Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 151: Using oneself as bait to lure the enemy to kill

As the night deepened, the moonlight cast a faint glow on the roof tiles. The clear light came in through the skylight, just enveloping the graceful body of the girl in the bathing pool.

At midnight in summer, after taking a bath, I feel especially refreshed.

Gao Changgong took a long robe to wrap her jade-white body, picked her up, and brought her to his usual bedroom.

A cool breeze blew, candle flames as thick as arms flickered, red curtains swayed in the wind, and the boundless and charming spring scenery was looming.

Feeling his gentle and careful love, Xiao Jinyu smiled and whispered in his ear: "Chang Gong, are you not so scared now?"

"You know what I'm afraid of?"

"Although you don't want to admit it, from the environment you grew up in, it's not difficult to guess that your second uncle, Emperor Wenxuan, had a great influence on you, right?"

"After my father died, my second uncle was actually very good to us. He especially liked my fifth brother Gao Yanzong. But he hated my father very much and was extremely cruel to those who betrayed him. He could even kill women. Sometimes I was also afraid of him and didn't quite understand him!"

"Then never try to understand him!"

As she spoke, Xiao Jinyu kissed his lips again and hugged him even tighter. The warm and tender touch between them made Gao Changgong feel a little less cold, and his heart suddenly became clear as if the clouds had cleared and the rain had stopped.

Endless joy arises from this.

"Chang Gong, is your grandmother, Empress Dowager Lou, kind to you?"

"Well, it's good. Among all my relatives, grandma is the best to me!"

"What about your mother?"

……

The mumbling in the bedroom gradually died down, but the sound of frogs could still be heard in the pond outside the mansion.

Lu Yu was sitting in the courtyard at the moment, laughing to himself. Li Mi looked at him strangely and came over to ask, "What are you laughing at? Why do you look so lewd?"

"Who did you say was obscene?" Lu Yu, awakened, shouted.

"You smile like a flower, and if you don't know me, you might think you are..."

"What's wrong with me? I was just happy for my prince. He has been working hard alone for so many years, with only us soldiers around him. Because of some things he encountered when he was young, he... But now he is fine. I knew that this genius doctor must have a way to cure my prince's illness. Look, since the prince has been with her, the disease has naturally healed!"

"You've been talking for a long time, but I still don't understand. What's wrong with your prince?"

"It's just... fear of women... do you understand? It's just that I have no interest in women at all. In the past, I was like a trembling little rabbit when I saw a woman, but now it's different. With the young lady... no, now she is our princess. When I'm with the princess, I'm more powerful than a tiger..."

Li Mi couldn't listen any longer and snorted coldly, "I think the one who is sick is not your prince, but you!"

Lu Yu was so angry that he was about to explode. Li Mi quickly interrupted him and asked, "By the way, where are Cui Sanlang and I going to sleep tonight? Aren't you going to arrange a place for us to stay?"

The anger that Lu Yu had just been waking up was extinguished just like that, because the prince had instructed that Li Mi and Cui Heng should be treated with courtesy, and that their accommodation could not be shabby, but should be treated like great scholars!

Scholars and men of letters value these empty formalities and moral integrity!

Lu Yu snorted with disdain in his heart, and took Li Mi to look for a wing room.

……

Half of the night passed quickly. At about three quarters past the hour of Mao, Xiao Jinyu changed into night clothes, put on a veiled hat, and walked out of the bedroom quietly.

At that time, some unknown incense was burning in the bedroom, and the curling green smoke flowed back, rose and floated in the incense burner like fog.

"Chang Gong, have a good dream! I hope you can remember the things you have forgotten!"

After Xiao Jinyu said this, she quickly walked out of the hall, crossed the corridor, and went out of the mansion.

The phoenix, which was lying on the roof beam to rest, soon noticed her movement, realized it was her, and immediately jumped in front of her.

"Brother Qing, where are you going?" he asked anxiously. Seeing that she was dressed in black, like a man, he had a bad feeling.

"To lure out the assassin, set an ambush, and kill him, just like we did before!"

"Then why didn't you call..." She said halfway, then changed her words with tears in her eyes, "Forget it, I'll go with you! Leave the dangerous things to me, okay?"

"it is good!"

This time Xiao Jinyu agreed decisively and did not refuse.

The phoenix smiled brightly.

……

It was almost dawn again, the darkest moment before dawn. A carriage was hurriedly driving towards the official road. A "young man" in black was sitting on a tall horse in front, driving the carriage at full speed!

There was also a fine horse following closely behind him, on which sat a young man in black clothes.

To get from Pengcheng to Yecheng, one must pass through the Huaishui area, which is also an important road for envoys from the north and the south. A hundred miles ahead is where it flows into the sea, and then north to Yecheng.

