Chapter 128 Performance Skills Take the Stage
Nan Lin, with a sense of unease, said, "Of course Chu is fun. It's much more prosperous than Jin, and even its city walls are higher than yours."
Cui Ying covered her mouth and chuckled.
Nan Lin frowned and said, "What are you laughing at! I'm telling the truth!"
Cui Ying said with a grin, "What's the use of being tall? Your Chu delegation has already entered the capital to sign the surrender document."
Nan Lin angrily turned her head to the side.
Cui Ying spoke as if chatting with him about everyday life, “An elder in my family likes to travel around. He once brought me back a jar of wine. It had a smooth taste and a faint pear aroma. I really liked it, but I guess I won’t be able to drink it anymore.”
Nan Lin looked at her, "Why?"
Cui Ying shrugged. "My family has a lot of rules. Only that elder was more easygoing. A year ago, well, let's not talk about it anymore. Let it remain a little regret."
Nan Lin smiled and said, "You must be talking about Pear Blossom Falling. Actually, there is another wine in Chu that tastes even better than Pear Blossom Falling, called 'Searching for Plum Blossoms in the Snow.' When the delegation came to Jin, they should have brought this as a gift. I can tell that your family is quite well-off, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to get a jar of it."
Cui Ying immediately smiled charmingly, picked up the knife, and stood up.
She skipped over to him, pressed the knife against his face, and said, "You must have a high status in Chu, right? I thought you were just in charge of the spies in the capital, but now it seems you can mobilize the spies throughout the entire Jin Kingdom, right?"
Nan Lin stared blankly at the woman whose demeanor had suddenly changed. "What are you saying? I don't understand."
Cui Ying raised an eyebrow. "Pear Blossom Falling Wine is only available in the capital of Chu. I only mentioned the taste and you could name it, which proves you've tasted it. This wine costs 300 taels a jar in Chu. You're just a nobody, how could you afford to drink this wine?"
Nan Lin smiled and looked at Cui Ying. He had really been careless; this woman had been faking it all along.
"I can't afford to drink it myself; it was someone else who treated me to it when I was in the State of Chu."
Cui Ying smiled and asked, "Oh? Who is it?"
Nan Lin's smile was starting to crumble; a clever person can lose everything in one wrong move.
Cui Ying threw the knife aside. "You should know what I want to ask. I'll give you one night. I hope to get an answer by tomorrow."
Nan Lin looked into her eyes. "What if I don't tell you?"
Without blinking, Cui Ying plunged the knife into Nan Lin's leg.
"Of course it's torturing you."
Nan Lin gritted her teeth, "If I die, you won't get any news!"
Cui Ying shrugged. "That doesn't matter. You did guess one thing right: this is really my first time interrogating a prisoner. You're telling me, how can such an important prisoner like you be so easily dumped on me? Is your life even that important?"
She pulled the knife out and threw it aside, and blood accidentally splattered onto her hand.
Cui Ying frowned. "It's filthy. Someone, stop his bleeding. I was finally assigned one person. If he dies, who am I supposed to stab?"
Looking at her coquettish expression, Nan Lin felt as if she were just a tool to amuse him!
Cui Ying tossed the silk handkerchief she had used to wipe her hands into the fireplace beside her, then smiled and said to him, "See you tomorrow."
Stepping out of the cell, Cui Ying breathed a long sigh of relief.
Being a madman is really tiring!
If Qin Jinzhi really opens an opera troupe, her acting skills will definitely get her on stage!
Cui Ying's hands were still trembling slightly; when the blood splattered onto her hands, she almost dropped the knife!
When she returned to the study, Qin Jinzhi looked up at her.
"Is the trial over?"
Cui Ying seemed to have been completely drained of energy.
"This person must have a high status in Chu, being able to mobilize spies, but he is probably not the commander of the spies that Chu planted in Jin."
Qin Jinzhi put down her pen. "What do you mean?"
Cui Ying took a sip of tea.
“I asked him what the State of Chu was like, and he said that the palace walls of Chu were higher than those of Jin, which proves that he lived in the capital of Chu before he came to Jin.”
