"Little sister, I know Sister Su best. She's not one to talk nonsense. If word gets out after today that I said something, it will all be your doing."
Yan Nangui said this to Murong Liangyuan with a smile.
Although it was a joke, it still made people feel a little embarrassed.
"Sister Yan, you underestimate me. I'm certainly not one to gossip." Murong Liangyuan's smile faded slightly.
"Look at you, why are you still angry? Aren't we sisters just gossiping?" Yan Nangui laughed again.
"No one can argue with you," Su Liangdi joked.
"You two can go back now, I still have to go." Su Liangdi sighed. She came from Chuyun Pavilion and walked along the edge of the garden. Xia Fengyi was the closest to her.
Next are Zhang Chenghui's Qihua Pavilion and Murong Liangyuan's Jiangyun Pavilion. Then comes Jiyue Pavilion. The furthest one is Wangchun Pavilion.
Of course, going to the main courtyard to pay respects in the morning is the complete opposite.
As the three of them walked ahead, Zhang Chenghui of Qihua Pavilion and Xia Fengyi of Yihu Residence followed far behind.
Of course, they all went far away.
I couldn't hear the people in front of me talking either.
Everyone has arrived at their destination, except for Su Liangdi, who still has to leave.
The weather has been cold these past few days, and every morning after paying my respects, I'm greeted with a cup of hot ginger tea. Even though it's not morning now, I've already been out, so naturally I'll have some too.
Yan Nangui rinsed his mouth after drinking the saliva.
“Lady, what do you think of this matter? This servant finds it all very strange. Consort Liu… oh, I mean Aunt Liu…” Jiangxiang paused, “This is extremely suspicious.”
Maids in the household weren't considered to have any high rank, but you couldn't just call them maids. So the servants started calling them "aunties."
This is the term used to refer to concubines in wealthy households.
In the royal family, addressing someone like that sounds like you have no status.
"I don't know, anyway, this Liu family is strange." Yan Nangui shook his head.
"Who knows, she might have done something behind the scenes."
“Then…she’s moving out too, so won’t she also…” Jiangxiang whispered.
"I don't know then." Yan Nangui thought for a moment, "Anyway, let's be careful, lest someone turn the tables on us."
She didn't actually know who had done it last time.
Everyone seems suspicious to me.
Was Liu's recent trouble due to her guilty conscience, or did she take some kind of medication?
In ancient times, were there things that could induce hallucinations?
I haven't figured it out yet.
I ate dinner and went to bed early; I was tired after a long day.
But then something else happened in the middle of the night.
The geese were awakened by the noise outside as they flew south.
"Someone come here."
Luo Kui hurried in: "My lady, I'm here."
"Are you courting death? What's all the noise about?"
"Please forgive me, Lady Liangyuan. It's outside. They say that Lady Liu ran away, and her maid ran away too. The guards couldn't enter the backyard in the middle of the night, so the eunuchs just managed to pull her back. The noise is because when they were making a fuss, they startled the dogs in the manor... and the dogs came running over."
Malabar spinach was also frightened by what was outside.
Chanyi came in a moment later: "It's alright now. Liu Shi has probably gone mad. She rushed out shouting that Han Chenghui has come to take her life..."
Yan Nangui rubbed his head and thought for a moment: "Go and see who went. If there are many people going, call me."
She was exhausted, but if everyone else went and she didn't, she was afraid someone would gossip.
That will be troublesome.
Chanyi returned shortly after leaving: "Liangyuan, you should get up. Most of them have already gone."
Yan Nangui sighed, got up and dressed. He didn't bother to comb his hair properly; he just put it up in a bun and held it in place with a wooden hairpin.
Not long after they went out, they met Murong Liangyuan, who was dressed neatly with her hair in a bun.
The two exchanged a glance, each with their own thoughts, and then headed towards the west pavilion together.
The West Pavilion is no good place. It's where the demoted Li family lives. Fuyu Pavilion is where Han Chenghui died, and now Liu family has only been living in this nameless pavilion for one night when trouble struck.
As you approach the West Pavilion, you'll see it brightly lit, with people standing outside carrying lanterns.
The West Pavilion was too small, so the group didn't go inside and waited outside.
The Crown Princess has just arrived, but the Crown Prince has not yet come.
He was so angry that he went back home in the afternoon and didn't go into the backyard.
He's probably furious right now.
After everyone paid their respects, they stood there waiting.
Someone quickly brought chairs and invited the Crown Princess and several others to sit down.
Liu was then led out and knelt on the ground, a far cry from her appearance in the afternoon.
He seemed completely out of sorts, extremely neurotic.
He was muttering to himself, but you couldn't make out what he was saying even if you listened closely.
Her maid, Yin'e, also knelt down, wiping away tears incessantly until her eyes became red and swollen.
When the Crown Prince arrived, his face was clearly full of anger. The Crown Princess hadn't even had a chance to pay her respects yet; she had just stood up.
"I had no idea that the backyard had become such a mess!"
Upon hearing this, the Crown Princess immediately knelt down, and everyone else followed suit.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I have troubled you." She hated Liu Shi to the core. Was this suicidal woman determined to get herself killed?
"Liu, why are you running around in the middle of the night with your hair all disheveled?" Shu Chengfeng looked at the rambling Liu with extreme disgust.
Lady Liu merely trembled slightly, then raised her head: "Your Highness... I didn't harm Han Chenghui, I didn't..."
"I did nothing, I'm so wronged... I didn't know she was pregnant, I... Ah, I knew she was pregnant, but I didn't want her to die..."
She spoke incoherently.
"Liu!" the Crown Princess cried out, "Are you out of your mind? Is this your reason for running out in the middle of the night?"
"No, no, no, it wasn't me... It wasn't me, it really wasn't me... I didn't hurt you, I didn't hurt you... Go away, go away! Go find the Crown Princess, go find Consort Ye! Don't look for me!"
Liu staggered back in terror: "No, no, it wasn't me..."
"Is she really not crazy?" Murong Liangyuan frowned.
"It could also be poisoning." Yan Nangui glanced at her, then looked at Shu Chengfeng: "Your Highness, should we call the imperial physician to take a look?"
"Hmm." Shu Chengfeng nodded, then helped the Crown Princess to her feet: "Please get up, both of you."
Everyone stood up, but Liu was still sitting on the ground muttering to herself, acting crazy and not at all like a concubine of the crown prince.
“It’s cold, and it’s not appropriate to stand here. This is the closest place to Tingfeng Garden, but Consort Luo is still in her postpartum period, so it would be inconvenient to disturb her. The next option is Jinhua Pavilion,” the Crown Princess said.
Ding Zhaoxun's eyes lit up.
Shu Chengfeng said, "Go to the main courtyard."
The Crown Princess was naturally delighted and quickly agreed.
Then everyone hurried towards the main courtyard.
Upon arriving at the main courtyard, after a while, everyone was seated. The Crown Princess ordered hot tea to be served.
Shu Chengfeng calmed down a bit and looked over to see that among the group of people, Su Liangdi and Yan Liangyuan both had their hair casually tied up.
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