Xiang Ling returned to the Wind Listening Pavilion and told Jiang Yun Yan what had happened. Jiang Yun Yan's phoenix eyes were filled with endless killing intent. "Xiangling, come here." Jiang Yunyan's lips curled into a smile as Xiang Ling walked over.
Jiang Yunyan whispered into Xiang Ling's ear. Xiang Ling's eyes lit up and she nodded,""Niangniang, don't worry. This servant will do it immediately.”
Si Muran was in the kitchen trying out the dinner that she had prepared for Pei Chenshuo when she saw a tall maid walk in. The moment the servant girl entered, she asked in a huff,"How do you manage things? Why does the other two consorts have this bird's nest porridge but our Empress doesn't?”
Si Muran was stunned. She looked up at Chief Chen and saw him saying,""Miss Mo Zhu, don't be angry. Perhaps your subordinates made a mistake.”
Mo Zhu walked to Si Muran's side and asked,""I heard that you asked the servants to deliver the bird's nest porridge. Why did you leave our master behind? Did you do it on purpose?"
Si Muran was confused but asked,""I wonder which concubine your master is?”
Seeing that Si Muran didn't know that her master was even angrier, Mo Zhu couldn't help but reprimand,""Where did this country girl come from? She doesn't even know our master?”
Pei Chenshuo had too many concubines. How could she remember their names? Si Muran was baffled, but she heard Manager Chen say,""This is Secondary Consort Li's personal maid.”
Si Muran waved her hand." You've got the wrong person. I've never given anyone bird's nest porridge." That's not my business."
Seeing that Si Muran didn't admit it, Mo Zhu was instantly enraged. She flung the vegetables in front of Si Muran to the ground and said fiercely,""Aren't you just a cook for wangye? How dare you be so arrogant! Let's see how our niangniang will deal with you.”
Mo Zhu glared at Si Muran, turned around and left angrily. Si Muran was about to flare up when she heard Manager Chen say,""Forget it, Miss Si. Don't lower yourself to their level.”
Si Muran took a deep breath and felt that things were baffling. These women were all like lunatics. They saw someone drugging them during the day and someone coming to find trouble in the afternoon. It seemed that she really couldn't stay in this Imperial Residence any longer.
At night, Si Muran was thinking about how to escape. Si Muran felt that it was strange, but she thought that it was not related to the matter and was about to go to sleep when she heard the sound of footsteps that sounded like the guards.
Si Muran got up and opened the door. She heard someone say,""Arrest her."
Si Muran was taken aback. The guards had already stepped forward to take her away. "Why did you capture me? Hey, why are you arresting me?" Si Muran's heart was in her throat. This sudden turn of events made her a little absent-minded.
In the hall, Pei Chenshuo's cold face was slightly angry. Si Muran looked at Pei Chenshuo, wondering if he knew her identity. Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a woman's voice shout,"It's her, it's her. This servant saw her sneakily adding something to Concubine Li's food.”
Si Muran followed the voice and saw that it was Xiangling. This woman had actually turned her back on her. Si Muran was about to question her when Pei Chenshuo asked coldly,""Why did you kill this king's concubine?”
Si Muran was stunned. That secondary consort was dead? While Si Muran was still in shock, she heard the sound of crying."Your highness, your highness, you must seek justice for my niangniang. It must be her. She must have been worried that the Empress would punish her, so she killed her.”
Si Muran sized up the person who was crying. Wasn't that Mo Zhu who came to find trouble in the afternoon? The one who died was Li Tianqiao, Mo Zhu's master?
The conversation between Xiang Ling and Zhao Tianbao suddenly appeared in Si Muran's mind. Could it be that Xiang Ling wanted to poison Li Tianqiao and frame Zhao Tianbao? But she happened to hear it, so he threw the blame on her?
"Do you guys have brains? Even if I had ten guts, I wouldn't dare to poison the princess. I have no enmity with her in the past or in the present. You, on the other hand, are the most suspicious." Si Muran pointed at Xiang Ling and said confidently.
"You still want to quibble?" Xiang Ling denied.
At this moment, the guard who escorted Si Muran here handed over the things in his hands and reported,""Your Highness, this was found in Miss Si's room.”
Si Muran was dumbfounded when she saw it. She could guess what it was even with her toes. It was nothing more than poison, and it was the same poison that killed Li Tianqiao. She thought that this melodramatic scene only existed in television dramas, but it turned out to be true.
"What else do you have to say?" Pei Chenshuo looked up at Si Muran and saw that she was calm and did not look afraid at all.
"Your highness is wise. I think your highness will definitely be able to clear my name.”Si Muran complimented.
Pei Chenshuo did not expect her to have such a trick up her sleeve. He could not help but laugh coldly,""Lock her up first."
Si Muran heaved a sigh of relief. It was better to lock her up than to kill her immediately. Si Muran didn't resist and was obediently escorted into the dungeon by the guards.
The dungeon in the Prince's mansion was a little dark and damp. Si Muran found a clean place to sit down and carefully thought about what had happened today. After going through the whole thing in detail, Si Muran could roughly guess the cause and effect of the matter.
Si Muran was glad that she did not become Pei Chenshuo's concubine. Otherwise, it would be strange if she did not go crazy fighting with these crazy women.
Just as Si Muran was rejoicing, she heard a ghostly wail and a wolf's howl. Si Muran shuddered and listened carefully to the howl.
