Yusui Chang'an

When the brother and sister entered, Qin Zongliang asked which broker he had found to buy Lin Jinyan's murder.

Qin Zhixu was shocked, but he didn't dare to admit it. He pretended to be stupid when he asked questions.

Qin Zongliang looked at his sister's face and knew that she must have done this. He couldn't help but secretly gritted his teeth in annoyance:

"If the general's palace finds that broker, the prince will definitely be implicated. At that time, not only will I be unable to spare you, but the queen, the prince, and the whole family will not let you go! If you dare not say anything, I will watch your skin carefully."

Although Qin Zhixu was arrogant, he was not stupid. He secretly glanced at Qin Zongliang, whose face was as cold as frost, and knew that what he said was not a lie.

He stumbled and told the truth, but he was afraid of being punished too severely by Qin Zongliang, so he said that he was provoked by Chun Jiao and did something stupid in a moment of anger.

Qin Zongliang asked Jinxiu why he didn't stop him or send a message back.

Qin Zhixu's eyes dodge, saying that Jinxiu is ill and is in bed, and he doesn't know about it.

Seeing that Qin Zhixu dared to hide something at this time, Qin Zongliang stopped asking any more questions and ordered the two maids who had brought Qin Zhixu back to call in and ask what happened to Jinxiu.

The maid turned her head to look at Qin Zhixu, wondering whether she should say anything.

However, Qin Zongliang's patience ran out. He took out his personal saber with a noble step and inserted it into the abdomen of one of the maids smoothly without even frowning.

Qin Zhixu and another maid screamed in fright and hugged each other. When they met Qin Zongliang's cold gaze, they looked away like chaff.

Qin Zongliang pulled out the knife, and the maid fell to the ground and twitched, with blood spreading under her body.

"Don't make me ask a second time."

Seeing Qin Zongliang slowly walking towards her with the bleeding knife, the maid closed her eyes and shouted tremblingly:
"Sister Jinxiu was beaten and couldn't get out of bed."

Qin Zongliang paused, glanced at his sister who did not dare to look at him, and then looked at the maid:
"Which one of you is Chunjiao?" The maid controlled her trembling teeth: "When I came to the Duke's mansion... Chunjiao suddenly had a stomachache... and didn't come."

Qin Zongliang thought for a moment and threw the knife on the maid's body:

"Deal it, clean this up."

He called for someone, put the maid into a sack and carried it out. The person behind with the basin immediately came in and wiped the floor with skillful and deft movements.

The maid was even more frightened when she saw this situation. She accidentally looked at Qin Zongliang who was wiping his hands and fell to her knees in fright.

"Save your life and go back to the Marquis Mansion to bring Chunjiao. If you can't walk, let me carry her here."

When the maid heard this, she felt like she was being pardoned, kowtowed her thanks, and ran out.

As soon as the maid ran away, Qin Zhixu felt even more isolated and helpless. Just when he was about to admit his mistake and beg for mercy, he heard Qin Zongliang speak first:

"You are still unscathed now. You have to thank your mother for making you and I a compatriot. Go and stay with your mother and don't talk too much."

Qin Zhixu nodded as if he was pounding garlic. His vacuous and stiff steps stumbled over the threshold and he did not dare to stop.

After being helped out of the yard by Mo Mo, the feeling of surviving the disaster made her unable to stop looking back. Her fear of Qin Zongliang made her urge Mo Mo to walk faster.

She understood that if it weren't for them being biological siblings, she would have died there just now...

In addition to Xue Ren's agent returning home, Qin Zongliang also received news from the maid:
Chunjiao ran away from Pingyang Hou Mansion on the pretext of giving Qin Zhixu a coat and is currently missing.

Qin Zongliang was already suspicious, but after hearing that the person had run away, he became even more convinced that Chunjiao must be a spy from his house. He ordered Xue Ren to find the person and find out the mastermind behind it. (End of chapter)