Chapter 165 A lot of strange things
When Qin Junyi heard the words "murder to silence the witness", a cold look flashed across his eyes, and he hugged Shangguan Yao in his arms.
Many strange things happened today. Shangguan Yao got into trouble in Youqing Tower, the woman named Fengqing wanted to silence her, and who was the man that Xie Rongying said Shangguan Yao had a secret meeting with?
He asked in a low voice: "Yao'er, why did this woman named Fengqing attack you?"
Shangguan Yao's grip on Qin Junyi froze slightly.
Qin Junyi asked again, "Xie Rongying said that you've been close to a man recently. Is this related to what happened today?"
Shangguan Yao left Qin Junyi's arms and looked straight at Qin Junyi.
"It's okay. Just explain it to me and I'll help you, Yao'er." After Qin Junyi finished speaking, he thought of Xie Rongying's suspicion of Shangguan Yao: "I don't believe you would have a secret meeting with a man. You must have your reasons, right?"
Shangguan Yao sniffed, her eyes reddened, and she looked even weaker.
She said, "Junyi, I think you must have heard about Xie Jing hanging out in the brothels recently."
Qin Junyi's expression deepened.
"In fact, the acquaintance between Feng Qing and Xie Jing was also facilitated by Wen Zi and me." Shangguan Yao said with a fierce look in her eyes: "I can't deal with Xie Rongying, but I can always deal with Xie Jing. Before Feng Qing approached Xie Jing, Wen Zi inquired about the deeds of Xie Jing and his wife, and also found out what type of women Xie Jing liked."
"So it was you who arranged for Feng Qing to get close to Xie Jing?" Qin Junyi frowned.
Shangguan Yao shook her head. "I thought so at first, until recently when Xue Qing went to You Qing Tower to ask about her progress. Feng Qing's attitude was completely different from before. She even said that she was only willing to talk to me because of Wen Zi's face."
"As for what she's doing to Xie Jing now, she told me not to interfere. She accepted benefits from Wen Zi, and I was so angry that I went to argue with her. From her words, I realized that she wanted to enter the Xie family, not to deal with Xie Jing, and Xie Jing even intended to let this woman enter the Xie Mansion."
"I said some other things, and she said I knew too much and wanted to silence me."
Qin Junyi frowned: "What else?"
"She said she wanted to rise to prominence and become a phoenix, and she was being manipulated by someone behind the scenes." Shangguan Yao knew that Qin Junyi was concerned about the man Xie Rongying was talking about. She explained, "He was someone sent by my father. We had been meeting at Youqing Tower."
Sure enough, after hearing this explanation, Qin Junyi's frown relaxed: "Doesn't that woman know your true identity now?"
"No, she didn't know anything about it. She just has a good relationship with Wen Zi. And since that place is a place of entertainment, a meeting there wouldn't arouse suspicion." Shangguan Yao's eyes welled up again as she spoke. "I just didn't expect Feng Qing to be so cruel and ruthless that she actually wanted to kill me to silence me."
"The murder to silence the witness you just mentioned, is it that the person behind Fengqing wants to silence her?" Qin Junyi asked intently.
Shangguan Yao nodded.
Qin Junyi asked again: "Do you know who is behind that woman?"
"I'm not too sure, I just have a vague feeling about it. I didn't expect to guess it right." Shangguan Yao frowned and said cautiously.
Qin Junyi thought about Xie Rongying's cruelty towards Feng Qing, and finally understood that this woman was using Shangguan Yao's matter to deal with Feng Qing. After all, Xie Rongying had been watching her for several days, so why did she go to Youqing Tower only today?
Isn't it just waiting for Feng Qing to run out of patience with Shangguan Yao, and Shangguan Yao's hatred for Xie Rongying makes her want Feng Qing to take action against Xie Jing.
Xie Rongying must have grasped Feng Qing and would not listen to Shangguan Yao's thoughts. She was waiting for the right opportunity to get rid of the woman who seduced Xie Jing and use Feng Qing to take Shangguan Yao's life.
If she had shown up a moment later today, Shangguan Yao would probably have been a corpse.
When Qin Junyi thought of this, he felt fear towards Xie Rongying for the first time.
He said, "Yao'er, don't get close to Xie Rongying in this mansion from now on."
As he spoke, Qin Junyi seemed to feel something was wrong and said, "After returning to Longxi this time, you will stay in Longxi."
"What about you?" Shangguan Yao held Qin Junyi's hand tightly. "Are you going to abandon me to Longxi and return to Bianjing alone?"
Qin Junyi sighed, "Yao'er, you know the current situation of the Marquisate. Because of the death of mother and Chen Ge'er, the second and third wives have long been disloyal, and father is far away at the border. If I leave, I'm afraid the Marquisate will really fall into the hands of the second and third wives."
Qin Junyi saw Shangguan Yao about to speak, and continued, "When I go to the border this time, I will report everything at home to my father. The mansion still needs my father to take charge. When the war at the border is quelled and the mansion is peaceful, I will take you back."
Shangguan Yao just hugged Qin Junyi and did not respond to what Qin Junyi said.
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At midnight, a bright light flashed across the sky above Bianjing, followed by a loud rumbling sound. About half a quarter of an hour later, strong winds and heavy rain swept through the city of Bianjing.
The dungeon of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion is located southeast of the firewood room in the north.
Rainwater dripped down the eaves, and many small puddles accumulated at the entrance of the dungeon.
A man in black quickly stepped over the puddles and headed towards the dungeon entrance, followed by people one after another.
About five or six men in black came to the entrance of the dungeon, but stopped.
The leader asked, "Are you sure this is the place? Why is there no one guarding it?"
"It is indeed here. I think they think that since it is just a woman, there is no need for anyone to guard it."
"Proceed with caution."
"yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the footsteps disappeared in the sound of heavy rain. The man in black who had just taken the lead glanced behind him twice before walking into the dungeon.
After the man in black entered the dungeon, Dongxue followed Xie Rongying from the rockery in the south, holding an umbrella.
"Miss, Gu Xun has already arranged people in the cell, so nothing will happen." Dongxue said.
Xie Rongying stared at the dungeon entrance in silence.
After leaving Youqing Tower, around dusk, someone who was sent to keep an eye on Xie Jing came to report that someone had gone to Xie's house.
The person who showed up at the Xie family at this critical moment also asked about the matter of the woman in Youqing Tower. It seemed that Fengqing knew a lot, so much that the people behind her began to panic.
After that person left Xie's house, Xie Jing went to the Yongyi Marquis's house.
Originally, he wanted to meet Qin Junyi, but was stopped by Xie Rongying. This was because Qin Junyi was wholeheartedly caring about Shangguan Yao and was unaware of what Xie Jing had come to do.
Xie Jing didn't see Qin Junyi and wanted to see Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying did not meet him, but only asked Dongxue to convey a message to Xie Jing that Qin Junyi did not allow her, Xie Rongying, to interfere in this matter, and hoped that her father would not make things difficult for her in the Marquis' Mansion.
Xie Jing probably thought of Xie Rongying's situation in the Yongyi Marquis' Mansion, so he left after not staying for long.
"Miss, how could Mr. Shi from the Ministry of Personnel be the person behind Feng Qing?" Dong Xue asked with some confusion.
Xie Rongying smiled faintly: "Whether it is true or not, it depends on after Gu Xun captures those people."
(PS: This Shi family has appeared before, but it was Master Shi’s daughter who appeared on the day Shangguan Yao entered the Yongyi Marquis’s Mansion.)
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