The general is always teased

After lunch, Uncle Yang asked the maids to clean up the bowls and chopsticks, served refreshments, and then led all the servants in the hall to retreat, while he himself stood outside the door, guarding the door.

Seeing that Shi Nanyue was going to discuss things with King Yu and the others, Shen Yijin stood up and planned to avoid it, but just as he took a step, Shi Nanyue grabbed his hand and pulled him to sit down again.

Twitching the hand held by Shi Nanyue, Shen Yijin poked her head over and said to him in a low voice: "Brother Shi, if you want to talk about something, I'd better leave first."

"It's okay." Shi Nanyue scratched his palm, and said in a gentle tone: "Xiao Jin doesn't need to avoid suspicion, you can listen to these things."

Shen Yijin was a little surprised. He raised his head and looked into Shi Nanyue's gentle eyes. Seeing him smiling at him, he didn't speak again, but followed his true thoughts and stayed.

——He wanted to participate in these things, to be able to stand side by side with Shi Nanyue, instead of being ignorant and at a loss.

Sitting next to Shen Yijin, old man Lin also remained motionless, drinking tea by himself with a teacup in his hand, not planning to leave.

He is curious.

As for Lin Yan, he was pulled by old man Lin to stay.

King Yu looked at Lin Yan, and there was a gentle smile in his eyes unconsciously.

at this time.

Everyone sat around in the hall, it was very quiet.

After a while, King Yu broke the silence in this room, and spoke first: "Yesterday, this king took He Fang to the mansion of the imperial brother, and it was indeed as you expected, General Shi, that Rong Xiucheng and the imperial brother were in front of this king. There was a drama, a drama where they had a falling out."

Shi Nanyue looked up at him, and said in response: "Well, this matter has spread, and now everyone in the court is discussing it."

"More than that." Bai Su added: "Even the people in the streets and alleys are talking about this matter, and this may be their purpose."

The king of Yu agreed, and then continued: "In front of this king, the emperor deliberately injured his arm by Rong Xiucheng, and was captured by Rong Xiucheng on purpose, and let Rong Xiucheng use him to blackmail him before leaving. It is really smart to wait for his injury to heal. If there are some, they will attack first, enter the palace to plead guilty to His Majesty, and pass all the assassination of Lang'er to Rong Xiucheng, and pick themselves up completely."

Having said that, he sneered and said, "Oh, they are smart."

Shi Nanyue looked at King Yu and asked, "Does the lord know why they want to perform this play in front of you?"

"This king understands that the reason why the emperor deliberately performed this play in front of this king is to use this king's mouth to convince everyone that he is indeed innocent, so that His Majesty can't take advantage of this moment. punish him." Although King Yu pursues idleness and doesn't like to involve in these intrigues, but he was born in the court, and he has seen too much about this method, how could he not understand it.

Zhao Lang frowned, interjected and asked, "Where did Rong Xiucheng escape?"

Mentioning Rong Xiucheng, Zhao Lang looked resentful. He has grown up so much, he has never suffered such a crime, and the wounds on his body remind him all the time, making him gnash his teeth with hatred.

Shi Nanyue replied: "If my guess is correct, he should have returned to the fiefdom."

Zhao Lang was furious: "Could you just let him go like this?"

Shi Nanyue said in a deep voice, "We won't let him go. It's just that we have to follow suit. The Northwest King can't stand it anymore. After this incident, he will definitely die. To convict him, he needs to show his feet."

King Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Is it a plan?"

Shi Nanyue nodded: "Yes, just follow the plan."

Glancing at Shi Nanyue, King Yu asked, "What do you need me to do?" He said earlier that if Zhao Rong really rebelled, then he would definitely not stand idly by.

Shi Nanyue raised his eyes, looked back at him, and said in a serious voice: "What the prince has to do, one is to tell everyone the truth according to what you saw yesterday, and follow the Northwest King's plan. Let you instruct the officials of the Imperial College to pay special attention to one person, and if possible, praise him more in front of others."

After speaking, he turned his head again, looked at Zhao Lang, and said to Zhao Lang: "There is also Xiao Lang, this person, you should get closer to him."

King Yu frowned, and asked doubtfully, "Oh? Who is it?"

Zhao Lang also looked at Shi Nanyue.

Shi Nanyue looked at them and said a name: "His name is Zhu Yan."

"He." Zhao Lang frowned, puzzled, "Brother Yue, why do you want me to approach him?"

He knew Zhu Yan, but he really didn't like Zhu Yan, especially his flattering behavior. He obviously always flattered the sons of high-ranking officials and wealthy families, and at the same time looked down on the poor students in his heart, but he was still on the surface. Always pretend to be gentle and polite.

Shi Nanyue didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "He was not admitted to the Imperial College by himself. The reason why he was able to enter the Imperial College was due to the relationship with Shang Que, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He Zhang had already checked it before. Shang Que was accepted by Rongxiu City. Trust, I recommended him."

"Shang Que?" King Yu frowned, then lowered his face: "What is his relationship with Rong Xiucheng? What is his relationship with Brother Huang?"

Shang Que is the son of King Yu's former subordinate. Ten years ago, that man died under the assassin's sword in order to save King Yu.

"That's not the case, you don't need to worry too much." Shi Nanyue said: "Rong Xiucheng just accidentally saved Shang Que's life. Shang Que will agree to this, just to repay his kindness. He also doesn't know that this matter has something to do with the Northwest King."

After He Zhang found out about this matter, he personally asked Shang Que to confirm that Shang Que did not know Rong Xiucheng.

Hearing this, King Yu nodded.

