Chapter 9 Chapter 8 The newcomer is as beautiful as jade
In the spring of the following year, the orchids that Duan Gong brought from Dali really bloomed incomparably luxuriantly, attracting a large number of butterflies, and decorating the Palace of Loyalty and Love with vitality, becoming a great spectacle.It's just that in the past half a year, Ah Gai has had many inexplicable bloodshed incidents, and even Duan Gong also had bloodshed several times.King Liang invited all the famous doctors in Zhongqing City, but he had no countermeasures.There are rumors in the palace that the feng shui of Zhongai Palace is not good, and there are monsters haunting the ground.Some people also said that Duan Gong married the enemy's daughter because the heavens sent this inexplicable and strange disease to punish him and his wife.
In the twenty-three years from Yuan to Zhengzheng, in December 1363, Duan Gong and A Gai got married by order, and the grand wedding ceremony was held in Zhongqing City.Although the north is already covered with ice and snow, Zhongqing is as warm as spring, and this day has become an unforgettable day for many people.
The bride who supported Agai at the wedding was also very eye-catching. She was none other than the Indian woman Jia Luo.It was her own intention for Jia Luo to follow Duan Gong to Zhongqing, and it was also the entrustment of Gao Lan and Duan Sengnu.The shadow of Gao Qian being poisoned to replace Duan Gong has long shrouded the hearts of everyone in Dali. Although Wang Jiu, who killed him, has been executed and all his family members have been killed, everyone still feels that a person who is proficient in medicine is needed to follow up with him at all times. By Duan Gong's side, it happened that Jia Luo volunteered, so he became the most suitable candidate.When she came to a new place, she gradually regained her vitality, and her smile returned to her face. With her personality and appearance, she soon became a very popular person in the Liang Palace. Everyone liked her, even the young master Ma Wenming She also came to look for her from time to time, and the Yuyis from Dali all laughed and said that Jia Luo was about to become Mrs. Xiao Houye.She even became very good sisters with Princess Agai, you know, Agai is her other good sister Duan Sengnu hates very much.
Some people are happy and some are worried.Ling Yun asked King Liang for sick leave, lying on the bed all the time, hearing the joyful sound of blowing, blowing, and laughing in front of him, and felt dazed for no reason, which was not a good feeling.I don't know how long it took, the noise seemed to be much quieter, and suddenly he heard someone knocking on the door lightly, Ling Yun ignored him, turned over angrily, opened his eyes wide, and rushed towards the wall.Another woman called softly: "Is Mr. Ling there? Concubine Shu has something to call you."
Concubine Shu is Quan Yinshu, the concubine of King Liang.Ling Yun knew that this Korean woman was a dissolute woman, so she had secretly glanced at him several times, guessing that she must have no good intentions for him, so she pretended not to hear, and continued to lie still.The woman outside the door yelled twice, but seeing no one answered, she had to leave angrily.
After another moment, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door, and several people rushed to the door, shouting loudly: "Is Guard Ling here?"
Ling Yun just ignored him, and then someone kicked in the door and forcibly pulled him up from the bed.Seeing that the other party was a palace guard, Ling Yun said angrily: "What are you going to do?" The guard hurriedly laughed and said: "Brother Ling, don't be angry, we are also following orders. Concubine Shu said that I will invite you anyway." Ling Yun He sneered and said, "Are you asking? Look at you, you want to tie me up?" Unexpectedly, he couldn't refuse, so he had to shake off the guard's hand and shouted, "Aren't you leading the way?"
When I came out, I realized that it was already dark.When I came to Quan Yinshu's Ruyi Building, there was a maid waiting outside the door, and Ling Yun was only allowed to go in, and when he stepped through the threshold, he quickly closed the door.Ling Yun felt a little strange, but heard Quan Yinshu calling in the inner room: "Master Ling, come in." Ling Yun approached the inner room, and first smelled a strange sweet fragrance, inhaled it through the nose, and the soul was intoxicated.Then I saw red candles shaking shadows, mandarin ducks and green pools, emerald screens, and the furnishings were extremely gorgeous and luxurious.Quan Yinshu's temples were scattered with clouds, her breasts were half covered, and she was half lying on a jade couch.
Ling Yun lowered his head, stood by the door, bowed and said: "I don't know why your mother summoned Ling Yun?" Quan Yinshu said with a smile: "Mr. Ling is so arrogant, I have invited you several times, but I can't invite you." Ling Yun is the king of Liang His confidant, knowing that this woman is not to be messed with, Polo wanted to give her three points, so he had to say: "My subordinate fell asleep just now, and I didn't hear the door call." Quan Yinshu said: "Today is the day of the princess's great joy, and Mr. Ling is not here. Did you have something on your mind when you drank the wedding wine before, but you were sleeping alone on your pillow?" Ling Yun said: "This subordinate is not in good health, and has already asked the king for sick leave." Quan Yinshu smiled strangely, and waved: "Mr. Ling Please come and sit." Ling Yun said: "I dare not." Quan Yinshu said: "I told you to come and sit, why not dare." Ling Yun didn't move on his feet, just stood with his hands down, his expression very cold.
Quan Yinshu got up slowly, and said: "I saw you and Princess Agai in the corridor a few days ago." Ling Yun said: "So what? Don't you never meet the princess when you walk?" Quan Yinshu Said: "Well, Duan Gong stole your sweetheart, you must hate him very much, right?" Ling Yun said: "The subordinates don't have any sweethearts."
Suddenly, there were three loud gun salutes from the main hall of the front palace, which was a sign of the success of the new couple.Ling Yun's expression changed drastically.Quan Yinshu said with a smile: "You can fool the king, but you can't fool me. Don't forget that I am also a woman. Mr. Ling is such an indomitable man, why don't we dare to speak out when we hate anyone?" Ling Yun said bitterly: "That's right, I hate him, so what? In Zhongqing City, there are quite a few people who hate him, and I'm definitely not the only one."
Quan Yinshu stepped forward and asked, "Is this him Duan Gong?" Ling Yun snorted and did not answer.Quan Yinshu said: "You want to take revenge on him, don't you? If I find a way to vent this anger for you, how can you thank me?" Ling Yun said: "Although you are a concubine, you have the backing of the queen, after all, you are a female generation. I don’t need the help of a woman for Ling Yun’s affairs.” Quan Yinshu laughed and said: “I just like your proud and upright masculinity. I want to help you, what can you do? Do you dare to be right with me?” Ling Yun stared at her for a while, then lowered his head, and said in a low voice, "Don't dare."
Quan Yinshu was very happy to see that such a stubborn and arrogant man finally bowed his head to her, and immediately stepped forward, hooked his neck with one hand, and pressed his half-naked breasts to his body, saying: "As long as You obey me, obediently be my darling, I have my own way to help you deal with Duan Gong."
Her fingers are as slender as spring onions, her skin is as smooth as jade fat, her whole body is full of fragrance, seductive and seductive, and Ling Yun trembles all over.Quan Yinshu giggled, breathed in his ear continuously, hissed like blue, and rubbed his neck with her hands.Ling Yun's face was red, his ears were red, he was becoming sore and itchy, his blood was hot, and his mind was bewildered.Quan Yinshu thought he had taken the bait, put her lips to her ear, and said with a low laugh: "I have admired you for a long time, you are usually high and proud, but now you are not mine?"
