Chapter 360 The culprit hasn’t been caught yet, why is the Fourth Prince so anxious?
The other maid tried to stop him by shouting at the top of her lungs, but was knocked unconscious by Canglang's sword handle.
Canglang said coldly: "Continue."
Qiuqin trembled all over, not daring to look at Princess Leyang's murderous gaze. She whispered, "The princess disguised him as a maid and brought him to Lingyun Temple, where he lived in the courtyard. The cloaked figure the Qian family man saw was Madam Pu, the princess's attendant."
"I heard from the Princess that she wants to lure the County Lady to the Buddhist temple in the back mountains tonight, have Tan Yan and the County Lady have sex, and then lure the monks from the temple to discover the incident and make a big fuss."
Rong Yue's face was full of frost: "Why would she do this?"
Qiuqin whispered, "The eldest princess wants Rongsheng Academy. She has asked the young master to marry the Princess of Yiyang several times, but was rejected by Lady Rong and the Princess."
"On the night of Qixi Festival, the original plan was to have the county lady fall into the water. The people in the palace set an ambush in the water in advance. The young master happened to pass by and saved the county lady. Then, he used the old Princess Lu and the Fourth Prince's wife as witnesses and forced the county lady to marry into the Princess's mansion on the pretext of their physical intimacy."
"But I didn't expect the county lady to actually know how to swim. After she and Miss Qian fell into the water, they were too alert and hurt everyone who approached them. They were then rescued by the maids in their mansion."
"The Princess made a mistake and was publicly humiliated by the Yiyang County Lady. She also…she let the old Princess Lu know that she had been plotted against and offended the Lu Palace. So, she was so humiliated that she wanted to completely destroy the County Lady. Once she was completely disgraced, she would have the Second Young Master take her as a concubine under the pretext of admiration…"
"Bang!"
Rong Yue was furious. She grabbed something on the table and threw it at Princess Leyang's face: "You bitch, how dare you dream of having Tang Ning as your concubine!!"
Qian Qiyue also said angrily: "I said Qixi's falling into the water was so strange. There was a commotion out of nowhere. Not only were Tang Ning and I pushed into the water, but there were also people in the water who tried to forcibly insult our innocence. If Tang Ning and I hadn't beaten them back, I'm afraid Tang Ning and I would have..."
She knew what happened that night and was filled with anger, and now she finally had the chance to vent it.
Qian Qiyue pretended to know the truth, and in anger she grabbed the whip at her waist and hit the princess.
After two fierce whippings, Princess Leyang was covered in blood, and a bloody mark was left on her already swollen face. She screamed and whimpered from her blocked mouth.
Mrs. Qian seemed to come to her senses and quickly grabbed her daughter who was about to attack her: "Ayue, stop it!"
"Mom, she wanted to destroy Tang Ning. She almost killed my daughter!!" Qian Qiyue's eyes were red. "If Tang Ning hadn't desperately held me back that night, and hadn't stabbed the person who wanted to harm us with her golden hairpin, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
She was bright and beautiful, and when she got angry her eyes turned red and tears fell.
The people around her could feel the same pain when they heard the trembling sound in her mouth.
Mrs. Qian's face was filled with anger when she recalled the dangerous night. She stopped Qian Qiyue and stared at Princess Leyang: "I know, I want to kill her too, but this matter not only concerns you and Tang Ning, but also the Fourth Prince's wife. Don't be impulsive. Your father and I will definitely seek justice from His Majesty!"
Qian Qiyue seemed to be suppressing her anger as she was pulled back.
Tang Ning looked at the other people in the Princess's Mansion and asked, "Are you still going to cover up for your master?"
Those people's faces turned pale. Seeing that Qiuqin had confessed and the evidence was conclusive, some of them also spoke up.
"I have seen the waiter; he was in the carriage which I drove."
"I've seen him too. He was still injured when he first entered the palace. The princess even asked the palace doctor to examine him."
"I saw Mammy Po go out in her cloak..."
"Yes, I saw it too. At the time, I was wondering why Madam Pu dressed like that, but the princess had a bad temper, so no one dared to ask."
The people in the Princess's Mansion were talking at once. Although they didn't know as much as Qiuqin, their words almost confirmed the fact that Princess Leyang had brought the male prostitute up the mountain with the intention of destroying Tang Ning's innocence.
Princess Leyang's mouth was blocked and she couldn't shout out. She collapsed on the ground with her face pale and bloodless.
Tang Ning looked at her: "Do you want to continue asking?"
Princess Leyang looked pale, and the nanny beside her also fell to the ground.
The Fourth Prince, who had been silent until then, spoke angrily, "The Princess plotted to murder the Princess of Yiyang, but accidentally killed Yinxuan. The evidence is irrefutable. Her repeated attempts to harm the Princess are truly despicable. I will bring her back to the palace to see the Emperor immediately and seek justice for Yinxuan, the Princess, and Miss Qian."
"Someone, take the princess away!"
The people from the Fourth Prince's Mansion rushed forward and wanted to take Princess Leyang over, but Tang Ning said coldly, "Wait!"
The Fourth Prince's eyelids twitched.
"The culprit hasn't been identified yet, why is the Fourth Prince so anxious?"
The Fourth Prince grabbed the wheelchair fiercely, his mask covering his panicked expression. "What did the County Lady say? Who is the culprit? Wasn't everything tonight the eldest princess's fault?"
"Really? But I feel like the eldest princess is just a pawn, and even she has been plotted against."
Tang Ning looked at the Fourth Prince deeply, his eyes were cold and gloomy, and his gaze was like a sharp sword piercing people's hearts.
Just as the Fourth Prince was frightened, she looked away: "The Princess did want to harm me, but she is not the culprit of the matter between the Fourth Prince's Consort and Sun Yi."
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