The autumn wind was blowing, and people were going about their business on the streets, everything was as normal as before.
Mo Xun picked up the black Putou hat that fell on the ground, frowned, and muttered to himself: "Did I see it wrong?"
After observing carefully for a while, every street and alley was normal and every passerby could not see any flaws.
"Doctor Mo, it's time to go into Xie's house. What are you looking at?" the old doctor beside him reminded.
Mo Xun came to his senses, chased after him, and said loudly: "I'm coming."
Led by the Xie family's servants, Mo Xun and another imperial physician walked into the Xie family's mansion.
At the corner of the street not far away, a black figure slowly appeared. The corner of his black clothes embroidered with ancient and intricate patterns swayed slightly in the wind.
Under the veil covered with black gauze, a pair of eyes like a deep pool stared at the gate of Xie family. Until Mo Xun's figure disappeared, he lowered his eyes sadly, with a bit of elusive sadness in his eyes.
He and she were once husband and wife, and they had loved each other regardless of everything.
But now...
She forgot the past and stayed away from him.
A young man who looked like a servant asked, "Master Imperial Master, do you want to take the lady back with you?"
The wind blew, revealing a corner of the black veil. The tall Yue State Master said calmly, "No need."
He felt relieved after taking a look from a distance and making sure she was safe.
Xun was pushed into a corner and she didn't know where to run.
There was still a lot of time left, and he had plenty of time to bring her home.
The Imperial Master turned around and walked deeper into the alley. The alley was deserted, with the sycamore trees on both sides turning yellow and withered yellow leaves swaying and falling all over the sky. The imperial teacher's footsteps suddenly stopped as his black boots embroidered with gold stepped over the phoenix tree leaves.
At the other end of the alley, two tiger guards in black armor came over. There were ferocious tiger totems on their arm guards. They had sharp eyes and steady steps.
The Tiger Guard bowed and said politely, "Master Imperial Master, the Emperor invites you to the palace for a chat."
The Imperial Master raised his eyebrows: "How did Emperor Qing know I was here?"
Tiger Guard said: "The whole world belongs to the king. The emperor will be able to detect you entering the territory of Daqing."
The Imperial Master said no more, and there was no trace of embarrassment on his face. He walked with steady steps and followed the Tiger Guards into the palace.
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As dusk approached, Concubine Lan came to Yongning Palace with her palace maids.
Just half an hour ago, Concubine Lan received a message from a palace maid in Yongning Palace, saying that the imperial concubine invited her over for a cup of tea. Lanpin had a bad feeling in her heart.
In the main hall, Shen Wei was tasting delicious snacks, and the faint fragrance of osmanthus filled the room.
Next to Shen Wei stood Doctor Mo from the Imperial Hospital.
Lanpin frowned secretly and knelt down to salute: "I pay my respects to the Imperial Concubine. I wonder why the Imperial Concubine summoned me today?"
Shen Wei put down the osmanthus cake in her hand and said, “Doctor Mo went to the Xie family today to take Wu’s pulse and diagnose her illness.”
Lanpin's heart almost jumped into her throat: "Doctor Mo, is there any hope for my mother's illness?"
Mo Xun spread out his palms and said helplessly: "The poison has entered his lungs, and he will die within three months."
Lanpin was stunned and stammered, "Poison? What kind of poison?"
Mo Xun told the truth: "Today, I went to Xie's house to check Madam Wu's pulse. Her superficial symptoms were caused by the cold entering her body, which led to the loss of Qi and blood. In fact, it was heart and lung failure caused by toxins. Based on my many years of medical experience, this should be caused by long-term drinking of some kind of poisonous wine."
As he spoke, Mo Xun rummaged in his wide sleeves again and pulled out two silver bills of very large denominations.
Snap——
Put it on the table.
