite him.
"Your Highness, I found the best craftsman to make according to the drawings. Earlier, I asked someone to try a simple version. It is indeed amazingly powerful, and it is definitely a sharp weapon for killing the enemy!" It is Han Lingfu's future father-in-law.
The eldest daughter of Cui Wei, Cui Yanyan, was designated by the emperor as the concubine of the third prince. Cui Wei, who originally didn't want to stand in the fight for the throne, was labeled as the party of the third prince because of this sudden favor. For his own future, he can only choose to advance and retreat with the third prince and advise him.
Han Lingfu was fledgling now, after much deliberation, he still handed over the blueprint of the bow and crossbow given by Bai Muxiao to Cui Wei, and asked him to find someone to supervise it.
Cui Wei is a general, he was shocked to see the blueprint, and he was determined to help the third prince, Han Ling, to succeed! In the future, when the third prince ascends to the supreme position, his Cui family will He is a foreign relative, and the future prince will be his grandson, so why worry about no glory and wealth!
"Congratulations, Your Highness. On the day of the holy birthday, Your Highness will personally present this crossbow to the emperor... The emperor will be very happy." The middle-aged man sitting on Han Lingfu's right hand smiled and congratulated. Although he is a bit fat and fat, his facial features are vaguely similar to Han Lingfu's. He is Zhang Mianzhi, the eldest brother of Concubine Zhang, and Han Lingfu's uncle.
That's natural! Han Lingfu smiled calmly, but his heart was burning with great ambition: no matter if it was Jiangshan or a beauty, he would definitely get it!... This time he was also worried that the birthday gift he had prepared was not enough, but now he can finally Don't worry, his Xiao'er is really smart, thanks to her, things have been going so smoothly recently.
Han Lingfu's eyes flickered, and he suddenly asked, "Uncle, are your people still staring at Prince Zhennan?"
"That's natural." Zhang Mianzhi quickly replied, "Since the prince of Zhennan was ordered by the emperor to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, he hasn't seen him go out of the mansion for half a step, and has been honestly staying in the mansion of Zhennan Prince."
"That's really a pity." Han Lingfu shook his head and sighed regretfully, "I never thought he would be so honest." If Xiao Yi disobeyed the sacred order, then he could take advantage of the victory...
"Your Highness, don't be too impatient." Zhang Mianzhi persuaded, "Now is an extraordinary period, with so many eyes on the prince of Zhennan, he would not have the courage to disobey the holy order. He is a hostage son, If there is no favor from the emperor, then it is nothing."
Han Lingfu pondered for a moment, and said: "Father has been in a bad mood recently. According to the news I found out, it seems that it is because of some secret report from Nanjiang, but it is a pity that I haven't figured out what happened in Nanjiang so far. Originally, I thought that my father would take this opportunity to anger Xiao Yi, but I didn't expect that his punishment would be so mild... It seems that my father's favor towards Xiao Yi needs to be re-evaluated..." Suddenly After a pause, he said to Zhang Yizhi, "Uncle, I would like to trouble you to find a way to find out what happened in southern Xinjiang first... Maybe we can take advantage of the situation to add fire, so as to see the bottom line of the emperor's tolerance for the prince of Zhennan." How far has it come?"
Zhang Yizhi nodded and said: "Yes, Your Highness." As he spoke, he smiled viciously, "If Xiao Yi can be abolished by this, it would be the best!"
The corners of Han Lingfu's mouth hooked slightly, and a stern look flashed in his eyes. If it really works out, it would be a good thing to sell Princess Zhennan for it!
Not to mention what Han Lingfu was planning in his mind, since the emperor had already punished Xiao Yi on the bright side, the "baicao hut doctoring the dead" incident was temporarily exposed, and no one could find out who was right and who was wrong about it. .
One day later, Baicao Cottage reopened.
Baicao Cottage will encounter such a thing, and it has nothing to do with herself and Xiao Yi. Nangong Yue is probably most guilty of her cousin Lin Ziran, who waded him into this muddy water for no reason.
After lunch, Nangong Yue made a special trip to Baicao Cottage. As soon as she got off the carriage, she saw a "free clinic" sign hanging outside the medical hall, but unfortunately, even so, the medical hall seemed to be deserted.
