Chapter 366 Imposter
A few days later, Xue Huaiyi returned to the capital.
A group of men in black carried a huge box through the back gate of the palace.
Qin Jinzhi's courtyard was brightly lit.
Xue Huaiyi stepped forward and knelt down. "Young Master, I have brought the person back."
A person wearing a black cloak stepped forward from behind.
Wei Xuan lifted her cloak, revealing her face.
"Princess, the mole has been identified."
She gestured to her men to place a large box on the ground.
The box was opened.
Inside was Liu Yu's severed head.
Wei Xuan stepped forward, "Thanks to the princess's keen insight."
Qin Jinzhi looked at Liu Yu's wide-open eyes and nodded in satisfaction.
When the investigation in Cangzhou yielded no information about Paradise, Qin Jinzhi began to ponder.
Although Wei Xuan's canal gang did not dominate Cangzhou, Wei Xuan sent people to investigate the person behind the Paradise, but they found no information.
However, all indications suggest that the stronghold of this Paradise is in Cangzhou.
Wei Xuan is a smart person. With Wei Xueqi by her side and her power now relying on her, it's impossible for her to betray her.
Then there's only one possibility: there's a traitor within the canal gang.
This person kept the news of Paradise a secret.
So she sent Wei Xueqi back to the Canal Gang in person with the letter.
This person must have held a high position in the canal gang, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to intercept such important information.
I never expected that this person would be Wei Xuan's deputy.
This person has been by Wei Xuan's side for over ten years, so everything makes sense now.
It's true what they say, the darkest place is under the lamp.
Therefore, Qin Jinzhi sent people to Cangzhou via the canal gang to investigate, and they quickly found clues.
Wei Xuan's men had been keeping a close eye on Xue Huaiyi.
After receiving Qin Jinzhi's letter, he decided to play along.
Xue Huaiyi served as bait to keep the people behind the scenes calm.
After Wei Xuan discovered the mole, she colluded with Xue Huaiyi from the inside.
Xue Huaiyi's men carried up another huge box.
The box was opened, and a man was found with his hands tied behind his back.
The person is unconscious.
Qin Jinzhi looked down at him and sneered.
A fool who was pushed out to his death.
"Hang him up and wake him up."
Xue Huaiyi hung the man from the tree and made him smell the medicine in front of his nose.
After a short while, the man hanging from the tree slowly opened his eyes.
Qin Jinzhi sat below, leisurely sipping her tea.
"woke up?"
The man glared at Qin Jinzhi, "Let me go!"
Qin Jinzhi crossed her legs and propped her face up with one hand.
"It is said that a hundred years ago, a master named Xie ascended to heaven in full view of everyone. It is rumored that he was skilled in the Book of Changes."
Twenty years ago, a Taoist priest who claimed to be a descendant of Master Xie found a woman in Baique Temple who had been mistreated by her stepmother. He helped the woman enter the palace and predicted that she would give birth to Ziwei Star.
However, due to his frail health as a child, he could not be raised in the capital. Therefore, the woman decided to exchange the prince for her younger brother's son. The nephew was raised in the inner palace, while the prince was sent to Cangzhou.
Unfortunately, the woman gave birth prematurely, and the time of her birth of the prince was wrong, with the Purple Star falling to the wrong side. So the Taoist priest said that he had a technique that could take away a person's fate. In the second year after the prince was sent to Cangzhou, the princess born to the woman was also sent to Cangzhou.
That woman is now Consort Shen, and the seventeenth prince and the ninth princess in the palace are all imposters.
Right, Xiao Chuan?
Xiao Chuan looked at Qin Jinzhi in disbelief, "How is this possible? How could you know!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Of course, it's all thanks to your good sister. You provoked me time and time again, and she pointed the clues to you one by one. She was afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch you."
Xiao Chuan was stunned, recalling the scene before he fainted where Hong Ying whispered in his ear to be careful of the princess and told him to run away quickly.
"Impossible, impossible! Qin Jinzhi, stop trying to sow discord between us siblings! Now that you know who I am, release me at once! You dare to kill a prince?!"
Qin Jinzhi smiled brightly, "Isn't your cult supposed to be all-powerful and well-informed? Don't you know whether I dare to kill a prince or not?"
As if suddenly realizing something, she said, "Ah, you probably really don't know, after all, the person in charge behind all this isn't you, Yuan Yi. Yuan Yi, she's quite bold."
Qin Jinzhi stood up and came to Xiao Chuan.
"Are you also wondering why Xiao Yuanyi keeps provoking me and exposing you to me so early, when you only needed to enter the capital after I stabilized the situation there?"
She pulled a dagger from her boot.
It pierced directly into Xiao Chuan's chest.
"ah!!!"
Qin Jinzhi clicked her tongue, "Why are you yelling so loudly? Having your sternum crushed by a horse's hooves is much more serious than this, but he didn't end up like you."
Xiao Chuan was in so much pain he was about to faint. "Qin Jinzhi, I was wrong. I shouldn't have provoked you! Let me go, and I'll tell you everything you want to know."
Qin Jinzhi slowly turned the dagger, and blood dripped continuously.
But a smile played on her lips. "You're so stupid, Xiao Yuanyi must have had a hard time putting up with you, right? That's why she wants you dead!"
Qin Jinzhi drew her dagger and used a silk handkerchief to wipe the blood off it.
She sat back down in her chair. "Xiao Yuanyi wants to use me to kill you and then use the name of Ziwei Star to return to the capital. But don't worry, I won't kill you. You might even be able to leave the capital alive. I will make sure you all die with the name of traitors."
Qin Jinzhi looked at Xue Huaiyi and said, "It's more interesting to kill people yourself, Uncle Xue, what do you think?"
Xue Huaiyi immediately stepped forward, "Your subordinate understands."
He turned around and looked behind him, "Someone, stop the bleeding, pack it up."
Wei Xuan stepped forward and said, "I will arrange for someone to send him back to Cangzhou right away."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Captain Wei, you've worked hard."
Wei Xuan stepped forward and glanced around.
Qin Jinzhi waved her hand casually, and everyone in the courtyard followed Xue Huaiyi downstairs.
Wei Xuan said with a somewhat solemn expression, "Wei Ziming has always known that I am not dead. He is the one who sent Liu Yu to my side. Moreover, all signs indicate that the Wei family has a very deep connection with this Paradise. Wei Ziming is a cunning man, and all of this is probably related to him."
Qin Jinzhi poured tea for Wei Xuan, "Chief Wei is no longer the orphan and widow she once was without any backing. Does she dare to go against the Wei family?"
Wei Xuan took the tea and, upon hearing Qin Jinzhi's words, inexplicably felt a sense of calm.
After a long pause, she smiled and said, "I have you, Princess, so why wouldn't I dare?"
Qin Jinzhi clinked glasses with her, saying, "This Paradise's lair might be the one Wei Ziming intended to build in Cangzhou."
Wei Xuan nodded. "I have met countless people, but apart from you, Princess, Wei Ziming is the most cunning person I have ever met. He will stop at nothing to achieve his goals."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "What a coincidence, me too."
Wei Xuan stood up. "Wei Xuan has a favor to ask."
Qin Jinzhi smiled and sipped her tea. "Wei Xueqi is now one of my people, so there's no need for her to ask questions. I will ensure her safety."
Wei Xuan was taken aback, then said, "Thank you, Princess!"
Qin Jinzhi put down her teacup, a meaningful glint in her eyes.
Things are getting more and more interesting.
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