Yu Shu and Xue Rui sat together in the dark, talking about Ning Wang's plan and Zhou Qing's tragic death.
"Fortunately, you were cautious. Otherwise, if you fell into his trap, you would have offended an entire sect of enemies." Yu Shu herself broke out in cold sweat for Xue Rui, and she felt fortunate that he didn't step on a landmine.
"But this way, we can't catch the murderer, Niu Er." She frowned and couldn't figure it out. "You said this afternoon that you would beat him at his own game. You haven't told me what it is."
Xue Rui only told her that there was a way to make Ning Wang stumble. No matter how she thought about it, she still could not think of a way that could satisfy both sides. Under this completely passive situation, she could turn the tables on Ning Wang.
Not to mention that they couldn't touch the killer disguised as a cook. Even if they caught him and tortured him, he might not be willing to expose Ning Wang. He would definitely blame the eleventh prince.
If they couldn't even solve the case, how could they defeat the enemy?
Xue Rui smiled in the dark. Yu Shu couldn't see the confidence on his face, so she shook his arm and urged him to elaborate.
"In fact, it's easy. Ning Wang and I have been friends since childhood. He believes in my intelligence, and I believe in his."
Liu Hao believed that he could solve the case with just a few clues. Xue Rui also believed that Liu Hao had already received the news that Yu Shu had come to Pei County.
"There are spies from Ning Wang Mansion outside this restaurant. You came at dawn, and he should have received the news by evening at the latest. When he knows that you are here, he will definitely think that I asked you to use the Art of Death to divine the cause of Zhou Qing's death."
Xue Rui laughed coldly, "Prince Ning is a person who is suspicious by nature. He doesn't know exactly how far you can go in your deductions, but he will definitely plan for the worst — which is that you and I already know that he was the mastermind behind Zhou Qing's death."
"These days, I've been keeping the restaurant under surveillance. Although Niu Er can't send the news out, the spies outside have reported it to Prince Ning. It will also arouse his suspicions, and he will conclude that I have already seen through his scheme, which is why I haven't caught him yet. "
Hearing this, Yu Shu felt that it was her fault. "It's all my fault. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come all the way here. I would have written down what you wanted me to do on a piece of paper and asked Hōtoku to bring it to you. Sigh. "
She didn't expect that once she showed up, Xue Rui would be exposed in front of Ning Wang.
"No, you should have come." Xue Rui held her slightly cold fingers. There was a hint of a smile in his deep voice. "If you didn't come, how would I know you care about me?"
He didn't feel that Yu Shu's arrival was unnecessary. Compared to her heart. Being seen through by Liu Hao, it wasn't even worth a mention.
Yu Shu knew that he was subtly comforting her, but hearing him reveal his thoughts, he also saw through her. Her face blushed slightly in the darkness. She bit her lip. Fortunately, he couldn't see. She patted the back of his hand and pretended to be serious. She said: "Be serious, don't talk about these useless things. Tell me, Ning Wang has already seen through you. What should we do now?"
Xue Rui's dark eyes glowed faintly in the night. He remembered the rare expression she showed in his heart. He tightened his grip on her slender and soft hand. "Don't worry, I'm not that easy to control."
Liu Hao was shrewd and ruthless, but he, Xue Cheng Bi, wasn't a pushover either.
"Ning Wang has grasped the situation on our side and knows that I am stalling for time. He must think that I am using silence to wait for the Emperor to send someone else to take over this case — this is the first path that I told you about during the day. Since Ning Wang has laid out this plan, of course, he won't just watch me jump out. So he will definitely make another move to force me to submit. "
Liu Hao was a very smart person, but he had a very fatal weakness that few people knew about. That was conceit.
He was too conceited and didn't allow failure. He never thought that anyone could be smarter than him. He liked to play everyone in the palm of his hand. He always looked at everyone around him with a condescending gaze. His eyes were at the top of his head, and he looked down on everyone.
Xue Rui was the first person to discover this weakness of his.
"Force you to submit?" Yu Shu mumbled. "You mean, he has a way to force you to make a move against Niu Er?"
Xue Rui said: "Yes, he has a way."
"What way?"
"First, he will let the spy outside the restaurant find a way to pass the order to the killer Niu Er in the restaurant."
Xue Rui's eyes flashed. Fortunately, Yu Shu couldn't see it. "Then, Niu Er will wait for an opportunity to kill me."
Yu Shu was shocked to hear this. She thought for a moment and understood what Xue Rui meant —
Niu Er couldn't run to Xue Rui and tell him, "I am the murderer who killed Zhou Qing, please arrest me." So if Xue Rui didn't do anything to him, he couldn't frame Liu Yi.
