Chapter 189 The Widow of the Old Emperor
In the Buddhist temple, the green smoke emitted by the sandalwood in the incense burner changed from chaos to straightness again.
Zhao Duan clasped his hands together and faced the Buddha statue, devoutly like a believer.
However, the golden crow flying knife suddenly flew back, hung him around twice, and disappeared into the cuff, showing that the person worshiping the Buddha was not necessarily a believer, but could also be a killer.
"Bang bang..." Mrs. Lin felt her heart beating rapidly, as if she could hear a dull sound coming from her chest.
She slowly retracted her hand and turned back stiffly. Her elegant and beautiful oval face was filled with incredible horror.
"you……"
She was finally sure that the man who was worshiping Buddha with his back turned to her had definitely planned it in advance.
And he is plotting against himself.
Why?
She doesn’t understand, because of beauty? But there are so many beauties in the capital. Although she thinks she looks good, she and Li Yinglong's other five concubines actually have their own merits...
Not to mention, compared to the rumored empress, she is no different than a firefly to a bright moon.
"Sixth Madam, don't worry, I'm not a bad person."
Zhao Duan turned around slowly, with a smile still on his face, as if he was not the one who threatened him with the knife just now.
But at this moment, this smile was particularly scary in Mrs. Lin's eyes. She took two steps back again and said warily: "What on earth do you want to do? It's Li Yinglong behind me!"
In the crisis, she chose to temporarily pull the tiger's skin.
"Ha," Zhao Duan chuckled, as if he didn't take Mr. Xiaoge seriously at all. He stepped leisurely and walked slowly behind her. A well-proportioned and slender hand slowly pressed on her shoulder. , said softly:
"Are you trying to scare me with Li Yinglong? I'm so scared..."
Mrs. Lin didn't dare to move, her whole body was stiff.
All he felt was that the hand on his shoulder was slowly raised.
A few fingers slowly slid across her cheeks, as if examining the goods.
She felt as if she was being licked by a cold and poisonous tongue, falling into the ice cave, and recalled Zhao Duan's voice in her ears: "Tsk, it is indeed fine skin and tender meat.
However, I am still a little curious. Apart from this face, what charm do you have that can make Mr. Li not hesitate to use such rough and indecent methods to get you into the mansion? Madam, can you clarify my doubts? "
Mrs. Lin closed her eyes in pain, and tears slowly overflowed.
His body was trembling slightly, and he had already figured out the next scene in his mind.
She didn't expect that all the dandies in the capital were the same, and this Zhao Duan was even more anxious.
How dare you tease yourself in Shenlong Temple, in front of gods and Buddhas.
Her voice trembled:
"This is a Buddhist temple, aren't you afraid of the gods punishing you..."
Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows, realizing that the other party might have misunderstood, thinking that he was going to taint her...
Well, it does seem misleading, but...
"God?"
Zhao Duan sneered:
"If praying to God is useful, will you end up in such a situation?"
He is now a "demigod" lying in Qihai... Naturally, he has no awe.
Mrs. Lin trembled, thinking about her fate, and tears fell down.
Mr. Zhao is kind-hearted and does not want to see a woman crying. His behavior just now was just a test and psychological pressure.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, he snorted, took back his hand in disgust, walked slowly towards the altar table, and said:
"It's easy to leave. Just answer the question I just asked and I'll let you go. How about it? I can give you another chance and answer me why Shilang Li wants you. Don't say it's because of your talents. "
Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment and then realized that she seemed to have misunderstood the other party's purpose.
However, the other party deliberately tried to find me just to ask such an inexplicable question?
Mrs. Lin hesitated and shook her head:
"I have no idea."
...Zhao Duan stopped and stood at the altar table in front of the Buddha. He seemed very dissatisfied with the answer and sighed softly: "It seems that the Sixth Madam is unwilling to cooperate with me."
After a pause, he said with some regret: "It's a pity. Originally, I wanted to trade your husband's life. Now it seems that you have surrendered to Li Shilang and don't want your implicated husband to come out alive." ”
Buzz!
Ms. Lin, who was waiting for an opportunity to escape, felt her head buzzing as if she had been struck by a hammer.
The whole person was stunned at first, and then his eyes suddenly widened.
He didn't bother to wipe his tears, and took a few steps forward in disbelief: "What did you say? My husband..."
When she was targeted by Li Yinglong, she was aware of it at first, but she did not realize who he was and underestimated the seriousness of the matter.
Until suddenly at night, an official broke into the inn, forcibly took the couple away and imprisoned them separately.
Since then, she has not been able to see her husband again.
In the end, Li Yinglong, who had obtained her contract as a geisha by some unknown means, took her away.
Zhao Duan didn't look at her, he just took care of himself, took an apple from the altar table and chewed it.
Then he took out a piece of information from his arms, threw it to the ground, and said:
"That's him, right?"
Seeing the paper falling like snowflakes, Mrs. Li was so busy that her legs softened and she knelt on the ground, quickly taking the paper in her hands and reading it.
