"Miss, thanks to your brilliant foresight. You saw through Lady Jiang's scheme in advance. Otherwise, it would have been really hard for you to clear your name in Cui'er's case!"
Honglu had always been the most well - informed about all of Yun Xi's arrangements.
Thinking of how Lady Jiang had used the old trick of substituting one thing for another and framed Yun Xi with Cui'er just now, Honglu couldn't help but feel scared. If Lady Jiang had succeeded, it would have been their miss who would be scorned and attacked by everyone in the future!
Yun Xi took the warm towel Honglu handed her and wiped her face and neck. She snorted and said,
"Lady Jiang has always been full of tricks. Naturally, she would leave herself plenty of leeway. But her mistake was that she was too eager to see me dead!"
That's why she had been so impatient and walked right into Yun Xi's trap. If Lady Jiang had been more calm and steady, Yun Xi might not have been able to outmaneuver her so easily!
Therefore, in order not to give Lady Jiang a chance to catch her breath, Yun Xi decided to let Yue'e come out at this moment and conduct a "death" trial on Lady Jiang in public.
I'm afraid that after this night, not only would the old lady of the Yun family no longer believe Lady Jiang, but Lady Jiang would also have no place to stand in the capital!
Even if Lady Jiang wasn't executed, she would still be living a life worse than death!
"Speaking of which, Lady Jiang is really cruel. She didn't even spare her own flesh and blood. Do you think she would step forward to take all the blame to save the second miss?"
Honglu had heard with her own ears Yun Xi instruct Zhao Chunsheng to buy the incense that Cui'er had burned, and she also knew that her miss had secretly placed it on Yun Ni.
But a person like Lady Jiang, who had no bottom line, had killed one of her daughters for her future before. Couldn't she do it again now?
After Yun Xi wiped the back of her hands, she put the towel into the water basin and sneered,
"She certainly won't take the blame voluntarily. But there will be someone who will make her take it!"
Yun Xi was very certain in her tone because she knew that Lady Jiang had become a laughingstock in the Yun family. Not only would the old lady not let her go, but the empress dowager in the palace wouldn't either.
After all, Lady Jiang had spent a fortune to stage that play in the opera troupe and had made a fool of and used the Eighth Princess!
After a tiring day of running around, Yun Xi thought she would fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow. However, she couldn't sleep all night. It was not until dawn that she took a little nap and was woken up by Yu Zhu.
"Miss, the people from the Metropolitan Police Bureau are here. They said they'd like you to go to the bureau. Lord Liang has something to ask you."
Yun Xi yawned, stretched, and said with a pair of tired eyes,
"Okay, I see. I'll go there right away."
After Yun Xi had a hasty breakfast, she immediately went to the Metropolitan Police Bureau. However, what awaited her was not an interrogation in the courtroom, but she was directly invited into the inner courtyard of the yamen.
Seeing Liang Sheng sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard, Yun Xi's eyes flickered slightly, and she walked towards him.
"Lord Liang."
"Princess, please take a seat."
Liang Sheng made a gesture of invitation and ordered someone to serve tea to Yun Xi. His attitude was very polite.
"I have something unclear. I wonder if I could ask the princess for an answer?"
Seeing that Liang Sheng referred to himself as "I", Yun Xi understood immediately. She nodded with a smile,
"Lord Liang, just ask. I will tell you everything I know."
Seeing that Yun Xi answered so readily, Liang Sheng didn't beat around the bush anymore. He said directly,
"Princess, do you know that the incense on your younger sister wasn't hers?"
Thanks to Yun Xi's reminder, he had ordered his men to search for the incense on Yun Ni. But after almost investigating all the pharmacies in the capital, they found that there was no connection between this matter and Yun Ni.
This made him feel something strange and he thought of another possibility.
Facing Liang Sheng's question, Yun Xi just smiled faintly, took a sip of tea, and said,
"Of course, the incense wasn't hers. I asked someone to buy it and deliberately put it on her."
Yun Xi said it calmly, and there was no trace of panic in her eyes.
"I'm sorry for using you, Lord Liang. But I did this not to make a fool of you on purpose. I had to do it."
In order to play the long game to hook a big fish, if she hadn't pointed the finger at Yun Ni at the beginning, for a maid named Cui'er who had "committed suicide out of fear of punishment", many people would have wanted to settle the matter quietly and wouldn't have investigated it deeply.
Since this matter involved many people, all of them from noble families, even those in power wouldn't have wanted any hostility among them for the sake of the balance of power.
At that time, even Liang Sheng would have had to consider the pros and cons and waver!
After listening to Yun Xi's words, there was no sign of displeasure on Liang Sheng's face.
"What kind of result does the princess want?"
Liang Sheng was a smart man. And Constable Li had reported to him in detail what had happened last night, which made him have a deeper impression of the young Princess Yongning in front of him.
Naturally, he knew that no matter how much he said, this girl would achieve her goal in her own way!
Yun Xi pursed her lips and smiled sincerely,
"My goal is very simple. I just hope that the evildoers will be brought to justice and the victims will be comforted!"
Whether it was the innocent people who had been harmed by Lady Jiang before, or Cui'er and Yue'e's father - daughter, and more importantly, it was an explanation to herself in her previous life!
In her previous life, she had died so aggrievedly and without dignity. In this life, she must cut off Lady Jiang's claws! Even if she couldn't repay Lady Jiang in kind and make her suffer all the hardships she had endured, at least she couldn't let Lady Jiang continue to do evil in the world!
"Of course, I admit that I'm not doing this for justice. There are also my personal grudges involved."
"But if Lord Liang knew how many evil things Lady Jiang had done and how many innocent people she had killed, you definitely wouldn't cover up such an extremely evil person!"
Lady Jiang was a devil on earth. She was greedy and cruel. There was nothing she wouldn't do.
"For her own greed, she could use anyone, even kill her own parents, brothers, and children! But even such a person could still live freely, even hold power and continue to play with people's lives..."
Listening to Yun Xi's words, Liang Sheng couldn't help but fall into a moment of silence.
For him, who advocated the law and adhered to justice, he definitely couldn't tolerate such evil.
However, the reason why a person like Lady Jiang could act so recklessly was also related to the Prime Minister's Mansion behind her. Moreover, such a person could be named a third - rank gentlewoman because of her son. It was extremely ironic!
"Why didn't the princess want to rely on the power of the government but plan everything on your own?"
I have to say that Liang Sheng really admired the courage of this little girl in front of him. But he couldn't help but wonder how far she could go on her own.
Hearing what Liang Sheng meant, Yun Xi replied with a smile,
"Didn't I already ask Lord Liang for help?" Although she had used some small tricks.
"Moreover, I will need Lord Liang's help in many things in the future. I hope you won't hesitate to give me a hand!"
"No problem."
A rare smile appeared on Liang Sheng's usually solemn face. They had reached a consensus on this matter. Suddenly thinking of something, Liang Sheng reminded her,
"Early this morning, your younger brother came to the yamen. I found him quick - witted, reserved, and his speech was very incisive.
"I'm afraid that the result of this matter may not entirely go as the princess wishes."
Hearing this, Yun Xi's eyes darkened, and she murmured, Yun Qi?
"Okay, I see. Thank you for the reminder, Lord Liang!"