Chapter 506: Drive the Dog Into a Dirty Alley and Finish It off With One Blow
The woman was lying on the bed, her face so white that it was almost transparent.
Because of the loss of blood and energy, and her old wounds have not healed, she only woke up from time to time.
While sitting by the bed and looking at her, Liu Yusheng felt tangled.
She really didn’t know how to evaluate Li Junyue.
She saved her Second Brother twice.
And both times were at the cost of her life.
If this had happened to someone else, she could have hardly believed that a person like Li Junyue would treat another person so sincerely.
When she was diagnosing her pulse, Li Junyue woke up.
She partly opened her eyes, smiled at her, lifelessly weak. “Thank you, Miss Liu.”
”It should be me thanking you. You saved my brother again.”
”Even without me, the King’s people could have found him.”
Liu Yusheng pursed her lips. But without Li Junyue, her brother would have returned to the city right there and then.
”Miss Li, thank you,” Once again, Liu Yusheng thanked her solemnly.
Li Junyue was stunned for a moment, then tugged at the corners of her lips weakly, “Not at all. It was voluntary.”
She did it voluntarily, not to receive other’s gratitude.
”Miss Liu, your medical skills are amazing. I want to ask. How long will it take for my body to get better?”
”In addition to the lack of qi and blood, your injury is mainly related to your heart and lungs. Although you’re awake now, it will take a long time for me to give you a general diagnosis when it comes to getting substantially better.”
The knife in Li Junyue’s heart was the most deadly and hurtful.
Although the spiritual spring water has retained her vitality, and the person healed has also revived, it was almost impossible for her to recover to the state of ordinary people within three to five years.
It was the heart they were talking about.
Especially when she also bled herself afterwards recklessly.
The root of her body was seriously damaged, and it could be said that it was ridden with holes.
”You have parted ways with the Li family now, so stay in the Liu family compound for the time being so that I can take care of you. You did this for my Second Brother, and we won’t leave you alone,” Liu Yusheng said.
The responsibility should be shouldered. As for what would happen between her and her brother in the future, no one else could control it. They could only say that fate would take over.
Li Junyue’s eyelashes trembled. “Thank you.”
After seeing the two injured patients, Liu Yusheng and Feng Qingbai went to the hall of the inner courtyard together.
Chen Hai was waiting there, and when he saw the two coming together, he stood up and paid his respects to Feng Qingbai. “Chen Hai greets Your Highness.”
He had never seen Feng Qingbai before, and never thought that Nanling’s famous regent would be so noble and elegant.
His appearance was impeccable, and his momentum was unparalleled.
”Don’t be too polite. I heard that you and Shengsheng are old acquaintances. Shengsheng has escaped from danger this time, so this King would like to thank you for your help.”
”Your Highness is too kind. Instead of saying that I saved Nannan, I should say that I am returning the favor. Without her help, there wouldn’t be Chen Hai today.”
Liu Yusheng smiled and said, “Since we’re all our own, let’s do away with the politeness. Brother Haizi, let’s have a seat and talk.”
”Okay.” Chen Hai smiled at the girl, but he waited for Feng Qingbai to sit down before following suit.
He knew his identity well. Even if he was an old acquaintance with Nannan, he couldn’t really shed all courtesy in front of the King.
People needed to have self-knowledge. He was not named Liu, and he didn’t have that special treatment.
”I met Brother Haizi this time, and found out that he is the Second Master of Cao Bang, who is responsible for shipping goods from Yunzhou to the capital,” Liu Yusheng explained things briefly to Feng Qingbai. “He is also responsible for shipping goods of the Liu family in the capital.”
”The Liu family? What kind of goods are shipped?” Feng Qingbai raised his eyebrows.
”Premium silk.”
Upon hearing this news, Feng Qingbai’s eyebrows immediately knitted up. Liu Yusheng knew that with his acumen, he must have thought of the same thing with her. “Didn’t you say before that there was a concubine ceremony in June and the palace needs a batch of special fabrics?”
”The Liu family wants to hit on this.” Feng Qingbai placed a finger on the table and tapped lightly, his eyes darkening. “If they want to succeed, they can’t do without the help of Consort Liu. What they have to deal with is Yuzheng, use Yuzheng to attack us.”
”I’ve figured out a way to deal with them.” Liu Yusheng gave the man a sly smile, her eyes bright as stars. “But I still need your help. You have to back me up. If Brother Haizi delivers the goods, I’m worried that he will be implicated by it.”
Feng Qingbai glanced at Chen Hai and nodded. “I will help watch over Cao Bang, Consort Liu’s hand could never extend to you.”
Chen Hai immediately bowed to Feng Qingbai. “Thank you, Your Highness!”
He never thought about the consequences of him doing things to help Nannan. Whether he would be implicated or not, he would bear it all regardless.
But Feng Qingbai’s promise was also equivalent to giving him reassurance.
After all, there was an entire Cao Bang behind him.
”Cao Bang ships all over Nanling. It is the largest shipping enterprise in Nanling. In addition to the route from Yunzhou to the capital, they also have a route to Pan State. Only Cao Bang has opened such a route,” Feng Qingbai said lightly, ” The Liu family in the capital imported silk fabrics from the country, so it should be Cao Bang’s line of business as well, right?”
”Indeed.”
”What if I want to take this route?”
Chen Hai’s pupils shrank. “What does Your Highness mean?”
”I don’t mean to snatch Cao Bang’s route, but to cooperate with you.” Feng Qingbai smiled. “Shengsheng’s sister-in-law is also in the cloth business, and is also a special supplier of cloth for the palace. If she can replace the Liu family in the capital, then they will have no way out. Except for tea and cloth, the rest of their side businesses are small scale. They can’t support a successful development.”
”You mean as long as the Liu family’s business dealings with Pan State are robbed, the Liu family will not be able to make a comeback?” Liu Yusheng asked.
Feng Qingbai nodded. “By cutting off their way of life, they will have no way to escape. Otherwise, they will be like centipedes, dead but not stiff. It’s annoying.”
”…” Goosebumps rose on Liu Yusheng’s back. Her man’s style was too ruthless.
Chen Hai watched the interaction between the two, raised his lips and laughed. He then turned to Feng Qingbai and said, “I understand what Your Highness means. After I go back, I will discuss with the master and cancel our cooperation with the Liu family.”
Drive the dog into a poor alley.
And finish it off with one blow.
The girl has been safely escorted to Feng Qingbai, and both sides also have a preliminary consensus on the matter of the Liu family, so Chen Hai did not stay any longer. He left Xuzhou that day and rushed to the Cao Bang’s main branch in Yuzhou.
Feng Qingbai and Liu Yusheng continued to stay in the courtyard, planning to wait for Liu Zhiqiu and Li Junyue to recover before leaving for the capital.
This time, the assassination was a near miss.
But the undercurrents hidden beneath the surface of calm have only just begun.
With Liu Yusheng’s treatment, Liu Zhiqiu woke up that night, and as soon as he woke up, he asked what happened after Liu Yusheng escaped.
”Second Brother, I am standing in front of you, but you are lying down,” Liu Yusheng quipped.
”That was an accident.” Liu Zhiqiu pouted as he looked at the layer after layer of bandages on his stomach.
When it comes to fighting with people and ending up injured, leaving some scars or something, it makes it more fun to talk about it in the future.
But poked by a tree branch after falling off a carriage, he was too embarrassed to retell the story to others when asked.
Shameful.
Peek-Aboo 
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