Su Liang was surprised, "Lin Xie and Sister Yuan? This..." Thinking about it, Yuan Ying is indeed the type that Lin Xie would like. And after Lin Xie appeared today, she was unusually quiet. There must be a reason. If it is because she doesn't want to be in Yuan Ying
It makes sense that he acted too childish in front of Ying.
But Su Liang didn't intend to ask Yuan Ying about this matter, nor did she intend to help Lin Xin. At the moment, Yuan Ying just wanted to rescue her brother quickly. As for falling in love, she definitely didn't consider it. Lin Xin should also know
This point, otherwise with his original character, he would definitely come over and ask Su Liang to play matchmaker for him.
Su Liang went to Lao Bai and told him about the Yuan Ying siblings.
When Lao Bai heard Su Liang guess that there was someone from that mysterious force around Yue Mei now, his expression changed, "It's not impossible. But I don't know anything about that force."
"We are in the light and they are in the dark. We need to find out as soon as possible before we can deal with it." Su Liang sighed.
Lao Bai frowned, "I'm going to Yan Country to see if I can save Yuanye, and I'll capture Yue Mei and question her!"
Su Liang nodded, "This is exactly what I want to discuss with Master. Although I don't want Master to leave, things have changed. No one else has the strength to deal with Yue Mei's group." Poison skills are very important.
"I'll go!" Lao Bai originally wanted to chase Yue Mei, but was stopped by Lao Mu and dragged him back. "You are very talented in poison arts. You learn quickly and you have the ability to become a master. Wait for me.
I will teach you again when I come back, and you should have a good rest during this period!"
"Okay." Su Liang nodded slightly, "Sister Yuan is familiar with Yue Mei's lair and cares about her brother. Let her go with the master so that we can take care of each other. But she is still injured, so I want her to stay there first.
Rest at home for two days before setting off."
Lao Bai frowned, "You should go early!"
Su Liang thought about it. If Yue Mei and his gang abandoned that place and disappeared with the wilderness, it would be difficult to find them.
"Then Master, please clean up first. I'll go tell Sister Yuan and ask someone to prepare dry food. You should set off as soon as possible." Su Liang said.
…
When Su Liang saw Yuan Ying, she was not sleeping. She just took a bath, changed her clothes, and sat by the window holding a tea cup in a daze.
"Xiao Liang, you're here. How's your discussion going?" Yuan Ying asked as soon as she saw Su Liang.
Su Liang looked at Yuan Ying's pale face and took out a medicine bottle for her, "This is for replenishing qi and blood. Take one pill a day."
Naturally, the tonic was not taught by Lao Bai, but was made by Su Liang himself based on the experience of his previous life. It was originally used in situations where he was injured and lost too much blood and was eager to recover. He had not used it before, but he had just found it.
Yuan Ying took it, opened the cork, poured one out, and put it into her mouth, "It's delicious, sweet."
Su Liang chuckled and sat down next to him, "I have discussed with Gu Ling and plan to ask the senior master, Yue Mei's senior brother, to go there."
Yuan Ying looked shocked, "That's great! I'll go with him!"
"Although I think Sister Yuan should take a rest, time is urgent. I'm afraid it will be too late and there will be complications, so you should set off as soon as possible." Su Liang said, "Sister Yuan is the same as me. Just call him Master, and there is no need to ask Yue Mei for it.
Argument."
Yuan Ying nodded repeatedly, "I listen to you." After saying this, she held Su Liang's hand again, "Xiao Liang, thank you so much this time, otherwise I would not be able to compete with Yue Mei on my own, let alone save Xiao Ye.
"
Su Liang shook his head, "Sister Yuan, please don't say that. Even if it wasn't for you and Yuanye, I would still have a feud with Yue Mei. We are cooperating to deal with the common enemy."
Yuan Ying breathed a sigh of relief, "When I saw you, I felt like I was home, and my heart felt a little calmer. If I were a man, I would definitely compete with Gu Ling for you."
