Chapter 408: Inciting him to rebel
"Fool……"
Miaomiao put her hands on her hips and looked at Zhou Mu with her chin raised.
The second brother said so much because he couldn't bear to see his former classmate in this state and wanted to cheer him up.
But this fool, who is too love-sick, doesn't appreciate it.
"Love-brained, my brother is doing this for your own good. I don't want you to waste your precious time."
Zhou Mu was stunned for a moment, then he wanted to chase them away: "Go away, leave here, Miss Zijin doesn't want to see you."
Fool? Love-brained?
I didn't expect that even a child could laugh at him.
He looked at the little girl in front of him who was making a fuss and remembered what Miss Zijin had said to him.
She has a fifth younger sister who is born from her own law.
Raised by his stepmother, he was spoiled since childhood, sharp-tongued, and very willful and capricious.
As a daughter of the Jiang family, this fifth girl has brothers who love her and her mother who cares for her, and even has the support of the Lu family.
Live so recklessly.
But her daughter Zijin, also a daughter of the Jiang family, is outstanding in everything.
But you have to live carefully.
As a concubine's daughter, her life was already difficult, and she encountered misfortunes in the Qi family and lost her only mother who loved her.
Now he has ended up in such a miserable situation.
How can it not make people feel distressed.
Especially when he saw the body of his beloved, his heart ached even more, a piercing pain.
What did Miss Zijin do wrong to deserve her death like this?
Seeing that Zhou Mu was in a bad mood, Jiang Ziyan quickly pulled his sister behind him.
She was afraid that the smell of alcohol on him would offend Miaomiao, and that he would get drunk and go crazy towards her.
He looked at this hopeless classmate and pondered for a long while before speaking: "Brother Zhou, since you were deeply in love with Jiang Zijin, now that she is dead, I can't say anything more. But don't you want to know the truth about her untimely death?"
Zhou Mu, who was originally in a daze, looked up suddenly when he heard the word "truth": "What truth?"
He only knew that Miss Zijin's body was carried out from Prince Chen's villa, but as for why she died...
The government officials didn't like him, and the Jiang family didn't tell him.
He could only hear it from passers-by.
I heard that the emperor gave the house to the Lu family, and it was Jiang Ziyan who discovered Miss Zijin's body.
Jiang Ziyan must know the truth.
He put his hands on Jiang Ziyan's shoulders and asked anxiously, "Tell me, was it Prince Chen who did it?"
Jiang Ziyan neither admitted nor denied it.
He simply said, "Jiang Zijin's body was found in a secret room in Prince Chen's villa. She had been dead for three days when she was discovered, having committed suicide. A maid named Ya'er had entered the secret room with her, and she was already dying when she was found. According to her, Jiang Zijin was the true concubine of Prince Chen... Concubine Lan, they entered the secret room on the day Prince Chen entered the palace, and have been trapped there for over half a month."
"Prince Chen's Consort Lan?" Zhou Mu trembled slightly and murmured, "How is that possible? Doesn't Prince Chen's Mansion already have a Consort Lan?"
He thought of all the possibilities.
He also thought about Miss Zijin's difficulties and thought that she must have been forced to rely on King Chen.
But I never thought about it.
The favorite concubine of Prince Chen, who was famous in the capital and only appeared in public with a mask, turned out to be Miss Zijin.
He didn't know whether he should believe Jiang Ziyan's words.
"That Concubine Lan is fake. Her name is Ruyue. She is an official's wife implicated in Prince Su's rebellion. If you don't believe me, you can investigate for yourself."
Jiang Ziyan didn't expect Zhou Mu to believe it all.
After all, the truth told by others is not as trustworthy as the truth found out by yourself.
He just throws out clues.
As long as Zhou Mu really can't let go of Jiang Zijin, he will investigate and verify it.
Zhou Mu was half-believing and half-doubting: "If she was Prince Chen's favorite concubine, why did she die in a secret room like that? Is it possible that one can only enter the secret room but not exit?"
"Of course not. Only the tomb chamber is one that allows entry but not exit. If someone deliberately damages the mechanism after they enter the secret chamber and seals it from the outside, the people inside will be trapped and starve to death..."
“It’s…he…”
Zhou Mu froze in place for a moment, staring blankly and unable to utter a word for a long time.
I already have the answer in my heart.
His thin body suddenly gained strength, and he clenched his fists: "Why? If Prince Chen likes her, why does he treat her like that?"
"Why else? For power and self-protection. Otherwise, do you think Prince Chen would disobey the emperor and ruin his bright future for the sake of a concubine who is guilty?" Jiang Ziyan sighed and looked at him coldly.
Jiang Zijin was trying to get the skin of a tiger, but ended up being eaten by the tiger.
Actually, no one can be blamed.
But Zhou Mu doesn't think so.
In his eyes, Jiang Zijin was elegant and refined, like a spotless little white flower, and she was lovable.
King Chen...
It must be that beast King Chen who forced her.
"Beast..." Zhou Mu spat out two words through gritted teeth.
His eyes were bloodshot, his body was shaking with anger, and his fists were clenched tightly.
It felt like he was about to explode, with smoke coming out of his head.
If he had a knife in his hand at this moment, he would probably rush out and be killed by King Chen.
His mind is now full of Miss Zijin.
Imprisoned in that dark place, Miss Zijin must have been very desperate and scared before her death, so she lost the will to live and chose to commit suicide.
The damn King Chen.
I wish I could tear him into pieces right now.
He looked at Jiang Ziyan: "Are you telling the truth?"
Looking at Zhou Mu's angry expression, Jiang Ziyan knew that Zhou Mu had believed what he said.
At least I believe it 70%.
He originally had no intention of using Zhou Mu, but seeing that he looked half dead.
I am speechless.
In this case, it would be better to let him use me than to be a useless person.
Let’s make use of the waste.
Even if it is for revenge for Jiang Zijin, Zhou Mu will get busy.
As classmates, Jiang Ziyan had some understanding of Zhou Mu's personality.
Be very persistent when you identify a person or thing.
Still a bit stubborn.
I'm afraid the fight with King Chen will never end.
Jiang Ziyan said seriously, "Brother Zhou, what good would it do me to lie to you? If you don't believe me, the maidservant named Ya'er who was by Jiang Zijin's side was her confidant when she was alive. She is currently imprisoned in the Dali Temple. You can ask her yourself."
The maid knew most of what happened between Prince Chen and Jiang Zijin, and she hated Prince Chen to death.
After being rescued, she kept shouting that Prince Chen was heartless and had killed her queen.
Perhaps King Chen didn't expect that there was still a survivor.
Apart from Jiang Zijin, Zhou Mu was also cautious about other things. "Why is Miss Zijin gone, but that maid is still alive?"
It has been a long-standing practice for servants to betray their masters at critical moments and murder their masters.
There were only the two of them in the secret room, and what happened inside was entirely up to the maid.
Who knows whether it is true or not.
Jiang Ziyan didn't think so. He had seen the maid and she didn't seem to be acting.
"What kind of place do you think the Dali Temple is? How could she lie to me? Besides, do you know how that maid survived?"
"What?"
"The rat in the secret room..."
They all knew that Jiang Zijin was arrogant and proud, in such a hopeless situation.
She would rather die than eat that thing.
Otherwise, she would not have chosen to commit suicide after eating all the dry food.
It seems that she is not afraid of death. She is living a good life and is just seeking death.
I don't know what she is trying to do.
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