Wen Qingzhu himself was quite surprised: "Speaking of it, I didn't know that Xi Zhu was willing to spend such a large amount of money to give He Lai to me."
"It's not that Zizhu is willing, but that his current situation is extremely pessimistic. He tied He Lai to him back then because he valued He Lai's ability. Now he gives him to you without hesitation. There is only one reason. That But you pay more attention to him than Zhi Zhu."
Lu Ce looked at her sideways and told the real reason: "I have been in contact with Zizhu in the past few days. You can probably tell that he is more perceptive and decisive than most Qi people, and he is also more decisive and smart. So - why do you do this? Are you paying so much attention to He Lai? He is just a guard captain beside Zhi Zhu?"
Wen Qingzhu frowned slightly and couldn't help but reflect on himself.
From the first time I met He Lai, I seemed to pay a lot of attention to him.
Originally, she was not a person who liked to joke, but because He Lai himself was an extremely rational person, she could only use her identity to suppress him and test He Lai with jokes.
Later, when she saw Zhi Zhu himself, she even thought that Zhi Zhu didn't know people well, so he didn't release He Lai to lead the troops in the battle, but stayed with him as an embarrassing guard.
Thinking about it carefully, she did pay too much attention to He Lai.
But this is no wonder Wen Qingzhu, there are very few people who can compare with Fu Lie. Now that she has met him, she should pay close attention to him.
After all, if there is no one like Zizhu, there will be another one.
But there is only one person like He Lai in a hundred years.
After Wen Qingzhu reflected, he said helplessly: "I think in the future, besides the fourth prince, he may be our strongest opponent."
Lu Ce pondered for a moment, thinking about Wen Qingzhu, and asked carefully: "Do you think he can be on par with Jieta?"
"Well, I even think that he and Jieta will meet sooner or later." Wen Qingzhu nodded and continued, "I originally thought of killing him directly, but when I really wanted to do it, I still couldn't do it. I injured his arm for a day, but also gave him medicine for the wound. Although he couldn’t lift the knife, his daily life was no problem.”
"He is a Huns." Lu Ce reminded her.
Wen Qingzhu turned to look at Lu Ce and asked with a smile, "I'm just helping someone I think is worth helping. Compared to you, what does this mean?"
Facing her rhetorical question, Lu Ce laughed out loud.
Zuo Bingning, who had been standing next to him, could not get a word in. She was extremely envious as she watched them chatting with each other.
Many times, she would even have self-doubt. Will pursuing Lu Ce like this really have any results
While she was secretly feeling sad, Zuo Bingning caught a glimpse of He Lai coming towards this side.
She quickly reminded: "He Lai is here!"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and smiled at her, and then said to Lu Ce, "Take Bing Ning down to avoid it."
"Go to Beidou." Lu Ce looked to Wen Qingzhu's side.
Beidou looked at Wen Qingzhu subconsciously.
Zuo Bingning was startled and said quickly: "I can just go by myself."
Wen Qingzhu looked at Lu Ce and felt helpless, so he had no choice but to let Beidou follow him.
After Zuo Bingning left, Wen Qingzhu sighed: "You will make her misunderstand."
Lu Ce's expression darkened: "She shouldn't have come here in the first place. If it weren't for Zhita, I would have sent her away long ago!"
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu was slightly shocked: "Has Zita interfered in your affairs?"
"He was the first person to doubt me. If Master Wu Zhu hadn't taken care of things for me, it would have been impossible for me to stay here."
Speaking of Wu Zhu, Lu Ce's eyes showed gratitude and regret.
Wen Qingzhu didn't ask in detail because He Lai had arrived.
"Sir, I have found out clearly that she came from Amos's territory and came here to see someone off."
Wen Qingzhu frowned: "Send slaves?"
He Lai nodded, but looked at Lu Ce from time to time, but he still replied in an orderly manner: "Yes, Amos has a new group of slaves. Last time, Qiulin went to get them in person, but this time Amos I sent someone to deliver it, saying that there are many slaves inside."
Qi Ren slave
Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but look at Lu Ce.
Now Daqi's border defense should be very strict. Wen Qingzhu himself ordered people to rectify it once, how could he still catch the Qi people
After thinking for a moment, Wen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed: It's him who's here!
Seeing the change in Wen Qingzhu's expression, He Lai couldn't guess what she was thinking, so he could only continue: "The reason why the second prince wants Qi people's slaves is because he wants to attack Qi and use them as vanguard hostages."
"Wait!" Wen Qingzhu immediately raised his hand, "Is this what Zizhu said? Or who said it?"
He Lai hesitated for a moment and said: "I guessed based on the existing information. The second prince was a person who didn't like conspiracies before, but last time he was used by the Qi people in front of Yonghe Pass, which made him resentful. Recently he invited The fourth prince came here, apparently because he wanted to confirm the throne with the fourth prince, but in fact it was for the hostage in the fourth prince's hands."
"Is this what you guessed too?" Wen Qingzhu asked again.
This time He Lai denied it: "No."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Wen Qingzhu felt that the source of this news might be different.
She then asked: "Where did this news come from?"
He Lai was still silent and looked serious.
Wen Qingzhu vaguely felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, thought for a moment and said, "Don't say anything you don't want to say, as long as the information is correct."
He Lai raised his eyes and looked at her: "Can I not say it?"
"I said, I don't like treating people as slaves or retainers. Maybe you and I can become friends." Wen Qingzhu is still very good at winning people's hearts.
