Chapter 363 When you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you

Xi Chang's mouth kept trembling, and he cried in a suppressed voice. He said, "It's not that I don't cooperate, but I don't know anything. Even if we find out, Chunpin is dead, and I...I am useless."

Finally, he added.

"What's the use of truth or not?"

Jiang Jing said, "This matter was indeed an impulsive decision made by the Emperor in his rage. However, you were framed. A man lives by his breath, a tree lives by its skin. Restoring your and Chunpin's innocence and bringing the perpetrators to justice—isn't that what you want in your heart?"

Xi Chang thought of Concubine Chun, the woman whose smile was as beautiful as a flower. He closed his eyes and asked, "Master Jiang is always bullied by the prince, but has he been punished?"

The eunuch clenched his hands tightly.

Is this something a newcomer like him can listen to?

It was raining heavily outside. Jiang Jing was worried that she would get wet, so he took off his coat, handed it to the eunuch, and said, "Give it to Master Jiu."

The young eunuch felt relieved, and he said, Lord Jiang is a very good man!

Jiang Jing sat on a wooden chair, his posture upright, as if he was alone in a high position.

He straightened his curled sleeves and said, "From a favored prince to an unfavored duke, I think he's already lost several lives. Next time, or the next time, without the honor and favor, his life will be the least valuable thing he has."

Xi Chang came back to his senses and fell off the bed.

Kneeling on the ground, curled up.

"Please ask Master Jiang to make the decision!"

Jiang Jing responded, opened the door, and let Jiusu in. Looking at her wet cuffs, his eyes were filled with heartache. He held her hand and transferred his internal energy to her.

When Xi Chang saw the person coming, he saluted again.

Jiusu raised his hand to let him stand up and asked, "Why are you and Chunpin there?"

"I don't know either..." Xi Chang recalled, his eyes lonely and filled with grief, "At that time, I was about to go to change shifts and was changing clothes. I don't know why I fainted. When I woke up, I found myself in bed with Chunpin and so many other people..."

This is indeed strange.

It seems that someone really framed someone.

Xi Chang took out a few strands of hair from his sleeve and handed them over. "This is what I found on that bed. I have been hiding it. Chunpin's hair is thin and soft. This hair is neither mine nor hers."

Jiusu wrapped her hair with a handkerchief.

"Thank you, this is very useful to us." Before leaving, she turned and asked, "Have you and Chunpin never met?"

Xi Chang pursed his lips and lowered his head, "I've seen it a few times."

Jiusu looked at him, "Chunpin's hair is so thin and soft, I'm afraid even the emperor doesn't know about it. Is it because you observe carefully, or do you have feelings for her?"

"I, I just saw that she was pretty, so I looked at her a few more times." Xi Chang was anxious, worried that it would have a bad influence on Concubine Chun again. "She doesn't know."

Jiusu asked, "Have you ever been caught while watching Chunpin?"

Xi Chang nodded hesitantly, "I'm not too sure either. After I came back to my senses, I saw the maidservant beside Princess Jin Cai."

“…”

Leave the lower room.

The sky has become completely overcast.

Looking at the body on the carriage, Jiusu said, "Ajing, Princess Jincai must be very worried about her maid. You send her body over. I will go to the Queen's Palace to borrow some people."

——

Pot after pot of water was boiled.

Xu Jincai didn't know how many times she had washed. Looking at the red areas on her body, she couldn't help but shed tears. She helplessly slapped the water that was flooding over her chest.

"Yuwenjie! I hate you so much!"

If a princess loses her innocence, she will have no face to live.

Xia Yan knocked on the door and said timidly, "Princess..."

"This princess doesn't want to see anyone. Let my mother go back first!" Xu Jincai scolded. She was very confused and annoyed why she let him control her and why she felt happy. She was obviously being forced.

Xia Yan said, "Princess, it's not the Imperial Concubine, it's Lord Jiang who's here."

Xu Jincai's eyes lit up: "Jiang Jing? Let him go to the front hall and wait for me."

Her eyes fell on the red marks on her body, and her mood instantly fell to the bottom. She had already lost her innocence, so was she still worthy of Jiang Jing? Suddenly, the image of Jiusu emerged in her mind.

Sinister and pathetic.

"That bitch has the nerve to follow Jiang Jing even though she's already married. Even if this princess has lost her innocence, she's still a daughter of a rich family."

She changed into a high-necked palace dress.

Slowly walked to the front hall door.

Looking at the man I've been thinking about, my heart feels particularly sad.

Xu Jincai said softly, "Mr. Jiang, I didn't expect you to come to see me."

"Princess." Jiang Jing bowed, "I'm here to return something to you."

Xu Jincai chuckled: "Between you and me, there is no such thing as not returning it, what's mine is yours..."

