Even though she heard it clearly, she still refused to believe it. In her impression, Master Liu should not be hostile to her, otherwise why would he ask the Minister of Justice to help him?

Even after Liang Yuanbo fell from power, he asked the Minister of Justice to kill him halfway.

Seeing Xia Xuejian's face full of shock and disbelief, Liu Sheng added, "And the stone that hit your calf when you followed the bandits out of the city last time was also thrown by me."

Xia Xuejian's pupils dilated again and she couldn't utter a word.

Last time... the person who almost caused her to lose her virginity to the bandits was actually him?

Seeing her like this, Liu Sheng pushed her away with satisfaction and strode away.

Even after Liu Sheng walked away, Xia Xuejian still hadn't recovered from her shock. How could this happen? What on earth was going on?

Hadn't he been helping her before? Why...

Did he have no intention of taking this side at all?

How to explain the matter of the Minister of Justice before? At that time, the Minister of Justice clearly swore to her that he helped her reluctantly for the sake of Master Liu?

She is so confused and has a headache now.

But after a moment of contemplation, she suddenly had an idea and figured everything out in an instant.

The story about the Minister of Justice was true, and it was also true that he had helped her. But while helping her, he was also helping others, such as Ye Qingwan and the bandits in Phoenix Mountain.

The incident started with the bandits in Phoenix Mountain, so there must be some unspeakable secrets between Liu Sheng and the bandits in Phoenix Mountain. No wonder he arrived so promptly when the bandits were being suppressed.

Moreover, almost all the bandits in Phoenix Mountain were killed, leaving no one alive. They were just trying to silence them.

At that time, she had just discovered the secret of the bandits in Phoenix Mountain, and Liu Sheng was afraid that she would find out about him, so he probably wanted to expose her and use the bandits to deal with her.

Later he failed, but the bandits in Phoenix Mountain were also dead, so he didn't attack her again.

But when it came to Liang Yuanbo's matter, he could just use her to deal with the old court officials. So she stood on his side again and helped him to overthrow Liang Yuanbo.

But after he was overthrown, he was afraid that the fact that the Minister of Justice helped her would be exposed, so he thought of poisoning her.

Yes, it all makes sense.

But if he didn't tell her these things, she would never know. Why should he confess?

Is he testing me? To see how I will handle this matter, how I will respond to him?

If I really care about these things and regard him as an opponent, he will join Ye Qingwan. If I am more generous and don't care about what he did in the past, he will stand on my side and cooperate with me?

The more Xia Xuejian thought about it, the more she felt that this was the case. This Liu Sheng was indeed a powerful character, and his mind was so deep. If she had lost her composure just now and questioned him on the spot, then...

When Xia Xuejian thought of this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on her forehead.

So has she passed his test now?

If not, what other difficult questions would he give her to test her?

She was looking forward to it. Liu Sheng's willingness to test her proved that he was someone worth winning over. With Liu Sheng's joining, they would have at least a 40% chance of dealing with Ye Qingwan.

Section 52

After she figured it out, she calmed down. Her original purpose today was not Liu Sheng. She just happened to see him, so she tried to win him over.

And her goal today is the red spot in the Central Plains beside Ye Qingwan.

Now that Ye Qingwan and Xingmu are gone, Zhongyuan Yidianhong hasn't noticed yet and is taking a nap in the backyard.

Today, Master Shi held a banquet and invited many people. Zhongyuan Yidianhong was a flower thief. Although not many people knew his identity, it was better for him to stay away from crowded places.

Xia Xuejian found him and handed him a box of snacks: "I saw that you haven't eaten all day, you must be hungry, so I brought you some snacks, I don't know if you like it."

Honghong didn't answer, just looked at her.

Xia Xuejian didn't force it. She put the snacks down and sat down next to them.

"I heard that you also want to bring down the Xiang Mansion."

Honghong: ? ?

Which bastard told you that?

I'm going to sleep with his wife tonight.

"I think it would be difficult to accomplish this with your own strength. After all, the century-old foundation of the Xiangfu cannot be easily shaken. Why don't we join forces?"

Honghong glanced at her and said nothing.

Xia Xuejian was not annoyed and continued, "I can see that you don't want to be an undercover agent beside Ye Qingwan all the time. In fact, you don't have to be an undercover agent, because I have already planted people in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I know all the news about the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"If you stay with Ye Qingwan like this, it will be easy for something to happen. With someone like her who is moody and rude, there's no guarantee that one day she will get tired of you and sell you to the government."

Hong Hong** sighed, what is coming will eventually come, and she will finally have to get to know this stupid heroine.

"I don't need a little girl to dictate my affairs. Listen to my advice. If you have nothing to do, just do some embroidery in the backyard and don't come out and embarrass yourself."

After saying that, he wanted to leave, but was stopped by Xia Xuejian.

"I haven't even finished my words yet, why are you in such a hurry to reject me?"

Hong Hong thought about it, turned around and said, "Okay, go ahead."

"You want the Xiang Mansion to fall, and I want it to fall too. Our goals are the same. And I know more about the Xiang Mansion than you do, and I have more helpers here. If you cooperate with me, you won't suffer any loss."

Hong Hong lowered her head and pondered for a long time, and finally said, "How do you want me to help you?"

"It's simple. It's still about malaria."

"Haven't you already won a great victory over malaria? Why do you need me for anything else?"

"I want to know, what other tricks does Ye Qingwan have?" Xia Xuejian knew Ye Qingwan too well. If she didn't have any tricks, it would be impossible for her to jump around like a grasshopper as soon as she was released.

So she must be up to some bad idea and is planning to make a fuss about this matter.

Sometimes even Xia Xuejian had to admire Ye Qingwan. She was like an indestructible cockroach. No matter how big a blow she suffered, she could always heal herself quickly and then stand up and continue to fight.

It's a pity that they are not of the same kind, otherwise Xia Xuejian would still be happy to be friends with her. If she wants to blame someone, she should blame herself. She was born in the wrong family and should not have been born in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"She was just released, so I don't know what she has up her sleeve yet."

Honghong told the truth, Ye Qingwan really didn't say anything. She just said that she would take the blame, but she didn't say how.

"If she makes any move, can you tell me right away?"

Xia Xuejian asked him tentatively, and then assured him.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Even if she finds out, you can come to my side and I'll find someone to protect you."

Honghong was actually quite conflicted, so she just gave her a temporary reprieve: "I'll take a look."