After leaving the inn, Wen Qingzhu took Zuo Binning into the carriage and started heading out of the city.
After observing along the way, I found that there were more pedestrians on the street and fewer soldiers.
Wen Qingzhu relaxed slightly. It seemed that the second prince's side had won.
Just as her carriage reached the exit, someone who looked like a general stopped them.
"Routine inspection!"
The carriage stopped, the curtain was opened, and Wen Qingzhu saw a square-faced Huns.
He stared at Wen Qingzhu and asked, "Who are you?"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and took out his identity certificate and handed it out. The visitor looked at her intently and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I just went out of the city. I forgot some things outside, so I thought I would go out and get them back." Wen Qingzhu explained with a smile, knowing in his heart that the person in front of him was either from Qiulin or from Zizhu.
The man's face darkened: "Sorry! Now is not the time to go out! Please go back, sir!"
Wen Qingzhu said nothing, turned around and took out the gold.
The man in front of him had a clear look in his eyes, but after hesitating for a moment, he still forced himself to look away: "I'm sorry! Sir, please don't embarrass me."
Wen Qingzhu said with a smile: "This is not an embarrassment. It's just that I didn't receive any news today, which embarrasses the general. This gold is your hard work fee. Please don't refuse it."
She took two steps outside and forced the gold into the man's hand.
Without any nonsense, Wen Qingzhu turned around and ordered the driver to turn around and go back.
The carriage started to start normally. After it was far away, Zuo Bingning asked in a low voice: "Did you come here on purpose?"
"Well, I just want Qiu Lin and Zhi Zhu to move faster. I don't have much time for them to think about it now. The second prince..."
After pondering for a long time, Wen Qingzhu lightly opened his red lips: "Keep your word."
Before the carriage returned to the inn, He Lai stopped in front of them on horseback.
"Sir, Master Shizhu invites you to gather at his residence."
Wen Qingzhu stretched out two fingers and opened the car curtain. He saw He Lai's familiar face and frowned: "Now? I still have some things to deal with now."
He Lai could hear her unintentional meaning, but he did not expose it. Instead, he reminded: "It is already past noon, and you don't have much time. Lord Shizhu has been in charge of Tianying City for many years. I believe that you can make a decision." The right decision comes.”
After hearing this, Wen Qingzhu looked into He Lai's eyes in silence.
I don't know how long it took until someone around He Lai reminded him: "Captain, it's time to go back."
Wen Qingzhu then nodded: "Then I'll go see Master Xi Zhu first."
The curtain was lowered and the carriage started slowly.
There was the sound of horse hooves leading the way, and Wen Qingzhu was thinking, if He Lai came first, what tricks would Qiu Lin use
In less than two quarters of an hour, the carriage stopped in the courtyard of Corpse Mansion.
He Lai personally came over to lift the curtain and invited Wen Qingzhu to get out of the car.
Wen Qingzhu nodded and slowly got out of the car, followed closely by Zuo Bingning.
She glanced sideways at Zuo Bingning. She looked fine, but Wen Qingzhu knew that Zuo Bingning was actually very nervous now.
He Lai raised his hand to lead the way: "Master Xiaoshui, please come this way."
Wen Qingzhu followed his steps and sat down inside the house.
Compared to the inn where she stayed before, this Corpse Mansion had more of a Huns feel.
Although the house is made of wood and bricks, the main structure is still round.
There are various animal bones and horns placed in the house.
Soon a very fair-looking male slave came up with milk tea and served it respectfully in front of Wen Qingzhu.
When he turned to leave, he raised his eyes and glanced at her.
Wen Qingzhu smiled, this corpse looked interesting.
Is this a beauty trap
Zuo Bingning watched from the side, not daring to express his anger. The way the Huns dealt with things was indeed unusual!
Wen Qingzhu raised her hand to take the tea bowl and took a sip. It had a light sweetness and tasted better than what she drank in the inn.
So she took two more sips, but only two sips.
It was actually because Wen Qingzhu discovered that someone was quietly looking at her somewhere she couldn't see.
Putting down the tea bowl, Wen Qingzhu raised his head and looked at He Lai: "Is Master Shizhu not free now? Since he is not here, I will come back later."
As he was about to stand up, as soon as He Lai took a step, the curtain in the back room was opened.
With a hearty laugh, Wen Qingzhu saw a slightly wealthy old man walking out.
This person was Zhi Zhu. He walked directly to the main seat and sat down. He raised his hand towards Wen Qingzhu and said, "Master Xiaoshui, I'm really sorry. I was delayed because of something that happened just now."
Wen Qingzhu didn't reply, just smiled.
The look in Xi Zhu's eyes changed when he looked at her. This Xiao Shui was not as simple as he seemed.
He glanced at the tea bowl in Wen Qingzhu's hand and asked, "What do you think of this milk tea, sir?"
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "It's not bad. It contains jasmine, peony, and some spices. The quantity is a bit large, so I won't list them one by one."
After saying this, Corpse Zhu looked at Wen Qingzhu formally: "Master Xiaoshui has a really amazing sense of taste."
Wen Qingzhu knew that Xi Zhu was really testing him.
Wen Qingzhu understood everything from being stopped at the city gate before, to meeting He Lai later, to the beautiful male slave who entered the house, to the specially brewed milk tea, and now to the temptations with ulterior motives.
