Rebirth of the Second Young Master of the Ren Family

The Hall of Mental Cultivation, but it cannot cultivate Qi and calm the mind.

Xiao Tianhong put down the memorial in his hand, the neat characters on it couldn't be gathered into words at all, forming meaning in his mind.Breathing out a foul breath, Xiao Tianhong asked: "Shunfu, can someone send a message?"

Shun Fu, who was standing still behind him, immediately ran out with small steps, his steps were light and soundless, but he quickly ran to the door.Opening the door, he caught up with the guard who delivered the letter.

"Your Majesty, there is news from the people around the Second Young Master, and the Second Young Master concluded that it is not smallpox, but poison." Kneeling on the ground, the man said quickly.

Silence enveloped the entire Hall of Mental Cultivation in an instant.The dragon sandalwood burning in the incense burner is lingering, and the subtle sound of the wick exploding is infinitely amplified.

After a long while, I heard a steady voice from the throne: "What about Ren Ren? Why didn't he come to tell me in person?"

"The subordinates don't know. But Second Young Master Ren ordered people to bring several imperial physicians to meet up."

Xiao Tianhong frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he gave an order: "Follow his order and let the imperial physician go. In addition, pass on my oral order to search Qianruo Palace and surround Zheng Taifu's residence."

"Yes."

Soon, several attending imperial physicians were awakened from their sleep and rushed to the side hall where Ren Ren was.

sleepless nights.

Until dawn, the news of the diagnosis in the Tai Hospital reached the emperor's ears: it was poison.However, the toxicity is unknown, and it is transmitted through skin contact, so the harem still needs to be blocked.

In addition, Ren Ren has been poisoned.

The eyes that haven't closed all night are sore and unbearable, and the mind becomes dizzy and dull.Listening to Qin Wei's report, it took Xiao Tianhong a long time to piece together the words and convey them to his mind, understanding the meaning of these words.After washing his face with cold water expressionlessly, Xiao Tianhong pulled himself together, changed into court clothes and walked towards the front hall.

Sitting firmly on the emperor's throne, he held his palm tightly, and the small porcelain bottle in his palm was already warmed by his body temperature.Expressionlessly sweeping over the civil and military officials standing below, Xiao Tianhong fixed his eyes on an empty spot, and asked coldly, "Why didn't Mrs. Zheng come?"

The officials below looked at each other, no one knew.

This Taifu Zheng has always relied on being His Majesty's Taifu when he was the crown prince, and has the Queen Mother as a backer, so he plays an important role in the court and no one dares to provoke him.And this Taifu Zheng is also a person who takes credit and pride, because His Majesty treats him respectfully, he becomes more and more defiant in the court, and his hands and feet stretch out more and more.But how could such a power-hungry person not go to court today?

"Bring it up." With an order, several guards escorted a man and a woman into the hall.

The civil and military officials looked at the two people who were taken in in amazement, they were clearly Taifu Zheng and his wife!I saw that the hair of these two people was messy, and they were only wearing middle clothes. They looked as if they had been directly picked up from their sleep.Looking at the aloof emperor in amazement, the officials began to beat their hearts.

Taifu Zheng didn't know what happened at this time.The Grand Tutor's Mansion was suddenly broken into last night, and the whole family was controlled without any explanation. He and his wife were also detained separately for a night, and they were brought here just now.Before he arrived here, he didn't even know who caught him. He looked at the emperor above him in fear. Taifu Zheng wanted to cry for grievances and plead for mercy, but his mouth was blocked by a white cloth, and he just faltered and groaned. Humming.

Mrs. Zheng beside him was similarly gagged. The cold wind of the night made the pampered woman start to feel weak. She didn't even have the strength to hum at this moment, but shed tears in panic.

He raised his hand and pressed down to stop the discussion in the court, Xiao Tianhong smiled softly: "My dear friends, I heard yesterday that someone in Mr. The Taifu Mansion was quarantined. According to the diagnosis of the Taifu Hospital, it turned out that Mrs. Zheng was infected with smallpox."

