Chapter 583
After all, the Li family’s wealth was something countless people coveted.
Xu Heming had no idea how much wealth the Li family possessed. But instinct told him that the members of the Li family must not fall into those people’s hands. Not only was Li Tianyou his father-in-law, but Xu Heming also knew that the fortune in Li Tianyou’s hands was truly enough to rival the wealth of an entire kingdom.
It was more than enough to shake Lan Nuo’s foundations.
Xu Heming would rather suffer misfortune himself than let Li Tianyou fall into those people’s hands.
What he did not understand was when Prince Lanhuai had joined forces with Prince of Zhennan.
Originally, they had only suspected that Prince Lanhuai harbored treasonous intentions. They had never imagined that even Prince of Zhennan had already joined him in his wrongdoing.
Yet there was still one thing Xu Heming could not figure out. Had Prince Lanhuai attached himself to Prince of Zhennan, or had Prince of Zhennan submitted to Prince Lanhuai?
However, considering Prince Lanhuai’s usual conduct, Xu Heming was more inclined to believe the former.
At that thought, Xu Heming closed his eyes, his heart filled with regret. They had made a mistake.
They had never even considered this person.
With that in mind, Xu Heming said to Xu Song beside him, “Send a letter to the Emperor.”
The Emperor had to be informed of this matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, something terrible would happen.
“Your Highness, you should rest first.” Xu Song looked at Xu Heming, who was still bleeding, and was deeply worried.
“Xu Song, you’ve been at my side for quite some time. You should know how important this matter is.” Xu Heming’s head was growing faint, but he still forced himself to hold on and make the necessary arrangements.
He could even feel his strength failing him. The swords wielded by those men had clearly been coated with poison.
But when he had set out this time, he had assumed it would be like any other occasion. He had not even brought a physician along.
He had never expected to be caught off guard like this.
Now, all he could do was pray that reinforcements would arrive as quickly as possible.
Lucheng
“Commander Fang, go with Xu Chuan to support Prince An.” Wen Xiu looked at Fang Sheng as she spoke.
“Eldest Miss, my duty is to protect you,” Fang Sheng replied, unwilling to leave at a time like this. After all, Prince An’s affairs were outside the scope of his responsibilities.
“This is an order. If Prince An is in danger, go to the Southwestern Army and summon reinforcements.” Wen Xiu was not certain how this matter would unfold.
But she knew that they and Prince An shared the same fate. If one prospered, they all prospered; if one suffered, they all suffered.
None of them could afford to get into trouble.
“Yes!” Fang Sheng hesitated for a moment before accepting the order.
Before leaving, Fang Sheng sent a homing-pigeon message to Zhang Yanchu.
Lady Yao merely clutched Li Tianyou’s hand tightly.
Her heart was filled with anxiety, yet she did not dare utter a word.
Yao Qisheng and the others were on edge as well. They had once envied Li Zhiwei for marrying into such a fine family.
Now, however, it seemed that a person’s high status did not necessarily bring happiness.
Yao Qisheng wanted to take his wife and son away first, but at a time like this, he did not dare act rashly.
Originally, with only Jun Mowen and his wife, providing for themselves had not been difficult. But now that there were so many more people, food had become a problem.
They would have to find a way to go down the mountain and purchase supplies.
“Uncle, this can’t go on. Why don’t we go down the mountain and buy some food?” Li Zhiwei looked at Jun Mowen.
“You all stay here. Don’t go anywhere. I’ll go and find out what’s happening.” Jun Mowen shook his head.
Those people must have had a backup plan. If all of them went out, they would inevitably run into trouble.
“Old Man, I’ll go.” Jun Mowen’s wife, Madam Jin, stepped forward.
“Those people have seen what you look like. If you go out, you’ll likely be recognized. I’ll go instead.” Madam Jin was quite insistent.
“How could we let you do that?” Li Zhiwei was the first to object. After all, Madam Jin was only a woman, and those men might not show her any mercy.
“Little girl, don’t worry. If she goes, those people won’t be able to hurt her.” Jun Mowen was completely at ease.
Madam Jin was no ordinary person. Those men might not even be her match.
“But those people seem like merciless killers. I won’t feel at ease letting Auntie go alone.” Li Zhiwei shook her head.
“Don’t you have two girls who know a little martial arts? Just have one of them accompany me,” Madam Jin said with a smile.
“Cuiyue, accompany Madam Jin. In all matters, follow her instructions.” Without a second thought, Li Zhiwei had Cuiyue go with Madam Jin.
“In that case, wait here, girl.” After saying this, Jun Mowen entered the inner room.
Li Zhiwei was puzzled.
A short while later, Jun Mowen emerged with a human-skin mask in his hand.
“Sit down and try it on.” Jun Mowen gestured to Cuiyue.
Cuiyue froze for a moment, but obediently sat down.
Jun Mowen held the human-skin mask against her face, then carefully put it on her.
“Uncle, I never knew you had such a skill!” Li Zhiwei exclaimed in amazement.
There was not the slightest trace that it was a mask.
“Do you like it? I can teach you another day,” Jun Mowen said with a smile. He had taken an instant liking to Li Zhiwei.
“Really? You can?” Li Zhiwei was genuinely eager to learn.
However, she was also worried that she might be too clumsy to master it.
“Why not? As long as you’re willing, your aunt and I can teach you everything we know.” Jun Mowen looked rather pleased with himself.
“Old Man, don’t tell me you’re planning to take my little sister as your apprentice?” Upon hearing this, Li Tingzhou immediately understood the old man’s intentions.
“Hmph. If you don’t want to learn, someone else does.” Jun Mowen snorted unhappily.
Back then, the reason he had taken a liking to that stinky boy was precisely because he had sensed that the boy possessed some aptitude.
He had never expected the boy to be so hopelessly uncooperative.
Now, however, he felt that this girl had better natural talent than her tactless older brother.
“Uncle, I would like to learn, but look at me—I’m already this old. Can I really still learn?” Li Zhiwei’s eyes lit up, though she was concerned that she might not be able to master medicine.
“Why wouldn’t you be able to? As long as you have the determination, you could be eighty years old and still learn. Besides, this old man can see that you’re a clever girl. You’ll surely pick it up quickly.” Jun Mowen patiently coaxed her.
“But Uncle, as you can see, I’m already married. I’m afraid I can’t stay here for long, can I?” Li Zhiwei said hesitantly.
In her heart, she was thinking that it would be wonderful if this old man were willing to return to the capital with her.
Perhaps their shop could offer even more wonderful products in the future.
Jun Mowen was unhappy when he heard that.
He could not teach his skills from a distance.
“I’ve wanted to visit the capital for a long time,” Madam Jin said with a smile as she walked out of the room. “I just don’t know whether your family is large enough to accommodate two old people like us.”
She had long since grown tired of staying in this wretched place. In the beginning, it was because Madame Jiang had harmed them that the couple had chosen to live in seclusion here.
Now that they had finally been cleared of blame, they naturally wanted to go out and see the world.
