Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 212: I can defend this city, but I can also destroy it!

"What did you say? That slutty concubine from Liyang is here too. What qualifications does she have to eat with us? If she hadn't seduced your father, he wouldn't have wanted to depose his wife, causing dissatisfaction among some ministers who supported him. If it weren't for her, your father wouldn't have been assassinated at such a young age. Until now, I still doubt whether your father's death has anything to do with her!"

In the Chongde Hall, Lou Zhaojun was very angry when she saw Gao Changgong, who had rushed back exhausted. The reason was simple: Gao Changgong wanted his biological mother to enter the hall to meet his grandmother and have dinner together.

Unexpectedly, just a small request caused my grandmother to become furious.

Gao Changgong was a little angry and retorted: "Grandma, my mother did not seduce my father, it was my father who let her down..."

"Mother? Is she worthy of being your mother? Your mother is Empress Jingde, Princess Fengyi of the Yuan family. Who is she? A princess of a fallen country who was toyed with by the thief of the Great Qi..."

"Grandma, isn't the loss of my mother's country and the misfortune of her life also related to my father?"

"She is just a helpless woman who has been used by her own relatives for the first half of her life. Is this her fault?"

Seeing Gao Changgong's well-reasoned rebuttal with a hint of anger in his eyes, Lou Zhaojun was stunned. It seemed that she just remembered that her grandson had half the blood of that Southern Dynasty woman, so his temperament was extremely kind and honest, unlike them, the pure Xianbei people who acted directly.

"Changgong, grandma asks you, if you can only choose one between the Gao family and your princess Xiao Jinyu, what will you choose?" Lou Zhaojun asked suddenly.

Gao Changgong immediately thought of what Xiao Xian said last night. After a brief pause, he replied:

"Grandma, I've said before that I don't have big ambitions. Gao has many descendants, and I don't mind if I'm missing one. So if you insist on me choosing, I will choose Ah Yu, because I'm her only relative in Qi State, and I can't let her down!"

Lou Zhaojun was stunned.

After a while, Gao Changgong saw that she didn't seem to have anything else to say, so he said:

"Grandma, I have nothing else to do. I will take my leave now. I will come back to see you during the New Year holidays!"

"Ayu is still waiting for me, so I won't stay any longer!"

Just as she was about to leave, Lou Zhaojun suddenly calmed down and said, "It seems like you can't finish this meal. Just drink the wine brewed by your grandmother!"

Gao Changgong was startled, as if he had a bad premonition.

But he just smiled, drank the glass of wine brought by Wu Ai, and bowed to Lou Zhaojun: "Thank you, grandmother, for the wine!"

"My grandson is gone! Take care, grandma!"

After saying this, he walked out of the hall quickly, as if he didn't want to stay even for a moment.

Lou Zhaojun felt like crying, thinking of how her grandchildren, when they were little, would surround her and call her grandma affectionately. A small gift from her would make them happy for the whole day. But now that the children had grown up, they were becoming more and more distant from her.

"He actually gave up my Gao family's kingdom for a woman! He was the one who listened to me the most when we were young, why did he become like this now?"

"Queen Mother, people grow up and experience a lot, so they will change! The prince is not a child anymore!"

"Yeah! You're not a kid anymore, so you've grown wings. Now you can talk back to me openly!"

Lou Zhaojun suddenly covered her chest, feeling an extremely painful sensation as if being stabbed by a knife. With the support of Aunt Wu, she called two eunuchs.

"Go, follow him! If you see him faint, carry him back to me!"

"Yes!"

……

Princess Liyang and Lu Yu were still waiting in front of the North Palace gate when they suddenly saw Gao Changgong running out in a hurry. They were overjoyed and went forward to greet him.

"Mother, let's go! Don't keep Ayu waiting for too long!"

Gao Changgong asked Lu Yu to fetch two horses. He helped Princess Liyang onto the horse first. When he was about to ride another horse, he suddenly felt a pain in his heart and fell off the horse!

Princess Liyang lowered her head and saw him spitting blood onto the grass, with a wisp of black smoke rising up.

