Painting Doctor Jinhua

Li Mi opened his mouth wide and sighed: This kid is so agile!

Madam Wei and Feng Dong were equally shocked!

What surprised Fenghuang was that there was bloodstain on the roof, but no one was seen, as if the fighting sound he had just heard had never happened.

However, he has always had a very keen sense of sound and did not believe that he had heard it wrong. So did the assassin who came here already leave?

As he was thinking, he suddenly felt a sharp sword energy coming at him. He subconsciously took a step back. When he raised his head again, he saw another person in front of him. This person was none other than the man in a black robe, with a scar on his chin and wearing a half mask.

Xiao Xian’s guard?

"Did you just drive away an assassin?" Phoenix asked.

Ling Ye held a long sword in his hand, which had been unsheathed. Under the moonlight, the sword was shining coldly, but there was a hint of bright red blood dripping from the sword.

"Yes, I killed an assassin. In order not to cause you any trouble, I threw the assassin's body into a nearby lake." Ling Ye looked at Fenghuang and explained, "This is also my return for the medicine given to me by that lady!"

They are friends, not enemies!

After reaching this conclusion, Phoenix relaxed his tense spirit and said, "Thank you!"

Ling Ye didn't say anything polite, but said sternly: "I will stay here all night to protect you, the lady, and Xiao Xianlang. You can go back now!"

"Do you know who sent the assassin?" Phoenix couldn't help but ask.

"I know." Ling Ye answered without hesitation, "Mistress of the Xiao family, Princess Yunyin!"

"Aren't you afraid of her?"

Hearing this, Ling Ye smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of anyone. I can even assassinate the emperor!"

"Okay then, thanks again!"

After Phoenix said this, it immediately passed through the tiles and entered. In just a moment, it was back in Ascott.

The people in the pavilion were all startled when they suddenly saw a figure falling.

Seeing that it was Fenghuang, Madam Wei could not help but get angry: "You little bastard, you are quite good at climbing up the roof and tearing down the tiles. You have torn a hole in my Ascott. How can I do business in the future?"

"Didn't I already cover the roof with tiles?" Phoenix said, pointing to the roof.

When everyone looked up, they saw that the tiles that had been removed were still there, and there was no trace of a hole in the entire roof.

"You are quite impressive, boy!" Madam Wei sighed, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She looked at Fenghuang and said, "Young Master, how about you follow me in the future? I am willing to pay ten times the price of your young lady."

Madam Wei raised her hands in seduction, but Fenghuang didn't even look at her and snorted coldly.

"You don't deserve it. I'm with everyone for money," he said.

"Hey, I'm not worthy of it. If not money, what do you care about? Today you asked for a huge commission from my Xinghua Yanyu Tower!" Madam Wei was angry and unwilling to admit defeat.

Li Mi had already burst into laughter.

"By the way, speaking of the 20% commission, we only need one thousand coins now, and the rest can be left here. My brother Qing wants to do a long-term business with you."

"Do business with me?" Madam Wei sneered and said with a smile, "Young Master, do you think my Xinghua Yanyu Tower is in need of business?"

"But now you can only do business in Jiankang City, and you can't do anything else, right?"

Madam Wei's smile instantly faded, and a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes.

Then Fenghuang continued, "Even in Jiankang City, if you want to keep this business going for a long time, you will have to pay a lot to the government and even to the noble families. In fact, you can't make much money at all. Am I right?"

Madam Wei suddenly fell silent upon hearing this, and asked solemnly, "How did you know?"

"I don't know, but this is what my brother Qing guessed!"

"Your brother Qing? Are you talking about that young lady?" Madam Wei suddenly frowned, with a hint of surprise in her expression, then smiled and asked, "But why do you call her brother Qing? Isn't she a young lady?"

"Because..." Fenghuang paused and said in a deep voice, "There are always people who covet her beauty, just like Xiao Balangjun Xiao Yun. In order to avoid trouble, we have to pretend to be brothers.

My brother’s name is Jinyu, and his courtesy name is Changqing.”

"Oh." Madam Wei nodded in response, but she became even more curious: How beautiful is this young lady that she has caused so much trouble?

However, Li Mi and Cui Heng felt even more sympathy for this young lady: from the north to Jiankang, they had witnessed what this young lady had gone through. Such a pitiful life experience did not make her hide from the worldly gaze. Instead, she faced the challenge head-on and cleared the stigma for her mother until today. Such a character is not something that ordinary people can achieve!

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Ah Xiu's voice: "Kui Ye Lengtao is here!"

Along with the sound, there was also a very refreshing and fragrant fragrance, which made people hungry!

Li Mi couldn't help but glance at the white porcelain bowl that Ah Xiu brought over. He saw that it was filled with emerald green and crystal clear noodles, with some red peppers dotted on it. It looked fresh and appetizing.

"Is this Kui Ye Leng Tao just a bowl of noodles?" Li Mi couldn't help but ask.

Ah Xiu nodded and handed the bowl of noodles to Fenghuang, who took it into the side room.

"This young lady eats differently from others. How is this pasta made?"

Li Mi asked, and Ah Xiu answered without hiding anything: "Mash the juice of young locust leaves and mix it with flour to make thin noodles. After boiling, soak them in ice water and then mix them with cooked oil..."

