Realizing that Yu Qizhe was really here and not just her imagination, Yu Jiao relaxed and fainted completely.
Her white middle garment was stained with blood. Beside her lay a motionless man, with a wooden hairpin deeply stuck in his neck, from which blood kept gushing out.
Yu Qizhe recognized him. He was Yang Congwen, the son of Yang Xu, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Qin Guang's lackey. He had slapped Yu Fuling in Xinglou and had his palm broken by Gu Yun.
The wooden hairpin around his neck was carved by Yu Qizhe himself as a coming-of-age gift for Yu Jiao. He had never seen her wear it and thought she didn't like it, but he didn't expect that she would carry it with her all the time.
Yu Qizhe did not try to check Yang Congwen's breath. He was afraid that this man was still alive and he would not be able to control himself and would poke the hairpin deeper.
He took off his outer robe and wrapped it around Yu Jiao, helping her tidy up her messy inner garment. He leaned over and picked her up, and said to the palace maid in the hall who looked defeated, "Go get your clothes."
The palace maid glanced at the Crown Prince lying on the ground, hesitating and not daring to move.
Cui Mubai spoke up at this time, "Go get some clothes."
Cui Mubai often came and went in the East Palace and had a close relationship with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. The palace maid took action only after hearing what he said.
Soon the palace maid brought clothes. Yu Qizhe carried Yu Jiao to the other side of the screen, wiped the blood off her face with a handkerchief, and helped her change into palace maid's clothes.
After he helped Yu Jiao put on her clothes, Cui Mubai came over and whispered, "The prince wants to take my third sister as his concubine because she is the adopted daughter of Cheng Zhangyin. I only found out about this today when I came here. Now we have no choice but to block the news and wait for Cheng Dugong to come back."
Yu Qizhe glanced at Cui Mubai coldly. Even though he guessed that the eunuch who delivered the message to him was arranged by Cui Mubai, he did not feel any gratitude towards Cui Mubai. Yu Jiao was in danger in the East Palace, but Cui Mubai just watched from the sidelines. Was he worthy of being called brother-in-law by Yu Jiao?
Yu Qizhe quickly sorted out his thoughts, came out from behind the screen, and said to Xia Ning calmly, "Send someone to Xiaojun Meishan and ask Master Cheng to come back."
He beat the prince, and broke into Duan Ben Palace with Xia Ning. If this matter were to be made public, Yu Jiao's reputation would be ruined, and he would be guilty of disrespecting the royal family and would be sentenced to death.
It is just as Cui Mubai said, only Cheng Ying can end this matter.
The fact that Cheng Ying could show off in front of him the two-story house that Yu Jiao bought showed that she cared about her adopted daughter Yu Jiao to some extent. Moreover, what happened to Yu Jiao today was also because of Cheng Ying.
Xia Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not say much. The Governor treated Miss Liu San differently from others. If he knew that Miss Liu San had suffered such a misfortune in the palace, he would be furious. He had never seen the Governor get angry because of someone he cared about, but perhaps he would see it today.
He waved his hand to a factory guard and said, "Go find the governor and tell him about what happened to this palace."
The factory guard responded and left quickly.
There was a noise outside Duanben Palace, and the people who came were Concubine Xue and Xue Qingshang.
At this moment, the guards of the East Factory were guarding the palace gate. When Yu Qizhe and Xia Ning broke in, the guards of the East Factory had spontaneously blocked off Palace Duan Ben and closed the palace gate.
Yu Qizhe wiped the blood off his hands and went outside.
Xue Rong saw that the door would not be opened after she called for help, and was about to order the palace servants to force their way in. The door was pushed open from the inside out. Xue Qingshang saw Yu Qizhe coming out, her pupils lit up, and she asked with concern, "Is Miss Liu San okay?"
Yu Qizhe bowed to Xue Rong naturally, and then replied, "Your Highness the Crown Prince just invited Third Sister to come over for tea. I am making a fuss over nothing. Thank you for your coming here."
Xue Qingshang breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that nothing happened. Then call her out quickly. I will accompany her out of the palace."
Yu Qizhe said calmly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is not feeling well. Yu Jiao is checking his pulse. I will personally escort Third Sister out of the palace later. I won't bother the County Lady."
Xue Qingshang believed his words and nodded in agreement, but Xue Rong did not believe it. Zhu Yu was always good at putting on a show. There was no reason for Zhu Yu to avoid her when she came in person to meet him.
Moreover, the palace gate was closed, and not even a palace guard was seen guarding the gate.
Although she guessed that there was something strange going on, Xue Rong remained calm. She said, "It's good that nothing happened. Miss Liu San was invited into the palace by me. I like her very much and will definitely not stand by and watch her being bullied."
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