She didn't know how much time had passed when Sang Qian suddenly woke up with a start, feeling dizzy. She broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that she had actually fallen asleep in a coffin. She knew that the coffin was airtight, and if she accidentally suffocated, she would die an unjust death.
She rushed to check on Zu'an's situation, only to find him staring at her with a half-smile.
Sang Qian blushed and asked quietly, "When did you wake up?"
Zuan replied, "I've been awake for a while now."
Sang Qian gave him a reproachful look: "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Zuan laughed: "Seeing you sleeping so soundly, I couldn't bear to."
Hearing the words "reluctant to part with," Sang Qian felt a surge of panic. In that instant, she thought of many things. To hide her embarrassment, she quickly changed the subject: "You're really carefree. Aren't we afraid of suffocating if we sleep in a coffin?"
"Don't worry, I already made a small opening." Zuan pointed to the top of his head, and sure enough, there was a sliver of light there. Although it wasn't obvious, it was definitely enough for ventilation.
Wasn't he already awake and watching me the whole time?
Sang Qian felt a little dizzy and didn't dare to think about it too much: "What's going on outside?"
Zuan also put away his mocking smile: "The guards outside have mostly left, and those who remain are dozing off. There are only a few maids left in the room. The other maids are all asleep, except for that personal maid named Qiuyue who is still burning paper money in front of the coffin."
Sang Qian was startled. If they were right in front of the coffin, wouldn't it be easy for them to hear each other talking?
As if sensing her worry, Zuan comforted her, "Don't worry, she's not a cultivator."
Sang Qian breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that she was still nestled in the other person's arms, and they could even feel each other's breath as they spoke.
Although she has dabbled in various fields of knowledge over the years in order to make more comprehensive decisions, and even knows a little about niche jobs like coroner, she is a complete novice when it comes to men and women, with absolutely no experience.
Feeling the masculine aura of the men around her, she felt weak all over and even found it difficult to think clearly.
Fortunately, at that moment, the voice of the maid named Qiuyue came from outside: "Your Highness, it's all over now, so you can rest in peace. What happened that day really wasn't my fault, and I didn't know that such a thing would happen later..."
The other person deliberately lowered their voice, and if the two hadn't been close together and were both cultivators, they wouldn't have been able to hear each other at all.
Sang Qian looked shocked and hurriedly looked at Zu An: "It seems that there are indeed hidden stories behind the death of Prince Qi's concubine, and this maid is also an insider."
Zuan nodded; he already knew that.
When he questioned the maids earlier, he noticed that Qiuyue was unusually calm.
It should be noted that the concubine was her master, and their relationship was one of mutual benefit and loss. However, after the concubine died, she did not show much grief. When asked if the concubine might have been murdered, she immediately denied it.
Logically speaking, if something like this happens to the master, shouldn't the trusted servant immediately suspect something is wrong, report it to others, or even ask someone to investigate the truth?
Worried about misunderstanding the other party, he even deliberately asked how the Prince Qi's concubine treated her on a daily basis. It turned out that she treated her like a sister, which made no sense at all. So at that time, he knew that there was something wrong with this maid, but he just didn't say anything.
Zu An listened to the maid muttering for a long time without getting any useful information, and he couldn't wait any longer, so he pushed the coffin open.
Upon hearing the sound of the coffin, Qiuyue looked up in confusion. When she saw the coffin lid open, she was immediately terrified. Just as she was about to scream, a dark shadow flashed out from inside, and then she knew nothing more.
Without pausing after emerging, Zu An transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly striking the sleeping maids not far away, putting them to a deep sleep.
At this moment, Sang Qian climbed out of the coffin, a worried look on her face: "You've made such a commotion, how are you going to clean up this mess later?"
Zuan pressed down on her shoulder: "Don't rush out."
Sang Qian: "???"
Am I supposed to just stay in my coffin and not come out?
As if sensing her confusion, Zu'an nodded and said, "That's right, you can continue lying in the coffin."
After saying that, he threw a piece of clothing at her: "Change into this in the coffin."
Sang Qian originally wanted to ask about the coffin, but she was attracted by the dress in her hand. The fabric was smooth and soft, and it was obviously a very expensive silk. Moreover, the style was very elegant and luxurious. It was indeed a very beautiful dress.
But that's not the point!
She immediately realized, "What kind of dress is this? Why should I change?"
If they hadn't spent some time together, she would have suspected that he was using this opportunity to make her take off her clothes with ulterior motives.
Zu'an replied, "Those are the clothes of the concubine of the King of Qi."
Sang Qian: "..."
Although I'm not afraid of corpses, the thought of me sleeping in her coffin and changing into her clothes is still quite unsettling.
"The main thing I need you to do is pretend to be a concubine of Prince Qi and get some information out of this maid," Zu An explained. Actually, Daji could do this, but firstly, he didn't want to reveal his trump card to too many people, and secondly, Prince Qi's mansion was heavily guarded. If Daji used her skills and caused any fluctuations in her spiritual energy that alerted the people in Prince Qi's mansion, it would be troublesome.
"How did you get Qi Wang's concubine's clothes?" Sang Qian stared at him with wide eyes and a suspicious look.
"I hid it during the daytime inspection." Zuan glanced at "Pinru's wardrobe" next to him. He had casually placed the wardrobe in the corner when he came out of the coffin.
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