Chapter 111
A quarter of an hour ago.
Concubine Lan, who was demoted two ranks, begged for a long time in front of Emperor Chongzhao's tent, but Emperor Chongzhao did not come out to see her.
Concubine Lan had no choice but to go and visit the Sixth Prince who had been carried away to apply medicine after being beaten. She only returned to her tent after the Sixth Prince cried himself to sleep.
"It's really hateful that someone would plot to this extent."
Lian Zhu said softly: "Maybe it really is a coincidence."
Lanpin: "How can there be so many coincidences? Is it the same as the Imperial Hospital prescribing an overdose of medicine for someone?"
Lian Zhu lowered his voice: "My lady, please don't talk nonsense."
Lanpin took a few deep breaths and suppressed the anger in her heart.
The topic was brought up, and Lian Zhu continued to listen to Lan Bin venting in a low voice.
When Qu Dubian first came to Da Zhou, the first time he became alert was when the simulator detected the presence of an overdose of drugs.
Many years have passed, and perhaps others may not have a deep impression of this incident, but Yi Twelve has a deep impression of it, because the time when this incident broke out was just before and after he rashly showed up to rescue the little prince who was delirious by the lake and was locked up for violating the Shadow Law.
He remembered, and Ye Xiaoyuan remembered too.
After listening to this, Qu Dubian remained silent.
Ye Xiaoyuan: "Your Highness..."
Qu Watanabe: "Banban, let me think about this matter and we'll talk about it when we get back to Beijing."
Ye Xiaoyuan could not see any anger on his face. He sighed and left the tent with Yi Twelve.
Too many things happened today, so let Your Highness stay alone.
Qu Dubian lay on the bed, resting his head on his arms, staring at the tent above his head in a daze.
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The other side.
Not long after Qu Dubian left.
The tent of the five princes.
The second prince came to see him under the pretext of visiting.
"Third brother's injury has not yet stabilized. Father will probably leave in two days. I brought you some blood-boosting food. Leave it here. You can eat some in the next two days."
The Fifth Prince: "Well, leave it there."
The second prince glanced at the small stool in front of his bed and said, "I heard from people outside that my seventh brother came to see you just now?"
The Fifth Prince: "He took one look and left."
The Second Prince: "You seem to have a very good relationship with Xiao Qi. Compared to your attitude towards Xiao Liu..." He chuckled, "There's so much more."
The fifth prince said indifferently, "We are not on the same path, and we will only drift further and further apart in the future. However, your methods are beyond my expectation. During the years when the eldest and third brothers were fighting, you have buried so many hidden cards."
The black bears in the isolation pit are all ready.
The Second Prince understood what he meant and raised his eyebrows, saying, "Xiao Wu, don't think too badly of people."
He moved closer and leisurely sat on the small stool where Qu Dubian had just sat. He stretched out his hand and gently and carefully wiped the sweat off the Fifth Prince's face caused by the pain.
"I didn't deliberately arrange the beast. It was God's will. What can I do? I just saved myself the trouble. But in the end, you and I have a secret that we can trust each other with."
The fifth prince raised his eyes.
The second prince took after his mother and had a modest, gentlemanly, gentle and soft face. Judging from his appearance, his smile and kindness showed absolutely no falsehood, only full sincerity.
The fifth prince slowly raised his hand to block the second prince's action.
"I'll need your guidance in the future, brother."
The Second Prince patted his hands and said with concern: "Take good care of your injuries. You still have a long life ahead of you."
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Xuanfei's tent.
"These past two days, Xiao Qi has been staying in his tent and has hardly come out. He has not been seen visiting the Fifth and Sixth Princes. This is a bit abnormal."
Zhiyi: "I went to see my brother, but Xiaoyuan said Xiaoqi was sleeping. I went in to take a look and he was indeed still asleep."
Concubine Xuan thought: "Could it be that she was frightened?"
That shouldn’t be the case. Xiaoqi is very brave.
"I don't know if he was frightened by the smoke. Xiaoqi always hates blood, so it's normal that he doesn't want to go," Zhiyi held her chin up, "Oh, don't talk about Xiaoqi, I was scared by the third brother, Xiaoqi, don't have a nightmare."
Not only Emperor Chongzhao, but everyone else did not have a good time during this trip.
Especially after the Third Prince got into trouble, Concubine Lan was demoted, the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince were beaten, and the servants in the entire camp breathed quietly, for fear of displeasing any noble.
Concubine Xuan: "Now is not the time. I will ask him after returning to the palace."
After the third prince's condition stabilized, Emperor Chongzhao finally issued an order to return to Beijing.
Taking into account the Third Prince's injuries, the trip back took a whole day longer than the trip here. It was noon two days later when we arrived in the capital.
The third prince was supported and returned to the third prince's mansion.
