Madam Feng was somewhat sensitive at this moment. Hearing Gu Xin's question, she immediately asked, "Does the princess suspect Steward Li?"
Gu Xin shook her head and asked, "I remember that Steward Li was among the people just now! Miss Feng's injuries were not just once or twice, but multiple times. Your family keeps dogs. Once or twice, you can use medicine on the dogs to make them unconscious, but so many times, it's impossible to succeed every time! So, either the thief is a member of the family, or the thief colluded with the family to get in smoothly."
Madam Feng immediately said, "Then the princess should send Steward Li to question her."
Gu Xin nodded: "No rush, let's wait for Que'er to finish speaking."
Upon hearing this, Que'er continued, "Every time I find that the Third Miss is injured, she goes to bed very early the night before. In the past, the Third Miss would read and write, but if she didn't, she would have more injuries on her body when she bathed the next day or the day after. Every time I find out, the Third Miss will whip me."
Gu Xin asked, "Is it just the whip? Miss Feng's injuries are not just caused by the whip."
Que'er nodded: "It's just a whip. Every time, the Third Miss makes me gag myself so I don't make a sound. Then she makes all the maids in the courtyard walk far away. The Third Miss usually seems to rely on me a lot, so the other maids all think that the Third Miss has something she wants to tell me."
Gu Xin raised an eyebrow: "So what private things did she say to you?"
Madam Feng and Madam Yun also looked at Que'er.
Mrs. Feng remembered that her daughter often spoke highly of Que'er, so when Que'er mentioned that her daughter had hit her, she simply didn't believe it.
But her sister-in-law and Princess Xinxin both saw the injuries on her daughter's body, and there was no way to fake it. Moreover, she believed that Que'er would not dare to lie.
Que'er said, "In the past year, besides scolding Fourth Miss to me, Third Miss has said the most that Fourth Miss was deceived by Young Master Qi, and that Young Master Qi still likes her the most. Young Master Qi did those things only to help Third Miss bully Fourth Miss. However, Third Miss really did see Young Master Qi and Fourth Miss secretly making love last year, and Third Miss cried for a long time that night. But a few days later, Young Master Qi sent a letter, and Third Miss's mood recovered."
Madam Feng said sternly, "When did he send the letter? Hasn't he been making a fuss about breaking off the engagement? He's hardly ever been to the Feng family anymore, so how could he have sent the letter?"
Que'er shrank back instinctively, a little scared, but she still forced herself to say, "Every time Young Master Qi sends a letter, he has someone put it by the dog hole in the backyard and weigh it down with a stone. I'm the one who goes to retrieve the letters. The Third Miss has never told anyone else about this, only me."
Gu Xin frowned, sensing that something was amiss.
It doesn't make sense logically either.
Qi Yulang and Feng Jinshu were already engaged. Even if Feng Jinshu had a bad relationship with her sisters, Qi Yulang didn't need to make a big fuss about breaking off the engagement and then comfort Feng Jinshu.
This incident has blown up, which will be bad for the reputations of all three of them.
Is it something someone with a high chance of passing the imperial examination should do, like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own? Surely he's not that stupid!
Que'er continued, "Third Miss told me that she hates Fourth Miss the most. Young Master Qi said that if he helps her make Fourth Miss disappear from this world, Third Miss will have no one to hate."
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