Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 164 A ridiculous incident

Unexpectedly, she asked this question directly at the beginning. Lu Lingxuan lowered her eyes and sneered for a while, then looked at her and replied: "When you really defeat me one day, I will tell you how and why she died?"

"Xiao Jinyu, I admit that you are very smart, even smarter than your mother, but you are still too naive. Do you really believe that there is justice in this world?"

"As someone who has experienced this, and even as a friend of your mother, I advise you to stop here and just be your Lanling Princess peacefully, enjoying the love and care of men. Otherwise, the more you know, the more painful it will be. The higher you stand, the closer you will be to death.

Just like you fell off the Bronze Sparrow Tower today, this is my advice to you!"

After Lu Lingxuan finished speaking, she called a group of guards to surround her and Mu Ti Po and left together, leaving Xiao Jinyu standing there in a daze, thinking carefully about her words for a long time in silence.

Gao Changgong was very confused about what she said, but he didn't want to see Xiao Jinyu sad even more.

"Ayu, don't think too much. You can't take what someone like her says seriously..."

"Yeah, don't let this woman affect your mood. She has a dark heart and doesn't believe in justice in the world. How can she prevent others from believing in it?"

Li Mi also came over to give some advice.

Xiao Jinyu finally woke up from her thoughts. When Lu Lingxuan said the words "as your mother's friend", a feeling of sadness surged in her heart.

She had to admit that it was Lu Lingxuan's own ability that had enabled her to reach her current position and gain the trust of Emperor Gao Zhan of Qi!

Take the ability to bewitch people for example, it is unmatched by ordinary people!

"Yes, you are right. She is her and I am me. Maybe the world is very difficult, but I am never afraid of difficulties!"

Hearing what she said, Li Mi burst into laughter:

"This is the girl I know!"

Suddenly, as if he thought of something, Li Mi changed the subject again:

"Oh, by the way, I have already thoroughly investigated the matter that the young lady asked me to investigate last time!"

……

After returning to Prince Lanling's Mansion, Li Mi took out a large box full of books and placed it in front of Xiao Jinyu.

As Xiao Jinyu watched, Li Mi explained, "I have to say that Zu Ting is a bit of a freak. He was able to forge official documents, resell grain for gambling money, and take advantage of loopholes in the court system to enrich himself. He also sold official positions and titles, and was so greedy that he even took his friend's inheritance.

He was once friends with Chen Yuankang, the counselor of Emperor Shenwu. He liked to gamble with him at home, and he also liked to use women as stakes. I won’t elaborate on this with the princess! "

"After Chen Yuankang died, he entrusted his affairs to him and asked him to help take care of his family. However, he only gave two of the 25 ingots of inheritance to Chen Yuankang's family and kept the rest for himself!"

"This man is very fond of stealing. He would take something away from his friends' banquets many times. He once stole the official book "Hua Lin Bian Lue" and used it as money for gambling. When Emperor Wenxuan found out, he was beaten with 40 sticks and demoted!"

"He also has a rather shameful habit. He often uses Shandong Dawen silk and Lianzhu Kongque Luo as gambling chips to seduce married ladies in the capital. He once even lured the wife of Yuan Jingxian, a soldier, into his home..."

At this point, Li Mi's face turned red, and he felt embarrassed to continue!

Xiao Jinyu now knows that most of the noble ladies of the Yuan family are descendants of royal family members of the previous dynasty. How could this Zu Ting be so lustful that he would even touch the noble ladies of the Yuan family?

"By the way, Mr. Li, how did you get so much evidence from him?"

Xiao Jinyu's question made Li Mi even more embarrassed. He couldn't help but cover his mouth and cough a few times, saying, "This... I'd better not tell the princess. I'm afraid your prince will beat me..."

When Lu Yu heard this, he became more energetic: "What bad things have you done? Are you afraid that my prince will beat you? Tell me now! If you don't tell me, I will beat you now!"

