Chapter 705 Something's wrong, something's really wrong.
Seeing that Shen Wantang remained silent, Qin Xin assumed that she did not believe in such supernatural and superstitious things, so she whispered, "Young Madam, although the matter of rebirth is somewhat mysterious, I feel that Chu Yanluo is not lying. Moreover, it's not just me who thinks so; many people believe her story."
Shen Wantang snapped out of her reverie and asked calmly, "Really? Why?"
"Because...because Chu Yanluo knows many other people's secrets. She even predicted the life and death of several people. The way those people died was exactly the same as what she said. If she wasn't reborn, then she might have the ability to foresee the future."
Qin Xin said cautiously, "Besides Chu Yanluo, Prince Xiao also always said that he was reborn. He always said that he married you as his princess in his previous life, and that Qi Yu and I were your maids in our previous life."
“I have served the Princess Consort in the Prince’s mansion for many years and I know the Prince’s character well. He rarely lies, so maybe, maybe what he said is true.”
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Shen Wantang and, seeing that she didn't seem unhappy, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Wantang was naturally not upset by Qin Xin's words, because Qin Xin's guesses were all correct.
In her past life, she did indeed marry Xiao Qingyuan.
However, she will not tell anyone about this, nor will she admit it.
Her expression turned slightly serious: "It's fine if you say this to me once, but you're not allowed to say it outside. I've already married into the Duke's mansion and married the second young master. What good will it do me if you say these things again?"
Qin Xin quickly knelt down: "This servant knows her mistake! This servant was just... just shocked by the news of my rebirth, and spoke carelessly for a moment, that's why I said the wrong thing! Don't worry, young mistress, this servant hasn't said such things to anyone else, this servant knows the gravity of the situation!"
Shen Wantang shook her head helplessly. Her maid was good in every way, except that she was too gossipy and liked to get to the bottom of things. In addition, because she trusted Qin Xin too much, she had spoiled her all her life, so she had no scruples about what she said.
"Alright, get up! Watch your words and actions in the future. Think before you speak, whether you should or shouldn't say something."
Qin Xin stood up, head bowed, and said, "Yes, young mistress, this servant has remembered."
"Is there any other news about Chu Yanluo's suicide? Does Xiao Qingyuan know? Has he gone to the Wan Hua Lou to check on her?"
"Young Master Xiao knew that he had also gone to the Wan Hua Lou and wanted to have someone bury Chu Yanluo, but he was stopped. Chu Yanluo's body was taken away by another group of people. The leader said that they were sent by the Chu family, so Young Master Xiao did not fight over it."
Shen Wantang frowned slightly: "Sent by the Chu family? How is that possible?"
"What's wrong, young mistress? Is something amiss? Among the onlookers, someone recognizes the leader and says he's Chu Yanluo's father's personal servant!"
“Something is definitely not right. When Chu Yanluo was alive, the Chu family had already severed ties with her and no longer recognized her as their daughter. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have sent her to the Jixin Nunnery to become a nun. Later, when Chu Yanluo was sold into the Wanhua Brothel, the Chu family felt ashamed of her and refused to acknowledge her as their daughter even more. Why are they acknowledging her now?”
"Ah? Could it be because the Chu family felt that Chu Yanluo was already dead, so they would let bygones be bygones? Perhaps Lord Chu still loved this daughter, so he couldn't bear to leave her body exposed in the wilderness and specially sent someone to bring her body back for a proper burial."
Shen Wantang shook her head; she didn't think such a possibility existed.
Although Qin Xin still addresses Chu Yanluo's father as "Lord Chu," he had actually lost his official position long ago. The reason was naturally that Chu Yanluo was pregnant with an illegitimate child and had completely fooled Xiao Qingyuan, thus angering Prince Ning and Princess Ning.
He hates Chu Yanluo so much, how could he possibly love her anymore?
If they had even a shred of love for their daughter, they wouldn't have been willing to send her directly to the Jixin Nunnery while she was pregnant.
Jixin Nunnery is no benevolent place. The nuns there are all ruthless and vicious, and their methods of torturing people are extremely insidious. Especially for a woman like Chu Yanluo, who is morally flawed, they will torture her to death. There is absolutely no way they would let her give birth to the bastard child in her belly.
It was only because Xiao Qingyuan took care of her that Chu Yanluo died in the Jixin Nunnery long ago.
Something's not right, something's really not right.
Shen Wantang found it increasingly suspicious and instructed Qin Xin, "Keep an eye on this matter, especially to find out what the Chu family did after taking Chu Yanluo's body back."
"Yes, I've got it."
As Qin Xin was speaking, she suddenly added, "Oh, right, Chu Yanluo also wrote down the names of the people she wanted to take revenge on in the blood letter. It was a long list. The first one was Prince Xiao, the second one was Miss Liu Nanshi, and the third one was you, Young Madam!"
"The young mistress had no grudge against her, so why would she seek revenge? Do you think the Chu family took her body back because they wanted to summon her vengeful spirit and turn her into a vengeful ghost to kill and take revenge?"
Shen Wantang looked at Qin Xin with a mixture of amusement and exasperation: "One minute it's rebirth, the next it's vengeful ghosts killing people. You should read less of those supernatural tales!"
Qin Xin was a little embarrassed: "You know I love reading these kinds of things, but you don't know, young mistress, that the stories these days are getting more and more absurd and bizarre."
"You know it's absurd and bizarre, yet you still watch it? You still believe it?"
"The more absurd it is, the more interesting it is! Originally, I didn't believe it either, but seeing that Chu Yanluo has been reborn, I think that what is written in the storybooks may be true!"
Qin Xin said earnestly, "Young Madam, you should be careful. It would be best to ask a Taoist priest to make an exorcism talisman. With the talisman, even if Chu Yanluo becomes a vengeful ghost, she won't dare to get close to you!"
Shen Wantang also said seriously, "Don't worry, even if Chu Yanluo really becomes a vengeful ghost, it won't be my turn for a while. Aren't there two more ahead of me? If she wants to kill someone, she should kill Xiao Qingyuan first. After Xiao Qingyuan dies, it won't be too late for me to ask the Taoist priest for help."
"Well... okay!"
"Alright, we've been out for a while now, it's time to go back."
Shen Wantang got up and said goodbye to Jiang Yan. As she walked out, she said, "By the way, Dujuan, go and tell the driver that we'll take the Wanhualou street back."
"Yes, young mistress!"
After leaving Jinxiu Pavilion, the carriage headed straight for Xihe Street.
Fifteen minutes later, the carriage slowed down.
Shen Wantang lifted the curtain and immediately saw the Wanhua Tower not far away.
At this moment, the area outside Wanhua Tower was crowded with people, and on the other side of the crowd, several carriages were parked on the riverside street, completely blocking the entire Xihe Street.
Qin Xin, with her sharp eyes, immediately pointed in a direction: "Young Madam, look, there's Prince Xiao's carriage over there! He hasn't left yet!"
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