As soon as the words fell, several officials who were close to Mrs. Zheng took a big step away.

Only then did everyone notice that there was a faint red spot on Madam Zheng's fair neck.

Looking at the officials in the hall with cold eyes, he silently remembered a few calm and calm figures.Only then did Xiao Tianhong speak: "My dear friends, don't panic, I'm still here."

These words seemed to be a reassurance, and immediately suppressed the buzzing of the whole hall.

His eyes swept over the officials with different expressions, and wherever his not-so-stern eyes met, everyone bowed their heads, trying to restore the appearance of their gaffe just now.Xiao Tianhong didn't care about these things, he just looked at Madam Zheng who was pale and frightened and asked: "Madam Taifu, I really find it strange. Why did you get smallpox but didn't infect others? Especially your husband—Teacher Zheng ?” After a pause, his tone suddenly became harsh: “Could it be that your Zheng family already has a panacea to cure smallpox, but you haven’t reported it yet?!”

Mrs. Zheng was already terrified by this series of events. She shook her head in panic, but hesitated and couldn't speak.With a light wave of Xiao Tianhong's fingers, the guards who were guarding the two of them immediately understood, and pulled out the white cloth from Mrs. Zheng's mouth.

"Your Majesty, my wife is not infected with smallpox, but poisoned..." As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the court, but Mrs. Zheng, who was still about to speak, was gagged again.

Seeing this scene, several smart ministers knew it in their hearts, and immediately kept silent.

"Is it poisonous?" Different from Baiguan's surprise or silence, Xiao Tianhong twitched the corners of his mouth, raised his arms, and a white porcelain bottle fell to the ground, rolled across the carpet, and stopped only in front of Zheng Taifu.

"This strange poison similar to smallpox was found from Concubine Qian's palace. Originally, I trusted the Taifu quite a lot, and believed that the Taifu would not be involved in this matter. But when I saw it today, Madam Taifu unexpectedly Recognize this poison..." The unfinished words carried an elusive meaning.

Taifu Zheng had already knelt on the ground at this time, crying bitterly, his mouth was blocked again, unable to speak.

Of course, the civil and military officials beside him understood the reason for this incident: Your Majesty is going to get rid of the Zheng family.

In fact, the poison Mrs. Zheng was poisoned by was instilled by someone sent by Xiao Tianhong, so of course she knew that it was poison and not smallpox.But the emperor said that you knew in advance that the poison came from your hands, can you tell the difference?Today's scene in front of the courtiers, no matter what doubts or guesses everyone had in their minds, all clearly expressed the emperor's decision.

No doubts are allowed.Because the young emperor has already told all the ministers clearly - I only listen to what I want to hear, otherwise I will shut up.The white cloth covering the mouths of Zheng Taifu and his wife is not just a white cloth.

"Report! This subordinate searched Taifu's mansion according to the order, and found more than ten bottles of poison and antidote in Taifu's mansion!" A man dressed as a guard walked in from outside the hall and said loudly.

"Teacher Zheng, what else do you have to say?" Standing up, a few steps to the front of the steps, looking down at the man who used to be domineering in the court, but now weeping bitterly and has no image at all.

"Shangshu of Chu." The Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments came out.

"The minister is here."

"This case is left to you to handle. Be sure to investigate this case thoroughly. Where did this poison come from, and who has such sinister intentions."

"Yes, I obey the order."

Waved his hands to let the two of them go down, Xiao Tianhong sat back on the throne again, sighed, and his tone softened a lot: "My dear friends, I was really shocked when I learned the truth yesterday. This harem is not stable. , Yu country is in serious trouble. Fortunately, the descendants of the Sacred Valley of Medicine shared my worries, even after finding out the truth of the poisoning, they rescued the concubines."

