After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Zhao Shaoyuan did not beg for mercy for himself, but instead saw it very clearly.

Li Siqi hadn't spoken yet, but Xu Yingying was looking at the group of ghosts behind Zhao Shaoyuan with a complicated expression.

Among them, Xu Yingying found a female ghost who looked somewhat similar to Zhao Shaoyuan, but she looked only twelve or thirteen years old and extremely immature.

She floated forward for a distance and came in front of Xu Yingying. "My name is Zhao Qingyuan, I'm her sister. Can you see me?"

Xu Yingying nodded, wanting to know what Zhao Qingyuan wanted to say.

Unexpectedly, she knelt down and said, "Please, let my sister go. She is not a bad person. Please let her go."

Xu Yingying was silent, glanced at Li Siqi, whispered something in his ear, then stood up and walked away.

Looking at Zhao Qingyuan who followed her, Xu Yingying asked, "Zhao Shaoyuan has harmed countless people, why should I let her go?"

As she spoke, Xu Yingying also gestured to Zhao Qingyuan to look at the ghosts behind Zhao Shaoyuan.

Zhao Qingyuan was silent for a moment, then shook his head, "Sir, it was not my sister who killed those people. On the contrary, it was my sister who saved them."

"Why do you say that?" Xu Yingying was a little confused, but she didn't see any resentment in those ghosts.

"I died when I was eighteen. There was a man in our town who wanted to take me by force. I refused, so he beat me to death and raped me. When my sister found me, the man had disappeared."

"But sister still found out who hurt me, but that person was very powerful, sister had no way to avenge me. Therefore, sister hates men very much, and hates those who rob women even more."

"My sister avenged me, but she couldn't see me, so I stayed by her side. It's just that the things that happened to me weren't uncommon, and my sister wanted to do her best to prevent them from happening again."

“But my sister is just one person, she can’t save so many people, and we ghosts following behind my sister are all victims, and are all people saved by my sister, so…” Zhao Qingyuan looked in the direction of Zhao Shaoyuan reluctantly.

"So, sir, my sister is not a bad person by nature. She was just deceived by that imperial concubine. So, can you please let my sister go this time? I know my sister did something wrong, but..." Zhao Qingyuan wanted to plead for Zhao Shaoyuan.

"I understand, but I can't guarantee that your sister can survive." Xu Yingying interrupted Zhao Qingyuan. Seeing the state of those ghosts, Xu Yingying knew that Zhao Qingyuan was not lying.

After returning to Li Siqi's side, Xu Yingying said, "Your Highness, this man was also instigated by someone. Instead of beating him to death now, it would be better to detain him first, interrogate him thoroughly, and then make a judgment."

Xu Yingying looked at Li Siqi steadily. Li Siqi was a little confused just now, but looking into Xu Yingying's eyes, he chose to believe her. "Come here, detain Zhao Shaoyuan and keep him under strict supervision. If he escapes, I will make sure you guys are in big trouble."

"Yes, Ninth Prince."

"How about this! How about we make a deal?" Xu Yingying looked at Zhao Shaoyuan and suddenly said.

Xu Yingying felt that since Zhao Shaoyuan had been with the Imperial Noble Consort for so long, he must have some unknown facts about her. If she could win her over to serve her, she might even be able to serve as an important basis for overthrowing the Imperial Noble Consort in the future.

"What deal? Don't even think about buying me off with money." Zhao Shaoyuan snorted coldly and said with disdain.

"You'd better thank your sister for pleading for you, otherwise you wouldn't have the chance to stand here and talk to me." Xu Yingying said casually.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Shaoyuan's eyes widened and he looked very nervous. "What sister? My sister died a long time ago. Stop playing tricks. Do you think you can bribe me by mentioning my sister?"

Xu Yingying looked at Zhao Shaoyuan, who looked 80% like Zhao Qingyuan, and said, "Your sister's wronged soul is right next to you. I think she was quite worried about you. But she died in such an unclear way. As her sister, don't you want to avenge her?"

Zhao Shaoyuan, who was very arrogant just now, was like a deflated balloon when he heard Xu Yingying's words, "Really? Is my sister really still by my side? My poor silly sister, why hasn't she reincarnated yet!"

Zhao Shaoyuan was already in tears.

"Do you think I don't want to avenge my sister? It's just that I hate myself. I don't have any ability. The person who killed my sister is powerful. I can't even get close to him, let alone kill him to avenge my sister."

"I have done so many evil things for the Imperial Concubine over the years just to gain enough power one day to help my sister get revenge."

Zhao Shaoyuan said with a look of pain on his face, very helplessly.

Xu Yingying sighed helplessly and said, "How about this, I help your sister punish the murderer who killed your sister, and you help me overthrow the imperial concubine. How about this deal?"

Zhao Shaoyuan agreed without hesitation. "Okay, as long as you can bring me the head of Lei Batian, the murderer of my sister, I will not only help you overthrow the Imperial Concubine, but I will also give you my life."

Zhao Qingyuan, who was standing by, burst into tears upon hearing her sister's words, but the liquid flowing from her eyes was blood-red, which made her look even more terrifying.

After talking to Zhao Shaoyuan, Xu Yingying hurriedly asked Zhao Qingyuan how she died.

Zhao Qingyuan sighed and began to talk about the cause of his death helplessly.

It turned out that the house where Xu Yingying and Li Siqi were kidnapped was originally the home of Zhao Qingyuan and her sister. Zhao Qingyuan was targeted by Lei Batian, the son of a local official, because she was too beautiful.

At the beginning, Lei Batian used threats and bribes to coerce her into having an affair with him, but Zhao Qingyuan rejected him without hesitation.

Zhao Qingyuan's refusal made Lei Batian feel that he had lost face, so when he saw that soft tactics didn't work, he tried hard tactics and asked his servants to tie up Zhao Qingyuan.

In the process of forcing Zhao Qingyuan, as Zhao Qingyuan had been resisting fiercely, Lei Batian strangled her neck fiercely. As Lei Batian used too much force, Zhao Qingyuan suffocated to death.

"Who is this Lei Batian?" Xu Yingying asked curiously.

Zhao Qingyuan shook his head, smiled bitterly and explained: "I don't know the specific origin, but I only know that the Lei family has been in the county for many years, and their ancestors lived here."

"Moreover, Lei Batian is the son of an official. Old Master Lei has connections with many people in the court and has many connections in the capital. His background should not be underestimated. That's why they have been acting in a high-profile manner and killing many people over the years, and no one has ever stopped them and let them go unpunished."