The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 126

Chapter 126: Rebellion（2）

Dai Wen looked away and said, “I apologize!” Then he raised his hand to signal the troops behind him, who rushed forward with a roar. Hundreds of soldiers surged into the temple!

He had received orders from the Prince of Shixing to kill Xie Zhen of the Chenjun Xie Clan. If possible, he was to kill the Crown Prince and even the Emperor!

He didn’t know what had happened, but the Prince of Shixing seemed to have gone mad!

But he wasn’t completely insane. Killing the Emperor was impossible, but killing that Xie Zhen wouldn’t be difficult!

After surrounding all the exits of Miaofa Temple, Dai Wen watched as Prince of Lanling’s carriage drove away, and he couldn’t help but sneer inwardly: The men of the Northern Qi Gao family were truly debauched. Even in such a situation, he still didn’t forget to indulge in pleasure with a beautiful woman in the carriage.

But this thought only lingered in his mind for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. After all the soldiers had searched the temple and found neither the Crown Prince nor Xie Zhen, Dai Wen belatedly realized he had been tricked. So he led his troops to the embassy where the Prince of Lanling was staying!

As soon as the Prince of Lanling arrived at the embassy, he carried Xiao Jinyu into a room.

“Didn’t you say everything was prepared and there shouldn’t be any accidents?”

After placing Xiao Jinyu on the couch, he leaned down and whispered in her ear.

“I didn’t expect that at the critical moment, Chen Xu, the Emperor, would have another episode. I also didn’t expect the Prince of Shixing to be so impatient, rebelling so suddenly!”

If Chen Xu had finished his sentence and captured the Prince of Shixing on the spot, none of this would have happened!

It was originally a perfect plan!

It was ruined because Chen Xu had a relapse at this time. It seems he was also angered by his son Chen Shuling!

The Prince of Lanling wanted to laugh, but he really couldn’t.

“Aren’t you quite capable? You almost made your Southern Dynasty Emperor kneel down!”

“Is that so? He’s also quite capable, he didn’t kneel in the end!”

The Prince of Lanling chuckled. Looking at Xiao Jinyu’s eyes, which were as black and white as ink jade, he couldn’t help but feel his heart stir.

He seemed to only now realize that he was still leaning over her in an extremely ambiguous posture. At such a close distance, he could even smell the faint sweet fragrance emanating from her body.

Gao Changgong’s ears felt slightly warm. He quickly stood up and said, “I guess that Dai Wen will definitely come back to find us. You change your clothes, we still have to put on a show later!”

“Okay!”

Xiao Jinyu also agreed with his guess.

She wasn’t someone who knew how to dress herself up. In her past life, she had maids to do her makeup. The original Xiao Jinyu, under her mother Xiao Luan’s request, didn’t pay much attention to her appearance.

This time, she made an exception and painted a plum blossom design on her forehead, then changed into the clothes the Prince of Lanling had given her before.

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves could be heard outside the embassy. It sounded like at least a hundred riders were galloping towards them.

It must be that Dai Wen had already figured out where she, Xie Zhen, was.

“I seem to have heard His Highness mention before that Xie Zhen was an advisor under the Prince of Lanling. He must be at the Prince of Lanling’s embassy right now. How could I… have forgotten such an important matter!”

As Dai Wen spoke, he saw the embassy ahead and reined in his horse. The nearly hundred cavalrymen behind him also stopped abruptly.

Hearing the sound, Lu Yu rushed out of the embassy. Seeing Dai Wen, he shouted unhappily, “General Dai, what is the meaning of this? Your Prince is rebelling, what are you doing here? Could it be that you want to take it out on my Prince?”

“As long as the Prince of Lanling hands over Xie Zhen, I will not make things difficult for him!”

“Xie Zhen is not at the embassy!” At this moment, the Prince of Lanling walked out and said.

“Your Highness, he is your man, you should know where he is now?”

“I don’t know. He went to Miaofa Temple today and hasn’t come back since. I would like to ask, what exactly did Xie Zhen do to trouble General Dai to bring so many people to arrest him?”

What did he do? Speaking of which, even he himself didn’t know what this Young Master Xie had done. Wasn’t he just praised at the Pure Conversation Gathering a while ago? He was hailed as a prominent scholar of the younger generation in Jiangzuo, open-minded, talented, and exceptionally eloquent!

But the Prince of Shixing’s orders had to be obeyed!