After saying that, he chased Li Mi around Lanling Prince's Mansion for several miles before returning to the mansion panting.

"Prince, this Li Mi is really not a human being. What kind of civil servant do you think he can be? With his determination to run away, he will definitely be the first one to run away from the battlefield!"

Li Mi walked back to Prince Lanling's mansion slowly without blushing or beating his heart. Without even taking a breath, he said goodbye to Xiao Jinyu and Prince Lanling in a leisurely manner.

"If the prince and princess still need my help, feel free to look for me. After all, I am now an official, the current Palace Attendant and the Director of the Imperial Household. Oh, by the way, I am responsible for keeping a record of your majesty's daily life. I will be your favorite person in the future!"

Lu Yu couldn't help but let out a spit. After Li Mi left, he couldn't help but say, "Prince, this Li Mi definitely has the potential to be a traitor!"

Xiao Jinyu fell into deep thought: With Li Mi and Cui Heng's aristocratic family background and their own talents, they could have entered officialdom a long time ago if they were willing. If they didn't, it might be because they were tired of the Northern Qi court. So why do they want to enter officialdom now?

"The officials in charge of compiling the daily records must serve at your Majesty's side at all times. In addition to the rituals of offering sacrifices to heaven, the emperor's imperial edicts, memorials, and memorials, your Majesty's private life must also be recorded in detail. This is equivalent to placing a pair of eyes beside your Majesty."

Lanling Wang explained, and then looked at Xiao Jinyu and added, "Ayu, Li Mi suddenly wanted to enter the government, I'm afraid it was also for you..."

Knowing that she was going to enter the officialdom as Xie Zhen, were you afraid that she would be isolated and helpless beside His Majesty, so you took the lead in becoming the guide?

"I understand!" Xiao Jinyu was moved and looked up at Gao Changgong, "Then we must protect him in the future. I'm afraid..."

Before she finished her words, Gao Changgong interrupted her with a smile, "I know, you are afraid that he has offended Lu Junjun today, and Lu Junjun will turn the blame on him, right?"

"Don't worry, he has done us a favor, so of course I have to ensure his safety! Besides, Li Mi is a very capable person, he won't be easily ambushed!"

Xiao Jinyu nodded and snuggled in Gao Changgong's arms again.

Thinking of the thrilling scene on the Bronze Sparrow Tower, Gao Changgong was still frightened and held her in silence for a long time.

After a rainstorm, the sky was clear and the sky was bright. In the back garden of Lanling Prince's Mansion, flowers were blooming, birds were singing, and playing among the rockery and trees.

Looking at the koi swimming in the pond, willow catkins flying around the pond, and flowers dotted the area, there is a sense of peace and tranquility.

Gao Changgong suddenly felt boundless attachment and happiness in his heart. After kissing her forehead for a while, he suddenly asked, "Ayu, why do you want to ask His Majesty for the position of Grand Historian?"

He knew that she always had reasons for doing things, but he was always worried and afraid about the unknown reasons.

Xiao Jinyu looked at Gao Changgong.

These days, she has seen some things from her previous life from the original owner's memory. According to the calculation of time, in the winter of this year, when the heavy snow comes, the Northern Zhou wants to join forces with the Turks to attack Luoyang of the Northern Qi. Gao Zhan will send Gao Changgong, Duan Shao and Hulugu to rescue Luoyang. Gao Changgong won a great victory in the Battle of Mangshan. Since then, his reputation has soared and he has become another god of war who frightens the enemy generals after Duan Shao and Hulugu.

It was also after this battle that Gao Zhan became jealous of him. The following year, which was the third year of Heqing, Lu Lingxuan, using the appearance of a comet as a warning in the astronomical phenomena, joined Zu Ting in urging Gao Zhan to pass the throne to the nine-year-old crown prince Gao Wei. After that, Lu Lingxuan controlled the cowardly young master and took control of the government, becoming the first female attendant in history, or female prime minister!

