Murong Jie poked her forehead and said, "Yaozhi is dead, but you can turn her into a ghost and make her appear in front of Han Qingqiu. Maybe you can find out more inside information, such as Yaozhi's death."
Zian suddenly realized, "Oh, I understand."
"I'm going to find Qinzhi right away. Qinzhi has been with Yaozhi for so many years, and knows her speaking speed, her movements, and her favorite clothes."
The carriage from the prince's palace rumbled towards the princess's palace.
Murong Jie spread his hands and said, "See, her princess cares about everyone except him."
——I am the regent who has many complaints——
Late at night, midnight.
The cold wind of early winter blew on the half-bare branches, making a sharp humming sound.
The cry of the jackdaw sounded particularly sharp and creepy in the silent night. The jackdaw was caught by Su Qing, who pinched its neck hard while it was half-prone on the roof of the General's Mansion and then let it go, causing it to make a shrill cry.
The jackdaws wept blood, their cries were mournful.
Han Qingqiu went to bed early. After being the general's wife for so many years, she was used to having someone keep watch at night, so there was a maid sitting outside her room and taking a nap.
Suddenly, there was a loud "bang" and the girl was startled. She rubbed her eyes, looked around and saw nothing. She stood up, took the lantern in front of the corridor and walked towards the direction of the sound.
She had just walked a short distance when she heard the sound of a door opening. She turned back and found that the door was locked. She shuddered and whispered, "That's strange. Is it because of the strong wind?"
The wind was indeed very strong, making the window frames rustle and the leaves on the branches fly. She thought about it and went to find the guards on duty in the mansion to come and patrol.
Han Qingqiu went to bed very late tonight. What happened today made her flustered and she tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. She knew that Xiao Xiao had no feelings for her, but she thought that it had been so many years, and he should at least forget Murong Zhuangzhuang.
She could accept that her husband didn't have her in his heart, but she couldn't accept that he had someone else in his heart, and always had someone else.
It's really ironic, it seems like I'm still obsessed with her as I was eleven years ago.
This means that her eleven years of youth were wasted.
But she was willing to do this. She only wanted this position and all the splendor and wealth. But why did she have to endure all this humiliation? She was willing to be so humble, what else did he want from her
Touching my cheek, the place where he hit me still hurts badly. This pain is heart-wrenching.
There was a loud sound of wind outside the door, crows were crying, and there were unknown noises. She was very annoyed and shouted, "Xiao Qing!"
The maid didn't answer. After a while, she called again, but still got no response. She stood up angrily and said, "She must have fallen asleep again, you piece of shit!"
The door creaked open, as if a gust of wind had blown past.
She was startled, then angrily said: "You didn't hear me calling you several times, I thought you were dead."
She thought it was the maid Xiaoqing who came in.
Someone came in. The moonlight shining in through the window shone over, but I couldn't see her face. I only saw a face full of messy hair covering her head and face. Her clothes were soaked and water was dripping from her.
She was horrified, "You..."
"Third sister, do you still remember me?" the man said faintly, his throat seemed to be strangled by something, and his voice was deep and hoarse.
When Han Qingqiu heard the name "Third Sister", she shuddered all over.
Among the four maids surrounding the princess, she ranked third. Only the youngest, Yaozhi, called her third sister. Qinzhi and Qionghua both called her third sister.
"You..." She stepped back and almost fainted, "Who are you? Who is playing tricks?"
"Third sister, it's only been eleven years, have you forgotten me?" The figure gradually approached, and the light shone down. Han Qingqiu saw the clothes and screamed, "Ghost!"
She remembered that the clothes were the ones Yao Zhi was wearing when she fell into the water.
"Yaozhi" sneered sinisterly, "Third sister, are you afraid of me? If you are afraid of me, why do you treat me like this?"
Han Qingqiu was filled with panic. "No, no, I didn't want to do this. We were just following orders. Yaozhi, I didn't mean to kill you, but I couldn't help it, you know..."
She said as she pushed back, hitting a chair and falling to the ground.
"We are the princess's people, and we will only follow her orders." "Yaozhi" said coldly.
Han Qingqiu knelt on the ground, "I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it, please let me go, Yaozhi, please let me go, I will burn gold, silver and jewelry for you tomorrow, whatever you want I will burn for you."
"Okay, tell me, what happened back then, and why you wanted to kill me."
Han Qingqiu was stunned for a moment. She slowly stood up and stared at the "Yao Zhi" in front of her. "You are not Yao Zhi, who are you?"
Although she was afraid, she was not stupid. Yao Zhi knew the whole thing, so why would she ask about what happened back then
"Yaozhi" lifted her hair, revealing a cold face. Han Qingqiu took a closer look and was furious. It turned out to be Xia Zian.
"Princess, you came to my house late at night and scared me. What is your intention?" Han Qingqiu calmed himself and said angrily.
Zi'an walked over and sat down leisurely, "Madam, please sit down. Let's talk about Yaozhi's death."
Han Qingqiu's face turned pale, "I don't know what the princess said."
"Don't play dumb. You said it yourself that you killed Yao Zhi."
"Princess, you heard it wrong. I didn't say that." Han Qingqiu said coldly.
She had not been the general's wife for all these years in vain. Xia Zian broke into her room late at night and played tricks. When the matter was reported to the authorities, her confession was untenable.
There were two people in the secret room and there was no circumstantial evidence. How could her words be accepted as evidence
Zi'an said calmly, "I heard it wrong, but my guards on the roof should not have heard it wrong. Madam, I came prepared. Don't try to get away with it. We are not fools. I don't need to report what you said tonight to the government. I will just tell the people in the princess's mansion. What will happen to you?"
Han Qingqiu stared at Zi'an intently, "Why are you trying to make things difficult for me?"
"You misunderstood. I'm not trying to be mean to you. I just want to know what happened back then."
"What's the matter? It's just like that. Xiao Xiao likes me, not the princess, and he married me. That's the fact." Han Qingqiu still said stubbornly.
Zi'an sighed, "Okay, since you are unwilling to cooperate, then let the secret guards of the princess's mansion investigate this matter. But don't think we know nothing. You betrayed the princess for the sake of the emperor. You, a maid, really did her a disservice."
Han Qingqiu raised his head suddenly and looked at her in horror, "You..."
Zi'an looked at her expression and knew that she was right, it was really the emperor!
Zi'an was very disappointed. He didn't expect that the emperor would be such a person.
It made Zhuangzhuang feel even more heartbroken. Zhuangzhuang always believed that the emperor was good to her and was very filial to his aunt.
If Zhuangzhuang knew that the emperor was the culprit behind all this, causing her to live in agony for eleven years, what would she do? Could she bear it
(End of this chapter)