Black Lotus Concubine's Case-solving Notes

"Besides, Zhao'er doesn't have the guts to disrespect Sixth Brother! Mother keeps saying that it was me who caused Sixth Brother to become like this, but where is the evidence?"

"It was obviously Sixth Brother who insisted on fighting with that guard! Zhao'er even kept trying to persuade Sixth Brother, saying that swords have no eyes and might hurt him! But Brother didn't listen and pushed me hard, almost making me fall. Everyone in the guard camp was there at the time, and they can all testify for Zhao'er! Nanny Zhou was there too! She can also testify!"

The eyes of Mrs. Meng, Xie Qian and the old lady were instantly focused on Nanny Zhou.

Nanny Zhou fell to her knees with a thud.

"I was indeed there at the time..." Nanny Zhou was so frightened that her legs were shaking. Now that the Sixth Young Master was disabled, she would get into trouble if she was not careful. She immediately followed Feng Jia's words and said, "I did hear Ninth Miss persuading the Sixth Young Master! I also tried to persuade her, but no matter how hard we tried, the Sixth Young Master still wouldn't listen. It was as if he was bewitched by something and insisted on fighting! We couldn't stop him, so the Sixth Young Master... I deserve to die! If I knew the outcome would be like this, I would stop the Sixth Young Master at the risk of my life!"

Nanny Zhou was a shrewd person. With just a few words, she cleared both herself and Feng Jia of all blame and told everyone clearly that it was Xie Siyan's own stubbornness that led to the tragedy.

Feng Jia continued, "Mother, even if you don't believe me, you have to believe what Madam Zhou said! Besides, when Sixth Brother was injured, there were so many guards watching, how could I do anything? I am innocent!"

"It's you! There's no one else but you!" Meng knew that it must be Xie Lanzhao who did it. Although she couldn't find evidence now, her intuition told her that it must be him.

"I'll tear your mouth apart! See if you dare to quibble!"

"Enough, enough!" Xie Qian, who had been exhausted by the drought in Yangcheng in the morning court, felt extremely irritated. He slapped the table and said to Meng: "It's fine to yell in the court! Now you are still shouting for war and killing. Look at yourself. How can you be the legitimate mother of the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"Didn't you hear what they said just now? This whole thing is just your son's own competitiveness and aggressiveness! You usually neglect to discipline him, and now you cut off his arm, it's what you deserve!"

Meng cried out in grief: "Husband! How can you say that about Yan'er! He is your legitimate son!"

Xie Qian waved his hands in annoyance: "Help the Madam down to rest! No one is allowed to visit without my order!"

Meng was taken away, and her cries became farther and farther away.

Xie Qian once again set his gaze on the girl in green who was kneeling upright in the corner.

He had doubted this Ninth Girl about this matter.

In fact, when he heard that Jiu Yatou was there when the accident happened, he sent people to investigate, but the result of the investigation was exactly the same as what Jiu Yatou had just said.

If one can be bribed, and two can be bribed, can all the guards in the yard be bribed by her?

Moreover, the guards also told him that from beginning to end, Jiu Yatou had not even had any contact with Yan'er, so how could she have done anything?

Xie Qian's mind was in a mess. At this moment, the little maid Chunmei rushed in in a panic.

"Oh no! Something terrible has happened! The Tenth Miss is missing!"

The old lady Musk, who was spinning the Buddhist beads, paused.

Xie Qian's already frowned brows became even tighter.

The third wife, who was watching the fun with a smile on her face, suddenly stood up.

Feng Jia, who was kneeling on the side with her head down, seemed to have heard nothing.

……

She wants to see the princess.

This is her last chance to move up in her life.

On the other hand, Xie Changrong held on to this belief. Even though her fingers were cut by blades, her gorgeous clothes were torn by stones on the roadside, and her toes were covered with blisters, she did not give up.

He dodged the servants of Xie's mansion and ran all the way, finally arriving at the princess's mansion in the middle of the night.

The princess's mansion is majestic, with majestic palace guards guarding on both sides.

Xie Changrong ran over, pulled out the only hairpin in her hair, and pleaded with a guard, "I am the tenth lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion. I want to see the princess. Big brother, please help me pass the message!"

"Are you the girl from the Prime Minister's Mansion?" The guard looked at her.

"That's right, Prime Minister Xie is my uncle, and my father is Xie Li, the Minister of Works!"

"If you were the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion..." After a pause, the guard burst out laughing, "Then I would be the son of the Jade Emperor!"

"Look at your dishevelled appearance. You must be a beggar from the east end. How dare you pretend to be a girl from the Prime Minister's Mansion to meet my princess? Get lost!"

Xie Changrong was pushed by him and her left leg hit the ground, scraping a large piece of skin. She cried in pain.

"Brother Guard! I am really the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"I told you I'm the son of the Jade Emperor! If you don't get out of here, I'll whip you to death!"

Xie Changrong shrank back in fear, muttering to herself, "My uncle is Xie Qian. I didn't lie to you, and I didn't lie to the princess..." The guards' wild laughter was still ringing in her ears, and waves of pain came from her knees. Xie Changrong felt her eyes begin to blur, and all the grievances she had suffered in the past few days burst out at this moment.

"I really didn't lie to you. I want to see the princess. Let me see the princess!"

Xie Changrong struggled to stand up, stumbling forward. The guards had lost interest and were about to beat her with sticks when they heard a voice.

"Who is making so much noise over there? They are disturbing the phoenix carriage!"

It was the voice of Eunuch Yun.

Xie Changrong's eyes sparkled with hope. She immediately knelt down and shouted, "Your servant Xie Changrong pays respect to Her Royal Highness the Princess. May the Princess be safe and sound!"

"Stop."

The phoenix-luan carriage slowly stopped.

Princess Pyeongchang lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, glanced around, and finally fixed her eyes on the figure crawling on the ground.

"Tenth sister, what are you doing in the princess's mansion so late at night?" There was no warmth in Princess Pingchang's voice.

She had no good feelings towards the entire Xie family, especially the person in front of her who had offended her before. Princess Pingchang hated her to the extreme.

"I have come specially to see Your Highness! I have also come specially to explain to the princess!" Xie Changrong kowtowed again and again. She did not have the arrogance of a daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion at all. She was almost humble.

"I know I was wrong! I didn't know that Feng had worn that dress! I was framed!"

Princess Pingchang snorted coldly.

If he did it intentionally, he would be a fool. If he was framed unintentionally, he would be a fool!

She was worried that she wouldn't be able to find an opportunity to settle the score after he offended her last time, but she didn't expect that he would come to her on his own initiative.

This Xie Changrong is simply looking for death!

"Who asked you to come? Your father or Prime Minister Xie?" Princess Pingchang stroked her finger guard and said.

Xie Changrong said: "Neither, I came here on my own! They locked me up at home, so I couldn't find a chance to apologize to the princess!"

"So you ran away secretly?"

Xie Changrong nodded.

After a while, Princess Pyeongchang seemed to be confirming something: "You came to see me, and no one knew?"

Xie Changrong quickly expressed herself, "It took me a lot of effort to sneak out. None of them knew I was here. Princess, I sincerely want to apologize to you! Please forgive me!"

Princess Pingchang and Eunuch Yun looked at each other with a smile in their eyes.