Chapter 155 Feeling aggrieved

Lu Ziqin's brows were relaxed and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, showing that he was in a good mood.

The fifth prince turned around and asked, "Ziqin, right?"

 Lv Ziqin looked at the plum blossoms around him and said, "The plum blossoms here are well taken care of."

"It's great to be praised by you, but it still can't be compared with your Shuying Garden. The plum blossoms in your yard are also blooming very well this year!" said the fifth prince.

Lu Ziqin said calmly: "I don't know, I have lived there very little this year. When I went back last time, the plum blossoms in the courtyard had not yet bloomed."

 On New Year's Eve, Mrs. Yang made things difficult for me. After watching the New Year's Eve, Mrs. Ye took Lu Ziqin and went directly back to Duke Chengguo's Mansion without even returning to her own yard.

Mrs. Yang entered the palace on the first day of the Lunar New Year to pay New Year's greetings to Concubine De. She showed off to Concubine De with great pride for a long time.

The fifth prince glanced at Lu Ziqin and said apologetically: "Ziqin, my grandmother has an arrogant temper. Don't take many of the things she says to heart."

Lu Ziqin smiled at the fifth prince and said, "The fifth prince is too worried. Grandma is an elder and I should respect her!"

The fifth prince stopped and asked, "Ziqin, you don't need to be like this in front of me. You are my cousin and my good friend. In front of me, you can be your true self without pretending to be yourself."

Lu Ziqin looked at the fifth prince and said, "The fifth prince is too worried. I have always been very honest."

The fifth prince said firmly: "Ziqin, you can deceive others, but you can't deceive me.

Ever since Ye Shangshu passed away, no, since you came back from your travels, yes, just since you came back from your travels, I have noticed that you have a sense of alienation in your treatment of others.

 Your mind often wanders when I’m talking to you. Furthermore, if Zixun and the others did something wrong in the past, you would stop them with words and remind them not to embarrass the Duke's government.

 But when you come back from your travels, no matter how outrageous Zixun and others do, you will pretend not to have seen it.

 It seems that Zixun and the others have nothing to do with you. Also, when you look at your grandmother, your eyes are cold and indifferent. "

 Lv Ziqin thought he was disguising himself very well! He didn't expect that the fifth prince would be so sensitive and attentive.

Although Lu Ziqin's heart was turbulent, his face remained calm and composed. He leaned towards the fifth prince and explained: "When I first came back from traveling, I was worried about my grandfather's condition.

Later, my grandfather passed away and was immersed in sorrow, never paying attention to the people and things around him.

It’s my fault that I failed to handle my emotions well and gave the fifth master such an illusion. I hope the fifth master can forgive me. "

The fifth prince was not satisfied with Lu Ziqin’s explanation, “Ziqin, I’m not talking about the days when Ye Shangshu left.

Before you send Ye Shangshu's coffin back to Hongcheng, Zixun and I will go look for you several times.

 When you came back from Hongcheng, I happened to go to the British Government Palace to visit my grandmother. We met again at the British Government Palace. The feeling you give me is alienation. "

Lu Ziqin saw that the fifth prince insisted on his judgment and did not argue with him. He smiled lightly and said: "Perhaps because of my travels, I have become more self-possessed.

Zixun and the others are not young anymore, and they are brothers. I can no longer slap my brothers in the face recklessly as usual. After all, everyone has face and everyone needs face, right? "

The fifth prince stared at Lu Ziqin, and after he finished speaking, he asked, "Ziqin, is this what you think?"

Lu Ziqin smiled and said: "Otherwise? What else can I think? They are all close relatives, and the bones are broken and the tendons are connected."

 The fifth prince continued to ask: "What about grandma? Don't you hate grandma?"

Lu Ziqin asked: "Why do you hate my grandmother?"

The fifth prince was stunned by Lu Ziqin's question. He was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's okay, it's okay. You are still the same cousin as before, and you are still the same Ziqin as before.

 Come on, let's go in, don't keep Huanzhi and the others waiting. "

Since the fifth prince did not dig into the problem, Lu Ziqin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, leaned forward and said, "Fifth prince, please!"

 The fifth prince said with a bluffing face: "There are no outsiders in private, Ziqin, you don't have to be so polite."

Lu Ziqin leaned forward and said, "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. The etiquette must not be messed up. Please don't embarrass me, Fifth Master."

 The fifth prince waved his hand, "Come on, do whatever you want."

 Lv Ziqin leaned forward again and said, "Thank you, Fifth Master."

The fifth prince walked forward and said as he walked: "You can go to the palace to see your father some other time. He asked about you several times yesterday. He must have missed you."

Lu Ziqin bowed and responded: "Thanks to the emperor's kindness, thank you Fifth Master for reminding me, I will write it down below."

"Fifth Master, happy New Year!" Jiang Huanzhi, Li Cheng, and Hua Ruiming came out to welcome him.

 The fifth prince nodded to several people and said, "No need to be polite."

