I rely on the collapse of people to set my life in the hands of the male protagonist

Chapter 177

On the first day of rest at home, Marquis Annan came. He first cared about what happened to the two of them, and then formally met with Liu's family. Liu Jingchen maintained a smiling face even though he knew that his family's affairs might be related to this uncle. But Liu Xiaowei didn't want to see this brother-in-law at all. Relying on his instinctive dislike, he directly hid in his yard and practiced kung fu without seeing him.

An Nanhou finally asked Mu Huichun about the condition of the county lord.

The fact that Mu Huichun is Chu Lishu's junior is kept secret for the time being, he is just a doctor invited by Lin Qingyang to the outside world.

Facing An Nanhou's inquiry, Mu Huichun followed the hint given to him by Chu Lishu beforehand and said: "It can only be kept."

Lin Qingyang and Liu Jingchen had a tacit understanding in their hearts, knowing that Chu Lishu was intentional, they naturally talked about it, and both expressed some regret.

Marquis Annan naturally lamented, and left after seeing the county magistrate.

Because of the recent disaster, An Nanhou, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is actually quite busy. After all, all water conservancy projects in the country are managed by the Ministry of Industry.In addition, the Ministry of Industry was originally in the hands of the Wang family. Now that the Wang family has gained power, it is natural for their own people to make achievements faster. Although An Nanhou is not a member of the Wang family, he has to work harder at this time , so as not to be squeezed out of the Ministry of Industry, and he also has a faint tendency to please the Wang family. It is estimated that if this continues, he will soon choose to stand in line.

Naturally, there are many grassroots officials in the court who have the same idea as him, just like the three branches of a river originally flowed side by side with the same amount of water, but now, the water gradually converges towards one of them.

In the early morning of the second day, Lin Qingyang was woken up while he was still sleeping.

When Shuncai said that it was Mu Huichun who was looking for him, Lin Qingyang immediately got up and rushed to his mother's side, but was told that Mu Huichun had already gone to the medicine hut, and now he shared the medicine hut with the old doctor.

Lin Qingyang could only go to the Yaolu to find Mu Huichun.

As soon as he arrived at the house, he saw Mu Huichun with a serious face, stirring a blood-like liquid in a white porcelain bowl.

Seeing that he was so serious, Lin Qingyang didn't bother him for a while.

It wasn't until Mu Huichun recovered and saw Lin Qingyang that Lin Qingyang said, "What's wrong? Did you call me here? It's my mother..."

Mu Huichun said directly: "This is your mother's blood, can you tell? It's darker, it's a sign of poisoning."

At first glance, Lin Qingyang didn't react, "You...what did you say? Poisoned? How is it possible?"

"Her health is so poor, she is poisoned." Mu Huichun said firmly.

The original text did not mention poisoning, maybe the role of the county lord is not important, a lot of information is hidden, but at least there are many doctors who see the county lord, if it is poisoning, how can it be impossible to see any of them.

"Mu Huichun, don't talk about anything else, you have checked your pulse so many times before, with your superb medical skills, how come you never knew it was poisoning?" Lin Qingyang didn't believe in Mu Huichun, it was really unreasonable, if it was true If it's poisoning, then Lin Qingyang will be happy instead. That's the matter of his detoxification pill, which can be solved without Mu Huichun's help, but is it really that simple?

"There was no poison in her body before, but it is only now that the poison has appeared, so it can be detected, and the poison disappears quickly. After a while, there is nothing left when I go to check the pulse. But it is indeed the weakening of the body caused by the poison, and it will gradually disappear. When the oil runs out, the lamp dries up." Mu Huichun explained.

"You mean that someone kept poisoning my mother, and the poison disappeared quickly, so there was no trace to be found, but the body was already injured?" Lin Qingyang's head was knotted, and flashed through his mind for a while. All kinds of possibilities and overwhelming doubts filled his brain, which made Lin Qingyang a little unsteady and took a step back.

As a result, a pair of arms suddenly appeared behind him, supporting him.

Lin Qingyang looked back, it was Chu Lishu.

"Cousin, Mu Huichun said that my mother..."

"I heard something." Chu Lishu nodded and said, "Don't worry, it's fine."

Chu Lishu's deep voice comforted Lin Qingyang, then turned around and asked Mu Huichun to answer each question, helping to alienate the whole situation.

Finally, detailed conclusions are drawn.

Lord Yawen should have some kind of poison around her. She is the only one who has been in contact with it for the longest time, and it has existed for at least longer than when she started to feel bad. That kind of poison was prepared privately, so Mu Huichun can't name it, but its characteristics It's clear.

