"Ha," Jiang Mingchuan smoothed his messy hair and sneered, "Young lady, do you miss me?"
Gu Qi crossed her arms over her chest, raised her eyes and looked around: "Are you still getting used to it?"
Jiang Mingchuan took two steps closer, lifted Gu Qi's narrow chin, and smiled with half his face: "If I have you by my side, I won't be lonely anymore."
His pale face reflected his dark pupils. The petite and straight nose matches perfectly with the white and pink lips. There is coldness in the morbidity, and cunning in the innocence, which makes people unpredictable and can't help but want to explore deeper.
Jiang Mingchuan was dumbfounded. He leaned over to kiss Fangze, but missed the kiss.
Gu Qi turned her head and stepped aside: "It won't be long before you won't be lonely."
"oh?"
She turned back and stared at Jiang Mingchuan's sinister half face: "There are many women waiting for you underground."
"But not having this one in front of me is ultimately a pity."
Gu Qi lowered her head and smiled, and quickly got to the point: "Jiang Mingchuan, let's make a deal."
Jiang Mingchuan raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of ridicule: "Master Gu, what deal do you want to do with me, a prisoner?"
"What happened to the Jiang family, Concubine Hui, how should you deal with it?"
Jiang Mingchuan narrowed his eyes and frowned.
"To pave the way for Concubine Hui, you didn't hesitate to play chess with the entire Jiang family, and completely entrusted yourself to the emperor. From the beginning, you made a miscalculation."
"What do you know?" Jiang Mingchuan looked disdainfully and turned his head away.
"I know that there is something strange about your father's death."
Jiang Mingchuan saw Jiang Mingchuan clenching his hands and his legs shook unconsciously.
"I think this business of kidnapping and trafficking women did not start from the Jiang family." Gu Qi stared at Jiang Mingchuan's reaction and said slowly: "Three years ago, you and Concubine Hui discovered this line and reported it to His Majesty. It was a great achievement. Unexpectedly, following the clues, I finally found out that it was your father."
Jiang Mingchuan was shocked and straightened his body further.
Gu Qi gave a dark smile and continued: "These women sent three years ago fell into your hands. Today, you did not let you cut off the thread, but sent the women to Qingzhou's powerful people. Home, and part of it is sent to Yun Country. There is no need to think about this purpose."
"Ha." A deep laugh came from the straight body.
Gu Qixi frowned slightly and said nothing.
Jiang Mingchuan turned around, his eagle eyes showing scrutiny: "Who are you?"
Gu Qi took out a ling from his arms without any panic. The black gold order was engraved with a golden red bird.
"Zhu Ling?" When Jiang Mingchuan saw Zhu Ling, he took two steps back in shock!
"So," Jiang Mingchuan pointed at Zhu Ling with disbelief in his eyes: "You are His Majesty's man!"
Gu Qi put away Zhu Ling and lowered her voice: "Right now, your sister's life or death depends on my thoughts."
"What do you want to know?"
Suddenly, Gu Qi was a little scared.
If the abduction cases fifteen years ago and seven years ago were related to Yun Guo...
"What exactly do you want to ask?" Jiang Mingchuan saw that she was distracted and became a little impatient, fearing that Gu Qi would regret it and kill his eldest sister.
Gu Qi lowered her eyes and breathed a sigh of relief: "What happened to the abduction cases fifteen years ago and seven years ago?"
The sharpness in Jiang Mingchuan's eagle eyes disappeared, and he slumped: "Actually, you have guessed most of it. Seven years ago, my eldest sister and I rescued a woman who escaped. The woman told us that she was raped. I thought this was just an inconspicuous human trafficker doing some inhumane business, so I didn’t care. I never thought that the woman would be captured again and later given to my father as a gift.”
"The person who gave the gift is probably the person responsible for the kidnapping case."
"That's right," Jiang Mingchuan pinched his forehead and said quietly: "Qingzhou is not big, small is not small. Most officials in this place know each other. But I have never seen the person who gave the gift."
