old injuries
Seeing Qin Yousi's serious expression, Liu Ying also became nervous and said, "I heard earlier that the wife of the Marquis of Xichang threatened to tear down Hongye Temple to avenge her daughter. Could she really be crazy?"
Qin Yousi asked: "Where did you hear that?"
Liu Ying felt a little embarrassed and whispered in Qin Yousi's ear, "I bribed two servants in the Ye Mansion. I originally wanted to keep an eye on the Gu family, but I didn't expect to find that Lord Ye hated the Marquis of Xichang to the core. He ordered people to spread these things among his followers, causing many people to be dissatisfied with the Marquis of Xichang."
Ye Zhenglun secretly dealt with Marquis Xichang because he believed that Marquis Xichang caused him to lose his father and lose his job. Qin Yousi could understand this.
But Liu Ying's actions in the Ye Mansion surprised her: "What? Are you helping Qilang keep an eye on them?"
Liu Ying blushed slightly and said, "I am an outsider, so it doesn't matter what I do. But as a son, it's not right for him to do these things."
Qin Yousi shook his head. This Liu Ying is quite a tricky person.
Since the two of them failed to go to Hongye Temple, they agreed to go to Liuji Rouge Shop to check on the business.
Around noon, news came that something had indeed happened in Hongye Temple.
It is said that the overturned incense and candles ignited the prayer flags and burned half of the hall.
There were too many people crammed in, and when they tried to escape, a stampede occurred, injuring dozens of people. Fortunately, the Jingji Guard arrived quickly and evacuated and rescued them in time.
The one who brought the message was Xin Chen. He added, "My Lord has told me to listen to your instructions, young lady. Do you have anything else to arrange for this matter?"
Qin Yousi smiled knowingly, Baili Hongyuan really understood her.
"I suspect the wife of the Marquis of Xichang set the fire. I saw her close companion, a man named Zhang Gu, leading three men to the temple. But this isn't a matter for you, the Supervisory Office, to intervene. See if you can pass this information on to Prince Bao. He'll definitely hold the Marquis of Xichang accountable."
Xin Chen said cleverly, "Okay, don't worry, young lady. I will definitely take care of this matter."
Qin Yousi asked casually, "What are you adults busy with today?"
Since returning from Yangcheng, Baili Hongyuan always came to talk to Qin Yousi in person and rarely sent people to deliver messages.
Xin Chen's face turned pale and he said, "Our master's old injury has relapsed."
"What's going on?"
When Baili Hongyuan jumped into the glacier to save Qin Yousi, he was carrying injuries from the battlefield and kept coughing up blood. After coming out of the water, he contracted an epidemic. Although he was helped by Taoist Xiwei, he still suffered from the disease.
The cold injury in his lungs lasted for a long time and he had to soak in hot springs all the time to suppress it.
Some time ago, due to large areas of skin burns from black powder, he stopped the hot spring treatment. Unexpectedly, the old injury recurred, and his cough became more severe day by day, and he could no longer bear it.
Qin Yousi asked, "Have you seen a doctor? What medicine did you take?"
Xin Chen shook his head and said, "The master didn't dare let others know about his injury and didn't dare to call a doctor. He was taking the medicine he had prescribed himself."
"Nonsense." Qin Yousi's face darkened. He went to the Yuan's Clinic next door to get some medicine and medicine boxes, and immediately went to Qingshan Lane.
Liu Ying, who had been waiting to have dinner with Qin Yousi, saw her run away without saying anything, and immediately chased after Xin Chen and asked, "What did you say to her that made you so flustered?"
Xin Chen said proudly, "Princess, please forgive me. Miss Sang is anxious to see our master."
Liu Ying stopped Xin Chen and said, "Did your family's master threaten Liu Niang? Don't treat her as an easy target. I won't sit idly by!"
Xin Chen said hurriedly, "How dare I? Absolutely not. We adults are already concerned about Miss Sang."
Liu Ying's expression turned even worse: "That won't do! You adults are almost a generation older than her! Don't have any unreasonable expectations!"
