For so many years, “Prince Chin” was a taboo, and no one could mention it, nor did they dare, for fear of getting themselves into trouble.
But today, when confronted with Song Yin’s question, Lieutenant Wei immediately broke the dusty memory of many years and talked about the events of the time when Prince Qin was in the army.
Lieutenant Wu listened silently on the side, not only did he not stop, but added a few words from time to time.
This talk went on for more than an hour, when Xiao Si came in to report that Uncle Mute had made the meal ready.
Only then did Lieutenant Wei stop talking and drained the cold tea in his hand, his eyes flushed red and he had long since thrown away his thoughts of testing Song Yin to who knows where.
Lieutenant Wu also tilted his head and drained it, putting the tea back on the table and calling his own guards in, “Have the gifts been delivered?”
“In reply to Your Excellency’s words, they have been delivered.”
Lieutenant Wu instructed the men to bring in the gift, got up, walked to Song Yin and patted him on the shoulder, “Brother, this is a thank you gift from us, it is not expensive, but please accept it, in the future, if you have any problems in the army, just tell us, we will definitely solve it for you.”
Lieutenant Wei nodded his head, ever since the moment Song Yin jumped down the city gate to save him, he had considered Song Yin as his brother.
“Many thanks.”
Lieutenant Wu waved his hand, “We won’t eat the meal, it’s getting late, we’re going back.”
Lieutenant Wei got up and also came over to pat Song Yin’s shoulder. He was very happy today, and the gloom that had been in his heart for more than ten years had been poured out with today’s talk.
“If you want to listen, I’ll tell you about it some other time.”
“Okay.”
Song Yin got up and saw them out the door, watching them get on their horses and disappear into the night, standing unmoving.
“Young master.”
Xiao Si whispered, today was the first time he had heard about the king, and the young master’s unrest in his heart could be imagined.
“Hmm.”
Song Yin returned to his senses and went back into the courtyard.
Xiao Si opened his mouth, wanting to remind him that it was time to go back to the house, and that the meal had long been prepared there, but in the end, he didn’t say anything. As Song Yin went inside, he gave a wink to Uncle Mute, who understood and went to the kitchen to bring up the food that had been made.
This is the first time that Mute Uncle has been temporarily transferred over and has never cooked before.
Xiao Si frowned, he had never eaten such a meal before, not to mention the young master, and was about to ask Uncle Mute to go over to the mansion to have the meal brought over when Song Yin’s voice came over, “Bring it in.”
Xiao Si brought it in and put it on the table one by one. Song Yin picked up his chopsticks, as if he didn’t see that the vegetables were all fried black, he put some into his mouth and chewed slowly, the bitter taste covered his mouth, as if he didn’t notice, he just ate it.
Xiao Si hung his head, he had followed the young master since he could remember, knowing that he was the son of the King of Qin, knowing that the young master was carrying a blood feud, knowing that he would accompany the young master on a difficult path, but never knowing about the King of Qin. No one had told them, even Housekeeper Gu had never said anything, and as far as he was concerned, it was only the young master’s father.
But today Captain Wei’s words had Avray shocked him, without the King, there would not have been so many years of peace at the border, and the King’s prestige in the army far exceeded their imagination.
Over there, having gone a long way out, Lieutenant Wei fiercely strangled the reins and slapped himself on the head, “I forgot the business.”
They had gone over to test Song Yin today, but had done nothing.
Lieutenant Wu looked into the darkness of the night and turned his horse’s head.
Lieutenant Wei froze for a moment, that was not the way home, and then something occurred to him and he spurred his horse to follow.
There were no pedestrians in the silent streets, only the echoing sound of clattering horses’ hooves. The two men made their way to the courtyard of Doctor Yao.
The courtyard door was closed and the smell of food wafted out.
The two men dismounted and Lieutenant Wu himself went up and knocked on the door.
“Who is it?”
A teenager dressed as a boy poked his head out of the tiny kitchen room and was startled to see them dressed in armour, “Yes, what can I do for you?”
“Is your doctor here?”
“Yes, yes.”
The boy came out of the kitchen in a panic and walked over to open the door to let the two in while shouting towards the house, “Master, someone is looking for you.”
With those words, he guided the two men inside.
There were some medicinal herbs on the table and Doctor Yao was sorting them.
“Old Doctor, do you remember us?”
Lieutenant Wei lifted his foot over to the door and sat opposite Doctor Yao, moving another stool in passing to indicate that Lieutenant Wu should sit down.
“Where are you two not feeling well?”
“It’s not discomfort, it’s because I want to ask you something.”
Lieutenant Wei opened the door.
Doctor Yao looked at them for a few moments and instructed the boy, “Go and guard the door, no one is allowed to come near.”
The boy answered, withdrew, closed the door and stood guard at the door.
Doctor Yao put down the herbs in his hand and looked at the two men, “What do you want to ask?”
“What really happened back then?”
This was the question they had been holding in their hearts for more than ten years, they had thought countless times about the reason why the king went to kill the emperor, but no matter how hard they thought, they could not come up with one, the king had never had a different heart, this they could guarantee with their own heads, but why did the king suddenly rush into the palace to kill that person?
The two of them were looking at the two of them, and their voices were as deep as the night outside, “Back then, after Princess Wang gave birth to the little prince, the Queen of the palace recruited her to stay in the palace for a day under the pretext of congratulating her. We all noticed that something was wrong, but the King was not in the palace at the time, so we were at our wits’ end.”
“Two days later, in the early morning, the maid’s mournful cries spread through the house, and I staggered over carrying the medicine chest to see the Crown Princess lying in bed with her eyes closed, a smile at the corners of her mouth, her face as rosy as if she had fallen asleep, while she had long since ceased to breathe.”
Lieutenant Wei and Lieutenant Wu’s hands unconsciously clenched, they had followed the king for many years and naturally knew how much the king felt for his concubine.
Doctor Yao closed his eyes and his voice trembled a little, “The Crown Princess was struck by Beauty’s Smile, this poison does not kill a person immediately, but makes them die soundlessly in their sleep.”
Bang!
Lieutenant Wei slammed his fist on the table fiercely and asked through clenched teeth, “Why?”
“Because ……”
Dafu Yao looked at them, word by word, with hatred, “That one has taken up with the Crown Princess.”
There was dead silence in the room.
So quiet that both Captain Wei and Captain Wu could clearly hear their own heartbeats, they didn’t dare to believe it, and they couldn’t believe it.