Xie Lingqin shook her head, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about what exactly happened more than ten years ago, and who my mother really is..."
The purple river and the giant clam suddenly fell silent.
"Do you think it's possible that I am the real Xie Lingyu...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Lingqin shook her head in denial, saying that memories don't lie, so it was impossible.
Actually, after all this, at this moment, Xie Lingqin suddenly felt a little scared.
If her mother wasn't Zongzheng Shao, but that mysterious Yun Yishang.
And his father was not General Xie, but...
Where is the Emperor?
This idea is terrifying, yet it's not entirely unfounded.
Xie Lingqin patted her head. This idea was too terrible; it was impossible.
She was delivered by a midwife at the General's Mansion, which is unreasonable and doesn't make sense.
Xie Lingqin suddenly turned around, "Oh right, we're going to Ning Xiucai's house for dinner. Zihe and Tridacna, you two come with me."
"So, should we sneak out, or..."
"No need, we can go openly and honestly. Isn't Lord Liu going too?"
As Xie Lingqin spoke, she had already walked out the door.
Xie Yushu walked towards her, "Young Miss..."
Seeing Xie Yushu's gloomy face and his hesitant expression, Xie Lingqin suddenly remembered something, "Right, you said the other day that your family had arranged a marriage for you, and that the woman was going to the capital soon. But now, with that expression, it's because..."
"Young Miss is wise."
Xie Yushu immediately lowered his head. "I don't know how to handle this matter, so I came here specifically to ask you for advice."
"May I ask you for advice?"
Xie Lingqin found it inexplicably funny. "It's perfectly normal for a man to get married when he's of age. Uncle is doing it for your own good."
"But I just heard..."
Xie Yushu's face was contorted in a grimace. "That woman was incredibly savage and fierce. She came from a village, with a fat head and big ears. I..."
"Pfft."
Xie Lingqin couldn't help but laugh out loud, "They match quite well, not bad."
He left after saying just one sentence.
Xie Yu was left standing alone in the cold wind, feeling so lonely, so melancholy, so sorrowful.
However, after a short while, Tridacna returned and looked at Xie Yushu, saying, "Miss said she would help you investigate, so don't worry."
"real."
"It's really true, more than many children."
Tridacna couldn't stop laughing as she said this. Seeing that no one was around, she really laughed out loud. "Um, when the person really arrives, you have to let me see it, okay?"
“Tridacna shell, you…”
"Okay, Miss is waiting for me."
Xie Lingqin's carriage hadn't gone far when it encountered Liu Yunzhou, who was stopped halfway down the road.
His carriage was parked there.
Xie Lingqin was puzzled. "Liu Yunzhou, what are you doing blocking the way?"
"The carriage is broken; the wheels are tangled."
Liu Yunzhou helplessly spread his hands. Although his demeanor was excellent, it was clear that he was somewhat anxious. "He was fine just now."
Xie Lingqin then got off the carriage and walked over slowly. "I say, you probably knew that Miss Lanxiang was also here today, so you were in such a hurry that you just randomly invited a broken carriage out without even looking around."
"You, you mustn't say that."
Liu Yunzhou's ears turned red, then he looked around and said in a low voice, "There are too many people here, so you must not say anything reckless and tarnish other people's reputations."
Xie Lingqin suddenly became interested and smiled, "Returning someone else's reputation? Who is this 'someone else'? Is it Lanxiang, or perhaps it's Scholar Ning...?"
"Xie Lingqin!"
Liu Yunzhou became nervous after Xie Lingqin's few words, and his handsome and reserved face turned even redder as he held back his emotions.
“Young master, the wheel rims are perfectly fine. I’ve examined them for a long time but I can’t find anything wrong with them.”
At this moment, Liu Yunzhou's coachman came up, his face showing a look of frustration and helplessness.
Xie Lingqin looked at the coachman, then glanced at the underside of the carriage wheels. With that glance, her gaze suddenly became fixed.
She has a keen eye for detail; often, she can see things that are invisible to the naked eye.
She saw a deep mark left by a stone under the wheel.
It was as if he used internal force to stop it.
"How long have you been sitting here in your carriage?"
Xie Lingqin suddenly asked, her tone losing its smile and becoming noticeably serious.
Liu Yunzhou replied, "It's been about half an hour."
"Are you sure the carriage was in good condition when you left the manor?"
Xie Lingqin looked at the coachman again.
The driver was taken aback by Xie Lingqin's sudden serious expression and immediately nodded, "Yes, Miss Xie."
Upon hearing this, Xie Lingqin's face paled, and she immediately abandoned the carriage and headed straight for Ning Xiucai's residence.
Upon seeing this, Zihe and Tridacna told the coachman to watch the carriage, and they immediately gave chase.
Liu Yunzhou also sensed something was wrong, and his heart instantly filled with unease. He lifted his robe and ran after them, with his guards following closely behind.
The wind whistled past my ears.
Xie Lingqin had Zihe use her light-foot technique to bring her to the outside of Ning Xiucai's courtyard.
It was quiet all around.
Xie Lingqin's hand, which was eager to push the door open, suddenly froze in mid-air, too nervous to push it open.
Because a strong smell of blood had already been carried by the night wind and spread.
“Miss.” Zihe’s voice was filled with tension and suppressed emotion.
"Squeak—"
Xie Lingqin finally pushed the door open.
A scene of blood and carnage came into view.
The corpses lay scattered about, their eyes wide open in the threshold, the main hall, the side courtyard, and the main courtyard.
He died with his eyes open.
Xie Lingqin's legs went weak, and if Zihe hadn't caught her quickly, she probably would have fallen to the ground.
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