The rich and noble peasant daughter

Chapter 303 Sending a letter, poisoning

Yun Yao hadn't even entered the room when her voice came in, "Ah, bring me a pair of shoes. It's going to rain in this damn weather."

As a result, the manuscript in her hand was almost drenched by the rain, Yun Yao specially took off her coat and wrapped the manuscript tightly.This is her new novel. After at least two years of serialization of her original novel, Daughter Should Be Self-improving, she finally drew the ending.After resting for more than a month, Yun Yao conceived a new article.

Yun Xi happened to be resting today and was playing with her son at home.My son is now eight months old and is learning to crawl.This child is as smart as Zhuzhu, whether it is learning to crawl or turning over, it is a little faster than ordinary children.

Especially the little pudding, who climbed so fast, if the maid made a slight mistake, she would not be able to find others.However, Yunxi put Layue and Liuyue by her son's side. These two couldn't have been more careful and appropriate, and they would never let Little Pudding have a chance to be alone.

Little Pudding is playing with her sister Zhuzhu at this time.

There was a thick blanket on the floor, Little Pudding was sitting, Zhuzhu touched his stomach, and he snapped, his head fell back and fell to the ground.Because the blanket is very thick, it doesn't hurt at all when it falls.On the contrary, Little Pudding giggled non-stop, without any sense that his sister was bullying him, and even laughed out of his mouth.

Yun Xi gently wiped her son's saliva with a handkerchief, and said to Yun Yao: "You child is already engaged, why are you still so hot-tempered?"

Even though Yun Yao ran back quickly with lightness kung fu, it was inevitable that she was drenched in some rain.Now in October, the weather is getting colder.She also didn't want to bring the cold into the house, it would be bad if it spread to her niece and nephew.

She changed her clothes and shoes again, and warmed her clothes with extravagant internal energy before she walked in and said coquettishly: "Even if we are engaged, she is still my sister's younger sister. In front of my sister, why do you have to behave yourself. "

In the end, Yunyao and Deng Changming made a marriage, and they will get married by the end of next year.According to what Yun Yao said, she didn't want to get married on a hot day, the heat was too hot to die.Yun Yao has a quick and generous personality, even when talking about marriage, she doesn't show any twitch.

Even though Yun Xi treats Yun Yao, Duo Duo and Yu Rong the same, but the one who loves her the most is her younger sister. She even specially found a bright red silk from the warehouse to make Yun Yao's wedding dress.That silk and satin is only produced ten pieces a year, and she got two this year, one of which was given to her by Concubine De.

After other people have made a marriage, they should obediently prepare for the wedding at home, sew the wedding dress, and at the worst, they have to sew some handkerchiefs and purses.Fortunately, Yunyao directly asked Lin Wanniang to help sew the wedding dress.She also occasionally goes to women's school to teach, just telling some outside stories to the students.She has written so many novels and has a good eloquence, so students like her very much.She herself got along very well with the other teachers, so Lin Wanniang naturally agreed.

It's just that Yunyao didn't mean to treat her badly, and directly gave Lin Wanniang's most beloved daughter a set of emerald face masks.As for the purse, since Deng Changming has no elders, at most she only needs to make a few sets of clothes for Deng Changming, pack some shoe soles, and sew a few purse handkerchiefs. It is very easy and there is no rush.

Yun Xi looked at her still lively younger sister and said nothing.She also didn't want to restrain Yun Yao's temperament, Yun Yao would only behave like this in front of their acquaintances.In front of outsiders, she has no shortage of manners and rules.

After Yunyao entered the room, she handed the manuscript to her sister, then directly picked up the little pudding, raised it high, threw it up, and caught it.

Little Pudding is also bold, smiling like a flower blooming on his face.

Yun Yao couldn't help but kissed him, "Little pudding is so cute."

Zhuzhu immediately became jealous, "Auntie, I want to hold myself high."

Both siblings love the game.

Yunyao put down the little pudding, not only finished the game of lifting high with Zhuzhu, but also hugged her around several times, the room was full of their laughter.

After playing with their siblings, she poured herself a cup of tea, drank it slowly, and waited for her sister to comment after finishing the novel.

