When Magistrate Qin heard that she wanted to handle the matter herself, he sighed heavily and had to make his words even clearer: "Hua'er may not know that the Wei family is not an ordinary official family. Wei Jianjia's father is the Right Chancellor who is currently very powerful, her eldest aunt is the Consort Shu who is favored by the Emperor, and her cousin is the Third Prince."
Although Wei Jianjia was a concubine's daughter in the Prime Minister's household, she had always maintained close ties with the Third Prince.
If something were to happen to her, these three would likely not let it go easily.
Consort Shu and the Third Prince?
Su Hua's brow twitched upon hearing this. She had indeed heard of Consort Shu at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, and even had a piece of her headdress and jewelry in her spatial storage. However, she did not know that Wei Jianjia was actually Consort Shu's niece.
Moreover, there's a third prince behind him...
"The message has been delivered. There's no need for Magistrate Qin to trouble himself with the rest. Farewell," Xiao Jinhan said in a deep voice.
Immediately, he took Su Hua's arm and led her out of the courtyard.
"Hua'er, Young Master Xiao, this matter is of utmost importance, we can't rush it." Magistrate Qin became anxious and chased after the two as they were about to disappear into the front porch.
No matter how talented Hua'er was, she was still just a peasant girl, while Xiao Jinhan, a young general, was still a step behind the Right Prime Minister's mansion, not to mention the Noble Consort Shu and the Third Prince behind the Right Prime Minister's mansion.
If these two were to recklessly kill Wei Jianjia, wouldn't that be tantamount to stirring up a tiger's den? Hua'er had been kind to the Qin family; how could he just stand by and watch her go to her death?
But he was just a scholar, no match for Xiao Jinhan, a martial arts expert. By the time he chased them out of the hospital, they were nowhere to be seen.
Ah Zheng, holding the wine bottle, glanced at the man with a half-smile, "Instead of worrying about Hua'er, you should spend some time thinking about where your son's Nine Yin Puppet Gu came from."
This time I was lucky to escape death, but I might not be so fortunate next time.
Magistrate Qin paused, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes. "I didn't quite understand what you meant, young lady."
He really wanted to find out who had harmed Yu Cheng, but today's events happened so suddenly. After hearing about his son's accident at the yamen, he rushed back in a panic and hasn't even had a proper chance to catch his breath.
Yingxian had previously said it was the Liu family, but the Liu siblings, one arrogant and the other cunning, were not fools and would not have reacted to Yucheng on the spot for the sake of Chun Daicai.
Otherwise, it would be tantamount to handing the Qin family a handle on their weaknesses.
Moreover, Miss Azheng said that the Nine Yin Puppet Gu would turn the person infected into a puppet, which means that the person behind it wants to control Yu Cheng to do their bidding.
Seeing the flickering light in his eyes, A-Zheng chuckled softly, "This Nine Yin Puppet Gu is different from ordinary Gu worms; it's difficult to implant without close contact."
"Didn't that little maid just say that they were having lunch with this Miss Wei? And it's been exactly three hours since noon, what a coincidence!"
"Does the young lady mean that this Gu was planted on Yu Cheng by my niece?! How is that possible..." Magistrate Qin exclaimed in shock, finding it utterly absurd.
He knew without even needing to confront the beggar at the West Earth Temple in the same city that Wei Jianjia was going to take action against Hua'er; he knew it was almost certainly true.
Because his niece's heart was always with Yu Cheng, and apart from Hua'er herself, everyone else should have more or less noticed Yu Cheng's feelings for Hua'er.
That is precisely why Wei Jianjia could not possibly have used the Gu poison on Yu Cheng, as the Nine Yin Puppet Gu is clearly deadly.
"Who knows! If they hadn't done something wrong, why would they run away so quickly?" A-Zheng dusted off her sleeves, said nothing more, and walked away with Elder Xue and Elder Zhou.
The Nine Yin Puppet Gu does indeed require skin contact to be implanted, but she really doesn't know who implanted it. As for that Wei guy, since he dared to scheme against Xiao Hua'er, what's wrong with causing her some trouble? It'll save her from causing Xiao Hua'er any more unhappiness later.
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Upon hearing this, Magistrate Qin's heart skipped a beat.
Yes, his niece was always very particular about etiquette. She never failed to show respect to her aunt and uncle, even if she didn't pay her respects to them morning and evening. Her departure without saying goodbye today is quite unusual.
Was there a reason for the incident, or was it a hasty retreat?
"Father, I couldn't understand a single word you were saying just now?" Qin Yingxian poured out his doubts as everyone left.
"What bandits? What news? Why did my cousin have Qiu Shuang spread this so-called news? What does all this have to do with Sister Su?"
Also, could the Nine Yin Puppet Gu that my brother planted really be my cousin...?
"Let's not talk about that for now." Magistrate Qin gestured with his hand and led her back to Linfeng Courtyard. "Yingxian, tell your father everything that happened on the gambling stone street today, from beginning to end, especially the details of the meal at Tianxiang Restaurant. Don't leave out a single thing."
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