Princess Qu Ling had already fainted, her back covered in blood.

The wet nurse screamed and rushed over, frantic: "Imperial Physician, quickly call the Imperial Physician!"

But there was no response from anyone, and only then did she realize what state she was in.

The wet nurse wailed and kowtowed to Mo Lan'an, screaming, "Your Highness, the Princess is the only daughter of our Prince Rong! If she dies here, I'm afraid Your Highness will have a hard time explaining it!"

The princess was not even ten years old when she was beaten with thirty strokes of the cane.

Without the careful treatment of the imperial physicians, any accidents... would be all too normal.

Upon hearing this, Mo Lan'an said calmly, "Princess Qu Ling has not yet received the punishment she deserves, so I will naturally not let her die. Men, carry the princess away and find a doctor to treat her."

Naturally, the purpose was to treat Princess Qu Ling.

However, it wouldn't be for a reason like "Your Highness, it's hard for you to explain yourself," as a wet nurse might have suggested.

"Your Highness is such a kind person."

"Upholding the law impartially and fearing no power."

"He's a good person."

Upon hearing this, everyone gave Mo Lan'an a thumbs up and praised her.

At this moment, Mo Lan'an clapped his hands, and several more people were brought forward.

In front of everyone, they truthfully confessed how they found a person who was about to die, then poisoned him and framed the Shen family.

Then, after bringing the wine back to the county government from the Shen family's winery, he poisoned it, along with everything else.

No matter how small the matter, there are both witnesses and physical evidence.

Hidden in the shadows, Chu Yaya nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, you're not stupid."

Although the fact that the Shen family's wine is poisoned is currently being covered up by the princess's malice, the matter will eventually come to light after the princess leaves.

At that time, people may not completely believe that the Shen family is innocent.

After all, the relationship between An'an and the Shen family is obvious to all.

The only way is to lay out all the evidence in front of everyone and use irrefutable facts to prove that the Shen family is innocent!

Only then can this matter truly be put to rest.

"He has a brain, but what about you? Can you go and recover from your injuries now?"

Suddenly, a slightly familiar male voice came from behind Chu Yaya.

Did Chu Yaya not realize there was someone behind her? How could she not have noticed?

My heart tightened, and I instinctively reached for the dagger in my boot!

But the man grabbed her and held her down.

The man moved closer to her and whispered, "By the time you realize what's happening, I'll have killed you countless times already. You'd better save your breath."

Now, Chu Yaya finally remembered who the man was, but she was still a little annoyed.

She explained, "My reaction is still quick, it's just that I'm familiar with your scent, so..."

"Oh, you've lowered your guard because you're familiar with my scent? Do you even know whether I'm friend or foe?"

The man immediately retorted.

Chu Yaya couldn't refute it; she knew she had been daydreaming.

only……

What are you doing here?

This man was Zhang Chu, the one who fainted in front of a house when Chu Yaya was trying to cross the mountain to reach the city.

The man was shirtless and forging iron at the time, and he didn't hear anything.

It wasn't until they went outside that they discovered Chu Yaya, who had already frozen to death. They then took her back, preventing her from freezing to death.

Later, he personally escorted Chu Yaya to the city.

When Chu Yaya returned in a carriage with Mo Lan'an, she looked outside, wanting to see if the man had left yet.

I didn't see him at the time, but I never expected that the man would actually follow me here.

Thinking of this, Chu Yaya suddenly became wary. She quickly distanced herself from the other person, gripped her dagger tightly, and stared intently at him with eyes that seemed to hold icy arrows.

"What exactly do you want?"

They actually tracked us all the way here?

Is there some ulterior motive?

Although she didn't think she had any value that could be exploited, she would absolutely not want to be schemed against.

Zhang Chu said blankly, "Don't you think that princess looks familiar?"

Chu Yaya was stunned for a moment, and a sudden, inexplicable panic gripped her heart.

Of course she recognized him!

Because this so-called princess looks six or seven points similar to her!

However, few people in the entire Qingyang Town knew her, which is why no one noticed.

"Don't be nervous, I won't hurt you."

Zhang Chu just wanted to look up and roar.

The mistakes of my father and brother back then have implicated the entire clan.

He was brought to this rural area and thought he would live out his life in anonymity here.

But unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.

Surprisingly, a turning point was discovered at this time?

"What exactly do you want? Who are you?"

Chu Yaya became even more wary.

How could she possibly trust someone completely just because they said, "I won't hurt you"?

Zhang Chu said, "This princess looks a lot like you, but she doesn't look much like Prince Rong and Princess Rong."

"What does this have to do with me?"

“You look more like Princess Rong! This princess only resembles Princess Rong by three points! I think when those people were looking for her, they were just looking at how you looked back then, which is why this princess looks five or six points like you, but not like Prince Rong and Princess Rong!”

Zhang Chu's breathing gradually became hot.

His father and brother were concerned about this matter until their deaths. If he could accomplish this, his father and brother would be able to rest in peace!

Chu Yaya's heart was instantly filled with turmoil, but she remained calm and even indifferent on the surface, shattering Zhang Chu's hopes with her composure.

"Oh, what does that have to do with me? I'm Chu Yaya, my grandma picked me up from the deep mountains."

She will not seek out so-called relatives.

"I know you have no feelings for Prince Rong and his wife, but when you got lost, it was someone else's deliberate act. Princess Rong was so heartbroken that she suffered a miscarriage and could never have children again."

They sent so many people to look for you, and it wasn't until the princess was found and brought back that the matter was finally resolved.

Zhang Chu knew that even if the Prince Rong and his wife were indeed Chu Yaya's biological parents, it would be difficult for anyone to accept that she suddenly regarded two complete strangers as her biological parents.

So he wanted to explain clearly to Chu Yaya that the Rong Prince and his wife did not abandon her because they didn't want her; they were simply harmed by others.

Hopefully, this will lessen Chu Yaya's resentment towards Prince Rong and his wife.

"I've already said, none of this has anything to do with me. I'm just a little girl from Lotus Village, and I have absolutely no connection to the capital. Please don't bother me anymore, and don't spread these kinds of things outside!"

Otherwise... I will kill you!

Chu Yaya gripped her dagger tightly, staring intently into the other person's eyes, like a wild beast unleashed from its cage!

She didn't care about those things; she just wanted to live her life well with her grandmother.

Therefore, she does not allow anyone to disturb her!