Chapter 200: Prince Chun's Wrath
The news that the Dali Temple Minister was assassinated while out and the new top scholar was seriously injured quickly spread in Chang'an.
The reason why the news spread so quickly was that Prince Chun summoned all the doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau to Li's house.
According to the imperial physician who came out of Li's mansion, the top scholar's shoulder was pierced by an arrow soaked in poison.
If he hadn't prepared in advance the top-grade detoxifying pills made by doctors, he would have died on the spot.
When the news came out, the whole Chang'an was shocked.
The Chief Justice of the Dali Temple is a third-rank official of the current dynasty. It can be said that he is second only to the emperor and above everyone else.
That new number one scholar was not only a sixth-rank official of the imperial court, but also the emperor's chosen son-in-law. Who on earth was so bold as to attack them?
Moreover, the princess was also present at the scene.
Plotting to murder royal family members and court officials is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of the family. Once discovered, no one will be able to escape from the family tree from beginning to end.
Even some important figures in Chang'an were shocked when they heard the news.
Li Xuanjing goes out to pay tribute to his deceased wife on this day every year. This is no secret to them.
Li Xuanjing had countless enemies. They had taken the opportunity to attack and kill him several times when he was paying tribute to his wife, but they had never succeeded.
Until later, when Li Xuanjing was promoted all the way to take charge of the Mingjing Division and became the Minister of Dali Temple, such things never happened again.
Firstly, there are countless powerful people in Mingjing Division, and every time he goes out, he is surrounded by strict guards.
Secondly, assassinating a third-rank official of the imperial court is the most serious of all serious crimes, and it cannot be pardoned even if there is amnesty, and the golden medal of immunity from death cannot be exempted.
No one or organization, including the powerful people in Chang'an, can bear this crime, unless they are determined to kill Li Xuanjing even if their property is confiscated and their clan is exterminated.
In this battle, five killers died.
The six killers were captured alive and are being tortured in the Mirror Department.
Four of them died on the way to Mingjingsi.
No further information has been revealed yet, and everyone's eyes are focused on Li's Mansion.
Li Mansion.
Prince Chun was walking around in the courtyard in a panic. When he saw an imperial physician being supported by someone, he immediately said, "Next!"
The several imperial doctors queuing in the yard all had bitter expressions on their faces.
The poison for the top scholar has been cured, and the only things left are external injuries, which he will recover after a period of rest.
However, Prince Chun ordered all the imperial physicians to use their medical vital energy to heal him, which resulted in each of them overdrawing their vital energy. This was the fifth person to be carried out.
Hearing Prince Chun speak, the imperial physician who was carried out raised his hand and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to let anyone in. The number one scholar's poison has been cured, and his wounds have all healed. Letting anyone in would just be icing on the cake, and it doesn't make much sense..."
Prince Chun said: "That's still a good thing, don't waste time, next one!"
Only after another imperial physician came out did Prince Chun let them go back.
He strode into the room, looked at Li Nuo lying on the bed with concern, and asked, "How do you feel?"
Li Nuo sat up from the bed by himself and felt great.
He looked at his shoulder. The skin there was smooth and white, without even a scratch, as if he had never been injured.
The medical Qi is truly worthy of its reputation.
It's just a pity for those imperial doctors. All their true energy has been used on him, and it may take a long time for him to recover.
Prince Chun patted his chest and said, "I'm glad you're okay."
He looked at Li Xuanjing again and asked, "Xuanjing, are you really okay?"
Li Xuanjing nodded and said, "I'm fine. Nuo'er helped me block the arrow."
Prince Chun patted Li Nuo's head with satisfaction and said, "Good boy."
But soon, his face darkened, his eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't let me know who is behind this, or I will kill all of his clan!"
At this time, a young man walked in from outside, bowed to Prince Chun, and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."
Prince Chun looked at him and asked, "Shen Qing, have you found out who is behind this?"
The young man shook his head and said, "They are all hired assassins. We don't know the identity of their employers, but seven of the fifteen assassins are the Seven Evils of Tianshan who assassinated the young master last time. I'm afraid the same mastermind is behind these two cases."
Prince Chun said in a deep voice: "He hired assassins again and again, and even invited a master. This person must hate Xuan Jing to the core. He is so bold and reckless. There won't be many people like him in Chang'an."
Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "I know who was behind the last case."
Prince Chun immediately asked, "Who?"
Li Nuo said: "Prince Rui."
Prince Chun's expression changed: "What?"
Li Nuo breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That day, King Rui's men appeared at the crime scene. If Yiren hadn't happened to see them, I would definitely not be alive today."
After a while, Prince Chun walked out angrily. He got on the carriage and returned to Prince Chun's mansion. He asked, "Where is Prince Rui?"
A figure walked away quickly, and returned a moment later, saying, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Rui is hosting a banquet at Qujiang Garden today."
Prince Chun said coldly: "Go to Qujiang Garden!"
Li Mansion.
Inside the room, Li Anning looked at Li Nuo and asked, "Are you really okay?"
Li Nuo pointed at the smooth shoulder and said, "Does this look like something's wrong to me?"
The six imperial doctors used all their energy on him, and no matter how serious the injury was, they were able to cure it.
Li Nuo felt extremely fortunate as he looked at the beautiful Yiren and An Ning standing beside the bed.
