Poisonous Peasant 'Concubine'

In the royal study room of the palace, Yan Xiaoming, who was formally established as the crown prince as early as the third day after Sikong and the others left, returned to the imperial study room with the emperor as usual. He is busy with agricultural reform and inner sea governance alone, and he will not appear in the imperial study room most of the time.

In the early court, the chief examiner of the imperial examination, Mr. Cabinet University Scholars, reported the names and origins of the top three, and all the rest of the top candidates were listed in the booklet above. Yan Shengzhi resolutely noticed Huiyuan Ling Jinghan as Ling Jingxuan expected. The same thing as him, after returning to the imperial study, Zhang Dezi not only found all the records about Ling Jinghan, but also pulled out his answer sheet in this scientific examination. Seeing the smooth and smooth article, Yan Shengzhi also had to Admire his ability, just? ?

"Prince, this Ling Jinghan is from Qingyang County, Cangzhou, like your Aunt Nine Emperors. What is their relationship?"

In such a short period of time, all he could know was that Ling Jinghan was from Qingyang County, Cangzhou. No, he is more talented than Sun Liang. When Sun Liang was in the third place in the examination, he was the number one in the palace examination before he was reused. Just looking at Ling Jinghan's article, he is undoubtedly the number one. But just think of him Because of his relationship with Ling Jingxuan, he was a bit reluctant to give him the number one prize.

Prince Yan Xiaoming is his own son, how can he not see through his thoughts?After thinking for a while while putting down the brush, Yan Xiaoming said slowly: "He is the second younger brother of Aunt Nine Emperors, and his father once praised him for his ability to manage the world. Opportunity to take part in the imperial examination, and it was not until Aunt Nine Emperors cured his years of ills the year before last that he began to take the Tongsheng Examination at the end of the year, and in the subsequent provincial examinations, including this general examination, he passed the No. 1 examination."

After balancing again and again, he decided to tell the truth. He could just send someone to Lingjia Village to find out about such things. There was really no need to lie.

"Second brother? Why didn't I hear Jingxuan mention it? If I had known that he had a younger brother studying in the Imperial College, I would have been able to take care of him a little bit. Does the prince know why?"

It would be a lie to say that he was not shocked, but he had guessed this possibility a long time ago, and there was not much emotional change, but it was inevitable that he would feel a little uncomfortable when he spoke.

You better be able to take care of it!

If possible, Yan Xiaoming immediately wanted to yell at him back, but he still held back, lowered his eyes and said coldly: "Aunt Nine Emperors may not want others to talk about his family's nepotism with Uncle Nine Emperors, right? Uncle?? Second Uncle Ling is really capable, even without the help of Uncle Jiuhuang and us, he can pass the Huiyuan exam with his own ability."

Others said that Uncle Ling would be so arrogant and arrogant, and it all depended on Uncle Jiuhuang to support him behind his back. In fact, he knew better than anyone else that not only Second Uncle Ling, but also Uncle Ling and Third Uncle were all on their own. Theirs is nothing more than silent support.

"The prince seems to be very close to the Ling family?"

As soon as the subject changed, Yan Chengzhi narrowed his eyes slightly, Yan Xiaoming's heart froze, and he raised his head to meet his gaze frankly: "I am close to talented people, and any talents that are useful to the country, I will be close to you." , I remember Aunt Jiuhuang once said, "You don't need to be close to use the virtuous! This is what he said to his family members when he was managing his own property. I feel that it is feasible to use this saying in ruling the country, and relatives are not necessarily useful to the country. , Sometimes it is possible to become a moth of the country, but talents are different. To be an emperor, you don't have to be like Uncle Nine Emperors who can fight, and you don't have to be talented like Zuo Prime Minister Sun Liang, but you must learn Using talents like Uncle Nine Emperors and Sun Liang, the monarch and ministers will work together to govern our country well."

Yan Xiaoming cleverly avoided his question, Yan Chengzhi was suspicious, and his answer of yes or no would arouse his suspicion, this answer might be the best.

"The prince is right to think so."

Yan Shengzhi's expression softened as expected, Yan Xiaoming breathed a sigh of relief, but then Yan Shengzhi picked up Ling Jinghan's test paper and said: "This test paper is indeed answered perfectly, but the writing is a little sharp, after all, it is too young, and it needs to be tested." Practice for a few more years"

Except for himself, no one knew what it meant. Yan Xiaoming couldn't help but sink his heart. Could it be that the father is planning to choose other people as the champion?

The announcement of the imperial examination results was joyful for some, and worry for others. Most of the students who failed the exam had to pack their bags and prepare to return to their hometowns. A small number of those who were economically active stayed behind. On the one hand, they wanted to see who would be admired by the emperor in the imperial examination three days later. The point is the top three, on the one hand, I want to stay in the capital to manage relationships and make full preparations for the rematch in three years. In this case, the happiest thing is the big and small inns in the capital. The students are all gone, and the remaining part is enough for them to earn a lot of money.

The next day, the capital fell into an unprecedented bustling early in the morning. Not long after the prince of the Western Kingdom left, the prince of the Southern Kingdom, the four princes of the Eastern Kingdom, the six princesses and the eighth princess came again. The East City Gate welcomes them into the palace. According to the usual practice, after the routine reception, there will be a state banquet on the second day. All royal family members, civil and military officials must participate, and because the prince of the Southern Kingdom, the six princesses and the eight princesses are all for marriage. Here, the emperor issued an order before noon, ordering all the royal family members and civil and military officials to bring their family members, especially the legitimate sons and daughters of the right age at home, and because the palace examination was also held on the same day, the top three who were born on that day should also accompany them. to dinner.

