Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 684

"I don't remember either..."

Wan Jiaojiao was extremely nervous, and her face turned as pale as paper.

Murong Yu stared sharply at her: "Inquire about the maidservant beside her and find the sachet she wore yesterday."

The maid, terrified, knelt down and said, "Yesterday, the young mistress and the second young lady had a fight, and the sachet accidentally fell off at that time..."

"What a coincidence?" Ghost Hand sneered, completely disbelieving.

After Wan Jiaojiao miscarried, she felt that it was because of Yun Xiyue that she lost the child, and she has been holding a grudge ever since.

Ghost Hand knew this very well; he had even visited the Zhou family to treat her physical condition and conduct a psychological investigation.

She is definitely a suspect.

"Take her away." Murong Yu had lost his patience and immediately ordered his men to take Wan Jiaojiao away.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Yan and Lord Wan knelt down to plead for mercy.

Murong Yu roared, "Shut up! Murder of the imperial heir! If anything happens to the Empress, I will have your entire clan executed!"

Zhou Yan and Lord Wan immediately kowtowed to the ground, not daring to breathe.

The emperor was furious, and no one dared to utter a word.

Wan Mei and their maid were taken away for interrogation.

Yun Xiyue ate something and felt much better. "Have they found out?"

"almost!"

Interrogation involves torture, and several women cannot withstand it.

......

"what!"

Inside the tent, the girl's ten fingers were pinched first, and she couldn't bear the pain.

A bloodcurdling scream rang out in the dead of night, sending chills down one's spine.

Wan Jiaojiao and Wan Mei huddled together, trembling with fear and tears streaming down their faces.

"We're innocent! We're truly innocent..."

"Young Madam Zhou, if you know anything, you'd better tell us quickly! Otherwise, you'll harm yourself and others!"

Wan Jiaojiao watched as the girl couldn't take it anymore, tears streaming down her face. Finally, when her own sister was grabbed and her fingers were pinched, she broke down, crying, "It was me, it was me... Please, please stop hurting them. I didn't mean to..."

The sachet belongs to her.

She finally found it. Originally, she planned to destroy the evidence, but there wasn't enough time, so she hid it in her bodice.

After receiving it, he handed it to Ghost Hand for inspection. "It contains various mixed abortifacient powders, musk, safflower, oleander, etc... The mixed smell is indistinguishable."

"Luckily, it was just a little bit, so it's not too serious. A-Yue is quite sensitive, and she reacts immediately to even the slightest discomfort. Most people probably wouldn't react that quickly."

Murong Yu's face darkened, and he immediately ordered Wan Jiaojiao to be executed.

"Your Majesty...please have mercy!"

Zhou Yan and Lord Wan kowtowed and begged for mercy.

"Jiaojiao miscarried and couldn't accept losing her child. She was also instigated by villains, which led her to make a mistake... I beg Your Majesty for mercy."

Murong Yu threw the sachet at Zhou Yan's face. "How dare you say that! The truth will out. Didn't you tell her the truth? I told you before, if you ever hurt the Empress, don't blame me for not warning you."

Zhou Yan's face turned pale instantly, and he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty... I am guilty, it is all my fault, Jiao Jiao does not know the truth... I beg Your Majesty to have mercy! I am willing to die to atone for my sins!"

What good will it do you to die!

"roll!"

Murong Yu no longer wanted to hear his explanation.

Someone always has to pay the price; it's either Xu Yan or Wan Jiaojiao, he can choose.

Zhou Yan left with a deathly pale face. In the end, he chose to have his cousin Xu Yan die, and then beat her to death with a stick!

Madam Zhou disagreed with the idea of ​​holding onto her niece and refusing to let go.

"Yan'er, are you crazy? You only have one cousin, can't you even tolerate her? Is this what you wanted, Jiaojiao?"

Since her daughter's tragic death, she has treated Xu Yan as her own daughter.

They brought her back to the Zhou family, ostensibly to keep her company.

But in reality, it was all for the purpose of marrying Zhou Yan and getting rid of Wan Jiaojiao.

Otherwise, Xu Yan wouldn't have had the opportunity to drug Wan Jiaojiao and cause her miscarriage...

"Mother, if we don't do this, she'll cause more trouble in the future. She's already harmed my and Jiaojiao's child. Jiaojiao doesn't know and always thinks it was because of the Empress that she made such a terrible mistake. Keeping her around will kill us all!"

"I can't marry her, don't even think about it. Jiaojiao has already suffered enough, I can't watch her die."