Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 574: Menstruation Delayed by Three Days

There were always ways to make prisoners talk in the Sky Prison. freewebnøvel.com

For men, women, or even notorious bandits and enemy spies, there were different methods of interrogation.

Similarly, for someone like Ai Lian, there were specific ways of questioning.

The next day, the interrogation yielded results.

Lou Zixi entered the palace to report the truth.

Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu both watched him, their expressions filled with a sense of urgency and tension that was rarely seen on the faces of the Emperor and Empress.

"She is a transmigrator," Lou Zixi said gravely.

Upon hearing this, Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu exchanged a glance, both surprised and not surprised, and after hearing the result, they were no longer anxious.

Murong Jiu said, "It seems that Master Hui Jue spoke the truth before his passing. There will be new transmigrators."

It had been a long time since a new transmigrator had appeared. They had not let down their guard, but they inevitably felt that transmigrators would not appear so frequently.

Now that a new transmigrator had appeared, they no longer had that concern.

Jun Yuyan said, "Only a transmigrator could explain why her temperament had changed, and why she would attack Sikong Wan."

Since Ai Lian’s identity was that of a house servant, a minor maid from the outer courts, she could not cross social classes to rise above others.

And someone from Wang Yingluo’s era, where everyone was equal, would not be content to serve as a servant, eternally inferior and in servitude.

Discontent, she could only think of ways to change her situation.

As a house servant, she rarely had the opportunity to leave the house, let alone since Lou Zixi was a senior official of the Imperial Court and was strict with everyone in the mansion to prevent spies from infiltrating.

Under such conditions, there wasn’t much room for ambitious thoughts.

However, if she wanted to take a shortcut, there were only two paths.

One was to go to the Imperial Court voluntarily, revealing her identity as a transmigrator and using the knowledge in her head to gain wealth and honor.

The other was for a servant to rise and become a mistress.

But truly kind-hearted people could not travel down that latter path.

Honglian had always concealed her feelings, indicating she dared not reveal her identity, just as Wang Yingluo had said before, she was a foreigner to this era, afraid of being burnt at the stake for being different, perhaps Honglian harbored the same thoughts.

Of course, it’s also possible that she lacked the knowledge to bargain with the Imperial Court.

Lou Zixi’s report very much confirmed their speculations.

"She came three months ago. In order to threaten her parents into buying her expensive luxury goods, she pretended to jump off a building but actually fell from the eighteenth floor."

Eighteenth floor...

It must have been so high. Falling from there, it was almost impossible for anyone to survive.

"She landed head first. During those few breaths as she fell, she regretted it immensely, but survival was indeed impossible. Thus, when she discovered she had traveled through time, she became very cautious about preserving her life," he conveyed.

This Honglian, only eighteen years old and a student, came from a family neither wealthy nor poor. Going to college brought financial pressure, and they could not afford to buy her luxury goods to compete with others.

She was not foolish, on the contrary, her academic performance was quite good, and the university she attended was well-regarded. However, after befriending some wealthy pupils, her personality began to change, wearing brand-name clothes and shoes. Because she couldn’t afford a real branded bag and bought a counterfeit one, she was publicly shamed by her friends, felt embarrassed, and begged her parents to buy her a genuine one, which led to the tragedy.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jiu didn’t know what to say.

The matter was not hard to understand, but she still found the other party incredibly foolish.

She might not be from the same era, and hence did not understand the enormous differences in status those clothes and bags could bring to a person.

Even now, there is a saying, "First respect the clothes, then respect the person." Clothes and jewelry, the way one dresses up, all contribute to the first impression one makes, but clothing and jewelry would never be excessively overpriced, it’s always a case of getting what you pay for.

Of course, there are extremely expensive items that ordinary people could never afford in their lifetimes, but such items always involve enormous amounts of human and material resources.

One should have self-awareness, and clearly, "Honglian" did not.

"So she set her sights on you," said Wang Yingluo, recalling that you were famously known throughout history, recognized by everyone. With your historical significance and stunning beauty, it indeed would stir her desires," Murong Jiu noted as he received a displeased look from Jun Yuyan.

All right, she shouldn’t have praised Lou Zixi’s handsomeness in front of Jun Yuyan. This man, at times, had a frighteningly intense jealousy.

Lou Zixi shook his head and said, "She should not have harbored such crooked thoughts. Had she come to me pledging her allegiance, I would have certainly freed her from her servitude and at the very least, secured her a job to live without worries about food and clothing. Yet, she directed her scheming towards Wanwan, and I find it utterly intolerable."

It’s funny, transmigrators all share a peculiar confidence—so was Wang Yingluo, and so was this Honglian. They think that just because the rightful wife dies, an opportunity arises for them, which is laughably outrageous.

Jun Yuyan nodded and said, "You are right. Had the Empress not intervened today, your wife would likely have faced dire consequences. Thus, how you decide to deal with this is entirely up to you. The Emperor and Empress will not interfere."

Murong Jiu understood that Jun Yuyan trusted Lou Zixi’s judgment.

But he was also curious to see how Lou Zixi would handle the situation.

Given Murong Jiu’s understanding of Lou Zixi, he would definitely make Honglian reveal more useful information before finally delivering her punishment.

In essence, Lou Zixi was indifferent towards those he did not care about, not to mention, this person had almost killed his wife.

As expected by both, Lou Zixi employed quite a few tactics to make Honglian willingly confess some useful information.

Afterwards, Lou Zixi had monks perform rituals to liberate Honglian’s spirit.

Unfortunately, the other monks were not as capable as Master Hui Jue, and failed to expel this spirit from another world.

Thus, Honglian was imprisoned in Sky Prison, to be detained indefinitely until her spirit dissipated.

Lou Zixi could not be kind to someone who had nearly caused his wife to lose her life.

Whether it was the fall in the garden or the excessive amount of Saffron in the chicken soup, both were direct attempts on Sikong Wan’s life.

Such a person, no matter how pitiful they appeared, did not deserve any sympathy.

Murong Jiu felt no sympathy either.

However, following this incident, both she and Jun Yuyan came to believe the words left by Master Hui Jue, "If there’s one, there could be another." Perhaps within the borders of Great Yan, there were still other transmigrators, hidden even more deeply than Honglian.

They needed to be vigilant, but not overly alarmed.

After all, transmigrators were still just flesh and blood.

Previously, they feared the unknown, but now they were no longer completely ignorant about the future.

Honglian was just a minor episode, but still, this episode had brought considerable advantages to Great Yan.

In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.

Coming back from the first birthday celebration at Lou Mansion, Murong Jiu was somewhat sleepy and fell asleep without bathing, until Jun Yuyan carried her to wash her up.

The next morning, when she awoke, Jun Yuyan had unexpectedly skipped the morning court session and was staring at her with a focused gaze.

"Ah Jiu, has your period been delayed by three days?"