Chapter 98 Being clever is mistaken for cleverness
Author: Silence outside the string
Chapter 98 Being clever is mistaken for cleverness
"Is it possible that you are still awake and can recognize who I am?"
Princess Lin Yang leisurely sat down on the stool brought by the servants. Ji Baochuan also stood behind Princess Lin Yang, looking down at Shen Gui who was lying on the bed.
However, Shen Gui struggled a lot to get up and salute, but still couldn't get up.
Because of the clear and incomparable pain caused by getting up, waves of pain were grinding on Shen Gui's nerves, and the expression on his face became ferocious.
Princess Lin Yang noticed his embarrassment and said, "Since the Northern Privy Envoy is in such a difficult situation, it's better to avoid the courtesy."
Shen Gui also gradually woke up from the sweet dream of family reunion. In the fierce battle last night, all the brothers who had been with him through life and death died to protect him. Now, he is the only one left in this place called his hometown. Beiliang has no feelings of hometown.
Princess Lin Yang turned around and asked Dr. Li, "How is the poison on the Privy Councilor's body treated?"
Doctor Li was suddenly shocked when he heard this person's identity. Could this be Helian's secret envoy to the Northern Privilege?! How could he be in Beiliang? And why was he seriously injured in the Princess Mansion?!
He raised his eyes for a moment and met the princess' slightly warning eyes, and immediately bowed and replied, "To return to the princess, I have already removed the poison from your blood, but some of the poison may have penetrated into the bones, so it needs to be done slowly. Pull out slowly."
Shen Gui was shocked when he heard this. Is the knife quenched with poison?
He... is really poisonous!
Princess Lin Yang nodded and said, "Privy Councilor Bei, don't worry, this Imperial Physician Li is the best at this. He will definitely be able to eliminate the poison and restore your health within a few days."
Shen Gui struggled to sit up with the help of his servants. He tried his best to clasp his fists at the princess and said, "Thank you, princess!"
Then he asked the imperial doctor again, "May I ask the imperial doctor, what kind of poison is in my body?"
Doctor Li glanced at the princess quietly, and when she saw her nodding slightly, he bravely answered, "I don't know the specific name of this poison, but as far as I know, this poison was taken from Helian The female flowers among the monoecious medicinal flowers on the sacred mountain are poisonous, which are made by extracting the essence of the male plants and adding various poisons in different ratios..."
Before Dr. Li finished speaking, Shen Gui continued, "If it is taken orally, it will kill you immediately. And if it is just a wound infected with this poison, you can only live for a few days. If you cannot get effective treatment, you will die within three days." Take human life.”
"Hey," Dr. Li said in shock, "how did you..."
Before the word "know" could be uttered, Doctor Li closed his mouth angrily under the look in Princess Lin Yang's eyes.
Shen Gui snorted, "Xiangsi Yin, it's a shame he can think of it!"
Doctor Li quickly took out his notebook and wrote down the name of the poison.
Princess Linyang heard what Shen Gui said, and she might have known who the murderer was behind this?
Could it be that she and Ji Baochuan had countless speculations, that it was not that he was rich and cheap but that the truth was, as the Queen Mother thought, that someone in Helian was behind it?
"The foreign minister has something he wants to discuss with the princess alone. Can you..."
Shen Gui glanced at everyone present, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Ji Baochuan with an indifferent expression behind Princess Lin Yang. He felt a little guilty, but this emotion was just swept away. Then he met Princess Lin Yang's playful eyes and moved silently. Opened my sight.
"Mr. Li, would you like to see if the medicine is ready?"
After everyone in the room heard this, they all retreated. Princess Lin Yang suddenly said, "Baochai stays."
Ji Baochuan's footsteps paused for a moment. Shen Gui also wanted to say something, but he just opened his mouth and made no sound.
"I... please send someone to go to Haojia Lane, the back street of Princess Mansion. If there is someone at the corner selling Tianshan Snow Lotus, just ask him if he can sell it for three yuan or one tael."
Princess Lin Yang said amusedly, "Is this what you want to tell me when you ask me to reject everyone?"
Shen Gui shook his head, "The foreign minister also wants to confirm the foreign minister's guess before reporting it in detail."
"Lin Zhanshi!" Princess Lin Yang called Lin Zhanshi, gave a few instructions in his ear, and Lin Zhanshi turned around and left.
"Secretary Shen, I invited you to come to Beiliang to meet Baochuan, but I didn't expect you to cause such a big trouble."
Shen Gui grinned, smiled bitterly, and said nothing.
Ji Baochuan sneered, "Princess, if you had told my wife his current identity earlier, I would rather treat him as dead on the battlefield and give up all thoughts of looking for him."
