Tibet

Chapter 840 Suddenly Hearing the Truth

In the end, the prince Li Yu could not be rescued, and unfortunately passed away that night. Emperor Li Heng was so sad that he issued an edict to stay in court for three days. The whole city mourned and canceled all major events to mourn the death of the prince.

Of course, only a handful of senior officials knew the truth about the prince's suicide by taking poison. Most people only knew that the prince died due to a serious illness.

Every household in Chang'an City hangs white flags, and Li Dai's mansion is no exception. White flags are hung above the gate of the mansion to express condolences for the death of the prince.

Today is the last day of the Hugh Dynasty. Li Dai stayed at home alone, drinking and drinking. His mood was gloomy. The death of the prince hit him hard and fundamentally shook his belief in loyalty to the emperor.

He originally hoped that the monarch and his ministers would unite and restore the glory of the Tang Dynasty, but when the prince he had placed his greatest hope in died, Li Dai's dream of reviving the country was completely shattered.

Li Dai sighed and drank all the wine in the glass. At this time, Pei Sanniang walked into the study and frowned: "The room smells of alcohol. When did you become an alcoholic?"

"Madam, just let me drink it once!"

"I don't want to care about you, but there is a customer outside looking for you, saying that he has important secrets to tell you. Regarding the death of the prince, will you see him or not?"

Li Dai was startled and asked, "Who is it?"

"The imperial doctor, Wang Jinfu, came to our house before to treat Xiaoyun's mother."

Li Dai thought for a moment and said, "Please invite him to sit in my study outside for a while. I'll be here right away!"

Pei Sanniang left in a hurry, and Li Dai wiped his face with a wet towel to clear his mind, and then hurried to the outer study.

In the outer study room, a thin, middle-aged man was pacing back and forth, his eyes full of anxiety and fear. His medicine box was still on the table. He was the imperial physician Wang Jinfu, who often came here to see Mr. Jiang not long ago.

At this time, Li Dai walked into the study, and Wang Jinfu quickly bowed and saluted, "See the Prime Minister!"

Li Dai waved his hand and said: "Doctor Wang, please sit down!"

Seeing no one around him, Wang Jinfu exclaimed, ‘Plop! ’ Kneel down and say, “Ask the Prime Minister to save my life!”

Li Dai was startled, "What is Dr. Wang doing? Get up quickly."

Wang Jinfu stood up and sat down, and whispered in a trembling voice: "The prince did not commit suicide by taking poison!"

"what?"

Li Dai's eyes widened, "What are you talking about?"

"The prince has not taken poison at all, he is just pretending. The medicine I prepared for him is not very toxic. If he takes good care of himself, his body will recover soon. The prince cherishes his life and does not want to die at all. He is very careful about the dosage of the medicine he takes. It will never cause death!”

"But how could he take the drug and die?"

"I don't know either. The dose of medicine he took that day was the same dose I gave him. It was the same every time, but he suddenly became severely poisoned. I was so scared that I was stunned. Later I checked the remaining medicine residue and found that he His medicine was changed, it was not the medicine I prepared for him, it actually contained a large dose of highly toxic arsenic, this kind of arsenic is impossible for the Prince to get."

"That was changed by someone around him. Who is it?"

"It may not be the people around him, it may be the kitchen or other people, but last night the eunuch in charge of his daily life suddenly hanged himself. The palace said that he committed suicide because he didn't take good care of the prince. I feel that it was clearly murder and silence."

Li Dai was extremely shocked. If the prince was killed, the problem would be too serious.

Li Dai was confused and hesitated and said, "How about I give you some money and you go hide outside first."

Wang Jinfu knelt down and cried: "No matter where I hide, I can't escape. Besides, I still have my mother, wife and children at home."

"Then how can I save you?"

"Prime Minister, the only person I can save is His Highness King Qi. I beg you, Prime Minister, to intercede with me and please His Highness King Qi to save my life." Only then did Li Dai understand that the imperial doctor was asking for help from his own son, and he nodded. , "You sit down first! I'm not used to kneeling on the ground."

Wang Jinfu stood up and sat down again, just as the maid came in to bring tea, Li Dai told the maid: "Go and invite the madam!"

Soon, Pei Sanniang walked into the study quickly, and Li Dai asked: "Madam, where has Aye been today?"

