It would be a shame for these two old women to die.
This is just the first head that Zhu Sijia has harvested from Prince Yan's Mansion.
One of them is the first-class nun next to Zhang Yin, and the other, younger, is Zhu Siyi's nanny, who is Zhang Yin's most capable assistant and evil slave.
It's just that these two people are both illiterate and empty-headed idiots. After serving in a high-profile family like Prince Yan's Mansion for so many years, they should have learned from their bones that they are similar to their masters, but these two people are still Vulgarity cannot be put on the stage.
Therefore, Zhang Yin did not like to have the two of them accompany her on important occasions, fearing that they would make some joke and lose the face of Prince Yan's palace.
Even so, relying on Zhang Yin's support in Prince Yan's palace, they overtly and covertly deducted a lot of expenses from their mother's hospital and caused many obstacles.
During the nearly ten years when Zhu Sijia was away from Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhu Yuancun said that the most serious time was the winter of the third year of Qianjia.
Zhu Sijia was only seven years old that year, and Zhu Yuancun was taken to the hospital to be raised by Zhang Yin. The only person who stayed with Yu was his young sister.
It snowed heavily in the third year of Qianjia. The two women worked together to seize the silver charcoal prepared for the winter in Yu's courtyard and sold it outside the house at a high price. As a result, they gained a lot of money.
However, only inferior gray charcoal could be used in Yu's room. Once the gray charcoal is lit, it will sting the nose and smoke the eyes, and the whole room will be filled with black smoke.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when the Yu family went to Zhang Yin's courtyard to pay their respects, the older woman sneaked into the Yu family's courtyard to steal things.
As a result, she turned the room upside down and found nothing good. Instead, she almost disturbed Zhu Siying, who was sleeping in the room due to illness.
The woman had a guilty conscience. Before leaving, she forgot that there was still a charcoal fire burning in the room and closed the windows tightly that were beaten by the north wind.
She almost caused Zhu Siying to die in the house. King Yan was furious and wanted to punish her on the spot, but Zhang Yin shed a few tears and begged for mercy on her behalf. The woman only received twenty blows and the matter was ignored.
After that, these two evil slaves intensified their efforts to embarrass the Yu family for Zhang Yin.
When I think of my mother’s experiences...
Zhu Sijia retracted her gaze, suppressed the smile on her lips, and left here without looking back.
…
There is a river flowing through the Xihe Valley. The grasslands on both sides of the river are one of the wonders of the valley. Even in autumn, the large areas of new green grassland are still a thriving and lush scene.
And the river is home to countless schools of delicious fish, making it an excellent place for fishing.
During the autumn hunting period, the palace people temporarily built a fishing platform here, which can not only provide shade and coolness, but also protect against wind and rain.
Yan Xiu and his party were sitting here fishing.
"What clues can be found about yesterday's incident?"
Yan Xiu took back his fishing rod and caught another empty rod.
Yan Wei sat on his right, and the one sitting on Yan Xiu's left was Li Woyun, the current minister of Honglu Temple.
As one of the few civil servants in the court who did not come from the clan of relatives, Li Woyun was highly valued by Yan Xiu.
Li Woyun replied:
"I ordered my men to carefully examine your majesty's arrows and found that the arrowheads are indeed poisonous. This poison comes from the Western Regions. It is dangerous to take it alone, but if it enters the body of prey and circulates through the blood, and people eat its meat, they will Abdominal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea, and in severe cases, dehydration, weakness and death.”
Honglu Temple is mainly responsible for matters such as court gatherings, pilgrimage by foreign officials, and tribute payments from various vassals. Everyone says that if you want to broaden your horizons, Honglu Temple is the best official position and place to go.
Therefore, Li Woyun was most familiar with foreign things, and he knew everything he needed to know and didn't know.
Yan Wei threw the fish he caught into the basket: "There are unclean people among the dragon guards."
Li Woyun added: "It's not just the dragon guards."
Yan Xiu has an unshakable rule when hunting.
He began to practice the Six Arts at the age of five, among which riding and archery was the most outstanding. Even the generals of the Qin Dynasty were inferior to him in this aspect.
Therefore, Yan Xiu always carries only three arrows when hunting. If these three arrows miss one after another, he will not continue.
But as an emperor, any preferences cannot be expressed directly on the surface. The rules of the royal family are even so strict that they only eat three chopsticks for each dish, only when they are ordered.
Therefore, only the people Yan Xiu trusted and those who often accompanied him on hunting trips knew about his habit.
The wild boar he came back from hunting at night received two arrows from him.
The first arrow was missed due to the dim light in the forest, and he searched for it all night but could not find any trace. The second arrow only hit the wild boar's thigh, which was not enough to kill it. The third arrow hit the wild boar's throat. fatal.
To be able to understand Yan Xiu's living habits to such an outrageous level, and to be able to avoid the eyes of so many dragon guards with such skill, and to smear poison on the arrowheads in advance in the camp where Yan Xiu stores weapons——
There must be something wrong with the people around you and the dragon guards.
After Yan Xiu pondered for a moment, he said coldly: "I never thought that the Dragon Guards I trained with my own hands would be able to infiltrate disloyal people."
"I will never give up on this matter. I will continue to investigate thoroughly after returning to Beijing. I am suspending the investigation now. Don't alert the snake yet."
Yan Wei and Li Woyun looked at each other and then cupped their hands and said, "I obey the order."
On the way back to the camp, Yan Wei suddenly quickened his pace and pushed aside the people beside Yan Xiu to follow him. After hesitating for a moment, Yan Wei spoke:
"Brother Imperial, there is one more thing that I don't know whether I should say."
Yan Xiu thought he was going to talk about the poisoning of wild boar meat, so he said magnanimously: "That's it."
Yan Wei was straightforward: "I suspect that there is something wrong with Zhu Meiren, and there is something weird about her."
Yan Xiu tightened the reins and stopped the horse, his eyes dark.
Yan Wei's neck felt cold, but he still said stubbornly: "Early yesterday morning, as soon as I got up and got out of the tent, I met the panicked Zhu Meiren."
"It was still early and the sun hadn't even risen yet, but Beauty Zhu had already finished dressing up and didn't let anyone follow her. She ran between the tents regardless of her manners and happened to bump into Wei Chen."
"According to what Ren Xiao... Chiayi Bo said last night, he also had symptoms of poisoning before the polo match started. It was only with Zhu Meiren's kind help that he escaped and was able to be in the limelight later."
Yan Xiu simply felt that Yan Wei was unreasonable, and he smiled with eyes full of laughter:
"Lao Qi, I think you are confused by your sleep, so you are making assumptions about Zhu Meiren. It is me who allows her to leave first. Before that, she went to the imperial dining room to look for me in person because she missed me; and she bumped into Chiayi Bo. It was unexpected. She took action with good intentions, but in your mouth it turned out that she had evil intentions? "
"I see that Princess Xiang has been vacant in your palace for too long. You want me to make the decision for you on your father's behalf, eh?"
Yan Wei said firmly:
"Your Majesty, why don't you think about why Beauty Zhu suddenly showed up in the imperial dining room? Are you really just missing your Majesty? I'm sorry, I'm so bold, but Beauty Zhu doesn't seem like the kind of person who can fall in love with you in a short time; I also forgive me for talking too much. The future prince of Great Qin will never be born in her womb unless she severs ties with Prince Yan's palace."
This question directly made Yan Xiu's smile gradually disappear.
