[Rebirth] General waiting for my return

Shangfu·Pianyuan

"It's been a whole day, will it take so long?" Zhao Qingming asked with a frown.

Wuyun looked a little dignified, and put the brush on the low table in front of Zhao Qingming, and said, "This poison is extremely rare, and I didn't dare to confirm it for a while, so I thought about it for a while."

"How to solve it?" Zhao Qingming asked.

Wuyun stared at Zhao Qingming without saying a word for a while, Zhao Qingming's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "What do you mean by looking at me like that?"

Wuyun sighed and said, "That's what you think."

"Don't joke with me." Zhao Qingming said, "I didn't think about anything."

Wuyun picked up the pen and looked at it carefully: "Some poisons in this world are used to kill people, some are used to torture people, and some are used to restrain people. The last one is the most difficult to understand, because the poisoners want to To prevent the other party from getting the antidote easily, the antidote is often formulated very tricky, and some even have no antidote at all."

"Then... is there an antidote for this poison?" Zhao Qingming asked.

Wuyun frowned and said, "Yes."

"But..." Wuyun glanced at Zhao Qingming, and said again: "The preparation of this poison is extremely complicated, and several medicinal materials with very similar but different flavors are used. If you are not sure about these medicinal materials and their respective dosages, It would be extremely risky to rashly prepare an antidote."

Zhao Qingming was silent for a moment and said, "Then... how sure are you?"

Wuyun said: "I'm not sure."

"I see." Zhao Qingming got up, and said again: "You just have to try, if it's not a last resort...I will find another way."

Zhao Qingming returned to the Zhao Mansion in a state of dismay, but was stopped by Zhao Duanwu before returning to his room.

"Brother, Dad told you to go see him after returning home. He has been waiting for you for a long time." Zhao Duanwu said.

"Oh." Zhao Qingming nodded when he heard the words, and suddenly asked: "Duanwu, has your health improved recently?"

Zhao Duanwu was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said: "Wuyun's medical skills are very good. I have hardly had any illnesses in the past few days. I guess it won't take long for me to recover."

Zhao Qingming nodded when he heard the words, and said: "That's good, you're not too young, I'll ask Shangwai to arrange an errand for you later, so don't fool around all day."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Duanwu hurriedly said: "Don't. Brother, is this what Dad asked you for?"

"I don't know." After Zhao Qingming finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving Zhao Duanwu with resentment on his face.

Zhao Shuo had obviously been waiting for Zhao Qingming, and when he saw Zhao Qingming coming, he turned around and closed the door.

"The Zhao Mansion is almost not like your home these years." Zhao Shuo said.

"Duan Wu said that you waited for me for a long time, shouldn't it be because of this?" Zhao Qingming said.

Zhao Shuo glanced at his son, shook his head, and said, "You haven't been controlled by me since you were a child, and now I can't say no to you."

"Your Majesty came to you, what did you say?" Zhao Qingming asked.

"He mentioned Mu Qiu." Zhao Shuo said.

Zhao Qingming frowned slightly, but didn't say anything, but looked at Zhao Shuo, waiting for the other party to speak.

"When I got the news of Mu Qiu's death, I thought that many things would be buried and never mentioned again. Now it seems that our Majesty is not a master who has forgotten his roots." Zhao Shuo sighed, but couldn't help laughing He got up and said, "I underestimated him."

Zhao Qingming pondered for a moment and said, "Are you finally going to tell me?"

Zhao Shuo suppressed his smile, looked at Zhao Qingming, and said seriously: "Is there anything else you want to know, I will tell you today."

Ninghe Hall.

Tan Muqiu looked at the purse on the case, and said in a deep voice, "Are you sure the pattern on this purse is from 20 years ago?"

Xuan Qi in the palace clasped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, this decoration cannot be confirmed to be from 20 years ago, but this bead was indeed rewarded from the palace that year, and the brocade used in this purse was used for three consecutive years before that year. There was never a place to pay tribute, so..."

"This purse is so exquisitely made, it must have been thoughtful, and there is no reason to use old brocade. In addition, the year this bead was awarded..." Tan Muqiu held the purse in his hand, and said coldly: "Do it Very well, you go down first."

Xuan Qi stepped back upon hearing this.

Tan Muqiu recalled the result of Xuan Lin's report earlier, the record of the Empress Dowager's pregnancy was as usual, but the people who waited close to her and those who took care of the birth were all gone.

Tan Muqiu looked at the purse in his hand and felt a pain in his chest.

This purse was made more than a year after I was born, which meant that my mother did not pass away shortly after I was born, as I knew before.

I have been kept in the dark, is it just to cover up Li Yu's identity?

Seeing that Tan Muqiuli looked unhappy in front of the case, Rong An didn't dare to disturb him, but replaced the cold tea with new ones from time to time.

"Rong An." Tan Muqiu said suddenly.

"The slave is here." Rong An replied.

"I want to visit the Queen Mother." Tan Muqiu said.

Rong An was taken aback when he heard the words, and had no choice but to agree.

The sky was getting dark, and the whole palace was shrouded in the dim yellow sunset, but Tan Muqiu felt more confused than ever before.

