Chapter 058 Jin丨Jiang Wenxue Exclusive Published

After returning to his residence, Liu Yixuan took out a piece of paper and pen, wrote down the bronze inscriptions in his memory, and then translated them into Chinese sentence by sentence. After confirming that they were correct, he put them aside to dry, and threw the paper with the bronze inscriptions into a copper basin to burn.

He divided the medicinal materials sent by Lao Yan into many portions, picked out one portion and put it into the teapot, poured hot water directly into it, let it steep for a while, and poured it into the cup to drink.

System: [Is this really effective? ]

Xue Chen: [It is definitely not as effective as boiling it, but the smell is too strong and it is easy to be discovered. ]

The system saw him drink the brown medicine in the cup in one gulp with an expressionless face: [Is it delicious? ]

Xue Chen: [It's so unpalatable! It's hard to imagine what kind of anti-human taste it would have after being cooked. Fortunately, it was not cooked, otherwise I would really vomit. 】

The system listened to his swearing complaints, and then drank cup after cup with a blank face until the whole pot of medicine was finished. He poured another pot of water into it and rinsed the medicine residue in it for the second time. After drinking it, he took out the residue, chewed it slowly and swallowed it, without wasting anything.

I don't know why, but the system looked a little scared: [You are such a ruthless person. ]

Xue Chen: [It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. ]

-The

next morning, Liu Yixuan went to the kitchen on time.

He picked a few mushrooms from the vegetable basket, and by bending over, he stuffed the note with the message written on it inside.

Liu Yixuan soaked the mushrooms, cut them into dices, took some fresh chicken and marinated it, made two layers of small steamed buns with mushroom and chicken sauce, and boiled some porridge, and sent them to Bao Xiruo.

He came at the right time. Bao Xiruo had just finished washing up. When she saw Liu Yixuan coming, she came forward to greet him very cordially: "Why do you look so pale today? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Liu Yixuan knew that the medicine she took last night was effective.

When Chinese medicine is used to treat chronic diseases, it is mainly for conditioning, and the effect is relatively slow. For the treatment of acute diseases, as long as the right medicine is used, one dose can take effect quickly.

Xie Heng's medical skills are excellent, and Liu Yixuan's physical condition is poor, so the effect will be seen soon.

Liu Yixuan shook her head, smiled at Bao Xiruo, pointed at the buns on the table, and then pointed at the empty seat in front.

Bao Xiruo thought: "Xiao Liu wants to invite the prince to eat together?"

Liu Yixuan shook her head, picked up the basket and pushed it forward.

Bao Xiruo: "You want to send it to the prince? It's not impossible, but..."

She suddenly realized that the amount of food Xiao Liu cooked every day was not small. There would always be some left over after the two of them ate. As usual, they gave it to the people below, so it was not wasted, so Bao Xiruo never thought much about it.

Now it seems that Xiao Liu clearly cooked enough for four people.

Xiao Liu didn't know about the past between herself and Wanyan Honglie.

She took good care of her stepmother, thinking carefully, loving the whole family, and even taking Wanyan Honglie into consideration.

This child lost both her parents and was left alone and helpless. It is natural that she would cherish her family after finally having one

. She must be looking forward to getting along with the prince and Kang'er.

Liu Yixuan listened carefully and saw that she stopped halfway through her speech, seeming to be a little embarrassed.

He smiled obediently, put the steamed buns on the plate in front of his stepmother, took the condiment plate, and urged her to taste it.

Bao Xiruo: "If you want to send it, then send it. Remember to send one to Kang'er as well. Kang'er has also tasted the meals you made when you first entered the mansion. He didn't say it, but he actually ate a lot. I think he likes it very much."

Liu Yixuan was very happy that his cooking skills were praised. His brows were relaxed, his eyes were bright, and he smiled at Bao Xiruo.

He closed the basket of buns and pointed outside.

Bao Xiruo: "Go ahead."

Liu Yixuan came out of the hut carrying a lunch box, waved to someone, handed the lunch box to him, pointed in the direction of the front yard, and asked him to deliver breakfast.

Every time he pointed to a specific target, it was easy for people to associate it with what he wanted to express, so communication was not difficult.

The servant in front of the princess's courtyard understood: "Miss, do you want me to deliver this lunch box to the prince?"

Liu Yixuan nodded, and pointed to Bao Xiruo inside.

The servant: "Is it the princess's intention?"

Liu Yixuan smiled.

The servant understood: "Don't worry, the young lady, I will tell you the truth. If the prince knows the princess's intention, he will be very happy."

After that, he carried the lunch box and walked quickly to the front yard.

