mtl008 Chapter 194 Guessing the Truth
Chapter 194 Guessing the Truth
Nanny Jin fell to her knees with a plop, "Princess, please understand. I don't know any cousin from the Shangshu Mansion. Although I have been serving in the princess's courtyard, the princess always takes Chuntao and the others with her when she leaves the house.
I am old, so how can I talk to someone of the princess' age?"
With just a few words, Nanny Jin pushed all the blame onto Chuntao and the others. Her words implied that she was old and not liked by the princess, who usually preferred the maids of her age.
Chuntao and a few others glared at Nanny Jin angrily. She loved to take advantage of her seniority and had often bullied others by relying on her status as the princess's wet nurse when she was in the courtyard. But now she was busy distancing herself from her.
Everyone understood what she meant by saying this. She just wanted to put the blame for the inadequate protection and care on them.
Her little trick could not be hidden from Chuntao and the other three, and naturally could not be hidden from the old King Kang and his wife. But now was not the time to worry about it, as their fate had already been determined.
"Are you sure you haven't heard of Jiang Jingshi's name?" The old princess stared at her dimly.
Nanny Jin shuddered and tried to recall her previous memories, but she couldn't think of anything. "I really have never heard of Jiang Jingshi's name."
Hearing her affirmative answer, the old princess looked away from her, "What about you four? Have you ever heard of this name?"
Chuntao and the others had started thinking about it since the old princess asked Nanny Jin, but no matter how much they thought about it, they still had no impression of this name.
Chun Tao: "In reply to the princess's words, I have never heard of them."
Xia Qing: "I haven't heard of it either."
Qiu Lu: "So do I."
Dong Shuang: "I have never heard of the name Jiang Jingshi, but..."
"But what?" The old princess's cloudy eyes lit up and she suddenly looked at Dong Shuang.
Upon hearing this, other people in the yard also looked at Dong Shuang.
Dong Shuang shrank back at the enthusiastic looks from everyone, and then whispered, "I just heard from the prince that this Jiang Jingshi is the cousin of the Minister of Revenue's mansion, and the princess mentioned the eldest daughter of the Minister of Revenue's mansion before."
"Miss?" The old princess frowned. What is her relationship with Jiang Jingshi?
Old King Kang: "Are you talking about Liu Yanran?"
"Your Highness, it is her." Qiu Shuang replied.
In fact, it stands to reason that old King Kang should not know Liu Yanran, after all, there is a generation difference between them. But Liu Yanran is the most talented woman in the capital, and everyone knows her famous name. He has heard her name many times.
"Is it him?" The old princess naturally knew her. She had seen her several times at previous banquets. She was indeed a dignified, beautiful and talented woman, but in her eyes, her own granddaughter was better.
However, even so, she couldn't say with a clear conscience that she didn't deserve the title of the most talented woman in the capital.
However, Le Yang was very dissatisfied with her being the "No. 1 in Beijing" and often complained to him.
Thinking of Liu Yanran's relationship with Jiang Jingshi, an idea seemed to flash through the old princess' mind, but this idea disappeared so quickly that it disappeared before she could react.
"What did the princess say?" the old princess asked.
Dong Shuang would not hide it, "Replying to the princess, the princess has never liked Miss Liu, but she only complained privately before, saying that Miss Liu was fake and that her title of "the best in the capital" was undeserved.
But one day some time ago, when I was dressing the princess, she looked at herself in the mirror, suddenly smiled, and said, "I really should let those who say she is dignified and polite see what kind of person she is."
The princess looked very happy at the time, so I asked who she was talking about. Unexpectedly, the princess suddenly laughed, and she stopped laughing until tears came out of her eyes. Then she looked at herself in the mirror happily and said, "Of course it's the dignified, polite, pure and innocent Liu Yanran, Miss Liu."
Later, I also heard the princess mention this Miss Liu, but her tone was mostly mocking. However, every time she mentioned her, the princess would be very happy. "
Chuntao, Xiaqing, Qiulu and Dongshuang were all maids serving Zi Leyang. Dongshuang had heard it, and the other three had naturally heard it too, but they had not thought of Liu Yanran. Now after hearing her words, they suddenly remembered that the princess had indeed mentioned this Miss Liu before.
Or it could be said that Miss Liu has always been in the princess's mind, but at first the princess mentioned her mostly with resentment and envy, and later she mostly mocked and despised her.
They were unaware of the change, and the princess's excessive affection for Miss Liu seemed to have happened suddenly.
After Dong Shuang finished speaking, Chun Tao, Xia Qing, Qiu Lu and others also told the old princess and the others what they knew.
After hearing this, the old Prince Kang and the old princess both felt that this was it. Le Yang's attitude towards Liu Yanran changed too quickly. Something must have happened. But what exactly happened?
The old princess suddenly paused, as if she had thought of something. Could it be like that?
Old King Kang was the first to notice that something was wrong with his wife, "But what did you think of?"
The old princess looked at him and said to the guards behind him, "Go find someone to check whether Liu Yanran has had an affair with Jiang Jingshi."
"What?" This answer was obviously beyond King Kang's expectation.
"What are you standing there for? Go quickly!" The old princess urged, frowning.
The guard first glanced at his own prince, and seeing that the prince did not refuse, he took the task and went to handle it.
After the guards left, the old princess turned her attention to the old King Kang, "It's just speculation now."
The old princess clenched the handkerchief in her hand. Although she said so, in her heart she felt that the truth was probably 80% what she thought.
But she didn't want the truth to be as she thought, because if so, her Le Yang's death would be too unfair. The old princess' eyes sank. If that was the case, what was Le Yang's death? Was it her own fault?
She knew her granddaughter. If the truth of the matter was really as she guessed, and Le Yang did not expose them at the first time, then she must have threatened her with coercion, and it would not be difficult to guess what happened next.
The old princess closed her eyes, then opened them again. Her eyes were as calm as the sea. Although calm, there were raging storms inside. No matter what, she would let anyone who dared to hurt her granddaughter go. They should go underground and confess to her Le Yang.
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Jingzhao Prefecture, prison.
Jingzhao Yin looked at Jiang Jingshi who was tied to the wooden frame and walked up to him with a whip.
"Jiang Jingshi, right? I'll give you one chance. As long as you tell me everything truthfully, I'll spare you the pain."
Jiang Jingshi looked at the various torture instruments hanging on the wall and on the table, and his face turned pale with fear. "I, I don't know what you are saying."
"Really?"
Jingzhao Yin laughed.