Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

"Um, what you mean is..." Xu Yixing shook his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts, then opened his eyes and spoke in a voice full of surprise: "You mean, this time when we go to the northern border to entertain the troops, we can legitimately bring it back?"

"That's right." Whether it's disguised as an accidental discovery or someone offering a treasure, it can be brought back from where it was lost. It's a perfect story.

"I was too impatient. This is indeed a good idea!" Xu Yixing clapped his hands, walked forward and left a kiss on Lu Anyuan's cheek, took the sword from his hand and put it into the scabbard.

Lu Anyuan was a little shaken by the kiss, but seeing the caution in Yixing's eyes, he couldn't help but ask, "Do you want to confirm with your father again? He really doesn't know about this sword, right?"

"No need. I know my father. He would dare to say that he secretly hid the national treasure, but he would definitely keep it carefully, not like this now. Besides, if I ask him now, even if he knows, he will have to say he doesn't know. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a real crime?"

"That's right. The old general is a smart man. I think he will be able to handle it even if something happens."

"Yes, yes, so don't worry about him~"

Although the itinerary for this reward to the troops was rushed, the bulk of the work was still handled by the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War. As a "mascot", King Xiaoyi did not have much to worry about except for packing up things at home and preparing a speech to reward the troops.

However, accidents always happen inadvertently and disrupt the young couple's original plans.

On September 23rd, there were only two days left before departure. Xu Yixing had already asked Shadow One, Shadow Three, Shadow Five and Shadow Nine to lurk in the guard of honor at the same time, waiting for the tour date. However, he received bad news from home.

"My father was poisoned? This is ridiculous!" Xu Yixing looked at Xu Qian who came to report the news with a sullen look.

"It's true. The master felt very uncomfortable at around 4 or 5 last night and vomited continuously. At first I thought he had an upset stomach, but this morning he vomited blood. I called the court doctor and found out that he was poisoned."

Xu Yixing immediately put down the account book in her hand, took Siqin and Sihua and followed Xu Qian back to Xu's house. The carriage was speeding along the way, and outside the window was the sound of Xu's guards constantly driving away pedestrians, which made her very upset.

How could Dad be poisoned?

He has been in Beijing for many years and has many enemies, but there are few who really want to or can harm him. Moreover, this moment is really strange. He and Lu Anyuan are about to set off for the northern border, but an accident happened at this time. Is it because someone didn't want him to go and did this?

Xu Yixing was full of questions. He hurriedly got out of the car and headed for the front yard. On the way, he suddenly remembered something and asked Xu Qian, who was leading the way, "Is Madam Zuo also at home? Is she okay?"

"My wife is at home, everything is fine."

"So Dad had dinner with her last night?"

"That's not the case. King Xiaoyi is about to leave to entertain the troops, and the old general has many old friends who have entrusted him with something. So yesterday he had a banquet at the home of one of his old friends." Xu Qian paused, then said, "But I have inquired, and after the banquet yesterday, no one else was unusual, except our general..."

Xu Yixing frowned fiercely, fortunately Xu Qian was leading the way, so she didn't see it. What bothered her was that her father didn't know how to restrain himself. When he went to Uncle Fang's house last night, he must have promised to do something for him and was waiting to hand it over to Lu Anyuan.

"Since you know my doubts, you must know where to check, right?"

"Please rest assured, Princess. We are already investigating."

"Yes." When I entered the main room, I saw three or four doctors surrounding my father's bed, and Madam Zuo was sitting next to them.

"Hello, mother." Xu Yixing has recognized at least three or four mothers by now, so he can call her mother without any hesitation.

"No need to be so polite, just go see your father first."

Madam Zuo had always been very distant to her. In the past, Gu would at least call her Xing'er, Xiaoyan, etc., but Madam Zuo never did that. In public, she would just call her Second Miss, and she didn't seem to be very friendly.

Xu Yixing pushed aside the doctors and took a look at the bed. He saw that his father's face was ashen and there were some blood spots between his beard and mouth. It seemed that he was vomiting blood.

"Dear doctors, have you seen what kind of poison my father has been poisoned with?"

"this..."

"hiss!"

The three of them looked at each other, but no one dared to make a conclusion.

Madam Zuo hated people who were dawdling. These three old men had been here for the whole morning and hadn't said a word. So she stood up, straightened her clothes, and said seriously, "Forget it. Thank you for your hard work. Please go get the medicine first."

"Xu Qian, doesn't Dad have the Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill? Go get it."

Xu Yixing didn't value the medicine very much, since Mr. Yao could make a lot of it anyway. But Xu Qian looked embarrassed and hesitated to speak.

"What? This matter of life and death needs to be dealt with now and then?" Xu Yixing glared at Xu Qian, which made him feel a little afraid. Fortunately, Zuo pressed the button gently at this time.

He said, "It's not that I don't need this medicine. I found my father vomiting blood this morning. The court doctor said it was poisoning, so I immediately asked Xu Qian to get the pill for him to take. However, it's been a whole morning and there's no effect."

Huh? Xu Yixing was a little confused. How could this not work? She recalled carefully in her memory that when Yi Yan got the medicine from Lu Anyuan, she did put it back. The medicine couldn't be fake.

Moreover, when the emperor was poisoned in the outer palace, he used the medicine given by Lu Anyuan. Could it be that the medicine my father had kept for too long and lost its effectiveness?

"No wonder these doctors dared not say a word. If the Nine Revolutions Resurrection Pill is useless, then it must be a strange poison... Uncle Xu, please take Siqin to the east of the city and ask Mr. Yao to come and diagnose Dad. She knows the address."

Xu Qian said that he went out in a hurry. Although he didn't know Mr. Yao very well, he knew that he was a doctor close to King Xiaoyi and must be capable.

Only Zuo and Xu Yixing, as well as their personal maids, were left in the room. For a moment, there was no one to talk about and the place was quite quiet.

Xu Yixing glanced at Zuo Shi, and he was suspicious. If he wasn't poisoned at the dinner yesterday, then it must have happened after he got home. This old man usually got drunk after attending a banquet and went straight to bed. If there was anyone who had the opportunity to poison, it would have been Zuo Shi.

Zuo was also looking at the second daughter. She had been married into the Xu family for three years and had been living an easy and comfortable life. General Xu was also considered a hero, and she respected him, so she naturally felt comfortable. In addition, there were actually not many people in the Xu family, so she had the final say.

Except for the eldest son whom she had never met and Princess Xiaoyi who only came back during the New Year, she felt very unfamiliar.