Golden Branch

Wang Heng and Wang Mian both saw Lou Yu's faint smile. They looked at each other, and their hearts couldn't help but sink.

"Did we guess right?"

"The person behind this is really after the Purple River Placenta?"

"Several missing persons, half of them are a cover-up. Their target is the pregnant woman?"

"……brute!"

Wang Heng and Wang Mian's eyes met fiercely, and the two communicated silently.

Wang Heng was fine. Although she was angry at the "cruelness and inhumanity" of some superiors, she didn't have much empathy.

Wang Mian is different——

Firstly, she came from a low-class background and had lived two lifetimes as an ordinary citizen.

She is also more able to empathize with the weak.

Secondly, she is now pregnant. Although it is still early in the pregnancy, she can already feel the presence of the fetus.

Wang Mian has lived in ancient times for many years and is already familiar with ancient medical conditions.

In later generations, if you want placenta, you don’t necessarily have to kill someone.

In ancient times, normal childbirth was like going through the gates of hell, let alone the robbery and plundering by the powerful for ulterior motives?

Wang Mian didn't even dare to think about what kind of cruel, bloody and inhumane actions some powerful people who regarded human life as worthless would do in order to get the "medicinal materials" they wanted.

It must be extremely cruel and a challenge to the bottom line of humanity.

She gently held her lower abdomen and silently cursed "beasts". Not feeling that was enough, she cursed out loud: "No! Not beasts! They are so inhumane, they are clearly worse than beasts!"

Although Wang Heng cannot empathize with unrelated outsiders, she feels sorry for her good sisters.

She saw Wang Mian stroking her lower abdomen and knew that she was touched.

Wang Heng reached out and gently patted the back of Wang Mian's hand, whispering, "A Mian, don't be angry, and don't be afraid."

"Since the case has been reported to the Dali Temple, my brother will definitely investigate it thoroughly!"

As for Wang Mian, there is no need to worry about himself.

Those who hid in the dark only dared to rob civilians, and they would never dare to provoke a noble lady like Wang Mian.

Those people are just bad, not stupid.

Not to mention, Wang Mian was not alone. She was surrounded by servants, guards, and secret guards arranged by Xiao Wuzhi.

If one wants to break through these layers of protection, a dozen or so people are not enough; one needs to gather hundreds, or even tens of thousands of people.

Ah!

This is Mount Li, a suburb of the capital. Without the emperor's order, who would dare to gather so many soldiers?

Want to rebel?!

"Ajiu, I know! I'm not afraid. I, I just don't understand why the evil of human nature can reach such a level!"

Wang Mian felt the concern of her best friend. She took Wang Heng's hand in hers and whispered, "This is still the capital, right under the feet of the emperor."

Even a place as virtuous as Chang'an has such lawless and wanton lunatics.

If it were in more remote areas, wouldn't ordinary people have even less chance of survival?

"..." Lou Yu did not say anything after hearing the conversation between Wang Heng and Wang Mian.

They are already sober enough and able to see the reality clearly, but Lou Yu must say that the real reality is far more cruel than they imagined.

What about the capital area?

It is precisely because of the capital area that there are so many princes, nobles and wealthy families.

They hold power, they are fearless, and they can always trample on the law and destroy humanity for their own selfish interests.

It's just a missing person case. With the means of Jingzhao Prefecture, Dali Temple, Ministry of Justice and other government offices, it is not difficult to solve it.

The difficulty is——

"There is no absolute black and white, justice and evil in this world."

"All we have is a balance of interests... Let alone ministers like me, even saints and princes have their moments of whitewashing."

Lou Yu is already a standard politician, so his perspective on issues and his way of dealing with people cannot be too pure.

He has already obtained many clues to the missing case and has a vague suspect, but he still needs to conduct further investigation and then make the final decision based on his own interests!

It’s not easy to tell them these things.

Ah Heng is fine, she understands him best and won't blame him from a moral standpoint for irrelevant people.

Wang Mian... Alas, after all, people come from different backgrounds, so their thinking, vision, etc. will also be different.

This is what Wang Mian calls "three different views".

Lou Yu pondered secretly, but on the surface, he remained amiable: "Well, I have taken over this case, and I will investigate it thoroughly!"

As for the extent of the investigation to be considered "clear", it depends on the competition among relevant forces.

Lou Yu is not a real "honest judge", he is a powerful official, and what he cares about is never right or wrong.

……

Shen Du is indeed Mr. "Dear" and he loves his traitor very much.

Wang Heng told him about her plan to teach calligraphy, and he immediately ordered someone to arrange it.

The next morning, Wang Heng went to the academy for class.

In addition to Deyin Hall, Wang Heng also taught boys in the academy.

Her "left-hand flying white" style has long become an elegant thing in the calligraphy circle.

The scholars in the capital all knew that Princess Langya was worthy of being from the Wang family of Yizhou and had inherited many of her ancestors' traditions.

His calligraphy is truly unique.

Wang Heng's arrival attracted the attention of many students.

When she teaches, even if they are not students of the school, some people will come to listen.

