Shocking! The killer traveled through time and space and became a female Shura, killing like crazy
Chapter 266 Like Mother, Like Daughter
When He Qinghuan woke up, she didn't see Huichun and asked quickly, "Liping, where is Huichun?"
"Madam, her parents sent someone to tell her to go back to the He Mansion during your lunch break."
"Going back to He Mansion?"
He Qinghuan frowned, feeling somewhat puzzled. She always felt that something was fishy. Why would Huichun's parents suddenly ask her to go back?
She turned to look at Liping, "Do you know what's going on?"
"The visitor didn't say anything, just told Huichun to go back as soon as possible."
He Qinghuan thought for a moment, "Liping, go to the He Mansion to see Huichun's parents, and tell Huichun to come back quickly. This lady wants her to come back."
"Slave, go now."
She sat there drinking tea, muttering quietly: "Why did Huichun's parents ask her to go back at this time? Could something have happened at the He Mansion?"
She always felt a little uneasy. What if she was caught by Guard Shen Xue when she returned? Could she withstand the torture?
She paced back and forth in the room, feeling very uneasy and anxious.
Not long after, Liping came hurriedly and said, "Madam, Huichun has not returned to the He Mansion, and her parents and brother are nowhere to be found."
He Qinghuan was shocked and said, "What? She didn't return to the He Mansion, and her parents are nowhere to be found. Did you find out?"
"I asked the doorman and then asked Butler He."
He Qinghuan was immediately flustered. "Follow me back to the mansion."
"Young Madam, do you want to explain this to the old lady?"
"Don't worry about it. I'll be back soon."
She brought her servants to the He residence. The housekeeper looked at He Qinghuan in surprise, "Miss, you're back."
"Housekeeper, has my maid Huichun returned home? Are Cheng Jiang and his family of three here?"
"This old servant has confirmed that Cheng Jiang and his family of three left the house at noon and have not returned since. They also did not inform us of their whereabouts."
"What do you want from them?"
"It's okay, where are my parents?"
"In the main courtyard."
He Qinghuan hurried to the courtyard where her parents lived. Censor He and his wife were surprised to see her and said, "Huan'er, why are you back home at this time? Is something wrong? Or did the Zhou family bully you? Tell me and I'll go get them."
She looked at the servants who were waiting on her and said, "Dad and Mom, I have something to tell you."
Seeing her panic, Madam He quickly ordered all the servants to leave. She said anxiously, "Father and mother, I might have gotten into trouble."
"Huan'er, don't worry, what happened?"
"Dad and Mom, have you heard about the rumors about Shen Xue a few days ago?"
Censor He quickly asked, "Did you order someone to do this?"
He Qinghuan nodded cautiously, "Dad, I'm just angry at Shen Rou for humiliating my daughter in front of everyone. If I don't let this anger out, I'll be unable to calm down for years."
"Because of her, I became a laughing stock among the aristocracy in Beijing, and I had to marry into the Zhou family. If she dies, the blame will naturally be placed on her sister."
Censor He scolded, "Nonsense! You've just returned to the capital and you're already causing trouble. Shen Xue is, after all, a county lady personally appointed by the Emperor, and she's also Princess Mu's biological sister. The Emperor feels guilty towards Prince Mu and Princess Mu, so he ordered the palace guards to protect Shen Xue and also ordered her brother to be the Fourth Prince's tutor. Their treatment is comparable to that of noble ladies and sons."
"If you act without understanding the situation, it will bring trouble to the entire family, do you understand?"
"Master, please stop scolding the child. She has suffered so much injustice these past few years. Huan'er, this is just a minor punishment. Prince Mu and Princess Mu are both dead. How much trouble can a powerless county lady cause?"
"What do you know about womanly kindness?"
"I don't understand what you men are fighting about in the court, but I understand that my daughter can't gain a foothold in the capital because of Shen Rou. As her mother, is it wrong to feel sorry for her daughter?"
"You have to know when to love her and what's right and wrong. Don't spoil her blindly, as that will only hurt you and others."
"I didn't instigate her to commit murder or arson. I didn't harm anyone. I just taught an orphan girl a lesson."
"Although Shen Xue is isolated and helpless in the capital, she is the county lady personally appointed by the emperor and the younger sister of the late Princess Mu. Just based on this, she has some weight in front of the emperor."
