Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci was taken to the imperial prison, but she was not tortured immediately.

Zhou Chu is a ruthless person. Beneath his upright face, he exudes a murderous ruthlessness.

He glanced at Yan Ci sinisterly and waved to his men, "Take him in for questioning."

The two imperial guards who were escorting Yan Ci took him into an empty cell and quickly tied him to the cross.

On the way to being escorted, Yan Ci thought about her situation. It was inevitable that she would be punished. In her heart, she could still accept some minor injuries and pains, but she was worried about her body.

I have been spoiled since I was a child, and my skin has never been broken at all. I really don’t know if I can get through this.

After the two soldiers tied up Yan Ci, they stepped aside.

At this time Zhou Chu walked in, with one hand on the sword at his waist and the other hand holding the dagger that Yan Ci dropped off the platform.

He looked at the tied-up Yan Ci and narrowed his eyes slightly.

He raised the dagger in his hand to Yan Ci's eyes, "Do you recognize this dagger?"

Yan Ci shook his head, "I don't recognize him."

"Oh? I don't recognize her. Then how did you determine that the maid was going to assassinate the prince?"

"I saw her reaching out to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and trying to push him, so I rushed over."

"Since she had a dagger, why did she need to use the method of pushing people to assassinate His Highness? Are you sure you haven't seen this dagger?"

Zhou Chu shook the dagger in his hand, observing Yan Ci's expression changes without blinking.

It was impossible for Yan Ci to say that she knew him. If she answered that she knew him, it would only be because she saw Cai Lan taking out the dagger to stab her. In that case, the sheath of the dagger would not be intact on the dagger.

Yan Ci knew very well that she had never used the dagger, so the scabbard would naturally not fall off. Therefore, she could only firmly say that she had never seen the dagger, which was reasonable.

Zhou Chu obviously did not completely believe Yan Ci's answer, but his answers were coherent and he did not have any evidence against Yan Ci.

He had just checked the body of the dead palace maid, and apart from the wounds from falling, there were no other injuries.

Since there is no clue to be found from the dagger, we can only start with Yan Ci.

Zhou Chu looked at Yan Ci and said in a cold voice: "Tell me, what did you see at that time? And how did you push the palace maid in front of you down?"

Yan Ci had already made up his mind to cooperate well so that he could suffer less.

Hearing Zhou Chu's question, Yan Ci told the story like a bamboo tube pouring beans, how he saw Cai Lan trying to attack the Crown Prince, and how he rushed out without hesitation and accidentally pushed Cai Lan off the platform.

At the end, he put on a pitiful look and almost burst into tears as he said, I really didn't mean it.

Although Zhou Chu was half-believing and half-doubting, he already had an idea in his mind. He would not be shaken in the slightest by Yan Ci's pretended pitiful look, nor would he let her go easily just because of her obedient cooperation.

He still needed more evidence to confirm what Yan Ci said.

After ordering Yan Ci to be temporarily detained, Zhou Chu left the imperial prison.

On this side, after Yan Tonglin returned to the Yan Mansion, he became a little nervous when he learned that Yan Ci had not returned.

Without even having time to say goodbye to Jiang Qingqing, he prepared to get on the carriage and go back to the palace to look for her.

As I hurriedly walked to the door, I met Tongxiang who came over.

Tong Xiang knelt and saluted, "Master Yan, how are you? I am the maid of Miss Qiu Fuqiu of the Qiu Mansion. I have come to inform Master Yan that my lady has brought Miss Thirteen back to the Qiu Mansion and said that she wants to keep Miss Thirteen staying at the mansion for a few days."

Upon hearing where Yan Ci was going, Yan Tonglin suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the person was not lost, it would be fine for him to stay at the Qiu Mansion for a few days.

"Okay, thank your young lady for me. I'm sorry to bother you."

After Tongxiang bowed again, she left the Yan Mansion. Yan Tonglin also hurried back to tell Jiang Qingqing.

After turning the corner, Tong Xiang came to Qiu Fuqiu who was waiting at the foot of the wall and said, "Miss, I have already informed Lord Yan."

Qiu Fuqiu patted her chest and said, "I was really scared just now. I almost missed the chance. Tongxiang, you are really great. You said it without blushing or getting nervous. I was so nervous that I almost died."

Tong Xiang smiled slightly, "Fortunately, Master Yan did not delve into it, otherwise I would not know what to say."

Qiu Fuqiu said happily: "If the Yan family investigates further, we will have no choice but to tell the truth. Maybe we can drink in A Ci's wedding wine in a few days."

She began to guess from the moment she heard Qicun's message that Ah Ci had suddenly and quietly moved to the Yongding Marquis' Mansion that the two of them must have made great progress.

Qiu Fuqiu thought she and Yan Ci were close, but she didn't hear any news at all. She pouted and thought that she must go to Yongding Marquis' Mansion to ask Yan Ci tomorrow.

Qicun followed Qiu Fuqiu quietly, and after seeing that they had delivered the news about Yan Ci to Yan's residence, he went back to report to Xie Chengyin.

At this time, Xie Chengyin was a little anxious. He sat in the study of the Marquis' Mansion, recalling things from his previous life, trying to find a solution from his past memories.

He only remembered that the Crown Princess fell to her death in his previous life, but he didn't remember why she fell. This time, Yan Ci changed the person who fell, from the Crown Princess to a palace maid, but Yan Ci was thrown into prison for changing all this.

Xie Chengyin couldn't help but think of the two times Yan Ci changed his known future.

The first time was when he was forced to drink in a restaurant. Because of Yan Ci's appearance, he did not drink, nor did he fall out with those people because of it.

But after this incident, Yan Ci was confined to his house for three months.

The second time was the incident in Jinfeng Garden. Yan Ci changed Shen Furong's future, saved her from the fate of marrying far away, and finally won Shen Furong's favor.

This time, she changed the fate of Jiang Yun, who was supposed to die, but her own fate was imprisoned and worrying.

Could it be that this is heaven's punishment for those who change?

The more you change, the greater the punishment.

If this is true, then if he wants to use Yan Ci to change the fate of the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, he might have to pay with Yan Ci's life.

Xie Chengyin felt mixed emotions. His earnest expectations were just his guesses. After all, in the matter of Jinfeng Garden, Yan Ci was the beneficiary, not the one being punished.

However, the most important thing right now is to rescue Yan Ci as soon as possible. It is better not to stay in the imperial prison for too long.

After Qicun returned from Yan Mansion, he was sent by Xie Chengyin to inquire about the news in the palace.

As soon as he came back, he went straight to the study.

"Son."

Xie Chengyin came back to his senses and asked, "How is it? What's the news from the Imperial Prison?"

Qi Cun said: "So far, Miss Yan has not been tortured, but Zhou Chu found out about the palace maid who was knocked unconscious by you, young master. I am afraid Miss Yan's identity can no longer be hidden."

Xie Chengyin suddenly clenched his fists, a cold light flashed in his eyes. If he had known earlier, he should have gone all out.

However, the palace maid also had her own problems, so she probably didn't dare to say much.