Chapter 54: Flaws
"Yue'er!" Li Xiao said in shock, "Isn't she already dead?"
Xinmei nodded and said: "That month, relying on the eldest prince's favor, Yue'er was so domineering in the palace that even the eldest princess didn't look down on her. With the eldest princess's temperament, how could she tolerate it? So she finally found a mistake and took advantage of it.
When the eldest prince went to court, he was killed in the inner palace. Because of this, the eldest prince and the princess had a quarrel for a long time! The princess was so angry that she went back to her parents' home to live for a long time. "
"How do you know so clearly?" Li Xiaoqi asked.
Xinmei smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are busy with national affairs, so naturally you don't bother to pay attention to these trivial matters. But I am different. Every time we get together when we have time, we talk about these things, so naturally
Very clear."
Li Xiao nodded, "That makes sense. This woman looks very much like Yue'er. I don't know where she was seen by eldest brother's disciples, so they wanted to get her back and present it to eldest brother to claim credit. However, she didn't expect that this woman was fierce.
That’s when we discovered it.”
"I guess that's the truth!" Xinmei said.
"Fourth Master, that woman is awake!" An old man carrying a medicine box came over and saluted Li Xiao and Mei.
"Oh, thank you for your hard work, sir!" Li Xiao said with a smile: "How is the situation? Is the woman in any danger?"
"Replying to the prince, there is no danger. This woman is weak. She was hit head-on, but it was just some external injuries. There was a slight shock, but it is not a problem. The villain has already prescribed a prescription. Take a few doses of medicine and she will be fine.
Already."
Li Xiao nodded, "Well, that's right. But sir, this woman is related to a big case. Sir, he has been living in this other courtyard during this period. For one thing, he is taking care of this woman nearby to avoid unnecessary trouble."
Is there any accident? Secondly, it’s for the sake of confidentiality. I wonder what your plans are?”
The old man was a little embarrassed, "Your Majesty, I didn't inform my family when I came..."
"It doesn't matter!" Li Xiao waved his hand and said, "I'll have someone inform your family that your husband is here to help me take care of this patient. How about paying him ten taels of medical silver every day?"
When he heard that he received twelve taels of silver every day, the old man couldn't help but be very happy, "That's great!"
Li Xiao smiled and summoned a servant, "I will arrange a quiet room for you, sir, and take good care of him every day. Don't neglect me."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" The man bowed and said, "Sir, please!"
Watching the servants leading the doctor down, Li Xiao said to Xinmei: "If you have nothing to do, can you please ask the princess to accompany me to ask this woman?"
Xinmei said: "Your Majesty is asking a question, why am I, a woman, following you?"
Li Xiao smiled slightly, "The other party is a woman. It's always inconvenient for me to ask alone. There are some things I don't want outsiders to know. Besides, isn't this a legendary story? After hearing this, the princess will talk to those people in the future.
When the ladies, nobles, princesses and concubines chatted about the mountains together, it might as well be told as a joke to them. Who would have thought that the eldest brother is also an infatuated person? Those who are too bored will burst into tears after hearing this.
.”
Xinmei understood what her man was thinking. She pointed at Li Xiao with a smile and said, "My lord, you! It's true!"
Li Xiao laughed and led Xinmei toward the inner room.
Rou Niang has woken up, and the place where she was injured on her head has been wrapped tightly. I don’t know what kind of medicine it is. It is refreshing and cooling. Although her head hurts, Rou Niang is unusually awake at this time, "Fourth Master,
Fourth Master, who is this Fourth Master? Judging from his demeanor, he seems to belong to a high-ranking official. That Suo Wenhai met so many officials along the way and they were all bossy, but in front of this person he looked like
Like a dog, this person must be a high official. Maybe, I can hope that this Fourth Master will avenge me."
While I was thinking wildly, there was a knock on the door and two people walked in.
Chunhua stepped forward and helped Rou Niang up, "Girl, the Fourth Master is here to see you!"
Rou Niang turned around and saw that the imposing man who had seen him came in supporting a graceful and luxurious woman. She immediately climbed up, got out of bed, and knelt on the ground with a bang, "Master Qingtian
,The civilian women have been wronged! Please, sir, redress the injustice of the civilian women!"
Poor Rou Niang has been growing up in a remote village since she was a child. The biggest officials she has ever seen are just the policemen who come to collect taxes. Although she is educated and literate with her father, what she has read is only some three-character classics and "The Legend of the Martyred Girl".
After figuring out the identity of the man in front of me, I just kept calling him Master Qingtian. Anyway, when I watched the play, he was called like this in the play.
Li Xiao signaled Chunhong to help Rou Niang up, and he helped Xinmei sit down. He looked at Rou Niang standing in front of him, with his head lowered and tears streaming down his face. As expected, she looked eighty-nine times like that Yue'er.
.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"A folk girl is called Rou Niang."
"Where does your family live?"
"The girl's family is in Yunjia Village, fifty miles outside Lucheng!"
"Lucheng?" Li Xiao and Xinmei were both greatly surprised. Lucheng is the most remote city in Dai Viet, bordering the desert occupied by the Mongols. It is nearly three thousand miles away from Shangjing in Dai Viet. This young lady is actually
He came from such a far away place. But what shocked Li Xiao even more was, why did his eldest brother's disciples come to Lucheng?
"How did you fall into their hands?" Li Xiao calmed down and asked.
As soon as she mentioned this matter, Rou Niang couldn't help but burst into tears. The scenes of that day were swept before her eyes one by one. From the happy heaven to the painful hell, it was only one day.
Li Xiao and Xinmei looked at each other and said nothing, waiting for Rou Niang to vent her inner pain. After a while, Rou Niang finally calmed down slowly.
"Master Qingtian, the girl lives in Yunjia Village outside Lucheng. The day of the accident was the day when the girl got married!" Rou Niang calmed down and began to slowly tell what happened that night.
The time for a stick of incense passed, and Rou Niang finally finished recounting this past event with great difficulty. She fell to the ground bursting into tears, "Please Master Qingtian, please make the decision for me!"
Xinmei burst into tears when she heard this, "Your Majesty, this young lady is so pitiful, and these people are so inhumane. In order to please their master, they actually do such things as exterminate the family. Your Majesty, you can't let it go."
Kill these bad guys."
Li Xiao was silent for a long time, "You said those people who took action were Mongols, how do you know these people are Mongolians?"
Rou Niang raised her head and said, "Folk girls grew up in the border areas and often saw Mongolian people. They are familiar with how they dress and speak, so they know these people are Mongolians."
"You said everyone in Yunjia Village is dead?"
"The civilian girl didn't know that when she was still conscious, she heard screams everywhere in the village and saw fire on all sides. Later, she didn't know anything about it."
"So, you don't know how you fell into the hands of Suo Wenhai?"
Rou Niang shook her head, "People's daughters don't know."
Li Xiao stood up silently, "I understand, Rou Niang, you should have a good rest here first. I, I will investigate this matter."
"Please sir, please avenge me and avenge me." Rou Niang fell to the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, and blood oozed from her head in an instant.
"This matter is extraordinary, but don't worry, I will get to the bottom of it." Li Xiao motioned to Chunhong to help Rou Niang up. He glanced at Xinmei and the two walked out.
"Prince, you..." Xinmei was about to speak, but Li Xiao had already raised his hand to stop him, "Xinmei, this matter is more complicated than I thought. Why would it be Meng Ren who did it?" Li Xiao frowned.
Wrinkled deeply.
Chapter completed!