Chapter 36 Premeditated Murder
"Nuannuan, come with me!"
Qin Yi's face was heavy. He took Qin Xiangnuan to a deserted place. He lowered his voice and spread out his palm. In his palm were several pieces of broken stones stained with blood. "As you said, I went to the cliff to check. Those stones are extremely heavy. If someone hadn't deliberately pushed them, they would never have fallen down the cliff at the same time and almost hit you."
"I also found traces of stones being pushed on the ground, which is certain."
Qin Xiangnuan had already made a judgment in her heart. She nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Second Uncle."
"Who do you think it is?"
Qin Yi stared into Qin Xiangnuan's eyes, hesitant, as if unsure whether to speak to her.
Qin Xiangnuan didn't mind that. She shrugged, tossed the blood-stained gravel up, and then held it firmly in her palm. With a sneer on her face, she said, "Who else could it be? The only one who would harm me behind my back, do dirty things, and hope for my quick death is the Seventh Prince."
"Gu Mingqi stole the General's Mansion's letters and framed them for treason. There's no way to clean up these things. I do have some evidence, but now's not the right time, and I don't want to share it. He rushed people to wipe out the General's Mansion, which was a bit too impulsive." Qin Xiangnuan looked up and around, "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."
The seventh prince has colluded with officials from the previous dynasty and done things behind the scenes. Does he think the emperor doesn't know?
It’s just that the emperor wants to use Gu Mingqi. On the other hand, the emperor also thinks that Gu Mingqi is worthy of reuse and training.
Qin Xiangnuan didn't want to get too involved in the twists and turns of the court. She raised the corners of her mouth and said to Qin Yi in a soothing tone, "Don't worry, Second Uncle. The people sent by the Seventh Prince are just as stupid as him. I was careless this time. As long as I'm more cautious in the future, nothing will happen."
"No, Nuannuan, I also discovered other problems during this investigation."
Qin Yi pointed at the stone in her hand and said, "There are traces of fighting on it. It's obvious that they are not a group of people."
"If the Seventh Prince sent people to assassinate you and kill the General's family to silence them, then... who are those people protecting you?" Qin Yi frowned tightly. He had followed Qin Guang on several expeditions before. Although he was a warrior, he had a sense of crisis. He knew the situation was subtle and complicated. "Are they enemies or friends? What is their intention in opposing the Seventh Prince's people?"
Another group of people?
Qin Xiangnuan was stunned, remembering the young man in white whom she met when she left the capital.
She touched the jade pendant in her arms, feeling a little uncertain. "Could it be that they have been helping us all the way?" She muttered in a low voice. Qin Yi heard it and wanted to ask more, but two lightning bolts fell from the sky, followed by muffled thunder and raindrops as big as beans, and even a few small ice balls fell with it.
"Second Uncle, go back and hide first. We need to think about this matter carefully."
Qin Xiangnuan grabbed Qin Yi's arm and limped back to the base.
That night, the rain was pouring down outside. Qin Xiangnuan stared at the bonfire, occasionally adding firewood to it to ensure the warmth would not go out during the night. She held her chin in her hand, staring blankly ahead, took out the jade pendant from her bosom and looked at it repeatedly in the dim flames. "Who are you?"
His status and position must be quite high. He dared to help the General's Mansion in the capital, but did it behind Gu Mingqi's back. He must be someone Gu Mingqi knows.
But he is definitely not the prince of the current dynasty.
In the original owner's memory, he had seen several of the emperor's sons, but he did not exist.
He once said that he had received favors from his father, and that he would be able to ask his father about it when he meets him in a while.
Qin Xiangnuan closed her eyes, her physical and mental exhaustion causing her to quickly fall asleep. In her dream, she seemed to be back in the capital, and seeing the young man in white, she walked over, stared into his eyes, and asked, "What's your name?"
"You'll know later."
He still had that slightly frivolous smile on his face, tilting his head to look at her, as if he was teasing a cute cat.
"Don't play riddles with me!"
Qin Xiangnuan was a little annoyed by his stare and raised her arm to attack. When she grabbed the white-clothed man's arm and wanted to break it to teach him a lesson, she suddenly heard Qin Feng's voice from her ear, "Cousin, it hurts!"
She immediately opened her eyes and found Qin Feng lying in front of her with a distorted face, and she was holding his arm.
"Sorry, cousin…it's so late, I had a nightmare."
Qin Xiangnuan explained embarrassedly and reconnected his arm which was almost dislocated.
Qin Feng was in so much pain that tears were about to flow down his face. He gave her a thumbs up in admiration, "Sister, you are really strong, even stronger than me. Is it all because of practicing those martial arts? If uncle has taught you other skills, don't keep them to yourself! I want to practice them too."
As a martial arts fanatic, Qin Feng is talented.
Qin Xiangnuan nodded helplessly, put the jade pendant in her pocket, looked at the sun that had emerged from behind the clouds, packed her luggage, and prepared to set off again. After the group walked for several hours, Qin Xiangnuan saw an open plain in the distance, and said to Xu Jian with wide eyes, "Sir, we are out of the Savage Valley."
"Yeah, I didn't expect it to go so smoothly."
Xu Jian and other officials also showed joy on their faces and bowed to Qin Xiangnuan and said, "Thank you for your care, Miss Third."
Qin Xiangnuan shook her head and looked at the brown bears behind her. She walked over and patted the mother bear on the head. She didn't know if she could understand what she said. She just watched her wounds almost heal. "Be careful in the future and don't get hurt again. I left something for you where you live. If you can find it, it will be considered a blessing. I will keep the things you gave me."
"Roar, roar..." The brown bears roared one after another, as if expressing their reluctance to leave.
Qin Xiangnuan waved to them and continued to follow the people from the general's mansion.
Xu Jian opened the map and looked at the red circle. "Two more days of walking will take us to the official post station. Once there, we can restock our supplies and rations. Looking at the time, we can rest for a few more days."
"Okay, when we get to the official post, we will cooperate with you and make things easier for you."
Qin Xiangnuan knew that Xu Jian was hesitant to speak, so she spoke to him first.
There would undoubtedly be many eyes watching the official post station. If they knew that the people from the General's Mansion didn't even need to wear shackles and shackles, and had such a harmonious relationship with the officials, it would definitely cause trouble for Xu Jian and the others. Qin Xiangnuan never wanted to cause trouble for her friends.
"Thank you, Miss Third."
This time, it was Skinny Monkey and the others who shouted in unison, "Boss has been hesitating for days and still doesn't know how to talk to you!"
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