MTL - The Crown Prince Chases His Wife-Chapter 138 poison

In April, Mengxia.

On a light rainy morning, a happy event came to the Shangjing City Military Minister He's House.

He Xiao's concubine Nanxu, while strolling in the courtyard last night, slipped a step on the stone steps, fell into the flowerbed, and had fetal gas, which seemed to show signs of premature birth.

The Imperial Physician and Po Wen entered the palace overnight and tossed for half the night, until the situation of Nanxu stabilized in the middle of the night.

This morning, Nan Xu finally gave birth to a son safely.

Although it was a premature birth, the little boy's physique and complexion were very healthy. After being overweight, he actually weighed six pounds and eight taels. This is very rare among premature babies. Everyone praised Nan's fetus for being well-raised.

Nan Xu, who had just given birth, lay weakly on the bed, with a smile on her lips, listening to the cry of the baby outside the cubicle, the compliments of everyone, and the patter of rain outside the window. In a trance, the scene at this moment seems to coincide with that night in Zhongqiu last year.

The child was finally born.

The cloudy and rainy days did not spoil the happiness of He Yanming and He Xiao, the ministers of the Ministry of War. Even He Zhou, the second son of He Fu, who was supposed to be on duty at the Hanlin Academy, stayed in the house and did not go out for a long time.

The father and son carefully took turns holding the child, their faces could not hide their excitement and joy.

He Xiao finally had an aftermath.

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While happy, He Xiao suddenly opened his mouth and proposed an idea to silence both He Yanming and He Zhou for an instant.

"I want to give Nan Xu a flat wife."

When He Yanming and He Zhou heard the words, their expressions changed greatly.

He Zhou asked the nurse to carry the child away and pushed He Xiao's wheelchair. The father and son stepped out of the door and went to the study.

After arriving in the study, neither He Yanming nor He Zhou immediately discouraged He Xiao's ridiculous idea, they didn't want to destroy He Xiao's rare good mood.

After a moment of silence, He Xiao spoke again:

"Father, second brother. I know your concerns are because of the resignation of the right minister?"

He Yanming frowned. Since He Xiao knew the stakes of this matter, he should not have said this idea.

He Zhou squatted down and whispered to He Xiao who was sitting in a wheelchair:

"Brother, it's been rumored all over the world these days. The reason for Qin Youxiang's resignation is because the Censor's office is going to impeach him for carrying a concubine in the mansion as his wife."

When He Zhou said this, his face was somewhat unnatural. After all, the former Prime Minister Qin was the husband-in-law of his elder brother He Xiao, and the concubine who was brought up to his flat wife by Prime Minister Qin was He Xiao's mother-in-law.

But there were some things he had to say. What Brother Fang Cai said was not his business alone, and if he handled it improperly, the entire He Mansion would be implicated.

He Zhou paused slightly and continued:

"I don't know whether Prime Minister Qin really thinks this way, but I have occasionally heard a colleague from the Censor Taizhong mention it, but the Censor Taizhong has repeatedly mentioned that he impeached Prime Minister Qin on the grounds of 'favoring a concubine and destroying his wife'. "

"Brother..."

He Zhou did not persuade him too much, so he stopped talking on his own.

After a while, He Xiao said:

"I will seek this grace from the Sage in the name of He Xiao. After all, it will be difficult for me to have another child in the future..."

"If the sage agrees, then there is nothing to do with the censor; if the sage rejects it, then that's all, and I won't mention it again in the future."

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That night, Qin Nian found He Xiao in anger:

"He Xiao, do you want to carry that concubine as a flat wife?"

He Xiao raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, lifted the jug, and poured himself another glass.

When He Xiao was about to drink again, Qin Nian rushed over in two steps and snatched the wine glass from He Xiao's hand, but was slapped heavily by He Xiao, and Qin Nian was slapped to the ground with the glass.

Qin Nian covered his face and got up, stood five steps away from He Xiao, and asked sharply:

"What kind of background is she Nanxu? After the sinner! The prostitute of Qianshuihu!"

"You will lift her to be equal to his wife and to be on an equal footing with me?"

"He Xiao, who do you take me for!"

He Xiao chuckled lightly, stretched out his hand over the blue-and-white wine jug on the table, raised his head high, and let the mellow wine flow into his mouth.

He Xiao swallowed the wine and mocked Qin Nian:

"Do you still think you are Miss Xiangfu?"

"Qin Nian, let me help you recall how your identity as a direct daughter came from."

"Oh, it's not because of your low status biological mother, a concubine aunt was carried by Qin Xiang to be his wife, and you and your brother were able to..."

