The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 833: seek skin with a tiger
Chapter 833 Seeking the Skin of a Tiger
Shen Baizhong has not fully recovered his memory.
He and Shen Qingzhu went to the old house of the Shen family and paid homage to his beloved wife’s grave. His memory slowly came back, and his guilt towards his beloved wife grew deeper and deeper, as did his feelings for the disciple in his memory. Perhaps because he could not see his disciple yet, Shen Baizhong’s feelings for Li Mingrui, which he had regarded as his disciple for many years, had never disappeared.
This time… he originally wanted to come back to say goodbye to Li Mingrui, and then guard the tomb of his beloved wife for the rest of his life, but he saw that Li Mingrui wanted to get involved with King Liang, so he had to show up to stop him.
“The King of Liang is as poisonous as a snake and scorpion, and he is good at disguising himself, making it difficult to tell whether his words are true or false. If you associate with him, it would be like courting death. Please be cautious!” Shen Baizhong said.
Li Mingrui was surprised to find that the old man could even use idioms…
“It seems that the old man’s memory is really going to be restored!” Li Mingrui was happy for the old man, but he suddenly felt lonely. The old man had no memory before… There was only him, Li Mingrui, in the old man’s life. But if the old man restored his memory and found his previous life and friends, he would no longer be alone.
Li Mingrui felt like his father’s child was about to be taken away by others, and he felt somewhat sad.
“Young Master!” Shen Baizhong’s voice became heavier.
“Old man, I am the eldest son of the Li family. I am responsible for the glory of the Li family… and the survival of the Li family!” Li Mingrui smiled at Shen Baizhong, “Old man, everyone has their own burdens. I know that cooperating with King Liang is like courting death, but now I have no choice! And I also believe… I will succeed! You should believe me!”
Li Mingrui took out a token from his lapel and handed it to Shen Baizhong: “The city gate will be changed at 11:30 pm. If the old man doesn’t have time to leave by then, you can use this token!”
Shen Baizhong knew that Li Mingrui had always been firm in mind, and was afraid that he would not be able to persuade him again, so he took the token, nodded, clasped his fists and said to Li Mingrui: “Young Master, be careful!”
“Take care, old man!” Li Mingrui bowed deeply to Shen Baizhong, put on the hood of his black cloak, turned around and walked out from behind the tree, and knocked on the back corner door of Prince Liang’s Mansion.
Shen Baizhong stood behind the tree and watched as the back corner door was opened a crack. After Li Mingrui stepped in sideways, the back corner door was quickly closed again.
Shen Baizhong repeatedly thought about what Li Mingrui had just said, that the capital city was going to be in chaos. After pondering for a moment, he walked along the wall to avoid the secret guards who were monitoring the Prince Liang’s Mansion, left quietly, and headed straight for the Qin Mansion.
Before, Bai Qingyan sent a letter back, asking Bai Jinxiu to take Wang Ge’er… and Qin Lang to take up the post together. However, Bai Jinxiu was so smart, how could she not see her elder sister’s intention?
She was safe when she got there, but how would her elder sister receive news from the capital? Handing over all the people to Fu Ruoxi… Bai Jinxiu felt that it was a bit risky, and Fu Ruoxi was a military commander, and her mind was not as delicate as hers. She often failed to grasp the key points in the news and react in time, and missed the opportunity.
So, when Qin Lang left the capital to take up his post, Bai Jinxiu did not go with him, but stayed behind.
Shen Baizhong did not remember all of the past, but he knew that he had a close relationship with the Bai family. One of his disciples was the brother of the eldest girl of the Bai family, and the other was the captain of the eldest girl’s guard team. He must be someone who has a close relationship with the Bai family.
Since he knew that there was going to be chaos in the capital, Shen Baizhong had to inform Bai Jinxiu so that she could be prepared.