I said I wanted to drink Pear Blossom Dew, but he said that Snow Seeking Plum Blossoms was better than Pear Blossom Dew.
He even said that this kind of wine was on the gift list of the delegation. He even knows what's on the gift list. How could he be a small fry?
He was fooled by me; with such a corrupt leader, the state of Chu is not far from its demise.
Qin Jinzhi laughed out loud, "You certainly have a unique approach."
Cui Ying smoothed her hair. "His eyes were practically overflowing with contempt for women. Well then, I'll go along with him. Do you think his status allows him to ask the Chu Kingdom for something?"
Qin Jinzhi smiled and said, "Then let's see if Vice Envoy Cui can get him to talk."
Cui Ying thought for a moment, "We'll use a different story tomorrow."
"Commander, Minister Yuan of the Court of Judicial Review, Minister Wang of the City Patrol Division, and Minister Li of the Ministry of Justice request an audience."
Qin Jinzhi listened to her subordinate's report and said, "It's so lively today, let them wait."
Cui Ying frowned upon hearing this. "They're not here to demand someone back, are they? These adults can't be this shameless, can they?"
Qin Jinzhi chuckled lightly, "What does shame matter in the face of such a great achievement?"
"lark!"
A moment later, Lark came in and went straight into the inner room.
Start making the bed.
Cui Ying's eyes widened. "You're not going to sleep, are you?"
Qin Jinzhi pouted irritably, "I suggest you go get some sleep too."
Cui Ying suddenly realized, "I'm suddenly sleepy. I should bring Huan'er with me tomorrow."
She turned and left, knowing that if these people couldn't find Qin Jinzhi, they would definitely look for her.
She has to consider the complex relationships within her family, which is really difficult.
She couldn't handle those three seasoned bureaucrats.
Li Chao and his two companions waited for an hour.
His face was contorted with anger. "When exactly is Princess Jinzhi coming to see us?"
The messenger, Chidori Guard, replied coldly, "The Commander is busy with official business; he will meet with you gentlemen when he is done."
After the incident involving the Seventh Princess of Chu, the Thousand Bird Guards stood up straight.
Yuan Zhengfeng sneered, "What official business could she possibly have? Since she has something to do, we can go to Miss Cui Ying instead."
Cui Ying wasn't the deputy envoy of the Thousand Birds Bureau; they served in the same court as Prime Minister Cui, so Cui Ying would definitely give them some face.
Upon hearing this, the Thousand Bird Guard looked at him and said, "Vice Envoy Cui is also busy with official duties."
Yuan Zhengfeng snorted coldly, "The Thousand Birds Bureau is quite arrogant. A mere Thousand Birds Guard dares to give me attitude."
The Thousand Bird Guard immediately said, "Since you gentlemen have no further instructions, I will take my leave."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Enraged, Yuan Zhengfeng slammed his fist on the table. "This is outrageous! It's like a hen crowing at dawn!"
The three of them remained angry and waited for another hour.
Lord Wang could no longer sit still. "This is outrageous! We have served in the court for many years, and Princess Jinzhi has just left us hanging like this!"
The other two were also thoroughly enraged and stood up to leave.
At this moment, Qin Jinzhi stretched and yawned as she walked in from outside the door.
"Hey, everyone's still here."
The three of them almost laughed in anger when they saw Qin Jinzhi's appearance.
Is her official duty to sleep?
Qin Jinzhi lazily walked to the main seat and took a sip of tea.
"What are you all doing standing here? Please sit down."
The three of them took a deep breath.
Yuan Zhengfeng spoke directly: "Princess, let's not beat around the bush. The enemy's spies are of great importance. The interrogation should be handed over to our Dali Temple."
Seeing this, Li Chao quickly said, "Interrogation has always been the responsibility of our Ministry of Justice. Please hand the person over to the Ministry of Justice, Princess."
Lord Wang was afraid of being left behind, so he said, "Since this spy has been caught in the capital, it should be our patrol division that takes over the case."
Qin Jinzhi nodded, "Okay."
The three were taken aback, not expecting Qin Jinzhi to be so easy to talk to.
Qin Jinzhi slowly crossed her legs and asked, "Gentlemen, how much silver are you going to give me?"
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