Yun Yao wrote the first [-] characters. Yun Xi read it slowly, and she had to admit that her sister's writing was getting better and better.I don't know if it's because I spend a lot of time with Qu Sang that I pay more attention to the choice of words and sentences.However, Yunyao did not give up the plot for the sake of writing, and the plot of the story became more and more intertwined, which is quite fascinating.

Not to mention, the subject matter of her article is really novel.Yunyao unexpectedly wrote time-traveling essays without a teacher, which is a story about a woman from Dachu who traveled back to 700 years ago.

After reading it, Yun Xi put down the manuscript, and Yun Yao looked at her eagerly, "Sister, how is my writing?"

Over the years, Yunyao's pseudonym, Lian Nishang, has been well-known in Dachu. Every time she publishes a new work, booksellers from all over Dachu will rush over to buy it.She can publish a novel at will, and it can sell at least [-] copies in Dachu.

When this one comes out... I'm afraid there will be no problem with [-] copies.

She hooked her lips and said, "It's very well written."

Yun Yao burst into a bright smile, "Really? There is nothing to modify?"

Yun Xi shook her head and said, "No. What are you going to do after this heroine?" The content of [-] words is not too much, but it is not much.Now it is also written that after the heroine travels to the past, she will fight wisely with the clansmen who plan the family property.

Yun Yao sighed, "I originally wanted the heroine to form an army, and then conquer the world in troubled times. It's just..."

Yun Xi understood her concerns, "Are you worried that everyone will think of Yiran?"

After all, Yiran also held the military power, so there were many people who were red-eyed. It would be bad if some villain deliberately poured dirty water on Yiran.

Yun Yao said: "I am actually very unconvinced in my heart. Why can't we women be emperors?" Although there have been a few empresses, there are very few of them. No matter how good these empresses are, they will still Many people discredit their achievements.

Yun Yao only dared to say these rebellious words in front of her sister.

Listening to her complaining, Yun Xi knew that she must have changed the original settings.

Yun Yao said: "So in the end I can only let my heroine be a general." She clenched her fist and said, "But I didn't intend to let her get married, even if she doesn't get married or have children, it doesn't hinder her success." lifetime."

Yun Yao happily talked to Yun Xi about her future settings, Yun Xi listened very carefully, and even made some comments, Yun Yao carefully wrote them down on paper, especially what Yun Xi said The battle made him even more fascinated.

She felt that her sister was really amazing, how could she come up with so many interesting and brilliant battles, such as borrowing arrows from straw boats, burning three hundred miles with fire, and empty city plans.

Yun Xi was very guilty of being praised by her, she just told Yun Yao some interesting battles in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms that she had seen in her previous life, which also gave her some inspiration.What she didn't expect was that because of these plots, this typical heroine novel also attracted many male readers, which made Yunyao's reputation even higher.

After successfully gaining inspiration from her sister, Yun Yao stayed for a meal by the way.

"By the way, sister, I heard that the third prince's side concubine, Youshi, gave birth to a little princess. Is the little princess's full moon gift sister coming?" Yun Yao knew that her sister had a good relationship with the third prince and concubine Su.

Yun Xi shook her head and said, "Just send a gift. I've been a little tired recently, so I want to rest at home. The gift will be reduced by [-]% according to the little princess in front." The big princess in front is Mrs. Zhang It was recorded under Su Wan's jade certificate, which is equivalent to her daughter.

After Youshi gave birth to her son, she was promoted to become a side concubine.The third prince, Chu Ling, was conferred the title of prince just because of his contribution to collecting money owed during this period, so he had four concubines.

When Youshi was pregnant, Yang Yeqing gave the third prince two beautiful concubines and divided her doting.You Shi also took advantage of the third prince's friendship with her, and blocked people several times.Therefore, everyone in the palace knew that the two of them were not dealing with each other.

After You Shi was made a side concubine, she was able to support her own daughter. She was favored by the third prince, and she had a faint confrontation with Yang Yeqing, the official wife, on the surface.But Yun Xi knew very well in her heart that this was actually just for the third prince to see.On the surface, Yang Yeqing doesn't like Youshi, but in private, she takes good care of Youshi's daughter.