However, everyone is smart, so Wen Qingzhu naturally would not tell the truth directly, but just asked: "How much can Master Shizhu help me?"
No nonsense, straight to the point.
There was still a smile on Zizhu's face: "This matter is not urgent. Let's talk slowly."
Wen Qingzhu suppressed his smile: "Master Xi Zhu has time, but I don't have time. Since you are not sincere, I won't bother you."
No longer caring about the corpse, Wen Qingzhu stood up and left.
When he arrived at the door, he was stopped by He Lai without any surprise.
Wen Qingzhu squinted at Zizhu behind him: "Do you want to keep me, sir?"
"No, no, no! I sincerely want to cooperate with you, sir. After all, this Miss Zuo is Mr. Lu Ce's sweetheart."
Zhi Zhu moved his gaze to Zuo Bingning and saw through it at a glance.
Wen Qingzhu took a breath and slowly turned his head: "Master Xi Zhu is threatening me?"
Zizhu shook his head quickly, pointed to the position and said, "I just want to ask you to sit down and talk properly. I didn't know that you were related to Mr. Lu Ce before. If I had known, I wouldn't have let He Lai be so reckless."
"May I ask, is it me or Lu Ce that you are interested in?" Wen Qingzhu turned around completely and looked directly at Zizhu with a rather unkind look.
Zhi Zhu felt a dangerous aura, but he still said confidently: "Don't worry, sir. I am interested in you, Mr. Lu Ce. I just need-"
Wen Qingzhu didn't say any nonsense. He raised his hand and Beidou immediately appeared and pushed He Lai to the ground on the spot.
This instant change caused Zizhu's open mouth to slowly close again.
Wen Qingzhu then evoked a smile: "Lord Zizhu, I have said that I will not accept anyone's compulsion. This time I came here to ask for help from the second prince, so I stayed here willingly. It's not that I can't live without you." Here, of course, he’s not the only one I have.”
Looking sideways at Beidou, Wen Qingzhu continued: "If you don't believe it, Lord Shizhu, feel free to give it a try! Although I have stayed in Qi for a while and know some of Qi's tricks, I prefer the directness of the Xiongnu. Don’t force others to make things difficult for you if you are capable enough!”
While she was talking, Zhi Zhu's face looked ugly to the naked eye.
The hands behind his back were also clenched into fists. He had no idea whether Wen Qingzhu's statement about more than one person was true or false.
If it is true, then he mentioned the iron plate this time.
If it was fake, there was no need for him to cooperate with her, but he was still reluctant to let her connect with Lu Ce.
When hesitating again and again, Wen Qingzhu gave Beidou a look.
Beidou took action without hesitation and broke one of He Lai's shoulders.
The sound of a crack was not the sound of bones breaking, but of shattering.
This directly made Zhi Zhu's breathing become a little faster, and he couldn't help but said: "Master Xiao Shui, are you going to go against the second prince?"
Wen Qingzhu's eyebrows curved: "What are you talking about, Master Shizhu? Am I going against you? What exactly is the second prince thinking in his heart? I really can't fully know, but Master Qiulin is in charge, and Master Shizhu is in charge of the outside. This closeness is obvious at a glance, do you think I would be worried that the second prince would be unhappy?"
Zhi Zhu stared at Wen Qingzhu, feeling guilty.
Is this woman really the prince’s person
If there was such a person beside the eldest prince, how could the eldest prince die
Zhi Zhu now even doubts Wen Qingzhu's identity.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't tell what this cunning old guy was thinking, so he turned around and left.
She must act fearlessly and decisively, so that she can make the zombies fearful.
Sure enough, she had only taken three steps when the corpse's voice sounded behind her: "Master Xiaoshui."
His tone softened completely, and Wen Qingzhu turned his head with satisfaction and saw that the old look on Zizhu's face was completely different from the energetic one just now.
Wen Qingzhu calmly went over and sat down: "Master Xi Zhu, have you thought about it?"
"Well." Zhi Zhu sat down slumped and said in a very heavy tone, "Actually, I can't help you with anything right now."
Wen Qingzhu frowned: "So you just set a trap for me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Qingzhu immediately stood up, stared at Xi Zhu and asked, "You just want to drag me here!"
Shi Zhu smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, Qiulin is young, brave and smart, and cannot be compared to an old man like me. You are right, the second prince does trust him more, but this is not the main reason."
As if he remembered something, a strong sarcasm appeared on Xi Zhu's face: "Qiu Lin is young, so naturally he is more popular with women, even if that woman is the second prince's woman."
"The second prince's concubine from Qi?" Wen Qingzhu immediately thought of the Qi woman Zuo Binning mentioned earlier.
Zhi Zhu raised his eyes and looked over, and said with a clear face: "It seems that Lord Xiaoshui also knows it very well, but you really don't consider the second prince at all? He is not worse than the eldest prince."
Wen Qingzhu chuckled softly: "Master Shizhu, there is no need to persuade me. My purpose in finding the second prince is not to give him a son."
"Then what do you want? As far as I know, the eldest prince did send away several women back then, but the tribes behind them, except for the Asan tribe, were absorbed by the second prince. What do you want?"
Xi Zhu looked at Wen Qingzhu and asked them all directly.
He could see that Wen Qingzhu was a capable and ambitious woman.