But once he committed a crime again, Xue Rui would have no choice but to resign himself to death. Could it be that if Niu Er wanted to slash him with a knife and was caught red-handed, Xue Rui would have to pat him on the shoulder with a smile and tell the group of guards outside that it was a misunderstanding?
"In this way, I can't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore. I must arrest him and interrogate him. After a little questioning, he will take the opportunity to confess Liu Yi. In all likelihood, he also has forged evidence, such as Liu Yi's official seal. At that time, the eleventh prince will not be able to clear his name even if he jumps into the Yellow River. I am bound to become enemies with the entire Lyu family and Concubine Lu."
"However, by doing this, he gives us an opportunity."
"What opportunity?"
"An opportunity to silence him." Xue Rui's tone was suddenly cold.
Yu Shu licked her lips, and her throat felt slightly dry. Xue Rui had explained it so clearly, so how could she not understand? He was trying to gain the initiative after striking, and cut off King Ning's escape route.
"I will arrange people in advance. Once he takes action, it will be like catching a turtle in a jar. I will pretend to make a mistake and take advantage of the chaos to kill him on the spot, so that he won't have a chance to say a word. Then, it will be a tooth for a tooth."
When two armies confronted each other, the enemy was strong, so they had to win by surprise. Liu Hao knew that he would retreat in order to advance, but he didn't think that he would dare to overpower his superior.
Xue Rui wanted to take advantage of his conceit and kill him by surprise!
Xue Rui had always disdained to use immoral methods like framing and shifting the blame onto others, and he didn't tell Yu Shu that he actually still had a trump card up his sleeve. As for whether he would use it on Liu Hao this time, it would depend on Liu Hao's choice.
Xue Rui's eyes fell on Yu Shu's face. He thought to himself, "If Liu Hao just came for me, I just want to protect myself. If he has other killing intentions, don't blame me for being unscrupulous."
"A tooth for a tooth?" Yu Shu sat up straight. She lowered her voice and asked, "How are you going to do that?"
She didn't know why, but when she heard Xue Rui's careful response, she still felt a little uneasy. This feeling. It was as if he hid something from her.
"You will know when the time comes." Xue Rui kept her in suspense.
Yu Shu didn't have the habit of getting to the bottom of things. She hesitated for a moment and gave up asking. But she was still worried, "Will you be in any danger? Didn't you say that Niu Er is a master? What if he hurt you? "
"Is big brother so useless in your eyes?"
Xue Rui asked with a smile. He held her hand and pulled it in front of him. He lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand. He said softly, "Don't worry. Niu Er practices external martial arts. He only has brute force. I can handle it."
Of course, his martial arts was not as good as that of a first-class master like Jing Chen. But with the help of the bodyguards, he couldn't kill a reckless man. Those years of practicing martial arts and dancing at the sound of rooster were all in vain.
Yu Shu was distracted by his intimate actions. She tried to pull her hand away but was unable to break free from his shackles. She thought about how hard it was for him to scheme against her, so her heart softened and she didn't argue with him. She let him pinch and play with her hand.
They stayed quietly for a while. Then they heard Yu Shu suddenly asked, "Big brother, have you killed anyone?"
Xue Rui slightly tightened his hand and answered softly, "Yes."
"Oh." Yu Shu didn't mean anything by asking this. She just thought that Xue Rui was going to kill Niu Er with his own hands. He would be stained with blood, so she was a little worried.
Xue Rui thought too much. He thought that Yu Shu thought he was too direct. So he asked tentatively, "Shu, do you think it's not good for big brother to do this?"
"What's wrong with it?" Yu Shu asked in a daze.
Xue Rui frowned, "According to the law, Niu Er is a murderer. He should be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for questioning and then sentenced according to the law. Don't you think it's cruel of me to kill him with my own hands?"
Yu Shu couldn't help laughing. She moved her shoulders and thought that if Xue Rui was cruel, then what about her —
Qiu Biao and Bi Qing were beheaded in the downtown Qianyuan Temple. Ji Huaishan committed suicide by biting his tongue in the court of the Supreme Court. Ji Xingxuan was sent to prison and had to become a "dead person".
No one who offended her had a good ending.
Compared with her, Xue Rui was undoubtedly an upright gentleman.
In fact, sometimes she also couldn't figure out why such a modest gentleman, gentle and infatuated, would fall in love with such a sinister and selfish person like her.
