Shen Ningyuan frowned and asked in surprise: "Cui Mingzhu, what do you mean?"
Cui Mingzhu raised her head and looked at Shen Ningyuan with a tragic smile on her lips.
Shen Ningyuan frowned even tighter, feeling vaguely uneasy.
Cui Mingzhu couldn't laugh out loud, but still used lip language to squeeze out three words with difficulty - I'm not wrong.
Then his hand loosened and dropped heavily.
Cui Mingzhu is dead.
His eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at Shen Ningyuan intently.
Shen Ningyuan stared at Cui Mingzhu for a long time, then looked at the words written in blood on the hem of her skirt, not knowing what to say for a moment.
He kept saying that he was not wrong, but he still revealed the key clues before he died.
"Cui Mingzhu, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
After finishing speaking, Shen Ningyuan sighed softly, squatted down and helped Cui Mingzhu close her eyes.
After leaving the room, Shen Ningyuan ordered the servants to properly place Cui Mingzhu's body.
After arranging everything, Shen Ningyuan slowly walked towards Cui Jin and patted her shoulder gently.
"Mother, I'm so sorry."
Hearing this, Cui Jin turned his head to look at Shen Ningyuan, his eyes red.
Seeing the servants coming in and out, Cui Jin couldn't help but choke up and asked, "Yuan'er, do you think if mother had realized her condition earlier, wouldn't she have become like this?"
"Mom, this has nothing to do with you. I heard from Dad that my uncle and aunt have somewhat extreme personalities. My cousin is their only child, so naturally her personality is somewhat similar to theirs. This is not something you can change."
Shen Ningyuan whispered soothingly.
"That's true, but if mother had cared more about her, or found her a good husband sooner, how could she have done something as shameless as seducing your future husband?"
After saying this, Cui Jin began to cry again.
Shen Ningyuan lowered her head and said nothing.
Seeing her like this, Cui Jin thought she was sad, so he patted her hand and said soothingly, "Yuan'er, don't be too sad. She was the one who wronged you, and she deserved the fate she faced now."
"Mom, let's go back. The servants here will take care of it."
"Um."
Cui Jin nodded weakly and followed Shen Ningyuan away.
After sending Cui Jin back to the general's mansion, Shen Ningyuan came to Ningle Tower.
Lao Guai was busy, and was stunned when he saw Shen Ningyuan suddenly walk in.
He quickly stepped forward and said, "Miss, why did you come here so suddenly? Why didn't you say hello in advance?"
"I just happened to be passing by and came to take a look." Shen Ningyuan said calmly.
Lao Guai didn't suspect anything and just casually said, "Miss, please take a look around first. I'll come back to see you when I'm done."
"It's okay, go ahead and do your work."
Shen Ningyuan waved her hand and walked straight to the backyard.
Lao Guai didn't ask any more questions and just followed Chen Ningyuan.
Because he was always busy, Lao Guai didn't even know when Shen Ningyuan left.
All he knew was that after he finished his work, when he was about to find Shen Ningyuan to report on the restaurant's business situation, the waiter in the store told him that Shen Ningyuan had already left.
Lao Guai frowned and walked towards the backyard, then saw Ji Yunnuo sitting in the pavilion in the backyard, holding something in his hand.
Lao Guai walked forward and asked in surprise, "Why did you come here suddenly? Miss Shen just left. Did you meet?"
Ji Yunnuo shook his head, picked up the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes dim and unclear.
Seeing the jade pendant in his hand, Lao Guai was even more surprised.
"This... this isn't the jade pendant I gave to the young lady. How did it end up in your hands?"
Ji Yunnuo smiled bitterly, "When she came to the backyard just now, she placed this jade pendant in the pavilion."
Lao Guai was even more shocked and said in surprise: "So, the lady came here just to return the jade pendant."
Ji Yunnuo nodded, but the bitter smile on his lips became more obvious.
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