Five-year enthronement three-year simulation

"Ma'erzao is a kind of strange grass, which grows in the countryside and first appeared in Xizhou... It looks like grass, which is difficult to distinguish with the naked eye. It has a very special smell. Although people can't smell it, it can be easily smelled. The horses went mad, hence the common name."

Concubine Ying stood in front of everyone with her sleeves on her sleeves, and explained in detail: "Decades ago, there was a big incident among the people: In Xizhou City, a convoy of running merchants transported the wrong goods and mistook the horse for a horse. It was used as pasture and sold to the horse market for a whole cart—so, in just one night, countless horses ran madly because of it, rushed to the streets, and it is said that several people were killed, which can be described as an uproar Big. Waves..."

Resembling grass?Can't people smell that strange fragrance?

Ming Tan was startled when he heard that, as if he had thought of something, his fingers subconsciously touched the purse tied around his waist.

"Presumably His Majesty also knows that the horse market in Xizhou is very famous in Tiancheng, and this matter can't be kept secret for a long time... So, after a few years, the horse breeders in the entire Tiancheng Everyone has heard of the reputation of this strange herb."

Concubine Ying frowned slightly as she spoke, looked at the black horse again, shook her head and said, "However, it's been a long time since this happened, and Xizhou has cleaned up wild horses many times, and they should have disappeared long ago. That's right."

"Extinct?"

The emperor repeated her words, raised his eyebrows noncommittally, and asked, "Then why did you know the solution to this strange herb?"

"When my concubine was young, I heard a few words from my father, and this is the first time I used this method today," Concubine Ying said calmly, "Since I know that horses are driven mad by their smell, it is better to fight poison with poison and use other strong-smelling food. Put the plant in front of the nose of a mad horse, and drive away the odor that drives it mad, and it will return to normal."

"I see." The emperor nodded and said, "No wonder you choose silver elixir and mugwort leaves..."

Unexpectedly, a harem concubine could easily find the key to the madness that could make Yumayuan helpless.The surrounding audience couldn't help looking at each other, pondering the emperor's reaction, and slowly put away the previous contempt for Concubine Ying's background, and didn't dare to act recklessly.

So what if the father is a horse breeder?As long as he can win the favor of the emperor, even if he is just a beggar, he will have a chance to make a fortune—who knows if Xu Xieling from the horse factory will rise to the top and become a first-rank official in the court when he wakes up tomorrow?

"..."

But Ming Tan, who was standing beside the emperor, didn't think about it for the time being, but stared at Concubine Ying inquisitively, his eyes narrowed slightly, not understanding why the other party chose to provide such important clues to help him.

Ever since Ming Zhao went to Concubine Ying's residence to make a big fuss before she got married, she has always had a cold relationship with this concubine, even if they met by chance, they were limited to polite greetings...

It can be said that the other party has absolutely no reason to come forward to dispel doubts and get involved in this complicated and deep-water incident.

But why is she now...?

Ming Tan couldn't figure it out for a while, and was about to give up thinking, first took out the few weeds in his purse and asked Concubine Ying.

Suddenly, before she could act, another young man came out from the crowd, bowed his hands to the emperor and Ming Tan, and said: "See Your Majesty, see Princess Nine—I just heard what Yingfei Niangniang said, and it happened to be I remembered something, there is something about the Royal Horse Garden in charge of guarding the horses this time, I have to report it to you two immediately!"

Seeing that it was him, Ming Tan couldn't help but startled, "His Royal Highness?"

This person is none other than Prince Yu's son Ming Fei.

Seeing that Mingtan obviously knew him, the emperor also looked at this nephew twice more, and then glanced at King Yu who was watching a play in the distance, couldn't help raising his eyebrows, nodded at Mingfei and said: "Afei, You just say it's okay."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ming Fei said in a deep voice, "Earlier today, His Highness Ninth Highness and His Second Highness had a competition in the shooting range. I was fortunate to watch the whole process from the sidelines, and was impressed by His Highness Ninth Highness's exquisite archery skills, so I took the liberty to invite you to go hunting in the forest with His Highness, Miss Lin, Young Master Lin and Mr. Huan... Everything was normal, but when Mr. Huan and I were the first to return, we ran into a man who claimed to be the steward of the Yuma Garden eunuch."

"The eunuch in charge was surnamed Chen, and was hiding behind a big tree. I was afraid that I might be an assassin, so I took it down. In the end, the eunuch Chen claimed that he was Feng Wan. The order of the noble concubine was to send a new horsewhip to His Highness the Second Highness, but she got separated from the people accompanying her on the way, so she had to search alone, and did not trespass on the forest farm intentionally."

"Although I had doubts at the time, it was inconvenient to prevent him from doing the job, so I didn't go into it..." Ming Fei lowered his eyes, as if he was very frustrated with his decision at the time, and said sincerely, "But I just listened to the words of Concubine Ying. All the horse breeders in Tiancheng should be aware of this miraculous effect of 'horse irritability', and Eunuch Chen also happens to be the steward of Yumayuan, so I have to be a little paranoid..."

The emperor frowned, "Afei did not remember wrongly? Was it really Concubine Wan who sent him to give the second prince a horsewhip?"

"It's absolutely true." Ming Fei nodded resolutely, "Mr. Huan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, was also present at the time. If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can call him and ask him together!"

"...That's all, since you are so sure, you can't be wrong."

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy, and he met Ming Tan, who was slightly surprised, before he turned his head and told Sheng'an, "Go and call Concubine Wan and the Second Prince, and then send someone to fetch Chen from Yumayuan The eunuch took it down and brought it here for questioning."

"Yes, slaves follow the order."

……

In the tent.