Too. Nangong Yue sighed in her heart. After this incident, no matter officials or civilians in this huge king's capital, no one would know that there was a murder case here, and who would dare to come to see a doctor again! Even if it doesn't cost money to see a doctor, this person always spares his life.
Nangong Yue was about to enter the door when she heard the sound of "bang bells and bangs" from inside. She was startled, and walked in quickly, only to see a tall and fat middle-aged man in a brocade robe coming from inside. He walked out, cursing while walking: "I didn't have a pulse number, and I didn't ask a doctor, and you actually said that I was going to have a stroke?! Do you think you are a fortune teller or a doctor? Bah! Sure enough, it is cheap but not good. , not to mention it doesn’t cost money!”
A skinny servant followed behind him, and persuaded him: "Master, don't be angry! It's not worthwhile to get angry about this kind of plague doctor."
As soon as the middle-aged man saw Nangong Yue, he "kindly" advised, "Girl, this hospital has treated people to death, you'd better go to another place..."
Stroke!? Nangong Yue didn't pay attention to what he said later, she only cared about the word "stroke", so she took another look at him, and seeing that there was something wrong with his complexion, she kindly persuaded him: "This uncle , you'd better find a doctor to have a look!"
The middle-aged man was startled, shook his sleeves fiercely and said, "It's such a good intention!" He strode away as he spoke, and he could still hear him muttering, "A little girl actually cursed me! Bad luck, today is really bad luck!" The servant hurriedly followed.
When Lily heard this, she frowned, moved her knuckles, and said, "Miss San, this man's mouth is so stinky, do you want me to teach him a lesson?"
Nangong Yue shook her head helplessly, "Forget it." I just hope that he can really find a doctor.
Nangong Yue withdrew her gaze and continued to walk into Baicao Cottage. As soon as she entered the door, she saw a mess all over the place. Tables and chairs fell crookedly on the ground. He lifted up a chair lying on the ground, and the servant cleaned up the broken tiles.
"However, cousin..." Nangong Yue frowned, but then found that there was another person in the room, she couldn't help but startled, then laughed, and shouted: "Grandfather!"
It turned out that Lin Jingchen was also in Baicao Cottage today!
After a short period of surprise, Nangong Yue thought about it. With the medical skills of her cousin Lin Ziran, I am afraid that she has not yet reached the point where she can see the focus of the disease with only her eyes, if she hadn't listened first. As soon as that person muttered, he probably wouldn't realize that only his grandfather Lin Jingchen could have such skill.
"Sister Yue, you're here." Lin Jingchen was still smiling, as if what happened just now hadn't affected his good mood at all, he looked around and said helplessly, "It seems that there is no place to sit for now."
"Grandfather, cousin, what's going on?" Nangong Yue asked hastily.
"It's nothing." Lin Jingchen said lightly, "It's just a patient with a bad temper, it's a common thing."
The servant Guangbai couldn't swallow his breath, and complained from the side: "Ciao girl, that person is really making trouble for no reason. The old lady came to the free clinic today, and the person just said that he didn't want money and just said to come to see a doctor. The old lady found that his complexion was not right, I warned him not to get angry recently, for fear that he might have a stroke easily, and then that person would turn his back on him. The old man confiscated his money, but he even smashed our shop! Don’t think we have a backer, he also has people in the capital , don't be afraid..."
When Guangbai mentioned "backstage", Lin Ziran's face darkened, and he said in a warning tone: "Guangbai!"
Guangbai had no choice but to keep silent, took a dustpan of broken porcelain, stuck out his tongue and walked away.
"Cousin Yue," Lin Ziran looked at Nangong Yue with some confusion. These days, he has become more and more unsure how to evaluate this cousin, "I'll make you some tea, and you can chat with your grandfather for a while."
Looking at Lin Ziran's stiff back, Nangong Yue couldn't help sighing: "Grandfather, I'm the one who got my cousin involved." With Lin Ziran's medical skills, it would have been easy to gain a firm foothold in the capital, but because of For her sake, it became like this...
Lin Jingchen smiled casually, and said indifferently: "There is no such thing, there is always that, and life is never smooth. In my opinion, he used to be too smooth, and it is good to encounter some setbacks. Anyway Now I'm still here to take care of it."
