But Su Ruojin still felt something was wrong.
What exactly is wrong?
She tried hard to recall, but she couldn't quite grasp the fleeting thoughts that crossed her mind.
Let's leave that for now.
"I rescued a maid who was thrown into a mass grave by the Princess's mansion. She's the maid I told you about yesterday who was dragged away by the guards of the Princess's mansion. She was flogged. We'll know tomorrow whether she can survive."
Su Ruojin didn't intend to hide it from Xiao Yanchu.
"Perhaps the eldest princess also believed that the maid had seduced the prince consort and was punished for it."
Even if she wanted to seduce the prince consort, she could be kicked out of the mansion or sold off; it wouldn't be a capital offense. And according to Rong Qizhou, three people had already died in the princess's mansion this month.
This princess is a ruthless person.
"What do you plan to do?" Su Ruojin asked Xiao Yanchu. His most valued elder sister had repeatedly violated the laws of the Great Chu, and the decision on how to deal with her could only be left to Xiao Yanchu.
Xiao Yanchu remained silent.
My elder sister saved me, but now she's trampling on human lives!
"Ah Jin, let's wait until she wakes up and investigate thoroughly before making a decision. If that's the case, I won't be able to protect my elder sister either."
"good."
*
The next morning, Yanluo returned to the Su residence. "Miss, she's awake."
Su Ruojin took a sip of millet porridge and asked, "Did they say anything?"
"Not yet. I saw that she had woken up, so I gave her the medicine and came back to tell Miss."
Su Ruojin put down her bowl, wiped her hands, and said, "Let's go."
Once inside the house in the courtyard, the little maid had fully regained consciousness.
She looks no more than twelve or thirteen years old, and at most, she can only be described as pretty. Compared to the princess, she is far inferior. How could someone like her seduce a prince consort?
"Thank you so much...Miss for saving me," the maid said.
"Did you seduce the prince consort?" Su Ruojin went straight to the point. Dealing with this kind of girl, simple and brutal methods were the best approach.
The little maid was terrified upon hearing this and hurriedly shook her head, her eyes instantly turning red. "No, no, I... I didn't, sister... she didn't either, they... they killed... sister, waah!"
The maid suddenly burst into tears, but the crying aggravated her wound. She gasped for breath and could no longer cry, her face contorted in pain.
"What exactly happened?"
The maid glanced at Su Ruojin, then looked at Yanluo with a hint of fear in her eyes.
Yanluo walked to her side and comforted her, "Don't be afraid. It was Miss who sent people to rescue you from the mass grave. Just answer whatever Miss asks."
The young maid nodded and looked at Su Ruojin, slowly saying, "My name is Qiu Shu, and my sister's name is Xia Shu. We are the maids who do the cleaning at the Princess's residence. Yesterday, my sister and I went to clean the small courtyard in the north of the residence."
Halfway through sweeping, my stomach started to hurt, so I went to the outhouse. When I came back, I saw the old women pulling my sister away, saying that she... said she had seduced the prince consort.
But my sister and I are just maids who sweep and clean the outer courtyard. We don't even get to see the prince consort usually. How could we possibly seduce him?
I cried and begged them to say that my sister hadn't seduced the prince consort, but they didn't believe me and beat my sister to death.
I wanted to plead with the princess, but... but Sister Wenxin said I had disturbed the distinguished guests in the mansion, and ordered her to be beaten to death.
It hurt so much when the board hit me...it hurt so much that I passed out. When I woke up, I was in this yard.
"My lady, my sister would never seduce the prince consort. We don't even know what he looks like."
At this point, the little maid's tears kept flowing.
Su Ruojin asked, "Did your sister say anything before she died?"
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