Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 81 Cooperating with the Princess, Someone Comes to Offer Proposal

"Lord Left Prime Minister, I was about to bring Xiao Muchen to the Magistrate's Court, but Princess Taiping suddenly intervened, giving Xiao Muchen the opportunity to defend himself before the Saint. This boy has always been eloquent, and with just a few words, he dispelled the Saint's suspicions. I have failed the King of Wei's trust and deserve death! However..."

"But what?"

"However, the Saint handed him over to Wuling Yue, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Inner Guards. Lord Left Prime Minister, please..."

"You want me to snatch her from your own daughter, right?"

Lai Junchen nodded and laughed. The King of Wei's expression suddenly changed: "What about the other person I want?"

"Lord Left Prime Minister, I have searched the Xiao Mansion thoroughly for that young lady but haven't been able to find her. I truly don't know where she went. However, now that Xiao Muchen's protection is gone, there's no way a little girl like her can escape. I will send men to search the entire city of Luoyang and will definitely find her and present her to the King of Wei!"

King Wei nodded and tapped the table, saying, "I hope you won't disappoint me again!"

"No, definitely not!"

"Go down and do your work. Even if Xiao Muchen himself denies it, if the others imprisoned in your Magistrate's Court admit to treason, he, Xiao Muchen, will not be able to escape the crime of collusion!"

"Here!"

……

After Lai Junchen left, a masked man in black came up behind King Wei.

"It seems that Xiao Muchen must have heard a lot of information from your apprentice. Otherwise, he wouldn't have hidden that girl before Lai Junchen left. Is your apprentice really reliable and hasn't betrayed you?"

"Your Highness, if you want to hook a fish, how can you expect it to bite the bait willingly if you don't feed it first?" the man said. "Your Highness, rest assured. My disciple has been disobedient in the past, but I've poisoned her. If she dares to betray me, she'll die a more miserable death than those who she pities. I've taught her how to be a true killer."

"That's good! If she revealed any information that shouldn't be disclosed, I hope you can deal with it cleanly to avoid causing trouble for us!"

"Well, of course!"

The King of Wei stood up, straightened his red official uniform, and said with great pride, "Let's go and see what that brilliant young man looks like now, shall we?"

……

In Princess Taiping's mansion, Murong Huan felt a little relieved when he heard the news that Xiao Muchen was taken away by Wuling Yue, but then he remembered that Wuling Yue was the daughter of Wu Chengsi, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy again.

"Don't worry about this. Although Wulingyue is the daughter of Wu Chengsi, her father and daughter have completely different personalities. Wulingyue only likes to investigate cases and is wholeheartedly working for the Saint.

There is one more thing I can tell you for sure, Wuling Yue will never harm Zicheng. In fact, the Wu family once wanted to marry Zicheng. Wu Chengsi wanted to win over Zicheng for his own use, so he wanted to marry his daughter Wuling Yue to Zicheng.

Wuling Yue also admired Zicheng very much. She once took the initiative to ask the saint to grant them a marriage, but Zicheng refused, saying that he was seriously ill and had a short life. He did not want to delay Wuling Yue and would never marry in his life. Due to his firm attitude, the saint gave up the idea of ​​granting them a marriage.

But Wulingyue still hasn't given up on Zicheng, so I'm sure she won't harm him. And my mother probably gave Zicheng to Wulingyue to save his life."

Hearing this, Murong Huan felt a little relieved.

Li Lingyue laughed: "You little lady, after hearing what I said, you are not jealous?" "Jealous? Why should I be jealous?"

Seeing her naive look, Li Lingyue smiled and said, "Forget it, young lady, you have just reached marriage age. You are still young and haven't yet begun to fall in love. If Zicheng is no longer by your side, you may understand what this kind of feeling is. It's hard to forget someone's kindness when you get used to them, right?"

When Murong Huan heard the words "If Zicheng was not by your side", he felt inexplicably stabbed in the heart and felt a little uncomfortable.

No, now she wanted to rescue him quickly!

"Your Highness, Ah Huan wants to cooperate with Your Highness on a project. After the project is completed, Ah Huan is willing to repay Your Highness with his whole life and serve You wholeheartedly!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Li Lingyue's eyes lit up. This young lady's intelligence and ability were obvious to all at the Peony Banquet. Now, many powerful sons in Luoyang City are probably trying to take her for themselves, especially since Xiao Muchen has been in such trouble now... If this girl can be used by her, perhaps in the near future she will be able to help her accomplish something that she had never dared to imagine. Why not do it?

"Okay! Tell me, what do you want to cooperate with me on?"

Murong Huan knelt and bowed, then said solemnly, "I would like to use the Princess's help to once again expose the crimes of Xue Huaiyi, the abbot of the White Horse Temple, and the King of Wei. If this is accomplished, not only will the Princess avenge her husband's murder, but she will also be able to rescue the dozens of court officials who have been wrongly accused by Lai Junchen. Furthermore, I will be doing a good deed for the people of Luoyang and eliminating a great scourge."

Li Lingyue was stunned after hearing this. Seeing that this young lady was not inferior to her in aura, she couldn't help but look up to her a little more: Zicheng's vision is really good. No wonder he even rejected Wu Lingyue's proposal, but treated this young lady differently and was willing to give all his patience and tenderness.

"Okay, tell me about your plan?"

……

Lai Junchen's arrest of dozens of important officials in the court and his detention in the Lijingmen Magistrate's Court soon triggered another bloody storm in Luoyang City. For the officials and the people in the city, these few days were a period of panic and fear for everyone. Every minister who went to court was worried that he would not see the sun tomorrow, and going out meant saying goodbye to his loved ones.

"If even someone like Prime Minister Di can be falsely accused and imprisoned, then no minister in this court can escape this calamity."

"Forget Prime Minister Di, even Xiao Zhongcheng...isn't it said that the saint was so impressed by his beauty and talent that he could even be pardoned for the crime of treason? I wonder if he can escape this time?"

"I don't think that's the case this time. The previous time, it was his Xiao family who plotted rebellion, and it had nothing to do with a child of eleven or twelve. But now it's different. Lai Junchen has framed him for colluding with foreign enemies to commit rebellion. I think this time he's doomed!"

When the news reached the Su family, Old Madam Su shuddered again.

Qin gloated at the side and said, "Look, Ah Jia, I said this girl was a disaster. She has only been at the Xiao family for a few days, and she even caused Xiao Zhongcheng to be targeted by cruel officials and imprisoned. Fortunately, you didn't have time to include her in our Su family's genealogy."

Su Qing, already so distraught that she didn't know what to do, could no longer hold back and shouted, "Shut up! Things haven't come to this point yet. Both Prime Minister Di and Minister Xiao were rare and virtuous ministers in the court. Lai Junchen must have made a false accusation this time. We are deeply saddened by the death of such a virtuous minister. How can you, a woman, gloat over their misfortune?"

Qin was scolded so much that her face turned pale and she dared not speak anymore.

Old Madam Su was horrified, but she couldn't help but feel secretly thankful. Fortunately, the girl hadn't married Xiao Zhongcheng yet, and fortunately, she hadn't been included in the family tree yet. Everything was still in time, still in time...

At this moment, the housekeeper hurried over and shouted, "Madam, Madam, someone outside sent...sent some betrothal gifts, saying that they want...want to marry the young lady from the second branch of the Su family."

"The young lady from the second branch of the Su family? Who is she?" The old lady seemed to be unable to react and looked shocked.

"She is the daughter of Erlang Su Minghe, Murong Huan."

(End of this chapter)