Chapter 182: Each Beauty Is More Fateful Than the Other
Chapter 182: Each Beauty Is More Fateful Than the Other
Princess Zi Yan was awakened from her sleep by a loud noise. The moonlight shone through the window lattice, casting patches of light on her face, reflecting a look of panic.
She sat up suddenly and her eyes fell on Cao Rui, who was standing opposite the bed. The familiar figure seemed particularly abrupt in the night.
I was so scared that I almost screamed!
But she forced herself to swallow it, and quickly checked her clothes. After finding that they were intact, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Princess Zi Yan quickly adjusted her mood and regained Young Master Zi's usual calmness and demeanor.
She got out of bed quietly and walked towards the door.
The moment she pushed open the door, she saw the chaotic scene outside: Mingyufang's thugs were beating up a beautiful woman.
The beauty had a nimble figure, and she was brandishing a stick that reached her eyebrows with great vigor. While fending off the attacks of the thugs, she shouted that she wanted to see Young Master Zi.
"stop!"
Young Master Zi's voice was exceptionally clear and powerful in the night wind, penetrating the surrounding noise and startling everyone.
Upon seeing this, the madam secretly cursed the thugs for being incompetent and wasting so much money on their support.
She hurried forward and said flatteringly:
"Master Zi, I'm so sorry to disturb your rest. I will immediately have someone arrest that damn girl and take her to the government for trial."
The beauty also heard what the old procuress said. A glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes, and she shouted anxiously:
"Master Zi, I am Jin Kaiwen's cousin, Long Biyu. He has been imprisoned in Meilong Town. Now only you can save him!"
cousin?
That doesn't sound serious!
Upon hearing this, Master Zi frowned slightly. He disliked Long Biyun very much, but since it was related to Jin Kaiwen's safety, he could only suppress it temporarily and said:
"Come in with me, and let everyone else go."
Upon seeing this, the madam immediately took her thugs away to avoid being caught.
After arriving at the private room.
Young Master Zi directly asked Jin Kaiwen why he was arrested since he was an imperial envoy.
Just as Long Biyun was about to answer, she saw there was another man in the room and immediately swallowed back the words.
Young Master Zi turned around and saw that it was Cao Rui who woke up. He suddenly felt extremely awkward. He didn't know whether Cao Rui had discovered that he was a girl when he was drunk before?
Don’t think about it for now, the most important thing is to find a way to save Jin Kaiwen.
Young Master Zi collected his thoughts and introduced:
"This is Master Cao Rui. It was he who secretly escorted Jin Kaiwen out of Jinling City with us."
Hearing this, Long Biyun's doubts immediately dissipated. After thanking Cao Rui, she immediately began to tell the story of how Jin Kaiwen pretended to be an imperial envoy and rushed to Meilon Town to investigate the truth.
Unexpectedly, what was waiting for him was a shocking piece of bad news: his father, who was in his prime, was murdered.
Sorrow instantly enveloped Jin Kaiwen. While mourning for his father, he was also investigating the truth of the matter.
Just when he had a clue that his enemy was his father's junior fellow apprentice Wu Zhipeng, who also opened an ink shop, his identity as a fake imperial envoy was exposed.
Wu Zhipeng immediately ordered his brother-in-law, Meilong County Magistrate Fang Boqian, to arrest Jin Kaiwen and put him in prison, preparing to escort him to Beijing for trial.
To be on the safe side, Jin Kaiwen was imprisoned together with a typhoid patient, intending to let him die of the disease.
Fortunately, the enemy's daughter Wumei and Jin Kaiwen were childhood sweethearts and had loved each other since childhood. She took the risk to tip off Long Biyun and asked him to go to Jinling City to seek help from Master Zi.
Long Biyun rushed to Jinling City and asked for an audience at Prince Shen's mansion, but was dismissed by the housekeeper and could not even get in the door.
Fortunately, when she went around to the back door and was about to climb over the wall to sneak in, she unexpectedly heard a few servants chatting. They said that Master Zi had not been back recently and must be in Mingyufang to comfort the courtesan Yao Mengmeng.
He also said some obscene things about the courtesan.
Long Biyun cursed inwardly and rushed to Mingyufang, but was stopped outside and told that they did not entertain female guests, so she rushed in with a stick.
After listening to this, Master Zi had a slightly different opinion of Long Biyun. Without any hesitation, he took his entourage to Meilon Town to rescue Jin Kaiwen.
"Wait a moment!"
Cao Rui stopped the two men, frowning.
