Chapter 73: Death of Ji Yunhuan

At this time, Lan Yin and Lu Ying heard the noise in the back garden and hurried over here.

Pushing through the crowd, they saw Shen Ningyuan sitting on the shore, soaking wet. They were so anxious that they almost cried.

"Young Madam!"

The two of them said in unison, and ran towards Shen Ningyuan eagerly.

Lan Yin helped Shen Ningyuan up, and Lu Ying took off her coat and covered Shen Ningyuan with it.

"Madam, are you okay?" Lan Yin asked with concern.

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan shook her head and said softly: “I’m fine, she’s the one who’s in trouble.”

Shen Ningyuan's gaze fell on the crowd gathered on the other side.

Lan Yin and Lu Ying immediately turned their eyes and saw Ji Yunhuan lying unconscious on the ground.

"Miss!" Lan Yin exclaimed, "What happened to her?"

Shen Ningyuan responded in a low voice, "Dead."

"Dead?" Lan Yin was even more surprised. "How did he die?"

"Drowned." Shen Ningyuan's tone was still calm.

"How could he drown in the lake in the back garden?" Lan Yin asked puzzledly.

But on second thought, Lan Yin suddenly remembered something and immediately shut her mouth.

Looking at Shen Ningyuan's weird expression, Lan Yin obviously guessed something.

At this time, Chen was finally awakened by everyone.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Chen saw Ji Yunhuan lying unconscious on the ground and immediately pounced on him.

"Huan'er!"

Chen wailed.

"My daughter! Wake up quickly and open your eyes to look at your mother!"

Chen pounced on Ji Yunhuan and shook her body vigorously, trying to wake her up.

But no matter how she called, Ji Yunhuan did not open his eyes.

Chen was born wailing, with tears and snot all over her face.

She never thought that the person who died in the end would be Ji Yunhuan!

Suddenly, Chen thought of something, raised her head and looked around, and finally saw Shen Ningyuan protected by Lan Yin and Lu Ying on the shore.

Seeing that Shen Ningyuan was safe and sound, the hatred in Chen's eyes immediately burst out.

Chen stood up suddenly and pointed at Shen Ningyuan’s nose, “Bitch! Why aren’t you dead!”

As she spoke, Chen raised her hand high and slapped Shen Ningyuan in the face.

Before her hand dropped, Chen's wrist was grabbed by someone.

Seeing this, Chen's eyes widened and she shouted angrily, "You bitch, how dare you grab my hand!"

Lan Yin snorted coldly, shook Chen's hand away, and snorted: "I am the young lady's servant, so I must protect her. You want to hit my master? No way!"

"This is outrageous!" Chen yelled angrily, "How dare a slave like you ride on my neck and act wildly!"

Without saying a word, Chen raised her hand again and slapped Lan Yin in the face.

This time, she still failed.

When the slap was about to fall, Shen Ningyuan grabbed Chen.

He asked word by word, "May I ask mother-in-law, why do you hit me?"

Chen glared at Shen Ningyuan fiercely, gritting her teeth, and asked viciously: “You killed Huan’er, why can’t I beat you!”

"What evidence do you have to prove that I killed Ji Yunhuan?" Shen Ningyuan asked coldly.

At this moment, Chen's brain was already occupied by hatred. She stared at Shen Ningyuan viciously and said without thinking: "You and Huan'er are the only ones in the back garden. You are alive and well, but Huan'er was drowned. If not you, who else could it be?"

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan laughed directly and shook Chen's hand away heavily.

He snorted coldly, "Just because I'm still alive and well, it means I killed Ji Yunhuan. Where does this logic come from!"

"There was a snake in the ancestral hall just now. Many servants saw it. Huan'er left the ancestral hall with you. Why did Huan'er drown as soon as he reached the back garden?"

"How should I know? My sister-in-law and I walked to the ancestral hall, and I didn't ask her to see me off. Who knows why my sister-in-law suddenly appeared in the back garden? And she drowned in Heli!"

“I don’t care!” Chen pointed at Chen Ningyuan’s nose again, “Chen Ningyuan, I have reason to suspect that you are the one who killed Huan’er!”

Seeing Chen's brainless question, Shen Ningyuan sneered and asked in a cold voice: "After the funeral of my husband in two days, my sister-in-law will go to the temple to become a nun and will never be able to return to the capital. I will not see her in the Marquis' Mansion in the future, and she will not affect my life. What reason do I have to harm her?"

Chen was suddenly choked and couldn't find any words to refute.

Yes, to the outside world, Ji Yunhuan would be sent to a temple to become a monk.

From now on, Shen Ningyuan will never have to see Ji Yunhuan again in her life, and she has no reason to harm her.

Seeing that Chen didn't say anything, Shen Ningyuan continued to ask: "As far as I know, my sister-in-law should be confined to her own yard at this time. Why did she leave the yard? And what a coincidence, she came to my yard again and told me that there was a snake in the ancestral hall?"

With this series of questions, Chen could no longer explain himself.

You can't tell everyone that they planned it and wanted Ji Yunhuan to kill Shen Ningyuan, so they couldn't let Ji Yunhuan go, right?

Watching Chen's expression change again and again, Shen Ningyuan sneered in her heart, "Mother-in-law, it's time to discipline the servants of our Marquis' Mansion. During the period when the eldest lady was under house arrest, she suddenly ran to the back garden and lost her life. These servants must be punished!"

As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan glanced around coldly and asked in a deep voice: "Who is guarding the young lady's yard tonight? Stand up and accept the punishment!"

As soon as he finished speaking, two servants knelt on the ground with a plop.

A servant pleaded loudly, "Madam, we are the two on duty to guard the young lady's yard tonight, but we can guarantee that the young lady has never left through the gate!"

"Yes, young madam, I swear to heaven that if the young lady takes even a step out of the gate we are guarding, I will be struck by lightning and die without a burial place!" Another servant also swore, pointing to the sky.

Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan showed no reaction on her face, and asked softly, "Has anyone been to the young lady's yard today?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the two servants looked at each other and subconsciously looked in the direction of Mrs. Chen and Uncle Chen.

Seeing this, Chen's face jumped and she was about to scold.

But Shen Ningyuan didn't give her a chance to speak, and continued to question the two servants, "I'm asking you questions, why are you staring at the lady? Believe it or not, I will punish you according to my family rules, break your legs, and throw you out!"

When they heard that they would be punished according to the family rules, the faces of the two servants changed instantly.

The scene of Hai Lian being beaten to death by Shen Ningyuan's order yesterday emerged involuntarily in his mind.

Thinking of this, the servant felt a chill on his back. He dared not hide anything anymore and immediately told the truth: "Before the sun went down in the afternoon, the Madam took Uncle Chen to the eldest lady's yard."

After these words were spoken, everyone immediately fell silent.

Many servants looked at Chen with questioning eyes.

At this time, Shen Ningyuan also looked at Chen in confusion, and asked coldly: "Mother-in-law, why did you just go to see my sister-in-law in the afternoon, but in just an hour, my sister-in-law ran to the back garden and jumped into the lake to commit suicide?"

“Could it be…” Chen Ningyuan asked bluntly with a half-smile on her face, “Did you and Uncle Chen force my sister-in-law to death?”

As soon as these words came out, it was like a steel needle piercing Chen's heart.