Grandfather is still like this... Nangong Yue looked at Lin Jingchen deeply, with deep admiration in her eyes, just looking at her like this, her eyes felt hot.
She didn't want Lin Jingchen to notice the difference, so she cupped her fists on purpose and playfully said: "Grandfather, if you don't take your pulse or ask a doctor, you can tell that he is at risk of stroke, and Yue'er is still far behind." She smiled and thankfully said He said again, "Grandfather, it's rare that you still have to stay in the capital for a while, so you have to give Yueer some advice."
Lin Jingchen laughed heartily and said, "Sister Yue, you flatter me like this, but do you want something?"
Nangong Yue laughed, she was taken into consideration by others, but she was not at all embarrassed, she smiled and said: "Grandfather, August 28th is the emperor's fortieth birthday, the emperor was bedridden due to a stroke last year, and the root cause of the disease is still It has not been removed, and the hidden danger is still there... "
This is not surprising to Lin Jingchen, no matter how good he or Nangong Yue's medical skills are, there will always be some weaknesses. As long as you are the emperor for one day, how can you do it!
Nangong Yue also understood this, and she just wanted to help the emperor stabilize his condition as much as possible. She sighed inwardly, and continued: "Yue'er intends to study a prescription for stroke as a birthday present for the emperor, but after much deliberation, she still feels that there is something lacking, so I ask my grandfather to give me some pointers!"
For Lin Jingchen, this was nothing more than a trivial matter, and he responded immediately: "Write down your prescription and let me have a look."
Nangong Yue hurriedly walked to the bedside, where there was a desk with a set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone, so Baihui polished the ink for Nangong Yue, Nangong Yue pondered for a moment, then took a pen and wrote an eloquent A sheet of paper, the ink is still wet, and the medicine is conveniently in Lin Jingchen's hands.
"Not bad! Considering your age, it's pretty good." Lin Jingchen nodded repeatedly, "Better than your cousin."
At this time, Lin Ziran, who had made hot tea, also came out, and looked at the prescription curiously, and was immediately fascinated.
Lin Jingchen inquired about the emperor's illness carefully, and discussed with Nangong Yue about the medicinal materials one by one. Dai ocher, keel, oyster, white peony root, scrophulariae, tortoise shell, capillary, toosendan... Lily was dizzy and almost dozed off after hearing the words from heaven. After struggling for half an hour, a Zhang Fangzi finally finished.
After that, Nangong Yue bid farewell to Lin Jingchen and Lin Ziran, and returned to Nangong Mansion.
In the next few days, she made pills according to the prescription in the mansion. Under Baihe and Que'er's deliberate publicity, everyone in the family knew that the third girl was concentrating on making medicines for the emperor recently. Except for Nangong Yue, probably only Baihui, who had been waiting by her side, knew that her girl was actually using this to cover up and make some medicines. The other medicines seem to be some life-saving pills, but who needs so many life-saving pills
Although she was puzzled in her heart, Baihui still didn't ask anything...
Perhaps, something to do with those who have been wandering around the house lately
…
"You mean, Miss Yue is preparing pills for me?"
In the East Chamber of Chang'an Palace, the emperor looked at Lu Huaining, the Commander of Jin Yiwei who was standing in front of the desk, and asked with some relief.
Lu Huaining replied respectfully, "Princess Yaoguang also specially invited Dr. Lin to adjust the prescription. Recently, she has been making pills behind closed doors in the mansion. She wants to present them to the emperor on the emperor's birthday."
The emperor was very satisfied, he waved his hand and said, "Retire, you don't have to stare at Princess Yaoguang anymore."
After Lu Huaining responded, he exited the Dongci Room.
"Young girl Yue is such a good child." The emperor said with a sigh, and he responded in a playful manner while serving Eunuch Liu, "That's natural. Your majesty has shown such favor to the princess, and the princess will naturally treat you from time to time." Take it to heart."
The emperor nodded and said: "It's true, thanks to Yue girl for more than a year, my body is so healthy. She and Yi brother are good children, and the relationship between the young couple is like this Well, we will be able to reconcile each other in the future. But this is the King of Zhennan..." When it came to the word "King of Zhennan", the emperor couldn't help gnashing his teeth, he picked up a booklet and slapped it heavily on the table, "Look at him Find out what's going on!"