Xin Chen looked embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything else, so he quickly slipped away.
In Qingshan Lane, Uncle Zhou was boiling medicine in the backyard kitchen and could not hear Qin Yousi knocking on the door.
Baili Hongyuan thought it was Xin Chen who came to report, so he simply put on a middle-aged coat and came out to open the door.
Qin Yousi saw that he was disheveled and looked dejected, with his fists clenched against his mouth and he kept coughing. She felt nervous. She had never seen Baili Hongyuan in such a depressed state!
Even though Baili Hongyuan was in poverty due to the discord between his mother and son, he was still a handsome young man in a jade crown and brocade clothes.
"Sir, why didn't you tell me you were seriously ill?"
Baili Hongyuan was rather embarrassed. As he straightened his clothes, he said, "It's just an old ailment. It's nothing serious."
Qin Yousi returned the words he had said to her earlier: "Don't take it lightly. If you want revenge, take care of yourself first."
Baili Hongyuan was embarrassed and led her to sit in the main hall. He went back inside to get dressed and comb his hair, then came out and said, "The emperor sent a eunuch to visit me this morning. I deliberately looked a little sloppy because I didn't expect you to come so suddenly."
Qin Yousi became even more nervous and asked, "Is the emperor suspicious of you?"
Recently, the Supervisory Office was closing the Sang family case. Emperor Sheng had always personally reviewed the case files of the Supervisory Office. This time, the Sang family case involved the Marquis of Xichang's huge amount of bribery and money-making, so Emperor Sheng looked at it even more carefully.
Baili Hongyuan used the Sang family case to report his discovery of Sang Youzhi. Emperor Sheng hadn't noticed such a small matter at first, but a close attendant was too nosy and lamented that Sang Liuniang had been living away from home since she was young and had lost her parents just after reuniting with her family. She was very grateful for the care of the governor, and so on.
Emperor Sheng looked at Baili Hongyuan deeply and said, "When did Wangji become so compassionate to women?"
Baili Hongyuan took the opportunity to say, "Miss Sang, I owe you a great debt of gratitude for saving me."
He will tell the story of how he was assassinated by a man in black in Yangcheng, was injured by black gunpowder, and was treated by Sang Liuniang.
When it came to black gunpowder, Emperor Sheng naturally knew who was behind it. He didn't ask any further questions and just said, "If you are injured, take good care of yourself."
As soon as the emperor spoke, Baili Hongyuan took leave at home. However, he did not return to Bailu Terrace for five consecutive days. Emperor Sheng asked him several times, and his subordinates said that his injuries had worsened. Only then did Emperor Sheng send people to express his condolences.
"I'm not really suspicious. I'm just pretending to be suspicious in front of him, letting His Majesty know how dangerous it is for the Marquis of Xichang to possess black powder and assassins."
Qin Yousi breathed a sigh of relief, but still said, "Looking at your expression, it doesn't seem like you're just acting. Let me take your pulse and see what's going on."
Baili Hongyuan had no choice but to extend his hand to treat her.
After the diagnosis, Qin Yousi said, "I'll change your prescription. In addition to taking the medicine regularly, you'll also need acupuncture. This way, the coldness trapped in your lungs can dissipate as quickly as possible."
Thinking of what Xin Chen said, he didn't want outsiders to know about his injury, so he said, "I'll give you acupuncture once every ten days."
After that, she took out the acupuncture kit from the medicine box.
Baili Hongyuan was about to take off the clothes he had just put on, but seeing Qin Yousi's frank face, as a grown man, he didn't know what to say.
It was a hot summer day, but under Qin Yousi's gaze, goose bumps appeared on Baili Hongyuan's skin.
Qin Yousi was concentrating on inserting the needles. Suddenly, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency often goes to places of entertainment. It's just a matter of taking off your clothes for acupuncture. Why would you be nervous?"
