After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn

After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 093 Methods & Face

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The police came quickly. As soon as the people from the investigation side came over, they took away the accounts of the Red Star Orphanage and also wanted to ask Accountant Xu couple to go back for investigation.

The Accountant Xu couple were so scared that they turned pale and refused to go with the police no matter what. Accountant Xu also clutched her chest and said that she was about to have a heart attack and needed to go to the hospital right away.

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Accountant Xu was in her 50s this year which happened to be the age group where a female’s combat effectiveness was the most explosive. She made a scene in the orphanage acting like a shrewd. Although the police received a call, they did not dare to be too tough when the case was still unclear. So as not to be criticized and questioned by the public.

Besides, Accountant Xu insisted that she had a heart problem and needed to go to the hospital. They could not tell whether Accountant Xu really had a heart disease or not so they could only help make the emergency call.

The Beijing Film students who were originally here for volunteer activities looked at each other. They didn’t expect that volunteer teaching hadn’t even started yet they would watch a big show for free.

Just when the orphanage was noisy and clamorous, everyone heard a voice from the door of the orphanage: “What’s happening?”

It turned out that dean Tao, who had her physical checkup, was sent back by Liu Yao and Meng Qi.

Accountant Xu, who was clutching her chest and saying that she had a heart attack, rushed to dean Tao and firmly held dean Tao’s hand: “Dean Tao, please persuade Tao Mu. He wants to call the police and arrest me!”

“Ah?” Dean Tao was immediately confused, and looked at Tao Mu anxiously: “What is going on? Why suddenly call the police?”

“Dean Tao, I called the police.” Li Xiaoheng stood up again and said, “I found that there was a problem with the accounts of the Red Star Orphanage. So I directly called the police.”

“Dean Tao, don’t listen to their nonsense. The accounts of our orphanage are all signed by you. What can be the problem?” Accountant Xu sadly clutched her chest: “They just don’t trust me. They insist that I tampered with the accounts. Dean Tao, the accounts of our orphanage are all signed and confirmed by you. If there are any problems, how can you not know?”

“That’s right!” Even now dean Tao still helped Accountant Xu speak: “Are there any misunderstandings here? The accounting for our orphanage is done by Accountant Xu. Every time she does the accounting, she will report to me and I have signed and confirmed it. It has been so many years, and there has been no problem. If you don’t believe it, you can check it out.”

There was a glimmer of joy in Accountant Xu’s eyes. She didn’t expect dean Tao to cooperate with her in this way.

How truly stupid!

But it’s a good thing she’s stupid. The more stupid dean Tao is, the safer she is.

“Do you hear that? All the accounts were signed and confirmed by dean Tao. All the expenses and income of the orphanage are checked by dean Tao. Even if you don’t believe me, don’t you still believe dean Tao?”

However, Accountant Xu was happy too early.

Tao Mu had long expected that with dean Tao’s temperament, she would definitely not stand by and watch Accountant Xu being taken away by the police. In the last life, someone questioned the orphanage’s accounts on the Internet. It was also dean Tao who first stood up to help Accountant Xu testify. She was upright and worthy of her conscience. She had never done a bad thing in her life, so she didn’t believe anyone could spill dirty water on her. And the reason why she would stand up to help Accountant Xu was also because she firmly believed that the truth would speak for itself, and shouldn’t be slandered by others.

It was a pity that dean Tao didn’t know that in the rampant era of self-media and marketing accounts for traffic and profit, the principle of truth speaking for itself no longer worked. In its place, was a lie, if repeated often enough, would be accepted as truth. What was more, the colleague she wanted to protect just happened to be the culprit who wanted to frame her.

In the end, dean Tao was framed by the Accountant Xu couple and the black-hearted real estate developer, and was forced to carry a black pot one after the other, eventually dying in an ambulance unable to give a convincing explanation for self-defense.

In this life, Tao Mu certainly couldn’t let this happen: “Dean Tao, I know you’re good-hearted and don’t want to doubt colleagues. After all, everyone has been together for so many years. I actually don’t want to doubt Aunt Xu either. But I’m even more trusting that Xiaoheng Capital’s audit department won’t make mistakes. So I think we should cooperate with the police in their investigations. I believe that the police will never treat a good person unjustly. Of course, they will never let a bad person go either.”

When Tao Mu said this, he took a meaningful look at Accountant Xu: “By the way, Aunt Xu, is your heart still hurting? You seemed full of energy just now, so do you still want to go to the hospital?”

Accountant Xu: “…..”

Liu Yao and Meng Qi almost didn’t laugh out loud. Their family’s little rascal was really a belly full of bad water.

At this moment, everyone present could basically conclude that Accountant Xu was just pretending to be ill. The police uncle also almost laughed aloud. He suppressed his smile and said solemnly: “If you want to go to the hospital, then that’s fine. Anyway, the ambulance has already been called for you. It’s better to go to the hospital for a checkup. We can record your statement in the ward.”

Before his voice even fell, the sound of the ambulance could be heard arriving outside of the orphanage.

Accountant Xu: “…..”

The police left with the account books and the Accountant Xu couple. Dean Tao, as the dean of the Red Star Orphanage, was also involved in accounting issues and had to make a statement in accordance with the procedures as well. However, dean Tao’s attitude was more cooperative. Two policemen stayed in the orphanage and immediately recorded the statement.

Before leaving, they specifically asked dean Tao not to leave Beijing within a short period of time. During the investigation of the case, they may need dean Tao to assist in the investigation at any time and hoped dean Tao could cooperate.

Dean Tao would certainly not leave Beijing. She believed that she had a clear conscience, and she also had to take care of the children in the orphanage.

During this period, Liu Yao and Meng Qi took advantage of others not paying attention, and dragged Tao Mu to the corner, telling him that they had prepared “reports from the masses” and at that time the police would learn that Accountant Xu’s family had bought a house in the Third Ring Road.

The Accountant Xu couple were particularly cunning. The two of them embezzled public funds to buy a house and because they were afraid of being found out, they did not use their own names but the name of Uncle Qian’s sister.

Uncle Qian’s sister was called Qian Guihua and she was 56 years old this year. Her husband died early, and she had no sons, just a daughter. Qian Guihua had a patriarchal attitude and treated her own daughter very badly. In contrast, she took good care of her younger brother’s son. Over these years, while the Accountant Xu couple worked outside, Qian Guihua served them at home and took care of her nephew. Even the house left by her husband after his death was transferred to her nephew’s name. From the perspective of later generations, Uncle Qian’s sister was a standard example of a brother complex who helped her brother regardless of any cost.

Therefore, the house bought by the Accountant Xu couple with embezzled public funds was listed under the name of Qian Guihua. This was why there was so much news that the Red Star Orphanage’s accounts did not match up in the previous life, but no one connected it to the Xu couple——aside from the black-hearted developer helping to cover up, it was also because Accountant Xu herself was very cautious.

In the last life, no one knew where the money that was embezzled went, and dean Tao had personally admitted that she signed every account of the orphanage for confirmation. As a result, if not dean Tao who carried this pot then who would?

It was a pity that in this life Tao Mu had already been prepared. He had someone follow the Accountant Xu couple for half a year and took advantage of the Accountant Xu couple not being on guard to do a thorough background check of this couple’s relatives and friends who were close to them. Eventually he finally got a hold on evidence of the Accountant Xu couple’s embezzlement of public funds.

Everything was ready now, just waiting for the program to be broadcast and cause an intense response in society.

Tao Mu not only wanted the Xu couple to admit their crimes, but also let the Xu couple experience the sadness and despair dean Tao had when being scolded by hundreds of thousands of netizens.

And everything happened as Tao Mu expected. That night, when the program team posted the post-production video to BulletScreen, it immediately attracted the attention of netizens.

The number of clicks exceeded 100,000 in just one hour. A large group of netizens who came in with the expectations of “Handsome guys and beautiful women offering love and warmth”, wanting to feel the warmth and sweetness of love. But starting from the beginning of the program, the netizens felt instead the impact of a “Suspense Solving Film/Law And Order Program”, instantly becoming a little confused.

After the initial confusion, the desire to eat melons hidden deep in the heart immediately exploded. Regardless of the times, news of embezzlement of public charity funds was always a social hot spot that the general public was most concerned about.

Orphanages, orphans, public welfare undertakings, donations, embezzlement of public funds for personal gain, these words were like stimulants that stimulated the surge of adrenaline, and instantly controlled all the attention of netizens who ate melons.

And with the passage of time, there was a continuous breaking of news by some netizens in the video’s comment section. Some people said that they recognized the dean of the orphanage and the Accountant Xu couple in the show, saying that they were all very good people, very kind, and they should not be able to commit such a disgusting thing. On the way, they also shared with many netizens the touching stories of dean Tao and the Accountant Xu couple.

Especially dean Tao, who had been working in the orphanage since the death of her husband. Diligent throughout her life, in order to take care of the children in the orphanage, she never even got married again and had her own children. All her life had been devoted to the orphanage, and even her salary was used to subsidize the orphanage. It was simply an example of boundless and selfless love.

Of course, because of the simple but very touching speech of the Xu couple before the camera, many netizens also felt that the Xu couple were not the kind of people who would embezzle public funds.

Here Tao Mu played a trick. He did not release those fragments of the police arriving and the Accountant Xu couple’s guilty behavior. Therefore, in the minds of many netizens, the Accountant Xu couple were as kind as dean Tao.

It was just that not even a few days passed since such remarks were made, when some people broke the news that they had met the Accountant Xu couple at the sales office of residential homes a few years ago. The person who broke the news claimed to be a sales lady, and the reason why she had an impression of the Xu couple was because the couple came to buy a house, but the name of the man’s sister was written on the lease instead.

