"I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. The person who killed Cai Yuanchang must have done so to silence him. Was it to silence him about the Yuezhou case, or was it to silence him about the Huo family's affairs?" Hua Mingqiao pondered.
Sai Yuhuan's eyes suddenly flashed with certainty, "It must be because of my Huo family's affairs that he killed people to silence them. The one who killed Cai Yuanchang must be the King of Qinghe. It was he who teamed up with Cai Yuanchang to frame my Huo family!"
Hua Mingqiao asked, "What is the purpose of Prince Qinghe framing my father-in-law?"
Sai Yuhuan said suddenly, "Military power! He wants to seize the military power of my Huo family! If we eliminate my Huo clan, the King of Qinghe will gain the most. He is going to slaughter the entire Huo family just for the military power!"
Hua Mingqiao said, "But we have no evidence to prove the innocence of my father-in-law and the Huo family army."
Sai Yuhuan was extremely excited. "There must be evidence! There must be! If there is no evidence, we will go find it. We will find it, we will!"
Hua Mingqiao comforted Sai Yuhuan, and she calmed herself down. She said, "Your eldest niece is quite clever and intelligent. You guessed that we wanted to kill King Qinghe from just one sentence. On the one hand, you analyzed the consequences of killing King Qinghe and explained the pros and cons. On the other hand, you played the emotional card, using Yue Zheng, your relatives, and those who helped us to force us to give up killing King Qinghe. When we were in a dilemma, you told us about Cai Yuanchang's murder and asked us to find evidence that the Huo family was framed, thus achieving her goal of persuasion."
Hua Mingqiao also said, "Hua'er tried to dissuade us. She didn't want those innocent people to die because of us, nor did she want us to lose our lives due to our impulsive actions."
Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting outside. Sai Yuhuan and Hua Mingqiao became alert and hurried out of Chaoxi Hall, only to see Hua Fushu fighting with a young man in dark green tights. Both of them were using swords, and their sword moves were smooth and flowing. The fight was hard to tell, and their strength was evenly matched.
The man in black was none other than Nan Xing, who had just arrived in Fengjing. When he saw Hua Fushu looked in good spirits, he knew that her injury had healed. Unable to resist the urge, he pulled out the sword of the icy-faced Jiang Li and threw it to Hua Fushu, wanting to compete with her in swordsmanship. The young master had no weapon of her own, and he was not used to using other people's swords, so he could only lend Jiang Li's sword to the young master. Anyway, Jiang Li's sword could be borrowed at any time.
Hua Fushu was very angry. Nanxing threw a sword at her right away. She hadn't agreed to compete with him yet, but Nanxing's sword was already coming towards her, and she had to fight back.
She knew her own level of martial arts. Her talent in martial arts was not as good as Jiang Li and Qin Youran's. In addition to studying medical books, she also practiced swordsmanship hard over the years, and made some progress, barely being able to compete with the masters.
She had competed with Jiang Li in swordsmanship before, and Jiang Li despised her mediocre swordsmanship. Now, in front of Jiang Li, Nan Xing wanted to test her swordsmanship. Wouldn't that embarrass her?
Thinking of this, Hua Fushu became even more angry. She turned her anger into strength and used all her strength to fight Nanxing. Nanxing wanted to poke at her weaknesses, but she was determined to give Nanxing a good beating!
Nanxing is a man of high martial arts skills, proficient in poison techniques and good at detoxification. He is also smart, cute and funny. His ability to handle affairs is average, but he is a little bit off-key in the brain and is not very good at handling things. In the words of his master, Nanxing easily offends people without realizing it.
At the beginning, she thought that her master placed Nanxing by her side as a guard because Nanxing was skilled in martial arts and poison.
Hua Mingqiao and Sai Yuhuan were both surprised, especially Sai Yuhuan. She knew that Hua Fushu's boxing and kicking were decent when they were in Qingyun Mountain, but she was still surprised by his superb swordsmanship. She suspected that Hua Fushu had let her win on purpose when he lost to her in Qingyun Mountain, in order to let her lock her up with Ye Zelin.
After a competition, Hua Fushu cut off a strand of Nanxing's hair and defeated Nanxing.
Nan Xing praised, "Young Master, your swordsmanship has improved so much compared to last year. You're almost as fast as Jiang Li!"
Hua Fushu put away his sword and said, "Not bad."
Ignoring Nanxing, Hua Fushu returned the sword to Jiang Li, glanced at Nanxing, and then looked at Jiang Li, as if saying to him, why did Nanxing follow you? Didn't I tell you to come alone?
Jiang Li curled his lips helplessly, and Hua Fushu understood that it must be Nanxing who followed him on his own.
Nan Xing noticed Hua Ming and Qiao and said sarcastically, "Second Master came quite quickly. The scene of recognition yesterday was so touching and tear-jerking. I haven't seen her cry since she met the Young Master."
Hua Fushu sensed something was wrong when she heard this and asked, "Did you already know this?"
Jiang Li remained silent and stepped aside.
Nanxing said, "Yes, we knew it a long time ago."
Hua Fushu smiled with a hidden stab in his face. "If you knew so early, why didn't you write to tell me?"
The young master's smile was creepy. With the young master's temperament, he would definitely not let him off easily. In order to avoid being punished, Nanxing decisively betrayed his companions, "It's none of my fault. It was all Boss Cang's idea. It's all Boss Cang's fault."
Hua Fushu said: "Forget it, I don't blame you."
Hua Fushu asked where they were staying. Nanxing said they were staying at an inn. They had been there for two or three days and had even celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival together. The Hua residence was large, with many courtyards and rooms. Hua Fushu told Jiang Li and the others not to stay at the inn, but to stay at the Hua residence instead. It was not far from the general and would be convenient for her to find him.
Hua Fushu sent Nanxing to choose a room on his own and said to Jiang Li, "Come with me."
"Uncle, I have something to do, so I have to excuse myself first." Hua Fushu said.
Hua Mingqiao nodded to show his understanding.
Jiang Li followed Hua Fushu to a courtyard called Taoranju. Inside the courtyard stood a rockery with a small pavilion. A hole had been carved into the rockery, and stone steps led to the top. Hua Fushu climbed the steps, and Jiang Li followed. "Jiang Li," Hua Fushu said, "there's something I might need you to do."
Jiang Li said, "Young Master, please speak."
Hua Fushu said, "I plan to let you take over the Kongqing Pavilion in the northern border."
She had established the Kong Qing Pavilion when she traveled to the northern border to gather information about her uncle. She was now running the shop, selling medicinal herbs and gathering intelligence. She had personally selected and trusted people to run the shop, but it needed a de facto manager.
Jiang Li asked, "When should I set off?"
Hua Fushu smiled and said, "No rush."
Jiang Li leaned against the pillar of the pavilion, holding his sword, always with that cold and inhuman look. "Nanxing, what are you going to do?"
Hua Fushu said, "What else can I do? I can just take the child with me. There's no one to take care of him."
Jiang Li said, "It's up to you. This guy is outspoken, so be careful."
Hua Fushu said: "I am not good at martial arts, so I have to make up for it with poison. Keeping Nanxing by my side is not necessarily a bad thing. Keeping you by my side will only arouse suspicion."
Seeing that the young master had nothing else to do, Jiang Li turned around, walked down the rockery and left.
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