The shiny ground was now covered with bloody footprints. The servants were shuttled back and forth, and pots of blood were brought out. Several little maids had never seen such a scene, and they still had panic expressions on their faces.
Princess Jian stood there frozen, her eyes fixed on the curtain of the inner room, and her hands holding the handkerchief were covered with dried blood.
"Princess, please drink some tea and sit down for a while."
The mother in charge persuaded in a low voice, while Princess Jian's lips moved and she kept chanting Buddhist words.
"The Great Merciful and Great Compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, please protect Brother Yuan."
Princess Jian's eyes were red and swollen, and tears fell from the corners of her eyes from time to time.
"The princess, Mrs. Anyihou, the prince and the eldest lady are all here." Someone reported in a low voice.
Princess Jian remained silent, as if she didn't hear her at all.
I don't know how long it took, but a warm hand held her.
"Mother."
Princess Jian was startled, her arms shook, and she immediately pushed the man staggering.
With an exclamation, Princess Jian came back to her senses and saw that the person in front of her was her daughter Qi Yingyue.
Princess Jian looked at her daughter: "Why is Sister Yue here?"
Qi Yingyue said softly: "Mother, please take a rest first, otherwise there is no news from my cousin, so you first..."
Princess Jian shook her head. Xie Yuan's gradually distracted eyes were in her mind. She still can't believe that such a thing could happen.
Qi Yingyue continued: "Mother, are you going to meet Mrs. Anyihou and the eldest lady? They are all waiting outside."
"Miss Xu?" Princess Jian looked confused, "Why...why is she here?"
Qi Yingyue said: "If you ask someone to call Prince An Yihou, Mrs. Anyi Hou may be worried..."
Princess Jian then remembered that at the critical moment, she was in a state of confusion. She thought that no matter what Brother Yuan said, she would agree to it. Brother Yuan said that he wanted to see Prince Anyi, so she immediately ordered someone to invite him.
"Where is he now?" Princess Jian asked again.
Qi Yingyue said: "Just in the yard."
"Why do you let them come here?" Princess Jian said and started to walk outside. When she moved like this, she felt the world was spinning, and she staggered and almost fell down.
Qi Yingyue hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Mom, it's better to rest first."
Princess Jian shook her hand: "I don't care about this anymore, let's go out first."
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Mrs. Anyihou first saw the pale-faced Princess Jian, and quickly walked a few steps forward to meet Princess Jian. Mrs. Anyihou was even more surprised, realizing that the matter might be more serious than what the servants of Prince Jian's palace said.
Princess Jian's hand holding the handkerchief was still trembling slightly, and there was a clear bloody handprint on her sleeve.
"What happened," Mrs. Anyihou asked quickly, "who was injured?"
Princess Jian's lips moved: "It's Rong Xiao and Brother Yuan."
I didn't expect it to be two people.
Mrs. An Yihou took a breath of cold air.
Princess Jian wiped the corners of her eyes: "It was all accidents and my negligence. First, Rong Xiao went crazy, and then accidentally hurt Brother Yuan." Her voice was hard when she said the rest.
"Is this what the princess is going to tell Xie Yuan's parents?"
Princess Jian followed the voice and met Xu Qinghuan's questioning gaze.
Princess Jian swallowed, it was true, what should she say? Rong Xiao was a madman, and she found the dagger at some point.
Princess Jian looked sad: "In the end, it's all my fault. Now I just hope that Brother Yuan will be okay."
"It's better to die."
The girl uttered another sentence, surprising Princess Jian: "What did you say?"
Xu Qinghuan looked calm: "I said, even if Xie Yuan can survive this time, I'm afraid that the charges on him will destroy him. The news will spread in Beijing within two days, even if the Xie family has any explanation.
, will also be regarded as covering up for Xie Yuan.
If my guess is correct, Xie Yuan is going to pass the Economic Examination. Do you think those great scholars who pay attention to etiquette will let Xie Yuan go to high school? The Xie clan will also be implicated. Xie Yuan will resent Princess Jian for not finding out about the matter and letting him
Bearing such injustice, the princess will be very annoyed by this matter. At that time, everyone will think that Xie Yuan would have been better off dead. If that were the case, everyone would be less in trouble."
Princess Jian was stunned.
Xu Qinghuan looked into the room: "Does the princess want to call the doctor out?"
"Qing Huan," Madam An Yihou scolded with a straight face, "What are you talking about? Why don't you apologize to Princess Jian quickly? There are really no rules."
Xu Qinghuan offered his blessing to Princess Jian: "Qinghuan just talked nonsense, and I asked the princess to forgive me, but what Qinghuan said was the truth. To wrong a person is the same as to kill him with your own hands."
Princess Jian looked at Xu Qinghuan: "You...how did you know that I had wronged Brother Yuan."
Xu Qinghuan looked at the servant next to him: "Just now, I heard someone say that Aunt Rong stabbed Mr. Xie. Aunt Rong also said: You beast, I will kill you."
Princess Jian's expression changed.
Xu Qinghuan said: "The princess was panicked because Mr. Xie was suddenly injured. I'm afraid she hasn't taken the time to think carefully about the meaning of this sentence, right?"
Princess Jian felt a chill running down her spine, and a bad feeling arose spontaneously.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Before this, the princess also imprisoned Mr. Xie in the mansion, but what clues were discovered? Why was it that Aunt Rong was fine before, but after Mr. Xie came, she suddenly became even more crazy."
Princess Jian thought about Xie Yun's words and then thought about the whole incident, her heart gradually sank.
"Yes, the princess is right. Everyone will think so from now on," Xu Qinghuan's expression remained calm and calm, "The Xie Yuan that the princess had in her heart before is dead, unless..."
Princess Jian raised her head.
Xu Qinghuan said: "Unless the princess believes in Xie Yuan's character and wants to restore his innocence, she may be able to save his life. But if Xie Yuan really did something wrong, the princess cannot save him. Should she do this? The princess wants to
Think clearly.
After Xie Yuan's parents arrive, will they blame the princess for not fulfilling her responsibilities as elders?"
Princess Jian was in a state of confusion, but she subconsciously wanted to ask Xu Qinghuan what method he was talking about: "What do you think I should do?"
"It's very simple," Xu Qinghuan said, "report to the official, let Shuntian Mansion investigate today's matter. Shuntian Mansion Judge Huang Qinghe always solves cases like a god, he will definitely find out everything."
Report to the official?
Princess Jian was stunned. She never expected that Xu Qinghuan would let her do this: "But this is all an accident."
"Is it an accident?" Xu Qinghuan asked, "In my opinion, there are several doubts. First of all, the princess imprisoned Mr. Xie in the mansion for no reason."
Princess Jian couldn't help but purse her lips.
Xu Qinghuan continued: "I don't know what happened today, but I can guess that Aunt Rong suddenly went crazy. Mr. Xie learned the news and came to check on the situation. Mr. Xie is quite knowledgeable in medical science and should have known the consequences of entering the house rashly.
Aunt Rong was stimulated, but something happened in the room. I guessed that Aunt Rong was injured or fainted. Only then did Mr. Xie enter the door. When Mr. Xie was treating Aunt Rong, Aunt Rong took action to kill Mr. Xie.
Stabbed."
Princess Jian stood there in shock. What Miss Xu said was exactly the same as what happened just now.
Xu Qinghuan looked at Princess Jian: "There are too many coincidences in this. Many links are indispensable. Every step must be planned clearly. If I encounter such a thing, I will not call it an accident. I will say this