Su Liang smiled and said, "I have to tell Gu Ling."
Yuan Ying was fleeing to Kasyapa City and had little luggage. The clothes she brought with her when she came from Kasyapa City were all Su Liang's.
Su Liang asked Qi Jun to go out and buy a few sets of clothes and shoes for Yuan Ying. He also prepared some dry food and gave the hidden weapon Gu Ling made recently to Lao Bai and Yuan Ying.
Previously, Lao Bai made a lot of poisons while Su Liang was not at home, and picked some to bring with them. In addition, Su Liang gave them various wound medicines that they might use, as well as the hemostatic gauze she had customized by someone.
thing.
During her free time last month, Su Liang described the style and function of the outdoor backpack to Gu Ling based on her past life memories. Gu Ling drew a detailed design. Yan Yu provided the strongest fabric and asked the Yan family's embroiderer to make it.
Two sample packages came out.
Although it can't make a zipper and can only use tethers, it's not as good as the industrialized backpacks of previous generations, but it's much more convenient and practical than the furoshiki that can be used to hold luggage by just pulling a piece of cloth.
Su Liang gave two backpacks to Lao Bai and Yuan Ying respectively to carry their luggage. The capacity was large, and different things were placed in different places. There was also an inch-wide cloth belt tied around the waist on both shoulders, which saves effort.
It is not easy to fall off and can free your hands. It is much lighter than bamboo or wooden bookcase backpacks.
The kettle is placed in a bag with an opening on the side, so it can be easily accessed without having to hang around the waist. There is nothing wrong with it except that it makes people feel weird.
Qi Jun watched Yuan Ying put a lot of things in, and he tried to carry it on his back. It felt much easier than carrying the baggage, "This is really easy to use!"
"Make more in the future, and everyone will have it." Su Liang said.
Lao Bai appeared outside the door carrying his bag, "Let's go."
Qi Jun quickly put down Yuan Ying's bag and handed it to her, but Yuan Ying turned around and hugged Su Liang, "Sister Xiaoliang, you are fine at home, don't worry about me. We will come back as soon as possible after everything is done." She seemed to have regarded this place as her own.
Home.
"Okay, sister Yuan, please take care of yourself." Su Liang smiled.
Lao Bai and Yuan Ying set out secretly.
After Lin Xian had dinner with his family, packed up and came to the Su Mansion, he was told that Yuan Ying had left.
Lin Xin immediately frowned and said, "She is not in good health."
"I am a doctor, but saving people is more important." Su Liang sighed.
Lin Xie understood, but suddenly felt empty in his heart, "How about I catch up with them and go with them?"
Su Liang shook his head, "They are traveling very fast. You can't catch up now, and it's easy to miss them."
Lin Wei sighed deeply, "Su Xiaoliang, do you think that even if I go, it will only cause trouble?"
"Of course not." Su Liang said, "Although your martial arts skills are not very high and you don't understand poison techniques, you are very smart and you will definitely be able to help. But what they have to do is not easier with more people.
matter."
Lin Xie understood that he just felt that Yuan Ying was having a hard time and wanted to help her.
"Did you see it? I like your original sister." Lin Wei said bluntly.
Su Liang nodded slightly, "Gu Ling saw it first."
Lin Wei smiled and said, "Gu Xiaoling is indeed my best friend."
He didn't say to ask Su Liang to help with the matchmaking. Now is not the right time. He will wait until the trouble is resolved.
"My parents think it's a good change to a new environment. My father and Uncle Lin are very close to each other. My mother received a post from the Duke's Mansion today. Mrs. Qin invited her and my little sister to come over tomorrow to attend a flower-viewing banquet." Lin
He said, "Actually, it's all because of you, I have to thank you very much."
Although the Lin family was once famous in the Qian Kingdom, since the death of General Lin, Concubine Lin has disappeared. Duanmu Che has committed suicide one after another and is still under house arrest. Lin Xie is said to be a military commander, but has no military exploits and wants to integrate into the capital. It is not easy to be in the aristocratic circle.
