Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 127 Wedding Night Talk
"So what if she's Cui's legitimate daughter? I'm afraid the secret letter Cui Ying sent to accuse General Heichi Changzhi of treason was also written by you, right?"

At this time, even Li Yi, who had been standing beside Taiping in silence, stood up and spoke.

"At that time, Cui Ying was only a young lady of fifteen or sixteen, yet she had a group of loyal men under her command. Apart from her personal tactics to win people's hearts, she probably had more support from you, Madam Cui, wasn't she?
Madam Cui, who are you working for?"

Cui Yuan immediately turned her head and glared at the blind boy: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I have something else to do now and don't have time to argue with you."

After Cui Yuan finished speaking, she called a few servants who had followed her and said, "Let's go!"

"Wait!" A sword came across her. Cui Yuan turned pale with fright, and then she looked at Lu Ling who pointed the sword at her with anger.

"Lu Shaoqing, what are you doing? Are you, the Fanyang Lu family, also going to oppose my Boling Cui family?"

"Madam, you are too kind. I am currently representing the Dali Temple's Junior Minister, and I am here to investigate a case. This does not involve any feud between the two families. I have already said that Madam Cui, please come with me to the Dali Temple. If we can find that these two envoys have nothing to do with you, Madam Cui, I will let you go!"

"you--"

Cui Yuan was so angry that she was fuming. She could only suppress her anger and said, "Okay, let's go. I want to see what you can find out."

"Then please lead the way!"

After Cui Yuan and the people from the Dali Temple left, the atmosphere at the wedding banquet gradually eased, but many people were still in shock and hurriedly left after leaving their gifts.

In the end, only the Su family, the people brought by Taiping, Wang Wuniang, Madam Wang, and Madam Cui were left here.

Madam Cui felt a mixture of emotions, and unconsciously felt a surge of guilt. She suddenly bowed deeply to "Murong Huan" and Xiao Muchen, and said in a mournful voice, "Although Cui Yuan's matter has nothing to do with our Cui family's eldest branch, I did have some suspicions about the Xiao family's extermination. Ultimately, it is our Cui family that has wronged the Xiao family. I apologize to both of you!"

"What does this have to do with Madam Cui? Please get up!" Li Linghuan said.

Madam Cui looked at Li Linghuan and suddenly squeezed her hand tightly. "My dear, you must be happy! If you don't mind, will you be my daughter?"

Li Linghuan didn't know how to answer for a moment, and she couldn't make a decision on behalf of Murong Huan.

At this time, Taiping came over and said jokingly, "This young lady is the daughter of our Wu family. Madam Cui is also trying to snatch her away?"

"It doesn't matter!"

"Oh, why are you still talking about this now? Let's finish the wedding quickly and don't miss the auspicious time!" Mrs. Wang came over and said.

The auspicious time for the wedding ceremony had long passed. Mrs. Wang said this simply to ward off bad luck for the newlyweds and to liven up the somewhat heavy atmosphere.

The sound of firecrackers rang out again, and the wedding banquet continued as planned until the wedding night in the evening.

Red candles as thick as arms illuminated the bridal chamber, but Li Linghuan did not sit by the couch and cover her face with a fan like a bride. When Xiao Muchen walked into the room, his mood was indescribably complicated.

"What Cui Yuan did today was actually already under your control, right?"

As if to avoid embarrassment, Li Linghuan asked first.

Xiao Muchen nodded. "Yes, Li Yi had already told us in the gift he sent us that Cui Yuan had a manuscript left by my father. Many of the words on it had been dug out with an extremely sophisticated tool. Cui Yuan was also recently working on a marriage certificate, so I anticipated what would happen today."

"Very good. Taking advantage of the situation, my actions today seem a bit unnecessary."

"No, you exposed the true face of that old Taoist priest. He will no longer harm others, and there will be no more tragic stories like Yingying's. You have saved countless lives."

