I dare not

Prince Yu's Mansion was more lively than usual, Dr. Yin brought Chang Huan to live in, buy one get one free, and Chang Ling also came.

Chang Ling was getting older, and she was about to grow into a big girl. It was not easy for her to hang around with the monks all day long, so she just packed it up and gave it to Dr. Yin as a drug boy.

Yin Yuezheng had a cold face and a warm heart, and Chang Ling was sweet and coaxing, rushing to do this and that beside Dr. Yin, so Dr. Yin accepted the girl with a cold face.

When Gu Qiao and Xiang Zenan arrived, Doctor Yin was administering needles to King Yu. Shangguan Boya was sitting outside drinking tea. When he saw the two of them coming in, he stood up and wanted to salute Xiang Zenan. Xiang Zenan waved his hand away.

"What's up? Why are you sitting outside?"

Shangguan Boya looked helplessly at the closed door, "Doctor Yin is inside with his disciples, and King Yu drove me out."

"Miss Yin and Chang Huan are here?" Gu Qiao still didn't know the cause and effect, "Is King Yu sick?"

"No," Xiang Zenan sat down, picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, and handed one cup to Gu Qiao, "I told Dr. Yin about the elder brother's leg, and she said it could be cured, so I asked her to come here."

"Is it still curable after so many years?"

"Well, she said that as long as it is not completely broken, it can be cured, but it will take a long time, it may take more than half a year."

After hearing this, Gu Qiao admired Miss Yin's medical skills and sighed, "It's worth it."

King Yu was lying on the bed, covered with a thin blanket, revealing a pair of thin legs with only two bones, which were densely pricked with tiny silver needles.

The room was filled with a bitter smell of medicine, Chang Ling covered his nose with a white cloth, wrapped the herb with dried leaves, compacted it, lit it, and then used smoke to fumigate the places where the needles were stuck.

King Yu hated lying on the bed like this and being manipulated by others. He quarreled with Yin Yuezheng a few times, but Yin Yuezheng refused to let him go.

King Yu had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it, but the bottom line was that no one else could come in. It happened that Dr. Yin didn't like outsiders to visit her diagnosis and treatment site, so the two reached a rare agreement on something.

"When stabbing here, pay attention to the technique, stab in obliquely, stop immediately if you feel any blockage, the feel is very important, you can practice more on yourself." Dr. Yin explained while performing acupuncture, and Chang Huan listened carefully , Take a needle and prick yourself with a needle after learning a little bit.

Yu Wang was moved by his spirit of seeking knowledge, and he was not angry that they used him as a tool.

A treatment would take two hours, and the three people waiting outside were fine, so Shangguan Boya suggested going out for a walk.

"No," Gu Qiao stopped immediately, "I didn't bring any guards when I came out today. If something happens, how can your majesty's safety be guaranteed?"

Shangguan Boya smiled and shook his head, "Gu Shiyi, you underestimate this general."

"Let's go," Xiang Zenan pulled Gu Qiao up, hugged his shoulders and walked out, "You have General Zhaowu as the bodyguard today, why don't you worry about it?"

"But, that's against the rules."

"Which rule does not conform, I will immediately ask the Ministry of Rites to change it."

Gu Qiao: "..."

All right, you are His Majesty and you have the final say.

The afternoon sun was a bit poisonous, and the stone road was scorched with heat.There were not many people on the street, and the roadside vendors were dozing off in the shadows.

The carriage the three of them were sitting in was as hot as a steamer in the sun, Shangguan Boya lifted the curtain and told the servant who was driving the carriage, "Go directly to Qingfeng Building."

When Gu Qiao heard the word Qingfenglou, she wanted to say that His Majesty can't go to the place of Fengyue, but then remembered that it would be against the rules to go out of the palace today anyway, so she shut up.

At this time, there was no one in the Qingfeng Building. A veiled girl in blue was sitting on the wooden platform in the center of the hall playing the piano, and there were scattered guests around, very quiet.