"The emperor calm down." Eunuch Liu quickly calmed down for the emperor and said, "Maybe things are not so bad."
"How could it be worse?!" The emperor said with a sneer, "This Xiao Shen is so out of tune! He has no demeanor like his father! Who are the Nanman? They are a bunch of uncivilized barbarians! He, he dared to recite Let me open the mansion and the two cities of Kailian to them, so that the wolves are now drawn into the house. If Nanman can't be stopped in the end, let's see what he plans to do."
The emperor sighed, shook his head and said: "I don't know what has happened in the past few years. Since I came to the throne, Dayu has never been peaceful. I thought that the southern border could give me some peace of mind. Unexpectedly, this Xiao Shen To actually make things like this... If Brother Yi could inherit this title sooner, I would be able to worry less."
"The son and the emperor are caring." Eunuch Liu co-authored and said, "In the future, we will naturally treat the emperor in everything."
"It's a pity..." the emperor said anxiously, "If the matter in southern Xinjiang can't be suppressed, who should I let go..." He said to himself, "If I send someone else, I'm afraid I won't be able to suppress the southern border. Brother Yi, I really don't feel at ease... I watched him grow up too, how could he let him take risks with his own eyes, and..."
The emperor didn't finish his sentence, but Eunuch Liu understood what he meant: If Xiao Yi were gone forever, then there would be no reason to control Zhennan King.
"Your Majesty." Eunuch Liu tried his best to put the words on the bright side, "Perhaps the matter in southern Xinjiang has calmed down."
The emperor nodded and said, "I hope so."
At this moment, the southern border where the emperor was worried was really not stable.
However, it was not for the Nanman, but in the Zhennan Palace...
The side concubine Wei, who was dressed in a moon white dress, was setting rules in front of Xiao Fang, showing great courtesy.
Xiao Fang looked at Wei Shi beside him who was preparing vegetables for him with lowered eyebrows, and a gleam of pleasure flashed in his heart.
Even if it is a side concubine on a jade plate, so what? In front of her princess, this bitch is nothing more than a concubine. She has to stand when she eats by herself. No matter where I say it, I am not exaggerating.
The more Xiao Fang thought about it, the more complacent he became, and he ate half a bowl more with a great appetite. After rinsing her mouth, she picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth, then pretended to be friendly and pointed to the remaining dishes on the table, and said to Wei Shi: "It's really hard work, sister. You must be hungry too. Sister, let's eat here."
Who wants to eat your saliva! Wei's heart was so cruel that his teeth were itching, but he could only show a look of gratitude on his face, and said, "Thank you for your kindness. My sister hasn't seen Sister Yu all morning, and I really feel sorry for you." I miss you so much, please ask my sister to let my sister go back to see Sister Yu?" Sister Yu is the daughter of the side concubine Wei, and since she was born, she has won the favor of Zhennan King and has become the most popular among all the concubines. special case.
According to Xiao Fang's wishes, she naturally didn't intend to let Sister Yu be born. Since returning to southern Xinjiang from the royal capital last year, Xiao Fang tried several times to get rid of the fetus in Wei's womb, but failed every time.
Fortunately, Mrs. Wei gave birth to a daughter, which made Xiaofang finally heave a sigh of relief.
After Sister Yu was born, Mrs. Fang went to King Zhennan and proposed that she would hold Sister Yu under his knees to raise her. He wanted to take advantage of Mrs. Wei. On the grounds of my mother, I did not agree.
King Zhennan seldom refused Xiaofang's requests. He never cared about those concubines and concubines in the backyard, but it was different for Sister Yu.
This made Xiao Fang even more afraid of Wei.
"Sister, it's not too late." Xiao Fang looked at Wei with a half-smile, "It won't be too late for my sister to go back after dinner."
Wei's smile froze, Xiao Fang must eat her leftovers by herself!
She was thinking about how to say no, when she saw a well-dressed nanny ran in with a mournful face, saluted and said: "I have seen the princess, I have seen the side concubine!" Then she cried, "Side concubine, it's not good, fifth girl injured!"