Ling Yun suddenly grabbed her arm and twisted it behind her back.Quan Yinshu was in pain, but she didn't cry out in alarm. Instead, she giggled and said, "So you like to bully women so much! But why don't you even dare to move Princess Agai's finger?" Ling Yun was furious, and raised his hand to slap her .Quan Yinshu said with a smile: "Oh, I'm really sorry, I poked at your heartache. Now don't hug Pipa, sad people will break their hearts..."
Ling Yun's throat and hair were dry, his ears were buzzing, his mind was in chaos, he only felt a surge of heat in his body, and he heard her wantonly mocking himself and A Gai, finally he was completely confused, and couldn't bear it any longer. With a "chila", she tore off her coat, threw her down on the couch, and threw herself on it.
After some rough talk, the burning desire of the two subsided.Ling Yun climbed up from Quan Yinshu's body, stared blankly at the glistening sweat on her chest, suddenly woke up, let out a soft cry of "Ah", got out of bed, quickly got dressed, opened the door and left.Quan Yinshu thought that he was afraid of the crime of raping the concubine of King Liang, and hurriedly shouted: "Don't run away! Don't worry, I won't tell the king." Ling Yun went away without looking back as if he had never heard of it.
Coming out of Quan Yinshu's place, Ling Yun hurried back to the residence, lit the candles, poured several buckets of water into the bathtub, took off his clothes and jumped in.It was winter at this time, and the water was from an underground well, freshly pumped up like ice, when entering it for the first time, it froze and shivered endlessly.But he ignored it and continued to soak in the cold water until his whole body turned blue from the cold.After a long time, my body got used to the water temperature, and the cold feeling gradually disappeared, so I crawled out of the bucket and sat on the edge of the bed dripping with water.
Hearing a "cheep" suddenly, Jia Luo opened the door and came in, looked at him in surprise, and asked, "Why aren't you wearing clothes?"
Ling Yun was startled for a moment, but only realized after a while, he hurriedly pulled the quilt to cover his body, and shouted angrily, "Why do you just break into other people's room?" Jia Luo was also very annoyed when he was drunk, and said: " Why are you so angry? Is it because I saw you naked? I have already seen your body completely, is it necessary for you to do this?" Ling Yun was stunned, and asked: "What?" Jia Luo said "When you were imprisoned in Lanruolou, Wuwei Temple, you were covered in blood. Didn't I wipe your body and change into clean clothes?" Ling Yun said, "So it was you." Jia Luo said, "Otherwise, you think Who is it? When you are an assassin, everyone will kill you, only I treat you the best, yet you dare to yell at me! Quickly apologize to me!"
Ling Yun really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but luckily the other party was just a little girl, and she had saved his life several times, so he could only say: "I was wrong just now, I shouldn't have yelled at you. You...do you want anything from me?" Jia Luo said "Well." Ling Yun said: "What's the matter?" Jia Luo said: "If I tell you, will you agree?" Ling Yun said: "That's not necessarily true." Jia Luo said: "You are really cold-hearted A man with a heart." Ling Yun said: "That's right. Do you want to say it or not?"
Jia Luo said: "I just want to ask you a question, if you can make her happy, are you willing to be a bystander?" Ling Yun was taken aback, and asked, "What did you say?" Clever, don't you understand what I'm saying?"
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, and asked, "How did you know?" Jia Luo said, "When you were imprisoned in Lan Ruo Lou, the princess came to visit you. I knew it by the look in your eyes. It's not just me, Everyone who saw it should have guessed it." Ling Yun was stunned, and asked: "You mean Duan Gong also knows?" Jia Luo said angrily: "You are so bold, how dare you call Xin Ju's name directly?"
Ling Yun shrank back on the bed and remained silent.Jia Luo went to the bed and sat down, stretched out his hand, stroked his wet hair, and comforted him softly: "I know you are not feeling well, but everything will pass." Ling Yun grabbed her wrist and asked: "You like me, don't you?" He was so strong that Jia Luo shouted: "Hey, you scratched me, let go!" Ling Yun said: "Don't you like me? How about I marry you as my wife?" ?” As he spoke, he pulled her down on the bed and bent down to her face.Jia Luo struggled to raise his hand and slapped him across the face.
Ling Yun mouthed one by one, the evil fire in his heart was extinguished instantly, he let go, and leaned against the wall slumped.Jia Luo sat up and said quietly: "Of course I like you, but I also like many other men, and I can't let them go. This is my nature, and it is different from you Central Plains girls. Besides, you don't really want to marry I am a wife, but I just regard me as a substitute for others." He glanced at him sympathetically, and sighed: "Those who are in love, those who are loved, those who are happy, and those who are sad, I hope we can all be less sympathetic." Suffering." It seems to be feeling sorry for Ling Yun, but also seems to be pitying himself.
Ling Yun huddled on the bed motionless, and didn't know when Jia Luo left. He just kept replaying that sentence in his mind - "If you can make her happy, are you willing to be a bystander" - he didn't know Jia Luo is the daughter of an eminent monk, born with the root of wisdom, transparent and clear, I only feel that there is a deep Zen in her words.
Jia Luo naturally did it out of good intentions.What she didn't know was that thanks to her timely words, Ling Yun was able to suppress the murderous intent in Ling Yun's heart.
After they got married, Duan Gong and his wife still lived in Liangwang Palace, but Liang Wang had designated a large open space around the garden in the north of the palace in advance, surrounded by high walls, and formed a separate courtyard, with pavilions and terraces built inside. The extravagant thing, named "Loyalty Palace", has a door connected with the Liang Palace, and the entrance and exit still need to go through the palace gate.In addition to living in for Duan Gong and his wife, a set of people such as Yu Yi brought by Duan Gong from Dali also lived in it.
After Duan Gong entered the province, he resumed the imperial examination, used talents to eliminate redundancy, reduced taxes, reclaimed wasteland and dredged rivers, sympathized with orphans and pardoned crimes, and many reform measures have indeed brought about a new atmosphere.At this time, the Central Plains was still full of wars and turmoil. Only Yunnan and Sichuan were independent of the war due to high mountains and dangerous waters, and became the legendary paradise.Many Han people in the Central Plains heard that Pingzhang Duan Gong in Yunnan was generous, benevolent, courageous and promising, and widely implemented benevolent policies. Some came to settle down in order to avoid chaos, and some came to work for fame.Duan Gong also took the opportunity to promote the market to facilitate transactions, and lightly recruited merchants. Zhongqing's merchants were full of people, and the city was full of people.Interestingly, most of the newcomers to Yunnan carry a lot of gold and silver with them at home, but when they arrive, they find that the style of this place is very different from that of the Central Plains. Only white sea coins are used as currency, and gold and silver are not used. Surprised, dumbfounded, fortunately, there is a gold shop opened by Han people, which specializes in exchanging shell coins.
