Chapter 154: Everything in the mouth and hands is gone
Chapter 154: Everything in the mouth and hands is gone
"Your Highness, I have now found out what happened in the Eastern Palace." Zhang Wen dismounted and bowed.
Xiao Yifei was full of curiosity and was ready to listen to the fun. He couldn't help but squeeze the horse's belly and lean towards the prince.
"explain."
"Quanlu and the Yufu Palace maid, Rendong, were held in the Ministry of Punishment for only two hours before they couldn't stand it," Zhang Wen said. "Rendong often accompanied Miss Ruan to the Eastern Palace to deliver gifts to you. Although you rarely saw her, Rendong had developed a relationship with Quanlu, who was from the same hometown as her."
Xiao Yifei's mouth dropped open when he heard this. What was going on? A eunuch from the Crown Prince's palace and a maid from his mother's palace were having an affair, all thanks to the matchmaking of his cousin from the Ruan family.
"To get to the point, I'm not asking you to check these things that you already know."
"Quan Lu does have something in his hand, but it's still under his bed. It was given to him by Ren Dong. And Ren Dong got it from Xue Yan, the maidservant of Miss Ruan."
"Is it something harmful to women?" Xiao Jingheng asked.
Zhang Wen hesitated slightly after hearing this and said, "To answer your Highness, both men and women."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yifei couldn't help but open his mouth wide. Ruan Liuzheng was really cruel. She said that she cared about her cousin the prince, but in the end she wanted to cut off his descendants?
"What are the differences?" Xiao Jingheng tightened the reins and asked coldly.
"The man used the root of Rhizoma Coptidis, and the woman used powder made from blister beetles mixed into musk pills." Zhang Wen said. Every time he repeated it now, he felt a chill on his back. It really is true that people's hearts are separated by their stomachs.
The girl from the Ruan family usually looks so gentle and polite, but I didn't expect that she would dare to do such a thing.
Fortunately, this time the prince pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, otherwise, Miss Gu San would have been in trouble.
Xiao Yifei didn't dare to laugh at this moment. If someone else was plotted against like this, he would definitely make a joke, "Oh, this girl is really thoughtful."
However, the ones being plotted against were the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, so he didn't dare act rashly.
This Miss Ruan is not just an ordinary venomous scorpion. She is playing it safe by poisoning both sides. But if the Crown Prince is harmed, what benefit will she get? What is her purpose?
"The effect of this medicine on men is not as thorough as that on women. After two or three years, when there is no child in the Eastern Palace, will Ruan Liuzheng go and persuade Concubine Li again, offering medicine and herself?" Xiao Jingheng asked with a sneer.
"Yes, that's what Rendong said. She said that when the time comes, Miss Ruan will ask Concubine Li to let her go to the Eastern Palace to be the head nanny, so that she can meet Quanlu more often." Zhang Wen replied.
"You have made a good plan. Don't let these Honeysuckle and Quanlu die easily." Xiao Jingheng pulled the reins, gave the order sternly, and rode his horse towards the paddock.
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As the daughter of a third-rank minister of rites, Ruan Liuzheng naturally rushed to the enclosure to join in the fun.
My father's side was originally targeting the Prince of Jin, but when the emperor arranged a marriage for the crown prince, he gave the Prince of Jin a concubine, leaving the Ruan family with no outlet.
I heard that there is news about Jiang Huizhou and his son, they are not dead?
This news has made Mrs. Ruan beat her chest and stamp her feet. She has been upset for more than half a month. The successive blows are like everything she holds in her mouth and in her hands is gone...
I heard this morning that the prince stayed up all night last night and caught a pair of wild geese to send to the Gu family as betrothal geese, but they haven't come back yet.
Xueyan came over with a bowl of hot tea. "Miss, drink some to warm yourself up, then go out for a walk. Madam said you shouldn't stay in the tent all the time."
Xueyan knew that the lady wanted her to go out and see if there was any young man who might be interested in her. She would be seventeen years old by then and it was time for her to get married.
Unfortunately, the Ruan family has had a bad reputation recently. It is said that girls from the Ruan family are unlucky in marriage. When she was engaged to Jiang Huizhou, there was no news from Jiang Huizhou. Just after she broke off the engagement, she heard that Jiang Huizhou was on his way back to Beijing.
The title of "husband-killing" is not as bad as being greedy for power and wealth. How can people not be angry?
"I understand." Ruan Liuzheng replied weakly. She also wanted to live a rich and luxurious life.
Fortunately, she still had a backup plan. When her cousin the Crown Prince and her beloved Crown Princess were unable to produce children, she would still have to choose another woman.
"Xueyan, have you asked that itinerant doctor? The man's damage from the medicine was only temporary?" Ruan Liuzheng rubbed his fingers, feeling a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, young lady. I heard that many mistresses use this method to prevent men from having offspring outside." Xueyan bent over and said in a low voice.
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Xiao Jingheng and his group rode back to the enclosure at full speed. Xiao Yifei and Han Desheng didn't dare to speak, because the prince's face was too serious, as if he had a deep hatred and resentment.
They couldn't understand. Now that time had passed, shouldn't their anger turn into relief at having turned the tide?
Why does the prince still look like he wants to kill me?
This was the first time Han Desheng saw the Crown Prince like this. He wasn't this angry even when drugs that affected male fertility were discovered a while ago. Sure enough, whenever he had anything to do with the Crown Princess, he would have the opportunity to experience many firsts.
But as they were about to reach the Emperor's tent, he had no choice but to speak up and remind them, "Your Highness, it's time to report your safety to His Majesty."
"Yes, if we go in like this, the emperor's uncle will think that my grandfather proposed on his behalf today and he didn't understand it clearly." Xiao Yifei advised.
Xiao Jingheng waved his hand, signaling the two to shut up, and walked forward. After the eunuch saluted, he lifted the curtain.
"Greetings to my father."
"Please sit down." The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said with a faint smile, "Did this trip go smoothly?"
"Thank you, father, for your concern and for letting my uncle make this trip. It went smoothly." When Xiao Jingheng heard his father mention the Gu family, the smile on his face became much more genuine.
"It seems that you are very satisfied with the third daughter of the Gu family."
"Your Majesty, I would also like to thank you for granting me the marriage."
"Look, in the end, it still takes the intervention of the royal father. Relationships can be cultivated slowly. Many loving couples have gone through this. You want to impress her, but if you can't soften her after three to five years, it will only lead to more trouble. I'm afraid it will be included in the family tree of another family. By then, it will be too late to cry."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng just nodded. He couldn't explain to his father what exactly happened between her and Gu Qinghe.
"Okay, go back and rest. I feel tired for you all day."
"My son, please retire."
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After coming out of the emperor's tent, Xiao Yifei went back to sleep early, and Han Desheng was also squinting his eyes, but Xiao Jingheng still didn't feel tired.
There is also Ruan Liuzheng's matter that needs to be dealt with.
"Han Desheng, you go and rest, and let Baoshun follow me." Xiao Jingheng said, striding forward.
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