These five girls are Wei's daughter, Sister Yu.
When Wei Shi heard that he almost fainted on the spot, he asked a series of questions anxiously: "Nurse Hu, what's going on? Well, why is Sister Yu injured? How is it now?"
Xiao Fang gloated in his misfortune, and couldn't help but reprimanded: "You evil slave, the fifth girl was handed over to you well, but you didn't take good care of her and hurt the fifth girl!" She yelled angrily. , "Come here, don't take down this evil slave for my princess!"
Mother Hu was so frightened that she almost lost her legs, she hurriedly cried and knelt down, kowtowed heavily and said, "Your maidservant is guilty! I also ask the concubine and side concubine to come down! The servant girl shouldn't kill the fifth girl just because the second young master wants to see her." Showing it to the second young master, the fifth girl's face was injured."
Wei Shi's delicate body shook and almost fainted.
"My poor daughter..." She let out a mournful cry and rushed out of the courtyard.
What a fuss! Xiao Fang curled her lips indifferently, and gave the maids in the room a wink, and the maids immediately stopped Wei Shi knowingly.
Xiao Fang said coolly: "Sister, don't worry too much. It's just brother and sister playing around. If you accidentally hurt yourself, it won't be a big deal..."
Wei Shi recklessly ran towards the maid who was standing in front of her. Don't look at her delicate appearance, but she is quite strong. The two little maids were knocked sideways by her and almost fell to the ground.
And Wei Shi seized the opportunity and rushed out of the main courtyard in one go, and the mother Hu who came to report the news quickly got up from the ground and followed closely behind.
Wei rushed into his yard without stopping, crying, "Sister Yu... where is my sister Yu!"
The nanny hurriedly brought the baby in her arms to Wei Shi.
"Wow--" the little baby girl burst into tears, her little face was flushed from crying, and there was a long and thin scar on her tender right cheek, extending from her forehead to the corner of her eye. It's shocking.
"My sister Yu! Mother didn't see you all morning, why did you become like this!" Wei cried and yelled, took the baby girl from the nurse's arms, and cried all the way to Zhennan Wang's study .
"My lord, you have to make decisions for Wei'er and Sister Yu!" As soon as Wei entered the study, he hugged his daughter and knelt on the ground with a "plop", his voice choked up, and he cried like rain.
"What, what's going on here?" King Zhennan saw the injury on the young girl's face, he was frightened and angry, and asked in a rough voice, "My concubine, what's the matter with sister Yu's face? How did the servants serve you?" What?" As he said, he helped Wei Shi up himself, "What's going on, tell me quickly, I will make decisions for you mother and daughter!"
"Thank you, my lord." Wei raised her pretty face that was still stained with tears. That little face was like a white rose covered with dew in the morning. She said it exactly, and finally sobbed, "Princess Wang said it was just a joke between the brothers and sisters, it's nothing serious... Weier thought so too, but I didn't expect, I didn't expect Sister Yu..." She choked up and couldn't continue.
Following Wei's narration, King Zhennan's complexion became darker and darker. He knew that Xiao Fang asked Wei to set the rules. Although he felt sorry for Wei's suffering, he didn't say much, but he never thought that Xiao Fang would So much! And Brother Luan...
Zhennan Wang said with a gloomy face: "Come here, go and invite the princess."
The doorkeeper's study maid responded and went to invite Xiao Fang.
After a while, Xiao Fang hurried over.
As soon as Xiao Fang saw Wei Shi hugging Sister Yu, he felt a burst of hatred in his heart: How dare you, Wei Shi, dare to complain to the prince!
"My lord..."
Before Xiao Fang could finish her words, King Zhennan reprimanded her face to face:
"Princess, how did you become a concubine? The child is injured like this, so you don't hurry to arrange for a doctor! You even stopped Wei'er from taking care of Sister Yu!" He frowned and looked at the little girl dissatisfied. Fang, "It's a good thing that the king didn't agree to let Sister Yu follow you, otherwise, I don't know what you will do?"
Xiao Fang's heart was so angry, anxious and chilled by Zhennan Wang's training, he didn't even want to ask her, and just listened to Wei's words, and got angry at her!