“Because this kind of thing is so rare, I had a particularly long impression. After all, the brother who is already married and established in his fifties is doing something like buying a house for his single sister. It is very enviable. But thinking about it now, there is indeed something tricky about it.”

As soon as this comment came out, it immediately attracted the attention of netizens. A large group of people commented and responded, each expressing their own opinions under this comment. Some insisted on believing that the truth would speak for itself, while others suspected that the Xu couple were deceiving everyone. People from both sides came and went, and directly pushed this comment to the hot comments section on the homepage.

Some netizens called on the police to check the sister of Manager Qian: “Buying a house for his sister in his fifties sounds truly incredible. Could it be that the money for buying the house is actually the embezzlement of the orphanage’s donations, and fearing that it will be found out they placed it under the name of the sister.”

“Especially possible! Our family lives downstairs from this couple. They are old neighbors. The sister is very good to her brother’s family. She also has a very patriarchal attitude. I heard that her husband’s only house was transferred to the nephew’s name. Because of this, her daughter went to study at a university in another province and hasn’t come back for several years.”

With the indignation of online crowds, the attention towards this gradually increased, and the police also began paying even more attention to this case.

Although Accountant Xu’s accounts were done very subtly. However, under the careful review of professionals, a huge deficit of 1.07 million yuan gradually surfaced. There really was a problem with the accounts of the Red Star Orphanage.

And while the police were closely checking the accounts, a package was mailed to the police station anonymously.

When it was opened, it turned out to be evidence that the Accountant Xu couple took advantage of their financial and purchasing duties to intercept all the orphanage’s donations. Including photos and recordings of deliberately shoddy purchases, partnering with suppliers to increase supply prices and then dividing the money. There were even two photos of the Accountant Xu couple taking Qian Guihua to the sales office to inspect the house. There was even a CD, showing a video where one could clearly see the scene of the Accountant Xu couple paying money at the sales office.

Accountant Xu and Manager Qian’s monthly salary was quantifiable. According to the normal standards, they shouldn’t have this much money at all. So where did the money for buying a house come from?

The evidence was solid, and the police immediately announced the arrest of the Accountant Xu couple and even Qian Guihua.

Following the actions of the police, FlyNews Entertainment uploaded the progress of the case and evidence that the Xu couple embezzled public funds for personal gain. Accompanying the touching speech of the Xu couple at the beginning of the program, it was really a different sort of flavor.

At this time, FlyNews.com, under Tao Mu’s signal, also released the second part of the program, including the performance of the Xu couple in the program.

Netizens once again felt the anger of being fooled. The more good was the perception towards the Accountant Xu couple at the beginning, the deeper their disgust was now. Of course, some netizens expressed their dissatisfaction with FlyNews’ deliberate clipping out the truth. Tao Mu’s explanation for this was “Before the truth is revealed, FlyNews does not want to release controversial clips, so as not to affect the views of netizens on the Accountant Xu couple.”

“The news media should focus on reporting facts. When the case has not come to light, any inappropriate video clips may cause netizens to have misleading views. After all, the parties in the video are not public figures. It is not a documentary. Since the truth of the facts cannot be guaranteed, don’t blindly release the video for the sake of traffic. Especially before the police issue the results, the random reports of FlyNews.com are likely to cause unnecessary pressure on the parties involved.”

Seeing the “news media declaration” that Tao Mu personally wrote, including Li Xiaoheng, everyone was shocked by the thickness of Tao Mu’s skin.

Even the future richest man, who was particularly reserved and elegant, couldn’t help but blurt out: “You are really shameless!”

If he didn’t know what Tao Mu planned to do all along, or if Tao Mu wasn’t so gloating when he typed this manuscript, he would really believe it.

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But no matter what, as Tao Mu expected, the Accountant Xu couple became gutter rats that everyone shouted at and wanted nothing more than to exterminate. Unfortunately, the Accountant Xu couple did not feel the pressure of being cursed by hundreds of thousands of netizens.

Because just when the netizens were the most enraged, the greedy couple also entered the detention center. This time, they would be prosecuted by the court.

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity

Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 138 Target

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Chen Baisong and the others went to Huangzhou and Zhu Yuanzhang stayed guarding Hanyang. Zhu Yuanzhang was a born general. He possessed a military intuition that no matter how hard others tried they could never compare. In truth, Lin Yuan actually most valued him among all the generals.

But value also meant worry. He had already climbed up to this position and once Zhu Yuanzhang took his soldiers to find another road, he could only stamp his feet.

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But Lin Yuan was also willing to believe in Zhu Yuanzhang.

Now it happened that Lin Yuan had an opportunity to learn more about Zhu Yuanzhang.

Lin Yuan first asked Zhu Yuanzhang to send people to patrol and determine the daily curfew time for Hanyang.

In addition to this, he added several new departments, and each department had one of the scholars brought by Lin Yuan in charge, with the generals assisting on the side.

He didn’t want his civil officials and military generals to be as confrontational as those in Anfeng.

That was not conducive to the sound development of the political arena.

“My Lord.” Zhu Yuanzhang handed Lin Yuan the list of military officers who were assigned. He said, “These people are all old veterans who follow me, and I know their temperaments.”

Lin Yuan took a sip of tea and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: “Have a seat.”

Zhu Yuanzhang sat down readily.

For Zhu Yuanzhang, guarding Hanyang with Lin Yuan this time was a good opportunity.

Everyone could see Lin Yuan’s preference for Chen Baisong, and the reason was very simple. Chen Baisong was his nanny brother. The two had known each other for a long time, and Lin Yuan was sure that Chen Baisong would not betray him.

But towards others, Lin Yuan might not be so sure.

But Zhu Yuanzhang rarely had the opportunity to get close to Lin Yuan.

Sometimes, only when those who were in charge trust him and treat him as one of their own, would the future prospects be even greater.

Zhu Yuanzhang naturally hoped to be trusted by Lin Yuan.

But he knew that he and Chen Baisong were different.

Chen Baisong was his nanny brother, while he only met Lin Yuan halfway. Even Yang Zi’an and Li Congrong occupied his sworn brother’s name. Only he had no deeper connection.

So Chen Baisong and the others were Lin Yuan’s own people.

Zhu Yuanzhang would occasionally think that if he was Zhao Zilong, in order to be able to get ahead, don’t even mention putting in the effort to save Ah Dou, he would still do so even if he had to do anything. If he didn’t, he would be destitute for a lifetime while if he did there would be a chance.

Lin Yuan smiled at him: “Have some tea.”

Zhu Yuanzhang picked up the teacup and took a sip absent-mindedly.

Lin Yuan said: “When Huangzhou is defeated, I will have brother Li be stationed in Huangzhou. You and Bai Song will go with me to attack Anfeng. What do you think?”

Zhu Yuanzhang said: “If my Lord commands the armies, it must definitely be a victory.”

Lin Yuan smirked: “Don’t have to say these compliments. I know my own weight and capabilities. You all have been working under me for so many years, and you all know me and my temper.”

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent. He didn’t know what Lin Yuan wanted to say so the safest way was to keep silent.

Lin Yuan said: “When I used to say this before it made me appear like I was too arrogant, but now when I say this, it is considered to be very natural. When I sit in that seat one day, I will confer you a princely title.”

Zhu Yuanzhang did not dare to look directly at Lin Yuan, but in his heart there were already huge waves roiling and surging.

All those who follow Lin Yuan want to get a merit of supporting the dragon (TN: supporting the future emperor), but everyone knew that it was simple to speak of being conferred a princely title, but since ancient times, there were few that were given such a title. This was undoubtedly a huge temptation, and no one could resist. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally also could not.

Lin Yuan: “I do what I say, as long as you live up to my expectations, I will live up to yours.”

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Lin Yuan’s eyes, and he naturally must express his loyalty at this time.

After Zhu Yuanzhang was seen out, Lin Yuan began to read the financial statements of Gaoyou and other places. Each quarterly report would be sent to Lin Yuan. The income and expenditures were clearly written. The ancients had the wisdom of the ancients, so when Lin Yuan proposed the simplification of the financial reports, they came up with a new way to simplify and reform it from the original basis. Now it was much easier for Lin Yuan to look through them.

But it still took a lot of time.

Lin Yuan sometimes felt that he was just a person who looked for work on his own. He should have officials who would be in charge of financial affairs. However, those officials were sent out by him to govern the common people, and he preferred to check these financial reports by himself.

People die for money and birds die for food, no matter how loyal the people below were to him, in the face of huge interests that might no longer be the case.

The reports from Gaoyou and other regions that had already gone on the right track look good every quarter.

Although it had not yet reached the level of balancing out the previous expenditures, the common people were now already able to support themselves and the economy had begun a virtuous circle. Because of the increase in factories, the gap between the rich and the poor was not large. The rich were still rich, but the poor were already living much better.

After Lin Yuan read the reports, he had people file it away and prepared to go for a walk.

As soon as he walked through the rockery, someone bumped into his arms.

Lin Yuan frowned. There shouldn’t be any clumsy and disorderly people in the place where he was present. When he looked down, he understood——

The person who crashed into his arms was a woman. She was not too old and should not even be twenty years old. She had wet deer-like eyes, her skin was as delicate and white as jade, her lips were red, and her figure was slender but exquisite. She knelt down in a panic to plead guilty.

Lin Yuan: “Rise, be careful from now on.”

The woman’s shoulders were shaking. She wanted to look up at Lin Yuan, but she didn’t dare.

