"What?"
Song Huan stopped and turned to look at Xiao Lingzi, who was sweating beside him.
"A life-threatening incident?"
"who?"
Xiao Lingzi stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead and said: "The one who died was not the servant in our palace, but the woman you brought back last night."
"Yue Ling!"
When he heard that Yueling had died in his own house, Song Huan instantly frowned, and the expression on his face became particularly serious.
"what happened!"
Seeing Song Huan getting angry, Xiao Lingzi was startled, her knees softened and she knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, calm down!"
"Calm down!"
"After you went to court today, my servant sent Yue Ling away according to your instructions."
"And I also made it clear to her that from now on, she no longer has to be on duty in the canteen of the steel mill."
"The girl promised well at that time, and she didn't look abnormal when she left."
"But……"
"But just half an hour ago, the guard suddenly heard a scream coming from outside the palace."
"The person on duty quickly went out to check the situation, and then he discovered..."
"This Yue Ling actually hanged herself on the crooked neck tree directly opposite our palace!"
"And what's even more scary is..."
Having said this, Xiao Lingzi shuddered, as if recalling the strange scene he had just seen.
"When Yueling hanged herself this year, she actually wore a bright red skirt."
"Hanging on that crooked-necked tree, it looks very conspicuous!"
"By the time the guard found her, her whole body was already stiff."
"But her eyes were so wide open and her tongue was hanging out so long, it was so scary..."
The more Xiao Lingzi talked, the more frightened he became. When he said this, his whole body started to tremble involuntarily.
According to legend, people who commit suicide wearing red clothes will turn into ghosts after death.
The ghosts of grievances can’t be dispersed for a long time, it’s so scary and weird!
This Yue Ling specially chose to wear red clothes. Maybe it was because of some resentment in her heart that she chose to take revenge...
After listening to Xiao Lingzi's description, Song Huan had roughly grasped the ins and outs of the matter.
The shock in his heart has simply reached an unparalleled level!
It turns out that Yueling deliberately approached her, not to seduce her with her beauty.
She risked her life to make such a game, and the purpose was to ruin her reputation!
Although logically speaking, the death of a commoner woman could not shake Song Huan, who was a member of the royal family and a nobleman.
Using her life to make a plan is no different from trying to use her life to make a fool of herself.
However, she chose to hang herself in red clothes, which added a layer of mystery to her tragic suicide.
It won't take long for the rumor that the dandy prince forced the innocent girl to death to spread throughout the entire Bianjing city.
Even if Song Huan will not be convicted for this, his reputation will definitely be affected!
And from the beginning, Song Huan could not excuse himself.
If you explain it publicly, it will make people feel that you are getting an advantage and being good.
If you avoid talking about it, it will make others feel that you have a guilty conscience and dare not respond!
In this way, Song Huan could only fall into a dilemma!
"Where is the girl's body now?"
Seeing that Song Huan's face was no longer ugly, Xiao Lingzi realized that what happened today was by no means an ordinary trivial matter!
"Go back to your highness and park by the woodshed in the backyard."
"Zuo Zuo has just come to check his injuries. He was indeed suffocated..."
Song Huan continued to ask: "Have you checked whether she has any family members left in the world?"
Xiao Lingzi said quickly: "Go back to Your Highness, I have already sent someone to check."
"Yueling also has a biological father who is a farmer and lives in the suburbs of Beijing..."
Before Xiao Lingzi finished speaking, he heard bursts of miserable crying coming from outside the palace gate.
"Yueling! My daughter!"
"You left in vain!"
"How come you girl don't let dad see you for the last time and just leave like this?"
"Daughter!"
Hearing the wails coming from outside the door, Xiao Lingzi was obviously a little confused.
Song Huan was calm and relaxed, and even couldn't help but sneer.
This month, Ling Yi died, and the people behind the scenes were really impatient!
In the middle of the night, someone was sent to mourn!
Is this because he is afraid that this matter will not go far enough?
Hearing the sounds outside the door getting louder and louder, Xiao Lingzi quickly said to Song Huan: "Your Highness, if you don't want to come forward, please leave this matter to the servants!"
Song Huan understood that the other party had a clear goal and it was clear that he was coming for him.
But Xiao Lingzi is right. At this juncture, it is not appropriate for him to come forward. It is indeed not appropriate!
"Okay, I believe in your ability."
"I'll just give you a large sum of money for burial, and I'll have a good rest."
Song Huan wanted to see how far the other party planned to make trouble!
"yes!"
Xiao Lingzi cupped his hands and agreed to Song Huan.
He came outside the palace with a serious expression and a frown.
Seeing the crowd of farmers in front of the palace gate, Xiao Lingzi was dumbfounded.
In the middle of the night, a group of farmers came from nowhere and were kneeling in front of the palace, crying heartbreakingly.
The sound of their cries was so loud that it might have spread throughout the entire west of the city!
Seeing that someone in the palace finally came forward to respond, the leading farmer quickly stepped forward and kowtowed to Xiao Lingzi several times.
"My Yueling's death is really strange! Your Majesty!"
"I heard that my Yueling had bruises all over her body before she died!"
"My body is bruised and purple!"
"He's obviously been violated and abused!"
"Please, Your Majesty, give my Yueling some dignity!"
As soon as this man finished speaking, the group of farmers behind him also echoed his words.
"Yueling is a miserable girl. She has lost her mother since she was a child!"
"She was pampered by her father since she was a child!"
"Now, we can't just leave without knowing anything!"
"Please, the prince, give her father an explanation!"
Xiao Lingzi frowned immediately.
"Shut up, everyone!"
"Which of your eyes sees that I am the prince?"
"How can we allow you to make so much noise here outside the palace gate!"
As he spoke, Xiao Lingzi turned to the leading farmer and said seriously: "My prince kindly saved your daughter yesterday. Not only are you ungrateful, you are still spreading rumors and slandering her here!"
"But my prince is kind-hearted and doesn't want to embarrass the farmers."
"Here are five hundred taels of silver, which is the prince's expression of sympathy for Yue Ling."
"If you dare to harass the prince again, don't blame the prince for being rude!"
Xiao Lingzi has been with Song Huan for a long time, and in his movements, he has also caught a bit of Song Huan's calm and confident temperament.
Facing the extremely imposing Xiao Lingzi, everyone stopped crying.
The leader took the bank note and nodded and bowed towards Xiao Lingzi.
"Thank you, father-in-law, thank you so much, father-in-law!"
"Excuse me, father-in-law, please tell the prince that my Yueling is lucky enough to meet such a kind-hearted prince!"
"It's getting late, so I won't disturb the prince's rest!"
