"You lowly servant, what do you mean by that? I don't know Ninth Prince at all. Didn't you suddenly come back and tell me that Ninth Prince knows?" Yan Yu walked up angrily and slapped him across the face.
"Princess, I am but a servant, how dare I associate with the Ninth Prince? Madam, every time I go out, I ask for your permission, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave." Fangyun hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed. She could tell that the Madam didn't know what relationship Yan Yu, herself, and the Ninth Prince had, but she probably already knew everything else.
"You vile woman!! Eldest sister, I think it's her, she's clearly Ninth Prince's spy. The servants in the Imperial Household Department come from all sorts of backgrounds, so it's not difficult for Ninth Prince to plant a few spies among them." Yan Yu was furious, wishing she could tear that all-too-familiar face apart. But she couldn't remember how much she had trusted her before.
"My lady, I am not a spy. On the contrary, the princess has always been dissatisfied with you. From the moment she became pregnant, she wanted to use the child to advance her rank." Fangyun was never a maid like Yunyuan, who was only blindly loyal to her master. But what was the result? She was still killed by her.
"Fujin, Yunyuan, Yunyuan originally wanted to report to Fujin, but after the Gege found out, she was killed by being hit with a vase." Fangyun knew at this time that she didn't have much leverage to save her life, and anyone could do whatever they wanted to her.
"You, you slut!" Yan Yu went up to hit her again, but was stopped by Granny Li.
"Yu'er, it seems you've been dissatisfied with me for a long time." The princess glanced at Yan Yu, walked back to her seat and sat down. Although she knew what Yan Yu was thinking, hearing it from her personal maid still made her feel disgusted.
"Elder sister, please don't listen to this lowly servant's nonsense. Yu'er has never been disrespectful to you, elder sister. It's just that after becoming pregnant, I wanted to raise the child myself. Elder sister was once a mother herself, so you should understand a mother's heart." Yan Yu suddenly knelt down and said urgently.
"Fangyun, what does Ninth Prince want you to find out? Tell me the truth. If you deceive me with even a single word, I won't hesitate to hand you over to him." The princess ignored Yan Yu and turned to stare at Fangyun.
"The Ninth Prince hasn't told you what to do, so I really don't know why he wants to help you." Fangyun knew that she couldn't reveal her relationship with the Ninth Prince under any circumstances.
The Fujin stared at Fangyun, who looked terrified, and said in a low voice, "Li Mama, call the head nanny here and take this girl out to be dealt with by the master. Tell her that she is in league with the Ninth Master and is plotting something wicked."
Upon hearing this, Fangyun quickly grabbed Li Mama's leg, who was about to leave, and said, "Madam, I really am not a spy. I just... I was misled by Ninth Prince and agreed to help him..."
Upon hearing this, Yan Yu said fiercely, "You lowly servant, you really did collude with the Ninth Prince and even tried to drag me down with you."
"Fangyun, I already know where your family is. If you don't tell the truth, not only you, but also your father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law will be implicated," the Fujin said, staring at Fangyun. She had people follow Fangyun and saw her entering and leaving the Ninth Prince's private residence several times. She also had people secretly check her room and found that there were indeed some jewelry and clothes that were inconsistent with her status.
"This servant is just an insignificant servant and really doesn't know what Ninth Prince intends to do. He only ordered this servant to keep an eye on the princess and report to him immediately if she does anything." At this moment, even the quick-witted Fangyun knew that she was actually like an ant in front of the Fujin. With just a few words from her, her life would be in danger.
"You treacherous servant, you traitor! You took one share from me, and you'll take another from Ninth Prince too!" Yan Yu said, her eyes almost red. Only then did she understand that Fang Yun was acting on Ninth Prince's orders, and she had become her target of surveillance.
The princess glared at Yan Yu with hatred. Fortunately, she had lost her temper and discovered Fang Yun's misconduct; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Fangyun, considering you haven't done anything yet, I, the Fujin, will grant you a complete corpse," the Fujin said sinisterly.
"My lady, I made a pact with Ninth Prince that if I didn't report back on the first day of each month, he would know I was gone. Then, Ninth Prince would report to Consort De about Consort Yan Yu's fake twin birth." Fangyun knew she couldn't escape her fate today, and with a determined heart, she had no choice but to say this.
"Are you threatening me?" the princess said coldly.
"This servant wouldn't dare, but I fear that if Master finds out that Princess Yan Yu has mixed up the royal bloodline, even the Fujin (Prince's wife) might not escape blame. Besides, she was brought into the manor by the Fujin; how could the Fujin not know about such a thing? Given Master's suspicious nature, he might also become suspicious of the Fujin." Fangyun saw a hint of hesitation flash in the Fujin's eyes and immediately grasped at this last straw. In truth, the Ninth Prince had never made any agreement with her; she said this only to save her own life. What Yan Yu hadn't thought of, the Fujin naturally had. As long as she was killed, Yan Yu would no longer be blackmailed by the Ninth Prince.
"Hmph, Granny Li, Fangyun plotted to harm Yun Yuan and stole the mistress's jewelry in order to gain Princess Yu's trust. Drag her out and beat her to death." How could the Fujin not see through Fangyun's thoughts? She sighed that this girl was quite cunning, but she had to kill her.
Granny Li called out a few times, and two servants came in, each holding one of Fangyun's hands. To prevent her from speaking, Granny Li deliberately stuffed the handkerchief in her hand into her mouth.
In order to sever ties with Fangyun as soon as possible, Granny Li ordered the execution to be carried out in the courtyard. The maids all hid in their rooms, too afraid to watch.
In fact, with such a delicate body, she couldn't withstand more than a few dozen blows.
Yan Yu knelt in the room with the Fujin, listening to the muffled groans outside. Although Fang Yun had been dealt with, Yan Yu knew that she would probably suffer the same fate as Fang Yun in the future.
“Elder sister, Yu’er truly knows her mistake. Please forgive Yu’er for the sake of our sisterhood. Yu’er is willing to serve by the Fujin’s side from now on and dares not have any other thoughts,” Yan Yu said. She also understood that she was ultimately just a concubine’s daughter, and her mother was only a concubine. Facing the Fujin, she seemed to have no power to fight back. Without the Fourth Prince’s favor, she was just like the other princesses in this courtyard.
As Fangyun breathed her last, her eyes were fixed upwards, staring fiercely at the sky. Even as she was dragged away, her eyes remained open. Her body was simply wrapped in a straw mat and thrown onto a makeshift carriage, heading towards the mass grave.
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