The divine doctor's concubine emptied the palace and went into exile

Chapter 216: A spy hidden in the dark

"But are you thinking about the hidden weapon I gave you today?"

He Jingheng was not embarrassed when her thoughts were exposed: "I just think my wife is very amazing. She can actually develop firearms. Could it be that this was also taught by my mother-in-law?"

Shang Ruoyi knew that He Jingheng never believed what she said before, so she smiled and said, "As the sage said, it's rare to be confused. Why do you live so smartly all day? You ask questions like a gossipy woman in the village."

He Jingheng smiled and shook his head: "My lady is right, it's rare to be confused."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a delicate and small hidden weapon placed on his table.

"This thing is called a fire gun."

Firegun?

He looked at the musket on the table but did not pick it up. He remembered that the front end of this thing could spit fire. Based on his previous experience in using firearms, it would be safer for him not to touch it rashly.

"Want to try it?"

"Hmm?" He Jingheng whispered, "It's already late at night, and the sound of the musket is so loud, I'm afraid it will scare my grandmother and the others."

"That's easy." If you want to eliminate the sound, just install a silencer: "This way, there will be no sound."

Firearms, no sound? How is that possible?

"I have traveled around the four countries and have never seen such an exquisite hidden weapon." He Jingheng looked at her and smiled: "I guess my mother-in-law got it by chance when she followed my grandfather on business abroad."

Shang Ruoyi couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.

She never expected that He Jingheng would find such a good excuse for her.

After all, her mother and grandfather are dead, so who can confront her?

"What do you think about today's incident, Your Highness?" Shang Ruoyi said in a low voice, "I think the Dingguo Palace is being targeted by someone now, or rather, it has been targeted for a long time."

"how do I say this?"

"Few people know that your leg injury has healed. Even your grandmother and mother didn't tell you, but it was reported to the emperor without anyone noticing. Don't you think it's strange? There was such a big commotion around the He Mansion today, but no officials came to support. Moreover, someone intercepted and killed people from Yunxue Village on the way. He knows everything. Either this person is extremely powerful, or there must be spies in our He family."

He Jingheng nodded when he heard this: "I thought so too. I have already sent someone to investigate. It seems that my wife and I are really in sync!"

Shang Ruoyi, who was originally serious, showed a hint of shyness when she heard him say this.

She coughed twice: "I'm tired and want to rest."

After saying this, she left without looking up.

After Shang Ruoyi went back, He Jingheng looked at the musket on the table and was in a daze for a long time.

The next morning, just after daybreak, Shang Ruoyi was awakened by Shaoyao knocking on the door.

"Miss, Miss, wake up quickly, the government is here."

She was already exhausted after days of traveling by boat and train, and she had just returned home after experiencing a fierce battle. The huge physical consumption made her wish she could sleep for three days and three nights. If it weren't for the support of the space spiritual spring, she would have been exhausted and unconscious.

Now, let alone the government officials, even if the emperor was here, they couldn't disturb her sleep.

"Just say I'm not here and let He Jingheng handle it. I want to sleep."

"Miss, your husband is already in the front hall. The official requires you to come over." Seeing that she didn't respond, Shaoyao had to push the door open and walked to the bed. She saw that her young lady had already fallen asleep.

"Miss, Miss, wake up."

After a while, Shang Ruoyi sat up angrily, her eyes full of murderous intent: "Who is the short-lived ghost who came to visit today?"

"Short-lived ghost?"

"That's right!" Shang Ruoyi said angrily, "How dare he disturb my rest? I'm going to kill him now!"

When Shang Ruoyi arrived at the main hall, Zhang Wenyu was sitting in the hall drinking tea.

He Jingheng sat in the main seat, still sitting in the wheelchair he had been sitting in before.

There was an old man in white standing next to Zhang Wenyu. The old man had sharp eyes and a faint medicinal fragrance emanated from his body. Shang Ruoyi smelled it when she walked into the main hall. She raised her eyebrows slightly and moved her eyes away from the old man and fell on Zhang Wenyu.

Her tone was not as gentle as before, and there was a sharp look between her eyebrows: "I wonder why Master Zhang came here?"

Zhang Wenyu was about to speak when Shang Ruoyi continued, "I guess there are not many things going on in Qingzhou these days, so Lord Zhang really has time to come to someone else's house so early." She looked him up and down, "I guess Lord Zhang is over 70 years old! He sleeps so little. After all, I am young. I usually rest at this time."

When Zhang Wenyu heard this, he smiled awkwardly.

Shang Ruoyi looked at He Jingheng: "Why did you get up so early?" She took the blanket from Yunqi's hand and covered his legs with it: "Even if your legs are numb, they can't be so cold. What if you get sick from the cold?"

Hearing this, He Jingheng just smiled and let her cover his legs without saying anything.

Shang Ruoyi turned her head and looked at Shaoyao: "What are you standing there for? Why don't you go to the kitchen and light a fire to cook?"

"Miss, the cooks haven't gotten up yet! Not to mention the cooks, even the guard dogs are..."

Shaoyao's words were on the tip of her tongue, but she looked at Zhang Wenyu, who had a rather grim expression, and swallowed them back.

"Don't talk nonsense." Shang Ruoyi glared at her: "Where do you think Mr. Zhang is when you say that?"

Zhang Wenyu gritted his teeth, knowing that she did it on purpose, but he couldn't afford to offend this person, so no matter how unhappy he was, he had to endure it.

"What brings you here today, Lord Zhang?" Shang Ruoyi glanced at him and said in a low voice.

When Zhang Wenyu heard her asking, he thought: We are finally getting to the point.

"I have met a doctor with great medical skills. He is very good at treating external injuries. I thought that the prince still has an old leg injury, so I brought him to see the prince."

"Master Zhang, please be careful with your words." Shang Ruoyi said in a low voice, "The Dingguo Palace has been sealed, and there is no prince here. If this gets out, we will be disobeying the order and our entire clan will be executed."

Zhang Wenyu heard her say this and smiled, "It's okay. There are only a few of us here, so we won't spread it out."

"As the saying goes, walls have ears. Doesn't Lord Zhang understand this?"

She walked to He Jingheng, pulled the blanket around his legs, and said in a reproachful tone: "Look at you, you're so old, but you can't even cover yourself with a blanket properly." She took the opportunity to tap He Jingheng's legs twice.

He Jingheng only felt that his leg was pricked by a very thin needle, and the next moment, his right leg felt numb and swollen.

His eyes darkened, and he looked at Shang Ruoyi with a barely perceptible smile in his eyes: "Isn't it because you have been taken care of by your wife for so long that you are used to it?"

Zhang Wenyu watched the two interacting and smacked his lips. Did they forget that he was still here?

Shang Ruoyi stood up and looked at the old man in white: "The miracle doctor that Mr. Zhang mentioned must be this one."