Chapter 34 Antidote 2 "I'm thinking about how to keep the prince here."...
Zhu Song returned to the office and continued looking through the account books, but his mind kept thinking of Wen Fengxuan. Wen Fengxuan's poison hadn't been cured, so he couldn't go to Suzhou, at least not yet. He had to find a way to keep him here.
What can we do?
Zhu Song thought about it but couldn't come up with a suitable solution. Seeing that it was already past noon, Zhu Lingye came to look for him, "Brother."
Zhu Song finally came back to his senses and looked up at him. "Yeah."
Zhu Lingye noticed that he was distracted, so he asked, "Have you figured out the problem?"
Zhu Song closed the account book and said, "That's not it."
Zhu Lingye asked curiously, "What's that?"
Zhu Song looked at Zhu Lingye and pursed his lips, as if he was about to say something but hesitated. This made Zhu Lingye very confused. "Can you just say what you want to say? You look so scary like this."
Zhu Song thought that although Zhu Lingye wasn't very smart, he could still discuss things with others, so he said, "I'm thinking about how to keep the prince here."
Zhu Lingye was immediately stunned. "Brother, I thought you were just a bit of a lecher, but I didn't expect you to be so bold. Why did you keep him here? He's the crown prince."
"What are you thinking?" Zhu Song rolled his eyes at him, then explained, "The prince has been poisoned."
Zhu Lingye asked, "What's the matter? What does it have to do with you? Are you being kind?"
Zhu Song frowned at him, "Did the prince offend you?"
"No."
"Then why are you so resisting him?" Zhu Song felt that Zhu Lingye's attitude was very wrong.
"No, why would I resist him?" Zhu Lingye's eyes were a little evasive. Zhu Song had watched him grow up and knew him well enough to tell there was something fishy going on. "Tell me the truth, what's going on?"
Zhu Lingye still didn't say anything. Zhu Song frowned and frowned. The pressure from his elder brother suddenly overwhelmed him. "Hmm?"
Zhu Lingye couldn't hold it in any longer and compromised. "Ah, the first time you stole the prince home, Dad said you would definitely end up in his hands. He told me to keep an eye on you and not let you get too close to the prince."
Zhu Song corrected him, "How can that be called stealing? I was saving people, doing what was right."
Zhu Lingye replied, "Dad said you were attracted by her beauty."
Zhu Song was speechless, "You are too filthy."
Zhu Lingye said, "Anyway, Dad is right. You really fell for him. Dad also said that if you really fell for him, your life would be over. You should resign as soon as possible and go home. Maybe you can save your life."
Zhu Song was even more speechless, "You're the only one who believes what Dad says."
Zhu Lingye said, "I believe it. Mother said the more beautiful a flower is, the more poisonous it is. The same is true for the more beautiful a person is. You're such a flower lover, you're definitely going to be fooled."
"Stop." Zhu Song didn't want to argue with him any further. It was a complete waste of time. "I can clearly tell you right now that there's nothing between the Crown Prince and me. I don't think he's particularly good-looking either. It's your aesthetic sense that's flawed. Also, what does your claim of the Crown Prince being poisoned have to do with me? It's definitely my fault. I caused it."
"Ah?" Zhu Lingye opened his mouth in shock.
Zhu Song was about to continue making up lies when he heard Zhu Lingye ask in shock, "You really don't think the prince is good-looking?"
Zhu Song opened his mouth, but was speechless. He sighed and said, "You..."
Zhu Song paused for a moment, then decided to smooth over his lie. "That night, Yi Kangning drugged my snack, and I unknowingly gave it to the prince. Yi Kangning refused to give me the antidote, so I had to keep the prince here temporarily and find a way to detoxify him."
Zhu Lingye finally recovered at this moment, "Su Li can't solve it either?"
Zhu Song nodded, and Zhu Lingye asked, "What did the prince say?"
Zhu Song could only say, "The prince doesn't know yet."
Zhu Lingye frowned slightly, "Prince doesn't know?"
Zhu Song explained, "Well, later I found out that Yi Kangning had poisoned me. The prince was already in poor health, so he didn't think he was poisoned when he felt unwell. I didn't tell him either, for fear of scaring him."
Zhu Lingye quickly replied, "You're probably afraid you'll be scared to death."
Now Zhu Song found that he hated hearing the word "death". He felt annoyed when he heard it. "Don't keep talking about death. It's bad luck."
Zhu Lingye disagreed with his idea. "If he doesn't know, he should leave quickly. Staying here is a hot potato. Su Li is taking care of him. What's the point of keeping him here? You can't detoxify him."
This kid wasn't easy to fool, so Zhu Song had to pull out his trump card. "You're right, but our lives are still tied to the Eastern Palace. If something happens to the Crown Prince, if we have some connections with him, we can find a reason to go to the Eastern Palace and make some moves."
Zhu Lingye had forgotten about this, but now that it was mentioned, it all came back to him. The feeling of having a knife hanging over his neck was truly fucking terrible. "Dad is truly unreliable."
Zhu Song said smoothly, "I told you that you are the only one who believes him."
At this point, Zhu Lingye had been completely convinced by Zhu Song, "I don't believe him anymore."
After talking for so long, Zhu Song finally got to the point and asked him, "What reason should we find to keep him here?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. The two looked over and saw the Wen Fengxuan they were talking about. Zhu Song gave Zhu Lingye a look, and Zhu Lingye quickly asked, "Why is Your Highness here?"
