People in the Qin Dynasty sought good fortune and avoided misfortune.

Chapter 161, Jing Ni's Strange Changes (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
"Madam, how can this be? All I want is the network of connections left by Doctor Feng."

Xu Qing said it was unacceptable, but her eyes honestly looked where she should be looking.

Luo Jing felt Xu Qing's audacious gaze, her cheeks instantly turned red, and she covered her chest with both hands, letting out a cry.

"what!"

Seeing Luo Jing scream, Xu Qing quickly stepped forward and covered her mouth with her hand, afraid that her screams would attract the maids and servants.

Judging from Luo Jing's current appearance, anyone who saw him would think that he had become a beast and was plotting against Luo Jing, this beautiful young widow.

Xu Qing's sleeve knocked over a wine glass on the table, and the wine spilled down the table and onto Luo Jing's skirt. The wine soaked the plain white skirt and flesh-colored stockings, sliding down her taut thighs.

"Woooooo~"

Luo Jing struggled to break free from Xu Qing's grasp, making shouting noises.

Xu Qing knelt behind Luo Jing, covering her mouth with one hand and grabbing her hands with the other to restrain her.

Luo Jing's hands were grabbed behind her back by Xu Qing, her body leaned forward, her ample breasts pressed against the edge of the table, her plump buttocks lifted slightly from her calves, and her slender waist sank down.

Her pretty face was pressed against the table. Because of the struggle, her hair, which had been tied up, had come loose, with a strand of hair falling onto the table.

For a moment, their posture became strange and ambiguous.

"Madam, please forgive my rudeness. You wouldn't want others to see us like this, would you?" Xu Qing said, looking at Luo Jing, whom he was holding down.

Luo Jing also realized the inappropriateness of the position, her face turned even redder, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

But because Xu Qing covered his mouth, he could only make muffled sounds.

"Promise me you won't shout anymore, and I'll let you go. If you agree, just nod," Xu Qing said helplessly.

Luo Jing nodded quickly, signaling Xu Qing to let go of her.

Seeing this, Xu Qing slowly released Luo Jing and took a step back.

"Cough cough cough~"

Luo Jing's hands fell to the ground, her body still slightly raised. She coughed violently a few times with her face on the table, then began to breathe heavily. Xu Qing's covering of her mouth had made her feel suffocated.

Luo Jing's pretty face was stained with spilled wine, the wine at the corner of her mouth glistening slightly. Her eyes were somewhat unfocused, her face was flushed, and her body trembled with each breath.

Seeing Luo Jing's appearance, Xu Qing glanced at the slightly parted hem of her skirt and looked around.

He felt a little relieved after finding that there was no memorial tablet for Dr. Feng nearby; he had almost thought he had accidentally wandered onto a film set.

He was very familiar with this pose; whether it was in adult films from his past life or in the works of the trendy enchantress or the beautiful Hu, they would often appear in this position.

However, this time he really didn't do it. Luo Jing ended up like this on her own, it has nothing to do with him.

"Madam, are you alright?" Xu Qing asked.

After Luo Jing's breathing calmed down, she got up from the table and looked at Xu Qing, who had turned away to avoid suspicion. Thinking about her thoughts and what had just happened, her eyes were filled with shame.

"The doctor's order, just now..."

Luo Jing blushed, finding it difficult to speak.

"I think you should put your clothes on first," Xu Qing reminded her.

Looking at the exposed skin on her chest, and the hem of her clothes and stockings soaked with alcohol, Luo Jing's face turned even redder, like a ripe apple.

"Please ask the imperial physician to wait a moment while I change my clothes."

After speaking with her head down, Luo Jing covered her chest with both hands, retied the straps of her clothes, and quickly walked towards the back room.

Xu Qing watched Luo Jing's departing figure, a trace of regret flashing in his eyes. Why hadn't he been able to take a few more glances at the beautiful spring scenery?

Of course, he wasn't being lecherous. In the freezing early winter, Luo Jing had invited him to appreciate the rare spring scenery. If he didn't take a few more glances, wouldn't he be lacking in romantic understanding?

Just as Xu Qing was feeling regretful, Luo Jing had already returned to her back room.

After closing the door, Luo Jing leaned against it, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"I...I...this is..."

Luo Jing felt extremely ashamed when she thought about what had just happened. How could she have made such a blunder?

Before Luo Jing could ponder further, her beautiful eyes suddenly became empty, and a chilling coldness, like the coldest winter frost, rose from the depths of her eyes, and her expression turned indifferent.

Jing Ni ended her self-hypnosis and transformed back into Jing Ni from Luo Jing, a hint of surprise and confusion flashing in her cold eyes.

Touching her flushed and burning cheeks, and her somewhat weak body, Jingni was filled with doubt and confusion.

She was naturally aware of what had just happened between Luo Jing and Xu Qing. Luo Jing was a delicate woman she had created through self-hypnosis, so it was normal for her to feel embarrassed and ashamed.

As a top-tier assassin of the Luo Wang organization, she had long since erased these unnecessary emotions. The moment she regained her senses, these physical abnormalities should have disappeared.

But now her body has not only not returned to normal, but because of the abnormality in her body, she can clearly feel the complex emotions in her heart, shame, tension, excitement and feelings that she cannot describe.

Upon noticing this emotion, Jingni slightly opened and closed her mouth, taking a couple of rough breaths.

"How could this be?"

