Chu Qing had already imagined many people in her mind, but she never expected that the name coming out of the other person's mouth would be Xiao He, whom she had overlooked for a long time.
The last time she saw Xiao He was probably...
Hmm...
It was in the imperial garden. She accidentally heard the sound of him having an affair with someone. But that hardly counted as seeing; it was more like just hearing...
Hey? An affair?
Chu Qing's face suddenly turned serious. She seemed to have caught on to something.
Xiao He, the affair, the abduction of Doctor Chen's daughter and sending her to the brothel, and Doctor Chen covering up something for Concubine Xuan...
These seemingly unconnected things could actually be strung together!
She probably guessed something.
Sure enough, the young girl continued to briefly tell what she knew. It was that Doctor Chen seemed to have some handle on Xiao He. To threaten him, Xiao He had abducted her and brought her here.
Chu Qing looked at the young girl with a rather complicated expression. She couldn't help but feel something that she had never believed in before.
The so - called cause and effect.
So, by chance, she had discovered what had almost been left unresolved a few days ago.
How exactly did the child in Concubine Xuan's belly miscarry?
If it were someone else, Chu Qing wouldn't have bothered.
But since it involved her own imperial grandson and the queen, she couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
"Sir?" Seeing that Chu Qing seemed a bit absent - minded, the young girl softly called out to her.
Hearing the girl's voice, Chu Qing came back to her senses and smiled sheepishly: "Don't worry, girl. I'll take care of your matter."
Hearing Chu Qing say this, the young girl's eyes were filled with joy. But after the joy, she began to speak with some concern: "But..."
Knowing what the girl was going to say, Chu Qing showed a very bright smile: "There's no 'but'. You just have to trust me."
Being treated so gently by Chu Qing, the young girl choked up. Just as she was about to say some words of gratitude, there was a knock on the door.
Chu Qing immediately protected the young girl behind her, while Wei Zhi walked towards the door.
The person outside found they couldn't push the door open, so they inserted something through the crack of the door and started trying to unlock the bolt.
...
After having his meal, He Long was going back to his room to see the newly acquired woman.
However, when he happily pushed the door and found it wouldn't open, his expression immediately turned cold. He guessed in his heart that maybe this slut had managed to break free from the ropes again and hadn't had time to run away before he came back.
So she had locked the door from the inside?
He really underestimated He Long!
So, he took out a copper plate from his bosom, then skillfully inserted it through the crack of the door and slowly unlocked the bolt inside.
After pushing the door open, he didn't rush in. Instead, he narrowed his already small eyes and looked around. After making sure there was no problem, he slowly walked in.
The wardrobe where the woman was originally locked had been opened. This slut had really run out!
He Long had a cold look on his face and carefully searched the room. Since the room was locked from the inside, she must still be inside.
Sure enough, as he expected, he accidentally saw the corner of a dress sticking out from under the bed.
He Long sneered. As he walked closer, he pretended to be angry and said: "This slut actually managed to escape!"
But just as he finished speaking, he reached the side of the bed.
Then, he slowly squatted down, grabbed the corner of the dress that was sticking out and yanked it hard. To his surprise, he grabbed nothing but air?
Realizing he had been tricked, He Long suddenly turned around, but it was too late. As he turned around, he was knocked unconscious.
...
After knocking the man unconscious, Chu Qing immediately kicked him to the side.
"Let's go out?"
"Okay..." The young girl's voice suddenly became hoarse.
Chu Qing immediately noticed something was wrong and motioned for Wei Zhi to go and check.
After receiving Chu Qing's order, Wei Zhi walked to the young girl's side and roughly felt her pulse.
"Master... She seems to have been poisoned!"
Chu Qing's face darkened, and there was a hint of anger in her voice: "How could she suddenly be poisoned for no reason?"
The young girl was breathing rapidly. Then, as if she remembered something, she said with some difficulty: "He... brought me food every day. I originally... didn't want to... eat it... but later I was really..."
Seeing that there were cold sweats on her forehead and that it seemed to be getting more and more difficult for her to speak, Chu Qing immediately stopped her from continuing.
Most likely, the poison was in the food!
This man was really vicious. Not only did he sell the girl to the brothel, but he also wanted to poison her to make her mute?
"Bind him up and then wake him up." Chu Qing said expressionlessly.
Seeing that Chu Qing seemed angry, Wei Zhi didn't ask any more questions and did as she had ordered.
...
When He Long woke up, he found himself tightly bound. In front of him, two strange men were looking at him coldly.
These two men were Chu Qing and Wei Zhi.
When Chu Qing saw that the man had woken up, she got straight to the point: "Tell me what kind of poison you gave this girl. If you do, I'll spare your life."
Seeing the other person's imposing manner, He Long was a bit scared. But then he thought of the person behind him. Looking at these two obviously strange faces in front of him, he lifted his chin and said arrogantly: "Humph! Do whatever you want with me! But let me tell you, I have someone backing me up! This woman was brought here by the order of a certain lord!"
"Oh?" Chu Qing narrowed her eyes dangerously and leaned forward.
"Tell me. Who is this lord behind you?" Although Chu Qing already had an idea in her mind, she still wanted to hear it from the other person's mouth.
Seeing that the other person didn't seem afraid, He Long sneered and said: "If I tell you, it'll probably scare you to death! The lord behind me is the younger brother of the current Empress Dowager!"
"Hmm?" Chu Qing was a bit stunned.
She thought the other person would try to hide it a bit, but unexpectedly, he said it so straightforwardly.
Such a straightforward self - introduction made Chu Qing a bit uncomfortable.
But it also showed that the other person was extremely arrogant.
After a while, Chu Qing continued to speak, but her tone was even more arrogant than his:
"Do you mean Xiao He? So what? I'm not afraid of him. Who does he think he is?"
This time it was He Long's turn to be surprised.
He thought that once he said who his master was, the other person would be in awe, but instead, the other person was even more arrogant!
He Long gritted his teeth and said firmly: "Do you know who the real master behind this brothel is?"
Hearing this, Chu Qing indeed put away her previous smile, and her eyes were dark and unfathomable.
Seeing that the other person finally looked serious, He Long stretched his neck and said proudly:
"The real master behind the Drunken Immortal Pavilion is Chu Zhan, the eldest son of the Chu family! He is also the elder brother - in - law of the current Prince Ning!"
It was truly a shocking revelation!!!