Drunk Bamboo

On the second day, King Wen was confined to the palace.

The ministers in the court were talking about it, but they didn't know why.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was urgently summoned back to the palace and stayed in Baoping Hall with the Emperor for the entire morning, only leaving the hall at noon.

Hua Qinfeng took a month off.

When the emperor learned that the nanny had died of the plague, he agreed without saying a word.

Soon, Qi Zhen developed a prescription for treating the plague, and the effects were remarkable on the patients who used it.

Overnight, he became the focus of everyone's attention, gained fame and fortune, and became famous through the ages.

Only he himself knows who the real savior is.

Despite all the cheers and congratulations, he felt heavy and uncomfortable inside.

This should have been the most dazzling and glorious moment in his life, but it was also the loneliest and most lonely time for him.

Because no one around him knows what he really wants.

A long time ago, Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu had talked to him and knew that he was the only one who could cure the plague and detoxify the poison.

Because he has a clean family background, high medical skills and more experience.

If he raised the doubt, the emperor might believe it a little.

If he makes the antidote, the emperor won't have any doubts.

If it was proposed and resolved by Hua Qinfeng and Xie Yuzhu, then everything would be suspected to be a conspiracy.

Qi Zhen understood that Qi Zhen did not want anything to happen to Feng Wang Mansion, and did not want Xie Yuzhu to suffer any setbacks because of it.

From the beginning of the plan, he knew this day would come.

Brilliant light, yet lonely and desolate.

On the third day that Gao Yin was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, Minister of Justice Feng Xiu met a man in his mansion.

"You are……"

"It's been a long time since we last met. Sir Feng, do you still remember me?"

The monk in a monk's robe turned around, with a smile on his face, but there was a sense of majesty between his eyebrows.

When Feng Xiu saw the man's face, he was surprised and awed, and hurriedly bowed, "Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Jing!"

Prince Jing, Hua Tianshen, is the fourteenth son of the late emperor, the youngest brother of the current emperor, and the only brother still alive.

When he was young, he liked traveling and sightseeing. After the abdication incident 20 years ago, the emperor killed many people except his fourteenth brother who loved mountains and rivers more than the country.

He was also given a fiefdom in the north. Later, after he became a monk, the emperor never cared about him again and was completely relieved.

Unexpectedly, twenty years later, Prince Jing appeared in Zhongdu City again, still looking like an enlightened monk.

"I have already become a monk in Wubei Da'en Temple, and my Buddhist name is Liaokong."

Master Liaokong speaks calmly and always has a faint smile on his lips, making him amiable and respectable.

"Master Liaokong, why are you visiting me so late at night?" Feng Xiu did not dare to act rashly and asked respectfully and carefully.

He was tall and slender, with an imposing bearing. He turned his back and his voice was hollow.

"Lord Feng, do you want to become the prime minister who is second only to the emperor and above everyone else?"

Feng Xiu was stunned.

"Your Majesty is now indifferent to me. I am afraid that I will lose my position as the Minister sooner or later."

"If I can help Lord Feng get promoted, would Lord Feng be willing to listen to me?"

Feng Xiu changed his mind and looked up in surprise.

"Master and the Imperial Concubine already had a plan?"

Master Liaokong did not deny it, but whispered in his ear:

"Don't worry, Master Feng. I have a way. All you need to do is do this..."

After hearing this, Feng Xiu's eyes immediately lit up.

"I will not let you down, Master. I am willing to follow you!"

Lekong smiled and nodded, walked out of the house, jumped lightly, and disappeared in Feng Mansion in an instant.

……

Master Liaokong was an excellent master of lightness skills, and he came and went without a trace. Even the secret guards stationed nearby by Hua Qinfeng did not notice anything unusual.

That night, the master went to Prince Wen's Mansion in addition to Feng's Mansion.

Xiao Bingxin suddenly woke up from her sleep, covered in cold sweat.

He got up and went to the yard alone.

Chun'er wanted to follow, but Xiao Bingxin glanced at her coldly.

"I just want to be alone in the yard for a while. Do you want to monitor me too?"

"The slaves dare not."

Now Xiao Bingxin doesn't even have any freedom in Prince Wen's Mansion.

