Chapter 55: Shocking Change

The beginning of March should have been a good time of spring with warm breezes, lush grass and flying birds. But the Jiang Mansion, which was full of flowers and rich and elegant, was now like a severe winter, with cold everywhere.

Jiang Yuyan was still a little dazed when she was thrown at the gate of the Jiang Mansion with blood all over her face.

Her face was already numb from the pain, but she still had the mind to wonder how she had ended up in this situation?

It seemed that the emperor had invited her to the palace to study music. She stayed there until dark before the palace gates were locked. Somehow, the eunuch who was escorting her out of the palace was called back halfway, and someone else took her there. That person walked further and further away, and when she realized that she was going in the wrong direction, he had already passed out.

The drug was so powerful! She clearly felt the sharp pain of the blade cutting her flesh, but she couldn't open her eyes. She only vaguely heard the voice of Princess Baoyue and the muffled sound of her flesh being kicked...

“It hurts so much…”

Jiang Yuyan was crawling on the ground, her mind was confused by the pain, and she could hear the whispers of passers-by.

"Is this Mrs. Jiang?"

"God damn it, what kind of punishment is this!"

"Poor fairy-like person..."

“Tsk tsk tsk…”

The noise made her upset.

"lady!"

"Wanwan!"

A gust of wind passed by, and a moment later she fell into a warm embrace and completely lost consciousness...

Outside the east wing of the main courtyard of the Jiang Mansion, a group of people were kneeling.

"Shadow One, Shadow Two, what happened to the young lady?"

After learning that Jiang Yuyan was missing, Xie Jingyu rushed back to the capital at full speed, staying up all night. When he returned, he found Jiang Yuyan lying on the bed lifeless, with a bloody face. His eyes were red and bleeding, and his heart was trembling.

Shadow One and Shadow Two knelt on the ground with their hearts dead in despair. If they could be more alert and not wait foolishly like they did yesterday, perhaps the lady could still be saved…

Both of them were determined to die and told the truth.

"Yesterday at 5 pm, the young lady was ordered to go to the palace to study the music with His Majesty. We have been waiting outside the palace, but even when the emperor left the palace, Madam Yao did not come out. We asked the Lord Weiwei to inquire, but we received news from the palace that Madam Yao had already left the palace. We realized that something was wrong, so we hurried back to report the news and sent it to you.

After Mr. Xiao learned about it, he and I went to see the prince. The prince hurriedly took the sign and went into the palace, which alarmed His Majesty, who sent the imperial guards to search the palace all night but to no avail. It was only this morning that we found…"

Ying Yi and Ying Er couldn't continue.

"snort!"

Xie Jingyu was furious and smashed the eight-immortal table beside him with a palm.

"The palace is heavily guarded. Who else but those people would have the guts to do such a thing?"

His beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with coldness, "If anything happens to Wanwan, I won't forgive them!"

After that, he slowly turned to the two people kneeling, "You two failed to protect the master, and you are to blame for your death. End your lives now!"

"yes!"

Shadow One and Shadow Two clasped their fists with tears in their eyes, and were about to bid farewell to their master when the door to the room over there opened.

Xiao Yuanyan's face was sullen. "If you want to fight or kill me, don't do it in Jiang's house. Get out!"

Shadow One and Shadow Two looked at each other, lowered their heads, and retreated silently with tears in their eyes.

Xie Jingyu staggered a step into the room.

"Brother...how is Wanwan?"

Xiao Yuanyan's face was wooden. "The injuries on her body are not serious, but..." He could hardly bear to continue, "Her face was badly injured..."

"Wanwan..."

Xie Jingyu felt as if his feet were weighing a thousand pounds. He slowly walked to the bed and raised his hand to touch her, but was afraid of hurting her.

Qin Shangyu couldn't describe his feelings when he saw Jiang Yuyan outside the mansion this morning. He felt as if thousands of arrows were piercing his heart and he was falling into an ice cave. He stared blankly at Xiao Yuanjin carrying her back to the house, and then at the doctors and imperial physicians who came in waves.

How afraid of pain his Wanwan was! There were so many cuts on her face that there was not a single piece of healthy flesh. He really wanted to suffer for her! She had always been the one protecting him, but he couldn't protect her even once...

Qin Shangyu closed his eyes, and hot tears rolled down.

For a moment, the room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Only the strong smell of medicine could be smelled.

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"Mrs. Jiang was assassinated and severely injured. Her face was completely disfigured..."

In the imperial study, Emperor Sheng Yuan received the news from the Xiaolong Guards. He was horrified and could hardly believe it.

How could that girl with a charming smile and beautiful eyes be associated with the words "completely disfigured"? !

Such a major case is rarely heard of in Dayue Kingdom. "Investigate it for me! Investigate it thoroughly!" Emperor Sheng Yuan called Zheng Shaopu almost in anger.

"Your Majesty, Jiang Shuren's accident happened in the palace last night."

Zheng Shaopu ordered people to bring the two eunuchs' bodies from last night.

Emperor Sheng Yuan was stunned for a moment. As an emperor, he was very sensitive, but at this moment he felt dizzy and almost couldn't stand.

"You..." Emperor Sheng Yuan calmed himself down, pinched his brows and said in a deep voice: "Go and investigate privately, and come to the Imperial Study as soon as you get the results."

"His Majesty!"

The usually cold-blooded Dali Temple Shaoqing raised his voice and insisted, "The murderer was so bold that he abandoned Madam Jiang outside the house and let everyone watch. The whole city is shocked. If we don't give the people an explanation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince them!"

Emperor Sheng Yuan looked at his minister, who had always been obedient and refused to take sides, with a gloomy expression.

There was a moment of absolute silence in the imperial study, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing.

"Are you really trying to give the people an explanation?"

When the emperor's majestic and scrutinizing gaze passed by, Zheng Shaopu's heart skipped a beat and he fell to his knees, with cold sweat unconsciously rolling down his temples.

After a moment of stalemate, Emperor Sheng Yuan said slowly: "Go ahead, don't let me down!"

Zheng Shaopu walked out of the imperial study with heavy steps. Behind him, the emperor was instructing the eunuchs, "Let Imperial Doctor Lin treat Jiang Shuren, and then give Jiang Shuren the Jade Dew Cream in the palace..."

Thinking of the woman who was as bright as a pearl when he first met her, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, and a sarcastic arc appeared at the corner of his mouth.

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