Chapter 384 Unreasonable Woman

Prince Yu and the Crown Prince came out of the Zichen Palace side by side.

Both of them had warm smiles on their faces, bowed to each other, and then parted ways.

The moment he turned around, the smile on Prince Yu's face froze into frost.

This time, the Crown Prince handled the funeral of the Queen Mother, which pleased his father deeply. His father even hinted in his words that he would let the Crown Prince assist in governing the country again.

Things have been really bad lately...

Prince Yu was extremely depressed.

Just as he was about to go to Chaohua Palace, he heard someone calling him from behind.

"Brother Three Emperors."

Prince Yu looked back and saw that it was Liuli. He couldn't help but think of Liuli's visit last night and smiled slightly: "It turned out to be my sister. Where are you from? Where are you going?"

Liuli said in a gentle voice: "I am waiting here for my brother, the emperor."

Prince Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"

"I want to tell my brother something."

Prince Yu looked around and walked towards a place with fewer people.

Liuli followed tacitly, keeping a certain distance.

When they arrived at a secluded place, Liuli stated her purpose straight away. Prince Yu listened with a calm expression on his face, but he was filled with doubts in his heart. If what Liuli said was true, this would be a good opportunity to deal with the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion. The Jing'an Marquis' Mansion had ruined his plan and caused heavy losses to Datonghui, and he had always kept this account in mind.

But can Liuli's words be trusted? After all, Liuli is from Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Liuli saw Prince Yu's hesitation and said, "This is absolutely true. My brother, don't doubt it. The Marquis' Mansion already knows that I hid the person. Now, in the eyes of the people in the Marquis' Mansion, I am already an unforgivable woman. They are unkind to them, so why should I be righteous to them? Now they are looking for Cuiyan everywhere. I am afraid I can't hide for long. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

Prince Yu frowned and asked, "Is this why you came to see me last night?"

"Yes, but unfortunately my brother is busy, and I can't leave home for too long. I can't tell the princess directly. The princess and Ye Jinxuan are like sisters. Who knows if she will abandon my brother's interests and reveal the news to Ye Jinxuan instead."

Liuli said frankly. She had already made up her mind. If she didn't take advantage of this opportunity, she would never have another chance in the future. The longer the night, the more trouble she would have. She had to hand over Cuiyan as soon as possible.

"The truth of the matter will be clear to me when I see Cui Yan. As for how to write the subsequent articles, I know better than you."

Prince Yu pondered for a moment and felt that this was a rare opportunity. As long as he made things bigger, his father would not be able to favor the Jing'an Marquisate even if he wanted to. The emperor had just dealt with several military officers a while ago. Wouldn't it be controversial to favor one over the other? And the prince would definitely make excuses for the Jing'an Marquisate. If he handled it properly, maybe even the prince would suffer.

Thinking of this, Prince Yu said calmly: "Give the person to me first, I will ask clearly and then make a decision."

Liuli left the palace and immediately went to the courtyard where Nanny Fang lived.

But when I got there, I knocked on the door for a long time but no one answered.

Went out? No way! Even if Nanny Fang went out to buy something, Cuiyan would always be at home. There was a peephole on the door, and when Cuiyan saw her, she would definitely open the door.

Liuli became more and more uneasy, and ordered someone to kick the door open.

However, the doors and windows inside were closed, and the furniture and belongings were all in good order, but the person was missing. After searching everywhere in the house, there was no trace of him.

Two living people disappeared out of thin air.

Liuli couldn't understand it. She was the one who arranged the people personally. No one else knew about this place except her and Nanny Fu. Nanny Fu was dead and the dead couldn't speak. She didn't believe that the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion had the ability to find this place in such a short time.

Liuli waited for two cups of tea but still didn't see anyone, so she had to tell her men to wait here while she went back to the mansion to check the situation.

They waited until dark, and Liuli's ominous premonition became stronger and stronger, making her feel restless.

Prince Yu was also waiting anxiously. Liuli said that the person would be sent over in an hour at most, but it was already dark and there was still no movement. Could it be that the person was found in the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion?

In the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion, Ye Jiayao was talking to Qiao.

"It's already been confirmed that this is my eldest brother's child. I can't bring myself to kill him. After all, it's a life. Cui Yan is hateful, but the child is innocent..."

Qiao pursed her lips tightly, and clenched her white hands into fists, so tightly that her knuckles turned white, showing how angry she was about this fact. Ye Jiayao sympathized with her. If she were in her shoes, she would be even angrier than Qiao.

"If you can't do it, I'll do it." Qiao's words almost came out from between her teeth. Ye Jiayao was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It's easy to get rid of the child, just give her an abortion drug, but what about Cuiyan? Get rid of her as well? Otherwise, she will definitely be crazy with hatred and will not stop until she dies. Two lives, can you really do it?"

Mrs. Qiao said angrily, "Why can't I do it? I wish I could kill her right now. I let her off last time, but how did she repay me?"

Ye Jiayao was speechless, but she did not think that Qiao was cruel and ruthless. She could not do anything because she was not involved and could not hate him to that extent.

"Letting them go will give her what she wants? Make her your concubine? Don't even think about it." Mrs. Qiao said gritting her teeth.