Later, when Gao Wei gave Gao Changgong poisoned wine, it might have been Lu Lingxuan who had contributed to it by whispering bad words in his ear.

If one wants to change all this, one has to stop Lu Lingxuan. Predicting celestial phenomena as the Grand Historian is one part of it. At the very least, one has to break the Qi monarch and his ministers' ignorant understanding of celestial changes!

Today is the first step!

"Chang Gong, I'm doing this for our future. May everything be fine!" she said with a smile.

……

At this time, in the Lu Mansion located in Yuanzisifang, Gao Anagong took off his armor and knelt in front of Lu Lingxuan, with his head lowered and his face full of shame.

"It was my fault that I failed to take the life of the Princess of Lanling, and I also lost the position of the general that the county lord had gone through so much trouble to obtain for my subordinates."

Lu Lingxuan looked at him for a long time without saying anything. Gao Anagong had average talent and was best at flattering others. This was what she liked about him. Gao Zhan liked to hear nice words, so she put all these people who were good at this around him and they would also serve as her spies.

But now that Gao Anagong has been dismissed from her post, it is equivalent to cutting off one of her arms.

"It's not your fault. You are indeed far inferior to Gao Changgong in terms of talent. Now that you have touched his beloved wife, he will certainly not let it go!"

"I'm afraid it's not as simple as just dismissing you from your position!"

After Lu Lingxuan finished speaking, Gao Anagong's face changed drastically. What she meant was, did King Lanling still want to kill him to avenge the arrow shot at his beloved wife?

"Mother, I didn't expect that Xiao Jinyu, this lowly maid, would cause such a scene. Does she want to completely destroy your prestige and faith in the people's hearts? After this incident, will Your Majesty treat your mother..."

"Your Majesty did not read out the contents of the note I wrote in public, which shows that he still wants to protect me. After all, the prince still needs me! And I am indeed consolidating the imperial power for your majesty. The power of the emperor is supposed to be above all the people. What's wrong with fooling the people for the sake of stability?"

"Your Majesty will naturally understand what I mean!"

After hearing what Lu Lingxuan said, Mu Ti Po breathed a sigh of relief, but then became furious again:

"I thought I could use Zheng Yue to kill that slave girl, but I didn't expect that this idiot Zheng Yue would be so obsessed with Gao Changgong that he was so foolish and stupid. It's really shameful!"

"Zheng Yue is indeed a little stupid, but she is just a young sister-in-law who has just begun to fall in love. What surprises me now is that Xiao Jinyu's trip to Southern Chen not only made Lanling Wang fall in love with her, but even Li Mi of the Zhaojun Li family and Cui Heng of the Boling Cui family did not hesitate to confront me for her!"

"Mother, after all, is a seductive beauty who uses her beauty to please men. It's no surprise that she can seduce several men!"

"It would be fine if she was really a stunning beauty who used her beauty to please men, but she is not. Then Li Mi and Cui Heng should be willing to help her. Li Mi is fine, he cannot represent the entire Zhaojun Li family, but Cui Heng has now become the head of the third branch of the Bo Ling Cui family. If he wants to be my enemy, then the entire third branch of the Bo Ling Cui family will be my enemy!"

Hearing this, Mutipo became a little panicked, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes, and said:

"Mother, should we just send an assassin..."

"Don't act rashly. Both the Li family and the Cui family are married to the royal family, and the two families are intertwined and have common interests. If we kill two people and provoke a counterattack from the two families, we will not be able to resist!"

Lu Lingxuan changed the subject again, "However, we can arrange for spies to check on these two people and see what they have been doing recently and what they have done in the Southern Chen area?"

"Yes! Mother, I will arrange someone right away!"

