The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

"I really didn't expect that the Yikun Palace would actually torture you to extract a confession this time. Are they really at the end of their rope? They've even resorted to such despicable means."

As Concubine Shu walked, she frowned and said, "Because her surname is Wen, she has always been very cautious in doing things, so this time I misjudged her bottom line.

This is why I lost the initiative and caused you to suffer. If I hadn't trusted the Wen family too much and had some character, I wouldn't have been so careless."

Someone who always cares about his reputation would suddenly do something like this. Even if Concubine Shu is very powerful, she would not have expected it.

Qin Wenlan listened to Concubine Shu's words and snorted coldly, "It's not that she is a cautious person, but she lost her sense of proportion this time.

I think the only reason she did this was to protect the person who poisoned me.

Just think about it, if the little princess hadn’t eaten those foods when she came to look for me, I don’t know what I would look like now!

The poison was originally meant for me, and the little princess just suffered this unprovoked disaster for me.

The reason why Queen Wen was so impatient to torture me into confessing this time was because she wanted to protect the person who actually poisoned me.

Of course, this is also a disguised way of protecting her own reputation outside. There are some things she would only do in secret, so how could she dare to do it so blatantly!

The reason why this was done so openly this time is probably because the situation has reached a point where it cannot be reversed.

Otherwise, how could she, an old conspirator accustomed to fighting in the deep palace, lose her composure like this? "

Concubine Shu paused and turned to look at Qin Wenlan. "That makes sense. Well, let's hurry back to Ziyue Palace. It's still a little unsafe to talk here."

So, the group went straight back to Ziyue Palace. Concubine Shu had already instructed someone to go to Qinzheng Palace to pass on a message to His Majesty, saying that she needed to see His Majesty for something.

She also asked Nanny Li to keep a close eye on the several stout old women she brought back, and not to let them make any mistakes.

After all, only if they are all alive can the truth of everything be revealed.

He also quietly asked someone to pack up a few strong old women, so that they wouldn't go to the Qinzheng Palace later and cause His Majesty to misunderstand Qin Wenlan, which would be bad.

She didn't want His Majesty to have any bad impression of Qin Wenlan. Even if she beat up these old hags in self-protection, Shufei didn't want to leave His Majesty with the slightest unfavorable impression of Qin Wenlan.

What's more, people are visual animals. They only believe what they see at first sight, and they also sympathize with the weak, even if these old drug slaves are a group of vicious people.

Of course, he didn't want to give Queen Wen an excuse to attack Qin Wenlan in front of His Majesty.

Only after all these matters were dealt with did Concubine Shu breathe a sigh of relief.

Qin Wenlan had also been led by the people from the Purple Moon Palace to wash up again and change into fresh clothes and headdress. There was no trace of fighting on his face.

When Concubine Shu saw Qin Wenlan after he had washed and dressed up, she felt much more relaxed. When she saw Qin Wenlan in Yiku Palace just now, Concubine Shu really thought that Qin Wenlan was also injured!

Who would have thought that those bloodstains were from those old slaves.

Looking at Qin Wenlan now, she looks like a quiet and gentle lady from a noble family. She is completely a different person compared to before in Yikun Palace.

Even if His Majesty saw Qin Wenlan in the Qinzheng Palace, there would be nothing wrong with it. After all, who doesn't like a dignified and elegant woman!

If Empress Wen goes to Your Majesty to talk nonsense again, Your Majesty will not agree. Who would not believe what he saw with his own eyes?

Concubine Shu collected her thoughts, stepped forward, pulled Qin Wenlan to sit next to her, and said in a gentle tone: "We still haven't figured out the incident of the men in black last night, and now there's the poisoning of the little princess.

Fortunately, you are all fine, otherwise I would really be..."

Qin Wenlan saw that Concubine Shu's eyes were moist as she spoke, and she couldn't help but soften her voice, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Last night was a close call!

Besides, the guards around the prince are all highly skilled in martial arts, and they can easily deal with those men in black. Besides, I, Qin Wenlan, will not watch the prince get hurt. "

Concubine Shu looked at Qin Wenlan, "I think you've already had some thoughts about what happened last night, right?

Later, when we go to the Qinzheng Palace, we must be careful in front of His Majesty and not make any mistakes. After all, His Majesty..."

Qin Wenlan's expression froze. After a moment's silence, he slowly continued, "I have some doubts. I'm afraid those men in black yesterday were coming for me, Qin Wenlan.

If the prince hadn't sent me back to Marquis Qin's residence, he wouldn't have encountered this assassination. It's because of me that the prince was implicated."

"Tell me in detail what happened yesterday." Concubine Shu said seriously.

"The prince sent me back to Marquis Qin's residence yesterday on a whim, and no one in the palace should know about it.

It was not until he left the palace that the prince got into the carriage of the Qinhou Mansion, and only a few noble ladies saw the prince get into the carriage of the Qinhou Mansion.

Those men in black assassinated him on the way back to Qin Hou Mansion. I think they had been lying in ambush there long ago.

Therefore, they must be coming for me, Qin Wenlan. If the prince hadn't suddenly decided to send me back, these assassination attempts wouldn't have affected him at all."

Concubine Shu looked at Qin Wenlan and asked, "How do you know there were no assassins on Gu Changan's way back to the palace?"

Qin Wenlan was stunned for a moment, then asked in surprise, "What? Could it be that he also spotted the man in black on his way back?"

Concubine Shu nodded and said, "Early this morning, Chang'an sent someone to tell me that Qian Yu and his men have investigated and indeed found traces of an ambush by men in black on the road to the palace.

Perhaps because you guys fought for too long, they didn't get any movement from Chang'an, so they retreated quietly."

"Another very suspicious thing is that the patrol teams in the capital have been silent.

Despite all the noise of our fighting, we didn't see any sign of them at all. Normally, these patrol teams are never this quiet!

If it weren't for the coachmen from the Marquis Qin's mansion running around looking for them, I don't know if these patrols would have appeared."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu's expression turned even uglier. "So, yesterday's assassination must have been planned for a long time."