Fortunately, Wu Qing is not very afraid of ghosts.
She wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
As things stand, Wu Da Ying's ghost has not taken any substantial actions other than occasionally making her mood fluctuate.
Just like when he was alive, Wu Da Ying, who has become a ghost, will not actively harm others.
If Zhitao hadn't appeared, Wu Da Ying wouldn't have shown up.
The most urgent task is to find out who is the mastermind behind Zhitao.
[This is a good move.]
[Whether I can detect Zhitao's existence or not, the person behind the scenes can set a trap for me. ]
[If I am careless and don't find Zhitao, then this doll will remain under my bed forever, and it will become the ironclad evidence for them to accuse me of cursing the imperial concubine in the future. At that time, I will have no way to defend myself and can only let them do whatever they want.]
[Also, even if I discovered the peach, out of fear of witchcraft, I would most likely throw the doll away and ignore the name of the imperial concubine inside the doll. Then the person behind the scenes would only need to intercept the palace maid who was throwing the doll away, and they could punish me again.]
[It seems that the person behind this is extremely treacherous. Fortunately, I carefully checked the inside of the doll and found the name of the imperial concubine. ]
Wu Qing fell into deep thought.
They would use this method to harm people indirectly...
There is a certain force outside the palace who can find out who Zhitao's family members are...
Knowing the art of witchcraft...
He wanted to sow discord between her and the imperial concubine...
[Could it be Lady Li? ]
Wu Qing thought about it carefully and found the best match.
[Although Li Guiren has always been jealous of the Imperial Concubine, it does not prevent her from wanting to gain more power and become the Imperial Concubine's most capable subordinate.]
[…Isn’t it because she was provoked by the Imperial Concubine’s previous care for me that she planned to get rid of me?!]
The more Wu Qing thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
She scratched her hair.
This is not a easy thing to do.
In the original book, Concubine Li is the kind of difficult character who will plot against you whenever she is unhappy with you, with a very high success rate.
Speaking of which, this is also thanks to her father who worked in the Imperial Observatory.
He always managed to cite some mysterious celestial signs to confuse the emperor, allowing Concubine Li to live a prosperous and comfortable life in the palace.
...Who told the emperor to be superstitious?
Even if I managed to escape her plot this time, there is no guarantee that trouble will not come my way next time.
Wu Qing sighed.
Forget it, just give Zhitao to the Queen or the Imperial Concubine. She doesn’t have the ability to investigate people.
The person behind Zhitao might be Concubine Li.
Hey, what about the man in black from before?
——Who wants the Evil-Breaking Sword again?
Wu Qing came back to his senses and walked to a zongzi.
She raised her hand and patted the man in black on the cheek, waking him from his slumber.
The man in black suddenly opened his eyes, and Wu Qing's familiar face came into view again.
His heart tightened, thinking that Wu Qing had changed his mind and was planning to take his life.
"You can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you!" the man in black said with gritted teeth, "I just ask you to do it quickly and stop pressing my sleeping points!"
If she continued to poke him in such an insulting way, he would bite the poison in his back teeth to pieces!
How insulting!
Wu Qing blinked his eyes and said innocently, "It's unfair. I didn't mean to kill you! I just wanted to ask you, who sent you here?"
The man in black was so angry!
This noble lady Ji is really sick.
He asked in disbelief: "You woke me up just to ask this? Why didn't you ask just now!"
Wu Qing muttered guiltily: "I forgot..."
It was her first time interrogating someone, so of course she asked whatever she thought of.
Anyway, the person is here with her and won’t run away.
The man in black didn't cooperate with her at all this time.
He sneered and said, "Don't even think about it. I won't tell you this secret even if I die!"
It is wishful thinking on the part of noble lady Ji.
He had already violated a big taboo by saying that the purpose of this trip was to find the Sword of Breaking Evil. If he also summoned his master, his life would be over.
Wu Qing smiled and said, "You are wrong. Corpses can also speak."
Man in black: ?
It's quite eerie.
"What do you mean?" asked the man in black.
Wu Qing thought, [As we all know, in most fictional novels, assassins have tattoos.]
[Does it look like stamping pork? By looking at the pattern of the stamp, you can tell which farm the pig came from...]
Wu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Don't worry about the poison in your back teeth. Even if you die, I will know who your master is."
"I guess... you have tattoos on your body too."
The man in black stiffened slightly when he heard this.
Wu Qing sighed, "If you don't tell me, then I'll have to be rude and take off your clothes to see."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Qing pounced on the man in black like a tiger emerging from the mountains.
Her hands went straight to his collar, trying to tear off his clothes to find out what was inside.
The man in black screamed in horror: "What are you going to do?! Aaaaaaaah!"
He tried to cover himself with his clothes, but as soon as he moved, the severe pain from his broken hands and ribs spread throughout his body, making him sweat profusely and lose his strength.
The man in black completely collapsed. He couldn't imagine that he would end up in such a situation.
Jinxiu asked outside the door: "My lady? Why is there a man's voice?"
Wu Qing calmly replied: "I was killing mice, you must have heard me wrongly."
Beautiful and clear.
All right, the master has his own things to do.
She waved her hand to send the other servants away and continued to guard the door.
Wu Qing asked curiously: "Where is your tattoo hidden? Behind your neck? Behind your ear? Inside of your arm, or behind your thigh..."
The man in black said disdainfully: "Even if you find it, what can you do?"
How could Concubine Ji, a woman from the deep palace, recognize the tattoos on his body?
"There are ten kinds of tattoos I know of."
Wu Qing chuckled, not only was he not angry, he also gave the man in black some scientific knowledge.
"General Bai's private soldiers have tiger heads tattooed on their lower backs, the lone rangers of the Wulin Alliance have leopards tattooed on the backs of their thighs, and Prince Ding's loyal soldiers have crosses tattooed on the insides of their upper arms..."
She listed ten tattoo styles in a row, and each one was correct.
The man in black couldn't help but swear.
"Who are you? How do you know these secrets?"
He was extremely shocked.
"Don't waste time. Do you want to take it off yourself or should I help you?" Wu Qing urged impatiently.
Her hands continued to pull at the collar of the man in black.
The man in black blushed immediately, and he said angrily: "You... do you have any sense of shame? How dare you strip a man's clothes? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out and punish you?"
As a woman, Concubine Ji not only had no intention of avoiding suspicion, but also ripped off his clothes without restraint.
[…This guy actually called me shameless? ]
Wu Qing stopped and asked, "Do you know how tall I am?"
Suddenly changing the subject, the man in black paused: "...How high?"
Wu Qing stretched out two fingers and indicated a height.
"I am 1.65 meters tall, and you are half a head shorter than me."
She shook her head, looked at him with pity and said, "To be honest, 1.6 meters tall doesn't count as a man in my eyes. You can rest assured, I'm not interested in you."
"Hurry up! If you don't tell me who your master is, I will make sure you can't be a man!"
Man in black: “…”
The excitement in the other's eyes terrified the man in black.
He had no doubt that Concubine Ji would really do such a thing.