Yangyue

Who else, as an outsider of the Hou's mansion, was able to enter and leave the Hou's mansion without arousing suspicion in the past few months, even the spies of the duckweed pavilion were not aware of it?

With the convenience of consultation, the imperial physicians of the imperial hospital have almost unimpeded access in the palace, and they can also come into contact with many medicinal materials that are rare in the palace.

Ji Yun was stunned, and understood Henry Zhang's meaning in an instant, she thought for a moment, and replied: "I have been here three or four times, and each time there are two or three imperial physicians, and they brought the medicine."

Xiao Yangyue's hands were gradually clenched, and he said: "You take a good look at Guhou's Mansion, and if there is any accident, please let me know."

After finishing speaking, even if Henry Zhang turned around and walked out, Bai Yu hurriedly followed behind him.After leaving Hou's mansion, the two rode their horses and galloped all the way, hoping that their horses could be faster.

Henry Zhang is not sure whether his guess is correct, but as long as there are clues, he can have a reason to hold the emperor.

After arriving at the palace, Xiao Yangyue said to Bai Yu: "Go and report to the emperor, tell the emperor that there is suspicion in the imperial hospital, and ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate the imperial hospital, and suspend the disposal of Lord Hou."

When Bai Yu came all the way, his mind was in chaos. All he could think about was Qi Zhu who was in the imperial prison. The punishment in the imperial prison is that life is worse than death. There is no difference between useless people.

The duckweed pavilion also used torture. Bai Yu had been a guard envoy for so long, so he had seen execution grounds of all sizes, but there was never a single time that made him feel so scared and flustered.

Hearing what Xiao Yangyue said, Bai Yu could only suppress the eagerness in his heart to rush to the prison to see the current situation of Lord Hou, and nodded in agreement.

Now that the situation is urgent, if you want to save Lord Hou, you cannot tolerate any selfishness in him.

After parting with Bai Yu, Henry Zhang ran straight to the imperial prison, but at the moment when he reined in the reins in front of the imperial prison gate, the gate suddenly opened to the outside, and several guards and guards came out in a file.

Duan Rufeng followed closely behind. He raised his head when he heard the sound, and looked at Henry Zhang who was panting slightly in surprise, and a person walked out slowly from behind him. This person was Qi Zhu.

Half an hour ago, there were noisy and chaotic footsteps outside the cell where Qi Zhu was being held, and more than a dozen guards in official robes and sabers filed in, and the leader was Duan Rufeng.

Duan Rufeng held a scroll of Minghuang imperial edict in his hand, and stood outside Qi Zhu's prison. Lang Sheng finished reading the imperial edict, and after he finished speaking, he closed the imperial edict and put it aside.

Qi Zhu quietly listened to him finish reading the imperial decree, but just lay on the haystack, motionless.

Right Tongzhi next to Duan Rufeng looked at him with a frown, and shouted: "Sinners are punished, hurry up and kneel down to accept the order!"

Qi Zhu: "Understood, put it there."

"you!"

"Didn't you say you were going to torture me?" Qi Zhu sat up, and said with a half-smile, "In that case, why don't you take me to the execution room as soon as possible, the imperial decree can't be delayed."

You Tongzhi's heart is full of alarm bells, this person is still so calm in the face of the prison sentence, not to mention, the Hou Mansion has come to such an end, why does this person still have the heart to laugh?

Tongzhi You looked at Duan Rufeng and said in astonishment, "This person is crazy."

Duan Rufeng stared closely at Qi Zhu without saying a word.

The guards surrounded Qi Zhu from front to back, left and right, and put chains on his limbs. Everyone knew that Qi Zhu was a martial artist, so he couldn't take it lightly.

Qi Zhu was locked on a chair in the torture room. On the table in front of him was an iron block for scorching torture. Qi Zhu only glanced at it. The scorching iron torture was just an appetizer for the 72 major punishments in the prison.

You Tongzhi stood aside and said: "If there is anything you want to explain, please explain it as soon as possible. If you want to come to Hou Ye who has been pampered and respected for many years, if you burn the iron, I am afraid that life will be worse than death."

Qi Zhu: "I did not murder the emperor."

"There are all the witnesses and material evidence, Lord Hou, don't argue." You Tongzhi said coldly, "It's better to wait for a few instruments of torture before speaking."

You Tongzhi held up the iron and ordered the guards to untie Qi Zhu's coat, and the two guards took off Qi Zhu's coat in twos and threes, exposing his chest and abdomen.Seeing the black lines on Qi Zhu's chest, the two jailers were taken aback.

Tongzhi You was also startled, and said on guard: "What is this?!"

