54 Murderer

  Ou Ruolan hastily arrived at the garden and suddenly grasped Cui Zhu tightly, both of their hands were icy cold: "Useless slave!" Ou Ruolan's hand trembled as she pinched Cui Zhu's hand, suppressing her own panic.

  "Princess..." Cui Zhu was forced to squeeze her hand by Oulan, and she herself pushed Feng He into the well. She had no choice but to beg the princess for mercy, thinking of kneeling down to plead with Oulan.

  "What are you doing!" Orlane glared at Cui Zhu with contempt as she was about to kneel down.

  "Princess, you have to take charge for me. Cui Zhu does everything with all her heart and soul for the princess." Cui Zhu was so intimidated by Oulan's glare that she forgot to kneel down.

  "It's none of my business who you push!" Orlane hastily shirked responsibility.

  "No, Princess, if you didn't want to feed Yan'er..."

  Bang!

  Ou Roulan slapped a palm to stop Cui Zhu's unfinished words: "Trash! With me around, nothing will happen in a day!"

  "You four go back to the palace for me!" Ouluo Lan walked straight into the garden, and Cui Zhu hurriedly followed closely.

  "I heard that Cen Er comes to the garden for a walk every day?" Ouro Lan suddenly looked at Cuizhu with a sly smile.

  Cui Zhu also saw many people in the palace who were openly and secretly fighting, and after being reminded by Ou Ruolan, a sharp light shot out of her eyes: "Princess, you just woke up, it's very cold outside, you need to take care of your body." Cui Zhu's voice was slightly raised.

  "Madam, it's Princess Da Furen." Toutuolala wrinkled her brow and pulled on her sleeve, but she was actually afraid of this princess and Cui Zhu.

  Mei Mei was originally an intentional action of turning around, but was pulled by Dou Dou and had to turn back, secretly scolding Dou Dou for being a pig brain.

  "Your humble maid Yan'er pays her respects to Your Highness and the Grand Lady." Yan'er said as she was about to kneel down and kowtow.

  "Ah~ you're my sister." Orlan pulled Qin'er into a walk towards the direction of Yunlu Courtyard.

  Mei'er raised an eyebrow, she wouldn't be afraid of what tricks Ou Ruolan would play, but Ou Ruolan's excessive enthusiasm made her think that this matter was related to Yan'er, anyway, her task had been completed, although she cared about Pan Yueyang, now it seemed that prioritizing self-preservation was the best strategy.

  "Alas, it's also true that if Yanie hadn't been so reckless, she wouldn't have received such punishment. I think after a few days when Father Emperor cools down, I'll go and plead for Yanie." Oulan said this as if it was the most natural thing to do, but even with her usual composure, she couldn't help but smile slightly.

  Mei'er suddenly had an idea. Although the master hadn't come to inform her of the next step, today's encounter with Ou Ruolan wasn't a bad thing after all!

  "Your Highness, I suddenly feel..." Yan'er hesitated whether to say it out loud.

  Ou Roulan patted her forehead with a soothing hand: "Sister has something to say, just speak directly, why bother with courtesy?"

  The girl smiled and followed the princess's thoughts: "Although I am not familiar with Yan'er, I still want to go see Yan'er, I don't know..."

  "This is a good thing, all sisters, the palace identity is not convenient to come forward, it's better for you to visit on behalf of the palace, speaking from the heart... If it wasn't for Yan'er sister being too impulsive that day..." Oulan looked regretful.

  "Princess, don't worry, Yan'er is a sensible person, she will understand." Mei'er didn't intend to waste any more words: "Mei'er will take Princess over to visit right away." After saying that, she was about to kowtow.

  "Ah, never mind, never mind, just go quickly then." Ouyang Rulan's smile deepened.

  Mei'er lowered her head and smiled, taking the maid with her as she left. Ouro Lan and Cui Zhu watched them leave, smiling at each other in triumph. Cui Zhu couldn't help but admire Ou Roulan: "Princess, you are indeed profound in your thoughts."

  "Go and keep an eye on something!" Orlane didn't bother with her and turned around to walk back.