 Lv Ziqin bowed his hands in greeting to several people. Everyone bowed their hands in return.

After a while of greetings, the fifth prince was politely allowed to go inside.

Hua Ruiming said as he walked: "The Guanbao at the Lu family elephant shed in the south of the city is the most exciting today. The fifth master always likes to be lively. I thought that the fifth master will go to the south of the city today."

Hua Ruiming thought that the fifth prince did not know about the incident at Guanpu in the south of the city, so after meeting him, he quickly reminded him.

He and Lu Zixun made several appointments to go to the south of the city to see Guan Pu together today.

However, before he went out, he received a message from the Fifth Master, so he had to give up watching Guan Pu's performance and instead went to Renhe Store to keep the Fifth Prince's appointment.

 The fifth prince shook his head: "Over there at the elephant shed, there are huge crowds of people making a lot of noise.

 Since the end of the twelfth lunar month, various prayer gatherings have been so busy that I wanted to find a quiet place to rest.

 Besides, Guanpu is open every year, and it is open for several days every year. If you miss it today, you can just go there tomorrow.

 Let my brain rest first before we get down to business. "

Hua Ruiming flattered, "Fifth Master is right, everything is great during the Chinese New Year, but it's just too noisy."

A few people entered the room, and the fifth prince walked up to sit down. Jiang Huanzhi and Li Chengqian gave way. Finally, Jiang Huanzhi sat on the right side of the fifth prince, and Li Cheng sat down next to Jiang Huanzhi.

Lu Ziqin sat on the left side of the fifth prince, and Hua Ruiming sat down next to Lu Ziqin.

 Chengyun stepped forward to serve tea.

 The fifth prince asked: "Are you making melon slices?"

Chengyun leaned forward and responded: "The one I and Mr. Lu Liu have is Guapian, the one Mr. Jiang Fourth and Mr. Li have is Tieguanyin, and the one Mr. Hua has is Biluochun."

Jiang Huanzhi smiled and said, "It's hard for you. Remember everyone's preferences."

Chengyun leaned forward and said, "Young Master Jiang's words are serious. This is what I should do."

After everyone exchanged a few words, Lu Ziqin turned his head and looked at Hua Mingrui, "Who is sick in Mr. Hua's house? Commander Hua?"

I ordered Ruxuan to go to the Taiyuan Hospital today and ask Dr. Hu to come over and ask for a safe pulse for my grandmother. Ruxuan returned to the mansion and told him that Dr. Hu had gone to Huafu. "

Everyone looked at Hua Ruiming with concern. The one who could allow Dr. Hu to consult must be Commander Hua. Others did not have this qualification.

Hua Ruiming put down the tea cup in his hand, shook his head and said, "It's not my father, it's one of my father's subordinates."

After speaking, Hua Ruiming leaned forward, put his hands on the table, and asked seriously: "

Have you ever seen a poison? "

The fifth prince's heart suddenly became full of gossip, and he tilted his body towards Lu Ziqin, asking: "What kind of poison? Is it overbearing? It seals the throat when it sees blood? Can a little bit of it kill someone?"

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "No, it's a poison that poisons people through inhalation."

“Poisonous smoke?” Jiang Huanzhi asked curiously.

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "No, it is colorless and odorless, there is no smoke, and it is silent and poisonous."

Li Cheng became interested and asked: "So powerful? Can't you kill someone invisible? What are the symptoms after being poisoned? Will you die immediately?"

“No, after being poisoned, my whole body became weak and I had no strength at all.” Hua Ruiming said.

Lu Ziqin asked: "Isn't that cartilage powder?"

Hua Ruiming said: "The doctor who came to see me also said the same thing, but after taking the antidote of Cartilage Powder, the person died."

"Oh? Did the antidote actually kill people?" The fifth prince became more curious and asked in confusion.

Hua Ruiming nodded, "Yes, the antidote actually killed people. My father had no choice, so he asked the emperor to ask Dr. Hu to come over and take a look."

Li Cheng asked urgently: "What's the result?"

Hua Ruiming said: "Mr. Hu said that this poison looks like cartilage powder, but it is not.

 The poisoner must be very familiar with poisons. He added another medicine to the medicine. Once this medicine and the antidote of Zhuzhi San meet, it will become a fatal poison. "

Jiang Huanzhi asked: "Did Dr. Hu find out what that medicine is?"

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "I haven't decided yet when I go out."

Lu Ziqin asked: "How is the person who was poisoned? His limbs have been weak all the time, and he can't take care of himself?"

Hua Ruiming said: "That's not true. I won't be able to move for the first few days. After a few days, I can be like a normal person, eating, drinking, and defecating without being affected."

Li Cheng wondered: "It's just like a normal person, so the poison will be cured automatically?"

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "If the poison is cured, what else should Dr. Hu do?

 The poison is still in the human body. People who are poisoned can live like normal people, but they dare not use force or get angry.

