In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Chapter 117 The Concubine's Secret

"how you said that?"

Even though it was different from his own idea, he had always trusted the witch. After all, for such a long time, no matter whether he was in the north or in the west, the witch's advice had always saved him from danger.

So every time he heard the witch speak, he immediately stopped.

"You see, she has a very unusual aura, and the dress she wears is also specially supplied by the Western Regions. Although she looks similar to us on a daily basis, I can still see the details clearly. Besides, what reason does she have to kill you? If she were in the Western Regions, she would have been discovered long ago."

Lu Yan began to think thoughtfully, and felt that the witch's detail was very correct. After all, he had not been in the local area for a long time, and there were not so many details to discover on weekdays. When he thought about it carefully today, it was indeed terrifying.

There must be other culprits behind this. Whether it is targeting Yun Jin or himself, he cannot just kill him so easily.

"More importantly, since she's been able to live well in our Yunjin capital and even become the most popular courtesan for such a long time, she must have someone protecting her, otherwise she would have been discovered long ago. Who do you think might be protecting her from the Western Regions?"

The answer was already obvious, but Xu Qingyin was just guessing. She hadn't been here long and wanted to get Lu Yan's approval to see what he thought.

Because of what she had just said, Xu Qingyin didn't want Yuanxiang, who was closer to them, to hear it, and she was also afraid that she would run away, so she couldn't go out.

Although there were dozens of secret guards surrounding the place, she was able to dodge all of them and climb onto Lu Yan's bed. This was enough to prove that his skills must be extraordinary.

But the words Xu Qingyin had just said in Lu Yan's ear, and the warm breath, made Lu Yan feel uncomfortable all over.

He subconsciously wanted to hide back, but was afraid that Xu Qingyin would overthink his intentions, so he could only stand there. However, the warm and sweet wind blowing into his ears seemed even more overwhelming than the incense in the room.

"Why don't you speak?"

Xu Qingyin waved her hands in front of Lu Yan's face. Lu Yan came back to his senses all of a sudden and looked at Xu Qingyin in a daze. His face looked dull and a bit silly.

"I...I think what the miko said is correct. It is indeed true."

After finally coming back to his senses, he thought about what Xu Qingyin had said. It was indeed true, and the whole answer was about to come out.

This courtesan was most likely the imperial concubine's person, but my mother didn't find out. It might be because she had been placed in the brothel for too long, and the people in Yuanxiang Pavilion didn't reveal any information about her, so my mother was deceived.

"But there is another problem. Since she is the Imperial Concubine's person, and she is the top performer who has been in Yuanxiang Pavilion for such a long time, and her skills are so good, it means that she should not be underestimated."

"But Qiuyu killed someone the night before yesterday, yet the incense on the table wasn't taken away. It's like it was left there on purpose."

Lu Yan felt that she was not just the Imperial Concubine's person, perhaps there was something else going on.

This is indeed the case, but Lu Yan standing here as His Royal Highness Prince Jing, the sense of oppression is so strong that even Xu Qingyin can't withstand it.

Xu Qingyin looked at the man next to her with a little embarrassment. Although he was really good-looking, he was very tall and not thin. It was really oppressive to have him standing next to her. If Xu Qingyin were Yuanxiang, she probably wouldn't dare to say anything.

So she said a little embarrassedly:

"Think about it, if you stay here, I'm afraid Yuanxiang won't speak anymore, so can you stand a little further away?"

After saying that, Xu Qingyin didn't forget to act cute towards the person in front of her. Lu Yan felt helpless, but even though he didn't want to in his heart, he felt that he couldn't resist Xu Qingyin, and this was indeed the best way at the moment.

Let her have a good talk with the woman in front of her. After all, she was already tied up. If she really wanted to hurt Xu Qingyin, then by the time it was her turn to do it, Lu Yan would have already blocked her way. Originally, Lu Yan was somewhat reluctant.

He was unwilling to let Xu Qingyin take even the slightest risk.

But seeing how persistent Xu Qingyin was, he couldn't say anything to refuse, so he could only stand far away and watch the two of them with a very vigilant look.

"Oh, you must be the girl that the famous Xu Jiaxin found recently. You are a country girl, and you look so charming. No wonder your mother tried so hard to find you, and His Royal Highness Prince Jing was so enthusiastic when he saw you."

Although these words sounded sour, they didn't seem to contain much irony. For some reason, Xu Qingyin always felt that the woman in front of her was very strange.

"You are the concubine's man, right?"

After Xu Qingyin finished speaking, the woman below put away her slightly provocative smile and looked at her fiercely.

"how you said that?"

"The aura around you, the aphrodisiac specially supplied from the Western Regions, and the delicate lace around your dress."

After hearing these details, the woman in front of him suddenly burst into laughter, still with disdain.

"Yes, your eyes are very clear. In that case, why don't you kill me?"

It was the first time that Xu Qingyin saw someone rushing to be beheaded, so he found it strange. However, this reaction further confirmed his own thoughts.

"So you did it on purpose. You don't want to work for the imperial concubine."

At this moment, he took in all the strange expressions of the woman in front of him, and everything suddenly became normal.

It was like he had been wearing a disguised shell, which now disappeared before their eyes.

"Why do you say I'm unwilling to work for the concubine?"

She really found it interesting that the woman in front of her could even guess such subtle thoughts.

"If you were truly willing to work for the Imperial Concubine, you wouldn't have left those traces intentionally. We could have missed your traces, but you left them there on purpose."

Yuanxiang seemed to be stimulated, and suddenly there was a loud noise, which scared Lu Yan who was far away. In just a moment, he protected Xu Qingyin behind him and pointed a knife at the woman in front of him.

"Who said I didn't want to? Who said I didn't want to? What do you know? Since you know I killed this man, why are you still hesitating? Now it's up to you whether to kill or chop him up."

Xu Qingyin hid behind His Royal Highness Prince Jing, her heart beating like a drum with fear. There must be some secret here.