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> As soon as she saw the expressions of the people in the hall, she knew that many people knew the meaning of this thing. Who is Shangguan Jinghong? There is no way they don't know.
He rejected Cai Ning? !
She just didn't understand why Shangguan Jinghong did this. The emperor and everyone in the palace all changed their expressions. Cai Ning was very calm. She stared at Shangguan Jinghong calmly. Shangguan Jinghong met Cai Ning's gaze without flinching. "I am grateful for your generous gift, Princess. I have no way to repay you. If Princess needs any help, just tell me. I will do my best to get it done. No matter what, I will do it."
Cai Ning lowered her eyes for a moment, then raised her head to thank him.
The emperor relaxed his brows a little when he saw that Cai Ning had great self-control. He glanced at Shangguan Jinghong indifferently, then smiled and ordered all the eunuchs in the hall to pour wine for everyone. The prince seemed not to care and toasted the Xixia entourage with the emperor in a graceful manner.
After three rounds of drinking, Yinping suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yinping has always admired the great country of Dongling, a land of talented people. I have heard that King Rui is an excellent doctor. Yinping has a question to ask, may I ask?"
Everyone was stunned. Princess Cai Ning was rejected. At this time, it was unknown whether Princess Yin Ping was trying to help or to make things difficult for her. The emperor's eyes deepened, but he just smiled and said, "Princess, please speak."
Some people looked at King Xia, thinking that judging from his words and actions, Yin Ping seemed to have deep feelings for Master Jiu, and they wondered whether he would restrain himself or not. However, King Xia did not say anything, but smiled, and seemed to be interested.
Shangguan Jinghong naturally did not refuse, "Princess, please teach me."
Yin Ping slowly put away her smile, stared at Shangguan Jinghong, and asked word by word: "Has King Rui ever heard of the Heart Gu?"
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"Heart Gu is one of the ten great Gu of Yuncang. It originated in the ancient country of Xiliang, but has long been lost. I wonder why the princess asked about this Gu?"
"King Zerui doesn't know the detailed method of making this Gu?"
"The princess is very knowledgeable. Jinghong admits she is better than you. Jinghong really does not know."
When Shangguan Jinghong said this, the emperor frowned slightly, and the palace was also full of disappointment. Yinping saw that Shangguan Jinghong was still neither humble nor arrogant, and smiled with her hands covering her mouth: "This... Yinping thought that someone in Dongling must know it, and Prince Rui must know it too. Oh, it's okay, it's okay."
Whether she smiled intentionally or unintentionally, everyone could see that the emperor was already angry. Cai Ning said in a low voice, "Yinping, Master Jiu's wine bottle is empty, why don't you fill it up for him?"
Yin Ping did not argue and sat down as he was told, as if he had only mentioned it on a whim. The prince smiled and said, "As the saying goes, everyone has their own specialty. Princess, my eighth brother is just learning medicine in his spare time. Father, I think it would be better to ask the director of the Imperial Hospital to come and answer your question, what do you think?"
If Yuan Zheng can answer it, then he can save the face of Dongling, a great country, but this will also hurt King Rui's face; if he cannot, then it will damage the reputation of Dongling.
It was not easy for everyone to guess what the prince was thinking, but they knew that the emperor would agree at this time.
Sure enough, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Xuan Yuanzheng."
Mo Cunfeng issued an order and soon two directors from the Imperial Hospital arrived in a hurry.
However, faced with this question, neither of them could answer it.
For a moment, everyone in the hall looked at each other.
"I heard that the Crown Princess's mother is good at Gu magic. Has the Crown Princess heard of this Heart Gu magic?"
Lang Linling's voice rang out at the right time, temporarily defusing the awkwardness in the hall and directing the spearhead towards the Prince's Mansion.
Qiaomei was not someone who could be easily pressured, and she immediately replied with a smile, "Excuse me, Lang Fei. Eighth Master doesn't know. Qiaomei is not well-educated, so how could she know the secret of this Gu?"
This overt sarcasm and hidden veil kicked the ball back to Prince Rui's Mansion. However, if someone paid close attention, they would hear a slight hesitation in Qiaomei's words, as if she was not very willing to say this sarcastic remark.
"This heart Gu is made by selecting hundreds of poisonous insects such as centipedes, scorpions, and spiders to fight each other. The three winners are then put into the body of a large poisonous pit viper called 'Cang' that has been dead for a long time. They are fed with peacock gall and red venom from the crest of a crane. The snake dies and produces corpse worms. These corpse worms suck the marrow of the three poison kings soaked in venom. When the poison kings are completely turned into empty shells, the corpse worms and the small corpse worms derived from their bodies become Gu. This Gu is called heart Gu."
"May I ask if this is the case, Princess?"
