Yuwen Sheng was delighted by her intelligence and keen insight, and chuckled softly: "That's right, do you know who wiped out all the defenses from Guixu Ridge in Fuxian County to the garrison and the area near the natural barrier? Who arranged for the barbarians to enter the pass, intending to slaughter the craftsmen and destroy the city walls? And who sent a message to Julu Kingdom in your name?"
Isn't it Gongshu Lan?
Zheng Quchi was initially convinced of this answer, but then he thought that if it really was Gongshu Lan's doing, he wouldn't have asked her in such a sarcastic way.
Furthermore, Gongshu Lan, being under Yuwen Sheng's surveillance, shouldn't possess such extraordinary abilities.
"Do I know this person?"
Zheng Quchi thought hard for a moment. Given that she had just transmigrated, she could find some suspicious people in her narrow network of relationships with just a little screening.
"Is it... Master Li?"
Although Yuwen Sheng still smiled, his handsome eyes and brows revealed a sinister look.
“His name isn’t Li Shi; he’s Gongshu Ji Ruo, Gongshu Lan’s cousin.”
Zheng Quchi blinked, took a while to process what he was seeing, and then said "Oh," as if he were deep in thought.
Seeing her confused expression, Yuwen Sheng's eyes darkened. He assumed she had some special feelings for Li Shi and still refused to believe it even after learning the truth.
Wang Zebang once mentioned a "small matter" when the wall of Guixu Ridge collapsed and landslides buried people during the early stages of its construction. Everyone was afraid of being affected and avoided the area, but "Sang Xuanqing" risked his life to rescue Master Li.
Yuwen Sheng had heard it before, but he was completely unmoved. Now that he knew that "Sang Xuanqing" and Zheng Quchi were the same person, what was once an insignificant "snowflake" had rolled into a "snowball".
That "trivial matter" instantly made him feel like he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.
"He secretly assisted Gongshu Lan in framing you and persecuting you, leading you step by step into the abyss... You can kill Gongshu Lan, but what about Gongshu Jiruo?"
Zheng Quchi came to his senses and looked at him with a rather helpless yet amused expression.
He thinks that Gongshu is like a big watermelon, something he can cut down whenever he wants.
Gongshu Lan killed Mu Shu because she was so enraged by his death. Although she did not regret it, she knew that she had acted impulsively and that the consequences would be severe.
With no power or influence, what could she possibly use to resist if the Gongshu family wanted to pursue her?
She even sometimes thought negatively that, when she was forced into a corner, she would rather give her life to settle this grudge, just so as not to involve her family.
“Master Li, so you are Gongshu Jiruo. So... each of you has such a frightening identity. Why did you come to approach me?” Zheng Quchi smiled self-deprecatingly.
Yuwen Sheng did not like hearing her compare him to Gongshu Jiruo.
Although, he once almost caused irreparable consequences without knowing that she was "Zheng Quchi".
“I don’t know about him, but Zheng Quchi, it wasn’t that I deliberately approached you, but that you… took the initiative to choose me, do you remember?” A layer of gloom appeared on his lips and brows.
Zheng Quchi was taken aback.
She patted her forehead.
Yes, back when Yuwen Sheng used the alias "Liu Fengmian," he was an aloof beauty who had rejected those who wanted to marry him because of his good looks.
But she insisted on stepping forward to solicit "sponsorship." He was right; she herself was bewitched by his frail health, not by him seducing her.
She quickly replied, "I remember, I remember."
"Well, then you must remember to stay away from Gongshu Jiruo in the future. He and you are enemies now." Yuwen Sheng was very cunning in trying to sow discord between the two.
Zheng Quchi was already quite wary of Gongshu Jiruo, so she wouldn't get close to him again without his reminder.
But then she suddenly thought, "I... I killed Gongshu Lan. She's Gongshu Jiruo's cousin. If he finds out, he definitely won't let this go. What if... I've implicated you? Maybe..."
You should just divorce me.
Before she could finish speaking, Yuwen Sheng interrupted her: "If Gongshu Ji wants to take people from my hands, then let him try."
This is a show of force intended to protect her to the very end.
Zheng Quchi's words were cut off before she could finish them, but she still chose to speak her mind: "...However, the other party's family is powerful and wealthy, and they have the Northern Abyss Kingdom as their backing. As the saying goes, it's better to avoid trouble. I can't let you be implicated, so perhaps..."
You should just divorce me.
He interrupted again: "You've forgotten, now that you've married me, you are my wife, Yuwen Sheng's wife. Husband and wife are one, your affairs are my affairs. So what if Gongshu Ji has Beiyuan as his backing? With me, you have nothing to fear."
Zheng Quchi's mouth was half open, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Hearing him go to such lengths, and she still dared to bring up divorce, she was being rather ungrateful. So she said with a smile that looked more like a grimace, "Then, thank you for your trouble."
All you want is a divorce, right?
This is way too damn difficult.
She laughed, she laughed as hard as she could.
She wanted to laugh until he couldn't stand it anymore.
However, she didn't know that when she smiled at him, even though the smile was forced and not as natural and beautiful as the one she gave Wei Yao, Yuwen Sheng still liked it when she smiled at him.
This at least shows that she wasn't indifferent to him anymore.
He smiled at her, his smile tender and gentle, like the warmth of spring. Compared to her, he seemed more and more fake: "No trouble at all. As long as you don't run away and stay by my side, I will never let you suffer any harm again."
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