After Xiao Muchen finished speaking, he looked at Li Linghuan quietly, and suddenly smiled awkwardly, and asked, "So, Your Highness, when will you let Ah Huan come back?"

"Why did you occupy Ah Huan's body?" The bridal chamber suddenly became quiet. At this moment, there was no one else in the room. There was still fine wine in the two gourds. This was the wedding wine that he and Ah Huan needed to drink on their wedding night. But when Xiao Muchen faced the person in front of him, he didn't know what to do for a moment.

It was clearly a familiar face, but the light in her beautiful eyes was no longer familiar.

"Since you've seen through me, I won't continue pretending any more."

Li Linghuan simply took off the heavy crown on his head, stood up, and asked, "Xiao Muchen, have you heard of the Fountain of Samsara?"

Xiao Muchen said: "No."

"Yes, those who have never been to the underworld, of course, don't know where it is. But I have been there once. I made a deal at the Fountain of Samsara, exchanging everything I have in this world, including the memories of my family, friends, and loved ones, for a chance at rebirth."

"So your rebirth is to take away Ah Huan's body?" Xiao Muchen couldn't help but said harshly.

If this body wasn't Ah Huan's, he would have even had the urge to strangle her to death.

"I'm sorry, this result was not what I expected. I only know that it might be because the blood flowing in Murong Huan's body is connected to mine, so when I returned to the world, I came into her body and became her second personality. But I never wanted to take her body, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless Murong Huan voluntarily gives up her life, or her fate has come to an end, then her consciousness will dissipate, and I will be truly reborn."

Xiao Muchen felt his heart tighten, and a biting chill seemed to pass through his body.

"Ah Huan will not give up her life on her own initiative. She once said that those who seek death are disrespectful to life."

"Perhaps, but I can feel that Murong Huan's life is slipping away bit by bit." Li Linghuan said, looking at Xiao Muchen with some regret, "It's not that she gave up her life voluntarily, but she used herself to save you."

Xiao Muchen's expression changed.

"What do you mean?"

"She was deceived by Helan Minzhi, who told her that as long as he consummated his marriage with her, the poison in her body would be cured, and she would only have to sacrifice her chastity. However, what she sacrificed was not only her chastity, but also her own life, which was gradually fading away.

Perhaps the poison you are infected with can be antidote, but because the person who prepared the poison is too cunning and used a variety of poisonous insects and ants, it is difficult to distinguish them in a short time. She needs a long time to try various herbs to fight this cold poison.

However, perhaps at the last moment of her life, a miracle will happen, but now..."

When Li Linghuan said this, he found that Xiao Muchen's expression became extremely shocked and sad, and in an instant he was like fragile glass.

So this was the reason why she took the initiative to ask him to go to the Su family to propose marriage as soon as possible?
Including the fact that she took the initiative to offer herself to Cui Shi after being intoxicated by his aphrodisiac incense, was it all just to save him?
Xiao Muchen seemed to find it difficult to accept the truth of the matter. He clenched his fists and remained silent for a long time, as if struggling, or trying to persuade himself. He was actually trapped in an endless sea of ​​suffering, like a drowning man, helpless and in pain.

Seeing his expression, Li Linghuan seemed to soften his heart and said, "Xiao Muchen, I'm not telling you this to make you feel guilty and sad and torture yourself. If possible, I hope we can become allies."

The word "ally" seemed to stimulate Xiao Muchen even more.

Li Linghuan added, "If you really can't accept it, I can leave! But I want to tell you that I, Li Linghuan, have no romantic roots and will not fall in love with anyone. Similarly, I can also choose to form an alliance with anyone.

It was Murong Huan who chose you, so I respect her choice and choose to be your ally. Please think about it carefully, okay?

After she finished speaking, she seemed to be about to walk out of the bridal chamber. At this moment, Xiao Muchen held her back, his eyes full of pleading and hope, and asked, "What do you want to do? If I agree to your request, can you let Ah Huan come back?"

Li Linghuan looked at him and smiled:

"I want the kingdom of the Great Zhou!"