Chapter 547: Poisoned
It was sour and very delicious. I swallowed another hot and sour radish stick. Although it was spicy, I didn't feel nauseated. I wanted to eat it again...
I ate another piece of meat.
It's not greasy at all, but rather sour and spicy, delicious, and suits her very well...
When Chu Yuexi came in with the boiled anti-vomiting decoction, she saw Princess Qinghui eating happily.
His face was full of surprise, "Can you eat it? No... uh, no reaction?"
"Well, it's delicious. Brother Yuexi, you can try it with your chopsticks. Chu Yu made this for me."
Princess Qinghui took out a pair of clean chopsticks and handed them to Chu Yuexi as if she were offering a treasure.
Seeing her eager eyes, Chu Yuexi picked up a piece of meat that was full of flavor and flavor, put it in her mouth, and just chewed it, poof...
He spat the pieces of meat into the spittoon at the corner of the kang.
"What's wrong with you? Isn't it delicious? It's delicious." Princess Qinghui also picked up a piece of meat and ate it with relish, "It's really delicious. How can you spit it out? It's a waste. Even if you don't eat it, ”
"Qinghui, do you really think it tastes good?" Chu Yuexi wondered if there was something wrong with her taste buds.
The meat was so sour that it was hard to eat. Why did Qinghui eat it so deliciously?
Chu Yuexi looked at Xia Zihan. Xia Zihan covered her mouth and said happily, "Brother, the taste of pregnant women is different from that of normal people."
Mrs. Zeng seemed to have noticed it and was also happy. She teased Chu Yuexi and said, "It seems that from now on, Brother Xi will have to accompany Qinghui to eat this food."
"No way?" Chu Yuexi said with a bitter face, "I...I'd better go to the side hall to eat. Here...Chu Yu, take care of your sister-in-law. I'll be back soon."
Afraid that Princess Qinghui would let him take advantage of his talent again, Chu Yuexi ran away while Qinghui was immersed in eating.
After Princess Qinghui had eaten and drank enough, Chu Yuexi also came back.
Xia Zihan and Zeng went back with peace of mind, leaving the young couple alone here.
But...
From then on, Princess Qinghui could not eat the food cooked in the kitchen. She could only eat it without vomiting if it was cooked by Xia Zihan herself.
There is no way, the world is huge, and pregnant women are the biggest.
Xia Zihan worked hard and became Princess Qinghui's exclusive cook.
And whenever it was time to eat, as long as Chu Yuexi was at home, he would hide out. Princess Qinghui complained a lot about him.
Xia Zihan covered her mouth and smiled, "Just spare him. If you let him eat such a meal, it will make him feel more uncomfortable than beating him."
"Well, for your sake, I won't argue with him, huh..." Princess Qinghui was not complaining about Chu Yuexi.
However, at night, when Chu Yuexi was about to hug her to sleep, Princess Qinghui kicked her away and said, "Get away. When you were eating, didn't you stay away? Why, just come up to me when you sleep." ”
"Ah, that, Qinghui, my little baby, these can't be compared." Chu Yuexi approached her with a shy face.
Princess Qinghui pouted, "Why not? Eating and sleeping are important events in life. Why can't they be put together?"
"Of course not. Look, it's fine if I don't eat with you, but if I don't hold you in my arms when you sleep, will you sleep well?"
Well, that seems to be right.
Princess Qinghui stretched out her kick and wanted to kick him again, "How dare you not sleep with your arms around me... If you sleep with your arms around me, who else do you want to sleep with?"
"No, no one, only you. I just hold you in my arms. Qinghui girl, let's sleep. I'm tired. I've been working in the palace for a day."
He rushed forward, pressed her feet, and held her whole body in his arms so that she could not move. Chu Yuexi acted like a rogue and pretended to be dead.
Princess Qinghui originally wanted to act coquettishly, but when she saw that his eyes were closed, she thought about it and forgot about it. She hugged her husband happily and fell asleep...
After the Dragon Boat Festival, another battle report came from the south.
The Japanese pirates did not catch up with the spring planting season due to floods last year, so they did not plant food until the summer. However, by the time the grain was harvested, the production had been reduced by more than half. By March and April this year, the Japanese pirates had no food to eat, so they sent troops to rob Dasheng. Food for the common people.
Fortunately, Chu Xuanyu received all the muskets and shields sent by the imperial court. They took people and muskets to guard tightly, and thus saved the people's food.
But...
Some people will fight tooth and nail if they have no food...
A ruthless person is afraid of someone who doesn't want his life.
The Japanese pirates went crazy, blocking a village, killing all the people in that village, leaving no one alive, and robbed all the food in the village.
Even the newly ripe potatoes and vegetables were dug cleanly.
Then, the Japanese pirates were like mice, digging holes everywhere, robbing and killing people, and the Dasheng troops were like cats, catching mice everywhere.
But I tried to catch it, but failed every time. In the south, there were complaints and people were panicked. Many people would rather abandon the land where food was grown, abandon their homes, and run away from home to stay away from the battlefield.
For a time, many people poured into the north.
