Chapter 33 Encountering an Old Man

Late at night, Nie Kong left the palace in a hurry to recruit Lu Zisong. Seeing Lu Zisong, Nie Kong said to him, "From now on, go to Ji's Mansion to closely monitor Ji Yuguang's every move. In addition, remember to find a chance to sneak into his pharmacy and find the nine-leaf gorgeous purple herb. This pill smells like orchid, but if you smell it carefully, there will be a fishy smell, and it will be colorless and tasteless after entering the water. If there is any situation, come back to me quickly. After hearing this, Lu Zisang took the order, so he sneaked into the Ji Mansion late at night.

In the Buddhist hall, Ning Tanger couldn't sleep or eat well. She kept walking around, guessing why Mrs. Ying was poisoned for no reason. At first, she secretly speculated: Is it the Ji Yuguang who acted without authorization? Only he was good at poisoning. But when she turned to think about it, she felt that Ji Yuguang had always been very obedient. Every time, she acted according to the command. She didn't realize that she was angry and asked Wei'er: "Wei'er, do you think you made tampering in the meal? You gave the poison?"

Compared with Ning Tanger's anger, Wei'er showed a rare calmness in the face of her reproachment. She said, "I have carefully thought about the whole process of delivering the meal. After Xiaoci handed me the meal, I was afraid that you would blame me for being slow, so I delivered Mrs. Ying's food first, and there was no stop on the way, so There is absolutely no one to tamp; at this time, and I have always done what my wife wants. How dare I dare to poison the food without your order?

After hearing this, Ning Tanger felt that Wei'er really didn't look like a liar, so she asked, "Ji Yuguang can't. You can't. Then who will poison Mrs. Ying?"

Wei Er sneered and said, "Who else will there be? There is only one situation, that is, no one poisons at all. It is the people who are playing tricks themselves and framing us.

After listening to the words of Fear, Ning Tanger suddenly realized: "What you said makes sense. It seems that it is really a ghost in the Goblet Palace. This lady is obviously commensurate with my sister, but secretly she uses tricks to frame her. This woman is really unusual!"

After the matter was figured out, Wei'er breathed a sigh of relief, but Ning Tanger's face was haggard and looked sad. Seeing that Ning Tanger's face was full of sadness, she was not as radiant as usual. Wei'er comforted her and said, "Madam, why do you have to be so sad for a shadow lady? Let's tell the truth to the prince tomorrow and see who the prince believes!"

Ning Tanger sneered and said, "Don't underestimate this lady. Before I started my struggle with her, she gave me a horse. With a little trick, she trapped me in the Buddhist hall and couldn't get out. I was still wondering that she didn't mean to refuse at all when I encircle her, but cooperated with her everywhere. It turned out that she didn't Fight with me, but don't disdain to fight with me at all. If I really play tricks, I'm far from her opponent. In the end, it's still me who suffers!"

On a long night, Ning Tanger tossed and turned hard to sleep, so she had to get up and put on a veil and stand against the window. After staying for a long time, she moved her steps, turned around and sat down on the cotton pad, and couldn't help recalling the past in the capital. The past is like smoke, but all the things that happened in Lijin Mansion are still vivid and fresh in her memory. At the beginning, Li Jin held a big banquet and ordered her to sing and dance during the banquet. At that time, she thought that Li Jin really appreciated her singing skills and dancing. She was always willing to put on her most beautiful green smoke screen tulle skirt, put on her favorite pearl-filled satin shawl, and danced like a colorful butterfly during the banquet, graceful and charming.

She also still remembers the eyes of those princes and ministers who watched him dance with a manly posture like a beast like a beast... At that time, he was also attracted by her charming style and graceful posture, but later she learned that it turned out that this was just a trick, and Li Jin was often By this means, we can attract and get to know the ministers of the court.

Recalling the past, whether it is happiness or pain, it can always affect the heart of the rememberer and be affected by those so-called memories. Thinking of the past in the capital, Ning Tanger's heart unconsciously felt sad. It seemed that for Ning Tanger, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

Of course, there is another person who is also sleepless, that is Wei Wang Zhuo Ruitong. Thinking of Huanxuan, who had not yet woken up, Zhuo Ruitong lay down, tossed and turned, and couldn't sleep all night.

When a trace of fish belly white appeared in the sky, the sky gradually dawned. In the morning, Zhuo Ruitong tidied up his clothes, wearing a dark green brocade robe with exquisite patterns, a belt made of gold silk around his waist, and the innate heroism between his eyebrows made him look elegant, magnificent, and a kingly demeanor. When I came to the Goblet Palace, Huanxuan had woken up. Zhuo Ruitong helped Huanxuan up and couldn't help scolding: "How can you be so reckless? In order to make a plan to joke about your own life, if you have a fault, how can I tell your parents!" After listening to this, Huanxuan smiled and said, "I'm worried about Huanxuan. I know that the poison is not enough to let Xiaoci put it in the meal. Don't worry, I won't let myself die in vain!" Oh, by the way, what did Ning Ji do? Joy continued.

"Oh, I have ordered her not to leave the Buddhist hall for half a step." Zhuo Ruitong replied.

"This is the best. Please send more people to guard the Buddhist hall, so that Ning Ji can't take the opportunity to destroy the big plan." Huanxuan said to Zhuo Ruitong.

"Well, I have sent more people to guard the outside of the Buddha Hall. You can have a good rest!" Zhuo Ruitong looked at Huanxuan with concern.

"I'm fine. Now that Ning Ji's matter has been dealt with, I can free my hands to help you raise military pay." Joyful.

