Painting Doctor Jinhua

The guests had all left, but in just one hour, the Xinghua Yanyu Tower had experienced a thrilling turbulence and magnificent events. The departing scholars were still in shock, but also had endless aftertastes. It seemed that it would not be long before the drama of the Xiao family's granddaughter fighting Princess Yunyin to clear her mother's name would be staged in the taverns and teahouses in Jiankang City, and would once again become the topic of conversation for those gossipers after dinner.

However, no matter how turbulent the situation was in Ascott, the proprietress of Xinghua Yanyu Tower never showed up from beginning to end. She just acted as an indifferent bystander, sitting behind the pearl curtain, listening to music and sipping tea.

"Is the princess finally leaving?" The beautifully dressed lady in red pursed her red lips while holding a jade cup in one hand and tapping the table with the other, sneering softly, "Or is she fleeing in disgrace?"

"Madam Wei, he is also here today, and it is said that he arrived in Jiankang two days ago!" said the middle-aged man who had been standing upright in front of her. "He just bet five thousand taels in the Lishe Pavilion, and also won five thousand. The total is... ten thousand taels!"

"Oh, this ten thousand taels is not a small amount. He actually asked for it without hesitation. Is he going to take over my Xinghua Yanyu Tower?" After sneering, he stroked his forehead and sighed, "Well, it seems that our little prince of the Gao family still refuses to give up!"

The middle-aged man also lowered his head in silence.

"By the way, there was a commotion in the Ascott today. How is the profit of our Xinghua Yanyu Tower?" Madam Wei asked again.

"With the help of that Hu boy and that young lady, we earned 100,000 coins in two hours today." The middle-aged man who had been serving as the archer in the Lishe Pavilion said with a smile.

"One hundred thousand?" Madam Wei was surprised and couldn't help laughing. "It seems that it is right not to get involved in that matter. We can't afford to offend the arrogant Princess Yunyin, but we have to serve these two gods of wealth well."

"Yes, but the young man has said before that he wants to take 20% of it?"

"Twenty percent? This kid is asking for too much!" Madam Wei was a little unhappy, and then she said, "Forget it, twenty percent, twenty percent. This brother and sister have just arrived in Jiankang, and they don't have a wealthy family to rely on. If they want to gain a foothold in Jiankang City, they really need money."

The middle-aged man responded with a smile and reminded:

"Madam Wei, today the young lady made a vow in Ascott that she would establish her own business in the future!"

"Oh?" Madam Wei looked at him with interest. "That's even more interesting. Are they still staying in Ascott now?"

"Yes, all the other guests have left, but the prince of Lanling, the young master of Zhaojun Li and the young master of Boling Cui seem reluctant to leave, and... the young lady seems to be treating the Xiao family's seventh young master, Xiao Xian, who is half paralyzed and will not live long..."

"Healing?" Madam Wei's eyes were filled with more interest. She stood up and stepped on the walnut floor with her high-heeled wooden clogs. She waved the round fan in her hand and said with a smile, "I'm going to go and see if this young lady can heal people. Could it be that... she can make this paralytic who has been sitting in a wheelchair for more than ten years stand up?"

"Of course this is impossible!" The middle-aged man laughed, "It's just that the Seventh Young Master of the Xiao Family was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted, so the young lady came up with an impromptu idea and borrowed a room from our Ascott to treat the patient!"

Fainted from anger? Is that so?

Madam Wei paused, then smiled again:

"That's not necessarily true... Let's go! We in Xinghua Yanyu Tower must be honest when doing business. We will also send the money that those gentlemen won, and by the way, let's go meet this prince... and the young lady who was so indomitable and dared to confront Princess Yunyin head-on!"

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In Ascott, Xiao Jinyu had been in the room carrying the medicine box for a cup of tea. Except for Xiao Xian who was lying in the room, everyone else was waiting outside the door.

Feng Dong paced back and forth anxiously. Xiao Shiniang was also a little worried, but because she had been influenced by noble ladies from aristocratic families since she was a child, she had to remain calm and composed no matter how anxious she was.

"No, I always feel something is wrong!" Li Mi, who was about to be pulled away by Cui Heng, suddenly said.

"What's wrong?" Cui Heng asked, "The young lady said that it's inconvenient to disturb her here, so we should leave!"

"You said, this young lady doesn't look like someone who gets easily irritated or angry. Why did she confront Princess Yunyin face to face today? Was it just to clear her mother's name?"

"Is there anything more important than clearing her mother's name?"

When Cui Heng asked this, Li Mi's eyes lit up as if he had thought of something. "Oh, I see. This young lady's life experience is pitiful. It is important to clear her mother's name, but there is one more thing. I think she is deliberately performing this drama for Xiao Qilangjun to hear, deliberately making him vomit blood!"

"Mr. Li, what are you talking about? My wife is not that kind of person. She is a very nice person. A few days ago, she invited my husband to have a meal and cured his anorexia. Later, I asked the kitchen to cook for my husband according to the recipes she gave me. He ate very delicious meals every time and his health is much better than before!"