Duan Gong was also high-spirited, he knew how to appoint talents and make good use of them. He selected many people with outstanding literary talents and talents from the defectors, and they were either introduced as aides or arranged to work in the yamen.It's just that these people are all Han Chinese, which greatly dissatisfied many Mongolians and Hui people who have held real power for a long time.However, Ma Ha, the governor of Pingzhang in another province, only strongly supported Duan Gong. Although King Liang was dissatisfied, because Duan Gong was his son-in-law, he had to use his prestige and military strength to defend against the red scarf, so he didn't say much.After two years like this, the weather in Yunnan is completely new. Duan Gong's prestige is far higher than when he was only the governor of Dali. Even the emperor, empress Qi, and prince who are busy fighting for power are vying to win over each other.
People from Dali also brought a lot of laughter to the Liang Palace, and a peaceful smile often appeared on Agai's face.She has been determined to marry Duan Gong since drinking money to make a alliance, but at that time it was only to save her father, and there was still a tragic feeling of helplessness in her heart.She thought that after marrying Duan Gong, she and Ling Yun would be in love with each other ever since, and it was very difficult for her.However, she didn't know when, her mind actually changed. On that day at the palace birthday banquet, when she saw Duan Gong being assassinated, she jumped on him without hesitation, and she couldn't even explain why afterwards.After getting married, Duan Gong spent the rest of his time staying with her in the Palace of Loyalty and Ai besides working in the provincial office.Agai loves poetry and prose, and Duan Gong is quite good at writing and ink. The two often read and sing together in the study together, and they get along very well.Duan Gong once climbed to the high-rise in the palace, looked at the Dianchi Lake in the south, and pointed to the Panlong River in the east, and sighed: "Compared with the five hundred miles of Dianchi Lake, the Panlong River is just a trickle. "Agai was terrified when he heard this, and thought to himself: "I understand! Because of the thin water in this river, I began to understand what is called a trickle. In the past two years, her husband has conveyed unspeakable feelings with a tolerant and gentle heart, and her whole heart has been tied to him unconsciously.Even if I meet my former lover Ling Yun by chance again, I no longer feel that desolate feeling of heartache.Now it is late spring, the spring is fading, and Duan Gong has returned to Dali for two months. She doesn't think about tea, food, upset, and doesn't know what to do. It's hard to get close to the day when her husband promised to return. Come back soon.
One day, Jia Luo rushed in, and he shouted loudly while he was still outside the building: "Princess! Princess!" Hearing her urgent tone, Ah Gai rushed out to meet her and said, "What's the matter?" Jia Luo shouted: " Orchids! Orchids!" Agai was puzzled and asked, "What orchids?" Jia Luo pointed to the sedges on the steps and said, "You should throw away these frugal grasses, Xinju brought you orchids from Dali."
Ah Gai let out an "ah" and asked, "Has he come back? Where is he?" Jia Luo said, "Just arrived outside the palace gate." Ah Gai hurried out without thinking about fixing up his makeup.
When they arrived at the entrance of the palace, they didn't see Duan Gong, only Shi Xiu was bringing several Yu Yis to fetch pots of orchids and orchids of different varieties from the car.Agai asked: "Where are the Xinju people?" Shi Xiu said: "Go back to the princess, Xinju has just been called to the provincial office." Agai said: "These orchids..." Shi Xiu said: "Orchids are Xinju people. Ju personally took people to Cangshan to dig."
Agai was stunned for a moment, his heart was surging.In the spring of this year, she and Duan Gong went to Wuhua Mountain to enjoy the flowers. When they saw a few orchids by chance, they could not help recalling the orchids in Cangshan Mountain, Dali, and sighed: "The natural orchids in Cangshan Mountain are better. The taste." Unexpectedly, Duan Gong never forgot, this time when he returned to Dali, he went to Cangshan to dig orchids and brought them.It is late spring at this time, although there are no flowers, the orchids are full of branches and leaves, and they will only bud and bloom when the next spring comes.A Gai was very pleasantly surprised, the more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it, he stepped forward to pick up a pot of delicate molan, and hurried back, planning to transplant the potted flower under the window of the study with his own hands.
When passing through the corridor, I met Ling Yun.Since she got married and came to live in the Zhongai Palace, the guard had Yu Yi from Dali as the guard, and she had rarely seen him, but now she saw that he had lost a lot of weight, and the pair of flexible and sharp eyes before had become a little dull, and there was no more. In the past, he was so imposing, he didn't salute her when he saw her, but just stared at her.A Gai had never seen him lose his composure like this before, he hurriedly lowered his head, turned sideways, and tiptoed cautiously past the corridor, as if she was making way for Ling Yun.
Ling Yun suddenly shouted: "Princess!" A Gai said: "Yes." Ling Yun turned around, saw that she only turned her back to him, and refused to look back. Said: "Is the princess avoiding me?" A Gai was quite flustered, and said: "No... I want to go back quickly and plant this pot of Cangshan Molan under the window." Ling Yun said angrily: "It turns out that it is Cangshan Mountain in Dali. Famous orchids you dug! Then, please throw away those orchids I gave you, princess."
It turned out that Lingyun knew that Agai loved orchids, and a few days ago in front of the Liang Palace, he met someone pulling a cart to sell orchids, so he bought a few bowls at random, all of which were small and exquisite potted orchids, and Tuo Jialuo sent them to the Palace of Loyalty, but said that Don't say he sent it.Later, he heard that Agai was very happy, and he even liked the ancient flower pots very much. He specially placed them on the desk and bookshelf in the study, and bought some to give away one after another.
Only then did A Gai realize that those orchids were sent by Ling Yun, he was stunned for a moment, and said: "So it's you..." Suddenly he felt dizzy, and then fell down, and the Molan in his hand was smashed to pieces on the ground.Ling Yun was taken aback, hurriedly stepped forward to hug her, and shouted: "Princess! Princess!" But she saw that her eyes were closed tightly, and she had already passed out.Just didn't know what to do, when he saw blood bubbling from between A Gai's fingers, he was frightened out of his wits, and shouted loudly: "Come on! Come on!" Two pots of orchids came over and shouted, "Jia Luo! Come on, come and save the princess!"
Jia Luo hastily put down the flowerpot, ran over and pulled Agai's hands up, and saw that there was no wound between her fingers, but blood continued to ooze out.Ling Yun said: "I have the best gold-chuang medicine here." Jia Luo said: "She doesn't even have a wound, what's the use of gold-chuang medicine?" Ling Yun said: "But she is bleeding non-stop." Jia Luo said "Are you a doctor, or am I a doctor? If you care about the princess, you can't add to the chaos. Say one more thing, believe it or not, I'll poison you to make you dumb?" He was very afraid of her, and when he was scolded by her, he stopped making a sound.
Jia Luo thought for a while, and first asked Ling Yun to carry Ah Gai back to the Palace of Loyalty and Love to lie down flat, and ordered the maid to fetch water to wash A Gai's hands. Unexpectedly, just as the old blood was washed away, new blood oozes out.Shi Xiu and the others had already heard the news and rushed over. They didn't know why the princess had such a strange disease suddenly, and they were terrified.
