Chapter 577 Lure the snake out of its hole
"Wangcai, how dare you! Don't be so rude!" Liusu frowned and scolded him.
"snort……"
Wangcai snorted fiercely at Liusu, which frightened Liusu so much that she took several steps back.
Wangcai's current figure is no less than that of a lion. When he gets fierce, even ordinary men would be scared, let alone Liusu.
Wenjiu used some force to flick Wangcai's forehead: "Why are you so mean again? Don't do that again!"
This time, Wangcai snorted in grievance and pulled the trouser legs of the wine warmer twice. Seeing that she didn't move, he turned around in a hurry.
Wenjiu saw that Wangcai was acting strangely, so he simply reached out and took a black cloak and put it on, then followed him out the door.
"Concubine, it's so late, where are you going?" Liusu was unsure and couldn't help but pull the warm wine.
Seeing that Wenjiu didn't move, Wangcai snorted at Liusu again.
Liusu was startled, but she still held Wenjiu's hand tremblingly and didn't let go: "You can't be mean to me. Where are you taking the master at this time of night?"
Liusu stared at Wangcai and couldn't help but hide behind Wenjiu.
Wangcai ignored her and continued to pull at Wenjiu's skirt. Wenjiu patted Liusu's hand and said, "Go and have a look. It won't take long."
"Xiao Wangcai, where are you taking me?"
After walking with Wangcai for a while, I felt something was wrong. I saw that we had already walked into the bamboo forest behind Qingliang Pavilion.
Few people usually come to this bamboo forest. In winter, the cold wind blows the remaining snow across your face, making your skin hurt. The sound of the north wind whistling in your ears is really scary.
Liusu nervously grabbed Wenjiu's arm and said, "Master, should we go back? There's no one here. If something really happened, what should we do?"
Wen Jiu: "It's okay, it's okay. I have martial arts skills. What are you afraid of? Let's go!"
Wenjiu took a deep breath and let Liusu hold her left hand, while her right hand had already quietly transformed her spirit snake whip.
Wangcai had already run two laps ahead. When he came back and found that Wenjiu had not caught up, he immediately came over and pulled her skirt.
"I know, I know. You go first and we'll follow."
After taking two more steps forward, Wangcai stopped when he saw the east wall of the courtyard.
At that time, Wenjiu and Liusu still followed it into the depths of the bamboo forest.
Seeing the warm wine coming over, Wangcai turned around in a circle twice, then stretched out his claws and dug in the ground.
It was snowing heavily today, and the snow in the bamboo forest was quite thick. Wangcai crawled for a long time before he came to Wenjiu with something in his mouth.
Wenjiu took it, looked at it carefully, and immediately frowned: "Liusu, look."
"Master...this...isn't this your handkerchief? Why is it here?" The expression on Liusu's face became obviously more serious.
This time, he didn't wait for Wangcai and immediately walked over to check the place where Wangcai had just dug.
She kicked the snow away with her shoes, leaned over to take a closer look, and immediately frowned: "Master, it's charcoal!"
As he spoke, he immediately picked up one with his handkerchief and handed it to Wen Jiu.
Looking at it with a warm wine, it was obviously an unburned piece of carbon...
Wen Jiu's heart skipped a beat: "The charcoal in Second Prince's room?"
Liusu nodded with a pale face. "I think so, Master. I'm afraid this is a setup by someone else, trying to frame you. This... should we deal with it as soon as possible?"
Liusu looked at the handkerchief used to warm the wine and said angrily, "This is something you use every day. How did it end up here? I'm afraid there's a group of traitors here!"
Wen Jiu frowned slightly: "Handkerchief, charcoal ash, this person can get these things, I think the Second Prince's affairs must be related to this person!"
Liusu also said: "Master, you are right. This person's intentions are too sinister. The prince is very sentimental and can't tolerate any sand in his eyes. Even if he has a deep relationship with you, he can't help but plant a seed of doubt in his heart.
If someone else adds fuel to the fire and says something, something serious might happen! Master, who do you think could have such a vicious mind?
Although Liusu asked the question, her eyes were still looking towards Jinghao Hall.
"If something happens to both me and Li, who do you think will be the biggest beneficiary?"
If it was really her, Wen Jiu couldn't help but sigh at this moment. It was really a good plan.
The second prince was very clever. It was said that he could recite the Thousand Character Classic before he was even three years old. Even the teacher said that the second prince was smarter than the eldest prince.
Now that the Second Prince was gone, the First Prince had no competitor. Li had gone insane because of the Second Prince's departure. A childless woman had completely lost her competitiveness.
If she could still blame herself for the Second Prince's death and bring herself down.
Then her four sons would naturally be raised in her name. This was simply killing two birds with one stone.
Wen Jiu couldn't help but feel a sense of dread. The Fourth Master's feelings for the Second Prince were different from his feelings for other women. It was okay for him to be a little petty when competing for favor with a woman. But the Second Prince was his flesh and blood. If the investigation really implicated him, Wen Jiu wasn't sure he could explain himself clearly.
"Master, I'd better clean it up quickly, right? It makes me feel uneasy just looking at it here." Liusu frowned as she looked at the pile of charcoal that had not yet burned out. She wanted to go forward to clean it up, but Wenjiu held her back.
"No need. Let's just lure the snake out of its hole and see who's behind this."
Fortunately, Wenjiu quickly changed her silk fairy dress into his own handkerchief and threw it back to its original place.
The silk fairy skirt moved with her heart. After reaching the second level of the Warming Wine Longevity Dance, she clearly had a better fit with it. She could now transform multiple times daily, and even if she was a thousand meters away, she could always summon it back.
After saying that, he pulled Liusu back.
"Master, is this... okay?" Liusu was obviously a little unsure.
Wen Jiu: "Don't worry, I've tampered with the handkerchief. Now it's just a matter of seeing who will cause trouble."
She glanced at the heavy snow in the sky. It was windy and snowy today, and it wouldn't be long before their footprints would be covered up.
He immediately took Liusu and Wangcai back. While Liusu went in to get some beef for Wangcai, he warmed the wine and rewarded Wangcai with two large chicken legs.
"You've been a great help today, but don't take anyone else there again. Here's your chicken leg as a reward. Eat it and go back to sleep." Wangcai rolled on the ground, acted coquettishly with Wen Jiu, and then ran away with the chicken leg in his mouth.
"Master, where is Wangcai?" Liusu was stunned when she came out with the beef.
Wenjiu just waved his hand: "He went to sleep, let's rest too."
Liusu was indeed feeling uneasy, so she brushed both Wenjiu's and her shoes and socks clean, and then put them over the charcoal fire to dry, tossing and turning all night without sleeping.
Wenjiu actually didn't sleep a wink the whole night. He lay next to the Fourth Master, tossing and turning but couldn't fall asleep.
When it was just dawn, Wenjiu couldn't help but sit up when he heard the noises of the servants outside.
"What time is it?"
Su Peisheng said, "To answer the concubine, it's past midnight. Don't worry. I'm not here to wake you up. It's the prince's brother who came to tell you that the emperor has learned about the situation in the mansion and has granted you three days of rest."
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