"Let's go, let's go back to sleep. I'm sure Brother Qin will bring us good news soon."
Seeing Qin Jian being abducted, He Jiuniang knew that this would be much easier than if they investigated it themselves. They could produce the most substantial evidence and even allow Bei Yan to openly send troops to attack Dong Ting.
In terms of overall national strength, Dongting is definitely no match for Beiyan. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent so many people to infiltrate Beiyan, just to create a gap and make Dongting's invasion smoother.
Now that they discovered the crack before it was completely torn open and took remedial measures, Dongting will definitely suffer a great loss.
That would be the best time for Bei Yan to launch an attack.
He Jiuniang pulled Lu Baichuan down from the city wall and into the carriage. He Jiuniang yawned, then asked with unusual enthusiasm, "Do you want to watch Qian Xing enter the bridal chamber?"
Lu Baichuan: ? ? ?
He Jiuniang laughed in a particularly lewd way: "Hehehe, I tampered with Qian Xing, he'll definitely be extra fierce tonight!"
Lu Baichuan: ? ? ?
"Oh dear, are we going or not? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Lu Baichuan: ...
He looked at his wife speechlessly. What, did she want to see how fierce Qian Xing was? Was it because he wasn't usually fierce?
Thinking about it, he recalled the night he sneaked into Qingyin Garden. Could it be that his wife really thought he was impotent?
"Why aren't you saying anything? Hmm..."
As soon as He Jiuniang came closer, Lu Baichuan pulled her into his arms, pressed his head down, and directly silenced her incessant chatter.
He Jiuniang's eyes widened. No, she just wanted to watch the excitement. Why was this man so angry?
After that kiss, He Jiuniang's body went limp, and she lay panting in Lu Baichuan's arms. When they got home, Lu Baichuan carried her straight back to her room.
She was placed on the bed and watched the man silently undress.
He Jiuniang: ? ? ?
A moment later, the man, his muscular upper body bare, pressed down on her, his large hand slipping inside her clothes, his voice exceptionally pleasant: "You don't need to envy others, you can have it too."
He Jiuniang: ? ? ?
She just wanted to go see what the fuss was about!
How come I've become the center of attention instead?
The doubts in her heart remained unspoken; every sound she uttered was swallowed by the man.
All night long, the noise in the room never stopped. During this time, He Jiuniang's voice, which sounded like she was crying, could be faintly heard, but it was quickly suppressed.
That night, Lu Baichuan's husbandly strength was at its peak!
Qin Jian and his group had been traveling through the night. In the latter half of the night, they found a dilapidated temple and decided to rest there before continuing their journey to the capital.
Once in the capital, it would be easier to contact Prince Lin. At this point, the people of Qingyin Garden no longer held back and spoke more and more boldly. Even if Qin Jian wanted to pretend to be stupid, he could no longer do so.
Even so, he didn't ask anything, seemingly not curious at all about their affairs.
"You must all be hungry. I'll go into the woods and see if I can find some wild game."
Most of those who came out of Qingyin Garden were women, and the few men who came out looked effeminate. Qin Jian didn't want to count on them.
The group looked at him with some surprise, only to find that he was not interested in the topic they were discussing.
Xinran grabbed him and asked, "Aren't you going to stay and listen to our plan? After all, you'll be one of us in the future."
"No, my only goal is to get you away from here. As for your affairs, I don't want to get too involved."
He wanted to appear somewhat angry to make it more believable. After all, in a logical storyline, everything Xinran had done before was a lie to him, and he was deeply involved. Even knowing he had been deceived, he still left with her without hesitation. But that didn't mean he wouldn't be angry at all. Who wouldn't be angry after being deceived? Wouldn't that be a terrible person?
Qin Jian believes that his behavior is normal and in line with the thinking of a normal man.
And that was indeed the case. Hearing him say that, Xinran felt a little touched.
but--
The next moment, a dagger was pressed against Qin Jian's lower abdomen.
Xinran used some force, and even though Qin Jian was wearing a lot of clothes because of the cold weather, he could still feel a slight stinging sensation.
"Xinran, what's wrong with you...?"
Qin Jian looked incredulous, and the others reacted with shock and delight, standing up and coming over.
Xinran looked at Qin Jian, her eyes slightly red, a smile still playing on her lips, but her words were full of self-mockery: "Second Master Qin, you've deceived me so badly!"
"Hehehe, I was so naive to think you were truly in love with me, and I never doubted you. Turns out, I was the biggest fool of all!"
As she smiled, tears welled up in her eyes.
She had been blaming herself for deceiving him, wondering what he would do when he found out. But now she realized that the clown was actually herself.
The one who fell in love was always that fool.
Qin Jian felt a little flustered, wondering where he had gone wrong to be discovered.
Or perhaps, this is a test for her?
"Xinran, what are you saying? Don't you understand my feelings for you?"
With a face full of grief, Qin Jian felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He steeled himself and deliberately took a step forward.
Xinran took a step back, but the dagger never pierced his abdomen.
“You don’t need to prove anything to me anymore. No matter what you do or say, it’s not as honest as your actions.”
Xinran's smile was quite desolate. This time, not only Qin Jian, but everyone else was also confused. What on earth was she saying?
Didn't you previously swear that Qin Jian was completely trustworthy?
"You set that fire in the Qingyin Garden warehouse, didn't you? I was actually fooled by you, and it's only now that I've realized it, haha."
What!
Everyone stared wide-eyed. Qin Jian set the fire?
But Qin Jian wasn't there those few days, was he?
They said they wanted to take advantage of Lu Baichuan's absence to steal some credit.
Is that fake?
Qin Jian was secretly alarmed, but felt he could still salvage the situation: "Xinran, what are you talking about? I really don't know..."
"Enough!"
Xinran interrupted sharply, her voice even trembling with tears: "I've been giving you Qingyin tea for a long time now. You should be addicted by now. You haven't had any reaction after a few days without it. Do I need to say more?"
In this contest, she was the one who was moved first and lost miserably!
Qin Jian stiffened for a moment. Oh my god, he had completely forgotten about that!
His younger siblings gave him the antidote, so no matter how much he drank, he wouldn't get addicted. It was precisely because of this that he didn't care about these things at all.
He hasn't had that tea since Lu Baichuan took him to the cell, which has been going on for over ten days, yet he hasn't had any reaction. Clearly, the tea leaves haven't had any effect.
That stuff is extremely toxic; no matter how strong a person's willpower is, they would not be able to withstand it. But Qin Jian showed no reaction without even knowing it, which is enough to explain everything.
"Speaking of which, I should thank Lu Baichuan for keeping us locked up for so long, otherwise I really wouldn't have imagined that everything you did for me was a lie!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Xinran threw the dagger in her hand to the ground.
The others in Qingyin Garden all drew their longswords and pointed them at Qin Jian.
Xinran couldn't bear to do it herself, but she would never let Qin Jian leave alive.
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