Concubine Wan was dressed in a luxurious palace attire, knelt on the soft cushion, picked up a white piece from the box, and smiled softly: "Father is so distracted, is it because he doesn't like my daughter's chess skills?"

Opposite her, Cheng Guogong frowned, feeling agitated in his heart, he swung the chess box in front of him to the corner of the table, got up and said, "Princess Nine invited a large group of people to watch her excitement, and even brought them here With His Majesty's backing, don't you know about this?"

"..."

His tone was sharp and angry, Concubine Wan was slightly displeased at being reprimanded, but after all, considering that she was her own father, she didn't directly refute, just stretched out her hand to put the pieces on the chessboard back into the box one by one, and said while picking up: "My daughter naturally knows."

"Then why would you want to play chess!"

When Cheng Guogong heard Concubine Wan's nonchalant tone, the anger in his heart immediately burned to the top of his head, he flew up, kicked the well-placed palace lantern next to him to the ground, and said furiously: "You are not afraid of everything!" When we are found, will it harm the Second Prince again?!"

Seeing her father mentioning Ming Hui, Concubine Wan's eyes suddenly darkened, she narrowed her eyes and looked at Cheng Guogong, and said coldly: "What does this matter have to do with Hui'er? Father, don't make mistakes!"

"...Okay, okay, you are the empress of the palace now, I can't say anything about you as a father!"

Cheng Guogong gritted his teeth, repressing his anger in his heart again and again, not daring to be rude to his daughter who is a noble concubine who is under one person and above ten thousand in the harem, so he could only shake his sleeves and say bitterly: "It was originally made That bastard from the Royal Horse Garden kept things under control, and only asked Princess Nine to suffer—but now things are getting worse and worse, almost killing someone! Tell me, how can Your Majesty let it go? "

Hearing this, Concubine Wan pursed the corners of her lips, her aura weakened significantly compared to before.

This is indeed her fault.

"Eunuch Chen came here just now, and swore with Bengong that he had tried the grass on the horse long before Mingtan went to lead the horse, and the reaction was as expected." Concubine Wan frowned, "So According to the estimated dose, he sewed the grass into a cloth bag and took it into the forest, planning to find a chance to throw it at the feet of Mingtan's horse..."

Cheng Guogong also had a gloomy face, "Obviously it was agreed before - the amount of grass is calculated accurately, plus a cloth wrap to block most of the smell, it is absolutely impossible to make the horse go crazy !"

"Furthermore, this palace also specially told him that if necessary, he can cover up his actions in the name of giving Hui'er a horsewhip. It is obviously a seamless plan..." Concubine Wan Gui also darkened her face and sneered, "This is more than a failure. thing!"

"Hmph! I'm afraid he did it on purpose, to put our father and daughter to death!" Cheng Guogong gritted his teeth and said, as soon as he slapped the table, he wished he could immediately rip that eunuch Chen into cramps.

"He is a slave, how can he have such courage?"

Concubine Wan Gui shook her head, and a stern light flashed across her eyes, "I'm afraid that someone has a ulterior motive and wants to use the hands of our father and daughter to put those nine princesses to death..."

"..."

After she mentioned this, Duke Cheng was stunned for a moment, a chill ran down his back, and cold sweat suddenly soaked his underwear.

"Ruofu, what do you mean—"

"Heh. This time it's even thanks to the fate of the Ninth Princess, who didn't die so easily..."

Imperial Concubine Wan gave a chuckle with ambiguous meaning, and said sarcastically, "Otherwise, how could we, the culprits who murdered the emperor's heir, escape His Majesty's thunderous wrath?"

Before she finished speaking, Cheng Guogong was so angry that his beard trembled, and he couldn't help yelling: "What a borrowed knife to kill someone! What a ghostly trick!"

Concubine Wan's mood wasn't much better than her father's, but she didn't lose her composure like the other party. She only took a deep breath, suppressed the endless anger and killing intent in her heart, and started to turn her head again.

For the current plan, the only way to survive is to cut off the tail.

However, as the biological mother of the second prince, if Ming Tan or that villain behind the scenes catches her, I'm afraid it will hinder Hui'er's great career in the future...

Concubine Wan narrowed her eyes, looking at the restless Duke Cheng, a scheming cold light flashed across her pupils.

However, it was only for an instant, and this ray of light was fleeting, as if it had never appeared before.

"..."

Sweeping her fingertips across the chessboard like a net, the corners of Concubine Wan's lips curled up slightly, she glanced at the palace lantern that fell to the side, and sneered in her heart.

Who said that when you dock your tail, you have to cut off your own tail?

"In such a dead situation, the only way to survive is to abandon the car and save the handsome man."

Concubine Wan raised her head, looked at Cheng Guogong, and said slowly: "Father, there is still a way for my daughter. If you are willing to cooperate, there may be a chance to turn things around..."

Duke Cheng was stunned, and there was an ominous omen in his heart.He hesitated for a moment, looked at his daughter who seemed to have a somewhat guilty expression, and after a while he pursed his lips and said, "You tell me."

"If my daughter remembers correctly, at today's autumn hunting ceremony, the Marquis Xuan Ping who had always been at odds with his father was also present." Concubine Wan Guifei took a deep breath and lowered her eyes, "He once participated in Zhu Zhishen's embezzlement of ink and disasters. This case has not been dropped due to lack of evidence, and it is still a thorn in His Majesty's side..."

Cheng Guogong was taken aback for a moment, his eyes widened as if realizing something, and his expression changed, "You, do you want to be your father—"

However, Concubine Wan didn't wait for her father to finish, she cut off his words, and pointed out: "The horse of Xuan Pinghou today is exactly the same as that of the Ninth Princess. Pan Tuo, who looks almost the same in appearance."

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