"He Xiao!" Qin Nian blushed and interrupted He Xiao with an angry shout.

He Xiao took another sip of wine from the jug, and continued to speak lazily:

"You said that Nan Xu's background was low, so how noble was your mother Song Mei?"

"Noble enough to be on an equal footing with the daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion?"

"What a joke, a joke..."

Qin Nian failed to question, but was humiliated by He Xiaoyi.

He Xiao is deceiving her mother's family!

Qin Nian didn't say anything more in the end. He held back his tears and walked away quickly.

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Since the young son was born, the entire He Mansion walked out of the haze after He Xiao returned to Beijing with a disability, and the entire He Mansion was beaming with joy.

He Yanming heard people talking about He Xiao's inhumanity more than once these days, and the birth of his grandson made He Yanming happy and heaved a sigh of relief.

He Yanming made a decision and decided to advance his grandson's full moon banquet, with "twelve dynasties" meaning complete auspiciousness. On the twelfth day after the child was born, the He House feasted the guests to celebrate the joy of He Nongzhang.

On this day of the Hefu Full Moon Banquet, the place was full of friends, and it was very lively.

Not long after the banquet, the butler led a man dressed in plain brocade clothes with a delicate and luxurious brocade box in his hand into the mansion, and went straight to He Yanming.

The housekeeper bowed to He Yanming and said:

"Master, this is the head of the office of Lord Ji, the Minister of Personnel. He said that it was Lord Ji who explained that the congratulations will be delivered to the eldest son in person."

He Yanming has a suspicious look on his face. The newly promoted Minister of Officials, Ji Mu, is a new noble in the court, but he does not have a personal relationship with this fiery Lord Ji.

A few days ago, when Mr. Ji was just promoted to minister, He Yanming also sent someone to send gifts to Ji's house as usual.

But today, the people from Jifu indicated that they wanted to send the gift to He Xiao, which did not mean that it was just a gift.

He Yanming couldn't refuse, so he asked the housekeeper to take people over, but he was not very relieved. After hesitating for a while, he got up and headed towards He Xiao.

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At that time, He Xiao was smiling at the old friend at the same table, pushing the cup for a change, and the housekeeper bowed to ask the eldest son for instructions, interrupting the chat and laughter here.

The people from Ji Mansion presented the congratulations and said:

"General He, take the liberty to interrupt, my lord has something to bring to the general alone."

The housekeeper explained to He Xiao the identity of the person who came, He Xiao frowned and said alone?

He Xiao was a little impatient with the man in front of him who spoiled his interest.

"I'm happy today, I'll say anything here."

The brocade-clothed man was a little embarrassed, he hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth:

"General He, my lord said, thank the general for his kindness to Miss Wang for not marrying."

When the voice fell, the expressions of everyone here changed.

Miss Wang? Wang Jingyi? He Xiao's ex-fiancee?

After the man handed the ceremony to the housekeeper, he bowed slightly and strode away.

He Xiao looked ugly and motioned the housekeeper to open the brocade box.

But the contents of the brocade box made everyone exclaim in surprise.

In this brocade box is a complete set of white jade study. Judging from the quality of the jade, it is worth a lot.

This Ji Shangshu's shot is really generous, but it also makes He Xiao's face even more ugly.

If there was no such thing as the words brought by the people from Ji's residence, the full moon gift that Ji Shangshu gave to the young master would have been appropriate.

But this...

Everyone looked at each other in dismay, and no one spoke again here, only the babble of singing on the stage was heard.

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He Yanming stood not far away, and had a panoramic view of the situation here. He waved to the housekeeper and pushed He Xiaolian and his wheelchair to a quiet corner with no one.

He Yanming and He Xiao both looked unsightly, He Yanming endured it, and after all, he did not speak out against He Xiao's recklessness.

If it wasn't for He Xiao's refusal to talk to that person alone, there would not be the embarrassment of the scene just now.

But He Yanming was still a little hesitant, he tried his best to suppress his temper and said:

"The Ministry of Officials is the head of the six divisions. At that time, when Ji Mu was so young, he took the position of Shangshu. In addition to the possible support of the prince behind him, this person's abilities are also very comparable."

"Although I haven't heard the news of Miss Wang's engagement from Zuo Xiang's residence, this Ji Shangshu is at least interested in Miss Wang's family."

"Now the eldest lady of the Wang family has gone to the Censor's Desk to become a female official, and she has done a good job. Her official rank and rank are also the highest among court female officials."

"If it wasn't for..."

