Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Hugging him and acting like a spoiled child
In a hazy dream, she came into the embrace of a young and tender man again, and vaguely heard the sound of the man starting to cough.
"Tanyu, take good care of your sister."
"Master, I will take good care of my sister and never let her get hurt again!" The young boy took on the responsibility of being a senior brother, or an older brother, and began to take care of his sister meticulously.
For example, urging her to drink the bitter medicine that goes straight to the top of her head every month.
Thinking of this, Chen Qing seemed to have a strong bitter taste in her mouth again, and she couldn't help but frown.
Later, when Chen Qing was eight years old, his master was poisoned by Xiang Yao while trying to save the people and passed away.
When his life was about to run out, Qian Zimo called two of his disciples to tell fortunes for them.
Just as Chen Qing said, when talking about the content of the hexagram, the young Liu Jiuyue knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, and her words were sonorous and powerful without losing her true heart.
"Tan Yu only wishes to be like his master, slaying demons and monsters, and protecting the righteous path. Even if my power is limited, I will do my utmost to bring peace and prosperity to the world!"
The boy was eleven years old at that time, his figure still looked young. He was dressed in a plain blue shirt, which made his thin back look like a willow in the wind. However, his back was straight, and the determined light in his eyes could not be concealed.
The master used the Xiao Liu Ren technique and calculated: "Great peace."
From then on, Liu Jiyue remained true to his word, fulfilling his promise day after day. Wielding his Mo Dao (a sword), he shuttled among the common people, and wherever his sword pointed, evil spirits fled.
But when it came to Chen Qing, something went wrong.
The young girl had no big ambitions, only simple wishes. She said, "Youan just wants her master, senior brothers, and her mother and family to be happy and safe. She doesn't want me to have to take medicine every day like I do. The medicine is too bitter."
After hearing this, Qian Zimo was deeply saddened and decided to use the legendary physiognomy before leaving.
However, the result he got after exhausting all his cultivation was - an empty hexagram.
That meant there was only one possibility, that someone had already used physiognomy to tell Chen Qing's fortune before, but no one knew who that person was.
Even Chen Qing, who has lived two lives, doesn't know.
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In the center of the lobby, Liu Siyuan held the same posture for a long time. At his age, he was beginning to feel exhausted and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
I don't know how long it took, but I finally heard someone in the hall say, "Mr. Liu, you are too polite. I don't need you to do this kind of courtesy."
After receiving the order, Liu Siyuan slowly stood up and said with a bow, "Your Highness, please don't tease me, an old minister."
"Actually, I called you here today because I have something important to discuss with you." Li Daoxuan said truthfully.
Liu Siyuan's face was expressionless, and he said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, "It's all up to your Highness to command."
"It's said that Liu Siqing is fifty-six this year, but he has a fifteen-year-old daughter, whose name seems to be...Liu Wanxiu?"
Speaking of his daughter, Liu Siyuan's expression faltered slightly, then he continued, "I do have a daughter, Wanxiu. Unfortunately... recently, my luck has been bad, and she has been bewitched by an evil spirit. She is now unconscious. Forgive me for asking, Your Highness, why do you ask this?"
Li Daoxuan raised his lips and said, "What a coincidence! I specialize in curing evil spirits in the world. I might be able to tell what kind of evil has befallen your daughter at a glance. Liu Siqing, why don't you let me take a look at your daughter's illness for you?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Siyuan immediately knelt down and said, "I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness! However, my status is humble, and I am afraid that I have offended Your Highness. I hope Your Highness will reconsider!"
"Think twice? But I saw that a few days ago, your wife came to my palace anxiously for help, saying that her daughter was critically ill and asked me to see her." If it weren't for the consent of the fourth leader Liu, Madam Liu would never have risked offending her superiors and asked someone to knock on the door of Prince Cang's palace.
"Why did you change your mind again today?"
"Your Highness, it was my wife who invited Madam Shen from Xuanji Pavilion. Madam Shen treated my daughter. Although she is currently in a coma, her health is obviously improving. I think her soul will be recalled soon. How can I trouble Your Highness again now?"