Yuan Pei was introduced to Lin Shuzhi by Su Liang, and Lin's father also had contacts with the Lin family. The flower viewing party at the Duke of Qin's mansion specially invited Lin Xie's mother and sister, which really showed Su Liang's face. Lin Xie had been with the Qin family in the past. There is no intersection worth mentioning.
"No need to thank you. Your injuries have healed and your family has settled down. When are you going to do something serious?" Su Liang asked.
Lin Qian coughed lightly, "I will go to the palace tomorrow to meet the saint, and then I will escort Xiaonian's family back to Kasyapa City, and guard the border with Xiaonian. If you believe me, I will go back to the south to guard the city, and let Xiaonian return to the capital. also."
"It's better for you to come together. If anything happens, we can discuss it and take care of each other." Su Liang said, "You don't have to worry about it here in the capital. I will help you with anything at home."
"I'm really not worried about that." Lin Wei chuckled, "That's settled then."
In the past, Lin Qian wasted his time for several years in order to treat Duanmu Che. Later, after being disappointed with Duanmu Che, he decided to join the army and inherit his grandfather's legacy. However, he had bad luck and had accidents happen one after another.
Now that the Qian Kingdom has changed its emperor, and the Lin family has moved to the capital, Lin Wei hopes to support the family and make contributions to the family name, so that his family will not be looked down upon by others.
It was not that Su Liang asked him to do business, so he temporarily decided to return to Kasyapa City tomorrow, but it was already decided. He came to see Yuan Ying off, and he had already delivered her. Another task was to deliver Nian Jincheng's daughter-in-law. Kasyapa City.
Yan Yu said that it would be no problem to leave tomorrow and she had already prepared to go and reunite with Nian Jincheng.
…
Early the next morning, Lin Xian entered the palace to see Duanmu Chen.
Duanmu Chen was very satisfied that Lin Wei would return to Kasyapa City to take up a post soon. Qian State was short of generals. If Lin Wei planned to live a comfortable life in the capital, Duanmu Chen would have a good chat with him.
"I heard that your sister's engagement with General Yuan's grandson has been cancelled?" Duanmu Chen suddenly asked about Lin Shan's marriage.
Lin Wei was immediately alert. He knew that a female talent show was being drafted. Could it be that Lin Shan was chosen?
But Lin Xie also knew that since Duanmu Chen asked, he probably knew the truth and wanted to see Lin Xie's attitude...
Lin Wei could only say that the engagement had been canceled and had not been restored. He did not say anything, because there was indeed room for this matter.
"That's it." Duanmu Chen nodded, "Your sister is included in the list of beautiful girls presented by the Ministry of Rites. I will ask you when I see you."
Lin Wei was a military commander in Xuanbei City before. He was once on the same level as "Chen Yun" and was not dismissed. His unmarried sister of the right age was on the draft list. From the perspective of the draft process, it was normal. Because The beautiful women were not only selected from the capital, but also from official women from all over the country.
"Do you have anything to say?" Duanmu Chen's eyes were dark.
Lin Wei gritted his teeth and said, "The marriage contract between my sister and Yuan Pei was made by my grandfather and Grandpa Yuan when they were still alive. My parents and ministers still hope that they can be together. It's just that my sister was injured earlier and was confused. In addition, Yuan Pei is keeping his filial piety for Grandpa Yuan, so he is undecided for the time being."
"Haha," Duanmu Chen smiled gently, "Then I will ask the Ministry of Rites to cross out your sister's name from the list of beautiful ladies."
Lin Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Now is the time to employ people. I am very pleased that you have the heart to serve the country. I have high hopes for you. I hope you can carry on the legacy of our ancestors and further enhance the reputation of the Lin family." Duanmu Chen looked serious.
Lin Xi certainly showed his loyalty.
When leaving the palace, Lin Wei thought about it and realized that it was probably true that Lin Shan was on the list of beautiful ladies. However, Duanmu Chen specifically mentioned it to him, but chose to give up easily and just took this opportunity to show favor.