There were also many refugees living in the town outside the capital. The imperial court was worried that the refugees would cause trouble, so it sent two thousand soldiers to the town to suppress the battle. The general who led the army was Chu Jingwu.
And just in case, the defense of the four gates of the capital was even tighter. No outsiders could enter the city at all, and no refugees were allowed in.
Because the situation outside was tense, Xia Zihan transferred all the people on the mountain down, increased the defense of the house, and transferred Hua She and the secret guards around her to Chu Yuexi's side.
There was chaos outside, and Mrs. Zeng wouldn't let her and Princess Qinghui go out. They were safe at home, but Chu Yuexi's errands became much more tense, and even her days of rest were cancelled.
In June, the emperor received a secret letter from Chu Xuanyu. The letter said that the second prince had been infected by the other party's poison, his mind was controlled by the other party, and he also killed one of our young generals. Chu Xuanyu discovered it and took the second prince to The prince tied him up and controlled his freedom.
Chu Xuanyu wanted the emperor to secretly send Doctor Bai there so that Doctor Bai could drive out the poisonous insects in the Second Prince's body.
On the day the emperor received the secret letter, he summoned Chu Yuexi to discuss the matter.
When Chu Yuexi came back, she went to Doctor Bai's courtyard.
That night, Doctor Bai was secretly protected and went south.
Because it concerns the second prince, this matter has not spread in the capital. Not even Princess Qinghui and the second princess know about it. Only Chu Yuexi, the emperor, and a few of the emperor's secret guards know.
I thought that after sending Divine Doctor Bai over, the Second Prince would be fine sooner or later, but... before Divine Doctor Bai arrived to the south, the Second Prince escaped from Chu Xuanyu's confinement, secretly took away all the food, and gave it to the Japanese pirates in vain.
If Chu Xuanyu hadn't discovered it in time and rushed there in time, the second prince and the 10,000 soldiers he led would have died under the samurai swords of the Japanese pirates.
The second prince was rescued, but half of the 10,000 soldiers and horses died. Because they were in a hurry to rob people, they could not get back a grain of food. They were all robbed by the Japanese pirates.
Now, there is a shortage of food in the south.
When the emperor received the secret letter from Chu Xuanyu, he was so angry that flames burst out from his head. What made him even more angry was that the person who did this was his second uncle.
If my second uncle had not been controlled by the Gu, he might have had an excuse to slap him thirty times a day, but because he was controlled by a Gu, not voluntarily, the emperor would have no excuse to beat him thirty times. Not found.
Besides, it was useless for him to be angry at this critical moment. He had to quickly prepare food to send to the south. That's what's important, otherwise, without food, wouldn't tens of thousands of soldiers in the south have to starve to death?
But...
A batch of grain was sent over only after the new year. According to calculations, that batch of grain has not been eaten yet, and now there is another batch of grain to be prepared. No matter what the emperor thought, he could not find an excuse to talk to the ministers.
And what the second prince did, he couldn't make it public.
Chu Xuanyu would choose to tell him in a secret letter, just because he didn't want anyone to know, and he was worried that there would be villains in the court who would take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire to the Second Prince.
At that time, I am afraid that the court will also be in chaos.
"Your Majesty, there is not much food in the granary, and we have to leave some for the refugees in the small towns outside the capital. We..."
The emperor asked his confidant Eunuch Cheng to go to the granary to prepare food, but Eunuch Cheng thought of the refugees who kept coming outside the capital. When the emperor went to court, the ministers would report the number of refugees, and Eunuch Cheng knew them all.
"Your Majesty, why don't we transfer a batch of silver from the Ministry of Household Affairs and let me go outside to see if we can buy food." Eunuch Cheng suggested cautiously.
When you go out to buy food, you don't have to go through the hands of any minister. This is the best way to keep it secret.
The emperor thought for a while and simply said, "Don't go to the Ministry of Accounts to transfer money. Just use the money in my private treasury."
Even if it is to make up for some mistakes for the second prince.
After all, the second prince is also his relative and loyal to him. He doesn't want to see him impeached or anything.
The emperor transferred 300,000 taels of private money and asked the secret guards to take Eunuch Cheng out of the palace and go outside to buy food.
This matter can be hidden from others, but not from the fox. The fox has always been in contact with the emperor's secret guards. As soon as they appear in the capital, the cunning fox can smell them.
That night, the fox sneaked into Xia Zihan's bedroom.
"Princess, the emperor sent secret guards out, saying they wanted to purchase a batch of grain. Judging from their actions, it should be a secret operation."
He remembered that Chu Lin had said that Princess Chu Yu had a batch of food, and he wanted to connect the secret guards with Princess Chu Yu, but he also saved the secret guards from running into trouble everywhere, but could not buy it. food.
You know, during the war, food is the most important, and the price is twice as high as usual.
Xia Zihan was surprised and said in amazement, "A batch of food was sent to the south only after the New Year. There should be no shortage of food there. Is it because the grain depot is short of food and the refugees outside the capital have nothing to eat?"
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"I don't know about this..."
The fox really didn't know, and Chu Xuanyu didn't write to him.
Xia Zihan said, "I have a batch of food in my hand, but I want to save that food for the soldiers in the south. They are the most important."
(End of chapter)