Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 121: Using a Tactic to Gather Information

Li Mi laughed and said, "My Lord, you are already panicking, and you still say that there is no such thing?"

"Whether there is such a thing or not, I don't really want to argue with the Prince!"

"You should have heard of me. I love to fight for justice and punish the strong and eliminate evil!"

"Isn't there a nursery rhyme that goes, 'It's too dark, the arrow star is out, the thousand-year-old skull has sharp teeth, and the tomb-robbing prince is plotting to take over the East Palace?'"

"Look, even a child knows this. Sima Zhao's intentions are known to everyone. What does it matter if I know this?"

"My Lord, you are too nervous!"

Facing Li Mi's smiling face, Chen Bogu really wanted to punch him, but he had to admit that every word he said made sense. He had also heard the nursery rhymes on the street. It was because of these nursery rhymes that he became flustered and accepted Li Mi's invitation to drink here to relieve his sorrow. He did not expect that he drank without restraint.

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head, as if he had thought of something, and Chen Bogu asked:

"Mr. Li, are you helping that young lady?"

He had heard before that Li Mi spoke up for Xiao Jinyu on Jingyang Street and later helped the young lady to confront Princess Yunyin without any scruples in Ascott. Although he was just a bystander every time, it was too much of a coincidence.

It turns out that Li Mi from the Zhaojun Li family is also the young lady's man!

Chen Bogu had a bad feeling in his heart, and thought again of the fate of Xiao Yun after he offended Xiao Jinyu, as well as the fate of King Shixing now. Could it be that this young lady was going to deal with him next?

"Mr. Li, just tell me the truth! What does that young lady want me to do?" he asked nervously and fearfully.

Li Mi was stunned for a moment, probably because he didn't expect the Xin'an County Prince to be so quick-witted. He smiled and said:

"It's nothing, just tell the truth, my Lord!"

Seeing that Chen Bogu was still puzzled, Li Mi lowered his voice and added,

"When the time comes, answer His Majesty's questions truthfully, without telling a lie. Only in this way can your life be saved!"

"Of course, it can also ensure that your descendants will have no worries!"

Speaking of the word "descendants and grandchildren", Chen Bogu shuddered again, as if the blood in his body had frozen and he could not move.

He remained standing there motionless until Li Mi left the room.

He was just thinking secretly in his heart: I wonder how many secrets Li Mi has managed to get out of him?

The more I think about it, the weaker my legs become.

……

After Li Mi walked out of the private room, he quickly met Cui Heng. When he saw Cui Heng, he was so happy that he couldn't straighten his back.

"You haven't seen the look on the Xin'an County Prince's face. He was so frightened that his legs couldn't even stand up straight!" After saying that, he sighed again, "Speaking of which, that young lady is still amazing. I wonder how she knew that the Xin'an County Prince loves wine. And when he got drunk, he was really ugly and dared to say anything!"

Xiao Jinyu said a few words in the letter:

The first sentence is: Prince Xin'an loves wine, and you can make him speak the truth after drinking.

The second sentence is: The King of Changsha is good at numerology, and numerology can guide him in the right direction.

The third sentence is: lovesick wine and lovesick tears, and it details an event related to it.

They didn't know how Xiao Jinyu knew about this matter which was related to the Crown Prince, Prince of Shixing, Prince of Changsha and even Prince of Xin'an, but they knew its truth with just one test.

Li Mi was moved and asked again, "By the way, Sanlang, how are you doing?"

Cui Heng also thought for a long time and replied: "The net has been cast, the road has been paved, everything is ready, only the east wind is missing!"

Li Mi nodded, feeling quite excited and happy.

"Then the Prince of Changsha really wants to kill the Prince of Shixing?"

"The two brothers have been at odds for a long time. They don't like each other. Moreover, the Changsha prince's mother was of low status, so he had to rely on the Crown Prince. In order to secure the position of the crown prince, he had been secretly spying on the Shixing prince for a long time. However, the Shixing prince was very favored by the emperor, and ordinary crimes could not bring him down. The emperor only gave him a minor punishment that was not painful."

