Record of ups and downs in troubled times

024 respectively

It was noon, and there was peace and quiet inside and outside Changle Palace.

On the yellow fragrant wood table in the side hall, there are seven plates and eight dishes of various foods, which are various and look quite appetizing.But there were three people around the table, but only one person ate the pastry on the table, and the other two looked at him with different expressions, without the slightest thought of trying it.

Mu Tang himself is a dead wood, and he also treats everyone else as dead wood: with four piercing eyes staring at him, he can still eat.Seeing that he had eaten a lot and hadn't shown any signs of being poisoned, the emperor was surprised and said, "He's really not afraid of poison?!"

It's no wonder he was surprised: Liu Pu has been in a high position for a long time, and he has met many strange people and strange men, but he has never seen such a person who is not afraid of poison at all.The food on the table in front of me was given yesterday from the Empress Dowager's Longevity Palace, every dish has more or less added bollworm ointment, if ordinary people eat it, their intestines will rot and they will die of pain.

The Empress Dowager sent similar things to Changle Palace for more than a month.Tan Yangui did not leave Liu Pu as she said, so she must be worried.But if she really wanted to kill Tan Yangui, she would never use such tricks as poisoning, and this stupid method obviously had countless loopholes, and it didn't look like Cheng Nan's impermanent style of acting.

Maybe just a warning?

In any case, with Liu Pu guarding the palace, these poisonous vegetables and rice would never enter Tan Yangui's mouth.Since no big trouble could be caused, the emperor was too lazy to argue with the queen mother, and whenever it was delivered, he directly ordered Zhou Zheng to accept it and throw it away.But things were busy yesterday, and second son Tan went out of the palace suddenly, no one paid any attention to these things, so it was postponed until today.

Those dishes were originally stored in a four-layer box. It is conceivable that when Zhou Zheng saw that the things inside were taken out, placed on the table randomly, and there were even traces of being half-eaten, he was terrified. What has become.

He anxiously looked around for the "greedy cat who died from poison", fearing that someone would really rot through his stomach and die on the ground. Just when he was so anxious that he staggered from side to side and his forehead was sweating, Mu Tang walked in. Sitting down at the table, he took half of the leftover pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed a few mouthfuls, and swallowed it.

When Mu Tang walked, it was difficult to bend his knees, and his movements and posture seemed extremely stiff.Zhou Zhengzheng's eyes were dizzy with anxiety, and when he saw his bluish face, he almost thought he had run into a ghost.

Compared with Cheng Chengxiang, Mu Tang is more worthy of the elegant title of "white-faced impermanence", right?

"Your Majesty," Ying Guzi, who was watching at the table together, thought about it carefully, and felt that since he was asking the emperor to save Mu Tang, he naturally shouldn't hide anything, so he explained to Liu Pu first: "Your Majesty, he is indeed not afraid of poison. I heard from my uncle that there are poisonous insects in Xiaotang's belly, and its poison is stronger than all kinds of poisons in the world, and it has the effect of fighting poison with poison. The South Sea snake slough I asked you for this time is used to suppress this poisonous insect."

Liu Pu, who had just finished the court discussion, picked up a piece of pastry that he had bitten open, and brought it to his nose to smell it.

"Such a powerful ability, why should it be suppressed? Tsk, the bollworm ointment has such a strong strange smell, how can he still eat it?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know something," Ying Guzi explained gently again: "If this poisonous insect is not suppressed with medicine, it will crawl out of the belly and travel freely between the blood vessels, or it will be blocked, or collapsed, or As for why Xiaotang is not afraid of the strange smell of boll balm, it is because he has no sense of smell since he was a child. If he can't smell it, he doesn't find it hard to swallow."

Odorless and tasteless, limbs are stiff and hard to control, slurred speech, and still can't speak more than three words.

Liu Pu looked at this guy who only stuffed things into his mouth, his heart suddenly tightened, and he immediately lowered his head.

He thought of Tan Yangui.

