Chapter 190: Life for a Life, As It Should Be
Xianglan struggled frantically, trying to snatch the painting from Yu Shengsheng's hand.
Hao Mengye was slightly surprised. He had never seen Xianglan so excited since he had been interrogating her.
What is the magic of Yu Shengsheng’s paintings?
Yu Shengsheng looked at Xianglan's blood-stained face, unable to recognize her true features: "You have endured so much pain and suffering, but what you have defended is nothing but a joke."
Fu Qingyin turned his head to look at Hao Mengye, who immediately understood and turned to leave.
Xianglan growled in a hoarse voice: "You're lying! You're lying!"
"You're lying! I don't believe it! I don't believe it!"
Xianglan kept repeating these words, and Yu Shengsheng looked at her quietly.
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Qi Mubai woke up suddenly, sat up from the bed, looked around in panic, and found himself in a room of the inn.
Through the door, you can hear the waiter greeting customers outside.
This familiar scene and sound did not calm him down, but made him even more frightened.
Everything that happened last night, the man in black, Kong Dezhao, the blood... were all so real.
He lowered his head and saw the brown bloodstain on the hem of his clothes. It had already dried, but it was real.
The images of chopped-off heads rolling, corpses lying on the ground spurting blood, and Kong Dezhao's cold and murderous eyes kept flashing through his mind.
He suppressed the urge to scream and turned his head to see a small jade bottle on the table.
He suddenly remembered that before he fainted, a masked man in black pinched his jaw and forced him to swallow a pill.
What could it be? He touched his stomach, his heart almost jumping out of his chest.
He grabbed the jade bottle, opened it, and poured out all the liquid inside. It was empty.
The bottle exists only to remind him that he has swallowed poison.
This life is already in someone's hands.
This person was Kong Dezhao, the person he once hated the most.
Qi Mubai tightly grasped the bottle and closed his eyes tightly - well, he had to find a way out anyway. He didn't know how long he would have to wait for the imperial court to grant him an official position. Now that unexpected events were happening one after another, he couldn't just wait any longer.
Kong Dezhao...isn't that also a way out?
If you have made a contribution, it is not a bad idea to go to Nanshun.
Also, I heard the man in black tell Kong Dezhao yesterday that Su Zhiyi was interested in the prince. No wonder she looked down on him.
However, this is a breakthrough.
Qi Mubai made up his mind, changed his clothes, washed and dressed up, and went to Su Mansion.
Last night he walked to the Su Mansion unconsciously, wanting to see Yu Shengsheng. If he hadn't been in a trance for a moment, what happened last night wouldn't have happened.
Qi Mubai thought to himself that his fate with Yu Shengsheng was really over. Every time he thought of her, nothing good happened. She was like a disaster star.
Hao Mengye led his men back to Zhenqiao Tower and accidentally saw Qi Mubai, with a hint of contempt flashing in his eyes.
Looking at the direction Qi Mubai is going, it should be the Su family.
After returning to Zhenqiao Tower, he went to Fu Qingyin to reply.
"Commander, the person has been brought here. Also, I found Qi Mubai heading towards the Su Mansion."
Fu Qingyin remained calm and said, "Go to the Su Mansion for help? Tell the prefect Wang that murder is a serious crime and he should be tried properly."
"Yes, I understand."
Fu Qingyin looked at Yu Shengsheng: "I've brought the person here."
Yu Shengsheng turned around, Fu Qingyin waved his sleeves, and Hao Mengye ordered someone to push someone up.
The man was wearing a dark blue robe made of fine fabric with two orchids embroidered on the cuffs.
It was the man in her painting.
Yu Shengsheng thought that the commander really cooperated very well and got whatever he wanted.
The man was caught by Hao Mengye on his way to work.
He secretly went to the gambling house to play a few games in the late night last night. He got up late today, so he left late too.
Anyway, no one cares about him when he is on duty, so everyone has to give him some face.
As soon as he saw Hao Mengye, he stopped yawning and immediately woke up.
When he was pushed in, his legs went limp.
"Great, great commander, I cannot afford to offend anyone..."
"You are just a small clerk in the Ministry of Justice. Are you worthy enough to offend this commander?" Hao Mengye sneered and pushed him forward. "Go over and answer him!"
Yu Shengsheng turned around, her eyes calm yet sharp, moving from the orchid on his sleeve to his face.
This man is handsome, with a scholarly air. He is slightly thin, with long eyebrows and double eyelids, the kind of appearance that girls like.
The man raised his eyes and was stunned for a moment when he didn't expect to see such a beautiful girl.
If it wasn't the wrong place, I would have to strike up a conversation.
Yu Shengsheng felt a flash of disgust in her heart and moved sideways, revealing Xianglan behind her.
At first sight, the man was shocked and didn't recognize Xianglan at all.
He uttered a low cry, took a few steps back, was blocked by the Red Dragon Guard, and then pushed forward.
When Xianglan saw him, her eyes widened, and she held on to a last glimmer of hope: "Lin Lang."
When the man heard her voice, he suppressed his discomfort and looked at her carefully, exclaiming: "Xianglan? You..."
Xianglan stared at him, not having the time or energy to reminisce about the past, so she asked directly, "Do you know how my sister-in-law is doing in that family?"
The man looked away: "It should be...very good. I haven't seen it recently. If you want to know, I'll go back and ask around."
"You told me last time that you would take care of my sister-in-law and wait for me peacefully. You won't break your promise, right?"
"Of course not," the man blurted out, "Don't worry, I mean what I say."
"Then why don't you ask me why I have fallen to this point?"
The man was stunned, as if, indeed, he had never asked since he came here.
Yu Shengsheng picked up the painting in her hand and asked, "Is this you?"
The man glanced at the picture and froze in an instant: "You... who are you? What did you draw? This is not me!"
He said, a little annoyed, and stretched out his hand to grab it: "Give me the painting."
Before his hand touched Yu Shengsheng, Fu Qingyin flicked his finger and a hidden weapon hit the back of his hand.
The man cried out in pain, covered his hand, and stared at Yu Shengsheng angrily.
Fu Qingyin said calmly: "What kind of place is this? Can you act wild as you please?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two Red Dragon Guards stepped forward, held him down on the left and right, and made him kneel in front of Fu Qingyin.
He still had Fu Qingyin's hidden weapon in his hand. Fu Qingyin snapped his fingers, and the Red Dragon Guard immediately pulled out the hidden weapon, wiped the blood off, and handed it over with both hands.
The man cried out in pain again, and Fu Qingyin chuckled: "If you can't bear this little pain, then I advise you to tell the truth as soon as possible."
"I won't ask the same question a second time. If you don't answer, I'll just pull out your tongue."
The man's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he looked at Fu Qingyin in horror.
"Commander, I am..."
"This is the Zhenqiao Tower, not the Ministry of Justice. What position do you hold?" Hao Mengye said, "You are not worthy of it."
"Yes, my humble servant... I don't know..."
Without saying a word, Hao Mengye pulled out his dagger and reached out to pinch his jaw.
The man was so scared that all the blood drained out of his face. He had seen some tortures in the Ministry of Justice, but compared to the ones in Zhenqiao Tower, it was nothing.
Looking at the flashing knife light, he was frightened out of his wits.
"I say!"
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