Chapter 240 Chapter 240 Liar
After Yu Li thoroughly studied the fertility pill, he simply threw it away.
Thinking of Concubine Tang in the palace who was said to be pregnant, she couldn't help but ask Fu Wenxiao if it was true. Could it be that the people below were deceiving the old emperor?
"It's true." Fu Wenxiao said, "But it's definitely not because of the fertility pill."
Yu Li sighed: "The old emperor is still strong despite his age."
This was too much of a coincidence. No wonder the old emperor had so much trust in the fertility pill, thinking that with it she would be able to give birth to a prince. He even gave them one, hoping that she would give birth to a child so that the imperial teacher could draw blood to make the pill.
Yu Li was very unhappy. Anyone who was plotted against like this would be angry.
Not only did he plot against her, but he even plotted against the child who didn't even exist yet. The Imperial Master's move had touched her bottom line.
Fu Wenxiao touched her tense face and said, "Don't be angry, A-Li. The Imperial Master won't be in power for long."
His expression was grim.
When he realized the old emperor's intention, he was furious, but he did not lose his mind. No matter whether the imperial teacher was afraid of Yu Li and deliberately targeted her, or it was the old emperor's own idea, in his heart, this account must be settled.
When Princess Yuan'an learned about this, she became furious.
When Yu Li came over, she said with a sullen face, "Mother Li, you don't have to care about the matter of the fertility pill! They dared to plot against my daughter-in-law, and I will never let this matter go!"
The enraged Princess Yuan'an was so fierce that the servants around her were silent and knelt down one after another.
Yu Li said: "Mother, I'm not angry."
Princess Yuan An looked at her after hearing this and didn't think she was a person without temper. Then she heard Yu Li say, "I plan to take some time to visit the Imperial Master's Mansion."
Princess Yuan An: "..."
Princess Yuan'an was rarely choked. She probably didn't expect her to be so direct. This was very consistent with her way of doing things. She would go to whoever made her unhappy.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Go ahead, be careful."
She did not stop her and told her daughter-in-law to be careful. Her daughter-in-law was very capable and could enter and exit the palace freely, so it was nothing for her to visit the Imperial Master's Mansion at night.
Seeing that Princess Yuanan had no objection, Yu Li smiled.
When Fu Wenxiao learned about this, he asked, "When do you plan to go to the Imperial Master's Mansion?"
"Wait a few days." Yu Li said, "Wait until the moonlight is not so bright."
Fu Wenxiao laughed. The moonlight was very bright these past few nights. He could see everything in the yard clearly without a lantern.
He said, "I'll go with you."
"No need." Yu Li shook his head. "I can go alone. I'll go check out the situation first."
Seeing that she insisted, Fu Wenxiao had to give up. Although he felt that she couldn't just go there to check out the situation, she probably had to do something else.
However, since the Imperial Master dared to plot against them, no matter what she did, it was justified. If the Imperial Master had not come to provoke her, she would not have planned to do anything.
Of course, he did not do nothing. He asked someone to draw the layout of the Imperial Master's Mansion for her.
A few days later, on a dark and windy night, Yu Li changed into black clothes, covered his face with a black cloth, and quietly climbed out the window.
She moved so fast, like a ghost, that even the patrolling guards at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion didn't notice her leaving the house.
Fu Wenxiao watched her leave, then sat by the window, playing chess while waiting for her to come back.
**
The imperial master's residence is also in the inner city, very close to the imperial palace, just in the northeast corner of the palace.
This place was originally part of the imperial palace. Later, the old emperor changed it into the Imperial Master's Mansion, awarded it to the Imperial Master as a residence, and separated it from the imperial palace.
Since this place became the National Master's Mansion, it gradually became a forbidden area. Ordinary people cannot approach it easily, and the number of soldiers patrolling nearby has also increased a lot.
Yu Li avoided the patrolling soldiers and came to the National Master's Mansion. He looked at the surrounding environment, then jumped onto the palace wall and entered from the northeast corner of the palace.
