He just didn't expect to be exposed so soon. He was still a bit reluctant to accept it.
"How on earth did you discover me? I clearly behaved without any flaws. I acted just like those commoners whose relatives had been harmed."
His face was full of confusion and panic. He thought he had done everything perfectly, but was still discovered by the people in front of him. He was really unwilling.
Shi Muyuan of course didn't miss the emotions in his eyes. She sneered and directly exposed his disguise.
"Do you think you'll be safe just by mingling with these commoners? When I first suspected you, I had someone check your background. It showed that you came here alone. Most of the commoners here accompanied their relatives. Although there are some who come alone, generally they're all infected with the plague. You're the only one who can be so lively. In conclusion, you're not sick at all."
She analyzed it so clearly that he had no reason to refute. Helplessly, he could only admit defeat.
Now he could only pin his hopes on that carrier pigeon. After he fainted, the pigeon should have flown away and delivered the letter to the king, right?
While he was lost in thought, Shi Muyuan suddenly brought a leg in front of him.
Looking at the leg that was about as long as his finger, he was completely puzzled. "Does the empress dowager think she can fool me with this? I'm definitely not the kind of person who can be bribed by small favors."
Shi Muyuan rolled her eyes and didn't take his words to heart.
"I just showed it to you. Do you think you're still qualified to eat it? Something that I myself am reluctant to eat, how could I give it to you?"
He was slapped in the face. His expression became extremely ugly.
"It's just a leg. After I get out, I can eat hundreds of them. This little thing can't impress me."
His disdainful look made Shi Muyuan find it laughable. "I guess you're waiting for that carrier pigeon, aren't you?"
Hearing this, the man was completely stunned. He thought he had hidden it well. How could this little secret be discovered?
His shocked look fell into the eyes of the people around, which only made them find it a bit laughable.
This man was just like a clown. They didn't know how someone with such low intelligence could be sent as a spy.
"Don't you notice anything when you see the leg in my hand?"
Her kind reminder almost made the man bite his tongue.
So, the leg in her hand wasn't something they made themselves, but his carrier pigeon?
After having this thought, the man glared angrily. "How dare you eat my carrier pigeon! When the person behind me comes, you'll definitely get what's coming to you."
His words piqued Shi Muyuan's interest. "Oh? I'm really looking forward to seeing how capable the person behind you is to give me what's coming to me."
The man opened his mouth, but finally swallowed back the rest of his words in time.
Fortunately, he was smart. Otherwise, he would have fallen into the trap. This empress dowager was really as hard to deal with as the rumors said.
Seeing him relax, Shi Muyuan smiled. "It seems you're not that easy to talk to. But now that you're here, do you think it's still up to you?"
Before the man could react, he was lifted up by someone.
He tried to struggle, but his hands and feet were tightly tied. His so - called struggle was just in vain.
Helplessly, he was like a helpless fish and was escorted into the prison.
Sitting in the prison, the only thing he could be glad about now was that he had sent the divine doctor in. He had also done a favor for the king. When the king's plan succeeded, he would be a great hero.
With this thought in mind, he sat down on the ground and hummed a song leisurely.
However, the next thing that happened surprised him.
Shi Muyuan changed her outfit at some point and came to the cell next to his.
Although he didn't know who was in the next cell at first, when he heard what Shi Muyuan said, he immediately knew that all his previous plans had been ruined.
"It seems you're still angry with me, divine doctor. I had no choice at that time. If I hadn't sent you to the prison, you might have been torn apart by those commoners there. Even if I could prove your innocence later, what's the use?"
"The empress dowager doesn't need to put it so grandly. Isn't it because you saw so many commoners there that you wanted to protect your own reputation first? My life is nothing compared to your reputation."
He pursed his lips tightly and closed his eyes, seemingly unwilling to talk to the people outside the cell.
As for the reason, everyone present knew it well.
They all admired the divine doctor's integrity, but this was another matter.
Xiao Xiao watched her mistress trying hard to persuade but to no avail. She stepped forward actively.
"Divine doctor, my mistress didn't come here just for you. There's another thing we hope you can do."
As Xiao Xiao said, she threw a bag of things through the railing. She might as well not have said anything.
Sure enough, San Qi got angry again. He looked down at the things that had fallen at his feet and found it laughable. "Does the empress dowager think I still have some use, so she's here now? That's right. My hands can still help you solve the plague problem. Of course, you're reluctant to let me die. If I can develop an antidote in this prison, the empress dowager will not only gain a good reputation but also the love of the commoners. It's really killing two birds with one stone."
He thought he had seen through everything. He only held a disdainful attitude towards Shi Muyuan.
Shi Muyuan shook her head helplessly and could only take out her trump card at this moment.
"I heard that the most famous tavern in the city has recently introduced a new batch of wine. No one has had the chance to taste it yet. Since the divine doctor firmly believes that I'm only after those superficial things, then forget it. I'll take this fine wine back and let other ministers drink it."
After saying that, she was about to leave with the maids behind her when suddenly she was called back by the divine doctor.
"Hey, hey, wait, wait. We can still talk things over. Young people don't need to be so impatient. What I just said was all out of anger. The empress dowager still remembers my preference. How could she really be the kind of person who just uses me?"
The man in the next cell heard this and complained, "This is simply bottom - less. He sold himself out just for some fine wine. Such a person is doomed to have no future."