I am imprisoned in Kaifeng Mansion

When Han Qi, Lu Yijian, Lin Shangshu and others left the Chuigong Palace, the medical officer Xu Wei stopped Han Qi and asked Han Qi how many pills he had left.

Lu Yijian and Lin Shangshu all followed after hearing the words.

"The officials ordered the lower officials to take care of Han Tuiguan's health." Xu Wei explained to Han Qi, "Han Tuiguan can give the prescriptions to the lower officials, and the lower officials will be responsible for the preparation of the pills in the future."

Han Qi went to Quanzhou this time on the grounds of visiting his mother. He traveled lightly and did not attract many people's attention when he left.Now that he returns to Beijing with the news of destroying the main rudder of Tianji Pavilion, many people are surprised and shocked.Now, every word and deed of him will receive special attention, and he will certainly not act casually like before.In addition, considering the situation where the remnants of the Tianji Pavilion are waiting for an opportunity to counterattack, we must be more cautious in dealing with things.

Before Han Qi returned to Beijing, he sent a secret letter to explain the specific situation to the officials.The officials knew that he was not poisoned, but they sent Xu Wei to check his pulse in front of all the ministers. It was obvious that Xu Wei was a trusted person of the officials.

The 'pills' in the vase were just sugar pills, made from fruit juice and sugar.

Now Xu Wei came here specifically to ask him for a 'prescription', obviously implying that he could take the opportunity of sending the prescription to submit a secret letter.

Probably Xu Wei will act as a middleman in the future, using the excuse of pulse diagnosis and medical treatment as an excuse to pass on messages between him and the emperor.

This is a good sign, which shows that the emperor is more careful and cautious than before, and knows how to avoid people's eyes and ears.It seems that his hard work some time ago has finally paid off.

Although Han Qi lived thousands of miles away in Quanzhou in the past few months, he sent secret letters to Zhao Zhen more frequently than before.The king manages a lot of affairs every day, and there are many state affairs that require him to expend energy every day.I am most afraid that after a long time, the will will be worn down, and after listening to too much slander from others, I will no longer be firm as before.Han Qi clarified the progress of the case with several letters, and lobbied Zhao Zhen. The purpose was to let Zhao Zhen understand the turmoil behind the case, and everything would be fine by simply annihilating the Tianji Pavilion.

"Please trouble Dr. Xu." Han Qi's thoughts lasted only for a moment, and then he cooperated with Xu Wei's 'request' and thanked him weakly.

At this time, Lin Shangshu was already leaving with Lu Yijian, but he deliberately slowed down and eavesdropped on their conversation.

"Does Han Tui know that there are qi-invigorating substances in the pill, and radish is the most forbidden?" Seeing Han Qi shaking his head, Xu Wei hurriedly explained, "For ordinary people, radish is nothing more than a weakening medicine. It is not a serious problem. But to Han Tuiguan, it is like a poisonous poison, it will kill you. Han Tuiguan's lungs have been severely damaged by the poison and are extremely fragile."

"Fortunately, I haven't eaten radish these days." Han Qi saw that Xu Wei's eyes were always falling on his left sleeve from time to time, so he took out the small porcelain bottle containing the pills from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Wei. I would like to trouble Dr. Xu to help me check to see if there are any other places that need to be avoided."

After Xu Wei took it, he met Han Qi's eyes.

When Han Qi left, Lin Shangshu had disappeared, and it was unclear whether he was satisfied with what he had heard.

Zhao Zhen didn't think much of Lin Shangshu at first, he was a veteran, so when he was stubborn, he wouldn't be picky as long as he could get things done in general.

But just now, Lin Shangshu repeatedly suggested that the rest of the criminals should be executed immediately in public on the grounds that the main rudder of Tianji Pavilion had been wiped out, so as to serve as an example to others, which made Zhao Zhen have to doubt him.

He had carefully read Han Qi's report in the secret letter, and the various things in Tianji Pavilion were horrifying.The warehouses evacuated from Qingfu Temple and the near-empty warehouses at the main rudder of Tianji Pavilion all indicate that Tianji Pavilion is planning some big conspiracy in the dark.Lin Shangshu has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for many years and has handled thousands of cases. Will he fail to see that there are still big problems to be found out in the case of Tianji Pavilion?Why are you in such a hurry to bring the criminal to justice?

A single woman, Su Yuwan, has fascinated several officials, and a book of "Que Yingshu" has made an unknown number of people wholeheartedly work for him. Who knows if the court and even the palace are their minions?

When the servant Cheng presented the fruity 'pill' that Xu Wei had brought up to Zhao Zhen, Zhao Zhen was still frowning in thought.

"This is?" Zhao Zhen recognized what it was at a glance, but he wanted to ask why.

"Seeing that the officials like to eat, Han Tuiguan deliberately stayed to honor the officials." Xu Wei explained respectfully.

"How does he know that I like to eat?" Zhao Zhen's face turned cold.

Xu Wei was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down to plead guilty, and honestly explained what happened just now, "It seems that I have been staring at his cuffs all the time, which made Han Tuiguan understand."

Xu Wei subconsciously considered whether to ask for the remaining sugar pill in Han Qi's hand when he was talking to Han Qi because he heard the emperor lamented that the 'pill' was delicious.In the past two months, he felt the pulse of the official family, and found that he was a little tight and stagnant, and he seemed to be in a bad mood all the time.Just now the officials cooperated with Han to push the official to pretend to be poisoned, but he looked at it with a cold eye and relaxed a little, so he wanted to take advantage of the situation to make the officials happy.

Zhao Zhen smiled after hearing the reason, "Forget it, let's get back together."

"The officials are not angry with the ministers anymore?"

