After rebirth, I made the princes cry

If one kills innocent people indiscriminately whenever he is humiliated, he is a bloodthirsty person.

Among those who died this time under Jiang Lina's wrath, four were her personal maids, and two were even her "guest officials". Not to mention that Madam Wei didn't know why Jiang Lina killed people, even these six unfortunate victims didn't know what mistakes they had made. In short, the entire princess's mansion is now like the underworld, and Jiang Lina has become the King of Hell.

But the King of Hell cannot be without someone to serve him.

Among the guest officials, many are Han people. The most favored one is called Jiang Kong. His surname is not Jiang, but was given to him. The sixteen-year-old boy was originally a citizen of Northern Qi. He came to Northern Han with his father and brothers from afar to do business. He dealt in precious spices originating from the Western Regions, such as anti-incense and benzoin. When Jiang Kong was twelve years old, he was old enough to run a business, deal with foreign spice merchants, and be responsible for purchasing spices, which were escorted by his father and brothers for transportation and sale to Xiangyang, Northern Qi and other places.

If I hadn’t met Jiang Lina.

A year ago, Jiang Lina was strolling in the West Market and happened to meet Jiang Kong. She approached him and struck up a conversation. Feeling that she and Jiang Kong had a very pleasant conversation, she proposed to invite Jiang Kong as a guest official. Although Jiang Kong was young, he had been in Northern Han for several years and had heard of Jiang Lina's "great reputation". Although he did not dare to offend the domineering leader of Northern Han, he still declined Jiang Lina's "enthusiasm" and even explained that he was not a citizen of Northern Han, but of Northern Qi.

Generally speaking, Han people who could do business on their own in Northern Qi were more or less protected by wealthy businessmen or bureaucrats in Northern Qi, unlike ordinary civilians. But in Jiang Lina's eyes, these could not be reasons for Jiang Kong to reject her.

She openly ordered Jiang Kong to be abducted to the princess's mansion.

Jiang Kong thus lost his freedom and could only live in humiliation.

Thanks to his wit, during this year, he deliberately tricked Jiang Lina into forgetting the "humiliation" of being rejected, and she became the "first guest" of the princess's mansion. Even so, Jiang Kong understood that as long as Jiang Lina was alive, he would never have the possibility of regaining his freedom. If he wanted to survive and get rid of the humiliating life of being controlled by others, he had to wait patiently for the opportunity.

Jiang Kong had just seen the bodies of the two guests who died with their eyes open, and knew that a sudden disaster was imminent, but he had nowhere to hide. Instead of waiting for Jiang Lina to "call him by name", he decided to be more proactive and go over to calm Jiang Lina's manic emotions.

It was already noon, time to serve Jiang Lina, but the maids were at a loss what to do in the face of the table full of delicious dishes sent by the kitchen. None of them dared to go in to serve. Even the "first maid" Liang Gu was afraid that she could not withstand the anger of her master. She knew the nature of the master too well. No matter how trusted a maid was, she was still a maid and could be killed at any time.

"What kind of soup is prepared today?" Jiang Kong asked.

"It's bamboo fungus stewed in scallop and abalone sauce."

This is the soup that Jiang Lina always likes to drink.

"Auntie Liang, put some white medicine in the soup."

When Liang Gu heard Jiang Kong's words, she was shocked as if she had heard a bolt from the blue. She subconsciously raised her eyebrows and said, "How dare you..."

Xiang Baiyao is not actually a poison. It can make people fall asleep immediately after taking it. Jiang Lina's wet nurse suffered from insomnia and had this kind of medicine on hand for a long time. In fact, Xiang Baiyao is also a medicine for curing diseases, but who dares to hide it from her mother and put the medicine in her soup?

"Your Highness will not think of me immediately for a while, but Liang Gu must serve the meal in." Jiang Kong said calmly.

The lives of everyone in this mansion are now hanging by a thread, and it is Liang Gu's duty to enter the mansion to serve meals, so she is the first to bear the brunt of it.

*** won't die after drinking the medicine, but if he stays awake, who knows if he will die from ***'s anger!

Liang Gu's expression calmed down in an instant and she nodded heavily.