  Whenever force or anger is used, the person will feel as uncomfortable as having his bones chewed by thousands of ants. I have never suffered the sin of tens of thousands of ants chewing my bones, and I don’t know what it feels like. It should be uncomfortable. "

Li Cheng repeated: "If you don't use force or anger, you will be fine like ordinary people. If you use force or anger, you will suffer a serious crime. This person who poisons you is a bit interesting."

The fifth prince said: "The antidote may be fatal, so just live like a normal person. What else can we do to cure the poison?"

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "A group of people who practice martial arts can no longer use force. What is the difference between them and useless people? How can they stand it?"

Lu Ziqin said quietly: "The key is not to get angry yet. It's really embarrassing for them."

 Hua Ruiming nodded repeatedly, "That's right! Nine out of ten people who practice martial arts have a very explosive temper. If something doesn't go their way, they will get angry and use harsh words.

 To keep them from getting angry or using force, it would be better to kill them. "

A delicate little face appeared in Lu Ziqin's mind, with his big and smart eyes flashing and saying, "You can only kill people with a nod, so what's so difficult about dying?" Life is worse than death, but not being able to die is the hardest thing.

Lu Ziqin pursed his lips. I am afraid that this matter was the little girl's fault. The little girl did have a trick to control people.

The fifth prince thought thoughtfully and murmured: "The person who poisoned is a strange person. He didn't let people die, but he taught them a lesson. He has compassion, which is interesting. What about your father's subordinates?" To provoke others.”

Hua Ruiming shook his head, "How do you know this? The fifth master also knows that the Long Shadow Guards obey the emperor's orders and carry out top-secret matters. How could my father tell me?"

The fifth prince nodded, "That's right."

Hua Ruiming turned to look at Lu Ziqin and asked, "Have you been at Duke Chengguo's residence recently? Your residence is hosting a New Year's Eve dinner tomorrow, will you go back?"

 Lu Ziqin met Hua Ruiming's gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Huanzhi took over, "Qingyan hasn't shown his face at any New Year's banquet in the capital for several years.

 Nowadays, the most talked about among the young ladies in Beijing is whether Qing Yan will appear at each family’s New Year’s banquet.

I don’t know where the news came from, saying that Ye Shangshu passed away less than a year ago, Qingyan is still in the period of mourning, and will not attend the annual banquets of various families this year. Even the British government, Qingyan will not go back.

Wende asked Qingyan about it, probably because he wanted to get the inside information and then go to the restaurant to place a bet. "

Lu Ziqin looked at everyone in confusion and said, "How free do these people have to be? They even set up a game for me to go to someone's New Year's banquet. Who is the banker? Isn't he afraid of losing everything?

Jiang Huanzhi smiled and said: "Losing? Qingyan, are you kidding me? You don't know? How many people in the capital are crazy about people?"

 Since the year before last, Qunfang House has set up a plan for you to attend someone's New Year's reception, and you can make a lot of money.

Last year, you were obviously not in the capital.

But people say that you have returned to the capital long ago, and you have both nose and eyes.

 Then, many Goulan wine shops set up traps for him. You are in Beijing this year, can you not be crazy? "

 The fifth prince laughed so hard that he slapped the armrest of the chair, "What else is going on? It's the third year this year, and you still don't tell me? What's going on? Let's talk about it, and I'll buy some too."

Hua Ruiming said with a smile: "There are several kinds. The British one is the smallest. After all, the British one is Qingyan's own house, so the chance of it appearing is much higher. So the odds are not big. The second one is Jiang Xiang's Mansion. Everyone knows that Qingyan and Huan Zhi's personal relationship is good, and the odds are not high. The best is to buy one and lose ten."

 The fifth prince opened his eyes in shock, "How much? Buy one and pay ten for it? Whose family?"

Hua Ruiming looked at Lu Ziqin and said with a smile: "The Minister of the Ministry of War is Shi Lijianshi at your residence."

Hua Ruiming finished his words, and the others laughed at the same time.

Lu Ziqin looked at everyone speechlessly.

After Jiang Huanzhi laughed for a while, he pointed at Lu Ziqin and said: "Qingyan, why don't you go and give the New Year's wine to Shangshu Mansion this year? Later we go to the restaurant to place some bets, and you can also help us make a fortune. What? Sample?"

Li Cheng smiled and nodded, "Qing Yan, I think this is a good idea. We'll give you a cut of what we win. How about 50/50? We'll contribute money and effort, and you go and have a drink, and then sit back and wait to receive the money."

The fifth prince shouted: "I think it's good too, Ziqin, you just need to go to Shi's Mansion and get a few things with one stone, why not do it?"

Lu Ziqin glanced at the others and lowered his head to drink tea.

Hua Ruiming asked with a smile: "Qingyan, how are you? Just feel aggrieved. Besides, this matter is not aggrieved at all. Miss Shi San is a well-rounded lady, one of the best in the capital."

Li Cheng took the words and said, "That's right, everyone knows that Miss Shi San is interested in our Qingyan."

 (End of this chapter)

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