On it were the trial results and relevant records of the case involving her husband, businessman Hu Xuezhai.
Zhao Duan said: "Hu Xuezhai, hey, it's not a small thing to be involved. It's normal. Businessmen, when dealing with the government, more or less, there must be some clues. If ordinary officials That's all, but it couldn't be easier for Li Yinglong to take action and convict him. I think you should know that the person behind your breakup is Li Shilang... Well, I have to admit that although the method is It's a little rough, but the process is clear, reasonable and legal, and even I can't fault it...
Your husband, according to the date, should be escorted back to his place of origin now. According to the sentence, it is far more than a death penalty, but being sent to a place like a quarry to perform hard labor is inevitable.
In that kind of place, it is normal for some people to fall ill or die unexpectedly every year.
If I were Li Shilang, in order to get rid of your thoughts, I could give some hints to the officials below and ask them to send your cheap husband to the underworld in a legal way...
Tsk tsk, he is really a poor man, his business is obviously booming.
What you did was not wrong, but to think that a woman like you, who was born as a geisha, would end her life is really..."
Before she finished speaking, Mrs. Lin, dressed in plain clothes, was holding pieces of paper on the floor of the Buddhist hall, choked with sobs.
Tears fell on the paper.
She was not only happy to finally get her husband's status, but also tortured by strong guilt and self-blame.
However, she unexpectedly managed to control her crying.
He even deliberately lowered his voice in an effort to calm his emotions.
He raised his head and looked up at the young man in gorgeous clothes, with hope in his eyes:
"Master Zhao, you..."
Zhao Duan looked down indifferently at the woman who was almost kneeling in front of him and said: "I can help you fish out Hu Xuezhai and save his life. Even, I can take action and save you too, Let you be reunited as husband and wife."
Madam Lin looked at him blankly, her face full of disbelief.
Zhao Duan raised his eyebrows:
“Don’t believe I have this ability?”
Mrs. Lin shook her head hurriedly.
Although she didn't know Zhao Duan's specific energy, based on what she heard, she had no doubt that the man in front of her had the confidence to say this.
but……
"My lord, are you not afraid of Li Yinglong..." Mrs. Lin asked tentatively.
That was the Li family. The son of Li Yanfu, the prime minister of the dynasty, she couldn't believe that he was willing to go against Li Yinglong for her.
Zhao Duan said quietly:
"Otherwise, why do you think I came to find you?"
Mrs. Lin was stunned.
Zhao Duan said:
"I and Li Yinglong have been on the same page for a long time. In other words, the enemies of my enemies are friends..."
Seeing the latter's confused look, Zhao Duan didn't bother to explain the complicated entanglements between the various factions in the court, and simply said:
"Anyway, all you need to know is that I have a grudge against Li Yinglong. When I find you, I need you to cooperate with me and do something."
Mrs. Lin was silent for a moment, and suddenly seemed to make a decision:
"You want me to poison him? Kill him?"
"..."
Even with Zhao Duan's qi-nurturing skills, he was stunned for a moment, and his eyes changed when he looked at this woman.
What does it mean to have the most poisonous woman's heart... It's not that bad, it's really not that bad...
Zhao Duan didn't want to risk his own life in order to take revenge on Li Yinglong... To murder a minister, I really don't know how to write the word "death"...
"...I have a safer way that won't put you in danger."
Zhao Duan's voice softened a little. Seeing that he had achieved his goal, he stopped irritating her.
This woman is somewhat extreme...
"What do you want me to do before you help me?"
Mrs. Lin knelt on the ground, clutching the papers with her ten fingers, and her despairing eyes glowed again.
"First of all, answer me the previous question." Zhao Duan said calmly.
Mrs. Lin was silent again. At this moment, she was no longer timid, but became surprisingly calm:
"Aren't you trying to deceive the common people?"
Zhao Duan chuckled and said:
"You can not believe me, not answer, or deceive me, or even report me to Li Yinglong...or you can do as I say and bet on my kindness.
In short, it's your choice whether to obey him or take a gamble. Human life is not in the hands of gods and Buddhas, it is your own choice. "
Mrs. Lin was silent for a moment, raised her head, and made a decision in her heart.
She said:
"Li Yinglong took me as his concubine probably because I look very similar to one of his former lovers. He told me so."
This answer was slightly beyond his expectation.
Zhao Duan was startled, with a strange expression:
"Who did he say you look like?"
Lady Lin spit out a name: "Yuan Ru."
Yuan Ru... Zhao Duan's face suddenly changed. He knew this name...
If he remembered correctly, Yuan Ru was the name of a noble concubine who was canonized by the deceased old emperor in the harem of the imperial city, and that noble concubine was named "Concubine Yuan".
Li Yinglong's former lover was the "Concubine Yuan" conferred by the old emperor?
Do you want to be so bloody...
"What a big...gossip!"
(End of chapter)