CHAPTER 591: CHAPTER 189: RUOTONG, LET’S GET A DIVORCE!_4

It was just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Xie Ruotong opened her eyes.

Gazing at the familiar scene before her.

"Awake so soon?" Ye Qichi leaned in close to Xie Ruotong and asked her.

"My grandmother..."

"The deceased has passed on; restrain your grief," Ye Qichi said bluntly.

Tears once again began to flow down Xie Ruotong’s cheeks.

Ye Qichi sighed and said, "It might sound like I am preaching, but I still want to say that the more you harm your body like this, the more your grandmother will be concerned about you and unable to rest in peace."

"Did my grandmother die a natural death?" Xie Ruotong was unable to stop the tears.

The pain in her heart, the anguish her grandmother’s death brought her, was a sorrow she couldn’t extinguish no matter how hard she tried.

But she.

Was trying to make herself strong.

Strong enough to seek out the truth.

"No," Ye Qichi did not hide the fact, "I just examined her. It wasn’t a cerebral hemorrhage that caused her death, but poisoning. This poison is rather hard to detect, but after I carefully examined your grandmother’s forehead and lips, as well as the color of her tongue, which were blacker than normal corpses, I preliminarily concluded it was poison. However, to confirm it, one would have to perform an autopsy and examine the internal organs."

"That won’t be allowed," Xie Ruotong said, calmly stating the fact.

If it weren’t for the fact that she was still shedding tears,

Xie Ruotong’s composure at this moment would have made it seem as if she had recovered from the shock.

It seems.

She was just forcing herself to endure it.

"That’s why I didn’t bring it up just now," Ye Qichi naturally knew it couldn’t be done, the body of an elder princess, nobody would dare to act rashly, otherwise, they would be committing a grave disrespect that could implicate their entire family. "Actually, it’s not hard to guess who would truly want your grandmother dead—it would only be a few people."

Xie Ruotong closed her eyes.

Once she closed them.

The tears streamed down even more dramatically.

Ye Qichi pondered, thinking that as an assassin, Xie Ruotong had probably never shed so many tears before.

"I thought that no matter what, we were family," Xie Ruotong said.

She spoke very, very calmly.

Ye Qichi heard it, her heart breaking.

That sense of helplessness, deep grief, yet forced restraint on the verge of collapse.

"Even after Xie Ruilin did so many unspeakable atrocities, my revenge was merely to make her taste the loss of what she treasured most. I never thought of taking her life."

Ye Qichi nodded.

She was well aware of Xie Ruotong’s intentions.

Otherwise.

With Xie Ruotong’s skill.

Xie Ruilin would have died hundreds of times over.

How could there be, such malevolence.

"I don’t think Xie Ruilin has that kind of capability," Ye Qichi wasn’t trying to clear Xie Ruilin of suspicion, but felt that Xie Ruilin couldn’t have done it alone.

Xie Ruotong opened her eyes to look at Ye Qichi.

"Someone who can bribe your fourth brother," Ye Qichi said, "Don’t doubt it, your fourth brother definitely has a problem. He can’t be clear of today’s incident. And with Xie Ruilin’s current status, Xie Wenzhong probably wouldn’t be foolish enough to do things for her. It’s very likely that Xie Ruiyao is involved too, and I even suspect that Xiao Jinsen is the mastermind."

"Why would Chu Wang want to kill my grandmother?" Xie Ruotong finally showed some agitation.

"I’m not sure if I’m just being paranoid," Ye Qichi said gravely, "but it might have something to do with the two of us."

Xie Ruotong’s expression became more intense.

"Xiao Jinsen is such a cautious man, and you and I are on good terms, while Song Yanqing is the talent he has his eye on. The saying goes: ’Doubt those you use and use those you don’t doubt.’ It’s highly possible that Xiao Jinsen is clearing obstacles for Song Yanqing, fearing that you are my spy placed by Song Yanqing’s side, and thus wants to have Song Yanqing divorce you. The premise for the divorce is to get rid of your grandmother, because as long as she is here, even the Emperor wouldn’t dare to say much about the marriage."

Xie Ruotong clenched her fists.

If this is the case, she would surely assassinate Xiao Jinsen.

"I know what you’re thinking right now, and I’m not doubting that your martial arts skills couldn’t take Xiao Jinsen’s life, but all of this is just my suspicion," Ye Qichi explained further, "I actually can’t be certain if my thoughts are completely correct. There’s one thing that makes me doubt myself."

"What is it?" Xie Ruotong asked.

"When the black-clothed men were after me, they held back, otherwise before you arrived, I would have been long dead," Ye Qichi said.

Xie Ruotong felt a pang in her chest.

It was her, who had involved Ye Qichi.

"Don’t blame yourself," Ye Qichi saw right through her, "Even if you hadn’t asked me, I would have come as soon as I knew something happened to your grandmother. Plus, I’m lucky, not so easy to kill. What I’m trying to say is, those men not killing me made me start to doubt whether it was Xiao Jinsen’s doing. Considering the current state of affairs, with Xiao Jinxing and Xiao Jinsen standing in such opposition, and after I’ve done so much to make Xiao Jinsen hate me to death, if I truly fell into Xiao Jinsen’s hands, he would surely wish to tear me to pieces, not care for my life."

Xie Ruotong nodded in agreement.

"All in all, your grandmother’s death, I personally think, might involve a great deal. I understand your emotions, but I hope you can stay calm for now and not act rashly. It would not be worth it to die over these vile individuals... They deserve death, but you don’t."

Xie Ruotong clenched her teeth.

Right at this moment, she even wanted to go and kill Xie Ruilin.

If it comes to it.

An eye for an eye.

Clearly, Ye Qichi saw what was on her mind.

"I personally think the best choice for you now is to divorce Song Yanqing," Ye Qichi said deliberately, "Come to my side, and I promise your safety. At the same time, we’ll uncover the full story behind this affair, and then, help you to seek your revenge!"