Chapter 116

True or false.

Nie Jinxuan's movements were clean and swift. This time, it was Yin Fengzhan who was stunned. His eyes widened, and he reflexively said:

"Nie Jinxuan, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing? You ask what I'm doing? Your leg injury is like that, and you still dare to soak in the tub?! Do you not want to live?"

Glaring fiercely at Yin Fengzhan, Nie Jinxuan lowered her head to check. But upon seeing it, she frowned.

It turned out that Yin Fengzhan's wound, which had already deteriorated, was now soaked white by the water. Although it wasn't bleeding, it had swollen! And it was starting to show signs of pus!

Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan wanted to punch the man in front of her twice. She glared at him again and stood up.

"Get out! Hurry!"

Looking directly at the man still leaning in the tub, Nie Jinxuan ordered in a deep voice, then turned to walk out... Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan raised an eyebrow and said coldly:

"What for?"

"Stop talking nonsense! Get out!"

Nie Jinxuan was getting angry. She turned back to glare at Yin Fengzhan for the third time, then walked around the screen and called Xiao Xiu to prepare things... At this moment, Xiao Xiu, who was about to prepare dinner, heard Nie Jinxuan ask for gold sore medicine and other items and was stunned, then couldn't help but ask worriedly:

"Princess Consort, wh-what's wrong? Are you hurt?"

"It's not me, don't worry. Go prepare it."

"Oh~!"

Hearing it wasn't Nie Jinxuan, Xiao Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and turned to run out. Once Xiao Xiu left, Nie Jinxuan turned back and saw Yin Fengzhan walking out from behind the screen, wrapped in a robe...

His tall, slender figure was wrapped in a loose white robe, his wet long hair hanging loosely behind him, with stray strands blocking his perfect face... Under the light in the room, he looked even more alluring and indescribably charming!

For a moment, Nie Jinxuan was stunned, but then she snapped back to her senses and frowned again.

"Don't just stand there, get on the bed, I'll change your dressing in a moment!"

Nie Jinxuan's tone was not pleasant. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan's face darkened, but he still obediently walked to the bed. Seeing this, Nie Jinxuan pursed her lips and followed.

"Really, how old are you? Why are you still like a child..."

She muttered in dissatisfaction. As she spoke, Nie Jinxuan pulled up Yin Fengzhan's trouser leg... At this moment, Xiao Xiu, who had gone to prepare things, walked in quickly.

"Princess Consort, I've brought the things."

"Hmm, alright Xiao Xiu, put the things here, and then you go get some rest!"

She ordered. Hearing Nie Jinxuan say this, Xiao Xiu naturally couldn't say anything more and walked out.

Xiao Xiu left, and in the blink of an eye, only Yin Fengzhan and Nie Jinxuan remained in the room. Nie Jinxuan didn't waste any time and began to work.

For a time, the room fell into silence. Sitting on the bed, watching Nie Jinxuan carefully bandaging his wound, Yin Fengzhan narrowed his eyes, and after a long while, he suddenly asked in a low voice:

"Why do you suspect Bi Yao's identity?"

Yin Fengzhan was always direct. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan, who had been wiping the wound, paused, and after pursing her lips, she said slowly:

"Because of her hands."

"Hands? What do you mean?"

Raising an eyebrow, Yin Fengzhan expressed his confusion. Nie Jinxuan set aside the things in her hand, poured out the gold sore medicine, and explained:

"When I examined Bi Yao's body today, I found her hands were very clean and beautiful. How should I put it, her palms had no calluses, they were slender like onions, and even the joints weren't very prominent... So at the time, I assumed Bi Yao must have entered the palace when she was young, so she hadn't done any heavy labor, which is why they were like that. That's why I spoke so unconsciously..."

"But I didn't expect that Eunuch Gao would say later that Bi Yao didn't enter the palace when she was young, and that she came from a farming family... And this immediately made me suspicious!"

As she spoke, she paused and looked up at Yin Fengzhan.

"After all, think about it, if Bi Yao really came from a farming family, she would have done a lot of work when she was young, so how could her hands be like this?! Of course, this isn't entirely certain, but it was enough to give me reason to be suspicious! And after seeing Zhang Xi, this suspicion became even more obvious!"