Feng Dong suddenly ran up and said in a reprimanding tone.

"Oh, so that's it!" Li Mi smiled awkwardly, "I didn't say that this young lady is bad, I just think she did this for a different reason, and..." He turned to Cui Heng, "Sanlang, it seems that every time we meet her, something big always happens, don't you think?"

Cui Heng didn't say anything, but his eyes were deep and thoughtful, but what he was thinking about was not what she had done, but the painting that had been taken away by Xu Ling.

At this time, Li Mi caught a glimpse of Lanling Prince and his followers who were about to leave, and suddenly called out the follower's name: "All the fish are ready!"

The follower turned around, pointed at his nose and asked in surprise:

"you call me?"

"Yes! I'll call you. Isn't this your name?"

"Oh."

"You said that you and your master saw a painting and dance in this Ascott that was so beautiful that it was only seen in heaven. Is that true?" Li Mi asked.

"Of course it's true, I never lie!" replied the young guard.

Li Mi's expression suddenly changed, as if he was very regretful for missing such a good show. He suddenly ran to Lanling Wang, patted him on the shoulder and said, "If I had known earlier, I would have followed Brother Gao and could have seen a wonderful painting dance, don't you think? Why did I go to throw pots? I really regret it!"

Lanling Wang said nothing, but pushed his hand off his shoulder without any hesitation.

At this time, a charming female voice was heard saying, "Oh, Mr. Li, you regretted playing the game of pitching pots. Do you not want the money you won today?"

Seeing a charming lady in red with two servants and money coming, Li Mi's eyes lit up and he greeted her with a smile: "I still want money. Could this lady be the proprietress of the Xinghua Yanyu Tower?"

Madam Wei smiled and said, "Yes!"

"I've heard that the proprietress of this Xinghua Yanyu Tower is a mysterious dragon that is hard to find. Today I am honored to have the proprietress personally deliver the money to me."

Madam Wei smiled and first ordered one of the servants to deliver the money to Li Mi and Cui Heng. Then she walked towards Gao Changgong and handed him a heavy black box full of money, saying, "Mr. Gao, this is your five thousand coins. We will owe you the remaining five thousand coins in Xinghua Yanyu Tower. You can come and get them anytime you need them in the future. I have also written down the IOU!"

She pointed to a piece of silk covering the box and said.

Gao Changgong still didn't speak. His facial expression couldn't be seen under the veil, but Madam Wei could feel his cold gaze.

After a long while, he uttered one word: "Yes!" Then he signaled the guard to take away the black box and the silk. Finally, he glanced sideways at the closed room and quickly walked out of the Ascott.

……

"Prince, do you remember anything when you come to the Xinghua Yanyu Tower this time?"

After leaving the Xinghua Yanyu Tower, the young guard immediately summoned a group of escort vehicles and got on the carriage to the embassy.

"No, I just feel like this place is familiar, but I don't have any memory of it."

"Prince, I think you should stop looking. You have been to the South several times, but you still can't remember anything and can't find the person you are looking for."

Lanling Wang paused for a moment, then changed the subject and said, "However, although I don't remember anything and I haven't found anything, the proprietress of the Xinghua Yanyu Tower is very suspicious. How did she know my last name is Gao?"

The young guard curled his lips and said awkwardly, "Prince, when we were playing pot tossing, I did tell you your last name, but you can't blame me. If you didn't tell us your last name, we might not get the money we won! Wouldn't it be a waste? Don't you think... is that right?"

Lanling Wang stared at him without blinking, his expression cold and unpredictable.

"King, why are you looking at me like that? I am very scared..."

Your own name is fake, but you gave my real last name?

All fish available?

Lanling Wang sneered, but ultimately did not ask the question. Instead, he suddenly became quiet, as if in deep thought.

"King, what are you thinking about? Is it that young lady?" The young guard became curious and came over to ask.

In fact, the little guard is not just a little guard, but comes from the Fanyang Lu family, a family with a long tradition of "three rituals passed down from generation to generation and a house full of ink fragrance". Although he is a concubine's son, he is willing to join the military and work with him to achieve great things.

The young guard's name is Lu Yu.

"I was thinking that when we first met in Pengcheng, Xuzhou, she was assassinated. I asked you to check the background of those assassins."

"Yes, the prince also knows that it was sent by Lu Junjun."

When talking about serious matters, Lu Yu put away his naughty and indecent smile.

"Yes." Lanling Wang nodded, and then said, "Do you still remember what she said to Princess Yunyin today?"

Lu Yu thought for a moment, then remembered: "The prince is referring to her mother's death. She said she would find out the truth?"

And I will definitely find out the truth about my mother's death!

When she said this, Princess Yunyin's expression obviously changed incredibly, becoming angry and incredulous.

Lanling Wang was silent for a while, then asked doubtfully, "Could her mother's death be related to Lord Lu? Or even to the Northern Court?"