Chapter 960 I want Tang Ning!
Lu Zhinian didn't care whether they were happy or not, holding the teacup and continuing the previous topic:
"Back then, the Lu family was plotted against by Tang Ning and Xiao Yan. After I escaped from the Great Wei, I developed a headache. Later, while searching for a doctor, I happened to meet Zhuo Shuisheng, who had been hunted by his enemies and had fled to Beiling. He was also Madam Qin's fellow disciple."
"Although Zhuo Shuisheng's medical skills aren't as good as Madam Qin's, he's incredibly gifted in the art of witchcraft and poison. He enjoys exploring the unknown and is particularly interested in treating difficult and complicated illnesses he's never seen before. He's also quite proficient in some unorthodox methods. However, he's a simple person with an easy-to-control personality. Although he hasn't been able to cure my headache, I've managed to coax him into becoming my close friend."
At that time, he had just entered Beiling and had even just set foot in the Beiling court. Even Xiao Yan and others had not yet suspected his identity, so Zhuo Shuisheng naturally did not know it.
The man found Zhuo Shuisheng's headache strange when he heard about it. After several failed diagnoses, he decided to stay in Beiling. The medical skills in Beiling were not as good as those in Dawei, but some witchcraft unique to the grassland were not available in Dawei. Zhuo Shuisheng didn't care much about family and country affairs. As an orphan, he didn't know his parents and relatives, so in his eyes, there was no difference between Beiling and Dawei.
He was simple and easy to understand, and he had no hostility towards Bei Ling. Moreover, because he had been focusing on various poison techniques for many years, he would study them behind closed doors for several months each time and was not very familiar with the outside news, so he had never doubted Lu Zhinian's past identity.
When the Battle of Beiling just broke out, Lu Zhinian ordered people to settle Zhuo Shuisheng in the territory of Wei. He found some rare diseases for him to study and actually kept him under guard. Originally, he planned to exchange Zhuo Shuisheng for Lady Qin to cure his headache in the future.
Unexpectedly, after Beiling was defeated, Zhuo Shuisheng became useful in other ways.
Feng Qiuli narrowed her eyes slightly: "So Zhuo Shuisheng knows you want to harm Madam Qin?"
"Of course not."
Lu Zhinian said, "Although he has a simple personality, he has a very good relationship with the people in the sect. Moreover, he was raised by Madam Qin since he was a child. Madam Qin is like a sister and a mother to him."
"I simply found another excuse to trick Madam Qin out of the city, and then used the plague poison to hold her back. Later, Madam Qin discovered something was wrong, and Zhuo Shuisheng turned against me because of it. I had no choice but to take both him and Madam Qin away. But you can rest assured, Madam Qin has superb medical skills and has saved countless lives. She is a true healer. I only temporarily kept her somewhere else and did not harm her."
Xue Ru sneered, "Should we thank you for plotting against my sister?"
She was extremely disgusted with the man in front of her, no matter how he and the Lu family had treated her sister harshly and coldly, or how he had repeatedly provoked her later. He had abandoned his family bloodline and used Beiling to plunder and kill soldiers from his motherland. Even the massacres in the two border towns were related to him.
This kind of person is selfish, cold-hearted and extremely ruthless. Even if he speaks sweet words, he is still unkind and unjust, worse than an animal.
Not wanting to listen to Lu Zhinian's words anymore, Xue Ru said bluntly:
"You schemed and schemed, using every possible means. After your disastrous escape from Beiling, you didn't hide in the dark to save your life. Instead, you sneaked into the capital and poisoned my sister, causing so much trouble. What do you want? Just tell me directly."
Feng Qiuli, who was sitting nearby, also spoke up, "Mr. Lu Sanlang, you should know the status of the Empress in the Wei Dynasty."
"You were indeed quite capable in escaping from Beiling, but you should also be aware that it was mostly luck. No one in this world has a lucky escape. Now the Lu family is completely encircled by a web of traps. We've come to see you out of sincerity to discuss this matter."
"If the Empress is safe, whatever you want can be discussed. But if anything happens to the Empress, not only will all your requests be in vain, but you and your people will also die."
"You are a smart person. You should know what to choose."
Lu Zhinian heard the threat from the two and raised his head in a serious tone, "I do have something to ask for."
Feng Qiuli looked at him and said in a deep voice, "You go."
Lu Zhinian: "I want Tang Ning."
The sudden silence in the water pavilion and Lu Zhinian's words made Feng Qiuli stunned.
Xue Ru didn't expect that he actually knew what Li Chi said before he left. She stood up suddenly, her face full of anger and gloom.
"Lu Zhinian, how dare you covet my sister?!"
Feng Qiuli's expression also turned cold. "Mr. Lu Sanlang, we came here to discuss this with you sincerely. If you continue to make fun of the Empress's reputation, don't blame us for being rude."
Facing the two angry people, Lu Zhinian remained calm and looked at them calmly:
"I'm not kidding you, I only want Tang Ning."
"Tang Ning and I were childhood sweethearts, and she was meant to be my wife. If Xiao Yan hadn't intervened and snatched Tang Ning away, we would have been married long ago."
"I was forced to leave the capital and let Tang Ning follow Xiao Yan, but she should have been mine. I came back to the capital this time for no other purpose than to take Tang Ning away, to get her back on track, and to live the life we were meant to have together..."
Bang!
Xue Ru suddenly grabbed the teacup on the table and smashed it to the ground. When the cup broke into pieces, the sound of shattering interrupted Lu Zhinian's words.
Xue Ru said sternly, "Who do you think you are? How dare you covet my sister?"
"She's mine to begin with, why would I covet her?"
"Shut up!"
Xue Ru glared at him angrily: "My sister was indeed yours in the beginning, but you gave her up long ago. It was your Lu family who bullied my sister first. My sister and you have no relationship anymore. The life she should have is the one she has now. It has nothing to do with you, Lu Zhinian!"
“Who said no?”
Lu Zhinian raised his head suddenly, his eyes full of paranoia and a bit of strange tenderness.
"There was just a misunderstanding between her and me. Everything will be fine once we explain it clearly. It was Xiao Yan who took advantage of the situation and intervened. It was he who used his identity to trick Tang Ning into dealing with the Lu family. He had bad intentions from the moment he approached Tang Ning."
"Tang Ning should have been my wife, the one I would spend my life with. We should have lived in peace and love until old age. I would have loved and cared for her..."
"Bah!"
Xue Ru said indifferently: "Your love means poisoning my sister, your love means killing her?!"
"Lu Zhinian, are you disgusting?!"
Lu Zhinian said anxiously, "How could I harm her? I just wanted to take her away. This Wei Dynasty is full of Xiao Yan's people, and Tang Ning also misunderstood me. I just wanted to take him away from here."
"Xue Ru, your sister loves you the most. As long as you return your sister to me and let me take her away from the capital, I will naturally ensure that she is safe and sound..."
Bang!
Xue Ru couldn't stand it any longer, so she raised her hand and slapped Lu Zhinian in the face, making the man who was trying to persuade her turn his head away.
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