"Your Majesty," Ying Guzi thought of Mu Tang's body with a heavy heart.Thinking about asking the emperor's unfeeling request again, I can't help but feel a little embarrassed. "I thought about it last night, and I still feel a little sorry for you. Why don't you and I set a deadline, Mu Tang stays in the palace first, and I go out to find my uncle. If I fail to fulfill my promise within the deadline ..."

"Failed to fulfill the promise, what should I do?" Liu Pu thought that Yingguzi was pedantic and cute.

"I'm in white clothes, penniless, and the only teahouse I have is set on fire. I really have nothing else, why don't I pay for it with my life." Ying Guzi closed her eyes, obviously thinking twice, I have made plans to sacrifice my life for righteousness.

"it is good."

When the emperor agreed with a smile, Ying Guzi was still a little dazed: Last night, he thought over and over again for a long time, and saved a lot of arguments, but he couldn't use a single word.He couldn't help but glanced at the emperor secretly, thinking, His Majesty didn't seem to be easy to talk to in the past, why did he agree so readily today?

Just when he was puzzled, Zhou Zheng brought in a square tea tray with lotus pattern, put it in front of the three people, and softly told the emperor: "Your Majesty, the second son Tan is here."

When Zhou Zheng said this sentence, Yingguzi saw the emperor's expression clearly twitched.He saw the emperor leaning on the case and wanted to stand up, but for some reason he sat down again.

Liu Pu took a sip from the cup on the tea tray, put his right hand on the tip of his nose, and slightly closed his eyes.When the hand was put down and the eyes opened, he actually showed a bigger and deeper smile.Judging by Yingguzi's not very good eyesight, although the emperor's smile was a little shallow, it was still quite clear. This second son Tan must not be an important person.

"Give the packed things to the people in their house." The emperor looked a little tired.He slept very late last night and got up early this morning. He already felt unwell when he was discussing politics, "Let him come in."

Even if he faces Mu Tang's surprisingly beautiful face every day, even if he sees the suave and suave young master Fu Qichen from time to time, Yingguzi still thinks that the second young master Tan is outstanding and very attractive.

Although Mu Tang is beautiful, but there is a kind of bluish rigidity on his face, which makes people retreat three feet; although Fu Xiaogong is handsome, but his demeanor has a three-point ruffian, which makes people look ordinary.Although this Second Young Master Tan's complexion is not good, he has an awe-inspiring demeanor, which is much better than these two.

Ying Guzi commented so pertinently on the appearance of the Second Young Master Tan, but he didn't even look at him: Tan Yangui came in from outside the palace gate, first glanced at the emperor, and then saw Mu Tang who was chewing behind the emperor .He glanced at this handsome man who looked like an ordinary man for a moment, then moved his eyes away, only stared at the faucet and table legs of the desk, and fell silent.

"Your sword," since childhood, Liu Pu has been used to being the one who takes the initiative to speak, and this time is of course no exception. "That seven-inch sword. Zhou Zheng has wrapped it up for you and put it outside. When you go out, just take it with you. Bring it with you for self-defense."

Tan Yangui should have been happy to leave the palace that imprisoned him and the Changle Palace that bound him, but his drooping head did not reveal any excitement.

It's as if he was kicked out of the palace by the emperor.

"Feng Shuxing's subordinates should not be familiar to you; you have never been in the army, so it is appropriate to have someone by your side to take care of you. According to Zhou Zheng's arrangement, Miss Qin will be with you Let's go together. As for the bodyguards, Feng Shuxing is your father after all, and he is also a military commander. I'm afraid it's not appropriate for me to put people with strong martial arts skills in the army. Besides, you should not be in any serious danger with him. In addition, Famous doctors in the army are rare, last night Xu Wannian asked to accompany him, and I agreed."

The Xu family is proficient in medical science, they are family friends with the Tan family, and have received a lot of kindness from the Tan family, so they are probably going here to repay their kindness.

"Zhou Zheng has already asked Dr. Xu. Old man Xu said, this Xu Wannian is honest and honest, has practiced medicine for many years, and is the most outstanding of his apprentices. Since he is an excellent student of Old Man Xu, you can rest assured of his medical skills."

