But Xi Zhu had never guessed her purpose, not even the slightest clue.
Wen Qingzhu calmly refused: "Master Shizhu, it's better not to speculate. It seems that you are indeed more suitable for cooperation than Qiu Lin, and I also like your attitude. As long as you don't exceed the rules, I don't mind helping you!"
"But without honesty, how can we cooperate?" Xi Zhu was still worried about Wen Qingzhu.
Wen Qingzhu said calmly: "Everyone is just getting what they need. Why be too honest? It's not good for me to know some of Master Shi Zhu's things. Just like my affairs, Master Corpse Zhu will definitely be implicated if he knows about them." "
Her voice dropped, warning.
Seeing her looking so confident, Xi Zhu felt really tired.
Although he was trying hard to learn the intrigues of the Qi people, he had never been to Qi after all.
The Master Xiaoshui in front of me looks strong and simple, but inside he is more like Qi Ren.
Zizhu hesitated for a while, and just as he stood up, a man suddenly ran in from outside: "Sir! The little master fell off his horse!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhi Zhu changed his face completely, stood up and left in a hurry.
When he arrived at the door, he realized that Wen Qingzhu was still here, so he turned back and told He Lai: "Enter Mr. Xiaoshui well!"
Poor He Lai was still pinned to the ground. The pain of shattering the bones in his arms made him covered in cold sweat, but his upbringing made him hold back. He just clenched his teeth and did not make any sound.
After the corpses left one by one, Wen Qingzhu turned around and looked over, and Beidou let go of his hand.
He Lai immediately lay down on the ground, panting heavily, his face was as pale as paper, and big beads of sweat kept falling from his forehead, falling into a ball on the ground.
Wen Qingzhu walked to him and knelt down, stretched out his hand and gently pressed He Lai's arm. He only heard his hiss and gasped, and it became more and more difficult to hold back.
Seeing his strong endurance, Wen Qingzhu admired him deeply.
In her previous life, before Wen Qingzhu heard of Jieta's name, the reputation of General He Lai spread to her.
Wen Qingzhu was originally not sure that the He Lai in front of him was the He Lai from his previous life.
But now seeing him like this, Wen Qingzhu was very sure that this man would be the most dazzling general of the Huns in the future.
It is said that Qi State has Fu Lie, and the Xiongnu has a little Fu Lie. This person is He Lai.
Withdrawing his hand, Wen Qingzhu carefully looked at the shape of his arm and said regretfully: "Your left hand is useless, but you still have your right hand, and you can always hold a knife in the future."
He Lai turned to look at her and asked intermittently: "You, you were... yes, yes, you could, cripple my, my right hand -"
Wen Qingzhu immediately understood what he was going to say and nodded quickly: "That's right! It would be more appropriate to abolish your right hand. Then I'm afraid Zhi Zhu won't reuse you, but I can see that you will definitely have great achievements in the future. , shouldn’t be buried like this.”
Saying this, Wen Qingzhu took out a pill, handed it to his mouth and said, "I don't like hurting people for no reason, but Zizhu is too suspicious. If I don't show some strength, it's really hard to convince him. I, therefore, have no choice but to sacrifice your arm. If you believe me, eat this. Although your left hand will not be able to wield a knife or a gun in the future, you can still do simple movements."
"Impossible!" He Lai didn't believe it at all. "My father was the doctor of the palace in the past. I learned some medical skills from him since I was a child. Although it is far inferior to you, sir, it is impossible for me to move this hand again!"
Wen Qingzhu smiled slightly: "You still don't believe me. Anyway, this is not poison. Why don't you try it?"
Looking down at the pills on his lips, He Lai was struggling in his heart.
He even suspected that this was Wen Qingzhu's intention to make him owe her a favor.
Wen Qingzhu is very aware of people like He Lai. He is an eagle destined to soar in the sky. A moment of trough will never dull his spirit, but will instead deepen his belief until the day he cannot be shaken.
Thinking of this, she reached out and forced the pill into his mouth: "Take it quickly. In less than a quarter of an hour, you will know that I made the right choice for you."
Wen Qingzhu stood up and turned around to greet Beidou and Zuo Bingning to leave.
She took a deep breath and walked out.
I am extremely happy in my heart. Fortunately, He Lai has been staying in the Xiongnu now and is being suppressed by the zombies. He doesn't think too much.
In the future, he will eventually know that today is his game.
But he never regretted it again, because Wen Qingzhu was originally going to kill him.
As soon as he walked out of the entrance of Shizhu Mansion, Wen Qingzhu saw a very low-key carriage parked opposite the door.
But the guards of the Corpse Palace looked at the carriage warily.
Soon the curtain of the carriage was opened, and the left column came down.
He glanced at the Corpse Mansion behind Wen Qingzhu and said to her respectfully: "Master Xiaoshui, we, Master Qiulin, want to talk to you alone."
"Now?" Wen Qingzhu smiled.
Zuo Column stepped aside and lost his previous temper. He led the way very respectfully: "My lord, please come this way."
Wen Qingzhu turned to greet Zuo Binning and took the carriage back.
Zhi Zhu recognized Zuo Bingning's identity just now, and she didn't want Qiu Lin to know Zuo Bingning's identity as well.
After getting on the carriage, Wen Qingzhu saw a man who was nearly thirty years old, wearing a satin robe, with a beard braided into a small braid, and a pair of eagle eyes that looked sharp but gentle.
Wen Qingzhu just took a step forward, and Qiu Lin stepped back.
She smiled and got into the car and sat down.
It was very spacious inside, much larger than Wen Qingzhu's carriage. It was equipped with small cushions and tea and incense burners.
