Chapter 124 Two Princes
Luo Qingfeng, who was inside the wall, heard this and went through what happened in the past few days in detail in his mind.
"Lu Qingfan is not comparable to ordinary officials. Even if he has no inner strength, he should not be underestimated." Luo Qingfeng paused: "Send someone to check the drawings on the day of the ceremony to confirm that the wise king will act according to our road map."
"Yes!" The man who looked like the leader responded respectfully, and the others bowed their heads in salute to the closed brick wall.
A group of inconspicuous people gathered quietly, then scattered like birds and beasts, and were submerged in the crowd.
Inside the Xingbu Yamen.
Lu Qingfan had a white headband tied on his forehead, and he stared at the medicine bowl in Ren Danqing's hand with a sullen face: The dark soup medicine was more intimidating than a scourge, and he frowned with a defiant look on his face: "Master, I can
Can't……"
"No! What kind of medicine are you afraid of drinking as an adult?" Master Ren said solemnly with a straight face: "Or do you want Miss Yun to feed you and take a look at your 'masculinity'?"
Full marks for this wave of yin and yang.
Lu Qingfan took the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp, then lay down again with an expressionless expression.
At this moment, Yun Xi opened the door and came in. Her attention was immediately attracted by Lu Qingfan's cold and handsome face... Somehow, she actually saw a bit of "life without love" in Lu Qingfan's face.
"What's wrong, sir?" Yun Xi asked worriedly, "But where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing."
Ren Danqing and Lu Qingfan denied it in unison.
The two men looked at each other. Although Ren Danqing complained about Lu Qingfan, he still felt sorry for him in his heart. He quickly added: "Master Lu is poisoned and feels weak."
Upon hearing this, Yun Xi had no doubt that he was there and immediately stepped forward to take a pulse.
Lu Qingfan stared back at Ren Danqing speechlessly, and Ren Danqing winked at him, indicating that he was pretending to be sick.
He slowly put his hand on his lips and coughed twice, pretending to be uncomfortable.
"Although it is poison that has entered the lungs, it has already penetrated into the blood at this moment, so you shouldn't cough..." Yun Xi muttered to herself in confusion.
"Pfft!" Ren Danqing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Lu Qingfan's face turned dark again.
"Ah, sir, why do you look so ugly?" Monk Yun Xi Zhang Er was confused and almost doubted his own medical skills. He looked even more attentive while feeling the pulse.
Lu Qingfan sat up in a hurry, blocked Yun Xi's wrist with his big palm, and explained in a panic: "I'm fine, really."
"Hahahaha..." Ren Danqing didn't even care about his face and laughed so hard.
Ran Piao, who was holding a chair beside him, was laughing so hard that he couldn't stand up straight. Only Qing Guo, who had just returned from fetching water, and Yun Xi, who didn't know what was going on, looked puzzled.
In the end, Yun Xi did not diagnose what was wrong with Lu Qingfan. On the contrary, he was in very good health, and the medicine took effect very quickly. It took others seven days, but Lu Qingfan only needed three to five days to clear up all the remaining poison.
Hearing the good news, Lu Qingfan was so excited that he immediately stopped pretending to be sick.
Yun Xi pressed Lu Qingfan down, her beautiful peach blossom eyes full of displeasure: "Sir, for the sake of the overall situation, you have to pretend for seven days."
Lu Qingfan: "..." It's for the sake of the overall situation.
He resigned himself to his fate and lay back down again, showing his hopeless expression again.
Yun Xi confirmed this time that she had undoubtedly seen the same look when she came in just now.
When Qingguo and Qingguo went out to continue frying and preparing prescriptions, Yunxi finally couldn't hold back the smile she was holding back in the room, and she silently leaned on the wall and laughed until tears came to her eyes.
Qingguo couldn't bear it anymore: "Haha, hahaha... I have never seen an adult as aggrieved as he was just now!"
Who is Lu Qingfan? The top master of the Ming Dynasty, the Qingtian Minister who solves strange cases, he, he actually doesn't want to lie in bed and pretend to be sick!
It's so funny.
Yun Xi rubbed the tears from the corners of her eyes and suppressed the smile on her lips, "Let's go and cook the medicine, hehe..."
The master and the servant were laughing so hard that their waists were bent. Their cheerful looks were completely inconsistent with the overall atmosphere of the gloomy and foggy Criminal Department Yamen, which caused many officials and servants to look at the two with "I don't know what to say."
The yamen of the Ministry of Justice were loose on the outside and tight on the inside, but in fact the officers and the yamen of several major departments were moving around silently; during this period, Yu Zhi of Dali Temple also came and went in a hurry, delivering news privately.
In contrast, Prince Xian's Mansion is tight on the outside and tight on the inside: it seems to be heavily guarded, but the deployment of internal personnel maintains the old system.