"Father." He Xiao sullenly interrupted He Yanming's words with a cold voice.

He Xiao was a little irritable. He didn't want to hear how handsome and beautiful his ex-fiancée Wang Jingyi was now, and he didn't want to know what upstarts in the dynasty were chasing her.

At first?

If it wasn't for Wang Jingyi who framed him, how could he have experienced this!

At this time, the butler came to report:

"Yongding Houfu Xie Shizi arrived."

He Yanming and He Xiao packed up their moods and greeted them.

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Xie Changyuan was welcomed to He Xiao's table. After three cups and two cups, He Xiao smiled and said to the servant:

"Bring my son over and show it to Xie Shizi."

Looking at He Xiao's stamina, Xie Changyuan could understand He Xiao's joyous mood at the moment, he raised his glass to touch He Xiao, raised his head and drank.

Xie Changyuan was really happy for He Xiao. After this disaster, it was rare for He Xiao to have such a good mood.

son…

A Yan was pregnant when she left, and counting the days, it should be this time...

"Wow...wow..." A loud cry of a baby interrupted Xie Changyuan's thoughts.

A swaddle was surrounded by several wet nurses to prevent the wind, and he was carried over, and the housekeeper took the person to the position between He Xiao and Xie Changyuan.

Among the wet nurses who came over, one was newly invited today. When she saw the most noble-looking man at the table, she thought it was her own master, the eldest son He Xiao.

The wet nurse smiled and complimented Xie Changyuan:

"Eldest son, the young master really looks like you. Look at the nose, the eyes, and the eyebrows. They are really carved out of a mold. You say yes."

The wet nurse looked at the other wet nurses as she spoke, but seeing that the expressions of those around her changed instantly, she felt a little bad in her heart, and the smile on her face froze instantly.

This wet nurse's voice is not too small. Everyone heard the "beautiful words" she said to Xie Shizi, and they all stopped moving with embarrassed expressions.

The scene was a bit stagnant, and He Xiao and Xie Changyuan immediately turned black.

The leading servant girl laughed dryly and hurriedly said:

"This newcomer has a bad look, masters should not be surprised."

The maid turned and kicked the wet nurse who said the wrong thing just now, and showed her the direction of He Xiao:

"This is the eldest son, hurry up and apologize."

This wet nurse is also a stubborn stubborn tendon, her eyes are constantly wandering across the faces of Xie Changyuan, He Xiao, and the baby boy, as if she has some doubts about the maid's words.

And everyone at the table was also influenced by the wet nurse, and they all turned their attention to Xie Changyuan, He Xiao, and the baby.

The atmosphere was a little awkward.

He Xiao's face became darker and darker, and regardless of the presence of guests, he shouted sharply:

"If you don't have a good look, you will quit. Will you keep it for the New Year?"

The wet nurse who was still stunned was immediately taken away by the housekeeper.

Really flattering on the horse's leg.

but…

Don't say I don't know, it's really shocking when I say it.

In contrast to the people who have seen the young master of the He family, it seems...

Compared with He Dashao, this little son is indeed more like Xie Shizi...

Xie Changyuan also noticed the wonderful atmosphere, drank three cups with He Xiao, and left because he was busy with official business.

But the crowd quickly spread the word about the "Oolong" made by the wet nurse just now.

Feeling the meaningful glances that were frequently thrown at him, He Xiao withdrew early with an ugly expression.

And this farce on the banquet was also passed on to Nan Xu's ears when the wet nurses who were carrying the children back home chatted.

Nan Xu's hands on the bed subconsciously clenched the quilt. God knows how many times she has prayed for her to give birth to a girl, so it is not easy to be recognized from her appearance...

Nan Xu's hand gradually loosened, and her mood gradually calmed down.

She had to think about it, if He Xiao came to confront her, should she tell the truth.

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He Xiao, who had left the table, originally planned to go directly to Nanxu, but he still folded into his house halfway through.

He Xiao sat alone in his room for an hour.

The nanny's remarks today seemed to be an introduction, which made He Xiao's mind constantly connect the previous ones, but the doubts in his heart were getting deeper and deeper.

On the day of Zhongqiu last year, Xie Shizi was drugged, and it is said that he had a relationship with A Yan in his house.

Xie Shizi stayed at Nanxu that night. Xie Shizi said that he was drunk, but did he and Nanxu have...

Xie Shizi once said that he was very drunk and did nothing else. According to Hexiao's understanding of Shizi Xie, Shizi Xie should not lie to him, and there is no need to lie to him.

But if Xie Shizi did it himself and didn't remember it, or Nanxu...

