Chapter 20 Calculation

Wu Shi said: "And the only person who frequently went in and out of the Third Prince's Mansion in the past month was Young Master Song Xian."

Sui Yan frowned: "Who gave the medicine to the Third Prince?"

Wu Shi was about to answer, but Jun Jingxing, who was listening at the side, couldn't help it. He gently kicked the rabbit lying on his feet away, walked closer, and said, "Wait a minute, what tiger and wolf medicine? It's clearly a stigma in the name of the young marquis. Are you questioning my medical skills?"

Although Wu Shi didn't know who this person was, the fact that he was allowed to stay by his side when discussing such matters showed that he had some weight in Sui Yan's heart, so he was very respectful to him.

"No offense, sir, but I found out that this is exactly what I said in the Third Prince's Mansion," Wu Shi bowed to Jun Jingxing, "That kind of fierce medicine is sold in bulk form in most pharmacies. In such a large city like the capital, you can find a few more stores to stock up on it. It's not a rare medicine, and it doesn't do any harm to the body. It just makes people have a fever, like a cold, but it won't kill people."

Sui Yan glanced at the prescription presented by Wu Shi with a sullen face, and threw it to Jun Jingxing without raising his head: "Take a look."

Jun Jingxing was an accomplished doctor. He took the prescription and quickly scanned it. It turned out to be just an ordinary medicine that could induce cold.

Jun Jingxing frowned.

Sui Yan held the small hand stove in his sleeve and said, "It seems that Duan Zhisu has been used as a gun by someone."

In a few words, Jun Jingxing probably knew the whole story. He asked, "Who could have poisoned the Third Prince's mansion, and poisoned the Crown Prince with such a life-threatening poison?"

When Duan Mingchong died of poisoning, Duan Zhisu's personal attendant knelt down and begged for mercy, accusing Duan Zhisu of ordering him to put the drug powder in the wine. The evidence was conclusive and irrefutable, and Duan Zhisu had no way to defend himself.

Now think about it carefully, if the servant was not bribed by Duan Ruwang, then it is possible that he really did not know why the wine was poisonous, and he probably thought it was caused by the medicine that Duan Zhisu gave him that could cause colds.

Sui Yan took the prescription, folded the rice paper twice with his slender fingers, and said calmly: "Go check Duan Ruwang."

Wu Shi was stunned for a moment, not daring to question, and was about to take the order and leave, but Sui Yan stopped him again.

Sui Yan handed the recipe back to Wu Shi, leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "Oh, by the way, remember to tell this to Duan Zhisu. Not long after the Third Prince's mansion was built, a few rats sneaked in. It's time for him to clean it up, otherwise he won't know how he died."

Nothing happened.

Sui Yan curled his lips and smiled, his bright red lips looking even more enchanting.

Jun Jingxing, who was standing behind him, slapped him on the back of the head and said with a frown, "Don't laugh like that, young boy."

Sui Yan: “…”

Sui Yan originally had a very cold and stern aura, but after being forcibly interrupted, he covered his head and glared at Jun Jingxing fiercely, forcing him to return to the expression and behavior that he should have at his age.

Sui Yan waved his hands unhappily and said, "Go ahead and be more careful."

Nothing happened, so he left.

Jun Jingxing said: "I don't quite understand. Does Duan Zhisu want to harm you or the crown prince?"

Sui Yan lowered his eyes and looked at the rabbit that was trying to climb up with its two front paws on his feet, and said calmly: "Me? I'm just an idle person, how can I be qualified to be plotted against."

As he spoke, he kicked his foot lightly and cursed, "Go away. You wouldn't let me touch you just now, but now I have a golden teddy bear and I won't touch it even if you want me to."

Sui Yan said, reaching out and stroking the little golden bear's chin, saying: "You are still the best. I will give you a name, let's call you Yuejian."

Jun Jingxing: “…”

Jun Jingxing was speechless and said, "Isn't that rabbit called Yuejian?"

Sui Yan said: "It has lost its favor. Now this one is my favorite. Look, how cute it is."

Jun Jingxing ignored him to avoid getting so angry that he vomited blood.

Wu Shi worked very quickly. In just one day and one night, he had passed on everything Sui Yan had found out to Duan Zhisu through various people.

Originally, the drugging incident was messed up by Sui Yan, and Duan Zhisu just thought that Sui Yan was young and frivolous and didn't know anything. He was not like Song Xian who suspected that Sui Yan had seen something and therefore defected to the prince. So he disclosed the matter and didn't send anyone to investigate it in detail.

When the news that nothing happened reached Duan Zhisu, he almost dropped the cup in the middle of the night. The housekeeper heard the noise and rushed over, almost bumping into Duan Zhisu.

Duan Zhisu's eyes were red, and the voice seemed to jump out from between his lips: "Prepare the horses and go to Sui'an Marquis's Mansion."

The housekeeper said quickly, "Your Highness, you can't do that. Curfew is about to pass and you can't go out."

Duan Zhi said in a stern voice: "Go now!"

The butler had never seen Duan Zhisu look so cold and stern before, so he didn't dare to persuade him anymore and quickly asked someone to prepare the car.

In Sui Anhou's mansion, Sui Yan went to bed early and was awakened by a series of door slams while he was still half asleep.

It was the middle of the night, the wind was howling outside, Sui Yan was feeling lazy and didn't want to get up, he lazily called to the side room: "Yue Jian, go open the door."

A few days ago, when Sui Yan's poison had not yet been cured, he kept vomiting blood at night. Jun Jingxing did not dare to let others serve him and had been staying in a side room. These days, he was afraid that the poison would recur, so he did not dare to leave.

