Chapter 171 Clues, Dong Xiqi destroyed the medicine
The New Year festival is lively from morning to night.
As night fell, the family had a New Year's Eve dinner and sat around the bonfire. Xie Lingan pestered the King of the North to tell him stories about his victories in the northern border, and he exclaimed in amazement.
The old concubine gave New Year's money to the children.
Jiang Rong and his wife also received two bulging treasure bags.
Pure gold coins are strung together on colorful threads and engraved with words that say "ward off disasters and remove evil."
Jiang Rong was a little embarrassed. She was no longer a child.
But it seems that in the eyes of the old concubine, they will always be children.
Midnight hour.
Every household lit firecrackers to celebrate the New Year.
The new year has arrived.
Jiang Rong tilted his head slightly to look at the figure sitting next to him. The warm yellow bonfire reflected on his handsome face. It was cold outside the window, but the whole room was filled with warmth.
That’s great.
The first New Year with my husband.
I want to spend every year with my husband from now on!
Xie Lingxi noticed her gaze and his eyes fell on her face.
Eyes met.
"Rongrong, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year, my husband!"
The two exchanged the first blessing of the year. Amid Xie Ruojiao's laughter, Jiang Rong blushed slightly.
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The Anyang Princess's Mansion had been sealed off by the emperor as the princess was stripped of her title and executed.
Dong Xiqi can only live in the Yongning Marquis Mansion now.
The second branch of the Dong family inherited the title, but they didn't treat her harshly. After all, she was the daughter left by his elder brother, and if they treated her badly, they would also attract criticism.
The Dong family is now related to Prince Duan, and Prince Duan is so powerful, so the Dong family celebrated a very lively New Year this year.
But Dong Xiqi did not go to the reunion dinner.
Since her parents died, she was deeply traumatized and became seriously ill. She has been bedridden ever since, struggling to hold on.
She thought that this was just bad luck, and her parents' accident implicated her...
She still has many tricks up her sleeve and she will never give up!
"Cough cough cough..." Dong Xiqi coughed violently.
The maid brought the medicine and said, "Miss, the doctor said you should not worry... otherwise the disease will get worse."
"I'll be fine soon..." Dong Xiqi forced himself to drink a mouthful of the bitter medicine.
She also wants to replace Jiang Rong, how could she admit defeat?
There were sounds of firecrackers outside the door.
Dong Xiqi couldn't help but think of previous years. Whether in the northwest or in the capital, every time there was a festival, countless people would send her rare treasures to please her.
But now, her place is deserted.
There were many people who wanted to marry her, but due to the influence of her mother's reputation, all of them are gone now.
hateful.
She was a county lady, but she ended up like this.
"County Princess, here is a secret letter from the royal family of the Western Region." Zhou Gou walked in quickly and presented a secret letter.
Dong Xiqi has suffered from heart disease since childhood and needs to collect various rare medicinal materials to make Ningxin Pills in order to save his life.
One of the rare medicinal herbs can only be found in Xingshan of the Starry Country in the Western Region.
Therefore, they had dealt with the royal family of the Star Kingdom very early on and had some friendship with them.
In the early years, the Fanxing royal family wanted to marry into the Dong family...
It is unclear who will be the emperor, but the four great generals have continued to this day and have been as stable as a rock.
It is a normal choice for foreign countries to make friends with hereditary noble families instead of betting on the prince.
Dong Xiqi forced himself to open the envelope, his eyes fell on the secret letter, and instantly lit up:
“Bing Yukui, they actually found a miraculous herb!”
This was a secret letter written to her by Prince Fanxing.
At that time, Princess Anyang was searching for medicinal herbs everywhere, and the news was also passed on to the King of Stars in the Western Regions, with whom she already had a good relationship.
Now that one of the nine miraculous medicines has been discovered in Xingshan, the other party immediately sent a letter.
"Use Bing Yukui as a betrothal gift to marry this county lady?" Dong Xiqi frowned and read the last part of the sentence:
"Eight thousand armor-piercing crossbows as a dowry? So this is what you are planning."
King Fanxing didn't know that it was only Princess Anyang who wanted the nine rare medicines, not the entire Dong family.
At that time, her husband was Marquis Yongning, and she was the mistress of the Dong family. The orders she issued represented the Dong family.
Therefore, King Fanxing felt that he had grasped what the Dong family wanted and wanted to negotiate a good deal with the Dong family.
The Dong family's armor-piercing crossbow once made a great name for itself on the battlefield.
The armor-piercing crossbow is the secret of the Dong family, and only the Dong family army has it. The crossbow is complicated to make, and the Dong family has set up special weapon workshops in the capital and the northwest...
The opponent needs an armor-piercing crossbow, and Dong Xiqi has no shortage of it.
When her mother was in charge of the Dong family, she abused her power for personal gain and stored a lot of money in her private villa.
The land deeds left by Princess Anyang are now in Dong Xiqi's hands.
She was able to gather eight thousand armor-piercing crossbows.
But want to marry her?
She won't marry.
"Zhou Gou, write him a reply. The armor-piercing crossbow is fine, but there's no need for marriage. I'm a sick and disabled person, not fit to be the king's wife." Dong Xiqi said coldly.
She was originally very ill, but after receiving this good news, her spirits were greatly lifted, and even her pale face became a little rosy.
Zhou Gou said with difficulty, "But... weapons are forbidden. Once discovered, it will be a serious crime!"
Both countries in the Western Regions were vassal states of Daxia and had trade routes with each other.
However, the sale of weapons and gunpowder was prohibited. Once discovered, it would be a serious crime punishable by beheading.
"We transport medicinal herbs back and forth from the Western Regions every year. Naturally, we have our own ways to send out the armor-piercing crossbows secretly. Just do as we are told... Remember, block the news about Bing Yukui!" Dong Xiqi gritted his teeth as he said the last sentence.
She wants to destroy Bing Yukui!
Then Jiang Rong can only wait for death!
You can't let others get what you can't get yourself.
Zhou Gou was terrified.
In the past, the eldest princess often courted death, at least she only bullied people of lower status than her.
This county lady's method of courting death is much more powerful than her mother's...
"Yes!" Zhou Gou could only agree helplessly.
"By the way, make it clear to King Fanxing that there is no need to send Bing Yukui over. I will go and exchange it myself!" Dong Xiqin reminded again.
She will learn from how her mother lost that herb.
Her mother is really stupid.
Just have them destroyed, why send them to the capital...
She wanted the Star King to destroy it directly, but the other party obviously would not destroy the miraculous medicine without the armor-piercing crossbow...
Then she would go to the Western Regions in person.
At least we must not let this medicine appear under Xie Lingxi's nose again.
"Tell my second uncle that I have run out of medicine. I need to go to the Western Regions to buy some. I plan to go there myself." Dong Xiqi said calmly:
"If they feel unsafe, they will say, 'This is what happened to my mother, and I am just adding to her sadness if I stay here.'"
Zhou Gou understood immediately. In this case, the Dong family must think that Dong Xiqi was ashamed and wanted to leave Beijing to avoid the limelight.
Wait for a while, and when the princess’s troubles have calmed down, come back.
It is reasonable and will not arouse suspicion.
This county lady is indeed much more powerful than her mother.
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