After all, Nan Xu had adored Xie Shizi for many years, and it was hard to guarantee that she would not be overwhelmed and make some outrageous actions.

If the child is not her own, is Nan Xu deliberately concealing it, or is she not sure who the child's biological father is?

The more He Xiao thought about it, the more irritable he became. He endured and endured it. If he was impulsive and questioned Nan Xu, but if it was just a misunderstanding and wronged her, he couldn't bear it.

After another stick of incense, the irritability in He Xiao's heart turned violent. At this time, the door was knocked, and a servant came in with a tray:

"Eldest son, this is the Lihuachun you want."

The servant placed the wine vessel on the round table in front of He Xiao and stood aside waiting for orders.

He Xiao was a little puzzled for the first time, when did he want to drink.

But He Xiao didn't think much about it, at this moment he needed a pot of wine to clear his mind.

He Xiao asked the servants to fill him a glass, he picked up the wine cup, raised his head and drank it.

The wine entered and rolled down his throat quickly, but He Xiao's eyes widened instantly.

He covered his aching belly with both hands and immediately fell to the ground, blood gushing out of his mouth one after another, causing the servant in the room to rush back a few steps.

The servant quickly recovered from his shock and cried out for help:

"Come on, come on, come on!"

After He Xiao fell to the ground, he twitched a few times, then stared at him and died with hatred.

There is no doubt that what was added to the wine must be highly poisonous.

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On the night when He Fu, the Minister of War, served a full moon wine for the newly born young master, He Xiao, the eldest son of He, died of poisoning.

Everyone in Shangjing was both shocked and sighed.

Some people say that the day of the full moon wine was not chosen well.

Some people also said that the newly born young son of He's house was too hard and beat his father.

And the Minister of War, He Yanming, finally reported to the official after his heartache.

Here I have to talk about the current Jingzhao Yin in Shangjing, King of Jin Fengxian.

This King of Jin seems to be addicted to sitting in the position of Jing Zhaoyin. In the past few months, he has turned up several unsolved unsolved cases, which really made him solve it.

In fact, it is not surprising that Jingzhao Mansion has such a situation now. King Fengxian of Jin, as a member of his royal family, has added a lot of convenience to the investigation that ordinary people cannot obtain.

Even after turning over a few unjust cases, Jin Wang Fengxian really made the court look up and down.

And He Xiao's poisoning case soon came to an end.

The envoy who poisoned was actually He Xiao's wife, the former second lady of Qin Youxiang's residence, Qin Nian.

Qin Nian is not very clever in doing this, and there are tricks everywhere. When he was held, Qin Nian seemed to be a little crazy, and he said directly:

"Damn He Xiao, **** He Xiao..."

After Qin Nian was brought into Jingzhao Mansion, the case was quickly closed due to the conclusive physical evidence.

The Minister of War, He Yanming, was always watching the progress of the case, and Feng Xian couldn't openly shield his cousin Qin Nian.

Qin Nian murdered her husband with poison, and the method was cruel.

Jin Wang Fengxian was very sorry for this result.

Qin Nian was his cousin, and was once the favorite prince concubine of his mother-in-law.

Concubine Qin, Mrs. Song and grandmother passed away one after another, uncle Qin Wenzheng resigned from office and returned home, and cousin Qin Nian was convicted of death and awaiting execution...

Think back to a year ago, when...

But it's only been a year, and it feels like a transition from time to time.

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Qin Nian murdered her husband!

This news made the major restaurants and teahouses in Shangjing explode.

Jingzhao House Prison.

Qin Nian gradually woke up from the trance, and at this moment, she was terrified of being condemned to death and her whole body was cold.

She curled up in the dirty corner with her arms folded and trembled for a moment, then suddenly got up and stumbled towards the cell door, shouting loudly:

"Let me out, I want to see the Crown Princess, I want to see the Crown Princess Qin Yan, Qin Yan is my sister, the Crown Princess is my sister, let my sister save me, let... ah..."

What responded to Qin Nian was a basin of cold water poured over by the prison head.

Qin Nian fell back to the corner again, holding his arms and trembling all over his body, he kept mumbling to himself vaguely:

"Prince Concubine is my sister, Qin Yan is my sister, save me, save me..."

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At the same time, it was far away in the Yizhou Wangfu in the southwest of Daxia.

Mrs. Yan, the favorite concubine of the king of Yizhou, Ye Qinghe, successfully gave birth to a baby girl.

However, Princess Song Yin of Yizhou knew that this child could not be A Yan's at all.

So what is she going to do...