Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 12 Second Personality
Su Qing was stunned for a long time before he hummed and nodded, then he walked out of the Wisteria Courtyard where Murong Huan was in a daze.

It looked like he was truly healed, right? Remembering how, after his second brother's unfortunate death, this child seemed like a completely different person. Not only did he set fire to the funeral hall, but he also seemed to be hostile to everyone in the Su family, disliking getting close to anyone. He even accidentally injured Mrs. Qiu with a pair of scissors. Fortunately, Mrs. Qiu was magnanimous and didn't make a fuss about a seven-year-old child.

Later, the family discussed sending the child to the farm, and the father no longer objected.

……

After Su Qing left, Ah Shu brought the fried Hu pancakes to Murong Huan and asked curiously, "Ah Huan, why did you say that getting too close to the Qiu and Zhou families would bring disaster?"

Murong Huan closed her eyes and didn't speak for a long time. Just when Ah Shu thought she wouldn't answer, she suddenly opened her eyes again, and with a slight curve of her lips, she said, "Because... I will let them die!"

"Oh!"

Ah Shu responded out of habit, but suddenly felt something was wrong, so she looked at Murong Huan again. Then she quickly changed her posture and knelt in front of Murong Huan.

"Are you... Her Royal Highness?"

"What orders does Her Royal Highness have?"

The title of "Her Royal Highness the Princess" was requested by "her" when Ah Shu first discovered that there was another her inside Ah Huan's body.

Unlike Murong Huan who likes to wear white clothes, this self-proclaimed princess only likes to wear black clothes, and she has to use the best quality fabrics. Moreover, she is arrogant, sharp-tongued, picky, violent and very narcissistic.

"She" is not as easy to talk to as Murong Huan, and she has an aura of superiority over others.

So when facing her, Ah Shu could only show enough loyalty and respect.

Li Linghuan, having regained consciousness, hummed, picked up the Hu pancake in front of him, took a bite, and frowned, saying, "It's awful! It's been so long, and the food is still so awful."

"Your Highness, Ashu has worked very hard to improve her cooking skills." Ashu said aggrievedly.

Unexpectedly, the girl did not blame her this time.

"Forget it, I'll just have to eat!" After saying that, she stood up and glanced down at her clothes. "What am I wearing? It doesn't show my noble temperament at all. Where are my clothes?"

"Yes, yes!"

Ah Shu quickly took out the black robe with gold patterns that she had spent several taels of silver to ask the Taoist priest to make for her from the box and put it on her.

"Now take me out for a walk!"

"So late? Going out for a walk?"

"After finally getting out of that remote and poor place that restricted my freedom, I naturally need to get familiar with the environment here."

Ah Shu didn't want to go out, so Li Linghuan glared at her. Ah Shu quickly became obedient and replied tremblingly, "Yes, I will follow the princess's orders!"

She didn't know why her daughter had such a strange disease, so narcissistic that she called herself "Her Royal Highness"! However, as long as she was not allowed to shout in public, it would be fine as much as she shouted in private.

Thinking of this, her mood suddenly became clear, and she soon changed with the girl's transformation, entering into another identity and role.

Be a perfect servant to Her Royal Highness the Princess!

……

As the sky gradually darkened, it was just the hour of You. Many people in the Su family had already fallen asleep. The house, which was about four yards deep, had become very quiet. Towering ancient trees, pavilions and small courtyards could be seen everywhere.

After walking out of the Chuihua Gate, Li Linghuan walked along a green path towards the pavilion in front. He glanced at the Su family's waiting hall again. He thought that the tablet of Duke Xing, Su Dingfang, must be enshrined there, right?

Thinking of this, Li Linghuan sighed in his heart.

Without Su Dingfang, the Su family eventually declined, and the current head of the Su family, Su Qing, could only hold the ninth-rank position of Shangnian Fengyu.

What if the Second Master of the Su family was still alive?

Li Linghuan thought of Murong Huan's father, Su Minghe, the only tribute student from a military family who was admitted to the Imperial College and became a doctor. Later, he seemed to have followed the famous doctor Yang Shangshan into the palace to treat Emperor Gaozong. Unfortunately, although he cured Emperor Gaozong's blindness by bloodletting, Emperor Gaozong's headache recurred. He died shortly after the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai in the second year of Yongchun. After that, Wu took the position of empress dowager and listened to the government affairs. She gradually began to exclude dissidents, monopolized power, and replaced the long rule of the core regime of the Li Tang royal family with the power that belonged to her Wu Zhou. Only when the time was fully ripe did she officially ascend the throne and change the country's name to Wu Zhou.

The second year of Tianshou was the second year after she ascended the throne. Before this year, three princes died in the power struggle led by Wu Zetian: Prince of Yan Li Zhong, Emperor Xiaojing Li Hong, and Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian.

Two other princes were even deposed after becoming emperors: Prince Ying Li Xian and Prince Xiang Li Dan.