Jia Luo asked: "Is there a wooden toilet bucket in the palace that has been used for many years?" Ling Yun said: "This... there should be some." Take off the bamboo hoop on top and bring it here?" Ling Yun said: "What?" Jia Luo said: "The bamboo hoop is the good medicine that can save the princess." Agai's maid Yingluo said: "That's the thing on the toilet. It's dirty and smelly, how can it be used as medicine?"
Lingyun's life was saved by Jia Luo that day, knowing her ability, he didn't ask any more questions, and flew away.Two minutes later, he really brought back a circle of black lacquered bamboo hoops for the toilet, still stained with a little feces, which was fishy and smelly, and made everyone cover their noses as soon as they came in.Jia Luo had already prepared a copper brazier, and asked Ling Yun to throw the bamboo hoop into it, pour some lamp oil on it, and light it up.
Shi Xiu was also extremely puzzled, and asked: "Is this thing really able to heal the princess?" Jia Luo gave him a white look, and said: "Master Yuyi, what do you think the golden medicine you often use is made of? Boy! Shi Xiudao: "I know that. Boy's stool has the effect of dredging menstrual flow, removing stasis, clearing away heat and detoxifying. Many medicines use it as medicine." Jia Luo said: "Then why are you surprised?" Do not care.
Ling Yun said: "Since that's the case, why don't you just use Jinchuang medicine to stop bleeding on the princess?" Jia Luo said: "Go and try to apply Jinchuang medicine, it's your ability to stop bleeding." Ling Yun didn't dare to disobey her, nor did she Dare to move.Jia Luo asked again: "What do you think the life-saving condensed powder you drank last time was?" Ling Yun wondered: "Is it also a boy's poop?" Jia Luo said: "You are really smart, it is November Cangshan The wild chrysanthemums picked on the ground, and the powder made from boy's excrement and dried in the sun."
Everyone felt disgusted when they heard her talking about puppies.Jia Luo ignored it, and when the bamboo hoop burned out, he took out the ashes from the hoop and spread it on Agai's fingers, and the bleeding stopped immediately.Jia Luo asked the maid to wrap Agai's hands with a cloth, so that the power of the hoop ash could seep into his hands.After a while, A Gai slowly opened his eyes, seeing the eyes all around him, he asked in surprise, "What happened?"
Liang Wang and his wife rushed over after hearing the news, and they were relieved to see that their beloved daughter had woken up.Quan Yinshu followed behind Princess Jiaxi and came to join in the fun, seeing Ling Yun was also in the hall, she gave him a half-smile look.
Jiaxi asked: "Gala, why did the princess faint and bleed all of a sudden, what kind of disease did she have?" Jia Luo said, "I don't know about that either."
When Polo heard about it, he immediately ordered people to invite famous doctors in the city.When everyone in Dali saw that he had the intention of belittling Jia Luo, they couldn't help being a little bit aggrieved, but Jia Luo didn't care.
Polo asked again and again: "Where is Duan Pingzhang? Didn't you say that he has returned from Dali? The princess fell ill, where did he go?" Shi Xiu said: "Returning to the king, when Xinju arrived at the gate of the palace, he was arrested. Ma Pingzhang sent someone to call him away, saying that the province was in a hurry." Ma Pingzhang was another political official of Pingzhang, Mahazhi.Polo sneered, and said: "Now my son-in-law is really diligent in political affairs. He goes back to Dali for a few months, then returns to Zhongqing, and rushes to the Zhongqing Office. He actually doesn't even care about the princess's illness."
He used to be very polite to Duan Gong, but today he was extremely hostile. Everyone only said that he cared about his beloved daughter, although they were dissatisfied with his cynicism and ridicule of Duan Gong, after all, it was a family affair, so it was hard to say anything.A Gai hurriedly said: "My daughter is fine, father need not worry." Polo said: "It's better to ask a famous doctor to see it."
He loves his daughter eagerly, and will not leave, until several doctors arrive.It's just that after the doctor's diagnosis, he couldn't tell the reason, and he was even more shocked when he heard that Jia Luo actually used the toilet bucket and bamboo hoop to treat the princess's daughter's body.When Ah Gai heard about it, he also felt disgusted. Looking at his hands, he frowned.Seeing this, Polo couldn't help but have deeper doubts, and asked: "Gara, what is your intention in using such a dirty thing on the princess?" Galo said: "Of course it is to save people. My lord, the medical books hidden in your palace I have read them all, you can find any one and read it, it is recorded that the yellow in the human body and the white in the human body are good medicine for trauma. Good medicine. You can’t deny it because it’s dirty, maybe the king himself will use it someday.” She was used to speaking casually, regardless of who the other party was.Polo was furious, and said: "Come here, hurry up and wash off the... medicine on the princess' hands, and then ask the doctors to continue treatment."
Shi Xiu couldn't bear it any longer, and said: "My lord, Jia Luo is a senior student of Physician Baisha in the Hall of Pharmacists..." Polo said: "So what? You Dali..."
Ling Yun suddenly interrupted and said: "Jia Luo is highly skilled in medicine, Your Majesty can rest assured. That day, my subordinate was seriously injured and died, but she rescued me and pulled me back from Lord Hades." Polo was dubious after hearing this, and said: "Really? "Ling Yun said: "It's absolutely true. Your Majesty only needs to think about it. If Jia Luo didn't have extraordinary abilities, how could Duan Pingzhang bring her to Zhongqing on purpose?"
These words were extremely powerful, Polo's heart resounded, and he said to himself: "It turns out that Duan Gong deliberately put this little Indian girl who knows medicine by his side. It seems that he still remembers the fact that he was almost poisoned in the palace that day, and he is not at ease with this king." .Humph!"
After hearing Jia Luo's remarks, a doctor also felt that it was reasonable, and stepped forward and said: "This girl is indeed quite reasonable. Many wound medicines are also made of human yellow." Polo said : "Since this is the case, let's see the curative effect first." He ordered someone to send the doctor out.Seeing that it was already dark outside and Duan Gongren hadn't returned yet, he felt even more angry and couldn't get angry, so he had to comfort his daughter a few words, and led them away.
Duan Gong didn't come back to Loyalty Palace until late at night, and he was very worried when he heard that A Gai fainted and bled during the day.A Gai said: "I'm fine now. It's just that when I think that the medicine in my hand was made by that..., I feel strange." Duan Gong said: "Gia Luo's medical skills are very good, and she is enthusiastic. She will never Harm you." A Gai said: "I know." He lowered his head and said, "I like those orchids very much, and I must thank you." Duan Gong said: "You and I are husband and wife, not to mention that I also love orchids, what's the matter?" Thank you." A Gai said: "Thank you for going up the mountain to dig it yourself, and then transporting it all the way to Zhongqing. Anu, I have made up my mind. I will put Cymbidium in the bedroom window, and Molan in the Under the study window, the original orchids in the study are still there." Duan Gong said: "Okay, it's up to you." He laughed and said: "There is a great poet in the Central Plains called Qu Yuan, who praised orchids very much. Orchids are clear, green leaves are purple stems, and the house is full of beauties', so people in the Central Plains call painting orchids 'writing Lisao'." Agai laughed and said: "Then we, husband and wife, have loved orchids so far and planted so many orchids. It can be called a 'kind of Lisao'."
