Chapter 66

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Liang Xiao sighed and closed his eyes weakly. Liang Miao cried out and asked, "Xiao'er, I don't want you to be involved with Prince Wu either, but with you injured like this, how can Rongqing manage without your master's help? I swore at her father's grave to take good care of her."

Liang Xiao remained silent. After a long while, he suddenly opened his eyes. "Mother, Liang Fu, the man from Handan who stayed at our house last year, did he send his daughter to the Jiangdu Wang's palace?"

Liang Miao was a bit puzzled. Why did Liang Xiao suddenly mention this? Could he have remembered something? She thought for a moment and suddenly felt a glimmer of hope.

"Yes, what's the matter? Do you want to ask Liang E for help?"

"Ask her for help?" Liang Xiao smiled bitterly. "If I'm not mistaken, I was implicated by them."

"What do you mean?" Liang Miao's face darkened in displeasure. "Although Liang Fu and his daughter are a bit opportunistic, they are not evil people."

Liang Xiao didn't say anything and called in Tu Niu'er. "Go into the city, be careful, and ask a few trusted brothers if there are any rumors in the market related to the Jiangdu Wang's palace."

Tu Niu'er nodded without a word and went ashore.

Liang Xiao no longer spoke. He closed his eyes and thought deeply, sifting through the memories of his two lives, hoping to find a clue to break the deadlock.

Since he arrived in this era, he had been troubled by a mystery. Hu Lai had tried to kill him several times, but he didn't know why. At first, he suspected it was related to Hu Lai's sister, Hu Chengguang, but later it became entangled with the Jiangdu Wang's palace.

He was completely baffled and couldn't figure out the reason even after a fierce battle with Feng Ji.

Just now, while he was racking his brain over Huan Yuan's stubbornness, he suddenly had a clue and thought of something.

Huan Yuan was serving the crown prince of King Wu of Wu, Liu Bi. They were trying to seize the current Jiangdu Kingdom, which was formerly the Wu Kingdom. The Jiangdu Kingdom also had a famous crown prince. Strictly speaking, he was not a person but a scoundrel.

Crown Prince Liu Jian of Jiangdu was a villain who did no good deeds and committed countless evil acts. Liang Xiao had no good impression of him. In his previous life, he even refused to read anything related to him because the records were truly nauseating. He knew about Liu Jian because of his daughter, the famous Jiangdu Princess, also known as the Wusun Princess, Liu Xijun.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered Liu Jian because one of his countless evil acts was related to Liang Fu from Handan. If he was not mistaken, Liang Fu had sent his daughter Liang E to the palace, but not to the Jiangdu King Liu Fei, but to Crown Prince Liu Jian.

Liu Jian took Liang E, who was originally intended for his father, and then sent people to kill Liang Fu to cover up the deed. Since Liang Fu had stayed at his house, he might know something about it. Therefore, it was logical for Liu Jian to want to kill him to cover up the deed. Because it involved a son taking his father's concubine, Liu Jian had to be cautious and could only use Hu Lai as his proxy.

Liu Jian's queen was named Hu Chengguang. Although Hu Chengguang had not yet married into the palace, the Hu family had long desired to attach themselves to the palace.

Thinking about these things, Liang Xiao felt he had found the real reason. He believed he could save Li Rongqing with his own strength. For ordinary people, the palace was an unchallengeable existence, but Liang Xiao had read historical records and knew that the power of the kings at this time was far less than before. The Jiangdu King was far inferior to the Wu King of old.

After the rebellion of the Seven States, the feudal lords no longer governed the people, and the real power was in the hands of the state governors.

Liang Xiao believed that since Liu Jian dared not act himself and could only use Hu Lai as his proxy, he certainly did not want his father, the Jiangdu King, or the state governor to know. By finding the state governor and exposing the matter, Liu Jian would no longer be able to cover it up.

Lying in the cabin, Liang Xiao thought repeatedly until he fell asleep from exhaustion.

During this time, Liang Miao told him what had happened. When Tu Niu'er arrived at the Wu Wang's pool, Li Rongqing had already been captured by Feng Ji's men. Tu Niu'er wanted to chase them, but two legs couldn't catch up with four. He could only watch as Li Rongqing was taken away. Tu Niu'er found Liang Miao, brought her to the boat, and then went back to find Liang Xiao, discovering him lying in a pool of blood, unconscious.

As for Huan Yuan and Zhongli Qi, they met Tu Niu'er while he was carrying Liang Xiao to the boat. Huan Yuan treated Liang Xiao's injuries. According to Huan Yuan, although the two through-and-through wounds were serious, they were only flesh wounds. The unconsciousness was due to excessive blood loss, and he would recover in about half a month without any aftereffects.

Hearing this, Liang Xiao felt relieved.

After dark, Tu Niu'er returned. He told Liang Xiao that there was a rumor in the market, but it was from a few months ago. A stranger had said that Crown Prince Liu Jian of Jiangdu had taken his father's concubine, a grave act of impiety. However, after two days, no one saw the stranger again.

Liang Xiao calculated the time and found it was shortly before his attack. He felt even more certain.

"Where is Rongqing?"

"I don't know. The Hu family is tight-lipped, and we can't get any information."

"We need to hurry. If we delay, Rongqing might be in danger."

"How can we save her?" Tu Niu'er was at a loss. "With you injured like this, I can't save her alone."

"This time, we won't use force; we'll use our wits." Liang Xiao took a deep breath. "Niu'er, don't rest tonight. Find a place to hide. Don't go home, don't go back to the city. If I don't show up in three days, go to the State of Huainan and find Liu Ling."

"What about you?"

"I'll go into the city and file a complaint at the state governor's office."

"The state governor's office?" Tu Niu'er looked at Liang Xiao suspiciously. "When did you meet the state governor? Do you even know his name?"

Liang Xiao smiled. "Niu'er, have you forgotten? We once went to the state governor's office to read the announcements. The state governor's name was on them."

Tu Niu'er scratched his head. He couldn't read, so he didn't know if the state governor's name was on the announcement. However, he trusted Liang Xiao. If Liang Xiao said it was there, it must be. He didn't argue, packed his things, and prepared to leave. Liang Xiao's mother gave him a large sum of money to reach Huainan, as he would need money. Besides, if he went to the state governor's office to file a complaint, he might not return, and the money would go to someone else.

Tu Niu'er left quietly. Liang Xiao was very confident in him. With his skills, he could hide in the wild, and only someone like his master Zhongli Qi could find him. Even if he was discovered, he could escape unharmed.

The real challenge was for his mother and himself to safely enter the state governor's office. The state governor's office was not a place anyone could enter casually.

However, since Liang Xiao had decided to file a complaint at the state governor's office, he had his reasons.

Because he remembered the state governor's name from the announcement: Zheng Dangshi.

"Xiao'er, can you really see the state governor?" Liang Miao was very uneasy. No matter how capable she was, she was just a housewife, and her interactions with the government were limited to the level of the village head, Wang Fengshi. She had never considered having any connection with the Jiangdu King or the state governor. "We might not even be able to enter the state governor's office."

"Mother, don't worry. I have a trump card; he will definitely see me." Liang Xiao said confidently, "Mother, can you write in seal script?"

Liang Miao hesitated for a moment. "A little."

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