Even the Jinyiwei, who were used to darkness and filthiness, felt that this matter was unusual, and Ji Cheng couldn't help but want to investigate.
He instructed his men to keep the evidence safe, then set off towards Moju Garden. Hao Ren followed closely behind, feeling uneasy.
Mojuyuan is the courtyard where Liao Qianqian lives. What is she doing at this critical moment?
If I had known this would happen, I should have let Xia Zhiyu kill her. Now that I have brought her back to the mansion, it has caused a lot of trouble!
Moju Garden was located west of the Duke of Huguo's mansion, surrounded by weeds and appearing desolate and remote. As soon as everyone stepped through the weed-covered moon-shaped gate, they heard a sharp, shrill scream, mixed with some strange sounds, like a baby crying or a child laughing.
Although it was a sunny day and spring was in the air, everyone felt a chill rising up their spines for no apparent reason.
At this time, the atmosphere in Moju Garden was filled with tension. Xia Zhiyu stood outside Liao Qianqian's house, his abdomen slightly bulging, his face as pale as paper, and he was extremely terrified.
The Jinyiwei's search of the Huguogong Mansion didn't faze her. After all, in her mind, the Huguogong Mansion had long since lost all its wealth, a far cry from the tragedies of family confiscation and extermination. She speculated that the Jinyiwei's search was merely to find anything related to Jiang Shu.
However, to her surprise, the Royal Guards found evidence of an attempt to harm her unborn baby in the room of Liao Qianqian, a thorn in her side.
At this moment, Xia Zhiyu regarded Liao Qianqian as her sworn enemy. She was determined not to miss any opportunity to kill her, so she hurried to Mo Juyuan.
She thought that even if Liao Qianqian was executed at this moment, it would only be to eliminate the threat to the family. Even if her cousin pursued the matter later, he would not be able to find any excuse.
However, she never expected that when she just stepped into Liao Qianqian's courtyard and suddenly poured the cup of pregnancy-preserving medicine that Liao Qianqian used to murder her fetus into her face, she actually witnessed a scene that made her tremble with fear!
"What happened?"
Hao Ren listened to the sounds in Liao Qianqian's room and suddenly felt that the scene seemed familiar, as if it was a scene Liao Qianqian had described to him before...
Xia Zhiyu's face was as pale as snow, and she leaned against the door frame. When Hao Ren and the Jinyiwei approached, she staggered and rushed towards Hao Ren in a panic. She was so frightened that she leaned weakly on his strong shoulders.
Hao Ren staggered and was almost forced to his knees by her invisible force.
"Cousin, this is really haunted! Liao Qianqian is simply a monster!"
Xia Zhiyu hugged Hao Ren tightly, her body shaking uncontrollably. She pointed her trembling fingers at Liao Qianqian's residence, her eyes flashing with deep fear.
"You are talking nonsense! How could my mother turn into a monster?"
Liao Lingxi was originally indulging in his dream of becoming the prince of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion for his meritorious service in reporting the Yongding Marquis Mansion. However, his peace was disturbed by the sudden search by the Jinyiwei, and then he learned the news that his mother had met with an unexpected accident.
Although he was tired of his mother's current situation, he knew that her status was crucial to his future career. Even if his mother could not provide him with any help, she must not become a stumbling block or a disgrace to him.
Liao Lingxi hurried over, his eyes flashing with ferocity as he glared at Xia Zhiyu, "It must be you, a vicious woman, who has done something to my mother again!"
He hurried through the corridor and headed straight for Liao Qianqian's room. As he passed Ji Cheng, he ordered fiercely, "Commander-in-Chief, arrest her immediately."
A trace of surprise and confusion flashed in Ji Cheng's eyes, as if silently asking: Are you ordering me?
Even the Jinyiwei who followed Ji Cheng loyally couldn't help but look at Liao Lingxi at this moment. There was an expression of disbelief in their eyes, as if they had encountered something incredible.
"Mother, are you all right?"
After witnessing the horrific, blood-stained scene in Liao Qianqian's room, Liao Lingxi's words of concern came to an abrupt halt. Panic surged in his heart, and the sharp screams almost shook the roof.
“There’s a ghost here!”
Liao Lingxi almost rolled over in a panic as he fled from Liao Qianqian's house.
Xia Zhiyu witnessed how he was completely overwhelmed by fear, and at that moment he felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction in his heart.
She has insisted many times that Liao Qianqian is a monster. Now, Liao Lingxi should believe it, right?
Hao Ren was already feeling uneasy at this moment. He seemed to have vaguely guessed the truth of the matter, but when he and Ji Cheng stepped into the house and witnessed the scene in front of them, he still couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
The scene inside the house was in a mess, with tables and chairs overturned on the floor. The pungent smell of blood and disgusting stench filled the air, making it unbearable.
Liao Qianqian was only wearing a white inner garment, which was stained with the black pregnancy-preserving medicine that Xia Zhiyu had splashed on her before. She looked particularly terrifying at the moment.
At this time, her dress was stained with dark red blood, and her thick black hair was as disheveled as a bird's nest. However, her hair hung down to her waist, hiding her pale and haggard face, making her look like a ghost.
At this moment, she was curled up in pain beside the bed, her eyes bulging as if they were about to be forced out of their sockets. There was a pool of blood under her body, black mist was swirling, and a strange aura lingered around her.
The strangest thing was that a small purple hand was sticking out from her flat abdomen.
That's the baby's wrist.
However, Liao Qianqian was not pregnant. She had just been caned. If she was really pregnant, she would have miscarried due to an accident.
Besides, even if she was really pregnant, the fetus should not have been formed yet based on the size of her abdomen, but the baby's wrist looked like the size of a seventh or eighth month fetus.
In a normal miscarriage, the baby's limbs should slide out from between the legs. How could it be like this, where the baby's hands directly pierce the mother's abdominal wall?
Even in front of everyone's eyes, the little hand moved slightly, as if stretching its muscles.
Liao Qianqian's abdomen swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye, becoming round and hot. The sobbing and laughing of a baby could be heard from it, and her body twisted involuntarily, as if some creature was about to tear through her belly and break out of the shell.
Liao Qianqian saw the newcomer, her eyes filled with despair. She stretched out her hands with almost all her strength, looking at Hao Ren for help, and squeezed out a few words in a hoarse voice: "Save me..."
However, the scene at this time was chilling and no one dared to act rashly.
Hao Ren was so frightened by the scene that his legs were shaking.
ulterior motive!
This is indeed a ghost baby!
The scene before him was exactly the same as what Liao Qianqian had described to him before, when Jiang Shu had a ghost attack!
However, Jiang Shu had miscarried that day, but nothing had happened. There was no tragic scene of a ghost fetus tearing through the mother's body, resulting in two deaths. At that time, he thought that the ghost fetus Liao Qianqian had mentioned was just a trick to scare him, and that the so-called ghosts and gods were just nonsense.
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