Painting Doctor Jinhua

Because of his kindness to Hou Jing, the Eastern Wei rebels took advantage of his kindness and marched all the way from Shouyang to Jiankang.

Because of his kindness towards the rebellious princes of the Xiao family, when he was imprisoned in Jiankang in the end, none of his sons, whom he had once loved and indulged, rushed to rescue him.

Xiao Xian suddenly remembered what Xiao Jinyu once said: "Sometimes being too kind to your enemies can turn out to be cruel to yourself or the people around you."

So is she reminding herself not to be too soft-hearted when facing enemies in the future?

"Saving one life is not mercy, saving a hundred lives is not mercy either. Saving all sentient beings is mercy! Uncle Xian, please remember this!"

As Xiao Jinyu spoke, she looked at Xiao Xian and gave him a meaningful smile.

At this moment, Xiao Xian was greatly shocked, and felt that this sentence echoed in his mind for a long time. In fact, it was not until a gathering of elegant conversation not long after that he fully understood the true meaning of what Xiao Jinyu said at that time.

"My dear, someone is looking for you outside..."

With a whoosh, an arrow flew past like a meteor and hit the bull's eye, with feathers dangling on the tail of the arrow.

Feng Dong was startled. Looking at Xiao Jinyu who had pulled the bowstring to the full moon, he sighed, "I was scared to death. I didn't expect that you are such a good archer!"

Xiao Jinyu smiled and asked, "Who is looking for me?"

Ever since the incident at Ascott, her name and deeds had become the most talked-about topic in Jiankang City, and this morning there had been an endless stream of people coming to visit her. Some came to make friends, some to seek medical treatment, and some even to propose marriage, but they were all rebuked and turned away by Fenghuang. So when Xiao Jinyu woke up, everything was calm again as if nothing had happened.

So for Xiao Jinyu, this was the first person to visit her besides Li Mi and Cui Heng.

"That man claimed to be Prince Xin'an, Minister Chen!" Feng Dong replied.

When Fenghuang heard the name of Chen Shizhong, her expression changed, and she said, "Brother Qing, I'll go out and deal with it!"

Xiao Jinyu nodded, and Fenghuang ran out of the door directly. She saw that it was indeed Chen Bogu, who was smiling and waving a palm-leaf fan. Behind him was an extremely luxurious sedan chair with a rich cherry-colored canopy and half-rolled pearl curtains. Two followers were carrying a huge black box in front of the courtyard gate.

"Minister Chen, what are you doing here?" Fenghuang asked unhappily.

Chen Bogu bowed and said politely with a smile: "Bogu also came here because he admires your talent. Today I am not here to seek medical treatment, but I just want to give you a little gift to express my appreciation for your talent. I hope you can do me a favor and go on a cruise with me on the Qinhuai River to learn about painting. How about that?"

Before he finished speaking, Phoenix sneered and said:

"Minister Chen, don't you feel like a weasel wishing a happy new year to a chicken?"

"Who are you scolding, kid? Our husband is the Prince of Xin'an, the Minister of the Court!"

The two followers took a step forward anxiously and rolled up their sleeves as if they were going to beat someone up.

Chen Bogu was not angry at all, but said: "Young Master, don't get me wrong, I am different from my cousin. I just admire your talent."

"Everyone knows that you and your cousin, one loves to hunt pheasants, the other loves to dig graves, you are just like dog shit and straw, you are in cahoots with each other, I don't believe you!"

This curse froze the hypocritical smile on Chen Bogu's face. It was not that the curse was unpleasant to hear. Sarcasm and wit were his fortes. There was no need to be mean to a child. But the words "digging graves" and "in cahoots with each other" caused him to pay attention.

It is not something that everyone in the world knows that he has a close relationship with King Shixing. To be precise, he is on good terms with every prince of the Chen royal family. This is the barrier that he uses to hide his identity.

It is not common knowledge that King Shixing was fond of tomb robbing. In this era that emphasized loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and brotherhood, tomb robbing was not a legitimate thing to do.

But how would this guy know?

