"Is Mrs. Feng sure this is Qi Yulang's handwriting?" Gu Xin asked.
“I’m sure! This boy studied at our Feng family’s private school from a young age, and only went to Taizhou Academy when he was ten. My husband often praises him, saying that his handwriting is beautiful and reflects his personality. He often sighs that he has found a good son-in-law for Jinshu!” Madam Feng was much more energetic now because of her anger, and her voice was louder.
"Mrs. Feng, do you know what happened to Miss Feng's injuries?" Gu Xin noted this down and then asked another question.
"What injury? What other injury did Jinshu suffer?" Madam Feng asked in surprise and panic.
“Didn’t Madam Feng see it just now? Miss Feng’s body is covered with both new and old wounds. The new wounds were probably inflicted when Miss Feng was murdered, but judging from the marks, the old wounds were inflicted within the last year. In other words, Miss Feng may have been abused multiple times in the last year,” Gu Xin said.
"What? Who? Who hit my Jinshu? How come I didn't know?" Madam Feng was extremely surprised. After a moment's thought, she asked, "Princess, the deceased had injuries on her body. Could she not be my Jinshu?"
“No. She is Miss Feng San, unless there is someone else in this world who looks exactly like Miss Feng San,” Gu Xin said.
Didn't this happen at the Donglin Prince's Mansion?
However, twins were rare in the Great Zhou Dynasty; they were more common among the descendants of the Gu family and the royal family.
"But, but my Jinshu would never be abused. No one would dare!" Madam Feng murmured.
"Second sister-in-law, I just saw that Jinshu does indeed have many wounds, all in hidden places that can't be seen without taking off her clothes. But Que'er serves Jinshu closely, so she should know. The princess has already sent me to fetch Que'er. Why don't we listen to what Que'er has to say in a bit?" Yun Shi said softly to comfort her.
"Knock knock knock!" Just as Yun finished speaking, there was a knock on the door.
"Madam, your servant has brought Que'er with her," came the voice of Yun's maid outside.
“Let her in alone,” said Madam Yun.
"Yes," the maid replied.
The door opened, and Que'er walked in with her head down, then closed the door.
She walked to the bedside and greeted the three women: "This servant greets the princess, the first wife, and the second wife."
Madam Feng, the most impatient of them all, immediately asked, "What happened to Jinshu's injuries? You've never told me about all those wounds?"
The sparrow lowered its head, its body trembling.
Madam Feng shouted angrily, "Speak! I'll beat you to death if you don't!"
"Madam, spare my life!" Que'er shuddered, then knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
Gu Xin stopped her: "Speak! What happened to Miss Feng's injuries? As her personal maid, you should know."
When Que'er looked up, her face was already streaked with tears.
She lowered her head again and whispered, "This servant...this servant doesn't know either."
Madam Feng threw a pillow at Que'er, knocking her off balance.
Gu Xin: "..."
It seems that what everyone says about Miss Feng San's tendency to smash things when she's angry is true; she learned it from her mother.
However, Gu Xin also understood Mrs. Feng's feelings at this moment.
Yun said, "Que'er, stop hiding it. You've always served Jinshu, how could you not know she was injured?"
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