The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 79

The candlelight in the room suddenly flickered, and Yang Qian looked up and saw that there was another person in the room, it was the eldest prince Li Zheng.

When Yang Qian saw him, she was happy at first, but then she changed into a sad expression, and a layer of mist appeared in her eyes. She was so beautiful that I felt pity for her!

The eldest prince Li Zheng stepped forward, gently took her, and put her into his arms. Yang Qian leaned on his chest and said in a crying voice: "Your Highness, do you still remember Qian'er? Qian'er thought that Your Highness would never come again." After that, the tears fell like pearls.

Li Zheng straightened her up, stroked her face with his big hands, and gently lifted her chin with his hands, and smiled: "My beauty, isn't your Highness here? Why are you crying? It makes your Highness feel distressed?"

Yang Qian gave him a glare, tilted her head slightly, her eyes half drooped, and her long eyelashes covered half of the elegance in her eyes, but she looked even more charming and heart-pounding! Li Zheng saw this and felt itchy in his heart. He hugged her in his arms and kissed her.

Li Zheng kissed Yang Qian on the face and neck. With a pull of his big hand, he pulled down half of the robe that was not very useful, but Yang Qian pushed Li Zheng out at this time.

Li Zheng was startled, "Qian'er, what's wrong?"

Yang Qian's face was flushed, and her lips were slightly swollen because of Li Zheng's kiss just now. The robe was pulled up to her shoulders, revealing her round shoulders like jade, and under the robe was her pair of white jade legs. Li Zheng was even more anxious.

"Your Highness, are you really going to let the Defei marry me to the son of the Minister of Personnel?"

Li Zheng smiled in his eyes, and he knew it in his heart. He stepped forward and said, "Qian'er, you are my woman, who dares to marry you? Hmm?" After saying that, his big hand covered Yang Qian's chest. Yang Qian was only wearing an outer robe, and she could not help but snort when she felt the heat from Li Zheng's palm.

Li Zheng's smile deepened when he saw this. Although he was not yet twenty years old, he had many beautiful maids in the palace, and he was already an old hand in the flowers. Although Yang Qian knew how to serve a man, she was only fourteen after all, and she had only experienced the world half a year ago. How could she resist Li Zheng's temptation? After a while, she was panting for Li Zheng's tossing.

The two of them rolled together on the bed soon, and it was unknown how long it had been before they stopped and lay side by side on the bed. Yang Qian took Li Zheng's arm, her voice as gentle as a yellow oriole, "Your Highness, when will you ask Concubine De to take back her decision?"

Li Zheng said lightly, "No hurry. When this matter is accomplished, I will certainly remember your great merit. Then, I will go to my mother to speak for you. What do you think?"

Yang Qian leaned her head on Li Zheng's shoulder and said confidently, "Your Highness, don't worry. Although Doctor He can prepare an antidote, it will be in vain without the 'blood lotus' as a medicine."

Li Zheng laughed, "My Qian'er is still smart. She came up with such a wonderful plan!"

Yang Qian smiled softly, "Your Highness, you promised Qian'er that if your Highness fulfills your wish, you will take Qian'er as a concubine. Qian'er does not ask for a name, but only asks to be with your Highness all the time."

Li Zheng raised his arm and gently embraced her, "Be good, when this prince succeeds, I will not treat you unfairly. Although you cannot be my wife, but in the future, when this prince sits on the dragon throne, you will be my Li Zheng's unique concubine, how about it?"

Yang Qian listened and looked up at him, "Is what your highness said true? Are you kidding Qian'er?"

Li Zheng laughed, "Good Qian'er, how could I kid you? This time, you helped me a lot! By the way, tell me quickly, how did you poison Gu Wen?"

Yang Qian smiled and said, "What's the difficulty? I sent someone to inquire about it. Gu Wen loves to eat fresh mutton. The mansion often buys live sheep and slaughters them in person in the mansion's kitchen. I asked someone to tell the master in the general's mansion who cooks mutton for Gu Wen a secret recipe. The mutton cooked is extremely delicate and delicious! The chef did not suspect anything and took the recipe and a few seasonings into the mansion. The medicine I gave him is just the ingredients for a dish. It has been used and it can't be found out by checking again."

