Rebirth of marriage

Letting Cao Yunjiao die quietly was not a difficult task for Cao Shoufu, the head of the Cao Mansion.

When he returned home from the palace, he asked his attendants to get some medicine and put it into Cao Yunjiao's soup at regular intervals. He drank it three or four times and that was enough. When the sedan chair came, the bride was dead and Xiaoba had to be let in.

The attendant hesitated for a moment, "Master, where is the second master?"

But let me tell you, if you find out later, the second master will inevitably have a grudge against the first assistant.

Cao Shoufu shook his head, "No need, stay hidden."

He didn't think there was anything wrong with this. Women from aristocratic families should sacrifice themselves for the interests of the family. If the second brother knew about it, once he acted emotionally, it would lead to complications.

He has many biological daughters, and except for his eldest daughter and Xiaoba, he has very little contact with them, let alone a niece, so his tone is very cold.

I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I went down to get ready.

After thinking about it, Cao Shoufu ordered someone to call Miss Cao Ba over again and told her about the substitute marriage.

At such a young age, Miss Cao Ba's expression showed no trace of sadness or joy. She listened carefully to Cao Shoufu's words and complied respectfully.

Cao Shoufu was very satisfied with her performance. Looking at his daughter's leaving figure, he finally showed a smile.

Although he had his own selfish motives in letting Xiaoba marry the third prince, Xiaoba has been taught by him since he was a child to put the family first in everything, and it will definitely be more beneficial to the Cao family in the future.

In this way, he was more determined to let Xiaoba replace Cao Yunjiao. As for the queen, mother and son, he had his own explanation.

But he never expected that the next day there would be a story about his younger sister murdering his older sister and marrying her in her place. What was annoying was that although the whole story clearly stated that it was the younger sister who had killed her older sister, it did not describe how the murder was carried out. hand.

Then there is a quiz at the end of the story. What methods can the younger sister use to poison her sister? Whoever guesses the correct answer will get a reward of three taels of silver.

Mr. Cao didn't even need to go out. Just walking around the house, he could hear some women and maids speculating in low voices.

On the other side of the second room, the second lady went to Cao Yunjiao's room early in the morning and personally took care of her daughter. The second lady directly ordered someone to pour the soup sent from the big kitchen and asked her personal maid to re-fry it in the small kitchen.

If he wants to continue to attack Cao Yunjiao, Cao Shoufu can still do it.

But the second wife has already become suspicious, and the tabloid stories outside are so hot. If the Cao family has a younger sister marrying as a substitute, it will be hard not to make people think deeply. I am afraid that by then, he will be able to kill Cao Yunjiao. Have someone pull him out.

Deliberately changing the bride is disobedience.

No matter how the Cao family was with the emperor in private, in front of the world, the Cao family were ministers, and resisting the decree was treason. The emperor would never miss this opportunity to punish them.

Substitute marriage is no longer feasible.

Cao Shoufu complained about the Yuyou tabloid. He had heard about it and even ordered people to buy two copies, but in his opinion, they were all unmarketable things.

In addition, the recent illness of Mrs. Cao and Cao Chengwang has consumed a lot of his energy, so he has not paid attention to such a tabloid. Now he can't tolerate it if it ruins his good deeds.

However, the person he sent came back soon, and the main writer of the Yuyou tabloid was Prince Gong's son whom he recognized halfway, Lou Qi's wife, who was Prince Gong's Crown Princess.

The guards of the Cao Mansion originally wanted to kill a few people quietly and warned them, but they didn't expect that the guards in front of the late emperor, the commander of the Black Feather Guards, Dali, personally took charge of the Yuyou tabloid. Let alone killing people, they would be discovered if they entered.

"King Gong." After hearing the news, Cao Shoufu was so angry that he smashed the cup in his hand and gritted his teeth.

He just wanted to go to Prince Gong for an explanation, but he had no position. The end of the story clearly stated that this story is purely fictitious, and any similarities are purely coincidental.

Didn't he ask Prince Gong for 300 taels of silver?

Prince Gong and the others must have taken this into consideration, so they dared to be so unscrupulous.

Cao Shoufu was so angry that he smashed another cup.

Prince Gong was clearly on his opposite side, but he had no conflict with Prince Gong, and Prince Gong always kept a low profile and did not participate in court affairs. These few appearances were all because of his son.

Yes, the first time Lou Qi appeared in public was when he went to Yongninghou Mansion with Prince Xiao. When something happened to Prince Xiao this time, their father and son were also the most active. They were Prince Xiao's people.

