Everyone was staring at him. Song Qingshu's mind was spinning rapidly as he denied, "I didn't ask him to come." In a situation like this, anyone who was involved would die. Naturally, he had to disassociate himself from this. Since Naya was dead, there was no evidence.
"If you didn't ask him to come, then why did Naya say it was you?" Temujin waved his hand, and two of Naya's entourage were pushed over. When they saw Temujin, they cried out in surprise: "He was the one who came to find our general yesterday morning, and the general brought us to Bayin for his appointment."
Looking at Temujin's eyes that were gradually turning cold, Song QingShu replied unhurriedly: "I did go to see Naya yesterday morning, but I only talked with him about the shares that I mentioned before. I didn't say anything else."
"Dry shares? What dry shares?" Temujin frowned.
Song Qingshu pretended to be hesitant. After a while, he explained haltingly, "Naya promised me to do some business with Hu merchants …"
Temujin understood as soon as he heard it. This kind of thing was common among the Mongolian leaders.
"I only went to see him to discuss the matter, I didn't ask him to come." Song Qingshu looked at Naya's two entourage. "Did you hear with your own ears that I asked him to come?"
"No, we didn't." The two men looked at each other. Naya had arranged for them to wait outside as soon as he arrived. Now it seemed that it was indeed a rendezvous.
Song Qingshu continued, "Khan, if you don't believe me, you can ask the owner of the restaurant if I made an appointment here."
Temujin gave the owner a look, and the owner confirmed Song Qingshu's story.
Seeing that the suspicion in Temujin's eyes had disappeared, Song Qingshu was about to breathe a sigh of relief. Suddenly, a voice came from the side. "If this has nothing to do with you, then how did you know that Naya was in trouble here?"
It was Li Chimei, who had been suspicious about the sudden appearance of the Shuiyue Clan.
"I happened to pass by this morning and heard people talking about Naya. I wanted to go in and help, but when I saw that it was all the Khan's guards, I didn't dare to go in. I wanted to ask you to help." Song Qingshu was also a little nervous. It was hard for him to think of a perfect excuse in such a short time, so it was inevitable that he would leave some loopholes.
Li Chimei frowned and did not say anything. It was not difficult to determine that Naya's entourage was captured in the hall. But why did she feel that the whole thing was not right?
"You want to save Naya. Are you on good terms with him?" Temujin suddenly asked coldly. Beneath his calm tone, there was a hint of murderous intent.
Song QingShu hurriedly explained, "It's not that great. It's just that if he dies, I won't be able to fulfill the shares he promised me, so I wanted to see if I could save him. If I knew what he had done, I definitely wouldn't have thought of saving him."
Temujin snorted coldly. It was clear that this matter had deeply pierced his heart.
Song Qingshu was worried that these people would keep questioning him and that he would lose if he kept defending, so he took the initiative to divert their attention. "Actually, I think that the Khagan can investigate why Empress Hulan is here. Did she come here voluntarily or was she tricked into coming here?"
As the saying goes, it's better for me to die than for myself. That Hai Wansheng almost caused me to be consigned to eternal damnation, so I have to find some trouble for her.
Temujin's pupils shrank. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. "Are you telling me how to do things?"
Song Qingshu made an apologetic face. "I dare not."
At this moment, a soldier ran over and reported that Guo Jing and his group had suddenly disappeared in the northern part of the city. He asked Li Chimei for further instructions.
"Did you find Guo Jing and the others?" Temujin asked.
Li Chimei reported, "That's right, this morning they disguised themselves as Hu merchants and wanted to leave the city …" Then he briefly explained what happened at the city gate.
"They actually have an exit token?" Temujin was quite surprised, and his tone became even colder. "Looks like someone in the upper echelons is helping them. This matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
"Yes, sir!" Li Chimei's voice was particularly enchanting. "In addition, the northern part of the city is filled with the residences of many high-ranking officials and nobles. I'm afraid it will be difficult to search."
Temujin was not in a good mood. "Search every house, even the royal palaces. Kill anyone who dares to resist!"
Li Chimei's spirits were lifted. With his guarantee, it would be much easier to carry out their mission.
After making all these arrangements, Temujin was about to return to the palace. Obviously, he still had matters to attend to in the harem. Before he left, his tone was calm, but the order he issued was chilling. "Kill everyone in this inn."
Song Qingshu frowned. This guy was really ruthless. He killed so many people without even interrogating them. He probably didn't want the matter of Naya and Empress Hulan to spread.
Hearing the screams around him, Li Chimei could not bear to do it, but he did not force himself to do it. Although he was kind, he was not that kind. He could not save so many people.