Wen Qingzhu imagined that there were two horses driving together outside, so it was reasonable for it to be so spacious.
"Lord Qiu Lin." Wen Qingzhu took the lead in saying hello.
Qiu Lin nodded, glanced behind her and asked, "Why didn't the girl who was with you just now come over?"
Wen Qingzhu explained with a smile: "She has something to do and needs to go back to deal with it, so she can't come over."
Qiulin knew she was making an excuse, but he didn't say anything.
He turned around to signal the carriage to start, then turned around and said to Wen Qingzhu: "I won't say anything else nonsense. I also ask you to come with me to the palace. I believe there must be some people and things that you will be interested in."
Wen Qingzhu thought for a moment and knew that Qiu Lin was going to show his sincerity directly.
After walking for a while, Wen Qingzhu suddenly asked: "Did you cause the injury to the young master of Shizhu Mansion?"
"Yeah." Qiulin admitted matter-of-factly.
Wen Qingzhu was startled, but then he smiled. Otherwise, Zizhu would not have left suddenly.
Soon they arrived at the Xiongnu Palace. As soon as Wen Qingzhu got out of the car, he felt that the palace looked very familiar.
Not talking about the architecture of the palace, just talking about the garden setting, it is 90% similar to the Lu family in Dingyuan City.
She followed Qiu Lin, watching as she walked.
After passing through the Moon Gate Corridor, I sat down inside the house, and the porcelain that came up looked quite familiar.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but ask: "Has the palace's layout always been like this?"
"Yes, it has been like this since the founding of Qi State." Qiu Lin poured tea for her personally.
After that, he went out and gave some instructions.
Wen Qingzhu was very surprised, this meant that the Lu family's house had never changed.
After a while, Qiulin returned and sat down.
He didn't say anything, just waited quietly, waiting for the people outside to arrive.
About half an hour later, someone escorted two blind men in, along with a man carrying two boxes.
Qiulin immediately stood up, pointed at the people being escorted and said, "They are the two suspects in the previous poisoning incident."
He then ordered his servants to open the box, which contained several bottles and jars and some daggers and the like.
Qiulin continued to explain: "This is evidence collected from everywhere."
Before he finished speaking, Wen Qingzhu had already stood up and went to the box to check.
There are some pills in these bottles and jars, which have a faint medicinal smell.
Upon closer inspection, the smell was somewhat similar to the jar of magic medicine outside the city.
Look at those daggers and blades, they are all fine weapons.
Although it is not the black fine iron produced by the Asang tribe, a dagger like this is still very valuable.
Wen Qingzhu stood up, confirming it once again in his heart.
The person who poisoned this time was definitely from the Asan tribe.
"Sixth Prince."
Wen Qingzhu knew that the actual power of the Asang tribe was greater, but the one who couldn't stand the fear of the second prince was the sixth prince.
Qiulin looked at the boxes with some confusion: "Although this dagger is good, it is not very rare, and it is not something only found in the Asan tribe."
"Master Qiulin, do you think what I said is wrong?" Wen Qingzhu laughed and looked back at the box.
Qiu Lin stood beside her and replied: "It's just reasonable suspicion. Master Xiaoshui just took a look."
After hearing what he said, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but chuckle and looked at him sideways: "Master Qiulin really can't reach out to the city. There are many murders happening outside the city now, and most of them are caused by the person who introduced him. Most of these people are related to businessmen. Lord Qiulin doesn’t know how the Asan tribe has always been strong, right?”
"You also had evidence when you were outside the city?" Qiu Lin looked at her sideways.
Wen Qingzhu nodded: "Don't Lord Qiulin think it's strange that I suddenly entered the city?"
Qiu Lin laughed at himself: "I'm sorry, I can't see that far, which makes Master Xiaoshui laugh."
The two of them looked up at the person being escorted in front of them.
After a while, Wen Qingzhu asked him: "Can I interrogate them alone?"
"No." Qiulin refused without thinking.
Although Wen Qingzhu felt pity, he still nodded: "Okay, you can stay, but you must prepare a safe enough place for me to interrogate."
"no problem."
Qiu Lin quickly made arrangements and took Wen Qingzhu to a place that was airtight and soundproof.
Wen Qingzhu stood at the door and hesitated, but finally chose to go in.
This time she came here and could only outwit her, not confront her head-on.
Fortunately, Qiulin made no additional moves after entering.
After closing the door, Wen Qingzhu walked up to the two suspects.
…
Wen Qingzhu walked out, followed by Qiu Lin, looking at Wen Qingzhu with half awe and half fear.
She smiled faintly and said, "Mr. Qiulin, ask all the questions that need to be asked now. You must know better than me what needs to be done now."
"I know, I will send you out of the palace right now." Qiu Lin's tone became more and more polite.
Wen Qingzhu shook his head and glanced in the direction of the harem: "I want to meet someone from a distance."
Qiu Lin immediately knew who she wanted to see, and asked attentively: "Don't you want to stay with the second prince?"
"Maybe I will change my mind?" Wen Qingzhu smiled ambiguously.
Seeing her expression like this, Qiu Lin became more and more alert. This woman was simply more terrifying than the one in the harem!
Qiu Lin really didn't want to have too much contact with her. After all, the second prince's thoughts were simple to say, but they were not so easy to figure out.
After hesitating for a moment, Qiu Lin asked her: "My lord, you don't have to go see that person."
The smile on Wen Qingzhu's face deepened: "Seeing you like this makes me even more curious. What kind of woman is the woman you are talking about that makes you so afraid of her?"
Facing her pressing closer and closer, Qiu Lin felt regretful for the first time.