Zhao Yunzhu smiled coldly, "Du Jiaojiao, are you scared now? What about just now?"
"Zhao Yunzhu, I was really wrong. Please spare my life, please. I beg you, for the sake of my deceased elder brother, please let me go."
Du Jiaojiao's eyes were full of pleading. At this moment, she was really scared.
She felt that the warm liquid flowing out of her body was gradually turning into cold ice on her tender skin.
Du Mingan?
Zhao Yunzhu's eyes, clouded by anger, seemed to be gradually dispelled by a pair of invisible cushions.
The boy's smile was warm and bright.
There was a faint starry sky in the depths of his eyes when he looked at her.
In this generation of the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, there is only one girl, Du Jiaojiao. Although she comes from the second branch, she has been doted on since childhood.
As her cousin, Du Ming'an also took good care of her.
Du Jiaojiao saw a hint of relaxation in Zhao Yunzhu's eyes, and she knew in her heart that there was a chance.
She spoke again, "Sister-in-law, Big Brother definitely doesn't want to see you kill me."
The word "sister-in-law" brought Zhao Yunzhu's thoughts back to three years ago.
Du Ming'an took her into the bridal chamber. When he was about to leave, he couldn't bear to leave her alone, so he called Du Jiaojiao into the room to talk to her.
Du Ming'an said, "Jiaojiao, stay with your sister-in-law. I'll thank you later."
The golden hairpin in Zhao Yunzhu's hand clattered to the ground, and Du Jiaojiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She was able to breathe deeply after escaping death.
Seeing this, the maid behind her hurried forward to protect Concubine Du.
"Come here, tie up Madam Yun and lock her up in the woodshed, and wait for His Highness to come back and deal with her!" After Du Jiaojiao recovered, the first thing she did was to order people to tie up Zhao Yunzhu and lock her up in the woodshed.
There was no trace of the attitude she had just had, begging her to spare her life.
Zhao Yunzhu had anticipated this and did not struggle.
Whatever she said now was wrong.
Everything can only wait for Qin Zongzhi to come back.
Because she had just stabbed Du Jiaojiao, the two maids who were holding her down, in order to avenge their master, pulled her arm with brute force. The pain spread in an instant, but she didn't even blink.
A maid was annoyed by her calmness and secretly pinched the inside of her arm.
Zhao Yunzhu frowned in pain and was dragged forward by the old woman.
The two old women were obviously trying to make things difficult for her.
Someone stepped heavily on the hem of Zhao Yunzhu's skirt. If she hadn't been dragged by two maids, she would have almost fallen down.
"What are you doing!?"
A group of people had arrived at the gate of Lanxiang Garden, and suddenly a loud angry cry was heard.
Everyone shuddered, looked up, and were all shocked, kneeling down in panic.
Even the two maids who were holding Zhao Yunzhu down knelt down in a hurry. It all happened too suddenly, and the weight of her body was just being held down by the two maids.
Now the two maids suddenly let go of her, and her body lost its weight and she suddenly fell straight to the ground.
There was a hint of haste in her eyes.
In a flash, Qin Zongzhi pushed the crowd aside and rushed forward quickly.
Finally, at the last second, he held Zhao Yunzhu tightly in his arms.
"Yunzhu."
Qin Zongzhi looked at Zhao Yunzhu, who looked extremely embarrassed, with a heart full of guilt. He turned his head and glanced at everyone, and finally set his sharp gaze on Du Jiaojiao.
Du Jiaojiao avoided his gaze, knelt down hurriedly, and rubbed her sleeves with her hands.
When she looked up again, her eyes were red and tears were falling uncontrollably.
"Your Highness, it was Concubine Yun. She just wanted to kill me."
Du Jiaojiao raised her trembling hand and pointed at the wound on her neck, her eyes filled with grievance.
"Your Highness, I only ask Your Highness to make the decision for me!"
Du Jiaojiao's body twitched, and the grievance almost surrounded her completely.
"If Your Highness doesn't believe me, you can ask anyone you want. I didn't lie!"
Although Du Jiaojiao was kneeling on the ground and felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, she straightened her back.
The servant beside him whispered in agreement.
Qin Zongzhi held Zhao Yunzhu tightly in his arms, and there was no sign of dodging in her eyes.
"Yunzhu, I wronged you today. It's all my fault."
Qin Zongzhi did not complain at all. He protected her unconditionally without asking right or wrong.
And he took all the grievances she suffered today on himself.
"Yunzhu, I'm sorry."
Qin Zongzhi seemed to be unable to hear the voices of others and could only see and hear her.
Zhao Yunzhu felt an inexplicable warmth surge in her heart. She pursed her lips, pushed Qin Zongzhi away, and looked so calm as if nothing had happened.
Seeing how deeply in love they were, Du Jiaojiao felt a surge of jealousy in her heart.
She stood up and looked at the Ninth Prince. Although she was questioning him, her tone was filled with grievance. "Your Highness, you are acting so unfairly. Don't you think you don't value the Emperor's grace, let alone the Yong'an Marquisate?"
Qin Zongzhi frowned, turned his head hesitantly, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"Du Jiaojiao, please say what you just said again!"
He was practically gritting his teeth.
Du Jiaojiao felt her body go cold. The murderous intent in the Ninth Prince's eyes was even stronger than that in Zhao Yunzhu's eyes just now.
But she couldn't lose her composure. It wasn't her fault today.
Du Jiaojiao's eyes were filled with resentment. "Your Highness, the steward sent a maid to bring me contraceptive medicine today. The maid said it was ordered by Concubine Yun. Your Highness, I am a concubine who was married off by royal marriage. How could I allow a concubine to humiliate me like this?"
"I was so angry that I came to ask for advice, but Madam Yun actually wanted to kill me!"
"Your Highness is protecting Concubine Yun like this, so what am I? What does all that I've endured matter?"
Du Jiaojiao's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her voice was hoarse and choked.
"You're nothing. At most, you're just another mouth to feed in the mansion. That's all." Qin Zongzhi narrowed his eyes and looked at Du Jiaojiao. "Do you understand?"
Du Jiaojiao's body stiffened.
She raised her trembling hand and pointed at Zhao Yunzhu, "Your Highness, she is nothing but an abandoned woman. Your Highness risked the whole world's infamy to protect her, the daughter of a traitor, behind your back. She has no gratitude at all and even humiliated me like this. If this gets out, wouldn't the whole world laugh at your beloved concubine, who is the apple of your eye? In the end, she is just an abandoned woman, a worthless person!"
"court death!"
Qin Zongzhi's eyes were bloodshot. "Come here, tie up Concubine Du and lock her up in the backyard."
Following the Ninth Prince's order, the servants surrounding the gate of Lanxiang Garden hurried in without even raising their heads.
The servants around Du Jiaojiao hurried forward and tried to stop them.
Qin Zongzhi snorted coldly and glanced at everyone, "Whoever dares to stop me today will be beaten to death!"
There was no hint of negotiation in his tone. The servants around Du Jiaojiao trembled, terrified and panicked, caught in a dilemma and at a loss as to what to do.
"If even a single word of what happened today gets out, I will have this prince investigate and kill everyone without questioning them!"
Qin Zongzhi uttered the last sentence, and only then did the servants in the Ninth Prince's mansion accept his orders.
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