"He accompanied Qingyu to Dugu Mansion. The old lady wanted to meet Qingyu."

Li Dai pondered for a moment and said, "If you can get Aye back, tell me there is something important."

Pei Sanniang glanced at Wang Jinfu and nodded, "I guess it's almost done. I'll ask Liu Wutong to find him."

The last time the Dugu family hosted a treat, Li Ye came alone without Qing Yu. The old lady complained about it and repeatedly told Li Ye to bring Qing Yu to her.

The old lady was also a die-hard fan of Li Bai. When she heard that Qingyu was Li Bai's daughter, she was very interested and asked Li Ye to bring Qingyu to talk.

As soon as they met, everyone praised Qing Yu to the sky. This little lady is so beautiful, with eyebrows as far away as dark blue, eyes as deep as deep pools, a high nose, a delicate small mouth, and a charming oval face. Her skin is like a freshly peeled boiled egg, white, fine and smooth. Not to mention her figure, she is tall, plump yet slim.

Qingyu was not only beautiful, but also extremely smart, sweet-tongued, and very understanding of the old lady's psychology. She made the old lady happy and immediately recognized her as her step-granddaughter. He also gave her a set of expensive jewelry. Qingyu couldn't refuse it again and again. Had to accept it.

At this time, Li Ye also met Dugu Ming's daughter Taiwei. Taiwei was born to Princess Xincheng. She was only twelve years old this year. She was extremely handsome and her eyebrows were somewhat like a crescent moon.

The four Dugu ladies that Li Ye knew were Xinyue, Qiming, Taibai, and Taiwei. Xinyue was Dugulie's daughter, Qiming and Taibai were both Dugujun's daughters, and Taiwei was Duguming's youngest daughter.

In fact, there are two older ones. Qiuhe is Xinyue's half-sister, who died of illness more than ten years ago. Ziwei is Duguming's eldest daughter, who was named Princess Jingle and a relative of the Khitan. Finally, Killed by the Khitans.

In addition, Dugu Lie also has a fourth brother, Dugu Jue, who is currently serving as a stay-at-home in Taiyuan. He has three sons but no daughters.

Li Ye walked over, sat down next to Taiwei, smiled at her and said, "Your sister always misses you. Do you want to go to Longyou with Qingyu and live with your sister for a few months?"

Taiwei was also very well-behaved and her eyes were very pure. She smiled shyly and said, "It seems that my sister is about to give birth. I'm afraid it will affect her confinement period."

"It doesn't matter. My palace has one hundred and twenty acres, and there is a lot of yard in the back house. You can play with Qingyu, and there are two little ladies. The boss is very naughty, but I think you will like it very much."

Taiwei was also tempted, she thought about it and said with a smile: "Then I'll ask daddy. If daddy asks me to go, I will go and see sister."

Since Li Ye promised to marry Taiwei two days ago, Li Ye began to pay attention to this little lady. Of course, Li Ye understood Dugu Ming's expectations. Of course Dugu Ming would not allow his daughter to be a concubine, but five years later, Li Ye's If the identity breaks through further, there will be no concubine, but if Li Ye has not made any progress in five years, the verbal agreement between Dugu Ming and him will naturally be cancelled.

Compared with Qiming from his second uncle's house, Taiwei is fresh, natural, innocent and cute, which makes Li Ye have a good impression of her.

Everyone had lunch together again, and Li Ye was about to go back. Just then, Liu Wutong came to deliver a message. Hearing that his father had something urgent to do with him, Li Ye changed his plan and went home. He originally wanted to take Qing Yu to Qujiang in the afternoon. Once we left, it seemed we could only wait for another day.

Returning to his father's house, Li Ye happened to meet his father and Wang Jinfu in the atrium. Wang Jinfu had just treated Jiang. He was greatly surprised by the improvement of Jiang's condition. He originally thought he would not survive more than half a year, but now he is on the path to recovery. .

If Wang Jinfu hadn't been worried, he would have tried every possible means to ask Li Ye for his prescription.

Li Ye smiled and asked, "What urgent matter does father have for me?"

Li Dai nodded, pointed at Wang Jinfu and said, "Doctor Wang has something important to ask for your help. You can go to the living room to talk! I won't care."

Li Dai felt very tired. He had no control over the prince's affairs, and he didn't want to know the truth.

(End of this chapter)