The Empress Dowager eats vegetarian food all day long, recites Buddha's name and ignores worldly affairs, and there are few people around to serve her, making her even more deserted.

"It's the first time you've come to see me after you ascended the throne." Although the Queen Mother's expression was alienated, her eyes were slightly gentle, and Tan Muqiu almost thought it was his own illusion.

"Perhaps because of that child, I've been thinking a lot these days." Tan Muqiu said.

Holding the rosary in her hand, the Empress Dowager looked at Tan Muqiu and said, "It's okay to think too much, what I'm afraid of is that I won't be able to figure it out. If you come today, I'm afraid you have some doubts to be solved, but I don't know if I can help you."

Qin Muqiu was a little surprised when he heard the words, and thought to himself, that's fine, just speak straight to save yourself all the trouble.

He pushed back the people who were serving at the side, and said, "Queen, have you ever done something that you regret for the rest of your life?"

"There is no time in fate, but you force it." The queen mother smiled wryly, as if looking far away, her eyes were a little blurred, and said: "Some things, a single mistake, will cause endless troubles. One wrong step, one wrong step."

Zhao House.

Standing in front of the window, Zhao Shuo remained silent for a long time, then withdrew his gaze and said, "Back then the crown prince died of illness suddenly, and the position of crown prince was still pending. The late emperor was the most prestigious among all the princes."

Zhao Qingming stood aside and listened without saying a word.

Zhao Shuo said again: "When the first emperor was young, he had a very close relationship with Qin Heng and me. If it wasn't for his status as a prince, the three of us would have been sworn brothers long ago. So at that time, the two of us naturally hoped that he could sit there. Moreover, his talent and courage are unsurpassed among the princes."

"Did the first emperor get married back then?" Zhao Qingming asked.

Zhao Shuo nodded and said, "That year coincided with the late Emperor's crowning, and it has been more than three years since his wedding."

"The first emperor... has never had a child?" Zhao Qingming asked.

Zhao Shuo nodded and said, "The princes who were about the same age as the late emperor almost all had heirs, but in the late emperor's mansion, there was not even a little princess."

Royal Palace.

The Empress Dowager said: "If a prince cannot give birth to an heir, he will never have a chance to ascend to the throne. Both the late emperor and I knew that this matter was a foregone conclusion, so we never complained too much. Since many things are destined, they must be forced No."

"Unfortunately, that dragon chair is still too tempting." Tan Muqiu said coldly.

The Empress Dowager sighed, and said: "Later, the late emperor befriended a Taoist priest. It is said that that person has the ability to change fate against the heavens. I don't know how the Taoist priest persuaded the late emperor, saying that a bloodline is not worth thousands of miles. The late emperor also thought it was absurd at first. , and then gradually became fascinated by ghosts, and asked me to act with him."

"That child is..." Tan Muqiu's heart froze, and he suddenly felt a heavy feeling in his chest.

He thought of the appearance of the first emperor in his memory, and thought of his own father, and it was hard to accept that this pair of monarchs and ministers did such a ridiculous thing.

But the fact is so absurd, even though it seems unbelievable to him.

A trace of loneliness appeared on Zhao Shuo's face, and he said, "At that time, Mrs. Tan was pregnant. Although Tan Heng was a bit reluctant, he still agreed to the late emperor. But when the child was about to be born, Tan Heng regretted it. After all, it was his. first son."

Zhao Qingming was taken aback, and said, "Is that child Mu Qiu?"

Zhao Shuo nodded and said, "The child mentioned at the time was indeed Mu Qiu. However, when Mu Qiu was born, there was a red birthmark on his arm that looked like a maple leaf, which was quite strange. , that matter has to be temporarily abandoned.”

"So, Shuai Tan gave the second child to the late Emperor?" Zhao Qingming said.

"Yes." Zhao Shuo sighed, and said, "I waited too long for this matter, but it actually led to the fact that the late emperor was appointed as the crown prince. At that time, the late emperor was already twenty-three, and he suddenly had a son. The sage Longyan was very happy, and he issued an order shortly afterwards. Make him the crown prince."

Zhao Qingming looked at his father and said, "The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooking, and the bird is dead. Shuai Tan died in battle, is there another hidden reason?"

"After so many years of not making a move, the first emperor is benevolent." Zhao Shuo said: "Li Yu has been very smart since he was a child. At a young age, the attitude of the first emperor and the empress dowager to him, and Qin Heng's treatment of him If you pay too much attention, you can guess the outline of the matter by yourself."

Zhao Qingming frowned, looked at the other party puzzled, and then heard Zhao Shuo say again: "I don't know if Li Yu felt that the late emperor wanted to kill the Qin family at that time, and that the battle actually pushed Qin Heng out on his own initiative. It's just that I didn't expect that although the Tan family avoided the limelight, Tan Heng died on the battlefield."

At such a young age, Li Yu has such a mind?This surprised Zhao Qingming a little.

It's just that I don't know, what kind of plan did Li Yu, a young man, have in his heart back then?Zhao Qingming thought.