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Chapter 400 The Grandfather

Xiao Lingyi's eyes lit up, she looked at Shen Chuhan at the door and said with a smile, "Shu'er is here."

Shen Chuhan nodded, and strode into the room.Jun Xi bowed to him, gave up the seat next to Song Qinghuan knowingly, and then sat on the other side of Xiao Lingyi.

Shen Chuhan smiled faintly at her, and looked at Xiao Lingyi, "My mother hasn't seen Murong Zheng yet, has she?"

Xiao Lingyi shook her head, "I was talking to Huan'er just now, let her bring this Murong girl to show me when she has time. But you just said that there is a story to tell, what kind of story is it?"

Shen Chuhan pursed his thin lips slightly, "Does the queen mother have any impression of the guard named Mu Bai next to me?"

"Mubai?" Xiao Lingyi nodded, "I remember him, a very handsome young man..." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something, and stared at Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan with wide eyes in surprise, "You mean, Mu Bai?" Bai and Miss Murong...?"

Song Qinghuan pursed her lips and smiled, nodding yes.

Xiao Lingyi couldn't help being surprised, she blinked and said, "How did the two of them know each other?"

"I have a good relationship with Azheng, and sometimes I bring Mubai with me when I go to find her. Maybe it's like this, and they get to know each other." Song Qing explained with a smile, but omitted the matter of Mubai's hero saving the beauty at the beginning. .

"So, Huan'er is still their matchmaker." Xiao Lingyi also joked.

Song Qinghuan pursed her lips and smiled, then blinked at Shen Chuhan.

"Then... when are they going to get married?" Xiao Lingyi couldn't help being curious.She and Huiyin are close friends in the boudoir, and it is inevitable that Xiao Lingyi will be more concerned about her daughter's marriage.

"Speaking of this..." Song Qing smiled slightly, and explained, "Mubai feels that his current status is not worthy of A Zheng, so he wants to wait until he has established a career before starting a family."

"After establishing a career?" Xiao Lingyi frowned, and looked at Shen Chuhan, "Mubai has been by Shu'er's side for so many years, and he has taken all the credit for his hard work. Why doesn't Shu'er arrange an official position for him?"

Xiao Lingyi had a good relationship with Rong Huiyin, and the Rong family helped her a lot back then, so she had a good impression of Murong Zheng before she even met her.She knew that Murong Zheng was not young, since she and Mu Bai were in love, she naturally thought that it would be a good thing to do as soon as possible.

Shen Chuhan's eyes narrowed slightly, and the smile on his lips faded, "Regarding this matter, Awan and I originally planned the same way. But something happened recently, and Mu Bai needs another favor. He and Miss Murong The marriage can only be postponed for the time being."

Song Qinghuan had mentioned to him twice about granting Mu Bai an official position. Mu Bai was his confidant and his most important right arm. .

Therefore, as soon as he was free a few days ago, he asked the Ministry of Officials to submit several vacant official positions, and picked a suitable one from them, and even asked someone to draw up the official edict.However, the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, they decided to go to Yuheng Island first, he still had a lot to use for Mu Bai, so the appointment of the official could only be postponed for the time being.

Hearing this, Xiao Lingyi's eyes couldn't help but become a bit serious, "What's wrong?"

Jun Xi probably guessed what they were going to say, stood up with a smile and said, "It's almost noon, you guys talk first, I'll go see how the lunch preparations are going in the kitchen. Brother Huang and Huan'er had lunch at the house at noon Shall we go again?"

"Okay." Song Qinghuan nodded, looked at her and smiled, "Sister-in-law, please."

Watching Jun Xi leave the room, Xiao Lingyi withdrew her gaze, with a nervous expression, "What's wrong?"

"It's not a big deal, mother and concubine don't need to be too nervous." Shen Chuhan comforted with a light smile, glanced at Xiao Lingyi, and said slowly, "When I was in Liangguo, I was poisoned by a strange poison."

Seeing Xiao Lingyi's face suddenly darken, Shen Chuhan hurriedly explained, "Mother, don't worry too much, the poison is not fatal, it just happens twice a year."

Xiao Lingyi frowned, and asked hastily, "What will happen when it happens?"

Shen Chuhan hesitated for a moment, but still opened his mouth, "When it happens...the body will feel a little uncomfortable."

