Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 539

Chapter 539 Drag a Person into the Water
The group quickly arrived at the edge of the lake in the Imperial Garden. They saw a corpse lying on the edge of the lake. The corpse was a woman, combing her hair in a bun. She wore an apricot-colored dress. The dress was tightly attached to her body, revealing a pale face.

The Empress and the others looked at the corpse and frowned. This face was indeed Liu Chan from yesterday, and the clothes on her body were also worn by Liu Chan yesterday.

Xiao Yuqi did not expect that she would really see Liu Chan’s corpse here. She frowned and exchanged glances with Hua Fei. She saw a trace of surprise in each other’s eyes, but neither of them spoke.

When county princess Hui Ning saw Liu Chan’s corpse, her face turned pale with fright. Especially at this moment, there were two words in her mind, “It’s over …”

However, no one was paying attention to county princess Huining.

The Empress stared at that face. More than 20 years ago, she had seen this face. It was doted on by the Emperor for a while, but for some reason, it disappeared without a trace. She did not expect that the woman who had disappeared for more than 20 years had actually appeared!

However, as her gaze grew longer and longer, the Empress finally noticed something strange. The corner of her mouth twitched slightly and she coldly said, “Someone, go and see what happened to her face!”

After the Empress said those words, she saw the corpse lying on the ground. Because of the long time of soaking in water, after this time, after being exposed to the sun, there was already a layer of human skin on her face.

Everyone was shocked. Then, they saw the Imperial Guards quickly walking over and rubbing Liu Chan’s face a few times. As expected, they took off a human skin and mask.

The moment they saw the human skin mask, everyone involuntarily sucked in a breath of cold air.

At this time, Cao Bingrong quickly took a step forward and bowed respectfully to the Empress, “Empress, now the truth is revealed. Someone pretended to be my mother to assassinate the previous Emperor, and I hope that the Empress will return justice!”

With such a fake corpse here, everyone believed Cao Bingrong’s words. His mother had already died a month ago, but now, someone had used Liu Chan’s matter to frame county princess An Ping and Cao Bingrong.

As Liu Chan’s son, Cao Bingrong naturally had the qualifications to seek justice.

When County Lord Hui Ning saw the human skin and mask, his entire body involuntarily trembled a few times, and he couldn’t help but take a step back. He stared at the corpse lying on the ground in shock, his face becoming even paler.

At this moment, she really lost!

County princess Hui Ning was waiting for Xiao Yuqi with hatred. However, Xiao Yuqi only had a faint smile on her face. In the eyes of County princess Hui Ning, that smile was filled with ridicule towards her.

It was because she couldn’t recognize anyone!

County princess Hui Ning suddenly knelt down and crawled to the Empress’ side. She clicked her head hard and said with an ugly expression, “Please spare my life. This matter has nothing to do with me! It was Xiao Yuqi who taught me to do this! She was the one who instructed me to do all this behind my back!”

The Empress looked at the exquisitely makeup county princess of Hui Ning. In just a moment, she was like a madman. She frowned disdainfully and looked at Xiao Yuqi not far away. “Third Emperor Consort, what do you say?”

Xiao Yuqi respectfully bowed to the Empress and whispered, “Concubine Xian and I have always looked down on each other. Concubine Xian is the county princess of Hui Ning, and her status is noble. How could she be willing to obey my orders? Please be careful and return justice to Concubine Xian!”

All of them were called fairness, causing the Empress’s expression to become more and more embarrassed.

Watching this scene, Hua Fei shook her head and laughed. She covered her mouth and chuckled, “Alright, alright. Now that the truth has been revealed, there is no need for Xian Fei to explain. Not to mention, many people know that you have always viewed county princess An Ping with displeasure. Now, you just want to use the matter of the previous emperor to frame county princess An Ping. Such a big crime is truly unacceptable!” “Empress, let this matter be exposed as soon as possible. Today is the day for the former Emperor to keep watch, so we can’t delay it.”

The Empress and Hua Fei have always been sworn enemies. Hearing Hua Fei’s words, she snorted coldly and said sternly, “Hui Ning, this palace has always treated you well. I didn’t expect you to be able to commit the great crime of assassinating the previous emperor!”

Before the Empress could say anything, She saw the Eldest Princess dressed in a white palace dress running over quickly. Just as she ran in front of everyone, she immediately knelt down. “I beg Your Highness for mercy. The assassination of the previous Emperor will never be done by Hui Ning. You also watched Hui Ning grow up. Your Highness should know how much thought she has. Such a perfect scheme is definitely not something that Hui Ning can think of. Someone must have framed her!” These words were simply scolding county princess Huining for being brainless!

County princess Hui Ning’s expression was also extremely embarrassed. She kept kowtowing on the ground, “Yes, Xiao Yuqi instructed me to do this. It was Xiao Yuqi who did it!”

The Empress looked at the Eldest Princess who was kneeling on the ground. His face was also extremely embarrassed. However, she wanted county princess Hui Ning to confess, It was Zhou Jingyan who instructed her to do it. However, this matter is obviously impossible. With a cold expression, he said, “Today is the day to guard the former Emperor. We cannot delay it. Since Third Emperor Concubine and Concubine Bian are both involved in the assassination of the former Emperor, we will temporarily detain them in the Imperial Palace until this palace finds out the truth and return justice to you!”

