You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

Ying Wuji looked up and down at Hua Chao and asked, "So you're saying that you were intentionally framed?"

"Yes," Hua Chao nodded.

Ying Wuji asked again, "Since it was intentional, why didn't you report it to the authorities?"

"Because I can't explain it clearly," Hua Chao sighed. "To be honest, although I am a singer, my biological father is the current prime minister. Not many people in Jiangcheng know about this, but there are some."

Ying Wuji nodded slightly, Hua Chao seemed to be sincere.

Hua Chao continued, "I am passionate about music and don't understand politics, but the prime minister informed me of this matter last night and explained the interests involved. Although I was framed, I was the only one who played this requiem. In addition, the prime minister advocates the theory of 'qianhuo', if this matter becomes big, he won't be able to dissociate himself from it. When Qianli and Liangguo go to war, the people will suffer and I will not be able to live as I did before. I either have to sacrifice my life to the two countries' diplomatic relations or hide in the minister's mansion for the rest of my life, never seeing the light of day."

Ying Wuji's gaze slightly condensed, feeling that what she said made sense.

Actually, from the moment he heard about Hua Chao's identity, Ying Wuji felt that something was off. If the prime minister really wanted to kill him, he would send someone who had nothing to do with him. It didn't make sense to send his rumored illegitimate daughter out.

Of course, to completely clear Hua Chao's suspicion, they still had to wait for the person who gave her the Hu tune to be caught.

Seeing that Ying Wuji didn't speak, Hua Chao looked cautiously at the sword on his shoulder and said, "Sir, can you put down your sword?"

"You can, but don't think about running away," Ying Wuji nodded and put the sword on the table.

Hua Chao finally let out a long sigh of relief. Her calm emotions finally showed a slight fluctuation, and she gently wiped her reddened eyes.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door and a middle-aged man's voice sounded outside.

"Sir Wuji, Chen Wei, the commander of the Flying Fish Guards, requests an audience!"

"Come in!" Ying Wuji said.

Chen Wei pushed open the door and subconsciously took a step forward, but was glared at by Ying Wuji.

He was startled and saw Ying Wuji tighten his grip on the sword handle, and quickly said, "Sir Wuji! The woman in front of you is the prime minister's daughter, don't act impulsively, please don't go down the path of crime!"

When he was ordered to come, his superiors repeatedly reminded him that this hostage was already crazy and he had to be extremely careful.

He only dared to come in after hearing that Ying Wuji had put down his sword, but he didn't expect Ying Wuji's guard to be so strong.

Ying Wuji glanced at him and said, "Just say what you need to say, you don't have to be so close."

"Ah!" Chen Wei hurriedly said, "I came here on orders to give you an explanation. The investigators found traces of poison at the scene, and it has been confirmed to be related to Miss Hua Chao. After negotiating with the prime minister, we have already begun to investigate the whereabouts of that musician."Ying Wuji's heart grew cold. The Flying Fish Guards had discovered the truth from the very beginning, but the two kingdoms chose to keep it under wraps.

His hostage for exchange was really worthless!

The man's words about "already starting the investigation" were probably similar to a waiter's words about "already working on it."

He raised an eyebrow. "Oh? If the investigation has already begun, why do you keep avoiding the topic in front of me?"

Chen Wei looked hesitant. "This matter involves too much and shouldn't be made too big. Besides, the person who poisoned has already committed suicide out of fear, and the musician's whereabouts are unknown. It's extremely difficult to investigate, like finding a needle in a haystack."

Ying Wuji had a general idea. They probably didn't want to investigate, and if he didn't make a fuss, the matter would be dropped. After all, it wasn't worth spending energy on a clearly powerless noble. Just send a few people to protect him, and as long as nothing happened in the future, it would be fine. @@novelbin@@

He looked at Chen Wei. "I apologize for wrongly accusing you all, but Chen Qianhu, you should understand that as a victim of the poisoning incident, I, more than anyone else, hope to catch the culprit. This matter not only concerns my life, but also the relations between the two kingdoms."

