Hanying's words shocked more than Consort Xuan and the princes. Every maid and guard in the room trembled at the knees, wishing they could destroy their own ears.
A deadly secret of the Imperial Family like this was not something they could afford to hear!
But Hanying knew she had no hope of escape. To secure a quick death, she disregarded everyone else's fate and cried shrilly, "His Highness the Third Prince accidentally stumbled upon Consort Hui coupling with the Strange Man, and those two murdered him to silence him!!"
Hanying sounded deeply aggrieved herself. "This servant... this servant had no choice, Your Highness!"
One of them was a powerful consort, and the other a burly man skilled in martial arts. What could she possibly have done?!
She was only a lowly palace maid!
Jiang Yingcheng was stunned by this masterful performance, clicking her tongue inwardly. [Well, well! Those two had been gone for nearly an incense stick's worth of time before you ran out for help, but you're not mentioning a word of that!]
[My third brother was still conscious then! He kept looking at you, hoping you would call someone to save him, but you pretended not to see!]
[You only ran out of the Imperial Garden to call for help after my third brother had lost consciousness completely and his breathing was growing weaker!]
Jiang Yingcheng was furious, but she did not want to say it aloud and make Auntie Xuan even more heartbroken. Her little face puffed up like a pufferfish.
[I'm... I'm furious! Chengcheng is furious!]
The little girl's thoughts struck Consort Xuan with such force that her head spun. She swayed several times, and only Jiang Yanchuan's steadying hand kept her from collapsing to the floor.
She could not bear to imagine what despair