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The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician – Chapter 76

Chapter 76

Chapter 76: Using the Zhou [Dynasty] to Achieve One’s Goals

“Little Lady, look at how strong and burly I am. One of me can handle seven or eight [men]. I can carry, fight, and fetch water. Please keep me!”

“Yeah! Look at me. I’ve also practiced martial arts before. Ordinary people are no match for me. I can definitely protect you and all the Young Masters and Young Ladies.”

Seeing the two men with fat heads, big ears, and narrowed eyes looking at Xiao Jinyu lewdly, Fenghuang, without saying a word, threw two punches!

“Qing Gege, I think we should forget it. None of these people are normal. They’re all lecherous and incompetent fools, and some even have ill intentions towards Qing Gege!”

Xiao Jinyu smiled and didn’t comment.

As long as the news of recruiting guards was spread, some of the scattered personal troops would surely come upon hearing it, right?

They shouldn’t have forgotten the special mark representing the Xie Clan’s emblem.

As they were pondering, they suddenly heard a commotion in the distance, as if people were fighting. Xiao Jinyu, upon hearing the sound, walked towards the direction it came from and saw, in the middle of a crowd, the two strong men who had just come to apply were punching and kicking a thin young man. However, the young man being beaten didn’t fight back at all. His already tattered clothes were kicked until they were covered in wounds and completely torn.

“Stop it!”

At Xiao Jinyu’s signal, Fenghuang shouted fiercely, walked over, and casually dislocated the two men’s arms, throwing them to the ground.

“Who told you to bully good citizens here? Get lost!”

The two strong men groaned a few times, then ran away holding their injured arms.

Xiao Jinyu then saw that the man on the ground was protecting a piece of paper in his arms, and the special mark on that paper happened to catch her eye.

“Are you—”

The man raised his head, looked at her, and assumed a defensive posture, ready to attack.

This appearance was very similar to the former Chase Wind. Chase Wind was also one of the personal troops she had trained. Unlike Ling Ye, who was skilled in swordsmanship, Chase Wind excelled in tracking and was extremely agile. Although his martial arts skills were not as good as Ling Ye’s, he was more than capable as a loyal guard protecting his master.

In her past life, on the way to escape from Jiankang with her clan members, Chase Wind was separated from them while blocking enemy soldiers.

“Are you here to apply for the guard position?” Xiao Jinyu asked, then added with a smile, “This notice in your hand was posted by me!”

Hearing this, the man immediately relaxed and looked at Xiao Jinyu with curiosity and confusion.

“If you’re willing, come and be my guard.” After saying that, Xiao Jinyu asked, “What’s your name?”

The man pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then replied, “Chase Wind!”

Xiao Jinyu’s expression suddenly froze, and she looked thoughtfully at the young man for a long time: If she calculated based on the twenty years since her rebirth, the current Chase Wind should be forty years old, but the man in front of her was at most twenty years old. Could this be Chase Wind’s son?

……

In the Prince of Shixing’s Residence, seeing the two strong men with bruised noses and swollen faces, and seemingly dislocated arms, Chen Shuling’s face naturally looked very unpleasant.

“You’re saying she didn’t want you because you were fat?” he asked.

“Y-yes!” the two strong men replied tremblingly.

“Then what kind of people does she like?”

“Thin ones. We saw her pick up a very thin beggar and said she wanted him to be her guard!”

“Heh—”

Chen Shuling gave a dry laugh, suddenly flipped the table, and shouted fiercely, “Then you go and lose weight until you’re as thin as that beggar! Someone, drag them down and make them lose weight! Within an hour, I want them to be as thin as dried corpses in a tomb!”

The two strong men immediately felt their legs go weak and knelt down. Before they could beg for mercy, they were dragged away by two sword-wielding guards.

“It’s really infuriating. They can’t even handle a fifteen-year-old little sister-in-law.”

Chen Shuling paced back and forth in the residence for a few steps, then suddenly looked at Chen Bogu and said, “It seems that neither your best nor middle plan can be implemented. I can’t invite her, and I can’t plant my people in. That leaves only the last resort: snatching her!”

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“Your Highness, unless absolutely necessary, I think we should avoid this last resort!” Chen Bogu immediately stopped him. “Last time with the Xiao Yun incident, Minister Xu reported it to His Majesty. Regular Attendant Xiao and our aunt, Princess Yunyin, have already been impeached by the censors. Now Xiao Jian has been dismissed from office and is reflecting at home, and our aunt has been ordered not to leave the Xiao Residence for a month. If we really go and snatch that little lady, I’m afraid someone will accuse Your Highness of forcibly abducting a civilian girl!”

“Who would accuse me? Are you talking about Xiao Xian?”

Chen Shuling was still dismissive. “If he dares to accuse me, can’t I just kill him?”

“But Xiao Xian is still a member of the Lanling Xiao Clan, and his fame is widespread. He’s already the youngest renowned scholar in our Chen Dynasty. If we kill him, I’m afraid it will cause dissatisfaction among scholars all over the world. Moreover, our aunt has sent people to assassinate him before, and they didn’t succeed.”