"What can a young girl from the countryside achieve? Now that her reputation has been tarnished, she won't be able to stay in the capital any longer."
He Qinghuan saw his parents arguing and quickly said, "Dad and Mom, please stop arguing."
"Master, can you let your daughter finish what she is saying?"
"Father and Mother, Shen Xue is rumored to have ordered Huichun to hire someone to do this. At noon today, Huichun said her parents asked her to return home. When I woke up from my nap, she was still not back, so I ordered this servant to check on her. As it turned out, Cheng Jiang and his family were nowhere to be found. I suspect they were captured by the guards."
"Dad, you have to help my daughter. If Huichun is arrested, she will definitely not be able to withstand the torture and will betray my daughter. If Shen Xue goes to the government to sue my daughter, it will be embarrassing to go to court."
"Now you know you're afraid, what were you doing before? If you're afraid of losing face, don't do stupid things. If you have to do something, do it thoroughly and don't let anyone catch you. That's what real ability is. If you do something wrong and let your parents clean up after you, it's a sign of incompetence."
"Dad, I know I was wrong. Please help me!"
"If Shen Xue goes to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint, it will only bring shame to our He family. The emperor is already dissatisfied with the He family. If something happens again, do you want the He family to become the next Xue family and the Huo family?"
"You're just looking for trouble every day. It makes me upset."
He Qinghuan quickly put on a pitiful look and said, "Dad, I know I was wrong. Please help me! I won't do it again next time."
Censor He pondered for a moment and said, "Go back now and pretend nothing happened. Leave the rest to me. This will not happen again."
"Thank you dad."
He Qinghuan got what she wanted and returned home happily with her servants.
Censor He returned to his study and summoned his attendants, ordering them, "Zhao Hui, send someone to find out if Guard Shen Xue has captured the four members of Cheng Jiang's family. Report immediately if you find out. Also, send someone to the Jingzhao Prefecture Yamen to report to Lord Su Jinnian. Report that four servants have escaped from our palace and request that they send someone to capture them."
"I obey my orders."
Zhao Hui was extremely efficient. He got the news at 5 p.m. and came back to report, "Master, someone saw the guards arrest Cheng Jiang and his family and bring them back to Prince Mu's mansion."
Censor He frowned, knowing that this matter was very tricky. The four servants were in Prince Mu's mansion, and even as a censor, he did not dare to force his way in and take them out. Even though Prince Mu was dead, no one dared to cause trouble in Prince Mu's mansion because of the Emperor's love for him. He could only discuss it with the guards, hoping not to bring the case to court and bring shame to the He family.
"I will take people to Prince Mu's Mansion to discuss first. If he doesn't come out in half an hour, you will bring Lord Su, the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, to Prince Mu's Mansion.
"Tell him that someone saw a servant from my He Mansion being captured, and forced the guards to release them."
"Master, please don't be impulsive. Although Prince Mu is dead, the Emperor has kept the slaves and servants in Prince Mu's mansion. This is to leave a memory for himself and the Queen Mother. If the Emperor learns of this, he will definitely be displeased."
"I'm only there to discuss this, and it's getting late, so please be quiet so that no one knows about it."
"I obey my orders."
Censor He came to Madam He's room again and said, "Madam, please send a visiting card to the princess's residence, saying that you will visit her in person tomorrow."
"I, a first-rank imperial consort, went to apologize to a young girl. How can I face people if this gets out?"
He Yushi shouted: "You must go for your daughter's sake. Otherwise, if she goes to the Jingzhao government office to file a complaint and makes my He family lose face, I will be the first one to not forgive you.
Seeing that Censor He was angry, Madam He had no choice but to do as she was told and ordered her servants to deliver the visiting card to the princess's mansion.
Seeing that it was a stranger, Chunyan quickly asked: "Miss, who are you looking for?"
"I am the personal servant of Madam He, the Inspector General of the Left. My wife has ordered me to deliver a greeting card to her home. Tomorrow, she will personally visit the Princess of Ya'an."
"I'm sorry, my county lady is recovering from her injuries and is closed to visitors."
Chunyan closed the door without waiting for the other party to speak, and said angrily: "Your daughter slandered the county lady, and you came to visit again. I think you and your daughter are like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken with no good intentions."