When the gentle and clear voices rang out in the hall, Yinping immediately stood up from her seat, looking surprised, and blurted out, "How did you know?"
Shangguan Jinghong looked at Qiaochu, and everyone in the hall also looked at Qiaochu.
The answer was given by the concubine of Prince Rui, who had been silent until now, and this answer that sounded chilling seemed... correct.
Prince Rui didn't know, Qiao Mei didn't know, but Concubine Qiao knew, which was both surprising and surprising. The prince's eyes were slightly deep, and the emperor was very pleased. Just as he was about to praise him, Yin Ping smiled softly and said, "Wait a minute."
"Excuse me, Madam Qiao Fei, what is the function of this heart poison?"
Yin Ping came rushing in, and everyone held their breath, waiting to see how Qiaochu would answer, but Qiaochu slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know."
The emperor was disappointed. At this moment, Cai Ning stared at Yin Ping sternly and said in a low voice, "Where did you get this weird thing?"
Suddenly, someone stood up from the table and said with a smile: "Speaking of the effect of this heart Gu, it is extraordinary. The heart Gu is also called the mother and child Gu. Its poison can kill people, but it is not used to kill people, but to restrain others. If two people are poisoned by the mother Gu and the child Gu respectively, they will restrain each other. If one person dies, the Gu worm will also kill the other person..."
"Dongling is indeed full of talented people, and even the Rui Palace has hidden dragons and crouching tigers."
Yinping's voice was a little annoyed, but her face was full of admiration. The emperor was overjoyed and stood up from his seat with his hands. "Whose girl is this? You are so knowledgeable. Good, I will reward you handsomely."
All eyes instantly shifted from Qiaochu to the woman who had just stood up next to Lang Linling. Lang Linling hesitated for a moment, then stood up and reported, "Your Majesty, this is Linling's cousin, Lin Hailan. She came from another place to visit me the other day, and I brought her here today to broaden her horizons."
The emperor nodded repeatedly, looked at Lang Xiang, and praised: "Lang Xiang, your Lang family is really an outstanding family!"
Lang Xiang hurriedly said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."
This old man did not seem as happy as everyone imagined, instead there was a hint of solemnity between his brows.
Shen Qingling thanked him and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. Actually, this was just a joke between Prince Rui and the princess. When we were waiting for the court director to come over, Prince Rui had already told me and my two sisters the answer."
"Oh, is that so? Old Eight, you are really naughty."
The emperor's eyes moved, and he just laughed and scolded Shangguan Jinghong.
Shangguan Jinghong smiled faintly, stood up and apologized. Qiao Chu saw his eyes glance at her and then fell on Shen Qingling.
Xia Haibing frowned slightly and glanced at Shen Qingling quickly.
Prince Rui once again won the emperor's heart. Everyone pondered and looked over quietly, only to see Prince Xia's eyelids slightly lowered, his expression unrecognizable, while the crown prince glanced at Shen Qingling with a half-smile.
Shen Qingling turned sideways and looked at Shangguan Jinghong. Their eyes met, and Shangguan Jinghong said softly, "Hai Lan, sit down."
"yes."
Heart Gu, I didn't expect Lin Yu's Heart Gu to be mentioned here. What is the relationship between Yin Ping and Lin Yu? Qiaochu also knows about Heart Gu, what exactly does she... Shen Qingling was thinking, but she saw Shangguan Jinghong staring at her with deep eyes, thinking that she helped him after all. She smiled slightly and was about to sit down, when she suddenly saw Qiaochu glanced at her lightly.
She smiled back, but suddenly heard Qiaochu say word by word: "Siwei, how are you?"
Her heart skipped a beat and she froze in place.
Qiaochu's voice was so clear that the emperor heard it and became interested. He asked, "Qiaofei, isn't Miss Lin's maiden name Hailan? Why do you call her Siwei?"
"Your Majesty, Miss Lin has been in the palace for a few days. Qiaochu has become familiar with her and feels closer to her by calling her by her nickname. Miss Lin's nickname is... Siwei."
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The emperor naturally said nothing else, but just said softly, Hai Lan... I have heard of this name somewhere.
Of course, his voice was so low that no one seemed to hear it.
The Xixia entourage and all the ministers raised their glasses to toast King Rui.
Lang Linling pulled the shocked Shen Qingling to sit down, his eyes glanced at Qiao Chu, and his doubts grew deeper.
Qiaochu closed her eyes slightly, her hands were already covered with cold sweat, and her hands were suddenly held by someone. Shangguan Jinghong had ignored her just now, but now his eyes darkened.
A warm current flows through the palm of my hand, the legendary exercise to keep out the cold
She thought about it for a while, and finally said, "I feel a little stuffy and nauseous. Can I go out for a walk?"
