Chapter 64: The Price
Before she found Zhao Boyang, she heard a flute sound, just like the flute sound when the snake appeared just now. Her heart skipped a beat and she was about to look for the sound, but the flute sound stopped suddenly and could not be heard again.
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At this time, I heard two maids talking softly.
One of the maids said: "Sister, my stomach is a little uncomfortable. Please help me deliver the soup to the second young master."
The second young master in this mansion should be Zhao Boyang. Shen Xingchen didn't care about anything else and hurriedly followed him.
The maid entered a small courtyard and reported first. Zhao Boyang's voice came from the room.
"Take the soup away, I don't want to drink it."
The maid answered yes, knelt down outside the door, and then stepped back.
Su Yiqing stood outside for a moment, and when she was sure that Zhao Boyang was the only one in the house, she thought about how to get in. Knock on the door directly, tell her name, and then go in after getting permission? This was the only way she could think of it.
I walked to the door, took a deep breath, and was about to knock on the door when a low alert sound came from the room.
"Who's out there?"
Su Yiqing was surprised by Zhao Boyang's good hearing, but she didn't have time to think too much, so she whispered directly: "I am Su Jiu."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened. Zhao Boyang looked at Su Yiqing in a dark dress standing outside the door in slight surprise, and asked: "Miss Jiu, why are you here?"
Su Yiqing looked around and said, "It's better to go in and talk, so as not to be seen."
Zhao Boyang turned sideways and let Su Yiqing in.
"Please take a seat." Zhao Boyang, as a young man from an aristocratic family, has good etiquette. Although he felt very different, why did Su Yiqing, a lady from a wealthy family, appear outside his room in the middle of the night? However, he still gave up his seat politely. His military career made him aware of many strange things.
It's no longer strange.
"No, it's more comfortable to talk while standing." Su Yiqing decided to explain her purpose directly as the matter was urgent and asked, "Do you still remember my maid Xin'er? When you fell off the cliff, let's save you together."
Zhao Boyang naturally remembered that there was such a person, and he went to him afterwards to help Su Jiu pass the message. Although he had completely forgotten the appearance of that maid, he nodded, "I remember."
Su Yiqing took a deep breath and said: "She was bitten by a snake just now. Her life is at stake. Is Master Zhao willing to save her?"
Zhao Boyang did not follow Su Yiqing's wish and said that saving one life was better than building a seven-level pagoda. Instead, he asked: "How to save?"
One sentence made Su Yiqing know that this matter must be more difficult than she imagined. This person is a cautious person. He doesn't make promises easily, and he probably won't pay a price for a little maid.
It is said that the men born from fighting in the military camp are more hard-hearted than others. Once a general achieves great success, he will naturally not care about a little maid, even if this little maid was once kind to her.
"The doctor said that to cure this kind of snake venom, you need something, the Qinglong Pearl collected in Ouchi." Su Yiqing spoke concisely and directly explained the purpose of her visit.
Zhao Boyang also understood. It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to obtain the treasures in the palace. This Su Yiqing came to visit late at night because she wanted him to enter the palace to ask for the treasure.
He couldn't help but secretly smile bitterly. Even if a lady raised in a boudoir has some skills, she is still ignorant of worldly affairs. She takes the stories in the play seriously. A loyal servant protects his master, and the deep love between master and servant can move everything. Entering the palace
Seeking medicine is easier said than done.
Not to mention a little maid, even if she is a relative of the emperor, the medicinal materials in this palace are not something you can just ask for. If you give them to someone, what will happen if the emperor or the golden branches and jade leaves and the concubines of the sixth palace get sick? There are so many emperors in the capital.
Dear dear ones, if you are sick, you should go to Da Nei to seek medicine. No matter how many herbs there are, Da Nei will not be enough.
Although the Holy One often sympathizes with the old minister and occasionally gives some urgently needed medicinal materials, the Holy One always gives the gift intentionally, and then the people around him will inquire a little about what medicinal materials the minister is in urgent need of now. The Holy One will consider whether to give this grace at his discretion. Otherwise,
It is also to ask people to pass on the words, and pass the words to the ears of the Holy One through the people around the Holy One. If the Holy One has no intention of granting a favor, it should be treated as if he has never heard of it. There is absolutely no way to ask for it openly and honestly. This case must not be allowed, let alone a relative.
Mother asked for it, and even said that filial piety is praiseworthy. If it is for a little maid, it is impossible. If you ask it, it will be a slap in the face of the royal family. If you don't give it, you will ignore the lives of the people. If you give it to me, what will happen if others ask for it?
?You even embarrass those ministers who don’t want to ask for anything. They are willing to ask for a little maid, but you are not willing to ask for your brothers, elders, or even your seven aunts and eight aunts?
Zhao Boyang considered his words and told Su Yiqing.
Su Yiqing's eyes gradually turned cold and she said: "Speaking of one thousand to ten thousand, Mr. Zhao just refuses to pay the price. If I was the one who was poisoned today, would you do the same?"
Zhao Boyang hesitated for a moment and said: "These are two different things."
If it were Su Yiqing, he would naturally ask for it.
"Back then, Xin'er's efforts to save the general were no less than mine." Su Yiqing reminded anxiously.
