Chapter 205: You shouldn’t listen to that kid

"General, hold it!"

The door of the inn was pushed open violently, and the captain of the Qianniu Guards ran in with excitement on his face and spoke to Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin felt happy, and the cup in his hand banged on the table.

Without saying a word, he turned around and rushed out.

The Qianniu Guard team leader behind him quickly followed, with a look of disbelief on his face.

Everyone knows that Na Lunqin is extremely cautious and would test the poison with a silver needle before eating.

How come the poison they put in the food just now was not detected by the silver needle?

The other Qianniu Guards under his command just now came to report that all the Tibetan people in the inn were lying on the ground.

What exactly happened, no one could figure out. ??

Cheng Yaojin ran towards the inn diagonally opposite with a rather excited expression.

The inn has been surrounded by Qianniu Guards. The people have no idea what is happening and are watching the scene in front of them from a distance.

"General, I found it in their room." A Qianniu Guard held a small cloth bag in his hand and handed it to Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin opened it and saw that it was full of rice seeds.

"Where are the people?" Cheng Yaojin put away the small bag and asked.

"The room upstairs." Qian Niuwei responded.

"Go up and have a look." Cheng Yaojin said, then walked upstairs.

Upstairs, Lun Qin and others were all lying on the ground, their faces a little pale, but it was still possible to see that these people were still alive.

He just passed out.

A silver needle was placed in one of the vegetable bowls.

Obviously, they had tried poison with silver needles before.

"General, we just tried it with silver needles. The needles didn't turn black, but they were clearly poisoned and unconscious."

"What's going on?" Qianniu Guards team leader asked with curiosity on his face.

"Why do you have so many questions? Do your job well."

"Take everyone back and put them in prison!" Cheng Yaojin shouted.

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At this time, his heart was also full of doubts.

Cheng Yaojin couldn't figure out what kind of method Zhao Chen used. Even a silver needle couldn't detect the poison.

…

"Aunt, why don't you go back to the palace first? Look at this..."

After having lunch at Duke Yi's Mansion, Zhao Chen and others left one after another.

Cheng Chumo and Li Ruoshuang both went to their homes.

Queen Changsun and Li Lizhi insisted on following Zhao Chen to the tavern.

He also threatened again that he would stay in the tavern tonight.

Zhao Chen didn't know the identity of Queen Changsun before, but it didn't matter to Zhao Chen.

But now, the dignified Queen does not return to the palace at night. It is somewhat bad to spread this news.

"If you don't reply, I will supervise you today to write more stories and follow-up plots." Empress Changsun shook her head with a smile on her face.

She was not supposed to supervise what Zhao Chen wrote.

I just wanted to spend more time with Zhao Chen and make up for my debt to Zhao Chen over the years.

Zhao Chen grimaced, turned around and walked ahead.

"You child, no one else can ask me to live in his house, but you are better off..." Empress Changsun said quietly.

She couldn't even figure out what was going on in Zhao Chen's head.

If other people knew that they were going to stay in their house for a day, they would definitely welcome them with lanterns and colorful decorations.

It is estimated that only Zhao Chen showed such an unwilling expression.

However, this did not affect Queen Changsun's decision.

…

"Everyone, do you all know about the so-called chili peppers that have appeared in Chang'an City in recent days?"

"I know, those people give some away for free in the East and West markets every day. I guess everyone in Chang'an City knows about it now."

"The taste of the pepper is very good, even better than the pepper we have. Moreover, I heard that the output of this pepper is very large."

"If we can get the method of growing this pepper..."

In a house in Yongchangfang, several shopkeepers were talking.

Each of these people is covered in silk and satin, and their faces are shiny. They look like very wealthy guys at first glance.

"Our boss said that this chili pepper comes from a village in Wannian County, which is where Xiangrui appeared before, and the person behind it is Wannian County Marquis Zhao Chen." An old shopkeeper said.

The owner he was talking about was the Boling Cui family.

Among the five surnames and seven hopes, apart from the two major Li families in Longxi and Zhaojun, the Bolingcui family is the strongest.

The Zheng family in Xingyang has been afraid to show their faces recently because of Zheng He's involvement. The Li family in Zhaojun no longer has any contact with them for unknown reasons.

There are only four shopkeepers here today.

Among these shopkeepers, the boss of the Bolingcui family is also the leader.

"That Zhao Chen again?" A person next to him frowned.

The other two didn't speak, but they all looked ugly.

Last time, several of them purchased grain from Zhao Chen at a price of fifteen cents per bucket.

I thought I could make a fortune, but unexpectedly the contract disappeared.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars were lost in vain, and those shopkeepers were later thrown into the river to feed the fish.

Before they were ready to take revenge on Zhao Chen, they received news that the emperor valued Zhao Chen very much.

Even yesterday, Zhao Chen was named Wannian County Marquis.

At this moment, they did not dare to do anything casually.

But the emergence of this pepper will definitely be a big deal in the future.

There were so many people in the Tang Dynasty, and some of them could afford pepper, but pepper was different.

Even if they make small profits but quick turnover, they can still make a lot of money.

\u003e "Let's not mention the previous matters for the time being. Let's think about how to take over this business from Zhao Chen today." The shopkeeper of the Boling Cui family said.

"You're right. This is a big deal. If we can't get it, we won't be able to deliver it when we get back." Fan Yanglu's shopkeeper also nodded.

"But Zhao Chen is extremely shrewd. Last time he abruptly raised the price to fifteen cents per dou, we..." The shopkeeper of Taiyuan Wang's family hesitated.

"Then let's go test it out tonight. It's better than sitting here and guessing." The shopkeeper of Cui's family in Qinghe said.

…

Li Shimin was reviewing the memorial in Ganquan Hall.

But he still felt a little worried in his heart.

Lun Qin was extremely cautious, otherwise he wouldn't have been in such a difficult situation, and would have to ask Zhao Chen in the end.

It's just that the method Zhao Chen gave him made Li Shimin feel a little unreliable.

It’s okay to pretend that the death row prisoner was Gao Yuanjing’s wife to force Lun Qin to believe that Gao Yuanjing was helping him.

But in this last step, Zhao Chen actually wanted to drug Lun Qin.

Although Lun Qin was young, he was naturally cautious when he was arranged by Lu Dongzan to serve as a permanent envoy in Chang'an City.

Even Li Shimin himself often received news that Lun Qin must test the poison with a silver needle before eating.

If Zhao Chen wants to poison him, isn't that playing into someone else's plan?

Li Shimin found it a little difficult to find the lost auspicious seed today.

"Snapped!"

Li Shimin threw the brush in his hand on the table angrily, looking worried.

"Has Duke Lu come back?" Li Shimin looked at the eunuch beside him.

"Your Majesty, no news has come yet." The eunuch said quickly, not even daring to raise his head.

"I shouldn't have listened to that boy Zhao Chen and drugged Lun Qin in the first place. I might as well have rushed in and captured him." Li Shimin muttered, with a look of regret on his face.