To entertain the Prince Yan of Qi Country, everything in the Yuhua Tower was arranged according to the highest standard.
Therefore, at this moment, the expensive wool carpet was stained with a large amount of blood.
The woman in red looked at the two corpses lying on the ground.
She did not feel angry or regretful, but instead held a throwing knife in her slender fingers and said softly to Chu Shao, “Your Highness, Blood Rain Pavilion has eleven halls, each of which has countless spies and assassins hidden within. With so many people around, it is inevitable that one or two fools will appear. I hope that you and the Prince Yan will bear with us.”
The people from Blood Rain Pavilion were shocked and angry.
They really couldn’t understand why the Vice Master, who usually killed without blinking, would speak so softly.
However, even though they were extremely angry, they could only watch the two dead bodies lying on the ground without saying a word.
After all, no one wanted to offend the people that the deputy leader did not want to offend.
And, the outcome was right in front of them.
Chu Shao did not respond to the woman in red’s words.
She still held the blood-stained dagger in her hand, turned around, and smiled as she asked Xiao Jin, “Your Highness, do you want to bear with us?”
With just one sentence, everyone’s gaze returned to the young prince sitting in the wheelchair.
At this moment, they were even more certain.
The Yan Princess(Chu Shao) was not simple, and neither was the Yan Prince(Xiao Jin).
Even the Yan Princess, who was so skilled in martial arts, obeyed Xiao Jin’s every command.
It can be seen that the owner of Blood Rain Pavilion has some reason to want to help the Prince Yan ascend to the throne.
However, Xiao Jin was very uncooperative.
While everyone was nervously watching her, she frowned and coughed a few times, saying, “Bear with you? I never bear with anything.”
The smile on the woman in red’s mouth disappeared.
She looked at Xiao Jin and took a sip of tea, then said, “Your Highness, why don’t you… reconsider?”
“Although Blood Rain Pavilion is just a small organization in the martial world, it still has some influence in the four seas.”
Although she said it lightly, her tone became serious.
Because behind Blood Rain Pavilion stands the Blood Rain Pavilion Master, the people are not afraid of retaliation from Xiao Jin.
They all know that as long as the Master is there, Blood Rain Pavilion will not collapse.
On the contrary, the red-clad woman feels that Xiao Jin should show more respect to Blood Rain Pavilion.
Because if Blood Rain Pavilion wants to deal with someone, even if it is a nobleman, they will be quite cautious and lose sleep at night.
Xiao Jin heard the implication in her words, knowing that there was a warning and a veiled threat.
But Xiao Jin didn’t care.
Instead, she smiled and said, “Vice Master, I won’t hold your Blood Rain Pavilion accountable for any mistakes made by your subordinates. Because my purpose for coming here today is not to hold anyone accountable. I’m just here to discuss terms, and you’re just here to redeem someone.”
The woman in red narrowed her eyes and her movement of holding the tea cup paused slightly, then she asked with a smile, “Prince Yan, what do you mean by that?”
Xiao Jin said, “I know that bringing more people and boasting about the intelligence network and power you have at the table can help reduce losses.”
“But today it’s not going to work, because I’m not buying it. And if we really fight, I’m afraid that neither I nor the Vice Master can do anything to each other, at most we’ll end up with a mutually destructive outcome.”
“Vice Master, you’re a smart person, and you naturally don’t want to see this kind of thing happen.”
The woman in red listened quietly.
Suddenly, she smiled and spoke softly, “Your Highness, the Prince of Yan, is straightforward in her temperament and doesn’t mince words or avoid confrontation.”
Xiao Jin thought she was criticizing her without tact.
After all, villains or bosses in TV dramas always speak in a cryptic and inscrutable way, making it hard to grasp their meaning.
Indeed, speaking in terms that are easy to understand can lower one’s status.
Who knew the woman in red would purse her pretty lips and smile, saying, “I appreciate and like your temperament.”
Xiao Jin fell silent.
Could she say that?
The woman in red noticed her silence and smiled even more.
The Prince of Yan, who always sought to gain the upper hand, was still a young man with thin skin.
However, the woman’s smile faded slightly the next moment.