The emperor said "Zhou Zheng" one by one, as if Zhou Zheng did all these things, and he was just spreading the word for others.

"Qin Changyun... Didn't she marry the princess to Fan Kingdom?" Tan Yangui said suddenly, with some surprise in his tone.

The emperor pursed his lips tightly, pretending not to hear.Seeing that the atmosphere gradually became awkward, Zhou Zheng had no choice but to come forward and answer: "Where, I just asked her to see the princess off, but only stayed in Fanguo for a few days. She came back a few days ago, didn't you see?"

"Isn't she from the Cheng family?"

Hearing this question, Zhou Zheng felt guilty and didn't know how to answer it.However, the emperor replied frankly: "A few days ago, after a detailed investigation, I found that she is not from the Cheng family, but that kid named Qi from the Cheng family likes her. I made a mistake. She just rejected Qi Jingyang's offer." , just want to leave the palace, and you happen to be short of someone to accompany and serve you, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if you get together?"

Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds to get together?

I don't know what Tan Yangui thinks, but Liu Pu has other considerations in this arrangement: firstly, Qin Changyun loves Yangui, and it will not be bad for Yangui; If you do something that is not conducive to Tan Yan's return, with these two people in the middle, you can feel at ease.

It's a pity that he thought of Yan Gui so much that in the end, what Tan Yangui asked was about other women.

"Other things, if there are any other things, let Zhou Zheng do it. If it's done, then go." The emperor rested his forehead with his right hand, staggered his fingers in front of his eyes, as if he was extremely sleepy and was about to fall asleep look.He freed his other hand, pointed at Zhou Zheng, and ordered him to see off the guests.

Everyone waited for Second Young Master Tan to turn around and leave.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tan Yangui suddenly knelt down on both knees, touched his forehead to the ground, and made a big salute that he hadn't done in many years.When he straightened up, he saw Liu Pu's arms that were about to be stretched out but then retracted, and a pair of red-rimmed eyes that were originally covered by his right hand.

"Go. The road ahead is difficult and dangerous, so be careful."

All the pre-thought and rehearsed tone, movements, and demeanor have disappeared.Liu Pu looked at the back of this guy leaving, tried hard to suppress the urge to call him back, and cursed in his heart: This guy is really ruthless.He was so hasty that he didn't even look back.

What if Tan Yan returns?What if Tan Yan returns?Can he keep Tan Yan back?

No.

So don't look back, it's best to just leave like this.All the things he wanted to say but didn't have time or the opportunity to say, he has already said it to Tan Yangui in another way, there is nothing to regret.

Take care of each other, there will be a period later.

He watched Tan Yangui's back leave the palace gate, got up slowly, and went to the bedroom alone.

Zhou Zheng was a little worried about him, and followed him to the sleeping hall from a distance, and stayed with the emperor for a while in the hall.Looking at the silhouette of the emperor lying on the couch, he didn't move, and he didn't know if he was asleep or awake.After thinking for a moment, Zhou Zheng still walked lightly, closed the door, and returned to the side hall before.

Ying Guzi was the only one left in the side hall, packing up the dishes.Although he was a guest at the imperial palace, he was always afraid of troubling others, seeing the silence inside and outside Changle Palace, he was too embarrassed to ask the palace people to clean up the mess, so he had no choice but to go into battle himself.

"Why bother Mr. Ying with these matters." Zhou Zheng casually called a few palace servants in and ordered them to clean up the case. "Mr. Ying is leaving the palace for a long journey tomorrow, don't you want to prepare your luggage?"

"Xie Changshi is concerned, there is no need." Ying Guzi handed the dishes in the palace to those palace servants, and said with a gentle smile: "My uncle once said that since it is a long journey, it doesn't matter if you take more or less things on the road. Separation. Since the time is running out, it is better to go to battle lightly than "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain."

"Mr. Ying, can I ask you some questions? If it involves Ying's family affairs, if you offend, just say so. I will definitely not ask you." Zhou Zheng struggled repeatedly, but still asked.Seeing that Ying Guzi nodded indifferently, he asked again: "Does Mr. Ying know about Ying's martyrdom?"