Abandoned Woman Busy Farming

Chapter 2575: Chapter 2576: Giving Him a Way Out

Anzhen fainted, but fortunately, he knew the most famous doctor in Fusang, who was quickly called upon and brought him back to consciousness.

”My, my inner strength? My poison...” Anzhen exclaimed in surprise, ”How is it all gone?”

The doctor sighed, ”Sir, your body has been tampered with. It’s already too late, forgive me for being powerless.”

”What? You can’t do anything either?” Anzhen grabbed the doctor’s clothes from behind, watching as the doctor helplessly shook his head.

”Not only that, if the poison in you isn’t cured, you won’t live for a month. Even if the poison can be cured, doing so too late will also cause you to slowly lose your memory and become...”

”Become what?” his confidant asked anxiously.

The doctor sighed, ”Senile.”

Anzhen’s hand suddenly dropped, the light in his eyes completely dimmed. It was his confidant who spoke: ”I’ll immediately arrange for places everywhere to find famous doctors and antidotes for you, sir.”

With that said, he hurriedly left, unable to bear seeing their patriarch in such despair.

...

Over at the posthouse, Bai Ruozhu and his team had already received the message, knowing that Otani had indeed been ambushed. It was certain that Anzhen wouldn’t wake up quickly, and even if he did, he wouldn’t have the heart to arrange these matters, so it must have been organized by the Crown Prince.

”The Crown Prince is really calm, not even worried about his biological father’s safety, already starting to calculate.” Bai Ruozhu said, somewhat emotionally.

”With Anzhen being so selfish and insidious, how well could he have taught the Crown Prince?” Fo Lanying said disdainfully.

Yizi asked from the side, ”What about Lingzi? She was also raised by him, but Lingzi should be fine, right?”

Thinking of Lingzi, Bai Ruozhu sighed, ”It’s said you can see old age at three. Luckily Lingzi was adopted later, and he wanted to maintain his grand image, so Lingzi wasn’t led astray by him. After all, Lingzi was raised for absolute obedience, not to be a strategic mastermind like the Crown Prince.”

Jiang Yichun nodded as well, ”If Lingzi were too scheming, he would instead not be at ease having her arranged as the Crown Prince’s consort.”

Bai Ruozhu looked at the sky outside, ”Lingzi should have already left the Anzhen family, hopefully, she can find her biological parents in the vast world beyond.”

”She will find them,” Yizi said.

The next day, some officials at the court assembly reported Anzhen, accusing him of secretly cultivating a large number of Ninjas, even housing Shadow Ninjas, and claimed that the great fire at Zhaoti Temple was his ’masterpiece.’ At that moment, monks from Zhaoti Temple arrived with a letter written by Master Puru, asking His Majesty to find the true culprit of the Scripture Pavilion fire and advocate for Zhaoti Temple.

The Fusang people believe in Buddha, and Zhaoti Temple is the most famous in Fusang. Even its abbot sent a letter; this matter was almost indefensible.

But soon, General Chisong also appeared. He normally never attended court assemblies, holding himself with a sense of superiority as the most powerful notable in Kyoto.

Today, however, he came with great momentum.

”Your Majesty, we cannot let the Zhongyuan people control the politics of Fusang; those rumors were spread by the Zhongyuan people. Could it be that their mission in Fusang does not have certain intents?” General Chisong spoke directly.

”Perhaps they’re scouting, and the Danliang Emperor aims to annex our Fusang!”

Suddenly, a cold laugh echoed in the main hall, sounding abrupt. Was there someone who dared to directly mock General Chisong?

Many people felt a tightness in their hearts and looked toward the direction of the voice, only to find it was the patriarch of the Astrologer Family.

The astrologer said, ”Doesn’t General Chisong know there are many countries in Zhongyuan? Though the Danliang Country is prosperous, they have Chengshui to the south, the Turkic to the northwest, and several tribes around them. Wouldn’t the Danliang Emperor focus on unifying Zhongyuan first no matter how ambitious he is?”

He laughed even more mockingly, ”Not to mention the difficulty of sending troops over the sea. If they deploy a massive military force to annex us, wouldn’t their homeland be left vulnerable to other countries?”

This made General Chisong’s previous words appear exceedingly foolish.

Chisong turned red with anger; while he could be arrogant with the Emperor and even confront him directly, he wasn’t willing to confront the astrologers.

”Lord Yin Yang Master has thought too little. Even if the Zhongyuan people don’t dispatch troops to Fusang, they still shouldn’t interfere in Fusang’s politics or attack Fusang officials,” Chisong said through gritted teeth.

The Astrologer Family’s head replied, ”As far as I know, the Zhongyuan people didn’t visit Anzhen Residence. Rather, it was Sir Anzhen who took a large number of Ninjas to attack the posthouse. Even in warfare between two countries, envoys are not to be harmed. Sir Anzhen’s private Ninja attack on the envoy’s place of lodging is an egregious offense.”

The Emperor chimed in appropriately, ”Anzhen has hidden things too deeply. Not to mention anything else, the private harboring of so many Ninjas is already a severe crime.”

”Your Majesty has determined Sir Anzhen’s guilt?” General Chisong asked fiercely.

This time, the Emperor did not back down, staring into his eyes and asking, ”Does General Chisong believe Anzhen is innocent? How do you explain the appearance of those Ninjas? Could Zhongyuan people train Fusang Ninjas, especially Shadow Ninjas?”

Now General Chisong also narrowed his eyes; he didn’t even have Shadow Ninjas. He couldn’t help but feel a bit resentful at the mention of this.

Those arranged by the Emperor also spoke out; Fangzi’s father and son, originally low-ranking and rarely speaking in discussions, also spoke up this time.

”Sir Anzhen privately harbored Shadow Ninjas, deceiving all the officials in Kyoto and even General Chisong, showing his deep schemes. Who knows what else he might have arranged elsewhere?”

These words also raised alarms in General Chisong’s heart. However, because his soldiers were borrowed by the Crown Prince to surround the posthouse, saying Anzhen was innocent now would make the public see him as unreasonable, as if admitting a mistake himself.

It was Yaxi’s father who spoke, ”Anzhen has gone too far this time. If it wasn’t for General Chisong’s army protecting the posthouse, who knows what might have happened to the envoys from Danliang Country in Fusang. Though we’re not afraid of Danliang Country, it certainly taints the reputation of Fusang.”

This statement was well-praised, directly giving General Chisong a way out, implying that he dispatched troops not to besiege the people in the posthouse but to protect them, turning what could have been a confrontation into a virtuous act.

General Chisong was also wise, quickly smiling, ”Indeed, the patrolling troops just happened to come across it, and they didn’t let those Ninjas harm the local citizens.”

The court was filled with clever people, and upon hearing these words, many praised General Chisong. He found the perfect solution, so the issue wasn’t pursued further.

After court, the Emperor issued a decree to interrogate Anzhen and comfort the ”disturbed” Zhongyuan envoys, while General Chisong’s army was withdrawn promptly.

Shanhu secretly let out a sigh of relief; she was truly afraid of a conflict and ultimately didn’t want to see the streets run with blood.