Chapter 7: Duke's Residence's Miss 2
Prince Jin's entire face was dark, especially with Prince Jin's Consort constantly chattering in front of him, "Your Highness, you must save our Rou'er! I don't know which black-hearted person wants to harm our Rou'er."
"Alright, you go back and rest first. All the guards in the Prince Jin's Residence have been dispatched, and the two children are also searching with all their might. We should have news very soon."
Prince Jin's Residence had a large number of wives, including the main consort, secondary consorts, concubines from her maternal family, and minor concubines. He had two legitimate sons, one legitimate daughter, three illegitimate sons, and seven illegitimate daughters. This was after Prince Jin's Consort had ruthlessly eliminated quite a few, otherwise, there would have been even more children.
But no matter what, Prince Jin still preferred his three legitimate children. Now that his legitimate daughter was in trouble, he was extremely anxious.
At this moment, the Crown Princess Consort entered the front hall with two maids who had clearly been dealt with. "Greetings, Father and Mother. Your daughter-in-law just interrogated Younger Sister's maids and found that these two were stammering. So, I tortured them. Lingguo couldn't bear the torture and revealed the truth. She said that the assassin was hired by Younger Sister herself!"
"What?!" Prince Jin and his consort both changed color simultaneously!
"What exactly happened? Tell us quickly!" Prince Jin's Consort said nervously.
Lingguo trembled with fear but still explained Changning Commandery Princess's intentions, "The Commandery Princess took a liking to Duke Dingguo's son, but Song Rui already has an engagement, and it's said that the wedding will be held at the end of the year. The Commandery Princess wanted that Miss Ning to cancel the engagement herself."
At this point, Lingguo gritted her teeth, "Before, the Commandery Princess bribed a servant in Duke Dingguo's Mansion to push Miss Ning into the water, hoping to drown her. Unexpectedly, Miss Ning could swim and only had a few days of cold before recovering.
The Commandery Princess then thought of a way to hire an assassin. She told this servant to invite an assassin to abduct Miss Ning in broad daylight, ruin her reputation, and then kill her with a single blow to avoid future troubles.
The Commandery Princess didn't want anyone to know it was her doing, so she told this servant to act under a hidden identity. This servant told the assassin to just grab the prettiest one. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, Miss Ning had a spot on her face today, so the assassin abducted the Commandery Princess instead."
After Lingguo finished speaking, she collapsed to the ground. She knew that once these words were spoken today, her life would also end here. She only hoped that Prince Jin and his consort would give her a quick death and not involve her family.
Prince Jin's Consort felt a dizzy spell, but she forced herself not to faint. "Someone, drag this good-for-nothing little hussy out and beat her to death with random sticks!"
Prince Jin didn't stop her. He pointed to the remaining maid and asked, "What about her? What did she do?"
The Crown Princess Consort said, "She was responsible for bribing the servants in Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Your daughter-in-law feels there's something wrong here. It was too easy. The person she bribed was the goddaughter of a managing Mammy by Duke of Ning's side."
Prince Jin initially didn't understand what she meant, and it took him two seconds to react, "You mean, Duke Dingguo's wife dislikes her daughter-in-law?"
Lingzhi, kneeling on the ground, nodded vigorously, "If it wasn't for that, the Commandery Princess wouldn't have thought of directly killing Miss Ning."
Moreover, it was to make her die in humiliation, the purpose being to extract Ning Yan from Song Rui's heart. Otherwise, even if she married Song Rui, she wouldn't gain Song Rui's heart.
Prince Jin angrily said, "Fool! Self-righteous! Being used as a pawn without even knowing it! What a Duke Dingguo's wife!"
Prince Jin's Consort also thought of something and immediately shivered, "What a Wang family! She dislikes the daughter-in-law her mother-in-law found for her, and she actually made my daughter do it! Just wait, just wait until I find my daughter, I'm not done with her!
Someone, drag this little hussy out and beat her to death with random sticks!
The Commandery Princess was led astray by these lowly maids!"
The two maids didn't even have time to beg for mercy before their mouths were gagged and they were dragged away. Soon, the sound of caning came from the courtyard, and then the sound of caning quickly disappeared. Two bloody, mangled corpses were carried out.
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After Changning Commandery Princess was abducted by the assassin, she couldn't leave the city. The people from Prince Jin's Residence had already sealed the city gates in advance. Entry and exit required identity verification, otherwise, it was not allowed.
The assassin hid Changning Commandery Princess in an abandoned small courtyard, just as Changning Commandery Princess woke up.
She was about to cry for help when the assassin suddenly turned his head, "Dare to shout and I'll cut out your tongue!"
"Don't! I am Changning Commandery Princess, the employer! You've captured the wrong person! As long as you release me, I'll give you double the commission!"
The assassin scoffed coldly, "You haven't even inquired, I, Su Qi, am the most disciplined. Once I take a job, I will definitely complete it. You want to bribe me with money, hehe..."
He wasn't an assassin because he lacked money, but because he enjoyed the thrill of killing. It's just that this time, the hostage was a bit troublesome.
Just killing her wasn't enough; he also had to ruin her reputation.
Originally, he wanted to find a few men for this woman, but now it seemed that wouldn't work.
Then he could only do it himself!
Having figured this out, Su Qi immediately went to strip Changning Commandery Princess's clothes. Changning Commandery Princess was extremely panicked. She tried to shout but was choked by Su Qi. Her strength was not as great as Su Qi's, and soon she was stripped naked by Su Qi.
About a quarter of an hour later, Su Qi pulled away. Changning Commandery Princess gritted her teeth, enduring the pain, and whispered, "Su, Young Master Su, we two have already had physical intimacy. I consider myself quite good-looking. As long as you release me, I can ask Imperial Uncle to bestow a marriage upon us, making you my Commandery Prince Consort..."
She knew that this Su Qi truly killed without batting an eye. If she couldn't persuade him, then she would only have to wait for death. Anyway, she had already lost her virginity, so she didn't mind trying to string him along with words first, and wait until she returned to the Prince Jin's Residence...
With a swish, the sound of a long sword being drawn rang out. A silver light flashed, and Changning Commandery Princess only felt a pain in her neck. Something sprayed out, "Ho, ho ho..."
Then her head tilted, and Changning Commandery Princess died with her eyes wide open.
A commotion started outside. It seemed they were searching house by house. Su Qi wiped the blood from his long sword onto Changning Commandery Princess's body, sheathed his sword, and then quietly left.
Ning Yan, accompanied by her maid, left Prince Jin's Residence's villa in a panic. After getting into her own carriage, the panic on her face immediately disappeared.
The carriage swayed forward. Ning Yan closed her eyes and rested in the carriage. Suddenly, the carriage shook violently. The maid fell to the ground, letting out an "ouch," and Ning Yan's head almost hit the carriage wall.
"What happened?"
The coachman trembled as he replied, "Re, replying to Miss, our carriage collided with another carriage."
Upon hearing this, Ning Yan put on her veil again and lifted the curtain to look out. At this moment, the carriage in front had broken down, and the horse was lying on the ground, clearly only breathing in, not out.
The coachman walked towards their direction with a whip. He had an ordinary appearance, the kind that would be directly overlooked in a crowd. He had a stable lower body, sharp eyes, and a special aura about him. The other person should have... seen blood!