Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 189: Decision in a Dream, Lu Lingxuan's Conspiracy

There was a sudden buzzing sound all around, as if several people were shouting and running towards here, but Gao Zhan could no longer hear the noisy sounds. All he could see was this graceful young man being pierced by an arrow and collapsing in front of him.

Li Mi, who was closest to him, didn't bother to fight with these assassins. He rushed over, supported "Xie Zhen" and held him in his arms.

There was a sharp sword energy overflowing in the front and shrill shouts. The archer who shot an arrow here had his arm cut off by the sword energy and rolled on the ground howling!

A man in a black robe and half a mask descended from the sky, frightening the assassins so much that they retreated in fear.

At the same time, Gao Yanzong also surrounded them with a group of soldiers.

Almost everyone's eyes were filled with fear.

"Your Majesty, I will take Minister Xie to Prince Lanling's Palace!"

After Li Mi looked at Gao Zhan and said something, he immediately picked up Xiao Jinyu and was about to leave. Gao Yanzong also wanted to come over to help, but Xiao Jinyu asked Gao Yanzong to stay to protect His Majesty!

Gao Yanzong seemed hesitant, but under Xiao Jinyu's meaningful gaze, he finally compromised and only ordered the soldiers to protect him and arrest the assassins.

Ling Ye took Xiao Jinyu from Li Mi and ran towards the Lanling Palace.

In Gao Zhan's eyes, these people came and went roaringly. He had no time to think about anything. His mind was blank. At Liu Taozhi's urging, he got on the carriage and drove quickly towards the palace.

After arriving at the imperial palace in Yenan City and entering the Zhaoyang Palace, he seemed to have calmed down from his shock. He began to think about what had just happened and asked Liu Taozhi and He Shikai.

"Just now, it was Minister Xie who blocked the arrow for me and saved my life?"

He Shikai's face looked a little ugly, but when he heard his question, he immediately smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty, it's because you are the true dragon emperor, and good people are blessed by heaven!"

Liu Taozhi kept her mouth shut and said nothing, just lowered her head in agreement!

But Gao Yanzong was not convinced after hearing this. He strode in from outside the Zhaoyang Palace, knelt down and saluted, saying: "Your Majesty, it was indeed Minister Xie who sacrificed his life to save Your Majesty! Now his life is in danger!"

Gao Zhan suddenly felt empty inside and even seemed a little scared.

"I'll go see him!"

Just as he was about to leave, He Shikai advised him, "Your Majesty, there may be a rebel group in Yecheng who wants to harm Your Majesty. Please do not leave the palace again!"

Gao Zhan was a little angry and looked at He Shikai: "Yantong, I remember that it was you who persuaded me to go out of the palace to play today? What did you say that Minister Xie is the reincarnation of a lucky fish, and with him around, everything can turn out well?

Is this what you call turning a disaster into a blessing?

Use his life in exchange for my life?"

At this point, Gao Zhan became even more suspicious and asked again, "Does this matter have anything to do with you?"

Hearing this, Gao Yanzong became even angrier and looked at He Shikai fiercely!

He Shikai, however, looked horrified and aggrieved, and quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am loyal to you and would never dare to do such an assassination!"

Gao Zhan saw that he looked so pitiful, and he couldn't bear it. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Forget it, let the Dali Temple investigate this matter. I want to know the truth!"

What this meant was that he would never easily believe the one-sided words of him and Shi Kai again.

After that, he called the eunuchs over and said, "Go get me the best medicine. No matter if it's the thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum or the Tianshan snow lotus, as long as it's a herb that can save lives, send it all to Minister Xie!"

"Yes!"

"Yanzong, can you go to Lanling Palace on my behalf to see how his injuries are?"

"Yes!"

Gao Yanzong felt secretly happy, but then he became worried again when he thought of the arrow that hit Xiao Jinyu. After the eunuchs brought a large box of precious medicinal herbs, Gao Yanzong hurried to Prince Lanling's mansion with them.

