"It's not murder?" Miss Qiao became wide-eyed and covered her mouth, looking surprised.
Then they heard footsteps of many people from behind. Qin Yunuan dragged Miss Qiao to stand against the wall. They saw the emperor's sedan chair was heading to the Qingping Palace. Emperor Zhaoxuan sat on the chair. Although his face was covered by yellow valances, they could still sense that he was serious and grave.
Even the emperor knew it. It was highly likely that the Grand Prince was truly dead.
As expected, when Qin Yunuan arrived at the Qingping Palace, she heard cries. Eunuchs and servant girls who knelt outside the palace all cried loudly. Required by imperial rules, servants should all cry loudly once their masters or mistresses died. The more loudly they cried, it meant the more loyal they were.
Taking a look at those crying servants, Qin Yunuan sneered. Imperial Concubine Yun rushed out of the palace, having her hair down and a pale
Zhang Ruting hesitated. He was absent-minded when seeing Qin Yunuan oncoming. Then he found that Leng Changxi was waiting from afar."Infanta Ping," Zhang Ruting curtseyed with his hand cupped in the other before his chest."Save it," Qin Yunuan appeared indifferent, "We don't need any extra manner for greeting each other. There's only one thing that I want to ask you. Why did the Grand Prince commit suicide?"Zhang Ruting glanced at Qin Yunuan imperturbably, "Now everyone was guessing how the Grand Prince had been murdered. Only you believe that he killed himself. I wonder," Zhang Ruting approached Qin Yunuan when speaking, "Why are you capable of minimizing the influence every time?""Know your enemy and know yourself will ensure victory," Qin Yunuan smiled slightly, "I know what person the Grand Prince is, so I understand his behavior. He was put into a corner by Imperial Concubine Yun. If she continued, he would destroy himself
Sun Baozhen and Prince Ning had been married for a month, but they didn't sleep together once. Even Old Madam knew this. One day, Qin Yunuan was rubbing lower legs of Old Madam whose health condition was worsening. Although she still looked spirited in front of people, those who stayed close to her, such as Qin Yunuan and Yuanyang, knew she was very weak now. Old Madam couldn't take supplements anymore and just had some very simple diets every day.But she was optimistic, so she lived with an open heart. She didn't even get upset on hearing the news about Imperial Concubine Yun and the Grand Prince. However, there was one thing that worried her."Mother." Coming back from the levee, Prince Ning was told by the doorman that Old Madam wanted to meet him immediately. Still togated, Prince Ning walked to the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard hastily."Humph." Old Madam seemed annoyed and said angrily, "How can you call me mother?"Prince Ning
"You're just a monster, who's neither a man nor a woman."Qin Yunuan's words were like a spell which controlled people's minds. It whirled in Sun Baozhen's head repeatedly. Sun Baozhen moved his chin slightly. Leng Changxi immediately leaped towards him and pulled his chin downwards. A poisonous pill in his teeth fell out."You want to die? It's not that easy." Leng Changxi shouted seriously.Sun Baozhen figured a weird smile, "What? Don’t you want me to die by setting me up? Or, in fact, you're scared? Oh right, tomorrow the Sun Family will return to Jinling. If they realize that something's wrong with me, huh, I'm looking forward to seeing you all kneeling in front of me, begging for my pardon."Sun Baozhen had returned to his own voice. But pretending to be a woman for all these years had changed his voice significantly. Now he just sounded like a eunuch in the palace. His squeaky voice was disgusting.Qin Yunuan sl
