"I, I, this humble woman..." Ye Cuiru stammered, unsure whether she was frightened by Xie Jun's earlier demeanor or by Gu Xin's current seriousness.
“Speak, or sign!” Gu Xin said.
"No, no, no. It wasn't me, it wasn't me, Princess, I didn't kill Miss Xie," Ye Cuiru quickly protested.
Gu Xin glanced at Zheng Qiu, who paused for a moment, then immediately understood and ran to get a stack of papers.
Gu Xin took the paper, glanced at it, and said slowly, "It's so late, and I'm tired these past two days. I'm just waiting for you to sign it, and then this case will be closed. Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Xie Jun and the Xie family, and I won't let them retaliate. The yamen will handle you accordingly."
Ye Cuiru looked at the paper in Gu Xin's hand in horror, her face turning pale: "No, no. Princess, I didn't kill Miss Xie, it was Manzhu, it was Manzhu who killed her. I only helped Manzhu to secretly take Miss Xie away, I didn't kill Miss Xie."
"Oh? Is that so?" Gu Xin's lips curled up as she continued, "But Manzhu didn't say that."
"I really didn't kill Miss Xie. I just took Miss Xie to the place Manzhu told me about. I didn't do anything to her." Ye Cuiru shook her head frantically.
"But that's not what I said when I asked you earlier. You've lied to me time and time again, and I don't think I can trust you anymore." Gu Xin shook her head in disappointment.
"Princess, please forgive me! Princess, please forgive me! I know I was wrong! I know I was wrong!" Ye Cuiru kowtowed repeatedly until her forehead bled.
"Enough. Seeing how sincere you are, I'll listen to your story for now, but let me make this clear: I might not believe you. Go ahead and tell me." Gu Xin still looked unconvinced.
"Princess, it was Manzhu. Manzhu made me lead Miss Xie away. After Miss Xie got into the carriage, I waited at the place Manzhu and I had agreed upon. When Manzhu arrived, she gave Miss Xie something to smell, and Miss Xie fainted. Then Manzhu made me put her in a sack and leave the city. After leaving the city, Manzhu made me take Miss Xie to a cave in a forest. She hit Miss Xie on the head with a stone, and then followed me back to the city. Miss Xie was in that cave. Later, Miss Xie's body was found at the bottom of a well. Manzhu warned me not to say anything, that she killed the person, and that it had nothing to do with me. The more you say, the more mistakes you make; the less you say, the fewer mistakes you make. Anyway, it has nothing to do with me." Ye Cuiru recounted the whole story in one breath.
"She told you to help her kidnap people, so you did? Who is she to you? Besides, she and Miss Xie had a deep relationship. You say she killed Miss Xie? I don't believe it." Gu Xin shook her head and continued, "Ye Cuiru, you've lied time and time again; that's a crime. Alright, you..."
“Princess, I didn’t lie! I really didn’t lie! Everything I said is true!” Ye Cuiru panicked when she saw that Gu Xin didn’t believe her. “I… I hate Miss Xie because Brother Yi spoke to her a few times, and because Miss Xie stole my beloved. I didn’t know that Manzhu was going to kill Miss Xie. Moreover, Manzhu doesn’t like Miss Xie; they aren’t the close mistress and servant they are, as everyone says. In the cave, Manzhu told the unconscious Miss Xie that if she died, she would be the daughter of the Xie family. She also said that she would take good care of Miss Xie’s parents and brother. What I said is absolutely true!”
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