When Shen Zhixiu looked at Su Qingyu, there was a warm smile on his face.

"I'm not that busy. I still have time to help you interrogate someone."

Wenzhu couldn't help but twitch the corners of his lips twice.

The third master hasn't rested for two days and two nights, and he still says he's not busy.

In fact, anyone around the Third Master could have done the job of interrogating the concubine. But the Third Master insisted on coming in person, and he tried to persuade him twice but to no avail.

Thinking of Shen Zhixiu's interrogation method, Wen Zhu couldn't help but shudder again. Would he scare the eldest daughter of the Su family?

What if the Third Lady is scared away before she even gets married? What will happen to the Third Master then?

Aunt Xue looked around and didn't see Su Yuankai, but Third Master Shen was here.

She looked at Su Qingyu in surprise and asked, "Where's your brother? Will you bring him over later?"

Shen Zhixiu gave Wenzhu a look, and Wenzhu understood. She stepped forward, grabbed Aunt Xue with one hand, and tied her directly to the limb rack in the cell.

By the time Aunt Xue realized what was happening, her arms were tied behind her back and her wrists were tied with ropes. Wen Zhu pulled the winch and pulled the rope, and Aunt Xue was hanging in the air.

"What are you doing? Miss, if you don't want to help, then don't help. Why are you hanging me up?"

"Is it okay if I don't need your help anymore? Please let me go."

Aunt Xue had no idea why Su Qingyu treated her like this, and could only twist her body hard to try to break free from the torture instruments.

Shen Zhixiu frowned slightly, but ignored Aunt Xue's howling. Instead, he reached out and pulled a clean chair for Su Qingyu.

"Please sit down and I will interrogate you." Shen Zhixiu said softly and gave Su Qingyu a reassuring look.

After Su Qingyu sat down, Shen Zhixiu walked up to Aunt Xue and started asking sharp questions.

"Where is that kid from eighteen years ago now?"

Not to mention Aunt Xue, even Su Qingyu was startled. In her impression, Shen Zhixiu was gentle and humble. Although his eyes occasionally showed sharpness, they were always fleeting.

Su Qingyu was stunned for only a moment before she felt relieved. How could someone who had been in the officialdom for so many years and held a high position at such a young age be as he appeared to be?

Aunt Xue looked flustered and said, "What child? I don't know what you are talking about."

Shen Zhixiu's brows were stern, and he said to Wen Zhu calmly, "Torture her."

He had never had much patience when it came to interrogations, but there was nothing he couldn't get out of someone he personally interrogated.

Wen Zhu glanced at Su Qingyu hesitantly and said, "Third Master, Miss Su is still here. Why don't we go to Wen Zhu this time? I'm afraid it will be too bloody and scare Miss Su."

Su Qingyu understood Wenzhu's intention and said coldly, "Don't worry about me. Just conduct the trial as you wish."

Bloody? Is there anything bloodier than the last scene of her previous life?

When Shen Zhixiu heard Su Qingyu say this, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes. He was really afraid that Su Qingyu would be frightened and burst into tears during the interrogation.

Seeing this, Wenzhu walked to the corner of the cell, and Su Qingyu only then discovered that there was a charcoal brazier there.

There was a red-hot iron in the middle of the charcoal basin. Wenzhu held one end of the iron and brought it to Aunt Xue.

The steaming, transparent iron was brought close to Aunt Xue's face. Wen Zhu said jokingly, "If you brand her with this, even the bones will be cooked."

As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at Su Qingyu.

Su Qingyu remained calm as she stared coldly at Aunt Xue. Even when her gaze swept over the branding iron, she didn't dodge at all.

Wen Zhu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, worthy of marrying the Third Master. Such ruthlessness was truly unmatched by the average young lady from an aristocratic family in the capital.

When Aunt Xue saw the branding iron, she was so scared that her face turned pale.

When Wenzhu brought the branding iron to her face, she couldn't even utter the words to beg for mercy, and it took her a long time before she spoke.

"I said, I'll tell you whatever you ask, take it away quickly."

Wen Zhu glanced at Shen Zhixiu and put away the branding iron.

Shen Zhixiu walked up to Aunt Xue and asked, "Tell me, where did the child go? How long have you been planning to steal that child?"

Aunt Xue swallowed hard twice and said in a trembling voice, "I didn't plan anything. I just happened to see that my wife was about to give birth, so I came up with this idea."

"Where is that child?" Shen Zhixiu asked in a low voice.

Aunt Xue's eyes were filled with fear, but she didn't dare hesitate and said, "I threw that child... onto the street."

"Later, when I was about to leave, I found that the child had been taken away."

Su Qingyu stood up suddenly. "Is that child a boy or a girl? Do you know the person who took the child away?"

Aunt Xue replied, "It's a boy. I don't know the person who took the child away. It was a woman in her twenties. I've never seen her, but judging by the carriage, she must be from a wealthy family."

Su Qingyu asked again: "That child...what are his characteristics?"

Aunt Xue replied, "When I wrapped him up, I noticed one of his arms was drooping. Also, there's a heart-shaped birthmark on his chest."

Su Qingyu's doubts were gradually resolved as Aunt Xue spoke.

According to Aunt Xue, she passed by Hanyan Pavilion that day and heard Madam Lin's cry, so she quietly walked in. Seeing Aunt Lian preparing to boil water and Madam Lin in the room alone, she became interested.

She went back to get the aphrodisiac incense. It was said that this aphrodisiac incense was used to climb into bed and confuse Su Chengye.

As for the crow, he had picked it up by chance near the wall of the mansion. It must have been accidentally shot dead during the turmoil outside.

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