Chapter 24 Things Have Gone Wrong
Pei Jinnian had countless excuses and possible scenarios in his mind.
The only thing that could be heard clearly was Qin Jinzhi's words, but when put together, they were completely incomprehensible.
Qin Jinzhi picked up a piece of food in front of her and clicked her tongue, "Why is it so bland?"
The beautiful woman beside him quickly said, "I'll have someone change your table right away."
Qin Jinzhi waved her hand, "No need."
Looking up, he saw Pei Jinnian still standing there, and said with a smile, "Why aren't you sitting down?"
Pei Jinnian stared into Qin Jinzhi's eyes and said, "Was the princess joking with me just now?"
Qin Jinzhi tilted her head. "If you want to take it as a joke, that's fine too."
Pei Jinnian unconsciously tightened his grip on his cane.
The Qin Jinzhi in front of me seemed like a naughty child who had been led astray.
They can even admit to doing wrong things without any restraint.
Even if it costs someone their life.
Why did you do that?!
Pei Jinnian felt his blood surging and anger rising from his heart.
Qin Jinzhi's smile remained unchanged as she looked directly into his eyes. "Of course, it's for you."
Those eyes could even be described as clear and innocent.
It made her look even more radiant on that beautiful, even somewhat striking, face.
But the words that came out the next moment sent chills down one's spine.
"If you don't want to marry me, then I'll have to use some tricks to make you compromise. Look, even Young Master Pei, who used to avoid me like the plague, is now coming to see me on his own initiative."
"So you falsely accused my father of poisoning you!"
"It's very effective, isn't it?"
Qin Jinzhi’s casual yet playful words infuriated Pei Jinnian!
Pei Jinnian's eyes even began to redden. "You poisonous woman! That's my father. If anything goes wrong, his life will be in danger. You treat human life like a game. You are utterly vicious!"
Just because she wanted him to marry her, she actually framed the Cui and Pei families in the palace for conspiring to poison her!
If anything goes wrong, his father, the Pei family, and the Cui family will all suffer a terrible fate!
Qin Jinzhi seemed to be thinking, "He's your father, not mine. What does his life or death have to do with me?"
Pei Jinnian had no idea how Qin Jinzhi could say such a thing with such an indifferent tone!
Then Qin Jinzhi spoke again: "I still prefer you to say that I have a heart of a snake."
Pei Jinnian's pupils dilated slightly. "You overheard my conversation with the Ninth Princess that day. You deliberately lured me there!"
Everything happened so suddenly that day, as if it had all been planned in advance!
Qin Jinzhi chuckled, "If it weren't for that idiot Xiao Yuanyi deliberately bringing you here, I wouldn't have bothered with you. You insisted on coming to my door, so it would be a disservice to your reputation if I didn't help you out."
Pei Jinnian also realized that he was the loser in the power struggle between the Ninth Princess and Qin Jinzhi.
However, Qin Jinzhi's words were not innocent. If he hadn't been provoked by the Ninth Princess, he wouldn't have impulsively entered the forbidden area.
Qin Jinzhi, without any attempt to hide her gaze from Pei Jinnian, smiled and said, "So, do you think someone as vicious inside as outside counts as consistent inside and out? Has Young Master Pei changed his mind and wants to marry me?"
Pei Jinnian shouted, "I will never marry a ruthless woman like you!"
Qin Jinzhi's words had already ignited his anger.
He had never seen a woman with such a vicious mind, so vicious that it was beyond comprehension.
Even when he uttered such blasphemous words, the two courtesans didn't flinch.
Pei Jinnian deeply regretted this meeting.
He turned to leave.
Qin Jinzhi's voice rang out from behind, "Does Vice Minister Pei not want his life?"
Pei Jinnian glared at Qin Jinzhi, "Do you really think His Majesty will let you run wild! The Pei family and the Cui family are centuries-old families with unshakeable status. If my father dies, the Pei family will never let this go!"
Qin Jinzhi simply looked at Pei Jinnian and said, "If you leave today and then change your mind, it won't be something you and I can resolve privately."
Pei Jinnian stared wide-eyed and said, "His Majesty is renowned for his virtue, and Lord Zhao of the Court of Judicial Review is also an upright and incorruptible man. He would never wrong my father for something he did not do!"
Qin Jinzhi is always happy to see Pei Jinnian, really.
Every time, she felt that Pei Jinnian might be a person with unfathomable thoughts and deep minds, which allowed him to play a naive fool so vividly.
At the same time, I admire his confidence and pride in the status of his family.
Anyone with an open and honest heart would likely agree with Pei Jinnian's words.
But she just said that she is consistent in word and deed.
The tactic of framing someone is never stopped after being used only once.
Qin Jinzhi didn't stop her, and said with a smile, "Please go ahead."
Pei Jinnian snorted coldly and strode away.
He needs to go back and discuss it with his grandfather quickly; Qin Jinzhi has gone completely mad.
As soon as Pei Jinnian left, the beauty standing to the side straightened up.
"Princess, you've just told him that? Aren't you afraid things will escalate?"
"I'm afraid he won't make a big deal out of it."
Qin Jinzhi took a sip of her drink and stood up. "Liu Yiyi, let's go."
Liu Yiyi emerged from behind the curtain with a chicken leg. "Princess! The chefs in your brothel are incredibly skilled! How can a chef in a brothel have such excellent cooking skills?"
Qin Jinzhi rolled her eyes. "Nonsense, do you think the title of the number one brothel in the capital is just bragging?"
Who would have thought that the owner behind the most prestigious brothel in the capital was actually Qin Jinzhi?
Liu Yiyi suddenly said in a cheeky tone, "Those spoiled brats you've dealt with, who curse you while showering you with piles of silver, if they knew you owned Tianxiang Tower, wouldn't they get up in the middle of the night and slap themselves twice?"
Qin Jinzhi was amused by her, "Then remember to keep it a secret for me, don't let me lose these gods of wealth."
Liu Yiyi immediately said proudly, "Then we'll have to add two more chicken legs."
Qin Jinzhi chuckled, "That's all the ambition you have."
Liu Yiyi watched as Qin Jinzhi's face slowly began to lose its color again.
She immediately threw away the chicken leg, stuffed a pill into Qin Jinzhi's mouth, and said with a worried expression, "Why are the attacks so frequent? It seems I need to hurry up with your new medicine."
Qin Jinzhi steadied her somewhat weak body. "Is it becoming more and more frequent?"
He then said, "Come on, let's go see someone."
Liu Yiyi asked in confusion, "Who else do we need to see?"
"Zhao Wuji".
Qin Jinzhi led Liu Yiyi to a courtyard house.
After knocking three times, the door opened from the inside.
The two were welcomed inside.
As soon as I entered the room, I heard a man's voice behind me.
"Zhao Wuji pays his respects to the Princess."
Qin Jinzhi sat down in the chair at the head of the table. "Sit."
Zhao Wuji looked at Liu Yiyi with some wariness.
Qin Jinzhi said calmly, "The poison on the brocade box was made by her."
Zhao Wuji immediately said respectfully, "So you are someone from the princess's side."
Liu Yiyi looked at Zhao Wuji with disbelief. Wasn't it said that this Lord Zhao Wuji was fearless of power, aloof and proud, and refused to associate with others? What was going on?
Qin Jinzhi could tell what Liu Yiyi was thinking just by looking at her darting eyes. "The Netherworld Flower that I gave you was stolen by Zhao Wuji from the Cui residence."
"What?"
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