OBS Chapter 328
Chapter 328
Chapter 328
If she had simply given Princess Pingkang a packet of poison, killing her without her knowledge, it wouldn't have been impossible. But Princess Pingkang's heinous crimes would never be exposed, and the injustices of so many people she murdered would never be redressed.
Letting Princess Pingkang die like this is too easy for her.
Besides seeking revenge, Shen Lingjun also wanted to give those victims justice.
She wanted Princess Pingkang to bear all the blame, be punished openly and justly, and be forever nailed to the pillar of shame after her death.
Shen Lingjun first went to the families of women who had been rumored to be related to Song Yong and then died due to various "accidents" and "tragedies" based on her memories and rumors.
However, Princess Pingkang was clearly very cautious in her actions. After killing those women, in order to avoid future trouble, she would usually also deal with their families.
The sister of a minor official of the sixth rank drowned, and soon after, the official was reassigned to a distant post in the south; the daughter of a wealthy merchant died of illness, and the merchant was later ostracized and framed by his peers, unable to establish himself in the capital, and forced to return to his hometown; and a young nun in a nunnery, still practicing Buddhism with her hair intact, was raped and committed suicide, after which the nunnery caught fire in the middle of the night, burning all the nuns to death inside...
The more Shen Lingjun investigated, the more unbelievable it seemed, and a chill ran down her spine.
Princess Pingkang is so lawless, yet she hasn't been exposed yet?
Her investigation wasn't entirely fruitless. There were still some families that hadn't been dealt with, but they were all honest, ordinary people, nothing more than common folk, and couldn't cause any trouble.
Shen Lingjun visited each family in turn.
The imperial guards under Princess Pingkang were quite meticulous in their work. Most of these common people were completely unaware that the deaths of their wives, daughters, and sisters were suspicious.
Only at the last family, when Shen Lingjun mentioned their daughter, did the middle-aged couple's expressions change drastically. They seemed both grief-stricken and angry, and hesitated to speak.
Shen Lingjun knew at a glance that something was going to happen: "You know that your daughter didn't die in an accident, but was murdered, right?"
The woman, who looked as weathered as sixty, gritted her teeth and said, "We know...we know everything...Madam, what exactly do you want?"
Shen Lingjun: "I want to help you get justice..."
Before she could finish speaking, the woman shook her head, tears streaming down her face.
“Madam, you don’t understand… We want to, but they are powerful figures we can’t afford to offend… They are royalty, what are we? What can we do?… We have four children at home, and our whole family needs to survive. How can we fight against them?”
Her husband stood behind her, head down, hands clenched into fists, his whole body trembling slightly, but he didn't say a word.
Shen Lingjun was eventually asked to leave.
She stared at the tightly closed courtyard gate, stood there, and fell into a long silence.
She understood their fear. To these ordinary people, the high and mighty Princess Pingkang was someone they dared not confront.
Having witnessed the cruelty and wickedness of Princess Pingkang, who regarded human life as worthless, they had even less courage to gamble with the lives of their entire family.
However, in this case, most of the victim's relatives are unaware of the crime, and the few who are aware are unwilling to cooperate. Therefore, she has no evidence to accuse Princess Pingkang of her crimes.
Just then, a hoarse, rough voice rang out from behind her.
"You want to bring down Princess Pingkang?"