“Put away those thoughts and spend your energy where it should be spent.”

After Lin Yuan said these words, he lifted his foot and left.

Only the woman was left kneeling on the spot.

She looked at the direction Lin Yuan left in, and bit her lower lip. She couldn’t fail. Her parents and relatives were all in Dadu. If she failed, she would never see them again.

So long as the Southern King was still a man, she would definitely be able to occupy a place by his side.

Lin Yuan thought that this frivolous girl was just an episode, but he did not expect that he would keep “encountering” her on various occasions. Her desire was so obvious that she could be seen through with just a glance.

Lin Yuan now didn’t think that women would yearn for him because they loved him. He could no longer be regarded as a human being. He was a combination of power and wealth. Now people approached him in order to get some benefits from him.

The heights were cold and lonely. Lin Yuan sometimes felt that he could no longer tell what was true and what was false.

He also hoped to have a person sleeping on the pillow next to him.

But this seemed to be an extravagant hope.

The human heart was hard to control, and it was hard for him to say whether or not he would one day be influenced by his emotions.

According to Lin Yuan’s own plan, he did not need children. Fortunately, he did not like children very much.

The little maid’s name was Yu Bi, and she would always approach Lin Yuan’s side.

Even Yang Shaowei occasionally said: “That little maid has a deep affection for my Lord.”

In the eyes of these men, it was normal to accept one or two women. Both men and women were attracted to powerful people.

There were still many young people with good looks who were willing to rely on powerful middle-aged men.

The worse the world was, the weaker the moral concept would become, and the more open the social atmosphere.

Yu Bi was also noticed by Lin Yuan.

This weak, deer-like woman seemed to be by Lin Yuan’s side all the time, watching Lin Yuan. When she looked at Lin Yuan her eyes were full of love that was obvious at a glance. It was so strong that it was difficult to be ignored.

Lin Yuan couldn’t ignore it either.

But he had no particular feelings.

There were all kinds of women around him, seductive as Tian Xiang, gentle as Hong Xiu, and there were also a lot who were strong and self-reliant. There were all kinds of beauties around him, but probably because he had never had the idea of ​​looking for a partner, so when he looked at them he had no other thoughts other than appreciation.

Lin Yuan sometimes felt that he was probably asexual.

It was just that he himself hadn’t discovered it before.

Lin Yuan ignored Yu Bi, but Yu Bi still kept trying to find a way to meet Lin Yuan by chance.

Lin Yuan felt annoyed, so he said to his subordinates: “Transfer her away, if just anyone can show up next to me, what use do I have you people for?”

Women were always easier to be underestimated. The servants think that Yu Bi was a lovely girl, young and beautiful. And since the South Bodhisattva came to Hanyang he never had a female companion, so they felt that if they gave Yu Bi a chance they could please their master.

After all, offering beauties for the master above was also one of their responsibilities.

Behind heroes, there would always be beautiful women.

Er Liang said lowly while serving Lin Yuan to wash up: “The young master is now in Hanyang and the people below are always worried that the young master is not served properly. In the past, when we were in Gaoyou, there were Hong Xiu and the other sisters serving at your side. Now after coming to Hanyang, if the young master is not pleased they also won’t get any benefits.”

Lin Yuan: “…..” It seemed that they were all very concerned about his bed affairs.

Er Liang chuckled and said: “Young master, that Yu Bi doesn’t look too bad, and she also has a good temper, so if she comes and serves the young master it will also be appropriate.”

Lin Yuan wouldn’t be angry with Er Liang. Er Liang had been following him for so many years and they naturally developed a companionship. Lin Yuan sighed and said, “Er Liang, why have you defected too?”

Er Liang was shocked: “…..How can this be called a defection!”

“Sharing the worries for the master and offering the master beauties is part of our duty as servants.” Er Liang was very aggrieved, “If you are a woman, I will certainly seek out and offer handsome young men of good upbringing.”

Lin Yuan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “If you are an eunuch, you’ll definitely take the role of Zhao Gao.”

Er Liang covered his crotch, his face appearing both blue and white: “Young master, I am married. It is nothing to cut that place for the young master, but I am afraid that I will not be able to keep my wife. If in the future she cuckolds me, I will have nowhere to cry.”

“Fine, have Yu Bi serve me.” Lin Yuan took off his robes and lay on the bed, saying to Er Liang, “Don’t let me feel bored.”

Er Liang laughed.

Lin Yuan put his hands under his head and looked at the beam of the bed, wondering who had sent Yu Bi.

It now appeared that she was either from the Yuan imperial court, or from Fang Guozhen. Now that the Yuan imperial court was on the verge of collapse, Fang Guozhen must definitely try to find a way out again.

Either find someone to seek refuge with, or stand on his own.

But the world today, except for him and Anfeng, those who stood on their own hilltops were all just playing house, literally occupying a hilltop and proclaiming themselves the emperor of the land.

Since he sent someone over, then he would kindly accept.

Even if she was not Fang Guozhen’s person, she could act as a piece of bait, and when the time came he could see who caught the bait.

Lin Yuan turned over and closed his eyes to brew sleepiness.

Early the next morning, Yu Bi was sent to Lin Yuan and became Lin Yuan’s personal maid.

Lin Yuan did not ask her about her background. Er Liang said that she had come as a refugee, but he knew that among refugee women fleeing from disaster, most of them stayed in Gaoyou. The servants who followed Lin Yuan were the old servants of the Lin family. Lin Yuan was nostalgic for the old, and liked to use old people. Moreover, he didn’t want to get acquainted with new servants either. The old servants knew him better, knew his temperament, and what he hated, so they wouldn’t step on his bottom line.

What was more, the old servants were not too afraid of him. There was awe, but it did not reach the point where they would be scared to death by just a look from Lin Yuan.

Yu Bi was a careful person. She was good at observing expressions and picking up moods. Lin Yuan didn’t have to say anything and she would naturally bring over the thing he wanted.

It would be fine if she had been serving Lin Yuan the whole time, but she had just arrived at Lin Yuan’s side, which only showed that she was nurtured in this way since she was a child.

How to observe people, how to please, she had studied all of it.

Moreover, Yu Bi had a very good relationship with his servants. The servants all believed that she would become Lin Yuan’s woman, so they were willing to treat Yu Bi nicely either intentionally or unconsciously.

Yu Bi had become the unofficial female master in Lin Yuan’s manor.

She herself was probably also blinded by such an atmosphere.

After all, Lin Yuan had a good temper and always had a smile when facing others. Even if she occasionally did something wrong, Lin Yuan never scolded her.

Sometimes when their eyes met, Yu Bi would blush and feel her heartbeat quicken. She discovered that there was no woman beside Lin Yuan, not even a maid to relieve his needs. Lin Yuan was extremely self-disciplined.

But it was such a person who was more likely to be drawn into the temptation of vices.

“My Lord, this is the new fruit wine offered from below.” Yu Bi came in slowly. She knew how to walk to appear her best, and look the most graceful. She brought the wine to the table in front of Lin Yuan, and softly persuaded, “Please have a taste.”

It was probably due to Lin Yuan’s indulgence during this period that Yu Bi had a lot more courage.

Lin Yuan was not worried that there would be poison in the wine. The poisons of this period were not colorless and tasteless. Most of them were accompanied by a pungent smell. They would not be put into the wine when they were used to poison people. Lin Yuan lightly sniffed the wine and smiled: “This wine is good, sit down and have a drink with me.”

Probably due to Lin Yuan’s smile being too gentle, Yu Bi involuntarily sat down as if she was bespelled.

It was only after sitting down that she realized that she was not qualified to sit, but standing up again at this time would seem like she was defying Lin Yuan’s order, so it would be better to just sit like this.

Lin Yuan asked her: “Do you still remember where you are from?”

Yu Bi had already memorized her story, and quickly said: “This slave was born in the Hezhong prefecture.”

Yu Bi held her breath and waited for Lin Yuan to continue to ask.

But Lin Yuan didn’t ask any more, but drank wine on his own.

Lin Yuan appeared to be tipsy and he undressed and went to bed.

Yu Bi just waited, waited for Lin Yuan to fall still on the bed before she walked over cautiously.

She untied Lin Yuan’s clothes, revealing Lin Yuan’s chest, and then took off Lin Yuan’s pants.

But a drunk man was unable to do anything, so Yu Bi made a small cut on her waist and let the blood fall on the bedding.

The cut here would not be as conspicuous as on the hands, and it would basically scab over by the next day. This was the method she learned before, but she didn’t expect it to be used one day.

After all, she had never had a relationship with anyone, and Yu Bi was not clear about the affairs between men and women.

She only knew that seeing red meant it was done.

She lay next to Lin Yuan, covered herself with the quilt, and also took her clothes off.

Yu Bi didn’t sleep all night, keeping her eyes open, thinking about her family.

She had known that she would have such a day. She looked more beautiful than others even when she was a child. Her parents and brothers thought that she had potential. So even when she reached marrying age, they did not marry her off, thinking that one day the family could ride on her success.

But in Dadu, were there few beauties?

Beauties of all kinds, Han, Mongolian, and ethnic minority women who each possessed their own beauty and style.

When she got older, her beauty no longer shone as much, no longer as bright and lovely as she was when she was a child.

Her father and brothers sent her to her foster father’s manor to be a handmaid, hoping that she could climb onto the master’s bed, and at least become a concubine.

There were a lot of women in the manor, and each of them wanted to climb high. The sisters there taught her a lot of things when she went over.

But her foster father didn’t touch her. He said that she was beautiful, and that her beauty was an innocent, childish beauty. From head to toe, only eyes were the most beautiful.