In the hall, Pei Chenshuo was drinking tea as he looked at Xiang Ling, who was kneeling on the ground, getting beaten up. He put down the teacup and waved his hand to signal them to stop. "Do you understand? Did you see clearly who poisoned her?”Pei Chenshuo asked coldly.
Xiang Ling was sweating profusely and her face was twisted in pain."Your Highness, please spare my life. It was really Si Ting who poisoned her.”Xiang Ling insisted that it was Si Muran's doing.
Pei Chenshuo was a little angry and said to the door,""Bring him up."
Everyone's gaze turned to the person who was being escorted in. It was none other than Zhao Tianbao, who had been exposed by Si Muran and was plotting with Xiang Ling. Zhao Tianbao's eyes were filled with fear when he saw Xiang Ling being beaten up like this. His entire body could not help but tremble.
"Zhao Tianbao, you don't want to end up like this woman, do you? You know what happened the best. Tell me honestly.”Pei Chenshuo's voice was cold and intimidating.
Zhao Tianbao suddenly knelt on the ground, his hands trembling."Your Highness, please spare my life. Xiang Ling said that the medicine is only for making people infertile. This lowly one really didn't know that thing was poisonous. Your Highness, please spare my life!”
Pei Chenshuo smiled and looked at Xiangling, then asked Zhao Tianbao,""Did Xiang Ling give you this?"
Zhao Tianbao nodded fiercely." Yes, she kept seducing me to drug Concubine Li's food."”
Xiang Ling smiled bitterly. Men were indeed unreliable. She should really kill this man to prevent future troubles. "Zhao Tianbao, you coward.”Xiang Ling scolded loudly.
"You were clearly the one who lied to me. If Miss Si hadn't found out about our relationship, I'm afraid you would have let me take the blame, right?”Zhao Tianbao had never expected Xiang Ling to be so vicious.
"Xiangling, what else do you have to say?”Pei Chenshuo asked coldly.
Xiang Ling shook her head. She knew that the truth had been exposed and she had no choice but to retreat. "Who instructed you to do this?" Pei Chenshuo held his head and looked at her lazily.
"No, no one instructed me." Xiang Ling shook her head as if she was afraid.
"It's Jiang Yunyan, isn't it?" Pei Chenshuo answered for Xiangling.
Xiang Ling stared at Pei Chenshuo in disbelief.""I didn't say it, it wasn't me!" Xiang Ling mumbled like she had gone mad.
"Someone, bring Siting over.”Pei Chenshuo continued drinking his tea leisurely.
Si Muran couldn't hear the wailing in the front yard and was feeling puzzled when she saw the butler release her from prison. Si Muran followed behind the butler and asked,""Has Your Highness found the real culprit?"
The butler nodded and replied," Miss Si has suffered. His Highness will definitely give you an explanation."”
Si Muran was relieved to hear that. She followed the butler to the living room and saw Xiang Ling lying on the floor covered in blood. Zhao Tianbao, who had a secret meeting with Xiang Ling, was also there. Si Muran was impressed by Pei Chenshuo's ability to handle cases.
Pei Chenshuo looked up at Si Muran.""Do you know why you were framed?”
Si Muran frowned and shook her head. Pei Chenshuo sighed,""That's what you shouldn't have seen."
Si Muran replied unhappily," It's not like I want to see or know. Seriously, can't you find a more secluded place to talk about secrets?" And you, I already told you that my ears aren't good and I didn't hear anything, but you didn't believe me.”
Si Muran pointed at Xiang Ling and criticized her.
Pei Chenshuo was in a trance. He seemed to see the strange Si Muran in her. Pei Chenshuo smiled gently.
"Let Mo Zhu have a conflict with Siting and then frame Siting. This idea is not bad. You have to know that there are some things that I can tolerate, but there are some things that I can't!”Pei Chenshuo spoke in a strange tone.
Si Muran's heart trembled when she heard that, but she heard Pei Chenshuo say to the butler beside him,""Pass down the order. Tell them that Jiang Yun Yan killed himself to avoid punishment after the news of him murdering Li Tianqiao was leaked! Her maid Xiang Ling was buried with her!”
The butler nodded and replied,"Yes."”Then, he turned around and left.
Si Muran sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at Pei Chenshuo. She did not expect him to be so decisive. It was simply too scary!
Xiang Ling had already fainted from fear. Pei Chenshuo ordered his men to bring her and Zhao Tianbao away. Only Si Muran and Pei Chenshuo were left in the hall.
Pei Chenshuo stood up from his seat and looked around Si Muran.""It's been hard on you. I was just worrying about how to get rid of the woman the Empress Dowager gave me, but I didn't expect her to be the one courting death.”
Si Muran's expression changed when she heard Pei Chenshuo's words. So Jiang Yunyan was a gift from the Empress Dowager to Pei Chenshuo. If he didn't like it, he could have sent it away, but he didn't have to be so ruthless, right?
Si Muran suddenly realized how scary this man was. He wouldn't even let a woman off. Thinking about herself, Si Muran also understood that it was not easy to survive and save one's life in this ancient era where people's names were as insignificant as grass.
"Alright, I've already cleared your name. Go back and rest!”Pei Chenshuo looked at her again before ordering her to go back.
Si Muran bowed slightly and left, but she made up her mind. It was not easy for her to escape with her life. She wanted to escape from the Imperial Residence immediately.
Si Muran wanted to rush back to her residence and pack her luggage. She was just waiting for the dead of the night to come, and then she would climb over the wall and escape!
After all, she often ran away, so it was no longer a problem for her!# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 55PM #
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