Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 216 Taiping
Xin You held the girl's hand firmly, and on the face was the merchant's enthusiasm for the customers: "Yesterday, the girl left a purse at the bookstore, and we have been waiting for the girl to pick it up..."

The girl wanted to pull out her hand, but was grabbed even tighter.

"Let's go to the bookstore first." Xin You smiled, "I was worried that the girl didn't know she was left here and wouldn't come back to look for her. I finally felt relieved to see her..."

Prince Qing glanced here casually, and led his attendants to the carriage parked on the roadside.

Soon the carriage moved forward, and the secret guards scattered around followed suit.

Although these hidden guards were dressed in ordinary clothes and were very low-key, it was not difficult to guess when they watched them keep up with King Qing's carriage.

The girl's face turned pale, and a look of fear flashed in her eyes.

"Girl, come with me." Seeing Prince Qing and his entourage walking away, Xin You stopped smiling and returned to her calm demeanor.

The girl looked at Xin You in amazement, but understood from the strength in the opponent's hand that she couldn't get away, so she froze for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Xin You led the girl into the bookstore, instead of entering the reception room, but went directly to the east courtyard from the back.

The east courtyard is full of green shade, flowers are in full bloom, and birds fly from one branch to another, creating a bright spring scene.The girl looked around anxiously, and her whole body was still tense when she sat down.

"I'm Kou Qingqing, the owner of Qingsong Bookstore, and this is my residence." Xin You first reported herself, "What's your name?"

The girl pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before speaking: "My surname is Zhu."

"Miss Zhu." Xin You called out, her tone was as calm as water, but her words were like thunder, "Why did you assassinate King Qing?"

Just now, the first time she saw Miss Zhu, she saw the scene of him assassinating King Qing.

The scene was bloody, but it wasn't King Qing who had the accident.

Before Miss Zhu could fully draw out the dagger hidden in her sleeve, she was shot by the secret guard's crossbow arrow, and then died under the random knives of King Qing's attendants.

From the beginning to the end of the scene, it is pathetically fast.

It's probably the case that a mantis' arm is a cart, and an egg is hitting a rock.

That's why she didn't have time to hesitate and rush over.

Even if the enemy of the enemy cannot be a friend, there is a possibility of becoming a collaborator, not to mention such a death is not worth it.

The girl jumped up like a frightened bird and was about to run out. The sound from behind made her stop suddenly.

"If I want to harm Miss Zhu, I won't save you."

Miss Zhu turned around slowly, her pale face was full of confusion: "You, how do you know?"

"Miss Zhu, sit down first." Xin You pushed the tea towards her.

Miss Zhu slowly sat down.

"Is Miss Zhu a foreigner?"

Miss Zhu's eyes tightened: "Who the hell are you? Why do you know so much?"

Xin You curled her lips: "Don't be nervous, Miss Zhu. I guess you are a foreigner because your accent is a little different from the locals."

"You said I assassinated Prince Qing——"

"I saw it from Ms. Zhu's face." Xin You waved the banner of the fortune teller, "I've dabbled in the art of fortune-telling, and when I see Ms. Zhu's seal turning black, it's a sign of doom, and yours All the attention is on King Qing, so I have this guess."

Miss Zhu bit her lip for a long time, and asked Yu Yu: "Is it so obvious?"

She thought it was a good cover-up, so she didn't dare to take a direct look at King Qing. She only used her peripheral vision to estimate the best time, but she didn't expect that she would be full of flaws in the eyes of others.

This is actually Xin You fooling the other party. At that moment, her eyes were full of the sudden appearance, how could she pay so much attention.

"What grudge is there between Miss Zhu and Prince Qing?"

Xu Xinyou's tone was too calm, as if assassinating the prince was not a big deal, Miss Zhu felt a little calmer, and asked instead: "Since Miss Kou guessed that I was going to harm King Qing, why did you save me?"

If she was annoyed at the girl who suddenly stepped in at the beginning, when she saw with her own eyes the vigilance of King Qing's attendants and those guards hiding in the dark, no matter how stupid she was, she would understand that this assassination would not hurt King Qing at all. And she will definitely end up dead on the street.

Thinking of this result, Miss Zhu bit her lip.

She can't just die like this!

But she really couldn't understand this Kou girl.

King Qing has come to Qingsong Bookstore many times, so he should have a good relationship with this girl Kou, at least not as a complete stranger, not to mention that what she is going to do will be punished by everyone.

Why did Miss Kou save her?

"Probably because—" Thinking of the tragic scene, Xin You decided to confess, "I don't want King Qing to have a better life either."

What's the difference between Miss Zhu's desperate move and hers?She could feel that Miss Zhu's hatred for Prince Qing was genuine.

What Xin You said surprised Ms. Zhu.

"You also have a festival with King Qing?"

Xin You nodded: "Yes, there is a grudge."

Enmity, of course, sounds much more serious than having festivals.

Miss Zhu obviously relaxed her tense body, and she no longer looked at Xin You so warily.

She came all the way to the capital, and she didn't trust anyone for a long time, but a person who dared to say that she had enmity with the prince, how much could she believe?

More importantly, seeing King Qing's protective power with her own eyes made her desperately realize that revenge by herself was impossible.

Even if she believed in the wrong person, it wouldn't be worse, maybe... this Kou girl can really help her?

People who face desperation will inevitably have a little extravagant hope.

Seeing Miss Zhu's vacillation, Xin You said again: "I often go to the eldest princess's mansion as a guest, and I'm familiar with Jinlinwei Town's envoy, maybe I can be of help?"

To a noble lady in Beijing, she would only find it ridiculous, but Miss Zhu was moved.

"I'm from Dingbei, Taiping Town..."

As soon as Miss Zhu opened her mouth, Xin You's heart settled.

Assassinating Prince Qing, being an outsider, and what Master He said to her, made her think about the Dingbei disaster area.

"Almost all the people living in the town are people with the surname Zhu. My father is a squire in Taiping Town, and he is in charge of the big and small things in the town... The earthquake came, and many houses in the town collapsed, but it was too late to wait. Relief, my father went to the county to report, but found that the adult who was running for the relief was killed, he escaped and stopped King Qing's car on the street, King Qing said in public that he would investigate, but—"

Ms. Zhu clenched her fists tightly, and the tears in her eyes covered her deep-seated hatred: "What we are waiting for in our town is not relief, but the long knives of the officers and soldiers... dead, they are all dead..."

The crying girl once again fell into that purgatory scene, a nightmare from which she could never escape.

She came to Beijing alone, with only one goal, to kill that dog prince!

"After entering Beijing, I stared at Prince Qing's mansion from afar, and found that Prince Qing often came to Qingsong Bookstore. I thought it would be the best opportunity to pretend to be a book buyer when King Qing came to the bookstore..." Miss Zhu smiled wryly, "I'm so stupid , I, I can't do anything..."

She covered her face with her hands and burst into tears.

Xin You waited silently for her to cry enough, then raised her hand and patted her shoulder lightly.

(End of this chapter)