  Cui Zhu followed closely behind Yan Er's back, and they arrived at a simple courtyard. Naturally, she didn't go in, but instead peeked secretly from the doorway to see what was going on inside the yard.

  Mei'er slightly turned to the side, coldly smiling at Ou Ruolan's little trick, and every move of that maid called Cui Zhu fell into Mei'er's senses.

  "Qian'er? Qian'er?" Yan'er walked into the courtyard with a calm and unhurried expression, but from afar, she saw that the courtyard was in disarray. Qian'er lay by the well, her face pale as she fainted, her skirt stained with some blood.

  Ou Ruolan, you're indeed vicious. Qian'er hastened her pace and walked to the edge of the well, her face already pale and faint. She lifted up her skirt, and the dark red blood on her body dyed the ground crimson.

  "Face!" Yan'er slapped her face hard, reached out to touch the bridge of her nose, and took a shallow breath that seemed to be there but not quite.

  "Madam, what's wrong with your face?!" Tuantuan looked at the skirt that had passed through Yan'er's frown, and the bloodstains were even more numerous.

  "Haven't you seen that her child is gone?! Hurry up and call Shanyunji over!" Meizi scolded Toutu, then added another sentence after Toutu's retreating back: "Tell Shanyunji to invite a doctor, just say that Yan'er's child may not be saved!"

  Mei's eyes fluttered open, and she struggled to sit up. She had intended to help Yan first by applying pressure to stop the bleeding, but then she thought better of it. Her own martial arts skills were sealed off by her master, making her no different from an ordinary woman. If she rashly tried to stop Yan's bleeding first, it would likely lead to another round of trouble.

  Mei'er looked at Yan'er's body under her, which was stained with black blood. The child's miserable death also had its own sin. Even if Ou Ruolan didn't do this, the child couldn't be saved anyway. With great effort, she lifted up half of Yan'er's body and dragged her into the room, leaving deep and shallow bloodstains along the way, a shocking sight to behold.

  "Xiang'er, Xiang'er, wake up." Yan'er pressed hard on Xiang'er's philtrum, hoping to rouse her. Half a day passed and Xiang'er still didn't come to. Yan'er grew anxious and glanced at the door, wishing that Chun Yunji would hurry over. Now Xiang'er was so weak that it was hard to save her life.

  The sound of footsteps rushed over, and Cui Zhu quickly dodged behind a tree in the distance. Only then did Chun Yunji and Dou Dou rush into the yard desperately, with Cui Zhu giving a cold smile before returning to report back.

  "What's going on?!" Yunji stared at Yan'er, who was lying in bed with large patches of blood staining the sheets beneath her. Yan'er's face had lost all its color and looked utterly terrified.

  "Housekeeper, her face fainted in front of the well. When I and Tuntun came over, she had already fainted. Until now, she still hasn't woken up." Yaner's white dress covered in fresh blood made herself feel somewhat disgusted, herself was also half a murderer.

  "I've already ordered someone to invite the doctor, but General was invited into the palace last night and hasn't returned yet, what's going on?" Single Cloud Ji knew that Pan Yueyang was worried about Yan'er's unborn child... now that he wasn't at home, something like this happened...

  "It's already a blessing that we're alive, what more can the child do? Saving lives is what matters!" Yun'er couldn't bear Siyunji's condescending attitude.

  "Alright, I'll go and report back to the princess then!" Xian Yunji turned around and was about to leave.

  "Wait!" Meizi got up: "You and Tuntun stay, I'll go see the princess." After saying that, Meizi left the room. Since the princess asked her to come over personally to see her, there must be some trickery behind this. If she wanted to leave the general's mansion, it would be better to rely on the princess to come up with an excuse, rather than disappearing without a word.

  Ou Ruolan listened to Cui Zhu's low report, a triumphant smile appeared on her face. She didn't expect that she could kill two birds with one stone. By using Yan'er, this cheap woman, to get rid of Mei'er, even if Yan'er, that little cheap woman, was lucky enough not to die, Mei'er would definitely be dead.

  The green bamboo is so cool, the princess is really awesome, and can actually eliminate two small villains at once!