Li Zheng was stunned and looked at Yang Qian: "Aren't you afraid that the chef will taste the food? Maybe he will be poisoned first?"

Yang Qian lowered her eyes and smiled: "Your Highness, Qian'er is not as stupid as you say? If he is poisoned to death first, where can we find a scapegoat?"

"Oh?" Li Zheng looked at Yang Qian with interest. This Yang Qian is beautiful, but her mind is very vicious, just like his noble mother!

"The cook would definitely taste the food first. But I told him that the seasoning should be added last. When he tasted the dish, the poison had not yet completely penetrated into the meat. When he brought it to Gu Wen, the poison was completely volatilized. When the cook went to sell vegetables this morning, I had him killed and thrown into the moat. I guess the General Weiyuan Mansion must have noticed that a cook is missing now."

Li Zheng nodded.

Yang Qian said again: "If he is 'frozen', Madam Su wants to save her brother, so she has to listen to us obediently?"

Li Zheng also laughed a few times, thinking to himself, Gu Wen, don't blame me for being cruel! Who made you and Su Wei, the two old stubborn people, refuse to support me? It's your own fault now! He turned his head and glanced at Yang Qian, but there was no smile and love in his eyes when he first saw her, only contempt and disdain! Humph, Yang Qian, you are such a lowly person and you still want to be with me. It's just wishful thinking!

Poor Yang Qian was still immersed in Li Zheng's tenderness and affection. She always thought that Li Zheng deliberately kept a distance from her in front of others in order to maintain his noble image. She didn't know that Li Zheng looked down on her from the bottom of his heart, just like Defei treated her, just a chess piece with use value.

From time to time, there were birds singing and the sound of wind gently blowing through the branches outside the window, and inside the house, there were heavy breathing of men and blushing moans of women again.

The next morning, she was called up by Haitang, and after a little washing, she went to the front hall.

The old man, Su Wei, Su Qing, Su Ming and Gu were all there. Jingyi entered the front hall, greeted everyone, and stood beside Gu.

Su Wei said, "I discussed it with my father last night. Today, Su Ming still has to go to the study to accompany the Sixth Prince. Qing'er, Jingyi, you two brothers and sisters will accompany the lady to the General's Mansion. If the situation is not appropriate, stay in the General's Mansion and don't come back. I will report my eldest brother's affairs to the emperor today! Qing'er, the emperor is very likely to summon you and Gu Yan. When you arrive at the General's Mansion, tell Yan'er and make preparations in advance, so as not to be punished for not being able to explain clearly in front of the emperor."

Su Qing bowed and said, "Yes, father."

Su Wei made arrangements and entered the palace. Gu, accompanied by Jingyi and Su Qing, went to Weiyuan General's Mansion again.

As Su Wei expected, the emperor ordered Su Qing and Gu Yan to enter the palace, sent imperial doctors to come, and gave a bunch of precious medicinal materials. But the imperial doctors were helpless.

Another day later, He Daozi arrived at Weiyuan General's Mansion.

"Yiyi, is there a blood lotus in this general's mansion?" He Daozi asked.

"Blood lotus? This, cousin." Jingyi looked at Gu Yan.

Gu Yan immediately ordered people to check the storeroom. Soon, a servant reported that there was no blood lotus in the mansion.

"He, what is this blood lotus? Where can I find it?" Liu asked.

He Daozi's face was a little solemn, and he shook his head and said, "Without blood lotus as a medicine, this antidote is useless."

Jingyi explained for Liu and Gu Yan: "This blood lotus is an extremely rare poison. It grows in cold and gloomy places, and each blood lotus only blooms one flower, which blooms once every ten years, and the flowering period is only half a month. In addition, this blood lotus has no other medicinal uses. Ordinary people don't need this kind of thing when they are sick, so this thing is extremely rare."

"Since it is a poison, why use it?" Liu was puzzled.

Jingyi shook her head and looked at He Daozi. She had seen this thing in a book, but she didn't know how to use it.