"One is sincere and considerate; the other is extremely smart and considerate. If all the courtiers are like you, what's there to be angry about?" Zhao Zhen laughed, and took a 'pill' into his mouth, the rich sweetness The orange flavor spreads to the tip of the tongue in an instant, with a hint of mint in the sweetness.

Zhao Zhen knew that Han Qi would pretend to be weak and sit in a wheelchair to meet him, but he didn't expect that he would dare to bring sugar pills to the court hall pretending to be pills.At that time, he really thought that Han Qi was taking bitter medicine to pretend to be sick. He was quite tired recently, so he suddenly wanted to taste it, to see if the bitterness in his mouth was more bitter, or the bitterness in his heart.Unexpectedly, the pill was sweet after entering the mouth, and the mint flavor was refreshing.

The feeling of enduring bitterness in front of all the ministers but secretly tasting the sweetness made Zhao Zhen suddenly feel the pleasure of a child succeeding in a prank, and made him inexplicably forget his troubles and feel relaxed and happy.

"Good taste."

It seems that delicacy sometimes not only satisfies the appetite, but also brings joy in memories, which makes him can't help but remember the time when he loved sweets the most and was the most carefree when he was a child.

"I don't know who made such a delicate sweet." Xu Wei also had a bit of aftertaste for the taste of the sugar pill, which surprised him when it first came into his mouth.

"Who else is there?" It's great to have a wife who is good at cooking.

Mentioning Cui Tao, Zhao Zhen couldn't help feeling that Han Qi is a blessed person.He was born handsome and talented, and now he has found a beloved man who is smart, capable, and good at cooking.

As an emperor, he was somewhat envious of him.

These days Cui Tao can only be a 'dead person', unable to stand in front of people frankly, but has suffered a lot of grievances.Zhao Zhen wrote it down in his heart, and when he turned around, he would order to reward her heavily.

After Cui Tao had a steaming hot pot meal with Wang Siniang and Ping'er, she returned to Han Qi's house in the dark.

Cui Tao can't live in her own house now. Since she follows Han Qi as an ugly boy, she must follow Han Qi to the end, otherwise it will only attract more suspicion.

Han Qi came back later than Cui Tao. After he opened the door and entered the room, he saw Cui Tao sleeping on the table.

Han Qi took off the cloak he was wearing, put it on the side of the charcoal basin to heat up, and then slowly put it on.When he quietly withdrew his hand, his wrist was suddenly clamped by a force, and he heard a burst of hearty laughter.

"I tricked you."

Han Qi pinched Cui Tao's cleansed face, "Why aren't you sleeping?"

"Wait."

Cui Tao brought up the steaming beef bone porridge and told Han Qi to try it quickly.

Cui Tao's pouty face is round and tender, full of cuteness.Han Qi was stunned when he saw it, and suddenly felt that the picture in front of him was a bit unreal, like in a dream.

His father died early, his mother was not in good health, and he was living under the fence of his brother and sister-in-law, so it was inevitable to be judged by others.In order not to worry his mother, he seldom asks, no matter how much neglect he receives, he will not speak.At that time, he often read alone until late at night, and his stomach was cold in the cold weather, and he couldn't even have a sip of hot water.When he was older, he occasionally dreamed of getting married and having children, and he imagined that the wife in the picture would be like Cui Tao, who would bring him a bowl of hot porridge late at night with a gentle smile.

"Does it look the same as you think?" Cui Tao held her face in both hands and showed it to Han Qi.

"I don't remember, I just remember this scene, it doesn't seem to matter what it looks like." Han Qi sighed.

"Yes, porridge is the most important thing. Only when you have a full stomach can you think about marrying a wife." Cui Tao smiled and told Han Qi to drink the beef bone porridge while it was hot.

Lycium barbarum, angelica and astragalus are also added to the porridge, which is not only fragrant and delicious, but also has excellent nourishing effect.Drinking such a bowl of beef bone porridge in the middle of winter night can dispel all hunger and fatigue.In addition, this porridge is made by the most lovely woman, with her smiling and watching you eat, all your troubles will be gone.

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Three days later, in the middle of the night, Li Yuan rode a fast horse to Han Qi's residence, knocked on the door, and hurried into the courtyard.

Li Yuan burst into tears when he saw Han Qi.

Cui Tuo noticed at a glance that there were dried up black blood stains on his sleeves.

"A group of people ambushed and robbed the prisoner halfway. The second brother was seriously injured. He stayed up all night and didn't survive!" Li Yuanjing knelt down and kowtowed to Han Qi, begging him to make decisions for his brother and replace him. revenge.

Han Qi asked Li Yuan to explain in detail, "Who was taken away? How many other people were injured?"

"While we were resting at the Bozhou inn, we did it late at night. The hot soup was mixed with Mongolian sweat medicine, and a group of people passed out from sleep. At that time, the second brother was leading people on duty. Before drinking the hot soup, the gang of thieves Kill them all."

Han Qi immediately took Li Yuan to Kaifeng Mansion.

Cui Tao sat alone on the porch, looking at the cold last quarter moon in the sky, lost in memory.

"Keep your voice down so you don't get caught."

"Shut up and stand still!"

From the southeast of the courtyard came a very small whispering sound, Cui Tao's ears were sharp, and she could still tell from the sound that it was Wang Siniang and Ping'er.

After the two jumped in from the courtyard wall, Cui Tao, who was leaning against the wall, immediately questioned the purpose of the two of them.

The two of them trembled in fright, seeing that it was Cui Tao, they immediately gathered around to complain.

"Madam Cui, help, someone is bullying us!"

"Is there anyone else who dares to bully you?" Cui Tao recalled the last time he fought against the two of them, who would dare to provoke them with such ferocity?

The two nodded at the same time.

"Then report to the officer."

"I have reported it three times, but the Kaifeng government can't control this matter."