At this time, Jiang Lina was lying on her back on a red sandalwood and ivory couch in her magnificent bedroom, glaring at the beams. Two or three steps away from the couch, a row of frightened and pale maids were kneeling in a row. The situation was just like the maids were kneeling on their knees to send off a master who was already dying with his eyes open. If it weren't for the fact that he himself was also likely to be in great danger, Jiang Kong would have laughed out loud as he entered the room holding the soup bowl.

He first put down the soup bowl and waved his hand gently. The row of maids immediately felt relieved and retreated quickly but quietly.

"Your Highness." Jiang Kong, who was kneeling, called softly.

"Who asked you to come?" Jiang Lina subconsciously stretched out her hand to cover her mouth.

Only half of one front tooth was left, and it would definitely not grow back. The medical officer also said that it could not be filled directly, and the remaining tooth had to be pulled out before a "new tooth" could be "installed". Jiang Lina felt that she could not bear the pain of tooth extraction, let alone the loss of a tooth, so she was furious and ordered the medical officer to be beaten to death. As a result, a guest official nearby said something extra and comforted her by saying "It does not affect Your Highness's natural beauty". Who knew that the flattery backfired, and the guest official became the scapegoat of the medical officer.

"It's time for lunch. I think today's soup is very tasty. Your Highness has no appetite, so at least have some soup."

Seeing that Jiang Lina remained silent for a long time, Jiang Kong stepped forward and helped her up.

"Since you know I have no appetite, how dare you persuade me to eat?"

"Your Highness's health is the most important thing."

Jiang Lina opened her tiger's mouth and pinched Jiang Kong's neck. Jiang Kong was forced to raise his head. There was no fear in the boy's dark eyes. Jiang Lina could not change her bad habit of bullying the weak, but she hated the guests who submitted to her out of fear of death. If she wanted to survive in the princess's mansion, she had to satisfy this woman's ridiculous vanity.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

Jiang Kong still did not avoid his gaze.

Jiang Lina then let go of her hand.

Liang Gu stood outside the bedroom for an unknown period of time. She did not hear the ***'s angry rebuke, but she did not feel relieved. It was not until she saw Jiang Kong come out unharmed that she felt relieved: "Your Highness..."

"After the soup meal, I can finally have a good rest."

Jiang Kong knew that he couldn't let Jiang Lina sleep forever, so he instructed, "Go and ask Da Shangchen to come here. Although His Majesty has issued a house arrest order, the princess's mansion has not been confined. If Da Shangchen can enter the princess's mansion, regardless of whether he can appease the princess's emotions, the princess will know that the situation is not as serious as expected, which will at least help to calm down her anger."

"But what if we can't invite Da Shangchen..."

"We should always try our best."

Jiang Kong was certain that Da Shangchen would come - he had been wondering about Jiang Lina's sudden rise in ambition, which was abnormal. Although this woman was domineering and cruel, she had never been very interested in political affairs in the past, and she didn't even care much about the ownership of the throne of Northern Han, because no matter who was in power, Jiang Tai or Jiang Mo, she could do whatever she wanted. Jiang Lina's sudden rise in ambition to interfere in politics must have been quietly instigated by Da Shangchen.

With Jiang Tai in power, Da Shangchen had no need to be flattering to Jiang Lina, and he deliberately incited Jiang Lina's ambition and hindered Jiang Tai's plan, which must have ulterior motives.

Of course, I wouldn't let Jiang Lina bring shame upon herself.

As expected, Da Shangchen was successfully invited to the princess's mansion, but Jiang Lina, who had taken the Xiangbai medicine, had not yet woken up, so the responsibility of receiving Da Shangchen naturally fell on Jiang Kong. This was a rare opportunity.

"Can the Great Shangchen help me escape from Northern Han?"

Since Jiang Kong was forcibly abducted to the princess's mansion, his father and brother, although grief-stricken, could do nothing about it. They didn't know what kind of trouble would come if they continued to stay in Northern Han, so they had to end their several years of management in Northern Han and returned to Northern Qi.

