Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 888: Chapter 889: You Are Really Suspicious

Meng Zhuqing, well-versed in her way, led Xiao Changyi and An Jing to the secret chamber.

Inside the secret room, Wild Goose Jade was only tied up; her mouth wasn’t gagged. Upon seeing Xiao Changyi and An Jing, Wild Goose Jade ignored Meng Zhuqing entirely and said, ”I didn’t kill the Fifth Prince.”

That Wild Goose Jade addressed only Xiao Changyi and An Jing, completely disregarding her, left Meng Zhuqing feeling both pleased and sad.

An Jing said, ”If you didn’t kill him, then why were you also in Night Clothes that night?”

Wild Goose Jade gave a cold laugh, ”Just because I wore Night Clothes that night, you think I killed the Fifth Prince?”

An Jing wasn’t annoyed and smiled, ”There’s no need for such a tone. We haven’t concluded that you killed the Fifth Prince; we are merely suspicious. After all, you’re too suspicious. Not only were you wearing Night Clothes on the night the Fifth Prince was murdered, but the timing of the murder was close, and you had also sneaked into the Fifth Prince’s Mansion at night.”

Without needing to think, Wild Goose Jade knew who had told An Jing about her visiting the Fifth Prince’s Mansion at night, turning to Meng Zhuqing, but she continued to speak to An Jing and Xiao Changyi, ”Your subordinate is truly loyal.”

An Jing wasn’t foolish, naturally detecting the irony in Wild Goose Jade’s words. However, she chose not to address it directly but said, ”If you can clarify these doubts and clear your suspicion, we will let you go.”

Wild Goose Jade said, ”I don’t want to explain.”

An Jing said, ”If you won’t explain, then we can only keep you here.”

If it weren’t for Meng Zhuqing’s affection for Wild Goose Jade, she and her husband wouldn’t bother with this affair.

If Meng Zhuqing didn’t care for Wild Goose Jade, they would have reported her to the Ministry of Justice for holding suspicion of having killed the Fifth Prince as soon as such suspicions arose, allowing the Ministry of Justice to arrest and interrogate her.

The Ministry of Justice is known for its brutal interrogations. Even if Wild Goose Jade were innocent, by the time she was released without charges, she would have been half-dead, if not dead.

Wild Goose Jade stared intently at An Jing and Xiao Changyi and asked, ”Who exactly are you? What right do you have to detain me? Even if I’m suspected of killing the Fifth Prince, it’s not your place to keep me detained like this.”

An Jing didn’t disclose her and her husband’s identities but said, ”We’re keeping you here for your own good; if you were sent to the Ministry of Justice, you’d inevitably suffer physically.”

Yet Wild Goose Jade was ungrateful, ”If you really cared for me, you would let me go, not imprison me here.” Her great revenge had not yet been exacted!

An Jing got no anger, but still smiled, ”I’ve already told you, if you clarify those doubts and if it really has nothing to do with you, we will naturally let you go.”

Wild Goose Jade still refused to speak, instead asking, ”If I never speak for the rest of my life, are you going to keep me locked up forever?”

An Jing smiled, ”We won’t miss the bit of food it costs to feed you.”

In other words, yes, if you never clear things up, we’ll keep you here for life.

How could she seek revenge if she couldn’t leave? With that thought, Wild Goose Jade immediately said, ”Let your faithful subordinate leave; I will speak only with you.”

Without any hesitation, An Jing looked at Meng Zhuqing.

Meng Zhuqing felt hurt by Wild Goose Jade’s attitude towards him, but he understood, after all, it was he who had captured her.

Seeing An Jing looking at him and knowing that she was asking him to leave, Meng Zhuqing turned and left.

Once Meng Zhuqing had left, An Jing said, ”He’s gone. You can talk now.”

Making Meng Zhuqing leave was purely because Wild Goose Jade didn’t want to see him.