Several men in black had been lying in ambush here for a long time. Before dawn, they heard the sound of horse hooves and a middle-aged man in the lead couldn't help but look surprised.

"Why are there only two people?"

"But that is clearly Lanling King's carriage, and the horses are the Ferghana horses raised by our Great Qi State!"

"Commander Han, Grand Commander Liu said that it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go. No matter who is in the car, kill him first!"

The leading man's expression changed for a moment, and he finally gave the order: "Bowmen, prepare, shoot!"

"Yes!"

"Fire arrows!"

After the order was given, several arrows were fired at the galloping carriage. The "young man" on the horse immediately lay on the horse's back. Several arrows whizzed past her and shot into the carriage, instantly turning the rather gorgeous carriage into a hornet's nest.

Phoenix immediately rushed over from behind and slashed the overwhelming rain of arrows with its sword.

But one arrow still flew by like a meteor, just lifting her veil and brushing past her cheek, leaving a bloody mark on Yu Saixue's skin.

The long black hair spread out in the rushing wind, like a blooming and dancing black lotus.

The assassins lying in ambush could not help but shout in surprise: "It's a woman!"

"What a beautiful woman!"

"Catch her, she is most likely the southern woman that Lanling King brought back!"

"Don't kill her yet, capture her alive!"

With a burst of excited shouts, all the people who were lying in ambush all around ran out, intending to surround her.

Here it comes! It’s time!

As long as all the ambushers are led out...

While urging the horse forward, he cut off the leather ring on the horse.

Xiao Jinyu kept riding his horse forward, and a group of men in black followed closely. Just when a shout of killing was heard, the young man on the horse looked back, raised his wrist and made a gesture to Fenghuang that they could not understand.

At this time, the noose broke, and the horse Xiao Jinyu was riding ran forward at a faster speed.

The carriage without a horse to pull it slid backwards and crushed the group of men in black who were rushing towards it.

At this moment, Fenghuang threw a burning object into the carriage. In an instant, there was a huge roar, as if there was lightning and thunder, and the earth was shaking. The fire that shot up into the sky illuminated the dark night, and at the same time, thick smoke filled the road ahead.

Broken limbs and arms flew up from the thick smoke, screams came one after another, and there was a lot of shouting!

……

"Mother... mother..."

Gao Changgong seemed to see his mother from the dust and smoke. The woman in black turned around, her eyes full of hatred and resentment.

"You said you would marry me as your queen, but you lied to me..."

"I have no other choice. I tried my best, but those officials threatened to die in protest..."

"Hehe... everyone is lying to me and using me. When I am useful, you pamper me and love me, treating me like a treasure. When I am useless, you will discard me like a shoe. My father and grandfather gave me to a Xianbei slave who is worse than pigs and dogs. What about you?"

"After using me, you only want me to be a mistress with no name or status..."

"Hahahaha... How could I, a princess of a great country, fall to such a state that I am not even qualified to be someone's concubine..."

Mother...don't cry!

"Xiao Guan, my mother is leaving and going back to her homeland. She has relatives there, although..."

"Aniang will take you to have a look at my homeland. It is very beautiful there... It was also very warm in the past... But everything changed later!"

Mother, let me see your face. It’s been so long that I have forgotten what you look like!

But why would I forget?

I shouldn't forget, I shouldn't forget...

"Xiao Guan, now that my mother is gone, you must listen to your father, don't make your stepmother angry, and get along well with your brothers..."

Mother, let me see what you look like?

Why is there always a layer of haze?

He tried desperately to dispel the mist, but it hadn't been going away for years. But at this moment, a ray of morning light seemed to shine in, and the mother's gradually receding figure suddenly stopped. She slowly turned around and smiled at him!

That smile is like a hundred flowers blooming and the sky is filled with rosy clouds!

He saw it clearly! He finally saw his mother's face clearly!

It turns out that my mother is so beautiful!

But for some reason, in a flash, that face turned into Xiao Jinyu, and there seemed to be noisy voices around.

A voice was shouting: "Kill her! This woman is so beautiful and can seduce people with witchcraft. Our Great Qi Kingdom will perish because of her!"

No, who is talking?

Don't kill her!

Don't kill her!

The sandalwood in the bedroom had burned out, and Gao Changgong immediately woke up from his dream. Lu Yu heard the call and hurried into the bedroom, but seemed to have thought of something and stopped outside the door.

"Prince, are you okay?" Lu Yu shouted outside the door.

Gao Changgong had just recovered from his shock when he discovered that Xiao Jinyu was no longer on the couch. He was shocked and at the same time felt an unexpected fear.

He quickly put on his robe, strode out of the bedroom, and asked, "Where's Ah Yu?"

"Princess?" Lu Yu was also confused. "Wasn't she with you last night?"

