Chapter 467: Driving the tiger away from the mountain
Chu Nanzhi knew that turning Li Ce and Lin Jinxiao against each other was indeed a very hurtful thing for both of them.
But if you don't do this, it will be difficult for Tang Ru to relax his guard against Prince Pingning's palace in the future.
After thinking about it, she comforted Li Ce: "Sanlang, don't worry and do it. I will comfort your brother. He will understand your painstaking efforts when the matter is accomplished."
Li Ce nodded sadly.
Although he was extremely reluctant to do anything to hurt Lin Jinxiao, his sister-in-law had already spoken very clearly.
Although my brother is now in charge of Pingning Prefecture, the military power is not entirely in his hands. If he cannot capture all the power of the Governor's Mansion and wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne in the future, my brother will not even have room to resist and will have to be slaughtered.
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Therefore, he also made up his mind to help his sister-in-law complete this matter and evade the Governor's Mansion.
The two of them fell silent to each other. In the silent carriage, only the crisp sound of wheels running across the road could be heard from time to time.
Arriving in front of the prison gate of Dexian Wei Mansion, Chu Nanzhi had just got off the carriage when he saw a maroon horse falling in front of the carriage.
The man dismounted hurriedly, and while waving the sweat from his forehead, he said to Chu Nanzhi: "Madam Chu, my old lady is critically ill, and I have ordered you to come over immediately."
"Why are you critically ill again? Weren't you fine the past two days?"
Chu Nanzhi felt deeply helpless.
Zheng Haichuan finally let go and wanted to see him. If he went back on his word again, it would be hard to find out what he wanted from him.
The boy shook his head blankly: "I don't know, my grandpa felt unwell this afternoon. At night, he was a little confused. Doctor Qian went over and took medicine. As soon as he woke up, he summoned Butler Zhao.
Come and invite Madam Chu."
Chu Nanzhi looked at this person carefully, but he had an unfamiliar face.
She had been troubled by dreams these past few days, and she suddenly felt wary.
But after all, it was related to Zhao Guangyuan's safety, and she had to go. She had no choice but to tell Li Ce on the side: "Sanlang, follow me to the Zhao Mansion and send someone to the prison to ask Guan Si Prison to stabilize Zheng Haichuan."
"good."
Li Ce gave instructions to the boy beside him, mounted his horse and accompanied Chu Nanzhi to the Zhao Mansion in the east of the city.
The journey was uneventful and there was no suspicious sign.
It wasn't until Chu Nanzhi got out of the carriage in front of the Zhao Mansion that his hanging heart finally fell to the ground.
Seeing that Chu Nanzhi was coming, the servants of the Zhao Mansion were very enthusiastic and immediately welcomed her in. When they arrived at the living room, Mr. Zhao Taigong led Qian Hongwen and Butler Zhao out of the inner room on crutches.
Seeing Chu Nanzhi's figure, several people were happy and surprised. Zhao Guangyuan asked with a smile: "Why did Madam Chu come here suddenly?"
Chu Nanzhi was stunned when he heard this: "Didn't the old lady call for the slave family to come?"
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion.
Butler Zhao said with a solemn expression: "The old slave and the Grand Duke knew that Madam Chu was busy handling the Qi family's case, so they did not dare to alert Madam Chu. When they heard that the old doctor Qian had returned to the city, they sent the old doctor to come over and treat the Grand Duke."
Chu Nanzhi was doubly surprised and looked at Li Ce and Sang Qi beside him: "Where is the boy who went to report?"
Li Ce shook his head in confusion: "It seems that he didn't follow."
Only then did Chu Nanzhi realize that he was probably falling into someone else's trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
It seems that someone doesn't want him to see Zheng Haichuan.
The news about Luyan Port spread really quickly. Wu Enrong was detained in the post office just yesterday, and Zheng Haichuan had just been released from prison when someone came out with ulterior motives to stop him.
