Chapter 285 Pretending to be Sick
Shen Yuexi knew what Su Mo meant by asking this question.
On the surface, she was asking about the title, but in fact, Su Mo was asking: Is the white silk that was to be handed over to King Qi real or fake?
"The white silk is real. My husband has confirmed it. It was written by Queen Pei herself," she said to Su Mo. "As long as we hand the white silk over to Prince Qi, the truth will be revealed. Otherwise, why would I take such a big risk to come here?"
Su Mo nodded and said, "Yuexi, I actually hated Xiao Zhuo on the way here. He set an ambush and injured my father..."
Shen Yuexi blushed and quickly lowered her head.
Fortunately, Su Mo had been in Beijing before, and when she first arrived here, she didn't know that she was the one who designed the incendiary bomb.
"When Madam Li told me that Xiao Zhuo was Bei Heng's brother, I really couldn't believe it." Su Mo held her hand. "Since they are both our father's and our prince's descendants, these are all misunderstandings. We should resolve them as soon as possible. From now on, we will be a family."
She had always loved studying hot air balloons with Shen Yuexi, but the two armies often fought each other, and she could never find a good opportunity. Now, as long as the King of Qi confirmed that Bai Ling was real, there would be no reason for the two sides to fight anymore, and she could come to play with Shen Yuexi anytime in the future.
"I think so too," Shen Yuexi raised her head, "The situation at Langya Pass is critical. We must hand over the white silk to King Qi as soon as possible."
Su Mo asked, "Can't I give the white silk to Bei Heng and have him pass it on to father?"
"No!" Shen Yuexi blurted out.
She could probably guess why Xiao Beiheng always stayed by King Qi's side.
When Ji Yunyan stole Mei Dai's letter, she must have known Xiao Zhuo's true identity. Xiao Beiheng thought that if he burned Mei Dai's letter and the fake white silk, he would be dead without any evidence, but Ji Yunyan was the one who knew the inside story.
Ji Yunyan is an expert swordsman and can appear and disappear at will. Xiao Beiheng has no way to deal with her. His only solution is to stay in front of the King of Qi and prevent Ji Yunyan from getting close to him. In fact, Ji Yunyan had already returned to Xiliang.
I don't know if it's appropriate to describe him as seeing snakes in cups of wine and enemies everywhere.
But she couldn't say these things to Su Mo directly. No matter how sinister Xiao Beiheng was, if she foolishly told Su Mo how bad Xiao Beiheng was, Su Mo would not only not believe it, but would probably start to suspect her of spreading rumors. Xia Lan had previously told Su Mo the truth about Xiao Beiheng's murder of Leng Shuang, and Su Mo still lived happily with Xiao Beiheng.
She pondered it over in her mind and finally found a reasonable explanation.
"This white silk was written by Queen Pei herself. Only Prince Qi can decipher it. Your husband doesn't recognize Queen Pei's handwriting. What if he doesn't believe it and destroys the white silk?"
Xiao Beiheng had ulterior motives and would destroy the white silk the moment he saw it. The white silk could only be handed over to the King of Qi personally and must not pass through Xiao Beiheng's hands.
Seeing that she was being so serious, Su Mo looked thoughtful and said, "That's true. What should we do then?"
The two of them sat across from each other, their hands on their cheeks as they pondered a solution.
Xiao Beiheng remained at the King of Qi's bedside, refusing to move. Meanwhile, the cannons at Langya Pass were already in place, with shells being transported in. Time was running out.
Shen Yuexi came up with an idea: "I have an idea, I wonder if you can cooperate with me?"
Su Mo asked, "What method?"
"Pretend to be sick and have the maid tell Xiao Beiheng to come back to see you. Xia Lan and I will take the opportunity to enter the tent and hand the white silk to King Qi."
Su Mo was stunned and said, "I've never pretended to be sick before. How can I pretend to be sick?"
She came from a prominent family and had always lived a stable life since she was a child. She had never used such deceptive tactics.