In the huge hall, in addition to rows of students sitting behind the desks, there is also a circle of black heads behind, outside the door, and outside the window.

Wang Heng first demonstrated her skills and then began to teach.

A class lasted half an hour. Wang Heng looked young, but calm and capable.

When it comes to teaching, his words are meaningful and well-organized.

The students initially came because they were "admiring the event" and more importantly, they wanted to watch the fun.

But as they listened, everyone began to listen.

Professor Wang Heng's teachings are not just her expertise, but a blend of the experiences and insights of the Wang family's ancestors over the past few hundred years.

Wang Heng also displayed her family's ancestral calligraphy works. One of them is said to have been left by the calligraphy master and is extremely precious.

Students: ...Damn, the annual tuition fee of one thousand strings of cash is worth it just for this one calligraphy class.

Wang Heng's first class went very smoothly. She spoke very enthusiastically and the students were still eager to listen.

At this time, the anecdote about Wang Heng and Lou Yu's harmonious playing of the qin had already spread in the Lishan Academy.

While the students envied the love between Wang and Lou, they also admired their talents.

Lou Yu has always been known as the most talented man in the capital, and he is proficient in many talents.

At a palace banquet, he once amazed everyone with a piece of guqin music, drawing praises from the sage and the prince.

There are also students sent from foreign countries who all regard Lou Yu as a banished immortal who embodies the essence of Dayu's literary talent.

They all ran to seek advice from Lou Yu, and some even knelt before him and begged to be allowed to become his disciples.

Even the enthusiastic and open-minded people of Dayu could not help but gasp in amazement at their enthusiasm and sincerity.

These barbarians, however, knew what was good, and knew that Lou Hanzhang was the most talented man in the capital.

Unfortunately, they arrived too late. Lou Yu had already resigned from his post at the Hongwenguan and moved to the Dali Temple.

Otherwise, they could easily enter Hongwenguan and study under Lou Yu with full justification.

The "envoys" from various foreign countries were so discerning, not to mention the scholars of the Great Yu Dynasty -

Lou Yu was naturally very intelligent, almost like a demon, and he also studied under the famous scholar Shen Du, so he naturally possessed a lot of abilities.

Such a divine figure is inherently legendary.

Princess Langya, a woman, was able to play the zither in harmony with him, which shows that her zither skills were quite good.

Wang Heng's first class was a great success, and many students in the academy talked more about her.

Wang Mian loves gossip the most. After class, he would go around the cafeteria, school, library and other places of the academy and collected a lot of "materials".

She found Wang Heng, and the two best friends gathered together and started whispering, just like they were still married.

Seeing Wang Mian blabbering with great joy, Wang Heng, as the subject of the gossip, couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.

Like Wang Mian, Wang Heng also likes to eat melons.

But eating your own melon... uh, this feeling is a bit subtle.

To reduce the embarrassment, Wang Heng decided to shift the blame elsewhere: "...In the academy, my brother is so highly regarded?"

Well, let’s talk about Lou Yu.

He is more talked about, and Wang Heng also wants to know what the outside world thinks of him.

"Lord Lou is already quite admired! Not only by the young men and women in the capital, but even those 'envoys' admire him immensely!"

At this point, Wang Mian's eyes turned a little cold. "For example, that Xiao Ye from Japan, humbly, he is humble and diligent. If it weren't for Lord Lou's repeated objections, he would have been Lord Lou's slave for free."

I have to say that Xiao Rizi’s learning attitude is really touching.

In order to learn the strengths of the strong, they can humble themselves to the dust.

Be flattering, be sincere, and be diligent... Everyone has a desire to teach in their bones, and when faced with a promising young person with a good attitude, talent, and love of learning, they can't help but want to give some pointers.

But, it’s okay for others, but some evil people are really not worthy.

"They learn from us, and when they become powerful, instead of being grateful, they turn around and bully and destroy us."

"They only admire the strong, but have no compassion for the weak."

"Gentlemen like Lou Langjun have the heart of a gentleman and do good without asking for anything in return, but they can't let ungrateful people get away with it!"

"...So, no matter how perfect that Ono-Ono is, you can't be soft-hearted and teach him everything you know? Dream on!"

Whenever Wang Mian mentions people from this place, he becomes particularly "harsh".

Wang Heng didn't understand, but she respected him: "Okay! Okay! I understand! I'll remind you, brother!"

"Um, what about 'My Generation's Role Model'? Hasn't she been coming to Mount Li recently? I heard she's been researching a new pill with the faculty and students of the medical school."

Talking about gossip should be done happily. Seeing that her best friend was getting emotional about a certain topic, Wang Heng quickly changed the subject.

The so-called "role model of our generation" was a nickname that Wang Mian gave to Li Mingtang in a mischievous way.

Even Li Mingtang himself was very satisfied with this strange title after listening to Wang Mian's explanation.

"Yeah, I heard it's a new medicine for treating the epidemic."

When Li Mingtang was mentioned, Wang Mian suddenly remembered the gossip she had just heard and quickly shared it with her best friend: "Ajiu, have you heard that there's another miracle doctor in the capital? And she's a woman!"