Chapter 169 Killing (Two Chapters in One)
The dim light hid the fluctuations in the woman's eyes, but the coldness that flashed across her lips made Zhao Shiqing clench his fists.
This woman, who seems as lowly as dust, is actually a vicious character who kills people without shedding blood.
Zhao Shiqing closed her eyes. She didn't dare to think about how such a good sister was pushed to a dead end step by step by her.
Based on my sister's usual style, maybe she wants to help her escape from the fire pit and give her a bright life.
Unfortunately, my sister met a beast!
I don't ask you to repay my kindness, I just ask you not to stab me in the back. No, she didn't even want to stab me in the back. She approached me with the intention of harming me from the very beginning, just like she approached Aunt Lan.
Although her sister is still alive in this life, and although she has not killed her sister in this life, it is because she has not had the opportunity, not because she is soft-hearted. If Zhu Yu had not become a eunuch, and her sister had married into the Marquis's Mansion, then the person who died would not be Aunt Lan, but her sister.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shiqing no longer hesitated, and the dagger hidden in his sleeve slipped into his hand.
A cold light flashed, and Sun Lingzhi suddenly realized that the person in front of her really wanted to kill her. A fear she had never felt before spread up from the soles of her feet.
"Don't kill me, no..."
Her chest suddenly felt cold, and Sun Lingzhi subconsciously looked down, only to see that the cold light had already pierced into her chest.
"You..." She wanted to ask who you were, but she couldn't say it anymore. She kept her eyes open and would never believe until her death that someone would kill her without hesitation.
She was charming, gentle, and calculating. She shouldn't have died like this...
Zhao Shiqing pulled out the dagger. She wanted to wipe the dagger, which was still dripping with blood, on the sole of her shoe like a true martial artist, but when she lifted her foot, the dagger fell to the ground with a clang.
Only then did Zhao Shiqing realize that his hands were shaking.
She bent down to pick up the dagger, but someone was faster than her and picked it up before her.
"It's already dirty, throw it away."
Xiao Zhen spoke in a faint voice, stretched out his hand and pushed open the window. The dagger stained with Sun Lingzhi's blood drew a perfect arc in the air, and then fell into the lake, creating ripples.
Zhao Shiqing's hand stopped in mid-air. She was stunned for a moment. When she pulled her hand back, she found that her hand was no longer shaking.
"I spent five taels of silver on it. It would be a shame to throw it away."
Zhao Shiqing was embarrassed. It was over. Xiao Zhen must have seen that her hands were shaking. Her image as a heroine was ruined. Xiao Zhen must have seen that this was the first time she killed someone with a knife.
"Don't feel sorry. I'll give you a better one later." Xiao Zhen closed the window and looked at Zhao Shiqing with a faint smile in his eyes. "The first time I killed someone, I even vomited bile. I couldn't sleep well for several days. When I closed my eyes, I saw the dead man walking towards me. I even fell seriously ill because of it."
Zhao Shiqing was a little surprised: "Really? You're too bad! Hahaha, even worse than me!"
Looking at the pretty face that was smiling again, Xiao Zhen also smiled: "Yes, she is the bravest girl I have ever seen."
He had long forgotten the person he killed for the first time. At that time, he took Xiao Yuedong to hide, killed many people, and was also covered with scars. At that time, he had no time to be afraid, let alone vomiting, insomnia, or illness. At that time, they did not dare to stop at all. There was only one word in their minds - escape.
"I'll take care of the body. You and Niuqiu can go back first. By the way, although Zhu Yu is dead, he is determined to marry the eldest princess to the capital. The Third Prince wants to facilitate the marriage between Yan Xia and the eldest princess. Can you tell the eldest princess?"
Zhao Shiqing was stunned when he heard this: "The Third Prince also intervened in this matter?"
Xiao Zhen nodded: "This time the Fourth Prince has framed him, and the Third Prince doesn't want to sit idly by. Moreover, they are very dissatisfied with the Emperor's handling of the matter in a down-to-earth manner, and the desire to expand their power is more urgent than before.
They want to win over the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, and once the eldest princess marries into the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, the Duke of Weiguo will have a weak spot. They are confident that they can kill the eldest princess and put the blame on the Duke of Weiguo. Then they can come forward to help the Duke of Weiguo settle the matter. This will not only show favor to the Duke of Weiguo, but also hold the handle on the Duke of Weiguo, forcing them to submit.