"Okay, if you decide to do this, I will hand the person over to you and you can do whatever you want with him. But I want to remind you that once your hands are stained with blood, you can never wash it off in this life. Also, can you guarantee that when my eldest brother remembers that his child died in your hands, he will not feel resentment in his heart?" Ye Jiayao said.

Qiao was stunned for a moment, the fierce murderous intent in his eyes dimmed a little, and he became hesitant.

"If we punish them now, there will be no evidence, but Liuli will never accept this. As long as she spreads the word, people will say that we killed them because we were guilty. Even if there is no evidence, everyone will definitely believe it. Then, my brother and the Marquis of Jing'an will have no way to defend themselves."

Ye Jiayao analyzed the pros and cons.

"Killing has its benefits. It can make you feel better, but it can't solve the problem. Not killing has its own worries, but compared to the consequences of killing, I think the consequences are much smaller. No matter how cruel or bad a woman is, once she becomes a mother, her heart will be soft. Cui Yan already knows that she can't enter this door, but for the sake of her child, I believe she will not do anything that is detrimental to the Marquis' Mansion again..."

Qiao's expression became confused, her heart was in a state of confusion. She couldn't kill him, but keeping him alive also made her feel upset. What should she do?
"Sister-in-law, don't rush to make a decision. Think about it carefully before making a decision." Ye Jiayao said all.

In fact, she herself couldn't tell whether she should keep this person or not. In fact, for other people, this kind of thing might not have so many concerns at all, but for her, it was very difficult.

Everyone has their own bottom line, what they do and what they don't do. She is also a vengeful person. She is merciless to Jin Rong, Jin Yao, and her own sisters. She will teach them a lesson, but she has never thought of murdering anyone.

Coming out of Qiao's house, Chunyu and Chunli were standing outside. Chunyu said to Chunli, "Brother, please discuss this with your sister-in-law."

After saying this, he took Ye Jiayao’s arm and left.

Chunyu saw that she was unhappy and worried, so he smiled and said, "You don't have to worry so much. You did the right thing. Killing someone is very simple. A knife or a rope and a cup of poisoned wine will do. It feels good at the time, but what about afterwards? Will you regret it? Will you have nightmares at night? Cuiyan is hateful, but her crime is not punishable by death. Her existence will not harm the Marquis's Mansion. On the contrary, she may come in handy at a critical moment."

"Liuli will not give up. Just wait and see. What awaits us next is a barrage of criticism. I have a plan that will make some people lose more than they gain." Chunyu said confidently.

Ye Jiayao sighed quietly: "I have already made a promise to Cui Yan. If sister-in-law still can't let her go, there is nothing I can do."

Xia Chunyu stopped and held her shoulders, his eyes bright and he said seriously: "This matter ends here, don't worry about it, leave it to me!"

Ye Jiayao glared at him for a long time, gnashing her teeth in hatred: "If you dare to find a woman or a child for me outside, I will kill them."

Xia Chunyu was speechless. How could he be blamed? Oh, Cuiyan could tolerate it, let it go, and even persuaded her sister-in-law, but she couldn't do it when it came to her?
Oh...women, sometimes you really don't make sense.

"Don't worry, I won't let you have such an opportunity." Xia Chunyu curled his lips.

Ye Jiayao wrinkled her nose and snorted: "Why don't you give it a try."

"I dare not." Xia Chunyu bowed with a wry smile.

It was already midnight, and when Nanny Fang's subordinates came back to report, there was still no one.

Liuli sat down dejectedly. There was no doubt in her mind that Cuiyan must have been taken away by the people from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

Her only trump card was gone just like that.

How could she explain this to Prince Yu? Next, the Marquis of Jing'an would definitely take action against her! How should she respond?
Liuli was worried for two days, but there was no movement from the Marquis of Jing'an's Mansion. No one came to question her, and Chunfeng's attitude towards her was the same as before, indifferent.

Even on the day of the Empress Dowager's funeral, when she saw Youshi and others, they didn't say anything, but their eyes looked at her even colder and more indifferent.

A few days later, Zhou Xingjia came quietly to report that when Song Qi was drinking with the servants in the mansion, he got drunk and revealed that Cui Yan and Nanny Fang had been killed.

What does "solved" mean? Everyone would think that he was killed, executed in secret!
Liuli's plan comes from the heart. Well, do you think that you can rest easy just because someone is dead and there is no evidence? Then I will let you experience what it means to have no evidence.

Soon, word spread in Jinling that Xia Chunli, the eldest son of the Jing'an Marquis's mansion, had a mistress during the national mourning period and had a child with her. In order to cover up the scandal, the Jing'an Marquis's mansion secretly disposed of the woman, resulting in two deaths...

Even the people of the Imperial Censorate had no idea where to gather evidence, and there were a number of witnesses who proved that in the days after the Empress Dowager's death, the eldest young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, with a big belly, went to the residence that Xia Chunli had bought outside to keep his concubines and made a scene, and fought in the street. Another doctor came forward to testify that he had examined the concubine's pulse and found that she was indeed pregnant, and that she had conceived during the period of national mourning.

Memorials impeaching Marquis Jing'an flew to the imperial desk like snowflakes.

For a time, the Marquis' Mansion was at the center of the storm.

(End of this chapter)