Princess Liyang screamed in fear, jumped off the horse and rushed to Gao Changgong. Lu Yu also turned pale and knelt down in fear.

"Prince, what's going on? Didn't you just go to the Queen Mother's palace to have a meal? Could it be that the Queen Mother..."

Lu Yu couldn't believe it, and Princess Liyang hugged Gao Changgong and cried.

Two eunuchs rushed out of the palace and were horrified when they saw this situation.

"Lou Zhaojun, you have such a cruel heart! You actually want to kill my son for your son!"

Princess Liyang covered her chest and cried bitterly. Just as she was about to get up and run to the North Palace, Gao Changgong grabbed her hand.

The two eunuchs were panicking. What did that mean? Didn't the Queen Mother just give him a glass of wine? I heard it was just to make people dizzy, so why did he vomit blood?

What to do now?

Are you going to carry it back to see the Queen Mother like this?

Two eunuchs came over. Lu Yu suddenly stood up, glared at them fiercely, and shouted: "Get out, get out of here!"

"We are following the Queen Mother's orders to take the prince to the palace for medical treatment. Why are you yelling?"

"The Queen Mother is going to kill my prince, what are you planning on doing by bringing him to the palace?"

After Lu Yu scolded him angrily, he came back, helped Gao Changgong up, and advised Princess Liyang: "Madam, we must quickly take the prince to find the princess. The princess's medical skills are better than those of the imperial doctors. She is a miracle doctor!"

"Yes, let's go find Yu! Let's go find Yu!"

Lu Yu was about to help Gao Changgong up, but Gao Changgong refused to leave. He grabbed Princess Liyang's hand tightly and begged:

"Mother, don't take me to find Ayu. They deliberately tricked me into leaving so that they could deal with Ayu after I die. So, don't worry about me now... Leave the city immediately and go with them. Ask Ayu to leave Qi with Xiao Xian!"

"No, no, I can't just ignore you..."

Princess Liyang shook her head and cried bitterly.

Gao Changgong smiled and said, "Mother, I now fully understand why you want to leave the Gao family. It is right for you to leave. It is right..."

"Lu Yu, take my mother away quickly... Go quickly... They... won't give up if they don't see my body... It's too late, we can't leave..."

Seeing mouthful of blood gushing out of his mouth, Princess Liyang turned pale with fear, and cried out in despair, almost losing her voice!

Because the Queen Mother did not allow Prince Lanling to bring guards to see her, now only she and Lu Yu stayed with him, and everyone in Prince Lanling's mansion had left Yecheng.

She could only look around for someone who could help her!

Lu Yu was just about to carry Gao Changgong away when he saw a carriage galloping towards him outside the palace gate. The driver was none other than Gao Yanzong.

Gao Yanzong also rushed here after receiving a secret letter. When he saw Gao Changgong vomiting blood all over his body, he was stunned with fear.

"What happened? Why did Fourth Brother become like this?"

"Your Highness Prince Ande, please lend me your carriage and take my prince out of the city to reunite with the princess. Only the princess can save him now!"

Gao Yanzong carried Gao Changgong onto the carriage without saying a word. Soon a group of imperial guards surrounded them. Gao Yanzong did not slow down the carriage. He shouted and rushed forward, scaring the imperial guards away like birds and beasts!

Immediately afterwards, a group of guards rushed past on the street and ran towards the city gate. From afar, one could see that the Guangde Gate in the north city was blocked tightly by the guards!

……

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

Xie Yuxuan was getting a little impatient waiting: "It's just a meal, does it take so long?"

Xiao Xian's expression changed and he thought to himself: Oh no, I'm afraid something might have happened!

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Jinyu came out of the carriage and asked, "Where is Chang Gong? Where did he go?"

Xie Yuxuan continued, "It is said that the Queen Mother sent an imperial decree, saying that she missed her grandson and was afraid that the prince would go to the frontier and would not come back for several years, so she asked him to come back for a meal! This meal took too long, didn't it?"

Xiao Jinyu's face changed: "How long have you been gone?"

"It's been at least two hours!"

"Then let's go back to Yecheng!"

After Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, he immediately got on the carriage, turned the horse around, and galloped towards Yecheng!

"Sister!"

Even Xie Yuxuan had a bad feeling at this moment.

Xiao Xian also rode his horse to catch up!

"Uncle Xian, let me handle this matter myself. You are an envoy from the Southern Dynasty, so it is inconvenient for you to get involved!"

Xiao Xian paused for a moment, turned his horse towards Xiao Mohe, and ordered, "General Xiao, you go ahead. I will catch up with you after I finish my business!"

Xiao Mohe moved his lips, wanting to refuse, but then he heard Xiao Xian's stern words: "Leave my Xiao family's troops behind, and you take the rest away first!"

"Well then! Governor Xiao, please take care!"

After Xiao Mohe bowed and said something, he led the crowd away.

Xiao Xian, with a hundred cavalrymen of the Xiao family, caught up with Xiao Jinyu and marched parallel to him!

"Now I am just your uncle Xiao Xian, not an envoy from the Southern Dynasty!"

Xiao Jinyu looked at him while riding her horse, her lips slightly raised and her eyes full of crystal.

"Okay!" she nodded.

A group of nearly 500 cavalrymen rushed towards Yecheng, raising a cloud of dust. About half an hour later, they saw the post station on the outskirts of Yecheng. There were already many soldiers standing there, and it seemed that they had been waiting for a long time!

When the chariots and horses led by Xiao Jinyu approached, the leading general shouted, "Stop! Your Majesty has ordered that Prince Lanling and his princess are not allowed to enter Yecheng without an imperial decree!"

"Who are you? How dare you stop me!"

Xiao Jinyu had been counting her heartbeats and calculating the time. She no longer had the patience to say much, so she cast a sharp gaze at Ling Ye.

Ling Ye got the hint and drew his sword from its sheath. In an instant, the general's head fell to the ground!

"go!"

"Whoever stands in my way! Kill!"

As soon as the word "kill" was uttered, hundreds of riders rushed past, and the soldiers were scattered. There was a loud shout in the Yecheng Post Station, and people and horses fell to the ground!

"What happened?"

"Who led the troops over there?"

Someone couldn't help but shout in horror.

"It's Princess Lanling. She's back again!"

"Hurry up and tell Minister Gao and Minister He!"

"Oh my God! Is this woman crazy?"

"She actually dared to lead troops into the city. Is she planning a rebellion?"

……

Xiao Jinyu ignored the chaotic noise behind her and just kept riding her horse at full speed until she reached the Guangde Gate of Yebei City. Then a group of guards rode out of the city gate and came to her.

The leader was none other than Han Changluan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards, who looked down upon the Han people. In his memory of his previous life, he would even become a powerful traitor like Gao Anagong and Mu Tibo after Crown Prince Gao Wei ascended the throne, excluding dissidents, framing loyal officials, and holding great power.

Han Changluan looked very arrogant when he saw Xiao Jinyu.

"Princess Lanling... No, Xie Zhen, His Majesty has already ordered you and Prince Lanling to go to Shuozhou as soon as possible to take up your posts. Why are you leading your troops back now? What do you want to do?"

"Are you going to rebel?"

Xiao Jinyu looked at him coldly and asked in a deep voice: "I only have one question for you: Where is Lanling King now?"

"I'll give you three seconds to answer, otherwise..."

"What else?" Han Changluan raised his head and laughed, "Xie Zhen, you are a fake woman dressed as a man, a weak scholar, and you dare to shout in front of us military generals..."

Xiao Jinyu lowered her eyes, not wanting to hear a single word anymore. She just said to Ling Ye, "I don't want to hear any more of his nonsense. Time is running out. Blow him up for me!"

"Yes!"

Ling Ye was a little surprised. Not long ago, the girl asked him to make two thunder and fire bombs. The amount of fierce fire oil used was greater than before, and the power would definitely be greater!

Han Changluan was still laughing, his laughter was wild and contemptuous, and the way he looked at Xiao Jinyu was as if he was looking at fish on the chopping board!

