“Qiuyue is the concubine’s personal maid and knows her mistress very well. Can she really be fooled like this?” Sang Qian was skeptical. Perhaps the other party just wanted to see her change clothes.

"She was already feeling guilty, and on top of that, it's the seventh night after her death. She's already suspicious, and when she saw you come out of the coffin, she was probably scared out of her wits. How could she dare to stare at you carefully and try to figure things out?" Zu'an didn't tell her the purpose of Pinru's wardrobe, but explained it in a way that she could understand.

Sang Qian nodded; that did indeed offer some hope.

"Then turn around and don't peek!" Sang Qian was also very annoyed. She had really gotten herself on his pirate ship tonight. He brought her here on purpose, probably with this in mind from the beginning.

After she was ready, Zu An hid in a corner and flicked his finger to release Qiu Yue's pressure points.

When she slowly woke up, she felt an inexplicable chill around her. A gust of cold wind blew by, and the candlelight in the mourning hall flickered. She unconsciously hugged her arms and rubbed them vigorously, trying to warm herself up.

"Autumn Moon~"

Just then, a faint, ethereal voice suddenly came from the mourning hall.

Qiuyue's eyes widened in surprise: "???"

She looked around but couldn't see anything, so she quickly nudged her companion who was not far away: "Did you hear anything?"

Unfortunately, his companions were sleeping like logs and couldn't be woken up no matter how much he tried.

"Autumn Moon~"

The eerie shouts came again, making Qiu Yue even more uneasy. She hurriedly kowtowed to the air around her, saying, "Your Majesty, is that you? Today is the night of the soul's return. May you eat and drink well and have a safe journey."

It was a woman's voice, though it didn't quite sound like the concubine's. But at that moment, she was terrified and had no time to distinguish, and besides, it was perfectly normal for the concubine's voice to change as she had become a ghost.

Just then, a clicking sound came from inside the coffin. Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up in alarm, only to see the coffin lid in the center slowly being pushed open.

"Your Highness, Consort..." Qiu Yue felt like her scalp was about to explode. She wanted to call out for help, but when she opened her mouth, she could hardly make a sound. She wanted to run away, but her whole body was limp and she couldn't move much even after crawling for a long time.

Zu An, who was hiding in the shadows, smiled. He hadn't expected her to be so easily frightened. It seemed he didn't need to take action.

The coffin lid was pushed halfway down before finally stopping. Qiuyue looked up fearfully and saw a woman slowly sit up from the coffin.

The other person was wearing the clothes that the princess loved most. Although her hair was disheveled and her face was not clearly visible, how could the concubine's personal maid not recognize her?

"I died so tragically..." The woman slowly crawled out of the coffin and approached Qiuyue step by step.

Zuan almost burst out laughing. Sang Qian's acting skills are really amazing. I didn't even teach her how to act, but she actually figured it out on her own. She even messed up her hair to cover her face. Who wouldn't love such a reliable teammate?

Actually, she didn't need to cover her face, because now, under the influence of Pinru's wardrobe, she was the concubine in Qiuyue's eyes.

"Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with me, it has nothing to do with me!" Qiu Yue tried desperately to move backward, but her whole body was too weak with fear, and after moving for a long time she could only move a few feet. All she could do was keep kowtowing, tears streaming down her face.

Sang Qian was also a little surprised. Why was this guy so scared? Was my acting really that good?

However, she reacted quickly and immediately seized the opportunity to get information out of him: "You're the one who killed me."

"It wasn't me! When I informed King Qi, I didn't know he would kill you! Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me!" Qiu Yue hurriedly cried out in protest.

Zuan and Sang Qian were both shocked, never expecting that the murderer was actually King Qi!

Without needing Zuan's reminder, Sang Qian immediately sought to find out why King Qi had killed her.

As Qiu Yue stammered through her account, the two finally understood what had happened that day. It turned out that on the day of the incident, Qi Wang's concubine dressed up carefully, seemingly because she hadn't seen Qi Wang for a long time and wanted to go see him. She went without anyone else.

As a result, the maid accidentally bumped into Prince Qi in the courtyard and happily told her mistress that she had gone to find him. Prince Qi's expression immediately changed, and he hurriedly left upon hearing this.

Unexpectedly, the concubine had an accident that very night. She was terrified, but having grown up in the royal palace, she was also very clever and dared not make a fuss about it. No matter who asked, she acted as if she knew nothing, which is how she survived until now.

Besides the concubine returning to claim her life, her biggest worry right now is that Prince Qi will silence her. However, Prince Qi hasn't taken any action these days, which has put her at ease.

Zu An knocked Qiu Yue unconscious and said in a deep voice, "A concubine just died. If her personal maid dies immediately, everyone will be suspicious. So Prince Qi probably plans to silence her after the storm has passed."

Sang Qian nodded in agreement: "But from her words, we can't figure out why Prince Qi would kill his concubine. As far as I know, this concubine is young and beautiful. Since she entered the manor a few years ago, she has always been favored by Prince Qi. Why would he kill her for no reason?"

Zuan recalled the woman's appearance in the coffin; she was indeed very beautiful, at least much prettier than the Queen Consort of Qi, and also had the advantage of being young.

His expression was extremely strange: "Could it be that the concubine is secretly having an affair?"

After much thought, this is probably the only reason that could make a man who dotes on her so cruelly decide to kill her.

“That is indeed the most likely scenario,” Sang Qian said, her face slightly flushed. “But who would dare to touch the King of Qi’s woman?”

Zu'an's expression was also somewhat unnatural. He thought to himself, "I even touched the emperor's woman. What does that mean?"

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