"My lord, You Tongzhi, does not know that when I was a child, I was kidnapped by martial arts bandits, and I was given a quack poison. This poison spread all over my skin, and the color turned black." Qi Zhu said slowly, "The poison and My meridians and skin have already fused together, if someone accidentally touches the black lines on my body or gets my blood, the mild ones will be covered with leprosy, and the severe ones will fester on the limbs and fester all over the body."

When everyone around heard this, their complexions turned pale, and the jailer no longer dared to step forward.

You Tongzhi was puzzled and said angrily, "What nonsense! Put him to death, he's just delaying time!"

Qi Zhu: "You Tongzhi, if you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."

You Tongzhi stared at the black stripes on Qi Zhu's upper body, his expression already a bit urgent, he scolded a jailer to step forward to check, the guard stepped forward cautiously, his legs trembling slightly.

When the jailer approached, Qi Yiyi twisted his wrist and grabbed the opponent's arm. The jailer screamed in fright, threw him away hastily, and fell back to the ground.Under the watchful eyes of everyone, many dense blood spots suddenly appeared on the jailer's face out of thin air, and half of his face was swollen, like a lotus pod, which was very terrifying.

Someone exclaimed, "Leprosy! It's leprosy!"

As soon as the jailer touched his face, he yelled in fright and fell in front of a vat of dirty water used to wash torture instruments. He frantically splashed the dirty water on his head, face and wrists that Qi Zhu had touched.

You Tongzhi was shocked in his heart, he backed up quickly, and dropped the soldering iron to the ground by mistake, a ball of white gas came out of the hot soldering iron immediately.

Duan Rufeng frowned tightly, and walked towards Qi Zhu.

"Don't come close!" You Tongzhi turned pale, and quickly stopped him, "What he said is true, anyone who touches his markings will get leprosy!"

Duan Rufeng's eyes fell on the black veins all over Qi Zhu's chest, abdomen and arms, and then he looked at the leprous jailer writhing in pain on the ground beside him, with a vaguely suspicious look on his face.

Duan Rufeng: "This matter is suspicious, you take someone to report to the emperor, and leave the interrogation to me."

You Tongzhi was already a little terrified in his heart, and he was jealous of all kinds of taboos. Seeing Duan Rufeng's request for interrogation, he nodded his head and agreed.

After You Tongzhi led the people away, Duan Rufeng also ordered the guards around him to retreat, leaving only Qi Zhu and Duan Rufeng in the torture room.

Qi Zhu raised his eyes and stared at Duan Rufeng: "Why, does Master Duan have something to say to me?"

Duan Rufeng picked up the soldering iron on the ground, put it lightly on the iron plate on the table, and said calmly: "The imperial order is before me. Although I don't want to torture Lord Hou, I can't disobey the emperor's will."

"I'm not the Marquis of Xiankun anymore, Lord Duan doesn't need to call me that." Qi Zhudao, "The emperor's will is naturally not to be disobeyed, Lord Duan can use torture, but Lord Duan also saw the appearance of the jailer before, really Are you not afraid?"

Duan Rufeng pondered and said: "Put the internal force into the blood vessels of a person's face. If the person doesn't know how to relieve it, the blood vessels will burst into countless small openings due to the flow of internal force, and the blood will be blocked, so that blood spots and skin swelling and unevenness will appear. , like leprosy."

Qi Zhu was silent for a moment, and then laughed twice: "As expected of the guard Zuo Tongzhi, Mr. Duan is really sharp."

"To be able to control the internal energy to such an impeccable and proficient level, it can't be achieved overnight, presumably Hou Ye has been practicing martial arts for a long time." Duan Rufeng said, "Hou Ye has been hiding it for many years, it really took great pains."

"Lord Duan is really beyond my expectation." Qi Zhu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Since that's the case, I won't waste Lord Duan's time anymore. I want to meet the emperor. Lord Duan will pass it on for me."

"Meet the emperor?" Duan Rufeng frowned, "Does Hou Ye want to confess?"

"Master Duan's biography is that the emperor will not miss me in the future."

Duan Rufeng hesitated for a moment, but still asked someone to inform the emperor.A quarter of an hour later, the person who sent the message returned, saying that the emperor, Xuan Qizhu, would meet at Qingxin Hall.

Qi Zhu was still a guilty minister, and after Duan Rufeng put an iron chain on his wrist, he was guarded by everyone and left the prison.

The moment he walked out of the imperial prison, Qi Yi saw Henry Zhangyue at a glance. Henry Zhangyue seemed to come from somewhere in a hurry, and the horseshoes under him had not completely stopped.

