Only after Qingzhu's condition had completely stabilized did Qu Qingxi remove the silver needles one by one. With intense concentration, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Qu Qingxi's forehead.
Just as Qu Qingxi was about to take out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, a hand suddenly reached out from the side. Qu Qingxi looked up and saw He Liufeng taking out a handkerchief from somewhere and preparing to wipe her sweat.
Qu Qingxi was slightly taken aback, but did not refuse. She was under great tension and had been busy for almost an hour. When she relaxed, she was so tired that she didn't want to move, especially her hands, which she didn't even want to lift.
He Liufeng's movements were gentle, and Qu Qingxi felt inexplicably at ease.
"Don't be too angry. I've already had someone investigate this matter, and I'll let you know as soon as I have the results," He Liufeng said softly.
The strangeness of today's events is clear to both him and Qu Qingxi; someone deliberately set the fire.
"Hmm." Qu Qingxi's expression was serious. Mentioning this matter, her slightly improved mood vanished without a trace. Whoever was behind this, Qu Qingxi would make them pay a heavy price.
Yang Qianqian suffered burns to her left arm, but had no other injuries, which suggests that Qingzhu protected her very well. However, Qingzhu's condition was much more serious.
Qingzhu's back was almost entirely burned, and her clothes were burned and stuck to her back. It took a long time to slowly remove them. Looking at her bloody and mangled back, Qu Qingxi felt extremely sad. In addition to her back, both of her legs were also burned to varying degrees. Even if she took good care of them, they would definitely leave scars in the future.
Qu Qingxi knew in her heart that Qingzhu must have been injured so badly while protecting Yang Qianqian.
"A sleeping pill was found in their bodies. They must have been drugged, which is why they didn't notice the fire beforehand. It was only after the fire started and someone woke up that this happened."
"Moreover, Qingzhu suffered burns in many places while protecting Miss Yang. She is still a young girl. I wonder how heartbroken she will be when she wakes up and sees this."
"Don't be too sad. Qingzhu is a bodyguard. She was assigned to Miss Yang to protect her. What happened today has nothing to do with you. You don't need to blame yourself for this. The person behind this will definitely pay the price." He Liufeng helped Qu Qingxi to sit down and comforted her gently.
"Hmm." Qu Qingxi nodded silently, then subconsciously turned to look out the window. The window was closed, and the lights in the room had been turned on at some point. Only then did Qu Qingxi realize that it was already evening.
"It's so late?" Qu Qingxi turned to look at He Liufeng in surprise.
“Yes, you took care of Yang Qianqian and then Qingzhu, so of course a lot of time has passed.” He Liufeng stared at Qu Qingxi’s tired face, feeling a little sorry for her.
"You haven't eaten anything this afternoon. I've asked the kitchen to prepare something. Tell them to bring it up now?"
"Okay, I'll eat something. I'm actually a little hungry right now." Come to think of it, Qu Qingxi has only eaten breakfast today.
She hadn't even had lunch when the accident happened at the Qu residence. She spent the entire afternoon busy rescuing people and didn't have time to eat anything.
After finishing her meal, Qu Qingxi intended to stay here and watch over Yang Qianqian and Qingzhu herself, but He Liufeng stopped her, saying, "You're already very tired today and need to rest. Let Qingdai keep an eye on things here."
“No, they are very likely to develop a fever tonight. Qingdai doesn’t know medicine and can’t handle any emergencies.” Qu Qingxi shook her head.
“Gu Liangsheng is here too. He should have already dealt with those people. I’ll call him over to stay here with Qingdai. There won’t be any problems. Besides, even if there’s any emergency, Qingdai can come and find you.”
"That's fine too." Qu Qingxi hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Although she was tired, she was not sleepy at all. That house was her place, and those people were clearly after her.
Who is it? She's very good at disguising herself. Although many people dislike her, they should have targeted her first. Why target the people around her?
No, Qu Qingxi suddenly opened her eyes wide. Those people's target was her. The fire was set in the morning, and she was originally going to the Qu residence that morning.
However, this matter was called off because of the Shen Shuyan incident, and I was unable to attend. Then this incident happened at noon, so they took this calamity for me.
Qu Qingxi closed her eyes and sighed softly.
He Liufeng took off his outer clothes, put on his inner garment, walked to Qu Qingxi's side, and put his arm around Qu Qingxi's shoulder. "What are you thinking about?"
"Those people came for me."
"What do you mean?" He Liufeng was puzzled. If those people were after Qu Qingxi, why didn't they come directly to the Prince's Mansion, but instead went to the Qu residence?
"This morning, I made a last-minute decision to go to the Qu residence, but something came up on the way and I couldn't make it. Then the fire broke out there this morning."
Upon hearing this, He Liufeng's expression turned serious. Who exactly wanted to harm Qu Qingxi?
The two were silently pondering who the arsonist was when suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Ling Mu's voice came from outside.
"Your Highness, the matter has been investigated." Ling Mu initially thought it was too late and was afraid of disturbing the two's rest, so he hesitated whether he should go forward. However, seeing that the lights were on inside the room, he guessed that they were still awake, so he went forward.
"Come in." Qu Qingxi was still wearing her clothes. After confirming that there was nothing wrong with Qu Qingxi's attire, He Liufeng called Ling Mu in.
Ling Mu knew it was very late, so he kept his head down from the moment he entered.
"Speak." Knowing that Qu Qingxi was very anxious about this matter, He Liufeng did not ask Qu Qingxi to leave.
"It was the Crown Prince's men. My subordinates went there and carefully investigated. They found that the things left there were things that the Crown Prince's secret guards usually used. Moreover, the people at the Crown Prince's residence also said that there were some unusual movements there this morning."
"Also, according to the people over there, Princess Mingxiu lost her baby today and is at the Crown Prince's residence. The Crown Prince specially invited the imperial physician over in her name."
"The Crown Prince?" Qu Qingxi frowned. Did he send someone to do it? Why?
She and the Crown Prince had never openly clashed, so why would the Crown Prince suddenly attack her?
Qu Qingxi was confused and angry. No matter what the reason was, since the Crown Prince had chosen to fight her, he had to bear her anger.
Qu Qingxi lowered her eyes, concealing the murderous intent within them.
Seeing that Ling Mu had finished speaking, He Liufeng waved for him to leave.
"I've had hot water prepared for you to take a bath first. As for the Crown Prince, I'll make the arrangements." He Liufeng put his arm around Qu Qingxi's shoulder and gently touched her face.
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