Seeing that Yu Ying was really about to leave, Cui Ya was so frightened that she immediately cried out.
"You mustn't report this to the authorities!"
Song Yushu looked down at her.
"Why can't we report it to the authorities? I've investigated everything that happened back then."
Cuiya glanced at Luo Ruyan, who was lying unconscious on the ground, and had long lost her sense of direction.
I have no choice but to confess honestly.
"It was indeed the young lady's idea to save the master, but she had no bad intentions. She just didn't want to live a hard life in the countryside anymore. She happened to see the master and had the opportunity, so she... so she did something she shouldn't have done."
As she spoke, she crawled two more steps on her knees and looked at Zheng Qing anxiously.
“But sir, it’s true that the young lady takes good care of you, and it’s also true that she wants to marry you.”
Zheng Qing wanted nothing more than to beat her to death.
He, a dignified man, a general of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the maternal uncle of the Ninth Prince of the current dynasty, was actually completely fooled by two little girls.
He was so angry his chest felt like it was about to explode.
"You'd better confess honestly about plotting to murder the Ninth Prince's Consort!"
Although Cuiya was just a lowly maid, she knew the importance of things.
I was just scared by the royal relatives.
At this point, I dared not say anything more.
"This servant truly does not know."
Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of her, Jiang Qingwan directly threw a talisman at Luo Ruyan.
"Since you won't tell us, then let's ask the person in charge."
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Ruyan slowly woke up.
When I opened my eyes and saw the people in the room, my heart tightened immediately.
Based on the pressure she applied to the acupoints, he should be unconscious for at least two days.
Two days later, when everything has cooled down, if she cries a few more times and vomits blood twice more, Zheng Qing will definitely soften and won't ask any more questions.
But right now, things seem to be completely different from what she imagined.
Jiang Qingwan leaned forward slightly.
His clear, cold eyes stared at her.
"Who taught you your acupuncture techniques?"
She didn't care whether the three thugs who committed the violence lived or died.
She now knew the truth about how Luo Ruyan had harmed her.
Such a ruthless acupuncture technique is extremely unusual.
Luo Ruyan's eyes changed repeatedly, but finally met Zheng Qing's gaze.
She crawled over and hugged his arm, tears welling up almost instantly.
"Master, are you just going to stand by and watch them bully me like this? Even if... even if saving you back then was a deception I set up, my love for you is real, and the way you treated me in the cave that day is an undeniable fact!"
Zheng Qing was so embarrassed he could hardly save face.
He angrily pushed the person away forcefully.
"This is utter blatant lying and utter nonsense. Madam, you are the mistress of the inner quarters, so you can deal with this person as you see fit. I... I don't want to see her again."
After saying that, he turned around and stormed off.
No matter how much Luo Ruyan called out, he didn't turn around even once.
Song Yushu couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He turned to look at Jiang Qingwan.
"Qingwan, let's put aside Zheng Qing's matter for now. She and Su Yulan harmed you. How do you plan to deal with it? Don't worry about your great-uncle's opinion. Since he said he wouldn't interfere, he definitely won't."
Seeing that there was no other way, Luo Ruyan slowly straightened her knees.
He knelt down completely before Song Yushu.
“Madam, Ruyan has made a grave mistake, causing displeasure to Master and you. I am willing to spend my whole life to repay this debt. If you can still cherish the kindness Ruyan showed in sincerely caring for Master and pulling him back from the brink of death, I beg you to allow Master to take me as a concubine. This lowly concubine is willing to serve you and Master wholeheartedly and will never do anything out of line again.”
As he knelt down, he glanced at Cuiya.
Cuiya immediately knelt down as well.
"Madam, our young lady truly knows she was wrong. Please don't throw us out. Master brought her to the capital promising her a good life, but since she came, she's sold all the houses and land. We have nowhere to go!"
The two of them cried pitifully.
Jiang Qingwan remained unmoved.
"Stop howling. If you want to live, honestly answer my question: who did you learn the acupuncture technique from?"
Cuiya immediately looked at Luo Ruyan.
Clearly, she was unaware of it.
Luo Ruyan gripped her skirt tightly, her head bowed, her voice choked with sobs and weak.
“I didn’t harm anyone. I really don’t know why those three people had silver needles on their heads. My grandfather was a barefoot doctor in the countryside. I learned some acupuncture techniques from him, but I never dared to use them on people.”
She raised her eyes pitifully, "Madam, Your Highness, I beg you to believe me, I really haven't done anything to harm you."
Song Yushu didn't believe it at all.
“Qingwan, those three people are not dead, but their lives are over. Since she refuses to tell the truth, we should report her to the authorities. Prefect Liu of the Capital Prefecture is a good official and will certainly not tolerate this.”
Luo Ruyan's heart skipped a beat.
Tears still clung to his eyelashes.
It seemed as if they had been driven to a dead end.
"Are you trying to use your power to force me to confess? This is the capital, under the emperor's nose. Even if you are imperial relatives, you cannot harm people like this. Besides, you have no evidence at all. Are you going to play tricks in the Jingzhao Prefecture?"
Jiang Qingwan was too lazy to waste words with her.
He took out a blank talisman paper from his purse and drew the talisman smoothly.
"No need for trickery, I have plenty of ways to make you confess yourself."
As he spoke, he prepared to stick the talisman on Luo Ruyan's forehead.
But just then, a noisy commotion suddenly came from outside.
There were sounds of weapons clashing, and someone rushed into the courtyard.
"When the Dali Temple is handling a case, no unauthorized persons may obstruct it."
Song Yushu frowned and walked to the door.
"Who goes there? How dare you trespass on the Ninth Prince's residence!"
A guard dressed in the official robes of a Dali Temple yamen runner strode in, carrying a weapon.
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