The toxicity is mild, it will be absorbed by the human body, and it will be automatically excreted through sweat and other liquids for a period of time, so it will not stay in the body for a long time. Apart from the fact that most doctors cannot judge this kind of poison, it is impossible for a powerful doctor to happen to her when she is poisoned. It's time to check her pulse, so I haven't found it yet.

And this kind of disease will not have obvious symptoms when it is in the body, but it is like an invisible steel knife, scraping away the vitality of the body, making the human body weaker every time it is poisoned. The bad ones will die soon.The death that looks like the body decays naturally is actually the lifespan taken away by poison.

The troublesome thing about this kind of poison is that it is difficult to find. Once found, eliminate the poison and slowly restore the dilapidated body. For others, the county master is already the kind that cannot be raised, because it has been damaged for too long According to Mu Huichun, at least three years, but Mu Huichun assured that he could help the county lord adjust back, and Lin Qingyang had ginseng pills, so the county lord's safety would not have to worry.

Thinking of this, at least Lin Qingyang can breathe a sigh of relief.

As for finding the poison, it's easy to do, give Mu Huichun a chance, look around carefully, sniff it, and he will find it naturally.

"You didn't tell my mother. I think it's better not to let her know until the poison is investigated. She will think too much." Lin Qingyang asked immediately.

Mu Huichun blinked, but looked at Chu Lishu, and then said: "Senior brother really knows things like a god. Before that, senior brother told me that once he was sure what the problem was, don't talk about it. I can only tell you guys alone, so at that time When I found out, I held back and didn't say anything. I'll find you when I come back."

Lin Qingyang looked at Chu Lishu in surprise, and Chu Lishu said, "I worry too much. I'm afraid there will be troublesome situations. It's better not to let my aunt know."

"Thank you." Lin Qingyang said with a sigh of relief: "I want to send my mother to Liu's Mansion for the time being, and say that I will renovate her room to help her recover, so that we can carefully investigate what the poison is."

Both Chu Lishu and Mu Huichun agreed with his idea, so at dawn, after everyone got up, Lin Qingyang called Cousin Liu and his uncle who had already lived across the street to discuss the matter.

The two were shocked when they heard that they were poisoned. Liu Jingchen's expression changed, as if he had thought of something, he couldn't help but glance at Chu Lishu, but Chu Lishu didn't express anything superfluous, Liu Jingchen could only cooperate first, Help find poison.

So after breakfast, all the female relatives from the other courtyard were sent to the Liu Mansion, leaving only Nanny Ding who took care of her mother closely.

Because she said she was going to change her room, it was not suspicious for Ding Momo to stay.

When Nanny Ding was told the truth, her legs went limp, she was so angry that she lost her usual upbringing and started cursing.Excited, I want to find out the poison quickly and see who is going to kill the county lord.

Chu Lishu told Nurse Ding that since Mu Huichun only diagnosed the poisoning at that time, it means that Lord Yawen must have done something to get poisoned between the last pulse diagnosis and this time.

Nanny Ding quickly recalled that the county lord woke up relatively early. After washing, he first went to worship Guanyin in the Buddha room separated from the house, and then came out to eat some tea and drink some tonic. Basically, he never went out of the inner room, except Ding Nanny. Mammy didn't touch anyone else either.

This was easy to handle, Mu Huichun began to walk around the inner room, even Nanny Ding would not let her go, after sniffing and making sure there was no poison, she continued to sniff, it looked like a drug detection dog.

It wasn't until Mu Huichun came to the Buddha Hall and stopped in front of the Avalokitesvara that he couldn't help but reach out and touch it.

"This picture..." Ding Momo wanted to say that this picture is precious, but saw Mu Huichun suddenly took down the Guanyin picture, "This is it!"

Everyone is confused, is this picture poisonous?

Mu Huichun quickly rolled it up and said: "Take it to a ventilated place to see, don't get too close to smell it, otherwise you will be poisoned, although it is slight, it will also hurt the body."

After everyone came to the courtyard, Mu Huichun unfolded the drawing, observed it in detail for a while, and said in surprise: "It's really an exquisite design."

Mu Huichun explained that the problem lies in the paper used for painting. The puree from which this paper is made is the source of the poison. It hangs there and exudes a faint paper fragrance. People who worship Buddha in front of it, If you stay for a long time, you will naturally be poisoned, and if you touch it for a long time, the poison will be added to the poison.

The reason why only the county master was poisoned was because she needed to be quiet most of the time when she worshiped the Buddha, even Nanny Ding would not stay by her side, at most she would watch from a distance.In addition, this is my sister's relic, and the county owner usually takes care of it alone, so in the end, she was the only one who was seriously affected.

