Chapter 494 - A Greedy Old Servant of the King Jins Manor (2/2)

The manservant returned in a moment, followed by a timid old maid. When she entered the study, she fell to her knees, her face white with fear. “Greetings, Your Excellency.”

You Yuecheng looked down from above, his cold eyes making the old maid tremble on her knees. She knelt on all fours, not daring to say anything. After a long time, she heard the man ask, “You are Maid Li, Consort Jin’s personal maid; is that right?”

“Yes… yes, I am…” You Yuecheng’s aura was so strong that the old maid s.h.i.+vered and could not speak smoothly.

“Do you know what the penalty is… for imposter? An imposter will be hacked to death,” You Yuecheng said coldly. The air cooled instantly, almost crus.h.i.+ng people.

“Yes… yes, I know… I was really Consort Jin’s maid.” Maid Li didn’t dare to mention “personal” because she was an ordinary third-cla.s.s maid in Consort Jin’s yard, and it was very difficult for her to see Consort Jin. If Consort Jin had not been weak on the run, and needed support, she would have been abandoned.

You Yuecheng got up from beside the desk, walked over to the old maid, and looked down at her. “Was Consort Jin pregnant with a child?” he asked, as he watched her tremble more violently.

“Yes, yes, the consort had a baby in her belly,” replied Maid Li, like a yes man. In order to prove the truth of her words, she hastily added, “At that time, Consort Jin could not hold on for several times. Her personal nanny told her to hold on for the sake of the little princess in her belly, otherwise, the little princess could not come to the world. So she fled as hard as she could.”

You Yuecheng frowned, catching the gist of what she was saying. “Did Consort Jin know she was carrying a little princess but not a little prince?”

“Yes… yes, she knew… she had said several times that the little princess was suffering from a bad life and had not enjoyed a day’s happiness, for she had to follow others to flee for her life,” Maid Li said urgently, nodding her head.

“And then?” You Yuecheng’s voice was so flat that Maid Li could not tell any emotion from it. But she trembled even more.

She dared not conceal the story. She would have liked to embellish the story, but she dared only to tell the truth, for fear of offending You Yuecheng the man in front of her. If he sent her to the government, she was the remnant of King Jin’s Manor.

“Later, Consort Jin really could not walk any further, and the pursuers behind gradually approached. At that moment, Consort Jin seemed to be giving birth. There were several nannies and maids around her, and I could not get close to her. The situation was chaotic. Later, someone said that the pursuers were coming, and some of them scattered. That’s when they took me out. Then somehow I stepped on empty, fell, hit, and… fainted…”

The old maid was completely frightened by You Yuecheng. She answered all his questions, daring not to talk nonsense.

“When I woke up, I found no one with me. I was so scared. Just then I heard some carriages approaching. I was afraid that the pursuers were coming, so I hid immediately. Then I saw a couple of carriages pa.s.s by, and they bore the sign of the Fu General Manor, but as they came up to me, the carriages stopped suddenly, and a nanny came down and took off the sign.”

“So you didn’t see Fu General’s wife save Consort Jin, did you?” You Yuecheng said coldly after a while’s silence.

“No, I… I didn’t see… I just saw the Fu General Manor’s carriages pa.s.s by and then I secretly ran away. After that, I worked for large families.” Maid Li was frightened into a cold sweat. She wanted to please You Yuecheng with speculation and some suspicion, but he was so powerful. She regretted her covetousness for the money.

“Do you dare to say that the eldest daughter of the Fu General Manor is King Jin’s daughter?” You Yuecheng asked faintly, his eyes calming down.

The eldest daughter of the Fu General Manor was King Jin’s daughter? Maid Li did not expect that she just wanted some money but she had to be against the Fu General Manor. How dared she do such a thing? In her eyes, the Four Great Manors were high above, and inviolable. If she said that without proof, she probably wouldn’t even know how she died.

Suddenly she collapsed on the ground, crying and begging. “Your Excellency, please forgive me. I am really not clear if the First Miss of the Fu General Manor is King Jin’s daughter. I don’t want any money. Please, please let me go.”

Of course, she did not dare to be greedy for money now. She only wanted to get out of here quickly.

“You can leave now,” You Yuecheng said in an icy voice, staring at her. “Somebody, pull her down and beat her to death. She will be accused of stealing from the manor.”

After that, he turned and went behind the desk.

The manservant, who was waiting at the door, rushed in fiercely, and took the old maid by the hand to drag her out.

“Forgive me, Your Excellency, forgive me, Your Excellency. I will say that, I will!” cried the old maid sadly, holding fast to one of the doorposts. If she refused to say that, she would die a moment later; if she agreed, she might survive.

You Yuecheng waved, and the two manservants magically disappeared. Sitting down behind his desk, he asked, “What will you say?”

Maid Li was too scared to settle down. At that moment, she was afraid that You Yuecheng would not be satisfied, and she suddenly thought of something and, her eyes lighting up. She answered, “I will say that I was Consort Jin’s personal maid, and that I went to the Fu General Manor with Consort Jin. We were saved by the madam of the Fu General Manor. And Consort Jin gave birth to a daughter, who has become the daughter of the Fu General Manor, First Miss.”

Then she looked at You Yuecheng fawningly. She just wanted to live at the moment, so she would do whatever You Yuecheng wanted.

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