Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 156
A sense of unease hung over the Liu residence.

The servants were always oblivious to the political intrigues of the court, unable to discern their master's rise and fall in officialdom, nor could they predict how long these grand mansions could hold out.

For them, the daily sweeping and washing work, which earns them a meager monthly wage, is enough to make a living.

However, after the guest's body was found dead in the courtyard last night, even the most dull-witted servant sensed an impending storm.

Those on duty all had shifty eyes and were whispering among themselves; their once nimble hands and feet had lost most of their strength.

At noon, Minister Liu suddenly summoned his usual physician to his residence.

The doctor who was summoned was supposed to be having a routine consultation, but to his surprise, Minister Liu led him directly to a coffin.

Let him diagnose a dead person.

The doctor wanted to refuse, but Minister Liu simply pulled out a large gold ingot, which was both dazzling and heavy. The doctor had no choice but to give in for the gold ingot and begin the diagnosis.

A moment later, the doctor put away his medical instruments.

"She is indeed dead, and there is no possibility of her coming back to life."

"Really?" Minister Liu frowned. "My retainer has a special method of cultivation; he has died several times before."

“I’ve examined her several times before, but this time she’s different. The connection between her spirit and body has been severed.” The doctor began tidying up his belongings, pausing slightly halfway through.
"Minister, here's a piece of advice: if you ever see someone who looks just like your doorman, don't get close. With her method, once the body and soul are severed, she's no longer herself."

"what is that?"

"It might be a ghost disguised as her; in any case, it's definitely not a good thing."

The doctor bowed and took his leave.

Minister Liu sat in his chair, his brows furrowed.

A servant leaned closer:

"Minister, what should we do with this corpse?"

"Take it out and burn it," said Minister Liu. "Find a place outside the city to bury it."

Even as the body was carried away, Minister Liu's heart remained heavy.

He still hasn't figured out a solution.

Should we continue to go head-to-head with that Lin Jiang?

It's definitely not going to work.

To deal with such a formidable opponent, one must find a proper match.

Back in the heyday, they could swallow their pride and ask for help, but now they can't.

He got up, walked slowly into the courtyard, and looked up at the sky.

The sun was shining brightly today, but it couldn't lift Minister Liu's spirits.

He still needs an opportunity.

If there were something that could be pushed back a little longer, he would be able to make up his mind.

He then summoned the steward and gave him a stern order:

"Investigate that young master Lin. Investigate thoroughly, is he truly without any support or backing in the capital?"

"It will only take a few days."

"Go."

Only after the steward left did Minister Liu sit back down in his chair.

At this moment, he also seemed to have aged a lot.

He felt that time around him was passing by both extremely fast and extremely slow. The servants moved through the house almost like shadows, but he alone remained motionless in the chair.

He had the same blank expression when eating, the same blank expression when drinking, and when he went to the underground vault to look at his several boxes of treasures that could reflect people's faces, his expression remained unchanged. Even when he called his concubines to lie on either side of him at night, he still had the same expression.

Only when the butler knocked and entered did a hint of something different finally appear on his otherwise unchanged expression.

"A few days?"

"Two days."

"Two days have already passed? It feels like just the blink of an eye," Minister Liu remarked. "So, have you found anything?"

"We've found out." The butler lowered his voice: "That person often visits the Liang family's residence, and the Liang family treats him with great kindness. We're afraid there's some kind of personal relationship between them."

The rock in my heart suddenly shattered, carrying with it the silt and sand of my years of ups and downs in officialdom, rumbling and grinding through my internal organs.

He sighed.

The path to the General's Mansion was ultimately no longer viable.

We still need to go and apologize in person, and then think of other ways to ease the crisis between North Korea and China.

"Prepare some gifts for me; I need to go and apologize to someone."

Just as the steward was about to respond, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves rising from outside the corridor.

When the butler went out to check, he returned utterly horrified.

"My lord! Something terrible has happened! The imperial court has sent people!"

……

Liu Ning was lying on a mat in the medicine shop, recovering from her injuries.

But in fact, her injury has already healed to about 70-80%.

Although Lin Jiang's slap was hard, it didn't actually cause any serious injury.

The Liu family is wealthy and can afford to hire talented people. Today, this doctor only needs to put the broken tooth in his mouth and drink the specially made talisman water to make it regenerate.

Ordinary people cannot afford such miraculous skills; at most, they can only stop the bleeding and apply medicine, leaving it to fate.

Although her injuries had healed, Liu Ning did not intend to leave the room.

She was determined to lie down until her father severely punished that scoundrel Zhu Da.

That way, she'll be in the right!
In this way, she can stand on the moral high ground and condemn the person who slapped her!
Then you can stand on the moral high ground and denounce the other party, forcing them to kneel down and beg for mercy, and then order someone to slap them in the face a few times, knocking out all their teeth.

It is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Liu Ning imagined her enemy weeping and wailing, a smug hum escaping her lips.

However, this smugness did not last long, for suddenly the sound of iron hooves pounding the ground outside the door could be heard.

Looking up, several heavily armored soldiers rushed into the medical clinic. The doctor who was preparing medicine suddenly changed his expression and hurried forward to whisper to the soldiers.