The news that his arm was broken and his body was disabled was reported back to the capital shortly after the incident in the hunting ground.
The Third Prince's party felt as if struck by lightning, and everything went dark before their eyes.
Those who had connections fled early, and those who didn't want to move placed all their hopes on the belly of the Third Prince's wife.
The third prince stood in the mansion surrounded by people and laughed at him.
Before his arm was broken, he had many retainers in his house, but after he came back this time, there were only a few left.
The housekeeper whispered, "This is a farewell letter from Mr. Zhao..."
"This is Mr. Wen's..."
"This belongs to Mr. Xue..."
Farewell letter after farewell letter.
When they came, they all came to surrender sincerely, and when they left, they all sincerely wanted to get rid of this useless prince.
The leaves are falling in autumn, even though it is noon.
The third prince looked at the empty courtyard, and it seemed as if he saw the setting sun.
He waved his hands silently, "Just...throw them all away."
The servant helped him walk a few steps, and when they reached the archway, the Third Prince saw the Third Prince's wife who was pregnant.
The Third Prince's wife opened her mouth and finally said, "I'm glad you're back."
The Third Prince walked over slowly and said, "Do you also think that I have no chance at all?"
The Third Prince’s wife looked up.
"I still have a chance," the Third Prince looked at her belly, "as long as the child is born safely and father lives longer, he may grow up."
The Third Prince's wife was silent for a long time, and finally burst out: "Okay!"
She held her belly and said, "Your Highness, aren't you tired? Can't you take a good rest? The child hasn't even been born yet, and you want to push the child into the abyss. Don't you have any feelings for your own flesh and blood?"
The third prince grabbed her wrist and said, "Born in the royal family, how can I not fight?"
The Third Prince's wife broke free from his hand and took two steps back. A hint of boredom finally appeared in her eyes. Without even looking at the Third Prince, she turned and left.
The third prince took a deep breath.
"Tell someone to take good care of her and keep her healthy."
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After returning to the palace.
Qu Dubian found out a lot of things.
He first found Imperial Physician Yang and asked him about the background of the people who had framed him in the Imperial Hospital.
He was a medical apprentice named Dai. He accidentally prescribed the wrong medicine and was later sent to prison. I guess his bones are probably gone now.
What Doctor Yang told him was what he already knew.
Qu Dubian asked Ye Xiaoyuan to inquire indirectly and asked the palace servants who had worked in the Zichen Palace in previous years. Only then did he find out that Dai's apprentice had transactions with Sikong, who was in charge of the money of the Imperial Hospital at that time.
The Sikong of the Imperial Hospital had some old ties with Lanpin's mother's family.
On the night when the truth was revealed, Emperor Chongzhao went to see Concubine Lan, but in the end she was not implicated. He only dealt with the Sikong of the Imperial Medical Bureau on the charge of taking bribes.
These are the inside stories that Qu Watanabe is not very clear about.
This is also evidence of what Yi Twelve heard.
The fifth brother built a mansion, and the sixth brother was beaten and could not go to school. Zhiyi and Sihe went to school every day. Even Master Fang lamented that there were fewer and fewer people in the school.
Standing outside the school, one can seem to see the lively scene of seven princes and one princess attending class together.
Qu Dubian didn't ask Concubine Xuan to find him. After school, he took the initiative to go to Shunning Palace.
Concubine Xuan: "I've seen that you have something on your mind. Can you tell me now?"
Qu Dubian: "Madam Xuan, I want to ask you something. When Concubine Chu poisoned me...was there anyone behind the scenes involved?"
Concubine Xuan paused and raised her head in surprise, "Why are you asking this suddenly?"
Qu Watanabe: "So, Madam Xuan, you know something about this?"
Concubine Xuan sighed.
Qu Duanbian smiled and said, "I'm almost fourteen years old. If you want to protect me, don't blind me."
Concubine Xuan picked up a pair of scissors and trimmed a pot of flowers on the table.
"At the beginning, you were still very young. Not only did you not understand the overall situation in the court, you didn't even recognize everyone in the inner palace, and you were often sick. When choosing a foster mother, all the empresses in the palace who wanted to climb up wanted to catch you in their hands."
"Noble Lady Chu wanted to keep you because she wanted to keep you. At that time, her cousin was imprisoned for smuggling contraband. Even if she caught you, she couldn't save her cousin for a while. Moreover, her appearance was strange, so there must be someone behind the scenes. At that time, I joined forces with the Xie family to investigate the harem and locked on Noble Consort Lan, now Concubine Lan."
"The Minister of Justice at that time was not the current Lord Xi, but an old minister who had some relationship with Lanpin's mother's family. She was the only one who had the ability to help Concubine Chu's family get out of prison."
Concubine Xuan slowly told the story of that year.
