C25

In the middle of the pavilion, there was a deck chair, two rattan chairs, and a pear table with pastry and tea on it. Swimming fish occasionally swam past the clear lake water. A few lotus flowers bloomed on the surface of the water, and a small boat was tied to the pavilion. It was a peaceful and serene place. Zhao Qingyan was holding onto a Xiao, with a cloak covering her body. She was curled up on a recliner, squinting as she watched the scenery in the lake.

The warm wind was blowing on his body, but he felt cold.

Zhao Qingyan pulled her clothes tighter as she stared at the lake's surface with a dazed look in her eyes. Unlike this beautiful scene, his heart was not at peace, only filled with confusion and emptiness. Just as Chen Chengyi had said, he should have been able to see through them easily. However, something else had obstructed his line of sight – it was not arrogance, but trust.

Zhao Qingyan let out a sigh towards the cold palm. His mind was still blank. He could not find a reason why those two wanted to harm him. He was caught off guard by the temporary shock and was unable to come up with any clues.

Suddenly, a figure treaded on the waves and landed in the middle of the pavilion. The king of letters rowed the raft and slowly walked to the pavilion, walking up to the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Zhao Qingyan looked at them and collected his thoughts. He then asked with a smile, "Why can't you be relaxed?"

Duke Huan sat down, picked up a piece of dessert and placed it in his mouth, praising, "Who made this dessert? "It's quite delicious. How many pieces have you eaten?"

Zhao Qingyan lazily said, "I made the Plum Blossom Fragrance Pancake you ate and the Lotus Seed Silver Ear Soup beside you. The rest was taken from the kitchen. My appetite is not good, so I have no appetite.

Prince Huan looked towards the lake and saw that the lotus flower had yet to grow a lotus seed. He asked, "Where did you get the lotus seed from? You're not selling it now, right? "

Zhao Qingyan said, "I picked it from Jiang Wuyan. It's still fresh when I come back, so I made a pot of porridge."

Duke Huan scooped a small bowl and scooped a spoonful, then frowned: "So bitter? You didn't go to the Lotus Heart again? "

Zhao Qingyan extended his hand out from under the cloak and pointed at a spot. "Sugar. You can put some on it." He grabbed the cup of tea on the table and took a few sips before putting it back. Then, he put his hand back into his cloak.

King Xin asked, "Are you cold? Or back to the house? "

Duke Huan curled his lips, "That's all. In just a few days, you've probably finished investigating yourself. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask directly."

Zhao Qingyan nodded and asked, "What are the results of the imperial physician's examination?" I heard that my tonic was poisonous? "

Upon hearing this, he added, "It's not that the tonics are poisonous, it's the ones you gave him. If you put them together and use them together, it might cause death." Without great knowledge and knowledge of medicine, it's impossible to make a few great tonics into poison '. "This is the Imperial Physician's original words."

Zhao Qingyan frowned. "A tonic?" Carefully recalling the medicine she gave him, she laughed out loud, "How is that possible? "If I say that those medicines combined with the dead can cure me, I can't think of anything I can do about it."

Duke Huan finally took out a piece of paper from the pile and gave it to him, "It just so happens that I've been carrying this ever since I gave it to me. This was something the imperial physician had found in the leftovers and vomit in the kitchen, and on the back page was a recipe written down by the chef in his mansion. Because the vomit is basically what was just eaten, so it's very easy to tell. "

Zhao Qingyan took it and looked at it carefully. He seemed a little surprised. What's he doing with veratrum? "

Prince Huan was startled and exchanged a glance with King Xin. "The servants in his mansion said that you were the one who gave this to him."