Fortunately, they all went, and fortunately, he had been teaching them the Tianshan swordsmanship during this period. Even more fortunately, these fifteen assassins happened to include the Tianshan Seven Evils, just like the test questions were predicted in advance...
If any one of them is missing, today would be a very dangerous day.
At this time, seven more portraits appeared in Li Nuo's mind.
The Seven Evils of Tianshan were wanted last time. This time, whether they are killed or caught, the code will be directly lit up.
To be able to cultivate to the fourth level, one must have practiced a certain martial art to perfection.
So far, all the strong men in the fourth realm of martial arts have been included in the code without exception.
As for the other few people, they should also appear in the law code after the case is filed by the Mingjingsi or Dali Temple.
It’s a pity that the master got away.
If we can capture a master, not to mention the increased lifespan, even if we face a master again in the future, we will not be powerless to resist.
The doorman of the house turned out to be a master.
This was something Li Nuo never expected.
I don’t know how much benefit my father gave him. A master who is one in a million is actually willing to guard the Li family...
Butler Wu walked in from outside holding a wooden tray with a plump peach on it.
As soon as he walked into the room, an alluring fragrance filled the entire room.
Steward Wu carried the wooden tray and walked to Li Nuo's bedside, saying, "Young Master, this was sent by His Royal Highness Prince Chun to help you recover. The peaches in Sinong Temple are not ripe at this time of year, and I don't know where His Royal Highness got it from. It must have cost a lot of money..."
Li Nuo had indeed not eaten peaches grown by farmers for a long time.
However, after being conditioned by the doctor's true qi, his body was in better condition than before he was injured, and there was no need to continue recovering.
He cut the peach into four and gave one piece each to Jia Ren Yi Ren and An Ning.
But both Niangzi and An Ning refused.
They had eaten a lot of this kind of peaches before. They were for nourishing the body, so they naturally wouldn't be greedy.
Song Yiren took a sip and was so delicious that she almost cried.
She had never tasted such delicious peaches.
Li Nuo had already picked up a piece, but when he saw Yiren's tears, he put the piece back.
Poor Yiren, I don’t know what kind of hard life she has been going through in Sanqing Sect these years, but she was so moved just by eating a bite of peach.
He pushed the wooden tray in front of her and said, "Okay, okay, don't cry, these are all for you..."
Song Yiren wiped her eyes and said, "This is for you to recover. I don't want it anymore."
Li Nuo jumped off the bed, jumped a few times on the spot, and said: "Do you think my body needs to recover? You have never eaten peaches from a farmer's farm, so I'll give them all to you..."
Song Yiren ate the peach with big mouthfuls.
If her sister and Li An Ning hadn't been there, she would have thrown herself into Li Nuo's arms and cried.
From childhood to adulthood, no one has ever been so kind to her.
She only regretted that she hadn't escaped back earlier, so Song Jiaren got there first...
At this time, Qujiang Garden.
In a hall, court musicians were playing attentively in a corner, and the whole hall was surrounded by beautiful music.
In the center of the hall, several rows of graceful dancers danced to the music, their steps light and their long sleeves fluttering. Their small belly buttons were faintly visible during their nimble leaps, and their thin gauze clothes seemed transparent but not see-through, adding a bit of temptation.
The hall was full of guests, and some who lacked self-control had quietly reached under the table and made subtle adjustments.
Prince Rui sat at the top, took a sip of wine, his eyes lingering on the dancers.
The dancers in this batch were pretty good looking. He tilted his head slightly and said to the eunuchs, "The one in the middle of the front row, the second one from the right in the middle row, and the third one from the left in the back row, send them to the palace after the banquet."
The eunuch nodded slightly and said softly, "Yes."
A figure standing behind King Rui looked at the dancers who were named, secretly clenched his fists, and his eyes were filled with jealousy and murderous intent.
At this time, a figure strode in from outside the hall.
The guard standing at the door wanted to stop them, but when he saw the figure clearly, he immediately shrank back.
Prince Rui showed a trace of surprise on his face, but he immediately stood up, smiled and walked forward, saying: "Royal brother, why are you here? Come and sit down..."
Prince Chun ignored Prince Rui's smiling face, grabbed his collar and pressed him hard against the pillar.
clang!
None of King Rui's guards dared to act rashly, except for a slender figure behind King Rui who stepped forward and suddenly drew his sword.
King Rui turned his head and looked at him, then said, "Back off!"
The young man with a feminine face sheathed his sword, but still stared at Prince Chun with a fierce look.
Prince Rui looked at Prince Chun and asked in confusion: "Brother, what happened? Why are you so angry?"
Prince Chun lowered his voice and asked, "You were the one who sent the assassins to kill Xuan Jing and his son, right?"
Prince Rui was shocked. Could it be that the events from the previous two times were exposed?
But those two times he only assassinated Li Xuanjing's son. Even though he hated Li Xuanjing to the core and kept saying that he would kill Li Xuanjing, he did not dare to actually assassinate a third-rank official of the imperial court.
Even if he is Li Xuanjing's son, he is now a sixth-rank official and a candidate for the title of imperial consort. It is impossible for him to be as unscrupulous as before. What is Prince Chun talking about?
Prince Chun stared at him intently and said in a deep voice, "Li Rui, don't say that I didn't warn you. If you dare to touch the Xuan Jing family again, don't blame me for not thinking of brotherhood!"
(End of this chapter)
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