Even Youshi's brother is not her own brother, but arranged by Dodo.Her real brother is still working in the hidden door.

Since You Shi wants to fight against Yang Yeqing on the bright side, it is normal for her not to attend the full moon ceremony because she has a good relationship with Su Wan and Yang Yeqing.

Now there is one son and two daughters in the third prince's mansion, and the heirs look much better. No one in the capital praises Yang Yeqing's virtuousness.

The two sisters were talking about themselves, and Taoyue came over.

Taoyue was sent by Yun Xi to take care of Hua Cheng. After all, Hua Cheng was young, and Yun Xi was also worried that someone would think that she was just Nanny Hua's grandson and would neglect him, so she sent Taoyue there.

"What's wrong?" she asked curiously.

For Nanny Hua's sake, Yun Xi also took good care of Hua Cheng. She sent him to a famous school in the capital to study. Every season, she had four sets of new clothes made for him, and she often gave him pens, ink, paper and inkstones. He, so that he can study with peace of mind, besides, he also has two taels of silver every month.

Although she didn't have to do this, but Nanny Hua died unexpectedly, and the grandson left behind was really pitiful, so Yun Xi naturally took care of her more.The doctor who treated Nanny Hua fell into the water and died, and his house was hit by a fire, leaving no one alive.This is obviously killing people.

Taoyue saluted, lowered her eyebrows and said pleasingly: "Master Cheng's school is on holiday today, so he thought about going to Ci'an Temple to offer a stick of incense to Nanny Hua. After returning, he told the servant that he found this piece of paper in his room. strip."

Taoyue handed the paper to her, and Yun Xi unfolded it, only to find several people's names written on it.

Wei Hai, Li Mu.

Other than that, nothing else.The handwriting looked familiar, but Yun Xi couldn't remember where she saw it.

Taoyue said in a low voice: "Master Cheng said that the note was written by his cousin Miss Qiu."

Yun Xi suddenly realized that in order to please her, Guan Qiu had also made purses and beads for her, but she didn't like Guan Qiu at that time, and the things she made were not close to her.I think it was at that time that I saw the words embroidered on her purse, and I was somewhat impressed.

Yun Xi pondered intently why Guan Qiu sent these two names.From the fact that the other party was able to secretly slip a note to Hua Cheng, it seems that her life is safe.

So why is she refusing to appear in front of her cousin?
A flash of understanding suddenly flashed in Yun Xi's mind.

No, this note is not for Huacheng, but for her.How could Guan Qiu not understand his cousin's temperament? After Hua Cheng got the paper, he would definitely hand it over to her and Yun Shen.

So what message is she trying to convey to her?

Yun Xi looked up at Taoyue, and said, "Remember to tell Cheng'er when you go back, and let him pretend that he doesn't know about it." She pursed her lips, "At that time, I will send two more guards with good martial arts to Hua Cheng around."

This will also ensure Huacheng's safety.From the fact that Guan Qiu did not appear in front of them in person, it could be seen that the girl was just worried about scaring the snake.

Yun Xi had a vague intuition that Guan Qiu's disappearance was probably to avenge Nanny Hua.

Her eyes fell back to the paper, and she still had to investigate the identities of the two people on the paper.

Taoyue nodded and was about to step back.

Yun Xi stopped her, "Wait, I think the silks and satins that Yiran sent a few days ago are pretty good, there is a royal blue Cheng'er that should look good in it, you go to the warehouse to get that piece of cloth, and cut a few pieces for him. Put on clothes."

"The weather is going to turn cold, let the embroiderer make some more cotton-padded jackets and down jackets for him."

Taoyue agreed crisply and left.From the girl's attitude, she understood that the girl wanted her to take good care of the young master Cheng.

Yun Yao didn't understand what she heard, and asked her what happened.

Yun Xi told her the matter in a low voice, and asked her not to speak out.She is still confident about this, Yun Yao's mouth is tight.

Yun Yao frowned, she was not a fool, she didn't know that Nanny Hua's death involved some old secrets, and this secret might be related to her brother-in-law.

After Yun Shen came back, Yun Xi told him about it. Originally, Yun Xi thought it would take some time to find out the identities of these two people, but who knew that Yun Shen was taken aback as soon as she said their names.

