Chapter 165 An unexpected agreement

Shen Yuexi saw Xiao Zhuo pick up the jade cup. She had not yet tested the ingredients of the medicine. She quickly looked around and saw a lamppost standing next to it.

She pretended to be unsteady, staggered, and knocked down the lamppost as she fell.

The lamppost directly hit a nearby general. Fortunately, the general usually parried weapons and had quick eyes and hands, so he stretched out his hand to hold the lamppost. However, the wax oil inside the lamppost took advantage of the situation and spilled out, showering him on the head. He was so hot that he jumped. He stood up and knocked over the desk behind him.

The musicians kept playing and the scene was in chaos.

Shen Yuexi was secretly happy. She lay on the ground, raised her upper body with her arms, pretended to duck, and raised her eyes to look at Xiao Zhuo with a groan.

I don't believe he can continue to drink.

Xiao Zhuo put the jade cup back on the table, stood up and came to Shen Yuexi. He stretched out his hand to help her up and said softly: "You're not hurt, are you?"

Shen Yuexi rolled her eyes at him.

Your wife is working hard here to act, not just to save your life.

She saw Xiao Beiheng and Lin Kui looking at her, and it was inconvenient to talk to Xiao Zhuo, so she bit her lip and said, "My foot is twisted, and my waist seems to have slipped... Oops."

While she stood up with Xiao Zhuo's help, she continued to communicate with Da Xiong in her mind.

Lin Kui looked at Shen Yuexi and sneered.

This girl is just pretending to be a troublemaker.

Although she didn't know how she knew there was poison in the wine, Xiao Zhuo had to drink the wine today even if he didn't want to. The servants had already come up to clean up the scene, and the banquet would never stop because of this trivial matter.

He smiled and said to Shen Yuexi: "Mrs. Shen must have neglected to practice on weekdays, so she should go down and rest. After cleaning up, His Royal Highness and Xiao Zhuo will still have to taste the wine."

It means, stop being a monster. We all know each other's thoughts.

Shen Yuexi also understood what Lin Kui meant. He already knew that he was acting.

She stood up and was about to answer. Big Bear's voice sounded in her mind:

"Dear Master, we are collecting the raw materials required for Aconitum...the progress is 5%...10%...10%. Dear Master, the raw materials are insufficient and production has been interrupted."

Fortunately, there weren't many poisons in ancient times. After trying more than a dozen drugs, she was finally blinded.

She finally felt relieved, glanced at Lin Kui with a smile and said, "This fine wine must have taken a lot of effort, sir?"

Lin Kui was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "That's right, this is a fine wine that has been sealed for ten years. Ordinary people can't drink it if they want to."

Shen Yuexi looked at the beads of sweat on Lin Kui's forehead and was too lazy to confront him. Now that Daxiong had extracted the poison, she didn't need to act here.

She turned to look at Xiao Zhuo. She wanted to wait for him outside the tent, but when she thought of Lin Kui's despicable methods, it was really an advantage for him to let him go like this.

You can't hit or scold him, just make him angry.

Shen Yuexi said to Xiao Zhuo: "I also want to drink a glass of Mr. Lin's wine."

Lin Kui was shocked. This girl knew she couldn't save Xiao Zhuo, so she actually wanted to drink poisonous wine with him. Was she going to die for love?

Xiao Beiheng smiled and said: "Mrs. Shen, do you want to taste it too? Come, take my wine bottle and pour her a glass."

"No."

"inappropriate."

Two voices sounded one after another, the first one was Xiao Zhuo, followed closely by Lin Kui.

What Lin Kui was thinking was that since Shen Yuexi wanted to die on his own, it would be a blessing for you two. If you stay, what if you get a poisonous wine for His Highness the Crown Prince one day? Xiao Beiheng's wine is non-toxic, so of course he can't give it to him. She drinks.

Xiao Zhuo took a wine cup nearby and returned it to his desk. He picked up the wine jug and poured two glasses of wine. One of them was handed to Shen Yuexi. He said, "We can drink with His Royal Highness."

Shen Yuexi took the wine cup and glanced at Xiao Zhuo. She found that he was looking at Xiao Beiheng. Lin Kui was staring at him. Xiao Beiheng was looking at Lin Kui.

It feels like these people all have ideas.

But Big Bear has already removed the poison, so you might as well try some wine.

She was not polite and took the lead in drinking the wine in one gulp.

The wine entered her throat, and it was sweet. Lin Kui really didn't fool her on this point. This wine was mellow and soft, and it really wasn't the kind of popular product she usually drank. Maybe it had been stored for ten years.

"Okay, Mrs. Shen is indeed generous," Xiao Beiheng raised the jade cup and said to Xiao Zhuo, "Come, let's drink from this cup."