Zhao Shiqing was stunned when she heard this, and then she became furious. "They want to kill my sister? Use my sister's death to force Yan Xia? Let Yan Xia and the entire Weiguo Mansion be theirs. What then is my sister? Zhu Yu is dead, but they still won't let my sister go. I've already killed Sun Lingzhi, and there are still Zhang Lingzhi and Wang Lingzhi. What will I do if I can't kill them all?"
By the end of her speech, the little girl's voice was filled with tears. She couldn't understand why such a good sister wanted to kill her?
A snow-white handkerchief was handed to her, and Xiao Zhen's voice was gentler than ever: "Your sister will not die. She will definitely live a good life in this life, happy and healthy, with both happiness and longevity."
Zhao Shiqing took the handkerchief, wiped his eyes, rubbed his nose, and then said embarrassedly, "This handkerchief is dirty. I'll buy you a new one later."
"Okay." Xiao really wanted to say, I don't want a new handkerchief. I would be happier if you gave me an old handkerchief you used.
But he was just thinking about it, he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Let's discuss the matter of the Grand Princess carefully. I'll have Da Zhuang escort you out. You can inform the Grand Princess of the situation in the capital."
Zhao Shiqing nodded. Without Xiao Zhen's reminder, the first thing she would do when she returned home was to write a letter to her sister.
She ignored the corpse on the ground and followed Dazhuang out of Ruyi Fang with Loach.
Looking at Zhao Shiqing's receding figure, Xiao Zhen took a long time to look away. He called Jiang Ping and pointed at Sun Lingzhi's body: "Deal with it cleanly."
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When Zhao Shiqing returned home, Zhen Wuduo was not there. He had taken Ah Huang and Xiao Ye out for a walk. Aunt Ji's dog, named Gangtou, also went with them.
Aunt Ji was making tea eggs. When she saw Zhao Shiqing and Niqiu coming back, she filled two small bowls with peanuts and handed them to them: "These are cooked in the juice of the braised tea eggs. They are already flavorful. You can have some."
The two thanked him and left with the peanuts.
Zhao Shiqing also stuffed his bowl of peanuts to Niqiu: "Here, don't eat them secretly. I've counted them, and you can't have one less."
Loach: I don’t believe you really counted!
Zhao Shiqing rushed back to the study and urged Lingbo to grind ink. She wanted to write a letter to her sister, telling her not to come to the capital, because the bad people here wanted to harm her!
But when she really wanted to write, she didn't put the pen down for a long time.
The emperor has issued an edict granting the marriage. Can my sister disobey the order and refuse the marriage?
able!
But what about the Prince Liang’s Mansion, which has not yet fully recovered from the turmoil?
What should we do with the eldest brother who is still unable to fight against the emperor?
There is also my second brother who is a hostage in the capital. Although I hate him for not fighting, I can't really ignore his life or death.
The eldest brother will not hold his sister back. He will find a way to let his sister fake her death and escape like Xiao Zhen did. However, Xiao Zhen's fake death was to comply with the emperor, while his sister's fake death was intentional.
With my sister's true nature, she would never abandon the Prince Liang's Mansion and my elder and second brothers and leave. She would still go to Beijing, just like in the dream. Even if it was a bad man like Zhu Yu, my sister would still marry him.
Although she knew that every step was on the edge of a knife, my sister still went forward without hesitation.
Doesn’t my sister realize that what awaits her are mountains of swords and seas of fire?
She must have thought of it, but she had no other choice.
Tears blurred Zhao Shiqing's eyes again, and she suddenly felt that everything she did in Beijing was in vain.
With the help of Yan Xia, she exposed the evil deeds of Baoqing Marquis Mansion. She castrated Zhu Yu, forcing Baoqing Marquis Mansion to abandon him. She captured Xu Lin and his son, and rescued Wan Ruyi. She had enough evidence to subvert the royal family!
In addition, today she killed Sun Lingzhi with her own hands to avenge her sister in her dream life.
But so what?
She still couldn't stop her sister from going to Beijing.
There was a cat's meow outside the door, accompanied by the voices of children.
Although most of the people living here are children who have not yet grown up, there is only one real child.
Zhang Ye finished school.
This study is usually used by Zhang Ye the most, and he is here to do his homework.
Zhao Shiqing wiped away her tears and heard Zhang Ye knocking on the door. He was a child who knew what to do very well.
"Come in." Zhao Shiqing said.
Zhang Ye pushed the door open and walked in, followed by Da Pang. "Second Miss, will I disturb you if I do my homework here?"
Zhao Shiqing pointed to the small desk opposite: "Write, I won't disturb you."
Zhang Ye bowed seriously, then sat down at the desk and took out his homework from his schoolbag. Before he could put his homework on the desk, Dapang jumped onto the desk and chose a place he thought was most comfortable to lie down on.