Although he said it lightly, how could Xiao Lingyi be easy to fool, upon hearing this, his eyes froze suddenly, "Ashu, don't lie to your mother, when it happens...it will be very painful, right?"

Shen Chuhan smiled, "It's okay." After finishing the sentence, he didn't want Xiao Lingyi to dwell on this topic any more, so he hurriedly said, "It's just that it's poison after all, and it's not good to keep it in the body, so I've been dying for the past two years. Man is looking for an antidote to this poison."

"Did you find it?" Xiao Lingyi said hurriedly.

Shen Chuhan nodded, "I came here today to talk about this with my mother."

"What's the matter?" Xiao Lingyi was taken aback, "But it's hard to find?"

"I wonder if mother and concubine have ever heard of Yuheng Island in the Wuwang Sea?" Song Qinghuan took Shen Chuhan's words.

"Yuheng Island?" Xiao Lingyi murmured, her eyes narrowed, "I remember hearing Wuchen say that there is a fairy island named Yuheng in the Wuwang Sea, and the people on the island are called Fulan, and they belong to the ancient Nine Heavens. The descendants of Xuannv. The Fulan tribe possesses supernatural powers, but they have been hiding from the world for a long time, and no one has ever seen their true colors."

Speaking of this, his tone froze, "Could it be that the antidote you're looking for is on Yuheng Island?"

Before coming here, Shen Chuhan had discussed with Song Qinghuan. In order not to let Xiao Lingyi think too much, Song Qinghuan's mother and concubine are the saints of the Fulan clan. They decided not to tell Xiao Lingyi for now, and the purpose of going to the island should be as simple as possible. some.

Shen Chuhan nodded, "Yes, Queen Mother."

"But..." Xiao Lingyi looked worried, "The Fulan people of Yuheng Island have always only appeared in the myths handed down. How do you know they really exist?"

"My hidden guards have detected the method and route to get to the island. Yuheng Island does exist. Even so, the antidote we are looking for must also be on the island."

Xiao Lingyi's eye feathers trembled, she didn't know what to say for a moment.

In her eyes, Yuheng Island has always been just a illusory legend, but Shen Chuhan suddenly said that he would go to the island to find an antidote. She was worried that she would encounter too many dangers along the way, but at the same time, she was also worried about the strange poison in Shen Chuhan's body .

After a long time, he opened his mouth slowly, with a trace of luck, "Shu'er, the poison in your body, Mr. Ji can't help it?"

Shen Chuhan shook his head, "Zishu and Master can only suppress the onset of toxins in my body, but they can't completely cure them. Therefore, we must go to Yuheng Island this time."

Hearing the word "we", Xiao Lingyi was slightly startled, and looked at Song Qinghuan worriedly, "Huaner also wants to go with her?"

"Yes." Song Qinghuan nodded, some things are not easy to explain to Xiao Lingyi in too much detail, so she had to explain to her with half-truths and half-truths, "Perhaps the queen mother has not heard that two years ago, the ancient famous sword Cangxie reappeared in Yunqing Continent , according to the rules left in the past, Jun Wuji held a sword-grabbing meeting in Lindu."

Xiao Lingyi shook her head, "I've never heard of it." After a slight pause, "And then?"

Song Qing smiled happily, "Queen Mother, guess who is the one who won the Cangxie Sword in the end?"

Seeing her flickering and smiling eyes, Xiao Lingyi was startled, with a look of surprise on her face, "Could it be... Could it be you, Huan'er?"

Song Qinghuan nodded, and briefly talked with Xiao Lingyi about the sword-seizing meeting that day. After speaking, he took a sip of tea, "A few days ago, we discovered that there is another mystery in the Cangxie Sword."

Xiao Lingyi's eyes widened even more.

"The queen mother also said just now that the Fulan people have their own supernatural powers. The legend that if you win Cangxie, you can win the world is related to the Fulan people."

Seeing the puzzled look on Xiao Lingyi's face, Song Qinghuan continued to explain, "The Cangxie Sword contains the directions to go to Yuheng Island. Therefore, those who get the Cangxie Sword are actually able to get help from the Fulan people. It is because of the Cangxie Sword that we made up our mind to take a trip to Yuheng Island."

"You mean, for the sake of Cangxie Sword, the people of the Fulan clan will definitely detoxify Shu'er's body?" Xiao Lingyi also quickly understood.

