Chapter 68 Collaboration with the enemy and treason
In the secret room, Han Yuqin saw rows of red sandalwood boxes, which she had not seen the last time she came here.

There was not enough time, so Han Yuqin had no time to be surprised. He walked straight forward and opened the box.

In the box lay many strange moon-white lotus flowers, and the surface of the petals was covered with a layer of light white frost.

With a gentle sniff, a faint fragrance came to his nose, like the fresh breath after the rain in the empty mountains, which lifted Han Yuqin's spirits.

Although this was obviously not the Phoenix Fruit, Han Yuqin's sixth sense told her that this lotus must have a special purpose, otherwise it would not have filled the entire secret room.

She carefully took out a flower and put it in her arms, then quickly began to check the entire secret room, and at the same time took out the drawings that Lu Qingyu had later given her.

The drawing clearly showed a strangely shaped fruit, whose color, pattern and texture were all lifelike.

This is the Phoenix Fruit she is looking for this time.

As time passed, the secret room began to become stuffy due to the lack of ventilation.

Han Yuqin's clothes were slightly soaked with sweat. She had searched both compartments but had not found any phoenix fruit.

Now there is only the last compartment left. If it is not found this time, then the Phoenix Fruit is really not here.

Han Yuqin endured the dizziness caused by difficulty breathing and walked into the last cubicle.

About another stick of incense passed and Han Yuqin retreated from the secret room.

Phoenix fruit, no trace.

But she discovered something even more exciting.

Han Yuqin glanced through the contents of more than ten secret letters between Prince Ning and the Regent of Xiyan, which completely changed the image of Prince Ning in her mind.

It turned out that the man who had slept with her for several years was actually a traitor who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed his country.

Although the Phoenix Fruit was not found, with these letters, it may not be impossible to get the Phoenix Fruit out of King Ning.

Han Yuqin walked out of the study, put everything back in place, and then sneaked back to the pavilion in the middle of the lake along the path again.

The harvest this time was quite rich.

*
Prince Ning slightly opened his heavy eyelids in a dizzy state. Blurry light and shadows flashed before his eyes, and his mind gradually became clear.

Lu Qingyu's gentle voice sounded, "Your Highness is awake? How do you feel?"

Prince Ning held onto the table and straightened his weak body. After a moment's rest, he suddenly felt his body became unusually relaxed, and the slight feeling of fatigue from the past was swept away.

Instead, there is a vigorous vitality, as if one had been injected with chicken blood, full of energy.

Prince Ning was really surprised this time.

Lu Qingyu is indeed quite capable. It seems that it was this little girl who really was the one who treated the Royal Grandmother.

Prince Ning's expression eased a lot, "Miss Lu's medical skills are amazing, I feel a lot better."

Lu Qingyu smiled slightly, "Illness comes like a mountain falling, and goes away like a thread being pulled out. Your Highness's illness cannot be rushed. If you trust me, I can be responsible for your future treatment."

King Ning narrowed his eyes slightly, and swept his scrutinizing gaze over Lu Qingyu's indifferent face. Then he remembered what Lu Qingyu had said to him when he first came.

plague.

"Miss Lu asked me to come here just to treat my illness, right?"

Lu Qingyu refilled Prince Ning's cup with a pot of tea and said, "As I said, I'm here to do business with Your Highness. I have a prescription for the plague, but one of the herbs, Nine-Layered Lotus, is not in stock in the Chinese medicine shops in the capital."

Prince Ning's expression froze for a moment, and a fierce look flashed across his dark eyes.

"What does Miss Lu mean?" King Ning still didn't dare to act rashly. He was not sure what Lu Qingyu knew.

"Your Highness, are you still going to play dumb? You have a large number of Nine-Layered Lotus in your hand. If you don't use them to save the emergency at this time and gain a good reputation for treating the epidemic, do you want to keep those Nine-Layered Lotus to mold and stink?" Lu Qingyu's straightforward words made King Ning's expression collapse inch by inch, and finally his face turned completely cold.

"I don't understand a word Miss Lu said." Prince Ning pulled up a cold smile at the corner of his mouth, his eyes were cold.

Lu Qingyu sighed with regret, "That's such a pity. In that case, I will take my leave first."

After a pause, Lu Qingyu seemed to think about something and said, "Oh, by the way, I still have to thank His Highness for the prescription. Otherwise, the credit for curing the plague would not fall on me."

Lu Qingyu chuckled and turned away.

Behind him, Prince Ning's face completely fell, and Lu Qingyu's words kept echoing in his mind.

Plague, Nine-fold Lotus, and his prescription.
Why does it feel like Lu Qingyu knows exactly what he has done?

But only his most trusted confidants knew about the plague, and there was no way the news would leak out.

wrong
Prince Ning suddenly shuddered.

Bai Yuan, it must be Bai Yuan!

Except for this person who is not his confidant cultivated since childhood, no one else would betray him. The person who sold this information must be Bai Yuan.

Furious, Prince Ning picked up the cup on the table and threw it to the ground.

The teacup broke and the warm tea spilled all over the floor.

*
After leaving Prince Ning's Mansion, Lu Qingyu returned to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion.

It was not until the evening that Lu Qingyu received the news from Han Yuqin.

She sent a nine-layer lotus and a stack of secret letters.

Although Jiuchonglian was not found, Han Yuqin found evidence of Prince Ning's affair with Xiyan.

Prince Ning not only colluded with the Regent of Xiyan and participated in the internal affairs of Xiyan, but also used the power of the Regent to raise private soldiers at the border. He even had spies planted in the border army who specialized in reselling confidential military secrets.

In the previous life, Prince Ning was assassinated before he could rebel, and Lu Qingyu didn't know who killed him.

However, in this life, since the ready-made evidence has been handed to him, Lu Qingyu must make good use of it.

The next day.

The entire capital city was plunged into a strange atmosphere.

First, today is the day when the Duke of Zhenguo returns, but at the same time, the people also know about the existence of the plague, and a considerable number of deaths have already occurred.

Fear is spreading.

Although He Junxuan tried his best to control the spread of the source of infection, manpower was limited and the plague still broke out on a small scale.

All the Nine-Layered Lotus in the pharmacy had been suppressed by He Junxuan. Combined with Lu Qingyu's prescription, they were made into medicine and distributed to the infected patients.

But it's just a drop in the bucket, the medicine is far from enough.

When Emperor Tianwu learned about the shortage of Nine-Layered Lotus, he directly issued an imperial decree.

Anyone who can provide a sufficient amount of Nine-Layered Lotus will be personally rewarded by His Majesty.

After a night of silence, Prince Ning's Mansion took action the next day.

Prince Ning came directly to the palace and asked to see Emperor Tianwu.

"Father, I can provide enough Nine-Layered Lotus."

(End of this chapter)

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