So every time the county lord came to pay homage to the Buddha, he was poisoned once, and his body became weaker. This morning was also the result of being diagnosed with poisoning after paying homage to the Buddha.

Now after Mu Huichun's explanation, everyone understands, but Chu Lishu frowned slightly, which reminded him of a killer in Xueyuan Pavilion, Ghost Paper

The first one to react violently was Nanny Ding, who had been with the county head all the time. She was an old man in the palace, so she naturally knew a lot of things.

"Impossible, this Avalokitesvara map was not given by others, it was painted by the emperor himself and given to Concubine Liu, and Concubine Liu gave it to the county magistrate before she died." Nanny Ding was stunned for a moment.

"Little aunt also died of physical decline." Liu Jingchen said in a deep voice, "The emperor is the most suspicious."

"Why...?" Nanny Ding's eyes turned red, "Concubine Liu was brought out of her mother's womb with a weak body, her health has always been bad, how could it be..."

"How long after the emperor sent the painting to Concubine Liu, did Concubine Liu die of illness?" Lin Qingyang asked.

Nanny Ding said: "It seems... more than three months."

Mu Huichun said: "That's right, for weak people to be exposed to this kind of poison, naturally they can't delay the county magistrate for so long."

Nanny Ding couldn't stand up all the time, she was in tears, and she was so irritated that she pulled Lin Qingyang to talk about what happened back then, she really couldn't believe it.

Back then, the Zhenbei Palace was copied by the emperor, but when Concubine Liu was there, she was the emperor's favorite no matter whether it was the first mansion or the palace, and she could be regarded as a special favorite. At that time, everyone said that if it wasn't for Concubine Liu occupies too much of the emperor's favor, so the emperor's heirs will not be so few.

After the accident in the palace, everyone also said that if Concubine Liu was there, the emperor would definitely be lenient and show mercy.Even if he was cruel to others, he would not be cruel to Concubine Liu.

Because Nanny Ding had really seen how much the emperor loved Concubine Liu before he ascended the throne, so she couldn't believe this fact at all.In fact, Lin Qingyang and Liu Jingchen also remembered that their uncle was really kind to Concubine Liu.

In Chu Lishu's impression, the emperor was still a prince at that time, and Concubine Liu was one of the side concubines. She was pregnant for a rare time, but because Concubine Liu was weak and her fetal position was not correct, the former emperor sent many imperial doctors to the emperor. Tell them that this baby is difficult, and if they want to keep it, they need the medicine of tiger and wolf, and Concubine Liu's health may get worse in the future, which is equivalent to exchanging the little life left for another child.At that time, for the royal family, heirs must be ranked first.

As a result, the emperor did not say anything, and directly ordered the abortion. He could not have children, but he must want Concubine Liu to be safe. Therefore, he lived many years longer than the doctors said.

It is really unacceptable for such a beloved wife to kill her beloved with poisonous paintings after she ascended the throne.

But one thing is certain, the county owner was innocently affected. After all, the emperor didn't even kill all the other members of the Liu family, let alone the county owner.

This time, both Liu Jingchen and Lin Qingyang were in a bad mood.

Liu Xiaowei, who had been silent all this time, was already full of murderous looks. Liu Jingchen seemed a little worried about his reckless behavior, so he directly reminded: "Uncle, don't be reckless, you know? It's not clear yet."

Liu Xiaowei asked back, "What else is unclear!"

Liu Jingchen was speechless, in fact, he had completely doubted the emperor.

Lin Qingyang thought for a while, and felt a little far-fetched, "Concubine Liu's accident happened before the accident in the palace. There is no reason to kill Concubine Liu first. She is a frail woman and can't do much. At most, she just begs for mercy when something happens. It's not that the person who contributed the drawing paper wanted to harm others and accidentally used it to paint for Concubine Liu, so..."

Lin Qingyang reads a lot of novels, so he naturally thinks more, but thinking about it this way makes Nurse Ding, who can't believe it, grasp hope.

But in the next second, this layer of hope was shattered by Chu Lishu.

"During the time Concubine Liu was ill, how was the Emperor's health? Where is the imperial physician who treated Concubine Liu now?" Chu Lishu asked.

At this moment, all the people in Liu's Mansion remembered that when Concubine Liu's health became worse and worse, the emperor accompanied him day and night, and there were rumors that in order to take care of Concubine Liu, he did not care about her health and fell ill.The imperial physicians in the palace must have surrounded them, but there was no news of poisoning. After the death of Concubine Liu, the emperor fell seriously ill.But to everyone, it was just the overreaction of the emperor's grief over the loss of a loved one, and no thought of leaving.

