Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

Chapter 117

In the early morning of the next day, just after dawn, people got up from the Baicao Valley, and began to collect herbs, dry them, boil them, and refine pills according to the established rules of the clan... The strong aroma of medicines rushed into the room. After lingering for a long time, Ming Tan Xun woke up directly, rubbed his eyes and half sat up, and asked in a daze, "What time is it?"

"Fang and Maoshi."

Lin Shurong had obviously just woken up and was getting dressed.Seeing that Ming Tan was in a trance, as if she was about to faint in a second, she couldn't help smiling and said softly: "Your Highness, you can rest for a while, and I will wake you up in half an hour."

"Forget it, I'm not going to sleep, this smell is too refreshing." Ming Tan stretched his waist, blinked vigorously, glanced at Lin Shurong's slender figure who had just put on his middle coat, and immediately raised his lips. He stretched out his two hands at the man, and said confidently, "Hug."

Lin Shurong was startled, but did not refuse, but walked to the side of the couch with some helplessness, took Ming Tan into his arms shortly, and said with a faint smile in his tone: "Did your Highness not sleep well last night?"

"I slept well, but it didn't prevent me from getting close to Qingqing." Ming Tan leaned against her shoulder, buried his head in Lin Shurong's neck and sniffed lightly, then raised his head and kissed the corner of Qingqing's lips, " I'm really not used to the smell of medicine, but the incense on your body smells better!"

"Your Highness is using me as a censer?" Lin Shurong bent his eyes, shook his head amusingly, and stretched out his finger to poke Ming Tan's forehead, in exchange for the latter's "hehe" two begging smiles, and then he said softly , "Okay, you get up and change your clothes first, and I will come to dress up for Your Highness later."

When they were away from home, or when it was just the two of them, Lin Shurong would always plan everything and serve Ming Tan meticulously and comprehensively.

She is the eldest lady of the prime minister's mansion. She was born in a noble family. Since she was born, she was born with golden branches and jade leaves and was ordered to be served by others, but now she is familiar with these servants' jobs. The messy-haired little princess was tidy and tidy, and then she nodded in satisfaction, stepped back half a step, and let Ming Tan take a look at the bronze mirror by herself.

"Well, I kinda like this hairstyle."

Ming Tan raised his hand, touched the bun on his head that was properly tied up without leaving a trace of loose hair, nodded and said: "It seems that I am much stronger than usual."

She is going to negotiate with the Patriarch of Baicao Valley today, how can she not put on a princess air?

"Remember to take the brocade box in my parcel with you." Ming Tan stood up from the chair, straightened the hem of his skirt, and turned his head to order Lin Shurong.

Lin Shurong nodded, indicating that they were ready, and suddenly there was a knock on their door, and Ming Jing's voice came from outside, "Tan'er, are you tidy?"

Ming Tan rolled his eyes, took two quick steps, stepped forward to open the door, and nodded at Ming Jing with a straight face, "You can go."

Her image today is very majestic, and she also specially chose a golden black robe for her clothes, which is completely different from her usual lively and lovely appearance, which actually made Ming Jing stunned for a moment, and was overcome by her calm and majestic aura She took a long time to come back to her senses, and sighed dumbfoundedly: "Tan'er is dressed like this, it makes me feel as if I am meeting my father, and I feel quite nervous..."

"It's good to be able to scare people." Ming Tan folded his arms and said meaningfully with deep eyes, "After all, I don't want to meet with Baicao Valley unless it is absolutely necessary."

Pressing each other by force is always the worst policy.

As early as when they were in the capital, they made an agreement that after the elite soldiers rested in Qingzhou City for a day, Lin Xun would take them to the outskirts of the city and lie in ambush near the mansion of Baicao Valley.If the negotiation with Patriarch Lou fails, then Mingtan will immediately release signal fireworks, intending to order Lin Xun to lead troops to come to the door, threatening the former with the lives of hundreds of people from Baicao Valley, if he refuses to hand over the detoxification method!

However, after knowing that Ming Jing is interested in Lou Kui Dong, the daughter of the head of the family, this method cannot be easily used.

Ming Tan clenched his fists, glanced at the brocade box in Lin Shurong's hand, and sighed quietly in his heart.

I hope things go well.

……

Ming Jing had already asked Lou Patriarch to meet in private in advance, and then fooled Lou Tuandong, who was sticking to him, to meet Ming Tan and the others, and went to the small hall arranged by Baicao Valley together.

Because it was a secret conversation, and Mingjing was familiar enough with this place, the three of them simply did not seek someone to lead the way, but directly found the living room hidden behind the bushes under the guidance of the former. It was also close, and Ming Tan, who was holding the signal fireworks in his sleeve, was very satisfied.

"You guys came very early."

Compared with previous generations of Patriarchs who did not lie to high-ranking people, Patriarch Lou was very considerate and courteous. He waited outside the door early. Seeing that they would arrive early, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "But I didn't rest well last night. ?”