So she was accepted as a foster daughter.

Yu Bi always thought that she would be offered to the emperor by her foster father.

So long as she was favored by the emperor, her father and brothers would be satisfied, right? They would praise her as a good daughter and sister, and her mother would be proud of her.

But she was not offered to the emperor.

She waited year after year, holding expectations every year until that year passed.

When her foster father told her to go to Haozhou, she was not unafraid. She had never left Dadu her whole life. She only ate the food of Dadu and only saw the scenery of Dadu. She knew every street, and she also knew which pastry shop had the most delicious cakes.

But she did not dare to ask her foster father to let her stay, because she knew that this was her only use.

But she was not the only girl sent to Haozhou by her foster father.

There were more than a dozen who went with her, all of them were very beautiful, adorable type, ladylike type, and seductive type. There were beauties of all kinds. They knew what they were sent to do, and the expressions on their faces were full of resignation.

Yu Bi also accepted her fate.

They only want to protect their families or people they value. Their weaknesses were held in the hands of their foster father. Even if they died in Haozhou, they could not betray their foster father.

But when they arrived in Haozhou, they tried everything possible, but in the end only Yu Bi became a maidservant and had the opportunity to come into contact with Lin Yuan.

And most of them, after the money ran out, could only find work on their own to support themselves.

It was not that no one wanted to stay in Haozhou.

Yu abi still remembered that before she left, the sisters were sitting together, and a little sister said: “I want to stay here…..my parents don’t love me, and my brothers don’t love me either. They pushed me out to die. I don’t want to listen to them, I can work on my own here. I will find a man to marry in the future and live my own life.”

No one spoke at the time.

But when Yu Bi left the next day, she didn’t see the little sister.

Don’t know if she was smothered to death or strangled to death, whether or not her death was miserable.

Yu Bi left numbly.

Their lives and deaths could not be controlled by themselves, just like duckweeds, they could only drift with the waves.

Yu Bi turned to look at Lin Yuan’s profile.

If she was not the foster daughter of her foster father, if he was not the Southern King.

How wonderful it would be.

She would serve her husband and take care of their children. She would be worried and proud of her husband and children like all ordinary women.

But she had no choice.

She had such a face and such a family, which determined that she could only walk on such a path and walk all the way.

Lin Yuan looked to his side when he got up. Yu Bi was pretending to be asleep. It was very natural. Lin Yuan just stared at her face. He clearly knew that nothing had happened between him and Yu Bi. Such a young girl, she was born in the wrong era and was destined to be the victim of the era.

Lin Yuan sighed silently.

At the end of the day, if he could save her life, then he would.

When the world was at peace, a girl like Yu Bi could probably be an ordinary person.

“My Lord?” Yu Bi opened her eyes at the right time. She looked at Lin Yuan in fright, and then looked at her body under the quilt. She lowered her head and started to sob, “This slave, this slave drank wine with my Lord last night, this slave don’t know when…..”

Lin Yuan acted very tender and protective. He said softly: “Don’t panic, I will give you a status.”

Yu Bi looked up in surprise, status?

Lin Yuan: “Although I can’t let you be the official wife, but I can also let you be a concubine, I am only afraid of wronging you.”

Yu Bi hurriedly sobbed softly: “I don’t feel wronged, as long as this slave can stay with my Lord, thus slave don’t need status, just being a servant, and this slave will be satisfied.”

Lin Yuan stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on Yu Bi’s face, and coaxed: “Don’t cry, go wash your face.”

Yu Bi thus became Lin Yuan’s concubine and the only concubine.

This time, Lin Yuan’s rear court was shaken. Although Lin Yuan’s rear court was made up of just cooks and servants, their shock and added to the fact that Lin Yuan deliberately did not restrain it, the news that the South Bodhisattva officially accepted and greatly pampered a beauty was spread all over.

In the absence of entertainment activities, this was big news.

Though the beauty was just a concubine, and her status was not high, she was serving the most powerful person. Even just a handmaid could reach the sky.

As a result, many people in Hanyang began to send beauties to Lin Yuan.

Whether it was their own daughters, slaves bought from outside, or the maidservants at home, so long as she looked beautiful, they were all given to Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan also kindly accepted them all.

He still lacked female officials. Regardless of their origin, these women must know how to read and write. While they might not be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, a rough understanding was still certain. In this era of illiteracy, both men and women, Lin Yuan had use for them so long as they were literate.

After the initial fear and worry, Yu Bi gradually calmed down.

Lin Yuan treated her kindly, and she was the only concubine. He pitied her for her fragility, cared about her body, and refused to carry out matters of the bed with her.

In the eyes of Yu Bi, who was used to seeing the ugly side of men, this was a true display of caring for her, loving her, and respecting her.

In Yu Bi’s eyes, Lin Yuan was a perfect man that could only be found in the books. He was gentle and amiable, modest and polite, the picture of an elegant gongzi. She was willing to use all beautiful words to describe him.

She would always receive gifts from Lin Yuan, whether they were expensive or cheap, every time Lin Yuan went to see her, he would bring a gift to her.

Sometimes when Yu Bi was alone, she would take out all those gifts and put them on the table, staring in a daze.

She wanted to forget about Dadu, her parents and brothers, her foster father, and her sisters who were still in Haozhou. She only wanted to be herself and only do what she wanted to do.

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As she looked, tears fell.

She had no choice, she never had.

No one cared about her thoughts, no one cared about her needs, she was just a trivial piece on the chessboard.

Her life was in the hands of others, and she had no right to say no.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 122 Won’t See Anyone

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“Mind Dizzying Fragrance, what is that?” Su Mu asked in puzzlement.

“A kind of mind drug that can mess up people’s memory and control people’s minds. It has been lost for many years.” Huang Xuan looked at Su Mu with some panic.

If His Highness forgot him——!

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A sense of suffocation overcame him, and Huang Xuan’s heart throbbed painfully.

A nerve type drug?

Su Mu frowned and said in a serious tone: “Except for the necessary work, have everyone in the imperial medical college stop what they are doing at the moment to study the antidote of the Mind Dizzying Fragrance. Anyone who needs my cooperation can come at any time.”

After Liu Xi and Huang Xuan left, Su Mu tried to check his own memory, and then he found that the memory related to Su Mochi had begun to blur.

At this rate, it was very likely that he would wake up early tomorrow morning and all his memories would be erased.

With a “bang”, an exquisite ceramic brush holder was shattered into powder in Su Mu’s hands.

Su Mu was a little uneasy. He called at the door: “Shi Nuo.”

A valiantly handsome young man wearing soft armor walked in and stood in front of Su Mu. He said respectfully: “Paying respects to Your Highness.”

A cold light flashed in Su Mu’s eyes, “Strengthen guards around the Crown Prince’s Hall. From now on, I won’t be seeing anyone.”

“Yes, Your Highness!”

Soon after Shi Nuo walked out of the study, there were the sounds of many footsteps outside the door, blocking off the place where Su Mu was located. But for some reason Su Mu still felt uneasy.

The night was like a greedy behemoth, swallowing the whole world into the belly of darkness, and uttering gurgling sounds.

In the prison dungeons, the battered and barely breathing Zheng Jiu suddenly opened his eyes, his light golden eyes shining with a strange brilliance. At the same time, Su Mu, who was sleeping on the big bed in his palace, also opened his eyes and lifted the quilt. He dressed and walked out of the bedroom.

The guards at the door saw Su Mu and immediately knelt on one knee, “Paying respects to Your Highness.”

Without a trace of expression on his face, Su Mu passed them and disappeared at the door of the palace in the blink of an eye.

The old eunuch who was on vigil with the guards felt that something was wrong. His Highness always cherished sleep time, because he had no free time to rest during the day.

Ahem, the only exception being when he had someone over for shiqin.

The old eunuch’s heart trembled and he said to the guards at the entrance of the palace: “Hurry up and report the matter to Lord Shi Nuo, as well as the several Gongzi and the Crown Prince’s Consort.”

The old eunuch was someone who had been following at Su Mu’s side in recent years and he still possessed some weight in his words. The several guards glanced at each other and immediately ran in all directions.

In the prison dungeons, Su Mu walked up to the cell where Zheng Jiu was detained without saying a word. He gently stretched out his hand, and the iron cord on the cell door broke and fell to the ground.

Zheng Jiu’s face was as white as paper, and his hands and feet also twitched uncontrollably. He turned around with difficulty and looked at Su Mu who entered the cell. With a rough voice like sandpaper, he said: “Take me to the southern part of the imperial city.”

There was no expression on Su Mu’s face, and there was no fluctuation in his eyes. He bent down and picked up Zheng Jiu, without any care for Zheng Jiu’s injuries.

“Ah…..” Zheng Jiu suddenly called out after having his wounds being touched.

At this moment, Su Mu’s eyes suddenly burst with a sharp light, and the entire cell was instantly filled with killing intent.

Zheng Jiu, with his whole body hair standing upright, immediately stabilized his mind and controlled Su Mu to calm down, the killing intent silently dissipating. Only then did Zheng Jiu feel the cold sweat on his forehead.

In the Qing Kingdom, Su Mu had absolute authority. He blatantly walked out of the dungeons with a person in his arms, and no one stopped him.

Soon after Su Mu disappeared at the entrance of the prison dungeon, a tall man with a cold aura all over his body appeared at the same place. Even in the dark, his presence was so strong that it caused people to sense the extreme danger emanating from him.

The prison guards felt that the blood in their whole bodies seemed to be frozen over, and tremblingly did not dare to look directly at the man exuding cold killing intent.

