Zhu Wanqing exclaimed in surprise, "My lord, I was terrified..." After saying that, she struggled to run towards the Fourteenth Prince.
The Fourteenth Prince stiffened, took a few steps back as if springing up, and stared at Zhu Wanqing expressionlessly.
"Master, there's no one in this courtyard. The maids seem to have been drugged... And! I saw that white... ghost again..." Zhu Wanqing said excitedly, but suddenly paused when she mentioned the white one.
The Fourteenth Prince was standing in front of him, dressed in white.
Zhu Wanqing slowly raised her head, her face shifting from surprise and fear to disbelief and doubt. She saw that the Fourteenth Prince's face was pale and he looked utterly dejected.
"Master...you..." Zhu Wanqing felt a chill run down her spine, her body trembling uncontrollably. Her outstretched hand, which she wanted to grab the Fourteenth Master's, froze in mid-air, unable to be pulled back.
Zhu Wanqing suddenly realized that the supernatural events that had occurred these past few days were all the work of the Fourteenth Prince.
Zhu Wanqing couldn't believe her eyes and murmured, "Master, it was you who drugged me, wasn't it?"
The Fourteenth Prince remained silent, his lips pursed as if suppressing his anger and resentment. Zhu Wanqing's mind raced, replaying the entire incident. From the Fourteenth Prince's initial strangeness, to his unusual attentiveness, to his frequent excuses to leave, and finally to the white-clad ghost, Zhu Wanqing had to admit that the Fourteenth Prince was the mastermind behind it all.
Zhu Wanqing shook her head, unable to hold back her tears, and looked at the Fourteenth Prince with utter grievance: "Your Highness, listen to me, things aren't as you think! I had no choice..."
"Enough!" The Fourteenth Prince roared, finally losing his temper. Zhu Wanqing trembled, her eyes red as she looked at the Fourteenth Prince pleadingly, "Your Highness, you must believe me! I've done all this for you..."
The Fourteenth Prince frowned, unwilling to listen to anything Zhu Wanqing had to say anymore. He asked, word by word, "Why did you kill my wife and concubines? What did they have to do with you?"
Zhu Wanqing's heart tightened. It seemed that all this could no longer be hidden. She took a step forward, but a sharp pain suddenly struck her foot, causing her to stumble. However, the Fourteenth Prince did not react at all. Zhu Wanqing frantically shook her head, crying, "Master, they are all obstacles in your path. Even without them, you won't lose anything..."
The Fourteenth Prince was shocked to hear Zhu Wanqing say such a thing, as if these people's lives were worthless in her eyes. He rebuked her in disbelief, "Stumbling blocks? Did you really kill them? Why were you so cruel, leaving me with nothing?" Overwhelmed with grief, the Fourteenth Prince thought of his two legitimate sons and asked through gritted teeth, "My two children are still so young, why didn't you even spare them?"
Zhu Wanqing knew that no matter what she explained, the Fourteenth Prince wouldn't believe her. Seeing his heartbroken expression, she suddenly remembered her belly. Touching it excitedly, she said to the Fourteenth Prince, "My lord, how could you have nothing? You still have me... you still have our child..."
Zhu Wanqing's eyes shone with boundless anticipation as she excitedly said, "We'll have many more children in the future, as long as you like them, Master..." Zhu Wanqing grabbed the Fourteenth Prince's sleeve and shook it.
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