"I want to know what's inside this," Su Qingwen said mysteriously, glancing at Hua Xue'er. "You know me well. I like to get to the bottom of things. Since Ning Yunqing has sent this to me, I'm surely going to find out."
"But..." Hua Xue'er looked at her worriedly and retorted helplessly, "Sister - in - law, the incident of you being poisoned last time is still fresh in my mind. Are you going to make the same mistake again?"
"Shoo!" Su Qingwen was furious. This little girl really knew how to hit a sore spot. Why did she keep bringing up her "humiliating history"?
"Everyone makes mistakes. Listen to me. Give me the crab buns. I'll take them back and study them carefully." Su Qingwen looked at her helplessly and said.
"Fine." Hua Xue'er couldn't persuade her and had to give in. She obediently handed over the food box and emphasized again and again, "Sister - in - law, be extremely careful. Don't eat anything that will make you sick."
"Don't worry." Su Qingwen wanted to roll her eyes at her. "I'm not stupid."
After saying that, she took the food box from Hua Xue'er's hand and quickly returned to her palace.
"Hey, my all - powerful and lovely system, tell me quickly. Is there any poison in these crab buns?" Su Qingwen took out the crab buns and asked suspiciously.
Now that she had lost all her special skills, with just her ordinary eyes, she surely couldn't tell anything.
[System: Wait a moment. Let me scan them.]
After saying that, the system fell silent.
Su Qingwen watched the crab buns nervously, her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
After a few minutes, the system spoke again. [Don't worry. With my sharp eyes, these crab buns are non - toxic and can be eaten safely. However, I can give you a little hint. There's a secret in these crab buns.]
"Secret?" Su Qingwen widened her eyes and nervously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. "What secret?"
[System: Honey, I've given you this much of a hint. You can't ask me about everything. That's not appropriate. So you'd better discover it on your own.]
"Fine." Su Qingwen said angrily, clenching her fists unhappily. It was really easy for the system to talk. She had lost so many skills. How could she find out the clue?
She casually picked up a crab bun, put it under her nose and sniffed. It seemed to smell good. Then, she instinctively broke open a crab bun to see what the filling looked like.
As soon as she opened it, Su Qingwen saw a small note inside. She took it out in shock.
"What the hell? There's not a single word on it. What does Ning Yunqing mean?" Looking at the "blank note" in front of her, Su Qingwen was in a dilemma again.
[System: Honey, although you can't use your skills, you still have the lucky spin mode. You can draw a lottery through this method, and then I'll provide you with clues.]
Hearing this, Su Qingwen blinked her eyes, and there was a glimmer of joy in them. "I knew there's always a way out. Hurry up and let me draw the lottery."
[System: Now look above. There are five ribbons in front of you. Please randomly choose one.]
Su Qingwen nodded, took a deep breath in her heart, and then chose the one that looked the most pleasing to the eye.
[System: The yellow ribbon? Okay, that's it. Now let me reveal the answer. Congratulations! This is the top lucky prize. You can get two clues. The first one is water, and the second one is end - to - end connection.]
"Huh?" After hearing what the system said, Su Qingwen was even more confused. "Are you sure this is a hint for me? Why am I getting more and more confused?"
[System: Honey, this is all the hint I can give you. The rest you need to explore on your own. Come on!]
"Damn it." Su Qingwen cursed under her breath, feeling a headache coming on.
"Water." She thought for a moment. Could it be that she had to put these small notes in water? Without hesitation, Su Qingwen immediately found a basin of clean water and put the note she had just found into it.
Then she arranged them in the end - to - end order.
Su Qingwen suddenly saw words slowly emerging on the note. Taking a closer look, she found that it was actually a strategic plan for the western region.
"This is actually a military secret." Su Qingwen covered her lips in disbelief, gasping for breath. She quickly dried the note and read it carefully.
"The Qiangdi tribe is going to rebel!" Looking at the words on the note, Su Qingwen was extremely shocked.
Then she continued to read.
This was a well - planned scheme of internal and external cooperation. First, the Qiangdi tribe would join forces with some court officials and use a part of the warlords to attack the eastern region. Then, when Hua Yueye sent troops to suppress them, they would mobilize more forces to attack the southern region.
"What a clever feint attack. It's really vicious." Su Qingwen sneered. She thought that Gao Quan was really cruel - hearted. He even joined hands with foreign tribes to deal with Hua Yueye. He was really crazy.
[System: Honey, you need to calm down. Don't mess things up.]
Taking a deep breath, Su Qingwen tried to calm her emotions. Then she slowly pieced together the notes on the table, made them into a letter, and planned to send it to Hua Yueye.
Such an important secret would surely shock Hua Yueye when he saw it.
Just then, Hua Yueye was coming to find her. Unexpectedly, he met Su Qingwen in a hurry. He couldn't help but grab her arm and asked in confusion, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"
"Just in time. I was going to find you." Su Qingwen had walked so fast that her chest was still heaving. Her face was slightly red, and she grabbed Hua Yueye's sleeve with one hand.
After the poisoning incident last time, Su Qingwen's health had not been very good. Seeing her like this, Hua Yueye couldn't help but worry. He quickly patted her on the shoulder and hugged her. "What do you want to say? Slow down. Don't be in a hurry."
"This is not the place to talk. Let's go to the imperial study." Su Qingwen looked around. There were too many people here. Maybe there were Gao Quan's spies lurking around. They couldn't be discovered.
Seeing her so serious, Hua Yueye's expression became solemn. He nodded and grabbed her wrist. "Okay, let's go."
The two quickly went to the imperial study. Hua Yueye dismissed his attendants, turned back, and looked into Su Qingwen's eyes. "Qingwen, what do you want to say? You can say it now."
"Take a look at this." Su Qingwen took out the letter and frowned.