“Then what do you suggest we do?”

Chen Bogu then said, “Your Highness, isn’t the Zhou envoy also about to arrive in Jiankang? I heard that Yuwen Hu’s third son, Yuwen Hui, is also very fond of women. Why don’t we use him to help Your Highness achieve this?”

Chen Shuling’s interest immediately piqued.

“How can we use him?” he asked.

“As long as Your Highness presents a portrait of that little lady to the Zhou envoy, or even paint her even more beautiful, like her father, I guarantee that Yuwen Hui will definitely take action. Once that little lady falls into Yuwen Hui’s hands, Your Highness can then stage a heroic rescue. Wouldn’t that win the little lady’s heart even more? However, Your Highness, don’t forget that you ultimately want to give her to Prince of Lanling, Gao Changgong.”

“As long as I get the person, what do I need her heart for?”

Chen Shuling was displeased, then sighed again. “However, this idea is not bad. Speaking of this Yuwen Hui, I really hate him. Back when I accompanied my father and brother as hostages in the Zhou [Dynasty], we were often bullied by those beasts of the Yuwen family, and this Yuwen Hui was one of them. It wouldn’t be bad to take this opportunity to humiliate the Zhou envoy!”

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Two days later, the Northern Zhou envoy arrived in Jiankang. Unlike the quiet arrival of the Northern Qi envoy, the arrival of the Northern Zhou envoy was particularly grand. The long procession entered from Qingxi Gate, stretching endlessly. At the head of the procession, riding a fine horse, was a tall and sturdy man with a stern expression and sharp, chiseled features. It was obvious that this person was the leader of the envoy.

Behind this man were three young masters dressed in luxurious clothes, exuding the noble air of aristocratic families. These three young masters were different. Two of them were enthusiastically waving to the surrounding group of young ladies, causing screams and cheers from the women on the street.

“I didn’t expect that the envoy sent by the Zhou [Dynasty] this time would actually be Yuwen Hu’s heir, Yuwen Xun. Besides him, there’s also Duke Wei, Yuwen Zhi, Yuwen Hu’s third son, Yuwen Hui, and Dugu Xin’s son, Dugu Shan.”

In the crowded street, Ling Ye looked at the envoys and reported to Xiao Jinyu in a low voice.

“What are their personalities like?” Xiao Jinyu asked.

“Because Yuwen Hu holds absolute power and controls the Zhou court, his six sons are mostly cruel, greedy, and mismanage the country, harming the people. The current Zhou emperor, Yuwen Yong, doesn’t care about state affairs, so he ignores what Yuwen Hu’s sons do. However, among the six sons, this heir, Yuwen Xun, is slightly more peaceful in personality, but his talent is the most mediocre. The third son, Yuwen Hui, is studious and intelligent, and is highly valued by Yuwen Hu.”

Xiao Jinyu nodded.

Ling Ye continued, “And this Duke Wei, Yuwen Zhi, is the half-brother of the Zhou emperor, Yuwen Yong, but he is very good at scheming and, in order to curry favor with Yuwen Hu, is willing to follow him.”

“Dugu Shan is the second son of Northern Zhou’s Grand General Who Supports the State, Dugu Xin. Due to his father’s merits, he was granted the position of General of Agile Cavalry. This person’s personality is somewhat difficult to understand. However, Dugu Xin also has an eldest son, Dugu Luo, who is still held hostage in Northern Qi. Dugu Xin doesn’t seem to have any intention of bringing his eldest son back to Chang’an in the Zhou [Dynasty].”

“Is Dugu Xin on good terms with Yuwen Tai?” Xiao Jinyu suddenly asked.

Ling Ye nodded. “Yes. Dugu Xin once entered Guanzhong and met his old friend, Yuwen Tai, who was already leading He Bayue’s army. From then on, he swore allegiance to Yuwen Tai, abandoning his wife and children to rush to Chang’an. Now he has remarried in Chang’an and has seven sons and three daughters, so that abandoned son, Dugu Luo, in Yecheng, Northern Qi, doesn’t really matter.”

Xiao Jinyu smiled and shook her head.

“Dugu Xin values brotherhood and must be dissatisfied with Yuwen Hu, who is not Yuwen Tai’s son, poisoning the emperor and seizing power. It seems that the Dugu family and Yuwen Hu must be on opposing sides. And for the Zhou [Dynasty] to send these four envoys to Chen, they must have come prepared.”

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(🇨🇳)The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician

🇨🇳)The Splendid Brocade of the Painting Physician

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The setting sun slants across the entrance to Wu Yi Alley. A divine stroke of the brush captures winter and spring. A single brush, painting all of nature's creatures, capturing the myriad forms of human life, yet no one can fathom the meaning behind the artist's strokes or the strategies hidden within their heart. Xie Yuqing of the past life, Xiao Jinyu of the present. Having experienced betrayal, the extermination of her clan, and a life of displacement, the reborn Xie Yuqing decides to live a different life. In this chaotic world, outwardly prosperous yet inwardly decaying, she is determined to forge a magnificent prosperity that no one in this world dares to seek.

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