The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 174: Peace by Concubine An’s Side

King Jing was speechless for a moment, then couldn't help laughing: "...I don't know when Sui Sui started to hold a grudge like this?"

Xie Run wiped his tears with a handkerchief, his eyes were as red as a rabbit's.

"I hold a grudge. I still remember the time the prince bit me last time!"

King Jing: “?”

When did this happen? Why doesn't he remember it?

Xie Run gently reminded: "It was the time when the prince promoted me to concubine."

King Jing suddenly realized and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. "It was so long ago, and you still remember?"

Xie Run glared at King Jing with red eyes, "Humph!"

The beauty stared at him with tears in her eyes, but her charm remained the same, which made King Jing feel confused.

The two chatted for a while, Xie Run went to the inner room to wash his face, and King Jing went to see his son.

As soon as Xie Runcai changed his clothes and came out, he heard Eunuch Shi'an coming to report: "Your Majesty, Yuezhi is saved!"

"Let Jing Wu go and ask!"

King Jing was teasing Taotao with a jade pendant of excellent quality. He showed no emotion at all when he heard the words, and the jade pendant in his hand was still shaking.

Taotao's dark, round eyes moved around.

Once King Jing asks Jing Wu to inquire about matters in the palace, he will use some harsh punishments.

Eunuch Shi'an added, "Jing Wu is already interrogating her. If she doesn't talk for half an hour, Yuezhi will definitely confess."

"Jing Wuwen, Your Majesty, would you and Concubine Xie like to go and listen in person?"

King Jing lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "Then go and listen."

As he spoke, he threw the jade pendant in his hand to Zihu who was standing beside him.

Zihu looked confused.

King Jing: "The Fifth Young Master likes it, so you continue to play with him."

Zihu bowed and responded.

Glancing at Xie Run standing at the door, King Jing said calmly, "Let's go and listen together."

King Jing smiled meaningfully: "I'm curious, who else can she bite out?"

Xie Run: “…”

Xie Run initially thought that if Jing Wu took action, Yue Zhi would definitely tell the truth.

But now, judging from what King Jing said, Yuezhi will bite other people?

Could it be that King Jing knew something?

Xie Run quietly followed King Jing to the side room.

As soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by King Jing's arm, and then he smelled a strong smell of blood.

When I raised my eyes, I saw Yuezhi lying half-dead on the bed in the inner room.

She had just touched the knife wound with her neck, which was now wrapped in a thick white cloth with blood oozing out.

His hair was disheveled, his eyebrows were pale, and his eyes were dull, as if he had just experienced a life-and-death ordeal.

Not to mention Xie Run, even Dan Tao and Xiao Shu who were following behind were startled.

Eunuch Shi'an said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, Concubine Xie, you should listen at the door and not be disturbed by the bloody aura in the room."

King Jing nodded slightly and asked Jing Wu in the room, "Have you confessed?"

Jing Wu looked at Yue Zhi.

Yuezhi trembled all over when he looked at her, and said tremblingly: "I confess, I confess... I confess everything."

Her eyes were suddenly filled with fear and her whole body trembled unconsciously.

"Let me die, let me die..."

Jing Wu said coldly, "If you treat me honestly, you will be able to enjoy it. If you are not honest, you will experience a life worse than death."

Yuezhi's voice was hoarse, and she shouted in despair: "It wasn't Suici who ordered me to do this."

"It's peace! It's the peace in Concubine An's room!"

Xie Run suddenly opened his eyes wide, with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

This answer was something she had never thought of!

Her first reaction was that what King Jing had just said had come true.

Xie Run immediately turned his gaze towards King Jing, and indeed saw that King Jing looked calm.

It seemed as if he had expected this and didn't seem surprised at all.

King Jing glanced at Eunuch Shi'an, and Eunuch Shi'an had already sent someone to ask for peace.

Jing Wu asked coldly, "Where's the evidence?"

Yuezhi said, "There's a small compartment under the bucket I used to fetch water for the Fifth Young Master, and two silver notes worth one thousand taels were stuffed inside!"

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.

There was no need for King Jing to give orders, as people had already gone to search.

Yuezhi spoke haltingly, "Ping An contacted me half a month ago. I happened to be on vacation that day, and she dragged me into Yunjiao Alley. She told me about Wu Ge's affair with Suici, and said she had a way to help me solve Suici's problem, and was just waiting for my reply."

"Seven days ago, I couldn't stand the affection between Suici and Wu Ge in front of me, so I made an excuse to go home. In fact, I was meeting Ping An at Yunjiao Alley and agreed to her request."

"She gave me two silver notes worth one thousand taels each. I raised my asking price, not only asking her to help me deal with the broken porcelain, but also asking her master to find a way for me to marry Brother Wu. She agreed!"

"Everyone in Spring Hill Court knows about my two vacations!"

Yuezhi affirmed, "Someone must have seen me near Yunjiao Alley!"

Jing Wu has tried many cases and now has a clear mind. "What you said is not enough to prove anything."

"And Ping An wants you to murder the Fifth Young Master. How will this benefit Ping An and Concubine An?"

Yuezhi: "Ping An said that the Fourth Young Master was born with deficiencies, which caused the Prince to dislike her master."

"If the Fifth Young Master is constantly ill, it won't appear that her master isn't taking good care of the Fourth Young Master."

"Even Princess Duanmin in Concubine Li's courtyard seems to have been drugged safely..."

Seeing that Jing Wu and others did not believe it.

Yuezhi gritted her teeth and threw out an important message.

"We have a deed!"

Deed?!

Everyone was filled with astonishment.

In this day and age, murder requires a contract?!

Jing Wu immediately asked, "Where?"

As Yuezhi spoke, tears began to fall from her eyes. "I made myself a wedding dress... and the contract was hidden inside the dress."

"I threatened Ping An to write this contract. It has both of our fingerprints on it."

Yuezhi said, "I have confessed everything. I only ask for death."

Her lips moved: "If possible... please don't destroy the wedding dress and let me die in it."

"At least in my dreams, I can marry Brother Wu..."

Jing Wu showed no sign of being moved. He simply asked, "When the matter was exposed, why did you bite the broken porcelain to death? Why did you refuse to reveal the person behind it?"

Yuezhi was already dying, but when she heard the words "broken porcelain", it was as if a surge of energy was instantly injected into her body.

Her eyes were red as she said bitterly, "If the truth is revealed, I will inevitably die. Even if I don't die, I will only be able to live a miserable life!"

"I'm in this situation today because Suici shamelessly seduced Brother Wu!"

"Even if I die, I will take her with me!"

Yuezhi was so angry that her face looked a little ferocious, and she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood from her throat.

The white gauze around the neck was instantly stained red.

She was still cursing with a paranoid and gloomy face, "It was that bitch Suici who caused me to this point. Even if I become a ghost, I will never let her go!"

Yuezhi kept swearing and seemed to have lost her mind.

As Yuezhi cursed more and more, more blood came out of her mouth.