I just got divorced, and this cold, ruthless, and powerful minister is begging for a third child eve

Thinking back to what she saw when she arrived, those prison guards dared to chase after her and even touch her with their dirty hands.

He couldn't suppress the murderous intent surging in his chest.

If he weren't afraid of frightening her, he would have killed everyone from the Dali Temple involved in this matter, one by one!

Suppressing the murderous intent surging in his eyes, Qin Mo carried Gu Mingshuang over the kneeling officials of the Dali Temple.

Soon, he settled Gu Mingshuang in a clean, empty room at the Dali Temple.

He placed the woman in his arms on the couch, reached out and brushed the black hair that hung down her shoulder, and then tied up her long hair.

Gu Mingshuang raised her eyes and saw the dark red bloodstains on Qin Mo's body. Her fingers tightened, gripping his sleeve tightly.

Qin Mo looked down and saw that her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and the corners of her eyes were tinged with red.

He then realized that she was looking at the bloodstains on his body.

Qin Mo frowned and asked in a gentle voice:

"Scared?"

Gu Mingshuang gripped his sleeve and shook her head desperately.

Qin Mo chuckled and reached out to pinch her chin.

"Stubborn to the end."

Gu Mingshuang raised her eyes and gave him a deep look.

"No way!"

Qin Mo released her chin and then grabbed her ankle.

Gu Mingshuang then realized that she had even lost her shoes in her haste!

She instinctively tried to pull her foot back, but her ankle was firmly held in place by that large hand, and she couldn't break free at all.

"My lord..."

She cried out in a panic.

Thinking of the dense crowd of people kneeling outside the door, Gu Mingshuang hurriedly tried to back away.

Qin Mo said in a deep voice:

"Don't move."

He watched as those slender feet, worn smooth and bleeding from the floor tiles of the Dali Temple prison, stood out starkly against her fair skin.

His eyes darkened as he carefully cleaned her injured foot and applied medicine.

Gu Mingshuang's face flushed slightly as she spoke:

"My lord, this is just a minor injury, I can handle it myself..."

Qin Mo held her down firmly and spoke solemnly:

"Do you know that if the filth of prison gets into a wound, the feet will become red and swollen and won't go away until they ooze pus, especially in the summer? If not treated properly, the only way to save your life is to cut off your feet."

Cut off both feet? Gu Mingshuang turned pale with fright and immediately sat up straight, not daring to move an inch.

Seeing Qin Mo's serious expression and lowered head, Gu Mingshuang's heart skipped a beat.

He's been in the army for so long, he must be very knowledgeable. Her face paled, she said urgently:

"Is there any way to cure it?"

"Just listen and don't move." Qin Mo picked up the prepared medicine, poured it into his hand, and gently pressed it onto her wound.

Gu Mingshuang gasped.

Qin Mo frowned.

"Does it hurt?"

Gu Mingshuang bit her lip and shook her head.

"It doesn't hurt..."

Her voice was still a little hoarse.

Qin Mo looked at her reddened eyes, eyes that were usually calm and composed, but now they were filled with misty tears.

He pursed his lips, feeling that killing those people so quickly was far from enough.

After the medicine was applied, the sound of swords flashed from outside the door.

"Master, we've already checked. All the jailers in the cell are dead."

Thinking of those people, Gu Mingshuang felt as if she could smell that faint scent of blood again.

Her eyes trembled slightly as she looked at the man before her.

"My lord, these men must have been instructed to do this. Why weren't they left alive for interrogation?"

Qin Mo slowly raised his eyes.

"They're dead, and those behind them won't be able to escape responsibility."

With that, Qin Mo stood up. "Wait here."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Gu Mingshuang grabbed Qin Mo's sleeve again and handed him a dumpling that she had hidden in her sleeve.

She bit her lip and said:

"The dumplings they delivered were poisoned; perhaps that's a clue."

Qin Mo's expression instantly turned even colder.

It turns out this was a dead end that left Gu Mingshuang no way out!

If he doesn't come back today, what will he see when he sees her again?

He accepted the evidence, forcibly suppressing the solemn murderous intent surging in his eyes.

"it is good."

At this time, Jianlan had already summoned the imperial physician.

"My Lord! The imperial physician has arrived!"

Qin Mo nodded slightly, signaling Jian Lan to take the imperial physician inside.

At this moment, the crowd kneeling on the ground in the courtyard was covered in cold sweat.

With such a large-scale operation, how could they not know that they had kicked a hornet's nest?

Yin Zhao, in particular, was so angry that he wanted to drag out the subordinate who handled the matter and dismiss him on the spot!

Qin Mo's cold eyes swept over Yin Zhao.

"Lord Yin, the way the Dali Temple operates these days is truly an eye-opener for me!"

An immense sense of oppression washed over him, and Yin Zhao's fingers trembled slightly.

"Your Excellency, please calm your anger! I will do my utmost to investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation!"

Qin Mo stared at him.

"I don't have that much patience. Today I want to see who's behind it all."

Yin Zhao's face turned even paler.

"My lord, those jailers are dead. This case is really difficult to investigate..."

Qin Mo's lips curled into a slight, fierce smile.

"Difficult to investigate? Then I'll help your Dali Temple investigate this case."

Yin Zhao hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to persuade him, but before he could even speak, he met those eyes and felt a chill run down his spine.

Sword Shadow had a chair brought over, and Qin Mo slowly sat down, coldly glancing at everyone in the courtyard.

"Besides these people, who else is on duty today?"

Several people cautiously stepped out of the line.