Jing Ni quickly covered her mouth, her eyes filled with disbelief. She had clearly suppressed all her emotions, so how could she still feel them?
"Could it be that there's a problem with the disguise?" A strange glint flashed in Jing Ni's eyes. In the past, in order to disguise herself and approach her target, she would also choose to use self-hypnosis to achieve a natural and seamless demeanor, but the degree of self-hypnosis she had used before was not deep.

To prevent Xu Qing from noticing anything amiss, she used deep hypnosis this time. Deep hypnosis would make her more in line with Luo Jing's personality and behavior, but it would also have side effects.

Just now, after she had doubts about Xu Qing, she tried to take control of the situation, but Luo Jing directly suppressed her.

Feeling the strange sensations in her body and the complex emotions in her heart, Jingni had an indescribable feeling, as if something was vaguely sprouting, but soon her eyes once again flashed with a cold, indifferent light.

Her internal energy surged in reverse, and trickles of blood flowed from the corners of Jing Ni's mouth. The blush on her cheeks quickly faded, and the naivety in her heart dissipated as well. She once again became the true Heavenly-level assassin of the Luo Wang, Jing Ni.

After realizing that her body had returned to normal, Jing Ni wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand and walked towards the wardrobe to change into new clothes.

As an assassin, she doesn't need these emotional burdens, and she has ways to deal with them.

She took off her wet dress, revealing Jingni's smooth, creamy skin and stunning figure.

The orange light cast Jingni's shadow on the wall. Her curvaceous figure stepped onto the bed and slowly removed the stockings from her exquisite, long legs, replacing them with the fish-scale stockings of her metallic combat suit.

Now that she had realized the drawbacks of self-hypnosis, in order to prevent these drawbacks from affecting her mission, she had to constantly remind Luo Jing of her true identity, and this reminder could not arouse Xu Qing's suspicion.

Clothing became her best choice, especially clothing that was uniquely hers.

After reason regained its footing, Jingni began to recall everything that had just happened, analyzing the useful information from it, while her body showed no abnormalities.

"So eager for connections? Perhaps I can start from here and tie him to the Qin chariot."

Jing Ni grasped the key to what she needed, but she still needed to devise a new plan and deduction before she could be sure.

After changing into her new clothes, Jing Ni took a deep breath, hypnotized herself again, and became Luo Jing, taking small steps towards the door.

Inside the reception room, Xu Qing savored the fine wine while waiting for Luo Jing to return.

The door was pushed open, and Xu Qing turned her head to see Luo Jing, who had changed into a plain white dress, walking in with small steps.

Noticing that Xu Qing was looking at her, Luo Jing felt a pang of shame and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"Imperial Physician, I misunderstood you just now. Please forgive me."

As soon as she finished speaking, a deep blush crept onto Luo Jing's cheeks once again.

Seeing Luo Jing's state, Xu Qing cut to the chase.
"Madam, you don't need to be so pretentious in front of me. You were able to manage the entire Feng family from the position of a concubine. Did you do it all because of your delicate appearance?"

"I am sincerely looking forward to cooperating with you. If you still act this way, then just pretend I was never here today."

Luo Jing was taken aback when she heard Xu Qing's words. Xu Qing, who looked somewhat aggrieved, had a more alluring look between her brows, along with a hint of awkwardness.

"What are you saying, Imperial Physician? I am a delicate woman by nature," Luo Jing said softly.

Seeing Luo Jing like this, Xu Qing nodded slightly, that's more like it.

The delicate but somewhat cunning concubine wanted to seduce him to protect her family's wealth, but she hesitated due to the constraints of propriety.

This is the real Luo Jing, not the chaste and virtuous woman she appeared to be just now.

"Enough with the small talk, Madam, can you show your true sincerity this time?" Xu Qing said.

"Of course you can."

Luo Jing took out a folded piece of cloth from her bosom and handed it to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing glanced at the cloth, then at the spot where Luo Jing had taken it out.

The general outline of the world appeared in my mind, like a freshly made fish cake from the Chu Kingdom, fragrant, crispy, soft, and white.

Feeling Xu Qing's gaze, Luo Jing's cheeks flushed slightly, and she clenched her small hands together.

Although she had some cunning, she was still a decent woman after all. Faced with Xu Qing's unbridled gaze and thinking back on her previous actions, she still felt somewhat ashamed.

"Imperial Physician, please see my sincerity first," Luo Jing said.

Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, reached out and opened the cloth, inside which was written a person's name and a passage.

"Chen Kai, Junior Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice. He served in the first year of the reign of King Han An."

Xu Qing slowly read the words on the cloth, which contained information about Chen Kai's weaknesses.

"My late husband served as a senior physician, and his most important duty was to supervise officials, so he secretly made connections with and gained access to the dirt on some people."

"On his deathbed, he told me that if I encountered trouble, I could use these weaknesses as leverage to gain the protection of others."

Luo Jing glanced at Xu Qing with a complicated expression.

Xu Qing looked at the cloth in her hand, and the doubts in her heart were resolved.

Previously, he didn't understand why Luo Jing, who had connections with Doctor Feng, would still want to cooperate with him to protect her family's assets.

It wasn't that Luo Jing didn't want to use these connections, but rather that she was a weak woman who wanted to use her weaknesses to blackmail others.

They might not only fail to get what they want, but could also bring about their own demise.

Luo Jing chose to cooperate with him simply because he had a good reputation and she felt he wasn't the kind of person who would betray someone after using them.

(End of this chapter)