The two of him and his wife discussed about the orchid all night, and their love was deep, so there is no need to mention it.The other people in the Loyalty Palace were so angry that they couldn't sleep. After Shi Xiu told Shi Zong, Yang Zhi and others about Bai Ri Poluo's words, everyone in Dali was deeply shocked.
Shi Xiudao: "You are not present, the tone of King Liang is like Jia Luo poisoning her daughter." Shi Zongdao: "The princess has always been the jewel in his palm. How about ridiculing and publicly expressing dissatisfaction?" Yang Zhidao: "Maybe this is just an outbreak of dissatisfaction he has accumulated for a long time. Since the establishment of Yunnan Province, the successive kings of Liang have fought for power with the province, and even tried to do it for real. Swords and guns, when Polo took office, the province declined and became a puppet. However, since Ziziju took over the province, he has won the hearts of the people with his virtues, and the province has a tendency to revive. This is exactly the king of Liang The reason for dissatisfaction with Xin Tho."
Shi Xiudao: "If you want me to say, why does Xinju need to make this thankless Pingzhang again? Isn't it much better than making wedding clothes for others here?" Shi Zong said hurriedly: "Don't talk nonsense, let Xinju hear it, I can't forgive you."
Yang Zhidao: "Since Liang Wang has shown his true intentions today, there will be a day when he will tear his skin apart. We have to be more careful in the future." Shi Zongdao: "Mr. "Yang Zhi sighed: "I'm afraid Xinju won't listen to it at all." Everyone knew that he implied that Duan Gong had completely indulged in Agai's beauty, unable to extricate himself, and sighed slightly in their hearts.
In the spring of the following year, the orchids that Duan Gong brought from Dali really bloomed incomparably luxuriantly, attracting a large number of butterflies, and decorating the Palace of Loyalty and Love with vitality, becoming a great spectacle.It’s just that in the past half a year, Ah Gai has had many inexplicable bleeding incidents, and even Duan Gong has also experienced bloodshed several times, which is very similar to Ah Gai, except that Ah Gai is between his fingers, and Duan Gong’s disease is at the hairline behind the ears. .King Liang invited all the famous doctors in Zhongqing City, but there was no countermeasure, even the best Jinchuang medicine could not stop the bleeding.It was still Jia Luo who used the bamboo hoop ash from the toilet bucket to cure it as usual, but he still couldn't find the cause.Someone in the palace rumored that the feng shui of Zhongai Palace was not good, and there were monsters haunting the ground. King Liang invited Lianfeng, an eminent monk of Panlong Temple, to exorcise the evil spirits, but it still didn't work.It was rumored that Zen Master Lianfeng could predict the future. Duan Gong specifically asked about the fate of the country, and Lianfeng replied, "The country will perish in twenty years." Liang Wang was very unhappy when he learned about it, and he no longer respected Lianfeng as he used to.
The strange thing is that there are many loyal Gong Yuyi, maids, and servants, but only Duan Gong and A Gai have this strange disease, so there are rumors that Duan Gong's father and brother are sworn enemies with Liang Wang, Duan Gong's elder brother Duan Guang He was killed by King Liang again, but Duan Gong was greedy for beauty and married the daughter of his enemy. It was because of this inexplicable and strange disease sent from heaven to punish him and his wife.King Liang was furious when he heard the rumors, and ordered to track down those who spread rumors. However, such rumors are based on speculation, and it is extremely difficult to find the source. Once he tracked down, it attracted many speculations.Weng and his son-in-law also had a lot of quarrels because of this, Liang Wang even planned to take his beloved daughter out of the Loyalty Palace, but it was Ah Gai who insisted on being with Duan Gong, so that there was no major unhappiness.Fortunately, these things were only circulated in the Liang Palace, and outsiders did not know about them.
When the orchids bloomed, the bloodshed of Duan Gong and his wife gradually decreased.It happened that Ah Gai's elder brother, A Mi, was going to marry a new concubine, and Polo wanted to take the opportunity to rejoice, and specially ordered a big deal, making it like a son marrying a concubine.The newly married concubine was named Li Fangshu, she was the daughter of a Han official, she was extremely beautiful, her appearance was not inferior to that of Agai, but she always had a dull and sad face, as if she was not happy about the marriage.She was already married, but she was divorced by her husband for some unknown reason, so A Mi married her as Ji's concubine.
A few days later, Li Fangshu suddenly contracted a strange disease. His whole body was swollen, his skin broke out in rashes, and his head and face were swollen like a bucket. A beautiful woman turned into a monster in an instant, which disappointed Ami very much.There are rumors in the palace that Ah Mi's first wife Su Jin was poisoned by jealousy, and Ah Mi angrily goes to question his wife Xing Shi.Suddenly Jin is a Mongolian aristocratic woman with a fierce and tricky temper, and she is not easy to provoke. The husband and wife had a big quarrel, which was brought before King Liang.Polo already knew what Jia Luo was capable of, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite her to see what happened.Jia Luo touched Li Fangshu's wrist, but his pulse was calm, except that his body was a little weak, there was no other abnormality.She pondered for a long time, but did not find out the cause of the disease.
At noon, Ami ordered someone to bring food in. The aroma was tangy, and Jia Luo ate with Li Fangshu. Seeing that her face was swollen, her eyes were difficult to open and close, but her appetite was good, she was even more surprised. People who are poisoned and sick still want to eat so much?"
After eating, someone packed up the dishes and went out, closed the windows, and the smell of paint in the room gradually became stronger.When Jia Luo saw that the beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets in the inner room were all newly made, he suddenly realized that he hurriedly asked someone to prepare another room, and carried Li Fangshu in to lie down.He also bought a basket of raw crabs, smashed them into a paste, and applied them all over Li Fangshu's body.After applying the good medicine, he closed the door and came out, saying: "I have already given the good medicine to Li's wife, and after a day or two, the edema all over her body will disappear." Ami said, "What kind of strange disease is this?" Jia Luo said: "Ms. Li's family is allergic to new paint, the son only needs to replace the new furniture." A Mi said: "That's how it is. Mrs. Jia Luo is really a miracle doctor..."
Jia Luo had other urgent matters, so he hurriedly said: "Call me if you have something to do." She had already received a reminder from Li Fangshu's strange illness, and she roughly understood the reason why Duan Gong and Ah Gai couldn't stop bleeding, so she immediately returned to the Palace of Loyalty and Love, and went straight to the palace. Enter Duan Gong's study.This study room is not big, but it is the private world of Duan Gong and his wife, outsiders are never allowed to enter, daily cleaning and other trivial matters are also done by A Gai himself, so Gao Lan, Duan Gong's former partner, took care of it himself.The maid couldn't stop Jia Luo, so she had to come in and complain: "Princess, it's Mrs. Jia Luo who insisted on coming in."
