Chapter 279: Alerting the Snake
In August of the second year of Jingyuan, the weather was favorable and the world was peaceful.
In the afternoon, the Prince of Jin took a nap as usual. When he was sleeping soundly, his personal steward stood beside the bed and called out anxiously, "Prince...Prince, there is a fight."
Prince Jin, who was sleeping soundly, jumped up from the bed in an instant as if he was activated, "What's going on?" His first reaction was that except for Prince Yan who ascended the throne, all the sons of the previous emperor died in the process of fighting for the throne. How could someone else come to grab the throne?
Apart from such major events, who in the Prince of Jin's Mansion would dare to shout and yell when the master was sleeping soundly?
"My Lord...they really started fighting."
"Who?" After thinking for a while, besides the emperor, what other sons did the late emperor have?
The steward had a sad face, "Your Highness, Liu Lang and Ning Ba Niang started fighting. I heard that they were about to capture Ning Ba Niang, but Ning Qi Lang took over. The brother and sister have been fighting with Liu Lang for almost an hour, from inside Ningguo Mansion to outside Ningguo Mansion, attracting people from the entire alley to come and watch."
The King of Jin then realized that it was not the sons of the previous emperor fighting for the throne, but his own sons fighting with the Ning family children. "Why are they fighting?"
Although it was not a matter of fighting for the throne, the Prince of Jin's Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion were not ordinary families, and the Prince of Jin's bad temper disappeared instantly.
"I asked around, but didn't get any information. I just heard that the young prince went to Ningguo Mansion as soon as he came back from Weizhou County, rushed in and grabbed Ning Ba Niang, and then... it was just like what I just said."
The youngest son and Ning Qillang had fought together. As two men who had come back from the battlefield together, their friendship was sometimes stronger than that of brothers. In fact, since returning from the battlefield last year, the youngest son Alan and Ning Qillang had often eaten and drank together, and had better fun together than brothers.
No one knows a child better than his father.
The Prince of Jin knew his son very well. He would never hit anyone unless it was an extraordinary matter. Let alone rushing into someone's house and beating a young lady. The people below said they had not heard anything about it.
The youngest son came back from Weizhou County... Could it be related to the second wife of the Su family?
The Prince of Jin was about to call Shuangrui over, but after a moment's thought, he asked, "Where is the Duke of Ningguo?"
"I heard that Duke Ningguo seemed to be out meeting a friend and was not at home."
Prince Jin, who was about to change his clothes and go out, stopped in his tracks. So... he pretends not to know?
In front of the Ningguo Mansion, Zhao Lan and the Ning brothers and sisters had been fighting for three hundred rounds and were still fighting.
At the beginning, the Ning family felt very guilty. After all, they let the brain-burned Miss Zhong be with his fiancée. It was right for him to be a little annoyed, but no matter how annoyed he was, couldn't you just say a word? Why did you go to someone's house to fight?
Ning Ba Niang was so angry. You feel sorry for your fiancée, but she doesn't feel sorry for her niece? In such a vast sea of people, it's not easy to find a simple, motivated and good family like the Su family. Her niece has not eaten or had any appetite since she came back from the Su family. She is almost starving to death. What's wrong with letting her stick to Su Er Niang? Even if the marriage doesn't work out, it's not okay to just be friends. Why did you hit her right away?
She is afraid of him!
Just hit me.
Unfortunately, how could Ning Ba Niang, a young lady who was not even half-baked, be a match for Zhao Lan? Ning Qillang couldn't bear to see a tall and strong man bullying his sister, so he had to take action even if they were brothers who had sworn to be together for life.
The two men fought fiercely, and the fight continued to the entrance of the alley, almost breaking out into the street.
The onlookers were talking about it, "Why did Prince Zhao and General Ning fight? Aren't they good brothers who came down from the battlefield together?"
"I don't know. I heard someone say it was for a woman..."
When they heard that there was a woman in the gossip, the onlookers, whether they were officials or peddlers, all had bright eyes and asked, "What kind of woman?"
"I heard that she is the top lady in the Jiaosifang - Narcissus."
"Wow, I heard that Lady Narcissus is as her name suggests, she is very pretty and ethereal. Just sitting in the lobby and listening to her sing a little song costs twenty taels."
“It’s so expensive!”
…
In the crowd, someone looked at the two noblemen who were still fighting, and after listening to the gossip, he quietly withdrew from the crowd. He looked around and found that no one was following him, so he disappeared into a quiet courtyard. Half a quarter of an hour later, he went out from another side door, looked left and right again, and found that no one was following him, so he merged into the crowd on the street again.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
There was someone following him quietly behind him.
After more than half an hour, a maid came into a luxurious and beautiful room. It was a hot autumn day, and it was very hot outside, but it was cool and pleasant inside. When she came in, she felt comfortable all over.
The old woman almost forgot the important matter.
In the center of the splendid boudoir, the rich young lady lazily lifted her eyelids and said, "Say——"
"Yes, Yu Niang." The old woman immediately told everything she had found out. "To Yu Niang, the two young masters openly fought in front of the Duke's Mansion. Ningguo Mansion was afraid of a bad influence, so they deliberately spread rumors that the two young masters were fighting for the top prostitute in the teaching office. In fact, it was to cover up that Miss Zhong was also in the farmhouse. But no matter how the Ningguo Mansion tried to cover it up, Prince Zhao didn't believe it. He thought it was Miss Zhong who poisoned her."
"Have you found out what the poison is?"
"My lady, I have found out. Prince Zhao said that the Zhong family was so angry that they gave Su Erniang the Soul-Restoring Powder and forced the Ning family to terminate the contract. The Ning family said they had never done this and there is no antidote to give."