Chen Wei quickly said, "Of course, we will never slack off! Even if it's just a hair, we will find it in the ocean!"

Ying Wuji nodded. "In that case, please update me on the progress of the investigation every once in a while."

Chen Wei hesitated.

Ying Wuji sighed. "It's just that I tend to be impulsive when I'm anxious, and my emotions are unstable after visiting the Underworld. There were few people in the bamboo garden today, so it was easier to control myself. But if there are more people in the future..."

Chen Wei quickly said, "You can rest assured, young master!"

"Thank you!"

Ying Wuji smiled and tried to sneak away, but there was no way. He put away his sword and bowed to Hua Chao. "Miss Hua Chao, I apologize for any offense."

Hua Chao forced a smile. "Young master, you're too polite."

Ying Wuji nodded slightly. "Goodbye to you both!"

With that, he left the bamboo garden with Wu Dan and Bai Zhi. It wasn't that he was too trusting, but he didn't expect to catch the real culprit in one day. He had already achieved his goal of making Kingdom Li take the correct attitude.

The sudden commotion came and went quickly. Although the bamboo garden was in chaos, the business of the Pleasure House was not affected at all. The guests who indulged in pleasure and luxury couldn't possibly have noticed anything happening in the bamboo garden.

As they walked towards the back door of the bamboo garden, the people who had listened to the music with him earlier were all silent and looked at Ying Wuji with fear. The once mild-mannered Prince of Kingdom Qian was gone, and now Ying Wuji lived up to his name, without any scruples.Especially Ji Su, his eyes towards Ying Wuji were about to spew fire.

Ying Wuji smiled, achieving his goal.

Although this matter would still not be known to the common people, it would definitely spread to many people's ears, so that they wouldn't treat themselves like soft persimmons.

Before the relationship between the Kingdom of Qian and the Kingdom of Li deteriorated, as long as he didn't touch their fundamental interests, no one should feel uncomfortable in front of him.

During this wave, the emotional bars of the people in the bamboo garden broke through 80, and Ying Wuji gained wave after wave of attribute values.

He really made a profit!

The back door was also guarded by the Flying Fish Guards, and there was an acquaintance inside.

When Ying Wuji saw Wu Shuangxu, she had already changed from her Mohist swordsman attire to her Flying Fish Robe. In such a short time, she first led away the experts who were secretly protecting Hua Chao, and then was able to retreat unscathed and return to the Flying Fish Guards to carry out the mission silently.

He didn't know how she did it.

Wu Shuangxu noticed Ying Wuji looking at him, so she tilted her head and blinked her left eye expressionlessly.

This secret assistance should come to an end.

"Phew!"

After walking away, Ying Wuji finally breathed a long sigh of relief. "It's really exciting!"

Wu Dan couldn't help but praise, "Brother Wuji, you're really ruthless today!"

Bai Zhi was a little unhappy. "You only know how to talk. When the young master was in trouble, you didn't say a few words!"

Ying Wuji smiled and waved his hand. "Don't make things difficult for him! At least we have the Kingdom of Qian backing us up. His mother country is still being beaten by the Flame Kingdom and now he's staying in the Kingdom of Li. It's already not easy for him to stand up for us."

Bai Zhi snorted, only able to express her agreement.

If this sentence was said by the previous young master, she would definitely refute it.

But now... whatever the young master says is right!

Ying Wuji took out a note from his pocket. It was thrown by Wu Shuangxu just now, and the action was very secretive, so no one else should have noticed.

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Opening the note, there was only one line written on it: The Flying Fish Guards have sent out a team of experts to specifically track down the culprit. Just wait patiently.

Looking at it... tonight should be a success.

...

The city of Jiang returned to tranquility late at night.

But everything that happened in the bamboo garden today had been written into a confidential report and quietly sent to the palace.

The Qian Kingdom's royal palace, the Qiqi Palace.

The residence of the Crown Prince, the Qingjiang Palace.

A handsome young man read the confidential report, with a slight smile on his lips.

"Ying Wuji? Quite a clever person."