The Flourishing Tang Dynasty: Beginning with Marrying Yang Yuhuan

Chapter 228 Confusing
Behind the big tree.

He Jin held a torch to illuminate the area, and because she was afraid of blood, she turned her face away.

Li Heng used the firelight to tear open Aqisi's clothes from shoulders to chest, took out a silk towel and placed it under the wound to prevent exposure, blocking the water flow at the same time, and then used the water in the kettle to clean Aqisi first.

The clean water flowed over the wound, and Aqisi shook her whole body and made a hissing sound.

"Does it hurt?" Li Ying asked.

Aqisi nodded, then smiled and said, "It's worth it no matter how painful it is to be taken care of by His Highness personally."

Li Ying said: "It seems that your injury is not to your body, but to your brain."

"No." Aqisi said coquettishly, and then asked: "How did Your Highness find this place so quickly?"

Li Ying said: "Because you left clues."

Aqisi smiled knowingly and said, "Then how can Your Highness be sure that I will leave the clues in Huaiyuanfang?"

"Zoroastrian sacrifices are usually held in Huaiyuanfang. If someone takes you to other places from the beginning, it will definitely arouse your suspicion, so you should go to Huaiyuanfang first." Li Heng explained, and after cleaning Aqisi's wound, he applied medicine on her.

While applying the medicine, Li Heng continued, "Since you left clues, it means you knew there was danger. If you knew the danger, why did you come?"

Aqisi said: "I said that I would be a useful person to His Highness."

Upon hearing this, Li Heng paused his hand that was applying the medicine and glanced at Aqisi's face out of the corner of his eye.

Aqisi's exotic face was a little pale, and under the watery moonlight and the red swaying firelight, she looked even more charming.

Li Heng couldn't help but feel moved and emotional, and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Aqisi continued to explain: "They took the initiative to come to our door, and Miss He and I knew it was a trick, but you can't get the tiger cub without risking it. Your Highness has offended many Zoroastrians in Qixi. I want to know what they are going to do?"

Li Ying asked, "I remember that the country of Bukhara also believes in Zoroastrianism, right?"

"There are people who believe in Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Islam." Aqisi explained, smiled, and said, "But I am different from them. I believe in Your Highness."

Li Heng was stunned for a moment, then changed the subject: "Have you found out what they want to do?"

Aqisi said: "They want to kill Miss He."

"That's true." He Jin, who was in charge of lighting, echoed, "Although the He family is mainly engaged in business and not very enthusiastic about religion, we have performed the sacrifices we should do and have not offended anyone. I don't know why they want to kill me."

Li Heng hesitated for a moment and asked, "Did you donate money to An Lushan?"

"No." He Jin shook his head. "Although An Lushan's mother was once a priestess, he was not a very good person. Now he has transformed himself into a high-ranking official of the Tang Dynasty and even proclaimed himself the 'God of Light'. I don't believe him."

Li Heng had already applied the medicine to Aqisi, took off his robe and put it on Aqisi, then stood up and said, "It would be strange if he didn't kill you. Your He family was the largest caravan on the Silk Road before. After I rectified Beiting, you expanded your business scope. If you don't donate money, he will naturally kill you and let others become bigger on the Silk Road and make money for him."

"This..." He Jin suddenly realized, thought for a moment, and said, "In this case, I will sue him."

"Where is the evidence?" Li Ying asked.

He Jin mustered up the courage to look at the dead Zoroastrians behind him and said, "Yes, they are all dead. The ones sent were all assassins. Princess Aqisi was injured because she wanted to save her life. He has made preparations. If I sue him like this, he will accuse me of framing a high-ranking official in the court. The saint loves him so much, and I might be the one to die."

After He Jin finished speaking, he looked at Li Ying, as if asking Li Ying if he could help.

Li Yan said: "I can only rely on evidence. I can't do anything to him now, but I can keep you safe, but you have to listen to me."

