Miss Truth

Tears fell from Yin Miaomiao’s eyes, washing away the blood on her face and revealing a bit of her white skin. She reached out and untied the ribbon that bound Qin Musheng’s mouth and murmured, "Did you ever like me, even just a little bit?"

Qin Musheng gradually calmed down from his shock. He could feel that when Yin Miaomiao asked this question, it came from a place of deep, bone-cutting love. He had always been the one chasing beauties, yet he had never experienced such burning love, even though it had become twisted. He found himself at a loss for a moment because, in truth, he had never paid attention to this gentle girl who had always stood beside Qi Liuniang, her radiance completely overshadowed. Even knowing the danger he was in at that moment, he didn’t want to lie to her and simply said, "I... don’t know."

A brilliant smile spread across Yin Miaomiao’s face, with a very faint dimple appearing on her right cheek, "You didn’t try to deceive me with sweet nothings; I’m glad. I know you don’t like me, you only ever had eyes for Qi Liuniang, and now, only for Ah Yan. I can never compare to them."

"Why fall for beauties?" Yin Miaomiao said with a light smile, her eyes and brows carried a trace of radiance, starkly contrasting with her usual gentle demeanor, "Watching them mock you, I felt torn with pity and hatred. I wondered why I wasn’t born with Qi Liuniang’s beauty, even if your love for me was brief, I would have no regrets. So, when I saw that letter from you, I was truly overjoyed..."

Ran Yan finally understood. Yin Miaomiao had fallen in love with Qin Musheng after seeing him at the Lantern Festival. Qin Musheng, always reckless in his actions, had been tricked by Zhang Fei into writing an invitation to Yin Miaomiao. Perhaps he had other things on his mind or had simply forgotten the invitation. Hence, Zhang Fei took advantage of the situation and robbed her of her innocence.

Possibly, Zhang Fei used sedatives or something similar to make Yin Miaomiao believe that the person she had been with was Qin Musheng.

Yin Miaomiao stood up, dropped the dagger in her hand, and said indifferently to Liu Pinrang, "Han Shan was killed by my order to Cui Mei; Fan Chun was killed by me, and it was also I who wished to kill Wan Lu! Everything was my doing."

Liu Pinrang waved his hand, and the officials grabbed Yin Miaomiao, "Take her back to the Government Office for a thorough interrogation."