Because she saw the faint smile on Chu Shao’s lips.
Their eyes met.
The woman in red had the feeling that if she said anything else inappropriate, Chu Shao’s sharp dagger would be at her throat in an instant.
Although Chu Shao smiled very gently, the feeling she gave her was suffocating.
So the woman in red gave up the idea of teasing Xiao Jin and spoke seriously, “Since the Prince of Yan is also straightforward, I’ll be frank too – the master Shen will definitely come back.”
Xiao Jin said meaningfully, “Whether Master Shen can come back or not, it depends on how much the Vice Master is willing to pay.”
Upon hearing this, the red-clad woman said confidently, “Didn’t the Prince of Yan say earlier that Master Shen’s life is worth nothing?”
Xiao Jin answered indifferently, “That’s what this prince thought before, but now I just want to use his life to exchange for a life that’s worth even less.”
At this point, the woman in red’s face changed slightly.
She touched the blue and white pattern on the porcelain cup and asked with a smile, “I wonder whose life the Prince of Yan wants?”
“Mister Mu’s son, Mu Yuan.”
Xiao Jin looked at the red-clad woman seriously, “This prince only wants him dead for now.”
…
Silence fell.
She spoke as if she was talking about plucking a cabbage, assassinating a Prime minister of the country.
After a while, the woman in red suppressed the urge to mock and asked with a smile, “Your Highness, do you think… the life of the Household Department’s assistant minister is worthless?”
Xiao Jin nodded, “It is indeed worthless.”
Chu Shao couldn’t help but deepen her smile as she he looked at Xiao Jin’s indifferent expression.
The Minister of Household and his assistant minister were in charge of the country’s financial income and expenditure. In other words, every year, the taxes paid by the people, the rations needed by the soldiers, and the salaries received by the officials would all pass through the hands of these two people.
Looking at the whole of Qi Country, there were few people who dared to say that the life of the Household Department’s assistant minister, Mu Yuan, was worthless.
The woman in red was somewhat angry, but her anger was from her inability to refute him.
Because Xiao Jin did indeed have the power to do so.
While the life of a high-ranking minister is valuable, it still pales in comparison to that of a prince.
The woman in red woman already had a vague idea of why Xiao Jin suddenly wanted to kill Mu Yuan, but she wanted to confirm it.
So she asked with a smile, “For many people, this man’s life is worth a lot of money, so I’m curious… Your Highness, why do you want to kill him?”
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jin frowned.
She looked at the red-clothed woman and asked in return, “Don’t you know why I want to kill him?”
The woman in red woman: “…”
Why should she know?
For a moment, the red-clothed woman was at a loss for words.
After a while, she finally reacted, “Do I have to know?”
Xiao Jin knew that the woman in red wanted a reason.
Both sides were clear about the reason, but they were testing each other’s intentions.
Since they had already revealed the presence of the guard outside, Xiao Jin was not afraid to reveal another card at this point.
Since the presence of the troops outside the building has already been made clear, Xiao Jin is not afraid to reveal another card.
So she says directly, “A person named Wu Meng has paid a huge sum to buy the lives of Xia Sanniang and the Qin sisters. Even if the Blood Rain Pavilion has been infiltrated, the Vice Master should know about this, right?”
The woman in red nodded.
“So the problem lies here,” Xiao Jin said with a grunt.
The woman in red seemed interested and asked, “Oh, I wonder what your Highness thinks is wrong?”
“I sent someone to investigate Wu Meng. He’s just a small county magistrate in Yunhe County. Even if he gave up all his wealth, how could he make the Master of the Blood Rain Pavilion personally take action? What ability does he have to do that?” Xiao Jin replied expressionlessly.
The woman in red thought for a moment and said with a smile, “You make a good point.”
“So there must be someone behind him, and that person is not very smart,” Xiao Jin said flatly.
The woman in red chuckled, “Why does the Prince Yan think this person behind the scenes is not very smart?”
“Because if it was a smart person who’s been in the officialdom for years, after the truth is revealed, they would kill Wu Meng’s entire family and leave no one alive,” Xiao Jin replied.
