Chapter 405: Bluffing...
Steward Lin looked at his young master with a headache, "Young Master, how can you help? The Six Gates have taken over. Do we businessmen still need help? Don't cause trouble for Doctor Jiang."
Lin Ziyi was a little dejected. "Jiang Lianzhu, do you think I'm useless? So, you don't like me? I've already started practicing martial arts. I'll show you a few moves."
Jiang Lianzhu laughed, this middle school boy!
"So you don't even call me Doctor Jiang anymore, just call me by my name? Isn't that childish? Who said I don't like you anymore? You saved Erbao and the others, I will love you for the rest of my life, you are the one Jiang Lianzhu will protect from now on, but wife, please don't mention it anymore, I will be your sister from now on. Also, you are not useless, you are very useful, you are good-looking, kind-hearted, loyal, and you keep your word, you are what a real man should be like!"
Lin Ziyi's eyes lit up.
Apart from ignoring his wife and not mentioning these few words, everything else he likes to hear is what he enjoys.
He was very happy today because he received Jiang Lianzhu's high praise.
This actually made him feel a little embarrassed.
"Did you go to the pharmacy just now to buy some medicine? Are my kids sick? Or what?" Jiang Lianzhu didn't look sick at all.
A woman dressed as a man, very energetic.
She is not particularly good-looking, but she is pleasing to the eye the longer you look at her, and the more beautiful she becomes.
Unexpectedly, after dressing up as a man, her temperament changed slightly. With the eyebrows raised and drawn, she looked more heroic and more energetic and handsome than a young man.
Jiang Lianzhu then said, "I'm going to buy a rare medicine that Huichuntang doesn't have."
She didn't say it was used to detoxify Mao Shurong. We should be more cautious about the case and not talk about it casually.
Lin Ziyi asked, "What medicinal herbs? Tell me, our Lin family also has a pharmacy. My mother has been keeping an eye out for all kinds of rare medicinal herbs and pills because of my illness."
Jiang Lianzhu was a little surprised. Since that was the case, she decided to give it a try and told him what she needed.
Before Lin Ziyi could say anything, Butler Lin spoke first.
"I seem to have heard of this grass. The Patriarch brought out a lot of rare medicines this time. I think I've seen it before. It has long, dry leaves. What's it called? Spiritual grass! Yes, they say it was collected from somewhere in Aquarius Country..."
Jiang Lianzhu suddenly stood up.
"Really? Where is it? Can I see it?"
Steward Lin said, "It's in the Lin family mansion, in the storeroom. Madam has collected these rare medicinal herbs and stored them away, just in case she needs them someday."
"That's great! I'll pay you a visit at the Lin Mansion." If that's true, we'll gain a lot today.
The Lin family is truly her benefactor. When she meets the Lin family, everything goes smoothly.
Fortunately, I went out today and met Lin Ziyi and the others by chance.
Steward Lin hesitated and said, "It seems that Madam has not been home these past two days. She has gone out of town to discuss business. How about I wait until Madam returns and report to her, then I'll get back to you. Madam is the only one who has the key to the warehouse, and no one else has it. Madam always carries it with her. If we go now, I'm afraid we'll come back empty-handed. Doctor Jiang, where are you staying now?"
Jiang Lianzhu sat back down. "I see. I live inside the Six Gates. You can come find me there. Or, I'll go to your Lin Mansion and wait. Can Madam come back today?"
Lin Ziyi said repeatedly, "Okay, okay, let's go to our Lin Mansion and wait. I will send someone to inform my mother and ask her to come back early."
He was also worried that if he invited Jiang Lianzhu to his home, Jiang Lianzhu would not have time to go.
That's perfect.
"If you don't come to our Lin family to play after you come to Beijing, then you don't consider me, Lin Ziyi, a friend. I used to stay at your house for dinner every day. Logically, you should stay at our Lin family when you come to Beijing. Why do you need to be polite to me? Sooner or later, we will be a family..."
Jiang Lianzhu automatically ignored the middle school boy's words, letting them go in one ear and out the other.
If you argue with him, you will be led astray invisibly.
Still, it's better to ignore it.
***
Imperial Palace.
After a wave of debate in the court, Prime Minister Zhou won a great victory. Once the hat of traitor was thrown out, those arrogant old ministers immediately became timid.
No one anymore said that Governor Liao was young and arrogant.
Xuan Huang stood by like he was watching a play, and did not speak for them. They were so angry at the old Prime Minister Zhou that they walked away with their sleeves raging and their eyes glaring.
They are all giants in the court, and ordinary people dare not offend them. Only people with more seniority like Prime Minister Zhou dare to take advantage of their seniority and confront them casually.
Finally, when Emperor Xuan retired from court, Prime Minister Zhou shamelessly wanted to go with him to have breakfast and play chess.
Xuanhuang did not drive anyone away.
So, he simply called Liao Jiu and several other trusted ministers to have breakfast together.
"Now we humble ministers are in for a treat! We have been salivating over the breakfast in the imperial kitchen..."
We went together, chatting and laughing.
Among the people named by Emperor Xuan, in addition to Liao Jiu and Prime Minister Zhou and his son, there were also the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Chief Inspector of the Three Judicial Departments, the Commander of the Imperial Guards and others, all of whom were involved in the events of Prince Xiang's Mansion back then.
This may seem random, but it's not.
This breakfast was unusually dull. The delicacies from land and sea tasted like chewing wax.
Emperor Xuan was preoccupied and had a poor appetite. The breakfast in front of him was a little cold, so the eunuch Si who was serving him asked someone to bring up a batch of hot breakfast.
He whispered, "Your Majesty, please eat a little. Your health is important."
When other ministers saw this, they also advised Emperor Xuan to eat more. Emperor Xuan seemed to have lost a lot of weight recently.
Xuanhuang seemed to have made up his mind.
Let’s get down to business.
"My dear ministers, I have called you here to discuss this matter. The reason I am investigating this matter is, firstly, because of our brotherly love, which has made me regret it. Secondly, if there truly is a traitor at work, and I don't find him, my kingdom will sooner or later be destroyed! You were all involved in this matter back then. Think carefully about any oversights or loopholes you may have made."
We are not stupid, and we all understand a little bit.
Now that Xuan Huang had said that, everyone started to think about it.
The Vice Minister of Justice was the first to respond. "Prince Xiang has always denied that he was responsible for the eldest prince's death. He even said something like the eldest prince was poisoned... We all thought he was making excuses. The imperial physician also confirmed that the knife wound was fatal. Without a thorough examination, remnants of Prince Xiang's followers came to break into the prison, set the dungeon on fire with kerosene, and released all the prisoners, causing chaos. Prince Xiang was subsequently burned to death."
Liao Jiu raised his eyebrows. "Poisoned? Did you really say that?"
"It seems so."
The commander of the Imperial Guards also recalled, "In order to rescue the King of Xiang, some of the remaining troops went to break into the prison, and some attacked the palace to force him to abdicate. In fact, the troops were not strong enough and were quickly subdued. When the two commanders in charge saw that their plan was exposed, they kissed themselves to death. Now thinking about it, this is a bit suspicious. It seemed like a formality, a bluff..."
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