Chapter 69: Betting on the Entire Meng Family

Meng Chifei excitedly grabbed Wen Yan's hand: "What did the Lan family do to big brother? Did they use the Hexiang Pills against big brother?!"

"My eldest brother was injured on the battlefield and lost an arm and a leg. He returned to Beijing with General Meng."

Shortly after they returned to Beijing, Meng Xiyan learned of the existence of Hexiang Pills.

He dragged his broken body to the Lan family to ask for medicine.

The Lan family said that it was medicine given by the emperor and they could not transfer it to others at will, which would be disrespectful to the emperor.

Of course, they didn't dare to throw the problem to the emperor.

He said, "If your sincerity can move the Buddha, and you can draw a good fortune at the Xuanruo Temple, I will give you the medicine."

The most common practice for believers who pray sincerely is to bow three times and kowtow nine times, climbing the steps to heaven step by step to show their sincerity.

Xuanruo Temple is built on a cliff, and the entire route is made up of extremely steep stone stairs or half-meter-wide plank roads.

Even for a healthy person, it would take some effort to climb up.

What's more, Meng Xiyan's body had not fully recovered at that time.

Having lost an arm and a leg, he couldn't even walk on his own, let alone climb up to the Xuanruo Temple alone.

The Lan family was obviously making things difficult for him.

But for my father.

Even if the hope is slim, he will give it a try.

The news that a disabled person kowtowed three times and nine times to enter the Xuanruo Temple was deliberately spread.

It attracted a lot of people to watch.

Pointing at Meng Xiyan.

Meng Xiyan's embarrassing side was exposed in front of everyone.

He was humiliated, but still persisted.

After finally climbing to the top of the mountain, he was in a state of disarray.

The wound that had just healed was torn again and blood was flowing continuously.

It also left a root of disease.

But he didn't care about that.

Go to the main hall to draw lots immediately.

But no matter how he shook the fortune stick, only bad fortunes fell.

It was not until he had shaken the entire tube of sticks that he discovered that the tube had been tampered with and all the sticks inside had been replaced with the worst ones.

He thought that the Lan family just wanted to embarrass him, break his spine, and crush his self-esteem and pride.

But he didn't expect that the Lan family didn't want to give him the pills at all.

He was filled with grief and indignation.

At this time, a young monk felt sorry for him and knew that he was trying to save General Meng, so he quietly took out a new fortune stick and gave it to him.

He drew a very good lot on the first try.

He rushed back to the capital with the fortune stick he had obtained, but the Lan family accused him of cheating, but the Buddha disagreed.

Because on the night he left with the "best fortune", a fire broke out in Xuanruo Temple.

The young monk who helped him cheat was burned to death.

The Lan family had already used up the Hexiang Pill that could cure all poisons yesterday.

It was used to save a citizen who was poisoned by eating raw beans.

actually.

That night, the Lan family sent secret guards to deliver the message.

As long as the Meng family surrenders to and supports the Fifth Prince, the first son of Concubine Lan, they will take out the Hexiang Pills and save General Meng.

Meng Xiyan wanted to agree to the Lan family's conditions, but was rejected by General Meng: "If you dare to agree to them, I will die in front of you immediately.

I would rather die than let the warriors of the North become tools for them to fight for power."

It was only after investigation that Wen Yan found out that the little monk was also burned to death by people sent by the Lan family.

After she knew General Meng's decision, she asked her adoptive mother to go to the palace to ask for the prescription for Hexiang Pills.

The emperor agreed.

But when the Imperial Hospital brought the prescription, the booklet was full of holes caused by insects and the words were blurred by water.

The precious prescription was destroyed.

The emperor was furious.

The Imperial Medical Service punished several people in succession.

The charge was mismanagement.

Although a mysterious person later delivered the complete recipe for the 'Detoxification Pills', some of the ingredients were extremely precious.

Wen Yan used all his strength but still couldn't find it.