Lin Xie would not resent Duanmu Chen's possible plans. They were monarchs and ministers, and Duanmu Chen intended to show kindness. From another perspective, it was also a gesture of goodwill, hoping that he would be loyal and do his best.
Lin Xie appreciated it, it didn't conflict with what he originally wanted to do at all.
…
Yuan Ying left with Lao Bai on the day she arrived in the capital, and the next day Lin Yu escorted Yan Yu out of the capital to Kasyapa City.
On this day, Su Liang and Gu Ling were invited to the Zhongxin Hou Mansion together, and they brought Zheng'er with them. It was Mrs. Xing who invited them to pick grapes.
After entering the Zhongxinhou Mansion, Su Liang found that the servants in the manor walked more lightly and in a more orderly manner.
When she saw Mrs. Xing, she was talking to a neatly dressed old woman.
Seeing Su Liang, Old Mrs.
Gu Ling took Zheng'er in hand and went directly to the vineyard with her own basket. This used to be the Gu family's house and he was very familiar with it.
"You look good." Mrs. Xing gently stroked Su Liang's belly and smiled from ear to ear, "I don't know how good-looking this little guy is when he is born!"
Su Liang chuckled, "I hope I look like dad."
While chatting about Xing Yuyan, who became the queen, Mrs. Xing said that she had just visited the palace yesterday with Mrs. Miao, "The emperor treats Yan'er very well. In the future, when new people enter the palace, they will not be able to get past her. I
Just tell her not to think nonsense and take good care of the emperor."
In the past, Mrs. Xing always controlled the Miao family and her grandchildren, fearing that they would get into trouble. Now that her granddaughter has become the queen, Mrs. Xing cleaned up the house again and invited two retired nuns to teach them the rules.
, even the Miao family must follow suit.
Every time Xing Yuyan wanted Miao to visit the palace, Mrs.
Mrs. Miao has always wanted her natal relatives to come and live in the capital, but Mrs. Xing has never let go. Mrs. Miao recently mentioned it again, saying that she was enjoying happiness in the capital and could not take care of her family at all. She felt very guilty, so Mrs. Xing let her go.
They prepared many expensive gifts and sent them to Miao's parents' family, and at the same time, they were beaten to make them calm down and not cause trouble.
"Now I have nothing else to think about. I just hope that the world will be peaceful and that my son will be safe and come back soon." Mrs. Xing sighed.
"Yes." Su Liang nodded.
"It's up to you." Mrs. Xing said, holding Su Liang's hand.
…
I brought back two baskets of grapes from the Zhongxin Hou Mansion. One basket was washed with well water and distributed to everyone to eat directly. The other basket was intended for Gu Ling to make snacks. Zheng'er was now an expert at making fires.
Gu Ling and Zheng'er were busy in the kitchen, and Su Liang was sorting out the notes he had taken when he learned the art of poisoning. Qi Jun came in and said, "Master, just now my subordinate went out to buy groceries and accidentally saw the second young master of the Zhongxinhou Mansion."
Su Liang put down the things in his hands and raised his head, "Xing Yuyang? What's wrong with him?"
"My subordinates saw that he was alone without a guard and felt something was wrong, so they followed him secretly for a while and saw him entering a house." Qi Jun said, "My subordinates did not dare to go in rashly. After waiting outside for a while, they did not see him.
When he came out, he came back first."
Su Liang frowned, remembering that she had just met Old Mrs.
Su Liang did not ask Qi Jun to inform Mrs. Xing, and planned to confirm the situation of the house where Xing Yuyang went to first.
Su Liang asked Lao Mu to go there and not disturb the people inside.
Lao Mu came back an hour later and told Su Liang that there was a pregnant young woman in the house and an old woman was waiting for her. When he went there, Xing Yuyang had already left.
Xing Yuyang's marriage has been decided. She is the legitimate second daughter of the Minister of Civil Affairs and will get married this autumn.