Shi Nanyue continued: "Rong Xiucheng will arrange for Zhu Yan to enter the Imperial College. It must be because of some things. Doctor Lin interrogated Zhou Lan before, and learned from him that Zhu Yan was the first person to spread the rumors slandering Xiao Jin. , that's why Xiao Jin was squeezed out everywhere in the Imperial College, and at the same time, Zhou Lan also mentioned some frequent and weird behaviors of Zhu Yan."

Hearing this, King Yu understood, and he took over the words: "So, you want me and Lang'er to find out what is behind his strange behavior, right?"

Shi Nanyue nodded: "Not bad."

King Yu was silent for a while, and agreed: "Okay, I will help you."

Zhao Lang curled his lips, although he was extremely reluctant, but when he thought of the importance of this matter, he finally nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will do it too."

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King Yu and Zhao Lang did not stay in the General's Mansion any longer, and left together after talking about the matter.

Before leaving, King Yu stared at Lin Yan for a long time, until old man Lin couldn't stand it any longer, glared at him with dissatisfaction, and coughed heavily to remind him, then he reluctantly looked away, turned and left.

After King Yu left, old man Lin glared at Lin Yan angrily for a while, then left with his beard raised in dissatisfaction.

Shen Yijin looked at Old Man Lin's angry back, frowned and said, "Brother Lin, Old Man Lin..."

Lin Yan smiled helplessly, without hiding anything: "Well, Dad knows."

Shen Yijin was a little worried: "That old man Lin..."

"It's nothing." Lin Yan patted Shen Yijin's shoulder, and said with a wry smile: "Father, he found out very early. He was angry, but he was angry with me for so many years, and he still couldn't let it go."

When old man Lin came back last night, he saw King Yu hugging Lin Yan.

It was only then that Lin Yan realized that old man Lin had known about his relationship with King Yu ten years ago, and it was also because of this that he hadn't asked him to get married for so many years.

Raising his hand, Lin Yan gently patted Shen Yijin's head, smiled at him, and was about to speak again, but saw old man Lin going back again.

Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, "Father?"

Old man Lin glanced at him and said, "I'm not looking for you, I'll talk about you later." After that, he looked at Shi Nanyue and asked him, "By the way, old man, I almost forgot to ask you. Do you know that the Queen's Poison, who put it down?"

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Shi Nanyue asked, "Why does Doctor Lin want to know about this?"

After looking at each other with Shi Nanyue for a while, old man Lin sat down again, and said, "Forget it, I'll tell you."

"This matter is a knot in my heart, old man."

Sighing lightly, Old Man Lin said, "Actually, the poison of 'Hundred Dreams' was developed by my apprentice back then, but because it was too sinister and many people were harmed by it, so I decided Regardless of the disciple's objection, not only burned all the finished products, but also burned the 'Hundred Dreams' formula."

"I also asked my apprentice never to make 'Hundred Dreams' again. Although he agreed at the time, he suddenly left one day not long after, and he was nowhere to be found."

"For so many years, the old man, I have been inquiring about him, but I have never been able to find him, and 'Baimeng' has never appeared, so I agreed to come to Beijing after receiving a letter from Shen boy."

After finishing speaking, old man Lin picked up the tea on the table beside him, took a sip, and then looked up at Shi Nanyue, "Old man, I told you, now, you should also tell me who poisoned it."

Shi Nanyue was silent for a moment, and finally told old man Lin: "The queen gave herself this poison."

Old man Lin narrowed his eyes: "Sure enough."

When he was detoxifying yesterday, he noticed something strange.

Shen Yijin was astonished when she heard the words, he couldn't help asking: "Why did she poison herself?"

Shi Nanyue pondered: "Because the Queen loves Your Majesty too much."

No longer concealing it, Shi Nanyue told them the reason: "Your Majesty is not the Queen Mother's biological son. For so many years, the Queen Mother has been interfering in the government and promoting the families behind her, so that they are so greedy that they even try to spy on the throne."

"After the incident in the south of the Yangtze River, all major forces in the court were damaged, and His Majesty finally stopped keeping a low profile and really showed his strength. However, His Majesty was able to deal with the officials of the court and China toughly, but he was always in a passive position when it came to the Empress Dowager. Among them, although they are not biological, she is always the adoptive mother, and this identity is undoubtedly the most powerful weapon in the hands of the Queen Mother."

"At the same time, although the queen mother is involved in politics, there is no evidence that she wants to harm your majesty, so she has been unable to deal with her. The queen saw that your majesty had no evidence and could not deal with the queen mother, so she came up with this method. She wanted to sacrifice herself Life, help His Majesty."

After hearing this, Shen Yijin was filled with emotion.

Unconsciously grabbing Shi Nanyue's hand, Shen Yijin hesitated for a moment, then asked softly: "...Your Majesty, do you know?"

"En." Shi Nanyue nodded slightly.

Staring at Shi Nanyue without blinking, Shen Yijin asked again: "Then... the Queen's sacrifice, is it useful?"

Grabbing Shen Yijin's hand and kissing him, Shi Nanyue smiled at him, "It's useful, although His Majesty can't kill the Queen Mother, but His Majesty has already sent her to the Huguo Temple, and asked her to burn incense and pray for the late emperor every day. I can no longer return to the palace, and I can no longer interfere in the government."

Shen Yijin responded with an 'hmm'.

At this time, old man Lin suddenly said: "Shi Nanyue, old man, I want to see the queen again."

Shi Nanyue thought for a while and replied: "Okay, I will talk to His Majesty."

"Thank you very much." After straightening his clothes and standing up, old man Lin remembered the imperial decree he asked for from Zhao Yin, so he said: "By the way, old man, I have a gift for you, and it should arrive soon."