Chapter 2397: Don’t cry until you see the coffin!
Xue Yun was stunned and looked at her in astonishment.
Is her affair with Kang Biyun related to Princess Xinping's previous drowning accident? Could it be that—
She looked at Kang Biyun in surprise, only to see the latter kneeling on the ground. When she heard these words, she trembled violently.
Her heart sank.
Then I heard Nan Yan's deep voice saying word by word: "You'd better tell the truth."
“…”
"If you tell a lie, I will never forgive you!"
“…”
Xue Yong bit his lower lip hard, and finally made up his mind. He turned around and knelt down in front of Nan Yan, saying in a deep voice: "Your Highness, please forgive me."
“…”
"Your humble servant, your humble servant has no intention of concealing anything, but this matter——"
Nan Yan's eyes flashed: "So, it really exists, right?"
“…”
"Did Kang Jieyu really show any affection to you?"
Xue Yun lowered his head and said softly, "Yes, yes."
Nan Yan took a deep breath.
He said in a deep voice: "What did she say."
“…”
"Tell me again."
Xue Yun looked back at Kang Biyun in embarrassment, gritted his teeth, and could only say softly: "Yes, it was the day before Her Royal Highness the Princess fell into the water. Concubine Kang was unwell, and I came to see her. As a result, during the consultation, she -"
"How is she?"
"She, she suddenly grabbed Weichen."
At this point, Xue Yun's face was already red and he could hardly continue speaking, while Nan Yan's face was still gloomy, with only the corners of his eyes twitching slightly.
Said: "Go on."
Xue Yun had no choice but to continue: "She, she grabbed me and told me that in this palace, I was the only one who treated her the best, and she treated me the best..."
"how?"
"She didn't say the rest."
Nan Yan narrowed her eyes, seeing Xue Yun's flushed face and Kang Biyun's pale face, and probably guessed what had happened. Xue Yun wasn't a real man, and even if he were, few would have the guts to cause trouble with the emperor's concubines in broad daylight.
She certainly couldn't stay and listen to Kang Biyun pour out her heart.
So I asked, "She didn't say it, so what did you do?"
Xue Yun said: "Your humble servant, your humble servant wants to leave. But Concubine Kang held your humble servant and wouldn't let you go. She also, also -"
Having said that, Xue Yun really couldn't go on.
A cold light flashed in Nan Yan's eyes.
Suddenly he said, "Does she want to get close to you?"
She naturally reserved the word "close", but the people here were all adults, so they naturally knew what "close" meant in this situation.
Xue Yun nodded with difficulty: "Yes."
When she said this word, Kang Biyun was like a puppet with its strings cut. She almost collapsed to the ground, unable to utter a word.
Her eyes were red as she looked at Xue Yun.
Tears were almost about to burst out.
Although Xue Yun didn't turn around, he could still feel her gaze, like a thorn in his back. She asked softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty said this incident is related to the princess falling into the water. What is the connection?"
Nan Yan glanced at her.
Instead of answering her, he slowly turned his gaze to Kang Biyun and said, "Kang Jieyu, this is why you murdered my daughter, isn't it?"
"What?!"
Xue Yun was shocked and looked at Nan Yan with wide eyes.
"My Lady, you said—"
Nan Yan's face was gloomy, and she said coldly, "Because Xinping accidentally witnessed this scene, she was worried that Xinping would tell others about it, and if that happened, her life would be in danger. So, she murdered my daughter. The next day, when everyone was playing by the lake, she pushed Xinping into the lake!"
Xue Yun turned around and looked at Kang Biyun in disbelief.
"You, you, it's really you?"
“…”
"You really did that?"
Kang Biyun still didn't say anything, just collapsed on the ground, her whole body like a piece of lifeless meat, emitting a heavy aura of death.
Nan Yan walked up to her and looked at her red eyes coldly.
Asked: "Kang Biyun, do you plead guilty?"
Kang Biyun raised her head and looked at Xue Yun again, her red eyes filled with deep resentment. She gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "Your Highness, what you said is just speculation."
“…”
"Can anyone prove that I was the one who pushed the princess into the lake?"
“…”
"If not, then I won't plead guilty!"
At this moment, she seemed to know that she had no way out, and Xue Yun's "betrayal" made her feel hopeless.
By this time, she had given it her all.
"You're asking me for evidence?"
Nan Yan sneered and waved his hand: "Bring him in!"
Not knowing who came again, Kang Biyun turned her head and saw two maids walking in with Ruying, whose cheeks were red and the corners of her mouth were cracked and bleeding.
"you--"
Kang Biyun was stunned. Before she could say anything, Ruying had already fallen to her knees and kowtowed to Nanyan repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please spare my life, spare my life!"
Nan Yan said in a deep voice, "Tell me what happened that day after you came to pay your respects to me and left."
Ruying had obviously just been slapped in the face. When she opened her mouth, blood flowed out. But she was already frightened by the beating and said hurriedly, "Yes, yes. That day, Kang Jieyu said she was not feeling well and wanted to return to Yangxingzhai. But she didn't go back to Yangxingzhai. Instead, halfway there, she said it was too cold and asked me to come back and give her a wind cloak."
"Then where is she?"
"She is waiting for me in the pavilion behind the Imperial Garden. But—"
At this point, Ruying trembled a little. She glanced at Kang Biyun carefully, and finally decided to save herself. She said hurriedly, "But after I brought the wind cloak, I found that Concubine Kang was not in the pavilion."
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly: "Where did she go?"
"I don't know either."
“…”
"I was looking for her everywhere with my wind cloak, and finally, I saw her walking towards me in a panic on a small path not far from the lake."
“…”
"When I asked her what was wrong, she just said she was just going for a stroll. Furthermore, she didn't even wear the cloak I brought with her, and went straight back to Yangxingzhai."
“…”
"Later, I learned that Princess Xinping had drowned."
Hearing this, Nan Yan's face darkened and she looked at Kang Biyun: "What else do you have to say?"
Kang Biyun sneered, "What does this prove?"
“…”
"Your Majesty wants to say that I pushed the princess into the water, but who can prove that the princess really saw me showing my affection to Doctor Xue?"
Nan Yan looked at her gravely and said, "You really won't cry until you see the coffin!"
Just then, Ruoshui hurriedly ran in from outside again.
Said: "My lady, I found it!"
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