The concubine Jiaojiao has high means, but the sick prince does not flirt

Chapter 404 Strange Disease
It turned out that the Yan State envoy concealed the news and thanked guests behind closed doors on the pretext that the seventh prince was unwell.

They secretly fled out of Beijing in the middle of the night and returned to the country of Yan. Only then did the news that the seventh prince died in the country of Great Xia broke out.

But whether it is true or not, no one knows that Yan State used this reason to suppress the border and invade Daxia State.

Bai Zhi's eyes darkened and she hummed: "I'm afraid it's a lie. I can be sure when I leave that the Seventh Prince will be fine. Unless one of their own people in the mission wants to harm him, who among us in Daxia will kill him? This will cause Are the two countries at war?”

Shen Changyan also echoed: "It's definitely a fraud, if it wasn't for that, why didn't we announce the sudden death of the Seventh Prince of Yan Kingdom in our Great Xia Kingdom?"

Bai Zhi then said: "However, I can understand their approach. If they tell the story of the sudden death of the Seventh Prince in our capital, I am afraid they will not be able to leave, and they will probably be imprisoned and block the news..."

Shen Changyan felt that it made sense for her to think so.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, he would indeed do this and then seek a solution with Yan Guo.

If Yan State sends troops, the entire mission will be trapped and cannot return to Yan State.

"You immediately send a message to Yingyi, asking him to find out whether the seventh prince's death was really a sudden death or a fake one."

The secret guard left after receiving the order.

Bai Zhi frowned, with a deep expression on her face.

Seeing this, Shen Changyan asked tentatively, "What is the lady thinking?"

Bai Zhi sighed lightly: "I think it's necessary for us to go to Yan Kingdom, only in this way can we really find out about the Seventh Prince. Since the mission deliberately hides the news, there will definitely be almost no results in our capital."

Shen Changyan nodded, then shook his head: "But can we escape? How about this? I'll send secret guards to Yan State to find out the news..."

Before he finished speaking, Bai Zhi stopped him.

"It's useless for the secret guards to go, they will only lead to death. The Yan Kingdom must be fully prepared, and they are just waiting for the Daxia Kingdom to come in and catch turtles in the jar. So in this case, it is best for you and me to go in person."

Shen Changyan had no choice but to nod and agree.

"How to solve the current crisis?"

There was a sneer on Bai Zhi's face: "The current crisis, let's solve it quickly. What happened today, I dare to conclude that the old God of Cooking has some kind of connection with the Taoist against the sky. Let's solve him first, and we are not afraid that the Taoist against the sky will not Come to the door."

"Can you and I have the ability to deal with it, Taoist against the sky?" Shen Changyan asked very worriedly.

Bai Zhi smiled slightly, and said confidently: "Since we can successfully escape from the Dead Sea, it proves that the Taoist against the sky has just left the customs, and his skills have not yet recovered. In addition, when he was trapped in the cave by the raging fire, he was even more hurt. Yuan Qi, you and I are more than enough to deal with him. Even if it doesn't work, isn't there still Grandpa Bai? When it's a last resort, Grandpa Bai can only take action."

Shen Changyan had no objection to this plan.

After the two agreed, they lifted the barrier and continued wandering on the street.

The people in the small town look very laid-back. Although they are dressed in ordinary clothes, everyone has a smooth face, which shows that life is good.

The most touching thing is that there are really no beggars in the town.

Bai Zhi was not aware of curiosity, she came to a shop selling sesame seed cakes, and smiled at the proprietress sitting at the door: "Two sesame seed cakes here."

The proprietress greeted warmly, put two biscuits in a paper bag and handed them to her: "Are the two guests from outside?"

Bai Zhi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "That's right, the bridge in front collapsed, so we have to stay a few more days."

The proprietress sighed sympathetically: "A lot of passing merchants have been blocked. Since you are bridge retainers, then don't pay for these two biscuits, and treat you as our locals who show the kindness of landlords to you."

When Bai Zhi heard this, she was very surprised and asked: "Madam boss, did you give this sesame seed cake to us? How do you make money?"

The proprietress waved her hands and smiled: "We have this rule in this small town. If a foreign businessman is killed, we have to help. If the locals are in trouble, we are obliged. Although the business of the small shop is average, there are old security guards In the end, if there is a loss in the settlement at the end of the year, he will make up the full amount and give an extra five taels of silver."

Bai Zhi was even more puzzled, and asked again: "Who is the old security chief? Why is he so powerful? Is his family rich?"

The proprietress said with a pious face: "The old Bao Chang's family owns a restaurant, and he spends all his money on it. He is really a kind man and a living Buddha. Therefore, there are no people who cannot afford food in our town, let alone beggars."

Hearing this, Bai Zhi suddenly realized something, and asked aloud: "The old security chief runs a restaurant in the next street? He is very good at cooking, and his grandson is the second child. There is a pair of stone lions at the door?"

The proprietress nodded repeatedly and said with a smile: "Exactly, the two of you are probably his guests, right? Those are lucky people who can eat delicious food made by the old chef."

Bai Zhi took a bite of the sesame cake and praised: "The boss lady's sesame cake is also very good."

The boss lady was praised and happily responded: "Just eat it if you like."

Bai Zhi tentatively asked: "It looks like everyone in your town is living very comfortably. Is there nothing unsatisfactory? After all, there is such a kind and generous old security chief."

When the landlady heard this, she showed a trace of unconcealable pain on her face, but then she forced a smile: "Barely not."

She responded that Bai Zhi saw it and asked again: "How many children are there in your family?"

Hearing this, the proprietress' face was really ugly.

She lowered her head for a long time, then raised her head, said with a wry smile, "I have three children, it's just..."

Bai Zhi had an ominous premonition, and hurriedly asked, "How about the three children?"

"They all died young." The proprietress replied painfully.

After Bai Zhi heard this, she was taken aback. She expected that something bad might happen to the three children, but she didn't expect it to be like this.

"They all died in infancy? How is that possible? But it's strange to say that there aren't many children in your town. I haven't seen one yet, but there are many old people."

The proprietress covered her face with her hands, weeping silently.

Bai Zhi couldn't say anything, so she could only stay by her side silently.

After a long time, the proprietress took down her hands and smiled at her apologetically: "I made my sister laugh."

Bai Zhi looked at her with sympathy, shook her head, and replied seriously: "No, I can understand how you feel as a mother. Your children are the most cherished hearts of your parents. Madam Boss, I want to ask why all three of them died in infancy. ,Get ill?"

The landlady nodded and replied with a choked sob: "I don't know why, but in this small town, children will get a strange disease inexplicably when they reach eight years old. The doctor diagnosed that there is nothing wrong with the pulse, but they are getting thinner and thinner in ten days." He died without any warning in half a month. I don’t believe in evil, so I gave birth to three children, but... in the end I had no choice but to accept my fate."

(End of this chapter)