"The attendants of Baicao Valley welcome guests warmly and considerately, where can they not rest well?"

A clear female voice came, and Ming Jing, who was walking in front, turned slightly to one side, revealing Ming Tan whose figure was originally covered by him.Patriarch Lou was slightly stunned, and saw that His Royal Highness Ninth Princess, who was still soft yesterday, suddenly seemed to be a different person today. The smile on his face was calm and dignified, and his eyes were bottomless. He continued to treat him slowly. Slowly said: "Thank you, Patriarch Lou, for your hospitality."

The girl in front of her was not yet in her twentieth year, she was not a few years older than his daughter, but Patriarch Lou felt an unspeakable pressure. He could only maintain his majesty by pursing the corners of his lips. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said: "So That's fine."

He turned around, let out a breath without trace, and gently wiped off the thin sweat from his forehead, "The three of you, please come in."

So, under the guidance of the Lou Patriarch, several people entered the room and sat down, and the door was also tightly closed.The attendants offered a pot of Angelica Baizhi tea, poured four cups each, and were waved away by the former, leaving them alone in the hall.

"I wonder what the Third Highness specially invited me to have a secret talk with?"

Master Lou looked at the expressions of the three people in front of him, and then focused on Ming Tan, and said straight to the point: "You and Princess Yonghui are here to visit my Baicao Valley, I'm afraid... not just for Will you heal your leg disease?"

"Patriarch really has extraordinary eyesight." Ming Jing sat upright, with a solemn expression, and did not deny the other party's guess, "I am waiting to come here this time because I have something important to do, and I need Patriarch's generous help."

Hearing his confession so readily, Patriarch Lou moved his eyes slightly, frowned, turned to look at the girl in black next to him, and waited silently for the next sentence.

And it was Ming Tan who spoke the next moment.I saw her hands interlaced, laying flat on the table, the black robe sleeves hanging down from the table, as if a bottomless night suddenly unfolded, making the Lou Patriarch's heart skip a beat, and an uneasy premonition gradually surged up.

"... Baicao Valley has been in Qingzhou for many years, and the imperial court has been unrestrained, precisely because of the deep trust in the kindness of the past dynasties' Patriarchs."

Ming Tan slowly tightened his fingertips, clasped them on his snow-white joints, and said softly: "But it's a pity that Guigu doesn't seem to appreciate it, and instead concealed some important events. report?"

When Princess Yonghui spoke, the final sound was slightly raised, and the majesty immediately became more serious, so that the owner of Lou Patriarch, who had been in a high position for a long time, couldn't help but break out in cold sweat, secretly gritted his teeth, and understood the hidden meaning in the other party's words almost instantly .

Drug testing case - Lou Zhuli, Lou Lianfang!

Baicao Valley has stood for a hundred years and is highly admired by the world. There have only been such two crazy scums in total. How could he not understand Mingtan's hint immediately?

But helplessly, the thing has already been committed, and the culprit has been drawn out of the family tree and disappeared; and the elder who protected the brother and sister back then has long since died and turned into a pile of loess...

Then whose head should this evil account be kept?

Now the court is coming to ask about this matter, if he admits it, he will definitely suffer for those two beasts; but if he doesn't admit it——

Judging by the appearance of this Princess Yonghui, how can she be a good master?

While thinking about it, Patriarch Lou pursed his lips, subconsciously glanced at Ming Jing, and tried his best to answer calmly and subtly: "Baicao Valley knows the greatness of heaven, and is also in awe of the imperial court, with all sincerity! If Your Royal Highness has feelings for us Suspicion, just send someone to interrogate, my family will definitely be waiting for you at any time!"

That's an interesting thing to say.

He neither gave a negative answer, nor acknowledged the blood debt committed by the Lou Zhuli brothers and sisters.The Baicao Valley he is currently guarding is very bright and clean, even if the imperial court investigates this thoroughly, they will not be able to find out even the slightest fault.

As for the tragic drug testing case that happened decades ago?Those are old things, and have nothing to do with the current Baicao Valley, the princess shouldn't be angry!

These unspoken meanings hidden in the words, Ming Tan has been immersed in the officialdom for a long time, so of course his heart is clear.

However, she was clear and clear, but she refused to let the other party fool him like this. When she heard the words, her face darkened instantly, and she said with a cold smile: "You are in awe and sincere!"

The owner of Lou Patriarch was stunned by Ming Tan's sudden attack. Before he recovered, he saw the other party standing up in a flick of his sleeves and staring at him condescendingly. There seemed to be a thousand miles of frost in his eyes, and he sternly reprimanded——

"Baicao Valley indulged the children of the clan back then, made a big mistake, killed 83 innocent farmers in the name of testing poison, exposed their corpses in the wilderness, and rotted all over. Now they still don't know how to repent?"

Ming Tan squinted his eyes, his aura was as sharp and frightening as a knife, and his words were shocking.

