Chapter 454 Shu Yu, the Timid One

The shortest person was the first to rush over and reach out to lift Shu Yu's face.

"Ah..." Shu Yu screamed immediately, raising her hands, which were bound by rope, to cover her head. She squatted down and cried out in terror and fear, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I, I've told you everything I know, don't kill me, I'm not a daughter of the Shu family, I don't know anything."

The short man's hand didn't touch Shu Yu. Seeing her trembling with fear, he curled his lip.

Lord Jing and another person also stepped forward. The three of them stood there, looking down at Shu Yu, who was trembling and trying to shrink herself into a ball.

After a moment, the three men exchanged glances, and the shorter one on the left laughed, "You know nothing? But I heard that when you were pushed into the lake by the Shu family, you talked about a lot of the Shu family's private matters in front of them?"

Shu Yu shuddered, raised her head and cried, “I overheard those things by accident. I just wanted to scare them and tell them not to kill me. But, but they are ruthless and still tried to kill me. If it weren’t for Granny Liu, who took pity on me and didn’t tie me up tightly, allowing me to break free halfway, I wouldn’t be alive now.”

Shu Yu knew that Granny Liu was dead. Whether she felt any pity for her or not, who knows? In any case, there's no way to verify it now that she's dead, so it's impossible to be sure.

The shorter man squinted. "I overheard it by accident. Who told you?"

Shu Yu stammered.

The man on the right roared, "Why aren't you speaking yet?"

“Waaah, I’ll talk, I’ll talk. It was a servant from the Marquis of Dingyuan’s family. A few days before the incident, I went to Dongqing Temple and ran into a servant from the Marquis of Dingyuan’s family talking. They said that my eldest sister… the eldest daughter of the Shu family was pestering the Marquis of Dingyuan’s heir and even wanted to harm the heir’s wife. So they hired someone to investigate the Shu family’s affairs, hoping to use these things to make the Shu family back down.”

The heir apparent of the Marquis of Dingyuan and his wife are the male and female protagonists in the book.

It's no secret that the eldest daughter of the Shu family has feelings for the heir of the Marquis of Dingyuan. It's also no secret that the heir is overwhelmed by her advances. It's perfectly normal for him to want to investigate the Shu family's shady dealings and use this opportunity to get the Shu family to control the eldest daughter.

The Crown Prince is secretly working for the Fifth Prince and is in cahoots with Lord Xiang Weinan.

Using his name to cover up the lie was something they had agreed upon.

As soon as these words were spoken, the adults on both sides were speechless.

In fact, when they investigated the Shu family, they did find that someone was investigating the Shu family, and Shu Yu was not lying about that.

Lord Jing rubbed his temples. "Alright, tell me where you've been these past few days. After leaving the Shu residence, without a household registration or travel permit, where could you have hidden yourself?"

Shu Yu, trembling, repeated everything Meng Yunzheng had said earlier.

The adults on both sides asked several more questions, and Shu Yu answered them with a frightened expression.

At this critical juncture, it's indeed impossible to get any information out of them.

Shu Yu was so scared that her forehead was covered in sweat, and she looked like she was about to faint. Finally, Lord Jing took pity on her and let her go. "We will send people to investigate what you said. If it is true, that's best. But if we find that you are lying, then don't blame us for being impolite."

Shu Yu shook her head repeatedly, "It's true, it's all true, I wouldn't dare to lie."

Lord Jing then had a woman search her body. After confirming that there were no problems, he waved his hand and said to his subordinate, "Alright, take her away first."

(End of this chapter)