He Daozi said slowly: "Generally, 'stiffness' doesn't need these things. But General Gu's 'stiffness' has a medicine added to it. If you want to cure this poison, you must use blood lotus as a medicine. Otherwise, if you use the antidote rashly, it will only accelerate his poisoning and cause his heart failure and death."

"Then, where can Master find blood lotus now?" Jingyi asked.

He Daozi shook his head, "This thing is poisonous, I think it will not be in the palace. Ordinary people will not have it either."

Jingyi only felt the seriousness of the matter at this time. Two days have passed, and my uncle's elbow and knee joints have long been stiff. Time is running out.

In the afternoon, everyone sat in the front hall at a loss. Su Qing and Gu Yan had already left the house to look for it everywhere, and they would probably return empty-handed.

Jingyi glanced at everyone, and suddenly got startled. She asked Haitang beside her: "Where is my cousin?"

Haitang replied: "Just now, it seems that a maid came in and whispered something in my cousin's ear. My cousin left in a hurry."

"Oh." Jingyi nodded, not taking it to heart.

In the evening, Jingyi sat in her bedroom, with a worried look on her face.

Suddenly, it darkened in front of her eyes, and a figure blocked her way.

"Yuanxi, how come you have time to come here?" Jingyi was a little surprised. Yesterday, Siqin clearly told her that Yuanxi had gone to Tongzhou and had not returned, so how could he arrive in the capital so quickly?

"Are you still worried about General Gu?"

Jingyi nodded, "How can I save my uncle without the blood lotus?"

Yuanxi smiled brightly, "Why worry? Someone will come to me naturally."

"What do you mean?"

Yuanxi poked her with his hand and said, "You! Aren't you usually smart? Why are you so stupid today? Why did that person give him 'freeze' instead of other immediately fatal poisons?"

Jingyi was stunned. This statement is so familiar! Isn't this what she said that day? Jingyi glanced at Yuanxi, then lowered her head and thought carefully. After a moment, she suddenly raised her head, and her eyes became clear.

"I understand. Alas! Thanks to you! I am too stupid. I can't even figure out such a simple thing." After saying that, Jingyi patted her forehead with her hand, looking annoyed.

Yuan Xi couldn't help laughing when he saw her like this, "I've known you for so long, but I've never seen you like this. It really opened my eyes!"

Jing Yi rolled her eyes at him, her face relaxed, how could there be any trace of worry?

"Si Hua!" Jing Yi called softly. Then the thin Si Hua came from the roof.

Jing Yi called her in front of her and whispered a few words. Si Hua nodded frequently, and after a moment, she flashed and disappeared into the night.

Yuan Xi saw that she had finished giving instructions and smiled, "How is it? Are you satisfied with this Si Hua? If it is not convenient to use, I will ask someone to pick a few more for you."

Jingyi shook her head, "No need. Just a few of them are enough. In fact, Si Hua was not needed originally, but I was worried about my mother these days, so I asked Si Mo to secretly protect her. I hope I am worrying too much."

"You! You are so thoughtful at such a young age, aren't you afraid of tiring yourself!" Yuan Xi said with a look of disapproval, "Always thinking about others, why don't you think more about yourself?"

Jingyi looked at him with some annoyance and said, "What do you mean by others? They are all my relatives! They are all relatives who love and pamper me, how can they be others? You won't understand even if I tell you." As soon as the words came out, Jingyi realized that it was wrong, but the words had already been said, and there was no point in regretting. She could only stand there, secretly looking at Yuan Xi with her eyes.

Her words just now were indeed a bit hurtful. It might not be a problem for others to hear this, but Yuanxi has been unloved since he was a child. He only has a foster mother, Concubine Shu, who has a chronic illness and can't even take care of himself. How many of his other brothers and sisters really treat him well?

Yuanxi's face was dull for a moment, but later, it eased. But he turned his head and stopped looking at Jingyi.

Jingyi was a little uneasy. This was the first time she said the wrong thing in front of Yuanxi, and she said hurtful words when Yuanxi cared about her. Jingyi stepped forward, gently pulled Yuanxi's sleeve and said, "Yuanxi, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Really, I was just anxious for a moment, don't be angry, okay?"

