"Hong Fu, you did very well this time!" Qin Yun narrowed her eyes as she looked at the broken branches of the crimson blood grass in front of her.
"Tonight, you find a way to steal the entire pot of crimson blood grass!"
Hong Fu asked softly, "Master, won't this alert the enemy?"
Qin Yun smiled. "We need to alert them. Only then will the fox panic and reveal its tail!"
"Yes, your servant understands!"
That night, Hong Fu successfully obtained the crimson blood grass!
The moment she saw the crimson blood grass, Qin Yun's heart grew colder!
"Hide it for now, and return it to the Min family after some time!"
Hong Fu nodded. Although she didn't know what her master was thinking, she knew... her master had her reasons for doing this.
On a peaceful night! Qin Yun sat alone by the window, looking at the crimson blood grass.
She couldn't understand one thing: crimson blood grass was a poisonous plant from the Western Regions, so how did it end up in the Min family's hands?
From what she knew, the Min family had never been to the Western Regions. Could they have acquired it by chance?
Qin Yun shook her head. She had been rather tired lately!
She had now handed all her tasks over to Qingshan and Hong Fu, hoping they wouldn't disappoint her!
Perhaps it was because she was too tired, or perhaps she hadn't rested well in quite some time!
Qin Yun leaned on the windowsill, contemplating a problem. As she leaned, she soon fell asleep!
Not long after!
Xie Qianmo scaled the wall and entered the courtyard!
He arrived at the window of the main house and saw Qin Yun asleep, slumped on the table!
Xie Qianmo frowned slightly!
He couldn't sleep and wanted to stroll outside the palace. How did he end up on this fellow's territory?
Xie Qianmo reflexively took off his outer robe, intending to cover Qin Yun!
Mid-action, Xie Qianmo stopped moving!
Doing so seemed inappropriate! Why should he care about her?
He must be crazy to even think of caring about this fellow!
Having inexplicably arrived at the Zhuangyuan Mansion, he was already speechless. Now, discovering his own abnormal behavior, Xie Qianmo wished he could slap himself!
To avoid seeing anything further, Xie Qianmo leaped away from the courtyard!
Outside the courtyard!
Xie Qianmo summoned Leng Ye and Leng Feng!
"Master?"
"Have you found the assassins who injured Qin Yun a couple of days ago?"
Leng Feng quickly said, "Master, your servant has found them. Shall we, like last time, take care of the assassins who harmed Duke Qin?"
Xie Qianmo smiled. "I suppose the assassins this time are from within the Qin household!"
"Master, you figured that out too!? You are truly divine!"
"There's no need to take the assassin's life. In a few days, Qin Yun will deal with them herself!!"
Leng Feng was curious. "We've already identified the mastermind, so why not kill that person for Duke Qin? Keeping that person alive for a few more days only means more trouble for Duke Qin, doesn't it?"
Xie Qianmo didn't speak. He looked at Leng Feng as if he were an idiot, then leaped away and disappeared!
Without getting an answer, Leng Feng looked at Leng Ye and said, "What does Master mean?"
"He clearly cares about Duke Qin's safety, so why leave that scourge to cause trouble for Duke Qin?"
Leng Ye rubbed his forehead, helplessly saying, "I think... Duke Qin wants to find the mastermind herself and then retaliate fiercely. That way, it will be more satisfying and fulfilling!"
Leng Feng nodded, looking as if he half understood. "It does seem to be the case!"
Leng Ye ignored Leng Feng and also leaped away, disappearing.
"Running so fast? Hey, hey... wait for me!" Leng Ye followed closely behind!
The next day!
When Qingshan returned to the mansion, Qin Yun was still asleep, slumped on the wooden desk!
Perhaps it was the bright light shining directly into Qin Yun's eyes!
Qin Yun frowned slightly, feeling uncomfortable, and then slowly opened her eyes!
The moment she opened them, Qin Yun was startled. "Ah..."
"Qingshan? Why are you standing in my room so early in the morning? And standing right in front of me, you scared me to death!"
Qin Yun patted her chest, wishing she could go up and punch Qingshan.
Qingshan felt wronged. Had he done something wrong again?
"Master, your servant knocked on the door just now, but you didn't lock it last night, so with a gentle push, the door opened!"
"Seeing Master slumped asleep on the wooden desk, fully dressed, and with nothing out of place, your servant dared to enter the room and stand here waiting for Master to wake up!"
Qin Yun listened to his words, and it seemed to make sense!
It seemed she had thought too much last night and ended up falling asleep here. More importantly... she hadn't even properly closed the door!
"I understand. Have you found anything?" Qin Yun got to the point!
"These past two days, your servant has investigated all the large and small restaurants in the capital. Besides the Mingyue Restaurant you mentioned last time, the four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, all have issues!"
The four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter?
They all have issues?
Qingshan continued, "The full names of these four restaurants are Chunyue Restaurant, Xiayue Restaurant, Qiuyue Restaurant, and Dongyue Restaurant!"
Qin Yun sighed. "Who is the mastermind behind these four restaurants? Have you found out?"
Qingshan frowned. "It seems there is more than one mastermind behind these four restaurants. Your servant tried to investigate, but every time we were close to finding out, the clues would always break off at a crucial moment!"
"Your servant has something to say, but I don't know if I should. It's just your servant's guess, and I'm afraid I might be wrong and mislead Master's judgment!"
Qin Yun said seriously, "Speak freely!"
"Every time your servant investigated information from the four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, there always seemed to be an invisible resistance! This resistance... seems to originate from the royal family!"
Qin Yun quickly stood up and looked at Qingshan, incredulously asking, "You mean... the masterminds behind the four major restaurants involve members of the royal family?"
Qingshan lowered his head. "This is also your servant's guess!"
"Have the fruit wines from the four major restaurants been purchased? Have the account books been obtained?"
"Your servant purchased them. It was precisely because the taste of that fruit wine was similar to that of Qin Ji Wine House that your servant investigated privately! As for the account books, the security at the four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, is very strict. Your servant did not obtain them," Qingshan said with some self-reproach.
"Besides the suspicious circumstances of the four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, are there any other restaurant updates?"
"There is a tea house that is also selling fruit wine. Your servant has also purchased that fruit wine and it is kept at the residence!"
Qin Yun nodded. "You have handled this very well! I just didn't expect the four major restaurants, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, to be connected to our Qin Mansion, and even more perplexing, that the royal family is involved!"
"Let's go to the residence. This official wants to investigate!"
Qin Yun hurried to the suburban residence without even having breakfast.
Half an hour later!
Qin Yun entered the residence with Qingshan and Hong Fu!
Qingshan marked all the wines from the various restaurants, arranging the wines from different restaurants one by one!
Qin Yun was very satisfied with Qingshan's work efficiency. At a glance, she could tell which restaurant each batch of wine belonged to!
Qin Yun first went to Chunyue, one of the four major restaurants.
At this moment, Hong Fu also handed Qin Yun a wine glass!
Qin Yun took a deep breath. Drinking too much fruit wine could also get one drunk!
Especially since she had to taste so much fruit wine!
Qin Yun could only pour a little to try the taste!
She first opened the signature fruit wine of Chunyue Restaurant and gently poured half a cup!
Qin Yun picked up the fruit wine, smelled it, and then tasted it little by little!
As she tasted to the end... Qin Yun frowned slightly!
The signature fruit wine of Chunyue Restaurant tasted exactly like Qiu Xiang from Qin Ji Wine House!