When Linlang woke up and opened her eyes, she saw Ah Mu sitting next to her reading a book. Her face was so handsome that she couldn't help but exclaim, "My husband is so handsome."
Amu put down the book and smiled, "It's just a shell, but my lady likes it. I'm honored to have such a face."
Linlong smiled.
His mood instantly brightened up. He reached out to help Linlang up and asked gently, "Are you hungry?"
"A little." Linlang glanced at the sun outside. It was already past noon. "You didn't have lunch either, did you?"
"I'm not hungry. You woke up after reading for a while." Amu put clothes and shoes on Linlang and took her to the dining room. The food was warm in the pot, and Luhua and Yu Qian had already brought it to the dining room.
There was a meat dish, a vegetable dish, and a soup. The two maids weren't very good at cooking, so Linlang decided to hire a maid and a young servant to work in the kitchen. Luhua was quite skilled in medicine, and would definitely be her assistant in the future. She would also need to be taught the art so she could see patients on her own.
Yu Qian's injury has almost recovered. Linlang wants to take advantage of her free time to teach her how to read and do accounting. From now on, the affairs of her house will be left to Yu Qian.
Now in the capital, Ah Mu's identity is quite sensitive. Linlang discussed with him, "You go out a lot, so I want father to send someone who knows kung fu to follow you. Firstly, to protect you, and secondly, to drive the carriage."
Amu always goes out alone, and Linlang is worried about his personal safety.
"My lady, there's no need to ask my father-in-law to arrange for someone else. I always have a secret guard following me when I go out. Besides, I'm just a poor scholar, and it would be easier to arouse suspicion if someone with great martial arts skills follows me."
Amu said, "I'm recovering well now. I've been training with my elder brother and learned from my father for a few years. So escaping shouldn't be a problem. I only go to places like the study and the market. There's no danger."
If he had not learned martial arts from his father since childhood, it would not have been so easy for him to escape from Northern Qi.
Linlang whispered, "Those two inner court masters haven't left, right?"
Amu shook his head. "My father-in-law said they will protect us until this is over."
"That's good."
With secret guards and palace masters, their home is safe.
Linlang continued, "That person didn't mention anything about Mo'er. Does that mean he doesn't plan to take her back?"
That was his son. He ran away from home for several months without noticing, and when he found out, he kept silent and didn't care. He was really a negligent father. Mo'er actually longed for family affection, and he was so disappointing.
Ah Mu could only sigh, "Maybe he feels that it's not as safe in there as here. Maybe it would be better to let Mo'er go back after everything is over."
Linlang nodded. In fact, she was reluctant to let Mo'er return to the palace. A six or seven-year-old child, unloved and uncared for, would be in great danger in the palace. After a day and a half of contact, Linlang realized that the emperor was just pretending to be ignorant. He really had too much to do and was unable to take care of some things.
On second thought, he had time to watch dancing and deal with the concubines vying for his favor. Since he loved the Fourth Prince so much, he would feel better if he gave some of his time to Mo'er.
Humph, the emperor is a pig's hoof.
The emperor in the palace sneezed several times in the afternoon, which scared Eunuch Li so much that he quickly called the imperial physician.
In the evening, the old chief priest and Zhao Yuning came. Amu invited them to the study. The three of them talked in the study for a long time until dinner was ready and they came out.
When he came out, the old chief priest looked solemn and had no mood to eat. He said goodbye to Amu and the others and left in a carriage.
Linlang saw that the three people were in a bad mood, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Teacher is angry that Northern Qi is asking for too much and wants to destroy Jing Dynasty." Ah Mu didn't tell the truth. "Northern Qi is asking for too much and is almost emptying Jing Dynasty's treasury."
Linlang knew about this matter and had discussed it with Amu this morning. It was estimated that everyone in Jing Dynasty felt that Beiqi had gone too far and was extremely angry.
"Didn't you comfort the old man?"
"Every year around this time, the teacher would get angry for a long time. I consoled him with a few words and he calmed down a bit. But he still couldn't eat."
Ah Mu assured Linlang, "With Yuning here, the teacher won't go hungry."
That's true. Even if Zhao Yuning throws a tantrum or coaxes the old chief priest, he will still let him eat some.
Before dinner started, Su Jinyao arrived. "I'm here to check on Linlang on behalf of my parents and my three brothers. Only when you're okay can everyone rest assured."
"I made everyone worry about me."
Su Jinyao said, "We are all family, why be polite?"
On the other side, the old chief priest returned to the mansion in a rage. He had heard about some people in the capital taking Wu Shi San for a long time, but he didn't expect it to get worse and worse, and students and officials began to take it.
If this continues, all the officials of Jing Dynasty will become useless and there will be no successors. Jing Dynasty will be completely paralyzed and the country will no longer be a country.
The Northern Qi Dynasty played this tactic of cutting off the source of the problem very well.
After being in the court for so many decades, the old chief priest had many connections. He immediately wrote letters to several of his favorite students, secretly investigating how many officials were smoking, how many people in the Imperial College were smoking, and how many academies were smoking around the capital.
In addition, the source of the Wu Shi San they bought must be traced back to where it came from.
After the old priest arranged everything, he finally felt like eating something. Zhao Yuning went out and bought his favorite wontons. "Grandfather, this is easy to digest at night. It's just the right temperature. Please eat it quickly."
The old priest ate wontons and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
"They're going to break us down mentally and physically. The Five Food Powder is addictive. For that one sip, users will do crazy things and sell anything."
Zhao Yuning analyzed, "The firewood is removed from under the cauldron, and Jing Dynasty is completely destroyed."
The old priest nodded. "This matter is of great importance and cannot be made public. We can only search for evidence in secret and then surprise them and cut off the root of the problem."
"Oh, it will be very painful to quit the addiction, so it's better to deal with it as soon as possible." At that time, it depends on willpower, and I don't know how many people can't make it through.
The old priest reminded his grandson, "Be careful and don't let anyone trick you into taking drugs."
"Grandfather, don't worry, your grandson is not that stupid."
The old chief priest glanced at him and didn't think he was very smart.
To investigate the Five Foods Powder, Amu asked Su Jinrui to cooperate with the old chief priest. In many occasions, Su Jinrui's people were more convenient to enter.
The capital city seems peaceful, but inside it is actually in turmoil. Amu and Linlang live a simple life in their own small courtyard.
Two days later, two officials of the imperial court were found guilty of corruption and bribery, and their houses were confiscated and beheaded. The emperor took action and then found more people, but he did not expect that besides the crown prince, the people of several other princes were also implicated.
It seems that the other party has planted a lot of people, and they were dug out by the emperor.
When people were lining up to be beheaded at Caishikou, Duke Dingguo took Xiao Yujian back to the capital.
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