Henry Zhang looked at Qi Zhu steadily, and saw the shackles on his hands. Although Qi Zhu's clothes were a little messy, there was no blood stain, and his expression was very clear and calm, as if he had been tortured.

The moment he really saw Qi Zhu, the urgency in Henry Zhang's heart dissipated. He was so worried about Qi Zhu that he didn't realize until the big stone fell to the ground that his palm was actually Already wet with sweat.

Xiao Yangyue calmed down slightly, and asked Duan Rufeng: "But the emperor has issued a new order?"

Duan Rufeng replied: "The emperor intends to meet Lord Hou in Qingxin Palace."

Henry Zhang was startled, was it announced by the emperor?Or did Lord Hou take the initiative to ask for an order?

Henry Zhang felt uneasy, and followed the crowd to the Qingxin Hall. On the way, he saw a group of palace people leading a person who looked like an imperial doctor coming from a distance, as if they wanted to enter through the same palace gate with their group.

Holding the medical box, the imperial doctor stopped in front of them, and saluted Henry Zhangyue and Duan Rufeng.

The imperial physician in front of him is Geng Chongdao, the imperial physician of the Imperial Hospital, who is over fifty years old, with superb medical skills and hard work, he is highly appreciated by the emperor. Not long ago, he was among the imperial physicians who were sent to the Hou Mansion to treat Qi Zhu.

Henry Zhang frowned and glanced at the imperial doctor, but did not reply.

Duan Rufeng: "Doctor Geng is too polite, but the emperor is in poor health?"

"It's the empress who has been feeling a little unwell for the past few days. Gu Mingchen went to check on it." Imperial Physician Geng replied, "The empress is usually in poor health, and she has worried a lot about the emperor recently, and the emperor is also very worried."

Physician Geng glanced at Qi Yi quietly, then quickly lowered his head.

Duan Rufeng: "In that case, Imperial Physician Geng should go quickly."

"Yes, I retire."

Imperial Physician Geng walked quickly towards the palace gate, and passed by Qi Zhu, a faint and faint smell of herbs wafted from him, Qi Zhu raised his eyes and said, "Wait a minute .”

Doctor Geng seemed to be very taboo to have too much contact with criminal ministers, and he didn't want to leave or stay for a while, so he just raised his head and looked at Duan Rufeng in embarrassment.

Duan Rufeng was puzzled and asked, "Is there something wrong, Master Hou?"

Qi Zhu stared at Imperial Physician Geng, raised his eyes and smiled and said, "I don't know what disease the empress is suffering from? What kind of medicine is prepared in Imperial Geng's medicine box?"

Henry Zhang looked up at Qi Zhu, suddenly wondering.

Imperial Physician Geng was stunned for a moment: "This..."

Duan Rufeng was very puzzled, he stood sideways in front of the imperial physician, showing a bit of vigilance: "Master Hou, go to Qingxin Hall quickly, don't waste time."

Qi Zhu looked at him quietly, and suddenly sneered in a low voice, Duan Rufeng didn't see what happened, he only heard the shackles on Qi Zhu's wrists fall to the ground, and the saber around his waist was directly taken away by Qi Zhu!

Qi Zhu held Duan Rufeng's sword in his backhand, and swiped Geng Taiyi with the back of the sword. Geng Taiyi was terrified, and hurriedly dodged, slipped and fell to the ground, and the medicine box was also smashed to pieces on the ground. All the things spilled out immediately.

There are a few packs of medicinal powder, some herbs and a few porcelain bottles in the box, and there is nothing wrong with it at first glance.Doctor Geng was trembling, and shouted loudly: "You! What are you doing?!"

Duan Rufeng suddenly turned pale with shock, he had no idea how Qi Zhu opened the heavy iron cuffs, and how he took away his sword right under his nose.

The guards of the dry gate immediately surrounded him, drawing their swords one after another to surround Qi Zhu in the middle.

Qi Zhu slowly picked up the porcelain bottle containing the pills on the ground, pulled out the cork, and poured out two colorless pills the size of broad beans. Seeing this, Imperial Physician Geng's eyes flashed viciously.

Duan Rufeng sternly said: "This is the imperial palace, does Hou Ye want to be presumptuous here?!"

Qi Zhu: "Don't be so nervous, Lord Duan."

Qi Zhu put the two pills in the palm of his hand, gathered his five fingers, and slowly gathered some internal force towards the palm of his hand.Accompanied by the gradually scorching temperature of his palm, the two pills quickly melted away in his hand.

Qi Zhu opened his five fingers again, and a cluster of tangled transparent maggots fell out of his hand!

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Lord Hou and Yang Yue have a tacit understanding!