Jun Jingxing stood up and put on his clothes in a bad mood: "Do you expect that little mouse to open the door for you?"

Sui Yan patted his pillow twice, stretched his neck and shouted, "That's not a mouse! It's a golden bear!"

Jun Jingxing had already walked to the yard and heard someone muttering from a distance: "It sounds nice, but it's still a mouse."

The extremely cold wind howled at night, blowing the unmelted snow on the eaves into the air.

Jun Jingxing opened the door quickly with the lantern in hand.

"Who?"

As soon as the door opened, Li Zhao was seen holding a lantern.

Usually, it was Haitang who went in and out of the side courtyard to serve, and Li Zhao rarely came over. At this moment, he was embarrassed and said helplessly: "Master Jun, please ask the young master to get up for a while."

Jun Jingxing said, "It's so late, is there anything important?"

Li Zhao said in embarrassment: "The Third Prince came to visit suddenly, the Second Young Master stayed in the military camp today and couldn't come back, and there was no one in the mansion who could make the decision, so..."

Jun Jingxing frowned, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay, I'll go call him."

A quarter of an hour later, Sui Yan put on his clothes in a daze, yawned, and followed Jun Jingxing out.

Jun Jingxing reminded him: "Just say a few words to him. You still have to go to Xiangguo Temple early tomorrow morning. It's not good for your health to sleep too late."

Sui Yan couldn't even open his eyes, and said vaguely: "Oh."

The two of them soon arrived at the front yard. The lights in the hall were on. Several servants from the Third Prince's mansion were waiting outside. When they saw Sui Yan coming, they hurriedly saluted.

Sui Yan went in like a gust of wind.

Duan Zhisu was standing in front, wearing a black robe and cloak that brought a chill of wind and frost. Perhaps he came in too much of a hurry, even his usually neat black hair was scattered and hung in front of his forehead, making him look a little untidy.

When Sui Yan saw him like this, he knew that Duan Zhisu had already received the news. He simply didn't bother to greet him. After entering, he just stood there quietly, looking at him with indifferent eyes.

Duan Zhisu's eyes were a little bloodshot and his lips were a little chapped. When he saw Sui Yan coming over, his expression was almost panicked. He instinctively wanted to walk towards him, but his steps were unable to move.

Sui Yan couldn't bear to see him like this, and finally softened his heart. He turned his head away and said softly, "Third Prince, it's so late, is there anything important?"

Duan Zhisu stared at him blankly, and after a long while he said, "...On New Year's Eve, the royal family offered sacrifices to the heavens and prayed for a good harvest. All matters are left to the Crown Prince to handle..."

Sui Yan didn't understand why he suddenly brought up this, and didn't respond, just looked at him quietly.

Duan Zhisu paused for a moment before saying, "The Crown Prince is very hands-on in everything he does, no matter how big or small. If he turns fifteen this year, the Emperor will certainly grant him special permission to enter the inner cabinet to attend government meetings a year in advance..."

Sui Yan nodded and understood. Duan Ruwang was afraid that the prince would show his potential, so he simply let him make a mistake in the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony, which was highly valued by the entire royal family, so as to cause dissatisfaction among the emperor and his ministers. After that year, no one dared to suggest letting the prince take charge of government affairs early.

Sui Yan asked, "So Duan Ruwang asked you to give him the drug, and you agreed?"

Duan Zhisu's eyes trembled, as if he wanted to explain something, but he stopped: "Yes."

Sui Yan gathered his clothes, tilted his head and looked at the candle beside him, and after a while he said, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Duan Zhi was speechless.

Sui Yan laughed at himself: "You can tell that idiot Song Xian, but you won't tell me a word. Third Prince, have I done anything wrong recently... to bother you?"

Duan Zhisu pursed his lips and said hoarsely, "No, I just... don't want you to get involved in this mess."

After he finished speaking, he felt that this explanation was really pale and powerless.

Sui Yan sneered in his heart.

Duan Zhisu took a deep breath and frowned: "But I never thought that you would choose to use your own life to save the prince..."

The smile on Sui Yan's face gradually disappeared.

After Duan Zhisu finished speaking, he suddenly realized that his words were a bit confusing. He quickly added, "That's not what I meant. I know you saved the prince so that I wouldn't be implicated, but you actually drank the poisoned wine directly. It was too risky. How is your health now? What did the imperial physician say?"

Sui Yan said in a cold voice: "He said he can't die."

When Duan Mingchong said this, he was smiling and speaking half-jokingly, but at this moment Duan Zhisu was filled with a kind of disappointment that made him feel hopeless.

Duan Zhishen looked at the boy with a childish face. Even the thick clothes in winter could not hide his thin figure. He stood in front of the door, and the candlelight beside him reflected on half of his face. It was such a warm light, but it gave people a cold feeling for no reason.

In a trance, everything seemed different.

Sui Yan was probably completely fed up, so he turned around and said, "It's cold and chilly, Your Highness, please go back quickly."

As he was about to leave, Duan Zhisu stared at his back in a daze. Suddenly, she felt that if she did nothing and let him go at this moment, the two of them might never be the same as before in this life.

Duan Zhisu suddenly took a few quick steps, grabbed Sui Yan's hand, and pulled him back from the door.

Sui Yan was pulled back unexpectedly, and turned back to glare at him angrily: "What on earth are you doing?!"

He was so reserved and stammering that he could not speak.

Sui Yan pretended to be fierce: "Let me go to bed quickly, I have to go to Xiangguo Temple with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince tomorrow."