Chapter 547 Was he once a pig castrator?
Zhao Xiuyuan knelt down with a thud: "Your Highness, I am guilty. I did see this woman in the countryside before, but she didn't look like this at all. Back then, she was a renowned veterinarian, treating pigs and dogs for other people. Her house even had a veterinarian's banner hanging outside, which many people witnessed! But later, for some reason, she became thin. She was not only skilled at treating animals, but also at healing people. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she was a completely different person."
"A veterinarian? Treats pigs and dogs?"
Lord Xie's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in shock, and he couldn't close his mouth for a while: "Zhao Xiuyuan, do you want to hear what you're saying? Who are you trying to fool? She looks so frail, how could she be a veterinarian?"
Zhao Xiuyuan nodded vigorously: "Xiuyuan sent a scout to the house where she used to work to see for himself. She castrated all twenty-odd pigs in that house. Even the people in that house praised her as the female pig castrator, and they all remembered her vividly."
Lord Xie: "Huh???"
"A female pig castrator?"
An eerie silence fell over the surroundings once again.
Even the advisors who had just thought this woman was nothing to fear were dumbfounded. Of course, there were also some who didn't believe it and looked at Zhao Xiuyuan with suspicion.
Xiao Yuanshan had read Zhao Xiuyuan's letter before, but hearing it now, he was still in a daze and couldn't quite come to his senses.
He stared at Zhao Xiuyuan for a long time, then frowned and said, "Investigate. Investigate thoroughly for me. I need to know everything about her since birth, and her relatives must also be investigated carefully. You make the arrangements personally."
As he spoke, he looked at Lord Zhang.
Lord Zhang nodded: "Your Highness, rest assured. This time I will definitely find out all about her."
Then, Xiao Yuanshan glanced at Zhao Xiuyuan in surprise, waved his hand, and gestured for him to sit down first.
"I don't know where Li Rong found this guy, he really hit the jackpot." Lord Xie muttered absentmindedly, then paused for a moment, "Wait, that coward Li Rong! He hasn't shown up at all today. The thing is, we completely forgot about him!"
As he spoke, Lord Xie's forehead was instantly soaked with large beads of sweat.
In fact, everyone around looked grim after hearing Lord Xie's words, including Xiao Yuanshan at the head of the table.
Only then did everyone realize that they had been completely captivated by this young woman all day, and hadn't even thought about Li Rong, who posed the greatest threat to them.
"Is there not a sound outside the manor?" Lord Xie asked. "What is he doing? Hiding behind a woman isn't like Li Rong's usual style. We even suspected he wouldn't bring anyone here at all."
Everyone nodded in agreement. Zhao Xiuyuan, whose head was covered in blood, blinked briefly before taking out a handkerchief to wipe his forehead and lowering his head as if he couldn't hear anything.
"Xiuyuan, what do you think?" Suddenly, Xiao Yuanshan, who was sitting at the head of the table, turned his gaze over.
Zhao Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat. He swallowed hard, then feigned composure and said, "Your Highness, is it possible that Jiang Nuanzhi is in such a hurry for your blood because, as the rumors say, Li Rong is poisoned and Jiang Nuanzhi is currently trying to find an antidote?"
As he said this, he clenched his fist.
"Oh?" Xiao Yuanshan glanced at him, raising his eyes. "Rumors circulating in the streets?"
Zhao Xiuyuan lowered his head even further: "Xiuyuan just overheard it casually."
"Is that so?" Xiao Yuanshan stared at him, a faint smile playing on his lips. "However, we'll find out tomorrow. If she dares to use my blood... she'll always pay the price."
As he said this, he glanced at the sky and said, "Alright, let's call it a day. We can discuss it tomorrow. It's getting late, you should all go home."
Finally, his gaze fell on Zhao Xiuyuan. "Xiuyuan, come with me to the study."
Zhao Xiuyuan's brow furrowed, his heart leaped, and he finally took a deep breath before following after him.
The people behind him looked at each other in bewilderment, and then dispersed in twos and threes.
Zhao Xiuyuan followed Xiao Yuanshan into the room with his hands hanging down. With a creak, the study door closed, leaving only the two of them. The surrounding air suddenly turned cold.
"Your Highness, what are your orders... Waaah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yuanshan grabbed his neck tightly.
Xiao Yuanshan narrowed his eyes, his face terribly gloomy, and said slowly, "Has this king ever said that Li Rong cannot die before I get what I want?"
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"Wei Ke! Wei Ke, wake up!"
"How could we have fallen asleep! Oh no!"
At Jiang Nuanzhi's residence, Chi Heng pounded her aching head, shook her head to calm herself, and then slapped Wei Ke, who was lying unconscious next to her, across the face.
Wei Ke was jolted awake by Chi Heng's slap and suddenly opened his eyes.
"Where is this? Oh dear, my head hurts so much. Where are we?"
Chi Heng slapped herself across the face, realizing the key point in a flash: "Do you remember, that damned woman Xiao Nianjun overheard our conversation?"
Wei Ke was taken aback.
Chi Heng continued, "She must have told my sister-in-law what we said right away. There must have been something wrong with the cup of wine we drank with her before we left. Then we passed out!"
"Hey, you're not too stupid, you actually guessed it?"
As they were talking, they suddenly heard a voice from the side, and the two of them stared in surprise.
The young princess looked at them calmly, then shook the porcelain bottle in her hand: "This was given to me by Sister Nuan. She said she would give you two the antidote in three hours. Otherwise, you might sleep for two days and nights."
"Xiao! Nian! Jun!"
Chi Heng's voice suddenly rose: "You stupid woman, you've really caused a disaster this time! Do you know how dangerous it is for your sister-in-law to be all alone!"
The young princess shrugged: "All I know is that before the general fell into a deep sleep, he told everyone to listen to Sister Nuan. Your two bad ideas sounded so unreliable, I definitely had to tell Sister Nuan, lest you two ruin things!"
"You! You! You! You! Women and petty men are just the most difficult to deal with!"
The young princess narrowed her eyes: "If you dare to fart again, I'll force this down your throat and send you straight to meet the King of Hell, so you won't have to go to your death!"
Chi Heng was furious and flicked her sleeves: "I can't be bothered with you!"
He immediately helped Wei Ke up. "Let's go."
After saying that, he turned back to look at the little princess: "You've really gotten people into trouble this time. If anything happens to my sister-in-law, how am I supposed to explain this to A Rong and the Imperial Preceptor!"
The young princess initially felt she had done nothing wrong, but listening to this, she inexplicably felt guilty: "Yuchuan, do you think Sister Nuan is alright?"
(End of this chapter)
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