Chapter 501 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
Inside the room, Jiang Yingluo, the third young lady of the Jiang family, and one of her personal maids were both bound hand and foot, gagged, and huddled in a corner, looking at them with panicked expressions.
What shocked Qiao Qinghe even more was that a young man who looked like a servant was also tied up in the same way and was curled up next to them.
Su Rongrong was lying in bed, unconscious.
Also unconscious and unaware of anything was Aqi, who was placed on the chaise longue by the window.
Unlike Su Rongrong, who was sleeping peacefully and looked perfectly fine, Aqi had a head injury and bloodstains on her clothes.
It was clear that Aqi's head injury had been bandaged. However, he was still unconscious, indicating that the injury was quite serious.
After looking at the situation inside the room, Qiao Qinghe easily guessed what was going on.
She went over to check on Su Rongrong's condition, and Zhu Xi also went up to check on her, confirming that she had only been drugged and was otherwise unharmed.
She went over to check on Aqi's condition again.
Aqi's situation was worse; although she received some basic treatment, she couldn't be left unattended.
"Zhuxi, could you secretly take this person to see a doctor, away from everyone else?"
Zhu Xi instinctively refused, saying, "Madam, my duty is to protect your safety; I cannot leave your side."
But as soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it.
Qiao Qinghe closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and wanted to give instructions to Aqin, but when she looked at Aqin's thin body, she was immediately caught in a dilemma.
At this moment, Li Jingyue spoke up, "Madam, why don't you have my lady-in-waiting take the person out?"
Qiao Qinghe shook her head. "I want to send her away without anyone knowing."
Zhu Xi gritted her teeth and finally said, "Madam, I'll take care of it. I'll put the person in the carriage of the Marquis of Enping's residence and have the coachman take the person to see a doctor."
That way, she won't have to be away for too long.
Qiao Qinghe gave Zhu Xi a meaningful look, which made Zhu Xi feel uncomfortable, before saying, "Then let's leave it at that. Go and come back quickly."
"Yes." Zhu Xi agreed and stepped forward, bent down to pick up A Qi, and flew out of the window.
After everyone left, Qiao Qinghe winked at A Shuang. A Shuang understood, walked to the bedside, took out a bottle from her bosom, opened it, and waved it under Su Rongrong's nose.
A moment later, Su Rongrong slowly woke up.
Where am I?
She rubbed her forehead, her eyes glazed as she looked around. When she saw Qiao Qinghe and Li Jingyue, she was puzzled. "Grandmother? Sixth Princess? What are you doing here?"
When she turned her head and saw the three people in the corner, she instantly snapped out of it.
"You...you plotted against me?"
The three of them shook their heads simultaneously, their eyes filled with panic.
Who would have thought that after drugging Su Rongrong and knocking out a maid, they would fall victim to the last one, who looked the smallest, weakest, and least threatening, Aqin?
Qiao Qinghe raised her hand to stop Su Rongrong, "Calm down, let me ask them a few questions first."
Su Rongrong nodded, then rubbed her temples. Once she felt better, she got out of bed with the help of Aqin and Ashuang.
Qiao Qinghe walked to the corner and looked down at the three of them.
"Miss Jiang, you have great courage, but I don't know if you can bear the consequences of doing so."
Jiang Yinglu shook her head frantically, making unintelligible "uh-uh" sounds.
"What are you trying to say? Are you saying you weren't plotting against Lady Enping? Or are you saying there's someone else behind this scheme?"
Jiang Yingluo nodded frantically, "Mmm-hmm..."
Qiao Qinghe smiled. "Who is the mastermind?"
Jiang Yingluo gestured to her that her mouth was stuffed with something, so she couldn't speak.
Qiao Qinghe winked at Aqin.
Aqin quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and yanked the stuff out of Jiang Yingluo's mouth.
A glint flashed in Jiang Yingluo's eyes, and the moment the food was removed from her mouth, she opened her mouth to call for help.
Unfortunately, Ah Qin saw through her intentions, covered her mouth tightly, and forcefully stuffed the thing back into her mouth, sealing her mouth completely.
Qiao Qinghe's face darkened. "I gave you the chance, but unfortunately, you didn't seize it."
After speaking, he turned his gaze to the other two people, both of whom were pale-faced but showed no intention of speaking.
Qiao Qinghe didn't ask any more questions, but instead asked Aqin, "Who hit Aqi?"
Aqin pointed to Jiang Yingluo's maid.
"Where's Rongrong's sleeping pill? Who did it?"
Ah Qin pointed to the servant boy.
"very good."
Qiao Qinghe looked at the three of them with the eyes of someone looking at a dead person, "Bring that little girl out."
Ah Qin stepped forward, grabbed the maid's arm, and dragged her out from the corner.
"Smash her back exactly as she did to Aqi."
Qiao Qinghe coldly gave the order.
Aqin nodded, walked over and picked up the solid wooden stick that the maid had used to hit Aqi, and approached the maid step by step.
Whether it was due to excessive fear that caused her to unleash her inner energy, or because of her erratic movements, the strip of cloth stuffed in the maid's mouth was actually spat out by her.
"This is the Jiang residence! If you harm us, you won't get away easily! ... Ugh..."
This maid seems even bolder than Jiang Yingluo.
At this point, instead of begging for mercy, they actually dared to make threats.
However, she only managed to say two sentences before Aqin silenced her again.
After gagging her, without waiting for Qiao Qinghe to urge her, Aqin raised a wooden stick and hit the maid on the back of the head.
“…Hmm…” The maid let out a muffled groan of pain that was hard to understand, and fell to the ground, but she was clearly not unconscious.
Ah Qin gave the maid a wicked smile and said embarrassedly, "I'm young and not strong enough, so I'm afraid I'll have to hit her a few more times."
Upon hearing this, a deep fear flashed in the maid's eyes.
This time, she was truly terrified!
Until now, she didn't believe that these people would actually dare to lay a hand on them in the Jiang residence.
She knew all too well that the ladies of these wealthy and powerful families valued their reputation above all else. The more prestigious their status, the more they cared about their reputation.
If something goes wrong, they will call the host family immediately to discuss how to solve the problem, how to cover it up, and how to protect the reputation of both parties.
She never dreamed that these people would disregard the rules.
If she had known, she should have given in and begged for forgiveness earlier.
However, regret was useless. Of course, even if she had begged for mercy then, nothing would have changed.
Amidst the maid's terror and remorse, Ah Qin struck her head repeatedly with the stick, smashing it open until the maid's head bled profusely.
"Ugh..." Li Jingyue couldn't help but cover her mouth and turn her back.
Qiao Qinghe asked without changing her expression, "Is he dead?"
Ah Qin bent down and checked his breathing. "He's still breathing."
Qiao Qinghe nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that Aqin was quite sensible.
After dealing with the little girl, Qiao Qinghe turned her attention to the servant boy.
The servant immediately trembled, his eyes filled with fear and pleading.
Qiao Qinghe smiled cruelly and gave her a choice, "Either you do to Jiang Yingluo what you were going to do to the Lady of Enping."
"Either I have you all killed outright."
The servant's pupils contracted sharply as he stared at Qiao Qinghe in disbelief.
Then Qiao Qinghe continued, "And then, pretend it was you who killed him."
As he spoke, he glanced at the unconscious maid and said, "She is your accomplice."
“You two were having an affair when Miss Jiang discovered it. After your pleas for mercy went unanswered, you two accidentally killed Miss Jiang, then stole her gold and silver jewelry and eloped.”
What do you think of this arrangement?
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