Chapter 52052 She is still alive
Bai Yuanbao looked at Xie Zhan's lonely back and felt a little distressed.
The Marquis had persisted for so long, yet in the end, nothing had been accomplished. He was truly afraid… truly afraid that the Marquis would be devastated by this blow and never recover.
Master Kongji frowned and circled the altar and the Seven Star Lamp twice. Xie Zhan raised his eyelids slightly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Master Kongji, what's wrong?"
Recently, there were indeed two daughters of minor officials in Chang'an who were bedridden, but their condition did not improve until they were put into the coffin. That was definitely not her Ah Sheng.
Bai Yuanbao hesitated and said, "Don't worry, my Lord. The world is so vast, and Madam Yun might not be in Chang'an. If, if Madam Yun really... really comes back, she will definitely come to find you."
No matter what, he had to give the Marquis hope.
Master Kongji's frown deepened as he muttered to himself, "No, this lamp doesn't look like it's been burned at all. There's no reaction at all. The book says there's another possibility. Perhaps the person being calmed is still alive."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yuanbao blurted out, "How is that possible? Madam Yun's body was burned beyond recognition. How could she still be alive?"
"The body was burned beyond recognition. How can you be sure it's Madam Yun's?"
"With so many servants watching, how could it be fake? If it wasn't Madam Yun, whose body could it be?"
The more Bai Yuanbao spoke, the more frightened he became. He felt a chill on his back, and in broad daylight he felt a chill, as if the dead "Mrs. Yun" was going to come back to life in the next moment.
Master Kongji looked at the unsteady Xie Zhan and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Xie?"
The fire was so fierce that night that it burned everything to ashes. Xie Zhan did not suspect anything else.
But now, after listening to Master Kongji's words, he became suspicious. Xie Zhan realized belatedly that the fire was very strange.
When the fire broke out, why didn't Yun Sheng call Ah Xi who was on guard?
Ah Xi was used to being a maid, so even if she slept very deeply at night, she would at least hear Yun Sheng's voice.
But unfortunately... when Ah Xi rushed over to put out the fire, it was already too late.
Xie Zhan's chest felt swollen and boiling, and a hint of joy flashed across his eyes. Could it be... could it be that his Ah Sheng was really still alive?
As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xie Zhan felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on him. If his Ah Sheng was really still alive, then that corpse was what she used to deceive him.
Well, she is really good.
Xie Zhan gritted his teeth. She actually dared to fake her death and give him a way out.
Why would she fake her own death, just to get away from him like that?
Xie Zhan's thoughts became clearer, and some details that he had ignored in the past emerged in his mind one by one.
Ever since she met Xie Qingyuan, she felt a little strange. Not only did she not make a fuss with him, but she became even more gentle and considerate to him.
She also took the rare initiative to play the flute for him and brought up the matter of her indenture, so she was probably pretending to cry out of grievance that night to deceive him, just to get her indenture back from him.
She also said that she was willing to bear children for him.
Xie Zhan's face was tense, with veins bulging on his forehead.
He called Ah Xi over and said, "Go search, search Madam Yun's room. Maybe you can find the indenture?"
Xie Zhan exuded an oppressive chill that frightened the people below him. He sat there with his eyes lowered, like a cold sculpture, and no one knew what he was thinking.
A moment later, Ah Xi knelt down and replied, his voice trembling: "My Lord, I haven't found Madam Yun's indenture."
Xie Zhan's finger bones turned white, and his black eyes like cold pools became more and more terrifying.
Bai Yuanbao swallowed his saliva and said hurriedly, "Don't worry, my lord. Maybe, maybe Madam Yun took him to the other courtyard."
Xie Zhan glanced at him and sneered twice: "She's just going to stay in the other courtyard for two days, why does she bring the bond with her?"
Something was about to burst out, his chest heaved violently, and his breathing became rapid.
Good, good, she is really good.
When did she first think of running away? Or had she never thought of staying by his side?
Her gentleness and kindness were probably just an act to confuse and deceive him, and her willingness to bear children for him was also fake.
