Chapter 368 Stop pretending here, it’s obvious that you set the fire!
Liang Yu clasped his fists and said, "Prince, we've found Concubine Rui Liang. She's fainted behind the ruins."
After being diagnosed by the government doctor.
Zhou Ruier woke up, covered in dust and her face was dirty. After she came to her senses, she looked around, knelt in front of Xu Qihuai, and grabbed his clothes, "Your Highness, hurry, hurry and save me... Is my sister okay? Ah, Your Highness, my sister..."
Qiu Man pushed Zhou Ruier away and said angrily.
"Stop pretending here, it's obvious you set the fire!"
Zhou Rui'er fell to the ground and weakly got up. She wiped her tears in grievance, "Miss Qiu, you really misunderstood. I was close to the Crown Princess. When I saw the fire, I ran over. I didn't expect to see my sister engulfed in the flames. I wanted to save her, but I was choked by the smoke and fainted. This is the mark of my injury."
She rolled up her sleeves.
There were several red marks on the dirty arm from being hit.
Qiu Man looked up and asked angrily, "Brother-in-law, do you believe her?"
Xu Qihuai said with a cold face, "Liang Yu! Investigate! This palace has been turned upside down, and I will investigate it thoroughly!"
"Father, little sister."
Behind her, Qiu Ying slowly approached. Seeing her sister rushing towards her, she held back her tears and asked, "Why are you here?"
Qiu Man hugged her sister and cried.
Ziyin ran over, knelt on the ground and kowtowed.
"Thank God, thank God..."
Xu Qihuai looked at the Crown Princess, the wife who had endured hardships with him and was looked down upon. She was almost gone. He took a deep breath, looked at the Crown Princess with red eyes, and choked up, "Ying'er, you sneaked out again..."
Qiu Ying couldn't hide her emotions. She supported her waist, walked to the man, and leaned into his arms, "Your Highness."
He said.
"It's good to sneak away."
He hugged Qiu Ying tightly.
"I was scared to death."
He wiped her tears, looked at her pale face, and said to Ziyin.
"First, place the Crown Princess in my palace. From now on, I will eat and live with her. Let's see who dares to take action!"
Ziyin bowed and took the Crown Princess's arm.
Qiu Ying tilted her head and said, "Man'er, take good care of Miss Jiu."
Since the matter concerned the prince's backyard, Qiu Shishu was not in a position to interfere, so he followed his daughter to the front hall.
He looked at his little daughter, his eyes narrowed.
Qiu Man understood that she would definitely find the real murderer!
Qiu Man watched her sister leave, tears welling up in her eyes again. She walked up to Jiusu and puffed her lips in grievance, "Sister Shi Shuang, thank you. I almost didn't have a sister anymore, wuwuwu."
She covered her eyes with her arms and cried with her head tilted back.
Jiusu handed over the tissue: "The Crown Princess is blessed with great fortune."
She looked at the collapsed yard in front of her. It had become a ruin. Liang Yu was leading people to search for things.
Jiusu really liked the Crown Princess's personality. What's more, someone wanted to harm the unborn child, which was really vicious.
"This fire is truly enormous. A candle falling at night might have set it on fire, but it was broad daylight, and it rained yesterday. I really can't understand why it would have caught fire. And it happened to burn the Crown Princess's courtyard. What a coincidence."
Qiu Man snorted coldly, "This isn't a coincidence, someone did it on purpose! She's just jealous of my sister's pregnancy and wants to take her place! Zhou Ruier, you just happened to faint nearby, did you set the fire?"
Zhou Ruier was so frightened that her face turned pale and she quickly shook her head.
"No, no, Your Highness, I am only a concubine. How dare I harm the Crown Princess?"
Xu Qihuai said in a deep voice: "Let Concubine Li come here."
Soon, Concubine Li arrived. When she heard that the Crown Prince had wronged her, she quickly explained, "Your Highness, you have wronged me. I have been away from the mansion all day. How could I possibly frame the Crown Princess?"
She looked at Zhou Ruier beside her.
The prince has few concubines, just a few.
I didn't expect this little bitch was so bold that she actually dared to set fire to the Crown Princess.
Jiusu's eyes fell on the blackened lock. She asked, "Did Rui Liangdi say that she saw the Crown Princess in the room?"
However, the Crown Princess went out.
It would be wrong to say this now.
Zhou Ruier whispered, "The black smoke was so thick at the time, maybe what I saw was the bedding, not the Crown Princess."
Jiusu nodded and continued.
"There was a huge fire at the time, and you were so worried about the Crown Princess's safety that you walked to the door and shouted inside, hoping to rescue her. But the smoke was too thick, and you wanted to find someone, but you fainted outside the yard, right?"
Zhou Ruier was stunned for a moment. She actually deduced the matter so completely.
And it didn't do her any harm at all. After hesitating for a while, he nodded and said, "Yes, I just walked out and the yard collapsed. I was hit by something. Fortunately, the Crown Princess is fine."
Jiusu picked up the burnt silver lock with a handkerchief and looked at Liangdi coldly.
"You're lying."
"The door was locked. How did you see into the bedroom? Or did you lock the door to prevent the Crown Princess from escaping?"
Xu Qihuai walked over and took the black lock, his eyes darkening, "This is indeed the lock of the dormitory."
At this time, Liang Yu came over with evidence.
"Your Highness, this is the lock of the yard. I also found some straw. This is definitely not an accident. It must be man-made."
Qiu Man gritted her teeth and said, "The courtyard gate and the dormitory door are both locked. How cruel! If I catch her, I will kill her!"
Xu Qihuai took a deep breath, his steps unsteady, and staggered back a few steps.
He looked back like a wild beast that had lost its mind.
Holding Zhou Ruier's slender neck.
It seemed like it would break in the next second.
"Tell me! Is it you?"
Zhou Ruier's eyes were red, and she spoke with difficulty using the remaining space in her throat: "I... didn't... "
Xu Qihuai loosened his grip.
"I'll give you another chance, will you tell me or not?"
Zhou Rui'er shook her head, looking at him sincerely. "It's really not me, but when I came here, I saw the concubine's maid appear nearby. Since straw was used to start the fire, the person who set the fire must have a flaw. I am willing to accept a body search and a house search."
She knelt upright.
That aloof look made Xu Qihuai a little shaken.
Xu Qihuai said calmly: "Search the entire mansion!"
He looked up at the gray sky and saw a light drizzle falling. "Miss Jiu, little sister, let's go to the side hall and wait."
There is a palace nearby.
The rain fell on the two women kneeling on the ground. Concubine Li did not set the fire, but there was an unknown secret in her bedroom. She kept praying in her heart that she would not be discovered.
Concubine Li wanted to eat Zhou Ruier alive.
"Little bitch, who told you to take the initiative to search the house?"
Zhou Rui'er knelt quietly, her head lowered, her expression unclear. She chuckled and asked, "Could it be that there is evidence of the murder of the Crown Princess in the Concubine's courtyard?"
"What nonsense are you talking about..."
Before Concubine Li could finish her words, she saw Liang Yu coming towards her with a black wooden box. Suddenly, her face turned pale, she couldn't breathe, and fainted.
Zhou Ruier's eyes were cold and the rain was dripping down her hair.
He slowly uttered two words to Concubine Li.
"You idiot, you can actually find evidence."
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