When he heard the news, Ling Jingxuan only felt a headache. Every time he entered the palace, it was not a good thing, especially when meeting the emperor. If possible, he really didn't want to go, but because Ling Jinghan might also go, he had no choice but to go However, on the first day of the state banquet, he received the news that the queen asked the dead man to deliver it personally.

"What did the Queen say?"

In the hall of Prince Sheng's Mansion, the Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom and the Four Princes of the Eastern Kingdom arrived. Yan Shengrui and Yan Xiaohua all went to the palace, leaving only Ling Jingxuan who rushed back from the city after receiving the imperial decree, and Sikong Jue who also came back from the hospital. Concubine Yun now has nothing but Help them preside over the interior of the palace, just lead the small group if you have nothing to do, and basically don't care about their troublesome things.

"Concubine Ye Gui came to Yun Han. She said that she knew who poisoned His Majesty. On this condition, she asked Yun Han to stop the marriage between the Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom and Princess Lingrui."

Raising his hand, he waved away the servants serving in the hall, and while speaking, Ling Jingxuan handed the letter written with special potion to Sikong Jue.

"What? Poison the emperor?"

But he forgot that Sikong Jue didn't know about the poisoning of the emperor, which caused him to growl immediately, his blue eyes glared at him as if he was about to fall out, Ling Jingxuan couldn't help rubbing his headache, and slowly poisoned the emperor He said everything about it, including the smallpox incident, and he felt something was wrong when he felt Yan Shengzhi's pulse.

"So, the one who poisoned the emperor is likely to be the one who assassinated you?"

After listening to what he said, Concubine Yun frowned and asked, if this is the case, then it must be someone from the harem. Moreover, there are probably people close to the emperor who have been bribed, otherwise the other party would not be able to give him a long time. The emperor poisoned it so that no one could notice it.

"This possibility cannot be ruled out. The poison in the emperor's body should be suppressed by my detoxification pill. Even if the poison cannot be completely eliminated, it should not continue to be active, unless the poison in the southern border, or someone During the smallpox incident, Yun Han was unable to personally supervise the emperor's meal, and poisoned him again. I told Yun Han about this when I was out of the palace last time. Judging from the fact that the emperor has no symptoms of poisoning, it should be The first possibility is relatively high, but it does not rule out that the person who poisoned the emperor again miscalculated the amount of poison, so that most of the toxin was suppressed by the decoction that the emperor took all year round, temporarily lurking in his body If you want to confirm this point, you must give the emperor another pulse."

Ling Jingxuan's face was also indescribably serious. Originally, he wanted to wait for the people from other countries to be sent away, and then slowly drag out the person who was hiding behind the back. I didn't expect Concubine Ye Gui to raise such a condition again. Presumably Concubine Ye Gui knew it too. Well, once this matter is exposed, she will be implicated if she doesn't report it. At that time, Princess Lingrui may not be able to keep it. Why did she take the initiative to bring it up?Just to have enough capital to negotiate with Yunhan?No, she shouldn't be that stupid, she should know that as long as she shows her loyalty to Yun Han, Yun Han will try her best to stop the marriage, she? ?Why?

"Then give it to him again. The emperor should also trust your medical skills. If you want to take his pulse, he might be more than happy."

Sikong Jue is not stupid, but because of his straightforward personality, his thoughts are also simple. Concubine Yun and Ling Jingxuan looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly one after another: "The emperor is suspicious by nature. If I take the initiative to tell him to feel his pulse, he will definitely become suspicious. Once he intervenes, things will get even more chaotic. Moreover, the poison on his body is not difficult to detoxify. The reason why I didn't detoxify him is because it can't be detoxified at all. His body has been hollowed out long ago. Taking medicine to detoxify him will speed up his death, it is better to let him procrastinate like this, maybe he can live longer."

At least live long enough to clean up all his messes.

"Then let's do nothing? Where is Concubine Ye Gui? How is the queen going to reply to her?"

Sikong Jue frowned. After all, it was all because of the emperor. Without him, the world would definitely be at peace.

"Yun Han has already refused and scolded her angrily."

Ling Jingxuan picked up his teacup and took a sip. Yun Han sent someone to inform him that he was just asking for his opinion, not asking him to make up his mind. When Concubine Ye Gui proposed that condition, he was doomed to have only one choice, otherwise, he would It will become a non-reporting of the knowledge, maybe this is the purpose of Concubine Ye Gui?Will she make mistakes in Du Yunhan, will she be caught?

"The queen's decision is correct. There is no one in the deep palace who can really be trusted, and it is even less likely that there will be any partners."

When she said these words, a trace of pain quickly flashed across Concubine Yun's face. Everyone has one or two friends in their life, and she is no exception, but in the end she found that it was impossible for her to make real friends.

"Hehe... Yun Han is not stupid, he knows what to do, we can't discuss anything here, let's talk about it when we go to the palace and meet Yun Han tomorrow."

Ling Jingxuan is so shrewd, how can he not see that what happened to Yun Han has brought back the unbearable memories of Concubine Yun?He ended this topic while talking and laughing, and entered the palace three times, hoping that this time there would be no more bloodshed. Occasionally, he also wanted to be a quiet vase princess, well, although this wish is a bit too far away for him up.