“But strangely, the mastermind behind the scenes does not seem to be in a hurry to kill and silence people. Instead, he allowed Wu Meng to transfer his family to Yunqin country, indicating that there must be hidden motives behind the scenes.”
Upon hearing this, the woman in red asked curiously, “Why is the Prince Yan so convinced that this person is not very clever and has hidden motives, instead of being kind-hearted and merciful?”
“Kind-hearted and merciful?” Xiao Jin sneered, “A person who does not even spare a little girl’s life, is he kind-hearted and merciful?”
“Does this kind of person deserve it?”
The Blood Rain Pavilion crowd looked at Xiao Jin in surprise.
Earlier, when they heard Xiao Jin mention the killed little girl, they thought it was just an excuse made up by the other side.
Now it seems that Prince Yan really…
Really takes the lives of ordinary people seriously.
The woman in red was silent for a moment.
Then she asked with a light smile, “Even so, why do you want to kill Mu Yuan, the Household Department’s assistant minister?”
Xiao Jin explained, “Because Wu Meng’s family is living in a mansion in Yunqin country that was actually bought by Mu Xiang’s student several years ago.”
This time, the woman in red was really surprised.
Because Xiao Jin’s reach was too long, and her intelligence network was too vast.
It had even extended to Yunqin country.
The red-clothed woman didn’t know that the reason she had such thoughts was simply because the system had added a layer of chicness to Xiao Jin.
She had no idea…
Actually, Xiao Jin was not so powerful that she could do whatever she wanted. It was just that Bai Zhu’s legs were really fast.
However, there was still a doubt.
The woman in red asked, “If that’s the case, why does the Prince of Yan want to kill Mu Xiang’s son, Mu Yuan, instead of Mu Xiang himself?”
Xiao Jin said indifferently, “Because when my subordinates went to investigate in the Yunqin country, they found that Wu Meng’s family had already died, and only one of his new concubines was still alive, and she was secretly sent to the capital by a carriage.”
The woman in red frowned slightly, “So the Prince of Yan knows where that concubine was sent to in the capital?”
Xiao Jin shook her head, “Since it was secretly sent to the capital, the security must be very strict, and the whereabouts would be unpredictable. My subordinates naturally wouldn’t be foolish enough to follow.”
The woman in red remained silent.
This Prince of Yan is not playing by the rules at all.
Even Chu Shao was a little puzzled at this point.
She looked at Xiao Jin tenderly and asked softly, “If you don’t know where that concubine was sent to, how does the Prince know that Mu Yuan was the one who killed Wu Meng’s family?”
Xiao Jin looked at Chu Shao and then said slowly, “Because if that person killed Wu Meng’s entire family and left only his concubine, it shows that the concubine must be very beautiful.”
“Moreover, he must have seen Wu Meng’s concubine, which is why he had a covetous intention, killed his whole family, and kept only that beautiful concubine.”
Chu Shao nodded thoughtfully.
She probably already knew the entire process of Xiao Jin’s investigation.
The woman in red furrowed her brow, “So you investigated that concubine?”
Xiao Jin nodded, “Since the concubine had only been with Wu Meng for just over three months, I investigated everyone who had contact with him during that time and have a list of names.”
“Furthermore, when a man obtains a beautiful woman, he will usually want to show her off to satisfy his vanity. I just had to investigate recent banquets and gatherings held by nobles in the capital and inquire about anyone who has acquired a new beautiful woman. The answer was obvious.”
“After comparing Wu Meng’s concubine and the portrait of Mu Yuan’s new beautiful woman, I cannot say they are identical, but they are strikingly similar.”
Xiao Jin said indifferently, “So I am not wronging Mu Yuan.”
“He has lived long enough and it’s time for him to die.”
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Author’s note: Sorry, everyone~
Due to the epidemic, the school has been making up for classes recently, so I can only update every other day this week.
This chapter hasn’t been fully revised yet~ I’ll continue tomorrow. Goodnight, everyone.
Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or gave me nutrient solution from 2022-04-0323:59:34 to 2022-04-0523:58:36~
Translator’s note: •_•
TO BE CONTINUE…
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