A Gai was reading under the window, put down the book in his hand, and asked, "Gallo, what do you want?" Galo didn't answer, looked around the study room, looking for suspicious things, and finally set his eyes on the orchid on the bookshelf, So he went forward and removed the orchid from the desk.Agai hurriedly asked, "What are you going to do?" Jia Luo said, "Princess, let Yingluo and the others go out first." Agai didn't know why, but she always trusted Jia Luo, so she ordered the maid to leave.
Jia Luo lifted the orchid, smashed it to the ground, pushed away the debris, and inspected it carefully. The pottery flowerpot was made very special. Not to mention the many small holes in the inner wall, there was actually a hollow interlayer between the inner wall and the outer wall. Among them are some dark red withered weeds.她拿起一块碎陶片，闻了一下那枯草，道：“就是它了。”阿盖道：“这是什么？”伽罗道：“奈何草，一种慢性毒药，靠挥发气味散播毒性。你和信苴总是流血，就是因为中了它的毒。”
阿盖听了半信半疑，问道：“我流血的次数远远比信苴多，就是因为我总呆在书房，时间远比他长？”伽罗道：“正是如此。若不是我侥幸想到了便桶竹箍的法子，每次都及时医好了你和信苴，怕是你们两个日积月累之下，早就毒发流血不止而死了。”阿盖道：“哎呀，那你快些放下那毒草，小心中毒。”伽罗道：“这些草在里面已近一年，毒气挥发殆尽，毒性已经大为减弱。倒也多亏信苴，特意从苍山挖了兰花给你，不然的话，只怕你还要买这人的有毒兰花。”一边说着，一边随手自书架上取过一个木盒。
阿盖道：“那盒子千万动不得，里面装的都是信苴的重要之物。”伽罗道：“都什么时候了，还有比命更重要的么？”将盒子里面的手札信笺一股脑儿倒出来，将奈何草一一挑出，扔进木盒。再搬下书架上的兰花，一一砸烂花盆，果然每个花盆都有夹层，中间夹有奈何草。
伽罗道：“我送给公主的那些兰花都在这里了么？”阿盖点了点头。伽罗将奈何草全部塞入木盒装好，合上盖子，道：“现在公主该知道为什么这件事不能让外人知道了吧？”
阿盖脸色早是一片煞白，她当然知道这些兰花都是凌云送的，伽罗是在帮他掩饰，她当然也不愿意揭露他令他送命，只是一想到他竟然可以用这种手段来报复她，她还是不寒而栗，全身冷汗直冒。
伽罗道：“公主，这件事你先不要管，也千万不要对别人说。”阿盖道：“我知道……”她当然知道这件事只要泄露一个字，凌云必死无疑，又道，“可是……”伽罗道：“你放心，我知道该怎么做。”抱了那盒毒草，径自来找凌云。
凌云一直陪侍梁王在外面办事，晚上才回来，远远见到房间内燃着灯烛，人影映窗，腰肢纤弱，似是女子，心念一动，暗道：“莫非又是泉银淑派侍女来找我？抑或是她本人？她胆子可真是越来越大了，竟敢公然在我房中点灯，我早晚得被这女人害死。”抢进来一看，却是伽罗坐在灯下等他，不由地一愣，问道：“你怎么又随便闯进我房里来了？”伽罗道：“我有一件很要紧的事要问你。”凌云道：“什么事？”伽罗道：“你必须得老老实实回答我。”凌云解下长剑，放在枕边，道：“我又不知道是什么事，不能先承诺你。”
伽罗道：“那好，我找到了公主和信苴不停流血的病因，你想不想知道是什么？”凌云道：“是什么？”伽罗道：“你想知道的话，就必须答应我两个条件：第一，我问你话，你得老实回答；第二，你绝不能再插手管这件事。”凌云道：“这件事跟我又没什么关系，我凭什么要答应你？”伽罗道：“那好吧，我走了。”说着便慢吞吞地站起身来。凌云终究还是按捺不住好奇，道：“好，我答应你。病因是什么？”
伽罗道：“很简单，他们二人都中了毒。”凌云吃了一惊，道：“中毒？”伽罗道：“是啊，毒药就在你托我转送公主的兰花花盆里。”凌云道：“什么？”伽罗拍了拍木盒，道：“这是我从你那些花盆夹层中挖出的毒草，全在这里了。”凌云略一思索，便即醒悟，到床边取了长剑，拔腿便走。伽罗一把拉住他：“你答应过我，不能再管这件事。”
凌云道：“你相信不是我下毒？”伽罗道：“当然相信，不然你还能活着站在这里说话么？信苴手下人不杀你，梁王也要处死你。你快些坐下，我有话问你。”凌云道：“你是想知道那些兰花从哪儿来的么？好，我告诉你，总有个十八九岁的少年拉着车子在王宫门前叫卖兰花，我就是从他那里买的。他告诉我他在菜海子有块苗圃，我听你说公主喜欢那些兰花，又特意找去苗圃买过。”
伽罗道：“那花匠叫什么名字？”凌云道：“汪雨。”伽罗道：“好，我回去告诉施秀羽仪长他们，不过你绝对不能再插手这件事。”顿了顿，又道，“你也该知道你的梁王与我们信苴最近很有些不愉快，你若再卷入毒兰花这件事，不但你自己性命难保，还会引发两方猜忌。”凌云一时沉默，半晌才问道：“你……是想揽到你自己身上么？”伽罗道：“是啊，兰花本来就是我送给公主的嘛。”转身欲走。凌云道：“等一等，你……怎么知道不是我下毒？”伽罗嫣然一笑，道：“我就是知道。”
