"In fact, when I first saw that the corpse's face was destroyed, I was a little suspicious. Although I could explain it by saying that you lost control of your emotions after being humiliated and were too ashamed to face others, it would still make people think that you were the mastermind. But I still didn't think that you were the mastermind. Instead, I suspected that you were replaced and captured," Song Qingshu answered. "But later, Miss Yang confirmed that it was your will, so I overturned this guess. After all, it's easy to capture you, but it's almost impossible to make you write such a will willingly."
He paused for a moment and said, "Some time ago, you asked me to tell Miss Yang and the others to come and accompany you more. I believe that you want them to be able to recognize your notes in the future, right?"
Princess Jincheng did not deny it. "Everyone says that you are the most ignorant and incompetent child in Lin 'an City, but I think you are very smart."
"The reason why we were suspicious is that we couldn't find the servant girl, Huan Bi." Song Qingshu continued, "You must know that nowadays, we need to have a travel permit issued by the government to stay in the city. The embassies of various countries and the mansions of the nobles in the city are all monitored by Class One Hall's spies. Besides, they have issued a bounty for her arrest. Huan Bi is a slave, she doesn't have a travel permit, and she is also a stranger from a foreign land. How could she escape from the search? But we just can't find her, so there is only one possibility. She is already dead, or she doesn't exist at all."
"How can she not exist? We even talked to Huan Bi in the Tubo Guesthouse." The yellow-robed woman was a little puzzled.
"That Huan Bi is probably the princess in disguise, right?" Song Qingshu cast a deep glance at Princess Jincheng. "And the princess who hanged herself is probably the real Huan Bi."
The yellow-robed woman hurriedly said, "But we have all seen Huan Bi, and the princess doesn't know how to change her appearance …" Suddenly, she stopped talking and thought of a terrifying guess.
"What if we just take off Huan Bi's face?" Song Qingshu's tone was a little cold. "Didn't the person who hanged herself have a bloody face?"
At that time, he was so shocked that the princess committed suicide that he did not pay too much attention to the appearance of a maidservant. Otherwise, if he looked carefully, he would have been able to see the flaws.
"Among the entire Tubo Envoys, you and Huan Bi have the fairest skin. That's why no one noticed anything wrong after exchanging identities." Song Qingshu looked at the quiet and delicate woman in front of him. It was really difficult to associate her with the crazy murderer. "After all, the human skin mask can't last long. After two days, it's easy to reveal the flaw, so you quickly chose to disappear."
"Huan Bi is a servant, so she doesn't have a travel permit. You, on the other hand, are different. With your status, it wouldn't be difficult for you to get an official travel permit. Furthermore, the wanted poster has Huan Bi's portrait on it. Even if we turn the entire Xing Qing Manor upside down, we still wouldn't be able to catch you." Song Qingshu couldn't help but sigh that the other party's plan was flawless. Only when they couldn't find Huan Bi after searching the mountains and searching the seas did they give themselves away.
In reality, all of this was reminded by Madam Zhen. She was different from them, who were on good terms with the Princess of Jincheng. She would not subconsciously exclude the Princess from the beginning, so she immediately proposed another line of thought and speculation.
Song Qingshu thought along her suggestion and realized that everything could be explained. It just happened to confirm the saying: eliminate all the impossible. No matter how unbelievable the remaining thing was, it was still the truth.
"Is it really like this?" The yellow-robed girl looked at her sister in disbelief.
The Princess of Jincheng's expression was indifferent. "Although there are some small differences, it is generally as Baoyu said."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but say, "I've always thought that the Princess is a gentle, elegant, and kind woman. I didn't expect you to be so ruthless and cruel. I heard that Huan Bi grew up with you and even accompanied you to marry into a foreign land. How could you be so vicious?"
"What do you know!" The Princess of Jincheng suddenly became agitated. "It was Huan Bi who betrayed me first!"
Song Qingshu and the yellow-robed girl looked at each other and suddenly remembered the confession of the Dian Cang Twin Swords. It seemed that they had indeed bribed Huan Bi.
The Princess of Jincheng continued, "That day, I accidentally discovered that Huan Bi had sneakily drugged my tea. I quietly swapped my tea with hers and watched coldly from the sidelines. Only then did I find out about their ruthless plot. Thus, I beat them at their own game. That's how all of this happened."
The yellow-robed girl couldn't help but say, "You could have exposed all of this. Why did you do so much and take such a big risk?"
"One can only be a thief for a thousand days. How can one guard against a thief for a thousand days?" The Princess of Jincheng bit her lip. "This time, I was lucky to see through their plot. What if I don't discover it next time? What kind of tragic end will await me then? "
The yellow-robed girl understood that what she said made sense. For example, this time, if she really fell for it, it could be said that her reputation would be ruined and her life would be worse than death.
Song Qingshu shook his head and said, "That's not right. From the details at the end, you prepared many things in advance. For example, you asked Miss Yang to practice calligraphy and the identity travel permit. It was not an impromptu decision."
"Those were indeed what I had been preparing all along." Unexpectedly, the Princess of Jincheng admitted directly, "I married far away at a young age in Tubo. Tubo is bitter and barren, far from the customs of the Great Song. I can bear it, but the Tubo people retain the custom of replacing the younger brother and replacing the father after the death of the father. There, women are just a kind of resource that can be inherited."
"As Zan Pu's health worsened, Zong Zan's desire became more and more undisguised. He had openly molested me several times. I have been well-educated since I was young, so how can I bear this kind of barbaric custom? I really can't bear the thought of not only remarrying, but also marrying my nominal son. Thus, I have been secretly plotting. This time, I discovered the plot of Si Siluo and the others to bribe Huan Bi, so I pushed the boat with the current and wanted to use this opportunity to completely escape from the abyss of suffering."
"I have said what I need to say. Are you planning to arrest me and bring me to justice?" The Princess of Jincheng's tone was exceptionally calm, as if she had already expected the consequences of failure from the beginning when she decided to do this.
The yellow-shirted woman's expression changed. Finally, she pulled Song Qingshu aside and said, "I want to ask you for a favor."
Song Qingshu couldn't help but laugh, "It's really rare that you actually have a favor to ask of me."
Seeing that he was still pretending to be obedient after getting a bargain, the yellow-shirted woman wanted to beat him up. However, she still knew that business was more important, "Can you not make today's matter public?"
"Are you planning to cover up for her?" Song Qingshu's expression was a little playful.
"She didn't do anything wrong in the first place. So what if she exposed everything? Are you going to watch her go back and marry that disgusting fatty Zong Zan? " The yellow-shirted woman was also a little agitated, "She was sent here for marriage at such a young age. She has sacrificed enough. I don't want to see her have an extremely miserable ending."
Song Qingshu pondered. Speaking of which, the Princess of Jincheng didn't hurt anyone. The only one was Huan Bi who betrayed her master. In this society, it was a taboo for a servant to betray her master. Killing her would be in line with the laws of any country. The rest of the matter was done by Si Siluo and she was just taking advantage of the situation.
"After all, this matter is very important." Song Qingshu was about to change the topic, but who knew that the yellow-shirted woman thought that he didn't agree. She immediately became anxious, "As long as you help me hide this matter, I can promise to do one thing for you."
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