"Where do you get your confidence from?" This was the first time Jiang Gaofan met Jiang Kong, and this guest actually asked for something directly.

"I may not have noticed that Da Shangchen had other intentions. It was Da Shangchen who secretly incited Your Highness to want to interfere in politics, which led to Your Highness targeting the two envoys from Dongyu."

This young man is really interesting.

"I am originally from Northern Qi, and was abducted here. I have only one goal, which is to return to Northern Qi. As long as Da Shangchen can help me get out of the border, I will never make any mistakes."

"What do you think I'm up to?"

"I think he is in Northern Han but his heart is with Dayu."

"Aren't you afraid that I will kill you first to silence you?"

"This is my only and best chance." Jiang Kong did not show too much urgency. "The lord regards us as his playthings, but he will not allow playthings to betray the master. Although I am not from a noble family, I am not willing to endure humiliation all my life. The reason that supports me to live is nothing more than the chance to regain my freedom."

While Jiang Gaofan was still thinking, Jiang Lina had already woken up.

Liang Gu, who was guarding the bed, did not dare to stay long and immediately came to invite Da Shangchen.

When facing her lover, Jiang Lina seemed to pay more attention to her appearance. She would show her gap teeth whenever she spoke. She knew that she looked funny, so she put on a veil to cover herself up. But she still said in a sweet voice: "There are no outsiders here, why do you need to wear a mask?"

When she saw her lover's true face, Jiang Lina felt that the magma that had been boiling in her chest for days had finally cooled down. She felt extremely wronged. Unfortunately, she was wearing a veil and could not throw herself into his arms for comfort. She refused to sit across the table as she had done in the past. She moved to Jiang Gaofan's side and grabbed the man's arm with both hands: "Your Majesty is too deceiving. Fanlang must make the decision for me and give good advice to His Majesty, asking him to severely punish Wang Yingshu, the bitch!!!"

"Your Highness, please bear with the humiliation for now."

Just the word "endure humiliation" actually pleased Jiang Lina, who felt that this was a sign that Da Shangchen and she shared the same hatred of the enemy.

"I promised Your Highness that after the grand ceremony, I will kill the Left Deputy Envoy to vent Your Highness's anger. As for the Lord of the Divine Origin Palace... he is still useful to Your Majesty in achieving his ambitions, but Your Highness does not need to be so fussy about a chess piece and a puppet."

Of course, the man she loved was an omnipotent hero. When Jiang Lina heard this light-hearted assurance, it was as if she saw the beautiful scene of herself becoming the most noble princess in the world.

"Just now, the prince was taking a nap in the afternoon, and a guest official made tea for him. I heard that his surname was Jiang... and it was given by His Highness."

"He offended Fanlang?!"

"I'm not that brave, but I'm a little confused. It seems that His Highness thinks highly of him?"

Although Jiang Lina felt a little sour after hearing these words, she felt full of joy, as if a spring breeze had come into her arms. The eyes behind the gauze curtain were also like autumn waves. She laughed happily with her teeth bared, "He is just a guest official. Why should Fanlang care about it? He was very ignorant and annoyed me. I wanted to teach him a lesson, but he was trying to accept the offer... He originally opened a spice shop and could mix his own perfumes. I allowed him to stay in the princess's mansion because I saw his talent."

"My house is in need of an incense pharmacist."

Hearing that Jiang Gaofan was not giving up, Jiang Lina became even more proud: "Since Fanlang has asked, I will give him to you. However, His Majesty has ordered me not to leave the palace during this period. How can I bear such boredom and loneliness? I know Fanlang is busy with official duties, but... Fanlang cannot come to visit me every day, so he can come over every other day to drink tea..."

"Since Your Highness is willing to give up, I will remember Your Highness's kindness."

Jiang Gaofan did a good deed and rescued Jiang Kong from the sea of ​​suffering.

"Just in case, we can't let you leave now. You should stay here for a while." Jiang Gaofan said.

"You have already shown me a great favor by giving me a new life." Jiang Kong certainly would not push his luck any further.