At this time, there was also crying in Lanling Prince's mansion. Since Ling Ye carried Xiao Jinyu into the house and saw an arrow stuck in her chest, the women in the mansion were frightened and at a loss. It was Princess Liyang who ordered the servants in the mansion to boil hot water and get medicinal materials in an orderly manner. Under Xiao Jinyu's instructions, Ling Ye pulled out the arrow, pressed the wound to prevent the blood from flowing out, and then carefully applied medicine to Xiao Jinyu.

Seeing clumps of blood-stained silk cloth falling, Ah Xiu couldn't help but cover her mouth and sob. Xie Yuxuan was even more heartbroken as she stayed by Xiao Jinyu's bed, cleaning her wounds herself, tears streaming down her eyes.

"Why do you want to save this licentious and tyrannical emperor? Is he worth risking your life to save? If it weren't for him, you and the prince wouldn't have been separated, and you wouldn't have lived so cautiously. Wouldn't it be better if he died?"

Xie Yuxuan asked with tears in her eyes and a rebuke tone.

"If the prince saw you like this, he would be so distressed. If it weren't for your unusual physique, this poisoned arrow would have killed you long ago!"

Li Mi's eyes were filled with pain as well. He continued, "She wanted to gain Gao Zhan's trust. If this tyrant still had a little conscience, this move would be effective. But if..."

Xiao Jinyu forced a smile and said, "Master Li has seen it today. If I cannot gain Gao Zhan's trust as soon as possible, more loyal ministers and generals will be framed and killed under He Shikai's slander. Master Li and I are walking on thin ice around His Majesty.

Gao Zhan cannot die now. If he dies, Crown Prince Gao Wei, who is too dependent on Lu Lingxuan, will succeed to the throne. At that time, the government of Qi will be completely controlled by Lu Lingxuan, and the situation will be worse than it is now.

Lu Lingxuan hates us to the core now. Once she completely controls the government of Qi, I'm afraid we will be the first people she kills!"

After Xiao Jinyu said this, everyone fell silent.

"At least, although Gao Zhan is dissolute and foolish, and favors villains and stays away from wise ministers, he is not a cowardly and incompetent person who obeys Lu Lingxuan and He Shikai blindly. As long as I can replace He Shikai's position in his heart and he can listen to what I say, everything can still be changed!"

In the memory of the previous life, although Gao Zhan was afraid of Zhaojun Prince Gao Rui and Chang Gong, he did not kill them while they were alive. Instead, after his death, the cowardly young lord Gao Wei was controlled by two women, Queen Hu and Lu Lingxuan, which led to the killing of loyal ministers and generals such as Gao Rui, Hulugu and Chang Gong.

Xie Yuxuan could no longer utter a word of rebuttal, and Li Mi also lowered his head and sighed.

"If I had known this, why didn't I block the arrow? How could a delicate young lady endure such suffering?"

Li Mi felt ashamed, and Cui Heng hurried to visit him after hearing the news.

When Gao Yanzong heard these words outside the door, he felt even more upset. He waited until no one in the room spoke anymore before he walked in holding the box.

"Fourth sister-in-law, your method must have worked. Today in Zhaoyang Palace, His Majesty reprimanded He Shikai and even suspected that he was involved in the assassination. I think from now on, His Majesty will no longer fully trust He Shikai!"

"Your Majesty also asked me to deliver these precious medicinal herbs!"

As he handed the herbs to Ah Xiu, Gao Yanzong couldn't help but wipe away his tears: "It's just... if Fourth Brother knew that I didn't protect you well, he would definitely blame me!"

The dormitory was suddenly filled with sorrow. Everyone had a sad look on their face and looked at each other in silence.

Xiao Jinyu said, "Don't let Chang Gong know about this. I'm afraid he will..."

"Okay, Princess, stop talking. You've been injured so badly, but you're still thinking about others..."

