Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 753 It can't be that stupid.

The group entered Tianci Nunnery together.

Song Ruozhen looked around Tianci Nunnery. From everything she saw, it was clear that Tianci Nunnery was indeed a place of great religious significance, and it must have been very lively with worshippers coming and going on weekdays.

However, it was very deserted at the moment, and the nuns inside all looked wary and nervous when they saw them arrive.

That was an instinctive urge to avoid and resist seeing anyone from the Dali Temple.

"Have you interrogated all of these people one by one?" Song Ruozhen asked Chu Junting in a low voice.

Chu Junting nodded, "These past few days, the people from the Dali Temple have interrogated them one by one, but the young nun does seem to be unaware of this situation."

When the remains were unearthed, the shock on their faces seemed genuine; only a few nuns likely knew the truth, but unfortunately, they all remained silent.

At this moment, King Xiao also looked at the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and asked, "These children... could they be the children of these nuns?"

Although the idea was absurd, such things had actually happened before in Tianci Nunnery, where nuns were the main inhabitants, though they usually occurred in more remote areas.

Qiyang City is a large city, not to mention the Tianci Nunnery where people come and go every day. If such a thing really happened, it should not be hidden from some people in the know.

“Your Highness, I have also sent people to investigate this matter. The doctor examined all the nuns at Tianci Nunnery. Apart from the deceased abbess and a few others who did have children, the others did not.”

After all, some nuns come to nunneries because they have experienced a lot and finally see through the vanities of the world, thus severing their worldly desires.

"Not only that, we also investigated their previous children. In addition to the deceased Abbess Jingchen, whose child died young, two other abbesses also had children who died young."

It is said that the reason they decided to become nuns was because their child died, and they couldn't bear the blow, so they simply came to Tianci Nunnery.

As for the rest, the children are all alive and well, so the prince's guess is impossible.

Listening to the words of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, Song Ruozhen couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "As expected of the Emperor's man, his investigation is indeed comprehensive."

The incident has only occurred a few days ago, and the investigation has been thorough, ruling out several possibilities.

King Xiao originally thought his idea was extremely clever, but he never expected that the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review would also think of this possibility.

Not only did he think of it, but he had even investigated the matter thoroughly, which was beyond his expectations.

"Your Highness, you should go with them to investigate the situation first. I'll stay here and ask the other nuns."

Song Ruozhen's gaze fell on the nuns hiding in the back. It's always more convenient for men to ask these questions than for women. Besides, many things can't be resolved through interrogation. This casual conversation might yield some more useful information.

Chu Junting understood his wife well, and could easily guess her thoughts from her expression, so he readily agreed.

"Qing Teng and Bai Zhi will stay by your side. If anything happens, come to me immediately."

Song Ruozhen nodded with a faint smile, "Your Highness, rest assured, what danger could we possibly encounter in this place?"

After Chu Junting and his group left, Song Ruozhen looked at Qing Teng and Bai Zhi and said, "I'll go ask these nuns. You two try to get close to the old woman who delivers vegetables to Tianci Nunnery and see if you can find out anything."

"Your Highness, rest assured, leave this matter to us!"

Qing Teng went directly to the vegetable vendor. Her younger sister had been making a living by selling vegetables for years, so she knew all too well how to get close to her through this method!

When the nuns of Tianci Nunnery saw Song Ruozhen, their eyes were filled with fear.

They had just seen that this girl, who looked like a fairy, came with the men of the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, but they didn't know her identity.

"You don't need to be nervous. I also heard that Tianci Temple is very effective in granting wishes, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to encounter something like this."

Song Ruozhen sighed helplessly, "Years ago, my mother and I met Master Jingchen. At that time, something happened in my family, and my mother was depressed all the time. The doctor said that the depression was in her heart. Fortunately, Master Jingchen helped my mother relieve her depression."

My mother and I had planned to come to Tianci Nunnery to thank Abbess Jingchen, but we never expected to learn that Abbess Jingchen... she actually...

As Song Ruozhen spoke, her eyes reddened, revealing her true feelings.

Hearing Song Ruozhen's words, the nuns of Tianci Nunnery couldn't help but show sadness, and some even covered their faces and wept.

“The nun has always been compassionate and always helps people whenever she can. She has never done anything to harm anyone. I never expected that she would commit suicide because of this.”

“I was desperate back then, but luckily my nun took me in and I survived. I always regarded her as my mother. Now that she is gone, I am really sad.”

Song Ruozhen observed everyone's expressions. Everyone looked distressed when Jingchen was mentioned, which showed that Jingchen was kind to these people and was by no means a ruthless person.

"I really can't understand why such a good person as the nun would encounter such a thing. Is it because someone wanted to harm the nun and deliberately buried these remains without her knowledge?"

With that, Song Ruozhen said angrily, "If that's really the case, then I will find a way to give Abbess Jingchen justice no matter what!"

Several young nuns shook their heads. "Actually, we don't know either. We've never heard of such a thing since we came to Tianci Nunnery."

"We do the same things every day: meditation, chanting, and answering questions for visitors. I've never seen Master Jingchen have much contact with anyone else."

"We were all stunned when so many skeletons were unearthed. We never imagined there would be such things. They were all children's skeletons. It was truly terrifying!"

“We’ve been so scared these past few days that we haven’t been able to sleep. After Abbess Jingchen committed suicide, we’ve been even more restless.”

While chatting, Song Ruozhen probed and discovered that these young nuns were indeed completely unaware of the matter of the remains. However, according to the information she had just received, some of the remains had been buried in the last two years.

In other words, with new remains being buried every year over the years, the possibility that Abbess Jingchen was unaware of this situation is extremely small.

She must know!

However, there must be some hidden story behind this matter. Master Jingchen did know about it, but the deaths of these children should have nothing to do with her.

After all, the world is vast, and if someone is really killed, the chances of the body being discovered if it is buried in the wilderness are much smaller. Even if the remains are found, it would be difficult to suspect the nuns in the nunnery.

Conversely, burying the remains here would greatly increase the chances of them being discovered, and she would be the first person suspected.

She's not that stupid.