Chapter 217 However, he used the teacher's safety to threaten me.
She had never seen anyone like Mu Ren, who could become such a different person in such a short period of time.
Ever since the day he forcibly brought her into the mansion and forced her to bear the name A Yue, Zhang Yue has been tortured by him every day.
Sometimes he was extremely kind to her and would even peel the skin of her food himself, and sometimes he was like a vicious beast, turning his back on her and beating her up.
In just a few dozen days, Zhang Yue had lost a lot of weight, and there was no visible part of her body.
She had thought about running away, but the courtyard wall was surrounded by his guards inside and outside, and not even a fly could fly out, let alone an adult like her.
She had thought about begging for mercy, but the more she begged, the more likely it would arouse his anger. In this way, the pain she would endure would be a thousand times, ten thousand times more!
She even thought about dying. When she was suffering physically and mentally, she really had thoughts of committing suicide.
However, he used the teacher's safety to threaten me.
"Ayue, if you die, I will make sure your teacher is buried with you."
I feel extremely helpless. The only way to rest is to do nothing, listen to him in everything, and accept the name A Yue.
But Zhang Yue has been studying since she was young, so how could she commit herself to a man and be locked up in a courtyard for the rest of her life?!
What's more, the teacher is imprisoned and waiting for them to rescue her. How can she be trapped?
But every struggle and resistance was met with even more brutal humiliation from him.
Her cries and screams would occasionally reach other courtyards in the palace.
Ruan Jiao heard it several times.
But she didn't know what the sound was; it was vague and she couldn't hear it clearly.
She called the maid assigned to her by the mansion and asked, "What is that sound?"
The maid looked a little nervous and stammered, "Miss, maybe it's just some wild cats causing trouble."
"Wild cat?" Ruan Jiao sneered, her eyes suddenly becoming gloomy.
The maid was about to say something, but was slapped in the face!
With a "pop" sound, blood instantly flowed out from the corner of her mouth.
Liz, who was following beside her, was startled.
Ruan Jiao pulled her to her side.
"Do you think I'm a fool? That was clearly a woman crying. I heard it for several days in a row. You deliberately concealed it, but is there a shameful secret in this palace?"
When the maid heard this, she turned pale with fear and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Miss, spare my life! There is no secret, this servant...this servant does not know..."
When Ruan Jiao was a concubine in Chen Anbo's mansion, she was the best at reading people's expressions.
Now she can tell at a glance whether this girl is lying or not.
She grabbed the maid's neck and said expressionlessly, "If you don't tell me, you'll sleep in this pool tonight."
The maid had never experienced such a threat before. The humble maid could not hold back her emotions for a moment. She was so scared that she quickly lowered her voice and told her.
"Reply... reply young lady, that woman... that woman is the prince's... his concubine..."
She trembled with fear because she had been told from above that before the prince got married, no one should know about the girl he brought back to the palace as his concubine.
But now that he is on the verge of death, he can't care about so much.
Ruan Jiao's brows instantly furrowed when she heard this.
The maid continued, "The prince brought this girl from the prefect's gate a few days ago. It was said... I heard from other servants that this girl looked very similar to the girl the prince had been obsessed with for the past few years, so he abducted her into the mansion."
"But this woman is unwilling to commit herself to the prince, nor is she willing to admit that she is the woman the prince is thinking about, which is why she often makes the prince angry."
"The woman Mu Ren is obsessed with? His sweetheart?"
The maid trembled even more violently: "Yes, yes... but no one knows where the prince's sweetheart is. It is said... it is said that the prince mentions that woman's name in his dreams at night."
"What's your name?"
"Call...Call her Ah Yue."
Ruan Jiao sneered, and a hint of anger appeared in her slender eyes.
But she wasn't too angry. Who doesn't have a past?
This woman who was abducted by force was just a substitute for his sweetheart, so she was even more fearless.
After I get married and truly become his Crown Prince's consort, he can torture his concubines and other girls however he wants!
There are plenty of ways!!
The humiliation she suffered as a concubine in the Earl's Mansion must be made known to others as well!
Since Liz was present, Ruan Jiao didn't go too far. After asking this question, she let the maid go.
After turning around, he put on a smile again and said softly, "Lis, I did that just now for our own good."
"The marriage was decided by both parties. I am marrying him on behalf of my father and our Liaolie. If they don't respect us, this marriage will be meaningless."
"I have to let the people in this mansion know that we are not so easy to bully. That's why I am a little strict. Please don't be offended."
Liz smiled slightly and nodded truthfully: "Don't worry, young lady, I certainly understand. But this prince actually has a sweetheart. If you marry him in the future, will you suffer?"
Ruan Jiao sighed deeply and forced a smile: "It doesn't matter if I suffer, as long as we can have peace on both sides."
For a moment, Liz felt a little sorry for her. She was indeed General Hu Lie's daughter.
On the other hand, Ruan Mian agreed to help Xie Huaian find out about her sister.
The most direct way is to find Liz and ask her.
But she seemed to be very busy these days and did not leave the house, so Ruan Mian could only find a reliable person to go to the palace to deliver a letter to Liz.
Soon, Liz arrived at the inn.
When she heard Ruan Mian wanted to ask her about a woman, she immediately remembered what she heard yesterday.
"I know that woman."
"It is said that the prince forcibly brought her back to the palace because she looked very much like his beloved."
Playing a stand-in?
Ruan Mian was speechless. After all this time, this was the reason.
"Then do you know who the prince's sweetheart is? And where is she now?"
Liz couldn't help her with this question: "I only know her name is A Yue, but I don't know where she is."
Ruan Mian expressed his gratitude several times, knowing that this was related to some secrets of the prince, and it would probably not be so easily known to others.
But this trip was not without gain.
Seeing that she was lost in thought, Liz thought for a while before asking, "Sister Mianmian, I still don't know why you came here. When are you planning to return to Wu Heng?"
Ruan Mian glanced at her and leaned over to whisper something in her ear.
Liz's eyes widened in disbelief: "Are you serious?!"
"Nabuhui...she is actually your sister?!"
"Then the general's real daughter is..."
"There must be something fishy going on. I don't know how Nabuhui gained the general and his wife's trust and became their daughter, but I'm sure she's a fake. She was born in the Nguyen Mansion and was exiled with us."
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