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Prince Hong went to the southeast coast, Gao Feng was arrested, and only three concubines and dozens of servants remained in Prince Hong's mansion.
The Empress interrogated everyone in the Prince Hong's residence overnight. Three concubines confessed that Gao Feng had forced them to drink Dugu grass for years, rendering them infertile. However, this was not enough to sentence Gao Feng to death, nor could it prove Hongyu's innocence.
The Empress was deeply worried and couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, the only way to exonerate Hongyu is to find the two maids who gave her the Dugu grass, so that Gao Feng can be identified as the mastermind behind Gu Xiaoliu's murder."
"Your Majesty need not worry. Evil people will get their just desserts. Gao Feng is arrogant and domineering, and forbids her concubines from having children, simply to keep her position as the principal wife. Now that she is in trouble, her concubines are all willing to come forward to testify. As the saying goes, when a wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The Gao family has committed many evils, and I'm sure more people will expose Gao Feng."
After speaking, Chen Yu helped the Empress to her feet.
"After a busy night, Your Majesty should return to the palace to rest. Gao Long will hear the case the day after tomorrow. Guard Liu, lead your men to continue searching for the whereabouts of those two maids."
As Shen Yu left the Prince Hong's residence, dawn was breaking, and there were already only a few people on the road. Just as she got into the sedan chair, someone suddenly slipped a letter into her hand. She lifted the curtain and peeked out, only to see a petite figure hurrying past.
Thinking that someone might have provided a clue, she dared not speak. Only after returning to Chengyuan did she dare to open the letter: 'Go immediately to the village at the foot of Putuo Temple!' The handwriting was exactly the same as the handwriting in the letter from yesterday.
It seems someone is secretly helping them.
Shen Yu was overjoyed, thinking that the two maids must be hiding in the direction of Putuo Temple. She hurriedly instructed Jiu'er to report to the Empress, and then took Cuiwei and Siqiao with her. The six of them rode quickly towards Putuo Temple. Before they even reached the village, they saw two figures running towards the river.
There were several fishing boats by the river. Fearing that the two maids would leave by boat, Chen Yu hurriedly shouted, "It must be them! Quickly, chase after them! Don't let them escape!"
The moment Siqiao jumped onto the fishing boat, the boat suddenly capsized. Unfortunately, none of Siqiao could swim, and they were captured by more than ten masked men who had been lying in wait.
Cuiwei, protecting Chenyu alone, was no match for more than ten men. In the end, all six were captured.
Blindfolded and bound hand and foot, Chen Yu sat upright on the bed, calling out softly, "Cuiwei, Dongqiao, Xiqiao, Nanqiao, Beiqiao..." but no one responded. Clearly, she was being held in solitary confinement.
Squeak... The door opened.
Two old women entered the room, removed the blindfold from Chenyu's eyes, and untied her.
Shen Yu looked up and saw that both women were veiled, and their foreheads were unusually smooth. Normally, women of this age should have deep wrinkles on their foreheads, but these two were so different, which must mean that they had suffered a fire or burns many years ago.
Seeing the two old women staring at her, she quickly stood up, bowed, and asked, "May I ask, are the five young ladies who came with me alright?"
One of the old women nodded, then picked up a light blue dress from the clothes rack and handed it to Chen Yu, pointing to the room opposite.
"Bathroom?"
Before Chen Yu could react, two old women helped her into the bathhouse.
Half an hour later, Chen Yu, dressed in a light blue dress and with her long hair loose, was led into another bedroom. Red tablecloth, red gauze curtains, red quilt... In broad daylight, were they going to forcibly take an innocent woman to her wedding night?
Terrified, she pounded on the door and cried out, "I am General Bai's wife! Let me go, and I'll give you ten thousand taels of gold, gold and silver treasures! Open the door..."
No matter how she called out, no one responded.
Suddenly, she felt dizzy and weak. She sniffed hard and thought she could smell a fragrance. Oh no! Someone had lit a sleeping potion! She groped for her sleeves, but they were empty. Then she remembered that her clothes had been taken by the old woman!
She suddenly realized: the person who secretly helped her must have been sent by Gao Long to deliberately provide her with clues to lure her into a trap!
Just then, the door suddenly opened, and two old women helped her lie down on the bed. As soon as they covered her with a blanket, two constables came over.
"By order of Lord Gao Long, I have come to apprehend the fugitive."
What? Gao Long said she was a fugitive? She wanted to argue, but her body was limp, and she couldn't make a sound when she opened her mouth. She could only stare at the constable with wide eyes.
Two constables each held a portrait and examined her closely, then shook their heads repeatedly.
"It wasn't her."
"Those two maids should be around here. Let's search elsewhere."
It turned out that the two constables were ordered by Gao Long to arrest the two maids.
Although Chen Yu was dizzy, she was utterly shocked. If it wasn't Gao Long who harmed her, then who else could it be? Liu Yao'er? Zhang Yue'er? Zuo Mei'er…
As she pondered, she grew increasingly drowsy and drifted off to sleep. In her hazy state, two old women helped her undress and then withdrew.
A moment later, a man in white slowly walked over, took off his white clothes, and revealed his fair chest.
Who is this? Looking up, her face was sharply defined, like it had been carved by a knife; aside from her prominent chin, how could she not make out her features? She strained to see, and the man lunged at her, pinning her beneath his burning body…
Ah... Help! She couldn't scream. She pushed against the man's chest with both hands, but she couldn't muster any strength. Instead, it felt like she was touching his skin. A firm, supple, and hot sensation enveloped her, and she suddenly felt an impulse like a moth drawn to a flame, a rebirth from the ashes.
"Yu Lang..." she called out to Liu Yu silently, tears streaming down her face.
However… this villain is not Yu Lang! If I remember correctly, Yu Lang is returning to the capital today. If Yu Lang sees the medicine powder she spilled, he will surely come to her rescue.
"Yu Lang, save me..."
At that moment, something fell down, swaying rapidly in front of her as the man breathed heavily, brushing against the tip of her nose.
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