The maidservant checked Sun Baozhen by touching her underjaw but then frowned. Madam Sun felt confused too. She stepped forward to touch for a long time. Finally, she drew the conclusion, "Old Madam, the face is real."The Old Madam Sun was feeling uncertain, and Sun Baozhen had already knelt and started kowtowing, "Old Madam, I am your granddaughter. Please save me."Sun Baozhen looked very sincere. She got rid of the maidservant who was controlling her and then kowtowed heavily. After a while, she got her forehead swollen. Madam Sun thought Sun Baozhen was poor and helped her up. She hugged Sun Baozhen and looked at the Old Madam, saying, "Old Madam, Baozhen must get upset by some unkindness in the Prince's Mansion. Or she would not become so impotent and even felt very frightened when she saw you."Old Madam Sun frowned and seemed to feel doubtful. She asked, "What have you experienced in the Prince's Mansion? You'd better tell me all." And
"You b*st*rd! You are Caidie?" Looking at her face that resembled Sun Baozhen, Old Madam Sun, who was leaning on a rosewood crutch with a dragon head carving, used its end as a weapon to poke Caidie's face. But the crutch was gripped by Leng Shuang who suddenly appeared."Old Madam Sun," Qin Yunuan walked towards her with a smile, "You had spent so much time to train Caidie, eager to make her look as much similar to Sun Baozhen as possible. I know that you have more alternates. The reason why Caidie could stay is that even you cannot tell them apart just by the appearance and facial expression. You take it as a success, but it can also be a danger."Old Madam Sun scolded in rage, "Caidie, have you forgotten who saved you from the brothel? We have raised you for so many years, how could you return kindness with ingratitude?""Sure, you had raised her. But you people of the Sun Family all take her as a substitute to Sun Baozhen. You never cared a
"My third younger cousin." Dou Meishuang drew back her neck, looking miserable."If you have nothing else to do here, please go." Qin Yunuan had her own way of seeing the guests off. "As for my Second Sister, I was helping her by not hurting her. Don't wade that muddy water.""If you refuse to clear up the misunderstanding with me, then I would..." Dou Meishuang shook her head cowardly, sighing to herself and then left.Leng Changxi had just come back from the Royal Court. He happened to see Dou Meishuang leaving the yard hurriedly. Dou Meishuang saw Leng Changxi at a glance, her eyes sparkled. But quickly, she adjusted her emotions. Her eyes were red, and she was covering her face with the veil. People who don't know would have thought that Qin Yunuan had bullied her. Leng Changxi frowned slightly and only glanced at Dou Meishuang before entering the house.Upon entering the room, Qin Yunuan ordered Ting Xue to serve the warm duck
On the next day, Qin Yunuan woke up early, and let Ting Xue and Xi'er dress her up. Her carriage was going slow along the alley. It was strange that Qin Yunuan woke up to find herself exceptionally tired. Ting Xue was serving Qin Yunuan in the carriage, rubbing her temple slowly. Xi'er was watching the outside on the side of the carriage.Qin Yunuan suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Xi'er, is it the last exam of the Imperial College today? Is Baochuan coming back in the evening?"There was no response outside. Qin Yunuan became suspicious, and she signaled to Ting Xue to lift up the carriage curtain for a tiny bit. However, the people outside seemed to have noticed immediately, and the carriage stopped immediately. She knew that something's wrong.But at the same time, Qin Yunuan knew that Leng Shuang had been leading some guards to protect her in the dark. She raised her voice, "Who is it? If you dare to attack my carriage, why don't
Sima Ray sneered, as he gripped Qin Yunuan's chin powerfully with his fingertips, forcing Qin Yunuan to look at him."Take your filthy hands off me." Qin Yunuan looked directly at Sima Ray. His eyes were filled with desire for power."No, I won't." Sima Ray smiled grimly and increased the force on his hands until his nails dented Qin Yunuan's chin. "Nuan, I know you don't like it. But it doesn't really matter as long as I like you. Your wisdom and cleverness make you the best candidate to be the empress of my empire.""Stop dreaming." Qin Yunuan spat in disdain.Sima Ray took a step back and slowly wiped off the spit on his face. He licked the spit in front of Qin Yunuan and put up an enjoying look, "It tastes so nice.""You're disgusting.""I am more disgusting than you think." Sima Ray strode forward and held Qin Yunuan's wrist, trying to drag Qin Yunuan to him. However, Qin Yunuan struggled hard and tri