Princess Qu Ling smiled; this was the first time she had smiled so contentedly since arriving in Qingyang Town.

She said, "Granny, it has to be you."

That's right.

Shen Liuliu possesses sorcery and can command wild beasts.

She not only killed her cousin Shen Pengfei, but also allowed a wild beast to injure her, a princess.

Then those wild beasts will naturally also harm ordinary people.

If even a princess like her felt fear upon learning of this, then the common people would only be more terrified!

So!

If she were to spread this news, the common people would be even more hostile to Shen Liuliu than she was, and would wish... for Shen Liuliu to die.

“Your Highness is wise. If Your Highness hadn’t figured out the connection between that bastard and that beast, this old servant wouldn’t have been able to come up with this solution.”

The wet nurse lowered her head and bent over, trying her best to please him.

Princess Qu Ling loved this feeling the most—the feeling of being in control of everything.

"Okay, then let's have someone take care of it. Also, we still haven't found Shen Liuliu, that's another matter."

"This old servant will have someone hurry up and take care of it. Princess, you don't need to worry. There are people watching the road to the city government, and those lowly people will not be allowed to disturb your important business."

"That's good."

Princess Qu Ling had great confidence in her wet nurse's abilities.

She suddenly felt that the pain in her thigh was not so obvious anymore.

The wet nurse bent over and slowly backed out, pulling Shen Pengfei out with her as she did so...

—

At this moment, Xiao Hei had no idea what important news he had missed, and was excitedly telling Shen Liuliu what he had heard.

Shen Liuliu lay on the bed, looking completely listless.

However, after hearing Xiao Hei's words clearly, he immediately sat up: "What?"

Xiao Hei: Haha, it's true. He was stabbed to death by that vicious woman. That woman was really ruthless.

Women are terrifying.

Shen Liuliu pressed further, "And then what?"

It's impossible that they just killed Shen Pengfei casually and left it at that, right?

Since they suspect she has a connection with wild beasts, they will surely come up with a way to deal with her.

Xiao Hei was confused for a moment: Ah, after that, after that? After that, I flew back.

Shen Liuliu: ...

Little Gray smacked Little Black with its claws and yelled, "Idiot! Didn't you hear the most important thing?! How are they going to deal with the princess?!"

Xiao Hei scratched his head: I, I saw someone die, I was so scared, so excited, so, I forgot...

Shen Liuliu: It's alright, this is already very good, thank you all.

Seeing his daughter's rambling, Shen Wanli didn't dare to interrupt until Shen Liuliu looked at them, at which point he immediately asked:

"Daughter, what happened?"

"Yes, were those our little black and little gray dogs just here?"

Tian Guifen also asked.

Shen Wanli and Tian Guifen both knew about the sparrow incident, as did the Shen brothers.

But Wu Tiao and Wang Xiuhe were the only ones unaware of this.

Wu Tiao pressed further, "What little black and little gray? What are you talking about?"

Wang Xiuhe's expression was somewhat unnatural.

Is this... to guard against her?

She thought she had a very close relationship with her in-laws, like they were family, but she never expected that they were actually wary of her...

Yes, she was just being delusional.

Her husband's family is her husband's family, her own family is her own family, and she is herself.

They are different.

Shen Yishan was the first to notice Wang Xiuhe's unusual behavior. Worried that his wife might overthink it, he immediately explained, "Ahe, don't misunderstand. It's not that I'm being defensive. It's just that this matter is truly unbelievable, and if word gets out, it will be very bad for your sister..."

So I didn't tell you. Tian Yexiang didn't tell you either, and Wu Tiao and Da Qiao Xiao Lou were too young to tell you either.

"Big brother, what are you guys talking about?"

Wu Tiao was so anxious he was practically jumping up and down.

Sitting next to Wang Xiuhe, Shen Tiantian's eyes flickered, and she tightened her grip on her hand.

Just as Shen Wanli was about to explain, he heard his daughter explain herself.

"I can understand what our two sparrows are saying."

Shen Liuliu said with a grin, sticking out her little belly towards Wutiao, and proudly asked, "Can you understand what the sparrow is saying?"

"Sparrow? A house sparrow?"

"yes."

Seeing his daughter's smug expression, something flashed quickly in Shen Wanli's eyes. He glanced at his sons and immediately said:

"Yes, Wu Tiao. Your sister can understand sparrows, but isn't it strange that there are only two of us?"

Tian Guifen's heart skipped a beat.

What are these two trying to do?

There's no one else here, so who are you trying to hide it from?

"Oh, why? If Liu Liu can understand what sparrows are saying, does that mean she can understand what other animals are saying too?"

Shen Tiantian glanced at the sentence cautiously, her eyes unconsciously glancing at Shen Liuliu.

That's amazing!

But……

Why not tell the truth?

Is he trying to keep it from his sister-in-law, or is he trying to protect himself from her?

Or perhaps... both?

"Ah, no, I don't understand." Shen Liuli chuckled and pretended to be stupid.

Actually, she didn't know why she was keeping it a secret.

but……

She subconsciously wanted to keep it a secret and didn't want everyone to know it.

It's almost an instinct for self-preservation.

Her gaze swept over her sister-in-law and two nephews, then her younger brother and Sister Tiantian…

Although she didn't know where this feeling of unease came from, Shen Liuliu decided to be cautious.

"That's amazing! Sweetie, can you understand what a sparrow is saying?"

He jumped five times to stand up for his younger sister.

His sister is the best.

Wang Xiuhe stared at Shen Yishan in disbelief: "This..."

Really?

Shen Yishan touched his nose and admitted, following his parents' words: "Yes, we don't dare let others know about this, so your parents don't dare let more people know. At first, only my parents and I knew, and later..."

Wang Xiuhe nodded, clearly shocked.

Although she was still a little uncomfortable, Wang Xiuhe didn't forget to tell her two children, "Daqiao and Xiaolou, Grandpa and Grandma were just joking around. Don't go out and talk about it, okay?"

Children are not so shrewd; they can easily tell others.

Therefore, Wang Xiuhe could only tell her two sons that this was not true.

But kids aren't so easily fooled.

Daqiao: "Tch, Mom, do you think I'm a three-year-old?"

Xiao Lou stared intently at his mother, his eyes conveying the message: Mother, I may be young, but I'm not stupid.

Wang Xiuhe was extremely embarrassed.

Why are kids these days so hard to fool?

"Ahem, just listen to whatever your mother says, why all this nonsense? If you dare to go out and talk about it, I'll beat you to death."

Shen Yishan made violent threats.

The two sons nodded immediately.

"By the way, Liu Liu, what did you just hear?"

Tian Guifen recalled the initial words and asked.

Shen Liuliu whispered, "That princess killed Shen Pengfei."

"What?"

The Shen family was shocked.

Shen Pengfei... is dead?

How could that be?