Now Li Xian has been demoted to Prince of Luling and placed under house arrest in Fangzhou. He and his wife Wei live a hard life of fear and anxiety. Every time the empress sends an envoy to visit them, it is a crushing blow to their fragile hearts.

If it weren't for Wei's consolation in his previous life and her constant protection of Li Xian, this cowardly deposed emperor would have hanged himself before anyone else could take action.

After all, Prince Zhanghuai Li Xian hanged himself from the beam of the house because of the visit of the cruel official Qiu Shenji. His shrill laughter before his death was a warning to the Li Tang clan members.

After walking around the Su family mansion, Li Linghuan pointed to the courtyards in the east and west directions and asked, "Who lives in those two places?" "No, I don't know. We just arrived at the Su family and are not familiar with everything here yet."

"You have three days to figure out everyone here and their relationships."

"what?"

"Do you think it's easy to survive in a wealthy family? If you don't understand who they are, you won't even know how you died."

Ah Shu said "oh" and then heard Li Linghuan say, "Also, let Murong Huan go to the Imperial College to study."

"What? You want my girl... to go to the Imperial College? Does the Imperial College accept female disciples?"

Li Linghuan glared at Ah Shu with great displeasure.

"Shangguan Wan'er established the Xiuwen Academy and is in charge of imperial decrees. She's considered a true female chancellor. The Inner Guard also has a female official like Wuling Yue who specializes in spying on the secrets of court officials. Even the current sage is a woman. Why can't your daughter study at the Imperial Academy?"

Li Linghuan's question once again confused Ah Shu. Then, she changed the subject and said, "If it's inconvenient for a woman to be like that, then let her disguise herself as a man and try to sneak in!"

"A woman dressed as a man? We couldn't even fool that white-haired man last night..."

"That's because you've encountered a man with a heart as sharp as seven thieves. He has a sharp eye and a nose as sharp as a dog's. Not everyone can judge people like him.

Besides, he was able to recognize it, wasn't it because you, a silly girl, confessed it yourself? "

"I, I..." Ah Shu's tongue was almost tied. "May I ask why?"

"Reading history can make you wise, and knowing the past can help you understand the present. Reading more books will benefit your future. Do you want to be as stupid as you are?"

Li Linghuan scolded Ah Shu, leaving her speechless. Then she pondered, "Besides, I want her to be an official in the future, following the path her father left unfinished. Anyway, no one in this world knows Su Minghe has a daughter like her, so it's the same as saying she's a son!"

"But the Su family knows!"

After Ah Shu said this, Li Linghuan fell silent, and finally said, "Let her find a way!"

Ah Shu was speechless. When they reached the Wisteria Courtyard again, Li Linghuan paused and said, "I'm going to go out for a while!"

After saying this, Li Linghuan was about to leave.

Ah Shu was so scared that she quickly grabbed her and asked pitifully, "Where are you going so late? Can you take me with you?"

"Do I think my life is too long for me to take a silly and cute girl like you with me?"

"me……"

Ah Shu widened her eyes, not knowing how she had loosened her hands. She saw Li Linghuan leap over the dark-tiled and red walls like a night elf in a few jumps and disappear into the night, leaving behind only a few trembling branches and falling petals.

Ah Shu was shocked for a long time before she finished the rest of the sentence: "Silly and cute?"

Obviously very smart!

……

At one quarter past ten o'clock in the evening, the lights in the Taiyuan Wang family's mansion in Sigongfang were still brightly lit, especially in front of Wang Xueying's boudoir, which was now full of people.

The news of Wang Xueying's resurrection spread throughout the streets and alleys of the divine capital. After the news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, it was compiled and turned into a story that the fifth lady of the Wang family was protected by gods and was a goddess who came to the earth.

There was an endless stream of visitors, and Zhou Jiulang became more interested in this Wang Wu Niang than before. He even sent a betrothal gift the next day, stating that he would not marry anyone but Wang Wu Niang.

Therefore, the people of the Wang family gathered here because they were afraid that Wang Wu Niang would commit suicide again.

"Aunts and uncles, please go back. Ah Ying will not commit suicide again. Please ask Grandmother to agree with the Zhou family on an auspicious date for Ah Ying to marry!"

Looking at the expression on his face when he spoke, he didn't look as sad as before, as if he had truly accepted his fate.

The women in the Wang family all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Aying, don't blame your grandparents and your father for being cruel. Minister Zhou has used this method countless times. If we don't agree, not only your grandfather and your father, but also your uncles will be framed and imprisoned. No one can escape the charges they have fabricated. Even Prime Minister Le committed suicide. You don't want our Wang family to end up like this, right?"

Old Madam Wang acted as if she was deeply distressed and compassionate, wiping away her tears. Wang Xueying then said, "I understand what Grandma said, so I'll just follow Grandma's instructions!"

Madam Wang's eyes lit up: "Then let's meet Zhou Jiulang tomorrow?"

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)