“In that case, General Dai, please search the embassy. But my beloved concubine is at the embassy, please don’t frighten her!”

Dai Wen cupped his fists and bowed, then ordered the cavalrymen to dismount and enter the embassy one after another. As soon as they reached the main hall, they saw a graceful lady in black standing in the hall. At first glance, her black hair seemed to ripple like water, and the aura she exuded was as alluring and unattainable as a snow mountain fox.

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Just her back view alone made people feel exceptionally beautiful!

At this moment, the lady slowly turned around, her bright eyes looking at the Prince of Lanling who was walking towards her. Her voice was soft and gentle, “Your Highness, who are they? How can they be so rude to barge into the embassy? They’re so fierce, I’m scared!”

Although he had seen her unparalleled beauty before, Gao Changgong couldn’t help but feel a tightness in his chest at this moment. A strong sense of shock washed over him!

He didn’t expect her to have such a delicate and charming side, even though it was just a pretense!

But it was enough to make the soldiers who had barged in stare blankly, as if their souls had flown away. Their eyes were fixed on her, and they couldn’t move their feet.

“What are you doing standing there? Why aren’t you searching?”

Dai Wen rushed in and saw the woman nestled in the Prince of Lanling’s arms, looking at him innocently like a frightened deer. He too seemed to be rooted to the spot, unable to utter a word.

“General Dai, are you still searching? If you are, do it quickly. If not, please take your soldiers and leave immediately. Don’t disturb the peace of this embassy!”

He didn’t know how long it had been, but under the Prince of Lanling’s shout, Dai Wen suddenly woke up.

“I apologize!” He cupped his fists and bowed again, then ordered the now-conscious soldiers to roughly search the embassy. They found that apart from the Prince of Lanling’s guards and this lady, there was indeed no sign of Xie Zhen.

Could it be that he really didn’t come back?

That’s right, if Xie Zhen knew they were after him, how could he come back to this embassy?

It was he himself who was muddled!

“Your Highness Prince of Lanling, I sincerely apologize for the disturbance!” Dai Wen apologized again and couldn’t help but take another look at Xiao Jinyu before leading his soldiers away with a roar.

After the cavalrymen had left, the Prince of Lanling couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. Looking at Xiao Jinyu, who was calm and composed, even more stunning than before, and thinking of her gentle and charming demeanor just now, his heart felt soft and sweet, and he couldn’t help but pull her into his arms with heartache.

“This is too risky, Xiao Jinyu. Before you do anything, do you ever consider your own safety?”

“Isn’t it… fine? I’m alright?”

“But I’ll worry. Just the thought of you being in danger makes my heart ache…”

Xiao Jinyu was a little stunned. Perhaps it had been a long time since she had felt this kind of care other than family affection.

It made her feel touched and caught off guard, and for a moment she didn’t know how to answer!

Lu Yu happened to rush in from outside. Seeing his Prince and the young lady hugging tightly, he tactfully hid to the side without saying a word.

“What are you going to do next? Can you tell me first?”

As if he suddenly remembered something, Gao Changgong let go of Xiao Jinyu and asked again.

Xiao Jinyu thought of that dream, the original owner’s memories of her past life: Chen Shuling, while attending to his ailing father Chen Xu alongside Crown Prince Chen Shubao and Prince of Changsha Chen Shujian, had sharpened a medicine knife with the intention of killing Chen Shubao and usurping the throne after Chen Xu’s death. However, his attendants misunderstood his intentions and gave him a wooden sword, so he failed to kill Chen Shubao. Empress Liu Jingyan then desperately protected her son.

Prince of Changsha Chen Shujian did capture Chen Shuling, but because he didn’t have the authority to sentence him to death, Chen Shuling managed to escape.

In the end, Chen Shuling simply raised his rebel flag, openly recruiting princes and generals for a full-blown rebellion!

Naturally, with his character, not many people would respond, but Chen Bogu was one of them, and Dai Wen was also his trusted general.

Although Chen Xu wasn’t on the verge of death yet, his illness was already showing signs. Chen Shuling would definitely think his father didn’t have long to live, and his rebellious intentions would be even stronger!

He would definitely gather troops and attack Tai City before Chen Xu could sentence him!

So the biggest problem now was to prevent him from gathering troops, or to seize his throat before he could attack Tai City, leaving him with no power to resist!

“Use a strategy of deception and sowing discord!” Xiao Jinyu replied, “He wants troops, so I’ll lend him some!”