Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 117 Asking for Marriage

When Xiao Jinyu looked up, she met Gao Changgong's eyes which were staring at her.

Full of worry, care and... gratitude!

"Are you OK?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and shook her head.

She could have used her hidden arrow to kill those men in black, but doing so would leave evidence that she was Xie Zhen.

She couldn't take the chance.

"Chase, she's over there!"

A trace of anger flashed across his eyes. Gao Changgong held her hand tightly and suddenly shot out a short blade. A shrill scream was heard in front of him.

When the two men walked out of the corner, they saw the screaming leader of the men in black rolling on the ground and howling with his head in his hands.

It turned out that the short blade hit the man's eye by chance.

The leading man in black had fallen to the ground, and the other men in black were so frightened that they hesitated to move forward. After hesitating for a moment, they ran away.

But before they could escape far, they were captured by the guards who arrived after hearing the noise.

"Who are you? How dare you commit a crime here?"

Leading the group was General Fan Yi of the Left Guard.

Fan Yi was born into a family of generals. He practiced martial arts and archery since childhood and developed a heroic spirit. During the Hou Jing Rebellion, he followed Wang Sengbian to fight against Xiao Yu. After the establishment of the Chen Dynasty, he was persuaded to surrender by the Grand Marshal Hou Zhen and has been loyal to the Chen Dynasty ever since. He is also trusted and valued by His Majesty Chen Xu.

At his command, several guards under his command had already torn off the veils covering the men in black, and saw that they were all eunuchs in the palace.

One of them quickly begged for mercy, "General Fan, please spare my life. We just want to invite this young lady to go to Yuqing Palace. We have no intention of committing any murder!"

"Yuqing Palace? Is it Concubine Peng who wants to see this young lady? If it is an invitation, why do you come in this manner?"

Several eunuchs were so frightened that they stammered and dared not say anything.

Fan Yi walked up to Gao Changgong, bowed and said, "I'm sorry to have frightened His Royal Highness Lanling Prince again. Fortunately, His Majesty ordered me to come and check. His Majesty has ordered that I must protect Lanling Prince's safety in my Chen State!"

After Gao Changgong was summoned to the Taiji Hall by Chen Xu, the two first played a game of chess. After that, Chen Xu placed in front of Gao Changgong some evidence related to the assassination case in Tiantai Temple that the Supreme Court had recently found.

The evidence was of little use to him. It was nothing more than Huiwei's background and how he committed corruption, abuse of power, rape and robbery under the guise of a high monk.

The envoys from the Zhou State were mentioned in the text, but there was not enough evidence to prove that the assassins were sent by the envoys from the Zhou State.

Chen Xu's words and deeds were all about seeking peace. He did not want to be an enemy of Qi or Zhou.

This made Prince Lanling give up investigating the matter.

Gao Changgong had never expected that the emperor of Chen would really give him justice and find the mastermind behind the assassination. After hearing what Chen Xu said, he let the matter go and promised not to pursue the matter further.

Hearing Fan Yi's words, Gao Changgong laughed in his heart and said, "Thank you, His Majesty, of the Kingdom of Chen. However, this matter has nothing to do with Changgong. Miss Xiao entered the palace at the Queen's order, but encountered this attack when she was leaving the palace. I'm afraid this matter can't be revealed just like that, right?"

Fan Yi's expression changed slightly, and he said, "Of course not!"

Then he turned to Xiao Jinyu and said, "Young lady, please rest assured. I will report this matter to His Majesty. I believe His Majesty will make a holy judgment!"

Xiao Jinyu nodded without saying anything, but Concubine Peng's face and Liu Jingyan's words flashed through her mind.

Chen Xu... actually found so many people who looked similar to her in her previous life... just because he believed in "the immortality of God" and reincarnation?

How ridiculous!

……

After Fan Yi and the eunuchs left, Xiao Jinyu and Lanling Wang left Taicheng together. Along the way, Lanling Wang felt that Xiao Jinyu was worried and unhappy, so he asked: "What happened today? Why do you feel so worried and sad?"

Xiao Jinyu smiled bitterly.

"I just find it ridiculous. It's ridiculous that there are people in this world who have done something wrong but have to make up excuses. They are executioners but have to pretend to be affectionate.