抱着盒子离开凌云住处后，伽罗又赶回忠爱宫找到施宗，告诉段功和阿盖是中了奈何草毒，毒药就藏在自己买给阿盖的兰花的花盆中。施宗听了，急忙要领人去捕那种兰花的汪雨。杨宝听说汪雨不过是个跟自己年纪差不多的少年，料来施宗抓了他来，无非是要严刑拷打，逼他认罪，再招供出背后主使，忙道：“我有个主意，说不定可以人赃并获，令他难以抵赖。”如此说了一番，施宗道：“好，就依你所言。”
伽罗本不是什么考虑周全之人，告知众人兰花有毒后才想起来若是那花匠招出买兰花的是梁王侍卫，岂不要立即露出马脚？便也闹着要跟去。施宗道：“伽罗认得路，又识得毒药，同去也好。”
众人连夜来到菜海子。菜海子实际上是滇池海湾，水域辽阔，湖中多水草、莲藕，四周多菜园、稻菽，极有田园风光。正当春季，花竹翳如，虽已是晚上，却还是有不少情侣在水堤边席坐私语，月色下别有一番景象。
伽罗坚持跟来，半路上才想到那花匠并不认识自己，一旦见面一样会露馅，有心想找杨宝出个主意，一路却不断被施宗追问各种细节，竟始终没有找到与杨宝单独说话的机会，甚是焦急。她虽也来过菜海子，却只是寻常游览，根本不知道那苗圃在哪里。绕了几圈，施宗狐疑问道：“你不是说来过好几趟么？怎么转来转去都找不到？”伽罗后悔不迭，只好道：“来的时候是白天，现今是晚上，所以不认得路了。”还是杨宝道：“兰花背阴生长，北边有个大坡，林木又密，应当在坡后。”正好遇到一名路人问路，果然得知北岸竹林后有一花圃，当即寻来。
那花圃不大，四面围有篱笆，东面有一间大木屋，有微弱烛火映出。杨宝先推开篱笆，走到花圃中，叫道：“卖兰花的在么？有主顾上门。”等了一会儿，一名汉人少年秉烛而出，点燃门边一个灯笼，连人也不瞧，随手一指圃地道：“都在那里，你自己去挑吧。”
杨宝往地里看了看，均是盆养兰花，品种稀松平常，实在无法与段功从大理带来的花色相提并论，便道：“还有好些的么？我是梁王宫里的，我家主人很是挑剔。”那少年道：“噢？”这才走上前来，仔细打量着杨宝，见他一身羽仪打扮，腰间跨着刀，忙道：“原来你是梁王宫的人。屋里还有些更好的品种，官人请进来看。”当即领着杨宝进屋。
只见木屋中南面靠墙角处摆有一张床，床头有一只箱子，除此之外再无别的家具，北面窗下摆了不少兰花，品种果然比外面圃地里的要好上许多，花盆也是上好的陶器，又古朴又精细，与伽罗在阿盖书房砸烂的那些有毒的夹层花盆一模一样。
杨宝心道：“他听说我是梁王宫的人，又见我一身羽仪打扮，特意领我进来，自然是因为屋里这些兰花盆中事先装有毒药的缘故。只是他自己就住在这屋子中，为何不会中毒？伽罗明明说这种毒草药性太慢，没有解药，莫非他也识得用那便桶竹箍止血？果真如此，他可真不是一般人。”便假意道：“小哥儿叫什么名字？兰花养得真是不错。”那少年道：“我叫汪雨。”杨宝道：“好，请汪哥儿帮我挑上两盆。”
那少年汪雨随意拿了两盆，交给杨宝道：“我这里只收金银，不收海币。”杨宝道：“好。”突然一个失手，那花便掉了一盆在地上，登时摔得粉碎。杨宝道：“哎哟，真是抱歉。”汪雨道：“不要紧，我再拿一盆给你。”
杨宝等他转身去取兰花，趁机俯身拨开碎土，果见那花盆夹层中盆有一些红草，心中已是有数，当即笑道：“你这花盆夹层中装的是什么？”汪雨吃了一惊，道：“什么？噢，那是花肥。”杨宝道：“是不是叫奈何草？”汪雨眼珠转了两转，突然扬起手中的花盆，朝杨宝一丢，转身便往门外跑去，却被早摸到门外的施宗伸脚一绊，摔将出去，吃了个嘴啃泥。众羽仪上前将他双手缚住，重新将他拉回屋中。
杨宝将屋里兰花砸了几盆，夹层中均有红草，忙叫道：“伽罗！”伽罗人在门外，迟疑着挪将进来，看了汪雨一眼，他正被羽仪牢牢抓住，紧盯着杨宝翻找盆中的毒药，全然没有留意到她进来。
杨宝道：“这里面的是奈何草么？”伽罗上前看了看，道：“是，快些将它们装进盒子里。”杨宝问道：“那为何他自己不中毒？”伽罗指着南边墙角道：“他在那里种了许多猪笼草，猪笼草专门吸气味。”
汪雨望着伽罗，脸上又是惊奇又是愤怒。杨宝道：“原来如此。那好，大伙儿一齐将毒药收集齐了，我再去屋外看看。”
施宗上前喝问道：“你为何要在兰花中下毒害人？”汪雨不知道如此机密机关如何能让人识破，那奈何草又是天下独一无二的慢性毒药，百思不得其解，只道：“我没有害人。”施宗道：“事实俱在，你还想抵赖么？”汪雨昂然道：“我不是抵赖，我确实没有害人，只想报仇。这有毒的兰花，我也只卖给梁王宫里的人。”施宗道：“你可知道毒害信苴、公主，罪大恶极，当诛九族。”汪雨冷笑道：“九族？我的九族早就被你们信苴段功杀得一干二净，只剩了我一人，你们快快将我也杀了，方能凑足九族之数。”
施宗大奇，问道：“你明明是汉人，如何能跟我们信苴有仇？况且我们信苴为人宽厚，又怎会杀你九族？”汪雨料来今日无论如何都难逃一死，不如说出真名，也好让世人知道王家有后人如此，便道：“那好，我告诉你，我本名叫王豫……”
忽听见外面脚步声纷沓交至，有数人来到苗圃外。又听见杨宝的声音问道：“凌侍卫，你们怎么来了这里？”有人答道：“大王听说你们找到了下毒谋害平章和公主的凶犯，想亲自审问。”正是凌云的声音。
伽罗心道：“凌云明明答应了我不再插手此事，却为何又去告诉梁王？他难道不知道他自己也难脱干系么？”正愕然间，凌云已领着几名侍卫进来，道：“施宗羽仪长，大王命我立即押凶犯回宫审问，这就请将人交给我吧。”施宗很是不快，道：“我们正向犯人询问究竟，问清楚了再交给凌侍卫不迟。”凌云道：“羽仪长是想违抗大王的命令么？”施宗冷笑道：“凌侍卫……”
一旁汪雨忽然道：“你不就是那个向我买兰花的人么？”施宗回头问道：“你说什么？”汪雨紧望着凌云，道：“他……”凌云道：“来人，将人带走。”两名王宫侍卫当即上前，将汪雨拉了过来。
羽仪一时不知道该如何应对，一齐望着施宗。施宗道：“凌侍卫如此强抢犯人，是想和我们动手么？”凌云道：“不敢。只是大王有严命，要立即审问凶犯，审问完了，自会将人交回给信苴处置。”挥挥手，命人将汪雨押了出去。施宗知道段功一再交代不得与梁王的人冲突，事情闹大了大家面子都不好看，也只好任凭凌云将人带走。
杨宝进来道：“我查过了，外面的花盆没有毒，有毒的只是屋里这些。”伽罗忙道：“屋子里的毒药都收好了，我们走吧。”正欲抢先溜出门去，却被施宗一把抓住手腕，喝问道：“那些兰花当真是你送给公主的么？”他见汪雨见到伽罗时恍若不识，刚才又听到汪雨指认凌云向他买过兰花，再联想到之前伽罗带路半天找不到苗圃，心中登时起了疑心。