Seeing Xie Yuxuan in tears, Xiao Jinyu couldn't bear it and said no more, "Okay, I'll sleep for a while. If I haven't woken up by 1:00 am tomorrow, call me!"

"No, you can't sleep. If..."

Xie Yuxuan's expression suddenly became nervous.

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm a miracle doctor and I'm sure about my injuries. As long as the arrow doesn't penetrate my heart, I won't die!

I'm just a little sleepy!"

"Bah! Nonsense! Don't ever say the word death again!"

Seeing Xie Yuxuan burst into laughter, but her laughter was so ugly, Xiao Jinyu felt a little warm in her heart. She then glanced at the people in the room who were looking at her with worry and concern, and thought to herself: It's really great to have these family and friends around me!

As she thought about it, she gradually fell into a coma because the wound was too painful. However, she couldn't show it and make those who cared about her too worried, so she asked Ling Ye to use some drugs to make her sleepy.

While sleeping, the faces of many relatives flashed through his mind, including his grandfather as Xie Yuqing in his previous life, his father, his mother, Azhen, Axuan... and a group of laughing and playing brothers and sisters.

There is also Xiao Jinyu, her mother Xiao Luan, uncle Xian, Shi Niang, aunt Yuan Rujing and the lovely little girl A Yuan.

Everyone seemed to be looking at her with concern, urging her to live well!

It turned out that unknowingly, even she herself could no longer tell whether she was Xie Yuqing or Xiao Jinyu, or both, and these relatives who were closely related to her life had become an inseparable part of her life.

Later, she saw Fenghuang again. She saw that the originally handsome boy had grown up, with a taller and more upright figure. He rode a horse and charged into battle, killing the enemies bravely.

The young man held up a spear, stepped on the corpses of countless enemies and came to her, saying: "Brother Qing, when I'm not with you, you must protect yourself!"

Finally, she dreamed of Gao Changgong wearing a hideous mask, leading hundreds of cavalrymen to break through the enemy camp of tens of thousands of people and arrive at the foot of Jinyong City. He took off the mask and looked radiant. He smiled at her and said, "Ayu, I'm back!"

She couldn't help but look at him and smile.

"Chang Gong, if I ask you to leave Qi with me, would you be willing?"

A voice in my heart suddenly asked.

She saw Chang Gong's face change. He said that when the country was in danger, he could not stand idly by, even if it meant living and dying with Qi!

Later, she saw a glass of wine brought by Gao Wei!

Changgong, don’t drink!

The voice in her heart shouted anxiously and desperately again.

Don't drink!

Xiao Jinyu woke up from her dream and saw Xie Yuxuan sitting beside the couch, looking at her with surprise and confusion.

"Sister, are you awake?"

Xiao Jinyu nodded, and seeing that Xie Yuxuan was the only one in the bedroom, she asked, "Are the others asleep?"

"Yes, I asked Mr. Li and Gao Yanzong to go back. I also asked Princess Liyang to rest. Madam Wei and Ah Xiu are waiting outside the palace..."

At this point, Xie Yuxuan looked a little strange, and asked: "Sister, although it feels incredible, can you... still dream about some things in the future?"

"Just like those sorcerers who can predict the fate and future of a country?"

It seems that Axuan heard her talking in her sleep!

Xiao Jinyu did not hide it and nodded: "I guess so! I can dream about it!"

"So, in your dream, the prince...died once?"

Xiao Jinyu remained silent but did not deny it.

Seeing her silence, Xie Yuxuan felt even more distressed: "Then I understand, you are so disregarding your own life, it seems that you want to change his fate?"

After a pause, she said seriously, "But sister, I don't care what choice you make. I don't want to lose you again. If the king of Qi continues to be so licentious and immoral, and if Gao Changgong is so loyal that he insists on serving Qi until his death, whether he leaves Qi or not, I will take you away!"

"I don't want to experience the pain of losing a loved one again!"