After saying this, although the courtiers below were still standing honestly, their hearts had already begun to come alive.Due to the sudden occurrence of the "smallpox" incident and the complete blockade of the harem, the courtiers had no way of knowing how many people were involved and whose daughter was killed in this incident.Now that the emperor's tone is loose, it seems that he intends to reveal it.

"The poison this time is very poisonous, and those who can survive must be the lucky ones. I am very pleased." With a faint smile, he continued: "This time the concubines are considered to have escaped from death, so I will grant it to you." Let's go home and stay for a few days, and start preparing after the courtesans go down."

As soon as the words fell, Shunfu on the side began to read: "Reward Wu Shangshu with a pair of jade Ruyi, ten South Sea pearls; reward the master with ten pieces of gold brocade silk..."

Following Shunfu's words, the faces of all the officials in the court hall became more and more astonished.

More than half of the courtiers involved were people who could not understand Zheng Taifu's actions before, and had a cold or neutral relationship with Zheng Taifu.But one or two of them are ministers of Taifu Zheng's party, this...

The courtiers felt cold, if they said that the culprit of the poisoning was Taifu Zheng, and they thought it was just His Majesty's "wanted crime", but now they have believed [-]% of His Majesty's judgment.

What a vicious plot!

An epidemic happened to remove the power of Zheng Taifu's political opponents, and in order not to make His Majesty suspicious, it also removed several daughters of the same party's family, and even the concubine Zheng Wan'er got involved.What a bargain, an unfavored Zheng Wan'er exchanged the lives of several concubines.

Thinking of this, Taifu Zheng's political opponents were naturally furious and cursed in his heart.But the point is that even Zheng Taifu's allies are flushed with anger.You must know that one of them has always appeared with a neutral attitude, and only a very small number of people know that he belongs to Zheng Taifu's side, so if Zheng Taifu didn't do it himself, who would know his position?Therefore, he really believed in the poisoning at this time, and Taifu Zheng really wanted to take his daughter as a funeral.

Thinking about it further, Taifu Zheng provided the poison, so who did it?There is no doubt that it is directed at the Queen Mother.Who else could poison the palace without anyone noticing without being discovered, except the Queen Mother?Most of Zheng Taifu's arrogance before took up the identity of the Queen Mother. Everyone dared not speak out, but they all knew that the Queen Mother must be conniving.But now it seems that it has reached the point where it wants to cause trouble in the harem...

At this time, whether it was Zheng Taifu's political opponents or fellow party members, they all wiped off their cold sweat with some fear.Fortunately, at the critical moment, the descendants of the Sacred Valley of Medicine revealed the truth...

The emperor sat on the throne, but his smiling and silent appearance made all the courtiers present heave a sigh of relief.It seems that His Majesty is in a good mood after getting rid of the Zheng family.So the courtiers gradually let go, and began to discuss in a low voice again.

Some scolded Taifu Zheng, some rejoiced that their children were safe, and some... I don’t know who they were speaking to, but without exception, they all tried their best to denounce Taifu Zheng’s crimes.Zheng Taifu, who was still powerful yesterday, became the target of the courtiers' criticism overnight, and everyone was able to punish him.

Listening quietly, the smile on the corner of Xiao Tianhong's mouth never faded, and it took a long while before he suddenly interjected: "I just remembered that all of you loves have heard of this descendant of the Sacred Valley of Medicine."

"Oh? Your Majesty, please show me." All the officials were very cooperative and quickly asked with a bow.

"It's General Ren's second son, Ren Ren." With a slight smile, Xiao Tianhong said the name.

Looking at the expressions of all the officials who were surprised, understood, confused, or grateful, Xiao Tianhong pushed Ren Ren in front of everyone like this: Ren Ren—the youngest son of General Ren, a descendant of the Sacred Valley of Medicine, and the son of many concubines in the harem. savior.

In the last life, you were humiliated and cast aside.

In this life, I want you to stand in front of these people and accept their gratitude.