Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 162: Another confrontation, dangerous situation

Xiao Jinyu also felt the sound of wind breaking through the air. When Gao Changgong shouted to get out of the way, she had already retreated. The arrow just passed in front of her and hit the eaves with a bang.

Gao Changgong was still in shock, but a look of joy suddenly appeared in his sparkling eyes.

Phoenix was horrified, but she was already chasing the arrow towards the direction where she was in the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

This scene happened so fast that the whole audience was in a state of shock. After a long while, Gao Zhan finally came to his senses and shouted, "Where is the general? Go check for me, who shot the arrow from the dark?"

Gao Anagong walked out from the imperial guards, bowed to Gao Zhan and said, "Your Majesty, I am here. I will check it out right away!"

"Go, go, go!"

"Wait!" Gao Changgong immediately stopped him and said to Gao Zhan in a cold voice, "Your Majesty, in order to be fair, my people will also go with him to investigate!"

"What do you mean, Chang Gong? Don't you believe in me?" Gao Zhan said unhappily.

"It's not that I don't believe Your Majesty, I just don't believe this General Gao Anagong!"

Gao Anagong was promoted to the position of general only after he flattered He Shikai and Lu Lingxuan, and the two of them put in sweet words in Gao Zhan's ears. To put it bluntly, this man can be regarded as Lu Lingxuan's lackey, or even a slave!

After being told so directly by Gao Changgong that he did not trust his character, Gao Anagong's face froze and he felt a little angry, but he dared not say anything in front of the emperor.

Gao Zhan was also a little surprised, as if he had not expected him to say that, so he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I know you love your wife and want to catch the murderer and seek justice for her, so send your confidant to investigate with General Gao!"

"Yes!"

Gao Changgong immediately passed the message to Lu Yu, who then conveyed it to Zhao Wu, Yang Zhi and others.

A rainstorm came and the Bronze Sparrow Tower became lively again. A group of ministers hugged Emperor Gao Zhan and hid in the palace to avoid the rain. The sound of discussions arose again. There was joy and horror. There was praise and admiration for Princess Lanling, joy for the hope of autumn harvest after rain, and anger at the person behind the scenes who shot an arrow in the back.

"Princess Lanling had just prayed for rain to relieve the severe drought in our state of Qi, but she was ambushed by the villains, who wanted to kill her. We must not let this matter go, otherwise it will be difficult to win over the people!" Li Mi shouted again in the crowd!

"That's right, we must find the murderer and avenge the princess!"

"Who said that the rain must have come because of her prayer?"

At this time, Lu Lingxuan shouted loudly, unwilling to be outdone.

"She is not the only one praying for rain on the Bronze Sparrow Tower!"

"Who can say for sure that this rain is what she prayed for?"

During her repeated questioning, the ministers showed surprise on their faces again.

There's more than just Princess Lanling?

Who else?

Just as Gao Zhan was about to speak, he looked up and saw another girl in a white robe, dressed almost identically to Xiao Jinyu, appear on the highest observation deck of the Bronze Sparrow Tower.

The girl in white robe also had her face veiled, her eyes were sweet and she was graceful and elegant!

When Xiao Jinyu turned around, she saw the girl in white robe. Although she didn't know how she got to the Tongque Tower or when she appeared behind her, she recognized the girl as Zheng Yue at a glance!

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Jinyu asked, sensing that she had bad intentions.

"I just wanted to come and see you, to see how outstanding and amazing you are. You can make Chang Gong so devoted to you. Even if I lower my status and marry into Lanling Palace and take the position of right lady, he would not be willing to do so!"

"He actually cares about you so much, to the point that he's afraid that you'll be sad even if there's another woman around you, but he doesn't care about my sadness at all!"

"It was obviously me who met him first, Xiao Jinyu, why did you appear in his life? If it weren't for you, Xiao Guan would have obeyed the Queen Mother's wishes and married me. It was you who took away the husband who should have belonged to me!"