While he was deep in thought, Li Chimei's voice sounded in his ear. "Da Zong, don't just stand here and watch. Come with me to search for Guo Jing."
Li Chimei's expression was calm. He had clearly experienced this kind of thing too many times and did not think much of it.
"Gladly." Song Qingshu was worried about Guo Jing and the others. Now that he had the opportunity to join the search, he could do whatever he wanted.
As the two hurried to the northern part of the city, Li Chimei suddenly asked, "Da Zong's family is also in the northern part of the city, right?"
"Yes, you've been there before." Song Qingshu's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm. "Why do you suddenly ask?"
Li Chimei smiled. "I was just asking."
Song Qingshu was silent. He could already sense that Li Chimei was suspicious of him.
When the two of them arrived at the northern part of the city, a large group of soldiers and masters were already searching every house. Song Qingshu noticed that there were a few familiar faces. Other than Jinlun Fawang, Xiaoxiang Zi, and Yin Kexi, there was also the head of the Jin Gang and the Xuanming Elders.
"Why are they here?" Song Qingshu wondered if they had changed factions again.
Li Chimei replied, "The Fourth Prince has been meditating behind closed doors at home recently. Those people from the recruitment hall have nothing to do, so they sent them out to help me. I think the Fourth Prince also wants to do his best to appease the Khan's anger as soon as possible."
Song Qingshu nodded. It was probably because the feeling of reflecting on his mistakes was not a good one, so Khubilai wanted to lift the restriction as soon as possible.
Seeing how busy they were, Li Chimei took the opportunity to say, "I'll help with the search as well." He was about to leave when Li Chimei stopped him. He said with a faint smile, "There's no rush. You can stay with me and watch over the courtyard."
Song Qingshu's heart sank. It was too much of a coincidence that they had to save Guo Jing and the others. His explanation just now did not dispel Li Chimei's suspicions.
"I haven't talked to anyone in a long time. Are you interested in chatting with me?" Li Chimei's voice was soft and gentle. He had a smile on his face and his skin was fair. He was prettier than many women.
But Song Qingshu was a straight man. He felt a chill run down his spine. Of course, he did not offend Li Chimei with his words. "It would be my honor to talk to you, Mister Li."
Li Chimei smiled charmingly. His voice sounded distant. "We used to be ministers under the Khan's command. Although we were not sworn brothers, we were still friends. But in recent months, Hong Ri Fawang was killed. We still haven't found out who the murderer was. Then, Borhu and Chilaowen died in the Tieyan tribe. Wu Chen also died in the Gaochang maze. Old man Wu Sun was also secretly executed by the Khan …"
Song Qingshu was shocked. "Wu Sun is dead?" Wu Sun's psychic powers were unique. He was a rare master. Since he came back last time, there had been no news of him. How could he be dead?
Li Chimei said with some regret, "Wu Sun is a talent. Even I am quite afraid of his spiritual method, but he is too lascivious. Actually, he is too lascivious, but he has no sense of propriety. In the desert, because of his lasciviousness, he was injured and did not give an early warning. Later, he accused Princess Huazheng and even helped to arrange a marriage between Princess Huazheng and Guo Jing behind the Great Khan's back. Haha, if he had not sealed Guo Jing's memory, things would not have gotten out of hand."
Song Qingshu was silent. Huazheng was Temujin's most beloved daughter. If Guo Jing was still the Golden Knife's son-in-law, it would not have mattered. But he had betrayed the Khan for a long time. Now that Temujin wanted his daughter to marry Nachen, it would completely bind the relationship between the Golden Clan and the Hongjira Tribe. But now, not only did they fail to win him over, but it also created an irreparable rift between the two sides.
How could he not be angry? Li Chimei continued, "Two days ago, Nachen died, Hesar also died, and today, Naya also died. In our circle, only Ba Siba, me, and you are left."
Song Qingshu smiled bitterly. "Thank you for your high opinion of me, Sir. But your status is so high that I dare not be compared to you."
"You don't have to be modest." Li Chimei smiled. "I was just feeling sad for the loss of the rabbit, but today I suddenly noticed a detail."
"What detail?" Song Qingshu asked.
Li Chimei stared at him and said slowly, "All the deaths of these people have one thing in common, and that is, they all had something to do with you."
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The day before yesterday, I accidentally selected a part of yesterday's chapter, causing yesterday's chapter to repeat. In order to make up for the free word count in today's update.
In addition, I found that some people copied some online clips and changed them into the names of the characters in the book to make fake extras and sell them on the Internet. Let me make it clear that there are no extras in this book. All the extras that cost money are fake, so don't be fooled!
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