Xie Qingyu smiled slightly.
The effects of Huihun Powder on the body are very similar to those of Qihua Powder, so this diagnosis is not bad.
"Okay, go down and keep an eye on it."
"Yes, ma'am."
Xie Qingyu stood up and slowly walked out of the boudoir, stood in the corridor, and looked up at the sky.
It was quite unexpected, killing two birds with one stone.
very good!
It was not until the Crown Prince of Wei came over to mediate the fight that the two young masters were pulled apart. Although the two men stopped fighting, they did not stop arguing. The Crown Prince of Wei could not persuade them to stop, so he dragged them before the Emperor.
His Majesty was furious.
Prince Jin and the Duke of Ningguo were summoned to the palace overnight.
Suddenly the matter became a big fuss.
Zhao Lan just said, "The Ning Mansion is really shameless. In order to make Ning Ba Niang marry me, they actually let a fool poison my fiancée. This method is really too despicable."
Ning Ba Niang jumped up and down, "Zhao Lan, what are you talking about? I'll say it again, I wanted to marry you before, but since you didn't want to, my family gave up. You can't just put the blame on my family when you encounter problems."
Ning Qilang also said in a hateful voice, "I really misjudged you. I thought you had the brains to figure this out, but I didn't expect you to be a person who couldn't tell the difference between 6 and 4. From now on, I don't have a brother like you."
Duke Ningguo stood before the emperor, with his head slightly lowered and a blank expression on his face. Except when the emperor asked questions, he answered them one by one. Otherwise, he didn't say a word.
Prince Jin frowned slightly, occasionally looking at his youngest son, occasionally glancing at Duke Ningguo, and finally looking at Ning Ba Niang twice. If his son had not fallen in love with Su Er Niang first, this child's temperament would have been to his liking - he liked straightforward children.
Zhao Lan: ...If I knew what he was thinking, I would probably break off relations with his father.
Emperor Jingyuan had been on the throne for more than half a year and had not yet cleaned up the mess left by the previous emperor, when such a troublesome thing happened.
It was not until the ministers stopped bickering that Emperor Jingyuan spoke slowly, "Zi Jin——"
"I am here."
"I asked Eunuch Tu to check what kind of poison Madam Su was poisoned with, and then he will cure it for you."
Zhao Lan knelt down with a thud and kowtowed three times.
Emperor: ...I heard that Zhao Lan and the teacher’s daughter were childhood sweethearts, and he would marry no one else but you. It seems to be true.
In the middle of the night, the old woman quietly came to the boudoir again. She stood in front of Xie Qingyu with a nervous look on her face, "Madam...Madam...There is news from the palace that the emperor sent a poison expert from the palace to the Xishan Farmhouse overnight. I'm afraid they will find out what the poison is."
Xie Qingyu suddenly sat up from the bed, "Eunuch Tu?"
"Yes, ma'am."
Xie Qingyu bit her lip.
The old woman looked at Xie Qingyu anxiously, "Madam, the poison of Madam Su Er has been sealed by the poison expert beside Prince Zhao. She can only last for three days. If Eunuch Tu from the palace goes there, she may need to be rescued. Should we send someone to rescue her before Eunuch Tu goes..."
The old woman made a clicking motion.
Xie Qingyu narrowed his eyes.
There was only one copper oil lamp lit in the room. The light was dim and swayed slightly with the air flow of people talking, and the reflected human figures swayed with it, like ghosts and goblins.
"No." This is Seven Flowers Powder. No one in this world can make an antidote except Liu Yifeng.
But everyone in this world knows that Liu Yifeng is dead. How can a dead person make an antidote?
impossible.
She was a little flustered just now, but suddenly she calmed down and smiled slightly, "Go down."
A day and a night have passed.
I've waited for so long, I don't mind waiting for two more days and one night.
In the dark night, in a quiet courtyard, Mr. Shen stood in front of the three young masters, "I ordered Su Ji noodles, please have a bowl first, it will be dawn soon, and when the city gate opens, you will have to see Eunuch Tu out of the city."
At this moment, Zhao Lan looked quite calm, as if he had not heard what Mr. Shen said, but when Shuang Rui stuffed the bowl of noodles into his hands, he suddenly picked up the chopsticks and gobbled it up, finishing the small bowl of noodles in just a few bites.
Prince Wei just shook his head as he watched.
Ning Qilang sighed, "Zhao Zijin, I played the role with you, what should we do now? Who is the one who poisoned me?"
Zhao Lan wiped his mouth and said, "Ning Qi, you accompany Eunuch Tu to the Xishan Farmhouse, using the excuse of proving your innocence."
Ning Qilang:......
Prince Wei stopped Zhao Lan from speaking, "Don't say anything. I know. I don't know where the person who prepared the poison is yet, so I can't do it yet."
Zhao Lan said: "I know, so now I have to 'alert the enemy.'"
From the moment he left the farm house, he began to set up a dragnet, including open and secret plots. Now it was time to meet the real culprit.
"Shuang Rui——"
"master."
"Put on that scarlet brocade suit for me."
Shuang Rui: ...
In addition to being a symbol of identity and status, most boys really can't handle such a red color. But when Prince Zhao Lan puts on this, he looks extremely handsome wherever he stands.
Prince Wei was startled and blurted out, "Could the person behind this be a young lady?"
Ning Qilang looked at him like an idiot, "If my sister is cruel enough, Ning Ba Niang is probably the mastermind behind this."
Even men praise him. With this appearance, how can any young lady not be crazy about him? It is estimated that all the unmarried young ladies in Beijing want to marry Zhao Lan.
Prince Wei: ...
Use the beauty trap to alert the enemy?
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