There are no soldiers patrolling here, it is a blind spot, and the palace wall is extremely high, ordinary people absolutely cannot climb over it, and those patrolling soldiers are too lazy to come here to check.
After entering the Imperial Master's Mansion, Yu Li recalled the layout of the Mansion and headed towards the main hall of the Mansion.
I heard that this is where the Imperial Master usually practices, refines pills and rests. Even the guards and servants in the Imperial Master's mansion are not allowed to get close to it easily.
There were soldiers patrolling and standing guard near the main hall. Yu Li went over the roof, tumbled down in a remote place, avoiding people all the way, and came to a side hall.
The weather was hot and the windows of the side hall were open.
After confirming that there was no one in the side hall, Yu Li climbed in through the window.
There were many soldiers guarding outside the hall, but there were not many people inside.
Yu Li quickly found the imperial teacher in another side hall. There were a lot of things in the side hall. It looked like a place for sundries, mostly medicinal herbs. There were also a lot of messy things, and the air was filled with the smell of various medicinal herbs.
She climbed onto the beam and silently watched the imperial teacher who was busy below.
The Imperial Master was dressed in a white robe and his hair was also white, like a young man with gray hair. Combined with his young face, it was quite convincing.
At this time, he was standing in front of an alchemy furnace, throwing medicinal materials into it. There were two boys lighting a fire beside him. The temperature in the hall was very high and very stuffy.
A boy wiped the sweat off his face and asked respectfully: "Master, it's so hot, how long will it last?"
The Imperial Master said, "Let it burn for another two hours."
Two hours? The two boys looked miserable. It seemed they would have to stay up late again tonight.
Perhaps it was because the room was too stuffy, the Imperial Master himself could hardly bear it and was sweating profusely. Even his clothes were soaked with sweat, and the celestial aura he had deliberately created was somewhat lost.
He told the two boys to continue to light the fire and went to rest next door.
Yu Li followed him out, came to the next room, climbed in through the window, and quickly hid behind a curtain.
The imperial teacher asked people to prepare water for washing.
When the sound of water was heard, Yu Li's eyes drifted away slightly. She was standing right in front of the bathtub and could see everything through the gap in the curtains.
While waiting for the Imperial Master to wash his hair, she was surprised. She looked carefully and found that the roots of the Imperial Master's white hair seemed to be a little black. Could it be that this white hair was dyed?
After taking a bath, the Imperial Master put on a white robe and checked his hair in a bronze mirror. He also noticed that the roots of his hair were a little dark. He muttered, "It faded so quickly? It seems that the effect of the white hair cream I made this time is not as good as the one made by my father."
The Imperial Master attached great importance to his hair and would examine it carefully in the mirror every time after taking a shower.
After noticing that the roots of his hair turned black when exposed to water, he sat down at his dressing table and pulled out a jar containing an ointment-like substance and applied it to his hair.
Seeing this, Yu Li understood everything.
The national teacher's white hair is dyed using some kind of ointment that can dye hair white. He made the ointment himself, without asking anyone else to do it. No wonder no one knows the national teacher's background.
The national teacher is indeed a liar.
If he really had some ability, why would he dye his hair white on purpose to deceive people?
Recalling what he had seen before, Yu Li guessed that the imperial teacher should understand pharmacology and have some rudimentary knowledge of chemistry. He relied on this trick to deceive the old emperor for decades.
Looking at the imperial teacher who was applying ointment, Yu Li shot out a small stone.
With a bang, a blue-and-white porcelain teapot on the table exploded, and the water in the pot flowed all over the floor.
The imperial teacher was startled and turned around in horror, only to see that his favorite celadon porcelain teapot was broken. He first felt a pain in his heart, and then his scalp went numb.
How could this pot suddenly break into pieces?
The Imperial Master didn't care about the ointment on his head and quickly stood up to check the teapot on the table.
As he walked away, the jar of ointment on the dressing table exploded.
Imperial Master: “…”
Next, some bottles and jars in the room exploded, and the imperial master was terrified.
He shouted, "Who is playing tricks? Get out!"