Xiao Zhuo also raised his glass and drank the wine together with Xiao Beiheng.

Lin Kui was so excited that his hands were shaking. He looked first at Xiao Zhuo and then at Shen Yuexi. After drinking poisonous wine and counting at most sixty, they would die from the poison.

Xiao Beiheng said to Xiao Zhuo: "We have just discussed the matter with you, so we can make a decision quickly. This prince will not wait too long."

Xiao Zhuo put down the jade cup and said, "I have a sense of propriety in my heart."

"Generals, please send Xiao Zhuo and his wife out of the camp." Xiao Beiheng left the banquet and ordered the generals to see them off.

Lin Kui followed Xiao Beiheng, counting secretly in his heart.

The further we walked, the more something was wrong. I was counting to over a hundred in my mind. How come nothing happened to Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi?

He wondered secretly, was it because the quantity was too low? How about not counting a hundred?

Counting to more than four hundred, Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi were about to leave the gate of the camp. Still nothing happened. However, Shen Yuexi turned around before getting in the car and said to him with a smile:

"Mr. Lin's wine is indeed good wine. I didn't feel anything bad when I drank it, but now I feel a little heady..."

Above...could it be that the poison is about to take effect?

Lin Kui was secretly happy at first, but then he felt something was wrong. There was no way that the onset of Aconitum poison was related to drunkenness.

He stood at the gate of the camp and stared dumbfounded as Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi's carriage drove away.

The count has reached almost a thousand, and the poison obviously has no effect.

It's really puzzling.

He was still pondering there when a cold light flashed and he felt his neck was as cold as a steel needle pricking his skin.

When he lowered his head and looked down, he saw that the cold sword blade was on his neck, and the hilt was in Xiao Beiheng's hand.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, why..." He did not dare to move, so he tilted his head and asked, "Why do you do this?"

"You are so self-assertive that you almost missed my important event!" Xiao Beiheng said coldly, "Have you forgotten who is the master and who is the slave?"

Lin Kui rolled his eyes and understood immediately.

Xiao Beiheng probably knew that he poisoned the wine?

"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, I am very loyal... I just want to get rid of Xiao Zhuo for His Highness the Crown Prince." He defended hurriedly.

"My prince knows that you are loyal, otherwise you would be dead by now!" Xiao Beiheng removed the sword edge from his neck and sheathed the sword, "Why are there no signs of poisoning between the two of them?"

Lin Kui had a hard time telling the truth. If he said he had poisoned, but others were fine, wouldn't that prove that he was not good at poisoning.

"My subordinate planned to poison him," he said with a sad face, "but then I thought that if... if Xiao Zhuo was poisoned to death, it might be detrimental to His Royal Highness, so I didn't... actually poison him."

If the poisoning failed, I might as well say that I didn't poison him, so as to save some impression in the heart of His Royal Highness.

Xiao Beiheng seemed to be relieved and said: "If this is the case, it means you are still worthy of being my subordinate."

Seeing that the crisis had passed, Lin Kui thought of Xiao Beiheng's words just now and asked: "Your Highness, you just said that you almost missed your important event. What did you mean?"

Xiao Beiheng turned around and walked towards the camp, saying slowly: "You were not here at that time. I made an agreement with Xiao Zhuo to give him three months to occupy Xiliang."

"Ah?" Lin Kui was dumbfounded.

Is there anything wrong with His Royal Highness? He actually asked Xiao Zhuo to occupy Xiliang?

He walked a few steps and followed up with Xiao Beiheng and said: "Your Highness, King Qi sent us here just for Xiliang, but we just stood by and let Xiao Zhuo take it?"

"Well, that's right." Xiao Beiheng's lips curled up, "I said that if he doesn't take it, I will take it. It's really interesting to think about his painful expression at this time."

"Your Highness, I really don't understand the reason."

"Prince Jing has always regarded Xiliang as his treasure. If we go to capture it, we will definitely have to fight against Prince Jing's hundreds of thousands of troops." Xiao Beiheng looked back at Lin Kui, "I will let Xiao Zhuo lead the way."

Lin Kui suddenly realized it and clapped his hands and said: "It's really a clever plan. In this way, Xiao Zhuo can be used to weaken Prince Jing's strength. When both sides fight until both sides lose, we can reap the benefits."

"Yes, Xiao Zhuo has to occupy it even if he doesn't want to. He is friends with the prince of Xiliang, Mepu, and he cannot tolerate me occupying his friend's territory. He must do this." Xiao Beiheng smiled and said, "Prince Jing

, King of Xiliang, Xiao Zhuo... let them fight, I will catch them all in one fell swoop."

Lin Kui was overjoyed.

At first, he only thought that Xiao Beiheng's target was Xiliang.

Only now did he understand that Xiao Beiheng's real goal was to pacify the entire west.
Chapter completed!