If the woman in the house is really raised by him and the child in her belly is his, if word spreads, it will greatly damage the face of the Zhongxinhou Mansion. The young master of the aristocratic family plays a lot outside and brings home women of unknown origin.
That's another matter. Not taking it home and placing it outside is the most shameful way.
Su Liang even suspected that the woman might be a trickster who deliberately got close to Xing Ji's son and had some conspiracy.
As a result, Qi Jun went to investigate secretly and discovered that the woman was actually Miao's niece!
Su Liang was speechless. Mrs. Miao carried Mrs. Xing behind her back and brought her natal niece to the capital, and they became a couple with her son. They conceived the child without telling the Xing family first, and then asked her natal niece to take care of the child after Xing Yuyang married a noble girl.
When the daughter-in-law comes in, she uses her child to force Mrs. Xing to nod, accepts Miss Miao, and then uses Miss Miao to control her daughter-in-law. She has gained a lot of face, and her abacus is really "good", but for her own benefit.
interests and the future of her natal family, she never considered that the Xing family would be criticized if word of this came out.
Gu Ling made grape cakes, and Su Liang asked Qi Jun to deliver a box to Mrs. Xing and invite her to come to the house as a guest tomorrow.
The next day, Mrs. Xing happily came to the door. When Su Liang told her what Miao and Xing Yuyang had done, Mrs. Xing was so angry that she fell down.
Su Liang was worried about this, so she didn't let Qi Jun say it directly yesterday, so that she could ensure that Mrs. Xing's body would not suffer from anger...
"Now that the matter has come to this, I'm so angry that I don't deserve it, so let's think about how to solve it." Su Liang gently stroked Mrs. Xing's back.
Old Mrs.
?The emperor can promote Yan'er as queen not only because of my son, but also because of your relationship. These are troubled times. The more prominent you are, the more cautious you must be. There are no talented people in her mother's family, not even my eldest grandson.
She is a part-time official, just an idler, what else does she want? I have told Mrs. Miao all this, but she is only thinking about making profits for herself and her family, and does not consider the consequences this will bring to the Xing family.
What consequences will come!"
That matter can be big or small. But Mrs. Xing cares about face the most, and Xing Yuyang's marriage was decided by her. Isn't this a slap in her face? She is forcing her in-laws to suffer the consequences of being dumb!
But it's not easy to deal with it. After all, they are Xing Ji's wife and son. If it gets too big, it won't end well.
Seeing that Old Mrs.
, serve him. Without her children, she has nothing to worry about.
Hearing this, Mrs. Xing's eyes widened, "You're right! This is the best! The only thing that impresses me about her is that she takes good care of Ji'er. As for Yuyang, I'll go back and ask him.
If you really like his cousin, now that the matter is over, you can let her enter the palace. If the Shangshu Palace cancels the engagement because of this, I will make the decision to let Miss Miao marry Yu Yang and then separate the families. This is his own choice!"
Su Liang thinks this is good. Everyone has to pay the price for their choice. Mrs. Xing is kind and intends to make Xing Yuyang responsible for Miss Miao and leave the choice to her relatives. If the Shangshu Mansion cancels the engagement, Xing Yuyang
Just marry his good cousin. If Shangshufu is still willing to get married, and the Xing family doesn't hide anything, let Miss Miao be the youngest.
Su Liang originally thought that this matter would be over, and it was unlikely that the Shangshu Mansion would cancel the engagement. After all, Xing Yuyang was the queen's biological brother.
But I didn't expect that that night, Chang'an suddenly came, saying that Duanmu Chen was ill, and asked Su Liang to enter the palace immediately.
Gu Ling brought Su Liang into the palace and saw that Duanmu Chen was still awake, with many small red spots on his face and hands. It seemed that he was allergic. Severe allergies can be fatal.
Su Liang asked Duanmu Chen what he had eaten today. Duanmu Chen said that he had dinner at Queen Mother Xiao's place and drank a bowl of tonic soup stewed by Xing Yuyan before going to bed.
