The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 361 Who Will Support You
Cui Hengyue left the palace with a relaxed mood.

She thought that the people in the palace would be tortured, but she didn't expect that it was just an interrogation, and the people in the backyard such as Mrs. Wang were also safe and sound.

Except that there are more people in the Regent's Palace, the Palace is no different from usual, not to mention that with Wang Wengan and others' abilities, a small interrogation shouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, Cui Hengyue climbed over the wall with ease, avoided the hidden guards of the Yasukuni Mansion, and quietly moved towards Jinglan Garden.

When passing by a certain roof in the second room, Cui Hengyue saw white smoke rising from a certain place, and the fire flickering, she stopped immediately: Could it be water?

Cui Hengyue's eyes moved, and she immediately changed direction and ran towards the fire.

When I got closer, I realized that someone was burning paper money.

"do not move!"

Cui Hengyue pressed the handle of the dagger against the servant girl's back.

The servant girl subconsciously stood up, wanting to look behind to see who it was, and immediately there was a pain in her waist, followed by a deep voice from behind:
"Don't move, or I'll kill you."

A look of fear appeared on the servant girl's face, she stiffened her body, and did not dare to move: "Okay, I won't move. Don't kill me."

Seeing her honesty, Cui Hengyue began to interrogate: "There are rules in the mansion, you can't burn paper money in the mansion, you committed a crime knowingly, who will support you?"

"I have no one to back me up, I just burn some paper money to my mother." The servant girl replied tremblingly.

The voice became more and more familiar, Cui Hengyue quietly took a step to the side, poked her head forward and glanced at the servant girl.

It was Tianyu, the third-class maid in the second lady's courtyard, and an unnamed plaque flashed in Cui Hengyue's mind.

How could she remember that tablet?Is there any connection between this sweet feather and the tablet?

The doubts in Cui Hengyue's heart became more and more intense, she quietly returned to her original position, and asked in a low voice: "Who is your mother? How did she die?"

Hearing this question, Tianyu's expression became very painful, and her body trembled slightly.

"My aunt's surname is Kang. I used to be the lady in charge of the second lady's courtyard. She died of illness 14 years ago. The second lady took pity on me when I lost my aunt at a young age, so she took me into the Jingguo mansion."

14 years ago?

Cui Hengyue suddenly felt that the Yasukuni Mansion seemed to be shrouded in fog, making it difficult for people to see the way forward.

She was silent, and then asked: "What's wrong with your mother?"

"Wind chill."

Let the second wife take the young child into the mansion to raise, this lady in charge surnamed Kang must be highly valued by the second wife, if she catches a cold, the second wife will ask a doctor to see a doctor for her.

If the diagnosis and treatment were made in time, with the status of the second wife, the doctor I hired must have good medical skills, and it should be able to cure the cold.

Cui Hengyue looked at Tianyu, and remembered that when she answered the question just now, her voice was a bit wrong, and she immediately understood: she lied.

Mrs. Kang did not die of illness, her death should be hidden.

Cui Hengyue thought for a while, then suddenly increased the force in her hands, causing Tianyu to exclaim.

"Don't call."

Hearing Cui Hengyue's fierce voice, Tianyu immediately shut her mouth, but her trembling hands revealed her fear.

Cui Hengyue thought that the second lady was very aggressive on the surface, but in fact she was easy to soften her heart. If Tianyu wanted to worship her mother, the second lady would definitely not object, but she would let Tianyu worship outside the house.

Today, Tianyu avoids people and worships her mother quietly, which is too strange.

"Your mother didn't die because of the wind and cold. Tell me, how did she die?"

When the lie was exposed, a trace of panic flashed across Tianyu's face: "I didn't lie to you, my mother really died of illness."

Does this person know something?
Tian Yu was thinking about it, when she felt pain in her waist again.

"If you don't tell the truth, don't blame me for being ruthless." Cui Hengyue gradually increased her strength.

The pain in her waist was getting worse and worse, Tian Yu hurriedly shouted: "My mother committed suicide, not because of illness."

"Suicide? Why did she commit suicide?"

"I do not know."

Her waist started to hurt again, Tian Yu hurriedly said: "I really don't know why my aunt committed suicide, I only know that it has something to do with the stillbirth of the second lady."

stillbirth?

Cui Hengyue's eyes widened, didn't she have a miscarriage before she was born?

It seems that Erfang is hiding a big secret.

Cui Hengyue suppressed the excitement of discovering the secret, and asked in a calm voice as much as possible: "When did the second wife give birth to a stillborn baby?"

Tianyu thought about it carefully: "It was the first year of Youning, the night when Yuanniang was born."

Stillbirth on the seventh day of July
The more Cui Hengyue thought about it, the more puzzled she became, and she asked directly: "Then why did the Second Madam keep this matter secret?"

Tian Yu: "It was the Duke and the old lady who blocked the news and ordered those who knew about it at the time not to disclose the matter. It is said that it is because a stillbirth is unlucky."

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Just because of this?
Cui Hengyue didn't believe it, but considering the many taboos of the old lady, this kind of thing should happen.

Because a stillbirth is unlucky, she lied that the second wife had a miscarriage, and then blocked the news so that no one would know, so the second wife was not reconciled, and enshrined a tablet in the temple outside.

But because the Duke of the State and the old lady have spoken first, the tablets cannot reveal their identities.

At this moment, Cui Hengyue suddenly felt a little sympathetic to the second wife, who worked so hard to conceive for ten months, but found out that the baby was stillborn, and she couldn't let outsiders know about it, the pain in her heart can be imagined.

However, what is the connection between Mrs. Kang's suicide and this matter?

"Who is there?"

Suddenly, a guard appeared not far away, shouted at this side, and quickly approached Cui Hengyue and Tianyu.

In desperation, Cui Hengyue grabbed Tianyu and hid behind a tree, then threw a stone in the opposite direction.

Hearing the movement, the guard immediately turned around and ran towards the place where the stone made the sound.

Cui Hengyue leaned against the tree and reminded Tianyu in a low voice: "Don't make a sound, I will send you back when the guards leave."

At this time, Tianyu saw clearly who was threatening her by the moonlight. Except for the exposed eyes and hands, the other parts were tightly wrapped, and the real face could not be seen at all.

"who are you?"

Like a ghost, Tianyu asked what was in her heart.

Cui Hengyue didn't change her face, and didn't answer her question, she just said: "The guards are gone, you go back, you'd better rot in your stomach what happened today, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

Obviously she spoke very plainly, but Tian Yu felt the breath of death.

She didn't dare to delay, after Cui Hengyue retracted the dagger, she quickly walked out from behind the tree, looked around to inquire about the situation, and ran to her room.

"There seemed to be someone there just now."

Footsteps came, chaotic and urgent.

The voice was very familiar, it was the guard who left just now.

Cui Hengyue hurriedly climbed up the tree, climbed over the wall, and entered the courtyard next door.

Then he ran all the way, and finally returned to his yard.

"Crack-"

Hearing the movement, Mrs. Wen sat up instantly and rushed into the inner room.

Cui Hengyue was changing clothes. When she saw Mrs. Wen, she didn't change her face. While continuing to change clothes, she said, "I heard a secret today."

(End of this chapter)