She wanted to see what kind of ability the person behind this had, how he could stir up trouble in the dark.
In this way, she can predict that Lin Jinmu will not be able to find any useful evidence when he enters the county government.
Zhao Guangyuan enthusiastically asked everyone to take their seats. He was extremely touched by Chu Nanzhi's uninvited appearance.
It seems that she still pretends to be herself in her heart after all.
"I will have no regrets in my life if I have such a long-lasting friend as Madam Chu."
Zhao Guangyuan leaned on his crutches tightly and coughed lightly several times.
Chu Nanzhi looked at his haggard expression, and suppressed the eagerness in her heart and asked patiently: "Why did Grandpa get sick, and what did he eat that he shouldn't have eaten?"
"It's nothing serious. It's just a physical and mental discomfort caused by drinking a few too many glasses of wine at the house yesterday with Concubine Yue and Prefect Wu."
Zhao Taigong said calmly.
Chu Nanzhi was a little worried and looked at Qian Hongwen with doubt.
Qian Hongwen shook his head cautiously: "I saw that Grandpa's symptoms were quite similar to last time, but I also asked Grandpa and he didn't eat star fruit again."
Chu Nanzhi was shocked and asked quickly: "I wonder what the wine Grandpa drank yesterday was made from?"
Zhao Guangyuan sent Butler Zhao to fetch a few jugs of wine: "They are all palace jade wine. It is said to be made from grapes. I still want to send some to Mrs. Chu to have a try. Is there something wrong with this wine?"
"wine?"
Chu Nanzhi opened the wine cork, leaned towards the mouth of the bottle and took a sniff. A rich grape aroma immediately penetrated her nose and mouth.
But in addition to the fresh smell of grapes, she seemed to smell a different smell mixed in, giving her a feeling of déjà vu.
"The taste of star fruit."
Chu Nanzhi reacted immediately, looked at everyone and smiled bitterly: "This wine is not pure."
"Star fruit?"
Zhao Guangyuan took a bottle of wine in astonishment, opened the cork and smelled it carefully, only to realize that there was something fishy in it.
He immediately became furious and ordered his servants: "Go and capture Wu Ming, the wine waiter."
Soon after, Wu Ming was brought.
Zhao Guangyuan pointed at him angrily, banged the crutch in his hand on the ground, and said loudly: "You bitch, I treat you badly, why do you want to harm me?"
This Wu Ming was the young man who came as a dowry of the Wu family back then. Ever since the death of the Wu family, he has been staying in the house to help take care of the house's internal affairs. He never thought that he was actually a spy placed in the house by Wu Enrong.
No wonder Wu Enrong knew so clearly what was going on in the house.
Wu Ming lowered his head tremblingly and did not dare to answer.
Zhao Guangyuan banged his cane on the ground again: "If you don't tell the truth, I will send someone to kill you immediately."
With fear on his face, Wu Ming replied hesitantly: "Yes, it's the Grand Administrator. He specially brought some carambola over and asked the younger one to squeeze a little carambola juice into the wine sent by the imperial concubine for the grandpa to drink every day."
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Zhao Guangyuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "Come here, drag this unfaithful and unjust bitch out and kill him immediately."
"Grandpa, I have already told you the truth."
Wu Ming was very upset.
This does not mean that you will be killed with a stick, but you will still be killed with a stick. There is no difference in the result.
Chu Nanzhi looked at Zhao Guangyuan's angry expression and hurriedly persuaded him: "Grandpa, please calm down. It's better to leave Wu Ming to the slave family."
After saying that, he looked at the frightened Wu Ming and asked immediately: "What you said today is in court, and if you can still say it as it is when I see Taishou Wu, I can beg the grandpa to spare your life."
"Does Mrs. Chu keep her word?"
Wu Mingcheng asked quickly in fear.
"nature."
Chu Nanzhi looked at Taigong Zhao with a smile.
Zhao Guangyuan clenched his fists bitterly: "Then give this young man to Mrs. Chu."