Xiao Jinyu listened to her calmly until she finished speaking, and then looked at the cinnabar spot between her eyebrows that was glowing with a strange red light.

After she vented her resentment and anger, she continued:

"There is no such thing as first come first served in matters of love, and I don't want to argue with you about right and wrong in this matter. Zheng Ayue, are you poisoned?"

"Yes, I am poisoned. I just can't figure it out. I can't figure it out. Xiao Jinyu, you are indeed very outstanding and extremely beautiful. Even if your appearance is ruined, Chang Gong doesn't care privately. But I can't let go. It hurts more than having my heart cut out for me to give up on him and forget him!

I really can’t let it go!”

Zheng Yue's tears welled up as she spoke. At this moment, heavy rain was still falling, and the rain was flowing down from the eaves like a stream.

Zheng Yue suddenly raised her head, with a fierce light in her eyes. She smiled strangely and said, "Xiao Jinyu, if I die to save you, will Chang Gong remember me forever?"

Before Xiao Jinyu understood what was happening, Zheng Yue suddenly strode towards her. She caught a glimpse of an arrow again in her peripheral vision. At this moment, she pushed Zheng Yue away, but at the same time, due to the recoil force, her feet quickly slid backwards, and she missed her footing. She suddenly lost her support and fell down suddenly.

Suddenly, she heard Gao Changgong's terrified cry!

In the sight of the crowd, a woman in a white robe suddenly fell from the Bronze Sparrow Tower!

"Ayu——"

Gao Changgong ran towards the direction where she was falling like an arrow!

Li Mi and Cui Heng were also horrified and ran towards the Bronze Sparrow Tower!

At this moment, the two saw a thin silver rope shooting out from Xiao Jinyu's wrist. At the same time, a young man as light as a swallow climbed up to the floor of Tongque Tower. Almost as soon as Xiao Jinyu shot out the thin rope, the young man grasped the other end of the rope and climbed on the eaves. As his body was suspended in the air, he only had one hand holding the eaves. Ling Ye also flew over at this time. Because he was very relaxed, he quickly reached the roof. At the same time, he also tied up the young man's body with a rope to give him strong support.

This series of actions happened in just a moment. Before the ministers who were hiding under the eaves to avoid the rain could figure out what was going on, they saw Prince Lanling standing on the open-air platform, weeping while holding Princess Lanling who was already in his arms. The raindrops as big as beans soon soaked his whole body, but he seemed unaware of it and just held the woman in white tightly in his arms.

"What happened? Did Princess Lanling really die?"

"What do you think would happen if I fell from the ten-foot-high Bronze Sparrow Tower?"

"What a shame! What a shame! Was someone pushing her down? And who was the woman who appeared on the stage later?"

"It seems to be Zheng Ayue, the legitimate daughter of Zheng Clan of Xingyang!"

"It's her!"

"If there was no Princess Lanling, the one who would marry Prince Lanling would have been the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family, right?"

"No wonder...no wonder..."

"But, you see, this Princess Lanling seems to be different from the last time I saw her. The wounds on her face seem to have healed?"

Someone said this, but Gao Zhan immediately turned his gaze to the woman who was tightly held in Gao Changgong's arms. The veil on the woman's face had fallen off, revealing a face with snow-white and translucent skin. Except for a shallow fine line, her skin was as bright as a lotus emerging from water or a hundred flowers in full bloom!

It is truly a stunning beauty that will make you unforgettable at first sight!

……

Prince Lanling did not notice the astonished and envious looks around him, but was concentrating on looking at the woman in his arms.

Li Mi and Cui Heng also hurried to the stage and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

They clearly saw that boy Fenghuang grabbed the thin rope that shot out from her wrist, and used the reverse force to cushion the force of her fall, and Lanling Wang took her into his arms again.

It should be fine, right?

Nothing can happen!

While the two were waiting anxiously, Xiao Jinyu slowly reached out her hand and stroked Gao Changgong's face.

"Chang Gong, the rain is too heavy, let's go take shelter!"

