He Jiuniang was taking a nap at home when she suddenly heard her son crying outside, calling out "Mother!" She instantly woke up, sat up with a jolt, and opened the door to see her son.
Seeing the bloodied little monkey in her son's hand, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that she was selfish; she originally thought something had happened to her son, but when she saw it was the little monkey, she felt much better in comparison.
"Take him to the infirmary, I'll be right there."
He Jiuniang didn't even bother to ask what happened; she went straight to wash her hands to treat the little monkey's injuries.
Such a serious injury definitely requires surgery. Fortunately, Yue Shu and her maids are quick-witted and have prepared the necessary items for the surgery in no time.
"Mother, I want to stay here with the little monkey."
The dog cried with tears streaming down its face, feeling guilty that it was its own fault for hurting the little monkey like this.
Lu Baichuan knew that his wife didn't like being watched when she was doing things, and the scene was somewhat bloody. If the little monkey couldn't be saved, it would leave a deep shadow on his son. So he said, "Trust your mother's medical skills. Leave the little monkey with your mother, and you and your father go catch the bad guys."
"Waaaah, okay, I'm going to catch the bad guys!"
The dog wiped away its tears and said to the unconscious little monkey on the hospital bed, "I'll go catch the bad guys and avenge you. Little monkey, you must wake up!"
He Jiuniang washed her hands and came in. Seeing her son like this, she said, "Go and catch the bad guys without worry. Leave this to your mother."
If she hadn't washed her hands, she would have patted her son's head; now she could only offer words of comfort.
The dog nodded and said to Lu Baichuan, "Daddy, Little Monkey would never do that. That person is definitely not a good person. We must catch him and interrogate him to find out the truth!"
"Okay, let's go."
Lu Baichuan picked up his son and left, glancing at He Jiuniang as he went out.
He Jiuniang understood what he meant, nodded, then sat down, fed the little monkey medicine to save its life, and then treated its wounds.
The monkey was small to begin with, and it was badly injured after being beaten by an adult man. Fortunately, it didn't suffer any loss; it even bit off one of the man's ears. With that opening, the man had no way to escape the city.
The dog is right. This monkey has always been well-behaved and has never attacked anyone before. This is the first time it has attacked anyone, and it was only targeting that one person.
Lu Baichuan guessed that this was very likely a spy from Dongting who had previously abused the monkey. Several people from that circus had run away and there had been no news of them since. He never expected that the little monkey in the capital would recognize them.
What do these people want to do when they come to the country?
Although they are all from the Eastern Court, these spies are the Third Prince's men and are at odds with the Crown Prince. They shouldn't be trying to collude with the Crown Prince from the inside.
Is it possible that they intend to target the Crown Prince of Dongting, thereby inciting Dongting's dissatisfaction with Beiyan, at which point Dongting could openly send troops against Beiyan?
But what good would this do for the Third Prince? He himself was still in the hands of the Northern Yan people; where would he get his confidence?
Could it be that these people aren't the Third Prince's men?
Or perhaps it's that the Third Prince's men have betrayed him and are now working for other princes in the Eastern Court?
Things are getting more and more interesting, but they probably never expected to be recognized by a monkey and torn apart like this in the street.
When Lu Baichuan took the dog out, the man had already been caught by the patrolling people on the street. He was already half-strength due to his injury, and Lu Baichuan's men were not to be underestimated, so the whole process was very easy.
Lu Baichuan took the man directly to the jail for interrogation, but the man refused to admit that he was from Dongting.
"Pah! Just because you're a high-ranking official doesn't mean you can bully people like this! It was your damned monkey who injured me without even asking what happened. You won't compensate me, and now you've arrested me. It's ridiculous!"
"You really think the Lu family is so great? Bah! You bullying dogs!"
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare! Is there no law in this world anymore? Do you think the Lu family can control everything?"
This person is quite eloquent, managing to absolve himself of all responsibility while simultaneously smearing Lu Baichuan.
The dog stood to the side, clenching his little fists tightly, glaring at the man with hatred in his eyes. He couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to hit him.
Lu Baichuan remained much calmer and said, "If you hadn't said those few words, I might have thought I had arrested the wrong person. But you recognized me and seem to know my family quite well. Do you think I would still believe you are innocent?"
The man was stunned; he had completely forgotten about that!
Lu Baichuan indeed thought so. No matter how famous he was, he wouldn't be recognized by ordinary people on the street at a glance. But this person was different. Not only did he recognize him, but his first reaction was not to ask for help, but to run away.
Only those with a guilty conscience run away; this is like trying to hide something obvious.
Once he realized this was truly a bad person, Gou'er could no longer hold back. He took the whip from Lu Baichuan's hand and lashed the man several times. It was his little monkey who had done it; he had promised the little monkey that he would avenge it.
After he finished hitting him, he started crying again: "Waaah, Daddy, I want to go home..."
His son rarely cried, and he had never seen him cry like this before. He must be really heartbroken, so Lu Baichuan did whatever he wanted. He instructed his men to interrogate him thoroughly, record the confession, and show it to him. Then he took his son home.
When they arrived home, He Jiuniang had already finished work. Gou'er was a little hesitant to approach, and called out from afar, "Mother..."
The little monkey was badly injured, and he was afraid...
"It's alright now, it just hasn't woken up yet. I had someone prepare some bananas for it, can you feed it to it when it wakes up?"
He Jiuniang looked at him with a smile, dispelling his worries.
Joy instantly filled the dog's entire body, and he felt his hair stand on end. His little monkey was still alive!
"Okay! I'll go check it out!"
He was about to run inside when He Jiuniang stopped him: "Let it rest for a while. You're too dirty, it's not good for it. Go take a bath and eat something first, there's no rush."
The dog looked down at itself and saw that it was indeed filthy. It nodded and followed the servant to take a bath.
He Jiuniang then had a chance to ask Lu Baichuan, "What exactly happened?"
Lu Baichuan recounted the events, and He Jiuniang's guess was similar to Lu Baichuan's; they both felt that Dongting was severely disintegrating internally.
Some people want both the Crown Prince and the Third Prince to die in Beiyan.
That's quite a clever scheme.
However, now that they know about these opportunities, these people's schemes will not succeed. Instead, they can make preparations and take over Dongting directly.
"Be extra careful lately, don't let anyone take advantage of the situation. I'll keep an eye on the envoys."
He Jiuniang also has people she can order around.
"Okay, how's the little monkey? Is it really going to survive?"
"Absolutely. His life has been saved, but he'll need to recuperate for a while. Alright, alright, this is none of your business. Go do your thing, I'm going to eat."
Lu Baichuan: ...
Is it possible that he was hungry too?
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