It turned out that he, his father, and his other brothers were all accomplices in harming Shen Ruyi!

"You mentioned the wet nurse. What's going on with the wet nurse?"

Shen Luo looked down at Cui Yu, somewhat afraid to face the truth of the matter.

Cuiyu trembled all over and stammered, "The nurse did not pour water on the second young lady. The second young lady spilled the water herself. But Madam Yuan accepted the second young lady's favor and spoke up for her, wrongly accusing the nurse."

"At that time, I wanted to say something fair."

"But who would have thought that after hearing what Yuan Mama said, the master was furious and slapped the nurse out with one palm, causing her to spit out blood on the spot."

"I dare not say anything, I can only help the Second Young Miss..."

Shen Luo captured Cui Yu and originally intended to take her to Shen Ruyi to apologize, and then send her to the government.

But unexpectedly, the case of the wet nurse was also uncovered.

Although the conditions in the cellar were harsh, the wet nurse's death was most likely related to the slap his father gave her.

This matter cannot be investigated.

Once the investigation goes on, his father's reputation will be ruined.

The Prime Minister's Mansion now has a stain that cannot be washed away.

Shen Luo stood in the cold wind, looking in the direction of Xifeng Courtyard. A feeling of despair and distress that was irreversible and yet helpless surged in his heart.

What to do now?

His first instinct was to make Shen Ruyi happy and compensate her.

But with Shen Ruyi's current attitude, the truth about the wet nurse's death cannot be told to her, otherwise she will definitely make a big deal out of it, and in the end both she and the Prime Minister's Mansion will suffer losses.

No, I can't go to her to explain the situation.

These things can only rot in his stomach.

Shen Luo was so depressed that his eyes turned red.

Finally, he looked at Cuiyu and said, "Since you didn't stop Ruyi from hanging herself, then this is where you will end up today. Go down and find the rope."

Cui Yu was stunned. "Third Master, what do you mean?"

"You can either commit suicide and keep all this to yourself, or I can kill you. It's your choice." Shen Luo walked towards her, the murderous intent in his eyes became obvious, "But if I do it, you won't be so happy. I will make you want to live but not to die!"

"I'll go, I'll go by myself!"

Cui Yu was frightened by him and rolled down the rockery. After digging out the rope from the snow, she went up the mountain and hung herself on the crooked tree.

Shen Luo looked at the rope and closed his eyes.

Cuiyu didn't say anything. Ruyi came there to hang herself that day!

She was forced by her family to the point where she didn't want to live anymore, so she came to commit suicide!

But what about them?

Not only did he not take charge of her, he even went further, making her kneel in the snowstorm for a whole day and night, and then he ignored her crying and wailing and locked her in the woodshed!

He deserves to die!

Shen Luo slapped himself hard.

Cuiyu was startled and didn't dare to delay any longer. She hung her neck on the rope, took a step forward, and her body was hanging in the air.

Shen Luo looked at the person hanging on the tree, turned around and walked down the rockery.

He was a little scared and a little terrified.

For the first time, someone died at his hands.

Even though it was suicide...

But he forced me to do it.

He felt cold all over, and suddenly remembered that the hairpin he had given to Shen Ruyi was still in Shen Jiaojiao's hand, and he felt a sense of nausea.

No, he wants the hairpin back!

Shen Luo quickened his pace.

…

In the Jiaoyang Pavilion, Shen Jiaojiao's stomachache became more severe because of something on her mind. She was lying on the chaise longue, holding a hot water bottle, with a pale face.

When she saw Shen Luo coming up, she thought he had a change of heart and came to ask about her condition, so she timidly called out, "Third Brother."

As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes.

It looks extremely pitiful and makes people feel pity for it.

When Shen Luo saw her like this, he wished he could suffer this pain for her.

Many times, she acted up and fell in the yard, and he carried her back to Jiaoyang Pavilion in his arms like a princess.

Thinking about it now, I still feel sick.

He stood at the door, not caring whether Shen Jiaojiao was cold or not. He just left the door open and stared at Shen Jiaojiao with bloodshot eyes for a long time.

"Third brother."

Shen Jiaojiao felt like a thorn in her back when he looked at her, "You...what's wrong with you?"

A feeling of uneasiness surged in my chest.

Shen Jiaojiao frowned and became alert.

Shen Luo didn't want to see her again, and said in a muffled voice: "Give me back my hairpin."

"What?"

Shen Jiaojiao was stunned and looked at him in disbelief. "Third brother, are you talking about the hairpin that my sister gave me? I like that hairpin very much..."

He said, showing a look of desire.

Whenever she was like this in the past, Shen Luo wanted to pick the stars from the sky and give them to her.

But this time, she miscalculated.

Shen Luo sneered when he heard this, walked up to her and pulled the hairpin off her head, pulling out a strand of her hair, and then said without any context, "You don't deserve it!"

After saying that, he rushed out the door like a gust of wind.

Immediately afterwards, the door slammed shut with a bang!

"My head..."

Shen Jiaojiao cried out in pain, but the second half of her words was drowned out by the sound of the door closing.

When I came to my senses, Shen Luo had disappeared.

Songhua came back to her senses and screamed in fear, "Second Miss, your scalp is bleeding! Why is the Third Young Master like this! It was obviously the eldest young lady who was ignorant and gave the hairpin to you. Why did he lose his temper with you and say such hurtful words!"

"Don't move. I'll go find something to bandage you."

Shen Jiaojiao wiped the top of her head and her fingers were covered in blood.

She stared at the bloodstain for a long time without coming back to her senses.

After Songhua gave her the golden wound medicine, she said solemnly: "Go check and see who the Third Young Master just met, what he did, and what he heard!"

Although Shen Luo didn't say anything when he entered the room.

But his actions told her that he must have known something serious, which was why he was so rude to her.

It was a hatred that was irreparable.

She could see that.

Shen Luo is a person...

If he really knew something, he couldn't keep it.

A hint of murderous intent flashed across Shen Jiaojiao's delicate eyes.

Songhua didn't see her expression, turned around and hurried downstairs.

…

Shen Luo rushed to the gate of Xifeng Courtyard, looked at the broken gate, but did not dare to go in.

He held the hairpin in his hand.

He wanted to return it to Shen Ruyi and tell her that he was sincere when he went to Huangjue Temple to ask for the amulet. At that time, Shen Jiaojiao had not returned yet, and his heart was only filled with his sister Shen Ruyi.

However, even though there was a courtyard between them, he could still see the phoenix hairpin on Shen Ruyi's head.

Compared with this, the sandalwood hairpin in his hand seemed insignificant.

The amulet he asked for also seemed like a joke.

Not only did he fail to protect Shen Ruyi, but he also made it difficult for her to survive in this family... Shen Luo looked down at the hairpin in her palm, tears streaming down her face.

Fang Fei returned to Xifeng Courtyard and saw him standing at the door. She didn't know whether to go in or not, so she had to go forward and ask carefully, "Third Master, do you... want to talk to the eldest lady about something?"