伽罗见施宗口气严厉异常，心下有些着慌，道：“我……是我……”然而她一双眼睛却骗不了人。施宗道：“那些兰花其实是凌云托你转送公主的，是也不是？”伽罗道：“真的不是他，是我。”施宗松了手，命道：“快去追上凌云，将犯人夺回来。”又命杨宝道，“你将伽罗带回去关起来，等候发落。”杨宝一愣。施宗又厉声道，“你若敢私自放伽罗逃走，与她同罪。”杨宝只得躬身道：“遵令。”
一干人瞬间走得干干净净。杨宝见伽罗尚在发呆，以为她心中害怕，便安慰道：“你不用担心，施宗羽仪长不过是吓唬你，他其实不会拿你怎样。”伽罗道：“他为什么要这么做？”杨宝道：“你公然包庇凌云，施宗羽仪长下不来台，当然要……”伽罗道：“哎呀，不是，我是说凌云，他明明答应我不再管这件事，怎么又突然跑来插手？”杨宝又惊又愕然，蓦然心念一动，道：“呀，不好，凌云要杀人灭口！”伽罗道：“你说什么？”杨宝道：“先追上去再说。”
二人慌忙去追施宗一行，走不多远，便见到水坝上围了一群人，分明是羽仪与王宫侍卫，施宗正与凌云厉声争吵。凌云道：“犯人想要逃跑，我不得已才杀了他。”施宗冷笑道：“他人已经被绑住，如何能从你们这么多人手中逃掉？”
杨宝、伽罗二人挤过去一看，那汪雨匍匐在水边，后背尚在汩汩流血，已是不能动弹。伽罗呆望着尸体，心中百般复杂滋味。
施宗道：“凌云，我已知道是你买了兰花转送给公主，你抢走犯人，其实想要杀人灭口，免得他招出你来。”凌云淡淡道：“我不知道羽仪长在说些什么。他不过是个卖兰花的少年，跟我能扯得上关系么？”
施宗回头问道：“伽罗，你之前将事情揽在自己身上，我也不想再追究。现在你当面说清楚，是不是凌云托你转送兰花给公主？”伽罗望望凌云，又望望施宗，再望着汪雨尸体，一时不知道该如何是好。施宗厉声道：“伽罗，有人要谋害信苴，你还要包庇他么？”伽罗低下头去，始终不发一言。施宗大怒，道：“来人，将伽罗押回去。”杨宝叹了口气，上前牵起伽罗的手，道：“走吧。”
伽罗心中失望之极，走过凌云身边时，特意停下来，低声道：“如今，你是不是也要杀我灭口呢？”凌云目光炯炯，凝视着她，却不答话。
回来忠爱宫，段功与阿盖已经歇息，施宗便命人先将伽罗监押在一间空房中，明日一早奏知段功后再做处置。众羽仪大多喜欢伽罗，听说她公然庇护外人，不免又是惊讶又是气愤——惊讶的是兰花盆中有毒如此巧妙，伽罗竟能发现；气愤的则是凌云竟在她心目中有如此重要的位置。
次日一早，施宗有意等阿盖离开去给梁王夫妇请安后才将昨夜之事禀告段功，段功便命人带来伽罗，询问究竟。伽罗想了一夜，也不知道到底该不该指认凌云，只是不语。施秀很是不解，问道：“伽罗，你到底为何要庇护凌云？明明是他买的兰花送给公主，你为何要揽在自己身上呢？”伽罗始终不答话。还是杨智道：“如今事情闹成这样，你再庇护凌云，大家也都知道是他下的毒……”伽罗忙道：“他没有下毒，他也不知道兰花中有毒……”话一出口，才知道已经被杨智诱出了实话。
施秀道：“你如何知道凌云不知道兰花中有毒？”伽罗道：“凌云即使想害信苴，又怎会谋害公主？他早知道兰花摆在书房中，公主难免中毒最深。况且公主第一次毒发，是他最先发现。当日我想出便桶竹箍的法子治病，人人嫌脏，只有他毫不犹豫，亲手从便桶上取了竹箍下来。你们觉得他这副样子，会预先知道兰花中有毒么？”
施宗道：“若不是凌云下毒，他为何要杀汪雨灭口？”伽罗摇了摇头，道：“这我也不知道。”杨智道：“也许凌云是怕汪雨早晚供出他才是梁王宫中买兰花之人。这件事让梁王知道，即使凌云不知道兰花中被下了毒，他也难辞其咎，多半要被梁王处死。”施宗道：“那好，我们便将这件事告知梁王，让梁王自己来处置凌云。”
段功摆手道：“算了。我也相信伽罗所言，凌云事先不知道花盆中藏有毒药。”他早知道阿盖最早喜欢的人是凌云，凌云也对公主倾心爱慕，心中多少有些过意不去。又道，“伽罗多次治愈我和公主，又是她发现了花中毒药，功过相抵，这件事就这么算了，也别让大王知道。”
正说着，忽然有羽仪来禀道：“凌云在门外求见。”众人大为意外，段功便命让他进来。凌云一进来，见羽仪环伺，伽罗也在当场，料来段功正在审问她，忙上前参见，道：“兰花确实是我所买，再托伽罗转送给公主，不过我事先并不知道花盆中有毒，后来知道后，又逼着伽罗不可说出去。请段平章不要责怪伽罗，事情因我而起，我愿一力承担，要打要杀，我绝不敢有怨言。”众人这才知道凌云是来为伽罗求情，他一向冷傲，今日如此低声下气，想来确实是顾念伽罗多次救命之恩。
段功沉吟片刻，道：“凌侍卫事先并不知情，凶犯又已经伏诛，这件事就这么算了。我还要赶去行省署，凌侍卫请自便。”当即站起身来，带人走出门去，只剩了伽罗和凌云二人。
伽罗很是气恼，走到凌云面前，逼视着他。凌云道：“伽罗，我……”伽罗道：“你明明应承我不再插手此事，为何又突然跑来杀死那汪雨？若不是信苴宽宏大量，还真不知道会发生什么事。”
凌云一时沉默，半晌才道：“若是旁人误会了我，我原也不在意，但是伽罗你于我有恩，我便告诉你实话。我既然事先答应了你不再管这件事，就一定会做到。我昨夜带人去找汪雨，确实是奉了大王之命。”
伽罗道：“我才不信呢！昨晚我告诉你花盆中有毒后，立即就回来忠爱宫告诉了施宗羽仪长，随即赶去菜海子找那花匠汪雨，不过才一刻时间，大王如何能这么快知道这件事？定是你怕汪雨供出你，所以抢先去告诉大王我们抓到了下毒凶手，再故意带人来花圃抢走汪雨，半路将他杀死。”凌云道：“若果真是我要杀人灭口，何必多此一举将这件事告诉大王，我只须抢在你前头赶到花圃，提剑杀死那汪雨，如此神不知鬼不觉，岂不是更好？”
伽罗一时愣住，半信半疑地道：“当真不是你在背后捣鬼？”凌云道：“你信也好，不信也好，我要说的就只有这么多。伽罗，你几次救我性命，我的身体内还有你的救命之血，大恩大德，我绝不敢忘。”说完便昂然走了出去。
伽罗喃喃道：“不是凌云告诉的梁王，又会是谁呢？”忽听得背后有人笑道：“你是在自言自语么？”
伽罗不防背后有人，吓了一跳，回头望去，正见杨宝和高浪自屏风后走了出来，当即嗔道：“怎么是你们两个？怎么不跟信苴去行省？”杨宝不便说是杨智暗中命他二人留下来监视凌云和伽