Zhao Qingyan thought for a moment and nodded, "I did send you off, but it's been half a year. When he said he had a bloated stomach, I gave him a packet to make him throw up, and I told him about the effects. It was very toxic for a human to take part in the rejuvenation process. Although they would not die, the amount used would be great. With the addition of Master Bao, they might not necessarily be able to survive. So I told him a few times very seriously. "

He then looked at the medicinal ingredients recorded on the paper to confirm that there were no other medicinal ingredients that met the standard. Only then did he look at the messenger king, finding it somewhat amusing: "Ninth Uncle, this can't be what the imperial physician said about your proficiency in medicine, right? I think just by knowing a little bit about medicine, you should be able to tell that there's poison. "

Prince Huan shook his head. "I don't know. The imperial physicians only say that you'll understand if they show it to you." He had been too busy these past few days to ask any questions. The packaging for the medicine are all unique to the hospital, so his own medicine definitely won't be from the hospital, then you can only give it to him. "With Ouyang Xiu's actions, it will be too disadvantageous for you."

Zhao Qingyan stared at the paper in his hand and muttered, "I've really underestimated the Puppet Palace."

Prince Huan asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Zhao Qingyan asked back, "What do you mean?"

Duke Huai and King Xin looked at each other, and King Xin spoke, "Fourth Brother and I are saying that you should stay in the residence until we find the person, before you go out and do anything else. Royal Brother's meaning is to directly ask Ouyang Xiu, and have him personally testify your innocence. Thirteenth Brother … "

Duke Huan shrugged helplessly. "I think that no matter what method we come up with, we won't be able to think of a suitable one."

"Ouyang Xiu's sudden departure is too strange. It would be disadvantageous to you." However, if we were to ask him face to face, even if we don't say whether it is possible for him to alert us, based on his status as an old official, he should not be suspicious. "

Zhao Qingyan smiled faintly, "Isolation is also good for you. You can give the civil and military officials an explanation. That will do."

The king was slightly embarrassed. "Mo'er, don't misunderstand. I don't doubt you."

Zhao Qingyan lowered her eyes and laughed without a care, "Anyway, I don't want to move. Let me stay in the mansion. No, I can stay in the inner cell for a while. But you guys can't catch him at all, so all you're doing is picking up a few moves and it doesn't make much of a difference. "

Huan Wang said, "Yes, Fourth Brother and Ninth Brother had planned to do that. It proved that you couldn't possibly be related to them, so you just picked a few people to take the blame and left it at that." It would seem like he had cleared his name, but in reality, it was the same as letting him sit his ground. However, if we continue to investigate seriously, I'm afraid we won't be able to find anything. "

"Don't worry about it. Just leave it to the Puppet Palace." Zhao Qingyan laid down and leisurely said, "I've already told my royal father. Just tell my royal uncle. According to Tang Xiao, Palace Master Ming Yin's fight for the position would begin in about a month, and the palace would be empty. You guys just pretend to believe that I killed Bao Zheng to show them. Wait until Tang Xiao Yu gives me the news, then we can attack the Ming palace. After taking down the Puppet Palace, you can prove my innocence, right? "

Both of them were startled as they asked: "How?"

Zhao Qingyan smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? Forbidden foot, remove my secret envoy's position, I am sick also do not come to see me, have the thing that I like also does not give me. If it's not enough, then I will pretend to be crazy and play dumb, and give you my title of prince. "

"It's easy for you to say, how could it be so casual? What if it's fake and it's real? "

Zhao Qingyan took the bowl of porridge that Duke Huan did not drink and drank a mouthful, then he joked: "Just a small matter like this can actually be fake. Ninth Uncle's words make my heart feel bad!"

Prince Huan said, "That's right. I don't even feel comfortable listening to Ninth Brother's words."

King Xin smiled wryly, "Yes, yes. I was wrong. I spoke wrongly."

Zhao Qingyan stirred the porridge, "I believe it will not be fake. If you protect me against the grievances of so many people, it will be too difficult for you. It was much better that way. It wasn't anything extraordinary to put on an act like that. It's good to see how the people of the past will change.

"I have wronged you."

Duke Huan sighed, "You think this is fun? I, as a secret envoy, suddenly lost three secret envoys, who will think about me? It's too sad. "

Zhao Qingyan smiled and did not say anything else. He lowered his head and quietly ate his porridge. After a while, he suddenly asked, "Uncle Thirteen, what do you think about Xia Zhecheng?"

