Chapter 839 He must have had the guts of a bear and the gall of a leopard to dare to assassinate a high-ranking official in the street!
Mr. Ke's actions drew the attention of everyone else in the main hall.
However, even with so many people staring at him, Mr. Unreliable remained calmly seated in his chair, completely undisturbed by the others.
Brother Li and Brother Li exchanged a glance, each with their own thoughts.
"The mastermind behind the assassination of Third Sister must be from a noble family, otherwise why would Mr. Bu Ke remain silent?"
This is something our Li family can't afford to mess with.
This was Li Da Xiong's idea, but Li Er Lang thought about it even more, since he had more contact with court affairs than his father, Li Da Xiong.
Furthermore, over the past few years, Li Erlang has been diligent and capable in his work at the Ministry of War. Xu Jingzhen had already approved his promotion to the seventh rank, which qualified him to attend the Grand Court Assembly.
Therefore, Li Erlang knew quite a bit about Li San Niang's affairs in the court over the past few years.
Therefore, Li Erlang's thoughts were more specific than those of his elder brother Li: "It is not right that you are acting like this, sir. It seems that my aunt may have brought this disaster upon herself because of the case that the Dali Temple is investigating concerning the Liu family of the Duke of Yu."
According to them, those assassins who committed suicide must have been assassins kept by powerful families.
If someone were to pay a martial arts master to kill them, they would never so decisively and cleanly slit their own throat on the spot.
Therefore, only assassins raised from childhood by noble families could accomplish this.
Thinking of this, Li Erlang glanced at Mr. Bu Ke, who was sitting at the head of the table, but what he actually looked at was Mr. Bu Ke's legs under his white shirt.
"However, Mr. Bu Ke, who has been frequently visiting Daming Palace recently, has made my aunt's life-saving skills widely known. Didn't the Xiao family come to my aunt's door because of their little general who injured his leg?"
At that time, Wei Hua, who had a grudge against Xiao Sheng, a rising star of the Xiao family, even declared in Chang'an that anyone who saved Xiao Sheng would be his enemy.
Therefore, either the Liu family sent assassins, or Wei Hua hired assassins to kill him.
The former feared her aunt, as a doctor, would testify in court; the latter feared her aunt would go and save that young general from the Xiao family.
Li Erlang's mind was racing with so many thoughts in just a short time; he truly had eight hundred schemes in his head.
As dawn approached, Li San Niang looked at Qiu Xiang, who was slightly opening her eyes on the low couch, and finally let out a breath that had been held in her heart.
Li San Niang knelt before the low couch, reached out to smooth Qiu Xiang's hair as she lay on her side, and said softly and gently, "Shall I feed you some water?"
Holding a small bowl, Li San Niang used a spoon to scoop water and feed it to Qiu Xiang. Seeing Qiu Xiang's expression, she smiled and explained, "I had Ling Lan add sugar to it, so it will help you replenish your lost strength."
Li San Niang wiped Qiu Xiang's lips with a cloth and then coaxed her to sleep again: "The medicine you drank before already contained sleeping pills, so don't resist the drowsiness. Lu Zhu'er and I are perfectly safe."
Not only were there the Imperial Guards outside, but Mr. Ke also came.
Just go to sleep peacefully. Once you're healed, you can think about other things.
"Be good, go to sleep."
Upon hearing Li San Niang's explanation, Qiu Xiang tilted her head and saw Lu Zhu lying curled up on the other low couch. After nodding to Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang no longer resisted the drowsiness and fell asleep within a few breaths after closing her eyes.
Li San Niang tucked the blanket around Qiu Xiang, asked Ling Lan to watch over her, and then covered Lu Zhu'er with the blanket. Only then did she change out of the clothes she had just worn to treat Qiu Xiang's injuries. With a dark face and smelling of blood and medicine, she left the side hall and came into the main hall.
As soon as Li San Niang came out, everyone present could tell from the look on her face that she was angry.
Indeed, who wouldn't be angry if they were in the situation of such an assassination attempt?
Li San Niang's gaze swept over the groups of people standing or sitting in the main hall. Her gaze only softened when she saw Li Da Xiong and Li Er Lang. However, she did not say anything to Li Da Xiong and Li Er Lang in the hall, but simply nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
After bowing to the two Imperial Guards sitting on either side of her, Li San Niang turned around and bowed to Mr. Bu Ke at the head of the table. Then she went to the head of the table and sat down in the chair next to Mr. Bu Ke.
"Third Sister, thank you all for coming, especially the Imperial Guards, who truly saved our lives tonight. Thank you so much."
Li San Niang stood up again and solemnly bowed to the Jinwu Guard who was present at the time, who was actually the Huo Canjun that Li Da Xiong had called out.
This was completely unexpected for Huo Canjun, since the fact that Li Sanniang was a member of the Bad People was only known to a small circle of people.
Ever since Mr. Bu Ke listened to Li San Niang's words and gradually moved the Bad People from the shadows into the open, he has been releasing information little by little that Li San Niang is a member of the Bad People.
In particular, when Li San Niang wanted to establish a maternity ward, she joined forces with Princess Qingyang to fight against those old-fashioned officials in the court who couldn't stand women having power. It was already known to those people that Li San Niang was a member of the Bad People.
The purpose of releasing this information was naturally to protect Li Sanniang and make the enemies in the shadows more wary of her.
However, even now, some people within the Imperial Guard are still completely unaware of this matter.
Besides, Brother Li himself knows this, and he wouldn't casually tell others.
Therefore, when Huo Canjun, who was sitting in the main hall waiting for Li Sanniang to finish rescuing people in the side hall so he could come out and understand the situation, saw Lao Shi open the door and lead Mr. Bu Ke step by step over, it would be impossible not to be surprised.
In the past two years, it can be said that no one in the capital city is unaware of Mr. Bu Ke's name, after all, Emperor Wu has summoned Mr. Bu Ke to attend the small court assemblies he often holds.
Furthermore, the fact that a lame man who had always been in a wheelchair was suddenly able to stand up and climb the steps to enter the Xuande Hall of the Daming Palace caused quite a stir at the time.
Although the reputation of the Imperial Guard was well-known in Chang'an, it was indeed within the city protected by the Imperial Guard that Li Sanniang, a female official of the Imperial Medical Bureau, was assassinated.
Moreover, Li Sanniang was not only an official of the imperial court, but also had connections with the Bad People. Huo Canjun's heart had been hanging in suspense ever since he met the stern and unsmiling Mr. Bu Ke.
You should know that Mr. Bu Ke is someone who often meets with Emperor Wu. Even though he doesn't hold a real official position now, he is still one of Emperor Wu's confidants.
If Mr. Bu Ke wanted to secretly use some tricks on the Jinwu Guards, it would be too easy for him.
Therefore, when Huo Canjun saw Li Sanniang being so polite, how could he not be moved?
Huo Canjun quickly stood up and returned Li Sanniang's bow: "Physician Li, your words are truly too kind to me."
"If it weren't for the messages you sent, our Imperial Guards wouldn't have been able to arrive so promptly."
After exchanging a few more polite words, Li Sanniang turned to everyone in the main hall with a stern face and continued in an angry tone: "Although my official rank is low, I am still an official appointed by the imperial court!"
Someone in Chang'an City actually dared to assassinate an official of the imperial court like myself in the street! They must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard!
Our Great Tang is a country that upholds the law, and Chang'an is the center of the Great Tang. Who would dare to harbor assassins?
But are you plotting something sinister?
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