Zhao Boyang was speechless for a moment.
Su Yiqing looked into the eyes of the man in front of her with disappointment. She knew that once this kind of man made up his mind, he would not change it with a few words and would not say more. She did not have time to dwell on it. If Zhao Boyang did not agree, she would have to
I thought of another way, so I turned around and walked out of the house quickly.
Zhao Boyang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Su Yiqing to just leave like that. He recovered and hurriedly chased her out.
After going out, I couldn't help but be stunned. It was dark outside, and Su Yiqing's shadow was nowhere to be seen.
Isn't this girl's legs and feet too nimble? Where did you, a young lady, learn such terrifying skills? But now was not the time to think about this. He was feeling uneasy, fearing that Su Yiqing would do something.
But the person had already run away, and he couldn't think about it at this time. For the first time in his life, he felt at a loss.
Su Yiqing walked out of the Zhenguo Palace, used the ring to its full potential, and went straight to the palace.
She didn't have the ability to steal treasures from a treasure house. At that moment, she had another idea in her mind. Combined with the rumors she heard before, she decided to take the risk to beg someone, a legendary woman...
Inside the queen's palace.
The Lord of the Middle Palace was sleeping peacefully on his couch. There was no maid on night watch in the palace.
"The Queen."
A low cry sounded.
The queen woke up alertly and shouted: "Who?"
There was no one around, so she thought she was in a dream and was about to close her eyes.
The voice sounded softly again: "The daughter of the people has met the Queen."
"Who is pretending to be a ghost?" The queen's voice was a little higher, but she didn't shout loudly.
"Your Majesty, my female companion was bitten by a poisonous snake. She is in urgent need of the Green Dragon Pearl to save her life. Please be merciful, Your Majesty."
There was a sincere plea in his voice.
The queen said solemnly: "What if I refuse to show mercy?"
"Naturally, we can't force women of the people, but maybe the empress will be useful in some way. Women of the people have no other abilities, and their legs and feet are more flexible. I am willing to do the hard work for the empress."
The ability to sneak into the harem quietly without alerting anyone is naturally extraordinary.
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "What kind of snake was your friend bitten by?"
Su Yiqing didn't expect the queen to ask this, so she said: "The civilian girl doesn't know, she only knows that the snake's head is triangular in shape, with a little bit of red on the top of its head."
The Queen nodded: "I understand, Qinglong Zhuzi is a big deal, and it seems that it is not convenient for you to reveal your identity. However, I have a good medicine for treating snake venom. Please take it back and give it a try. It may work."
Su Yiqing's mind was spinning rapidly. Although the queen said she would give it a try, it must be miraculous. Doctor Cheng also said that there are good antidote medicines in some places. It is not unusual to have them in the palace. The queen gave the medicine after hearing about the shape of the snake.
I must be sure that even the Queen cannot open the treasure house without reason. There are many pairs of eyes in the palace staring at it. Moreover, as soon as the Blue Dragon Pearl is taken out, it lights up outside, which arouses suspicion. If it is traced, everyone will be in trouble. Do it.
For this reason, it should be good. If you can't save it, it will only cost you Xin'er's life. Don't force yourself too much, so as not to implicate innocent people.
The queen asked again: "I gave you the medicine, how will you serve me in the future?"
Su Yiqing said: "There is a Hongji dim sum shop in the city. There is a century-old camphor tree in front of the shop. If the queen has an errand, she only needs to order someone to hang one or two pentagonal red lanterns on the tree... But the women of the people do not do anything harmful to nature.
Something that violates morality.”
The queen nodded, placed a small medicine bottle on the round table in front of her, and said: "Three pills, give one every half an hour. Whether you can save him or not depends on your friend's fate."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a black shadow flash past and the bottle disappeared.
Rao, the master of the middle palace who was always calm, couldn't help but tremble in her heart. Is this a human or a ghost? However, after she was frightened, an interesting smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Su Yiqing took the medicine bottle and ran straight back.
On the pretext of wanting to see Xin'er, he secretly fed a pill to Xin'er, and pretended to be a master and servant, and stayed by Xin'er's side until dawn, when Xin'er took all three pills.
Seeing Xin'er's complexion improving little by little, I felt relieved. It seemed that I had won this round.
The house was noisy that night. First, everyone was searching and spraying anti-parasitic drugs. Some people were whispering that there was something fishy about this weird snake. They were probably wondering if someone wanted to harm Miss Ninth, but there was no such thing.
People dare to speak out, and if they want to express doubts, there must be suspects. Miss Jiu's conspicuous marriage has caused a lot of trouble, especially the marriage changes of sisters in Uncle Yuanping's house have happened twice. If it happens again, Su
As the head of the family, the eldest man can go home and farm if he is not strict in running the family.
The master class thinks about conspiracy, but the subordinates think about something else.
Everyone thinks that Xin'er is about to die this time. They have already started to organize funerals for Xin'er. The more ambitious maids are already gearing up to take Xin'er's place... There are also those in charge who are thinking about whether they should talk to Madam
I suggest you move this girl Xin'er outside the house, otherwise Miss Jiu is about to get married. It is not good for this girl to die in the house. Also, should there be more people around Miss Jiu to take care of her? There are many places worth planning.
Go. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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Chapter completed!