“Where is the Crown Prince?” Gu Yunzhou’s cold voice sounded in the guards’ ears.

“That…..that way…..” A guard bowed his head and toughened his scalp, stretching out his slightly trembling arm to point out the direction for Gu Yunzhou.

The pressure that seemed like a mountain disappeared in an instant. But the guard hadn’t even had time to react when he felt himself severely grasped by the lapels of his chest.

Liu Xi’s magnified beautiful face appeared in the guard’s eyes, “Where is the Crown prince!”

“There…..over there…..” The guard who was impacted by the beauty at close range said in a daze.

Without saying a word, Liu Xi let go of the prison guard and led the imperial guards he had brought to the southern part of the city.

Huang Xuan subconsciously followed behind, but was stopped by Yun Feiyu who suddenly stretched out his hand.

“Brother Yun!?” Huang Xuan looked at Yun Feiyu anxiously.

Yun Feiyu ignored Huang Xuan’s confusion, but asked the prison guard: “Has Gu Yunzhou been here?”

The guard immediately replied: “He followed over as well.”

After getting the news that the Crown Prince had taken Zheng Jiu and disappeared, the voice of Yun Feiyu, who had always been calm and steady, sounded a bit strange this time, “You go to the imperial medical college to develop an antidote for the Mind Dizzying Fragrance as soon as possible.”

“But His Highness…..” The person was already gone. Huang Xuan was not in the mood to develop an antidote.

Yun Feiyu looked at Huang Xuan and said solemnly: “You can’t do anything after you go, listen to me, I will definitely get His Highness back!”

Indeed, he was just a doctor who had no martial arts at all. If he had learned martial arts at the beginning…..Huang Xuan gritted his teeth and went back to the imperial medical college immediately.

Yun Feiyu quickly summoned Lin Siyuan and Yun Feiyan.

“What! The Crown Prince is gone!!!” Lin Siyuan looked at Yun Feiyu’s solemn face and exclaimed, “What do you mean? What do you mean by missing? Is it because of another man?”

The last time the Crown Prince went to Jinglin to snatch a groom was now known to everyone in the Qing Kingdom! Lin Siyuan’s worries were not about the Crown Prince’s safety, but about the other throwing a pile of work to them again.

In the eyes of Lin Siyuan and most people in the Qing Kingdom, it was already a good thing if the Crown Prince did not bring danger to others.

But looking at Yun Feiyu’s expression, it didn’t seem to be the case this time.

Yun Feiyan, who had been silent for a long time, saw the turbulence hidden by Yun Feiyu’s calm expression, and felt a little uneasy in her heart. She asked Yun Feiyu, “Brother, what happened?”

Yun Feiyu told them about the abnormality of the Crown Prince today and the news that Zheng Jiu was taken away by the Crown Prince.

Lin Siyuan looked at the ground and pondered: “The situation of the Crown Prince has become more and more stable in the past two years. Basically if there is no stimulation, the Crown Prince would not lose his mind.”

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Yun Feiyan nodded thoughtfully and said: “Just having been secretly calculated and administered such a drug, His Highness should not lose his mind. There must be other reasons.”

Yun Feiyu nodded and said: “Zheng Jiu is just an unfavored prince of the Zheng Kingdom. He was given as a gift and the army of the Qing Kingdom is still stationed on the border of the Zheng Kingdom. The Emperor of Zheng should not have the daring to make a move against the Crown Prince.”

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After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn CH 092 Putting On An Act & Implicating Others

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On Saturday morning, Tao Mu brought a big group of classmates to the gate of Beijing Film.

Because there were a lot of people who went to volunteer activities this time, Tao Mu had FlyNews.com arrange a bus to wait at the school gate. After dozens of well dressed, handsome boys and beautiful girls filed into the bus, the FlyNews Entertainment reporter who was in charge of recording the show, and Lawyer Zhou, the legal counsel of FlyNews.com, also got on the bus with a smile.

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On the bus, Tao Mu asked Lawyer Zhou: “Why are you following along?”

Lawyer Zhou said with a smile, “Mr. Meng called me yesterday and asked me to go to the orphanage with you. Help out with the law popularization activities.” He obviously also knew of Tao Mu’s true purpose today.

As he spoke, Lawyer Zhou bumped Tao Mu on the shoulder in a “good brother” manner, and said with a smile: “Don’t worry. Consider me as participating in volunteer activities today too. I won’t ask for overtime fees from you. As long as at noon I can have a meal in Songji. I heard that Mr. Song has been studying recipes recently, and he has cooked all kinds of exquisite dishes every day, practically preparing a feast.”

As Lawyer Zhou spoke, he couldn’t help swallowing his saliva. That salivating appearance was comparable to that of a hungry ghost.

Tao Mu: “…..”

“Do you like eating the old man’s dishes that much?”

Zhou Shenxing nodded without hesitation: “You don’t know, the law firm where I worked before had a particularly unpalatable cafeteria. It was even worse than our university cafeteria. I worked there for almost a year, and I lost 17 kg of weight. It’s simply abuse I tell you. So when FlyNews.com recruited people, I immediately jumped over. For nothing else, the staff canteen at FlyNews.com is worth it. As the saying goes, food is the God of the people. It’s already so hard to work and make money so one must at least eat well. To tell you the truth, I have become passionate about my work since I joined FlyNews.”

Tao Mu: “…..” Although he knew that Zhou Shenxing was probably entrusted by the personnel department of FlyNews.com to promote FlyNews.com in the program. But he still couldn’t accept Zhou Shenxing’s consumption view. And also, the placement of this ad was a bit stiff. There was no aesthetic level at all.

Tao Mu, who was currently complaining secretly, didn’t know at this moment. But in the near future, he would work with several entertainment companies to prepare an urban fashion idol drama. In order to save costs, but also to appease the group of advertisers, he would be a master player at slipping in product ads within the drama itself, practically on a classic textbook level——to become the reference object that all TV series ads in the next ten years and even brand commercials must study.

And Tao Mu would also be kindly and respectfully referred to by the industry as the “advertising master in TV dramas.”

Of course, this reputation did not sound very good.

But at this moment, he still had the leisurely mood to complain about Lawyer Zhou: “…..You are also a well-known lawyer in Beijing, and you earn a lot every year. How can you be this cheap?”

Tao Mu was truly incredulous. He had never heard that a barrister who could earn tens of millions yuan a year only ate company meals every day. And the key was that even though he always complained that the food at work was nasty, he still forced himself to eat it every day. Losing 17-18 kg in a year. Was this a work meal or a diet meal?

“Can’t you just go out to eat by yourself, or call the restaurant to deliver food to you!”

“That costs money!” Lawyer Zhou’s thinking logic was particularly clear: “Furthermore, if the company provides free working meals, if no one eats it, then all the cooked meals will be wasted. Although life is better now, there are still many people who can’t afford to even eat fully. We can’t just waste food just because it isn’t to your appetite.”

“Like the children in your orphanage, even if the food is not delicious, don’t they still eat it?”

Was this beginning to forcefully promote the theme of the show? Tao Mu suddenly felt a little embarrassed. He patted Zhou Shenxing on the shoulder weakly, and whispered, “Don’t be like this, it’s particularly embarrassing, you know?”

“Really?” Zhou Shenxing looked innocent, and asked the two cameramen shamelessly: “Is it really embarrassing?”

The two cameramen couldn’t bear to look directly and nodded.

Zhou Shenxing said, “Then I can’t help it. When Mr. Meng called me, he specially asked me to promote the image of FlyNews. I spent two nights at home practicing in front of the mirror. I treated it even more seriously than I did my first time in court.” Mainly because Zhou Shenxing fought a voluntary assistance lawsuit when he went to court for the first time. Lawyer Zhou, who had always been profit motivated, naturally had no passion.

“It’s because you designed too many obvious scenes, so it feels unreal.” Tao Mu commented with particular dislike: “I don’t think you are suitable for cooking chicken soup. It’s actually better if you continue using your poisonous tongue. You should be yourself.” And moreover, the protagonists of this volunteer activity today were the students of Beijing Film, the children of the orphanage, and that greedy couple. Even if Zhou Shenxing added scenes to himself, he had to cut some when he went back to do the post-production stage, and it would not be broadcast.

“Then when you go back tell Mr. Meng. Don’t deduct my promotional fee because of my bad performance.”

Tao Mu: “…..”

Tao Mu couldn’t bear it anymore: “Didn’t you say you won’t ask for overtime pay?”

Zhou Shenxing explained calmly: “It’s not overtime pay. It’s publicity expenses. When making financial statements, these two items are counted separately. Do you understand?”

Tao Mu took a deep breath: “You really deserve to be one of the best economic lawyers in China…..is there a point to quibbling over such minor details when you already make so much money?”

“What quibbling? This is called earnestly safeguarding my own legal rights. Why shouldn’t I be given money after I have done my work?” Zhou Shenxing said this, and suddenly asked: “Right, I heard that Xiaoheng Capital will soon shift their focus of investment back to China. Does their company’s financial management department also face domestic customers? Can I register an investment account with Xiaoheng Capital?”

Tao Mu was annoyed: “…..The management fee is 5%, and the revenue is divided into 30%. If you think it’s okay, communicate with Mr. Li during lunch by yourself.”

Lawyer Zhou asked unwillingly: “Aren’t you a partner of Xiaoheng Capital! I am your employee, do you have any preferential policies?”

Tao Mu looked at Lawyer Zhou expressionlessly. Zhou Shenxing rubbed his nose in a sheepish manner: “If you don’t, then you don’t. I will talk to Mr. Li myself later.”

