amaotonovel Chapter 307 Your Mother is Not Dead
Chapter 307 Your Mother is Not Dead
Hearing this, Shen Qionghua raised an eyebrow, a little surprised, "You guessed it was me?"
"I didn't think it would definitely be you, I just had some doubts. After all, apart from you, no one would take the initiative to go against Prince An and Zhou Lingyi." Zhou Lingfu said.
"Since you guessed it was most likely me, why didn't you confess to Prince An about my contact with you in exchange for a chance to leave?"
"Don't you always hate me the most? How could you miss such a good opportunity?" Shen Qionghua said with a smile.
"What good can I gain by confessing to Prince An? Even if he agrees to let me leave, I dare not trust him now."
"Since there is no benefit to be gained, why should I tell him? He treated me like this. I wish Prince An's Mansion would go to hell." Zhou Lingfu said angrily.
"That's right. After going through so much hardship, you've finally become a little smarter." Shen Qionghua commented.
Zhou Lingfu choked but did not refute. After all, she also felt that she was extremely stupid in the past, otherwise she would not have ended up in such a situation.
In the past, people were dazzled by wealth and power, and always dreamed of marrying into a wealthy family so that they could hold their heads high and feel proud.
Now that he had been to the King of Hell, he finally understood the helplessness of the wealthy and powerful.
Compared to wealth and glory, your own life and property are more important.
If you lose your life, what else can you talk about?
While Zhou Lingfu was sighing in her heart, she did not forget another thing.
She looked at Shen Qionghua excitedly and asked, "Since you know my situation in Prince An's Mansion, is what you said on the paper true? If I do as you say, you will return my mother to me?"
"Zhou Lingyi said she killed my mother and threw her into a mass grave. Did you bring her body back?"
"Or, my mother is not dead, you saved her?"
With the last sentence, Zhou Lingfu's eyes suddenly turned red and she clutched the quilt tightly in her hands.
Zhou Lingfu didn't dare ask any more questions, for she was afraid that Shen Qionghua would tell her that what she brought back was Wu's body.
Afraid that all her hopes would be dashed.
Shen Qionghua smiled faintly, as if everything was under her control.
Under Zhou Lingfu's expectant gaze, Shen Qionghua slowly spoke, "Don't worry about that for now. Let's first talk about what you did in Prince An's Mansion. I want to know whether you did it according to my requirements."
Although An Yi told her that everything had been settled, there was still a layer of separation.
An Yi could only make some small movements outside the study to cover for Zhou Lingfu. How could she know whether Zhou Lingfu finally put the things into the study as she instructed?
It's better to ask clearly just in case.
A hint of anxiety flashed in Zhou Lingfu's eyes, and she obviously wanted to know Wu's whereabouts.
But she knew that the right to speak was not in her hands, but in Shen Qionghua's hands.
If she wants to know her mother's whereabouts as soon as possible, she has to be obedient.
It has to be said that setbacks make people grow. If Zhou Lingfu could not tolerate Shen Qionghua's behavior in the past, she might have lost her temper at Shen Qionghua. But now she has learned to know when to do things.
She pursed her lips and said, "What do you want to know?"
"How did you find those things and successfully sneak into the study of Prince An's Mansion?" Shen Qionghua asked.
Zhou Lingfu frowned. "Didn't you teach me all this? Don't you know it all?"
"Just answer my questions and don't worry about anything else." Shen Qionghua said.
Zhou Lingfu suppressed her temper and replied, "It was after I found the note you wrote at the bottom of the bowl that I started conserving my energy."
"Then yesterday at the appointed time, I found the two guards at the door had indeed collapsed to the ground after being intoxicated by the incense, just as the note said."
"So I sneaked out, avoiding the crowd, and arrived at the place mentioned in the note. I found a small package in the nearby bushes. Inside was the things you asked me to put in Prince An's study: a porcelain bottle containing a pill that caused him to fake his death, and a dagger."
"I took these things and hid in the rockery closest to the study."
"When the palace became chaotic and the guards in the study were transferred away, I took advantage of the situation and sneaked into the study."
Shen Qionghua nodded and said, "Well done. Do you know what that thing contains?"
Hearing this, Zhou Lingfu's eyes flashed, "I probably know something."
"You still dare to let him go even though you know that?" Shen Qionghua raised an eyebrow.
"They want to kill me, so why should I give them any leeway?" Zhou Lingfu said, her tone full of anger.
"That's right." Shen Qionghua nodded approvingly, then narrowed her eyes slightly and said casually, "What about after that? What should you do after you enter the study? You put the things in the box I designated. Can you see what's inside the box?"
Zhou Lingfu thought carefully and said, "There seem to be two jade pendants and some small items."
After hearing this, Shen Qionghua finally smiled sincerely.
That box was used by Xie Qian'an to store the things that the emperor gave him as a reward when he was young. It was not opened easily and was the most suitable place to store those things.
Since Zhou Lingfu could accurately tell what was inside, it seemed that she really did what she instructed.
Shen Qionghua raised an eyebrow. "You are very smart. You even knew to walk into a trap and commit suicide in front of Lin Xiyan."
Zhou Lingfu sneered, "If I hadn't committed suicide in front of Lin Xiyan, Zhou Lingyi would definitely have sent a doctor to examine me carefully. There's no guarantee that the truth would be revealed."
"Besides, Zhou Lingyi has hurt me to this extent. I should at least give her a gift in return."
Shen Qionghua smiled, her brows brightening a bit. "One last question. If you believe that note so much, aren't you afraid that you'll actually die if you do this?"
Zhou Lingfu was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Do I have any choice? Under those circumstances, I'll be tortured to death by Zhou Lingyi sooner or later."
"Zhou Lingyi won't let me go anyway, so I might as well gamble with my life."
"Besides, I'm not really that stupid. If Lin Xiyan hadn't come to Prince An's Mansion as the note said, I definitely wouldn't have fallen into her trap. Instead, I would have tried to escape."
"But Lin Xiyan really came. I've lived until now just to expose Zhou Lingyi's plan and vent my anger."
"Now that Zhou Lingyi's plan has been exposed, even if he really dies, I will accept it."
"After ruining Zhou Lingyi's plan, she won't let me go. If your fake death pill is fake, it's a quick fix for me."
Shen Qionghua curled her lips and slowly stood up straight. "I'm very satisfied with your answer. Now it's my turn to answer your question. Your mother is not dead. She was thrown into a mass grave by Zhou Lingyi's men. Fortunately, the poison she drank was not large, so I sent someone to rescue her."
"She is now in this house."