Less than a cup of tea before Shen Baizhong went to Qin’s Mansion to ask to see Bai Jinxiu, the secret guards sent by Bai Jinxiu to keep an eye on Fan’s Mansion came back to report that a servant from Li’s Mansion rode straight to Fan’s Mansion, and then Fan Yuhuai went out in disguise to Prince Liang’s Mansion, and… the secret guards sent by the Prince’s Mansion to monitor Prince Liang’s Mansion were all dealt with.
In order to avoid being noticed by the prince’s men and arouse the prince’s suspicion of the Bai family, the people sent by Bai Jinxiu monitored the Liang Palace from a very long distance, so they were not implicated this time.
The secret guard who came to report to Bai Jinxiu said that the people who dealt with those secret guards in the Prince’s Mansion were extremely skilled… They didn’t look like ordinary secret guards, but more like top-level killers.
After listening to this, all the doubts in Bai Jinxiu’s mind suddenly connected together.
Therefore, Fan Yuhuai’s previous restless actions of contacting his old subordinates in the Patrol Battalion were not because he felt that the commander of the Imperial Guards was the highest position he could achieve, but because he joined Prince Liang’s school in order to… prepare for another Wude Gate Rebellion!
In the main hall of the Qin Mansion, Bai Jinxiu sat under the lamp with a gloomy face, her fingers tightly clasped on the armrests of the chair, and she sorted out all the news of the past few months.
Li Mingrui devoted himself to Prince Liang, and Bai Jinxiu could understand that Prince Liang hated the Bai family so deeply…it all came from the Second Prince who had once plotted treason!
If Prince Liang can successfully force the emperor to abdicate and ascend the throne to become the emperor of Jin, he will certainly vindicate the Second Prince who had rebelled. In this way… the Second Prince will be cleared, and the evidence in the hands of the Bai family that the Li family had instigated the Second Prince to rebel will become false evidence, and the Li family can also gain the credit of following the dragon.
The reason they chose to take action at this time was related to the continuous reports of victory from the Jin army fighting in Daliang.
The eldest sister captured several cities in Daliang… and was approaching the capital of Daliang. Once the army that was fighting against Liang pacified Daliang, or Liang surrendered, the army would have to return to the capital.
Now most of the Jin army is in Liang, and the eldest sister who put down the Wude Gate Rebellion last time is also out of reach in Liang. The King of Liang has the loyalty of the commander of the imperial guards, Fan Yuhuai, and Fan Yuhuai has almost contacted his old subordinates in the patrol camp. The King of Liang and Li Mingrui will feel that they are fully prepared.
Otherwise, once the army pacifies Daliang and returns to the capital, it will be impossible to rely on the Jin army and a small number of patrol battalions under Fan Yuhuai.
Therefore, it was imperative for King Liang to force the emperor to abdicate and start a rebellion.
By then, the major events in the capital city will have been settled. He will certainly follow the story of the Wude Gate Rebellion and announce to the outside world that the prince has imprisoned the emperor and is controlling the government. Now he is even more daring and desperate and wants to kill His Majesty in advance with the intention of ascending the throne as soon as possible. As the King of Liang is a hero who quelled the rebellion and is also a prince, it is natural for him to ascend the throne.
Once King Liang ascends the throne, the overall situation will be settled and no one will be able to say anything.
The eldest sister’s worries were indeed correct. Chaos was about to break out in the capital city…
However, Bai Jinxiu cannot let Prince Liang ascend the throne openly no matter what, otherwise… the entire Bai family will be in danger.
There was a sudden howl of wind outside, which made the two lanterns hanging in front of the main hall door sway wildly, and the flames flickered.
Bai Jinxiu stood up and saluted Shen Baizhong: “Thank you Mr. Shen for coming to tell me about this. Jinxiu has another request… Please, Mr. Shen, reluctantly help me!”
Shen Baizhong stood up and said, “Mrs. Qin, please speak.”
“If I send someone to take my son to Baiwo City to find my husband now, I’m afraid it will alarm King Liang.”
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