Jiang Gaofan stared at the young man and asked, "Are you really just trying to get out of this situation and have no desire for revenge against Jiang Lina?"

If this young man had not met her, if he had not felt compassion for her for a moment, he would have had to succumb to Jiang Lina's tyranny for the rest of his life, until he was so disheartened that he sought death.

“To be honest with you, I have thought about dying with Jiang Lina countless times, but I have not yet repaid my parents for raising me, so I cannot give up my life. Jiang Lina is bloodthirsty and deserves to die, but in order to survive and have a chance to reunite with my parents and family, I cannot kill this evil woman.

However, I have already set a trap for Jiang Lina today."

Jiang Kong was certain that Da Shangchen would stab Jiang Lina in the back. The humiliation that Dayu's left deputy envoy had inflicted on Jiang Lina was nothing compared to the humiliation that Jiang Lina would suffer in the future. It was unknown how many more people would die from Jiang Lina's rage. However, Liang Gu was a smart person.

He had already told Lianggu about the "miraculous uses" of Baiyao.

In addition to inducing hypnosis, Xiang Baiyao can actually temporarily suppress angry emotions. No matter how angry Jiang Lina is, she will not stop eating and drinking. Liang Gu will find a way to ask someone else to make Jiang Lina take Xiang Baiyao.

Like white medicine, it is not poison.

However, all medicines are poisonous.

Long-term and excessive use of Xiangbaiyao will cause the person taking the medicine to become gradually confused. The person will not die, but is likely to suffer from dementia.

A person with dementia who cannot take care of himself certainly cannot bully the weak and kill innocent people.

After hearing about Jiang Kong's act of revenge, Jiang Gaofan was extremely satisfied. He had to put the overall situation first and should not take advantage of the chaos to eliminate Jiang Lina, the vicious woman. Although he and Jiang Lina had no grudges against each other, what he hated the most was such a self-righteous and ambitious woman. What's more, Jiang Lina had a heart of a vicious snake and had killed many survivors of Dayu!

If Jiang Mo seizes the throne, he will at most get rid of Queen Mother Yao. However, Jiang Lina is the blood of Taizun after all. Not only will Jiang Mo not execute her, he will even continue to allow her to enjoy the honor. As long as Jiang Lina is alive, she will continue to kill innocent people and do evil.

"This is Jiang Lina's own fault. She deserves to die." Da Shangchen reached out and patted Jiang Kong on the shoulder to show his appreciation: "Young man, would you like to tell me your real name?"

"My surname is Li and I'm originally from Jinyang. My ancestors have always been in business. Twenty years ago, Western Yu was destroyed. Because my grandfather was ill and couldn't stand the hardship of traveling, my father had to give up and move south. After many twists and turns, he finally obtained a good citizenship in Northern Qi and continued his business." Li Kong told the truth about his family background.

"Although I admire Li Xiaolang's talents, I don't want to force you to follow me. However...if your father still intends to cross the river to the south, you can try to contact Xinsu Jun in the future."

"Xinsu Jun?" Li Kong couldn't help but feel shocked.

"I won't hide it from you. I can't stay in Northern Han for too long. My life and death are up to fate. But if I survive, I will definitely seek refuge with Lord Xinsu of Dayu. Even if I don't survive, as long as you explain this past to Lord Xinsu, Lord Xinsu will certainly help you and your family return to your homeland, and live and work in peace under the protection of Emperor Dayu."

Li Kong nodded heavily.

His family, thanks to the hard work of his father and brothers, were able to survive under the rule of the Northern Qi court. However, they came to Northern Han to open a business because they were "dispatched" by the Northern Qi government. When he was captured, the Northern Qi government did not protest against the Northern Han court because of him, but only allowed his father and brothers to leave Northern Han.

Although Western Yu was lost, Dayu still existed. Although Li Kong had concerns in the past, he was not from a prominent family and was just a merchant with no roots. After moving south, he would most likely face an even more dangerous situation.

But now, he believes the words of his benefactor Jiang Gaofan.

Once he is reunited with his family, it is time to reconsider his next move.