Just as Mu Ti Po was about to leave, Lu Lingxuan suddenly stopped him: "Wait——"

"And the Xianbei boy next to Xiao Jinyu, check his background. When the people we sent to hunt her down said she had a skilled soldier next to her, today we see that he is actually a handsome Xianbei man, and he is so agile and skilled at such a young age, he must not be an ordinary soldier!"

"Just from the looks, it doesn't look like her! This is probably the most reliable amulet that Xiao Luan found for her daughter before she died!"

When mentioning the Xianbei boy, Mu Ti Po's heart skipped a beat. Thinking of the Bronze Sparrow Tower, the young man had climbed up the Tower alone at lightning speed, and had caught a thin rope shot by Xiao Jinyu so accurately. The two of them cooperated so perfectly, as if they had already had this tacit understanding.

"Yes, I will arrange for the most experienced spy in Yecheng to find out his background!"

……

Lu Lingxuan had spies everywhere in the streets, taverns and teahouses in Yecheng. It didn't take Mu Ti Po long to find out the news about Li Mi. At the same time, he also got some news about Zu Ting, which made the listeners laugh and cry!

"This Mr. Li has recently made friends with Zu Zhongshu. He has been visiting prostitutes and singing in brothels every day, spending a lot of money in casinos, and even found a group of women to stay at Zu Zhongshu's house..." At this point, Mu Ti Po blushed and looked at her mother, and hurriedly added, "As for what they did, my son didn't see it with his own eyes, so I can't describe it!"

"Li Mi is friends with Zu Ting?" Lu Lingxuan thought it was ridiculous and asked, "Has Zu Ting behaved in any unusual way recently?"

"This Zu Zhongshu's taste is becoming more and more unique. A month ago, he was still rumored to be hanging out with an old lady in her sixties. Recently, he has become obsessed with women wearing veils. I heard that once, he brought a veiled 'woman' dressed as a woman home to spend the night. The next day, he found out that she was a man. He almost lost his life because of this!"

"You almost lost your life for this?"

"Yes, I heard that this 'woman' dressed as a man wanted to play some unspeakable game with him. She tied his limbs to the bed and beat him severely all night, almost killing him!"

Lu Lingxuan was both amused and annoyed, and asked, "Who is this person?"

"Ah? You mean this 'woman' dressed as a man?"

"I don't care if he's a man or a woman. Who is he? Can't we find out?"

"Mother, no one really knows. This matter was told by a housekeeper of Zu Ting's family. The housekeeper waited until the next morning to find that it was a man who walked out of Zu Zhong's study. However, this man had been wearing a veil, so it was difficult to see his face! If the housekeeper had not seen countless people, he probably would not have realized that the 'woman' was a man in disguise!"

Lu Lingxuan didn't know what to say for a moment. She suppressed her anger for a long time before she said bitterly, "Zu Ting, this greedy and lustful bastard, will sooner or later ruin his life for women!"

"I heard that Your Majesty wanted to let Xie Zhen, who was famous in the Southern Dynasty's elegant gatherings, come to compete with Zu Ting in talent and learning. It is obvious that Your Majesty intends to suppress him. He brought up these dirty things for me at this time. Is he trying to embarrass me in front of Your Majesty?"

Mutipo's face showed unspeakable contempt and shame.

"Mother, Zu Xiaozheng is a bit of a genius, but I don't think he has much character. Why don't we abandon this ally?"

Lu Lingxuan glanced at Mu Tipo, and something suddenly occurred to her mind. She asked, "You just said that Li Mi has been on good terms with Zu Ting recently?"

"Yes!"

"Zu Ting has also become fascinated by women wearing veils in the past few days, and brought a fake woman home to spend the night?"

"Too!"

"That's right, this man dressed as a woman must be Li Mi. Li Mi would not befriend Zu Ting for no reason. He acts so cunningly, I'm afraid he wants to get something from Zu Ting!"

Thinking of this, Lu Lingxuan's expression became more and more nervous.

"Send someone to keep an eye on him and don't let him cause any more trouble for me!"

"Yes!"