Time was running out, so Wen Qingzhu decided to go take a look.
After all, He Lai had done so many things for her, and now he was under house arrest in the palace.
It's a little too early to reveal his identity so quickly.
The entrance to the palace.
Wen Qingzhu rode his horse, looked at the guards in front of him and said, "I want to see the second prince."
The guard turned around and sent someone in, then came back and said to Wen Qingzhu: "Sir, wait a moment. Someone will come out to pick you up after we confirm."
Wen Qingzhu knew that Tianying City was now heavily guarded.
Before the incident with the second patriarch came out, the second prince was already wary of her.
I'm afraid I'm doubting myself now.
After a while, it was Juqu himself who came out to greet her.
The guards saluted and said hello one after another, and Wen Qingzhu followed suit: "I have met General Juqu."
Juqu rode his horse and stopped at the door, staring at Wen Qingzhu: "Where did you go last night?"
Wen Qingzhu replied calmly: "I went to do some things outside the city."
"Oh? Outside the city? Your Excellency must know what happened last night." Juqu's eyes were rather unkind.
Wen Qingzhu understood that Juqu had already doubted her.
But she was also prepared: "I'm really sorry, I only found out about what happened last night when I just entered the city."
Juqu looked at her for a long time, and finally let her in.
Wen Qingzhu followed Juqu on horseback. When he passed the entrance of the hall, Denton and Yiremu were walking towards this side on the other road.
She saw Denton at the first sight, and knowing that it was time to test her acting skills, she immediately straightened her back and looked solemn.
Soon, Denton also discovered Wen Qingzhu.
At first glance, he felt that Wen Qingzhu's profile looked very familiar, but the appearance of the person in front of him was different.
"Who is she?" Denton immediately asked Yiremu.
Looking at Wen Qingzhu's retreating figure, Yiremu's expression was very complicated: "She is Master Xiaoshui, He Lai is now the master."
"Is she Master Xiaoshui?" Denton walked to the intersection, stopped and looked straight at Wen Qingzhu's back.
No, it's still different.
The body shape is somewhat similar, but the temperament is completely different.
Yiremu looked at her sideways: "Do you know Master Xiaoshui?"
Denton shook his head, pointed forward and said: "Let's go, don't keep the second prince waiting."
Yiremu nodded and led her forward.
When he arrived at the second prince's palace, he saw that the room was decorated with wolf skins.
Denton suddenly remembered, yes!
The wolf skins he bought back then were bought by Master Xiao Shui!
There should be a very powerful guard beside her!
Denton stopped suddenly, and Yiremu reminded him: "Sir, the prince is waiting for you inside."
He took a deep breath and walked in.
I have a new judgment about this Lady Xiao Shui in my heart. Apart from anything else, I feel that her strength is stronger than everyone thought.
In front of a small courtyard.
Wen Qingzhu followed Ju Qu off his horse and saw Ju Qu coming out with a waistband and showing it to the guard wearing a full helmet at the door.
Looking at the two full-helmeted guards, Wen Qingzhu suddenly remembered that there were guards wearing such a set of armor next to Zuolan before.
She looked up at the yard. There were sharp barbs on the walls, all made of iron.
Obviously, it's different here.
Wen Qingzhu followed Juqu in and walked through without meeting anyone.
They came to a house on the east side.
Juqu opened the door, pointed inside and said, "He Lai is inside."
Wen Qingzhu walked in without hesitation and saw He Lai lying on the bed.
"Sir!" He Lai immediately sat up when he saw it.
Wen Qingzhu quickly went over and pressed him down while looking at the injuries on his body.
Except for his right leg, the rest of his body was wrapped in gauze.
In particular, He Lai's right hand seemed to be hanging up again.
Feitian said before that He Lai's injury was not particularly serious.
But what she saw with her own eyes was another situation.
Wen Qingzhu apologized solemnly: "I should have known I shouldn't have let you visit the second clan leader! I'm sorry."
Juqu behind him stared at her expression, and his heart began to waver again.
Could it be that the death of the second clan leader had nothing to do with Master Xiaoshui
Anyway, yesterday, he did send people to search Xiao Shui's original residence and He Lai's residence. He even quickly checked the city, but no trace of her was found.
That means she is indeed not in the city.
Seeing Juqu here, He Lai reacted quickly and quickly shook his head and said: "Don't worry, sir. You are weak now and don't have enough manpower. You have to do many things yourself. It's an honor for me to help you do things." .
Fortunately, the lord went outside the city and I went to visit that lord. Otherwise, if something happened to the lord, I would really feel uneasy. "
"You..." Wen Qingzhu still looked regretful.
Judging from the severity of He Lai's injury, it seems that he needs to rest for at least a month.
Wen Qingzhu checked his pulse and listened carefully. After confirming that he only looked serious but was actually fine, he felt relieved.
"Master Xiaoshui knows medical skills?" Juqu stepped forward from behind.
Wen Qingzhu stood up: "Yes, Master Shizhu knew it when I came to Tianying City. Now the Second Prince and Master Qiu Lin know it. Doesn't General Juqu know?"
Without waiting for his reply, Wen Qingzhu said to himself: "Oh - yes, yes! I forgot that Juqu had been outside the city before!"
Ju Qu closed his eyes, suppressed a hint of restlessness in his heart, and said patiently: "If that's the case, can I ask you to help me take a look at Xiao Wu Zhu's body?"
"Xiao Wu Zhu is dead!" Wen Qingzhu opened his eyes wide, deliberately showing shock.
Juqu nodded, turned around and left without any nonsense.