"Now, the strange poison 'tooth shaking' involved in this drug test case has caused the present holy majesty to be unconscious, unable to detoxify for several days, and can only hang himself with silver needles!" She presses every step of the way, every word is deafening , "You Baicao Valley are so bold that you dare to do such a rebellious thing. Could it be that you have malicious intentions?!"

"...What?! His Majesty was poisoned by the 'shake teeth' poison, and has been unconscious for many days?"

Of course, Patriarch Lou didn't know about this matter, his eyes widened instantly when he heard the words, as if he was struck by a thunderbolt, his face was full of shock, "This, how could..."

He was incoherent for a while, probably because he was so frightened by the news about Sheji that he couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

But Mingtan is well versed in the way of one opening and one relaxation, but he doesn't want to wait for him to come back to his senses. Instead, he seizes the opportunity that the other party is in a state of confusion, slows down his tone, and makes a straightforward appeal, "I don't want to hide the truth from the Lou Patriarch, my third brother and I are going to visit this time." The real purpose of coming here is to obtain the detoxification method and return to the palace to save my father's life."

She took a deep breath, looked directly at Patriarch Lou, and said in a deep voice: "Please also take responsibility for the evil debts made by Baicao Valley back then, and quickly hand over the prescription to me!"

"..."

Lou Jia opened his mouth and kept his eyes away. The expression on his face was extremely complicated, intertwined with many painful emotions. After a long while, he sighed deeply: "Well said...it is indeed a sinful debt, and it is really unfinished. Damn debt..."

Ming Tan was stunned for a moment, and Ming Jing also didn't understand why, but Lin Shurong, who had been silent beside him, thought for a moment, frowned, and suddenly said in a surprising way: "The strange poison your Majesty has suffered this time is the same as the leg disease of His Highness the Third Prince. Do they all have a great relationship with Baicao Valley?"

Needless to say, the strange poison in the emperor's body... But Ming Jing's leg disease is also related to Baicao Valley?

Lin Shurong's thoughts spanned a lot, even Ming Tan didn't keep up this time, and could only look at each other blankly with third brother, his eyes full of clearly visible doubts.

However, after hearing these words, the Patriarch Lou raised his head in surprise, met Lin Shurong's determined gaze, hesitated for a while, and finally let out a wry smile, "This girl is really very smart."

He closed his eyes, as if he had made a secret decision, stood up, walked in front of the three of them, and knelt down straight to them!

"The elder who protected the real culprit of the drug test case in the past is actually the elder sister of the previous head of the family, and also the biological aunt of this servant—and the two people who committed the heinous crimes are the children raised by her alone. Read I read a lot of medical books, but in the end I went astray."

The head of the Lou family slowly narrated: "My grandparents died early, and it was almost my aunt who helped my father secure the position of head of the family... Therefore, after the drug test happened, my aunt begged my father to let go of her only blood. The late father couldn't bear it, so he only expelled them from the family, and didn't kill them all... But unexpectedly, my aunt never gave up. After everything subsided, she went to secretly track down the whereabouts of the two of them, only to find that they were hatched after they left Qingzhou. Disappeared, nowhere to be found."

"My aunt died because of depression. Before she died, she asked my late father to help her find her two children for the sake of brotherhood. My late father kept this in mind, but unfortunately he didn't get anything for many years. Called to the couch, ordered me to inherit my aunt's last wish, and no matter what, I must find out the traces of my cousin and cousin."

"Father's order must not be violated. Even if I think that these two brothers and sisters are too vicious, I still have to keep looking for them." Speaking of this, the Lou Patriarch sighed again, full of remorse. For those who have a heart, I finally found out their identities after hiding their names."

"...So," Ming Tan frowned, "Who are they?"

"My cousin, Lou Zhuli, who calls himself Mr. Zhuli, defected to Duke Cheng's mansion and became a servant of the criminal minister Shen Kaiyi, and was beheaded when Cheng Guo's conspiracy was defeated." Lou's master said, "And The cousin, that is, his younger sister, Lou Lianfang, married a seventh-rank official in the middle of the capital, and she completely changed her appearance, even Lou Zhuli couldn't find her..."

A seventh-rank Beijing official?

Ming Tan's heart skipped a beat, his eyes couldn't help but widen a little, and there was a sudden chill on his back.

"Who...was she married?"

The Lou Patriarch lowered his head, and before he could answer, he heard Lin Shurong's voice from beside him, and answered coldly: "She was named Lian Shi, married Xu Liangzhen, the co-leader of Taipu Temple's horse factory, and raised a child after marriage. There was a woman, named Xu Chenbi, who entered the palace and became the current Concubine Ying."

"—!"

As if the gauze covered in front of his eyes was suddenly pulled away, Ming Tan turned his head abruptly, and looked at Lin Shurong in shock. He didn't know how to react, but the latter grabbed his arm and said in a fixed voice:

"Your Highness, she is the only successor of the strange poison produced by Lou Lian Fang, and the real culprit behind the successive poisoning of the Third Prince and His Majesty!"