While Shi An was in a coma, he accidentally heard that someone had hired those two men in the name of Concubine Rui.
However, when they went to look for those two men before, they found that it wasn't really Concubine Rui.
"At that time, I heard them say that they once saw a peach - blossom birthmark on the wrist of that fake Concubine Rui."
"Peach - blossom birthmark?"
Xiao Xiao's voice was filled with surprise. Why did this sound so familiar?
She thought for a moment and suddenly reacted.
"On Qiao Meng's left wrist, there is exactly a peach - blossom birthmark."
Hearing this, the two of them looked at her in disbelief.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course. It was the Empress Dowager who first noticed that birthmark. Out of curiosity, she asked Qiao Meng. Qiao Meng said that this birthmark had been with her for decades since she was born. The national teacher also knows about this."
"Then why didn't we hear those two men mention this when we tortured them at the beginning?"
"Maybe they were too timid to say anything."
This reason made the two of them believe it.
"Qiao Meng's appearance was already quite a coincidence. Now that so many things have happened, it seems that she is the one behind all this."
"We have no evidence at hand now. Even if we go to Cui Qizhou with this, with his personality, he will definitely protect Qiao Meng."
Qin Feng pointed out the most crucial point. Fortunately, Shi An had already thought of a countermeasure.
"She is an orphan. A proud person like Concubine Rui would never let others take advantage of her. Not only did she borrow Concubine Rui's name, but Concubine Rui hasn't caused her any trouble for so long. Maybe there is some relationship between them."
This discovery made them even more determined in their thoughts. All they needed was evidence to expose her face - to - face.
They were already impatient.
Shi An assigned tasks to each of them. Then the three of them took a rest and started to act.
Since those two men were now wanted criminals on the wanted list and there were many officers and soldiers searching for them every day, Shi An decided to take on the most important task: observing Concubine Rui's movements.
His hiding here before wasn't just for recuperating from his injuries. After he recovered, he also did many things, such as finding out where Concubine Rui was currently living.
He originally thought that Concubine Rui would wait a while before taking action. Unexpectedly, just two days after he arrived here, he saw a figure sneaking out with some people in the middle of the night.
Almost instinctively, he followed.
When he saw the figure get on a carriage and then enter the Huang Mansion, he sighed that he was lucky to have followed. Otherwise, he would have missed such an important show today.
Yes, the person who went in was his target, Concubine Rui.
When this proud lady found out that she had been deceived, she couldn't hold back anymore and came to the door.
Almost as soon as she entered, she slapped Qiao Meng.
"How dare you use my name to do so many things outside."
It was obvious that she had used all her strength in this slap. Qiao Meng's lips immediately bled, but she didn't think she had done anything wrong. Instead, her anger grew.
"If it weren't for my subordinates finding out, you would probably have hidden this from me for the rest of my life, right?"
Even after being slapped, Qiao Meng didn't care. She gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said, "Your Ladyship is so angry. Aren't you just afraid of being found out by those people?"
"Since you know, you shouldn't have used my name. If my subordinates hadn't found out in time, it might have already been brought to Cui Qizhou's attention."
"What are you afraid of, Your Ladyship? I'm still here. As long as I'm around, the national teacher won't do anything to you."
"Heh, I just remembered. You and the national teacher were childhood sweethearts, and then your family was exterminated by the late emperor. If outsiders knew this identity, the spittle in the Great Liang would be enough to drown you. I didn't expect you to drag me into this for revenge."
The way she looked at the person in front of her was like looking at a monster.
However, this look made Qiao Meng even more crazy.
"Didn't Your Ladyship already know that I wanted revenge? This was also the deal between us."
"But I also said that it should be a profitable deal. I haven't seen a single piece of gold, silver, or jewelry. Even Cui Qizhou, with his great power, hasn't been able to find those things. What use do you think I have for you?"
Seeing the flash of killing intent in her eyes, Qiao Meng suppressed all her dissatisfaction.
"Your Ladyship, please rest assured. That thing must have been hidden by someone. No one has left the capital with so many things recently, so the thing must still be in Changjing City."
Concubine Rui was tired of hearing this: "Stop trying to fool me with these words. I'm not as stupid as Cui Qizhou. I'll give you five days. If you still can't find the thing, you can just wait to die."
She came in a fit of anger and left in a huff.
Watching her slowly disappearing back, Qiao Meng almost gritted her silver teeth.
"If I had known that cooperating with you would be so troublesome, I shouldn't have left the Western Regions before."
But this thought could only be thought in her heart. Now she was full of thoughts about how she could find the suddenly disappeared thing.
It was really annoying. Where could she find those things? Even the two great forces of Concubine Rui and Cui Qizhou hadn't been able to find them. It was simply impossible for her to do it alone.
Even so, she still had to bite the bullet and go out to look.
What she didn't know was that all the conversation between the two of them had been witnessed by the person on the roof.
"It seems that there is really a relationship between you two. It will be easier from now on."
He followed Concubine Rui back to the previous mansion. Just when he thought the night was over, Concubine Rui gave him a pleasant surprise in the second half of the night.
Watching the pigeon above fly higher and higher and about to leave, the hidden weapon in his sleeve shot out quickly, and the pigeon fell to the ground.
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The two of them returned to Shi An's mansion, hungry. Unexpectedly, they smelled a smell of meat.
"Strange. Did someone cook?"
"Could it be the eldest young master?"
Just thinking of the man who usually wielded swords and knives cooking made Xiao Xiao shiver.
Seeing her worry, Qin Feng comforted her: "Even if it was really him cooking, it's okay. You don't know that your eldest young master is actually quite good at cooking. He just doesn't show it in front of outsiders."
So that's how it was. The two of them walked into the main hall. As soon as they entered, they saw the pigeon soup placed in the middle of the table.
Now, Qin Feng's expression was more than just surprised.
"You didn't secretly hide some of that batch of gold and silver jewelry, did you?"
He remembered that Shi An didn't bring much silver when he came out. After buying this mansion, it was already amazing that he could guarantee enough vegetarian food every day. But today, there was even meat.