The Third Miss said, "My mother was indeed murdered by that malicious Zhao Qing. Two months ago, my mother fell into the lotus pond and drowned on her way back from paying respects to her. You've seen that lotus pond; the water isn't deep enough to drown anyone, unless someone forces them under or throws them unconscious into it."
"After my mother's death, I wanted to examine her body to understand how she truly died. But that malicious woman was guilty and wouldn't let me see her, claiming that children's souls are incomplete and fearing my mother's departing spirit might take ours away. She didn't even let us see her during the burial..."
As she spoke, her voice gradually choked up: "My mother was a master of perfumery, having truly inherited my grandfather's skills. If she hadn't been murdered, our whole family could have lived well, but alas..."
