Chapter 341 Force Her to Admit

The woman's pupils suddenly shrank and she stepped back subconsciously.

But she soon regained her composure, with a look of respect and bewilderment on her face, and saluted, "I, a commoner, greet the princess."

"A common woman?"

Qing Wu looked her up and down. "Yuepin has lived a comfortable life these past few years and has even forgotten her own identity."

"I don't know who the queen the princess is talking about, but I am definitely not the queen the princess is talking about. My surname is Zhong and my given name is Li."

Qing Wu raised her hand, and the sedan chair stopped. The person leaning against the chair slowly got out and walked up to the woman. "You don't know who Yuepin is, but you recognize me."

"I had the good fortune to see the princess once on the street. I was astonished by her beauty and was deeply impressed."

It was a good excuse, and I also praised her at the same time.

Qing Wu, however, did not appreciate it and suddenly shouted angrily, "How dare you, Zhong Li, to seduce my concubine and buy a house for you and keep you here."

The woman was shocked, "Princess, I am innocent!"

"Whether it's unfair or not, just go in and search."

Liang Yongan would of course leave some guards in the house to keep such a beloved child here, but Qingwu came prepared, and those people were no match for the guards and lovers in the princess's mansion.

After a while, all the servants in the house were tied up in the yard, and the gate was open. With such a big scene like Qingwu, there were already many people gathered outside the gate.

She was not afraid that Liang Yongan's men were hiding nearby, so she ran to inform him and took the woman to wait in the yard.

The guards of the princess's mansion rushed in and found no man, but they did find many valuable items in the house, many of which were treasures with the palace's mark.

Qing Wu sneered, "Not only did he seduce my concubine, but he also encouraged him to steal so many things from me. He truly deserves death."

When she was in the palace, Concubine Yue was a money-loving person. Her brother the emperor was kind, and after the death of the previous emperor, he did not take away the property of the concubines.

After receiving Rongyu's report, she guessed that Yuepin, who loved money so much, would try to bring out her belongings even if she had to flee for her life.

At first, when Qingwu falsely accused her of having an affair with the princess's lover, she was just shocked. But when those things were brought out, she was terrified and hurriedly explained, "I don't have any of them. I don't know the princess's lover. These things are all mine."

"You still refuse to admit it. How can a commoner like you possess something from the palace?"

Qingwu was no less shocked than Yuepin.

After getting a clue from Wei Qingyan, she asked people to keep a close eye on Liang Yongan and also sent people to the palace where the concubines were practicing.

It so happened that the palace manager had received her favor before, and he described the events before and after Yuepin's death in detail, and there were indeed some abnormalities.

Just as she was about to investigate further, she learned that Liang Yongan had gone out, so Rongyu followed him personally.

Everyone in the capital knew that Liang Yong'an had a mistress many years after his wife's death. The mistress also gave birth to a pair of children for him. Both the children were sent to the marquis's mansion when they were born, but she was unwilling to marry into the marquis's family, which inevitably aroused people's curiosity.

Lian Qingwu was also curious about it, so she had to ask about it. She learned that the concubine was originally the wife of a scholar named Zhong Li, who came to Beijing with the scholar to take the imperial examination.

But the scholar had a short life and died of illness just after arriving in the capital. Zhong Li had to take her husband's body back to his hometown. When she was bullied by thugs on the way, she was rescued by Liang Yongan, and they had physical contact and became his woman.

But Zhong Li knew that she could not become the second wife of the Marquis with her status. Instead of being taken into the mansion as a concubine by Liang Yongan, it would be better for her to stay outside and live more freely.

At that time, Zhong Li had also shown her face. Although she was pretty, she was not a beauty, and definitely not the one she looks like now.

Over the years, Liang Yongan never took another woman into the mansion, let alone remarried, because of this concubine. Some people laughed at him for keeping a concubine, some praised him for his infatuation, and some thought that this concubine was clear-headed.

Qingwu was one of them, but she never expected that this concubine would be the late emperor's concubine, Yuepin.