Jiang Jing interrupted her: "It's the body of the princess's maid."

Xu Jincai's face darkened, and the sweet words she wanted to say became extremely terrifying. She looked back in the direction Jiang Jing was looking, and saw that the yard was empty, but there was a wooden cart covered with a white cloth.

Blown by the wind, up and down.

"Is it... Chunlian?"

Jiang Jing's eyes were deep, and he said calmly, "Yes."

Xu Jincai's back was stiff and she couldn't help but quicken her breathing. Her whole body ached and she almost fell down due to her weak legs.

No, Jiang Jing is still here and we can’t let the secret show up.

She rushed into the rain and looked at the bodies in the car, which were already tortured beyond recognition. She suppressed her fear and choked with sobs, crying, "Chunlian, what's wrong with you? Don't be scared..."

Jiang Jing approached.

"I didn't expect the princess to be so kind to her maidservant," he said. "The coroner's examination revealed that she had suffered torture. I have ordered a palace-wide search for Concubine Chun's body, and we already have a rough idea of ​​who killed her. I'm sure we'll have news soon."

Xu Jincai's crying suddenly stopped. She asked, "Master Jiang, can you not investigate this matter?"

Jiang Jing turned around.

The woman's sleeves were thin and soaked with rain. He saw the marks on her arms and knew what was going on.

"cannot."

For a long time, the man's cold voice continued to echo in his mind.

Xu Jincai fell in the rain, covering her face and crying bitterly.

Xia Yan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Princess, you are injured, please don't get wet in the rain. If there is anything, I will accompany you to find a solution."

"What else can we do? If they find Chunpin's body, this princess will be finished." Xu Jincai was heartbroken. When the maid reminded her in her ear, she suddenly opened her eyes, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Yes, you are right."

She was helped up.

Returning to the palace, I was still feeling scared.

Xu Jincai looked at the maid in black, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Xia Yan, whether this princess can survive depends entirely on you."

Xia Yan hid the dagger in her boot and knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "I will never betray the princess's trust. Please wait here for good news from me."

That's why they are so arrogant.

Naturally, they left the harem after knowing that the palace gates were closed.

Walking on the narrow road, there was nothing around except the sound of heavy rain. It was terrifyingly quiet.

Xia Yan stopped and looked back with a cold look.

Look into the depths of darkness.

"who!?"

Xi Chang's mouth kept trembling, and he cried in a suppressed voice. He said, "It's not that I don't cooperate, but I don't know anything. Even if we find out, Chunpin is dead, and I...I am useless."

Finally, he added.

"What's the use of truth or not?"

Jiang Jing said, "This matter was indeed an impulsive decision made by the Emperor in his rage. However, you were framed. A man lives by his breath, a tree lives by its skin. Restoring your and Chunpin's innocence and bringing the perpetrators to justice—isn't that what you want in your heart?"

Xi Chang thought of Concubine Chun, the woman whose smile was as beautiful as a flower. He closed his eyes and asked, "Master Jiang is always bullied by the prince, but has he been punished?"

The eunuch clenched his hands tightly.

Is this something a newcomer like him can listen to?

It was raining heavily outside. Jiang Jing was worried that she would get wet, so he took off his coat, handed it to the eunuch, and said, "Give it to Master Jiu."

The young eunuch felt relieved, and he said, Lord Jiang is a very good man!

Jiang Jing sat on a wooden chair, his posture upright, as if he was alone in a high position.

He straightened his curled sleeves and said, "From a favored prince to an unfavored duke, I think he's already lost several lives. Next time, or the next time, without the honor and favor, his life will be the least valuable thing he has."

Xi Chang came back to his senses and fell off the bed.

Kneeling on the ground, curled up.

"Please ask Master Jiang to make the decision!"

Jiang Jing responded, opened the door, and let Jiusu in. Looking at her wet cuffs, his eyes were filled with heartache. He held her hand and transferred his internal energy to her.

When Xi Chang saw the person coming, he saluted again.

Jiusu raised his hand to let him stand up and asked, "Why are you and Chunpin there?"

"I don't know either..." Xi Chang recalled, his eyes lonely and filled with grief, "At that time, I was about to go to change shifts and was changing clothes. I don't know why I fainted. When I woke up, I found myself in bed with Chunpin and so many other people..."

This is indeed strange.

It seems that someone really framed someone.

Xi Chang took out a few strands of hair from his sleeve and handed them over. "This is what I found on that bed. I have been hiding it. Chunpin's hair is thin and soft. This hair is neither mine nor hers."

Jiusu wrapped her hair with a handkerchief.

"Thank you, this is very useful to us." Before leaving, she turned and asked, "Have you and Chunpin never met?"