"Your Excellency, we are on duty today..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Mo's longsword had already thrust forward.

This sword strike wasn't fatal, but it still nearly killed the man. He screamed and fell to the ground.

The others turned pale with fright and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow.

Sword Shadow roared angrily:

"My master has no patience to waste here with you all. If you come up with any clues, speak them now to save your lives; otherwise, you will be punished along with your accomplices!"

Those who reacted quickly crawled forward on their knees and said urgently:

"I remember now, before this happened, an old woman came to deliver food, and she gave it to Wang Erhu!"

As he spoke, he pointed to one of the corpses on the ground.

"That's him!"

Qin Mo raised his hand.

"Step back."

Seeing that his life had been saved, the jailer quickly kowtowed and retreated.

The remaining people stepped forward one after another.

"I just remembered, Liu Gui drank an extra pot of fine wine tonight, saying he specially went to Yunxianglou to buy it; he can't usually afford this kind of wine!"

"And another thing! I vaguely remember this old woman; she seems to be one of the servants who accompanied Lady Hou to the Dali Temple today!"

……

At this point, Jianying's expression hardened.

"The Lady of the Marquis who came here today? You mean the Lady of the Ningyuan Marquis's residence?"

The jailer nodded repeatedly.

"Yes! I wouldn't dare to speak recklessly!"

At this moment, the imperial physician inside the room came out carrying his medicine chest.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency, that young lady only suffered superficial injuries; there were no internal injuries or signs of poisoning."

Qin Mo nodded slowly and then had Jian Ying hand the dumpling forward.

"Please trouble the imperial physician to examine these dumplings and determine what kind of poison was put in them?"

Soon, the imperial physician examined the patient and spoke:

"This is a poison made from Gelsemium elegans and cassava. The dosage is extremely high; just eating one dumpling will cause your organs to rot and leave you beyond saving!"

Qin Mo's eyes grew even colder.

"Excellent! Very good indeed! To be able to smuggle such deadly poison into this Dali Temple prison."

He slightly raised his eyes.

"Where is the person in charge of the search?"

The two officers trembled as they stepped forward and knelt down.

"My lord, please spare me! Someone specifically instructed me to take special care of the girl in this cell, which is why I overlooked her!"

Qin Mo nodded slightly and said casually:

"Since it was an oversight, let's give him a good thrashing to wake him up; maybe then he'll come up with more clues."

With a flick of his wrist, Jianying summoned two guards who stepped forward and restrained the official. The guards in the army were far more ruthless than the officials from the Court of Judicial Review when they struck. After a few blows, the official was already wailing and begging for mercy.

"I remember now! That old woman saw we wanted to investigate, so she gave us some silver and told us to make sure it was delivered while it was still hot!"

Qin Mo raised an eyebrow slightly.

"I see. It seems we have both witnesses and physical evidence."

Yin Zhao hurriedly stepped forward. Everyone was happy to see the blame shifted onto a mere old woman in the Marquis's mansion. He knew this matter was definitely not simple, but why should they offend the Marquis's mansion?

So, Yin Zhao spoke:

"Thanks to the Duke today! Men! Take everyone who saw the old woman to the Marquis's residence for identification, and bring that treacherous old woman here for questioning!"

He breathed a slight sigh of relief. He had given the Marquis's family a way out. All they needed to do was send an old woman to appease the Duke of Anguo's anger.

Unexpectedly, just as the officials were about to take action, Qin Mo calmly raised his eyes, a mocking smile appearing on his handsome face.

"etc."

Yin Zhao was startled and turned to look at Qin Mo with trepidation.

"My lord..."

Qin Mo slowly opened his mouth and said:

"Bring Lady Hou here for questioning as well."

Yin Zhao's eyes widened in surprise.

"What? The Lady of the Marquis? This...this is unacceptable, Your Highness! Besides, this matter has nothing to do with the Lady of the Marquis..."

Qin Mo's eyes, which were filled with coldness, narrowed slightly.

"I just overheard Lady Hou deliberately instructing her servants to poison someone in the Dali Temple prison. There are witnesses and evidence to prove it. Could I have misheard?"

Meeting Qin Mo's gaze, the two officers dared not refuse and nodded repeatedly, trembling with fear.

"Yes! Your Excellency has not heard of it!"

Qin Mo withdrew his gaze and said slowly:

"In that case, don't delay any longer, go and bring the people here."

Yin Zhao nodded reluctantly.

When Meng was brought to the Dali Temple, she pointed at the officials with a dark face and cursed:

"You big oafs! You want Lord Meng from the Dali Temple to come see me! I am his own sister!"

In the past, whenever her relationship with Meng Yuanshan, a sibling, was mentioned in matters related to the Dali Temple, everyone in the Dali Temple respected her.

But today, when Meng saw the official's dark face, her heart skipped a beat.

She vaguely sensed that something must have happened, and said sternly:

"Where is Lord Meng? Why didn't he come?"

The two constables exchanged an awkward glance. When they arrived, they had heard that the Duke of Anguo's secret guards had gone to the Meng residence to arrest someone. At this moment, Lord Meng was probably already taken to the Dali Temple.

"Madam, please come with us first!"

Meng's face turned pale, and no matter how unwilling she was, she could only be led away.

In the chaos, she spotted Xie Lanyu rushing towards her, grabbed his shoulder, and cried out urgently:

"Where's Yuan'er? Where is he? Do you even know something's happened! It's all your fault..."

Xie Lanyu abruptly interrupted Meng Shi, her eyes already showing a look of fear and grievance.