“The two maids said they would let me escape on purpose and then kill me outside. Then they can just blame my death on me...since I...I run away first!” Ming Xian’er bent over while wailing and trembling. Seeing Ji Youran walking outside, she moved closer to her on her knees. She then touched the ground with her forehead heavily several times.Ming Xian’er looked so pitiful with tears on her face and messy hair clinging to her forehead as she knelt on the ground. While the two women both acted feebly, Ji Youran surely couldn’t compete against a performer like her. Ming Xian’er hadn’t had any food since yesterday and wore the just-washed mourning clothes that were still wet. Purposefully, she made herself seem as messy as possible and knocked her forehead heavily on the ground so that everyone around her could hear it. She was sure her forehead must look red and swollen right now, and people would believe her sincerity in asking for forgiveness at on

Soon after, Yue Wenhan came back. He came in and sat down on a chair quietly with a sullen face.“Cousin, did you find out anything?” Qu Moying raised her eyes to look at him and asked, feeling a bit nervous. The two maids they were investigating were Wei Yu and Xie Feng, and Xie Feng was the one who took her to the Linyuan Pavilion on the night she died.“The Crown Princess brought two private maids with her when she married into the Eastern Palace. One of them went missing on the wedding night when assassins sneaked into the Eastern Palace and caused chaos. No one knows if she is still alive. The other one had been helping Princess Ji take care of the Crown Princess. After the Crown Princess passed away, she said she was willing to work for Princess Ji,” Yue Wenhan said in a flat voice.“Which one went missing?” His words made Qu Moying feel unsettled. She didn’t even notice her voice was trembling.“The one called Wei Yu.

“Cousin, did you notice anything wrong?” After Yue Wenhan left the side yard with Qu Moying, he immediately asked, feeling suspicious.It was not only about Qu Moying’s attitude but also everyone from the Ji Family’s reaction.He once visited the Earl Ling’an’s Mansion before. At that time, the Second Master of the Ji Family received him, saying that Earl Ling’an was severely sick and couldn’t get off the bed to meet guests. He didn’t find anything weird by then.At this moment, Yue Wenhan still had no idea that Ji Yongming, Earl Ling’an, had lost his life long ago.“I don’t know. I just have this weird feeling. Even if Cousin Yanyue really died of sickness, they at least had to announce it. If they didn’t want to affect the Crown Prince’s wedding, they could just keep a low profile about it. But instead, they chose to hide a person’s death from everyone like this. Moreover, it is a noble lady’s death. What if it was a maid?

Since Qu Moying didn’t seem to agree, Ji Youran had to hold back her rage and stop forcing her. With that faked smile, she asked more about daily life in the Qu’s Mansion, especially expressing her anger toward Second Madam Qu while saying that she would help Qu Moying show them justice.When it came to Yu, Ji Youran indeed was irritated by her.She didn’t care if Yu wanted to scheme her step-daughter or not, but when Ji Youran herself was involved, that became a different story.Her old wound almost healed before, but now it worsened and kept hurting. The Imperial Doctor said it wouldn’t recover soon and could fester. Consequently, the scar would get bigger and harder to entirely remove.Thinking of her wound, Ji Youran wished she could kill everyone in the Qu Family.However, with the Crown Prince sitting behind, she needed to hold her temper and patiently build a good relationship with Fourth Lady Qu. Suppres

“Concubine Yu, why do you always want to give the Fourth Lady trouble? The Fourth Lady has nothing to do with you becoming Young Master Yongning’s concubine. You made her lose her engagement already. Why can’t you just give her a break? What on earth do you want from the Fourth Lady?” Yu Dong let go of Yu Qingmeng’s hand and stood before Qu Moying, showing his loyalty as a maid.“I...I didn’t mean to...” Yu Qingmeng panicked as she didn’t expect things to become like this. Her plan was totally ruined because Yu Dong grabbed her hand tightly to stop her from kneeling.“Concubine Yu, I know you and Young Master Yongning love each other. As you wished, you finally married the person you like. The position of a concubine may not be satisfying for you. Still, it has nothing to do with the Fourth Lady anymore. Even if you want to vent your displease on someone, you should go to Second Lady Duan’s place. Why do you have to target the Fourth Lady?”