The noise attracted two boys who were burning a fire next door. They asked hurriedly, "Master, what happened?"
When they saw the National Master, they looked at his head, which was sticky and they didn't know what it was smeared on.
Strange, are the roots of the national teacher's hair a little dark?
The Imperial Master's face turned pale, his eyes were filled with fear, and he swallowed his saliva. "There is...something in the room, go and have a look."
The two boys didn't know what the "thing" he was talking about was. When they looked around, they found that many bottles and jars in the room were broken. They were a little confused, but didn't think much about it. They thought it was done by the national teacher.
The two boys searched the house but found nothing.
"Master, there is nothing!"
The two men looked at the Imperial Master and found that he looked very scared. They were a little puzzled. How could the Imperial Master, such a powerful man, be scared?
The Imperial Master noticed their expressions, calmed himself down, and let them go.
After the two boys left, he looked around the room cautiously and felt it was eerie. Perhaps the "ghost" was still there, but they couldn't see "him".
Thinking that there might really be a ghost, the Imperial Master was so frightened that he didn't dare to stay and left quickly.
When he reached the door, he seemed to be attacked by a brute force from behind, and the Imperial Master was caught off guard and fell out of the threshold.
"Ah——" the national teacher screamed.
The two boys next door heard the noise and ran out. They were shocked to see the Imperial Master fallen to the ground, and they hurried over to help him up.
The two men helped the Imperial Master to a side hall, where they saw that his face was bruised and purple, with a nosebleed. He no longer looked like his usual immortal self.
The Imperial Master fell so badly that the two boys felt a little weird.
**
It was already late at night when we returned to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Yu Li climbed in through the window and saw the man sitting by the window.
A pair of arms embraced her, and the man's gentle voice sounded, "Li Niang, you're back. Are you okay?"
Yu Li pulled down the black cloth covering his face and said, "You're still awake?"
Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Fu Wenxiao wiped her sweat with a handkerchief and said, "How can I sleep if you are not back?"
The water was ready in the room, and Yu went to the bathroom to wash up.
When she changed into clean clothes and came out, she found some midnight snacks on the table. They were all her favorite foods, and she couldn't help but feel in a good mood.
Fu Wenxiao sat beside her, serving her food and reminding her to eat slowly.
While eating, Yu Li told him about her night visit to the Imperial Master's Mansion.
"That national teacher is really a liar! His white hair is dyed, it's not premature graying at all. He doesn't have any special abilities, he's just a normal person..."
Fu Wenxiao heard her talk about the process of teasing the national teacher. Perhaps it could not be called teasing, but rather testing the national teacher. As a result, the national teacher not only mistook her who was hiding in the dark for a ghost, but also ended up with her falling and having a bloody head.
Not even as good as an ordinary guard.
This is not surprising. The Imperial Master only needs to refine the elixirs. The old emperor trusts him and no one dares to disrespect the Imperial Master. No one would be like her, who could sneak into the Imperial Master's mansion in the middle of the night to tease him.
"The old emperor was deceived for decades." Yu Li felt a little sympathetic to the old emperor. "Hey, that's not right. The current imperial master looks only in his early twenties. If he had met the old emperor thirty years ago, he would be over fifty now, right?"
How could an ordinary person be so young?
Fu Wenxiao said: "Perhaps there are two imperial masters. They look very similar, so they might be father and son."
Yu Li turned to look at him, "You know?"
"I asked someone to investigate the Imperial Master before," he said implicitly, "and found some things at the time, but it was too late to continue the investigation. Something happened to my father, so I had to give up."
Yu Li suddenly realized, no wonder he had such a strange attitude towards the National Master before, it turned out that he had known for a long time that the National Master was a liar.
"Then you don't plan to tell the old emperor?" She looked at him curiously.
Fu Wenxiao smiled at her, poured her a bowl of cooled milk, and said lightly, "It's not necessary."
Yu Li understood a little.
There is indeed no need for that. The old emperor trusts the imperial teacher and takes elixirs. This is also what many people want to see, and they are all waiting for the old emperor to die sooner.
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