"So that's why that young lady said...she wanted to force him to rebel?"

Cui Heng nodded.

"Where is the east wind that Sanlang mentioned? When will it come?"

"It should be soon, right?" Cui Heng said, and then changed the subject, "Let's go see Miss Xiao now!"

"Is it Sanlang who wants to see her?" Li Mi joked.

……

When the two arrived at the familiar house, they saw several servants in the yard busy doing something. There was smoke rising from the kitchen not far away. A long table was filled with snacks of various kinds, which looked very delicious.

"Hey, Mr. Li and Mr. Cui are here, come quickly, come and try the snacks we made."

Yuan Rujing was the first to notice them and greeted them warmly.

Li Mi sat down beside the table without hesitation and started to taste it.

"Hmm, not bad, what kind of snack is this and what is it made of? It tastes pretty good!"

"Really? Is it really delicious?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Ruoling ran out from the kitchen in ecstasy, her face covered in cigarette ash filled with the joy of success.

"Isn't it just that someone praised this snack for being delicious? Is it necessary for you to be so happy?" Li Mi asked jokingly.

"Mr. Li, you may not know that our Shi Niang is planning to open a teahouse on East Street and sell these snacks. She has been researching this these days. The taste of the food she made two days ago was not very good. Aren't you happy to receive such praise from Mr. Li today?"

"You're going to open a teahouse! When you open it, you must tell me so I can attract customers for you!"

"That's great! Thank you, Mr. Li!"

As he was talking, he glanced and saw Ah Yuan pounding something with a pestle, so he asked curiously, "Little sister, what are you pounding?"

"I'm helping my sister make medicine, life-saving medicine!"

Ah Yuan said seriously, without even raising his eyes, continuing to pound the medicine jar.

As he was looking around, Li Mi's eyes suddenly met those of Xiao Yuanshi who was looking at him. He saw that this lady's expression was not as crazy as before, but rather kind and clear, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

"Has Madam Xiao already...awoke?" Li Mi asked.

Everyone in the yard froze and looked over.

Yuan Rujing and Xiao Shiniang rushed to Xiao Yuanshi.

"Grandma/Aunt, are you okay?" they both asked in unison.

"You two are from Northern Qi?" Xiao Yuan, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Li Mi and suddenly asked, "Do you know my daughter Xiao Luan? Can you tell me about her life in the North?"

Li Mi was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. Cui Heng stepped forward and replied in a gentle tone: "Madam Xiao, your daughter is a rare genius in a century, and she is also a master in medicine. When she was an official in Qi State, she was highly valued by Your Majesty."

"A rare genius once in a century?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan smiled bitterly again, "So extreme intelligence will lead to death?"

Cui Heng felt that he had said something inappropriate, and Li Mi was also very embarrassed. Both of them didn't know how to comfort the lady. At this time, Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian came back from outside the courtyard.

"Sister, Uncle Xian, you are back. Can you come and see how I am making this medicine?"

At A Yuan's call, Li Mi and Cui Heng quickly turned their attention to Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian and went to greet them.

"Please come to the study and have a chat!" Xiao Xian said.

Xiao Jinyu talked to A Yuan for a few words, comforted Xiao Yuanshi, and then went to the study with Xiao Xian, Li Mi and Cui Heng.

"The King of Changsha has taken the bait and wants to investigate the collusion between the King of Shixing and the monks in the temple!"

"I have already planted a seed of suspicion in the Prince of Xin'an. Looking at his cowardly look, he must be thinking that the young lady is someone who cannot be messed with!" After saying this jokingly, Li Mi said seriously, "However, I have also obtained a piece of information from him..."

Xiao Jinyu, Xiao Xian and Cui Heng looked at him and heard him say,

"This King Shixing not only keeps private soldiers in the Buddhist temple, but also seems to be colluding with Princess Yunyin!"