Including what Meng Xiyan mentioned, the precious medicinal herbs that grow in the snow-covered areas.

After Wen Yan finished speaking, Meng Chifei had already burst into tears: "What about me? My father and brother were in trouble, why wasn't I here?"

Wen Yan: "...You were already married at that time and lived far away. My stepmother didn't let me tell you."

Wen Yan lied. There was another reason why she couldn't come back.

She regretted her whole life that she was unable to accompany General Meng on his final journey.

Wen Yan continued, "The Lan family can choose not to give the medicine, but they shouldn't insult and trample on Brother Xi Yan like that. They broke Brother Xi Yan's spine.

Since we will eventually be irreconcilable, we might as well strike first.

Moreover, the crimes committed by the Lan family in Jinyang City are unforgivable."

She still remembers the miserable appearance of the disaster victims as they poured into the capital.

They were half-naked and emaciated.

In order to gain a good reputation, the Huo family asked Wen Yan to set up soup kitchens along the way to provide treatment to the victims.

She went to Jinyang Prefecture twice to deliver food, and every scene she saw was horrific, like hell on earth.

On the trees along the roadside, dried-up bodies of people who had committed suicide by hanging could be seen everywhere.

There are also those who exchange their own children for food.

Some even cut off their own flesh to feed their children.

No matter how many years have passed, Wen Yan still feels nauseous whenever she recalls those scenes.

"Tell me, was my father poisoned by the Lan family?" Meng Chifei couldn't understand. "We have no grudges against the Lan family, why would they target us like this?"

Wen Yan leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

Meng Chifei exclaimed: "You said the Lan family wanted to take it away..."

Wen Yan covered her mouth: "Shh!"

Meng Chifei blinked his eyes to make sure that she wouldn't shout anymore, and then Wen Yan let her go.

Meng Chifei thought for a while before saying, "Aren't they going to make Lan Tingxue the Crown Princess? Doesn't that mean..."

"Lan Tingxue is just a pawn in their efforts to deceive the Emperor and the Empress."

Meng Chifei's tone was sympathetic: "Lan Tingxue probably doesn't know anything!"

Wen Yan said, "The most useful chess pieces are those that are ignorant and obedient."

Afterwards, the two stopped talking.

Wen Yan lay on the bed and gradually fell asleep.

The next morning.

Wen Yan woke up.

I found that Meng Chifei did not do morning exercises today, but was lying in bed instead.

There was a dark spot under her eyes.

Wen Yan touched her forehead: "But are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Meng Chifei shook his head.

"Are you worried about the general's health?"

"You've done so much for us silently." Meng Chifei sat up and hugged Wen Yan: "Yanyan, no matter what happens in the future, you don't have to bear it alone, let's face it together."

Wen Yan patted her back gently: "Okay."

"Lan family, let's deal with it together. The sooner we get the Hexiang Pills, the better!" Meng Chifei's eyes were firm. "I thought about it all night last night, and the best way is for me to perform a great deed and ask the emperor for a reward.

Tell me, if I pluck the head of the Eagle Tribe's general and present it to the Emperor, can I get a Hexiang Pill in exchange?"

Wen Yan held her hand and said, "Don't be impulsive. If the Eagle General was so easy to kill, he wouldn't be alive now."

Wen Yan said, "Why not let the Meng family expose the disaster in Jinyang Prefecture and come up with a solution?"

"It's still not safe enough," Meng Chifei thought quickly, "At least I have to add all the wealth of the Meng family, maybe I can exchange it for a Hexiang Pill from the emperor."

"If the Meng family's isn't enough, then we can add the 'Tianyi Cloth Shop and the Ink and Brush Shop'."

Meng Chifei's eyes were red and he hugged Wen Yan.

A thousand words are not as good as this hug.

At this moment, the maid knocked on the door anxiously: "Miss, Miss Wen, something bad has happened to Jiang Rouer."