******

With Zhou Shenxing chattering on the side, Tao Mu didn’t even think of looking at the scenery outside the window. Very soon the bus had already arrived at the entrance of the orphanage.

The volunteers got out of the bus first. Then followed the cameras, which filmed the buildings and environment of the orphanage.

This Red Star Orphanage was established in the ’70s. Up to now, it has a history of nearly forty years. The building was old but very clean. The group of volunteers walked into the orphanage under the leadership of Tao Mu, and saw more than 20 children in simple and neat clothes standing in the yard, saying hello in unison.

A dark-skinned boy with a cute face greeted Tao Mu with a serious expression: “Brother Mu, the dean hasn’t returned yet.”

Because he was worried that after dean Tao gave the account book to Xiaoheng Capital, that profiteering couple would jump over the wall and find trouble with dean Tao. Tao Mu directly deceived dean Tao to go to the hospital on the excuse that FlyNews.com had to perform physical examinations on employees at the end of the year. With the cooperation of director Yun, this general physical examination was done for a total of three days. It was not only necessary to check the various physical indicators of dean Tao, but also to observe dean Tao’s heart disease in real time to ensure that there was no risk of recurrence.

Dean Tao felt that it was too troublesome. But under Tao Mu’s persuasion that “the money was already paid, it would be wasted if it’s not a thorough checkup”, she still patiently stayed in the hospital for observation.

Therefore, upon hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Tao Mu just smiled and said, “Don’t worry. Dean Tao will be back today. Yao Da and Xiao Qi Dad will pick her up together.”

Feng Yuan nodded and fell silent.

Tao Mu was about to introduce his classmates to the children in the orphanage when he heard a hoarse shout coming from the orphanage, followed by two chubby figures, appearing with lightning speed before Tao Mu and everyone. The speed was so fast that everyone even had the illusion of seeing their afterimage.

Du Kang smiled and joked: “This Aunt Style Lion Roar skill and Light Step Work is quite skilled!”

There were also some people who agreed mischievously: “Don’t forget the Couple Attack skill.”

“Tao Mu! What gives you the right to check the accounts of the orphanage without my consent? Also, where did you hide dean Tao? Although she is the dean of the orphanage, she does not have the right to be arbitrary. What right do you have to hand over the accounts of the orphanage to others behind my back? Do you not believe me? Do you doubt me? Aren’t you being too much? I have been working in the orphanage for almost 20 years. Even if there is no merit, there is still hard work. Why are you doing this to me? What right do you have to check my account?”

The procurement and accounting couple was in a hurry and did not see the two cameras following behind everyone. The crowd of students exchanged looks with each other.

Tao Mu patiently explained, “Accountant Xu, are you misunderstanding? Didn’t dean Tao tell you that Xiaoheng Capital will donate one million yuan to our orphanage to set up a charity education fund. Towards this time’s check on the accounts, it’s them who asked for the audit.”

“You can just have them pay the money directly to the orphanage’s account!” Accountant Xu couldn’t help showing her greed. If it hadn’t been for this million yuan, she wouldn’t have made such a scene to this point.

That was one million yuan! If it was paid to the orphanage account, she would be able to cut off at least half by doing some tricks. Although many people from the community have come to donate for so many years, there was never such a large amount of one million at one time.

“Tao Mu, you are still young. You don’t know that most of the orphanage’s expenditures belong to financial appropriations. Outsiders have no right to check the accounts. You have been fooled by them. Isn’t the boss of Xiaoheng Capital your friend? Just tell your friend to not check it. Just donate the money, and as for the accounts, your Aunt Xu will remember it for you. Could it be that you don’t trust your Aunt Xu?”

Accountant Xu and her husband, Uncle Qian, who was in charge of purchasing in the orphanage, also opened his mouth to persuade. The two of them had already discussed it at home, one would play bad cop and the other the good cop.

Because of Tao Mu’s deliberate lulling of their senses, even at this time, the two hadn’t realized that Tao Mu had come with the motive to deal with them completely. They thought Tao Mu had a kind heart, so he specially invited his wealthy friends to donate to the orphanage. As for checking accounts, it was just a process.

It was no wonder that Accountant Xu thought this way——it was the fact that Xiaoheng Capital’s one-day audit time was too short, and Accountant Xu was particularly confident in her own accounting methods. She couldn’t imagine how big the audit department of an international investment company like Xiaoheng Capital was and how efficient it was.

Therefore, Accountant Xu did not expect that the audit department of Xiaoheng Capital could check the decades long accounts of the orphanage in just one day. In Accountant Xu’s thinking, one couldn’t even finish checking a single account book in a day. Not to mention checking accounts.

Therefore, Accountant Xu thought that she could fool people she did in the past. She even began to ponder on how to defraud the one million yuan into the account of the orphanage.

Tao Mu almost laughed from anger. It was these two idiots who destroyed dean Tao’s name and indirectly caused her to die in an ambulance in his previous life. In this life, they even dared to repeat the same tricks, and try to deceive his million yuan.

Was his, Tao Mu’s, money so easy to get?

“Aunt Xu, Uncle Qian, don’t worry. CEO Li of Xiaoheng Capital told me that, without exception, he will bring people to the orphanage today to announce donations and establish a charity education fund. That’s right, the both of you have always been responsible for the accounts and purchases of our orphanage. Do you have anything to say?”

Accountant Xu and Uncle Qian looked at each other, and smiled: “What can we say. This is what we should do. As long as you trust me, after the charity fund is established, you can continue to let me manage it. No matter how tired I am, I am not afraid.”

Tao Mu sneered in his heart. He calmly gestured over the two cameramen, and smiled gently, “As you said, you have worked in the orphanage for so many years, and you have worked hard without asking for credit. If it weren’t for your hard work and patience, the children in the orphanage would not have grown up so healthily. So Aunt Xu and Uncle Qian, please say a few words.”

“CEO Li of Xiaoheng Capital also said. We should not only do charity ourselves. We should also encourage ordinary people to do charity deeds as well. We must not let heroes be buried.”

One sentence stimulated the accountant couple. Uncle Qian straightened his chest and eagerly stood forward: “Then I’ll just say a few words. In fact, the job of procurement is quite hard. Especially for orphanages. In order to buy cheap and fresh ingredients, almost every day I go to the morning market when it’s not even bright out. Summer is okay, but in winter it is very cold. The northwest wind is blowing, and no matter how many clothes you wear, the cold chill still manages to leak in…..”

Accountant Xu saw this and also added her piece: “Then I will say a few words. In fact, there is nothing much to say, these are just ordinary positions, but the work we do is extraordinary. Accounting in an orphanage is different from that of companies outside. The salary is not good. There are also so many things to take care of. It is a job that requires patience and love…..”

Tao Mu smiled and watched the two chatting in front of the camera, continuously singing praises to themselves and giving themselves high hats.

Lawyer Zhou, who was standing next to him, couldn’t help but roll his eyes. What a thick-skinned couple! Attorney Zhou had lived for so many years, and except for the little young master of the Shen family who always thinks he is acting in an idol drama, this was the second time he had seen such shameless people who had no guilty conscience.

In contrast, the Beijing Film students who didn’t know the truth were becoming a little impatient. They came to do volunteer activities, partly for the sake of Tao Mu, and partly for fame. Although there was a heart for charity, other purposes were more important. But when they first arrived at the orphanage, they ran into two incomprehensible employees.

Mr. Tao was just being polite, yet they actually blocked the gate and talked endlessly, in the cold winter. Seriously, weren’t they cold at all!

Accountant Xu and Uncle Qian talked in front of the camera for more than half an hour, until Li Xiaoheng brought the people from Xiaoheng Capital to come over, only then did they stop reluctantly.

Just as they were preparing to greet him with a smile on their faces, they saw Li Xiaoheng say very solemnly: “There is a problem with this account. The auditor of our audit department investigated and checked carefully overnight, and we found a huge funding loophole in the orphanage account. Considering this, Xiaoheng Capital has no way to make donations.”

Tao Mu’s expression also became serious: “How is it possible? Accountant Xu does the account book of the orphanage. She has worked in the orphanage for more than ten years. It is impossible to make such a big slip-up.”

Accountant Xu’s face also changed. Hearing Tao Mu’s words, she nodded as if she had grasped a life-saving straw: “Yes, I did this account. There can be no problem. This gentleman, did your financial staff make a mistake? This account stretched more than ten years. You only spent one night reviewing the accounts, so it’s normal to make a mistake.”

“What you said is also possible. After all, Xiaoheng Capital is not an officially certified audit institution.” Li Xiaoheng nodded slightly and said to Tao Mu: “So we directly called the police. The news that Xiaoheng Capital is going to make a donation to the Red Star Orphanage has already been spread in society. So even if we suspend donations, we must give the public a reason. Otherwise it will affect the image of Xiaoheng Capital.”

Tao Mu nodded in particular understanding: “I understand. Just call the police. In short, I believe Aunt Xu. The innocent are innocent, so giving a thorough check is also good, so as to give Aunt Xu justice.”

Before his words even fell, Accountant Xu was already pale and fell to the ground.

This time, even the Beijing Film students who didn’t care much about this matter could see that something was wrong.

“You can’t check the accounts!” Accountant Xu reacted, grabbing Tao Mu’s sleeve tightly, and shouting: “You can’t let them check the accounts. You really can’t let them check the accounts.”

Uncle Qian also looked at Tao Mu nervously. So anxious he was sweating in the cold winter air.

Tao Mu squatted down following the strength of Accountant Xu. He was particularly puzzled and asked in confusion: “Why can’t we check the accounts? We want to prove Aunt Xu’s innocence? Wouldn’t it be good to check things clearly?”

