On the night after Lin Zikui's treatment, when Xie Laosan was asleep, the jars in his backpack suddenly moved.
It caused quite a stir.
He rolled over with a start and quickly took out the jar: "Oh no, how could the queen insect suddenly wake up? Could it be..."
"Xiao Fu! Xiao Fu, wake up!" Xie Laosan, wearing only a thin shirt, kicked open Xiao Fu's dormitory door and pulled aside his bed curtain.
"It's so noisy..." Xiao Fu half opened his eyes unhappily. He was very angry after being woken up by someone: "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Laosan's eyes widened and he shook the jar in his hand: "The queen insect is awake!"
"Oh, I thought it was a big deal," he said lazily, "The queen insect has woken up, which means the emperor has found some folk experts and used special methods to track it down. What's there to be afraid of? They'll find it here anyway, so we can just kill them..." At this point, his sleepiness suddenly disappeared, and he sat up directly, "No, we can't let anyone find Xingzhiguan."
This is the queen insect that controls the poison in Emperor Wen Tai's body. Once the queen insect dies, Emperor Wen Tai will also die. Only by eating the queen insect can the poison in his body be cured.
According to Emperor Wentai's temperament, if he came here and let one person escape, he would definitely turn back and kill all the people in Xingzhi Temple, including their entire clan.
That won’t work. Lin Zikui lives here and it would be too late to move out overnight.
So Xiao Fu quickly got up and put on his clothes, squatting down to put on his shoes: "Yuanqing, you are good at Qinggong, take this jar with you and go to...Jishui County, Jiangxi. After you lead the man over, kill him."
Xie Laosan: "No, this queen insect is too dangerous. If we accidentally let it escape, it will bring disaster to the world. I must go with you!"
"Third brother, you don't know martial arts, and you are too slow. It's easy to be caught up. Emperor Wentai can't send only a few people to find the queen insect. There must be a large number of Jinyiwei accompanying him. The commander of Jinyiwei is a master. Yuanqing can fight him. If you are there, he will have to protect you and deal with those masters at the same time, which is a bit more difficult." Xiao Fu was very straightforward and called Jinzun, "You go to Jiangxi with your brother Qing. I'm afraid he can't handle it alone."
"Yes, my lord." Jinzun obeyed his orders.
Mr. Xie: "What about me?"
"You, you...come with me to the palace tomorrow morning."
"ha?!"
"Take a look at the poison for my nephew, just to ease his pain." Xiao Fu put on his clothes and suddenly smiled, "If he wants to stop feeling pain, he has to kneel down and kowtow to me."
Xie Laosan understood that since they were now entering the palace under the emperor's nose, the matter of the poisoning naturally had nothing to do with them. Originally, they were not the ones who cast the poison, but it was the Third Master who provided the insect powder.
He asked: "What is the Jishui County in Jiangxi? Why did Yuan Qing lead the Jinyiwei there?"
Xiao Fu said: "Jiangxi has many talented people, and Lord Xu is from Jishui County."
Yuanqing and Jinzun set out at night.
The next morning, Xiao Fu got up early and went to say goodbye to Lin Zikui.
"Lin Lang, I have to go back to the capital for a few days. I have some important things to do. I will return to the Xingzhi Temple in a few days. I have left the charcoal, clothes, and snacks in the yard for you. Also, keep this flare. If I can see it, I will be back when it is launched."
Xingzhi Temple is seventy or eighty miles away from the capital, and Xiao Fu is not sure whether he can see it.
He reminded me of many things: "If your skin itches, use a hot water bottle, and never scratch it."
The itching caused by the insect is so excruciating that even the best anti-itching cream cannot relieve it.
Lin Zikui could bear it and sent him to the gate of Xingzhi Temple. He saw Xiao Fu sitting on the horse and looking back at him when going down the mountain.
Lin Zikui kept looking and looking until the blurry figure finally disappeared, and he still stood there lost.
"Master," Mo Liu said softly, "Let's go back. The second lady has gone far away."
"good……"
We just parted and I miss you again.
At the same time, in Jinling, at the residence of Xiao, a doctor in the Ministry of Revenue.
Not long ago, the property of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue was confiscated and the position became vacant. A doctor from the capital took over and Xiao Huang, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, was promoted as well.
A fifth-rank official!
He was still wearing a blue robe, but had changed it into a silver belt with engraved patterns and a patch with a white pheasant pattern. His official uniform had a small pattern of one and a half inches in diameter, and he wore a three-beam crown on his head, looking very proud and happy.
However, her daughter Xiao Ting felt unwell and suddenly vomited during the meal.
Lord Xiao immediately called the court physician, who examined the man's pulse and revealed the grim news.
The palace doctor was apprehensive: "Sir, this... the second young lady, is pregnant."
“What…? Xi…xi pulse.” Lord Xiao took two steps back, suddenly rushed forward, and was about to slap him, but stopped in mid-air.
Xiao Ting covered her face and sobbed.
After driving away the servants, Master Xiao gritted his teeth and asked her, "Tell me, which beast did this?"
Xiao Ting didn't dare to say it at first. Under her father's glare, she stammered, "Yes... Lord Wen."
"Which Lord Wen?!"
"From the Imperial College..."
"Wen Shengli, the chancellor of the Imperial College? Great, you are Wen Shengli! What a beast!"
"Dad... stop scolding him. It's all my daughter's will. Just let her marry him! Otherwise, I won't be able to live like a human being anymore!"
Master Xiao was extremely helpless: "Qiaoqiao, do you still remember that you have an engagement? You are not a faithful wife!"
"I know, but aren't you also dissatisfied with this marriage, Dad? Ask Mr. Lin to come over, give him some money, and tear up the marriage certificate. I don't think he would dare to say anything!"
"Ah..." Lord Xiao has not broken off the engagement because, when he was a county magistrate, he met Lin Zikui, who was only fourteen years old. Although he was still a child, he already had great talent! Lin Zikui once respectfully called him teacher, and later he passed the imperial examination and the marriage was settled.
Lord Xiao has always believed in his own judgment. However, Lord Tang Mengyang, who lived with Lin Zikui when they were in Yingtianfu Academy, got drunk one day and accidentally revealed to him that Lin Zikui had a problem with that part, which was only the size of a thumb.
I can't let my daughter marry him! Otherwise, how will you suffer in the future?
"Since you are already pregnant...ah, you and Wen Shengli...that's it." Lord Xiao had no face left, so he left in a huff, calling the servants, "Go to Yingtianfu Academy right away, find Lin Zikui, the Juren Lin, and tell him that I want to discuss something with him. Be quick, the faster the better."
Lord Xiao felt a little sorry for Lin Zikui and wanted to invite him to his house, treat him to a meal, and then talk him into tearing up the marriage certificate.
It was two days later that Lin Zikui received the news.
The servants of the Xiao family went to Yingtianfu Academy to look for the person, but didn't find him. When they learned that the person was at Xingzhi Temple, they rode their horses quickly and didn't stop for a moment.
When Lin Zikui heard that it was the servant of the Xiao Mansion who came to take him to the Xiao Mansion, and that Master Xiao had something important to discuss with him, he happily packed his bag and tidied up his appearance: "Brother, wait a moment, I will be there soon."
Mo Liu was also very happy: "Sir! The Xiao family sent someone over right after the second young lady returned to the capital. Could it be that the second young lady spoke well of you in front of Master Xiao? This is great, you will finally meet your father-in-law!"
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