Wanyan Honglie had just woken up not long ago and was practicing boxing outside.

Seeing someone coming, he looked carefully and recognized that it was the servant he had arranged to stay with Bao Xiruo: "Did the princess ask you to come?"

The servant said: "The princess is very smart. Miss Liu made breakfast herself. The princess ate it well and asked me to bring some to the princess to try."

Having been married for more than ten years, Wanyan Honglie knew Bao Xiruo too well.

Although she had been married to him, she still missed her ex-husband and never thought about him. How could she care about her diet?

Wanyan Honglie adjusted his sleeves and said lightly: "Who asked you to come?"

The servant: "Yes, it was the princess..."

Wanyan Honglie: "This person pretended to convey the princess's order. I'm afraid he is plotting something bad. Take him down."

The guards of the palace immediately stepped forward and surrounded the servant, with knives and guns on him, making him unable to move.

The servant said in panic, "Your Highness! I am innocent!"

Wanyan Honglie: "Since you are innocent, then tell the truth. If you dare to hide it again, you will lose your life here. Who asked you to come? What's in the box?"

"Miss Liu asked me to bring it here... Inside are steamed buns made by Miss Liu..."

"She?" Wanyan Honglie paused, "Does the princess know about this?"

"This food box was brought from the princess' room. The princess must know about it. Miss Liu said that this is exactly what the princess meant."

Wanyan Honglie's brows relaxed and he smiled. He waved his hand to let the guards put away their knives and guns, "I misunderstood you. I apologize to you."

"I dare not, I dare not. I didn't explain it clearly. You are so polite. It's really embarrassing for me."

Wanyan Honglie: "Give this food box to me. If the princess sends anything in the future, you don't need to report it. Just send it directly to the front hall."

"I know."

Wanyan Honglie came to the front hall with the food box. He didn't eat immediately, but asked someone to come over. After testing the poison, he dared to let the food in.

The stuffed bun was originally a snack in Kaifeng Prefecture. Later, it spread to various places and evolved into many flavors according to local customs.

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is called Xiaolong steamed bun, which has a lighter taste and delicious soup.

Wanyan Honglie ate two and thought it tasted really good. He had some good feelings for Bao Xiruo, his adopted daughter.

On the first day Xiao Liu came to the mansion, her identity and background were checked clearly.

Wanyan Honglie thought Xiao Liu was a simple-minded girl, so he dared to let her stay with Bao Xiruo and keep her company.

I didn't expect that she would have such thoughts.

Maybe I can get in touch with her, give her some hints, and let her persuade Bao Xiruo more.

One day, Bao Xiruo's body and mind will belong to me completely.

Liu Yixuan sent the things out, returned to the house, and had breakfast with her stepmother.

System: [I thought you would deliver it personally.]

Xue Chen: [That would be too obvious. Moreover, Xiao Liu's face can easily be regarded as a self-recommendation for the bed. An unrestrained woman would go against my original intention. It is better to be safe and cater to her preferences, which will make it easier to achieve the goal.]

System: [I feel that with Xiao Liu's face and your means, the self-recommendation for the bed will also be successful.]

Xue Chen: [Stupid, it is because it will succeed that you can't do it! I wish I could stay away from these people and keep my gender a secret! And I would never make such a big sacrifice for the mission! 】

System: [I forgot that Xiao Liu is a man...]

The system thought he would mock himself, but Xue Chen's tone softened and he said kindly: [Don't blame you, my acting skills are already perfect.]

System: [...] Such a fickle host.

Xue Chen: [Are you scolding me for being unpredictable in your heart?]

System: [... I'm not!]

Xue Chen: [Then use other words, moody? Unpredictable?]

System: [...]

Xue Chen: [Ha.]

System: [...] Scared.

Liu Yixuan's plan was extremely covert, and it did not change anything in his life.

At noon, he came to the kitchen on time, looked around at the ingredients, selected a few, and made a dish of crab stuffed orange, a dish of jelly fish, a dish of shrimp balls in rice coat, stewed pumpkin soup, and mixed a plate of cold vegetables. He divided all of them into two portions and put them in two food boxes.

After finishing, Liu Yixuan turned around and shook the golden bell on his waist.

The chef and the assistant in the kitchen all looked over. Liu Yixuan smiled a little embarrassedly and pointed to the table.

The chef picked up the rag and wiped his hands: "Why did you make two portions today? Isn't the lady going to have dinner with the princess?"

Lao Yan: "The other portion is going to be sent to the young prince?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head and pointed to the front yard.

Lao Yan was stunned for a moment: "Is this for the prince?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

Lao Yan was originally a very calm person.

