Chapter 180: Something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary
Nanny Zhou never expected that what Yu Shengsheng wanted to discuss with her was to send her away.
Madam Zhou immediately knelt down and said, "Miss, please don't chase me away. I am willing to live here. I am not afraid."
Yu Shengsheng held her back and said, "Mammy, you misunderstood. I'm not trying to chase you away."
"It's to make you my retreat."
Madam Zhou was startled: "Miss, what you mean is..."
"Su Mansion, I am destined to leave, but the time is not right now. Before, it was because of Grandma Wu, but now..."
It is the same now, but she must make those who harmed Grandma Wu pay the price.
"You leave first, I will find a place for you to stay. That is my secret safe place. You will guard it for me. Do you understand?"
Madam Zhou suddenly realized: "I understand. I am willing."
Yu Shengsheng's eyes were full of gratitude: "Thank you, Madam."
Madam Zhou's eyes were moistened: "Miss, what are you talking about? This old slave is blessed by you."
Yu Shengsheng turned around and told Jin Baobao: "Baobao, calculate how much silver we have now. First, look for a small courtyard that is similar. When I finish the two drawings and get the money, I will take them out."
"Yes, I'll calculate it." Jin Baobao took out all the banknotes and counted them slowly.
Just at this moment, Hei Bai came knocking on the door.
"Princess, my master invites you over."
Yu Shengsheng nodded: "Okay."
Hei Bai snapped his fingers and stopped a passing Red Dragon Guard: "Take the princess over there to see the master."
He didn't say where, but raised his hand and pointed.
Yu Shengsheng followed the Red Dragon Guard and Hei Bai glanced at Jin Baobao who was counting the silver bills seriously.
"Can you figure it out? Do you want help?"
When he smiles, he has two dimples and crescent eyes, and looks particularly kind and playful.
Nanny Zhou thought to herself, everyone else here is so cold and scary, but this young man has a good temper and looks quite nice.
Jin Baobao held the banknote tightly: "No need, I can figure it out."
Hei Bai smiled slightly: "Why are you so nervous? I don't want yours. My master has more banknotes than this."
Jin Baobao muttered quietly: "What are you showing off? This is all earned by my young lady. It's almost enough to buy a small courtyard."
Hei Bai raised his eyebrows slightly, then walked away humming a tune.
Yu Shengsheng sniffed and smelled the smell of blood in the air. She was wondering where the boy was taking her when she turned a corner and a bloody scene rushed into her sight.
Pandan... That's pandan, right?
His arms were spread out, his wrists were tied with leather ropes, his hair was loose, half of it was soaked, either with sweat or blood, and stuck to his face.
Her clothes were in tatters, she was barefoot, and her body was covered with countless wounds. The ground was covered with blood.
Yu Shengsheng's face turned pale, his chest felt stuffy, and a feeling of nausea rose in his throat.
Fu Qingyin, who was sitting on a chair and reading a few pages of paper, turned his head when he heard the noise.
He seemed to be smiling, and Yu Shengsheng felt like he was waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
Feeling competitive, Yu Shengsheng suppressed her discomfort and bent over.
Fu Qingyin nodded slightly and motioned her to come over.
The strong smell of blood spread out, rushing straight into the nostrils.
A Red Dragon Guard was holding a torture instrument. Yu Shengsheng didn’t even know what it was called. He just saw the torture instrument being applied to Xianglan.
Xianglan screamed loudly, and the sound seemed to be torn from her body, making her hair stand on end.
She suppressed her pounding heart and forced herself to focus on the paper that Fu Qingyin handed her.
That was Xianglan's confession.
She insisted that it was Concubine Shu who wanted to harm the prince. As for taking Yu Shengsheng away, it was also for revenge, which was exactly the same as what she said in front of the emperor.
As for those beads, according to her, they were stolen together with Su Zhuo. There were twelve beads in total, and Su Zhuo gave her five. She was afraid that she would be found out if something happened, so she wanted to get some valuable ones to sell in advance, and then find a chance to sneak out of the palace, hide her identity, and find a place to live.
Yu Shengsheng held a few pages of paper, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Fu Qingyin seemed not to notice and asked, "What do you think?"
She forced herself to keep her voice calm: "I did paint a portrait for the imperial concubine, but I didn't color it because she felt that my painting was not good enough. I didn't say a word the whole time."
Fu Qingyin tapped his forehead with his fingers, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Xianglan nonchalantly.
"Your mouth is tough, but I don't know if your bones are that tough too."
Yu Shengsheng broke out in a cold sweat: "Commander, this is a bit strange. Xianglan knew I was here and knew what I would say after seeing these confessions. Why did she still say this?"
Fu Qingyin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Go on."
Yu Shengsheng didn't want to look at Xianglan, but she still forced herself to take a look: "I thought she wasn't just being stubborn, but she had to."
"No, no, no?" Fu Qingyin repeated word by word, "What do you mean?"
“I used to…”
Yu Shengsheng wanted to recall that when she was in the Queen's Villa and the Su Mansion, she had to endure many things because of her consideration for Grandma Wu.
But I also feel that it is too pretentious to say this at this time.
"She must have some leverage or weakness, and she acted under duress."
Fu Qingyin raised his eyes to look at her: "You wanted to say, what happened to you before?"
Yu Shengsheng pursed her lips slightly: "I mean, I have encountered this situation before."
At this time, a Red Dragon Guard came over and handed over the envelope.
"Commander, this is the summary of Xianglan's records. It's all here."
Fu Qingyin didn't take it, but raised his hand to signal the Red Dragon Guard to give it to Yu Shengsheng.
Yu Shengsheng was a little embarrassed. It turned out that someone had already thought of this and had sent people to investigate.
Looking at the information handed over by the Red Dragon Guard, there was a seal with the word "Secret" on it.
This is something from the palace.
Yu Shengsheng was secretly shocked and did not dare to answer: "Commander, this kind of secret file, I..."
"It's okay. You can watch whatever I ask you to watch."
Yu Shengsheng pursed her lips, took it, opened it and quickly read it.
"Is there the weakness you mentioned?"
Xianglan's resume was not complicated. Although she was a slave, she was noticed by Concubine Shu from the very beginning because she was literate, could read and write. Her starting point was not low.
Although she had not yet reached the position of a head maid, she did not do rough housework or cleaning. She was usually more respectable than other girls from ordinary families and was deeply trusted by Concubine Shu.
She has no parents, but she has an elder brother who got married two years ago. However, he died in an accident a few months ago, and her widowed sister-in-law has remarried.
Yu Shengsheng frowned slightly: "From this, I can't tell anything."
But she still felt strange in her heart. She had no relatives to worry about and she was living a good life with the imperial concubine, so why would she do such a thing?
When something is out of the ordinary, there must be a reason.
Yu Shengsheng felt that the key point had not yet been reached.
Fu Qingyin's eyes fell on her slightly wrinkled brows. Seeing her serious look, he felt a little reluctant to disturb her.
A Red Dragon Guard came quickly over and was about to report, but he raised his hand to stop him.
Yu Shengsheng had already come back to her senses after hearing the footsteps, so Fu Qingyin asked, "What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the commander, Su Zhuo is dead."
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