Shangguan Boya was familiar with the way and said to the mother who came over: "I want a private seat on the second floor, and two pots of Luofuchun."

Seeing that the three of them were dressed in extraordinary clothes, and they were all young and handsome, the mother smiled so hard that she couldn't see her eyes, "Okay, which girl do you want to listen to, the three distinguished guests?"

Shangguan Boya looked at Xiang Zenan, Xiang Zenan casually pointed to the girl in the middle of the hall, "She plays well, let her be."

"Eh!"

Mother led the three of them to the second floor, and the veiled girl came up after a while.

The girl was blessed, "Rudai has met the three young masters."

Shangguan Boya smiled and said, "Ru Dai, what a name, it matches the girl's clothes very well."

Rudai bowed slightly, "Thank you, Mr. Xie, for your praise."

Gu Qiao held back her laughter, thinking that scholars would flirt. If Zhang Qi and the others were here, they would say "the green hills are like black willows and willows are like smoke" at this time, and the warriors would praise their names and clothes so well.

Xiang Zenan squeezed his hand under the table, and asked him what he was laughing at with his eyes, Gu Qiao shook his head, "It's nothing."

It was rare for them to be so leisurely during these days, the three of them drank together, accompanied by the beautiful music of the piano, for a moment they forgot why they came out.

It wasn't until mother knocked on the door and asked them if they wanted dinner that they remembered that there was still someone waiting for them to visit in Prince Yu's Mansion.

Gu Qiao stood up and said, "No need, we're leaving soon."

At this moment, a masked man jumped into the window suddenly, pointing the knife point at Gu Qiao's back.Xiang Zenan pulled him violently and protected him behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the blade turned, and the light of the blade struck Xiang Zenan like lightning. He was protecting Gu Qiao, but he couldn't dodge in time, and the sharp blade cut on his shoulder.

Gu Qiao didn't see what happened at all, and saw that Xiang Zenan's left shoulder was already bleeding profusely.

Shangguan Boya drew his sword the moment the man turned into the room, but he was still a step too late.At this moment, he flew forward and stabbed at the masked man, but the masked man didn't like to fight, he kept blocking and backed away, trying to escape.

The mother standing at the door screamed, and Ru Dai also ran out pale with fright, and the house was in chaos.

Xiang Zenan pushed Gu Qiao out the door and joined the battle himself.The masked man was so skillful, he and Shangguan Boya teamed up to hold him back.

Gu Qiao was very anxious, the blood from the emperor's wound had already soaked half of his body.He was concerned about the situation of the battle, but he didn't see a touch of red galloping from the other end of the corridor at this moment.

"Red Talisman girl!" Mom exclaimed.

There was no trace of blood on Hong Fu's face, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.She saw the three people fighting in the room clearly, and her complexion turned even paler.

The guards in the building also came at this time. The masked man was already somewhat defeated by the attack from the left and right. Seeing that there was another helper, he just wanted to make a quick decision.

Xiang Zenan saw the right timing and pretended to reveal a flaw. Shangguan Boya and him have cooperated for many years and have already developed a tacit understanding that is as natural as breathing.

The moment the masked man tried his best to attack Xiang Zenan, a sharp sword pierced his chest.

Xiang Zenan rolled on the spot, stood up and covered his wound, and the masked man had already fallen to the ground.

The red talisman knelt down in front of Xiang Zenan, and said in a low voice, "The red talisman's protection is not effective, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

My mother's eyes widened in fright, and she also knelt down.The guard who just approached didn't know what happened. Seeing that mother and Hongfu were kneeling, the corridor was also kneeling.

Gu Qiao walked to Xiang Zenan's side, and Xiang Zenan immediately leaned on him and hugged his shoulders.

Shangguan Boya tore off the masked man's mask, revealing a dark and thin face.

"Huang Qi!" Gu Qiao was extremely surprised.

