It is said that after Xu Jing's bodyguard Ling Yuan sent Zhou Siheng back that day, the servant who served Zhou Siheng fed him sobering soup.
Zhou Siheng finally woke up after drinking two cups of wine. The first thing he did after waking up was to ask someone to investigate the origins of the King of Qin.
His men were quick to investigate. Within two days, Zhou Siheng had gathered all the information about Qin Wang Xie Yunqi, including his life and the several concubines in his backyard. After a careful review, Zhou Siheng found the information too general and lacked any clues.
Could it be that he guessed wrong, and the King of Qin was really a fool as rumored by the outside world?
No. Zhou Siheng believed in his intuition. The current King of Qin was not the playboy rumored by the outside world, but a venomous snake hiding in the dark.
If the King of Qin was a venomous snake, Lin Wanru would have no good life if she married him. With this in mind, Zhou Siheng wrote a letter to Lin Wanru. After reading it, Lin Wanru was shocked.
In Lin Wanru's mind, Xie Yunqi was nothing but a scumbag. His good looks were a waste, and he spent his days pursuing pleasure, with no achievements in his career. She was reluctant to believe that he was a wolf in disguise.
But this letter was sent by Zhou Siheng. Who is Zhou Siheng? He is a real academic master.
He said that there was something wrong with Xie Yunqi, so there was definitely something wrong.
For this reason, Lin Wanru specially asked her maid to pass a message to Xie Liangchen, telling him what Zhou Siheng had deduced.
After hearing this, Xie Liangchen burst into laughter. If Xie Yunxiu was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, he would still believe it, but Xie Yunqi was impossible.
Xie Yunqi spent his days in the court in a daze, lacking any military or political skills. Aside from his decent looks, he possessed nothing else. Even if he had ambition, what could he possibly accomplish? The Lin family, already struggling, could offer him any help; it would be like a spent force.
Xie Yunxiu, on the other hand, was a thorn in his side. He had used the Shen family to contain Xie Yunxiu, only to be outmaneuvered. Shen Yi was driven away, while Xie Yunxiu remained unscathed. If he allowed this to continue, it would only raise a tiger that would become a threat. It was time to act.
The next day, Xie Yunxiu was attacked on his way back to the palace and his life or death was unknown.
Xu Jing got the news as soon as possible and went to Prince Zhuang's mansion to check on the situation. After learning that Xie Yunxiu had only suffered some minor injuries, Xu Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fifth brother, I'm fine." Xie Yunxiu dismissed the servants and said softly, "The people who tried to assassinate me last night were all top masters. If it weren't for the help of Amber and the others, I would have been doomed."
"Did the assassin capture the person alive?"
Xie Yunxiu shook his head and said, "No. They committed suicide after the assassination attempt failed. They are dead men, so there is no way they can find out anything."
Xu Jing checked Xie Yunxiu's wound and gave him the medicine in the jade bottle after confirming that he was not poisoned.
"What's this?"
Xu Jing explained, "It's the best healing medicine in the Western Regions. You helped me avoid disaster this time. Thank you very much, Ninth Brother."
"There's no need to thank each other between brothers." Xie Yunxiu took the jade bottle and continued, "Fifth brother, do you know who hurt me behind my back?"
"It's Uncle Chen." Xu Jing's eyes flashed with mockery, and he said with a smile, "He wants to get rid of you before you grow up. After you are gone, all of my father's descendants will be nothing to him."
"That's outrageous." Xie Yunxiu slammed his fist on the table, but his excitement caused the wound to be distracted. He gasped in pain, and Xu Jing quickly held him down. Seeing the blood on his back, Xu Jing said, "Don't move."
Xu Jing swiftly stripped off his clothes, wiped away the blood, and then applied the medicine from the jade bottle. Strangely enough, Xie Yunxiu had initially felt immense pain, but after applying the medicine, the pain subsided considerably. Xie Yunxiu smiled and said, "This is truly a good medicine. Where did Fifth Brother get this good stuff? Give me two more bottles. I'll keep it as a backup."
"This medicine is in short supply, and I only have one bottle left. I gave it to you, and you're still not satisfied?"
After Xu Jing helped the man dress, he said, "You'll need to have more guards around you. Uncle Chen won't miss the chance to kill you. You need to be more careful in the future, especially when it comes to entrances. Don't go to the backyard for now. Wait until the situation calms down."
"I know. You're so long-winded you don't act like a grown man, but more like...hiss!" Xu Jing slapped him on the back of the shoulder. Xie Yunxiu was both angry and amused. "Fifth Brother, if you can't convince me, don't use force. It's terrible if you damage the relationship."
"You are so talkative." Xu Jing glared at him, and suddenly thought of something. He took off a sachet and hung it around his waist.
"What is this?" Xie Yunxiu asked curiously.
"A scented sachet that repels all poisons. Keep it on at all times except when you're bathing. Do you understand?"
"Fifth brother, you have so many good things." Xie Yunxiu happily accepted it and saw that the pattern of the sachet was still magnolia. "Which sister-in-law gave it to you? Fifth brother, if you give it to me, aren't you afraid that my sister-in-law will be jealous?"
"Go away, where did you get your sister-in-law? I spent a lot of money to buy her." Xu Jing said with a smile: "Okay, it's getting late, I'll go back first."
"Wait. Fifth brother, the task you asked me to do last time was successful. Zhou Siheng was assigned to the Ministry of Industry by Chen Song. I specifically told Chen Song to treat him well. But he misunderstood and gave him the job of three people."
Xu Jing raised his eyebrows and asked, "You really didn't mean it?"
"How could that be!" Xie Yunxiu said with a smile, "I just can't stand him taking advantage of others, so I gave him a small punishment."
Zhou Siheng, who "takes advantage of his superiors", has been ostracized by his subordinates and ridiculed by his superiors since he came to the Ministry of Revenue. He does the work of three people every day, but his salary has not increased.
After being depressed for a few days, Zhou Siheng finally won Chen Song's appreciation with his strong personal charm. Chen Song also let go of his prejudice against Zhou Siheng and slowly handed over the work at hand to him.
Gold shines wherever it goes. Zhou Siheng handled all the tasks assigned by Chen Song very well. Chen Song was very pleased with his outstanding ability and decided to take Zhou Siheng as his apprentice and train him as his own disciple. Zhou Siheng gladly accepted and stayed with Chen Song to learn a lot.
It was half a month later that Zhou Siheng saw Xu Jing again.
At that time, an epidemic broke out in Emperor Zhao's harem, and Concubine Hui was infected by a maidservant, and her life or death was unknown. The Imperial City Bureau found that the maidservant was infected by the cook in the imperial kitchen.
For a time, everyone was in danger. The Imperial City Bureau dispatched a large number of manpower and resources to investigate the matter. They finally found the source: the head eunuch in charge of purchasing for the harem had bought chickens infected with fowl plague for the sake of cheapness. The chef killed the chickens and cooked them for the palace's nobles, but the problem arose. Not only were the nobles infected with the plague, but even everyone who came into contact with the chickens was infected.
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