Shen Gui didn't know whether it was weakness or genuine regret. He didn't refute what Ji Baochuan said and just closed his eyes silently.
After a while, the people sent by Lin Zhanshi returned and reported, "Back to the princess, the people sent by Lin Zhanshi turned the back street upside down and couldn't find the Tianshan Snow Lotus that the princess wanted."
Princess Lin Yang looked at Shen Gui who suddenly opened her eyes and asked, "What, can you say it now?"
The last spark of fire in Shen Gui's eyes extinguished and he said quietly, "That's it."
"The princess must be wondering where those assassins came from, and why they were able to familiarize themselves with the terrain of the princess's palace, touch the courtyard where the ministers were, and assassinate the foreign ministers during the handover."
Princess Lin Yang raised her eyes in shock, met Shen Gui's gaze, and said in a trembling voice, "It is indeed you!"
Otherwise, as the person who was assassinated, how could he know that the assassins took advantage of the change of guard at her house to assassinate him?
Shen Gui glanced at Ji Baochuan behind Princess Lin Yang and said, "It seems... the princess has already made up her mind."
Ji Baochuan avoided Shen Gui's sight as if he had seen something dirty, and only whispered, "Never forget the past, and you will be the master of the future."
"When I heard that the princess was looking for Baochai for Baochai, I was shocked on the one hand that Baochai had not remarried, and on the other hand, the Southern Privy Envoy also found out about this matter from nowhere. In order to prevent our lord from becoming suspicious, the foreign minister had to We reported this to the king of our country in advance, so in order to show my loyalty, the foreign ministers had to perform such a show."
"You were assassinated in Beiliang. Not only can you completely distance yourself from Beiliang, but you can also allow Helian to blackmail Beiliang. Shen Gui, you are really good at calculating!"
Shen Gui smiled bitterly and said, "No matter how perfect my plan is, it can't compare to the unpredictable will of God."
When he went to Helian alone, he never mentioned that he had a wife in Beiliang. If the king knew that he had a family in Beiliang, he would probably be suspicious of his origins and suspect that he was a spy of Beiliang. And his struggle with the Southern Privy Envoy was at a critical moment. He could not give up all his previous efforts and let years of hard work be wasted because of a small mistake.
"I have an appointment with the king that day. After the event is completed, someone will meet me in Haojiaxiang, a back street. After that, Helian will submit his credentials..."
Princess Linyang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly reacted and said, "There is no such person at all now, doesn't that mean..."
Shen Gui said bitterly, "I don't think it's strange that the Southern Privy Council acted like this, but the Lord..."
"He actually..."
Princess Linyang was silent for a long time. When she discussed with the Queen Mother last night, the Queen Mother just thought that the Southern Privy Envoy had done something dirty and would behead first and then tell the story. The dead could not be resurrected. Even if the Lord Helian was angry, there was nothing he could do. He pinched his nose and endured it, only from the north. Liang asked for the benefits and was done.
But I didn't expect that there would be such a complicated plot.
Shen Gui sacrificed himself for such a cruel trick, not just to show his loyalty, but he didn't expect that he would be directly betrayed by his own king and his mortal enemy. What a tragedy!
However, Princess Linyang only had two words for Shen Gui: She deserves it!
"No wonder the soldiers who died last night were so ruthless. They didn't even think of leaving a way for you to survive, Secret Envoy Bei Shu."
Princess Lin Yang deliberately emphasized the last four words "Beijing Secret Envoy", and the long tail sound echoed in the silent room, making it even more ironic.
Shen Gui has lost the heroic appearance he had when he came to Beiliang, and his dying appearance is enough to make people who don't know the situation feel an impulse of sympathy.
However, when she thought of what this man had done in the past and his purpose of coming to Beiliang, Princess Lin Yang's newly born compassion for him no longer existed.
I sympathize with him, but what does Baochai have suffered over the years?
Her father taught her that she could sympathize with the weak, but not the enemy.
Shen Gui said gratefully, "I would like to thank the princess for saving her life. However, I have nothing now. Apart from this life, I have nothing to repay."
Princess Linyang said disgustedly, "What do I want with your life?"
Shen Gui was stunned for a moment, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, and remained silent.
This life, once Helian died, was no longer worth a few cents, not to mention that he was now regarded as Helian's abandoned son. To the king, he was no different than a dead corpse.
"However," Princess Lin Yang suddenly thought of something and said to Shen Gui, "Since you want to be grateful to me for saving my life, you can sign the letter of separation and leave. From now on, you and Baochuan will have nothing to do with each other."
"Princess!"
Ji Baochuan hurriedly wanted to interrupt the princess. How could such a trivial matter offset the princess's life-saving grace to Shen Gui? It was so unworthy!