"Later, the new emperor ascended the throne and a large number of girls were selected."
"Yes." Jiang Mingchuan's eyes flashed with tears: "After the imperial edict, my father wanted to lie about the eldest sister's serious illness and prevent her from participating in the talent show."
"Why?"
Jiang Mingchuan's eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and smiled bitterly: "It's just a dirty past that I can't bear to look back on."
Gu Qi stopped asking.
"The eunuchs in the palace are very shrewd. Of course, this lie can't be concealed." At this point, Jiang Mingchuan's expression relaxed slightly: "In the border land, the daughter of a seventh-rank official is despised everywhere. . In such a big palace, all she can rely on is the emperor."
"So, you told His Majesty about the abduction case."
"Yeah." Jiang Mingchuan simply sat down against the wall, raised his head and recalled carefully: "I looked for the rescued woman and investigated the abduction case in detail. It was difficult to start the investigation, so I had to follow a clue to investigate. There are results, and all the clues on the side seem to have been thrown out. All the clues point to one person..."
"Your father?"
Jiang Mingchuan sighed and remained silent for a long time.
"It can be seen that you have found the key thing, and your father will be killed."
"Hahahaha..." Jiang Mingchuan suddenly laughed, which startled Gu Qiyi!
"It was no one else who caused his sudden death." Jiang Mingchuan tilted his body, looked up at Gu Qi, and smiled sinisterly: "It was me."
Gu Qi was shocked!
She stared blankly at Jiang Mingchuan, her ears buzzing!
"Sir? Sir!"
Rong Di's loud voice brought Gu Qi back to his senses.
"Are you okay?"
After calming down, he waved to Rong Di in the distance: "It's okay!"
Looking back at Jiang Mingchuan, he had long since regained his composure, with only the slightest hint of coldness remaining in his sharp eagle eyes.
Gu Qi opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't ask.
"Sorry, I got off topic." Jiang Mingchuan raised his hand to wipe away the unshed tears from the corners of his eyes, and continued: "The batch of Tuzhou women from three years ago were probably sent here in August or September."
"September."
Jiang Mingchuan smiled: "Yes, I guess you also read that list. At that time, my father had already been poisoned to the bone. He claimed to be ill and took a long leave of absence. He died in the spring of the next year."
"So, you master the upline and disconnect the downline."
Jiang Mingchuan closed his eyes lightly and nodded: "I guess you also paid attention to the whereabouts of the three groups of women before you came to look for me."
"Not bad." Gu Qi simply walked to Jiang Mingchuan and sat down against the wall: "The first batch was sent to Guodu, Zezhou and Laozhou, and the second batch was scattered in Qingzhou. By the time your third batch..."
"The third batch, following His Majesty's wishes, will be sent to the homes of powerful people in Qingzhou to help our Jiang family rise rapidly in Qingzhou. The remaining ones will be sent to the border of Yun State to work as prostitutes for those humble officials."
"A prostitute?"
"There were too few outstanding ones. The top ones were first placed in Qingzhou, and the ones sent to Yun State were greener and fresher, but their looks were mediocre, so they had to be official prostitutes. No one would like them as concubines."
This statement does not seem to be talking about living people, but livestock.
Gu Qi felt a chill in her heart.
When I first met Yuan Chengxi, the tenderness on his face had not faded away. I thought he was an innocent person, but I never imagined that he had such a vicious plan.
But Yuan Chengxi was not the only one involved in leading the abduction and trafficking case? The women in the first two batches must be inseparable from the people of Yun State. Who was the leader of the first two batches of trafficking cases?
"Where did you get the lists of the first two batches of women?"
Jiang Mingchuan tilted his head slightly, with a bright light in his eyes: "You are really smart. The first two batches of lists were thrown out by others, and they were solid evidence for my father. But it is not credible. You are the only one who checked it yourself. "
Perhaps because the environment in the cell was cold and damp, Gu Qi felt cold and silent, and coughed twice unconsciously.