The servant was so angry that she banged on the door. Su Yu heard the sound and came over quickly, "Chun Yan, who is banging on the door?"
"She is Madam He's servant."
When Su Yu heard that it was Madam He, her face was filled with anger. She suddenly opened the door and said coldly: "Miss, the gate of my Princess Mansion is lucky that it is strong, otherwise it would have been broken by you."
Madam He's servant was arrogant and said loudly, "My wife ordered me to deliver a visiting card, but the people from your Princess Mansion didn't even wait for me to finish my words and directly closed the door. Is this how you treat guests at your Princess Mansion?"
"I'm already grateful that I didn't hit you out with a broom. Now get out of here! If you dare to knock on the door again, I'll chop off your hands."
Seeing that Su Yu's attitude was even tougher than hers, I had no choice but to go back obediently and tell Madam He exactly what Su Yu had said. After hearing what I said, Madam He was so angry that she trembled all over. She kept scolding the people in the Princess's Mansion, saying that they were all from the country, too ignorant, and did not know etiquette.
Lord Su received a report from the police and learned that it was a servant from Censor He's mansion who had escaped. He was about to show his courtesy, but then he heard that they were going to Prince Mu's mansion to arrest someone. He quickly said he was not feeling well, but he did not want to offend Censor He, so he ordered two yamen runners to accompany Zhao Hui to go through the motions.
Censor He arrived at Prince Mu's residence with a servant. The gatekeeper saw Censor He and immediately asked, "Sir He, what brings you to my residence so late at night?"
"I'm here to see Guard Han."
"Hold on."
The doorman closed the door immediately after he finished speaking. It was a cold day and Censor He and the servants were standing at the door, shivering with cold.
When Han Lin learned that Censor He had arrived, he sneered: "He came to me so late, either to plead for his daughter, or to find out that the servant in his house was with the prince and came to ask for her."
"Guard Han, how should I reply to him?"
"Don't reply and keep them waiting. I'm too busy to receive him."
"Yes."
Censor He and his servants waited for a long time, shivering with cold, but no one invited him into the mansion. He was furious but did not dare to show it.
Just when Censor He was about to lose his patience, the door finally opened again, "Sir He, Guard Han, please come in."
Censor He entered the palace with a gloomy face, and the doorman took him to the main hall.
Han Lin saw him coming, but he didn't greet him with a smile, nor did he invite him to sit down and have tea. He just said indifferently: "Sir He, what brings you to visit so late at night?"
Censor He suppressed his anger and said, "Guard Han, I heard that several servants from my house were taken to the palace. Please do me a favor and let them go."
Han Lin sneered, "Lord He must have made a mistake. How could the Mu Palace arrest anyone at will?"
"Guard Han, my servant has done something wrong that has affected the affairs of the Ya'an County Lady. However, making a big fuss about this matter will not be good for anyone. Why don't we sit down and talk in detail? I will have this servant kneel down and apologize to the Ya'an County Lady."
Han Lin looked amused. "Master He, my county lady's reputation has been damaged, and you don't want to make a big deal out of it. How dare a servant do such a big thing? If you want to keep things quiet, don't waste your time."
"Whoever said your servant is in Prince Mu's mansion, please come and confront me. Don't think that you can do whatever you want to my county lady when my prince and princess are not here. You should also ask us guards whether we agree or not."
Censor He's expression changed. "Guard Han, you are so unreasonable. Aren't you afraid of offending the Censorate?"
Han Lin snorted, "Master He, please don't threaten me. As a guard, I have already put life and death aside. If anyone dares to disrespect my county master, I will fight him to the death."
"Censor He, please go back! It's getting late and everyone in the mansion needs to rest."
"Guard Han, is there really no room for negotiation?"
"If Lord He is willing to hand over your daughter He Qinghuan to me, I will plead with the county lady. Lord He, are you willing?"
"It was the servant's fault and it has nothing to do with me."
"Master He, you and I both know who came up with this idea. My county lady's reputation has been damaged by slander, which is a fatal blow to an unmarried girl. You just want to use a servant to get rid of it. Do you think it's possible?"
"Butler, please show the guest out."
The butler quickly made a gesture of invitation. Censor He was extremely angry. He had reached his current position and all the dignitaries in the capital had given him some face. But a guard like him actually ordered him to leave. How presumptuous.
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