The prison cells were never soundproof, so everyone heard what that man said.
The divine doctor felt a bit embarrassed, so he could only take it out on that man.
"What do you know? Only vulgar people like you won't appreciate these delicious dishes. I'm already this old. What's wrong with having a little hobby?"
That man had also smelled the aroma wafting from the next - door cell. Naturally, he thought of the taste of the pigeon soup he had smelled in front of the Empress Dowager and almost subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
"How can you be so sure that the wine is good? Why don't you let me have a taste? I've tasted countless fine wines in the world. I'm sure I can tell you something about it."
The divine doctor wasn't a fool. A man who could say such things must have ulterior motives. He quickly hugged the wine in his arms as if protecting his own child.
"I can tell the authenticity myself. No need."
After saying that, the divine doctor sipped the wine carefully and made loud sounds while doing so, making it hard for that man to pretend not to hear.
Helplessly, that man couldn't help but roar.
"It's just having a drink. Do you have to make so much noise? You're disturbing my rest. Don't you know?"
Sanqi seemed not to hear this. He still sipped the wine carefully and described the taste of the wine at the same time.
That man had no choice but to plead with Shi Muyuan. "The Empress Dowager surely didn't just want to arrest me here and leave it at that. I know a lot of things that can help the Empress Dowager. If the Empress Dowager wishes, I can provide convenience for her at any time."
Hearing this, Shi Muyuan sighed. She had already known who was locked in the next - door cell. Thinking of that man's arrogance in front of her before, she decided to give him a hard time.
So, she sighed slightly. "I only brought a little wine for the divine doctor to taste. Didn't you say before that when the people behind you came, you wouldn't let them off easily? If I really sent you the wine now, wouldn't I be paving the way for my own death?"
That man didn't expect that Shi Muyuan, the Empress Dowager, would use his previous words to refute him.
He gritted his teeth. The smell of the wine from the next - door cell kept coming over, and the divine doctor seemed to be encouraging something as he never stopped praising the wine.
Helplessly, he could only blush and speak.
"I'm willing to tell the Empress Dowager everything, as long as the Empress Dowager can give me some wine to drink."
He really couldn't bear it anymore. His biggest weakness was that he could never resist fine wines and delicious dishes.
Where he couldn't see, a smile appeared on Shi Muyuan's face. She waved to the people beside her, and immediately someone took that man to the divine doctor's cell.
When he saw the pot of wine, he didn't even think and was about to pounce on it, but was stopped at the critical moment.
He tried to push away Xiao Xiao's hand, but it was all in vain.
"Haven't I already agreed to you? Why don't you let me drink the wine? Are you afraid that I won't keep my promise? Don't worry. I value my promises the most and will never go back on my word."
Shi Muyuan didn't believe his words. After all, he used to be on the enemy's side. If he could be so easily used by her now, it proved that this man was definitely not someone to be easily trusted, although she had discovered his love for wine.
"Some things are not easy to talk about. Well, let's settle things one by one. As long as you can tell me an important piece of information, I'll let you have a drink. How about it?"
As she spoke, she kept shaking the wine cup in her hand.
That man's eyes changed with her shaking movements, and unconsciously, he agreed to her request. Finally, he told her everything he knew.
"That's how it is. The King of the Western Regions sent me here to cause trouble during the plague. As long as the plague drags on, he will surely be able to break through the Liang Dynasty."
Shi Muyuan's face darkened, and even the divine doctor, who had just been so obsessed with the fine wine, changed his expression.
"So it was you who framed me this time?"
That man, Qi Liang, quickly shook his head. "I don't even know how this happened. But I did incite the common people to cause trouble in this matter."
Seeing his admission, Shi Muyuan almost believed what he said.
In that case, since the King of the Western Regions hadn't received any news recently, he should come soon.
Just as she thought of this, a guard stumbled in from outside.
"Empress Dowager, it's bad. The King of the Western Regions has arrived in Changjing City."
These words made Shi Muyuan turn around. She didn't expect the man to come so soon. She hadn't even had her people prepare.
But this was enough to prove that the King of the Western Regions must be impatient.
Shi Muyuan took a deep breath, had the delicious food and wine placed in the two cells respectively, and then put Qi Liang back into his own cell.
She wouldn't feel at ease locking such a person with the divine doctor. Who knew what kind of trouble might arise.
After all this, the divine doctor almost trusted Shi Muyuan again. Their eyes met in the air, and they quickly understood each other's meaning.
When the Empress Dowager returned to the palace, Ji Heng was sitting in the main hall with a wrinkled little face.
"I told you to invite the man in, but you're so useless. It seems that it's useless to keep you. You might as well resign and go back to your hometown earlier."
"Your Majesty, we are incompetent, but it's not entirely our fault. That King of the Western Regions made up his mind not to come in from the beginning. He must be secretly plotting something. He's still shouting at the palace gate. Later, he will attract the attention of the common people. Maybe his schemes are hidden here."
Now, even a fool could tell that the King of the Western Regions had no good intentions. If they took the bait at this time, they would surely be bitten back.
When the little emperor saw his mother return, he seemed to have found his backbone. Just as he was about to repeat what had just happened, he saw his mother wave to him.
"Your Majesty, come on. Let's go and see what tricks that King of the Western Regions is up to, making Changjing City in such a mess."
These words immediately drew objections from a group of ministers.
"No! Empress Dowager, you mustn't! The Emperor is still so young. If you take him to meet the King of the Western Regions so easily, it may cause trouble. And that King of the Western Regions didn't come with good intentions this time."
"Humph, you important court officials should go out and have a look. The enemy has already reached our doorstep, but you're still cowering here. If you don't go out, aren't you going to disgrace the ancestors of the Liang Dynasty?"
Everyone knew that what she said was right, but sending the little emperor out at this moment was like sending a lamb into the tiger's mouth.