"Boy, not only did you curse our Xin'an County Prince, you also dared to curse Shixing Prince. I think you don't want to live anymore!"

The two attendants were about to charge forward with a roar, but Chen Bogu suddenly stopped them with a stern voice:

"stop!"

Just at this moment, Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian came out together. At this time, Xiao Jinyu had not changed her appearance, but was wearing a veil, as if she was going out.

"Young lady, are you going out?" he asked with a smile on his face again.

"Yeah!" Xiao Jinyu nodded.

"I wonder what's the matter, madam? Maybe I can help you a little?"

Xiao Jinyu said, "Go and recruit some guards to specialize in beating dogs!"

Chen Bogu's heart trembled, but the smile on his face remained.

"Oh, then Chen can really help with this matter. No need to recruit. How about I send a few guards to your house?"

"Do you dare to accept the gift from me?" Phoenix continued.

Chen Bogu smiled awkwardly and dared not say anything more.

Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian walked straight out, and Fenghuang and Fengdong followed closely behind.

"Minister Chen, you should take these gifts back! And by the way, tell His Royal Highness Prince Shixing to think about Xiao Yun before doing anything."

Chen Bogu's smile froze and he could no longer laugh.

……

"What did you say? That young lady told me to think about Xiao Yun before I do anything?"

At this time in the Palace of Prince Shixing, Chen Shuling was enjoying singing and dancing. Dozens of beautiful concubines were dancing in gauze, their snow-white skin was faintly visible. Among them, the most charming and beautiful concubine was lying in his arms, drinking the wine he fed her.

When he heard the news from Chen Bogu, he was so shocked that he stood up suddenly, and the beautiful girl in his arms fell to the ground and retreated in panic.

"Think about Xiao Yun..."

Chen Shuling pulled the corner of his mouth: "Heh, how is Xiao Yun now?"

"I heard that he was stuffed with a big pill yesterday and almost choked to death. Fortunately, his body is better now, but he seems to have a problem with his mind." Chen Bogu replied.

Early this morning, he went to see Xiao Yun and heard from the medic Liu Lu that the wound was indeed healing gradually, but Xiao Yun had completely changed. He had become very timid, especially when seeing a woman. Not to mention touching her, he would hide in fear even if he looked at her.

"He was made like this by a man, why would he be afraid of a woman?" Chen Shuling was very puzzled.

"This...I don't know."

"So, what this young lady means is that if I want to do something to her, she will make me lose my virility like Xiao Yun. Am I as timid as Xiao Yun?"

Chen Shuling snorted with disdain.

"Of course not, Your Majesty."

Chen Bogu was embarrassed.

"Then what are you afraid of? Since she said so, I will do something to her. Let's see what she can do to me."

Chen Bogu lowered his head and listened without answering.

Then he said, "I see that you can't invite me, so is it time to use your middle plan?"

Chen Bogu smiled bitterly and reminded him inappropriately, "She also knows that you like to rob tombs, Your Majesty!"

"How did she know that? Is she a prophet?"

"Perhaps what you said yesterday, Your Highness, was heard by the two of them." Chen Bogu explained carefully.

Chen Shuling's eyes suddenly turned gloomy.

"Then we can't let her go!"

……

The news that Xiao Jinyu was recruiting bodyguards spread quickly, and Lanling Wang, who was in the embassy, ​​naturally heard the news as well.

"Prince, that kid called the Prince of Xin'an and the Prince of Shixing a traitor, colluding with each other. This kid's tongue is too sharp, just like a knife, stabbing Minister Chen so hard that he has no face to face and nowhere to escape."

Lu Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Prince. I told you that young lady wouldn't be so easily deceived. She just asked Chen Bogu to carry the box full of gifts back."

"Oh, she's looking for a guard now. How about we send two of our own people in to protect her closely for the prince? At the same time, we can get her information faster and more accurately."

Gao Changgong frowned and replied in a deep voice: "No need, do you think she won't find out? Since she dared to spread the news of this guard, she is not afraid that someone will take the opportunity to plant spies around her."

"Prince, you know her so well?" Lu Yu was very surprised.

"Then wait and see!"