The Killer's Cleansing Manual

The people in the room were immediately attracted by the voice. After seeing who was coming, they fell to the ground and saluted in unison.

Lin Shanjuan's expression faded, he held up the hem of his clothes, and he hesitated to speak. In the end, he could only utter one sentence:

"Qi Zhaomian, my clothes are ruined again..."

The guards were horrified and quickly covered their ears, fearing that the eldest princess, who was rumored to be as vicious as a snake, would lose her life just by hearing her name.

Unexpectedly, the eldest princess was not angry, but walked over with a smile.

After all, with so many people watching, even if she did something intimate, it would be for others to see, so there was nothing wrong with it.

So she followed her sudden impulse and touched Lin Shanjuan's face:

"No problem, I'll buy you another one."

Yeah, it does feel nice to touch.

She withdrew her hand, her fingertips hidden in her sleeves, savoring the soft touch and wanting to pinch it again.

Lin Shanjuan was originally planning to step back, but when he heard her say that she wanted to buy him new clothes, he immediately changed his mind and moved forward.

Why are you hiding? She's so generous, what's wrong with touching her face?

Even if the interrogation ends here, the madam knows very little and probably won't be able to say more in such a critical moment. It would be better to let her think it over in prison before asking again.

Lin Shanjuan brought Qi Zhaomian to the empty room he had been using for the past few days and temporarily changed into the official uniform that was left there.

She looked quite noble in purple, and the dark purple official uniform made her look even more solemn and steady. Qi Zhaomian just watched her change. It was just an outer robe, nothing special.

Lin Shanjuan asked as he was getting dressed: "Why are you here so early in the morning? What's going on?"

Qi Zhaomian raised the corner of his mouth. Xiao'er understood and placed the food box on the table, explaining with a smile:

"Your Highness waited for a long time yesterday, but you didn't come back. This morning, Your Highness was very worried about you and asked for breakfast to be brought in early in the morning, fearing that you would be hungry!"

Qi Zhaomian originally just wanted her to put the things down and hint that she should eat with him, but he didn't expect Xiao'er to talk a lot.

Especially when he spoke as if he couldn't sleep or eat without seeing this person, he scolded him in a low voice: "You talk too much."

Xiao'er shrank back and admitted her mistake: "My servant is too talkative."

Lin Shanjuan was deeply moved, and he didn't realize that the other person was embarrassed by Xiao'er's words and had to ask for confirmation.

"The princess waited for me all night? Really?"

Qi Zhaomian remained silent and refused to admit it.

Lin Shanjuan was even happier seeing her rigid look, and took the initiative to sit closer: "Then I'll go home early tonight."

Qi Zhaomian took a breath and said, "I didn't do what Xiao'er said. As for staying at home, it was just to dispel Nanny Chen's doubts."

Even though I stayed all night, you didn't come back.

Xiao'er didn't even mention leaving the door open, so why did you say it yourself?

Lin Shanjuan suppressed his smile, guessing that the princess was too embarrassed to admit it, and instantly felt the self-consciousness of a canary:

"I know! That's it! I couldn't sleep last night because I missed you so much."

Why does this person just say whatever he wants? Everything else he does is so matter-of-fact, yet why does he just throw around these dirty words without even thinking?

Qi Zhaomian turned around and said, "Really? I guess the prince consort was busy all night last night, so he still had time to think about these things?"

Why is he called the Prince Consort again?

Lin Shanjuan carefully observed her expression and asked, "Then I didn't think about it?"

Qi Zhaomian gave her a look that seemed to want to sentence her to death. Lin Shanjuan shuddered and picked up a small snack.

"Of course this is fake. Your Highness, try this."

Qi Zhaomian took a deep breath and realized that she seemed a little... abnormal. She took it and took a bite herself.

Fortunately, it goes well with porridge.

"I usually see the Prince Consort as being well-behaved and warm, but today, I realized that his interrogation methods are quite good."

