“I see.” Shen Shuyan suddenly realized. “Yesterday I suddenly felt a pain in my right arm. I thought I had been poisoned, so I quickly sealed the acupoints.”
"Yes, that's why it's been stuck on your right arm."
"This matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. Since this person was able to evade your precautions, he must not be a simple individual," Qu Qingxi said solemnly.
"Yes, I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly." Shen Shuyan also knew the seriousness of the matter and dared not take it lightly.
"Sect Master, is there any way to prevent this kind of thing? After all, we are out and about, and it is inevitable that we will get injured. Even the Deputy Sect Master cannot detect it, so I'm afraid we have no way to avoid this kind of thing either," Chu Yun said with difficulty.
They didn't know about the skills of the Pavilion Master Qu Qingxi, but they were well aware of the skills of the Deputy Pavilion Master. Putting aside everything else, their level of vigilance and awareness alone were beyond their reach. If the Deputy Pavilion Master couldn't detect it in time, they would be even less likely to notice if someone attacked them.
“I know that by putting some things together, I can make an item that will prevent the Gu worms from getting close. After I go back, I will find the materials to make it and then have someone deliver it to you.”
Qu Qingxi knew that the aroma emitted by combining certain herbs was repulsive to Gu worms. With this, ordinary Gu worms would not easily approach.
"Really? That's great!" Chu Yun Shen's face lit up with joy.
"However, this thing can only prevent some simple Gu worms. If you encounter a more powerful Gu worm, this thing will not work." Qu Qingxi did not want to discourage them, but it was the truth.
“You should still be vigilant when necessary, but I don’t think you need to worry too much. Even the simplest Gu worm is very troublesome to cultivate, and the person who casts the Gu worm probably won’t attack anyone casually.”
Seeing that the three people's expressions had become serious again, Qu Qingxi comforted them.
“What you say makes sense. I thought these Gu worms were easy to cultivate. Since the cultivation process is quite complicated, they shouldn’t be released so easily.” Shen Shuyan breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Pavilion Master, where are you going back to? Where are you staying now?" Chu Yun Shen asked curiously. Since the establishment of Qinglan Pavilion, he had been traveling around and had only recently returned, so he was not very familiar with the situation in the capital.
"Qu Qingxi, the Prime Minister's eldest daughter, is also the Princess Consort of Nanqing." Qiu Haiyin, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke slowly, revealing Qu Qingxi's identity.
"The Princess Consort of Nanqing?" Chu Yun Shen was stunned. He turned to look at Qiu Haiyin, then at Qu Qingxi. Their sect leader was actually the Princess Consort of Nanqing.
This identity isn't bad at all.
"There's no need to talk about the Princess Consort of Nanqing. I, Qu Qingxi, am just myself. The others are just empty titles." Qu Qingxi smiled slightly.
Whether it's the Prime Minister's daughter, the Princess Consort of Nanqing, or even the Master of Qinglan Pavilion, they are all just titles.
The three exchanged a glance, seemingly understanding something.
Qu Qingxi returned to the Prince's Mansion and began searching for what she needed.
Previously, Qu Qingxi had raided several wealthy mansions, which must have contained a lot of rare medicinal herbs, so Qu Qingxi did not ask He Liufeng what herbs he wanted.
Instead, she stayed in her room and started putting together antidote supplies. Qu Qingxi was worried about Zhang Xueliu, so she casually arranged for Zhang Xueliu to do something else and asked Qingdai to come and help her.
Qu Qingxi didn't need Qingdai to prepare the medicine; she only needed to sew some simple sachets.
Qu Qingxi planned to make poison-avoiding sachets so that they wouldn't look out of place carrying them.
Qingdai's needlework was quite good, which Qu Qingxi hadn't expected. She had thought that Qingdai, as a former bodyguard, would mostly be skilled in things like killing, and that she would be lacking in needlework. But she hadn't realized that she was being too narrow-minded.
"You've done a very good job." Qu Qingxi glanced at Qingdai, who was busy at work, when she had a moment to spare.
"Hehe, Your Highness, I do know a little about this." Qingdai smiled gently. The princess said that it didn't need to be too delicate, as long as the contents of the sachet wouldn't fall out. This was no challenge for her at all.
"However, Your Highness, why are we suddenly making so many sachets?" Qingdai asked suspiciously. They weren't going to sell them, so why were they suddenly making so many sachets?
“I have a use for it, but this matter needs to be kept secret. Don’t tell anyone.” Qu Qingxi nodded. This matter cannot be revealed for the time being. Qu Qingxi doesn’t know if the people of Cuiwei Pavilion know about this, but it’s better to keep it a secret for now.
Qingdai glanced at Qu Qingxi, wanting to ask if these were meant to be given to someone else, but then she thought that if they were really being given as gifts, they wouldn't be made so crudely, otherwise it would be embarrassing to give them away.
Perhaps the princess really does have other uses.
The two of them were busy until noon. Qu Qingxi washed her hands and was just about to eat when Qingdai rushed in, looking at Qu Qingxi with a panicked expression, "Your Highness, something has happened."
"Hmm? What happened?" Qu Qingxi had just sat down when she heard this and looked at Qingdai.
"Something happened at the Qu residence."
Qu Zhai is the house that Qu Qingxi bought. After renovation, Qu Qingxi changed the plaque above it and called it Qu Zhai, which means Qu Qingxi's house.
"What's wrong?"
"This morning, a huge fire suddenly broke out over there. The fire was so big that it was almost impossible for anyone to get close. We still don't know what's going on with the people inside." Qingdai said, trying to appear calm. She didn't care about the others, but Qingzhu was still there, and Qingdai was extremely worried.
Upon hearing this, Qu Qingxi immediately stood up and looked at Qingdai in shock. The Qu residence was on fire?
"Quick, prepare the carriage, we're going right away!" Qu Qingxi lifted her skirt and hurriedly ran outside.
"Your Highness, the carriage is ready."
"Walk."
Qu Qingxi sat in the carriage, forcing herself to calm down. She had personally seen the situation there, and it was impossible for such a large area to catch fire unless someone deliberately set it on fire.
Moreover, with so many people there, a fire should be discovered very quickly, especially since it's daytime, not nighttime.
Putting aside others, Qingzhu, as a secret guard, is definitely sharp enough to notice something like this. Moreover, Qingzhu wouldn't leave the Qu residence so easily unless there was a reason. So the only explanation is that Qingzhu is unconscious or dead.
But who did it? And why did they do it there?
Was it because of her, or because of someone else?
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