Jiang Hong's mother was the illegitimate daughter of Old Master Lu. Old Master Lu had four children, both legitimate and illegitimate, but Jiang Hong's mother was the only daughter. So even though she was an illegitimate daughter, she lived the same life as the legitimate daughter.
The Duke of Zhenguo is Jiang Hong's maternal uncle, and Lu Zheng is Jiang Hong's cousin.
Jiang Hong helped Lu Ni for one reason: she had been used to obeying Lu Ni since childhood. Lu Ni was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo, the granddaughter of Prime Minister Lin, and her aunt was Consort Lin. Back then, which of the Jiang family children didn't fawn over Lu Ni? Lu Ni, however, only got along well with Jiang Hong.
Originally, after the Lin family fell, the Jiang family consciously tried to keep Jiang Hong away from Lu Ni, otherwise she would become an old maid and not be able to find a husband.
But the two were birds of a feather and would still meet from time to time.
After meeting Lu Zheng, Jiang Hong considered severing ties with Lu Ni for the first time, which Lu Ni noticed.
Lu Ni came up with a plan and brought Jiang Hong back.
Lu Ni told Jiang Hong that as long as Jiang Hong helped her enter the palace and become a concubine, she would have a way to achieve the position her aunt had held back then. At that time, she would help Jiang Hong marry into the Lu family.
Jiang Hong believed it, which is why she risked helping Lu Ni plot this.
Who knew this would happen this morning?
Her maid was murdered, and Gu Xin even saw their best friend holding a murder weapon.
If they hadn't been unaware of the situation and hadn't witnessed the scene, Jiang Hong and Lu Ni would have planned to make people believe that Gu Xin was the murderer.
However, they absolutely could not admit that they had arranged to meet Li Yuyan here. If Officer Gao asked what they had arranged to meet here, wouldn't he possibly find out their purpose?
Therefore, both of them denied having made an appointment with Li Yuyan.
Not long after, the constable Gao sent out brought back a man dressed as a waiter. Judging from his appearance, he was even carrying a bundle, so he was definitely planning to escape.
"Ah Wang, did you come to the teahouse this morning?" Officer Gao interrogated him directly.
“I came by to cover for someone. Once the person arrived, I went back.” After walking for a while, Awang calmed down.
"Where were you after Miss Li entered the private room, until Princess Xinxin appeared in the room? Can anyone testify to that?" Officer Gao asked.
“I was in the outhouse and don’t know if anyone can vouch for me,” Awang replied.
Gu Xin looked at Awang. Although he tried his best to calm down, she could still tell that he was very nervous.
He didn't dare look at Officer Gao when he spoke, he kept his eyes on the ground, so he was definitely lying.
She then looked at Awang's shoes. They were a new pair, and the size of the footprints on the window was different from the footprints on the scene. It was clear that Awang's current shoes were shorter than the footprints on the scene.
"Do you recognize the deceased? Xiao Cui, a maid from the Jiang family?" Constable Gao asked again.
"No, I don't know him." Awang stammered.
"Someone said you knew a maid in the Jiang household, someone from your hometown, and that you had a chance to work for the Jiang family. You even made a pact with your fellow villager to work together, and then you got the master's approval to get married. May I ask, who is this maid you mentioned? Miss Jiang is right here. If you tell us, we'll have Miss Jiang call her over," Officer Gao asked again.
"I... oh no, I'm just bragging. I don't know any of the maids in the Jiang household. I'm just exaggerating. It's because the Jiang household is nice, and I want to be envied by others," Awang said tremblingly.
"Oh! I recognize you. You're lying!" Jiang Hong stared at Awang for a long time before suddenly exclaiming.
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