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Chapter 525: Taking Gongsun Yanming's Life
Chapter 525: Taking Gongsun Yanming's Life
"Red-cooked pork, red-cooked pork!"
Tán Ér skipped along the path of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, enjoying the first gentle spring rain.
At the same time, she was tailing Meng Qianqian.
This was a task she had taken upon herself.
"This is called, using public resources for personal gain!"
Meng Qianqian walked ahead, listening to her meticulous summary and couldn't help but smile in agreement.
Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks.
Tán Ér grunted and also stopped. She looked around warily and called out, "Which cowardly turtle is hiding? Come out now, or I'll start a massacre!"
"Little girl, you're using idioms quite well."
Dressed in green, Blue Hare descended from the sky, holding a peach blossom umbrella. Her clothes and sleeves fluttered in the night rain, like a painting of a misty Jiangnan landscape.
Her toes lightly touched a puddle, and she landed between Tán Ér and Meng Qianqian.
Tán Ér tilted her head and examined her. "Isn't it... Blue Hare?"
Lan Yeyue smiled and said, "You recognize me?"
Tán Ér pouted. "Rooster said that anyone dressed like a giant cabbage can only be you."
Lan Yeyue's face darkened.
But soon, she smiled again and turned to Meng Qianqian. "The new... Phoenix Lady? You seem to have something to say to me."
Meng Qianqian calmly said, "I want to make a deal with you."
Lan Yeyue's smile grew more alluring. "You know who I am, and you still want to make a deal with me?"
Meng Qianqian said, "The daughter of the Medicinal King Valley, Lan Yeyue."
Lan Yeyue gave Meng Qianqian a deep look and walked up to her. "You know a lot about me. Then you should understand the rules of the Medicinal King Valley."
Meng Qianqian: "A life for a life."
Lan Yeyue: "That's right."
Meng Qianqian said calmly, "I want Gongsun Wuyou's life."
Lan Yeyue covered her mouth in surprise. "Kill him? Our Medicinal King Valley saves lives, not hires assassins."
Tán Ér snorted. "If you don't hire assassins, why do you have a life-for-life policy?"
Lan Yeyue turned and smiled. "They do it voluntarily."
Meng Qianqian said coolly, "Don't put on a show for me. I'll trade another life for his."
Lan Yeyue laughed. "He is the young pavilion master of the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion and the only heir of the Shang Clan. Whose life could be as valuable as his?"
Meng Qianqian said, word by word, "Gongsun Yanming."
"Ha ha ha... ha ha ha ha ha..."
Lan Yeyue laughed so hard she couldn't stand straight.
Tán Ér ran to Meng Qianqian's side. "Sister, has she gone crazy?"
Lan Yeyue wiped away tears of laughter. "Little girl, your sister hasn't gone crazy."
Tán Ér was surprised. "You heard that?"
Her voice had been so soft!
Lan Yeyue smiled lightly. "Don't worry, I'm not interested in who you're working for."
Tán Ér looked at Meng Qianqian.
Meng Qianqian nodded slightly.
Lan Yeyue smiled at Meng Qianqian. "Both Gongsun Yanming and you want to trade his life for mine. Whom should I believe?"
Meng Qianqian said, "Why don't we see who's telling the truth?"
Lan Yeyue glanced at Tán Ér and said with a smile, "I'm in a good mood today. How about I make things easier for you? Gongsun Yanming's life is too strong for you to take. How about trading your little girl instead?"
Meng Qianqian's fingers twitched, and a silver needle shot toward Lan Yeyue's neck.
A string of blood beads seeped out.
Lan Yeyue raised her hand to touch it, and her fingertips turned a vivid red.
She laughed coldly, "Looking for death?"
Meng Qianqian said calmly, "This time it's just a warning. If you dare to lay a hand on her again, I'll scratch your face, tear your mouth, and gouge out your eyes."
A strong killing intent flashed in Lan Yeyue's eyes.
Meng Qianqian turned and left, "That's the deal. I'll give you Gongsun Yanming's life, but Wuyou, you and the Medicinal King Valley must not interfere."
Tán Ér glanced at Lan Yeyue, then followed Meng Qianqian, not looking back as she walked away.
"Angry! Angry! Angry!"
Lan Yeyue threw her peach blossom fan to the ground, venting her frustration.
Once her emotions calmed, she looked at Meng Qianqian's retreating figure and curled her lips into a cold, inscrutable smile, "You haven't changed a bit, have you?"
---
Tán Ér "staked out" Meng Qianqian for the entire night, freeloading in her room, eating, drinking, and sleeping.
Meng Qianqian opened a ledger and used vermilion to draw a half-circle next to Gongsun Yanming's name.
Tán Ér, lost in some pleasant dream, lay sprawled on the bed, drooling.
Meng Qianqian pulled the blanket over her and then headed to the dungeon.
Yan Niangzi was locked in a dark, damp cell, having endured severe torture, her body covered in wounds.
She sat against the wall, her lips cracked and bleeding.
The sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor, followed by the sound of her cell door opening.
She didn't even lift her eyelids.
Only when a bottle was thrown onto her did she look up and see Meng Qianqian standing before her.
She was startled and asked in a hoarse voice, "It's you? How did you get in here?"
She then picked up the porcelain bottle, sniffed it, and smiled, "Medicine, how thoughtful of you."
Meng Qianqian looked down at her, "I don't want you to die too quickly. That would be too easy for you. I want you to see how I destroy Gongsun Yanming and how I ruin everything you and your ilk have schemed to take from us."
To her surprise, Yan Niangzi didn't try to persuade her to avoid opposing the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion, as that would only lead to her death.
She laughed coldly, "Fine, I'll be watching."
Meng Qianqian squatted down and took out a clean handkerchief.
Yan Niangzi asked, "What are you doing?"
Meng Qianqian smiled slightly and used the handkerchief to wipe the blood scabs from her cheeks, "I sneaked into the dungeon in the middle of the night to bring you medicine for your injuries... I need to leave some evidence."
She threw the handkerchief, embroidered with her name, onto the floor of the dungeon, "This way, the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion will think my apparent coldness towards you is just an act, and that they have a hold over me."
Yan Niangzi laughed mockingly, "Following him, you've really learned a lot of tricks."
Meng Qianqian stood up, "I should thank you for that. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had the chance to learn."
She left the cell.
"Master, take care."
---
After returning to his residence, Prince Jin summoned a large number of court physicians to his courtyard and had them examine him one by one.
The physicians examined him thoroughly but only found that he had a strong heart fire, liver fire, and kidney qi imbalance.
In simpler terms, he was angry and scared.
The anger was understandable, as Huang Changsun had been grandly enthroned today, pushing Prince Jin further from the position of Crown Prince.
But what had frightened him?
What had scared Prince Jin?
The physicians exchanged puzzled glances, hesitant to speak.
Prince Jin was reluctant to say, "Have I... Have I... Never mind, physicians, please return. I have been busy with Qi'er's wedding preparations lately, and it has been tiring."
The physicians nodded in agreement.
(End of Chapter)
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