Can't make the strong surrender, but want to attack the weak,

Did my mother deserve to be a victim of their politics?"

It only takes one man to ruin such a brilliant, intelligent and kind woman. How ridiculous!

At the moment when she seemed to be about to cry, Lanling Wang suddenly held her delicate head, and with a little force, he let her lean gently into his arms.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" Gao Changgong asked.

Feeling the familiar breath and strong heartbeat again, Xiao Jinyu was a little surprised. She looked up at Gao Changgong: Since when did she become willing to confide in him?

"No, no need. You are an envoy from the North. It will be disadvantageous for you to get involved in these things!"

After saying this, she looked at him and smiled again.

"Gao Changgong, you have helped me enough, so whether you help me with this matter or not, I will always remember your kindness."

"Thank you, Prince, for your help again today. Ah Yu has something to do so I will go back first!"

There were too many things waiting for her to solve, so without any further hesitation, she walked quickly towards a carriage parked not far outside Taicheng.

But just as she hurriedly took a few steps, she suddenly heard Gao Changgong shouting from behind:

"Xiao Jinyu!"

"What if what I want is not for you to remember the favor, but for you?"

Xiao Jinyu paused and looked back at him.

He looked very serious, not like he was joking at all, and his clear eyes sparkled especially brightly in the sunlight.

"I want you to be my princess, my legal wife!"

Having said this, he smiled slightly, and this smile made his clear eyes brighter.

"Is it okay?" he asked cautiously.

Xiao Jinyu was stunned for a moment. She probably didn't expect him to ask this question, and she had never thought about answering such a question.

"You don't have to answer me so quickly. I'm just telling you what I feel in my heart!"

Because I’m afraid of missing out!

Living in such a turbulent world, countries may form an alliance today and declare war tomorrow. No one can guarantee how long they can live, or whether they can survive tomorrow. Perhaps if they turn around, they will never see each other again!

He didn't want to hide this throbbing in his heart forever, and finally bury it deep in the ground so that no one would know about it.

After a moment of anxious waiting, when he thought Xiao Jinyu would not answer, he unexpectedly heard:

"Okay, I think I'll give you an answer when the time is right!"

……

In Yuqing Palace, Concubine Peng knelt down in front of Chen Xu, trembling with fear, crying her heart out and tears streaming down her face.

"Your Majesty, I have no ill intentions. It's just that the young lady is too cold and stubborn. She said that there are certain rules for treating illnesses and refused to treat our son. I just wanted to invite her to my palace and discuss it with her. Maybe she will agree to treat our son."

"Do you think she will still heal your son if you act like this?"

Chen Xu's question made Concubine Peng turn pale.

"Peng, don't challenge my bottom line like your son. From now on, you are not allowed to persuade Queen Yong to summon her into the palace without my permission!"

"Yes, I remember it!"

After Chen Xu finished speaking, he looked at Peng again. Whenever he saw Peng's face, he always felt endless guilt in his heart. But when he couldn't help but extend his hand towards Peng again, he suddenly thought of something and retracted his hand.

"Don't worry about Shu Ling's affairs anymore. He did something wrong and he deserves to be taught a lesson!"

"This time, let's consider it as his atonement for the mistakes he made in the past!"

After saying this, Chen Xu no longer lingered and walked out of Yuqing Palace with the eunuchs.

After he walked away, Mrs. Peng raised her tearful eyes, and the pitiful look she had just shown was completely replaced by resentment.

"Your Highness, forget it. Your trick is no longer effective against His Majesty!"

"Oh, punishment? How good can he be? He actually said that he wanted his son to be punished?"

"My queen, we don't have to ask that young lady for help. I heard that Mr. Xiao Ba has been cured, right? And when the young lady was trapped in the mansion by Princess Yunyin to treat Mr. Xiao Ba, the prescriptions were all made by the doctors in the mansion. Since there is a prescription, are you still afraid that it can't be cured?"

Upon hearing this, Concubine Peng's eyes lit up.

"Yes, Princess Yunyin... I have some friendship with her, and she has something on me, so let's meet Princess Yunyin!"

"But, she is also under house arrest now!"

"Under house arrest? She can't come to see me, but can't my people go find her?"