"No." Baili Hongyuan, who never liked to defend himself, was the rare one to speak up. "When I was young, I often went to brothels and brothels. I only used them as places to sleep. I didn't have any affairs with prostitutes."
Qin Yousi glanced at him sideways and shook his head.
His mother kept a lover in the princess's mansion, so he followed her example and hung out in brothels. It was unclear whether he was angry with his mother or with himself.
It turns out that Baili Hongyuan was also so willful when he was young.
Qin Yousi teased him, "So I'm the first woman to see your body?"
Baili Hongyuan felt as if he were being teased by a woman, and his ears were burning. "I didn't know you were so... wild..."
Qin Yousi said contemptuously, "Doctors don't see gender. When I look at a patient, they're just a pile of bones, flesh, and meridians. My Lord, don't get the wrong idea. There's no man in this world worthy of my wildness. Lie still, don't move, or I'll cripple you."
Baili Hongyuan just felt a headache, so it was better not to do the acupuncture and just let him continue coughing.
At the grand court meeting on the first day of August, Emperor Sheng was in high spirits. There was no flood in the midsummer this year and the border was peaceful. He was in a good mood. Just as he was saying that there was nothing wrong and he was leaving the court, the Imperial Censor Gao Xi banged his head on the ground and accused the Marquis of Xichang and his family of arrogance and setting fire to the temple, which caused the people to be burned and aroused public resentment.
Emperor Sheng heard about what happened at Hongye Temple yesterday. He had already issued an oral order to the Honglu Temple to comfort and treat the injured people, but he did not expect that someone would impeach Marquis Xichang so soon.
Emperor Sheng couldn't openly defend him, so he could only say, "Whether the fire at Hongye Temple was an accident or man-made, the Dali Temple has yet to reach a conclusion. Lord Gao's impeachment memorial is premature."
The Dali Temple Minister is the Marquis of Xichang’s man. What can they find out?
The court officials immediately knew that Emperor Sheng wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter, and they all shook their heads secretly.
When everyone thought that the matter had ended there, the Minister of War stepped forward and also impeached the Marquis of Xichang, but he was talking about another matter.
The Minister of War, Lord Jian, accused the Marquis of Xichang of being a murderous ruthless person. In order to falsely report the results of the battle, he did not hesitate to massacre innocent civilians in the enemy country, and fabricated unjust cases and executed court officials.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole court was in an uproar.
Emperor Sheng's face turned pale: "Minister Jian, do you know what you are saying?"
Minister Jian knelt and held out a stack of documents. "These are all evidence of the Xichang Army's crimes. Your Majesty, please take a look! The northwestern border is already filled with resentment and unrest. If this matter is not investigated, the people's anger will not be appeased. If this person is not punished, the border will not be stable!"
The eunuch presented the evidence. Emperor Sheng had read these documents and found them very similar to the evidence that Baili Hongyuan had intercepted from the Sang family. They recorded Xichang and Sang Qichang's discussions on how to force the Qin family to make poison gas, how to massacre the city to report military achievements, etc. However, these were not the handwriting of Sang Qichang and Duan Weiming, but the confession of someone in the army after the military supervisor Qin was beheaded.
Apparently, these things were detained by Duan Weiming and were not sent to the capital at that time.
He gripped the armrests of the dragon throne tightly and gritted his teeth, saying, "Investigate for me. The three courts will conduct a joint trial. If you don't investigate thoroughly, you will all be beheaded!"
Emperor Sheng left the court in anger. The ministers thought he was angry with Marquis Xichang, but Prince Bao knew that Emperor Sheng was angry because the matter was exposed.
As expected, after Emperor Sheng returned to the Yangxin Palace, the first thing he did was to summon Baili Hongyuan.
Baili Hongyuan already knew what was happening in the upper court and was prepared to accept the wrath of thunder.
He had just knelt down to greet the emperor when the Emperor Sheng threw a paperweight at him, hitting him directly on the forehead. "How dare you! I didn't pursue the Marquis of Xichang's crime, but you handed the evidence to the court officials and let them force me to do it. Whose dog are you?"
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