The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 39 The Instigator

Seeing Bai's reaction, Sheng Yunqing frowned. Could it be that her guess was correct?

Bai grabbed the fabric of her skirt and said, "When the Marquis was guarding the border, Yao'er and Ying'er and I lived in the capital. I was pregnant with Yi'er at the time and had no time to come to the Marquis' Mansion. What does what happened in the Marquis' Mansion that year have to do with me?"

Sheng Yunqing looked cold and said, "Really?" She turned to look at Bai and said meaningfully, "I wonder what uncle would think if he knew that she married such a vicious woman?"

Bai grabbed her hand and said, "I was going to die, but Ying'er and Yi'er are still young, and I can't let them know that there is such a mother."

Sheng Qiuyao on the bed gradually woke up, frowned slightly, opened her eyes, and saw Bai's red eyes. She looked at Sheng Yunqing with a pitiful look.

She closed her eyes and just listened carefully.

Why did my mother have to die?

Sheng Yunqing frowned and shook off Bai's hand, saying, "Of course I love my brothers and sisters, but ask yourself, are you worthy of them?"

Bai was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes, tears continuously falling down her cheeks. She trembled and said, "Yes, it would be fine if I just lived alone, but I actually wanted to cause Yao'er to shorten my life... I really want to... I really want to..."

Sheng Yunqing snorted coldly and said, "Your life is not up to you now. Take good care of yourself and don't drag Qiuyao down. Remember, if you live, she lives, and if you die, she dies. Also, Qiuyao is weak. If you are together, her energy will be devoured by you. Stay away from her so that she will suffer less."

Bai nodded in fear: "Okay, I will stay away from Yao'er! Far away!"

After she finished speaking, she wiped her tears, stood up and hurried out.

Qiuyao clenched her teeth tightly and never opened her eyes.

On a rainy night, heavy rain poured down, with only sharp flashes of lightning occasionally illuminating the bricks and tiles of the capital city.

Wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, Bai ran to a desolate Taoist temple after going through hardships and anxiously knocked on the door.

But before anyone could open it, the door showed signs of loosening and opened slightly inward.

It’s so late, why didn’t you lock the door?
Bai frowned, pushed the door open and walked in, looking around, and called out, "Master? Where is Master?"

The man in black hiding behind the door suddenly rushed behind her, raised his hand and covered her mouth and nose with a cloth soaked in medicine.

"Ah!" Bai struggled in fear, then her eyes went dark and she lost consciousness.

The morning after the rain is filled with a refreshing breath. The raindrops drip slowly along the eaves, the birds sing melodiously on your fingertips, and the air is exceptionally fresh.

In the hall of the Marquis' Mansion, Sheng Yukun paced back and forth anxiously.

"Master, master." A servant came running over.

Sheng Yukun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Did Madam find it?"

The servant shook his head and said, "It's Prince Ye, His Royal Highness Prince Ye is here."

Sheng Yukun was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said to the maid beside him: "Quick! Go prepare tea!"

"Yes."

Ye Jinchen was dressed in a dark black python robe with gold thread. He walked with a high-spirited figure and his face did not look very good.

Sheng Yukun swallowed his saliva, and hurriedly greeted him with a smile, saying, "Your Majesty, why didn't you send someone to inform us that you are here? I can tell them to make some preparations. Are you here to look for Qing'er?"

Ye Jinchen sat on the throne and said, "Well, let her come over. This king has something important to discuss, and she needs to be present."

"Yes." Sheng Yukun gave the order, but he was very puzzled. What was the matter that made him so angry? Was there a conflict between the couple? Was it about the engagement?

When Sheng Yunqing came over, Sheng Yukun pulled her to a corner, frowned and whispered, "Qing'er, did you make the prince angry?"

Sheng Yunqing raised his eyebrows in confusion and said, "No."

Sheng Yukun sighed softly and said, "Uncle, I see that the prince is not in a good mood, so you should be careful with your words."

Sheng Yunqing raised his hand and patted Sheng Yukun on the shoulder, smiling and saying, "It's okay."

Sheng Yukun wanted to say something, but Sheng Yunqing had already walked around her and sat next to Ye Jinchen, saying, "What's wrong?"

Ye Jinchen looked at her sideways, his expression solemn: "I have found the culprit behind the tragic incident that wiped out the entire family in the Marquis' Mansion eight years ago."

Hearing this, Sheng Yunqing's breathing stagnated, his expression no longer as comfortable as before, his eyes slightly reddened, and he said, "Really?"

Sheng Yukun was shocked and asked, "Your Majesty? Have you really found the person who killed my brother's family?"

Ye Jinchen raised his hand and made a gesture, and several people carried two black cloth bags and threw them on the ground.

The guards opened the cloth bag, and one of them was Bai, who looked dishevelled, and the other was a Taoist priest with a gray beard.

The Taoist priest was Master Hua Yue from the nearby Baiqing Temple. He was in his fifties, with bloody whip marks all over his face and body, and he had been tortured a lot.

Bai's body was clean, except for the hairpin and bun on her head which were messy and scattered.

The two men were tied up with hemp ropes and could not move, and their mouths were stuffed with cloth strips.

"Bai?" Sheng Yukun frowned and looked at Bai lying on the ground, "Where have you been all night? I sent someone to look for you for quite some time."

Ye Jinchen glanced at Bai and said, "Untie Madam Sheng."

"Yes." The guard took the order and loosened Bai's rope, and also pulled out the cloth strip from the old Taoist's mouth.

Sheng Yunqing lowered her head and looked at Bai quietly. She couldn't calm down for a long time. She bit her lip and said, "Ye Jinchen, what did you say just now?"

Ye Jinchen looked expressionless, looked at Bai and said, "Let them talk about it themselves."

"It's not me! It's not me!" Taoist Priest Hua Yue was terrified and cried, "It was Madam Sheng who asked me to do this!"

Bai raised her hand and grabbed Taoist Hua Yue by the collar, and said with red eyes: "Don't lie! I have never seen you before!"

Pei Xuan beside Ye Jinchen snorted and said, "If you haven't seen him, why did you go to his Taoist temple?"

Bai was panting nervously. Last night, Sheng Yunqing suspected her. She wanted to go to Baiqing Temple to find the Taoist priest from the past to keep the secret, but she was ambushed as soon as she entered the temple...

She gritted her teeth and said, "Qiuyao vomited blood and fainted yesterday. What's wrong with me going to the Taoist temple to ask for a peace amulet for her?!"

Sheng Yunqing sneered and said, "At this point, you still want to use your daughter as an excuse to get yourself off the hook?"

Bai's teeth were trembling. She turned her head away guiltily and said, "I don't know what you are talking about! It's obviously this old Taoist who slandered me for no reason!"

The guard's sword was pressed against Taoist Hua Yue's neck. Sheng Yukun's face darkened and he said, "Tell me! What do you know and what did you do? Tell me the truth!"

Bai hurriedly grabbed Sheng Yukun's hand and knelt down, crying, "Master! This Taoist priest is full of nonsense, you can't listen to him slandering me!"

(End of this chapter)