"My Chao family only has this one young person. How can you be so cruel and let her die?"
No matter what Chao Hong said, he was unwilling to let Chao Man'er go to Wuya Peak to assassinate Xiang Tiange.
"Hmph, some people once said that I was nothing but a weakling. In terms of beauty and intelligence, how can I compare with the number one farm girl in Xiyun County?" How refreshing!
Baili Tang pretended not to hear: "Meng Fang, is the female general of the Ye family suitable?"
Meng Fang shook his head. "Ye Hongxue is a famous female general. I'm afraid Xiang Tiange has already seen her portrait. But the maidservant beside her is very smart and beautiful. Otherwise..."
"What do you mean by letting me go? I, Chao Man'er, am not as good as a maid, am I?" Chao Man'er said angrily. She really was the most suitable candidate. The maids around Ye Hongxue had followed Ye Hongxue in battle for many years, so their words and actions would be a little different. Unlike Chao Man'er, she was born a savage young lady.
At this time, where can they find a unruly young lady who knows martial arts?
At the latest the day after tomorrow, they will go on a mission.
"Your Majesty, I'll go." Liang Qiuyu said in a firm tone.
Baili Tang sighed softly, "According to the script I set. The male protagonist is our Song Chi. His family originally had dozens of acres of fertile land, but it was seized by the heroine's father through trickery and force.
But this was far from enough. Song Chi's parents were so angry about this that they fell ill. He had no choice but to work as a servant in the heroine's house to earn money for his parents' medical treatment.
The heroine did not know Song Chi, but by accident, Song Chi saved the life of the heroine, who was also their eldest daughter.
From then on, the young lady fell in love with Song Chi. Initially, Song Chi wanted to take this opportunity to take revenge on the young lady. But he couldn't bring himself to do it. He didn't want to hurt the young lady, who was kind, innocent, beautiful, and generous.
Later, Song Chi fell in love with Xiaolian, the young lady's personal maid, and planned to elope with her.
However, a servant told the eldest lady about this, and the eldest lady rode a horse and chased the two men with a whip.
At this time, we encountered bandits..."
Baili Tang paused for a moment and said, "My beloved, if you know a little bit of fighting skills, you would be the perfect match for the role of the young lady here. For such a difficult and glorious mission, the first person I think of is you!"
Liang Qiuyu had only one thought in mind—to relieve His Majesty's worries: "I can use poison! I don't necessarily need to know martial arts, but I still have servants, I can let them chase!"
Song Chi and Xiao Lian remained silent. They were determined to carry out this life-threatening mission.
Meng Fang added, "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I'd better go and ask General Ye to lend me some men!"
Zhang Dongzheng also said: "I don't mean to provoke you. Back then, some of your Chao family happened to escape to Wuya Peak and wanted to hide in the mountains. It was Xiang Tiange who ordered them to be stopped at the foot of the mountain, which is why the pursuers..."
Chao Hong was about to speak when Chao Man'er said, "I can go, but I have to agree to three conditions."
"Man'er, stop messing around!"
"You say!" Baili Tang said.
"First, grant us, father and daughter, a golden medal each, exempting us from death. If my father and I don't rebel, kill, or commit arson in the future, someone won't be able to chop off our heads so easily. Second, find out who framed us and hand them over to us for disposal. Third, I haven't made up my mind yet."
"I agree. Sir Zhang, you are responsible for writing it down and stamping it!"
"Yes, sir!"
Chao Hong didn't stop him at this rare moment. Baili Tang immediately asked Chao Man'er, Song Chi, and Xiaolian to perform a piece based on the story he had just told.
The three of them were stunned. They only knew storytelling and singing operas, but what was acting?
Baili Tang had no choice but to continue, "Let's act out a scene from the night before Song Chi asked Xiaolian to elope. On that day, Song Chi accompanied the eldest lady to collect rent, and the eldest lady was very happy. But Song Chi couldn't be happy at all, because the rent they were collecting was from his old family's rice fields. He remembered the scenes of sowing rice seedlings and pulling weeds with his father and mother at home, but his parents are no longer in this world."
"Song Chi, let me ask you, when you see Xiaolian, what will you say to her?"
Song Chi thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I will treat Xiaolian as Xiaoyu. Back then, Xiaoyu and I..."
Xiaolian also said, "I think Song Chi's Xiaoyu is a brave and bold girl who dares to pursue her own happiness, so Xiaolian imagines herself to be like Xiaoyu. But the eldest lady is usually very kind to Xiaolian. Xiaolian doesn't want to just laugh it off. She will go to the eldest lady and secretly tell her to take care of herself."
It seems that both of them are fine.
Seeing everyone looking at her, Chao Man'er said, "How difficult is this? Let's get started!"
After all, it was their first time, so the three of them were a little nervous, and since they were improvising, their performance wasn't very good. But everyone else was watching with great interest.
The second time, it was much better. These three people seemed to have great acting talent.
Baili Tang didn't let them perform a third time. "If you are locals, can you speak with a local accent? The silver, fabrics, and so on you use must also be local, right? You must prepare all of these properly. Moreover, there must be such a family, a real one, to prevent Xiang Tiange from sending people to investigate.
Besides, Man'er, how you approach Xiang Tiange and gain his trust is the key to success. Tell me your thoughts first."
Zhang Dongzheng: No wonder His Majesty arrested that female spy Lin Yiyi without even a second thought last time!
Chao Man'er: Why is my face so hot? Is it because the last time I sold something about burying my father, it was too full of loopholes?
"Master Zhang, please first analyze for everyone what kind of man Xiang Tiange is."
"Understood!" Lord Zhang said excitedly, "Xiang Tiange, 38 years old, is from Huxi. His parents died young, and he followed his uncle on his travels. He and his uncle have a very good relationship. Ever since his uncle married his aunt, she has regarded Xiang Tiange as a thorn in her side and tried every possible means to drive him away.
Later, Xiang Tiange's aunt hooked up with a butcher in town, and the two conspired to frame Xiang Tiange's uncle. When Xiang Tiange learned of this, he killed the butcher and his family. He then became a bandit.
Ever since Xiang Tiange became the king of the mountain, he'd become a hedonist, timid, and moody, especially towards women... except for one woman named Yunniang. It was said that Yunniang had once saved Xiang Tiange's life.
But Xiang Tiange is thoughtful and good at making plans."
Chao Man'er immediately wilted. "Can I still regret it now? Isn't this person even harder to deal with than... someone else?"
Baili Tang said, "It's not difficult! Not difficult at all! You just need to poke his scar hard..."
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