Xie Zhan had a great reputation throughout his life, but in the end he was fooled by a young lady. He even asked a master to come and calm down the young lady's soul like a clown. It was ridiculous.
How did she, a girl from the boudoir, leave the city at night? And how did she find the female corpse?
Xie Qingyuan's name was almost immediately rejected by Xie Zhan. He didn't have that much ability, and his cousin in the mansion couldn't possibly help Yun Sheng to that extent.
The only person Yun Sheng knew in Chang'an was the Duke of Pingyang. He was the eldest princess's grandson, so doing these things was easy for him.
Yun Sheng had not been out for a long time, and the only thing that reminded Xie Zhan was the day when the sky lanterns were released on the Lantern Festival.
He clenched his fists, his voice suddenly raised, and ordered Bai Yuanbao, "Since the Lantern Festival, Madam Yun has had any dealings with or conversations with any of the servants in this mansion. If there is even the slightest possibility, bring them all to me. I will personally interrogate them."
Bai Yuanbao was frightened by Xie Zhan's cold expression and hurriedly responded to go look for him.
He was afraid that Xie Zhan and others would get anxious, so he brought the suspicious people over in the morning.
Xie Zhan passed by one by one, and the maids trembled with fear and knelt on the ground.
The guilty person was sweating profusely, but Xie Zhan only gave her a look and she cried and confessed everything.
"My Lord, please spare me, my Lord, please spare me! My mother was ill at that time, and I was desperate to raise money. That's why I was so tempted to accept the favor from the Duke of Pingyang. I swear, I only delivered two letters between him and Madam Yun, and never did anything else. I would never dare to betray you or your mansion."
Letters, letters, twice more.
How dare Yun Sheng, how dare she, communicate with a stranger behind my back? What did they talk about? Didn't she know that the Duke of Pingyang had dirty thoughts about her?
The other party is willing to help her, but what is the price?
Xie Zhan's face became uglier the more he thought about it.
He looked at the maid kneeling on the ground as if she were a dead object, and said calmly, "Drag her out and make an example of her."
Bai Yuanbao raised his hand, and the maid's crying gradually died down.
He looked at Xie Zhan worriedly, only to see that his face was calm, but he suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood from his throat.
"My Lord."
Xie Zhan casually wiped the corner of his lips with a towel. He swallowed the fishy-sweet taste and said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? I won't die."
Yun Sheng, Yun Sheng, she is really his good Ah Sheng.
Does she hate him so much?
Bai Yuanbao hesitated to speak, as he always felt that beneath the calm surface of his master's appearance, there was a raging rage.
"Prepare the horses and go to the Princess's residence."
The concierge at the Princess's residence was dozing off when he spotted Xie Zhan on his majestic horse from afar. He hurried forward and exclaimed, "Lord Xie? You didn't send your visiting card to the residence? Please wait a moment while I go inside and report this to the Princess."
"This Marquis is looking for your County Lord."
Xie Zhan turned over and got off the horse. The doorman looked at his dark brows and suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did this Marquis Xie look like someone who was here to seek revenge?
"You...you..." The doorman hurriedly stopped Xie Zhan who was about to rush in. The Duke of Pingyang suddenly stepped over the threshold, frowned, and asked, "What happened? You're so flustered."
"Your Highness has arrived at the right time. I'd like to ask you, where did you hide her?" Xie Zhan gritted his teeth and asked in a cold voice.
The Duke of Pingyang was stunned for a moment, then calmly said, "I don't understand what Lord Xie is saying."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Zhan grabbed the collar of his shirt fiercely and forced him into a corner. The doorman said anxiously, "Marquis Xie, how dare you be so presumptuous at the gate of the Princess's Mansion?"
The Duke of Pingyang's face flushed red. He waved his hand and told the doorman to leave without making any noise.
"Don't understand? The Duke of the County has extended his hand to my mansion, but now he tells me that you don't understand?" Xie Zhan sneered repeatedly.