Gao Changgong was startled when he heard the voice, and the joyful sounds of Li Mi and Cui Heng sighing in his ears

"You're okay, that's great, that's great!"

As if feeling ecstatic about regaining what he had lost, yet also feeling a little frightened, Gao Changgong pulled her into his arms and held her for a long time again.

"I was prepared, but I didn't expect the person to come would be Zheng Yue?"

At this time, Xiao Jinyu explained to him.

Gao Changgong then directed his gaze towards the ten-foot-high Bronze Sparrow Tower, where a girl was looking at him in a daze and fear. The girl's veil had been blown away by the wind, and her face was familiar, but no longer as gentle and beautiful as before.

"Chang Gong, I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen, I really didn't expect this to happen..."

The girl shook her head and shed silent tears, as if she was determined to jump off the Bronze Sparrow Tower. But at this moment, she was hit on the leg by the hilt of Ling Ye's wooden sword. Zheng Yue flew backwards into the hall like a rag doll and avoided falling.

Ling Ye pulled the phoenix up to the Bronze Sparrow Tower again.

Fenghuang ran over angrily and strangled Zheng Yue's slender neck.

"Boy, don't kill her! The girl saved her life just now because she didn't want to create a big enemy for the prince, Zheng of Xingyang!"

"Zheng Yue can die at the hands of others, but not at our hands!"

"And the girl said that she was being used!"

Fenghuang then trembled and let go of Zheng Yue's neck, and said in a low voice: "Stay away from my brother Qing in the future. If you dare to hurt her again, I will kill you!"

"Get out of here! You are not qualified to be the rain-praying goddess!"

Zheng Yue was about to run away crying, but a voice came from behind her: "Wait—"

Ling Ye suddenly interrupted, "Take her away and hand her over to the prince and the emperor of Qi to deal with!"

"No, I can't go to see His Majesty, and I can't go to see him!"

Chang Gong will definitely not forgive me! How can I still go to see him!

I don't want to see the resentment and disappointment in his eyes towards me!

Zheng Yue buried her head in tears and was still struggling, but Fenghuang had already grabbed her clothes and walked down from the Bronze Sparrow Tower!

The rain lasted for two hours before it gradually stopped.

When the rain stopped and the ministers came out from their shelter, Prince Lanling had already come out with his princess, who had changed her clothes.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu no longer wore the veil. The couple already knew that the veil was no longer useful!

At this time, all the ministers were also shocked and stunned into silence.

Even Gao Xiaowan and Gao Xiaoheng, who came to watch the rain-praying ceremony, were amazed and their eyes lit up.

"I've already told you that even if Fourth Sister-in-law's appearance is a little damaged, she is still a rare beauty in the world. You still don't believe it!"

"Besides, she is also an excellent doctor. She cured my great-grandmother's illness, so the wound on her face is naturally not a problem!"

As he spoke, Gao Yanzong looked at Gao Zhan and couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Empress Dowager Lou's eyes lit up even brighter, as if she saw the bright and beautiful woman from the past, the woman who had bewitched her son.

"Princess Lanling is fine, that's great! She is truly blessed after surviving a great disaster!"

"It's amazing that he managed to survive after falling from the ten-foot-high Bronze Sparrow Tower!"

"You didn't see that someone risked his life to save her, and Lanling Wang also took her into his arms. This can really become a good story! I will definitely compose a poem for it when I go back!"

……

Amid the discussions, Xiao Jinyu bowed to Gao Zhan, who was still in shock, and said, "The rain-praying event is over. Your Majesty, please bear witness impartially!"

Gao Zhan finally came to his senses, picked up the two notes that she and Lu Lingxuan had sent him, and frowned.

Just as he was about to speak, Lu Lingxuan said, "Your Majesty, the rain is destined by heaven. Even if it rains at this time, it is just a coincidence!

You should know that Zheng Ayue also prayed for rain on this Bronze Sparrow Tower!"

"What on earth do you want to say?"

Gao Zhan was already somewhat displeased, especially when he saw Xiao Jinyu's true appearance, he began to feel even more pity and possessiveness for her.