"What? You know them?"

Yun Shen's face darkened slightly, "Then Wei Hai is a servant serving His Majesty, but he is not as highly regarded as Li Ren."

Li Ren was the most important chief servant in front of Chu Xiyuan, so Wei Hai could only be said to be the third in command.It's just that even if he is the third in command, he is very respectable in the palace.

Yun Xi pursed her lips, she never thought that Chu Xiyuan would be involved.

"Is that Li Mu?"

Yun Shen's voice carried a faint murderous air, "Li Mu is an imperial physician in the palace, and he is usually the most honest person."

Yun Xi suddenly remembered the illness Chu Xiyuan had suffered some time ago, and subconsciously clenched Yun Shen's hand.That illness seemed inconspicuous, but it caused Chu Xiyuan's old hidden wounds in his body and made him rest for a while.Even if the body is healed now, it is better to move forward.It is precisely for this reason that Chu Xiyuan began to train Chu Ling, and even let him start to participate in politics and correct notes.

Yun Shen obviously thought of this too.

From the perspective of the beneficiary, Chu Xiyuan is not in good health, and the biggest beneficiary is Chu Ling. If the matter is revealed, many people may think so.Yun Xi felt that Chu Ling was not such a person. Although he had a strong desire to control, he was still a decent person. After all, he would not be able to do such a king-killing thing.

If dirty water is poured on Chu Ling, Chu Xiyuan will die again, and it will leave opportunities for others, such as the first prince, the second prince, and the growing fourth prince...

Yun Shen said: "I will find an opportunity in the past two days to feel His Majesty's pulse."

Yun Shen's medical skills are over there, if Chu Xiyuan's body is plotted by others, he will definitely be able to see it.

"Well, I will also have someone check the details of Li Mu and Wei Hai." But she can only check quietly, and can't leak the slightest bit of information, so as not to startle the snake.

Yun Xi pursed her lips. Previously, she felt that Chu Xiyuan would be in power for at least ten years, and that she could live a stable life for a period of time.Now it seems that the previous peace may be gone forever.

Yun Shen pulled her into his arms, and his tone became gentle, "No matter what, I will protect you all."

Yun Xi smiled lightly and said, "I'm not worried, don't forget, we still have a way out."

That Storm Island is their retreat.Even without mentioning Stormwind Island, Yun Shen has [-] soldiers under his command, and Lu Yiran has [-] under his command, plus Yinmen, Wanshiwu, and Baiyijiao, if anyone tries to touch them, his teeth will probably be broken.

Her eyes narrowed slightly. Starting tomorrow, she will order people to make more explosives, just in case.

Not only bombs, but also flintlock guns, and the production of this aspect must also be put on the agenda.No, it's not just a flintlock gun, it would be great if we could tinker with a percussion gun that is quite similar to a modern pistol, and it would be much more convenient to use it for self-defense.

Yun Xi said: "When it's done, I plan to give some of the flintlock guns to Yiran." Yiran is her friend and someone she trusts.

Although Yun Shen disliked Lu Yiran, who always robbed his wife, he also knew that she was trustworthy, "As you wish."

Those two faint words were full of his pampering to her.He never asked Yun Xi why he knew so much advanced knowledge and weapons beyond this era.

She didn't say, so he didn't ask.

He knows in his heart that his wife has many secrets, but as long as she treats him sincerely, those secrets will not matter.

……

Yun Shen took a chance to feel Chu Xiyuan's pulse and came back with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty is indeed poisoned."

Yun Xi's eyelids twitched, so is it because of poisoning that His Majesty has been in good and bad health recently?Compared with Yun Mu, Chu Xiyuan is more like their elders, and he has given them a lot of light. If Yun Xi still had the idea of ​​being with the king like a tiger at the beginning, then he really regarded him as an elder later on. look at it.No matter who the next emperor is, after all, he can't treat them better than Chu Xiyuan.

"is it serious?"

Yun Shen said, "It's a rare chronic poison."

His eyes flickered coldly, "Your Majesty has been poisoned by that poison for half a year. The poison is very small and barely visible. It just makes His Majesty weaker than ordinary people. It's just that as long as your body is weak, you will naturally get sick easily."