But Yuanxi still turned his head away from her and didn't say anything.

Jingyi bit her lip lightly, and said, "Yuanxi, I really didn't mean it. If you really can't get rid of your anger, why don't you hit me twice?" After that, she looked at Yuanxi pitifully.

Yuan Xi heard her words, the corners of his mouth twitched a little, turned his head to look at her, and saw that she looked uneasy and guilty, and her big eyes looked at him pitifully, and her eyes clearly said, forgive me, I won't dare to do it again.

Even if he was really angry about what she said just now, seeing Jingyi's current state, his anger disappeared. Besides, Yuan Xi was not really angry with her just now, but felt that he might not really understand Jingyi's feelings for her family.

"Okay, don't act like this anymore. I'm not angry with you." Yuan Xi flicked Jingyi's forehead with his finger and smiled.

"Really? Are you really not angry?" Jingyi immediately put on a smiling face.

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "That Si Huaian disappeared in the capital."

"Disappeared?" Jingyi asked with some surprise.

"Well." Yuan Xi said again: "We only found out that he seemed to have a secret base in Tongzhou, but when my people rushed there, it was empty."

"You went to Tongzhou for this?"

Yuan Xi nodded, "In the past few days, the news sent back by the people who were watching Yu said that Yu had never left the Buddhist temple. The Buddhist temple was too empty, and the hidden guards could not hide in it, so they could only watch from the outside."

Jingyi's eyes were full of confusion, "Never left the Buddhist temple?" After taking a few steps, she said, "Maybe there is something wrong with her Buddhist temple itself?"

"You mean there is a secret passage?" Yuan Xi shook his head, "I sent people in to check, but found nothing. Even the floor tiles were knocked one by one, there should be no secret passage there."

"That's strange! She has never left the Buddhist temple. How did they contact each other?" Jingyi said to herself.

"I'm also puzzled! Could it be that they can escape underground? Otherwise, how come there is no trace at all?"

Jingyi turned around and asked: "Yuanxi, how did Bai Fei find out that Yu was related to Si Huaian?"

"Bai Fei found out that Yu often went to a jewelry store called 'Si Ji', but she rarely bought jewelry there. And every time she went there, the boss there was very polite to her. So Bai Fei ordered someone toCheck the details of the shop. Finally, it was found that the boss behind the shop was Si Huaian. "

Jingyi shook her head, "These are indeed suspicious points, but it's too arbitrary to rely on this alone, isn't it?"

Yuanxi smiled and said, "Not only that, Yu often went to a teahouse to drink tea, Bai Fei also ordered people to check, and the boss behind the teahouse was also called Si Huaian. Don't you think this is too coincidental?"

Jingyi nodded and said, "It makes sense. It's really too coincidental."

"There are more coincidences. When the fake Yu arrived in Shandong, he lived in an inn. I sent someone to check a few days ago. Now the business of the inn is still good, but its boss behind the scenes is now also Si Huaian."

Jingyi chuckled and said, "I didn't expect your mind to be so delicate, and you thought of it."

Yuanxi smiled proudly, "Of course, I will learn a little bit from being with you, who is quick-witted and observant all day long. "

Jingyi rolled her eyes at him and said, "I told you you're fat, and you're panting?"

Yuanxi raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Why? Do I have to say that you're flattering me, so I'm being modest? Don't you think that's a bit hypocritical?"

Jingyi pursed her lips and smiled, "That's true."

Yuanxi glanced at the night sky outside, and then gently pinched his eyebrows with his hands, "It's getting late, go to bed early. I just came back from Tongzhou, I'll rest here for a night, and I'll leave early tomorrow morning, okay?"

Jingyi was stunned, and saw that Yuanxi looked tired, and then looked at his dusty body, obviously he didn't lie. Thinking that he was working so hard to solve the trouble for himself and to eliminate the hidden dangers for the Hou Mansion, the two words "no" came to his throat, but he couldn't say it anyway.

Just like last time. Yuanxi rested on the couch, and Jingyi slept on the bed.

Another good night's sleep.