"Lord, shouldn't your relationship with the Prince Consort be one of gentlemanly friendship?"
I tugged at Bizhu's sleeve, and when I looked at Wan'er, her eyes were serious.
Bizhu stopped laughing and asked cautiously, "Miss Wan'er, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing, I was just thinking about some things."
Just then, the door opened and Lin Chao walked in.
"Madam, are you all alright?"
"Brother Lin, how's it going outside?"
"We've captured all the assassins. Some of them committed suicide, and we've tortured the rest until they finally revealed who was behind it."
Wan'er and Bizhu stood up and stood to the side.
"This is a very important matter, and the lady is pregnant. We can discuss it in detail later."
Lin Chao, tell me who it is! I'm really curious.
Seeing my look, Bizhu immediately understood: "Brother Lin, just say it, otherwise Madam won't be able to sleep tonight."
"Alas, Madam, please don't overthink it. They are the princess's bodyguards. However, I feel something is amiss. It's very likely they framed someone, but we have no evidence. Unfortunately, those assassins committed suicide after confessing, and the trail has temporarily gone cold."
I touched my belly. Although Li Zhaole had a bad temper, she was upright and honest in her actions. As a princess, she wouldn't do such a thing.
"It's actually a princess."
"It's not certain yet. They confessed too quickly and left no evidence. Since it involves the royal family, we still need to be careful."
I really hate being unable to speak right now, otherwise I could at least find some clues.
I noticed Wan'er's eyes were darting around, and I was certain she knew something, so I hinted to Bizhu and Lin Chao to pretend to go out and wait outside.
I pulled Wan'er to the desk, picked up my pen, and wrote down the questions I had asked her.
"Madam, I...I don't know."
She's simple-minded, but I've done some missions before and know how to break down girls' defenses.
"Wan'er, you are a good girl. I met you when I was in the Ji family."
When Wan'er saw the name of the Ji family on the paper, her eyes began to fill with tears: "Since I was brought into the palace, my life in the Ji family has been the best. The madam, the young master, and some of my sisters have all treated me very well."
"I know you must have your reasons. You can tell me, and I won't tell anyone." I guessed she saw that I couldn't speak, so she started to hesitate. I pressed my advantage and continued writing.
“My second brother lives in the Northwest, and I’ve heard very bad things about him.”
"Madam, do you have any news about the Prince Consort? Could you please tell me?"
Now I can only use Ji Ying to deceive her. Actually, I'm not having a good time while pregnant, so in a sense, it's not a lie.
"have."
"Madam, please tell me, or after you give birth to your son, could you arrange for me to go to the Northwest to find a consort? I... I don't want to go back to the palace."
This silly girl is really getting stuck on something.
"I... I heard from Her Majesty that the Marquis, because he admires the Imperial Son-in-Law, secretly sent him to the Northwest. Good, good for him..."
Bah! That bastard Ji Fei! Even if Xie Yuancheng liked me back then, he would never force me. Even if I were a man, he would never do such a thing.
“The Marquis and I have a deep bond; he wouldn’t do such a thing.”
Wan'er started to get excited, "No, I, I saw the Marquis and the Prince Consort together." I was stunned. Could Wan'er have seen everything?
“Back when we came to Linyang, the Marquis would always send Xiren and me away, and then leave me alone in the carriage. At that time, the Prince Consort was still asleep.”
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