When Zhuo Ruitong saw that Huanxuan wanted to help, he couldn't bear to work hard when she was just in good health, so he frowned and said, "You'd better have a good rest first. You don't have to worry about the fundraising!"

After hearing this, Huanxuan refused and insisted on helping. Otherwise, he would go on a hunger strike for Zhuo Ruitong. Zhuo Ruitong couldn't help Huanxuan, so he had to agree to ask her to help.

Two days later, the birthday of Empress Dowager Wei came, and the palace was decorated with lanterns and a banquet. In addition to the ministers of Wei County, the rich merchants who offered congratulatory gifts were also invited to the banquet. The Empress Dowager Wei lived in the Buddhist hall a few years ago and was used to the quietness. Naturally, she could not adapt to the hustle and bustle of the banquet. Therefore, she insisted on on the grounds that she was not used to being noisy. Zhuo Ruitong had no choice but to lead the joy to walk around the banquet to entertain the guests.

While being entertained by Zhuo Ruitong and Huanying, I suddenly saw a guest in front of a table stand up and shouted with a glass of wine: "In the desolate place of Wei County, the people are poor, but the lord of a county is so extravagant for his mother's birthday, which really provokes indignation! Dare to ask heaven, is it really so difficult to find a wise king in the world? Huanxuan recognized this person as a student of his father in his early years. His surname was Jiang Mingdao. In those years, he suddenly abandoned school and disappeared. Now he appears here, so he is full of suspicion. Zhuo Ruitong was angry when he heard this. He was about to make trouble. Huanxuan grabbed him, so he sent someone to persuade him to come out of the banquet. When there was no one, he came forward happily and asked Jiang Zhi, "I don't know if you still remember Lord Changsun Ling Changsun Yi?" When Jiang Zhidao heard this question, he immediately exchanged tears. He choked and said, "At that time, I was dissatisfied with the malpractices of the government. I resolutely left my teacher and abandoned school to do business. The teacher insisted on leaving me, but I still insisted on leaving the capital. A few years later, I went to Beijing to visit my teacher, but the teacher was still angry that I abandoned school and closed the door to me. In the end, I had to regret to leave. Who knows that now that the eldest grandson's family has been destroyed, as a student, I am really shameless to face the spirit of the teacher in heaven!"

After listening to it, I thought of my father's voice and smile, and my eyes were already moist. Looking at Jiang Zhidao in front of him, Huanxuan blinked his eyes, held back his tears and untied the veil. He calmly told Jiang Zhidao, "I am Changsun Huanxuan, the only living thing left by the Changsun family. I still remember you. When you left, I was thirteen years old."

"You, are you really Miss Changsun? I remember that you were smart and loving at that time. The teacher loved you very much and was married to the fourth prince by the emperor. Jiang Zhidao looked at Huanxuan and was overjoyed.

Huanxuan nodded to Jiang Zhidao and said, "Dad really loved me in those years, but it's a pity that he is no longer here now..."

Jiang Zhidao was overjoyed and looked up and said, "God has eyes. Miss Changsun is still alive, so that I am lucky to meet my teacher and daughter again today, so that I have the opportunity to repay the teacher's kindness of preaching and teaching!" After a sigh, he turned around and said to Huanxuan, "Miss, if you need help in the future, just say it bluntly and spare no effort to do your best!"

He smiled happily and asked him, "You abandoned your studies and went to work in business. I don't know what kind of business you are doing now? Is the business good?

Jiang Zhidao smiled and said, "Miss, to be honest, I'm really ashamed to say that I did some transshipment business in the past few years, and did make a little money, but in recent years, wars have been frequent and the world has been turbulent. In order to save my life, I have already stopped the transshipment business, and just stayed in Wei County to do some small business."

"Is that so? Can't you do a big business in Weijun? Welcome to continue to ask.

That's not true. In the bitter cold and desolate place of Weijun, if you want your business to improve quickly, you can either sell some tight goods from the Central Plains to the local market, and then transfer the local goods to the Central Plains for transportation and sales, or bypass Beirong and sell the goods of the Central Plains to Yuzi, farther northwest, with tea porcelain and silk. Exchange fur and velvet, etc. Jiang Zhidao came slowly.

He nodded thoughtfully and asked, "Where are the horses? How about the horses in Yuzi?

"When it comes to horses, the horses in Yuzi are no less than those in Beirong. They are not only numerous, but also strong. It's just... to transport the horses back from there. Not to mention the long distance, Beirong is a nomad and fierce. They are used to looting and harassing Zhou Bang, and often wandering on the way of goods. In case they are unlucky to meet them, not only will the goods be looted, but also their lives will not be guaranteed! In recent years, fewer and fewer businessmen dare to take such risks!" Jiang Zhidao replied with a bitter face.

After listening, Huanxuan put away the smile on his face and asked Jiang with a serious expression, "Listen to what you said in such detail, please tell Huanxuan the truth. Have you ever done this business?"

Jiang Zhidao was slightly stunned and said, "Miss is really smart. In the past two years, I have indeed done this kind of business several times. I still have business friends in Yuzi, but in the past year or two, Beirong has been very provocative, so I dare not take risks. As the saying goes: 'People die for money, and birds die for food!' I can't ignore my life for the sake of money, so I have to stay in the local area to do some peace of business. When Jiang Zhidao spoke, he suddenly smiled when he saw Huanxuan heard that he had done such a business, but when he heard him say that he did not want to take risks again, his expression immediately faded. He knew that Huanxuan must be in a dilemma, so he continued, "Although it is an adventure, if the young lady needs it, I would like to go for the young lady."