"Thank you, Your Highness..."

He Jin replied respectfully, but before he could finish his words, a sharp bird cry was heard. Everyone looked up and saw several ghost fires burning in front of them.

He Jin and Aqisi were both startled and leaned into Li Heng's arms at the same time.

Li Ying asked, "Are you all afraid of ghosts?"

"Your Highness, aren't you afraid?" they both asked at the same time.

"Compared to ghosts, people are scarier." Li Ying said, turning around and asking Zhang Guangsheng to take the guards to take a look. However, although Zhang Guangsheng and his men had been through many battles and were brave, they could not escape the shackles of feudal superstition. For a moment, their hair stood on end and they reluctantly stood up for battle.

Li Ying smiled bitterly, took the torch from He Jin's hand, and walked towards the place where the ghost fire was burning.

Li Ying took the lead. No matter how scared Zhang Guangsheng and the guards were, they could not just stand back and follow. They had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.

After the main force left, Aqisi and He Jin didn't dare to stay where they were, and quickly followed, each holding one of Li Heng's arms.

Li Ying walked the two of them for more than 20 meters. He Jin suddenly jumped up and said in fear: "I stepped on something."

"what?"

Li Heng lowered the torch a little, and a human hand came into view.

The hand was white and smooth, like the hand of a rich lady.

Because the owner of the hand was leaning against a tree, the tree blocked their view, and there was a sack on his head, so they didn't notice it just now.

Li Heng took a step forward, pulled off the sack on the man's head, moved the torch closer, and saw clearly the owner of the hand.

This person turned out to be Du Liangdi.

Li Heng was very puzzled. He stretched out his hand to feel the tip of Du Liangdi's nose and found that she was still breathing. He pinched Du Liangdi's philtrum and shook her vigorously, saying, "Du Liangdi, Du Liangdi!"

Du Liangdi did not respond, so Li Heng raised his hand and slapped Du Liangdi in the face.

When his palm was only one centimeter away from Du Liangdi's face, Du Liangdi woke up, but Li Heng could no longer stop.

With a loud "slap", Du Liangdi was slapped hard in the face.

Then Du Liangdi started crying.

Li Heng quickly explained: "Du Liangdi, I didn't mean it."

Du Liang Di cried, "I am no longer Liang Di!"

"Why?" Li Heng didn't know that Li Heng and Du Liangdi had divorced, but he knew the history, so he asked, "You divorced my third brother?"

"Um... um..." Because she was crying, Du Liangdi's responses were intermittent.

Li Ying said casually, "So fast."

Du Liangdi said: "Not only did we get divorced, he also wanted to kill me!"

"Ah?" Li Heng was very surprised. "Where did you get that from?"

Du Liang Di sobbed and said, "After the divorce today, I wanted to go to the Dali Temple to visit my family, but halfway there, I was arrested with a sack over my head. I begged the people who were arresting me all the way, and finally used all my belongings and 500 pieces of silk to save my life."

Li Heng asked: "Then how can you be sure that it was my third brother who did it?"

Du Liangdi said: "I touched their token, it's the token of the Eastern Palace Guard."

"Where is the token?" Li Heng asked.

Du Liangdi said: "I dare not take it. How can I live if I take it?"

"That's right." Li Heng nodded, thought for a while, and said, "That's not right. If my third brother wanted to kill you, why would he want to divorce you?"

Du Liang Di said: "It was precisely because of the divorce that he wanted to kill her. Otherwise, how would he explain Liang Di's death in the East Palace?"

"No." Li Heng shook his head. "What I mean is that he has already divorced you and cut ties with this matter. If he kills you again, won't he be asking for trouble?"

"This..." Du Liangdi was startled. She felt that what Li Heng said made sense, but she was very resentful of Li Heng in her heart, so she said, "Your Highness Prince Shou actually spoke for the Crown Prince at this time."

(End of this chapter)