Tang Dynasty Puppet Doctor

Chapter 91 Which one do you like?

The hall was plunged into a tense atmosphere of confrontation. Wu Lingyue did not answer, but endless anger was gathering between his brows.

At this moment, a maid came in with a young man in black clothes and reported to Taiping, "Princess, I have brought Young Master Xiao here."

As soon as he heard the name "Xiao Langjun", Wu Lingyue's gaze quickly fell on the man in black clothes who was slowly walking in front of Taiping. Just looking at his back, Wu Lingyue felt his heartbeat quicken a little. He felt that the back in front of him was like an elegant bamboo, with a refreshing temperament and untainted by dust, very similar to Xiao Muchen.

But just when the three words "Xiao Muchen" were about to burst out of her throat, she suddenly realized that the man had black hair like ink, a thin waist and long legs, and a black robe that moved in the wind. He really looked like he walked out of an ink painting, and seemed to be younger and more handsome than Xiao Muchen.

"Your Highness, Princess!"

At this moment, the man's voice suddenly brought her back to reality. Princess Taiping also smiled, pulled the man to her side, and said to her with a smile: "Come, A Yue, I will introduce someone to you today. He is the son of a military officer in my fourth brother's house. He is also from the Lanling Xiao family, but he is a scion of the imperial uncle's family. His name is Xiao Zhizhong. He has now entered the officialdom as a doorman and has become the housekeeper of my princess's house. Take a look at him, does he look like someone?"

As he spoke, the man turned around and looked at Wu Lingyue with clear and fearless eyes.

Wu Lingyue felt as if she had been hit hard in the chest. The man in front of her clearly looked like Xiao Muchen, but the look in his eyes was as if he didn't know her at all, and he even had a humble smile on his face.

"Your humble servant, Xiao Zhizhong, pays homage to Lord Sheyue."

No, this is not him. Xiao Muchen would not be so humble to her.

At this time, Taiping's laughter came over: "How is it? Doesn't it look like Zicheng?"

"The princess's household commander? Xiao Zhizhong?"

The so-called Princess Household Order is an official who is responsible for managing all affairs in the princess's mansion, including finances and personnel transfers. He can also be called the "little prime minister" in the princess's mansion. However, Princess Taiping has had an absurd private life since her second marriage. She has recruited countless young and handsome men to be household orders in the mansion. Later, all of these household orders became her male favorites.

But someone like Xiao Muchen could never be a princess's male favorite.

Wu Lingyue seemed to be extremely humiliated and murmured, "Does he really just look like Xiao Muchen?"

"What do you think?" Taiping asked, then added, "Ayue, you know I like handsome young men, especially Zicheng's face. But unfortunately, Zicheng has lofty ambitions and is unwilling to rely on me. I can't bear to humiliate him, so I found several people who look like him, and he is the one who looks the most like him, and he is even younger than him. Don't you agree?"

As he spoke, Taiping gently stroked the face of the man named Xiao Zhizhong with one hand, and he just smiled slightly, showing neither resistance nor flattery.

Wuling Yue suddenly felt as if his heart was being torn apart, and he was extremely uncomfortable. At this time, Taiping said again, "By the way, Ah Yue, I have several young men here who look similar to Zicheng. I wonder which one you like? Why don't you pick one and I'll give it to you!"

As she spoke, she clapped her hands, and seven more young men who looked very similar to Xiao Muchen in height and appearance walked in one after another. They even dressed in the same way as Xiao Muchen usually did, all wearing white or black clothes, and two of them even had white hair.

Wuling Yue glanced over and saw several men giving him almost flirtatious looks, and his heart suddenly felt blocked as if he had swallowed a fly.

She gripped the sword tightly in her hand and stood up suddenly.

"No need, Princess. You're looking for men who look like him to satisfy your own desires. Isn't that a humiliation to him?"

"I'd rather Xiao Muchen die than become like them!"

After saying that, she actually stabbed Xiao Muchen with a sword. The strong wind passed like a sharp blade, and immediately lifted Xiao Muchen's black hair.