"Exactly." The whole matter was too complicated, Song Qinghuan and Shen Chuhan didn't want Xiao Lingyi to be involved too much, so as to prevent her from thinking wildly, so Song Qinghuan only picked the most insignificant and reasonable part to talk about.

Sure enough, after hearing Song Qinghuan's explanation, Xiao Lingyi's doubts receded a little. After thinking for a moment, she sighed and looked at Shen Chuhan, "It seems that you must go to this Yuheng Island. It's just that both of you have gone. What should we do? I heard that the Northeast is not very peaceful recently, and the country of Liang is ready to move, if you leave, will they take advantage of it?"

"What the queen mother said is true, that's why I sent A Zhuo to Chongzhou in the northeast to guard. With him around, the army of Liang country would not dare to act rashly. As for the court..."

He played with the cup in his hand, "I don't intend to let others know about my trip to Yuheng Island."

Xiao Lingyi frowned, "How could others not know about such a big matter?"

"That's why I need Mu Bai's help." Shen Chuhan put the cup in his hand, and said his plan, "I have just ascended the throne, although Junche's party has been eradicated, it is inevitable that there are still people in the court who are ready to move Well, if I leave at this time, it will easily cause turmoil in the court. Therefore, I am going to let Mu Bai pretend to be me, and Ah Wan and I will leave Lindu secretly."

"Let Mu Bai pretend to be you?" Xiao Lingyi was taken aback when he heard the words, "You and Mu Bai are two completely different people, how should you pretend?"

"I once got two human skin masks from Zishu. As long as I put on the human skin mask, I can easily pretend to be anyone. Mu Bai has been with me for many years, and he already knows my habits and personality very well. He is more outstanding than Xuanying, so it is most suitable for him to pretend to be me."

"But..." Xiao Lingyi still hesitated, "What about the voice? Mu Bai's voice is different from yours, wouldn't it make people see the flaws?"

"Mother, please don't worry, Yun Ge is a master of disguise. Before I leave, I will let her teach Mu Bai how to imitate A Shu's voice." Song Qinghuan said.

Hearing this, Xiao Lingyi frowned slightly, but quickly frowned again, "What about you? Even if Mubai can be disguised as Shu'er, what about Huan'er? If you don't appear in the palace for a long time, you will Some people will definitely be suspicious. Don't tell me...you want to make people disguise themselves as you?"

"No." Song Qinghuan shook his head, "I've already thought about how to hide from the sky and cross the sea here." After a pause, he looked into the yard with faint eyes, "In more than two months, it will be the anniversary of my father's death I will declare to the outside world that during these two months, I will leave the palace and go to Tianning Temple to pray for my father's salvation. As long as Tianning Temple is in order, no one will be suspicious."

Hearing this, Xiao Lingyi showed a sigh of relief. Seeing the sadness in her eyes, she didn't know what to say to comfort her, so she took her hand and patted the back of her hand lightly, "It's hard for you, happy Son."

Song Qinghuan quickly walked out of the sad mood, and smiled at Xiao Lingyi, "Does the empress think this is a good idea?"

Xiao Lingyi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's fine. When you were worried before, Jun Wan made such a fuss. Many people have heard about it, and I believe they already know that you have a deep relationship with your father. Now you say that you are going to Tianning Temple to pray for your father, which is quite reasonable."

"That's exactly what I thought."

"However..." Xiao Lingyi pondered for a moment, then opened her mouth again. This time, she looked at Shen Chuhan, "There is one more thing, Shu'er, you have to think about it."

"Mother, please speak."

"Although Mu Bai can pretend to be your appearance, what should we do about those political affairs in the court? Will Mu Bai also handle them?" Although Mu Bai has outstanding ability, he has never learned the art of imperial power after all, and Shen Chuhan and Song Qinghuan are not around. Under such circumstances, how easy is it to ask him to govern a country by himself?
"This matter..." Shen Chuhan said in a deep voice, his deep eyes fell on Xiao Lingyi's face, "I just wanted to discuss it with my mother, maybe... I still need her help."

Xiao Lingyi raised her eyebrows in confusion, and joked with a smile, "Need my help? Could it be that you want me to handle the government affairs for Mu Bai? I can't do that."