Why would a daughter of the Xilin Xiao family be trapped in this dark house?

Was her choice really wrong?

With a heart full of love and expectation for Hua Qinming, she would rather be a concubine than enter Prince Wen's Mansion. She framed someone and cut off contact with her family, just to leave the so-called Xilin cage, get rid of the marriage arranged by her father, and pursue her passion and love.

But in the end, she began to miss the days of riding a horse in Xilin.

Xiao Bingxin raised her head and looked at the bright moon in the sky, feeling mixed emotions.

In the end, it was all in vain.

She was confined to Biyao Garden, and Prince Wen's Mansion was sealed for unknown reasons.

Everything is terrible.

Suddenly, a noise was heard.

"Who?"

She turned around alertly and saw a handsome monk standing in the moonlight.

"I'm Lekong. I'm not going to do anything to disturb you so late at night. I just want to say a few words to the princess. Please don't make it known." Lekong smiled and seemed non-aggressive.

Xiao Bingxin's whole body was still tense and her eyes were alert.

"The palace is heavily guarded. How did you get in? And why did you come in?"

"It is normal that the concubine does not recognize me. Now that King Wen is standing here, he probably does not recognize me, his fourteenth uncle." Lekong raised his eyes, and his eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to those of the emperor.

"Allow me to reintroduce myself. I am Prince Jing of Rao State, the fourteenth brother of His Majesty, and the uncle of Prince Wen."

"Prince Jing?!" Xiao Bingxin was surprised.

Soon, distrustful eyes were fixed on him again.

"Prince Jing is in his fiefdom in the north, how could he possibly come to Zhongdu and enter Prince Wen's mansion so late at night?"

Liaokong was not angry. He was extremely patient. He walked slowly towards them with a kind tone.

"Don't be afraid, Concubine, and don't be so defensive against me. I'm here to help the Imperial Concubine and Prince Wen out of their predicament."

"The Imperial Concubine has been confined, and Prince Wen's mansion has been sealed. The concubine should know why."

Xiao Bingxin shook her head, "I don't know."

"Because they created the plague in Zhongdu. And the emperor found out that someone had poisoned him, so everyone thought it was a plague from heaven."

"What are you saying? I don't understand?" Xiao Bingxin opened her eyes wide in disbelief.

"You are a smart child. Listen to me patiently and you will understand."

Since it concerns King Wen, Xiao Bingxin has to care.

"Why did the Imperial Concubine and Prince Wen do this?" Le Kong explained without waiting for Xiao Bingxin to answer, "Of course, it is to let those who hinder their progress die in this disaster, so that Prince Wen can sit on the high position in the end."

"Of course, I am also involved."

"The emperor has no evidence yet, but he has begun to suspect."

He said the most audacious words in the world in the most relaxed tone.

It seemed that this was not a usurpation of the throne, but a matter of course.

After saying this, there was still a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

This possibility flashed through Xiao Bing's mind, but he refused to admit it, "You...you are talking nonsense..."

"The current emperor is ruthless. In order to obtain the throne, he killed all his brothers. If I had not become a monk, I would not be alive today."

Liaokong glanced at Xiao Bingxin, as if he could see through her thoughts, and continued to persuade her, "He is suspicious of Prince Feng and jealous of the Crown Prince. Now that he knows what Prince Wen did, can he let the Imperial Concubine go, Prince Wen go, and you go?"

Xiao Bingxin felt a chill in her heart and couldn't help but take a step back.

"General Xiao guards Xilin and is the guardian of the western border. One hundred thousand Xiao family soldiers fight bravely and are loyal to him. But what about the emperor? How does he treat the Xiao family soldiers? How does he treat your father and your three brothers?"

"Now, the plague has not been completely eliminated. This is the best time to strike the emperor. It is also the only chance for King Wen to turn things around."

"It is also a chance for the concubine to get King Wen. If you can save the Royal Concubine and King Wen from their predicament, won't he still favor you in the future?"

Xiao Bingxin's face turned pale, and a flame of fire ignited in her chest after hearing this.

She had always known that Hua Qinming was competing with the prince, and she also knew that the emperor was very suspicious.

Her originally confused and empty heart found direction because of the appearance of Master Liaokong.

"what can I do?"