Xiang Zenan put his whole body weight on him, and said in a breathy voice: "The knife is poisonous, I can't stand still."

Gu Qiao's heart was hanging in the air, and she tried her best to control the trembling of her hands and feet, and calmly said to Hongfu, "Send us to Prince Yu's Mansion."

On the carriage back, Xiang Zenan had completely passed out.

The carriage entered the palace through the side door and was sent all the way to the courtyard where King Yu lived.Shangguan Boya rushed in and pushed open the door with a bang, "Doctor Yin! Your Majesty has been seriously injured!"

Yin Yuezheng was taking the silver needle from King Yu's leg, but before realizing that the majesty he was talking about was Xiang Zenan, who had just enthroned, he thought something had happened to the old emperor.

Yu Wang sat up from the bed in a hurry, "What's going on?"

"We went to Qingfeng Tower and met an assassin. His Majesty was injured, poisoned... and passed out."

King Yu grabbed the hand that was taking the needle, "Doctor Yin, please go and have a look."

Only then did Yin Yuezheng realize who they were talking about, handed the wooden box containing the needles to Chang Huan next to her, and followed Shangguan Boya out.

Xiang Zenan was carried by the servants on a temporary stretcher made of wooden boards into the room where he lived in when he came here, and Gu Qiao stayed by his side.

Yin Yuezheng checked the wound, "The injury is not serious, but the poison..."

Shangguan Boya took out the knife wrapped in cloth, "It's the poison on this knife."

Yin Yuezheng didn't open it, "I don't understand the poison of trauma, I'm afraid I still need to ask Imperial Physician Tang to take a look, I can only help him treat the wound first."

Shangguan Boya stopped the bleeding immediately, the wound was not deep, but it looked very red because of the poison.

After hearing Miss Yin's words, Gu Qiao immediately sent someone into the palace to invite Tang Yuanzheng.

Half an hour later, Imperial Physician Tang arrived, along with a few unfamiliar servants and a team of Imperial Guards.

Imperial Physician Tang checked the wound and the poison on the knife, and said with a sigh of relief, "The poison is a common poison, and there is medicine in the palace. We should send His Majesty back to the palace as soon as possible."

The servants came in silently and carried the emperor onto a stretcher and into the prepared carriage. Gu Qiao wanted to follow, but was blocked by two guards with knives.

He watched in a daze as Xiang Zenan was taken away, Shangguan Boya pulled him from Prince Yu's mansion, rode two horses and followed the carriage into the palace together.

The courtiers of Chengxuan Palace knelt on the ground in the front yard, and an unfamiliar father-in-law stood beside him with a solemn expression.When he saw that the emperor had picked it up, he signaled a little servant with his eyes to immediately go back to the Queen Mother's words.

Tang imperial physician went to fetch the medicine and gave it to the emperor, and said to Gu Qiao and the two who were standing by, "General, Gu Shiyi, Your Majesty will not wake up for a while, but his life is not in danger."

Shangguan Boya breathed a sigh of relief, "When will I wake up?"

"It's a few hours sooner, or tomorrow morning if it's slower. It won't be long."

Shangguan Boya pulled Gu Qiao and said in a low voice, "Let's go quickly, otherwise the Empress Dowager will come later."

As soon as the words fell, I heard the report from the servant outside: "The Empress Dowager has arrived."

Shangguan Boya knew he was in trouble, so he straightened his back and stood upright, waiting for the empress dowager to come in and curtsy.

Gu Qiao knelt at the side and slightly behind.

The Empress Dowager ignored Shangguan Boya, walked straight up to Gu Qiao, and slapped him with a raised hand.

The old lady's slap with all her strength was still quite heavy. Gu Qiao was slapped crookedly, and then immediately knelt down again. He didn't defend himself.

The Empress Dowager said in a cold voice: "Scholars, pick up missing and addendums, enshrine remonstrance, what have you done?"