All the former members of the Ling family army were filled with righteous indignation, and the situation was on the verge of getting out of control. Ling Xiang immediately spoke out to stop it:
"Uncle Lian, Aunt Wu! I know you've been wronged, but today, let's listen to Master Yuan first."
"Okay! We'll listen to Master Yuan!"
Yuan Zhengqing didn't expect there was more to the story. He pondered for a moment and said, "Ling Chengfu is deliberately trying to seize the property of the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion. We have witnesses and evidence. Take him away!"
Then he said to Ling Xiang, "Miss Ling, come with me."
As a victim, Ling Xiang's visit to the government office was understandable. However, after arriving at Shuntian Prefecture, she discovered that Yuan Zhengqing had summoned her for another matter.
"Is there a hidden story behind my poisoning?" Ling Xiang pointed at her face in disbelief.
No one knew better than her that it was Zhang Qian who poisoned her with the intention of controlling her.
"Today, Zhang Qian was poisoned in prison. Fortunately, she was discovered in time and the miraculous doctor He Xun came to her rescue, so she was saved."
Yuan Zhengqing has been busy with this matter for the whole day. Today, Ling Xiang sent someone to report the case. He originally had no time, but when he heard that it was Ling Xiang's case, he inexplicably led the team to the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion in person.
"Who wants to kill her? How is it related to my poisoning?"
"The person who poisoned Zhang Qian has been caught. She was the maid of Miss Gao who lives in the Prince of Qin's mansion."
Ling Xiang:?
She thought of many possibilities, but she never expected that the matter was related to Gao Zhenzhen.
"Then what?"
"The maid couldn't bear the torture and revealed the mastermind behind it."
Ling Xiang opened her mouth wide: "Could it be Gao Zhenzhen?"
Yuan Zhengqing didn't answer directly, but asked, "I heard that you were kidnapped and taken to Gao Zhenzhen's courtyard at the flower viewing banquet at the Prince of Qin's Mansion?"
Many people knew about this matter. Ling Xiang said truthfully: "Later, the eldest princess came forward and confirmed the matter. The matter..."
Ling Xiang bit her lip and said belatedly, "That's not right. The only person who had contact with me at the time was the maidservant beside the eldest princess, but the eldest princess confirmed that she didn't kidnap me. After that, many things happened, and I forgot about being kidnapped. It seems that in the end, no conclusion was drawn as to who kidnapped me..."
"There's another person who has contacted you, right?" Yuan Zhengqing reminded.
"No, at that time..." Ling Xiang suddenly remembered, "Grandma Gao! And Grandma Gao! Could it be..."
Ling Xiang covered her mouth, shocked.
Yuan Zhengqing then revealed the truth and showed Ling Xiang his testimony: "According to the confessions of the maid who poisoned you and Zhang Qian, Gao Zhenzhen managed to escape after her kidnapping was exposed, but she still refused to give up, so she colluded with Zhang Qian and tried to poison you.
"After Zhang Qian was exposed, Gao Zhenzhen threatened Zhang Qian with the lives of the entire Zhang family to stop her from turning her in, and also promised to save Zhang Qian's life.
"Even so, Gao Zhenzhen was still worried and planned to silence her. However, she didn't expect that the silencing failed. Zhang Qian learned that Gao Zhenzhen had lied to her, and then she told the truth."
Ling Xiang:?
Only she herself knew that the kidnapping had nothing to do with Gao Zhenzhen.
Although Gao Zhenzhen could really do something like killing her, she always felt that something was strange.
Also, how did Gao Zhenzhen collude with Zhang Qian? In the original book, they had little interaction.
Ling Xiang handed the testimony back: "How does Master Yuan plan to deal with this?"
Yuan Zhengqing frowned and said, "I went to the Prince of Qin's mansion today. Gao Zhenzhen refused to admit to poisoning and accused the maid of false accusation. She also flatly denied the handwritten correspondence between them that Zhang Qian produced, saying it was a forgery."
Ling Xiang could imagine that Gao Zhenzhen must have felt so sorry for herself at the time, crying and denying it, and even dragging Nangong Yu to make the decision for her...
"Then what?" She was really curious about how Nangong Yu would protect his beloved Gao Zhenzhen.
"I originally wanted to arrest Gao Zhenzhen for interrogation, but she had a heart attack and fainted. The King of Qin took full responsibility for the matter and took Gao Zhenzhen away, saying that he would give me an explanation within three days."
"Then, Lord Yuan told me about the matter. Is there anything you want me to do?" Ling Xiang asked cautiously, as if he was afraid of offending the powerful.
Yuan Zhengqing smiled calmly, with a soothing power: "That's not the case. You are the victim and have the right to know."
"Oh." Ling Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Yuan Zhengqing said seriously, "You'd better not go out these few days. I will secretly send someone to protect you."
It turned out that this was Yuan Zhengqing's purpose, to let her know everything, be more vigilant, and protect herself.
"Thank you." Ling Xiang bowed in thanks.
Yuan Zhengqing immediately gave him a fake hand: "You're welcome, this is what I should do."
Ling Xiang thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "If someone related finds me, can I ask you for help?"
In the past, many people had asked him for protection, but this time, he felt an emotion he had never felt before.
"Okay." He almost blurted out.
"Is there anything else you need my cooperation with?"
"Not for now. I'll call you if there's any."
"Can I leave now?" Ling Xiang pointed to the door.
"Um."
"Goodbye!" Ling Xiang turned and left.
"I'll take you there." Yuan Zhengqing stood up and said.
"No, you're busy."
But Yuan Zhengqing insisted on sending her away: "You are now a key protected person in Shuntian Prefecture."
Ling Xiang couldn't find a reason to refuse, so she had to agree.
But she never expected that Yuan Zhengqing actually wanted to send her home.
She knew he was just doing his job, but she still felt a little uncomfortable in the narrow carriage, so she had to take out a book from the space and start reading.
This was the first time Yuan Zhengqing rode in the same car with the victim.
He clearly just wanted to take the person to the door, but for some reason he got on the carriage.
In order to relieve the inexplicable emotion in his heart, he took out the book under the coffee table and started reading.
"Thank you, Mr. Yuan." Ling Xiang thanked him and got off the car to go home.
Yuan Zhengqing watched him walk in, turned around and saw a carriage parked in the corner, frowning slightly.
The carriage left the area of the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion. He said to the outside of the carriage: "Go check who came to the Zhenguo Marquis Mansion today."
A gentle breeze blew by, and soon, a deep male voice was heard outside the carriage: "His Royal Highness Prince Huai came to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion at 12:00 this evening and has not left since."
Yuan Zhengqing pondered for a moment and said, "Double the number of people secretly protecting Ling Xiang."
Ling Xiang returned to Xiangyuan, still thinking about Gao Zhenzhen and Zhang Qian's collusion to poison, and did not notice that there was an extra person in the room.
"Who has taken away your soul?" Xuanyuan Qi slowly made a gesture and added a restriction to the room, isolating it from everything outside.
Ling Xiang was startled. She looked closely and saw that it was Xuanyuan Qi. She patted her pounding heart and said, "Your Highness, you're scaring me to death!"
Xuanyuan Qi sat on the recliner where Ling Xiang was reading, his expression unfathomable:
"You knew I was coming to see you tonight, yet you still went out at night and came back so late. Ling Xiang, you didn't take my words to heart at all, did you? Hmm?"
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