Yun Xi understood, because the dose given was too light, so the imperial physician did not diagnose it.

"Your Majesty usually takes the medicine when he is sick, and the dregs will be kept for at least one year. I checked the medicine he took a few months ago. One of the prescriptions contained a little less medicine, which caused the medicine to produce a little toxicity. .”

Originally, Chu Xiyuan was chronically poisoned, and the medicine he drank contained a small amount of toxin, which immediately caused the original hidden injury in his body.Together, the hidden wounds were fierce and overwhelmed other abnormalities, so even the imperial physician Hua Bohua did not diagnose this.

Yun Xi said: "The other party is really cautious enough."

If it hadn't been for Guan Qiu's sending of news, which aroused their vigilance, and Yun Shen's thorough investigation, how could he find any clues to this.It's good to be diagnosed early now, but over time, Chu Xiyuan's health will deteriorate even worse.

If it wasn't for finding out who was behind the scenes, Chu Xiyuan would have arrested Wei Hai and Li Mu involved in the incident and interrogated them thoroughly.

"I prescribed a prescription to detoxify His Majesty, but His Majesty will still temporarily pretend to be weak, so as to paralyze those people."

Yun Xi said: "I also found out something here, but..."

She sighed, and continued: "That Wei Hai, it is said that he has adopted an adopted son who will provide for him in the future, and that adopted son is now working under Chu Ling's disciples. As for Li Mu Li, the imperial physician, his natal nephew is She married a concubine from the family of the fourth prince's mother."

If others find out about this, they will think that Chu Xiyuan's body is the work of Chu Ling and the fourth prince Chu Xi.

It's just that the evidence is too easy to find out, so Yun Xi doesn't think it was the two of them who did it.

She could only continue to investigate to see if she could find other clues.The left and right are just those few princes, Yun Xi is most suspicious of the first prince and the second prince, even though these two have not recovered their status as county kings yet, they still have some supporters in the court .

Not to mention, Chu Xiyuan's health is not as good as before, and his attitude towards the two princes has also loosened a lot.Anyway, she continued to stare at these princes, and she would always catch their feet.

Yun Shen played with Yun Xi's fingers, and said, "It's not necessarily those princes. The poison His Majesty suffered from, some of the medicines are only available in Nanling."

"If His Majesty dies, and the third prince whom he favored is reputed to be a regicide, then for the sake of the throne, I'm afraid that other princes will fight to the death, and there will inevitably be turmoil in Great Chu."

Yun Xi frowned unconsciously when she heard the word Nanling.

That lingering Yuan Lingyu is really annoying!
Yun Xi gritted her teeth and said, "Say, can our forces in Nanling assassinate Yuan Lingyu?" Just kill this shit stick.

Although there is no direct proof that this matter is related to Yuan Lingyu, Yun Xi has already put his hat on Yuan Lingyu's head.

Yun Shen obviously thought about this problem, "It's difficult. As the emperor, Yuan Lingyu usually guards very strictly." It's really not easy to assassinate him.

If he and Yun Xi go out in person, there is still a certain possibility.Just doing this would undoubtedly easily expose the two of them.

"However, I have some medicines on hand, and if they are not in order, they can have a certain effect."

Yun Xi nodded and said, "Before Yuan Lingxi died, she handed over part of her power to me, and we can make a good calculation."

There must be no way to poison it directly, after all, everything that Yuan Lingyu enters has to be tasted by the servant first.However, it is absolutely possible to get the kind of medicine that is not poisonous when separated, but will produce toxin after mixing.

Yun Xi and Yun Shen discussed these things, but they couldn't help feeling a little doubt in their hearts.Where is Guan Qiu now?To be able to find these clues...

Anyway, she should thank her after all.

Yun Xi said: "I think that for His Majesty's birthday banquet this year, we might as well give His Majesty a jade pendant made of green luan wood." That thing can cure all poisons.

Chu Xiyuan doesn't like extravagance, and there is no banquet for the birthday banquet in the past two years.It's just that even if he didn't show it, the people below would still have to send gifts.Yun Xi decided to give the jade pendant this year.

