Chapter 541 The Cunning Xiao Heng (Second Update)
The dead courtesan of Xianleju has appeared before my eyes. Could there be anything more outrageous than this?
If she is Mo Qianxue, then what about the female corpse lying in the yamen?
Furthermore, Xiao Heng was absolutely certain that he had never met Mo Qianxue, so who did Mo Qianxue mistake him for?
In an instant, countless questions flashed through Xiao Heng's mind.
A string in his heart was taut; he felt as if he had inadvertently come close to some truth.
When Xiao Heng didn't want anyone to see his emotions, no one could see through him. He instantly suppressed his thoughts and entered the state he was in when he knew Mo Qianxue: "But I heard that the courtesan of Xianleju died."
"It's just a scapegoat who died," Mo Qianxue said nonchalantly.
This was supposed to be a very secret matter, yet Mo Qianxue seemed to have no reservations or fears in front of him.
Xiao Heng watched her without showing any emotion.
"Ouch, that hurts! Help me!" Mo Qianxue gasped and reached out her hand. Xiao Heng didn't move, but Mo Qianxue only stretched out her hand for a moment before realizing something and quickly pulled it back. "I can do it myself!"
She endured the pain and moved to a stool by the table to sit down. She said to Xiao Heng, "By the way, what brings you here? The last time I saw you, weren't you an official of the Hanlin Academy? You're not wearing the official robes of the Hanlin Academy today."
Xiao Heng said, "I am on duty at the Ministry of Justice today."
Mo Qianxue snorted: "Ministry of Justice?"
Xiao Heng said calmly, "Yes, today I'm going to investigate your case. If I had known you faked your death, I wouldn't have bothered with it."
Mo Qianxue waved her hand: "Just do a casual investigation, don't take it too seriously, or I'm afraid you'll get yourself into trouble."
Xiao Heng asked casually, "What trouble would I get into?"
Mo Qianxue sighed: "Alas, this is a long story, and I myself only have a vague understanding of it. I don't know how I can explain it to you clearly."
Xiao Heng's eyes flickered: "Is it the young master behind you?"
Mo Qianxue looked at him in shock: "You know our young master?"
Xiao Heng calmly said, "Today, the Minister of Justice and I went to investigate a case. On the way, we were chased and attacked. Those people let slip that they mentioned something about a young master."
Xiao Heng didn't lie, but he didn't tell the whole truth either. For example, he said that the group was actually after him, and it had nothing to do with whether he was investigating the case or not.
Xiao Heng was testing Mo Qianxue, wanting to know what role she played in this scheme and how many clues she actually knew.
"Are you alright?" This was Mo Qianxue's reaction.
Xiao Heng lowered his eyelashes and said calmly, "I'm fine, but Minister Xing suffered a minor injury."
This statement could easily lead people to believe that the group was targeting Minister Xing.
Mo Qianxue pouted and said, "It must be because you investigated the case too thoroughly. They wanted to give you a warning. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come back alive. I know the young master's methods."
It seems that Mo Qianxue was unaware that the group actually wanted him dead. In Mo Qianxue's eyes, what was her young master after causing a murder?
Xiao Heng suppressed the urge to ask who the young master was, poured Mo Qianxue a cup of tea, and asked, "Why did you fake your death?"
"To kill someone." Mo Qianxue's mood somber.
Xiao Heng paused as he was about to put the teapot back. His eyelashes trembled, and he took the teapot back, pouring himself a cup of tea as well: "Who to kill?"
Mo Qianxue whispered, "The owner of this clinic."
Xiao Heng clenched his fist and spilled two drops of tea on the table.
He subtly covered the teacup with his glass, his tone completely calm: "Did you deliberately get hurt to get close to her?"
"Mm." Mo Qianxue nodded dejectedly.
Xiao Heng said calmly, "With such severe injuries, aren't you afraid of dying?"
Mo Qianxue assumed that Xiao Heng had deduced the severity of her injuries from the bandages on her body, not realizing that Xiao Heng already knew she had almost died that night. She said, "How could I gain her trust if I wasn't seriously injured?"
Xiao Heng put the teapot back, suppressing his murderous intent to kill Mo Qianxue on the spot, and asked indifferently, "You've already gained her trust, why haven't you made your move yet?"
Mo Qianxue remained silent.
"Are you still planning to make a move?" Xiao Heng asked.
"I don't know," Mo Qianxue said.
Xiao Heng took a sip of tea and said, "You yourself said that your young master is very capable. Aren't you afraid that you will be punished by your young master if you disobey?"
Mo Qianxue sighed with great distress.
"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. Let's talk about you. What's your current status?"
"Reader in the Hanlin Academy, Secretary of the Ministry of Justice".