Princess Lin Yang gave Ji Baochuan a reassuring look, stopped her refusal, and stared at Shen Gui to let him make a decision.
Shen Gui was silent for a long time before he nodded and said, "Okay."
After that, Princess Lin Yang said "take good care of yourself" and took Ji Baochuan out. Seeing that Dr. Li was still waiting outside the door, she told him, "What should be said and what shouldn't be said? Dr. Li is in the palace." It’s been a long time since I won, so I think I have some sense of self-discipline.”
Doctor Li said repeatedly, "I understand! I understand!"
After walking out for a long time, Ji Baochuan said with difficulty, "Princess, there is no need to get into a big fight over this trivial matter of my wife. If the Queen Mother has other uses for Shen Gui, I am afraid she will be angry with the Princess after learning that the princess only exchanged a piece of paper and a letter of departure!"
Princess Linyang smiled easily and said, "I'm so afraid. The Queen Mother's sister-in-law has never seen such dirty things. She was the first to object to you following Shen Gui to Helian! What's more, she told me yesterday that if Shen Gui died, You don't have to keep filial piety for him, just pretend that he died many years ago."
This time it was Ji Baochuan's turn to be surprised and asked in a trembling voice, "The Queen...the Queen Mother also knows about my wife?"
Princess Lin Yang nodded, "Don't worry, as soon as today is over, you will be free. What's more, when I discussed countermeasures with the Queen Mother last night, I thought Shen Gui would not survive."
"Who would have thought that this kid was lucky enough to survive."
"Don't worry, I will go into the palace soon to discuss with the Queen Mother. However, it is best to keep Shen Gui's awakening a secret."
Ji Baochuan nodded and returned to the courtyard. Princess Linyang also had people prepare a sedan to drive her away and went directly into the palace.
"What?!"
After listening to Princess Lin Yang's narration, Sheng Shaoqing felt that this story was a perfect example of shooting himself in the foot. "So, Shen Gui dug a hole by himself and buried himself in it?"
Princess Lin Yang nodded, "He is so smart that he was misled by his cleverness. Who would have thought that Lord Helian didn't believe him at all, and turned around to plot against him with the Nanshu Envoy."
Sheng Shaoqing asked in confusion, "Who is this secret envoy of Nanshu, and why does Lord Helian trust him so much?"
"I don't know about Lin Yang. I only heard that the status of Nanshu Secret Envoy is second only to that of Lord Helian. Even Shen Gui first became a disciple of Nanshu Secretariat, and later he became more and more successful and became an independent sect. went."
"However, now that Shen Gui has survived, do we still have to risk our lives not to recognize Shen Gui?"
Sheng Shaoqing thought for a while, "Is the imperial doctor who treated Shen Gui reliable?"
Princess Lin Yang nodded, "Mr. Li's medical skills are very good and he is also smart. He doesn't dare to talk nonsense even if he thinks about it."
"Then let him treat Shen Gui's injuries secretly. In the open, just follow Helian's wishes and say that Shen Gui is hopeless."
"What do you mean, use the trick?"
Sheng Shaoqing pondered for a while and then said, "If Shen Gui doesn't die, how can this play be performed?"
Princess Lin Yang smiled, "At this point, Lin Yang and his sister-in-law want to be together. Then, after Helian has set up the stage and started singing the big show, we will hand over Shen Gui. Now, Let’s see what they do!”
Sheng Shaoqing was not as optimistic as Princess Lin Yang. She had always had a vague feeling that something was wrong these past two days, but she couldn't tell what it was or why. However, now that Shen Gui had been rescued, things were not that difficult to handle.
At nightfall, Sheng Shaoqing corrected the last fold and found out that in another half month it would be the January period that Yunzhi mentioned, and the fold in his hand was from the Ministry of Etiquette, which contained the process of the spring plowing ceremony they had planned. .
Because the ceremony in previous years was held in Beijing, now it has been moved to Chenliu, and there are still many things that need to be handled in advance, so the Ministry of Rites proposed to send some officials to Chenliu to arrange the ceremony first, and then the emperor and the queen mother came to Chenliu, while Ji Cheng came to visit Chenliu. I also quite agree with this plan.
Since Mr. Ji agreed, Sheng Shaoqing had no reason to object, so he changed hands and wrote a big word on the fold: accurate.
Sheng Shaoqing has now basically summed up the rules. Whatever Prime Minister Ji agrees to, she agrees to it. Whatever Prime Minister Ji disagrees, she has no chance to agree, because she can't see the discount at all, and she has already been sent back to the Prime Minister. The court has discussed it. At this time, her role is to listen to the opinions of all parties during the morning court, and finally choose the most appropriate side to support him.
Since Wei Zhen disappeared, Sheng Shaoqing actually felt an abnormal sense of boredom in the morning.
