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Chapter 191 Is Yu Shu one of Jian Shuyan's people?

Consort Xie asked suspiciously, "Are you saying that Liang Jiang instructed Yu Shu to kill Lao Qian to silence him? But Lao Qian was saved by her!"

"Old Qian was seriously injured and unconscious, and you were also unconscious at the time. No one knows exactly what happened. All we know is the one-sided story pieced together by Princess Liangjiang."

"You suspect she's lying?"

"Regarding the assassination attempt on the Empress Dowager, she specifically sent people to the government office to inquire about the details, and also came to the Prince's residence to ask about the smallest details. This in itself is suspicious. I suspect that she saw the Empress Dowager treating Shuyan differently, so she took advantage of the Old Qian incident to claim credit. But she was also afraid that Old Qian would wake up and expose her lies, so she attacked Old Qian twice."

Consort Xie nodded: "What you said seems to make a lot of sense. Now that Old Qian is dead, there is truly no way to verify the truth."

Jian Shuyan pursed her lips: "All of this is just Shuyan's wild guess. I know that Your Highness and Princess Heya have always been on good terms. If you think Shuyan is talking nonsense, please forgive me."

Gu Xizhi shook his head: "How could I blame you? I should thank Miss Jian for reminding me. I will pay more attention in the future."

Jian Shuyan curtsied and said, "Then Shuyan will not disturb the Dowager Consort and the Prince's rest any longer. Shuyan will take her leave."

He took his leave and returned home with his maid.

Gu Xizhi then curled her lips into a playful smile: "Mother, do you see things clearly now? Is Jian Shuyan really as simple as you say?"

Consort Xie pursed her lips as well: "Shuyan is just concerned about me and you. She's just overthinking things. After all, this matter happened suddenly, so it's inevitable that people would have wild thoughts."

Gu Xizhi said meaningfully, "But if Liang Jiang hadn't been prepared for today's events, wouldn't she have been unable to defend herself after Jian Shuyan's instigation?"

"But in fact, it was indeed someone close to Liang Jiang who intended to poison Lao Qian. At first, I was cooperating with you and was also on guard against Miss Jian."

"This only proves that the person behind this is unscrupulous. Before this, I thought Liang Jiang was overthinking things. My royal palace is impregnable and would not give the other party any opportunity to take advantage of me."

"This whole affair was entirely Liang Jiang's doing, letting the wolf into the house. What does it have to do with the Prince's mansion?"

"Isn't Mother curious about where the poison Yu Shu used to poison Lao Qian came from?"

"you know?"

Gu Xizhi shook her head: "I asked Liang Jiang, and Yu Shu only found out she was coming to the Prince's Mansion after she got into the carriage. It's impossible that she was prepared in advance."

Therefore, the poison must have been given to her by someone after she arrived at the Prince's residence, who also instructed her to administer it. And the news of Old Qian's return to the Prince's residence had only just spread that morning, so it's unlikely that anyone from the Prince's residence was involved.

Consort Xie disagreed: "Perhaps it is as Miss Jian said, that there are spies and accomplices around Liang Jiang? So for the time being, you should not get too close to that Liang Jiang."

"Your mother is now eagerly awaiting your marriage to Miss Jian so we can return to Weixi immediately and leave this place of trouble."

Gu Xizhi hesitated, swallowing back the words that were about to come out.

Sometimes, our impression of a person is easily formed first and becomes deeply ingrained.

No matter how much you explain, it's never as good as the truth.

I believe that within two days, galangal will be able to reveal the truth.

The Duke's Mansion.

Liang Jiang calmly washed up, then leaned against the bed and closed her eyes to rest.

Yu Hua, Yu Tan, and Yu Qi knocked on the door, entered quietly, and knelt before Liang Jiang.

Liang Jiang, puzzled, asked, "What are you trying to do?"

Yu Hua and the other two exchanged glances, and Yu Hua spoke first: "We have come to apologize."

Liang Jiang sat up: "What offense do you wish to plead guilty to?"

“The three of us were with Yu Shu, almost inseparable, yet we were completely unaware of her betrayal. We have failed the princess.”

Yu Tan said, "Yu Shu inquired about the coachman from me yesterday. I was not careful enough and revealed that the coachman was recuperating at Renhe Hall. Please punish me, Princess." Liang Jiang waved her hand and said, "It's alright. This matter is not your fault. However, you should take this as a warning and be more vigilant in the future. Do not be too careless."

Then, after a moment's thought, he asked Yu Qin, "You said that Yu Shu just got the information from you yesterday?"

Yu Qin nodded: "Yes."

"How did she ask?"

“I just came back from Renhetang with you, and she went straight to the point and asked me how the coachman was injured and whether he had woken up.”

I assumed it wasn't a secret and that everyone knew, so I told the truth.

Liang Jiang pondered for a moment. It had been seven or eight days since she rescued the coachman, and Yu Shu had just made a probing remark yesterday. Could that mean that she had just learned of this information?

There's clearly something going on at this point in time.

Two days ago, or the day before that, Liang Jiang frowned in thought, and then suddenly remembered that it was at that time that she had just learned of the assassination attempt on Consort Xie and then went to the Prince of Pingxi's residence.

Those who knew about this included the guards of the Prince of Pingxi's mansion, and also Jian Shuyan!

Jian Shuyan wasn't the type to be sharp-tongued or quick-witted. Yet, that day, she was aggressive and provocative, trying to provoke me with her words.

He didn't care at all and revealed to her that the coachman, Lao Qian, was seriously injured and unconscious.

This discovery immediately put her to the alarm.

Especially after Jian Shuyan learned today that Yu Shu was the one who killed Lao Qian to silence him, she immediately turned on her and placed all the suspicions on her.

Every sentence, every word, was clearly and logically arranged, as if it had been prepared in advance.

Liang Jiang remained calm and asked Yu Hua without showing any emotion, "You came with me to the Prince of Pingxi's residence today. Did you see who Yu Shu came into contact with? Was there anything suspicious?"

Yu Hua thought about it seriously: "At that time, you and your wife were at the banquet. The Prince's Mansion did not mistreat us servants. They prepared tea and snacks for us. We stayed together and ate something. There was nothing suspicious about us."

"Does Yu Shu have any opportunities to interact with others alone? Especially with Jian Shuyan's servants?"

Reminded by Liang Jiang, Yu Hua said with great certainty: "Yes, there was Sun Ma, the old woman next to Miss Jian in the middle. When she was eating sesame balls, she accidentally splashed black sesame filling on me. I followed the servants of the Prince's Mansion into the room to clean up the stains. About the time it takes to drink a cup of tea has passed since then."

When I returned, Yu Shu was talking to Granny Sun. Her eyes were a little red, and her complexion was not good, but I didn't pay any attention to it at the time.

"And then? When did Yu Shu leave you?"

"When the banquet was halfway through and we had finished eating, Yu Shu helped the maids in the Prince's mansion to clear away the bowls, plates and teacups in front of us and send them to the kitchen. It was probably around that time that she poisoned the coachman."

The old woman in front of Jian Shuyan, Granny Sun.

Is it related to this case?
Or rather, the one who is related is Jian Shuyan?

If we follow this line of reasoning, wouldn't Yu Shu be someone sent by Jian Shuyan?

Jian Shuyan actually started paying attention to me so early on, and went to great lengths to place people around me?

But that makes no sense. She might be hostile towards Gu Xizhi, but she wouldn't harm Gu Xizhi, much less instruct Yu Shu to expose Gu Xizhi's identity in Xiliang.

This inference does not seem to hold true.

But it cannot be ignored.

I cannot overlook any suspicious points.

(End of this chapter)