"Also, how did you teach Brother Luan that, as an elder brother, you don't love younger sisters so much! Look at how he hurt Miss Yu's face?" Zhennan Wang said with a distressed look on his face. Looking at his beloved daughter, "The child who is only a few months old, he can actually do it?"
Xiao Fang gritted her teeth secretly, but she didn't dare to confront Zhennan Wang, so she could only say softly: "My lord, brother Luan was raised by you alone, he is the most stable child, there must be some misunderstanding inside …”
When Xiao Fang said that, King Zhennan thought of Xiao Luan's usual obedient manner, and his face softened a little.
Wei secretly hated, and quietly pinched Xiao Rongyu in his arms, "Wow--" Xiao Rongyu burst into tears immediately, and the baby's mournful cry was extremely loud in the study, Zhennan Wang was very distressed when he heard it, and Xiao Fang felt that it was extremely harsh, and frowned.
"Sister Yu is good..." Mrs. Wei patted Xiao Rongyu's back lightly, Qiqi Ai said authentically, "I am arguing with the prince and concubine, Wei Er will take Sister Yu back now." After finishing speaking, her beautiful eyes looked at him with aggrieved resentment. He glanced at King Zhennan.
The king of Zhennan felt his bones lighten a little at this glance, and then he remembered that he said that he would be the master of Wei's mother and daughter. If he let Xiao Fang and Xiao Luan lightly like this, Wei's mother and daughter How to get a foothold in the palace in the future.
Zhennan Wang's complexion was serious, he turned to look at Xiao Fang, his brows furrowed, and said: "Whether it was intentional or not, Brother Luan hurt his sister, it's always the truth, so I'll punish him behind closed doors..."
How can this work! Xiao Fang almost jumped up, opened his mouth and said: "My lord..."
But she just called out, when she heard a mess of footsteps outside the door, followed by a black figure in heavy armor rushing in recklessly, panting and kneeling to report: "My lord! The Nanman army has come again..."
A word of ha shocked the study room into silence...
And within a few days, a secret report from southern Xinjiang was sent to the imperial court. The secret report mentioned that the Nanman army had entered the small border town of Xiangcheng and massacred the city. material.
"hateful!"
The emperor almost tore up the secret report in his hand, but he didn't expect the situation to develop to this point!
The more the emperor thought about it, the more angry he became. If Xiao Shen hadn't acted so incoherently, how could he have suffered today's disaster! It's really hateful, hateful and hateful!
The emperor stood up, walked back and forth, and ordered angrily: "Give it to Zhennan Prince!"
"yes!"
Eunuch Liu knew that this was a serious matter, so he didn't dare to order the servant, so he rode his horse to the Zhennan Prince's Mansion at the fastest speed, but he never expected it to be missed.
"What!? The eldest son is not here?"
Eunuch Liu's head hurts, and Xiao Shizi, who was confined in the mansion, actually slipped out to play without authorization? How does this make him report to the emperor!
Lord, Lord, where are you
"Ah Choo!" Xiao Yi, who was missed by others, took away the "Clairvoyance" in his hand and sneezed softly.
He rubbed his nose, and said to Guan Yubai beside him: "I don't know who is thinking about me!" Could it be a stinky girl
Xiao Si glanced at Xiao Yi, took out a cloak, and said to Guan Yubai: "My lord, the mountain breeze is cool, you can add a cloak."
At this moment, the three of them were on an unnamed hill in the eastern outskirts of the capital, and they came here only because the hill happened to face the Zhuangzi of a certain official in the court.
Guan Yubai also put down his "clairvoyance", let Xiaosi help him put on the cloak, and then said to Xiao Yi: "Ayi, it seems that their crossbow has been made, judging from the test shooting effect, it is indeed more powerful than ordinary crossbows. The bow and crossbow are much stronger..."
Xiao Yi picked up the "clairvoyance" and looked in Zhuangzi's direction again.
Guan Yu raised his eyebrows slightly, and asked with a smile on his lips: "A Yi, what do you think of this crossbow?"
Xiao Yi withdrew his gaze, frowned in thought, and did not answer.
Guan Yubai didn't continue this topic anymore, he looked at the slightly gloomy sky, and said leisurely: "It looks like it's going to rain, let's go back..."