Looking at Xiao Jinyu, who was lying on the bed with a pale face and looked very weak, Xie Yuxuan's eyes were filled with tears. She tried her best to hold back the tears from falling.

"Ah Xuan..."

"Okay, stop trying to persuade me. I have made up my mind and you can't change it!"

Xie Yuxuan turned around and said, as if she didn't want Xiao Jinyu to see the weakness in her eyes.

Still as willful as when I was a child!

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "I'm hungry, Axuan, please ask Axiu to make me something to eat! It's almost morning now, right?"

Only then did Xie Yuxuan turn around and burst into laughter.

"Okay, what do you want to eat?"

“Just make a bowl of longevity noodles!”

"it is good!"

Xie Yuxuan smiled with tears in her eyes. Just as she was about to leave, she heard her say, "Also give me pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I want to write a letter to Chang Gong, telling him not to worry. I'm afraid the rumors in Yecheng will affect him!"

Lu Lingxuan is always waiting to see us make mistakes!"

……

As Xiao Jinyu said, the rumor that Gao Zhan was assassinated in the Qidilifang of Yecheng and Xie Zhen saved His Majesty's life by blocking the assassin with his own body quickly spread in Yecheng, like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.

There are many different opinions. Some people speculate that the assassins were some chivalrous men who were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the King of Qi and were bloodthirsty. Others said that maybe someone wanted to use this assassination to frame Minister Xie?

Some even speculated that the assassin was a spy from the Zhou Dynasty or even a spy from the Turkic Empire. This was intended to provoke a war between the two countries!

Unlike the Xianbei tribal forces entrenched in Jinyang, most of the forces in Yecheng are still Han aristocratic forces. When Gao Huan was in power, he used the Wubao forces of the Han aristocratic families to balance the power of the Xianbei nobles in Jinyang. These Han aristocratic families, such as Qinghe Cui, Zhaojun Li, Taiyuan Wang, Boling Cui, Bohai Gao, Fanyang Lu, and Xingyang Zheng, all controlled the local economic lifeline and had their own powerful private armed forces.

The assassination of the current emperor in broad daylight in Yecheng has caused many speculations, all of which undoubtedly involve these aristocratic families. Gao Zhan has also changed his usual style of doing things this time. He is no longer lazily handing over all government affairs to He Shikai or Lu Lingxuan, but has decisively called the Minister of the Capital Bi Yiyun and the Minister of the Dali Temple Sima Maozong to investigate the case!

Several masked men were arrested and taken to the Dali Temple Prison, where they are facing severe torture.

Now, whenever there was something important, Gao Zhan no longer asked He Shikai, but instead found Liu Taozhi to discuss it in secret. This made He Shikai even more panicked, so he went to Lu Lingxuan's residence privately.

"Let alone killing Gao Xiaowan, His Majesty has become suspicious of me after this assassination. Who are these assassins? You didn't send them, did you?" He Shikai asked angrily.

Lu Lingxuan raised her eyebrows and sneered, "What does this have to do with me? He Shizhong, don't be so nervous. Since the truth of the assassination is hard to find out, why don't you direct His Majesty's suspicion to Gao Xiaowan?"

"You think it's easy to make His Majesty listen to me now, don't you? With Xie Zhen's life shielding the arrow, I'm afraid that in the future His Majesty will be more willing to trust him. This kid is willing to risk his life just to be a favorite minister!"

"How do you know if you don't try? Xie Zhen is Xie Zhen. Your Majesty may believe him, but he will never believe Gao Xiaowan, not to mention what he said in the Xinghua Yanyu Tower!"

"While Xie Zhen is seriously injured, you must kill Gao Xiaowan as soon as possible!"

"I have spies in the Hejian Palace who can work with you!"

As she spoke, Lu Lingxuan handed He Shi another piece of paper and said, "Do as written here! Make sure everything goes well!"

When He Shikai saw this, his eyes became deep and unfathomable, then brightened.

"Okay, thank you, Lord Lu, for this plan!"