Chapter 707 Wenxiu's Last Words
Qiao Qinghe woke up again the next day.
"A-Jiu!"
Qiao Qinghe woke up from her sleep, calling out Ajiu's name.
"Madam, Madam, are you alright?" Ah Shuang lifted the bed curtains and quickly came over to help her up.
Qiao Qinghe grabbed A Shuang's arm and said nervously, "I had a nightmare!"
"I dreamt that Zhuxi died, and her death was even more tragic than Ajiu's!"
"Why would I suddenly have such a dream when I'm perfectly fine?"
Upon hearing this, A Shuang felt a lump in her throat.
She forced back the tears welling in her eyes and said in a low voice, "Madam, that, that wasn't a dream. Zhuxi, Zhuxi is really dead."
“Last night, after you saw Zhu Xi’s horribly mutilated body, you vomited blood and fainted.”
Qiao Qinghe was stunned for a moment, then, as if lost in thought, murmured, "It wasn't a dream after all?"
"It's not a dream..."
"So, Zhuxi is really dead?"
"Was she tortured to death?"
As she uttered her last words, a fierce killing intent flashed in Qiao Qinghe's eyes.
Who killed Zhuxi?
Qiao Qinghe looked up at A Shuang, "Is Wen Xiu awake? Did she say what happened?"
"Was it Princess Huaiyang who killed them?"
A Shuang was taken aback, unsure how to respond.
Seemingly sensing A Shuang's hesitation, Qiao Qinghe increased the pressure on her wrist, causing A Shuang's wrist to hurt.
She then came to her senses and said with red eyes, "Madam, Wenxiu, Wenxiu is dead too!"
"What did you say???"
Qiao Qinghe couldn't believe her ears.
"Isn't Mu Jin there?"
"Isn't she a miracle doctor? How could she not save Wenxiu, who was still alive?"
"Did she deliberately refuse to save Wenxiu?"
Yes, Mu Jin is Min Ji's person, and she is secretly working for Li Sanqi.
How could she possibly genuinely want to save Wenxiu?
Wenxiu was Li Sanqi's personal maid. Anyone with eyes could see that Wenxiu's accident was definitely related to Li Sanqi.
Mu Jin isn't stupid, so she definitely won't let Wen Xiu live!
Although Ah Shuang didn't know why the old lady suddenly became wary of Doctor Mu, she still assumed the worst about him.
But she still spoke up for Mu Jin: "Madam, Wen Xiu's death was not Doctor Mu's fault."
"Dr. Mu has done his best."
"The arrow pierced Wenxiu's internal organs, and on the way back, Wenxiu lost too much blood. Even Doctor Mu could not save her."
After a pause, A Shuang continued, "In order to make Wenxiu regain her senses for a moment, Doctor Mu even gave Wenxiu... a life-extending pill."
"A life-extending pill!?"
Qiao Qinghe's expression hardened.
The anger in my heart reached its peak in an instant.
Mu Jin once said that the Life-Extending Pill was made by her master, but her master died suddenly and did not teach her the pill-making technique.
So, apart from the two pills initially given to her, Mu Jin herself had no more life-extending pills.
But now, she has taken out the life-extending pill.
What does this tell us?
This means that Mu Jin lied to her back then!
This also shows that Mu Jin has admitted her guilt without being asked.
She wasn't sincere towards Qiao Qinghe or the Qiao family!
She really has a problem!
Qiao Qinghe took a deep breath, suppressing the anger in her heart, regaining her rationality, and asked slowly, "So, Wen Xiu was conscious for a moment before she died?"
"What did she say?"
Ah Shuang shook her head, "I don't know, you'll have to ask the First Madam."
“At that time, the first wife kicked everyone out, and only the first wife and Wenxiu were left in the room.”
Qiao Qinghe nodded, "Go and call the First Madam over."
"yes."
Ah Shuang responded and went out, arranging for someone to invite Wei Jia.
Turning around, A-Shuang suggested, "Madam, breakfast is ready. I'll have someone bring it in for you. Please have your breakfast while you wait for the First Madam to arrive."
Qiao Qinghe nodded. "You can arrange it."
Breakfast was quickly laid out on the bed.
Ah Shuang served Qiao Qinghe a few bites, but she couldn't eat anymore. "Take it away," she said.
Just then, Wei Jia strode in.
Seeing the few untouched dishes of side dishes and the congee that had only been sipped a few mouthfuls on the small kang table, Wei Jia quickly stepped forward, took the bowl of congee from A's hands, and personally scooped up a spoonful and fed it to Qiao Qinghe's lips.
"Mother, have some more."
Just as Qiao Qinghe was about to refuse, Wei Jiayu said threateningly, "If you don't eat, I won't say anything."
"You..." Qiao Qinghe was speechless with anger.
"Mother, you wouldn't want Wenxiu and Zhuxi to die in unease, would you?"
Wei Jia advised, "They are all loyal and good girls. If they see you disregarding your own health for their sake, they will not rest in peace even in the afterlife."
"And doesn't Mother want to avenge them?"
"Health is the most important thing! Without a strong body, how can Mother survive until the day she can avenge them?"
"you're right!"
Qiao Qinghe sighed and opened her mouth to eat the porridge that Wei Jia fed her.
So, one fed the other, and the other ate.
Before long, half a bowl of porridge was gone, and half of the side dishes on the table were also gone.
Seeing that Qiao Qinghe had truly finished eating, Wei Jia then called someone in to clear the table.
"Now you can tell me, right? What did Wenxiu say to you before she died?"
As soon as the table was carried downstairs, Qiao Qinghe asked impatiently.
Wei Jia glanced at A Shuang, the only one left in the room, and ordered in a deep voice, "Go and guard the door. Don't let anyone come near."
Knowing that this was a serious matter, Ah Shuang quickly nodded solemnly: "I'll go right away."
After A Shuang left, Qiao Qinghe asked, puzzled, "Why are you even wary of A Shuang?"
Wei Jia shook her head: "I'm not guarding against A Shuang, I just don't want others to have a chance to eavesdrop. That's why I had A Shuang guard the door."
Hearing her explanation, Qiao Qinghe didn't dwell on the issue further and instead got to the point: "What exactly did Wenxiu say to you before she died?"
Wenxiu said that Zhuxi was not killed on the orders of Princess Huaiyang.
"Really??" Qiao Qinghe's heart skipped a beat.
Does this mean that Li Sanqi hasn't been completely brainwashed by Min Ji and is beyond redemption?
Wei Jia hesitated for a moment before saying, "However, Princess Huaiyang did indeed order the killing of Zhu Xi."
The glimmer of hope that Qiao Qinghe had just begun to have was instantly extinguished.
Then Wei Jia continued, "Wen Xiu said she overheard Princess Huaiyang being urged by an old man to kill Zhu Xi."
"She rushed to Dongcheng as fast as she could, hoping to rescue Zhuxi before Princess Huaiyang's order was delivered."
"But by the time she found Zhuxi, he was already dead!"
Qiao Qinghe immediately understood the problem: "So, someone killed Zhuxi before the princess's order was given?"
Wei Jia nodded: "Exactly."
"Not only that, Wenxiu also said that even the order to shoot her was not given by the princess."
"Who was it?!" Qiao Qinghe asked through gritted teeth. "Who bypassed the princess and killed Zhuxi and Wenxiu?"
Wei Jia slowly uttered a few words: "The Imperial Son-in-Law, Fu Wenqing!"
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