But just as he opened his mouth to laugh, a stone bullet suddenly fell from the sky and hit him right on the face, even clamped in his mouth. Immediately afterwards, there was a huge "bang" sound, and in the horrified gazes of the guards, Han Changluan had already turned into flying broken arms and limbs, and even into powder.

A ball of fire roared and burned like a ferocious beast!

This scene is extremely weird and terrifying!

Even the Baibao Xianbei soldiers who were outnumbered by a hundred were so terrified by the scene that they dared not step forward!

"I have no intention of fighting you to the death, but since Your Majesty has ordered me and Prince Lanling to go to Shuozhou, you should not summon him back!

Your Majesty has many villains around him, causing trouble for the government. So I, Xie Zhen, will clear out the emperor's side today and eliminate the harm for the people of the world!"

"Send Lanling King Gao Changgong out safely, otherwise I don't mind throwing a few more thunder and fire bombs!"

"I can protect this city, but I can also destroy it!"

"Who dares to stop me again!"

The crowd fled again!

Suddenly someone shouted, "Xiao Jinyu, stop! If you go any further, you will be committing treason!"

Xiao Jinyu raised her eyes and saw a scholar in a tall hat and wide belt walking out from the fleeing crowd. This man was Cui Heng.

"Wait a moment, we have already notified Prince Ande Gao Yanzong to go to the Queen Mother's bedroom. I believe he will bring Prince Lanling here soon!"

There was a plea in Cui Heng's eyes!

……

Hearing the rumble at the city gate in the distance, Gao Yanzong was also startled. He grabbed a soldier who was fleeing in a panic and asked, "What happened?"

"Someone...someone wants to bomb the city gates, saying that if Lanling Prince is not sent out, the city will be...destroyed!"

"what?"

Could this person be my fourth sister-in-law?

Gao Yanzong was so frightened that he quickly rode his horse forward, and saw Zhaojun Prince Gao Rui leading a group of knights coming over.

When Gao Rui saw him, he also stopped his horse curiously and asked, "Yanzong, what are you doing?"

Gao Yanzong said, "Uncle, come to the carriage and take a look!"

Gao Rui jumped off the horse and opened the curtain. He saw that Gao Changgong, who was lying in the carriage, had a blue-black face. It was obvious that he had been poisoned. He quickly touched his hands and chest.

"What's going on? Why has Chang Gong become like this? Didn't he go to Shuozhou under the order of the emperor?"

"Who the hell knows what's going on? Some bastard must have tricked him back here and wanted to poison him!"

Gao Yanzong was so angry that he cursed and begged, "Uncle, you also know what kind of person my fourth brother is. My fourth sister-in-law is definitely not that kind of person. Don't listen to these people's rumors. Help my fourth brother and his sister-in-law. I will take my fourth brother to see his sister-in-law right now. She will definitely not enter Yecheng again!"

"I'm afraid Changgong..." Gao Rui glanced at Gao Changgong in the car and shook his head, "Isn't it more appropriate to take him to see the Queen Mother?"

"What Queen Mother did you meet? It's because of meeting the Queen Mother that he became like this!"

"Please, uncle, I have to go! No matter whether I am dead or alive, I have to let my fourth brother and his wife meet!"

After saying that, Gao Yanzong drove the carriage quickly towards the north gate. A moment later, he saw Xiao Jinyu and a group of people lined up in front of Guangde Gate, confronting a group of imperial guards!

Cui Heng stood in the middle, as if trying to help out!

"Sister, that's Gao Yanzong!" Xie Yuxuan suddenly shouted in surprise.

Xiao Jinyu looked up and saw Gao Yanzong driving a carriage towards her. Her heart beat faster and she rode her horse to meet him and came in front of Gao Yanzong.

Xiao Xian and Ling Ye were worried that she might be attacked, so they ordered their men to surround her.

Ling Ye looked around vigilantly!

The moment Xiao Jinyu opened the curtain and saw Gao Changgong, she felt as if she was struck by lightning. She was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes met with Princess Liyang's.

Princess Liyang burst into tears and said in a hoarse voice: "Save him..."

"Lu Yu, take Chang Gong to my carriage, let's go!"