The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

Hehua said in a shrill voice, "I heard that Brother Huaiyuan's mansion has a courtesan, so I came out of curiosity to see. I didn't expect the courtesan to be so interesting. Hehua and Sister Taoyao had a very pleasant chat."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Huaiyuan glanced at Li Muxia with a puzzled expression and asked, "Really? I didn't know Hehua would enjoy chatting with her." Knowing that Hehua had misunderstood Xia Mu as Taoyao, he didn't correct her. He had been using the title of courtesan to imprison Li Muxia in his own residence.

“Yes, Hehua didn’t expect that she and Taoyao would have so much in common,” Hehua said happily.

Looking at He Hua's expression, Nangong Huaiyuan still had some doubts. He knew He Hua's personality too well. According to the rumors, He Hua would never have anything in common with Xia Mu; on the contrary, she would try every means to hurt him. However, Xia Mu didn't seem to have been wronged at all.

After seeing Hehua off, Nangong Huaiyuan approached Li Muxia and asked, "What brings Hehua here?"

Li Muxia glanced at Nangong Huaiyuan and said, "Didn't she just say that she came to chat with me?"

Upon hearing Li Muxia's words, Nangong Huaiyuan sneered: "Do you think I would believe that?"

Li Muxia stood up, looked at Nangong Huaiyuan and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you." Then she turned and left.

Watching Li Muxia's departing figure, Nangong Huaiyuan thought about how Hehua had said she would come again tomorrow, and he felt that something was not right.

The next day, Hehua arrived early in the morning and this time got in smoothly.

When Li Muxia saw Hehua enter, as they had discussed yesterday, Hehua, wearing a veil, walked up to the guards and deliberately coughed, saying, "Yesterday, this princess caught a cold."

The two guards exchanged a glance and then let the person in.

Upon arriving at the main hall, Hehua removed her veil and looked at Li Muxia, saying, "Brother Huaiyuan won't be back too soon. Yesterday, after I went back, I told Father that Brother Huaiyuan was keeping a prostitute. Father was very angry when he heard this and said that he would impeach Brother Huaiyuan in court today."

Of course, she also exaggerated the story.

After saying that, she glanced at Li Muxia and said in a reproachful tone, "It's all your fault. If it weren't for your father, he wouldn't have impeached Brother Huaiyuan, and Brother Huaiyuan wouldn't have been scolded by the Emperor."

Li Muxia stopped making a fuss when she heard He Hua's words and said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it's all my fault. Anyway, I'm leaving today, so His Highness Prince Huai won't have to bear the stigma of being blinded by lust anymore."

He Hua snorted and said, "You know that's good. Hurry up and change your clothes. Brother Huaiyuan will be back soon."

The two then went to the bedroom and exchanged clothes.

After changing her clothes, Li Muxia approached Tao Yao and asked, "Are you really not planning to come with me?"

Tao Yao shook her head and said, "Thank you, Miss. I'm not leaving. His Highness Prince Huai saved me, and I'm willing to stay and repay him."

Yesterday, when they were discussing it, they asked Tao Yao if she was willing to leave together, but she refused.

Li Muxia sighed and said, "Alright, since you've made up your mind, I won't try to persuade you anymore. Take good care of yourself, and thank you for taking care of me these past few days."

Tao Yao bowed slightly and said, "Miss, please take care."

Hehua, standing to the side, kept adjusting her clothes, her eyes filled with disgust and disdain. A princess of noble birth wearing clothes worn by a courtesan—if word got out, how could she ever face anyone again? She didn't want to wear them for even a moment longer.

Looking at Li Muxia, who was still talking, he said, "Alright, let's go."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia took one last look at Tao Yao, put on her veil, and walked out with He Hua's maid.

To avoid arousing the guards' suspicion, Hehua also came to the entrance of the main house, with his back to the door.

The guards dared not open their eyes to look at Princess Hehua, but out of the corner of their eyes they saw that the person who came out was wearing Hehua's clothes, and naturally assumed that the person who came out was Princess Hehua. They thought to themselves: Why did Princess Hehua leave so quickly today?

Looking inside, they saw that Li Muxia had her back to them, so they didn't suspect anything. When Li Muxia passed by the guards, they subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to linger, and quickly left.

One of the guards, watching Li Muxia's departing figure, said, "Has Princess Hehua grown a bit taller?"

Another guard chuckled and joked, "You've only seen Princess Hehua a few times, yet you can still tell whether she's grown taller or not."

The guard gave an awkward smile: "That's true."

Wearing the attire of Princess Hehua, Li Muxia traveled smoothly without any obstacles. Once she left the Prince Huai's residence, she did not linger and quickly drove away.

She didn't see that just as she left, two familiar figures entered the Prince Huai's residence from among the people delivering vegetables through the back door.

These two were none other than Shangguan Jingye and Nangong Yufeng in disguise. Their plan, devised yesterday, was to pretend to be vegetable farmers delivering produce, sneak into the Prince Huai's residence, and then seize the opportunity to rescue Li Muxia.

The two arrived at Prince Huai's residence, where the kitchen staff were preparing lunch for the prince. Upon seeing them, the staff quickly called out, "You've finally arrived! Hurry up and bring the food in; the prince will be leaving court soon."

After saying that, he looked at Shangguan Jingye and Nangong Yufeng and said, "Why didn't Old Li come? Who are you two? You look unfamiliar."

Upon hearing this, Nangong Yufeng quickly replied, "We are distant relatives of Old Li. Old Li has some diarrhea today, so he sent the two of us to deliver the goods."

The man didn't suspect anything, and after the two put the things down, he sent them away.

After Nangong Yufeng and Shangguan Jingye put their things away, the guard who had led them there took them out. Halfway there, Nangong Yufeng suddenly clutched his stomach and said, "Brother, my stomach is suddenly hurting. Could I use the outhouse?"

The guard frowned at Nangong Yufeng and said impatiently, "Just bear with it a little longer, we'll deal with it when we go out later."

Nangong Yufeng knew he had to stay. He looked around and saw the outhouse not far away. He quickly ran over, saying as he ran, "I can't hold it in anymore."

Just as the guard was about to step forward to stop him, Shangguan Jingye blocked his way. Shangguan Jingye smiled and stuffed the loose silver in his hand into the guard's hand, saying, "Brother, please have mercy, my brother really couldn't hold back any longer."

The guard received the silver and said nothing. Shangguan Jingye pulled the guard to a big tree nearby and said, "Brother, let's wait here for a while. My brother here takes a long time to use the restroom."

The guard, having lost some silver, followed Shangguan Jingye to the big tree. Shangguan Jingye seized the opportunity to ask, "Brother, I heard that His Highness Prince Huai recently brought back a courtesan, and I heard he dotes on her quite a bit."

The guard, having nothing better to do, started chatting with Shangguan Jingye: "You're talking about that woman from Liuliyuan, right? She is indeed quite beautiful. I had the pleasure of meeting her the day before yesterday, and she was truly stunning."