Chapter 170 Rumors against her
The next day, just as Jiang Yi had expected, the man's body was found on the street.
The first person to discover the body was the night watchman, and he was also the one who saw the body's tragic death most clearly.
When the officials arrived and saw the shriveled body, their first reaction was that there was an evil spirit at work. In order to avoid causing chaos, they immediately covered the entire body with white cloth to prevent more people from seeing it.
However, how could the curiosity of the common people be blocked by this piece of white cloth?
"I saw it, it's a man. Look, even with the cloth covering him, it can't hide his huge body."
"Wow, did you see how he died?" someone asked curiously.
"That's really hard to tell." The man shook his head, looking embarrassed.
"Come on, how could you see it? The cloth hadn't been covered yet when I came. I was alone at the time, so I was the only one who saw this person, okay?" On the other side, someone else joined the discussion.
"Then tell me, how did he die?" someone asked.
"I can't tell either, but the way he died was so weird. It was as if he had been sucked dry by something, and his whole body was shriveled up." The man recalled the man's death and suddenly got goose bumps all over his body.
Everyone who heard it was horrified.
There are only a few reasons why people die, either accidentally or being killed.
There were no wounds or blood on the man's body, and his body was shriveled. It was obvious that this was not a normal death.
At this time, the government detectives had already placed the body on a stretcher and were ready to carry it away.
When passing through the crowd, a strange wind blew and happened to blow up the white cloth that was still on the dead man's head.
The people standing nearby suddenly saw the body that had been drained of energy, and they all gasped.
The constable quickly covered the body with the white cloth again and hurried back to the yamen.
"Hey, did you see that? That wasn't yesterday..."
"Yes, yes, that's the man from yesterday. The princess brought a man and a woman here yesterday. The woman even said she wanted to curse him..."
"That woman definitely has a problem. She said she was going to curse this man yesterday, and today he died on the street, and his death was so horrific."
Word spread quickly from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Soon, the news reached the ears of the queen in the palace.
"Is it really that weird?" The queen couldn't help but confirm again.
"Your Majesty, I heard this from the people who were at the scene. That person died in such strange ways that it's obvious that there's something evil at work." The maid said seriously.
"Go and call Miss Jiang over." The queen ordered with a gloomy face.
If it is true as rumored in the capital that Jiang Yi is the culprit of this incident, then she absolutely cannot keep Jiang Yi in the palace anymore.
"Mother, this is just a rumor. Please don't jump to conclusions yet." Su Mei advised.
Liu Yanyan had a different attitude: "I think this is too bizarre. Miss Jiang cursed someone right after, and that person tragically died on the street the next morning. Aside from the curse, I can't think of any other possible cause of death."
Su Mei glared at Liu Yanyan, wanting her to stop talking.
Liu Yanyan pretended not to see Su Mei and continued to speak to the Queen, "Although the two of them were invited by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there are many talented and ambitious people among the common people, and there are also many unorthodox practices. The palace is a strategic location. Before they came, Miss Jiang and the man beside her had unknown origins, so they should have been thoroughly investigated."
The queen was persuaded by her words and nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the Queen was now very dissatisfied with Jiang Yi and Shen Yu, Su Mei couldn't help but become anxious.
She is now in love with Chen Yu. If the Queen doesn't like him, there will definitely be no future for the two of them.
"I believe in my brother's judgment. He has always been good at judging people. Besides, I have come into contact with both of them. They don't seem to be the weird and vicious people." Su Mei patted her chest and promised.
"Princess, how could a bad guy write the words 'I am a bad guy' on his face? You are still young, so don't be fooled. Those evil people are very good at disguising themselves. Their purpose is to win the trust of others and then hit them with one strike." Liu Yanyan spoke very clearly.
Su Mei rolled her eyes at her, not wanting to argue with her about such trivial matters.
While they were talking, Jiang Yi came over quickly.
"Greetings to the Queen." Jiang Yi saluted the Queen.
This was her first meeting with the Queen.
"Get up and let me see you." The queen had always heard of Jiang Yi from Su Jiu and Su Mei, but this was the first time she actually saw her.
Because Jiang Yi had changed her appearance, what the queen saw now was an ordinary commoner woman, neither outstanding nor ugly.
Jiang Yi raised his head and calmly met the Queen's gaze.
The Queen thought for a moment, then went straight to the point and asked, "I heard that you cursed a man among the people, causing him to die on the street?"
Jiang Yi remained calm and said, "Your Majesty, this is truly an injustice. I cursed that man only because he harassed me in public. The princess was there at the time, and she can attest to that. He was truly a scoundrel, and I was so bullied that I couldn't do anything about it. In my anger, I said those words. As for why he died on the street, as Your Majesty said, I really don't know."
This makes a lot of sense.
Su Mei quickly assured the Queen: "Mother, she is telling the truth."
Now the witness is gone.
Seeing that the queen slowly began to believe Jiang Yi, Liu Yanyan bit her lower lip, feeling unwilling.
She wanted to say something else to shake the queen's mind.
Su Mei saw it and quickly spoke out, interrupting Liu Yanyan.
"I heard from my brother that Miss Jiang is very good at martial arts. That man was too shameless. Even if Miss Jiang hated him very much, she could have beaten him up at that time or taught him a lesson afterwards. Why would she choose such an obvious and roundabout way to kill someone?" Su Mei said, shaking her head.
This time the queen was completely convinced by them.
In this case, there is no reason to drive Jiang Yi away.
"In that case, the murder rumored in the streets was indeed not committed by Miss Jiang," said the Queen.
"Your Majesty, you believe in me. I am deeply grateful."
"I called you here for questioning in order to protect the safety of the palace. I am sorry to have wronged you this time." The queen gave him a slap and then a sweet treat.
"Your Majesty cares about His Majesty and the people. It is a blessing for us." Jiang Yi replied awkwardly.
The queen couldn't find any reason to keep Jiang Yi, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
In the end, there was really no other choice but to let Jiang Yi go back.
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