After she finished speaking, she sneered and looked at Concubine Hua, who was standing beside her. “Does little sister have any objections to this kind of treatment?”

Imperial Concubine Hua spread out her hands, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, but the words she said were a bit cold, carrying a trace of gnashing her teeth. “Naturally, there’s no objection!”

County princess Hui Ning did not expect the Empress to really show mercy. She immediately knelt on the ground and nodded heavily. She said loudly, “Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you, Your Highness.”

The Empress snorted coldly. She was too lazy to pay any attention to the two of them. She directly instructed the Imperial Guards, “Imprison the Third Prince’s Concubine and the Concubine’s Concubine into the Yong’an Palace. Keep a close watch on them. No one is allowed to see them.”

“Yes,” the Imperial Army said loudly. After the Empress and Hua Fei left together, they cupped their hands towards County Lord Hui Ning and Xiao Yuqi. “Third Prince Concubine, Side Concubine, please!”

County princess Huining pulled county princess Huining to stand up, patted the dirt on her body, wiped the blood stains on her forehead, and stuffed a bottle of medicine into county princess Huining’s forehead before comforting her, “Huining, stay in Yong’an Palace. Don’t make any nonsense. I will go beg the empress to give you justice earlier.”

“Yes,” county princess Hui Ning looked at the eldest princess gratefully. Then, her gaze fell on Xiao Yuqi who was not far away. County princess Hui Ning was very satisfied to be able to drag Xiao Yuqi into the water together. She walked to Xiao Yuqi’s side and said sternly, “Xiao Yuqi, you didn’t expect that you would have this day, did you? Since you dare to use me as a spear, I naturally dare to drag you into the water as well!”

However, compared to County Lord Huining’s furious gaze, Xiao Yuqi’s expression had always carried a faint smile. Especially when she saw County Lord Huining flaunting his might towards her, her eyes carried a pitiful expression. “Just treat it as if I was accompanying you on the final journey. There’s no need to thank me.”

After she finished speaking, she ignored county princess Hui Ning, whose face was blue and purple from anger, and instead paced to Yun Xiao’s side. The corner of her mouth slightly raised as she said in a low voice, “You win.”

Yun Xiao also smiled indifferently. There was clearly something flashing in her smile. She said softly, “You also won.”

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, as if they had been good friends for many years. They clearly only said a few words, but they understood each other’s meaning.

However, only Yunxiao and county princess Hui Ning understood what these words meant.

When County Lord Hui Ning saw this, he felt even more certain that it was Xiao Yuqi and Yun Xiao working together to kill him. Even if he gritted his teeth and said, “Yunxiao, Xiao Yuqi, don’t be happy too early. The one who can laugh until the end is the real winner! In this world, only I can accompany the Third Prince to the end!”

Zhou Jingyan had already returned to the capital. At that time, he only needed to seize the world. At that time, she would be the Empress of the Mother World. Yun Xiao and Xiao Yuqi would both become the lowliest people in his hands! Let her knead it.

However, county princess Huining’s words caused the eldest princess to be stunned. She grabbed county princess Huining’s hand in disbelief and covered her mouth. She pulled her to the side and looked around. Seeing that no one was looking at her, she heaved a sigh of relief.

“What nonsense did you just say? If the Empress heard you, would you still want to take your own life?” Huining County Princess said angrily.

County princess Hui Ning didn’t care. In any case, in a few days, the Eastern Jin Dynasty would change its owner. Even if he was lying beside the Eldest Princess and told her that he was reincarnated, he even said that Zhou Jingyan was the new emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty! She only needed to wait for Zhou Jingyan to return before she could shake off her current embarrassment!

The Eldest Princess looked at county princess Hui Ning in shock. Although county princess Hui Ning had only said a few words because of the lack of time, she still broke the eldest princess’ cognition. Then she looked at county princess Hui Ning angrily, “Why didn’t you tell me about this earlier?” If she had known about this earlier, the mother and daughter would definitely not have entered such an embarrassing situation.

County princess Hui Ning lowered her eyebrows and looked up embarrassedly. Originally, she did not intend to tell anyone about this. Even her mother did not want to tell her. In this way, she was the only one who was special!

The Eldest Princess looked at county princess Hui Ning’s disappointing appearance and felt a deep breath in her heart. She said directly, “Follow me to Yong’an Palace first. Don’t make any nonsense these few days. I will think of a way to save you.”

County princess Huining kindly said. Then, she glared at Yunxiao and pulled Xiao Yuqi away with her. Just as she said, even if she died, she had to pull a cushion on her back. Now, Xiao Yuqi was her cushion, and it wouldn’t be long before she became her stepping stone.

After the figures of these people disappeared, the Eldest Princess quickly left. It was related to the assassination of the previous Emperor. Hui Ning’s life was over. Fortunately, Hui Ning had just told her about it. She had to think about how to make good use of it.

After everyone left, Cao Bingrong also quickly walked to Yun Xiao’s side and bowed respectfully to Yun Xiao. He said loudly, “Thank you, county princess, for saving my life today!”

Yun Xiao smiled indifferently, “There’s no need to thank me. After these few days, I will think of a way to let you meet your mother. You must not show any tricks these days.” Currently, this was the only way to get Liu Chan and Cao Bingrong out of their trap and to break away from the assassination of former Emperor Hua Qing.