Shen Yuexi rubbed her hands together and said, "Just pretend to have a stomachache. That's the easiest. Just scream and roll around on the bed while holding your stomach."
Su Mo seemed to understand, covering her lower abdomen with both hands, frowning and uttering "ouch, ouch" twice, then looked up and said, "Do you think this is okay?"
Shen Yuexi didn't think so and shook her head.
Su Mo's cry didn't sound like pain, but rather like the cry of someone being pricked by a needle. How could she possibly call Xiao Beiheng back at this level?
It seems she has to demonstrate it herself.
"I'll demonstrate, you watch."
After saying that, Shen Yuexi stood up, threw herself onto the bed, rolled over and groaned, pretending to be in great pain.
She was familiar with this. She had used this trick before when she was under house arrest by Xiao Beiheng, and she had actually fooled Leng Shuang into believing it. Now she was using the same trick again, sometimes her voice was high, as if she was in great pain, and sometimes her voice was weak, as if she was exhausted by the pain.
Su Mo opened her mouth in surprise and looked at him for a long time before saying, "Yuexi, you are not really having a stomachache, are you?"
"Of course not." Shen Yuexi sat up and straightened her clothes. "I'm teaching you."
Su Mo asked curiously, "Yuexi, what did you learn at the Duke's Mansion? How come you can perform the tricks of a street con man so well?"
Shen Yuexi put her five fingers into a fist and put it to her mouth, coughing, and said, "Ever since I've been with Xiao Zhuo, I have to learn a little bit of everything."
Su Mo covered her mouth and smiled: "Then I have almost learned it, you and Xia Lan go and prepare."
Shen Yuexi put away the bag of white silk and left the inner tent. Xia Lan was waiting outside. The two of them walked to the door of the outer tent together and quietly lifted the curtain to look outside.
It was already dark outside, and with Su Mo's arrival, maids began to move around the barracks. If the two of them went out, they wouldn't arouse suspicion. They left the tent in the dark and waited on the side.
After a while, Su Mo cried out in pain inside the tent. The maid Xiaoxiang hurriedly opened the tent curtain and ran in, shouting, "Master, what's wrong? Master, what's wrong?"
After hearing Su Mo's vague words inside, Xiaoxiang hurriedly ran out of the tent and ran towards the King of Qi in the center of the camp.
Shen Yuexi whispered to Xia Lan, "As soon as we see Xiao Beiheng coming here, we will immediately go to the King of Qi's tent. The King of Qi's guards should all know you, so you go ahead. That way we can enter the King of Qi's tent."
Xia Lan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Madam."
The two waited for a moment, but saw Xiaoxiang running back alone in the distance.
Shen Yuexi looked behind Xiaoxiang and didn't see Xiao Beiheng. She was disappointed and said to herself, "Could it be that Su Mo's performance wasn't painful enough?"
As she spoke, Xiaoxiang had already hurriedly run into the tent where Su Mo was.
Xia Lan looked at Shen Yuexi and said, "Madam, what should we do now?"
"Let's go in and see what's going on." Shen Yuexi pulled Xia Lan's sleeve, and the two came out of the darkness and returned to the tent where Su Mo was.
Xiaoxiang just happened to run out from the back tent. Seeing the two of them coming back, she said with joy, "That's great. You guys take care of the master first. I'm going to find the doctor."
Shen Yuexi and Xia Lan watched Xiaoxiang leave, both somewhat bewildered.
Xiaoxiang went to see a doctor, which shows that Su Mo acted very well. Even Xiaoxiang believed it, so why didn't Xiao Beiheng come back?
The two entered the inner tent and saw Su Mo sitting in the middle of the bed, hugging her knees and pouting angrily.
"What's wrong?" Shen Yuexi came to sit beside the bed, "Why didn't Xiao Beiheng come back?"
"I asked Xiaoxiang to tell Beiheng that I had a severe stomachache, but he...he refused to come back," Su Mo said with tears in her eyes, looking up at Shen Yuexi, "I asked Xiaoxiang to bring back a message."
"What?"
"Drink more hot water."
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