Mo Xun said, "When I entered the gate of Xie's house, countless eyes were staring at me. Especially Lady Lan's aunt Zhao, she wanted to follow me all the time. When I left Xie's house, Zhao enthusiastically stuffed two silver bills into my hand."
The tense string in Lanpin's heart finally broke.
The silver note on the table has the Xie family's seal and totem on it, and cannot be forged.
Mo Xun took out another letter and handed it to Concubine Lan: "Although the Zhao family is on high alert, I still found an opportunity to tell Madam Wu my intentions. Madam Wu, please give this letter to me and pass it on to Concubine Lan."
Lanpin took the crumpled letter with trembling fingers.
The letter looked old, and it was obvious that it had been written a long time ago. But for some reason, it could not be passed to the outside and had to be hidden by Mrs. Wu.
"Go back to the palace and read the letter yourself. Make your own judgment on what is right and wrong." Chen Wei waved her hand, and Cai Lian asked Concubine Lan to leave Yongning Palace.
Lanpin put the letter in her sleeve, bowed to Chen Wei, and left silently.
In the main house.
Chen Wei hooked her finger at Mo Xun and asked eagerly, "In addition to the osmanthus cake, I also want the barley cake and water chestnut cake from the East Square. Where are the cakes?"
Mo Xun was speechless: "My Lady, I am going out of the palace to diagnose a lady of the imperial court. It is enough for me to buy a box of osmanthus cake on the way. If you want to eat other cakes, please send the palace maid to buy them."
There were no outsiders here, so Mo Xun sat back on his chair, and told Chen Wei with lingering fear: "The Xie family was on high alert, and when I felt Madam Wu's pulse, no less than three pairs of eyes were staring at me. Fortunately, I have been in the martial arts world for many years and I am smart and clever. I found an opportunity to gain Madam Wu's trust and got her letter for help."
"Mrs. Wu is so pitiful. She has several kinds of poisons accumulated in her body. She had miscarriages many times in her early years because someone poisoned her. Over the years, her body has been seriously damaged. Even I can't save her."
Mo Xun chattered away, eating osmanthus cake as he spoke.
Shen Wei fell into deep thought.
Wu is now a lone boat in the ocean, being held hostage by the Xie family and unable to move forward. The head of the Xie family and Aunt Zhao were in cahoots with each other, waiting for Wu to die so that the Xie family could be handed over to Aunt Zhao's son.
Fortunately, when Wu was on the verge of death, he realized that he had been deceived for many years. Shen Wei thought for a moment and thought that the hatred that Wu had accumulated over the years might become the key to bringing down the Xie family.
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When it gets dark, the palace lanterns in the courtyard of Yongning Palace are lit one by one.
After Shen Wei finished dinner with Li Yuanjing, she couldn't wait to pull him into the bedroom and quickly closed the door.
Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows and jokingly asked, "Weiwei, are you so impatient tonight?"
Shen Wei rolled her eyes silently in her heart.
She pulled Li Yuanjing to the bedside, her dark eyes rolling around, and she raised her index finger and waved it in front of Li Yuanjing: "Your Majesty, I have discovered a shocking secret! You will be shocked to hear about the Xie family!"
She lowered her voice deliberately, with an expression as if she had just heard something shocking.
Li Yuanjing couldn't help laughing.
He likes to whisper to Shen Wei. There were no outsiders around, and the two of them sat close together, sharing each other's inner thoughts and gossip.
It’s fun, it’s playful, it’s relatable.
He sat down beside the bed and patted the soft bed with his big hand: "Sit down, I'm listening."
Shen Wei sat obediently aside: "Your Majesty, this is what happened. Today, Mo Xun went to Xie's house to check Wu's pulse..."
The autumn moon was crescent outside the window, insects were chirping in the yard, and Shen Wei in the house was gossiping vividly.
She exaggerated the story of Mrs. Wu's poisoning and told Li Yuanjing.
Li Yuanjing's expression was very gentle at first, but after hearing what happened next, his handsome face gradually turned cold.
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