  A voice came from outside the door, and Cui Zhu followed the sound and looked out: "Princess, that cheap woman Mei has arrived."

  Ou Ruo Lan's smile grew even more ferocious: "Say that I have already fallen asleep." Ou Ruo Lan lay back on the imperial concubine's bed, pretending to close her eyes.

  Cui Zhu led the way with a smile and walked out of the room: "Furong lady."

  "Cui Zhu, I want to see the princess and madam." Yan'er wasn't in a hurry, she had calculated that at this time, Ou Ruolan would definitely delay, and she was intentionally taking the bait, so she might as well cooperate and play along.

  "But Her Highness is still sleeping, and I don't want to disturb her either." Cui Zhu replied cleverly.

  "Alright, I'll wait here and see what happens?" said Mei, sitting down. Everyone else in the room except for the princess was a servant.

  Cui Zhu whispered in Ou Ruolan's ear: "That cheap woman, Yaner, is still quite calm, actually sitting in the outer room saying she'll wait for you to wake up."

  "Let her wait then." It's already a done deal, why be anxious? Orlane closed her eyes and smiled smugly.

  "But princess..." Cui Zhu whispered in Oulan's ear again, and Oulan suddenly opened her eyes.

  Yes, Pan Yu Yang is currently being held in the palace by the Emperor. If he were to suddenly return, it's likely that he would spare these two wretched women, and none of them would die. Wouldn't that render her efforts all for naught?

  "Send her in." Orlene picked up a grape.

  "Princess and madam, I offer you greetings." Yan'er bowed her head and knelt down.

  "Oh no! Little sister, where have you been? You're covered in blood!" Euloran pretended to be flustered and dropped the grapes from her hand.

  "Tell the princess and madam that Yan'er has gone to see Qian'er, Qian'er's life is hanging by a thread, this blood is not mine." Yan'er replied steadily.

  "What's going on?" Roulan raised her voice.

  Mei's eyes widened as she recounted what she had just witnessed, but Ou Ruolan let out a cold laugh: "Summon Shuang Yunji to come see me!" Ou Ruolan's phoenix eyes flashed open.

  Soon, Dan Yunji trembled with fear and knelt down in front of Ouluo Lan along with Mei Mei and Dou Dou.

  "What's going on?" Ouyang Rulan asked, twirling her jade earrings with a gloomy face.

  Xiao's wife, Madame Tiantian, had the maid, Doudou, call him to the small courtyard, where he saw Yan'er lying on the bed with blood all over her face and a trail of blood leading up to her. Madame Tiantian ordered the old servant to go fetch a doctor to save her first, but by the time the doctor arrived, Yan'er had already miscarried and was still unconscious.

  "Oh? So you're saying that Butler wasn't the first person to see your face?" Orlan's words were laced with implication.

  "Yes, when this old slave arrived, only Madame Meiniang was present." Chunyunji wiped a cold sweat for Meiniang.

  "What do you have to say?" Orlan looked at Yan'er who was wearing a white dress with dried bloodstains.

  "The maid has nothing to say, just as the housekeeper said, it is indeed Yan who was the first to discover Qian's true identity." Yan's calm words made Doudou's heart skip a beat beside her, but this was obviously what the princess had allowed them to do.

  "Why did you suddenly go visit Yan'er?" Ouluan stared at Chen'er without blinking.

  "What about you?" Yan'er smiled and said: "I, servant girl Yan'er, have been thinking of my sister Mian'er all along, and today I just happened to think of her and went to visit her."

  Crash! A teacup shattered on the ground.

  "How big is your nerve, you all know that the princess is the flesh and blood of the general, I just want to punish her, so I put her in my own courtyard, just to prevent others from having ulterior motives. But who would have thought, among you people, there are still those with sinister intentions, dare to commit crimes under my nose!" Ou Ruolan took out the royal dignity, and the three people on the ground all kowtowed.

  "Princess, investigate." The three of them said in unison.

  "Hmph, first lock up this wench for me! I don't believe this cheap woman's mouth can be hard enough to... when the time comes!" Ou Ruolan sneered, and Cui Zhu beside her also sneered.

  "I was wrong! It's indeed I who harmed your face!"