"What's your name?"
"Xiao Liulang".
"Oh," Mo Qianxue responded, clearly thinking the name wasn't very good. "So... did you manage to do what you said you'd do here?"
Xiao Heng said without changing his expression, "It's still being processed."
"What exactly happened?" Mo Qianxue asked gossipily.
Xiao Heng's eyelashes fluttered slightly, and he said in a serious tone, "I'll tell you after it's all done."
Mo Qianxue snorted: "Boring."
Xiao Heng could only use drinking tea to mask his inner turmoil.
Thinking of something, Mo Qianxue added, "By the way, is your illness any better?"
Xiao Heng paused, and if he wasn't certain that she had mistaken him for someone else, he would almost have thought she was asking about his leg ailment.
"Alright," Xiao Heng said.
Mo Qianxue asked in surprise, "It can be cured? Then why did you try to take your own life in the first place?"
Xiao Heng almost couldn't continue: "...You actually believed me when I was lying to you."
Mo Qianxue nodded thoughtfully: "I was wondering why you didn't seem like you were trying to commit suicide back then."
Several shouts came from the lobby from the second landlord.
Mo Qianxue hurriedly said, "You'd better leave quickly, the owner of this clinic will be back soon, it will be bad if she finds out about you!"
Xiao Heng: ...She is my wife, thank you.
Mo Qianxue added, "Also, you are not allowed to tell anyone that you know me. If it gets out and reaches our young master's ears, I'm afraid you will be silenced."
Xiao Heng was trying to figure out how to steer the conversation back to this mysterious young master when Mo Qianxue brought it up herself.
I didn't ask before because I thought it would be abrupt and arouse suspicion, but now I can go with the flow.
Xiao Heng looked at her with a hint of curiosity and said, "You keep mentioning your young master. I'm very curious, who exactly is he?"
A hint of apprehension flashed in Mo Qianxue's eyes: "He's someone you can't afford to offend in Zhao Kingdom."
"Tell me what you think," Xiao Heng said, his tone defiant.
Mo Qianxue thought for a moment, then waved her hand: "Never mind, I won't say anything. Knowing too much won't do you any good."
Xiao Heng said seriously, "If you don't tell me who he is, how am I supposed to know just how capable he is, or whether it's worth risking being expelled from the Ministry of Justice to dissuade the Minister of Justice from suppressing this case?"
Mo Qianxue hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
She hesitated for a long time, then suddenly reached out her fingertip, dipped it in the teacup, and slowly wrote three words on the table.
“This is the young master’s name,” she said.
Xiao Heng's gaze fell on the name that wasn't entirely unfamiliar, his eyes filled with coldness.
...
Since the Imperial College hasn't started yet, Xiao Jingkong has a lot of free time every day, and he's been taking the chickens out more often.
He slipped away once in the morning and went again in the afternoon.
When he brought the seven chickens, the eagle, and the dog back to the house, he saw his wicked brother-in-law standing motionless at the door.
He peeked cautiously into the house.
Jiaojiao is not here.
In an instant, he transformed into a local bully in Bishui Hutong, acting extremely arrogantly: "What are you doing?"
Xiao Heng, both amused and annoyed, nudged his little mushroom-shaped head and asked, "Do you want to go to the palace?"
Xiao Jingkong: "I don't want to."
Xiao Heng: "No, you want to."
Then, Xiao Jingkong was arrested, looking completely bewildered.
Once again, Xiao Jingkong was used as a tool, and her wicked brother-in-law dragged her onto a carriage, where she arrived at the palace with a deep sense of resentment.
The guards stopped the carriage.
Xiao Heng directly lifted the curtains and picked up Xiao Jingkong.
The guard saw a familiar, expressionless face and smiled, "So it's Young Master Jingkong! My apologies for not recognizing you sooner."
The guards let them pass.
Sure enough, the little monk's face was more effective than the token.
The carriage stopped after entering the palace, and Xiao Heng led Xiao Jingkong forward by the hand.
Little Jingkong reverted to being abducted by the boy, his little head drooping as he walked reluctantly, like a soulless little wooden puppet.
However, when he passed by the Imperial Garden and saw some beautiful flowers, he quickly picked one.
Xiao Heng turned around.
He quickly hid the flowers behind his back and continued walking forward with his little head drooping.
Xiao Heng wanted to laugh: "Do you know whose flowers you picked?"
Xiao Jingkong said, "I didn't pick any flowers."
Oh, so you know how to avoid being tricked into saying things.
Xiao Heng then said, "Those are flowers planted by Princess Xinyang; they are poisonous."
Xiao Jingkong quickly threw the flowers away.
Xiao Heng almost burst out laughing.
(End of this chapter)
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