After being forced to marry a tyrant: I overturned the original plot

The first question: If the person imprisoned is not a man, then he is a eunuch or a woman, or he is not a human being.

The second question: People related to the Duke, that is, those who were imprisoned on the Duke’s orders and who were indeed human beings.

The third question: If it’s not an enemy, then it’s… a relative or a lover.

Liu Qing is a duke, so if his relative or lover is a woman, who would it be? His lover?

Gu Fei touched Qin Xin's head and said, "How should I put it? I feel like the answer is about to come out, but it also feels like it's still far away."

Qin Xin nodded, then slapped his hand away.

Suddenly he said, "Oh no."

Then, under Gu Fei's gaze, she speculated, "Excluding all factors, the most unlikely one is often the truth... Could it be that -"

Gu Fei had two candidates in mind, but they were clearly already...

Before the thought could even form, he was frightened away by Qin Xin's shocking words.

"He must have been imprisoned in his palace because he loved a certain eunuch but couldn't get her!"

"..."

Gu Fei's elbow on the table slipped and knocked over a cup.

The tea spilled and he dodged it.

Then he stared at Qin Xin resentfully, and couldn't help but reach out and poke her head.

"You are capable of making bold assumptions, and you have successfully diverted my thinking."

This girl, how many weird ideas does she have in her head? After setting up a lesbian relationship between herself and the vicious concubine, she now starts to create a gay relationship for the Duke?

If she really didn't know about it, he would have suspected that this crappy book was written by her.

After being poked on the head by Gu Fei several times, Qin Xin felt that her thoughts were indeed a little divergent.

Successfully threw a fog bomb into several answers, so that the correct answer continues to be confusing.

She scratched her hair, feeling annoyed.

"If I had known, I would have spoken faster and asked one more question!"

Ask one more question and maybe the answer will come out.

“Don’t worry.”

Gu Fei seemed to be more confident as he comforted Qin Xin.

"Don't forget, three questions ago, you provided an important piece of evidence."

Qin Xin's eyes lit up, then dimmed again.

"It's just a piece of clothing with a flower embroidered on it. It's impossible to tell whether it's a woman or a eunuch."

"..."

Gu Fei shook his head, angrily and amusedly said: "Don't think about it, just be responsible for finding clues."

This guy's mind is stuck on gender.

"Yes, I am more suitable to look for clues, and you are responsible for reasoning. Then I will go again later?"

Qin Xin thought that the mute woman must want to save the imprisoned person, so she asked her for help. In this case, she could just ask the mute woman questions directly when she went there again!

Be sure to find out whether it is a man (eunuch) or a woman!

Afraid that she would really go ahead and do what she said, Gu Fei immediately held her wrist.

"No."

"Why?"

"You said that there are mechanical wires in the courtyard, so wouldn't there be mechanical hidden weapons in the house as well?"

"I'm prepared this time. I'll be absolutely careful."

"That's not OK."

Qin Xin frowned: "This is not okay, and that is not okay. Shouldn't we investigate?"

Her curiosity was already bursting out, didn't he see that?

Gu Fei calmed her impatience with amusement.

"Calm down. Even though the mute woman is covering for you tonight, considering how much importance the Duke's Mansion places on that courtyard, do you think the Duke won't get suspicious?"

Gu Fei felt a little sad when he mentioned Liu Qing.

Who would have known that this frail scholar, who looks as gentle as the breeze and the bright moon, also has hidden secrets in his mansion?

Qin Xin calmed down and gave up the idea of ​​striking while the iron was hot tonight.

Yes, they are so cautious that they will definitely increase their vigilance at the slightest sign of trouble.

She was afraid that if she went again tonight, the mute woman would not be there.

Furthermore——

"The dumb woman may not know more about the inside story."

Gu Fei didn't know what Qin Xin was thinking, but he happened to say it.

Qin Xin raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "That's exactly what I meant."

If she knew a lot, just making her mute would obviously not be enough. The mute woman was sometimes lucid and sometimes crazy, but she could still walk around in the Duke's Mansion, which meant that she was no threat to Liu Qing.

Another point--

"I just brainstormed again, and I think these three questions plus the piece of cloth are not enough evidence."

Qin Xin sighed, afraid that Gu Fei would stop her from speaking, so she continued quickly.

"The people inside could be lovers, friends, brothers, sisters, or illegitimate children! Damn, the more I think about it, the more options there are. How about I find a few people to tie up the Duke and interrogate him directly?"

Gu Fei: "..."

He wanted to know if there was a switch in Qin Xin's brain, and he really wanted to press it!

Let her stop thinking!

But Qin Xin, who was thinking so seriously and uselessly, didn't know why he felt it was strange...

cute.

Afraid that Qin Xin would pull all her hair out, Gu Fei quickly stopped her.

"Go to bed first. Anyway, you can't go tonight. But - you can go tomorrow."

tomorrow?

Going in broad daylight?

Looking at Qin Xin's puzzled eyes, Gu Fei curled the corners of his lips.

"This matter is too dangerous, so I naturally cannot let you go."

He smiled leisurely and said, "Let the all-powerful Imperial Master go."

"..."

What a sinister guy.

How could this dangerous task be handed over to He Cong, who seemed to have a good relationship with King Chen?

After all, I am half a matchmaker for them!

Qin Xin made a few “tsk tsk tsk” sounds.

"You won't treat me like this in the future, will you?"

When you are in danger and have to weigh the pros and cons, will you take me into account for your own sake?

Qin Xin's eyes flashed and he suppressed the doubts in his heart.

They originally shook hands and cooperated because they had the same interests and goals.

Beyond that, no deeper friendship should be demanded.

Gu Fei slowly frowned.

He seemed to be thinking about the answer to this question, and seemed not to understand why Qin Xin was drawing inferences like this.

"Stop letting your thoughts wander."

He didn't want to say anything nonsense, so he just sent it off with just one sentence.

Any assumptions and guarantees made at this time regarding something that has not been encountered are inaccurate.

But Gu Fei knew in his heart that if such a thing really happened, he would face it together with her.

Seeing that he avoided the question, Qin Xin lowered her eyes and a hint of disappointment flashed across her eyes.

It soon returned to normal.

"Okay, let He Cong go. But is he reliable?"

If we find out some secrets about Gu Fei's life experience, which may affect his throne...

Wouldn't that be giving people an advantage over you?

Qin Xin slapped his head.

——It’s time to stop having overly divergent assumptions.

“He has to be reliable.”

Gu Fei's calm look made Qin Xin feel itchy.

This is a plan that leaves nothing to chance, and he has achieved it.

In the Duke's Mansion, Liu Qing's room.

Liu Qing, who was originally drunk, coughed and propped himself up, opened his eyes, and after listening to the report from his subordinates, he pondered for a while and asked -

"Did the Queen go anywhere else after she left the banquet?"

"No, she went straight back to the wing to rest."

"Sure?"

"Yes, because... Concubine Shu went there to make a scene. The two of them seemed to have been arguing for a long time. It didn't look like they had been out."

Liu Qing coughed twice again and waved his hand.

"Go down, strengthen the guard, and be stealthy so as not to alarm His Majesty."

"Yes!"

After his men left, Liu Qing looked at the curtain with a slightly dazed look in his eyes.

"I hope it's not a storm coming..."