"She's not here... She's not here... Where is she?"

"Where did you go? Didn't any of you see?"

He couldn't help but roar.

"Go find it quickly! Tell everyone to get up and find it for me!"

"Yes, Prince!"

Lu Yu hurried to the resting place for the guards in the mansion. Gao Changgong was even more panicked, searching carefully in the bedroom for any traces left by Xiao Jinyu. Suddenly, he saw a rolled-up note on the table. It seemed that it had just been taken off a carrier pigeon and opened, and then rolled up again after reading it.

There was only one line of words written on the note: There are ambushes on the road from Pengcheng to Yecheng, please be careful!

After reading it, Gao Changgong felt as if his heart suddenly fell into fear and terror, so he no longer hesitated and ran out of the hall.

"Prince, where are you going?"

Lu Yu saw him run straight to the stable, pull out a horse, climb on it, turn around and gallop out of the mansion.

"Hurry, follow me! Follow me!"

Following Lu Yu's command, a group of guards mounted their horses and chased in the direction where Gao Changgong was going!

It was already bright in the sky. The Sishui District is a large area of ​​water. The sound of horse hooves passed by, the aquatic plants were blown away, and the water splashed everywhere.

A group of knights galloped past on the official road. Gao Changgong shouted Xiao Jinyu's name, but the only response he received was the whimpering of water and the sound of horse hooves behind him.

He didn't know how long he had been running aimlessly like this. He couldn't find her anywhere he looked. Gao Changgong became more and more frightened, as if last night's nightmare had been a warning to him.

Because of despair, his eyes were red and his tears were falling like mist.

"Prince, don't worry. Maybe the princess just went out to play for a while and she will be back soon!" Lu Yu comforted.

"No, she wouldn't do meaningless things, nor is she a playful and hedonistic person. It's just that I...did I fail to give her a sense of trust?"

"Don't think like that, Prince. The young lady has married you and given you all her best. How could she not trust you?"

The best of everything? Yes, in order to repay the favor of saving her when they first met, she was willing to sacrifice herself for him. Was she just trying to heal the haze in his heart?

Now that he is better, he remembers everything he had forgotten and thinks of his mother's face, so is she going to leave him?

"Quick, go find it! There is only one official road from Pengcheng to Yecheng. It is less than a hundred miles to the sea. It must be on the way. Go find it!"

Lu Yu continued to drink.

The guards continued to rush forward as ordered.

Just at this moment, another sound of horse hooves came from not far away. Lu Yu looked at the figure on the horse in the lead and couldn't help but show ecstasy in his eyes.

"Prince, it's the young lady, no, it's the princess who's back! Look, she's back!"

Gao Changgong then looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xiao Jinyu, dressed in men's clothes, riding a horse towards him. Behind him, in addition to Fenghuang, there was actually a group of guards. He recognized the person leading them. It was Ling Ye, a top swordsman that Xiao Jinyu had left in Jiankang.

When Xiao Jinyu rode her horse up to him, she quickly jumped off the horse and ran into Gao Changgong's arms.

"Chang Gong, I have cleared the ambush on this road for you. Those people are all dead!" She said happily in his ear, "I also spared the lives of two people for you to interrogate. When we return to Yecheng, we won't have to fear anything!"

"I will also pave the way for you, a safe and worry-free road!"

Gao Changgong was stunned and didn't react for a long time. He couldn't utter a word and was choked with sobs. When Xiao Jinyu looked into his eyes, she found that his eyes, which were originally as clear as the inverted Milky Way, were now red.

"Chang Gong, what's wrong with you?"

When he found there was a long red mark on her face, he reached out and touched it with a slightly trembling hand.

"It's just a minor injury, I'm fine." Xiao Jinyu smiled and said in a comforting tone, "But my appearance is a little damaged... and I want to keep this scar for a while, so Chang Gong may be a little uncomfortable..."

"Do you think I just like your face?" After choking for a while, he continued her words and asked in a hoarse voice, "Xiao Jinyu, don't you believe me?"

"Or do you think I'm a selfish person who only wants to gain from you?"

"Do you think I won't care whether you live or die, or whether I will feel heartbroken?"

A series of painful questions made Lu Yu and the guards lower their heads. Even Fenghuang was a little moved. At this moment, he really saw the helpless tension, fear and concern in this man's eyes!

"I thought I was going to lose you. I've never been so scared of anything... ever..."

Holding her in his arms, he finally released the fear that had been suppressed for so long...

Xiao Jinyu, who had always been accustomed to planning how to protect her family and pave the way for her loved ones, suddenly realized at this moment that she was indeed acting arbitrarily and had never thought that the people around her would worry about her.

"I'm sorry, Chang Gong, I won't do this again..."