"Remember Zhang Xi said that two years ago, Bi Yao came to find him for help because she wanted to enter the palace to earn a living. But Zhang Xi also said that besides recognizing the jade pendant of Bi Yao's mother, Bi Yao gave him money! But think about it, if Bi Yao had money at the time, why did she need to enter the palace?! Considering Bi Yao's age at the time, she could have easily found a reliable family in the countryside to marry into, and Bi Yao was also very beautiful and literate, so why would she worry about not finding a good family?! But even so, Bi Yao chose to enter the palace. Is being a palace maid really better than being free outside?"

The ancient harem was a place where a falling leaf could kill you! Here, even a Consort was like walking on thin ice, let alone a small palace maid! Life and death were just a word from those above, how could it compare to the freedom outside?!

Nie Jinxuan believed many people understood this truth. Why did Bi Yao insist on doing so even though she knew entering the palace wasn't necessarily a good path?! Unless she had a reason she had to do so!

Of course, Yin Fengzhan understood Nie Jinxuan's thoughts, so after thinking for a moment, he asked:

"And the results from outside the city?"

"Not very good!"

Answering Yin Fengzhan directly, Nie Jinxuan took a clean cloth and began the final bandaging of Yin Fengzhan's wound, continuing:

"I did find the place where Bi Yao lived outside the city today, and I did confirm that such a family existed. According to some neighbors, Bi Yao's parents died of illness one after another a few years ago, and Bi Yao said she was going into the city to find work, and never returned... But after I inquired in detail, I found that Bi Yao's parents didn't die two years ago, but three years ago!"

"Three years?"

"Yes! So, isn't there a problem here? Think about it, when Bi Yao found Zhang Xi two years ago, she said she had no way out, so she wanted to enter the palace! But in reality, Bi Yao's parents had already died of illness three years ago, so where did she go during that one year in between?!"

"And more importantly, one of the neighbors said that when Bi Yao was six or seven, her face had been pecked by a rooster... But yesterday, I examined Bi Yao's body very carefully, and there wasn't a single scar on her face or body!"

She looked up at Yin Fengzhan and frowned. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan's eyes flashed.

"Bi Yao is fake!"

Yin Fengzhan said this with certainty. Hearing this, Nie Jinxuan narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice:

"It's very likely... After all, Zhang Xi also said he recognized the jade pendant, but he hadn't seen Bi Yao! So who can prove that the Bi Yao who died at Zuixiashanzhuang was the real Zhang Bi Yao?! So, tomorrow I plan to have those neighbors from outside the city identify the body, and then we will know."

Nie Jinxuan said softly. After speaking, she lowered her head to finish bandaging Yin Fengzhan's leg and stood up to clean up... At this moment, Yin Fengzhan, sitting on the bed, just looked at her quietly, but said nothing.

The room fell into silence again. After cleaning up, Nie Jinxuan seemed to remember something and suddenly said:

"Also, there is one more thing, that is, even if we ignore whether Bi Yao is real or fake for now, how did Consort Tong die?!"

Saying this, Nie Jinxuan turned and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Yin Fengzhan.

"At first, we all suspected Bi Yao because she was Consort Tong's personal maid, so it was impossible for her not to know that Consort Tong had been dead for three days! But now the situation has changed, Consort Tong's time of death was not three days ago, but five days ago! So this creates a big doubt: if Consort Tong died five days ago, then who was the person arguing with Empress Duan at Zuixiashanzhuang three days ago?!"

"After all, it was because Consort Tong angered Empress Duan that she was ordered to reflect in her room! And this happened in full view of everyone, many people know it! What is going on with this?"

Nie Jinxuan fell into the fog of her own thoughts. Hearing this, Yin Fengzhan also frowned.

"Could the time of death be wrong?"

"Impossible! I already made a mistake once, how could I make the same mistake a second time?! What do you take me for?"

She retorted to Yin Fengzhan without hesitation, then glared at him and continued:

"In this world, the living can lie, but the dead absolutely cannot! Therefore, Consort Tong's time of death cannot be wrong, so the problem must be with the person who was arguing with Empress Duan at Zuixiashanzhuang three days ago!"

Nie Jinxuan said this decisively. After speaking, she stood up.

"Alright, you get some rest, I'm going out!"

Saying this, regardless of what Yin Fengzhan said, she walked out. Watching her back, Yin Fengzhan couldn't help but frown...