Chapter 242 Who Is the Man Behind the Thousand Poison Sect?

Since the accidental encounter with the Thousand Poison Sect when donating the golden statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva to Chenglu Temple, Lu Yan asked Li Ze to send people to secretly monitor all the mansions involved, in order to see which force in Shengjing was behind the Thousand Poison Sect.

After waiting for almost two months, there was finally movement.

Now, Shen Qing and Lu Yan no longer had the heart to go shopping, and got on the carriage and went straight to the Jing'an Palace.

Li Ze was waiting at the gate of the Jing'an Palace. When the two came back, he stepped forward to meet them and dismissed all the secret guards. Li Ze whispered directly: "Master, Princess, just now, the prince first left the mansion and went to a secret alley in the south of the city. Not long after, the wife of Pingxi Marquis also left the mansion, taking only two maids, and went to the south of the city."

The wife of Pingxi Marquis?

Tan?

It turned out to be her!

Shen Qing and Lu Yan looked at each other, and both saw a strong sense of surprise in each other's eyes.

When they ran into the two guardians of the Thousand Poison Sect in Chenglu Temple before, Shen Qing and Lu Yan had some guesses, and the wife of Pingxi Marquis was the most unlikely candidate they thought.

The reason is very simple. Pingxi Marquis Qi Lie was supported by the emperor, and everyone knows that he is loyal to the emperor. As for the first thing he did when he returned to Shengjing, which was to go to the palace to hand in the military token, almost no one could do it.

Because a general without a military token is no different from an ordinary court official.

"Do you know the specific location?"

Li Ze nodded, "I know, our people have been guarding in secret, but the prince's defense is very strict, and our people can't follow, so I plan to go there in person after dark."

Lu Yan agreed, "You take Li Yu with you."

Li Yu's martial arts are comparable to Li Ze's, but in terms of concealment, he is slightly higher than Li Ze.

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At the same time, in the south of the city, Linghua Lane.

The door of the innermost house was closed, and a low-key and simple carriage was parked outside the door.

A dozen guards dressed as servants were guarding various places in the courtyard. They were all Chu Lingxiu's confidants. There were also several secret guards in the dark who kept investigating the surroundings.

In the main hall, Chu Lingxiu sat at the top, and Mrs. Tan, the wife of Pingxi Marquis, sat at the bottom.

The situation that had finally stabilized was suddenly broken, and Chu Lingxiu's face was visibly gloomy.

"Tan Ji, how did you do things in the Thousand Poison Sect? You went through so much trouble, but in the end, Chu Lingyuan returned to Shengjing alive. Are you all useless?"

Tan raised her eyes, and there was no trace of respect on her beautiful face. Instead, there was a hint of displeasure, "Your Highness, are you questioning me? The assassination of the fifth prince was a joint effort of the Thousand Poison Sect and your Highness's people. Now that it didn't work, your Highness blamed me for everything, right?"

Chu Lingxiu's face was not good when he was questioned by Tan, but before he could reply, After she responded, she heard Tan continue: "The headquarters of the Thousand Poison Sect was destroyed a few days ago. Did Your Highness care about it?"

"That's your Thousand Poison Sect's business. What does it have to do with me?"

Last month, Mu Xueliu committed suicide in her room. Chu Lingxiu was heartbroken and has not been able to get over it. Now, Chu Lingyuan, who was considered dead, suddenly came back to life and returned to Shengjing. Chu Lingxiu felt even more irritated. His previous forbearance and rationality gradually began to collapse, so that now he was unwilling to do even the occasional show with Tan.

Hearing this, Tan sneered: "What does it have to do with Your Highness? Since Your Highness doesn't care about the life and death of the Thousand Poison Sect, why do you call me now?"

Chu Lingxiu's expression was cold, "You didn't do your job well before, now you should make up for it and get rid of Chu Lingyuan completely."

However, in Shengjing, it would be much more difficult to take action against Chu Lingyuan again.

Tan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then looked up and looked into Chu Lingxiu's eyes, "Your Highness, the Thousand Poison Sect has done a lot for you over the years, but please remember that our Thousand Poison Sect is not your subordinate. We are using it for you because of the master's intention. Now the Thousand Poison Sect is already busy and has no energy to run around for your Highness. The master has already agreed to this matter, so your Highness does not need to send me a message in the future."

Tan now has a more important task than assassinating Chu Lingyuan, which is to find Zhou Xian's whereabouts and then silence him.

The Jiang Guogong Mansion and the Prince's Mansion are both part of the master's plan, and nothing can happen now.

After saying that, Tan stood up and made a gesture to walk out.

Chu Lingxiu's gloomy and threatening voice came from behind: "Tan Ji, do you think you can walk out of this house smoothly today?"

Tan turned her head and smiled at Chu Lingxiu, "Your Highness, let me remind you of one thing. There are still remnants of the Qin family alive in the world. With this time, Your Highness should think about how to protect yourself."

Tan had someone carefully investigate the Qin family before, but she didn't expect that she really found clues.

The young lady of the Qin family has regular features and a healthy body, but the one who died in the fire that year was a cripple, which means that someone had cheated back then.

However, whether the real young lady of the Qin family is still alive and where she is now, Tan Ji has not found out.

Hearing that the people of the Qin family have not died out yet, Chu Lingxiu was shocked and asked coldly: "Tan Ji, what do you mean by this?"

"The literal meaning, don't you understand, Your Highness?"

Chu Lingxiu naturally understood, he just didn't believe that someone could do such a thing under his nose.

No! Miss Qin was sent to Fengyue Tower at that time. Because they were just a group of weak women, Duke Jiang did not send anyone to watch over them. If anyone among them used some tricks, it would be impossible.

"Where is Zhou Xianxian?"

Chu Lingxiu knew very well that the only person who knew about the Qin family case, besides his own people and Tan Ji, was Zhou Xian, who was an uncertain factor.

With that person, Chu Lingxiu didn't believe that Tan Ji would betray him.

As for the young lady of the Qin family mentioned by Tan Ji, Chu Lingxiu remembered that she was only five or six years old when the Qin family was destroyed. Even if she could remember some things, she didn't have the ability to overturn the case for the Qin family, but she had to be on guard.

After all, compared to letting a spark burn himself, Chu Lingxiu still preferred to nip the danger in the bud.

"She was caught when the Thousand Poison Sect was destroyed before, and I don't know where she is now."

Because she was fearless, Tan told Chu Lingxiu the truth directly.

Moreover, Chu Lingxiu and Jiang Guogong's forces were not as strong, and with their help in finding people, things would become easier.

As expected, as soon as Tan finished speaking, Chu Lingxiu ordered his men to make way for her.

After Tan left, Chu Lingxiu was so angry that he smashed the cup beside him. Chu Lingyuan was not dead, Zhou Xian was arrested, and there were still people alive in the Qin family. Each of these was enough to drive Chu Lingxiu crazy.

No, things were getting more complicated. He had to go to the palace to find the queen and discuss countermeasures.

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Half an hour later, Jing'an Palace, Qingzhu Garden.

Shen Qing sat on the newly added small couch in the study, holding Tuanzi who was sleeping soundly in his arms, listening to Li Ze's report.

Until Li Ze finished narrating what he had just heard in Linghua Lane, Shen Qing frowned and said, "You mean, the person behind the Thousand Poison Sect is not the prince, but someone else?"