"Go, bring Zheng's Ayue to me!"

At Gao Zhan's command, Fenghuang picked up Zheng Yue and threw her in front of everyone!

Zheng Yue raised her head with tears in her eyes, and first looked at Gao Changgong. She couldn't help crawling over and explaining, "Changgong, I didn't mean to do that. I didn't intend to hurt her. I wanted to... I wanted to... Yes, someone wanted to kill her, so I wanted to save her..."

Gao Changgong's eyes were still filled with anger. Xiao Jinyu said, "She is right. She wants to save me and ask for death. But, Zheng Ayue, who asked you to come to the Bronze Sparrow Tower?"

"who is it?"

Zheng Yue thought hard. She went to the tavern again because she was sad. Someone gave her some wine. Her maid kept persuading her, but she didn't listen at all. Later, the maid disappeared. There was a voice in her ear that kept tempting her, saying, "Since she can pray for rain, you can also pray for rain. If you want to win Gao Changgong's heart, you have to completely replace her and then kill her!"

"Zheng Yue, go kill her!"

"Zheng Yue, kill her!"

……

"I don't know, I don't know who it was, I just went to a tavern near Yuan Zisi, there was a fairy lady there, she asked me to kill Xiao Jinyu..."

"But I know Chang Gong cares about her very much, I won't kill her!"

"I won't kill her. Although I really hate her, I can't kill her..."

Hearing these incoherent words, Lu Lingxuan's face changed slightly, and a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of her lips.

"You said that a fairy asked you to kill my brother Qing. Who is that fairy?" Phoenix asked angrily.

"I don't know, I really don't know..."

Zheng Yue covered her face and cried again.

Xiao Jinyu came in front of Zheng Yue, and everyone saw that there was a silver needle in her hand, and she was about to stab it into Zheng Yue's head!

A loud shout came from my ear:

"Wait, Princess Lanling, what are you going to do?"

Zheng Daozhong ran out of the crowd, quickly pulled Zheng Yue into his arms, and glared at Xiao Jinyu.

"Even if A Yue did something wrong, Princess Lanling can't kill her in public, right? You can't just take the life of my daughter of the Zheng family!"

"She was poisoned, and my brother Qing just wanted to force the poison out of her!" Fenghuang continued angrily, and then turned to Xiao Jinyu, "Brother Qing, don't worry about her, the head of the Zheng family will never appreciate it!"

"He is not a good person at all!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can you slander the reputation of my Zheng family?"

"If they were really a well-known and prestigious family, how could they raise a scum like Zheng Shishilang? When he saw that my brother Qing was alone, he went to rob a young lady of her belongings. How could such a despicable thing be done by a well-known and prestigious family?"

Zheng Daozhong's face turned pale, and the surrounding area was filled with the buzz of people pointing and talking.

Zheng Shisilang, who was hiding in the crowd, quickly lowered his body and quietly left the Tongque Tower.

At this time, Xiao Jinyu also said: "The poison that Zheng Yue was infected with will amplify her emotions and affect her mind. If she is not treated, she will probably become even crazier than she is now."

"How can I believe your words?"

Zheng Daozhong sneered, and then he became puzzled: his granddaughter was well-behaved and sensible, and she was definitely not like this in normal times?

Could it be that someone really poisoned her?

Who is this fairy lady she is talking about?

"If Patriarch Zheng doesn't believe me, it doesn't matter. You can take Zheng Yue back to see another doctor first!"

"Princess Lanling means that you won't hold A Yue responsible? You don't blame her..."

Don't you blame her for pushing you down from the Bronze Sparrow Tower?

Although he did not see this, but considering A Yue's infatuation with Gao Changgong, she might be capable of doing such a thing!

"Yes, I won't pursue it. He is just a chess piece being used by others. I want to pursue the person who played chess!"

After Xiao Jinyu finished speaking, she looked at Lu Lingxuan, who was watching a good show with a calm expression and an ambiguous smile on her face.