“No.” Accountant Xu’s brain was blank, trying to find excuses: “Because…..because…..That’s right, because dean Tao. Dean Tao is…..”

“Tao Mu, I had no other solution. She is the dean. For so many years, she has been devoted to the orphanage. There is no merit but at least there is hard work. How can I just watch her…..” At this moment, Accountant Xu was extremely glad. When she did the accounts, because of her lack of daring, she kept a lot of accounts using dean Tao’s name.

Moreover, some of the accounts were indeed signed and confirmed by dean Tao. Dean Tao knew nothing about accounting and trusted the people in the orphanage. So no matter what she did, she could fool dean Tao with just a few words. In any case, the person to sign in the end was dean Tao. Even if the accounts were checked at that time, dean Tao won’t be able to get rid of the relationship.

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Tao Mu trusted dean Tao so much and regarded dean Tao as his own grandmother. If he knew that there were dean Tao’s signature on the accounts, Tao Mu would definitely try to protect dean Tao. At that time, she and old Qian would be able to get away with it smoothly.

Tao Mu didn’t expect that Accountant Xu would dare to drag dean Tao into this. The smile on his face instantly retracted. He looked at Accountant Xu with an expressionless face, and then curved up a corner of his mouth, saying in a leisurely manner: “Since this is the case, then it is even more necessary to investigate clearly.”

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Back To The Beginning Of Ming To Do Charity CH 137 Nowhere To Retreat

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There was chaos in Anfeng, the common people were in misery, and the minor officials embezzled money unscrupulously. But they themselves could not enjoy the money they embezzled. They had to offer it to their superiors, and the superiors would offer it to their superiors, and as result they had to extend their hands to the common people once again in a never ending circle.

The common people suddenly discovered that though the imperial court was gone and had been changed to a new master, life was not getting better at all.

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The original peaceful life was shattered, and they now had to go back to the days of selling their children, even their wives.

Older people died more often, and some of them had intentionally left to wait for death on their own so as not to drag down their children.

Some were forced to die by their own children.

In the face of survival, everyone tore off that layer of human skin.

Wives were not wives, husbands were not husbands, sons were not sons.

Anfeng was so chaotic that everyone was caught off guard. When Han Lin’er learn the news that the people were no longer able to make a living, it was already too late.

“How could this happen?” Han Lin’er stood in front of Hong Xiu, his face flushed, and his speech even a little unclear from his anger. “It’s just a small matter of the court! Why are those below thrown into chaos as well! Zhen pay them a salary, yet they can’t even govern the common people?! What’s the point of being an official then!”

Han Lin’er wanted to become a sage ruler, and even if he couldn’t, he did not want to become an incapable ruler or a tyrannical ruler.

That was why he was fighting for power, to have the ability to control political power.

He was a little at a loss, and he didn’t know what he had done wrong.

Was it wrong to promote Liu Liu? But Liu Futong was so powerful that he could practically cover the sky with his hands. If he didn’t suppress the other, he didn’t know what else Liu Futong would do.

Shouldn’t the power between civil officials and military officials be balanced?

Han Lin’er closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He was at a loss and didn’t know where he was wrong.

At this time, he could only confide in Hong Xiu.

He couldn’t even go to the empress, he couldn’t let the women in the harem see his weakness.

The women in the harem were all backed by Liu Futong. They were all selected by Liu Futong, who they must first please, rather than Han Lin’er.

Han Lin’er’s wives, officials, and servants were all selected by Liu Futong.

Liu Futong controlled everything about him, and he also put on the air of his elder. He had put Han Lin’er on the throne, and believed that his merits were the highest. His arrogance, pride and obsessive desire to control everything caused Han Lin’er to live in fear all the time.

He was afraid that once Liu Futong realized that he could gain more power by overthrowing him, would Liu Futong immediately raise his butcher knife?

Liu Futong was too capable, he was so capable that Han Lin’er was terrified.

Moreover, his capability manifested in too many ways. Only his voice was heard in the imperial court, and the generals also listened to him. It seemed that everyone knew Liu Futong, but no one knew Han Lin’er.

If Han Lin’er was not the emperor, maybe this was nothing. If he was an incapable emperor, maybe this was nothing.

But he just happened to be the emperor, and he wanted to be a sage emperor.

Therefore, Liu Futong’s “consideration” was a blatant “overstepping of power”.

Hong Xiu hugged Han Lin’er from behind and whispered: “The officials have the places of officials, the emperor has the place of the emperor, and the imperial concubine has the place of the imperial concubine. No one should cross the line, isn’t that the best? When everyone has found their own place, the world will be peaceful, and the common people will be able to live a good life.”

Han Lin’er’s forehead popped with blue veins: “You understand the truth, but they don’t understand it!”

“They just want to get more benefits from Zhen’s hands! It’s not enough to be conferred an official position! Small officials want to be big officials, and big officials want to be the emperor, and after being the emperor they want to be the Taishang Huang!”

“They press harder and harder, yet they say that Zhen is cruel, and behind Zhen’s back they say that Zhen is an incapable ruler!”

Han Lin’er seemed to have collapsed completely. He didn’t indulge in women or in material enjoyment. He slept with imperial concubines only because he wanted to leave behind an heir and complete the “task” that an emperor should complete. He wanted to appoint upright officials, and he wanted his citizens to live a good life. He also wanted his name to have a place in history, and later when he died, and met his father in heaven, he could also tell his father that he lived up to his expectations.

Looking at the current situation, his father’s expectations were destined to be disappointed.

Hong Xiu’s voice was so gentle it could drip water: “Your Majesty, don’t waste your anger on them, the ruler is weak the official is strong, the ruler is strong the official is weak. This slave heard a truth when listening to theater, when the emperor stands up, they can only listen to the emperor. Your Majesty has great righteousness on your side and is a wise ruler, they will understand Your Majesty.”

Han Lin’er didn’t move, he looked down and pondered.

That’s right, he handed over the power to Liu Liu, hoping to use Liu Liu’s hand to suppress Liu Futong.

But this just caused them to fight harder, and the whole court was harmed.

And he is the emperor, he naturally occupied a higher position, and had more reason on his side.

His purpose was never to make civilian officials and military commanders fight each other, nor to turn the court into a battlefield.

He wanted to take back his imperial power, and then pass the imperial power to his heir smoothly and steadily.

“You are right.” Han Lin’er turned around and embraced Hong Xiu. He kissed Hong Xius forehead, “Xiu’er is my flower that understands my sorrows. Without Xiu’er, Zhen really don’t know what to do.”

Hong Xiu leaned on Han Lin’er’s shoulder and closed her eyes, “As long as Your Majesty is well, this slave is well, Your Majesty must take care of your health.”

Han Lin’er: “Zhen knows.”

Han Lin’er began to intervene in government affairs, but he soon discovered that Liu Futong was the only one who prevented him from gaining power in the past, but now there was also a Liu Liu.

He understood the reason for all this.

Both Liu Liu and Liu Futong regarded him as a signboard, and both of them were fighting each other for this signboard.

But at this time, the signboard suddenly said that he wanted to be in power, and he was no longer willing to be hung on the wall anymore, so naturally they wanted to quiet down the signboard first.

No one listened to him.

Clearly their power came from him.

But they regarded him as nothing.

Han Lin’er finally couldn’t restrain himself anymore. He invited Liu Futong to the study, and the two had a long conversation all night.

Han Lin’er called him as he once did as a child: “Uncle, why?”

Liu Futong also looked at Han Lin’er. It was obvious that they had been together for so long, but at this time they both felt like strangers to each other.

“Uncle, I’m not a child anymore.” Han Lin’er looked directly into Liu Futong’s eyes. It was true that he had feelings for Liu Futong, but this feeling was very complicated. He once thought that Liu Futong was a mountain, indestructible and safe. Now he felt that Liu Futong was the cliff blocking in front of him. He was afraid of his strength and eager to cross over him.

Han Lin’er: “I am the emperor, uncle, why can’t I have what belongs to me?”

“You are still the Imperial Tutor, the Taibao, and the court still respects you.” When Han Lin’er said this, he clenched his fist. He felt humiliated. As an emperor, he actually had to ask his official to return the power to himself in this way.

This humiliation would be deeply imprinted in his bones and would never fade away.

However, Liu Futong said: “Your Majesty, you have to call yourself Zhen. What you just said I don’t understand.”

“Don’t understand?” Han Lin’er was angry, “It’s the Imperial Tutor who doesn’t want to understand! Do you see what Anfeng is like today? Do you see what the common people are like now? The people don’t have a living, and there is misery everywhere! The people sell their sons and daughters, the merchants are fleeing elsewhere, is this Anfeng still Anfeng? Is Zhen’s empire still the empire?!”

“The Imperial Tutor has presided over the court for a long time! It seems you have forgotten what the Yuan court did to the people?”

Han Lin’er: “The way Zhen sees it, in a few months, Zhen don’t know if Zhen’s empire will still even exist in this world!”

Liu Futong’s voice was very calm: “Then what does Your Majesty want to do? Have this official take a step back and have that small villian take power? Your Majesty, this official has been loyal to the Han family since the first emperor, but how did Your Majesty repay this official? That Du Zundao was full of the words of the sages, but his actions were that of a traitorous official and did whatever he wanted in the military barracks. What? The people are Your Majesty’s people, and the soldiers are not Your Majesty’s soldiers?”

“If I retire at this time, can Your Majesty still suppress Liu Liu?”