Liu Siyuan groaned in pain. Seeing him suddenly asking about his daughter as if it was unusual, he felt that this lawless man had set his sights on his daughter. He was concerned about his daughter's reputation and was afraid that he would break into the Liu Mansion for "treatment" at all costs.
Seeing that Liu Siyuan was reluctant to give in, Li Daoxuan did not get angry: "This prince is happy, so why would you say it's a burden?"
This man truly lived up to the rumors, going his own way, disregarding rules and regulations. It was a pity that the Fourth Prince was the most favored by the Sage, so even when the Censorate's memorials impeaching him piled up like sand, the Sage simply turned a blind eye and let it go.
Liu Siyuan immediately broke out in a cold sweat and didn't know how to answer for a moment. He felt extremely regretful that he had allowed his wife to go to the other party's house to ask for help that day.
Liu Siyuan didn't answer, so Li Daoxuan spoke for him, "Don't worry, Liu Siqing. Chen Qing is my fiancée, and her affairs are my affairs. Since your daughter is still unconscious, why not let me take a look? Maybe she'll wake up."
He ordered, "I will not enter your house, so as not to dishonor your beloved's reputation. As it happens, there is a guesthouse next door. Please, Liu Siqing, send the person there today."
Shen Qing behind the screen heard this and almost coughed. He was so lawless as to do this in public.
Although this move was to protect Lady Liu from evil spirits, it was too ostentatious. Chen Qing really didn't understand why Li Daoxuan did this.
If you want to protect someone, you can just tell Liu Siqing and his wife tactfully to transfer Liu Wanxiu secretly. At worst, you can report the people around you to leave when you summon Liu Siqing today. Now, see those officials all prick up their ears and listen, with uncontrollable shock in their eyes, as if they have heard a shocking secret.
Once he leaves this door, Li Daoxuan's already mixed reputation will probably be even worse.
Without waiting for Liu Siyuan to reply, Li Daoxuan said without hesitation, "I am tired. You, the idlers, please leave."
A group of people went out one after another, and Liu Siyuan, with a sad face, was the last one. Just as he was thinking about what to do, he was suddenly blocked by someone.
In front of him was a fair-skinned guard who looked a little unfamiliar. He had a pair of smiling eyes, and his smile was full of affinity, which made people relax. "Liu Siqing, His Highness has something to ask you about Yuanchun Tower."
Liu Siyuan's eyes narrowed, alarm bells blaring in his heart. He tried to elicit some clues from the guards: "Excuse me, guard, what else does His Highness wish to inquire about in Yuanchun Tower?"
The guard smiled faintly and said, "You'll know when Liu Siqing goes there."
When they returned to the lobby, the only ones left were the head maiden who was kneeling on the ground, the handsome young man with a delicate face, and Li Daoxuan who was sitting in the first seat.
"Your Highness, please spare me, Your Highness, please spare me. I really don't know who Ah Chou is! That Ah Si woman usually keeps to herself and is a little abnormal. There are so many people in the building, how would I know who she hangs out with?"
You must know that the most untrustworthy thing in the world is human words, followed by ghost words.
Chen Qing grabbed the headmaster's mother's wrist and lifted it high. Suddenly, the golden beads he had given her appeared before him. Chen Qing said loudly, "Go and see the Dali Temple and the prisons of the Ministry of Justice. There are so many criminals there, shouting every day that they are innocent and claiming they know nothing. Are we going to write off their guilt just because they don't know anything?"
Seeing that she had talked to those criminals together, with the Fourth Prince sitting beside her, the mother of the chief was terrified, fearing that the other party would use the Fourth Prince's influence to send her to the cannibal prison.
She hurriedly took off the gold bead necklace on her wrist and said, "I didn't mean to take your things, please don't blame me!"
Chen Qing glanced at her calmly, then suddenly curled his lips and leaned over to look her in the eye. "You should know that this golden bead is covered in gold, but inside it is a hidden world. It is a South Sea pearl shipped from Persia via the Maritime Customs. One pearl is worth a thousand gold, not to mention this string of twelve. I'm afraid it wouldn't be a problem to buy out a whole street of shops."
