Chapter 532 What kind of scheme is Li Rong plotting?
The air seemed to freeze as they looked at Jiang Nuanzhi and the other two people bowing respectfully before them.
Lord Xie was also stunned, and turned back stiffly in disbelief.
After waiting and waiting, all I got was this little girl?
"What does this mean?" He stared at the people in front of him, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.
The person in front of them was a petite, fair-skinned, and beautiful young woman. Her large official robe seemed somewhat out of place with her delicate features.
Although she was smiling faintly and bowing to everyone, her small, fair hands and her appearance made her look like a child trying to act like an adult.
There were only two people with her.
On the left was a woman, quite robust in build, who looked somewhat familiar; she was probably a former subordinate of Li Rong. The other man was dressed entirely in black, his face completely obscured by a large bamboo hat, making it impossible to discern his features. However, his hunched back clearly indicated that he was quite old.
So, after waiting for a long time, they finally saw two women with an old man.
Wait, how dare they just barge into the Regent's Palace like this?
Isn't Li Rong afraid that he can just kill these people on the spot?
Lord Zhang couldn't help but rub his eyes.
Yes, he also wanted to know what that meant.
He glanced at Jiang Nuanzhi and her group without making a sound, then looked at Xiao Yuanshan beside him.
Xiao Yuanshan, who was beside her, was also looking at Jiang Nuanzhi at this moment. However, after a short while, his gaze turned to the door. The emotions brewing in his dark eyes were truly unfathomable.
Lord Zhang slowly shifted his gaze from Xiao Yuanshan to Qin Lin's face in the middle cage, trying to discern some clues from his expression.
Qin Lin, who was in the cage, also looked surprised, his mouth wide open, as if he hadn't come to his senses yet.
Lord Zhang: "."
After so many years, what kind of scheme is Li Rong using?
He was completely baffled.
An eerie atmosphere slowly spread around them, and for a moment no one spoke.
Jiang Nuanzhi looked around for a moment and naturally noticed the cage placed in front of her and the person inside. However, she only glanced at it before looking away and then said, "I heard that Your Highness is hosting a banquet, but my husband, A Rong, is sick and cannot come. So I shamelessly came to attend the banquet in place of my husband."
"I have never been to the capital, but I heard from Arong that the Li family and the Prince were once related by marriage. These are some dried goods from the mountains, a gift for the Prince and Princess to enjoy something fresh."
Jiang Nuanzhi spoke with great sincerity, glancing at Dongzang beside her.
When Dongzang entered and saw the cage, her eyes were already red. Upon hearing Jiang Nuanzhi's words, she slammed a basket down on the ground. Her fingertips were already digging into flesh, and the surging hatred in her eyes almost burst forth.
Jiang Nuanzhi reassuringly took Dongzang's hand. Dongzang looked up and met Jiang Nuanzhi's determined gaze, then took a deep breath, stood quietly behind her, and lowered his eyes. He waited silently.
Xiao Yuanshan glanced at the basket on the ground, which contained various dried mountain delicacies. There weren't many, and they were all things that could be easily bought on the streets of the capital. These things were produced in the Great Wilderness, but they were mostly purple mushrooms, hazel mushrooms, lingzhi mushrooms, and ginseng. Their quality was much better than these.
For a moment, Xiao Yuanshan felt like laughing.
For a long time, no one dared to stand in front of him and fool him, or even bother to cover it up.
"Ignorant woman!"
Lord Xie didn't have Xiao Yuanshan's composure; upon seeing Jiang Nuanzhi's things, he laughed in anger and kicked over Jiang Nuanzhi's mushroom.
"But what kind of dried goods can you buy casually from the roadside and claim they're from the mountains?"
"You don't actually think the Prince invited an ignorant woman like you to dinner, do you?"
Lord Xie approached coldly, his sinister eyes fixed on Jiang Nuanzhi: "Speak! What conspiracy does Li Rong have? What tricks is he playing? Now, bringing a young woman here, what is his intention? If you can't explain yourself, don't blame me for showing no mercy."
Lord Xie let out a strange laugh and slammed his broadsword down in front of Jiang Nuanzhi, driving it deep into the ground.
Jiang Nuan took a step back, seemingly frightened, and blinked, saying, "What do you mean by that, Lord Marquis? Arong is ill. Didn't the Prince host a banquet today and insist that I attend? Could it be that I'm not here for dinner?"
Lord Xie was momentarily stunned, and when he looked at Jiang Nuanzhi, he felt as if all his strength had been thrown at cotton. He glared at her angrily and said, "You woman, you're still not being honest! You're asking for death!"
At this moment, the burly Marquis Xie was glaring angrily, his face filled with ferocity. The woman who was staring at him was petite, with a flushed face and watery eyes. She seemed to be frightened and took two steps back.
Seeing this scene, Lord Zhang had a look of utter dismay on his face.
He even felt that Li Rong did it on purpose, deliberately provoking them to set up such a big show, and then sending the elderly, women and children to deliberately humiliate them.
Anyway, with just these three people opposite him, not to mention the prince, even he, the chief minister, would feel inexplicably embarrassed to personally come and see them. He added somewhat impatiently:
"Now that Doctor Jiang is here, he must be a pragmatic person. Tell me, when exactly is Li Rong coming? Make it clear so you won't suffer any physical pain."
Jiang Nuanzhi naturally realized that no one took her seriously, but that was normal, since she was just a lowly woman who was currently a seventh-rank imperial physician in the palace. Although she was a seventh-rank official, she didn't have any real power.
Let alone her insignificant official position, even a high-ranking official would find it incredibly difficult to enter the Regent's Palace. However, the less wary they were of her, the better; that was exactly what she wanted.
He then said, "I've made myself perfectly clear. Are you all deaf? I, A-Rong, am currently recuperating at home and cannot come out. I can't come out anyway. Why did Your Highness summon me? You can simply tell me. By the way, A-Rong also asked me to bring a brother back. I heard he's a guest at Your Highness's residence. His name seems to be Qin Qin. Wait, what's his name again?"
"Qin Lin?" Lord Xie's aversion to stupidity is acting up; he can't even remember this?
"Oh, yes, it's Qin Lin." Jiang Nuanzhi clapped her hands, then smiled at Lord Xie and said, "Thank you!"
After saying this, Lord Xie was so angry he laughed again. His fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
"You little bitch? You dare to come here and provoke us? What do you think this place is!"
As Lord Xie spoke, he narrowed his eyes and suddenly lunged forward, his wrist aimed directly at Jiang Nuanzhi's throat, attempting to grab her neck.
"Uncle! Help!" As Jiang Nuanzhi cried out, the old man in black behind her suddenly moved.
Everyone only felt a black shadow flash by, but Lord Xie didn't even touch the hem of Jiang Nuanzhi's clothes.
Lord Xie narrowed his eyes and faced the old man in black again. However, in just one exchange, the two exchanged a palm strike.
With a bang.
Lord Xie staggered back several steps before finally regaining his footing. He shook his numb hand and looked up in shock.
(End of this chapter)
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