"Xia Fan?" Duke Huan was a little surprised and thought for a while, "I don't know much about him either. Even though there were no gains in capturing the Cyan Robed Pirates, I could tell that he was very serious and that his character was not bad. Why did you think of asking him? You've met him? "

Zhao Qingyan said, "He came to see me before when he returned from the Manchu manor. I think he might suspect me of being a Cyan Robed Pirates."

Duke Huan asked with interest, "Really? "Now that you put it that way, it really does look like a statue."

"It was too easy for you to clear your suspicions. I remember when the Cyan Robed Pirates stole the Night Pearls, you and Thirteenth Brother were still betting on which dancers would be rewarded. In the end, they all failed and lost thirty points each."

Duke Huan's face turned slightly red, "Ninth brother!" The messenger king smiled but did not speak.

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "That's why I paid attention to his file... This person is quite interesting. "

Prince Huan was stunned. "What?"

Zhao Qingyan shook his head. "It's nothing. I just remembered something interesting. But it's hard to say, so just don't say it. "

"Archives." Duke Huan's expression turned serious. "I forgot about that."

Zhao Qingyan asked in surprise, "Thirteenth Uncle, what's wrong?"

Zhao Qingyan ate the last spoonful of porridge, "Just like that. I am such an incompetent undercover agent, yet I killed one and chased one away. No one would be happy if they were in my place. "I'm used to watching people being intimate and flattering. Right now, it's quite fun to watch something like this."

"You, with a completely bored expression, then say that you find it fun, who would believe it?"

Zhao Qingyan yawned with his hands covering his mouth. "It's quite fun indeed. Even if I'm too lazy to laugh, I don't need to show a smiling face in front of you guys. I'm tired."

Hearing his words, both of them fell silent. Although his tone was indifferent, hearing it in their ears made them feel lonely and tired.

"Mo'er?" Duke Huan tried to call him out.

Zhao Qingyan replied softly with her eyes closed, indicating that she had heard it.

Prince Huan had nothing more to say.

Zhao Qingyan did not react to her words and opened his eyes again, "Oh, that's right. Thirteenth Uncle, you can send me papers if you are busy. I have nothing else to do. Of course, don't get caught, and don't give it to me if you get caught. I can also prepare to pass the time by beating up the Puppet Palace. "

The Xin King asked, "Mo'er, how many people do you plan on using to fight? Over there, there are a thousand of my Seven Deadly Warriors in the vicinity. I can directly transfer them over to four hundred units. If it's not enough for me to arrange in advance, we can transfer an extra two hundred people. "

Zhao Qingyan thought for a while. "600 is not enough. I think we need eight to one thousand insurance points, and Thirteenth Uncle can bring a couple of guards with him. Although the Ming Palace and the Dark Palace are far apart, we might be able to attack the Ming Palace and get attacked by the Dark Palace. If the number is too small, then it would be too passive. "

The messenger was startled and nodded his head, "Then I'll go arrange it. We'll transfer people nearby and do as you say. Do you need me to come with you? "

Zhao Qingyan laughed and said: "Many thanks Ninth Uncle. Ninth Uncle, don't forget to explain it in detail to them. With me and Thirteenth Uncle, it's enough. Ninth Uncle can also not go. "

The king nodded after pondering for a moment, "That's fine. I have to keep an eye on the Residence of Bao Zheng, if there's nothing else, I'll head back first. I have some important matters to attend to, so I'll be going to the prince's mansion. "

Zhao Qingyan said, "Yes, I understand. Ninth Uncle, take care."

Seeing that Prince Huan was waiting for him, he hurriedly said, "Ninth Brother, you can leave first. There's nothing to do in the Privy Council today, so I'll stay with Mo'er for a while and go back with him." The king nodded, unraveled the raft, and slowly pulled on the pole.