Because when he was watching just now, the special effect of his talent: Beauty but Short Life was suddenly triggered - tragic scenes appeared before his eyes.
This time, Long Biyun would be caught by her enemies, and unable to bear the humiliation, she would choose to commit suicide.
Young Master Zi will wander around the world, and go through countless hardships with Jin Kaiwen, but there is no way to achieve a happy ending. Under the pressure of imperial power, she is forced to marry someone else.
Finally, in order to help Jin Kaiwen overturn the verdict, he cut his wrists and used his lover's blood to make the medicinal ink "Azalea Red".
When he was about to complete the task, an accident happened and he has been in a coma ever since.
Become a costumed version of Sleeping Beauty!
"Two beauties with ill-fated lives!"
Cao Rui sighed in his heart, if he didn't take action, who could save them?
But the previous few times I helped, I always ended up in bed. I won’t make the same mistake again this time, right?
There was another question that bothered Cao Rui. He had met Master Zi many times before, but he never saw that her ending would be so tragic?
Is it hidden too deeply?
Or was it because of Jin Kaiwen's misfortune that her fate changed?
Young Master Zi was anxious to save people, so he urged:
"What do you have to say? Tell me now!"
Cao Rui said sternly: "I am familiar with the art of face reading, and I can see that you are going to be in danger, so I decided to accompany you to Meilong Town!"
"Is it really that dangerous?"
During the incident of wiping out Wu Shuangji from Guanyin Villa, Master Zi knew that Cao Rui was a man of great ability, so he did not dare to underestimate him.
Cao Rui nodded.
Young Master Zi immediately gritted his teeth and said:
"Let's go to the barracks outside the city, bring more soldiers and horses, and attack Meilong Town with a thunderous force!"
"I want to see who else dares to harm Brother Jin's life."
Long Biyun's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.
Cao Rui was speechless. How could there be such a daughter who betrayed her father? She mobilized troops and disturbed the local area when nothing happened.
From the county magistrate, to the prefect, to the governor and other civil servants, memorials accusing Prince Shen would probably be sent to the capital like snowflakes.
If you are framed by political enemies, losing your job is the least you can do.
When times are turbulent, military leaders become arrogant and domineering.
"There's no need to mobilize a large army. The three of us can go light and ride fast to rescue Jin Kaiwen."
Cao Rui advised.
"Can you do it?" Long Biyun blurted out.
Although Master Zi had never tried it, he knew how powerful Cao Rui was, so he immediately made a decision to set out after daybreak, without any followers or soldiers, and to rush to Meilon Town as quickly as possible.
Long Biyun: “…” So careless?
Young Master Zi asked, "Brother Cao, can you ride a horse?"
Cao Rui nodded. After unlocking the horse herding talent copied from Li Xiuzhi, he became proficient in riding and became a master of shepherding.
After agreeing on the time and place for the meeting, Master Zi took Long Biyun back to pick horses.
Cao Rui returned to the Shen Mansion and explained the situation to his wives and concubines.
……
After two days of non-stop travel, the group of three finally arrived at Meilon Town. Long Biyun volunteered to go and inquire about the news.
Cao Rui and Zi Gongzi disguised themselves and observed near the prison. They found that Wu Zhipeng, Fang Boqian and others were guarding Jin Kaiwen very strictly.
The two had no forces to rely on in Meilon Town.
Master Zi racked his brains but couldn't think of a solution, so he could only ask Cao Rui for help:
"Have you thought of a way to save him?"
"Let's talk about it when Biyun comes back."
The two returned to the house that Long Biyun had secretly purchased.
I saw that she had not only returned, but also brought a girl with her, introducing her as Wu Mei. Although she was the daughter of the Jin family's enemy, she had a very good heart.
Young Master Zi had some doubts.
Cao Rui, however, believed it without a doubt, because when he saw Wu Mei, his talent - God's envy of beauty was triggered again, and he saw her tragic end.
He is caught between his childhood sweetheart Jin Kaiwen and his father Wu Zhipeng, and suffers greatly.
When she decided to help Jin Kaiwen, she was poisoned and silenced by her father and could never speak again.
When she begged to spare her father's life, Jin Kaiwen granted her wish and became a monk. Wu Zhipeng, who had lost everything, committed suicide by taking poison.
She was so desperate that she finally chose to become a nun and live with the Buddha.
……
Cao Rui was a little shocked. Why did all the women around Jin Kaiwen have such a bad ending?
One committed suicide, one turned into Sleeping Beauty, and one became mute and died alone.
Toxic!
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