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Seeing this, Su Zhizhi could only sigh deeply, "Never mind. That person must have come prepared. Maybe there are people behind the scenes who are instructing him. Since you don't remember, let's just let it go for now."

Xie Chengjin stepped forward and put his arm around Su Zhizhi's shoulders. "Don't overthink it for now. Now that the poison has been taken out, the person who placed the poison will definitely suffer a backlash. We will catch the person who attacked Her Highness the Princess sooner or later."

Su Zhizhi had no choice but to nod, and the matter was stuck here for a moment.

Xie Chengjin checked Xu Miao's condition again before instructing Xiao He, "Miss Xiao He, His Highness will need some time to wake up. The rest of you should help Him go back and rest. We'll come back in a few days."

After saying that, Xie Chengjin and Su Zhizhi turned around and left. They still needed time to wait for things to turn around.

On Shen Wenjun's side, he was conducting a routine security check, but when passing through an alley, he noticed something wrong.

There was a sound of "thump", and something seemed to fall down not far in front of Shen Wenjun.

This was not a strange thing, but Shen Wenjun felt something was strange, so he walked over cautiously.

Arriving at the place where the sound came from, Shen Wenjun lowered his head, his pupils suddenly shrank, and the person who had just fallen to the ground was actually the eldest princess Xu Wanqing who had long since fled the capital.

Shen Wenjun quickly looked around but did not find the second figure. Although he felt strange, he still squatted down and looked carefully.

Only then did he realize that there was a trace of blood at the corner of Xu Wanqing's mouth. It didn't look like it was caused by external force, but more like... backlash.

Shen Wenjun was very confused, but other than that, he didn't find anything.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Wenjun chose to take Xu Wanqing away first without disturbing anyone, just like the queen did before.

After Shen Wenjun brought the person back to the mansion, he locked him up in the dungeon where the queen was originally imprisoned. He looked at Xu Miao who was tied to the rack, picked up the bucket of water on the ground with an expressionless face, and poured it on Xu Wanqing's head.

A whole bucket of cold water poured down, and Xu Wanqing woke up instantly. She couldn't help coughing a few times, and felt severe pain in her internal organs. Her face was pale from the pain.

At this time, Xu Wanqing felt that something seemed wrong. She raised her head and looked around, and then she realized that she had been captured.

Then, Xu Wanqing's gaze instantly fixed on Shen Wenjun, "Ahem, Shen Wenjun... I really didn't expect that I would fall into your hands... Ahem, ahem..." Xu Wanqing's voice was very hoarse and her voice was particularly unpleasant.

In response to Xu Wanqing's words, Shen Wenjun just smiled slightly and said, "Your Highness the Princess, how are you?" as if he was not the one who had poured so much cold water on her.

Xu Wanqing didn't care about her current situation at all. Instead, she leaned against the pillar behind her and said nonchalantly, "Since I have fallen into your hands, it can be regarded as bad luck for me. However, you arrested me but didn't send me to the government. This means that I must have something you need. I thought about it and realized that apart from the whereabouts of the Queen, you probably don't want to know anything else. Of course, I have not only the Queen, but also a large amount of wealth. As long as Lord Shen wants it, I can naturally offer it with both hands. It may just require Lord Shen to pay something."

After hearing the whereabouts of the queen, Shen Wenjun admitted that he was moved. This was also the reason why he had to tell Xu Wanqing in private. However, Xu Wanqing would naturally not reveal the whereabouts of the queen easily. So, Shen Wenjun thought, he could only start with those so-called treasures.

Shen Wenjun feigned some interest and said, "I'm not particularly concerned about the Queen's whereabouts. After all, her life or death has nothing to do with me. But I'm quite interested in the large sum of wealth that Her Royal Highness mentioned. I wonder if Her Royal Highness would be willing to part with it?"

"I was right about him. Lord Shen's personality is very much to my liking. But doesn't Lord Shen think that it's inappropriate for him to treat me like this when he needs help from others?" Xu Wanqing glanced at the rope on her wrist and smiled sarcastically at Shen Wenjun.

Shen Wenjun finally seemed to react, and stepped forward with an apologetic look on his face. "I didn't notice that Your Highness was still tied up. That's my fault. Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll untie you right away."

After saying that, Shen Wenjun took out the dagger hidden in his sleeve and helped Xu Wanqing cut the ropes on her limbs.

Xu Wanqing looked at Shen Wenjun's actions and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, thinking that Shen Wenjun was a brainless idiot who would let people go just like that.

But after her feet were freed, Xu Wanqing realized something was wrong. Her whole body felt soft and she had no strength, as if it was because she had been given cartilage powder.

Realizing this, Xu Wanqing was so angry that she laughed, "Master Shen is really a good trickster. I really underestimated you."

"Your Highness, thank you for your kind words. I was just being cautious." Shen Wenjun seemed not to hear the sarcasm in Xu Wanqing's words and smiled modestly.

Shen Wenjun respectfully invited Xu Wanqing to a secluded courtyard and said, "Your Highness, please stay here for the time being. Although this place is secluded, the layout is very appropriate. Your Highness, please don't blame me."

Hearing the word "remote", Xu Wanqing's eyes flickered. "In that case, it's not bad."

"How dare I ask Your Highness about those treasures..." Shen Wenjun saw the opportunity and spoke, intending to get all the information out at once.

But Xu Wanqing had no intention of spreading the news. She simply evaded the issue by saying, "Lord Shen, you are being a little hasty. I am tired today. Let's discuss this matter tomorrow."

Seeing Xu Wanqing say this, Shen Wenjun's expression suddenly became sinister, but for the sake of the overall situation, Shen Wenjun endured it for the time being and said reluctantly: "Then Your Highness, have a good rest."

After saying that, Shen Wenjun turned around and left the courtyard, but sent a lot of people to guard it, for fear that Xu Wanqing would take the opportunity to escape.

The next day, Shen Wenjun came to Xu Wanqing's courtyard early and tried every possible way to get some clues from Xu Wanqing.

After getting the clue, Shen Wenjun went to find Su Zhizhi and Xie Chengjin without stopping.

At this time, the two had just woken up and were eating breakfast when they received the news that Shen Wenjun was coming.

"Why are you here so early, Lord Shen?" Xie Chengjin asked casually as he asked Shen Wenjun to sit down.

Shen Wenjun, however, looked at the two of them with a serious expression and said, "Xu Wanqing is in my hands."