"It's just that there is no obvious evidence. Later, your grandfather came back and knew about this. Before leaving, he took advantage of the fact that the military power had just been divided and His Majesty promised him everything, so he took the former Minister of Justice to the northern border to farm."
He has been gone for more than ten years and has not returned yet. I don’t know whether he is doing well.
"However, since then, you have been in the harem, and I have been keeping a close eye on you, so Concubine Lan has not made any moves since then."
Qu Watanabe nodded: "So, she hurt me twice."
Concubine Xuan frowned: "Twice?"
Qu Dubian told her about the overdose. Concubine Xuan clenched the scissors. After a moment, worry rose in her eyes and she said, "Xiao Qi..."
Given Xiao Qi's personality, he might not be able to tolerate this.
But...what about the Sixth Prince?
Xiao Qi has lived with the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Sixth Prince since childhood and grew up together. They all have a brotherly relationship. If Xiao Qi attacks Concubine Lan, what will happen when he meets the Sixth Prince in the future?
Concubine Xuan came over, gently covered Qu Dubian's hand with her palm, and said seriously: "Just pretend you don't know about this matter. I will settle the account with Concubine Lan. I know the ways in the harem that can make people uncomfortable, but I just don't want to use them."
My son, please keep yourself clean and don't let dirt get on you.
Qu Dubian closed his eyes and laid his head on Concubine Xuan's waist. "She hurt me. After I sorted out everything, my first reaction was not anger, but relief."
If Concubine Lan attacked the people around him, such as Concubine Xuan, Ajie, Ye Banban, Liuliu, Xiaochun... or the original owner and his mother.
In the future, he will definitely retaliate with an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
Later, he inherited the body of the original owner, and the kinship and blessings left by the original owner's mother in the world, so he had no right to ask for forgiveness.
Fortunately, Concubine Lan only took action after he arrived, and was targeting him from beginning to end.
Concubine Xuan understood, and felt extremely distressed for a moment: "You really are..."
"Empress Xuan, please don't interfere. My third brother is crippled and at home, and the court is being reshuffled. The water is too muddy. I will handle this matter myself."
"What do you want to do?"
Qu Dubian sat down and deducted the money bit by bit from the account book in his mind.
Concubine Lan instigated Noble Lady Chu to harm him, and the main culprit Noble Lady Chu was executed. My grandfather later executed a second-rank official in the court who was in contact with Concubine Lan. It was a loss.
He could ignore this matter.
As for the first overdose…
He was observing the whole situation from the sidelines and knew about his fifth brother's plot against Lanpin and sixth brother. He did not want to and was not able to interfere in their feud.
The moment he chose to conceal the matter and stay out of the game, he had actually already leaned towards the fifth brother between the fifth and sixth brothers.
"Princess Lan will definitely find a way to regain my father's favor and restore her previous position. I will not let her do that."
Concubine Xuan waited for a long time but didn't hear the rest of the story. "Is that all?"
Qu Dubian stood up and said, "I still have half my life left. I haven't figured out how to ask for it yet, so I'll just owe it to you. I'm not the kind of saint who repays evil with kindness. I'm petty and very calculating. If I don't collect it from her, I'll collect it from Sixth Brother. Anyway, the debt I owe won't be reduced at all."
"I'm leaving."
Concubine Xuan stood at the window and watched him leave.
The boy lifted the vines hanging from the archway, stretched his body, and disappeared around the corner.
After a long while, Concubine Xuan whispered, "You talk big, but it's clear that you're still thinking about your brotherly relationship with the Sixth Prince..."
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After Qu Dubian returned to the prince's residence, the first thing he did was to go to the courtyard where the Sixth Prince lived.
The Sixth Prince was very happy to see him coming: "Xiao Qi! You finally came to see me. Why didn't you come a few days ago? I asked someone to get rid of the bloody smell in the house."
"There are fruits they made on the table. Go and try some. You don't know how bored I am..."
Qu Watanabe beat him up without saying a word.
“Ahhh——” a scream floated out from the courtyard.
The Sixth Prince already had injuries on his waist and buttocks from being beaten with a stick, and after being beaten by Qu Dubian, he cried and wailed.
"How did I offend you?" the Sixth Prince cried. "Tell me! Tell me and I will change!"
Qu Dubian said with a smile: "I suddenly want to show some love to Sixth Brother. Leave your meals to me while you recover from your injury. I'll take care of them and get you some more Kongduo ingredients."
The Sixth Prince sobbed, "Why do I have to eat so many ingredients? My butt has become a sieve and is about to burst."
Qu Dubian looked at his aggrieved eyes and slapped him on the forehead.
"I'll help you improve your mind!"
There is a mess of accounts that cannot be sorted out secretly. As a result of karma, Lanpin will most likely not have a good ending, but he hopes that his sixth brother, this spoiled fool, can have a way to survive.
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