Sure enough, He Lai looked moved and hesitated for a moment before saying: "This news was actually told to me by the maid next to the second prince. The reason why the second prince wanted the hostage in the hands of the fourth prince was because the second prince listened to the hostage in the harem. Madam’s advice.”
Wen Qingzhu blinked and his smile gradually became ambiguous: "My little He Lai is indeed very popular."
If it were anyone else, He Lai would still be indifferent, but the person in front of him was Master Xiaoshui. No matter how rational he was, he was still a young man and could not avoid any emotional changes at all.
Seeing his nervous expression, Wen Qingzhu started teasing him more and more: "Xiao He Lai is not young at all. If you meet someone you like, just tell me and I will introduce him to you."
In fact, the more she went on, He Lai finally said with a straight face: "Your Majesty, you are welcome! As long as it is your command, I will definitely obey it."
Seeing what he said, Wen Qingzhu couldn't continue teasing him, so he stopped thinking.
Next to him, Lu Ce's eyes wandered between them, and he could see through He Lai's mind at a glance - he liked Wen Qingzhu.
Otherwise, with He Lai's temperament, he would never reveal so much information.
Lu Ce originally wanted to remind Wen Qingzhu, but thinking that Fu Lie might have arrived, he stopped thinking.
If Fu Lie is here, others may not stand a chance.
Soon Wen Qingzhu pointed to Lu Ce and introduced him: "He is my friend in Tianying City."
He Lai had met Lu Ce before, but he didn't know his identity as a Qi person. He only knew that he was from Wu Zhu Palace, and he was now trusted by Wu Zhu.
He immediately nodded and said hello: "Master Lu."
Lu Ce nodded at the same time: "Captain He Lai, long time no see."
He Lai shook his head: "From today on, I am no longer one of Mr. Xi Zhu. From now on, I will follow Mr. Xiao Shui. I am no longer the captain. Mr. Lu will just call me He Lai from now on."
"Congratulations." Lu Ce followed suit and felt a little expectant in his heart.
If Fu Lie knew that Wen Qingzhu had an adoring follower, I wonder what kind of reaction he would have
There was something wrong with Lu Ce and He Lai's aura. After a brief greeting, there was no other topic.
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Wen Qingzhu couldn't open his mouth, after all, Lu Ce's status was special.
The three of them just remained in unison, watching the people dancing over there in silence.
Suddenly, a firework flew into the sky. After exploding, it looked like a blooming pear blossom, which was very beautiful.
Wen Qingzhu and Lu Ce immediately felt something was wrong and frowned.
Seeing their reaction, He Lai asked Wen Qingzhu: "Do you think there is anything wrong, sir? These fireworks were a gift from the Sixth Prince to the late king. Since the year before last, a few have been set off every harvest festival."
"These fireworks are not easy to preserve. Are you sure they were delivered three years ago?" Wen Qingzhu learned about the production of fireworks from Que San.
Fireworks can be said to be smaller versions of explosives, but they look better in the sky.
Explosives pursue power. Fireworks have to reach the sky, and their power is actually quite large.
If it is too powerful, problems can easily arise.
Wen Qingzhu didn't think the Xiongnu's preservation conditions were comparable to those of Daqi.
Even in Daqi, ordinary fireworks cannot be preserved for two or three years.
Wen Qingzhu could think that Lu Ce had been at the border and had been exposed to more gunpowder than Wen Qingzhu, so he knew better.
"Didn't the Sixth Prince give it to you later?" Lu Ce asked first.
He Lai doesn't seem to be in contact with this Mr. Lu, but he is now a member of Mr. Xiaoshui. It seems that Mr. Xiaoshui has a very good relationship with this Mr. Lu.
He could only say: "No! Master Zizhu has been keeping an eye on Master Qiulin, so whether there are such rare fireworks in the palace, Master Zizhu knows that they are still being set off now. It may only be three years ago."
Wen Qingzhu turned to Lu Ce and said, "You go and meet Qiu Lin. He Lai and I are here to watch."
"Okay." Lu Ce turned around and left.
When he disappeared, He Lai asked her: "Master and Master Qiulin?"
Seeing that he was still worried, Wen Qingzhu obviously didn't know the current situation, so he explained patiently: "This matter cannot be solved by Qiu Lin or Zhi Zhu. The fireworks just now were definitely not sent to the palace three years ago. But now that we have it, it means that the Sixth Prince’s people are still lurking in Tianying City, and there are ways in and out that we don’t know about.”
"What do you mean, sir, this poisoning case can only be solved jointly?" He Lai quickly understood Wen Qingzhu's thoughts.
Wen Qingzhu nodded with satisfaction: "To be more precise, it can only be solved by the coordination of the second prince. They poisoned both inside and outside the city. It was just a feint. The real purpose is probably for someone in the palace."
She raised her eyes and looked at the heavily guarded Hun Palace with serious eyes.
The last time she was in the secret room of the palace, the people she interrogated revealed a very unexpected purpose.
"... Big, please tell us that after we create chaos, we should try our best to be arrested and taken into the palace... "
At that time, Wen Qingzhu knew that the Sixth Prince's goal was definitely not the Second Prince, but someone else.
When the interrogation was over, she discovered that another suspect had been switched.
At this moment, Wen Qingzhu finally understood that the sixth prince's purpose was to get rid of Xia Feiyuan.