If he didn't know her character, it wouldn't matter. But he clearly knew her temperament and means, but he still approached her without hesitation.
"Prince Ning deliberately schemed against you. Niu Er is a murderer. I don't know how many innocent souls he killed. Big brother, you just take it as doing justice on behalf of heaven. It's not cruel to do such a good deed."
Yu Shu freed a hand and patted his shoulder.
Xue Rui was speechless for a moment. He was afraid that she wouldn't like it. How could he be comforted by her?
"Well, it's already late. Let's go to bed early." Yu Shu tilted her head and yawned. Her eyes were misty. Because the room was dark, she didn't need to cover her mouth. She even smacked her lips.
Xue Rui saw her little movements very clearly. The corners of his lips curled up, and he suddenly had an evil thought. He leaned forward and said, "After saying so much, aren't you afraid at all? I've heard that the ghosts of those who died unjustly will linger in the world of the living. They will linger around the place where they died, and when it's late at night, they will stand at the bedside of the living and dream about it. Oh right, did I tell you that the room next to ours is the room where Zhou Qing was killed?"
Yu Shu was already a little nervous tonight. After hearing him say this, no matter how brave she was, she couldn't help but feel her scalp tingle. At this moment, a cold wind blew on her neck.
"Ha!"
She was startled. She stood up abruptly. She tripped and fell forward, landing right in front of Xue Rui's chest.
Xue Rui held back his laughter and steadily closed his arms to catch her. He lifted her waist and hugged her tightly. He lowered his head to find her forehead and pecked it. He said gently and teasingly, "Be good. Don't be afraid. Come to your big brother's arms."
Yu Shu recovered and guessed that the cold wind was caused by him. She was angry and amused at the same time. She punched him on the back to vent her anger. She turned her head and found his body. She opened her mouth and bit him. She felt the skin under her lips warm. She didn't know where she had bitten.
"Hiss." Xue Rui sucked in a breath of air and tightened his arms around her waist. He felt an electric shock on his ear that had been bitten by her sharp teeth and soft lips. A numbness and itchiness spread from his back to his waist. In an instant, he had the instinctive reaction of a man.
Yu Shu didn't know that she had caused trouble. She bit his ear and wondered which piece of meat it was. She stuck out her tongue and licked it.
If Xue Rui were to continue restraining himself and not make a move, then he wouldn't be a normal man. At once, he groped upwards with one hand and pinched the nape of her neck that was exposed outside the collar of her shirt. His other hand snaked downwards and forcefully rubbed the perfectly round area below her buttocks through the thin material of her shirt.
Yu Shu didn't mind letting him have his way and let him pinch her buttocks. There were only two layers of summer clothes, so how could they be separated? She could clearly feel the strength of his five fingers and her face instantly turned red.
"What are you doing? Quickly let go of me. " She was afraid of attracting people outside, so she didn't dare to speak loudly. She could only clench her teeth and lower her voice. Her angry rebuke turned into a coquettish pout.
Xue Rui was originally a hot-blooded adult man. When he was young, he had a reputation for being a playboy. Although he had high standards and was arrogant and picky about food, it wasn't that he didn't have a few romantic affairs. It was just that three years ago, he became disheartened and became a monk. But in essence, he was still the same Young Master Xue who only cared about food and sex.
Not to mention that he was facing the woman he loved.
At this moment, Yu Shu touched his forbidden zone. His heart was filled with lust and he became bold. Not only did he not let go of her, but he hugged her even tighter. He gently pinched the nape of her neck and lowered his head to place his lips on her soft and cool cheeks. He said with a hoarse smile, "Who told you to bite me?"
As he said this, he lifted the back of her head. Regardless of whether she was angry or annoyed, he kissed her mouth.
For a moment, the sound of water was heard and their breathing was lingering. He had the intention to seduce and please her, so how could Yu Shu avoid it? In a short while, she was being coaxed by him.
The two of them were intimate for a while. After all, there were people in the corridor outside and their relationship was a secret that couldn't be revealed.
Xue Rui relaxed a little and came back to his senses. In the end, he didn't want to neglect her. He only rubbed her arms and legs through her clothes before he reluctantly let go of the flesh next to his mouth.
Wet kisses fell on her fluffy eyebrows. His eyes stared deeply at her tamed and unguarded appearance. His chest thumped and he hardened his heart to not take another step forward.
Xue Rui pressed Yu Shu who was panting tenderly against his chest, and he lightly caressed her slender back as he said in a low voice, "A 'Shu, don't be afraid, I'll always be by your side."
You also have to stay by my side and don't leave.
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