Du Qi looked at Xu Ming's corpse and continued, "Jin Wuque, go to Chang 'an County and report to the authorities. Hand Xu Ming over to Chang' an County Magistrate Wang Minzhi. Remember, we don't know that the assassination was done by the East Palace, and we don't know Xu Ming's background. In short, I was only injured by Xu Ming's assassination attempt. "
"Yes!"
The few of them answered in unison.
To them, Du Qi's words were the golden rule. Since Du Qi said so, they followed Du Qi's instructions.
Du Qi asked Liu Jian to get a doctor to bandage the wound, and asked Jin Wuque to report to the authorities. Not long after, the doctor arrived. When he saw the wound on Du Qi's shoulder, he frowned.
This was because the wound that the dagger had pierced into was a little deep.
As a result, the skin injury was serious.
Fortunately, it didn't hurt the muscles and bones. He carefully cleaned Du Qi's wound. When he was done and started to apply medicine, Chang 'an County Magistrate Wang Minzhi came personally with the bailiffs.
If it was a normal assassination case, Wang Minzhi might not come personally.
However, Du Qi was different.
On one hand, Du Qi was a person that even Emperor Li Yuan knew and thought highly of. When the Number One Cuisine restaurant opened, Wang Minzhi went to Du Qi's restaurant and took away Yin Ashu and his son.
On the other hand, Chang 'an County Magistrate Wang Minzhi was promoted by Li Shimin and belonged to King Qin's faction. As Du Qi was Du Ruhui's son, Wang Minzhi naturally couldn't treat him lightly.
Moreover, the current Du Qi was no longer a commoner. He was a seventh-grade Xuan Yilang. Even if he was a low-ranking official, he still had an official position. Wang Minzhi was the Chang 'an County Magistrate. This was the Capital County, and he was a fifth-grade official. His position was higher than Du Qi's, but he didn't dare to underestimate Du Qi.
When Wang Minzhi saw Du Qi's injury and saw that blood was still flowing out and staining the bandages, he sighed at the severity of the injury. Wang Minzhi looked solemn and asked, "Young Master Du, what's going on?"
Du Qi said, "County Magistrate Wang, this man calls himself Xu Ming. He says he is here to present a treasure and has a favor to ask of me. He wants me to help him. However, he used this as an excuse to assassinate me the moment he got close to me. "
After a brief pause, Du Qi continued, "Although I tried to dodge, I couldn't. As a result, Xu Ming stabbed my right shoulder. Fortunately, my bodyguard, Mordor, saved my life by killing Xu Ming. County Magistrate Wang, please give me justice for this matter. "
Wang Minzhi said seriously, "Please rest assured, Young Master Du. This official will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give Young Master Du justice. In short, this official will investigate this thoroughly. "
Du Qi said, "Thank you, Magistrate Wang."
Wang Minzhi asked a few more details and told Du Qi to rest well. He waved his hand and ordered the yamen runners to carry Xu Ming's body back to the county yamen.
After Wang Minzhi left, the doctor bandaged Du Qi's wound and left.
Jin Wuque frowned and said slowly, "Young Master, did you harm yourself just to let Chang 'an County Magistrate Wang Minzhi investigate this matter thoroughly? This is not worth it. "
"Of course not!"
Du Qi's eyes were sharp. He said, "Even if Wang Minzhi thoroughly investigates Xu Ming and finds clues related to the Eastern Palace, with Wang Minzhi's official position, he can't do anything about it."
"At most, Wang Minzhi will report it."
"Even if Wang Minzhi is from the Qin King's side, with his official position, especially when the Qin King is not in Chang 'an, he won't dare to make an enemy of the Eastern Palace. Therefore, we still have to rely on the Emperor. "
Du Qi sternly said, "Regarding the matter of me being injured, if you want to avenge me, it will be through the Emperor. Although we can't directly go against the Eastern Palace, if we want to take revenge, it is not impossible to deal with Li Jiancheng. "
Jin Wuque thought to himself that Du Qi was a monster.
A twelve or thirteen year old child's thoughts and considerations were terrifying. If it were him, he would not have been able to do this, nor would he have dared to harm himself. However, it was also because of Du Qi's intelligence that he could run the tea shop and restaurant so well.
