The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 105

Chapter 105: Leading Troops to Surround the Embassy at Night

Lu Yu almost choked on his own saliva!

At this time, A’yuan’s extremely curious voice came: “What kind of person can grow three legs?”

Oh my! Really, there’s a child here!

Yuan Rujing quickly covered A’yuan’s mouth and retreated to the side to hide.

Fenghuang’s face turned even redder: You all made me say it, if I didn’t say it like that, what else could I say?

The entire hall suddenly fell silent, and everyone’s expressions were indescribable.

Only Lu Yu was covering his mouth, laughing so hard he was bent over, but he didn’t dare to make a sound.

“Qing Gege, what should we do? That beast, Prince of Shixing, will he bring troops to search our residence?”

As soon as Fenghuang finished speaking, a series of clanging and chaotic footsteps came from outside the embassy. It sounded like hundreds of soldiers had surrounded the embassy.

Could it be that the Prince of Shixing has sent troops?

Everyone’s expressions changed, but Prince of Lanling remained calm and said reassuringly:

“It’s alright, everyone stay here and don’t move, I’ll go out and have a look!”

After saying that, he glanced at Xiao Jinyu, giving her a reassuring look, and then strode out of the embassy.

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, and then quickly followed.

“Fenghuang, send a message to Ling Ye, tell him to take everyone in the courtyard and hide!”

“Yes!”

Fenghuang knew what Xiao Jinyu meant by “send a message.” Xiao Jinyu had taught him how to use bamboo tubes and fireworks to transmit information, and this had almost become a tacit understanding between them.

Fenghuang always carried these important things with him.

After quietly leaving through the back door of the embassy, Fenghuang found a hidden open space and launched a brilliant firework into the air.

“Uncle Xian, don’t worry, Ling Ye will protect them!”

Seeing Xiao Xian’s worry, Xiao Jinyu comforted him.

At the same time, Prince of Lanling walked out of the embassy and saw a middle-aged military officer in a green robe leading a group of soldiers lined up neatly in front of the embassy gate.

But before he could speak, a man’s voice shouted from the darkness: “General, are you not putting our Prince of Lanling of Qi in your eyes? Bringing troops to surround the embassy at night, do you want to become an enemy of our Qi and provoke a war between the two countries?”

The person had not arrived yet, but his voice had, and his question was full of imposing manner.

It was Li Mi and Cui Heng who arrived with the voice.

The general’s face darkened, and he immediately clasped his fists at Prince of Lanling and said: “Apologies, Prince of Lanling, we have no such intention. We brought troops here to capture the assassin who attempted to assassinate the Prince at the Prince of Shixing’s residence. I saw the assassin escape into the embassy, that’s why we brought troops here. Please forgive us, Your Highness!”

“Oh, your Prince is really good at playing the victim. Today, the people in Jiankang City are all talking about how the Prince of Shixing, in order to abduct the Divine Physician Lady by the Qinhuai River, cruelly beat an eight or nine-year-old child until he was on the verge of death. The Divine Physician Lady, in order to save the boy’s life, followed your Prince into the Prince of Shixing’s residence. It’s clear that the young lady and the boy are the victims. How come now your Prince has become the victim?”

The general was not good with words, and facing the eloquent Li Mi, he couldn’t utter a single word. He could only turn to Prince of Lanling and plead:

“I hope Your Highness, Prince of Lanling, will make things convenient for us. As long as we find the assassin, we will take him away immediately and will not disturb Your Highness’s rest!”

“You’ve already brought troops to search the embassy, and you still call it not disturbing? This is already disrespectful to Prince of Lanling. What if you don’t find the assassin?”

The general was so anxious that his face turned red, and he suddenly shouted: “I guarantee with my head that the assassin is in the embassy right now! I saw it with my own eyes!”

“Tan Qi, you are only an eighth-rank Military Cavalry Attendant, do you really want to lose your head for your Prince? Someone has already submitted a letter about this matter to the Box for Accusations, and it will reach the Emperor soon. The truth of the matter will be judged by the Emperor. You might as well go back and report to your Prince how to deal with the Emperor’s anger instead of catching the assassin here.”

This Box for Accusations was set up by Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, during his reign as one of the boxes for collecting public opinions and grievances, specifically for ordinary people to seek justice. Now, Chen Xu still retains this way for the people to appeal for justice or offer advice, although it is just a formality for the emperor to show his wisdom.