He probably had experience as an undercover agent in other places. Although he had not been in the palace for a long time, he adapted to this place very quickly and integrated into it without any sense of incongruity.

Even when he was alone with Liu Yixuan, he hid his emotions very well. He was honest from beginning to end. No one would have thought that he was a spy in the machine room.

But now, Lao Yan's pupils trembled obviously, and he could not hide his shock at all.

They met at night yesterday, and this girl had no idea how to steal intelligence from the Jin Dynasty.

As a result, she stole the marching deployment of the Jin Dynasty's Ministry of War this morning!

Barely two hours had passed, and she had established a good relationship with Wanyan Honglie!

Wanyan Honglie was a man of deep scheming, the most intelligent of the princes. He was humble, polite, shrewd and capable. When he was sent to Daxing as an envoy more than ten years ago, he had thoroughly investigated the mountains and rivers of Daxing, and the Jin army also won all the way under his command.

He was very good at using conspiracy and trickery, so it was difficult to trust him.

The Jisufang wanted to send people to his side several times, but they were either recognized by him and tortured to death, or they were not valued at all and could only wander around on the periphery.

Liu Yixuan was in charge of Wanyan Honglie's food?

Wouldn't it be easy to poison the food and take Wanyan Honglie's life?

Lao Yan quickly realized his mistake and suppressed his shocked expression.

Others in the kitchen did not think much about it, as they understood Lao Yan's shock.

Wanyan Honglie was in his prime, and there were no other concubines in the mansion except the princess, and not even many maids. Suddenly, a girl with outstanding appearance appeared, and became close to Wanyan Honglie in just a few days. It was hard not to think of something wrong.

Chef: "Did the prince order it himself?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head.

The chef looked at him with clear eyes. Although he was beautiful, he had no evil thoughts, and he reminded vaguely: "There is no such thing as a pie in the sky. If someone is nice to you for no reason, you have to weigh your own weight and see if you can handle it."

Liu Yixuan blinked, as if he didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.

Lao Yan also knew that Liu Yixuan could not back down at this time. He stepped forward and picked up two food boxes: "Is the other going to be sent to the front yard?"

Liu Yixuan shook his head and waved to him, gesturing for him to follow him.

The two of them were walking in tandem, separated by a distance, and seemed to have no intersection at all. No one who saw them would have thought that Lao Yan was communicating in a low voice with a mute.

Lao Yan said: "I have wronged you."

System: [? ? What are you feeling wronged about? 】

Xue Chen: [It’s like when you proposed to recommend yourself to be my bedmate. 】

System: [But didn’t you do that? 】

Xue Chen: [In many people's eyes, a woman can do what others can't do, it must not rely on her own ability, but her body, no matter what the woman looks like.]

System: [This logic is obviously not true, you humans are really weird.]

Xue Chen: [Then why did you persuade me to recommend myself to sleep with you at the beginning?]

System: [Well... I may have also accepted this logic imperceptibly, thinking that Xiao Liu's body is valuable, and Wanyan Honglie will definitely not refuse such a high-quality freebie, I'm sorry.]

Xue Chen: [For your lack of brains, I forgive you.]

System: [???]

Lao Yan is still nagging behind, completely entering the world of his own brain. Xue Chen didn't like to hear this, so he just ignored his words and continued chatting with the system.

System: [Do you really want to help Wanyan Honglie pursue Bao Xiruo?]

Xue Chen: [No, I have my own explanation for Bao Xiruo, and I won't use her feelings as a bargaining chip.]

System: [Why not? Isn't Wanyan Honglie very good to Bao Xiruo? If Bao Xiruo could accept him, she wouldn't have been so decisive to die with Yang Tiexin as in the original book, right?]

Xue Chen: [Do you think Wanyan Honglie loves Bao Xiruo? 】

System: 【He has been guarding Bao Xiruo for eighteen years. For her, he traveled thousands of miles to send the things in Niujia Village to Dadu, raised her children for her, treated them as his own, and married a divorced Han Chinese as his princess against all odds. If you don't love, why do you have to pay so much?】

Xue Chen: 【As I said, in the patriarchal system, the father is the subject, and everyone else is his vassal, whether it is his wife or children, they are all his performance tools. Who is the beneficiary of Wanyan Honglie's deep affection? Who is the victim?】

System: 【Wanyan Honglie is the beneficiary! Even if he paid a lot, he has completely achieved his goal!】

Xue Chen: 【That's right. He doesn't care about Bao Xiruo's feelings at all. He would rather Bao Xiruo be in pain and helplessness than not get her by force. Can this kind of feeling be called love? 】