Wen Fengxuan walked in and said, "Master Zhu didn't have lunch. I heard someone in the courtyard speculate that Master Zhu was sick, so I came to check on him. Is Master Zhu okay?"
Zhu Song was quite surprised, then smiled and replied, "I'm sorry to have worried you, Your Highness. I'm fine. I was just delayed by something. I'll go eat later."
Zhu Lingye echoed: "Yes, yes."
"I'm glad you're alright. I won't bother you any more." Wen Fengxuan said, turning around and about to leave when Zhu Song quickly called out to him, "Your Highness."
Wen Fengxuan turned and looked at him, "Sir, is there anything else?"
Zhu Song glanced at Zhu Lingye and saw him secretly giving him a thumbs-up. He instantly realized that this man was also unreliable, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "I have something to say, Your Highness, let's sit down and talk."
Zhu Lingye wanted to slip away, "I'll go get you some tea." As soon as he said that, Zhu Song stepped hard on his foot. Zhu Lingye grimaced in pain and didn't dare to say that he wanted to make tea.
Zhu Song continued, "Your Majesty sent me to Jizhou, firstly to provide disaster relief, and secondly to investigate the truth behind the dam collapse. After some secret investigation, I discovered that Jizhou is plagued by serious factions, with many corrupt officials and powerful figures backing them. Solving the case is extremely difficult. However, in order to restore peace to the people of Jizhou, this case must be solved. However, I only brought a few people from the capital, so I thought I'd borrow your help. I wonder if your Majesty would stay and help?"
Zhu Song winked at Zhu Lingye as he spoke, and Zhu Lingye quickly agreed, "Yes, yes. Your Highness, these corrupt officials in Jizhou are so ambitious and wicked, their superiors are corrupt and their subordinates are crooked. Not only do they refuse to cooperate with us, they're also constantly plotting evil against us. I've even injured my foot. If Your Highness were here, you'd definitely be able to suppress this evil trend."
Zhu Song stared at Wen Fengxuan with a burning gaze, but Wen Fengxuan rarely showed any expression when he was normal. He always looked calm and composed, just like now. They had been talking for a long time, and Wen Fengxuan's expression hadn't changed at all. Zhu Song had been in the Dali Temple for so many years and thought he had a way of judging people, but it was useless against Wen Fengxuan. He had no idea whether Wen Fengxuan was being persuaded by them.
Zhu Song's gaze was probably too intense. Wen Fengxuan, who was originally listening to Zhu Lingye, turned his gaze away and looked towards him. Zhu Song smiled ingratiatingly, "What do you think, Your Highness?"
Fortunately, Wen Fengxuan did not let him down. He replied in a gentle voice, "If my lord does not forsake me, I will do it."
Zhu Song's heart finally settled down, "Your Highness, I am deeply grateful for your generosity."
Wen Fengxuan said, "Your Excellency is too polite. It is my responsibility to restore peace to the people."
From previous events, Zhu Song knew that Wen Fengxuan cared about the world, so he used this method, and Wen Fengxuan was just as he thought. Zhu Song looked at Wen Fengxuan and couldn't help thinking that if his body did not allow it, Wen Fengxuan would definitely be a benevolent monarch.
Wen Fengxuan asked, "I wonder what I need to do?"
Zhu Song originally just wanted to keep the person here and didn't plan to let him do any work, but now it seems unreasonable not to assign him any work. But what can Wen Fengxuan do when he is sick?
Seeing that Zhu Song didn't say anything for a while, Zhu Lingye quickly cornered him and gave him an excuse, "Brother, are you starving?"
Wen Fengxuan said considerately: "There is no rush, sir, please go and eat first."
Zhu Song's voice also became gentle, "Then Your Highness, please stay and look after the account books. I'll go eat first and come back in a while."
Wen Fengxuan responded, "Okay."
Zhu Song turned and walked out, followed closely by Zhu Lingye. After they left the house and walked for a while, Zhu Lingye asked, "Are you really going to let him work with us?"
Zhu Song asked him back, "You were here the whole time, what good ideas do you have?"
Zhu Lingye said, "You can't let him work, either. I heard he's gasping for breath and coughing up blood from time to time. If he dies of exhaustion, who will be responsible?"
"I told you not to talk about death." Zhu Song emphasized impatiently.
Zhu Lingye also understood that Zhu Song was in a bad mood. Who could be in a good mood after encountering such things?
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything."
Zhu Song said: "With Su Li accompanying us, it shouldn't be a problem."
Zhu Lingye had nothing good to say about Su Li. "She can't even cure a minor poison. She's unreliable."
Zhu Song stopped and looked back at him, "Then what good ideas do you have?"
Zhu Lingye told the truth, "Hand our father over and be done with it."
Zhu Songdu laughed out of anger and walked into the shared kitchen. He looked at Zhu Lingye who was still following him and asked, "Anything else?"
Zhu Lingye sat down next to him and whispered in his ear, "Is what you just said to the Crown Prince true? Is Jizhou really that chaotic?"
Zhu Song asked back, "Are you telling the truth?"
Zhu Lingye was surprised and said, "Didn't I just say what you said?"
Zhu Song took a serious look at Zhu Lingye's head. It was round and bulging, like an inflated pufferfish. He was definitely not very smart. Zhu Lingye couldn't understand anything else, but he had seen this look since he was a child, and he understood its meaning deeply.
"You lied to him."
"Not that stupid yet."
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