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Chapter 518 We Are Just Following Orders

"Miss, ma'am?"

The soft call in his ear made Shen Qingxi open his eyes in a daze. He was confused for a long time before he remembered that he seemed to have fallen asleep in the study.

The table was drooling.

I only watched three minutes... Physics is so scary!
Shen Qingxi looked at the saliva-soaked textbook on the table with lingering fear.

"What time is it now, Aunt Yun?"

"It's half past one in the morning, miss, you should go back to your room and sleep."

The maid who had pushed her awake kindly suggested.

"No, we agreed to stay up all night today. I just took a short break. Yes, rest!"

Shen Qingxi rubbed his sore eyes and whispered, "Go make me a cup of coffee, no milk, no sugar... Forget it, just add some sugar. Where's Senior Sister Cheng?"

"Which Senior Sister Cheng?"

"Ah... no, it's okay, I was confused because of sleep. Go make me some coffee."

Shen Qingxi slapped his face hard, picked up the snuff bottle on the table and took a deep puff.

“Pfft, cough, cough, cough, cough—!”

"Miss!"

The maid hurried over with a cup of water, patted her on the back gently, and watched with a distressed look on her face as she hugged the spittoon and spit out all the birthday cake she had eaten tonight.

"Uncle San, are you going to kill me? What is this thing you gave me?"

"Miss, snuff is like this. It's not something for girls to play with."

After taking the cup of water and rinsing his mouth, Shen Qingxi finally woke up completely.

It works great, but I won't use it again.

"Miss, you vomited everything you ate last night. Shall I make you a bowl of chicken wonton soup?"

"Cook two bowls... no, cook more. The others should be hungry too. What are they cooking?"

"Ms. Hu and Ms. Kang are both resting in the guest room, while Mr. Li and the others are playing cards."

"Got it. Are Uncle Zhao and the others back?"

"There's still no news from Lao Zhao and the others."

Seeing the slightly worried expression on the maid Aunt Yun's face, Shen Qingxi couldn't help but smile and said, "Uncle Zhao and the others are all experienced people, so they won't make any mistakes in dealing with a few petty thieves."

Aunt Yun sighed and said, "I am worried about you, young lady. If you really encounter a thief that even Lao Zhao and his men can't deal with, you might also..."

"How could someone who has the guts to snatch the imperial seal be an ordinary petty thief? Don't worry, I'm prepared. Just hide yourself and don't worry about me."

Shen Qingxi patted his chest, full of confidence.

After the maid left, she stood up and stretched, rubbed her shoulders which were a little sore from incorrect sleeping posture, and raised her hand to push open the secret door of the study.

There is a narrow staircase here that leads to a subterranean chamber.

The secret room was filled with all sorts of miscellaneous items, including various jewellery, gold, silver and jade articles, antique calligraphy and paintings, and many gifts that had not even been unpacked.

The altar in the middle was covered with a layer of bright yellow brocade with a dragon pattern, and the square imperial seal was placed on the brocade, emitting a faint precious light under the light.

Shen Qingxi walked to the table, reached out to pick up the jade seal, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it gently.

She had no knowledge of identifying antiques, and even if someone swapped them, she might not be able to tell the authenticity. So she chose a more simple method, incense.

Perhaps some professionals can imitate the exact imperial seal, but they probably won't prepare an extra piece of thousand-year-old kaolin sandalwood that is as valuable as gold.

It also has lemon candy in it.

The imperial seal is still there, and most of the night has passed. In two or three hours, it will be dawn.

It was a long night indeed.

…………

"Shen Qingxi is the most outstanding person among the third generation of the Shen family. She has been gifted since she was a child, has a photographic memory, and is very shrewd. The old patriarch has always favored the third young lady and hopes that she can become the future patriarch and be appreciated and promoted by the president."

The man in black spoke quickly and with a firm tone, and he seemed very sincere.

He had no choice but to be sincere. If he was not sincere, Wang Yunxiao would feed him the four-happiness meatballs mixed with the flesh and blood of the three people in front of him.

Generally speaking, the more someone bullies the weak and fears the strong, the faster he will weaken when he meets someone tougher than himself.

"You said she was the mastermind behind this, so what exactly is she planning?"

"It's a long story..."

"It doesn't matter. I can tell from your face that you are a person who likes to talk in a concise manner."

Wang Yunxiao sneered and said, "It's better to explain it clearly in one sentence. Don't talk about irrelevant things and waste my time here."

"Shen Qingxi wants to be a saint!"

"…That's a bit too simplified. Let me elaborate a little bit."

The man in black glanced at Wang Yunxiao and said in a deep voice: "I don't know much. I am just following the orders of the old patriarch to work for the Third Miss. The Third Miss made a deal with a demon god and assumed the title of 'Sage' in exchange for the support of the Joshua Consortium...Ahhh——!"

"Tell the important point!"

Wang Yunxiao kicked his shin and broke it. He said coldly, "Are you bipolar? Either you don't say anything or you're talking nonsense. Let me ask you, what's the matter with this girl who was sent to the hospital tonight?"

The man in black endured the severe pain and said quickly: "This is part of the plan. We are only responsible for controlling the corpse and letting the blood poison in her body spread in the hospital. The rest is not our responsibility."

"Did Shen Qingxi tell you to do this?"

"Yes……"

Seeing Wang Yunxiao's murderous intent, the man in black quickly added: "I know one more thing! As long as you spare my life, I will tell you everything!"

"Say!"

"This time, the old patriarch gave the imperial seal to the third young lady... Do you know what the imperial seal is? Ah ah——!"

Another of his legs was broken.

"Is there something wrong with your mind?"

Wang Yunxiao snorted coldly: "Just tell me what you know. If you don't want to say it, I'll send you on your way now!"

"I say! I say! This is a test for the Third Miss. The old patriarch just wants to see how the Third Miss will handle this matter. The Third Miss has made a plan for this, which is to auction off the Imperial Seal..."

Ah? ? ?
What the hell? What auction?
Wang Yunxiao was finally shocked.

You just said that your third daughter is very intelligent? Is this the state of mind of a very intelligent person?
We ignorant people are really far behind.

Can't understand it at all.

"I have a question."

Wang Yunxiao came back to his senses and stared at the man in black in front of him, and asked softly: "If it is true as you said, all of this was planned by your third daughter behind the scenes. Then apart from her, the rest of the Shen family is innocent and clean?"

The man in black shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. I was just following orders."

Okay, okay, I’ll do as you command.

Wang Yunxiao couldn't help laughing.

This answer is exactly the same as the one I encountered by the human skin painter in Cangzhou County that night.

It’s the same routine, you’re playing me again, right?
(End of this chapter)