Shen Zhixiu stood in front of the window, looking at the heavy rain outside with a stern expression.

After hearing Su Yuanzhou's words, Shen Zhixiu shook his head and said, "Not yet. We can't convict a princess of a country based solely on Li Hu's one-sided statement."

They and the Li family were already at a deadlock. The more things got worse, the less anxious they had to be. Their chances were slim. If they couldn't kill them with one strike, their own survival was at stake.

A hint of sinisterness and unwillingness flashed across Su Yuanzhou's eyes. He has never had much patience when it comes to the Li family's affairs.

"Teacher, are you going to interrogate Jia Huai?" Although he was asking, his tone was firm.

Shen Zhixiu nodded and said, "It's not easy to interrogate people like Jia Huai. He's a tough nut to crack. But don't worry, there's nothing I can't pry open."

It was clearly a vicious remark, but Shen Zhixiu said it so gently.

Su Yuanzhou did not stay at the manor for long. After they finished talking, he quietly returned to the capital. Although the capital's gates were closed at night, they could not stop him.

After he left, Shen Zhixiu called Wen Zhu over and gave him a few words of advice.

The lights in the Li family's main courtyard were on all night. It was already late at night, and Princess Yongjia was still waiting for Chen Ping and Jia Huai to come back.

Li Jingchuan no longer wanted to ask about these matters, so it was Li Chaoyun who was here with him.

"Don't worry, mother. They might still be looking for someone. Since that person is the War King's confidant, I don't think he'll be so active."

Li Chaoyun advised this, but in reality, he had no idea. If the search really needed to take so long, Chen Ping, being so cautious, should have sent someone back to report.

But it had been several hours since the two of them left the house in the evening, and no news had been sent back. This was clearly abnormal.

Princess Yongjia looked outside from time to time. She had already sent people to investigate, and news should be coming back soon.

After a while, the guards who were sent out finally came back.

"Your Highness, our people searched around the Huguo Temple and found the charred body in the dilapidated temple at the foot of the mountain."

"The man has been burned beyond recognition, but judging by the weapons beside him, he looks like the guards who left with General Chen."

"Looking at the situation, it looks like they were burned to death just a few hours ago. Because they were burned together, it's hard to count the exact number."

Princess Yongjia stood up and asked, "What did you say? They were all burned to death?"

Burned to death a few hours ago? That must be the case, otherwise how could such a coincidence happen?

Li Chaoyun had been pacing back and forth on the ground before, but now he could no longer stand steadily while supporting himself on the table.

Chen Ping was burned to death? How could that be? No, nothing would happen to him.

Li Chaoyun stepped forward and took Princess Yongjia's arm, "Mother, if you send more people out to look for them, you will definitely find Chen Ping and the others."

Princess Yongjia solemnly ordered the guard, "Go and identify them again. Make sure to confirm whether those burned to death are our people."

After the guard left, Princess Yongjia sat back in her chair and began to think about this matter.

Being able to kill her fifty guards was not something Li Hu could do alone. The War King had been dead for more than ten years, and she didn't believe that Li Hu had any helpers.

The only possibility is that someone wants to use Li Hu to bring down her and the Li family.

Did you get the news before, or was it a coincidence?

Princess Yongjia was deducing the possibilities of the matter bit by bit in her mind.

Li Chaoyun asked Princess Yongjia in panic, "Mother, do you think Chen Ping will be okay? If anything happens to him, I..."

Before she finished speaking, Princess Yongjia raised her head and looked at her with dissatisfaction.

A moment later, Princess Yongjia raised her hand and slapped Li Chaoyun hard.

He angrily yelled, "It's already this hour, and you're still only thinking about Chen Ping's safety? You can't live without a man, right?"

Li Chaoyun covered her cheeks and looked at Princess Yongjia in disbelief.

Since she was little, her mother had always pampered her and never said a harsh word to her, let alone hit her.

But Princess Yongjia's slap also woke Li Chaoyun up.

After a long while, Li Chaoyun covered her face with her hands and asked, "Mother, what kind of thing could have caused you to lose your composure like this?"

Princess Yongjia no longer hid it and told Li Chaoyun what had happened.

After hearing this, Li Chaoyun was stunned and didn't care about the pain in his cheek.

Seeing that her daughter was not too stupid, Princess Yongjia's anger dissipated a lot and she told her daughter her guess.

Then he asked Li Chaoyun, "Did that monk have any private contact with Su Qingyu at Huguo Temple that day?"

Li Chaoyun shook her head hesitantly, "My daughter doesn't know either, but when Su Qingyu came to the monk's rescue, it was obvious that the two of them didn't recognize him."

"Mother is suspicious of the Shen family?"

Princess Yongjia didn't answer Li Chaoyun's question. Instead, she went out and summoned her trusted guard, Pan Qi, to the corridor. She told him to go to the city gate immediately and find out who among the prominent families in the capital had entered or left the city in the evening. She also wanted to check on Prince Ning Su Yuanzhou's whereabouts today.

She had no idea who had done this, so she could only screen out the people Chen Ping and his companions might have encountered in the evening and then find the suspicious one.

After the people were sent out, the mother and daughter did not go back to rest, but waited in the hall of the main courtyard.

After a long while, Princess Yongjia looked at Li Chaoyun's profile and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Li Chaoyun shook his head, "It doesn't hurt anymore."

Princess Yongjia sighed, "Don't blame me for taking action. The Li family is walking on the edge of a knife. If this is successful, it will be a smooth road from now on. But if we are not careful, we will lose everything and fall into hell."

Li Chaoyun took the initiative to hold Princess Yongjia's hand, her expression firm, "My daughter has remembered everything. Don't worry, mother, we will be fine."

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