After hesitating for a moment, the general named Tan Qi finally clasped his fists at Prince of Lanling and said: “I apologize for disturbing Your Highness, Prince of Lanling. I was wrong. I will withdraw my troops and leave now!”

“Let’s go! Go to where that young lady lives and wait for the rabbit!”

The troops rushed towards the Qianhe River, and Li Mi and Cui Heng’s faces sank again.

After the troops left, the two quickly went forward to pay their respects to Prince of Lanling.

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“I heard that Your Highness brought that young lady into the embassy. Is she alright?” Li Mi asked first.

“She’s fine.” Prince of Lanling replied, “Thank you both for your help just now!”

Prince of Lanling was not a man of words, so Li Mi’s eloquent arguments saved him from a verbal battle.

“It was nothing, Your Highness. Can you let us enter the embassy and meet her?” Cui Heng requested at this time.

Prince of Lanling didn’t hesitate and raised his hand: “Please!”

The three of them went to the hall, and when Li Mi saw Xiao Jinyu, who was still elegant and noble in a black robe, he was once again shocked and opened his mouth wide. Cui Heng was the same, and neither of them spoke for a long time.

After a long while, Li Mi finally said: “You are truly not like someone from this mortal world, young lady. It’s better to disguise yourself in the future, that would make you look more ordinary. Otherwise, if I, Li Mi, look at you a few more times, I’m afraid I’ll be doomed!”

“Why would you be doomed?”

The curious A’yuan ran out and asked Li Mi with wide eyes.

“Sister looks so good like this, A’yuan likes to look at her!”

“Little sister, you don’t understand. If I look at you a few more times, I will definitely fall in love with you. If I become lovesick, wouldn’t I be doomed?”

“Oh, I still don’t understand! What is lovesickness?”

Yuan Rujing blushed and pulled her daughter into her arms again.

Li Mi realized something and said embarrassedly: “Sorry, I misspoke, I misspoke…”

Then he turned to Xiao Jinyu: “Young lady, you are truly kind-hearted. Just for a commoner, you are willing to follow the Prince of Shixing into his residence and put yourself at risk?”

“No one is born lowly and unworthy of living, or not worth saving…”

At this time, Xiao Jinyu said something, and everyone fell silent.

Prince of Lanling looked at her thoughtfully for a long time.

Li Mi was silent for a moment before sighing: “You are truly insightful, young lady, a person of great wisdom. I, Li Mi, am ashamed!”

“No, what Li Langjun said is not wrong either. We just look at things from different perspectives. I know Li Langjun is concerned about me… but I don’t save everyone.”

The people she wouldn’t save were naturally those who were wicked and unforgivable, like the Prince of Shixing, Chen Shuling.

Li Mi laughed heartily: “I understand.” His gaze turned to Yuan Rujing. If he hadn’t heard wrong just now, this woman seemed to be murmuring: “No, it’s not just that commoner, there’s also us…”

“Aunt Rujing, if that family doesn’t accept you, then leave!” Xiao Jinyu suddenly turned to Yuan Rujing and said.

Yuan Rujing suddenly looked up, with an unspeakable hidden pain in her expression.

“A’yu, today’s matter, it’s me, Aunt Rujing, who has implicated you. But my husband, he treats me with respect, not too bad. I just didn’t expect that he would actually collude with the Prince of Shixing. Today he said he would take me and A’yuan to the temple to pray, but who knew that when we arrived at the temple, someone would take me and A’yuan…

If I hadn’t heard what the Prince of Shixing said today, I really wouldn’t have believed that he would actually…”

Speaking of this, her expression became a little sad and mournful, and she shook her head and sighed,

“But then again, the love between husband and wife in this world, to be able to treat each other with respect for a lifetime is already very good,

A’yu, I… I still don’t want to leave that family… Maybe… Maybe he has his reasons?”

Hearing these words, Lu Yu widened his eyes and said angrily: “He’s going to sell you and your daughter, and you still think he has his reasons? No matter how many reasons he has, he can’t sell his wife and daughter!”

“But in Jiankang City, how many families, even the children of officials, were coerced by the Prince of Shixing and had to send their wives and daughters to him? Many of them were unwilling, but they couldn’t protect themselves under his power!”

“So, Aunt Rujing, what is your real concern?”