Chapter 883
Qi Jing jolted awake and instinctively stood up straight.
Le'an looked at her in confusion: "Auntie? Why aren't you in your own courtyard? What are you doing here?"
Qi Jing's smile was stiff: "It's no fun staying in my courtyard, so I thought I'd come out for a walk."
Le'an looked around, then suddenly laughed: "Auntie, don't joke around. This area is where the servants live. As for the scenery, how can it compare to the garden?"
"I've never been here before, so I'm a little curious," Qi Jing said, carefully moving forward. "You're right, there's really nothing to see here. I'm about to leave!"
Le'an nodded: "Then, Auntie, please take care!"
Qi Jing had only taken a few steps when Le An suddenly called out to her, "By the way, Aunt, it's best not to walk around in the courtyard these days. This afternoon, the guards caught a child thief. We don't know if there are any accomplices of that person in the Marquis's mansion. For safety's sake, it's best to stay in your own courtyard!"
Hearing Le An's words, Qi Jing paused in her tracks, then turned around incredulously and asked, "What?...When did this happen? Who was it?"
“It seems to be around noon, when we were all taking a nap,” Le’an said, looking at her. “Who is it… Jingyuan and the others are still interrogating them. I came out to get something, and I’ll probably find out when I get back.”
Before Qi Jing could react, Le An took two steps closer to her, her expression somewhat sinister: "By the way, Aunt, did you know that although Jing Yuan and Jing Er are people around the Prince, they are also very skilled at interrogating people? I heard that they went to the Dali Temple prison to learn it. After an interrogation, they can make sure that person is skinned alive, but still has a breath left. They are really amazing!"
Qi Jing was momentarily distracted and stumbled, but Le An caught her in time.
"Auntie, what's wrong with you?"
Qi Jing shook her head hastily: "N-nothing, it just sounds kind of scary..."
"It's more than just scary to hear. That person might already be a pile of rotten flesh by now..." Le'an's eyes darted around. "By the way, Aunt, do you know that person?"
"How...how could I know him?" Qi Jing forced an awkward smile.
Le'an nodded: "Auntie, please don't be nervous. I was just asking casually, I didn't mean any harm."
Seeing that Qi Jing could stand up straight on her own, Le'an let go of her hand and took two steps back: "Auntie, that man is really loyal and righteous. Even after being beaten like that, he still didn't say anything. But think about it, how could an outsider like him be so deeply involved with the people in the Marquis's mansion, and even run into the mansion to snatch a child? There must be something else behind this! What do you think?"
Qi Jing smiled but said nothing.
Le'an ignored her and continued talking to herself: "The young mistress also said that if anyone who conspired with him is willing to come forward, he will be let off the hook. You know, the young mistress was raised by scholars and can't stand this kind of fighting and killing... Alright, alright, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go and deliver a message!"
After saying that, Le'an left in a hurry, as if she really had only chatted with Qi Jingxian for a few minutes.
Qi Jing stared blankly at Le An's departing figure for a moment, then turned around and headed towards her own courtyard as if she had lost her soul.
——
Shen Rang said he would wait for Qi Jing's reaction, but for two days in a row, Qi Jing remained completely silent, not even leaving the courtyard.
Shen Rang shook his head: "It seems that it's not going to work out with Qi Jing."
His cousin was more composed than he had imagined.
Jing Yuan stepped forward: "Your Highness, you laughed then..."
Shen Rang looked at Huo Zhao: "What does Madam intend to do?"
“Tell him the news,” Huo Zhao said. “Even if he dies laughing at the time, at least he’ll die knowing the truth.”
Let him clearly understand that he has been abandoned.
Jing Yuan was startled, but he didn't show it on his face.
Jing Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the main courtyard.
Huo Zhao either remained silent or directly attacked the enemy's will...
This probably hurt him even more than if he had just killed Shi Xiao.
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