Su Liang turned around and saw Xing Yuyan avoiding her gaze in panic.
"What did you add to the soup?" Su Liang frowned. She knew that Xing Yuyan would not and did not dare to murder Duanmu Chen, but the problem was that this person had no brains, and it would be very troublesome if he was used as a weapon.
Duanmu Chen's cold eyes struck her, and Xing Yuyan knelt down with her knees bent, tears welling up in her eyes, "Your Majesty, I swear, I have not poisoned you!"
"What medicine did you put in? Tell me quickly, otherwise I won't know how to treat the emperor and it will waste time..." Su Liang tried to make her voice sound gentle.
Hearing this, Xing Yuyan stood up quickly and quickly brought a medicine bag to Su Liang, "This is it. My mother said this is the secret recipe for giving birth. My cousin got pregnant quickly after using it!"
Su Liang:......
Duanmu Chen was already out of anger and began to reflect on why he thought it was okay for Xing Yuyan to be the queen...
Su Liang suspected that the cousin Xing Yuyan was talking about was the one Xing Yuyang had hidden. "Why should the secret recipe for childbirth be given to the emperor?" She opened the medicine package and looked carefully at what was there.
Xing Yuyan said with red eyes, "My mother said that the best effect is if both of us take it. I'll take it first, it'll be fine."
Su Liang wanted to roll her eyes. Can medicine be taken randomly? Just because one person is fine with the same medicine does not mean that others will be fine if they take it. Obviously, Duanmu Chen is allergic to this secret medicine. And Xing Yuyan is the queen, but
She was anxious to get pregnant because she was afraid that Duanmu Chen's other women would give birth to sons before her.
However, Su Liang confirmed that it was not toxic, and seeing that Duanmu Chen's symptoms were not getting worse, she told Gu Ling how to administer the acupuncture and asked Gu Ling to treat Duanmu Chen.
After the acupuncture, the red spots on Duanmu Chen's face gradually faded away, leaving only very shallow marks.
"It will take some time to fully recover." Su Liang said, "Does the Emperor have any other discomforts?"
Duanmu Chen glanced at Xing Yuyan coldly, "No more."
"Your Majesty..." Xing Yuyan cried until the pear blossoms were wet with rain.
Duanmu Chen had already looked away and stood up, "I'm going to the imperial study room, let's go together."
On the way, Duanmu Chen said to Su Liang, "I will handle this matter myself, so don't interfere."
Su Liang knew that, to be serious, this was an attempt to kill the emperor, whether intentionally or unintentionally. No matter what he did, from an emperor's point of view, it was normal.
Su Liang really didn't want to plead for Xing Yuyan. Anyway, with Duanmu Chen's temperament, he would not vent his anger on irrelevant people. As for the people involved, how to deal with it, it is best to keep things official.
…
After leaving the palace, Su Liang thought of what happened during the day and sighed slightly, "Old Mrs. Xing's plan seems to have failed. In fact, from another perspective, it is not a bad thing. The emperor takes action, and the person who made the mistake will pay the corresponding price. It is hard to say.
Mrs. Xing and her adoptive father are kind and can never be cruel, but some people's stupidity can lead to bad results. Fortunately, everything went well this time. If it happens again, it might cause a big disaster."
Some people can lead thousands of troops, but they may not be able to manage a family well, and that is Xing Ji. No one is perfect, especially housework, which involves emotions and blood ties, so it is difficult to explain clearly.
"Great God, what will you do if the little God is naughty in the future?" Su Liang asked Gu Ling.
Gu Ling thought for a moment and said, "Throw it on a desert island for three months and you'll be fine."
Su Liang was speechless, "I take back my words that you will be a great father."
Gu Ling shook his head and said, "You're just kidding. Our family rules are that you are the biggest one. Whoever has better martial arts skills like me or Xiao Shen will listen to whoever is better. If he wants to be naughty, he will have to fight me."