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Chapter 70: Dilemma

“Imperial Physician had just look through and it was nothing serious.”

Just as Qing Feng finished speaking, there was suddenly a sound sounded from the house. It was very light, like something was knocked over. Such a small sound was actually insignificant but Zhuo Qing felt that the hands that was holding hers suddenly shook. Shui Xin’s bright eyes looked directly at the closed window as if they could see into the house.

“Ru Yi, stop looking and just bring any shawl out. It is not necessarily be that mink one.” Qing Feng’s voice had a little helplessness and laziness in it as she got up slowly and took her hands back from Zhuo Qing, and pretended to smoothern her ruffled skirt and covered the panic in her eyes.

“Cannot. Only the mink shawl is warm enough.” A gentle female voice sounded from inside the house before another few soft sounds, as if one was rummaging for something.

She was indeed a quick-witted girl. Qing Feng was secretly relieved and her expression was much more natural as she smiled, “This girl is really.”

Shui Xin also smiled as she turned her head around. There was a gentle smile on her expression and there was no longer that sharp look but the words she said made Qing Feng’s heart cold, “That sedan was place outside the house which made entering and exiting the house difficult. This servant will get some people to carry it away.”

There are blood stains in the sedan and she must not carry it away! Qing Feng chuckled but not too deliberately, before she casually replied, “Not needed. There is still a banquet at night. Bengong may attend it if my health improves and at that time, it will come in handy. All right, you can retire.”

Shui Xin’s gaze landed on the sedan but she did not say anything and only gave a light bow before exiting Qing Feng Hall.

Even though Fu Ling had shut the main doors of Qing Feng Hall, Qing Feng actually felt more insecure and Shui Xin also gave a smile like she knows something.

Seeing her like that, her heart was inexplicitly frightened. All along she had the feeling that compared to Xin Yue Ning, she was much harder to deal with.

Qing Feng was immersed in her thoughts until she felt her silent Eldest Sister suddenly pull her up and carefully checking her body, making Qing Feng asked questioningly, “Eldest Sister?”

Zhuo Qing did not bother about her and after inspecting once over, she found that she did not have any injuries on her and there was also no problem with her body temperature. After verifying all those, Zhuo Qing’s expression got worse and she asked softly, “What exactly are you doing?”

Qing Feng unconsciously took a step back and softly whispered back, “I did not do anything. I am just tired.”

“Your entire courtyard is filled with the scent of blood and you tell me that there is nothing?” As a forensic doctor, she was particularly sensitive to the scent of blood. Ever since she stepped into the courtyard, she already found it discerning.

There was the scent of blood in the courtyard?! Qing Feng’s face paled as she looked at the tightly shut room and the sedan that was at a distance from them. After her heart settled and she breathed in gently. Other than the faint scent of begonia in the courtyard, one would not smell any other thing. Lightly cough, Qing Feng pretended to be angry, “Eldest Sister, what nonsense are you talking about! Where would there be a scent of blood.”

Zhuo Qing did not say a word and just stared coolly at her. Qing Feng felt guilty but she dare not break the eye contact but facing Zhuo Qing clear and sharp eyes, she was secretly afraid. Since when did Eldest Sister became this intimidating and frightening. Knowing that she cannot continue this stare down as she would inevitably expose herself, she gradually turn her hand softly said, “I am really all right. You… Should go back first. Fu Ling, send Eldest Sister back.” Finis.h.i.+ng, Qing Feng walked pa.s.s Zhuo QIng and headed into the house. Until she had firmly closed the door up, Qing Feng could then dared to breath.

“Lou Furen, this way please…” Fu Ling’s words hardly landed and Zhuo Qing had already strode to the door. Before Fu Ling had a chance to stop, Zhuo Qing had already opened up the curtains of the sedan and saw the dark red bloodstains.

Fu Ling was worried that when Zhuo Qing saw the scene she would had scream but she instead calmly stepped into the sedan and was careful in not touching anything and stopped in front of the stains and just with a glance, it seemed that she had understood what had happened and exited the sedan.

Zhuo Qing stood at the tightly shut doors and a.n.a.lysing her thoughts. The blood had congealed but was not dried so it should be left there about two hours ago. There was only a small pool of blood in that sedan. If it was entirely from one person, the amount was not fatal. There was also traces of a struggle in the sedan so the injured person should be directly dragged into the house.

“Qing Feng, open the door.” Zhuo Qing’s voice was suppressed to the lowest. She guessed that Qing Feng was still at the other side of the door and that she definitely had heard her.

The person inside was apparently bent on ignoring her. Zhuo Qing frowned, “There is other people in the house right? Who are they?”

“Elder Sister, can you not be involved in the matters today?” After a long time, the person inside finally spoke but the voice was filled with tiredness and pleading.

“Open the door first!” There was indeed something going on. Zhuo Qing’s hands landed on the catch of the door when Fu Ling grabbed her wrist. “Lou Furen, Mistress would not open the door. It would be better for you to leave.” From Mistress concern and protection, she would never drag her own Elder Sister to this mess but Lou Furen is not someone who was persuaded easily. Fu Ling thought for a bit and lowered her voice to speak by Zhuo Qing’s ears, “If others were attracted to here, it would bring Mistress death consequences.”

Death consequences? Zhuo Qing’s hand which wanted to break the hold from Fu Ling stiffen. What exactly kind of thing that would have death consequences? Who is the hurt person in the house? At this moment she hated that she was not Gu Yun and could not a.n.a.lyse the clues to find out the truth. She knew Qing Feng stubborn character and she had experience it before. So it was not useful to be in a stalemate like this. Shui Xin just left, was it that she had seen something?

After ensuring that Zhuo Qing understood the severity of the matter, Fu Ling release her hold on her hands, “Lou Furen, please.”

This time Zhuo Qing did not persist and just stared at the closed doors before following Fu Ling out to the courtyard.

Fu Ling walked two steps and saw that Zhuo Qing did not follow her and stopped instead. She heard Zhuo Qing spoke in a soft clear voice, “Fu Ling. I will only ask one question. The entire thing that you are doing today, is it…. An act that offend Heavens and reason?” Zhuo Qing initially wanted to ask “is it an act that will harm and take a human life” but at the last moment she changed her words. In her heart, she did not believe that Zhuo Qing was a person like that.

Fu Ling looked astonis.h.i.+ngly at Zhuo Qing with a frown but it quickly disappeared before she replied, “No, you should trust Mistress.”

Zhuo Qing’s hanging heart since she saw the pool of blood, finally settled down a little. It was good that there was not such a thing. Maybe it was related to her previous job, she respect every single life but she knew how difficult to survive in the Inner Palace and yet she did not wish that Qing Feng’s hands would be stained by blood.

Two persons walked all the way and neither spoke any words. When they almost arrive Gan Yang Hall, Zhuo Qing slowed her pace, “Gan Yang hall is just in front. You can return.”

Thinking about the state of chaos in rooms of Qing Feng Hall, Fu Ling nodded her hand and gave a bow. Just as she was about to leave, Zhuo Qing suddenly stopped her, “Wait. If she have any difficulties, send a message to me in the Prime Minister Residence.”

Fu Ling looked up quietly and took a glance at Zhuo Qing. Her firmly pursed lips finally loosed as she replied, “Yes.”

Fu Ling went back but Zhuo Qing stood there for a long time and did not went back to the celebration grounds. Should she tell Lou Xi Yan of these matters today and would it be useful for him to know the matters of the Inner Palace? Unfortunately Gu Yun just woke up from her injuries and she was unable to discuss it with her. It would seem that she had to wait and observe. Zhuo Qing laughed to herself, she now learned how to wait and observe…