Knowing that she was just joking, Shen Chuhan raised his lips and said in a gentle voice, "Queen, I want to invite someone out of the mountain."

"Who?" Looking at his solemn expression, Xiao Lingyi seemed to feel something, and her heartbeat slowed down half a beat.

"Grandfather." Song Qinghuan's thin lips slightly parted, and slowly spit out three words.

The tense string in Xiao Lingyi's heart broke with a "clang".

Shen Chuhan's maternal grandfather, also Xiao Lingyi's father Xiao Wang, was the Taifu of two dynasties, responsible for the education of the princes.During the period of Emperor Xianzhao, he was highly regarded by Emperor Zhao at that time. Later, Emperor Xianzhao was bitten by a poisonous snake during a spring hunt, and unfortunately passed away. Jun Wuchen succeeded to the throne in a hurry.

However, later Jun Wujiu raised his troops to rebel, Jun Wuchen was killed, and Xiao Lingyi was captured.Jun Wuji threatened the lives of more than 300 members of the Xiao family, forcing Xiao Lingyi to submit.

Although Xiao Lingyi hated Jun Wuyin so much in her heart, she just wanted to die, but she couldn't bear to let the Xiao family be buried with her. In desperation, she had no choice but to obey Jun Wuyin.

Although Jun Wuji promised to spare the lives of everyone in the Xiao family, he was still afraid of Xiao Wang's influence in the court. After ascending the throne, he quickly found an excuse to demote Xiao Wang from Lindu.

Xiao Wang is a smart person. When he chose to support Jun Wuchen, he had already stood on the opposite side of Jun Wuji. After Jun Wuji ascended the throne, the Xiao family was in a difficult situation.Therefore, after he was demoted, the members of the Xiao family also withdrew from the court one after another and left Lindu.

Xiao Wang, on the other hand, brought his immediate family back to Cangzhou, the ancestral home of the Xiao family, located in the northwest of Lindu.

The Xiao family is a famous family, although Xiao Lingyi had no choice but to serve the two monarchs, she felt ashamed in her heart and felt ashamed to face her father and the Xiao family members. Therefore, when she was a noble concubine, she cut off contact with the Xiao family. I hope that I will no longer contact you.

Of course, another reason is that Jun Wuyin is suspicious by nature.It was not easy for the Xiao family to get out of danger. Xiao Lingyi didn't want Jun Wuyin to turn his attention to the Xiao family again because of himself, and put the Xiao family in dire straits again.

As for later, when Shen Chuhan ascended the throne and Xiao Lingyi's identity was restored, she actually thought about going back to see her parents, but... after all, she was too ashamed.After going through so many things, she felt that she was ashamed to go back to see the elders of the Xiao family.She even thought about dying, but she didn't want to hurt Shen Chuhan and the others.

Seeing Xiao Lingyi's dazed expression, Song Qinghuan could probably guess her thoughts, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Queen Mother, I believe my grandfather can understand your difficulties."

Shen Chuhan nodded in agreement, "Mother, although I have never met my grandfather, I have heard many rumors about him. My grandfather is not a pedantic person, and your choice back then was a last resort. If you hadn't endured humiliation, Xiao Shi The family is afraid to be destroyed long ago. Grandfather must understand this truth."

Xiao Lingyi took a deep breath, suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart, and looked at Shen Chuhan with trembling eyes, "Shu'er...what do you want to do?"

"I want to take Ah Wan back to Xiao's house in Cangzhou, and personally invite my grandfather out of the mountain." Xiao Wang has gone through three dynasties, assisted two generations of kings, and has made unique achievements in government affairs.Although Shen Chuhan had never met him, he ordered someone to investigate privately some time ago, and Xiao Wang was indeed a trustworthy person.It is the most suitable choice for him to supervise the government at present.

He knew that there was always a hurdle in Xiao Lingyi's heart, but she didn't do anything wrong, and I believe Xiao Wang would understand.Therefore, he also wanted to take this opportunity to solve the knot in Xiao Lingyi's heart.If Xiao Wang really blamed Xiao Lingyi for this, then he didn't have to admit that he was a relative of the Xiao family.

Thinking of this, Shen Chuhan came back to his senses, his voice paused slightly, and he looked at Xiao Lingyi, "Mother...would you like to go with us?"

(End of this chapter)