But now that I think about it, it seems very suspicious.Concubine Liu gave the painting to the county master before she died, so it is naturally impossible for someone to drop it.So no matter how you think about it, there is only one possibility. The emperor knew that the painting paper was poisonous, so he painted on the poisonous paper and killed Concubine Liu.

Liu Xiaowei reacted and smashed the stone table next to him with his fist. Liu Jingchen could only grit his teeth and hold Liu Xiaowei to prevent him from messing around.Nanny Ding was even more out of breath from crying.

Looking at the sad atmosphere, Mu Huichun couldn't help asking Chu Lishu, "Why did you kill the woman you love? Didn't you commit a crime?"

Lin Qingyang also had a serious expression, still unable to understand, "Could it be that love is also fake?"

Chu Lishu's eyes flickered, and finally looked at Lin Qingyang and said, "Maybe it's because I really love Concubine Liu."

Everyone looked at Chu Lishu in disbelief.

"What kind of love is this?" Liu Xiaowei said violently.

Liu Jingchen also disagreed, and even suspected that everything was fake. It was the emperor who married the frail concubine Liu in order to gain the support of the Zhenbei Palace.But it didn't feel right, because when that man became the emperor, King Zhenbei had been fighting against foreigners in the northern border, and hadn't been back to the capital for several years, so he couldn't care about the affairs of the court, let alone support anything.

King Zhenbei didn't come back until after the emperor ascended the throne.

Chu Lishu slowly opened his mouth and said: "I think, in his harem, he really only loves Concubine Liu, but he just loves power more."

The emperor who had just ascended the throne back then had no military power, and most of the military power was in the hands of others. In order to secure the throne and stabilize the internal and external turmoil, it was difficult for others to pry him, so he started with the King Zhenbei who had just returned , Taking the pawn in his hand was the only choice he could make at that time.

When an emperor decides to convict King Zhenbei, he can choose to let his favorite concubine go, just find an excuse, or punish, demote his concubine, and put him in the cold palace, but at least his favorite concubine is still there.

The worst thing was to make the entire Liu family disappear, but the emperor killed Concubine Liu first.

"What does this mean?" Lin Qingyang was even more incomprehensible.

Chu Li wrote: "Explain, he didn't want his beloved woman to see him deal with her mother's family, couldn't face her disappointed eyes, and didn't want her to hate him, so he sent a picture of Guanyin to kill Concubine Liu first, Let her leave with unchanging feelings for him, and then deal with the palace. He could be more ruthless and wipe out the grass and roots of the palace, but he didn't. He only killed those who could take over the military power, leaving you, and those who are still in the capital The county lord also took care of me a lot. This is the kindness that he doesn't need to leave behind as an emperor."

After what Chu Lishu said, everyone seemed to have an epiphany, as if only this possibility could explain the emperor's contradictory behavior, but it was even more difficult to accept in his heart, what kind of lunatic, what kind of perverted love is this.

"Mother must not know about this matter, first treat the illness and then talk about it." Lin Qingyang decided immediately.

The painting was taken away by Mu Huichun, he was very interested and wanted to study it carefully.Others went to Lin Qingyang's study to discuss things. After all, they found that the poisonous things in the painting could not be announced to the public, which aroused the emperor's suspicion, and some things had to be continued.

Lin Qingyang and Chu Lishu walked in front, Lin Qingyang remained silent, Chu Lishu was a little worried, and said, "Still sad? Auntie will be fine."

"I know, I was just thinking about the emperor's love you just said... It feels a little funny." Lin Qingyang said bitterly.

"Yes...it's funny, he's a lunatic." Chu Li wrote.

Lin Qingyang couldn't help turning his head to look at Chu Lishu. In the original text, Yuan Ran was more ruthless to his own woman than the emperor, but he had never given his sincerity. I don't know if he was more cruel than the emperor.

"If you...would you choose to kill Concubine Liu?" Lin Qingyang couldn't help asking curiously.

Chu Lishu's eyes flickered, "I won't."

Chu Lishu looked away, faintly recalling.

There were several times when Lin Qingyang almost died in front of him.At that time, he had only one idea, if he couldn't protect Lin Qingyang well, he might as well have done it himself from the beginning.

That's why he can understand the emperor's thoughts.If Concubine Liu knew that something happened to her family, she would definitely not feel better. With her frail body, she seemed destined to die, so the emperor chose to do it herself and let her beloved die in his own hands.

But with only a momentary thought, Chu Lishu knew it was impossible.After all, even when he guessed that Lin Qingyang might die, the fear welling up in his soul was unbearable for him.

Therefore, no matter how crazy he is, it is impossible for him to do it, and he is not even willing to let him die for love.Otherwise, he would have already shown his heart and fulfilled Lin Qingyang's wish.