At night, an aide from Prince Xian's Mansion quietly came to His Highness Prince Xian's study and found in a secret drawer a map of the escort route for the day of the Crown Prince's Ceremony.
The man looked around to make sure no one was there, and then quickly dropped the wiring diagram in his arms and the wiring diagram in the drawer.
After the aide left as if nothing had happened, His Highness the Xian King, who was quietly hiding in the darkness, revealed a bit of his clothes and stared at the man as he walked away.
"It's just as Lu Qingfan expected."
The guard commander said with admiration: "Master Lu is still able to predict things like a god even in the hospital bed. He really has two brushes. It would be great if this person can be used by Your Highness."
His Highness the Xian King glanced at the guard commander, "You want to take the initiative to persuade Lu Qingfan to be loyal to this king?!"
Upon hearing this, the guard commander Wu Quan quickly waved his hand and said calmly: "I am afraid that my subordinates are clumsy and talkative, and it will be difficult to convince someone as capable as Mr. Lu."
The Xian Wang snorted coldly, and there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.
Not to mention Wu Quan, even if he took action personally, he would not be sure to convince the upright Lu Qingfan.
In fact, the wise king didn't even know who Lu Qingfan was loyal to.
In the Criminal Department Yamen, Lu Qingfan also received news that the staff of Prince Xian's Mansion secretly changed the action plan.
Everything is going according to plan.
"Sir, when you let the tiger return to the mountains, aren't you afraid that our subsequent plans will go wrong?"
When Ran Piao heard the news that his staff had been let go, he was a little puzzled: "It's true that we have to play the long game to catch the big fish. If the staff is surprised and realizes something is wrong again, our plan will be in danger."
"Yes, so to be on the safe side, we have prepared two action roadmaps."
The person who intended to assassinate His Highness the Xian King only took one share in exchange.
This news will soon be communicated to the "leader" through the mouth of the staff.
They will definitely find ways to deal with it.
Only then will you truly fall into Lu Qingfan's trap.
When Ran Piao heard this, he felt that his brain was in knots and it was no longer enough.
Yun Xi couldn't help but smile and said warmly: "There is an element of gambling in your plan."
The two route maps will not be confirmed until the trip on the day of the Crown Prince Ceremony; this not only tests the resilience of the guards in the capital, but also allows the "leader" and his party to choose one of the two at a critical moment.
If you make the right choice, you can successfully assassinate the wise king; if you make the wrong choice, you will end up in ruins.
"It seems like there is a choice, but in fact there is no choice." Ran Piao suddenly realized, "The more critical the situation, the more intuitively you will act. Mr. Lu had already introduced the so-called 'intuition' to the 'leader' and others through the mouth of his staff.
In your mind, right?"
If there is any emergency situation, the other party will make a decision based on "sudden decisions".
Lu Qingfan smiled slightly and said, "Lord Ran, I understand."
The most exciting part of the plan is here.
"But how can you ensure that your choice is the same as that of the murderer? If they don't have the 'intuition' to choose the path we want to ambush, wouldn't they be in vain?"
Ren Danqing has always been unhappy with the "bet on life" plan, especially when Mr. Lu still risked his life for it.
Lu Qingfan showed a rare smile, "Master, don't worry, I have a plan in mind."
What kind of success is it? Is it based on strength? Ren Danqing muttered in his heart, but he didn't say this out loud.
After several days of intensive preparations, the two forces of light and darkness in the capital were at war with each other, and the calm before the storm was about to collapse at dawn.
On the day of the Crown Prince Ceremony, His Royal Highness the Prince was dressed in the prince's court robes, raising his chin noble and proud, and showing his royal majesty in every gesture.
He slowly got on the sedan chair and moved forward with the support of the people and guards.
The assassins hiding in the dark are already ready to make a move. They will only wait for the group of people to arrive at the designated place, and then they will intercept and kill them. The wise king will definitely be spared his life!
At this moment, among the people watching in Prince Xian's Mansion, there was a sharp-eyed man. He pointed at the gate of Prince Xian's Mansion and said in surprise: "Why, why is there still a Crown Prince?!"
I saw His Royal Highness the Prince Xian who had just left, wearing the most luxurious and unparalleled royal robes, appearing at the door of the Prince Xian's Mansion again. He was still so majestic and full of royal posture... Even the curvature of his arrogant and light chin was the same as that of the person who had just left.
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Not to mention the people who have not yet dispersed from Prince Xian's palace, but also the assassins who are already preparing to attack in the dark, they can all rub their eyes vigorously.
How, how could that happen?!
Who is the real future prince?!
[Author's digression]: Ren Danqing: I can't even pretend to be sick!
Lu Qingfan:...I really belong to you.
Ran Piao: Hahahahahahahahaha
Chapter completed!