Aunt Zheng immediately pulled Shen Mengyin behind her to protect her!

Looking at Shen Qiyin with wary eyes, she asked, "What does the Second Miss want to do?"

"I just wanted to say a few words to Fourth Sister, why are you so nervous, Aunt?"

Aunt Zheng pursed her lips and remained silent.

Shen Mengyin pulled down Aunt Zheng's hand that was protecting her. Her face was full of fear, but she still chose to approach Shen Qiyin and stood one step away from her.

She lowered her head and called softly, "Second Sister."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Qiyin grabbed her chin, forcing her to raise her head.

"Second sister?" Those eyes, like those of a lost fawn deep in the forest, evoked pity in the heart.

"My fourth sister is usually timid and cowardly, why is she so brave today?"

"...I...I'm worried about my sister."

"I'm so touched." That's what Shen Qiyin said, but the expression on her face didn't reflect that at all!

"However, if you encounter a similar situation again, Fourth Sister, it would be better to act according to your abilities. Otherwise, you are powerless and if you successfully help him escape, how will I know who is behind him? You agree, right?"

Shen Mengyin's dark eyelashes trembled slightly: "...Second sister's reprimand is absolutely right, Mengyin will remember it."

Shen Qiyin then released her hand from her chin, patted her cheek, and said, "Good girl."

The blood on her hands smeared onto Shen Mengyin's face, and the smell of blood filled her nostrils, making her feel nauseous.

With a flicker of her eyes, Chen Qiyin slightly turned her head.

Aunt Zhou was enjoying the spectacle when she suddenly met Shen Qiyin's ambiguous gaze. Startled, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately lowered her head in fear.

But in the end, he couldn't escape it.

Chen Qiyin moved gracefully towards her.

Aunt Zhou twisted the handkerchief in her hand tightly, watching helplessly as the slender, blood-stained hand was extended in front of her.

She gasped and closed her eyes tightly.

Chen Xiyin exerted all her strength...

He took the handkerchief from her hand.

"May I borrow Auntie's handkerchief?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Zhou opened her eyes in a daze and looked at her in confusion.

Shen Qiyin slowly wiped the blood off her hands, then began wiping the hairpin until there was no blood left. Only then, under Aunt Zhou's astonished gaze, did she put it back in her hair.

In contrast, the handkerchief was stained with blood, making it look rather shocking.

Shen Qiyin casually threw it on the ground.

Aunt Zhou frowned upon seeing this: "Hey! What is the Second Miss doing?" That's not a handkerchief she threw away, it's clearly her face!

She glanced at Aunt Zhou from head to toe and said meaningfully, "If it's dirty, why don't you throw it away? Are you going to keep it?"

For a moment, it was unclear whether she was referring to the handkerchief or the person.

Aunt Zhou felt inexplicably flustered by her gaze.

Miss Shen was very easy to talk to: "If you are sentimental, then I will return it to you."

After saying that, she bent down, picked up the handkerchief, and threw it at Aunt Zhou's face!

There's blood on it, and it's someone else's blood!

Aunt Zhou felt so nauseous that she turned her back and vomited until her face turned completely white.

She kept retching beside her, which made Old Madam Shen feel unwell as well. She felt her stomach churning and quickly took a sip of tea to calm herself down. She said in a deep voice, "If you want to vomit, go outside!"

If she really makes this room a complete filth, how can she stay here!

Aunt Zhou replied with a pitiful "Yes," inwardly cursing the old lady to a terrible death.

At this moment, a young maidservant hurried in. Whether she was stunned by the scene of Shen Qiyin poking Jingming's thigh or not, she did not report to Old Madam Shen, but instead said directly to her, "Second Miss, the steward has brought the yamen runners from the Jingzhao Prefecture."

Shen Xiyin: "Please invite them in."

"yes."

The little maid turned and ran out, without ever glancing at Old Madam Shen.

The old lady was furious!

Just as he was about to reprimand them, two constables with swords at their waists strode in.

She quickly got up to greet her.

Who would have thought that the two of them would head straight for Shen Qiyin!

"Qian Chuan greets the divine physician." One of the people, who was slightly fair-skinned, spoke first and bowed to Shen Qiyin.

The other, slightly older one, said, "Why are you being so formal, calling me 'Divine Doctor'? This is our Er Ya, why are you being so distant today?"

"Ahem!" Qian Chuan glanced to the side, signaling him to be careful what he said.

The latter understood and quickly pretended not to know Shen Qiyin, saying in a pretentious manner, "Greetings, Divine Doctor."

Shen Qiyin didn't shy away from the topic and nodded, saying, "Brother Qian, Brother Li."

Officials like them, unlike the gentlemen sitting in the county government office, were often injured. Over time, they became "regulars" at Guangrentang.

Gradually, we got to know each other.

They were indeed "reunited as old friends," but this put Old Madam Shen in a difficult position, standing awkwardly to the side, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Shen Qiyin wouldn't be kind enough to introduce her, and Qian Chuan and his companion were completely focused on the case, so they got straight to the point: "We already heard about it from the steward on the way here..."

Qian Chuan glanced at Jingming, who was sprawled on the ground like a rag doll, and asked, "Is this the item he made using deer bones without permission?"

Shen Qiyin nodded: "Not only that, after I exposed him, he even tried to bribe me."

"He said that as long as I didn't report it to the authorities, he would tell me who instructed him to slander me."

"When he saw that I was unmoved, he became desperate and took me hostage!"

Qian Chuan frowned deeply: "In that case, all crimes should be punished together!"

Jingming was completely dumbfounded!

He thought to himself, "Punish me?! How can I be punished when I'm in this state? You might as well just kill me!"

So he quickly tried to perform well and earn merit: "Officer, spare my life! Officer, spare my life..."

"I can atone for my crimes by helping you find the person behind this. Please, officers, show mercy!"

Qian Chuan asked in confusion, "From what you're saying, you don't know who instructed you?"

"...Reporting to the constable, a young woman came to me and gave me a piece of paper with a bunch of people's birth dates and times written on it. She told me to memorize them and to speak according to her instructions when someone from the manor came to invite me."

Do you still remember what that woman looked like?

"I remember, I remember!" Jingming spoke so fast he almost choked, as if afraid he'd miss his chance if he didn't: "She has a mole below her lip."

As soon as he finished speaking, almost all the members of the Shen family looked in the same direction!