She now has a certain level of trust in Qin Jian. After all, this man has done so many things for her that no other man could do, so what reason does she have not to trust him?

At this moment, Qin Jian had already reached Lu Baichuan. He had walked over arrogantly, ready to fight Lu Baichuan one-on-one, but Lu Baichuan didn't say a word and had his men hold him down.

"Lu Baichuan, what are you doing? Let me go!"

Qin Jian looked fierce, as if he wanted to devour Lu Baichuan. Lu Baichuan kicked him in the leg and said, "You weren't going back? I've come to invite you myself! Take him away!"

Lu Baichuan turned and left. No one in the theater had a chance to plead for Qin Jian. They could only watch as Qin Jian was reluctantly taken away. Then, he sent a maid to report the situation to Xinran.

If you're going to act, you have to act convincingly, so Qin Jian was only released after returning to the Fire Cloud Division.

"Why did you bring me back in such a hurry? Has something happened?"

Qin Jian stretched and then bent down to pat the mark left on his pants from the kick Lu Baichuan had just given him.

He suspected that Lu Baichuan had deliberately stomped in the mud to kick him, so even though he hadn't used much force, a large mark was left on his pants, indicating that he had used a lot of strength.

Such matters cannot be discussed in the courtyard. Although they are all brothers, walls may have ears, so we must be cautious.

Lu Baichuan took him to the office and told him about the Ying Su poison, and also said that He Jiuniang had noticed that smell on him and that there was already a slight poison in his body.

"What!"

Qin Jian's eyes widened. He had initially thought there was some task to be assigned, but he never expected it to be that he had been poisoned.

How come I didn't know when he was poisoned!

The situation suddenly became serious. Qin Jian scratched his throat with his fingers, naively trying to dig out all the poison.

Lu Baichuan felt disgusted just looking at him and wished he could kick him again.

"This is a chronic condition, so there shouldn't be any problems for now. Besides, the dosage in your body is very small, and Jiu'er said that your body can metabolize it on its own. But just to be on the safe side, I still want you to come back and take the medicine with you, just in case."

As he spoke, Lu Baichuan handed the medicine bottle that He Jiuniang had given him to Qin Jian. Qin Jian hurriedly took it and asked, "How do I take this?"

One pill daily.

Qin Jian quickly ate one pill. He had been taking it for so long, and he didn't know if taking it now would still be able to detoxify him.

"I never expected those women to be so vicious. They were all lovey-dovey on the surface, but I never imagined they wanted to kill me!"

Qin Jian spat and cursed, "What a waste of all the good I've done for her! She thinks she can control me with this kind of drug? What a pipe dream!"

Lu Baichuan originally wanted to tell him that with the current dosage, Xinran should be able to make a move, but after thinking about it, he decided not to say it.

At this moment, the worst thing is that Qin Jian might actually develop feelings for that woman; if that happens, all our efforts will be in vain.

Feelings are unpredictable, especially since Qin Jian has been spending every day with that woman. Even if he knows she's not a good person, he might not be able to control his heart.

Therefore, he decided not to say anything, wanting to nip any possibility of Qin Jian becoming interested in the bud!

After taking the medicine, Qin Jian sighed, "In the end, my sister-in-law is the most reliable! I have to say, you really have the ability to marry such a capable wife! With her help, things have become so much easier for us, don't you think?"

Qin Jian patted him on the shoulder, his face full of envy.

"Alright, stop flattering me. Are you going back or staying a few more days?"

For some reason, he was sometimes reluctant to discuss his wife with Qin Jian. Before he came back, his wife and Qin Jian already had a very good relationship, and even his parents were very satisfied with Qin Jian. If he had come back two or three months later, he might have been able to attend his brother and wife's wedding banquet.

Although he hadn't noticed any unusual feelings between the two of them during this time, he felt a little jealous and also had a sense of lingering fear. What should he do if that were the case?

Qin Jian had no idea about the messy, filthy thoughts running through his mind. He said seriously, "I finally got out, so naturally I'll stay in the yamen for a few days. I'd rather sleep in the yamen than go to that garden! You don't know, that woman took the medicine my sister-in-law gave her, and she's incredibly strong every day. She has so much energy she doesn't know where to use it, so she needs to find another way to release it. That's why I volunteered to be her release target, accompanying her to practice martial arts every day. My bones are about to fall apart!"

Qin Jian slumped dejectedly onto the table, utterly despondent.

Seeing his expression, Lu Baichuan found it amusing. Perhaps even his wife hadn't expected that the drug's effects would actually target Qin Jian.

"Who told you to go up there? There are so many people inside, you could have just picked anyone."

"How can that be! This is my chance to shine, how can I let it slip by? But speaking of which, what's the deal with this medicine? And why is she being supervised in her martial arts practice? Isn't this detrimental to us?"

Lu Baichuan looked at her like she was an idiot: "Only by moving around fully can the medicine be absorbed. Jiu'er said that this medicine can be stored in the body for a hundred years."

Qin Jian: ? ? ?

"Who could live that long?"

Lu Baichuan nodded and continued to explain: "Well, that means that even if you turn to ashes for many years after taking this medicine, you can still be tracked down."

Qin Jian's eyes widened, then he slowly raised his thumb and said, "Sister-in-law, you're awesome!"

Lu Baichuan also felt proud. Of course his wife was amazing; she had even considered these things. If Xinran were lucky enough to escape, no matter how many different skins she changed, she could be easily tracked down.

Of course, this also makes the whole thing simpler, and anything Xinran has been involved in can be traced in the future.

Xinran became a great contributor to their efforts in eliminating the Eastern Court's spies.

Qin Jian was speechless. It was truly infuriating to compare himself to others. His brother had found such a capable and wonderful wife, while he could only face a wicked woman who poisoned him while pretending to be gentle. Not only did he have to be a sycophant every day, but he also had to outwit her and fight her. One wrong move and he would lose everything.

Waaah, just thinking about it makes my heart ache...

Lu Baichuan showed no sympathy and said directly, "Now that you're back, do some serious business. I'll leave the Zou family smuggling case to you for now. I'm going back to the village with my wife and kids for a few days. My sister-in-law's restaurant is opening, and I need to go back to support it."

Qin Jian was still immersed in his grief when he heard these words. He jumped up like a rooster with its feathers standing on end and roared at Lu Baichuan, "Are you even human?! I'm exhausted, and you still want your wife, kids, and a warm bed! How can you be so shameless?!"

Lu Baichuan shrugged: "There's nothing I can do. It's because you don't have a wife."