The villain who defeated the son of destiny was my father

"I..." Qu Xinzhu was extremely panicked. Seeing that the situation was not good, he turned around and tried to escape.

But she had only taken a few steps when she was blocked by the secret guards who appeared like ghosts. The secret guards had no expression on their faces, held sharp blades in their hands, and surrounded her.

"Prince Li's concubine, I wonder where you are going to escape to?" Qu Qingyan's eyes were cold and his tone was calm, but it revealed an irrefutable certainty, and he pointed out her true identity in one sentence.

When Qu Xinzhu heard this, her eyes were filled with fear and panic, and her voice unconsciously rose a few notches, "You...what nonsense are you talking about? I'm not..."

She tried to argue, but her words were so weak due to her guilty conscience that even her voice trembled slightly.

Before she finished her words, a basin of water was poured onto her face without hesitation. The water instantly soaked her face, and the disguise she had used was washed away. Soon, her true face was revealed without any cover.

Sima Zheng naturally knew Qu Xinzhu. Seeing this, he felt that he was being fooled. His face became even gloomier and uglier, and his eyes were full of anger after being deceived. "Concubine Li, I wonder why you are going to such great lengths today? If you can't explain it, then follow me to the Dali Temple!"

"No! I can't go to the Dali Temple!" When Qu Xinzhu heard that she was going to be taken to the Dali Temple, she became even more panicked. Like a headless fly, she shook her head desperately, with pleading eyes.

She knew very well in her heart that once Mo Li knew about this, he would definitely not forgive her easily.

"That's not up to you!"

Qu Qingyan gave a look to the secret guard beside him, and the secret guard understood what he meant. He immediately stepped forward and mercilessly arrested Qu Xinzhu.

"Let me go! Do you know who I am? If you dare to offend me, I will never forgive you." Qu Xinzhu was like a mad trapped beast, roaring at the top of his lungs. The sharp sound cut through the air and echoed in everyone's ears. At the same time, he frantically called out to the system in his mind, trying to seek help and escape from the desperate situation.

"Little one, where have you been? Why don't you help me?" Her voice was filled with anxiety and anger. She hoped that the little one who always gave her advice would show up immediately and help her resolve the crisis.

However, there was no response. Qu Xinzhu became more and more flustered, and her tone became more fierce, "Little boy, you dare to ignore me? This master orders you to get out here immediately." She widened her eyes, her eyes were full of panic and unwillingness, but her mind was still dead silent, without the slightest response.

Seeing this, Qu Xinzhu finally began to get scared. Her arrogance subsided a little, and there was a hint of pleading in her voice, "Little one, I was wrong. Please save me. I cannot let Mo Li know what happened today, otherwise there will be a gap between us. What if he no longer pays attention to me?" She begged desperately, but her call was like a stone falling into the sea, and there was no response.

She shouted for a long time, her voice almost hoarse, but there was no response. She felt like she was trapped in an endless abyss of darkness, and despair kept rising in her heart.

Afterwards, the group took Qu Xinzhu, who was becoming increasingly crazy and struggling, and the bandits who were also tied up, and headed towards the city.

Along the way, Qu Xinzhu's crying and yelling could be heard constantly, making the road leading into the city particularly noisy.

At the back of the team, Qu Qingyan and Sima Zheng were riding side by side, slowly moving forward on their horses.

"Yan Qing, do you know why Prince Li's concubine did this?" Sima Zheng frowned, looking confused. He really couldn't understand why Prince Li's concubine would resort to such means to plot against him.

Qu Qingyan did not respond immediately, but turned his head slightly and looked at Sima Zheng meaningfully.

Sima Zheng became even more confused by her appearance, and became more certain that she must know the reason, so he continued to ask.

"Lord Sima is very lucky."

Qu Qingyan finally leisurely uttered such an ambiguous remark, and without waiting for Sima Zheng to react, he flicked the whip lightly, spurred his horse away, and left Sima Zheng alone standing there in a daze, his face bewildered.

After a moment, Sima Zheng reacted, his face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly chased after him.

The group walked without stopping and soon arrived at the majestic and solemn Dali Temple.

At this moment, Mo Li, who had received the news, also hurried over. His steps were disordered, his expression was a little anxious, and his clothes swayed quickly with his steps, looking extremely worried.

"Li, save me!" Qu Xinzhu saw Mo Li's figure from afar, and immediately felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw. She no longer cared about anything else and shouted for help at the top of her lungs. Her voice was full of panic and helplessness, and her eyes turned red in an instant, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

This stupid woman!

Mo Li cursed inwardly, but his face showed a worried look. He hurriedly walked forward and asked with concern: "Zhu'er, what's wrong with you?" His words were full of heartache, and anyone who saw it would feel that he had deep feelings for Qu Xinzhu.

"Li, I..." Qu Xinzhu opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain. After all, her actions were not glorious. If she told the truth, Mo Li would definitely be angry, but if she didn't tell the truth, how could she get away with it? She couldn't bear the charge of murdering an official appointed by the court.

For a moment, she was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes, and her heart was filled with regret and fear.

Sima Zheng maintained a businesslike attitude, with a serious face, and explained in detail and clearly the reasons for what had happened before.

From how Qu Xinzhu arranged people to pretend to be bandits, to how he used the cartilage powder to plot against himself, to his identity being exposed in the end, the whole process was described clearly without any concealment.

Hearing this, Mo Li suddenly became extremely angry. He unconsciously clenched his hands into fists, and his knuckles turned slightly white from the force, which showed that his anger had reached its peak.

However, he quickly took a deep breath, forced himself to suppress the anger in his heart, and forced a seemingly gentle smile on his face, and said to Sima Zheng: "Sima sir, is there any misunderstanding? My wife is a boudoir woman who has never left the house. How could she understand these methods? She really has no motive to act. Sir, do you think there is something wrong?"

"We have both witnesses and evidence. I wonder what the misunderstanding that King Li was talking about is?" Qu Qingyan sneered unceremoniously.

Mo Li then noticed his figure and his expression froze.

Could it be that the Prime Minister also knew about this?