The mother at the head of the group froze, and the hand she had originally extended began to hesitate.
Chen Qing caught this point and raised an eyebrow and said, “Why, didn’t you say you would return it to me? Are you reluctant to part with it?”
"I……"
"You even kept the gold beads I casually gave you close to your body. When someone asked you to perform as an entertainer, you tried every possible way to gain more benefits for yourself. Your daughter, who had lived in the building for over ten years, was murdered, and you were obsessed with how to suppress the matter as quickly as possible. The crocodile tears you shed were simply regret for reporting the matter to the police and affecting the building's business."
"Even the belongings of Haitang and Shancha after their deaths, you had them taken to the pawnshop before the news of their owners' death in the house spread."
"What a great mother, what a fake mother. She's truly a profit-seeking, penny-pinching businessman."
The pawnshop received the items and paid them money. However, when the time came to collect the principal and interest, they heard that the owner had died. Who could they ask for the money? The possessions of a dead person are unlucky, and no one with a conscience would sell them secondhand.
Such a shrewd and greedy person would of course try her best to save money in some areas. For example, most of the coolies in her building were refugees or people of low status.
Such people only need a very small amount of money, free food and lodging, and the temptation of having a public certificate②, so they are easily lured into the building by the head of the troupe.
At the same time, in order to prevent bandits and hooligans from sneaking in and causing trouble for the girls in the building, the head mother had to carefully examine them. She had put a lot of effort into finding these people, and with the Xisangyao's striking appearance, how could she be so unaware of them?
The headmistress hadn't expected the other party to investigate how she handled Haitangshancha's belongings. Her face was filled with a wonderful expression, half laughing and half crying. She forced a smile and said, "Even so, it's been so long. I really don't remember."
Thanks to Li Daoxuan, it was easy for Chen Qing to find out something. His subordinates were extremely efficient and she could get what she wanted in a short time.
Therefore, interrogating this fake mother today saved Chen Qing a lot of effort.
However, the headmaster's mother kept her mouth shut and refused to utter a single word about Ah Chou. Chen Qing sighed, sat back in the armchair, propped up her chin with her hand, and said to Li Daoxuan, "Your Highness, if she doesn't say anything, there's nothing I can do."
Li Daoxuan turned his head to look at her, and blinked at him with a bright look in his eyes.
He curled his lips and turned back, playing with the sword, "What do you say we should do?"
Chen Qing frowned and said, "I am His Highness's person. If she doesn't speak up, it would be treason. Offending me is offending His Highness. A mere fake mother from a brothel dares to disrespect His Highness. In my opinion, she deserves to be killed." She made a gesture of cutting her neck.
With a swish sound, a cold light almost burned the eyes of the leader's mother. It was the black sword in Li Daoxuan's hand that was unsheathed.
She collapsed to the ground, but quickly came to her senses, crawling and kneeling to kowtow to Li Daoxuan, "Your Highness, please spare my life! Your Highness, please spare my life!"
The person with tears streaming down his face and powder all over his face was about to touch Li Daoxuan's shoes.
“Swish!”
The sword blade thrust straight down, blocking her eyes, and the mother of the group knelt and crawled back.
"One more step forward and I'll kill you on the spot."
After experiencing a life-and-death ordeal in such a short period of time, the leader's mother's mentality was already shaky.
Seeing that he was about to die with only his last breath, Chen Qing smiled and said, "Your Highness, after you kill this bastard, will you promise me something?"
"Speak." Li Daoxuan brushed the corner of his clothes.
"I want this Yuanchun Tower." she said.
"Look, this Yuanchun Building is located on Pingkangfang Commercial Street, and the street is full of famous people. Business is booming, and making money is really a joy. If I took over this building, I would definitely open a clothing store and make a lot of money."
She held Li Daoxuan's hand with both hands and said coquettishly, "Please, Li A'man."
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