11: Entered Tianquansi, under Qinghuang

The streets were covered in heavy snow, yet there were quite a few vendors. The steamed bun shop had already opened, and the steaming hot buns, white as snow, looked exactly like a beauty's thighs, full of fragrance.

Xie Weilou bought two meat buns and munched on them as he headed to the Tianquan Division.

Not long after.

Xie Weilou arrived near the imperial palace, where the Tianquan Division was located right next to the palace's East Gate, somewhat resembling the Eastern Depot.

Having just left there, he was not unfamiliar with the place. He found a path and swaggered inside.

Tianquan Division.

Inside a grand hall.

"Commander Lin, Wu Shusheng and Cui He, whom we arrested last night, were taken away by the Great Commander early this morning. Additionally, five hundred taels of silver were found in Cui He's room. It seems her involvement in the plot to harm Qian Xiang is not as Wu Shusheng described. I suspect she, like Wu Shusheng, was bribed by someone," a Captian said softly to Lin Qinghuang.

Lin Qinghuang, holding a cup of fragrant tea, said calmly, "It's as expected. Let's stop here with this matter! Continuing will be detrimental to the Tianquan Division."

She was not a rigid person. Some cases had to be thoroughly investigated, but some could not be, otherwise, major problems would arise!

The mastermind behind the Wansha House case was not simple, so it could only be investigated secretly.

After arresting several people last night, she had investigated some information.

Currently, some people in the imperial court were taking sides. The First Prince intended to win over the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, and the Cui family of Tianqi City.

The Cui family was somewhat special, being a merchant family that controlled vast wealth. The Lin family used to be a merchant family too, but unfortunately, they were destroyed.

The First Prince had sent people to invite representatives from these three forces, but unfortunately, all three forces refused for various reasons.

As a result, the descendants of these three forces were targeted last night. How could there be such a coincidence?

But was it really the First Prince, out of anger, retaliating against these three forces?

Clearly not!

Because a special item appeared in this, a Fragrant Beauty.

The Fragrant Beauty belonged to the Princess, and the Princess was close to the First Prince. If she wanted to retaliate against these three forces on behalf of the First Prince, she had various means at her disposal and absolutely no need to bring out the Fragrant Beauty.

But the Fragrant Beauty just happened to appear at the scene, which was very peculiar.

It was evident that someone did not want the First Prince to win over those three forces, so they used the Fragrant Beauty to frame the Princess. This way, the First Prince would be unable to defend himself and would completely lose any chance with those three forces.

When the Tianquan Division went to investigate the case, it had already become a blade. Those three young masters were now inside the Tianquan Division.

Regardless, the people behind those three young masters would subconsciously believe that this matter was the First Prince's furious retaliation, a deliberate act of revenge, and would be even less likely to approach the First Prince.

This would then benefit the other princes!

So, who sent the people who came to ambush her last night?

The first possibility was that they were actually there to silence someone. Wu Shusheng had the Fragrant Beauty, and he might have seen who brought it out, so someone wanted to permanently silence Wu Shusheng.

If that were the case, there would be no need to attack her, because only if she successfully brought the person to the Tianquan Division could the value of the Tianquan Division as a blade be fully utilized.

Since that person dared to bring out the Fragrant Beauty, they must have thought everything through. Wu Shusheng might not have even seen that person.

The second possibility was that those people came to intercept them because they did not want the Tianquan Division to touch those three individuals, because once those three were touched, the First Prince would lose his chance with those three forces.

So, the people from last night might have come from the First Prince, and they wanted to sever this opponent's scheme.

The second possibility was the greatest. When those people attacked last night, they didn't touch Wu Shusheng and Cui He, but instead attacked her first, which already explained some issues.

Furthermore, with the Great Commander taking away Wu Shusheng and Cui He today, she was even more confident in her suspicions. The Tianquan Division was not united, and the Great Commander was somewhat close to the First Prince.

It could be expected that Wu Shusheng and Cui He were taken away because the First Prince and the Princess wanted to interrogate them about the source of the Fragrant Beauty.

"Reporting to Commander Lin, the Pacification Envoy wants you to take on a new person."

A Captian quickly entered and bowed respectfully.

"A new person? Just arrange for him to be settled," Lin Qinghuang raised an eyebrow.

In the Tianquan Division, backdoor entries were common occurrences, and she was not very fond of them, finding them quite annoying.

The Captian hesitated for a moment and said, "This new person is a bit special. The Pacification Envoy said you must be the one to take him on."

"Heh!" Qinghuang showed a cold smile on her face, "How is he special? Is he a royal relative or something?"

The Captian said directly, "He is the Heir of Marquis Zhenxi Manor, Xie Weilou..."

"Hmm?" Lin Qinghuang's expression froze.

"Lin Qinghuang, I'm here, aren't you going to come out and greet me?" Xie Weilou's voice rang out from outside the hall, and he swaggered into the main hall.

Lin Qinghuang raised an eyebrow, staring coldly at Xie Weilou and saying, "What are you doing entering the Tianquan Division?"

Xie Weilou said nonchalantly, "My third uncle told me to come here to gain some experience and build up some merits, so that when I inherit the title of Marquis Zhenxi in the future, I'll have some achievements to show for it."

"......"

Lin Qinghuang was instantly speechless upon hearing that.

You, a dissolute young master, still want to inherit the title of Marquis Zhenxi? What are you thinking?

Unless he could truly achieve something, then he might have a legitimate chance to succeed to the throne.

The two Captians present also broke into a sweat, but they didn't say much. This was someone sent by the Pacification Envoy, and they dared not say much.

Xie Weilou looked around and said mysteriously, "Actually, my third uncle has another intention, which is to let me and you cultivate our relationship more. This way, when you enter my Zhenxi Marquis Manor in the future, our relationship will be even more harmonious."

Bang!

Lin Qinghuang instantly crushed the teacup in her hand.

She stared coldly at Xie Weilou and said, "The Tianquan Division does not keep useless people, much less dissolute ones. This place is not suitable for you. You should return to the Zhenxi Marquis Manor."

Xie Weilou raised an eyebrow, "Who says I'm useless? Don't you know I have a lot of money? Joining the Tianquan Division today, I plan to invite my brothers to a brothel for drinks. Tonight's expenses, I, Xie Weilou, will pay."

The two Captians present, upon hearing this, were actually tempted.

However, when they thought of the current situation of the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, they were once again speechless.

How much money could Xie Weilou have now?

It was estimated that all his properties had been divided by Xie Cangxuan's family, and as for the properties of the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, they must now all be in Xie Cangxuan's hands.

"......."

Lin Qinghuang noticed the expressions of the two Captians and her face darkened slightly.

If this Xie Weilou guy really joined the Tianquan Division, she wondered how corrupted her subordinates would become.

After a moment of silence.

Lin Qinghuang said calmly, "Alright! Since you want to join the Tianquan Division so much, then from now on, you will be a Captian under my command."

"I knew it, Qinghuang has always been tough-mouthed but soft-hearted. After three years of mutual support, you really can't bear to part with me," Xie Weilou said with a gentle smile.

"......"

Lin Qinghuang was speechless.

She wanted to investigate the destruction of the Lin family. Since Xie Weilou was willing to be under her command, it would definitely be more convenient for her to investigate.

She didn't believe this guy could keep his mouth shut forever.

Thinking of this.

Lin Qinghuang said indifferently, "Zhang Long, Zhao Hu, take Xie Weilou to familiarize himself with the Tianquan Division and also take him to collect the Captian's items."

"Understood."

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu bowed respectfully.

Then, they left with Xie Weilou...