Wen Qingzhu told He Lai to have a good rest and she would come back later.
Following Juqu out, they left this strict courtyard and went to the Wuzhu Hall.
The difference from before is that Wuzhu Palace is now in disarray.
When Juqu passed by, there was no one to greet him.
When they got to the house, someone came over and asked a few questions in a low voice.
Juqu was a little impatient and waved them all to go down.
He pointed to a human-shaped wooden box in front of him and said: "Here is Lord Wu Zhu's eldest disciple. He also died in the explosion last night, but it is strange that there is a knife mark on his body. Could you please take a look?"
Wen Qingzhu asked with a smile: "Can I refuse? I have always been at odds with the people in Wu Zhu Palace."
She squinted at the person lying inside: "Especially him."
Although the face of the lying man was blown up for a long time, Wen Qingzhu could still recognize it at a glance.
This person was the one who tried to capture her by force last time.
Ju Qu took a deep breath and said, "Master Xiaoshui, I know you have issues with him, but now is a special time, especially since He Lai is still under suspicion. I suggest you take a look at this body."
"Why should He Lai be suspected? Didn't he want to save the second patriarch? And if it hadn't been for him, Zuolan would have been seriously injured now!"
Wen Qingzhu was a little unhappy and looked at Ju Qu's expression not so good.
Juqu raised his lips and said, "Master Xiaoshui, He Lai is now injured and under house arrest, and the powerful guard beside you is not here either. Do you think you have a reason to refuse?"
"You-" Wen Qingzhu clenched his hands angrily and devoted himself to acting.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and Wen Qingzhu compromised: "Okay, let me take a look."
She turned her head to the wooden box and carefully looked at the injuries on the eldest disciple's face, neck, hands and feet.
After reading it, Wen Qingzhu turned to Ju Chuan: "His face and neck were injured by explosives. There are obscure scratches on his hands, and there are scars that are at least seven days old. It seems to be caused by sharp weapons."
She looked at the eldest disciple's right foot: "The other thing is his right foot. There are signs of twisting in the bones. According to my judgment, they were there before he was injured by the bomb, so it must have been very confusing at the time."
Juqu continued: "Look at the knife marks on the back of his waist and abdomen."
Wen Qingzhu refused without hesitation: "Sorry, I don't want to read it."
"Sir, you really don't want to see it? I know that He Lai is basically fine, but the second prince wants to shift the responsibility to him. Are you sure you don't want to help?"
"You threaten me?!" Wen Qingzhu shrugged his shoulders angrily.
Juqu smiled: "It's not a threat, it's just that the master of the base treats He Lai differently. If we can keep He Lai and let him be used by us, I will be very happy."
Wen Qingzhu sneered twice and didn't reply.
But finally he had some confidence, at least Juqu revealed his purpose.
After deliberation for a long time, Wen Qingzhu could only reluctantly agree.
While she was checking the eldest disciple's injuries, Juqu said to her, "Master Xiaoshui is really special. Are you really following the eldest prince?"
Wen Qingzhu remained silent. In the face of Ju Qu's doubts and temptations, only silence would prevent any flaws.
He looked carefully at the knife marks on the back of this man's waist.
Wen Qingzhu frowned, wasn't this an injury caused by the scimitar commonly used by the Huns
He remembered that He Lai did not use a machete. People in Wuzhu Palace generally did not carry swords.
Isn't that... the left column!
Wen Qingzhu felt something was wrong, Juqu ruled out the option of He Lai being the pusher, but detained him again.
There must be something else they haven't investigated yet.
She checked again and finally saw a faint black color at the deepest part of the wound.
It doesn't look like a scab.
Wen Qingzhu turned around and took out a silver needle and stuck it in the middle.
After taking it out, the silver needle turned black.
"It was poisoned." Wen Qingzhu looked at the silver needle in front of him and was almost certain that it was He Lai who moved his hands and feet.
She looked down at the wound. Why did it look like the toxins on the outer layer had been removed
Juqu came over and looked at the silver needle in her hand: "It seems that you and I have the same suspicion. Xiao Wu Zhu was poisoned to death."
"The general also knows that he has been poisoned?" Wen Qingzhu turned to look at him, "You know that, why do you need me to come here?"
Juqu laughed: "I just want to see what you are capable of. Now it seems that your skills are at least better than those of the medical officers in the palace."
Wen Qingzhu laughed angrily. This Juqu was not only good at leading troops in battles, he was also very good at reading people!
After a while of silence, Juqu walked to the other side of the wooden box, looked at the person inside and said, "The information I have received so far is that Zuolan is the most suspected suspect, but no poison was found on his scimitar. A little weird."
"How long will it take when you rush over?" Wen Qingzhu felt that if He Lai wanted to do something, it would be impossible for him to be unprepared.
Now that they're at an impasse, it must be the person over there in the left column who replaced the real murder weapon.
The left column has a good relationship with the Asan tribe. It may be the people from the Asan tribe who took action.
But the person in the left column is clearly the second prince, or he may be the second prince.
But now Juqu doesn't know the truth. Did the second prince deliberately set up a trap to get her back
Wen Qingzhu looked at Juqu in confusion. She could not rule out that the second prince wanted to see what she was capable of.
"My lord, are you wondering whether the weapon in the left column was replaced by someone else, someone from our side or someone from the Asan tribe?"
Juqu could see what she was thinking at a glance.
Wen Qingzhu paid full attention. It seemed that she couldn't be distracted. Juqu was more powerful than she thought.
So she nodded: "That's right."
Juquma still suppressed his smile: "Of course not us!"