Lin Shanjuan pondered whether the praise in the words was true or false, and sighed for a long time:

"You don't know, when dealing with bad guys, you have to make them feel that you are more ruthless and cruel than them, then they will bow down. Because there is always something in their genes that makes them bully the weak and fear the strong."

Qi Zhaomian raised his eyebrows with interest. "Oh? How did the Prince Consort know this?"

Lin Shanjuan paused and simply confessed his identity.

She didn't believe that a cautious person like Qi Zhaomian would not check her background at all, and she had never deliberately concealed the fact that she was a killer, so she should have some guesses.

Trying to deceive someone is unwise and will only increase the distance between the two of you.

Lin Shanjuan didn't want to have any estrangement with Qi Zhaomian. Although she tried every means to get closer to him in order to complete the task as soon as possible at the beginning, after getting along with him, she could better understand Qi Zhaomian's difficulties.

There wasn't much she could do. The best she could do was to silently tell Qi Zhaomian as time went by - she could be on guard against anyone, but she didn't have to be on guard against the person next to her.

She wouldn't hold it against her.

"I didn't say it before, but now I say it. I used to be a killer."

The sudden confession made Qi Zhaomian stunned for a moment. She looked at Lin Shanjuan, and there was a rare seriousness in the latter's eyes.

"Everything I know is about lessons I've learned at the cost of my life. There have been other people's lives, and there have been times when my own life almost came to me. Lessons that aren't stained with blood won't be remembered so deeply."

She spoke calmly, yet Qi Zhaomian's heart skipped a beat. The sunlight, fragmented by the window panes, fell warmly on Lin Shanjuan. She spoke of life and death so calmly that Qi Zhaomian should have been wary, yet for some reason he felt she possessed a unique charm.

In the past, she thought Lin Shanjuan was out of tune and too secretive. But now, after peeking into Lin Shanjuan's past, she suddenly realized another possibility.

Maybe she is not crazy, she just doesn't care. She doesn't even care about life or death, so she naturally doesn't care about the eyes of the world and her own threats.

Lin Shanjuan, every day that passes, she discovers the extraordinary qualities of this person.

Such an interesting person, she wanted to stay longer.

"In that case, I'd be happy to be the first to tell you something."

Qi Zhaomian put down the cakes, condescended to serve Lin Shanjuan a bowl of soup, and placed it in front of her.

"The first thing I want to tell you is that you must keep your life and work hard for me."

Lin Shanjuan hugged the soup flattered and could hardly believe his ears.

Didn't she know about her financial sponsor? Although these words sounded like a kind of exploitation from Zhou Paopi, they were clearly a special warning from her financial sponsor!

What "stay alive and work for me" means clearly "cherish your life and don't make me worry!"

That must be the case, otherwise why would she serve me soup?

Seeing that she was indifferent, Qi Zhaomian thought that she didn't understand, but he didn't know how to explain what he had just said. After holding it in for a long time, the princess, who had never said anything gentle, uttered a harsh order.

"It has always been my place to divorce others. You cannot let me remain a widow."

Lin Shanjuan hugged his soup tightly, and was deeply moved by her words.

Even if the Buddha came today, this is the sponsor’s careful advice to me!

My financial sponsor, Princess Jingguo, is decisive and resolute in her actions! Yet, she can say such words to me. Isn't this concern and advice?

Let’s take a step back!

If she was trying to threaten me, why did she serve me a bowl of soup?

If she was just using me, why did she serve me a bowl of soup?

Full of ambition, she lifted up the soup bowl and shouted out her heroic spirit of self-sacrifice in the originally ambiguous atmosphere, which immediately stirred the blood of the people from Northeast China.

"I understand! It's all in the soup!" Then he drank it all in one gulp.

Qi Zhaomian: ...

Sometimes she really suspected that Lin Shanjuan had some hidden illness, such as a brain disease.

What's in your soup? I want to see what else is in your soup besides wolfberries. Is everything in the soup?