The Duke of Pingyang laughed. He knew Xie Zhan was cautious, so to prevent him from noticing anything, he had deliberately found a charred female corpse. He hadn't expected that months later, he would still find him.
He said, "Hide? Lord Xie is wrong. Madam Yun is a living person. Why would I hide her?"
If Xie Zhan was still half-believing and half-doubting before he came, now he is certain that his good Ah Sheng, the woman who deceived him is still alive. Xie Zhan disappeared.
When Xie Zhan thought about her going to another man to escape from him, he was filled with anger, mixed with jealousy.
Xie Zhan began to hate himself and this cruel woman. Even so, compared to his anger and jealousy, there was an uncontrollable ecstasy in his heart.
Yes, it is ecstasy, the ecstasy of regaining the lost treasure.
She is still alive.
She is still alive and well.
"Don't think that just because you have the Princess's support, I won't dare do anything to you. I'll ask you one last time, will you tell me or not? Even if you don't, I can still find out the deeds to the Princess's mansion."
"Marquis Xie really underestimated Madam Yun. I don't know where she went." The Duke of Pingyang shook his head and smiled bitterly.
Then he looked at Xie Zhan and asked, "How could Lord Xie think this? You used your power to force Madam Yun to obey you, so do you think I will do the same?"
Xie Zhan sneered, his brows etched with displeasure. "How dare you honestly say you have no desire for my woman? What's the point of chatting with me about this and that?"
"Yes, I am Madam Xinyueyun. I have been happy since the first time I saw her." The Duke of Pingyang looked straight into Xie Zhan's eyes and said frankly.
"It was then that I realized the goddess had already made up her mind, so I never, and dared not, reveal the slightest bit of my feelings. I had a clear conscience in helping her, and I never forced or coerced her into anything. She was free to go wherever she wanted, so why would I be afraid to admit it?"
Xie Zhan's face turned pale. He had always known that she was loved by others.
"She is alone and a young girl, and you just let her go? It seems that the love of the Duke of Pingyang is not worth mentioning." Xie Zhan sneered.
Being ridiculed by him, the Duke of Pingyang's face turned red and blue. His lips trembled as he retorted, "That was Madam Yun's freedom. I respect her wishes. But what about Marquis Xie? What did you do?"
The Duke of Pingyang had naturally heard about the fact that Xie Zhan had surrendered his military power and was flogged for Yun Sheng's refusal of marriage, so he sat there for a whole day with mixed feelings.
And what about Madam Yun?
The frequent glances she gave back before leaving had already told him the answer.
The Duke of Pingyang hoped that she would live a smooth life. He let out a long breath and said in a cold voice, "Marquis Xie keeps saying that he loves her, but he only makes her a humble concubine and then turns around to marry another woman. How can Marquis Xie's love for her be worth mentioning?
If the Marquis truly loved Madam Yun, he shouldn't have used his power to coerce her, force her, humiliate her, or restrict her freedom. True love is about fulfillment and letting go, not the mad possession you're carrying. If Madam Yun hadn't been suffocated by you, why would she have wanted to escape?
Xie Zhan's hands loosened and his body became unstable.
His mind was blank and all he could hear were the accusations made against him by the Duke of Pingyang.
Is what the Duke of Pingyang said really what Yun Sheng was thinking?
Xie Zhan moved his lips and looked coldly at the Duke of Pingyang: "I have nothing to say about the matter between me and her."
He didn't need to explain anything to him.
On the way back home, Xie Zhan was riding on his horse with a dazed look on his face.
Love is fulfillment and letting go.
Xie Zhan tightened his grip on the reins, and suddenly he sneered.
Ask him to fulfill his wish? Let him go?
Yun Sheng couldn't even dream about it. Who did she want me to help her be with?
If he had let go from the beginning, why would he have gone to so much trouble to snatch her from Xie Qingyuan?
Even if she died, she wanted to be buried with him, forever and ever.
No matter where she is, Xie Zhan will find her and she will never be able to get rid of him in her life.
He really wanted to ask his Ah Sheng whether she had a heart or not.
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