"I've been thinking about this these days. Although she was the one who poisoned Old Man Zhang, she wouldn't dare to do something as beheading as murdering a saint." Li Mumu said, "Madam is right." Gu Shangqing pulled Li Mumu onto the bed, "Zhang Yingzi really didn't know that the medicine was used to poison the saint."

  "After Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi moved to Chong'an, they found a teacher for her to teach her reading and etiquette." Gu Shangqing explained the matter, "But Old Man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi didn't know that the self-recommended Mr. Yu was a Turkic, and Zhaoxia was a nail planted by the Turks in the palace."

  The Turks sent the third princess into the palace on the occasion of peace talks so that she could exchange information about the palace with Zhaoxia.

  Taking advantage of the fact that Turkic was still in the capital and the third princess of Turkic had not yet been restricted in her personal freedom, she took the information given to her by Zhaoxia out of the palace and told it to the second prince.

  "Because Zhao Xia has always been inconspicuous in the palace and deliberately reduced her presence in the palace, no one has noticed her interaction with the third princess."

  "As for Zhang Yingzi, she just got a promise from Mr. Yu." Gu Shangqing said, "Mr. Yu promised that as long as she poisoned Old Man Zhang and came to the capital under the pretext of treating Old Man Zhang, someone would come to her for the poison. At that time, as long as she handed over the poison, the other party would give her the antidote."

  "This is consistent with what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said before." Li Mumu said.

  This is how Zhang Yingzi's antidote came about.

  Li Mumu's shoulders and neck felt a little sore, so she turned her neck.

  Seeing this, Gu Shangqing asked, "Madam, are you tired recently?"

  Li Mumu thought to herself, everything was going fine, why did the topic suddenly change to this?

  "Not bad." Li Mumu said.

  "I haven't been home for quite some time. I used to give you a shoulder massage." Gu Shangqing said, "It's a rare occasion that I'm back tonight. How about I give you a massage while we talk?"

  Gu Shangqing practiced martial arts every day, and it was good for him to relax his muscles and bones.

  Li Mumu, on the other hand, is busy all day, and has to write at a desk, so her shoulders and back are always sore.

  Li Mumu thought it was a normal thing, but what Gu Shangqing said seemed to have a hidden meaning.

  Could it be that Gu Shangqing had not returned for many days, making her feel anxious?   However, before, whenever Gu Shangqing came back, he would massage her shoulders and neck every few days.

  After all, you can't press this button every day.

  So Li Mumu simply sat with her back to Gu Shangqing, "Then could you please massage me while I talk to you?"

  "It's an honor for your husband." Gu Shangqing pressed Li Mumu's shoulders and told Li Mumu how Mr. Yu persuaded Zhang Yingzi to poison Old Man Zhang, and the benefits Zhang Yingzi would get after the incident.

  "She actually believed the benefits promised to her." Li Mumu shook her head in disbelief. "She poisoned Old Man Zhang before she even saw any benefits."

  It's really stupid.

  "Indeed, but she doesn't have the guts to murder a saint." Gu Shangqing said, "But she was willing to poison Old Man Zhang for this, which shows how vicious she was."  

  "Yes, Old Man Zhang is old. At this age, even if he takes good care of himself every day, it is still not enough, so how dare he get poisoned?" Li Mumu sighed, "After being poisoned, his vitality was greatly damaged. Now it seems that he has recovered well, but it looks worse than before. I am afraid that he will have a root cause of illness from now on, which will affect his future."

  "Yes." Gu Shangqing said, "Although Zhang Yingzi told everything she knew, she was afraid that she might hide something, so she had to be tortured."

  "In the end, it was confirmed that she told everything she knew, and she had no intention of murdering the saint." Gu Shangqing said, "Although she had no such intention, she was also used by others, but she was involved in it after all. In addition, she poisoned her own father, so she can escape the death penalty, but she cannot escape the punishment of life. According to the Daxi law, she must be beaten 50 times, tattooed on the face, and then exiled."

  Li Mumu sighed.

  Originally, Zhang Yingzi and Old Man Zhang's lives had improved, and they were considered a wealthy family in Chong'an, and they could live their lives comfortably.

  Who knew it would turn out like this.

  "What should we say to old man Zhang?" Li Mumu asked.

  "I'm worried about this too." Gu Shangqing frowned and finished giving Li Mumu a massage.

  Li Mumu turned to face Gu Shangqing and heard Gu Shangqing say, "Old man Zhang has finally recovered. If I tell him that his health is due to Zhang Yingzi's poisoning, I'm worried that he won't be able to hold on."

  "But how do you explain why Zhang Yingzi can't come back and is even exiled?" Li Mumu said, "I'm afraid Zhang Yingzi will never come back in her lifetime. We can't let Old Man Zhang not even see his daughter for the last time."

  Although Li Mumu doesn't like Zhang Yingzi, she likes the honest and loyal old man Zhang.

  Old man Zhang and Zhang Yingzi depended on each other for survival, but from then on Old man Zhang was left alone. How pitiful.

  "If that's the case, then we can just say that Zhang Yingzi made a mistake in the palace and was involved in the murder of the saint, without mentioning that Zhang Yingzi poisoned Old Man Zhang. Is that okay?" Gu Shangqing said.

  "Zhang Yingzi will never come back this time. Do you think that given how much Old Man Zhang loves Zhang Yingzi, can he enjoy himself in Chong'an and ignore Zhang Yingzi, and watch Zhang Yingzi suffer in exile?" Li Mumu said.

  Li Mumu was right. "I'm afraid that Old Man Zhang will have to follow along all the way. If any soldiers dare to bully Zhang Yingzi on the road, Old Man Zhang will fight to the death."

  "That's right." Li Mumu sighed, "If that's the case, what if... someone else tells Zhang Yingzi something. For example, if you succeed, I can let you return to Chong'an and continue to live your good life. But the price is still to hurt Old Man Zhang. Do you think Zhang Yingzi will do it?"

  Gu Shangqing was speechless when asked by Li Mumu. After a long while, he said, "Zhang Yingzi should be able to do it."

  "Based on current observations, Zhang Yingzi has been spoiled by Old Man Zhang so selfishly that she is willing to sacrifice Old Man Zhang to achieve her goal." Gu Shangqing frowned and said, "Although it was Mr. Yu who said he would give Zhang Yingzi the antidote. But before she went to the capital, she didn't even know who to contact, let alone whether what Mr. Yu said was true or false, but Zhang Yingzi dared to poison Old Man Zhang first."

  "It's clear that they have made up their minds to sacrifice Old Man Zhang." Li Mumu said, "If they are deceived and there is no antidote, then Zhang Yingzi will stay in the capital. She has lost her father, and our family can't just ignore her, right?"

  "So, if Old Man Zhang follows, whether it's poisoning or some other method, if Old Man Zhang is sacrificed again, I'm worried that Zhang Yingzi will still do the same." Gu Shangqing frowned and said, "In that case, we still have to tell Old Man Zhang the truth so that he can be on guard."

  "As for what choice Mr. Zhang makes, we cannot interfere, but we cannot do nothing when we know that he may be in danger," said Gu Shangqing.