Chapter 9 Brother, I Want Her
Xie Guanlan had a high ponytail, a leather belt, military boots, and crimson arrow sleeves. He had sharp bones and carried a bow and arrow on his back. He held the reins in a condescending posture, like a narrow knife ready to be struck.
There were exclamations from all around: "It's Prince Xie!"
The girls' emotions were visibly rising, and one girl who admired Xie Guanlan even straightened her clothes shyly.
A little girl quietly asked Wen Xingluo, "Isn't Master Xie your stepbrother? Do you know if he has a crush on someone?"
"And more," another little girl came up to Wen Xingluo, "What does he like to eat? What are his hobbies?!"
Wen Xingluo: “…”
She knew nothing about Xie Guanlan's hobbies.
Wen Yueyin covered her lips and chuckled softly, "Don't ask me about my sister. Although she followed her mother into the Zhenbei Palace, how could the prince accept her so easily? I'm afraid my sister has never even had a private conversation with the prince, let alone understand him."
Especially Xie Guanlan.
This person has a kind face but a black heart, and caused her a lot of suffering in her previous life.
Even if Wen Xingluo could deal with Xie Shian, he would definitely not be able to deal with Xie Guanlan.
In this life, the only one who was beaten up by Xie Guanlan with thundering means and hastily married to a minor official was Wen Xingluo!
There was no emotion on Wen Xingluo's face.
She ignored Wen Yueyin and listened attentively to Xie Guanlan's lecture.
Xie Guanlan was explaining to everyone how to get on the horse.
Wen Xingluo climbed onto the horse's back according to the steps he taught her. Suddenly, a noble lady in the last row screamed, "Help!"
Her horse was frightened for no reason and ran away with her!
Xie Guanlan reacted the fastest. He jumped on his horse and kicked the horse's belly, catching up in an instant.
But for some reason, the horse under him suddenly went crazy, suddenly raised its front hooves while galloping, and neighed as if to throw him off!
Xie Guanlan's face remained calm. Seeing that he could not control the horse, he decisively drew out his dagger and thrust it into the horse's neck quickly, accurately and fiercely.
The horse let out a whine and fell to the ground while galloping.
Xie Guanlan stepped on the fallen horse's back, and with his lightness and skill as fast as the wind, he appeared behind the lady in an instant and controlled her horse in time.
The students rushed forward.
The noble lady was frightened and cried loudly. She was surrounded by her friends and taken to see a female doctor.
I can't attend the horse riding and archery class today.
Wen Xingluo saw Xie Guanlan walk to the original place and pick up a sharp pebble.
It must have been this little stone that frightened your horse.
Xie Guanlan put away the pebbles, and his trusted attendant Fushan came over to report: "I just checked the horse you were riding. It was drugged, causing the animal to go berserk and lose control."
Wen Xingluo remembered the boy carrying a bucket whom she ran into when she went to the stable.
She suspected: "I may have seen the person who drugged me."
Xie Guanlan summoned all the grooms of Baihe Academy and asked Wen Xingluo to identify it.
Wen Xingluo looked around and shook his head: "He's not here."
Fushan frowned: "Could it be——"
Xie Guanlan raised his hand to stop him from speaking.
He looked at Wen Xingluo and said, "Since Miss Wen has seen him, please go back to the yamen with me and ask the legal advisor to draw him according to your description."
When describing the other person's appearance to his master, Wen Xingluo couldn't help but glance at Xie Guanlan.
Today's accident was directed at him.
If he made the slightest mistake he would fall off his horse.
The consequences can be minor injuries or even disability.
Someone wants to deal with Xie Guanlan.
The master said, "The painting is finished. Please review it, Miss Wen."
Wen Xingluo looked over and said, "You drew it very similarly, he looks like this."
Xie Guanlan ordered someone to pass the portrait down and immediately search for the murderer.
At night, Wen Xingluo was about to go to bed after bathing and changing clothes when Cuicui suddenly came in and reported: "Miss, the prince said he has found the murderer. Please go over and identify him."
Wen Xingluo was still wondering what there was to identify. Since the person had been caught, he could just interrogate him directly.
Unexpectedly, when they arrived at the place, they found that the man was dead.
This is a charity cemetery on the outskirts of the city. There are many corpses in the main hall and the air is filled with a foul smell.
Several lanterns hung from the beams, emitting a pale light.
Wen Xingluo covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves, followed Xie Guanlan closely, and soon came to a corpse.
There was another person standing in front of the body.
The man was holding a candlestick, and his snow-white brocade robe made him look elegant and graceful. There was a hint of smile between his clear and elegant eyebrows, and a cinnabar mole on his forehead, making him look like Guanyin sitting high on a lotus platform.
"You're here." His voice was gentle, and his eyes fell on Wen Xingluo, "This must be our new sister? Hello, sister, I'm your second brother."
Wen Xingluo's body stiffened.
It turned out that this person was the second son of the Zhenbei Palace, Xie Yanchen.
He spoke gently, but the look he gave her was terrifying, as if he had turned into a knife, wanting to peel her apart from the inside out...
Xie Guanlan asked Wen Xingluo: "Look and see if it is the person from the daytime."
Wen Xingluo gritted his teeth and looked at the corpse.
The body was naked, and there was a long, neat autopsy cut across its chest.
Her face turned pale and she quickly looked away: "It's him."
Xie Yanchen put down the candlestick, put on the deerskin gauntlets, and pried open the corpse's chest.
He said, "He swallowed a poison called Hedinghong and died of the poison. I found naan in his stomach, stuffed with leeks, pork, eggs, and Chinese toon. There's no Chinese toon in Rongcheng at this time of year, but there is in Yangcheng, thirty miles south. Brother knows who lives in Yangcheng."
As Xie Yanchen opened the stomach of the corpse, a fishy, sour, and pungent stench of decay instantly filled the air.
Wen Xingluo was so choked that even his eyes were sore. He couldn't help but cover his mouth and rush out to vomit.
She leaned against the outer wall of the charity cemetery and almost vomited bile.
A light laugh came from behind me.
Xie Yanchen appeared holding a candlestick and handed her a bowl of water: "Rinse your mouth."
"Thank you..."
Wen Xingluo took it carefully, afraid of touching his hand.
Xie Yanchen's Guanyin face smiled even more broadly: "Sister, you are already very brave."
Wen Xingluo thought to himself, "How can I compare to you guys?" He said modestly, "Second brother, you are too kind."
Xie Yanchen's admiring gaze fell on her face, and then moved down along the line of her neck.
Wen Xingluo subconsciously protected her stomach, fearing that he would cut her open.
Xie Yanchen praised: "Sister, you are very beautiful, with delicate skin and tender flesh. There has never been a corpse as beautiful as yours in the charity cemetery."
Wen Xingluo: “…”
First of all, she's not a corpse yet.
A drop of hot wax rolled down the candle and dripped onto Xie Yanchen's fingertips.
But he seemed not to feel the pain of the burn, and instead curled up his fingertips in an indescribable way.
In the candlelight, the Guanyin face revealed a strange interest.
He looked at Xie Guanlan longingly: "Brother, I want her."
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