The beauty of the Hou family and the king's plan

After a while, Shen Baozhao came in with some bottles and jars in a bag.

He immediately handed the bag to Xiao Li, "Cousin Li, these are some pills I made these days when I had nothing to do, take them for self-defense.

I have labeled each jar with the name and function of the pill, so be careful to identify them. Some are poisonous, and some can save lives. I hope they will be useful to you.”

"It's a dangerous journey to Lianghuai. I hope you can take good care of yourself."

Xiao Li's hands, with distinct finger bones, were holding the bag, and he immediately felt it was heavy.

This is cousin Zhao's concern for him. Apart from his grandparents, she is the only one who cares about him, Xiao Li thought.

"And..." Shen Baozhao walked to the desk as if he remembered something.

He picked up the wolf-hair brush, dipped it in the black ink on the inkstone, and wrote two names on the rice paper.

Handing it over to Xiao Li, Shen Baozhao didn't know how to explain it, so he could only stop Xiao Li from asking questions.

"Brother Li, I don't know how to explain this to you. These two people are the masterminds behind the largest private salt field in the Lianghuai salt tax case.

All you have to do is find them and get the account books from them, and the salt tax case will be solved."

Shen Baozhao hesitated to speak, "Cousin, don't ask me how I know this, just believe that I won't harm you."

"Why would I feel that you are harming me? If you were harming me, why would you give me so many precious pills?

Don't worry, cousin. Li will definitely live up to your expectations and wait for me to come back."

Xiao Li's last words were sincere and meaningful.

Shen Baozhao felt that Xiao Li seemed to have misunderstood something again, and she wanted to explain, but when she thought that Xiao Li was about to leave Beijing, she gave up the idea.

Well, after he returns to Beijing, we will make things clear and cancel the engagement.

Xiao Li left, just one day before Princess Yu's birthday, with the guards given by Emperor Chengde and some servants of Prince Yu's mansion.

Alone, heading towards an unknown battlefield.

After leaving the city gate, I sat upright on the chestnut horse and looked back at the majestic and tall city gate of Kyoto.

He touched the pill given by Shen Baozhao on his chest and walked forward with peace of mind.

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In the Duke of Lu's Mansion, in the prince's main room.

With an angry look on his face, Chen Ke picked up the pill box on the table beside him and threw it at the servant who was kneeling on the ground.

The servant was hit on the shoulder by the wooden box. He staggered but dared not cry out in pain.

He just kowtowed to Chen Ke, who was sitting at the top of the table, in fear and trepidation.

"Please spare my life, my lord. The Qingfeng Medicine Master has indeed returned to the Poison Star Valley. We have searched all over Kyoto but couldn't find him.

The Medicine King Hall said that they only had a few Hanxiang Pills and they were all sold out. It’s really impossible to buy them.”

The servant was crying out loud as he spoke.

Gu listened to the sounds of beating and scolding inside, shook her head helplessly, and walked in.

He consoled her, "Ke'er, don't be angry. I have already sent people to Poison Star Valley to invite Qingfeng Yaojun."

"You go down first." Gu said to the servant.

The servant acted as if he had been pardoned. He quickly ran out of the door in a hurry.

Chen Ke lay on the couch, covering his head and face with a thin quilt. He was so happy that he thought his leg was finally healed.

He was able to walk, but who would have thought that his legs were of different lengths and he walked with a limp, like a cripple.

How could he dare to show it in front of others? If Duke Lu knew about it, he would definitely lose his position as the crown prince.

There is no way to blame Qingfeng Medicine Master. When he was treating the leg, Qingfeng Medicine Master said that it would be fine to walk normally. He also did not guarantee that he could walk like a normal person.

Besides, he himself was fed up with lying in bed and unable to move, and just wanted to be able to take care of himself.

But people always want more. Now that they can go to the fields, they naturally hope to be healthy.

Gu looked at her son's dejected look with heartache.

In order to let everyone in Kyoto know that Chen Ke was fine, she spread the news as soon as Chen Ke's leg condition gradually improved.

She really didn't expect that she would end up making things worse.

I had intended to have Chen Ke show up at the Princess of Yu's birthday banquet tomorrow, but seeing this, it was absolutely impossible.

Just as Gu pulled off the quilt that was covering Chen Ke's head and face, Wang Erniang walked in with one hand supporting her back.

Her pregnancy wasn't obvious yet, so the way she held up her back and stuck out her belly seemed as if she was afraid that people wouldn't know she was pregnant.

He bent his knees slightly and saluted to Gu, who frowned and said unhappily, "You are pregnant, so stay in your room and don't come out unless necessary.

So as to avoid being bumped by the servants. You must remember that this child is much more valuable than you."

Wang Sanniang looked very terrified and quickly knelt down and replied, "Yes, Sanniang will remember it."

She looked at Chen Ke with a wronged look on her face, but Chen Ke did not receive her gaze and was just being annoyed by himself.

Wang Sanniang knew that she couldn't expect Chen Ke to say a few words for her at this moment.

She ordered the maid to bring her newly made boots over and said to Chen Ke, "Sir, I have made a new pair of boots for you. Please try them on."

Chen Ke was already troubled by his legs, and when the boots were mentioned, he thought Wang Sanniang was deliberately using them to annoy him.

He shouted loudly: "Get out, I don't need any boots!"

Wang Sanniang was shocked and tears started streaming down her face.

He knelt on the ground and explained, "Sir, these boots are different from ordinary ones.

If you put it on, maybe you can walk without any hindrance."

Chen Ke still looked like he didn't want to hear anything, but Gu became interested in what Wang Sanniang said.

He told the maid to bring the boots and examine them carefully.

The outside of this pair of boots looks like an ordinary pair of boots, but the inside is very different.

There is a thick insole inside the boot on my left foot. If I put it on, it might make the left and right sides look the same height.

What a clever idea! Gu's eyes showed admiration and she quickly asked the maid to help Wang Sanniang stand up.

Holding the boots, he said to Chen Ke: "Ke'er, these boots are really different from ordinary ones. Try them on."

When Chen Ke heard Gu say the same thing, he became a little suspicious.

He sat up from the couch and asked the maid to squat and put his boots on him.

He stood up, tried to take a step, and walked around the room.

One step, two steps, Chen Ke was surprised that one step was not higher than the other!

He walked around the room a few more times in disbelief, but still felt it was not enough, so he picked up his robe and walked into the yard.

This was the first time in such a long time that he walked upright in the Duke's Mansion.

Smelling the fragrance of flowers in the yard and listening to the chirping of cicadas and birds, Chen Ke walked back and forth around the yard.

He walked up to Wang Sanniang happily, took her delicate white hand, and said, "Sanniang, thank you so much."

"I'm sorry, I was in a bad mood before, so my attitude was a little bad."

Chen Ke felt a little embarrassed when he thought about how he had just scolded Wang Sanniang.

Wang Sanniang smiled with relief, as if she didn't care at all, "My Lord, as long as it makes you happy, whatever Sanniang does is worth it."

Gu was a little annoyed to see the two of them acting so affectionately.

He cleared his throat and said to Chen Ke, "Okay, Ke'er. Now it doesn't look like there's anything wrong with your legs.

How about going with mother to Prince Yu's mansion to celebrate his birthday tomorrow?"