Chapter 48 The conspiracy inside and outside the palace - or the noodle shop
Hearing that the three people from Yunnan had left, Tang Bohe immediately wanted to go back, but at this moment, he heard the voice of the woman with a Suzhou accent coming from the listening room: "Sister Shang Gong, did you really agree?" Their request? These things they want are strictly forbidden by His Majesty to be sold privately to the Yi people in Yunnan. If we transport the things there in private and His Majesty discovers..."
Tang Bohe was excited when he heard the first word, "Shang Gong", this is a title for high-ranking female officials in the palace. Could it be that their affairs also involve the palace?
It should be said that Tang Bohe was not particularly surprised when he heard that they were going to poison people. After all, he often lived in the capital and never saw dead people. Lao Zhu had executed many people in the capital over the years, and Tang Bohe also met Ling Chi once, so he was not very surprised. ; Although I feel pity for the person who is about to die, my life is still important, so don’t get involved in such things.
But it is different when the matter involves the palace. If that is the case, many people will be implicated, and my family may not be able to escape, so I was alert and listened carefully.
Listening further, the woman with a Beijing accent said: "So what if I'm discovered? You and I are not the ones buying or transporting things to Yunnan. I left the palace yesterday, and the empress sent someone to warn me before I left. We must get the poison, so no matter what the conditions are, we have to agree."
The voice with a Suzhou accent sounded again: "But we only have gold and silver in hand now, and we don't have enough manpower to purchase and transport the things they want. Moreover, the Ministry of Household Affairs is very strict about some things, and the quantity they require is large and urgent." Where can we find so many things?"
The woman with a capital accent added: "Then we can only find ways to spread the news to the palace and let the queen decide what happens. In addition, we will go to the second master Lu first. As the queen's younger brother, the second master also has some influence in the capital." Let the second master start the preparations first."
"Sister Shang Gong, you are really thoughtful. By the way, why do the foreigners in the Yunnan car have to meet in this small noodle shop? Or do they come here twice in a row? I really can't understand."
"Although I am not a foreigner, I can guess a little bit about their thoughts; they came to the capital and were not familiar with the place. Although they came to express their condolences to General Mu, in the face of such great interests, this status is not safe, so They are extremely careful about dangerous places. How could they agree to your first proposal to meet at your home? As for why you chose this small noodle shop, in my opinion, there are three reasons: First, it is quite small, but because of its small size, It is unlikely that we have made any prior arrangements, because there are too many such stores in the entire capital; secondly, this is in the northwest of the city, close to the military camp, so we dare not act rashly; thirdly, although the store here is small, it is very popular because of the noodles. Yes, there are not many northerners in the capital, especially Shandong people, who like to come to this restaurant to eat. Although those barbarians don't know why military generals often come and go here, they know that a place where officials often come and go will be safer. So they choose here."
"Sister Shang Gong, you are so smart. You can guess their thoughts so clearly. It's really amazing."
After a while, another voice came out, it was the female voice with a Beijing accent: "Okay, let's go and go to the Second Master to arrange manpower for purchasing; as for whether the Empress is willing to take such a big risk to get rid of His Highness the Third Highness, It depends on the empress's own thoughts. We just need to spread the news to the palace as soon as possible." After saying this, the sound of chairs and footsteps being bumped was heard in the room, and they quickly disappeared.
When Tang Bohe heard the last sound, he quickly closed the lid and closed the compartment door. He didn't even have time to screw on the lid, so he immediately rushed out of the room and ran all the way to the counter on the first floor. As soon as he arrived at the counter, this The group of four guests arrived downstairs. Since the bill had already been paid when the three Yi people from Yunnan left, they did not pause on the first floor and turned right to go out.
Tang Bohe didn't dare to look at them carefully at all, but only glanced at them cautiously. There were two men and two women in their group, but it was obvious that a beautiful woman was standing in the middle, and the others were surrounded by stars. Yue's posture showed that she was the leader of the group.
When the four people left, Tang Bohe slumped on the chair as if he had just run a full marathon. Although it was almost winter, Tang Bohe was still sweating all over his body, and beads of sweat dripped from his hair that was stuck together. It reached his cheek, then flowed down his cheek to his chin, and then dripped from his chin to the hem of his coat, soaking the coat that should not have been wet with sweat.
Tang Bohe's body was still trembling slightly. This matter was really big. Someone in the palace actually wanted to poison the third prince who was about to become the emperor's grandson! And it was discussed in his own shop, twice!
Tang Bohe was afraid that others would see his flaws, so he tried his best to keep his appearance calm and found a waiter to watch. Then he walked slowly back to the bedroom. After making sure that there was no one around, he started to think. However, he didn't think for long before he decided. , we must find ways to let His Highness know that someone is going to harm him.
This time the matter is no longer a matter of helping others, but a matter of how to protect ourselves. If this group of people who tried to kill the third highness failed to poison him, it would be fine if they failed to harm the third highness; if the third highness really If they are poisoned to death, His Majesty will definitely be furious, and all details will be traced. As long as it is traced that they have discussed this matter in my store (this possibility is very high), then my family is likely to receive If you express your anger, your whole family's life may even be in danger, so you must find a way to let His Highness know.
But how to let His Highness know? Tang Bohe, who was usually funny, became very calm when it came to matters involving his life, and carefully considered who would definitely not betray His Highness.
Time flies when this person is focused. While Tang Bohe was thinking, his eldest son Tang Chen ran in and said to him: "Dad, why are you here and not guarding the counter? Mom has already returned from shopping for groceries. , looking for you."
After hearing this, Tang Bohe looked up at the clock in the room and found that it was already the third quarter of the afternoon (4:30 pm). He had been thinking about it for such a long time, but he didn't feel it at all.
Tang Bohe came to his senses and immediately rushed out of the bedroom and ran to the backyard.
At this time, in the backyard, Mrs. Mo was instructing the guys to unload the vegetables from the car and put them into the cellar by category. When she saw Tang Bohe coming, she complained: "Where are you? Why are you in the front yard and the back yard?" Can't find you?"
Tang Bohe said hurriedly: "Don't mention that now, come with me. I have something very important to talk to you about." As he spoke, he pulled Mo to the side.
Seeing that he looked ugly and was covered in sweat, Mrs. Mo thought it must be a big deal, so she followed him into the empty wing. As he walked, he said to the guys: "Please divide the dishes. I'll check it out later."
When he arrived at the wing, Tang Bohe looked around carefully and made sure there was no one outside the window before he spoke. His words immediately made Mr. Mo break into a cold sweat with fear.