"That's all." Gu Qi stood up: "Jiang Mingchuan, I can't keep you."
Jiang Mingchuan stood up calmly and smiled at Gu Qi: "I know. I only hope that you can save my eldest sister's life."
Gu Qi lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then raised her head: "Okay."
suddenly! Jiang Mingchuan glared, raised his hand to pinch Gu Qi's neck, and pushed her against the door!
Gu Qi found it difficult to breathe and pried his fingers apart with force.
"Mr. Gu, if you are so disobedient, I will have no choice but to use force!"
After saying that, Jiang Mingchuan covered him with his whole body! Open your mouth and bite the neck!
"Swish" sound!
It seemed like something was inserted into the flesh.
The surrounding area suddenly became quiet...
Jiang Mingchuan let go of his hand and straightened his body, blood dripping from his head along the sharp black gold dagger.
"Bang!"
The body fell directly to the ground, staring straight at Gu Qi.
Gu Qida stood at the door, his mind going blank.
"Sir! Are you okay?"
Rong Di rushed over and pulled Gu Qi to watch carefully.
Gu Qi turned her head slightly and saw Yuan Zhe standing upright not far away, his face dark and frowning, his eyes staring at Jiang Mingchuan on the ground, blazing with fire.
Gu Qi covered her chest and slowly squatted down.
When his eyes moved to Gu Qi, his whole face softened instantly, and there was only worry in his eyebrows. Yuan Zhe quickly walked over, hugged Gu Qiheng in his arms, and rushed out of the cell.
Gu Qiman drank two cups of tea and finally calmed down. Sitting on the edge of the bed, he nervously picked at the sheets on the couch: "Thank you, Your Highness... for saving me."
"Why do you want to see Jiang Mingchuan?"
Gu Qi raised her hand and scratched her forehead, not daring to raise her head to meet Yuan Zhe's eyes, and stammered: "Ahem, because...because there are some things that I want to, ahem, want to figure out."
Suddenly, a pair of big hands came up. Gu Qi was startled and tried to take his hands out, but was held tightly!
"From now on, you must not take any personal risks. Don't let me worry."
Seeing Yuan Zhe's concern, Gu Qi became embarrassed.
Are you really thinking about yourself that you shouldn't?
"Your Highness!"
Rong Di shouted and ran in, quickly pulled out his covered hands, and then heard Yuan Zhe cough dryly.
"What's up?"
"Doctor Yan is here and told me to show it to Mr. Yan."
Gu Qi raised her head, met Yan Churong's concerned gaze, and smiled slightly.
"In that case, I won't bother Your Highness." Gu Qi stood up and bowed to Yuan Zhe: "I will go back to my room and let Dr. Yan diagnose and treat me in detail."
For a long time, there was no word.
Gu Qi raised his eyes and only saw Yuan Zhe's chin.
"Yes." A deep sound came from above his head, and Gu Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
"I excuse myself."
"Wait a minute."
Gu Qi stopped, turned around and hunched over, not daring to raise her head.
"your things."
A big hand was placed in front of his eyes, with a black gold dagger lying flat in his palm.
"Ahem..." Gu Qi covered her mouth and nose and coughed a few times, then quickly took the dagger: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Yan Churong bowed slightly to Yuan Zhe, followed Gu Qi out of the room, and the two of them went straight to the wing in the front yard.
"what happened?"
Gu Qi walked quickly, breathing heavily as he spoke: "Forget it, I went to interrogate Jiang Mingchuan in the prison, and unexpectedly Yuan Zhe came."
"The results of it?"
When he walked to the corner of the front yard and saw no one around, Gu Qi stopped and frowned: "Jiang Mingchuan is dead."
"Ah?" Yan Churong looked surprised and whispered, "What can I ask?"
Gu Qi pursed her lips and shook her head.
He raised his feet to leave, and when he was putting the black gold dagger on his waist, he touched something bulging.
She reached out and grabbed it, and when she saw it, she saw half a jade pendant, which was yellow in color and had a koi carving carved on it.