Especially Du Qi's ruthlessness and decisiveness, which made Jin Wuque feel a chill down his spine.
A twelve or thirteen year old child.
In order to take revenge, he did not hesitate to grab a dagger and stab himself in the shoulder. This kind of courage was not something an ordinary person could possess. Because of this, Jin Wuque respected Du Qi even more.
Du Qi looked at Liu Jian and Mordor and asked, "When we return home, do not mention my injury to Mother. You can't even mention anything about the assassination attempt. Do you understand? "
"Yes!"
Liu Jian and Mordor replied in unison.
"Let's go back to the residence!"
Du Qi ordered. However, his shoulder was injured. Although it was bandaged, his right shoulder was not flexible when he walked. He could not even lift his right hand and could only hang it in front of his body.
Although Du Qi was in pain, he did not regret it.
Now, Li Er had not ascended the throne.
His father, Du Ruhui, had not become the Prime Minister of a country. If he wanted to protect himself, he had to be ruthless. Even if he had to be ruthless to himself, he would not hesitate.
After leaving the restaurant, Du Qi entered the carriage and brought Liu Jian and Mordor back to the residence.
Once he returned to the residence, he started to rest and did not do anything else. Fortunately, Du Qi had been constantly writing manuscripts and had sufficient manuscripts. Therefore, even if he was injured now, he did not have to worry about insufficient manuscripts.
After all, he was injured and bleeding. Du Qi's body was weak. Therefore, after Du Qi lay down, he fell asleep very quickly.
…
Eastern Palace, Crown Prince Residence.
Li Jiancheng's resentment toward Du Qi had long surpassed the horizon. He wished that he could skin Du Qi and pull out his tendons. If not for Du Qi, he would not have been reprimanded by Li Yuan. If not for Du Qi, he would not have lost Li Yuan's favor.
One could imagine that he could not speak in front of Li Yuan in a short period of time.
At least, he had to wait until Li Yuan's anger subsided.
Li Jiancheng kept waiting. When it was close to noon, Wei Zheng hurried over. Wei Zheng entered the study and bowed respectfully to Li Jiancheng. Li Jiancheng's eyes revealed a look of expectation. He could not wait to ask, "Xuan Cheng, what's the result?"
Wei Zheng sighed and replied, "Your Highness, Xu Ming went to assassinate Du Qi and failed."
"Failed?"
Li Jiancheng said with a look of disbelief, "Didn't you say that Xu Ming is a very famous assassin in Chang 'an City and has never failed? However, he actually failed. "
After a pause, Li Jiancheng's face revealed a hint of worry, "Xu Ming's assassination failed. Now, is he alive or has he been killed?"
"He's dead!"
Wei Zheng replied, "According to the news from the Chang 'an county government, Xu Ming approached Du Qi to assassinate him in the Best Dish in the World under the pretext of presenting a treasure. In the end, he only stabbed Du Qi's shoulder, but Xu Ming was killed on the spot. "
Hearing that, Li Jiancheng felt relieved.
He was finally dead.
Li Jiancheng said, "That's good, that's good. Xu Ming has been killed, so the news has been cut off. Even if Chang 'an county magistrate Wang Minzhi thoroughly investigates this matter, he won't be able to find anything. "
Immediately, Li Jiancheng sighed again. "This Xu Ming is really useless. He was obviously close to Du Qi, but he missed. If his aim was a little bit more accurate, he would have stabbed Du Qi's heart. Then, Du Qi would be dead by now. Unfortunately, Du Qi's life was spared, allowing him to escape this calamity. "
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness, although we didn't leave any clues. But now, we have to keep a low profile and be careful. At this time, it's very easy for us to be suspected. "
Li Jiancheng said, "I don't care about this. Anyway, if there is no good reason, then they can't suspect me. Moreover, who dares to investigate me thoroughly? "
Wei Zheng said, "Your Highness, you're right."
As long as there was no evidence, even if someone suspected the Crown Prince's Mansion, there was no way.
They could not do anything to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
They could not do anything to Li Jiancheng.
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