"It's so troublesome, then how did you finish it so quickly?"

"I followed my wife for some time and learned some cooking skills. Although my skills are not perfect, I can still do it. Since the quantity is not large, it is fast!"

"Really? It looks delicious. I'll try it someday!"

As they were chatting, they saw the door of the wing room open again, and Fenghuang came out quickly holding Xiao Jinyu, shouting:

"Madam Wei, I also need a clean bedroom. The room must be tidy and free of any incense or strange smell. It's best if no man has slept in it before!"

Madam Wei sneered again.

"You, my young man, have a lot of requests. Okay, okay, you don't want to sleep in my bedroom before, but can you?"

"It can't be too far, it's nearby!"

"Okay, okay, there happens to be a room in this Ascott that no one has ever slept in, it's just right for this young lady... Eh..." Having said this, Madam Wei's steps suddenly paused, her eyes fell on the face of Xiao Jinyu who was lying in Fenghuang's arms. Upon seeing this, her eyes lit up, filled with shock and disbelief.

"Oh my god! There really are such beauties in this world. I, Wei Qi, have seen quite a few beauties, but this young lady... no wonder Xiao Yun would resort to such despicable means to get her. With such a beauty, I'm afraid every man in the world would want to get her!"

The more Wei Qi spoke, the uglier Fenghuang's expression became. She even hugged Xiao Jinyu tighter, so that her face was facing inwards and her black hair covered half of her face. She couldn't help but smile again, "Young Master, you don't have to be on guard against me. I'm not a man, what are you afraid of?"

"Shut up! Do you know what you are saying?" Phoenix shouted angrily.

"What's up with her?"

At this time, Cui Heng and Li Mi also walked over worriedly and asked.

Xiao Shiniang and Feng Dong also came over anxiously to take a look.

"Yes! What happened to the young lady? Where is my husband?" Feng Dong asked.

Fenghuang replied, "Your husband is still in there. My brother Qing said that he has been cured. When he wakes up, he should be fine!"

"That young lady..."

"She is tired. From noon today to midnight now, it has been almost six or seven hours, and she has not rested at all. Don't you want to let her rest now?"

"Young Master, that's not what I meant. Well...let the young lady have a good rest, and I will go take care of my master." Feng Dong said somewhat embarrassedly, turned around and ran into the room where Xiao Xian was.

Fenghuang ignored him and turned her gaze to Madam Wei, motioning her to lead the way.

"Okay, I'll take you there right away!"

Wei Qi smiled sweetly, swayed her waist and took a step forward.

At this time, Xiao Shiniang hurried forward and said, "Wait, young master, you are a boy after all, why don't you let me take care of her!"

Phoenix looked at her unhappily.

Seeing that he looked angry, Xiao Shiniang quickly explained, "What I mean is that although you are young, boys and girls should not sit at the same table as if they were seven years old. She...she is still a sister-in-law...Besides, you have been busy all day, why don't you take a rest and let me take care of her!"

It turned out that she was afraid of damaging Brother Qing's reputation. Feng Huang had never thought about this. Since he had been displaced from the north, his life had been in danger many times. It was common for the two of them to sleep in the same room. He had never cared about these details. However, he had also heard that southerners valued chastity, especially the aristocratic families who attached great importance to reputation. Otherwise, his aunt would not have ended up in such a miserable way.

After realizing this, even though Fenghuang was not happy about it, she had to consider it carefully.

"Can you take care of people?" he asked suddenly.

Can a young lady who has been served by others since she was a child take care of others?

"I--"

Without waiting for Xiao Shiniang to say anything, he suddenly called out, "Ah Xiu, come in with this Xiao Shiniang and take care of my brother Qing!"

"Yes!"

Ah Xiu responded, and hurriedly followed Fenghuang into another room not far away in the corridor.

Cui Heng and Li Mi were left alone in the lobby of Ascott, feeling inexplicably lost and melancholy. However, Li Mi was a carefree and open-minded person, so he soon found a place to take a nap.

……

Xiao Xian didn't know how long he had slept. In his drowsy consciousness, he seemed to feel someone calling his name. A strange medicinal fragrance permeated his nose, making his soul disturbed. It seemed that a door that had been closed for a long time was slowly opening in his mind.

"Father, A-Luan did nothing wrong. She did it unintentionally. She was framed..."

His vision gradually became clear, and he seemed to see his elder sister kneeling in front of the Xiao family's service hall again. The Xiao family's patriarch was sitting at the top, and his father was looking at her with great sorrow. On the other side of the service hall, Princess Yunyin was watching all this with an ambiguous smile on her face.

"Now it's not a question of who is right or wrong, A-Luan. Father believes in you and that you are a self-disciplined and polite child. But what's the point if we are the only ones who believe? Those who saw it with their own eyes won't believe it, and His Majesty won't believe it either!"

"Aluan, I know you've been wronged, but what can we do? Our Xiao family is the descendant of the previous royal family. Our every word and action is under the surveillance of His Majesty. If we don't dare to admit our mistakes, it would be a provocation to the Chen imperial power. It's not easy for our Xiao family to survive under the feet of the emperor in Jiankang City and enjoy the emperor's grace!"

"Father, please give me the power to run my Xiao family. Go away. The farther you go, the better!"