Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 207 Was this guy's entire family a wholesaler?

[The host has a maximum of seven years to complete the mission in the secondary plane. If the mission is not completed after seven years, it will be considered a mission failure and will be automatically teleported back to the original plane.]

"Alright, alright, I know all the rules, stop talking." Su Jiahe interrupted the system impatiently, "Why don't you tell me in advance every time you assign a mission?"

"Jiahe, are you talking to?" Wang Mang asked.

"The system has given us another mission, asking us to help Xiao Gao unify the world. I even suspect that I just triggered a keyword."

"Okay, we haven't taken on the task of unifying the world yet." Wang Mang's eyes suddenly lit up and he was eager to try.

"But now we are in the midst of the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Even if we stay, we should send Yingying back first."

"Sister, I want to be with you. Can I not go back?" Yingying grabbed the corner of Su Jiahe's clothes and said coquettishly.

"Yingying, you are too young. This is a very chaotic era. I'm afraid you'll be in danger here. Be good, just go back and wait for a few days, and we'll go back too." Su Jiahe squatted down and gently touched Yingying's head.

At this time, a eunuch walked in from outside and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it's time to serve lunch."

"Let them in." Lanling Wang waved his hand.

"Sister Su, can I finish my meal with my brother before leaving?" Yingying blinked and looked at Su Jiahe expectantly.

"Let Yingying stay for dinner first. You can also try my dishes." Lanling Wang smiled and touched Yingying's head.

"Okay, thank you, brother." Yingying immediately smiled happily, revealing two deep dimples.

After a while, a table of dishes was served one after another, but they were all home-cooked dishes, and the staple food was millet rice. It was not the royal style that Su Jiahe had imagined.

"The food in the palace is usually simple. Please forgive me for my poor hospitality." Lanling Wang said with a smile.

"No, no, it's quite good." Wang Mang said as he picked up a piece of bitter chrysanthemum with chopsticks. "Well, this dish is good. It reminds me of the taste of my childhood."

Lai Wang, the eunuch in charge of serving the dishes, picked up Lanling Wang's small bowl and poured a few spoonfuls of tofu soup into it. However, Yingying suddenly reached out and knocked the bowl from Lai Wang's hand to the ground.

"Yingying, don't be naughty!" Su Jiahe quickly bent down and wiped the soup spilled on the ground.

"It's just a child, it's okay." Lanling Wang said gently, "Miss Su, you don't have to do anything, just ask the servants to clean it up."

But then Yingying pointed at Lai Wang, who was serving the dishes, and said, "Brother, this person has poisoned the food and wants to kill you."

"Ah? I am innocent, Your Majesty, please understand." Lai Wang's face turned pale and he knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Yingying, why do you say that?" Lanling Wang was very confused.

Su Jiahe and Wang Mang knew that Yingying had some special abilities. Since she said so, the food was most likely poisoned. So they immediately put down their chopsticks and stepped forward to protect Yingying.

"Yingying is not a girl who would frame others for no reason. I think we should investigate this eunuch thoroughly." Wang Mang said to Lanling King in a firm tone.

"Your Majesty, I have followed you for so many years, how could I harm you?" Lai Wang cried and felt very aggrieved.

Upon hearing that Lanling Prince had been poisoned, the guards outside rushed in to protect him. Lanling Prince looked at Lai Wang, who was trembling like a sieve, then at Yingying, and said calmly, "Take Lai Wang away first. Don't make things too difficult for him. You should investigate this matter thoroughly immediately."

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, the guards in charge of the investigation found evidence that Laiwang had poisoned the man. “Your Majesty, this is the poison that was found in Laiwang’s room, and the owner of a pharmacy outside the palace gates admitted that a man who looked like a eunuch bought arsenic from his shop half a month ago.”

"So, Lai Wang really wants to harm me? Bring him here, I want to ask him in person."

Lai Wang was brought before Lanling King again. Seeing the witnesses and evidence, he could no longer deny it and had to admit the crime of poisoning.

"Your Majesty, I deserve to die. It was Eunuch Yin who paid a huge sum of money and ordered me to poison your Majesty's food every day. I was blinded by the money and agreed to it. I regret it so much!"

When Lanling Wang heard Lai Wang's confession, a flash of shock flashed in his eyes, followed by deep disappointment and sadness.

"I've been feeling unwell lately. Tell me the truth, did I poison the food a long time ago?"

"I dare not hide it. I have been poisoning people for more than ten days. I know I cannot escape the death penalty. I beg Your Majesty to give me the remaining poison and leave me with an intact body." Lai Wang's eyes were dull, and he knew that he had reached the end of his life.

At this time, Eunuch Yin was also brought up. Unlike Lai Wang, Eunuch Yin walked over with a leisurely pace and knelt before Lanling King with an awe-inspiring look, as if he were about to die a heroic death.

"Do you admit your guilt?" The guard beside him saw that he was really arrogant and kicked him.

"Bold Yin Gui, why did you order Lai Wang to harm me?"

"Your Majesty must be aware that I am an old servant in the palace, having served the late emperor for many years. Your Majesty imprisoned the Crown Prince even before the late emperor's body was cold. Even if I am guilty of regicide, what crime should Your Majesty be charged with?"

After listening to Yin Gui's speech, Su Jiahe was completely stunned.

"Does the Nine Clans buy this stuff wholesale?"

"Most eunuchs are desperate people, and they don't have nine generations of their clans." Wang Mang said in a low voice.

In the end, King Lanling ordered the execution of Yin Gui and Lai Wang, and also ordered the execution of all those involved in the case, either by killing them or by exiling them.

"Blind loyalty is really harmful. Gao Zhan and Gao Wei are both such bad guys, but Yin Gui still wants to avenge them." Su Jiahe shook his head and sighed.

"Xiao Gao, you're too kind. You've kept all these people who served the late emperor in the palace. You're just like Mr. Dongguo and the wolf," Wang Mang said angrily. "That Gao Wei is also ungrateful. You spared his life, yet he still tried to poison you."

"But he is my cousin after all. Am I going to repeat the mistakes of my predecessors and get stained with the blood of my relatives?"

"How about I show you some later history books? If you know what he would do if he became emperor, you won't have to worry about it."

"Forget it, I'll send someone to keep an eye on him first, and we'll talk about other things later." Lanling Wang had been suffering from chronic poisoning, and after a series of twists and turns, he was exhausted and leaned tiredly on the couch.

At this time, several imperial doctors came to the bedroom and examined Lanling King's body.

"How's my health?"

"Your Majesty's pulse is weaker than before, indicating true poisoning. Fortunately, the discovery was made in time, and no serious damage has been done. He will be fine after some recuperation."

"I understand. Go ahead." Lanling Wang waved his sleeves.

"Brother, are you feeling unwell?" Yingying stepped forward and pulled Lanling Wang's hand with heartache.

"I'm fine, Yingying, don't worry." Lanling Wang carried Yingying to the couch. "Can you tell me how you knew Lai Wang poisoned me?"