The fat body took up most of the small desk.
Zhang Ye was already used to it, so he spread out his homework and started writing.
Zhao Shiqing looked at the man and cat opposite him and suddenly found them very interesting.
Dapang was originally a stray cat, and his future might be that he would freeze to death under the wall on a cold night.
But by accident, he had to follow Xiuxiu on a thousand-mile expedition. Although he suffered a lot, he now has a happy cat life with no worries about food and drink and can order servants around (cat slaves).
And Zhang Ye, this little guy full of mystery, if someone came to that small restaurant a year ago and told Zhang Ye that his parents would die a violent death, and that he would come to the capital, go to school, and do homework every day after school, Zhang Ye would definitely not believe it and would think it was nonsense.
But the fact is that Zhang Ye is now just like many other children, writing furiously in order to avoid being spanked by the teacher tomorrow.
Zhao Shiqing suddenly realized that she had done so much but still could not change her sister's future of marrying into the capital. However, life is ever-changing. She could not stop her sister from marrying into the capital, but she could protect her sister. At least, she would not let her sister be killed like in that life.
And Yan Xia is not Zhu Yu. Just look at the last time when the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion caused a commotion at the Marquis of Baoqing's Mansion, and you can see that the Yan family and the Zhu family are different.
Moreover, Zhao Shiqing had a very good impression of Yan Xia.
Among all the men she had met, if anyone could be her brother-in-law, only Yan Xia was even slightly worthy.
Yes, only a little bit. As for the remaining part, of course I still have to keep working hard.
When Zhao Shiqing thought about pairing her sister with Yan Xia, the depression in her heart disappeared.
She wanted to write a letter, not only to write about the conspiracy of the emperor and the third prince, but also to write about Yan Xia's integrity and chivalry. However, her opinions could only be used as a reference. As for whether her sister would like Yan Xia, it depended on their fate.
However, Zhao Shiqing has made up her mind. No matter whether her sister will marry Yan Xia or whether Yan Xia will become involved with those people in the future, she will protect her sister. No matter who her sister marries, whether it is Yan Xia, Li Xia or Zhang Xia, if anyone dares to harm her sister, she will kill him!
Besides, my sister is very capable.
Zhao Shiqing wrote down whatever he thought of, and ended up writing more than ten pages.
When she realized that she had written a lot of words, she found that her right hand was sore and painful. She had not written so many words for a long time since she left her master and was no longer punished to write big characters.
Zhao Shiqing heaved a long sigh of relief after a thick letter was sealed with wax and delivered by Niu Qiu to the messenger sent by Prince Liang's Mansion in the capital.
She doesn't have any extraordinary abilities now. She can neither meet the emperor nor stir up trouble among the princes like Xiao Zhen did. All she can do is meet with Yan Xia and find out what he is thinking.
Just do it!
The next day, on the way to the Imperial College to draw a red circle, Yan Xia met Xiaoguai again.
Xiaoguai gave him a cold look and flew to the front to lead the way.
Without saying a word, Yan Xia stuffed the book into the hands of his attendant and rode his horse to catch up.
From then on, Yan Xia had another stumbling block on his road to study.
This time we went not to the Su Ji Tea Shop, but to a teahouse.
The difference between a teahouse and a teashop is that a teashop sells tea, while a teahouse is for drinking tea.
Not only can you drink tea here, but you can also listen to books.
Although Yan Xia was born and raised in Beijing, he was too busy. When he was not investigating cases, he had to go to the Imperial College to draw red circles, so he had no leisure time to drink tea and listen to books.
At this hour, there were not many customers in the teahouse, but the storyteller did not slack off. He was still excited and talking excitedly.
Xiaoguai did not fly in, but landed on the roof of the teahouse, looking down at everyone.
Yan Xia smiled at him and walked into the teahouse.
He saw Zhao Shiqing at a glance. She was sitting at a table by the window with a fat old man beside her.
Yan Xia had seen this fat old man before. He was Zhao Shiqing's grandfather, the famous Zhen Wuduo in the coastal area.
But now, Zhen Wuduo looked like an ordinary old man with a little money, cracking melon seeds skillfully and cheering for the storyteller from time to time. There was no trace of the aura of a sea overlord in him.
When Yan Xia saw Zhen Wuduo, he thought of Master Zhen, who had been doing very well in the capital recently.
Without hesitation, he walked up to the grandparents.
He was about to speak when Zhao Shiqing pointed to the table facing outwards and said, "There's someone here. That table is empty. You can sit over there. We won't share the table."
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