Chapter 209: The truth of that year

Until her last breath, the fake Cui Jin stared at Chen Ningyuan in disbelief.

Obviously, she never thought that she would die so hastily.

After killing her with one knife, Yi Ge reached out to feel the fake Cui Jin's breath, and after making sure that she was dead, he turned and walked towards Chen Ningyuan.

"Miss, the person has been killed."

"Yes." Shen Ningyuan nodded, "Deal with the person."

Yi Ge didn't say a word. He walked over, picked up the fake Cui Jin's body, and walked out of the hall quietly.

"Wait."

Just as Yi Ge walked to the door, a low voice suddenly came from inside the hall.

Immediately afterwards, Luo Ziyuan walked out of the hall.

He smiled and asked, "Miss Shen, it's fine that you killed someone in Xie Wanzhou's bedroom, but are you planning to dump the body openly?"

Shen Ningyuan turned around and looked at Luo Ziyuan calmly. Instead of answering, she asked, "You were in there all the time?"

Luo Ziyuan nodded, the smile in his eyes became even more intense, "What else? If I wasn't here, how could I see such a wonderful show?"

From the time the fake Cui Jin entered the door to the time she was killed with a single blow, it took no more than half an incense stick of time.

This was the first time he had met a young lady from a noble family who did things so efficiently and effectively.

"Yuan'er, who is he?" Cui Jin approached Chen Ningyuan and asked in a low voice, "This is the first time I've seen such a handsome man."

After saying that, Cui Jin looked at Luo Ziyuan with a smile on her face, her eyes full of smiles.

Not bad, not bad. It would be a pity if such a handsome young man didn't become a prostitute.

When Shen Ningyuan saw Cui Jin's eyes, she instantly guessed what she was thinking.

Immediately, she whispered, "Mom, he is Xie Wanzhou's friend, don't even think about taking him to your Qingfeng Pavilion."

Cui Jin smiled awkwardly when Chen Ningyuan guessed what she was thinking.

"Oh, you discovered my little trick."

Shen Ningyuan couldn’t help but roll her eyes.

Both of his eye sockets are full of peach blossoms, how could she not notice it?

Shen Ningyuan restrained her expression and turned to look at Luo Ziyuan, “Even if Xie Wanzhou knew about what happened today, he wouldn’t say anything.”

"I know he won't say anything." Luo Ziyuan looked around, "There are more than one person who died in this broken palace."

"But are you sure you want your maid to dispose of the body so blatantly? If someone sees it, not only will you not be able to explain it, but Xie Wanzhou will also be involved in unnecessary trouble."

This fake Cui Jin is Xie Yumin’s person.

He didn't want Xie Yuming to set his eyes on this place.

"Then tell me, where did you dump the body?" Shen Ningyuan asked with a frown.

Luo Ziyuan glanced around and said in a muffled voice: "Tell your maid to follow me."

After saying that, without waiting for Shen Ningyuan's response, he turned around and walked into the hall.

Chen Ningyuan hesitated for only a moment and then gave Yi Ge a wink.

Yi Ge understood immediately and followed Luo Ziyuan carrying the corpse.

"Yuan'er, are we just going to let Yi Ge follow him like this?" Cui Jin asked worriedly.

Shen Ningyuan shook her head, “Mom, don’t worry, he won’t cheat us.”

If her guess was correct, there should be a secret passage or something in this hall.

Shen Ningyuan looked at Cui Jin, "Mom, let's go over there, the vegetarian banquet is about to begin."

Hearing this, Cui Jin stood there, motionless.

Shen Ningyuan frowned slightly, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Cui Jin looked at Chen Ningyuan hesitantly, "Yuan'er, can mother not go to the vegetarian banquet?"

"Hmm? Not going?"

Shen Ningyuan was surprised, "Mom, why don't you go?"

As soon as she asked, Shen Ningyuan realized something.

"Mother, are you afraid to meet Queen Mother Cui?" Shen Ningyuan asked.

Cui Jin immediately retorted: "Who said I don't dare to see her? Mother just doesn't want to see the face of that old witch!"

"Old... witch?"

Shen Ningyuan frowned and looked Cui Jin up and down.

Does my mother usually call her aunt like this?

"Yeah, she has a gloomy face all day long. What else could she be but an old witch?" Cui Jin said as a matter of course.

Seeing Cui Jin's resistance, Shen Ningyuan thought for a moment before slowly speaking.

"But mother, did you know that today's vegetarian banquet was specially held for you by the Queen Mother?"

"So what?" Cui Jin didn't care. "Which year did she come back without sending an invitation to the Shen family?"

“But mother, I’ve never been there once.” Shen Ningyuan said faintly.

Cui Jin stopped talking.

Indeed, she had never attended any palace banquet hosted by Queen Mother Cui, and always asked Song Yaner to go.

Because she knew that even if she didn't go, Queen Mother Cui would not do anything to her.

"Mother, at the palace banquet before, when my great aunt mentioned you to me, she seemed very sad." Shen Ningyuan hesitated.

"That's because she feels guilty." Cui Jin frowned. "At the beginning, when she heard that I would not marry the emperor and insisted on marrying your father, she cried and cursed, saying that if I married your father, she would break off relations with me and no longer recognize me as her niece."

When talking about the past, Cui Jin was filled with resentment.

"I fulfilled her wish. Over the years, no one in the entire capital knew about my relationship with her!"

"She regrets it now and wants to reconcile with me. Why should I listen to her?"

Seeing Cui Jin's angry look, Shen Ningyuan couldn't help but ask the question she had always wanted to ask.

"Mother, why did the Queen Mother stop you from marrying father?"