Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

"I already have a general idea of ​​what happened between you and her."

Zhong Wuyou took out a small bottle from her purse, placed it in Lu Che's palm, and said, "You've never mentioned this person to me before. Maybe you want to protect her."

Zhong Wuyou sneered twice at this point and said, "If I had known that someone like her existed before, I would never have let her live until now. After all, I want my subordinates to be able to work for me wholeheartedly without any second thoughts."

Lu Che's pupils trembled a few times. He carefully picked up the small bottle that Zhong Wuyou had placed in his palm and took a look. There was a thin piece of paper taped to it with a line of small words written on it, "Golden Healing Medicine - Specially Made by Wuyan Pavilion."

Seeing Lu Che's startled expression, Zhong Wuyou introduced the medicine, "This is a golden medicine made by the Chinese medicine doctor at the pavilion. It's much more effective than ordinary golden medicines. You're seriously injured, so I brought a bottle for you. I hope you can recover quickly."

The implication was that Lu Che's current injury would definitely delay his mission to serve Wuyan Pavilion - Zhong Wuyou kept saying some words of false concern, but the real meaning behind his words was still to blame Lu Che for his incompetence.

Lu Che squeezed the small bottle tightly and whispered, "Yes, I will follow the Master's instructions..."

"I won't exchange pleasantries with you, let's get straight to business." Zhong Wuyou cleared his throat and continued, "You've already met Zuo Tang. You were lucky enough to escape from his clutches. This Lord Zuo is a regular patron of Wuyan Pavilion. If he really wanted to take your life, I would never have interfered because of our past friendship. But now that you're alive, as an elder who has watched you grow up, I can't bear to see you ruin the rest of your life without fulfilling your ideals... I've already gone to Zuo Tang and pleaded for you."

Lu Che was panicking. He knew that everything Zhong Wuyou did had a purpose. Zhong Wuyou was willing to put aside his pride and ask Zuo Tang for mercy on his behalf, so there must be conditions.

As he expected, Zhong Wuyou continued, "Zuo Tang agreed to my request, but he also put forward a condition. You should know that Zuo Tang has a younger brother who committed a crime some time ago and has been exiled to the frontier to serve as a yamen runner. Although his brother was exiled to the frontier, half of the gold, silver and jewelry he possessed was confiscated into the national treasury, and the other half was secretly retained and, under a guise, exchanged for a batch of commercial goods bound for the Western Regions. In two days, there will be an incense tasting event in Hukou Town, not far from Qingshui Town, where the goods will be auctioned. You will go with me then and buy all the goods. I will then send a team from the pavilion to escort the goods to the Western Regions."

Lu Che lowered his head, remaining silent for a long moment. Zhong Wuyou patted Lu Che on the shoulder and whispered, "Master Zuo told me that if this goes well, not only will he not come after you again, he'll also work with you to find a way to seek revenge."

As soon as the word "revenge" fell into Lu Che's ears, Lu Che's whole body seemed to be struck by lightning, and he suddenly felt numb and almost collapsed to the ground.

For a moment, Lu Che's consciousness was hazy, as if he didn't know what he had done or said. He only remembered that he seemed to bow to Zhong Wuyou and took the task sign of escorting the Zuo family's treasure from him.

Zhong Wuyou leaned against the window to look at the sky, told Lu Che to have a good rest, put on his hood again, and rushed out like a gust of wind, soon disappearing into the dark and boundless night.

Lu Che stood there somewhat woodenly, holding the wooden sign in his hand, pondering Zhong Wuyou's words over and over in his mind.

If this matter is accomplished, Zuo Tang will help him get revenge.

The weight of this sentence almost crushed Lu Che - if he was the only one involved in his revenge plan, it would be like an ant trying to shake a tree; but if Zuo Tang was involved... Zuo Tang's position in the court was so important that if he could get closer to his revenge target through Zuo Tang, it would be much easier and faster than fighting alone.

In an instant, Lu Che felt as if all the pain in his body had vanished. Thinking of Zhong Wuyou's words, Lu Che's entire body was filled with strength.

He wanted revenge—his life wasn't so hopeless after all. At least now, there was hope for revenge.

The next morning, Tao Yao arrived as expected. She didn't come in directly, but instead stood at the door stealthily and eavesdropped.

Lu Che hadn't slept at all that night, so he knew exactly when Tao Yao arrived. He casually grabbed a robe and put it on, then stood behind the door unnoticed and opened it without a word.

Tao Yao was skulking behind the door. When it opened, she was startled and blushed. "Lu Che, why are you awake so early? You're still sick. You should get some more sleep."

Lu Che's heart moved. He didn't expect that she had such a strong ability to digest emotions. She was still angry with him yesterday and had just experienced such a terrifying thing, but she only needed to sleep and turned into the carefree and lively little girl again today.

Suddenly, Lu Che thought of what he had agreed to with Zhong Wuyou last night, and then of what had happened between Tao Yao and Zuo Di. Guilty, he avoided Tao Yao's enthusiastic gaze and teased, "Oh, sleeping in that bed for too long actually makes my body hurt more... It hurts so much that I can't sleep, so I might as well get up and move around."

"Huh?" Tao Yao was horrified. Worried, she moved closer and circled around Lu Che, carefully examining his entire body. "Does it really hurt? You'd better get up and walk around. Or, why don't we go for a walk downstairs in the yard? The flowers are in bloom, so beautiful."

Tao Yao smiled gently, and Lu Che was too embarrassed to refuse, so he nodded.

The next moment, Lu Che felt a warmth on his wrist; Tao Yao was holding it. Laughing, she led him down the attic and strolled around the courtyard. Using Cheng Tianshui's voice, she introduced the various herbs and flowers planted there.

Lu Che was preoccupied with the mission and wasn't in a good mood. He smiled and nodded, but in reality, he didn't listen to anything Tao Yao said. His mind was filled with revenge, revenge, so much so that he didn't even notice Tao Yao standing in front of him, her cheeks puffed up like a pufferfish.

Tao Yao originally wanted to pinch Lu Che's arm to vent her anger, but worried that it would hurt him, she could only gently poke Lu Che's elbow bone and said depressedly, "Lu Che, you didn't hear a word I just said."