Yun Shen nodded, his eyes were gentle, "Okay."

……

Although Chu Xiyuan's birthday was not celebrated, the New Year's Eve banquet had to be held.This year, Da Chu defeated the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the weather is smooth. This year's New Year's Eve banquet is much more difficult. There are some celebration programs.

The disaster relief performance team under Yun Xi's name was naturally also within the scope of being invited, and she even got five places for the show.She chose the five most exciting ones to go up.She didn't believe that those high-ranking officials and nobles didn't offer some good things.

For these girls from brothels, it was a great honor to be able to perform in the palace, so all the selected ones practiced very hard, wishing to break a quarter of an hour into two quarters of an hour.

It was Yun Xi who was worried that if they worked too hard, they would be prone to physical problems, so she managed to persuade them by talking well.

In addition to the usual performances, Yun Xi also got first-hand news from Lu Yiran: there will be a cuju competition on ice in the palace.

Lu Yiran complained to her: "Hmph, if it wasn't for my sister, I have been busy with military affairs for the past two years and didn't participate in the Cuju competition. How could it be their turn to be arrogant?"It's just that compared to this point of emotional conflict, for Lu Yiran, the most important thing is to drill the army well after all.

There are two teams in the competition, one is Ji Zhizhi's team, and the other is Dongjie team.This year's Cuju competition just happened to win the championship, and the Dongjie team came in second.Those members of the Dongjie team were lowly in status, but they were able to get through all the way to get this ranking. It is really inspirational, and it also makes this team famous among the common people.

In fact, the top four Cuju players have basically become household names in the capital.

Lu Yiran asked: "This year's New Year's Eve, are you going to bring Little Pudding into the palace?"

Yun Xi shook her head, and said: "The weather is still a bit cold, and the little pudding is too small, we can wait until next year. But Zhuzhu can take her there."

Concubine De had sent her a message earlier, saying that she must bring Zhuzhu to play for a while.

I don't know if it's because Zhuzhu resembles her deceased mother-in-law Meng Zhiyun, Concubine De especially loves Zhuzhu, and often gives Zhuzhu the good things she puts in the bottom of the box.

Lu Yiran nodded, and said: "When the time comes, you can just put the beads in Concubine De's palace. Concubine De has a very good relationship with your mother-in-law during her time in the boudoir, and she is also a trustworthy person."

Lu Yiran didn't tell Yun Xi, and her mother-in-law Princess Duan even told her that she seriously suspected that the Concubine De had a crush on Meng Zhiyun when she was young.Meng Zhiyun's looks are alluring, and her temperament is out of the world. She is a killer for both men and women, and it's not just men who admire her.

Lu Yiran thanked Yun Xi for the nearly a thousand flintlock guns, and then left after teasing the righteous girl for a while, with a firm back and full of vigor.

Yun Xi didn't ask her about Su Muzhe and Gu Huaizhun.After all, friends are more concerned about career than love.Even if Yiran intends to accept both of them, she will only have no principled support.

In a blink of an eye, it was New Year's Eve.

Yun Xi got up early in the morning, changed into the court dress of the Duke's wife, and also changed Zhuzhu into the princess's court dress. She also fed her a bowl of custard and drank a cup of hot soup to cushion her stomach.

There was still thin snowflakes floating outside, Yun Xi was afraid that her daughter would be cold, so she wore a warm down jacket inside, wool socks on her feet, and a red wool hat on her head, which set off her pink and tender face. , especially pleasing.

After checking, Yun Xi touched her daughter's hand—well, it was warm, not cold at all, then put a down glove on her, and hugged her daughter.

Seeing the snow outside, Zhu Zhu wanted to come down to play, Yun Xi hurriedly said: "When I come back, my stepmother will play snowball fights with you."

After Zhuzhu received the guarantee, she obediently lay in Yunxi's arms.

Yun Xi rearranged her crooked hat and prepared to enter the palace.Along with her, there are several teams who want to attack and praise. They are full of flowers, and standing there is a pleasing scenery.

Yun Xi looked up at the falling snowflakes, and in a blink of an eye, it had been seven years since she came to this world.

(End of this chapter)