“At that time, Liu Liu will be in control of the court and military power. Who else will oppose him?”

“Zhen!” Han Lin’er said loudly, “You all forgot one thing, Zhen is the emperor!”

“Zhen is the master of the court and the military. You all don’t remember this. You all forget that your power relies on Zhen!”

Han Lin’er suddenly closed his eyes: “Zhen…..also almost forgot, uncle, if you don’t want Zhen to be in power, then you shouldn’t have put Zhen on the throne back then.”

“Since you let Zhen become the emperor, you shouldn’t have taken Zhen’s power instead.”

Han Lin’er had his sufferings. He lived under Liu Futong’s supervision. He was an emperor but had no imperial power.

At this time, Liu Futong finally looked squarely at the young man in front of him.

He had grown up, his posture was tall and straight, and although his face was still childish, a kind of kingly air could be faintly seen on him.

Although young, he already understood that power represented everything.

“Your Majesty, when this official has retired, how do you know that Liu Liu will be willing to retreat as well?” Liu Futong grinned, his smile was full of ridicule, “At this point, who can even retreat? Everyone is already involved, if the loser or winner is not decided, if we don’t fight to the death, no one will be able to stop. If we stop now, all the previous efforts will be wasted.”

“Those officials, those minor officials, those eunuchs and concubines who collude with the court, who would be willing to retreat?”

“Your Majesty, sometimes just because you started something, doesn’t mean you can control it your way.”

When it was almost dawn, Liu Futong left the study.

Only Han Lin’er was sitting on the chair alone, his eyes not focusing on anything in particular, his lips tightly pressed, and his body immobile.

At this moment, he no longer knew who to hate and who to blame.

People would pursue self-interest, no matter when, where, or in any position they were in.

He couldn’t control people’s hearts.

Han Lin’er lay on the desk and buried his head in his arms.

The morning sunlight creeped in from outside the window and spilled on his thin shoulders.

His body trembled slightly, and a low whimper reverberated in the study.

What should he do?

His officials were busy fighting, his citizens were miserable, and it was difficult to control the situation outside.

It seemed that the heavens were against him.

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Han Lin’er raised his head and looked out the window, tears still on his face.

Father, if it were you, what would you do?

You are looking down from the sky, do you think your son is incompetent?

But your son…..has no other way.

Han Lin’er stood up and walked out the door.

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The Cruel Tyrant CH 121 Punishment

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Su Mu retracted his gaze, and while he still had a trace of reason, said hoarsely, “Don’t let him die.”

After that, before the two of them reacted, Su Mu had disappeared.

At this moment, in the silent forest lacking any sound of birds, Gu Yunzhou stood straight on the ground like an icy boulder.

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There was no expression on his face, like a perfect cold sculpture.

Suddenly, a slight, almost inaudible sound came into his ears, and a pair of eagle-like eyes appeared behind a big tree.

Then, two pairs, three pairs, four pairs…..50 top killers slowly showed themselves.

The leaves fell silently, the air seemed to have gone stagnant, and there was no sound of even the wind.

Fifty top assassins carefully surrounded Gu Yunzhou in the middle, but Gu Yunzhou, who was in the center, still had no expression at all, even the look in his eyes did not change.

The leader, who only showed his eyes, raised his hand cautiously, and then slashed it down suddenly!

“Whoosh.”

A leaf that was about to fall to the ground instantly burst into dusty powder.

Fifty elite assassins left fifty afterimages in the woods as they rushed towards Gu Yunzhou like gods of death.

The powerful aura caused Gu Yunzhou’s abyss-like eyes to flicker, but he still stood there without any movement. It was not until the tip of the fastest man’s sword was about to pierce Gu Yunzhou’s throat, his whole muscles began to move.

…..Too fast!

Before everyone had even reacted, the group of people closest to Gu Yunzhou had already fallen heavily to the ground. The cold killing intent in their eyes had not even had time to dissipate!

The leader glanced carelessly at the corpses lying on the ground, then looked at Gu Yunzhou vigilantly and angrily, and said: “Gu Yunzhou, Lingyun Pavilion is the painstaking effort of the past pavilion masters! You are actually going to destroy it!”

The leader’s words did not cause Gu Yunzhou’s heart to fluctuate in the slightest. He was holding a long sword that seemed to have not been stained with blood, and stood in place, looking at the other with calm and still eyes.

Suddenly, a violent explosion sounded, and a powerful and tyrannical aura was detected by the experienced and keen senses of these killers, causing them all to feel a chill.

The eyes of Gu Yunzhou, who was the first to react before anyone else, instantly shone with brilliance.

On the other side of the forest, Su Mu smashed the huge boulder that existed there since ancient times with a palm. But the several strong existences not far away soon attracted his attention instead.

At this moment, there was nothing in his mind except killing.

Why were there so many expert masters on the outskirts of the imperial city? What was their purpose? Who had instigated them?

These questions were now like dust in the corner and unable to occupy Su Mu’s mind.

A vague shadow flashed past, and Su Mu disappeared instantly.

Opposite Gu Yunzhou, the remaining 30 assassins were on guard because of the sudden emergence of a sense of crisis.

Then, as if appearing out of thin air, a handsome young man suddenly appeared in front of a black-clothed assassin who could not help but be shocked.

A sharp pain spread from his chest to his whole body. He looked in disbelief at the young man with his bloody right hand that had just dug in his chest.

He didn’t even have time to react!

“It’s the lunatic of the Qing Kingdom!”

Behind the leader, a masked killer looked at the bright red palm that penetrated through his companion, and couldn’t help but step back. Even though he was an assassin, and his hands were contaminated with countless lives, when faced with the murderous god, the Crown Prince of the Qing Kingdom, he also couldn’t control the chill running down his back.

The leader looked at Gu Yunzhou, who kept his gaze on Su Mu, clearly having no regard for them in his eyes at all. He gritted his teeth angrily: “Withdraw!”

Su Mu ignored the escaping insects. He slowly turned around and placed his gaze on Gu Yunzhou. There was no communication or hesitation. The two powerful beings collided with all their strength in a fierce collision!

“Boom boom boom!!!”

A wave of ripples visible to the naked eye was set off in the air, and the surrounding tall trees fell backwards with the two of them at the center. Soon, even the trees that fell on the ground shattered into fingernail-sized fragments during the fight between the two.

On the top of the mountain in the distance, a tall man looked at the two fighting each other with bright eyes.

After a while, the man in black who besieged Gu Yunzhou arrived behind the man and took off his mask. He clasped his fists and said, “Your Majesty, the mission has failed.”

Shi Ran was not surprised. He glanced at the two people who were still immersed in their confrontation, and his eyes flickered. He turned and said, “We leave.”

“Yes.” The leader replied.

In the imperial prison, Zheng Jiu was lying on a layer of hay, covered in blood and barely breathing.

He couldn’t understand why Su Mu, despite having been confused by him, attacked him in the end.

Liu Xi’s beautiful face had a trace of mysterious beauty in the dim environment. He slowly squatted down and looked at Zheng Jiu, whose bloody chest was scalded by soldering iron, and asked in a sinister tone: “What did you do to His Highness? Who sent you here?”

On the side, Huang Xuan played with the shiny silver needle in his hand as usual, but his gaze when looking at Zheng Jiu was full of murderous intent, “The Mind Dizzying Fragrance has been lost for many years, and only the name is circulated in ancient books. Where did you get it?”

“Hai hai hai…..” Zheng Jiu choked out a mouthful of blood, breathing hard as he said, “…..Why don’t…..you guess?”

“Ah…..”

“Whoosh…..” A burst of smoke rose, and the smell of burnt flesh permeated the cell. Liu Xi lifted away the scalding iron with his face unchanged, and then threw it back into the brazier with a “bang”. He looked down at Zheng Jiu and said: “You’re young, but you’re quite hard and stubborn, it just so happens that my palace still lacks a little eunuch…..”

Zheng Jiu’s expression changed, and a trace of panic appeared on his pale face. No man would not care about that place being threatened. He stared at Liu Xi fiercely and said, “Don’t forget what your Crown Prince said!”

Don’t let him die.

Liu Xi and Huang Xuan’s mind echoed with the words of the Crown Prince before he left.

“Aren’t you still alive?” Liu Xi slowly poured chili water on Zheng Jiu’s wound. The latter immediately let out a scream, and soon he passed out into a coma.

Although Liu Xi’s punishment methods only caused Zheng Jiu to suffer some surface injuries, the palm that Su Mu hit him with was too heavy. If not for the fact that Su Mu still had a trace of reason at the time, Zheng Jiu would have been dead now.

At this time, a guard in the dungeon hurried in and said respectfully: “Liu Gongzi, Huang Gongzi, His Highness is back at the imperial palace.”

The eyes of the two lit up, and they immediately rushed out of the prison.

When they arrived outside the Crown Prince’s bedroom, the two of them saw the basins held by the attendants at first sight, the shocking bloody water and clothes completely stained with blood.

In the bedroom, Su Mu let the attendant change his clothes without expression.

Liu Xi and Huang Xuan, with anxious faces, rushed into the bedroom, and were relieved to see the undamaged Su Mu.

“Your Highness, are you alright?”

“Your Highness, please let this official take your pulse…..”

Su Mu nodded and sat on the chair. He stretched out his left hand, and Huang Xuan solemnly placed his fingers on Su Mu’s wrist.

“Your Highness…..” Huang Xuan hesitated.

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Su Mu looked at his solemn expression and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Huang Xuan retracted the fingers on Su Mu’s wrist, and said with a look of guilt: “It’s Mind Dizzying Fragrance, Your Highness.”

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