After only a few words, the doctor suddenly turned around and glanced at Liu Ning with a complicated look in his eyes.

Liu Ning assumed it was an emergency at the Ministry of War, and that they had come to find a skilled doctor, so she didn't pay any attention. But to her surprise, these soldiers walked directly in her direction.

"Are you Liu Ning?"

The leading officer asked in a low voice.

Although Liu Ning was puzzled, she still nodded.

"Row."

The officers and soldiers waved their hands behind their backs:

"Put me in handcuffs."

"presumptuous!
Liu Ning was terrified. As the shackles approached, she kicked wildly and screamed in alarm:
"What do you want?! Do you know who I am? I am Liu Ning! My father is Liu Shuwen! He is a Minister! A third-rank official! What do you want to do?!"

"A third-rank official? He used to be." The soldier shook his head coldly: "Liu Shuwen embezzled imperial silver, and his property has been confiscated by imperial decree. Miss Liu, please do not resist."

"My father? Corrupt and lawless? Nonsense!" How could Liu Ning not resist? She had never been treated like this before. If she just sat there and waited to die, letting a few soldiers arrest her, it was simply not in her nature.

So Liu Ning opened her mouth and started yelling, trying to call her subordinates to help her, but unfortunately, her methods, which had always worked in the past, were now completely ineffective.

There wasn't a single person in sight from beginning to end.

Little did she know that her men had already been captured by the Ministry of War, leaving her all alone.

Seeing that she couldn't get anyone to come, Liu Ning opened her mouth wide and bit down directly on the young men who were working.

One of the guys was bitten and winced in pain, so he immediately reached out and hit Liu Ning on the neck.

Liu Ning's newly replaced tooth suddenly became loose and cracked, causing her to spit out a mouthful of blood. Her mind went blank, and she fainted on the spot, her body going limp.

"Take away."

With a wave of his hand, the young man from the Ministry of War hoisted Liu Ning onto his shoulder.

Like a pig, it was taken away.

……

Lin Jiang carried the ginseng towards the house.

It's not uncommon for waiters in the capital to hide ginseng in their sleeves, but she had long since developed the habit of keeping it tucked away in her sleeves.

Is learning to draw fun?

“It’s not boring at all.” The leaves on the top of Xiaoshan Shen’s head rustled slightly. “When the painter Liang paints, wherever his ink leaves, the clouds and mist flow, which is stunningly beautiful. But I’m just a beginner and can never quite grasp the key.”

"He has only been learning for two days. His calligraphy and martial arts skills will require years of honing." Today marks the second time Lin Jiang has delivered ginseng to Lianghua Mountain since the last fortune telling.

"Ok."

Xiao Shancan never understood why Liang Huashan insisted on teaching him his skills.

She had absolutely no interest in painting.

"Just keep the old man company and help him pass the time. Besides, he does have a connection with Ye Wanzhuang."

"That's definitely what I meant..."

Little Ginseng muttered twice.

If she were to adopt this attitude, and the other people in the capital who revered the Liang family heard it, they would probably immediately clutch their chests and collapse on the spot.

What an opportunity that so many people long for but cannot obtain!

Soon, Lin Jiang returned to the gate of the house with the ginseng. He immediately noticed a group of people parked at the gate.

The leader of the group was a middle-aged man dressed in official robes.

Lin Jiang found him very familiar.

Seems to be……

The Ministry of Justice official I saved before!

Looking at the doctor, Lin Jiang had already roughly guessed his purpose, and immediately greeted him with a smile: "How have you been, doctor?"

The official in charge of the Ministry of Justice turned around upon hearing the voice, and a look of joy immediately appeared on his face when he saw who it was:

"Mr. Zhu!"

"Why is a doctor here?"

"The red contract has arrived."

The doctor took out the house deed from his pocket and handed it over.

"Aren't you afraid your wife will be offended by such attentiveness?"

Lin Jiang couldn't help but tease Liu Ning, whom he had met the day before.

Unexpectedly, the doctor sighed upon hearing this:

"Don't even mention it, my father-in-law's house was raided."

"what?"

Lin Jiang's eyes widened.

He was genuinely a little surprised.

It wasn't that I was surprised that Minister Liu's house was raided, but rather that the speed was far too fast.

A high-ranking official of the third rank couldn't even last a few days?

"You weren't implicated?"

"Today, the Ministry of War was supposed to go to the Court of Judicial Review to assist in the investigation, but thanks to Minister Gao's guarantor, I was spared from imprisonment." The doctor shook his head with a wry smile. "But as for my career... while I can still be in charge, it's important to send the contract over as soon as possible."

After receiving the contract, Lin Jiang went into the house, found some cinnabar, and pressed his fingerprint onto it.

The transfer of the contract is now complete.

“Now that you’ve bought this house, I have to remind you of a couple more things.” The official from the Ministry of Justice lowered his voice at this moment: “This house is somewhat special compared to ordinary houses. After you buy it, that old gentleman from our Ministry of Justice will probably come to you.”

"Who?"

"Sun Zhong. Sun Zhong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice."

Lin Jiang's brows twitched slightly.

coming.

(End of this chapter)