Xi Chang pursed his lips and lowered his head, "I've seen it a few times."

Jiusu looked at him, "Chunpin's hair is so thin and soft, I'm afraid even the emperor doesn't know about it. Is it because you observe carefully, or do you have feelings for her?"

"I, I just saw that she was pretty, so I looked at her a few more times." Xi Chang was anxious, worried that it would have a bad influence on Concubine Chun again. "She doesn't know."

Jiusu asked, "Have you ever been caught while watching Chunpin?"

Xi Chang nodded hesitantly, "I'm not too sure either. After I came back to my senses, I saw the maidservant beside Princess Jin Cai."

“…”

Leave the lower room.

The sky has become completely overcast.

Looking at the body on the carriage, Jiusu said, "Ajing, Princess Jincai must be very worried about her maid. You send her body over. I will go to the Queen's Palace to borrow some people."

——

Pot after pot of water was boiled.

Xu Jincai didn't know how many times she had washed. Looking at the red areas on her body, she couldn't help but shed tears. She helplessly slapped the water that was flooding over her chest.

"Yuwenjie! I hate you so much!"

If a princess loses her innocence, she will have no face to live.

Xia Yan knocked on the door and said timidly, "Princess..."

"This princess doesn't want to see anyone. Let my mother go back first!" Xu Jincai scolded. She was very confused and annoyed why she let him control her and why she felt happy. She was obviously being forced.

Xia Yan said, "Princess, it's not the Imperial Concubine, it's Lord Jiang who's here."

Xu Jincai's eyes lit up: "Jiang Jing? Let him go to the front hall and wait for me."

Her eyes fell on the red marks on her body, and her mood instantly fell to the bottom. She had already lost her innocence, so was she still worthy of Jiang Jing? Suddenly, the image of Jiusu emerged in her mind.

Sinister and pathetic.

"That bitch has the nerve to follow Jiang Jing even though she's already married. Even if this princess has lost her innocence, she's still a daughter of a rich family."

She changed into a high-necked palace dress.

Slowly walked to the front hall door.

Looking at the man I've been thinking about, my heart feels particularly sad.

Xu Jincai said softly, "Mr. Jiang, I didn't expect you to come to see me."

"Princess." Jiang Jing bowed, "I'm here to return something to you."

Xu Jincai chuckled: "Between you and me, there is no such thing as not returning it, what's mine is yours..."

Jiang Jing interrupted her: "It's the body of the princess's maid."

Xu Jincai's face darkened, and the sweet words she wanted to say became extremely terrifying. She looked back in the direction Jiang Jing was looking, and saw that the yard was empty, but there was a wooden cart covered with a white cloth.

Blown by the wind, up and down.

"Is it... Chunlian?"

Jiang Jing's eyes were deep, and he said calmly, "Yes."

Xu Jincai's back was stiff and she couldn't help but quicken her breathing. Her whole body ached and she almost fell down due to her weak legs.

No, Jiang Jing is still here and we can’t let the secret show up.

She rushed into the rain and looked at the bodies in the car, which were already tortured beyond recognition. She suppressed her fear and choked with sobs, crying, "Chunlian, what's wrong with you? Don't be scared..."

Jiang Jing approached.

"I didn't expect the princess to be so kind to her maidservant," he said. "The coroner's examination revealed that she had suffered torture. I have ordered a palace-wide search for Concubine Chun's body, and we already have a rough idea of ​​who killed her. I'm sure we'll have news soon."

Xu Jincai's crying suddenly stopped. She asked, "Master Jiang, can you not investigate this matter?"

Jiang Jing turned around.

The woman's sleeves were thin and soaked with rain. He saw the marks on her arms and knew what was going on.

"cannot."

For a long time, the man's cold voice continued to echo in his mind.

Xu Jincai fell in the rain, covering her face and crying bitterly.

Xia Yan knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Princess, you are injured, please don't get wet in the rain. If there is anything, I will accompany you to find a solution."

"What else can we do? If they find Chunpin's body, this princess will be finished." Xu Jincai was heartbroken. When the maid reminded her in her ear, she suddenly opened her eyes, as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Yes, you are right."

She was helped up.

Returning to the palace, I was still feeling scared.

Xu Jincai looked at the maid in black, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Xia Yan, whether this princess can survive depends entirely on you."

Xia Yan hid the dagger in her boot and knelt on the ground, kowtowed: "I will never betray the princess's trust. Please wait here for good news from me."

That's why they are so arrogant.

Naturally, they left the harem after knowing that the palace gates were closed.

Walking on the narrow road, there was nothing around except the sound of heavy rain. It was terrifyingly quiet.

Xia Yan stopped and looked back with a cold look.

Look into the depths of darkness.

"who!?"