"Ayue, what are you doing? Are you going to kill someone in my house?"

With Taiping's angry shout, the tip of Wulingyue's sword suddenly stopped at the center of Xiao Muchen's eyebrows, only a few inches away.

"I won't kill you, but I want a strand of your hair!"

After saying that, she actually broke off a strand of Xiao Muchen's hair. After taking it in her hand, she said to Taiping, "Princess, my cousin has never done anything wrong to you. I hope the princess won't go too far." After she finished speaking, she led a group of inner guards and rushed out of the princess's mansion in a menacing manner.

Even after leaving the princess's mansion for a long time, Wu Lingyue's heart could not calm down. He even covered the wound on his abdomen because of the unbearable pain.

"Lord Sheyue, are you alright?" one of her subordinates couldn't help but ask, "Why are you doing this? In fact, in my opinion, the Grand Master is unlikely to rebel. You can rest at home..."

Wu Lingyue finally calmed down and snapped, "If I stay home to recover, he'll be in even greater danger if he falls into my father's hands!"

After saying this, he calmed down a bit and said, "Well, find someone to examine this strand of hair for me to see if it was infected by any drugs. Also, check if there is a military officer from the Lanling Xiao family in the Prince Xiang's mansion, and if this officer has a son named Xiao Zhizhong? If so, get me a portrait of him!"

"Here!"

……

In the princess's mansion, Taiping was laughing so hard that she was bent over.

"This Ah Yue, he's so angry that he's vomiting! His temper hasn't changed since he was a kid!"

"Princess, did we act like the real one?" six or seven young men said in a soft and flattering voice.

"It's exactly like that. I will reward you handsomely. You can go down first!"

"Here!"

After several men who looked like Xiao Muchen left, Taiping and Xiao Muchen were the only ones left in the hall. Then, Taiping asked the maid beside her to guard outside the door.

"I'm really sorry to have wronged you this time, Zicheng, for having you cooperate with me in such a drama."

"The princess is also trying to protect Zicheng's life and not to feel wronged."

Having said that, the man standing in front of her remained neither humble nor arrogant, with the inherent pride and nobility of a member of a prominent family.

"Are you really not going to consider it and just stay in my house?" Taiping suddenly asked jokingly.

Xiao Muchen didn't answer.

Seeing his embarrassed face, she covered her mouth with her round fan again and said with a smile, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore. Before, I thought you were really cold-hearted and that's why you ignored A Yue's affection for you. Now I know that you haven't met anyone who can move you.

But it's a good thing to meet someone who can move your heart. At least there will be something to care about in your heart, and you will have more desire for life, right? "

At this point, Taiping changed the subject and jokingly leaned over to his ear and asked, "Zicheng, are you still a virgin? You're not young anymore. Life is short, enjoy it while you can. Now that you've met someone who makes your heart flutter, why bother restraining yourself?"

Xiao Muchen smiled wryly and replied, "Princess, don't joke around." Then he said seriously, "I'm afraid today's drama won't be hidden from Wu Lingyue for too long. Princess, I'd like to leave the Princess Mansion with Ah Huan. I also hope you can do Zicheng another favor."

"Where can you go after leaving the Princess's Mansion?" Taiping sat up straight and said seriously, "There are people searching for you outside now."

"But there's at least one place where we won't be searching."

"Where?"

"White Horse Temple!"

"You want to go to the White Horse Temple? You know that place..." Taiping frowned and firmly objected, "No, it's very dangerous to go there."

"So, I need the princess to do Zicheng another favor."

"What's the deal?"

Xiao Muchen then handed some scrolls painted by Murong Huan to Taiping.

When Taiping saw the contents on these scrolls, his expression gradually became solemn.

"Is this the dirty business going on in the underground bank at the White Horse Temple that you want to investigate?"

Xiao Muchen nodded. "Yes, so, Princess, please first secretly hand these scrolls over to the Saint. We will find evidence as soon as possible, and then... see if we can invite the Saint to the White Horse Temple?"

(End of this chapter)