Lou Qi also has a close relationship with Xie Jiu. The last conflict with Dali Temple was also because of Xie Jiu.

When Xiejiu got into trouble twice, Lou Qi and Xiao Wang were both present...

Cao Shoufu connected all the things together and thought about it carefully, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Xiao Wang, Xie Jiu, and Lou Qi were in the same group. This time Xie Jiu was arrested by Dali Temple. Xiao Wang's appearance was no coincidence. Even his injuries were intentional. This was their plan against him.

At the same time, he also figured out why the people sent by Mrs. Cao to kill Xie Jiu turned into corpses and returned to the Cao Mansion. With the help of the black feather guards left by the late emperor, this was not difficult to do.

But his people checked Gu Xiao's pulse, and it was indeed that he was about to die. Was it someone trying to fish in troubled waters to harm Gu Xiao, or was it a false impression made by themselves?

The doctor he brought was not weak in medical skills, and anyone who could deceive him must also be someone with good medical skills. He asked his entourage, "Do you know of anyone with good medical skills around King Xiao?"

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "It seems that there is no such thing in Prince Xiao's Palace, but the daughter who was pardoned and returned to Beijing this time is also Lin Yuyi's daughter. I heard that the Seventh Young Master of Liaodong Palace came to her specifically to nurse the health of the Crown Princess of Liaodong Palace. Yes, I guess the medical skills are not bad, and Prince Xiao had been in the Liaodong Army for several years, and he had a good relationship with the seventh son of the Liaodong Prince, so it is impossible to say that he was recommended by Prince Xiao."

"Go check."

I quickly took the order and left.

It didn't take long for him to come back with news, which confirmed Cao Shoufu's suspicion that Lin Shu had indeed been in contact with King Xiao.

Cao Shoufu tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about something. His eyes became more sinister as he tapped his fingers. He ordered his attendant, "Let the housekeeper go find the head of the Lin family and say..."

*

In Prince Xiao's Mansion.

The great eunuch Zhao Debao was ordered to visit King Xiao. He was greatly relieved when he heard that King Xiao's pulse condition was slightly better than before.

He took the tray from the little eunuch beside him and leaned toward Qiu Chengfeng, "Thank you, Master Qiu, for the medicine. This is your Majesty's reward."

Qiu Chengfeng raised his hand and lifted up the red cloth on the tray. Under the red cloth was a stack of banknotes. He reached out to pick it up and said calmly, "This medicine can only keep him alive for half a month, and he needs to find a good doctor to treat him. "

Zhao Debao looked relaxed when he saw him receiving the banknote, "Yes, our family will tell your Majesty the truth."

Qiu Chengfeng nodded and said no more.

Zhao Debao glanced at the room, and finally his eyes rested on King Xiao for a moment, then he resigned from King Xiao's courtyard. Before leaving the palace, he took Wang Yuanping and Zhao Yuyi away together.

The three of them had no son to treat Prince Xiao for the time being, and it was useless to stay in the Prince's Mansion. However, they were afraid that something might happen to Prince Xiao unexpectedly, so they left Dr. Liu to take care of him in Prince Xiao's Mansion.

After everyone left, Qiu Chengfeng handed the banknotes to Xie Jiu, "Here you go."

There was nothing to do with giving away medicine. Xie Jiu didn't want Gu Xiao to be tormented by the three imperial doctors, and he didn't want to embarrass the three imperial doctors, so he asked him to pretend to feed Gu Xiao a life-saving elixir, which would last for half a month. Life, wait until Lin Shu comes back, and then use Lin Shu's hand to help Gu Xiao slowly get better.

He is from the Qiu family, so it is not unusual for him to have some life-extending pills. He is also a member of the Jianghu family, and he was able to feed the medicine to King Xiao without passing the examination by the imperial doctors. In this way, he could avoid being noticed by the imperial doctors. Clues emerge.

The stingy emperor wanted to buy it out with money because he didn't want to owe him a favor. Don't let the money that comes to your door go to waste.

Xie Jiu smiled, "Master, please save it to buy some clothes and jewelry for Mistress, I am not short of money."

The coal and fried cakes she used to make money were all taught to her by her master.

Of course Qiu Chengfeng knew how much money he could get in exchange for the knowledge he taught Xie Jiu, but he was not obsessed with money, so he was not polite to Xie Jiu and took the banknotes into his arms, "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow. I’ll take her shopping, then I’ll go back first.”

Xie Jiu smiled and said hello, and not long after seeing the master off, he heard Li Sheng coming to report that people from the Cao family had gone to the Lin family.