System: 【Absolutely not, but why would he do that? 】

Xue Chen: 【It's possessiveness. He puts on a cloak of elegance to disguise his brutality and cruelty, but he can never change his nature. Wanyan Honglie is a Jurchen, and even after he entered the Central Plains, he still maintained the ferocity of a hunter. Their civilization is like this, and when they see beautiful things, they want to plunder them. 】System

: 【If Bao Xiruo knew his true face, she would be very scared. 】

Xue Chen: 【So if he wants to get Bao Xiruo completely, he can't reveal the truth, and he has tasted the benefits of this disguise, using an elegant appearance to approach the people of the Central Plains and win the favor of more people. The Han princess is loyal and righteous, which is enough to distinguish him from other princes. Those people in the court of Daxing were close to the Jin Dynasty, and the first person they considered was Wanyan Honglie. 】

System: 【In this way, Wanyan Honglie has more supporters in Daxing, and he has more power in the Jin Dynasty than other princes. 】

Xue Chen: 【That's right. 】

System: 【Did he really give up the position of heir? 】

Xue Chen: 【The succession to the throne in the Jin Dynasty was not so particular. It was common for the younger brother to succeed the elder brother. Any prince, even the uncle, could become the emperor. The competition was extremely fierce. Who could say for sure who would be the final heir? Was Wanyan Honglie so sure that it would be him?

[He married a Han princess and nominally gave birth to a Han bloodline. He seemed to have given up the fight for the throne, but in fact he took this opportunity to fade out of other people's sight and accumulate strength. When his strength becomes strong, the other uncles and brothers will consume each other. Then he will take action again. Who can be his opponent? ]

System: [No wonder... In the original book, Wanyan Honglie was ambitious and rebelled in the end. I thought he really loved Bao Xiruo, and his desire for power was ranked below love. ]

Xue Chen: [Maybe he thinks so himself. ]

System: [Huh? ]

Xue Chen didn't say anything else. He had already arrived at the door of Bao Xiruo's room.

The servant who had come before saw Liu Yixuan and came up to her warmly: "Miss Liu, are you preparing this for the prince as well?"

Liu Yixuan nodded.

The servant said: "Then please tell the princess and I will deliver the food to the prince right away."

He took a food box and walked quickly to the front yard.

Lao Yan looked at Liu Yixuan in confusion, said nothing, took another food box into the house, turned around and left.

Bao Xiruo: "The prince came over last night, and he said he liked what you made very much."

Liu Yixuan smiled and nodded.

Bao Xiruo: "Are you wondering why I live here alone, while Kang'er and the prince live somewhere else?"

Liu Yixuan shook her head.

Bao Xiruo: "Actually, before I married into the palace, I had another husband. He was a man of great stature and treated me very well. Unfortunately, the village was robbed by bandits and my elder brother died.

"The prince saw that I was pitiful and gave me a place to settle down. I am very grateful to the prince, but I still miss my elder brother in my heart and can never let him go. These rooms are where we lived in Niujia Village..."

Her eyes turned red and tears flowed down.

Bao Xiruo turned around and wiped her tears gently with a handkerchief. Her shoulders were still twitching, and she was obviously unable to help herself.

Some pains are deeply engraved in the soul, and even time cannot heal them.

She seems to have a new life, but in fact, it has long been left in the past. She

seems to be no different from ordinary people, but in fact, she just suppresses her sad emotions and still finds it difficult to tell others.

Because once she mentions it, her heart will return to that day and she will be deeply immersed in pain. , no longer had the energy to care about anything else.

Liu Yixuan looked at his stepmother's back and silently put down his chopsticks.

He rubbed his eyes, pinched his thigh, and bit his tongue.

System: [What are you doing?]

Xue Chen: [I can't cry.]

System: [Why are you crying?]

Xue Chen: [In the setting, Xiao Liu's parents also died on that day. If you cry now, you will definitely get a lot of synchronization. Damn it, why can't I cry?]

System: [……]

He kept rubbing his eyes, rubbing his eye sockets until they were red, and finally a little wet, but still unable to condense into tears.

Xue Chen used Xie Heng's brain to think about this problem. After getting the method, he used his fingers to rub the Yingxiang acupoint on the outer edge of the nose.

His strength was too weak. Liu Yixuan glanced at Bao Xiruo and determined that she would not be able to finish it for a while. He picked up the chopsticks and poked hard until his nose was sore and swollen and tears dripped smoothly. Then he put down the chopsticks and continued to rub the acupoint.

Xue Chen: [I won't poke a mark, right?]

System: [Very likely.]

Xue Chen: [Alas... I have to use Xie Heng's brain again to think about how to quickly relieve the red mark.]

System: [……]