Shangguan Jinghong stared at her for a moment and told the emperor on her behalf. The emperor looked gentle and said "hmm" faintly.
Shangguan Jinghong told Laotie to follow.
Seeing that she didn't bring the two maids in, Lang Linling hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, Uncle Tie's guards are very safe, but he needs a maid to serve him closely. Why not let Xiang'er come with him so that she can look after him."
Shangguan Jinghong nodded and said gently, "Ling'er is still very thoughtful."
Lang Linling smiled gently. She was wearing a coral red robe specially made for her by Guan Jinghong today. The color was more gorgeous than the outstanding blue bird blue dress. She received many envious glances from noble ladies. When she smiled, her face was slightly flushed, making her look even more beautiful, but her eyebrows were still slightly blue.
"Sister, let me go out with Sister Qiao Fei."
Shen Qingling suddenly interrupted, Shangguan Jinghong glanced at Qiaochu and Shen Qingling, and said calmly: "Well, you two have a very good relationship, as if you know each other, go ahead."
When Qiaochu was leaving, a troupe of actors came up to perform. I didn't know what song they were singing, but I could only hear the actress in blue at the beginning singing: On this grand celebration, I get drunk with you. We are bound together for a thousand years, but our acquaintance is hard to keep. We will be together for a hundred years. We know each other and cherish each other, and will never leave each other.
In the midst of the aroma of wine, some people glanced at her and Shen Qingling. Of course, they only glanced at them for a moment. The Crown Prince, King Xia...
Shangguan Jinghong drank alone at the desk.
Qiaochu took one look and didn't look back. It was a place full of decadence and extravagance, and it was impossible to see clearly even if he wanted to.
After a few songs, everyone in the palace seemed to be a little drunk. Lang Linling saw Shangguan Jinghong suddenly glanced at the palace door, so he said: "Sister Qiao has not returned for a long time. Although Uncle Tie and Hailan are with her, it is still worrying. Let Xianger go."
"Master, I will go over to take a look too."
Behind the two of them, Jing Ping and Jing Qing looked at each other and spoke.
Shangguan Jinghong's eyes turned cold, he smiled coldly and swallowed the wine in the glass. Now everyone can see what he is thinking
Lang Linling also raised his wine cup and took a sip of wine. After a slight hesitation, he finally said, "Xiang'er, you and Jingping should go out and look for it separately."
Xiang'er agreed and went out.
Jing Ping and Jing Qing only obeyed Shangguan Jinghong. Seeing Shangguan Jinghong remained silent, Jing Ping was about to speak when suddenly, an anxious voice came from the palace gate, "Master, Master Qiao has fainted."
There was a shock in the hall. Shangguan Jinghong had already lifted up his clothes and stood up, limping quickly to Qiaochu's side.
Many people followed.
Lao Tie was at the entrance of the hall, and Qiao Chu fainted in his arms.
Shangguan Jinghong took Qiaochu in his arms, and raised his eyebrows, "She was poisoned by rosemary?"
"Uncle Tie, what's going on!"
Lao Tie replied, "Just now the two masters walked all the way to the bedroom of Concubine Chang. Miss Lin only said that she had something to discuss with Master Qiao, so the two went in, and I was guarding outside the hall. The two talked for a long time, and suddenly, Miss Lin ran out of the hall with an angry face. I was worried about Master Qiao, and was about to go in to check, but Master Qiao told me not to go in. I heard her voice choking, and I didn't dare to disturb her. After a cup of tea, there was no sound from the inner room. I was worried and didn't care about anything else, so I rushed in and saw Master Qiao fainted on the ground."
As he spoke, Shangguan Jinghong had already taken out the antidote from his arms and fed it to Qiaochu.
Qiaochu Yingning woke up with a cry.
“Outstanding.”
"Master Qiao..."
Qiaochu frowned slightly, "What are you talking about? I am... Hailan."
As she spoke, she saw everyone's faces suddenly change. She was a little puzzled, and felt something slight in her arms, so she reached inside and took out the things inside.
When everyone heard her call herself Hai Lan, they thought she had just woken up and was in a daze, but then they saw that she took out a strange bracelet.
She accidentally pressed a raised spot on the bracelet, and a rustling sound came out from it. Everyone was shocked, and even the emperor who was walking over had a puzzled look in his eyes. A tiny voice followed: Uncle Tie, don't come in, let me be alone.
This is clearly the voice of an outstanding person!
But since Qiaochu is here, how can her voice come from a bracelet
Everyone was surprised.
Shangguan Jinghong flexed his fingers, clenched them tightly, and suddenly closed his eyes.
He remembered two things.
One of them was when Yinping mentioned the heart poison just now.