This is not a clear mind at all, it is clear that he is guilty and dare not enter the Marquis' Mansion.

I guess she either disguised herself or replaced her with someone else, deliberately letting everyone see her appearance and deceiving the world.

Since she had already changed her identity, Qingwu also expected that she would not easily admit that she was Yuepin.

But if she dared not admit it, she would be convicted of having an affair with the princess's lover. After all, she had many lovers, and it was impossible for outsiders to know them all.

Yuepin, with her hands tied behind her back by Qingwu's mistress, looked filled with resentment. She could only say, "Those things were given to me by my master, the Marquis of Zhenbei."

She regretted it too.

After she secretly took out the things given by the late emperor from the palace, she had kept them hidden. Seeing that no one paid attention to her identity after so many years, she took those things out again.

Life is boring, so you always need some good things to play with to pass the time.

Who would have thought that Qingwu actually knew her identity and could barge in like this.

She absolutely could not be accused of having an affair with Qingwu's lover. She had heard a lot about Qingwu's arrogance over the years. If she fell into her hands, nothing good would happen to her.

At the moment, we can only put the blame on the Marquis. The Marquis of Zhenbei was a founding hero and has received countless rewards from the palace over the years. It is not surprising that he has items from the palace.

As for her appearance, she could only deny that she was Yuepin. Fortunately, she did not disguise herself many times back then, so people might not still remember her.

Even if she remembered, she could say that she had been pampered by the Marquis for these years and had grown up. The scholar's hometown, who knew Zhong Li, had been dealt with by the Marquis early on, so she should not be afraid.

"Come here, go to the palace to verify whether these things are rewards from the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."

After Qing Wu finished giving the order, she smiled at Yuepin and said, "Rewards in the palace are all recorded. No matter how long it takes, a record will be kept."

Yuepin, who had just comforted herself, froze when she heard the words.

But she soon calmed down. The palace gave out so many rewards every year that it would take a long time to check.

As long as these things reach the ears of the Marquis and the Queen, they will definitely deal with them in a timely manner and will not let Qingwu succeed.

Thinking about this, she began to cry, "Princess, why do you have to bully me like this? I have been law-abiding these years and rarely go out. You are accusing me of such a crime and forcing me to die. What grudge do I have against you... Snap..."

"Whether I have bullied you or not, you know it clearly. Justice is clear and retribution will come. I will make you convinced and confess your crimes yourself."

Qing Wu slapped her in the face, his eyes full of coldness, and slapped her again with his backhand.

With Wei Qingyan's guidance and knowing that Concubine Yue was Liang Yongan's concubine, she could no longer imagine that Fu Zhuzhu's death was related to these two beasts. She was a pig.

Thinking of the blood on the porcelain bottle that year, which might have been from her good friend, Qingwu's heart ached violently.

Wei Qingyan must know how Fu Zhuzhu died, but they cannot be honest with each other at the moment. She cannot completely trust Wei Qingyan and others, and Wei Qingyan naturally does not dare to trust her completely.

She had just arrived in Fengzhao and was involved with ghosts and gods. Giving her this clue was already a kindness, so she would go and investigate it herself.

However, the person who went to the palace soon returned and said, "Princess, the palace where the various record books were kept has been damaged. All the reward records have been burned."

It was cooked just right.

"Investigate who did this." Qingwu gritted her teeth.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Yue secretly breathed a sigh of relief, covered her hurt face, and cried, looking like she was being bullied by the domineering princess.

After a while, someone came to report that the manager of the palace had committed suicide.

Qingwu suddenly looked towards the palace, her fingers trembling uncontrollably, and after a while, she closed her eyes.

She thought her visit to the palace was secretive enough, but ended up getting the palace manager into trouble.

At this moment, Liang Yongan's roar rang out in his ears, "Princess Qingwu, you are going too far. You have been domineering in the past, doing whatever you want in front of Fengzhao. Today, you are bullying a weak woman. What exactly do you want to do?"