Liu Zhang stood still and continued, "Miss Shen, I know very well that what I did was excessive, and I deeply regret it.
I confessed these things to the lady not to escape guilt or evade responsibility.
If the lady wants my legs or my life now, I have nothing to say.
I only ask that you give me a chance to make amends and forgive the mistakes I have made."
Ye Wanqing sat on the stone bench in the lakeside cottage with mixed feelings. After a long silence, she finally said, "How can you help me?"
Liu Zhang asked to confirm, "Miss, do you want to save General Ye?"
Ye Wanqing nodded hesitantly and said, "This matter is related to Commander Ye's attempt to murder the Crown Prince. If he pleads guilty, the General's Mansion will be destroyed. I have to protect Brother Ye Fan and the General's Mansion.
Liu Zhang said: "I will divert Ye Qingshan's confession of the motive for kidnapping you to the dispute over the 300,000 taels of land, and clear him of any connection with the assassination of the crown prince.
Then, the case will become a personal vendetta between him and you, thus reducing the possibility of the General's Mansion being convicted."
"But will my father agree with this?" Ye Wanqing said worriedly. She was worried that Ye Qingshan would not be willing to take sole responsibility for the kidnapping case and would confess to other people, thus leading to a detailed investigation of the entire case.
She was stunned for a moment, and quickly added, "My father and brother said they will not let this go."
Liu Zhang replied, "The only one who can stop your father and brother from persuading you is you."
Ye Wanqing nodded hesitantly.
"I am deeply grateful for your generosity, Miss. I will keep my promise and will always prioritize your wishes and interests in all my future actions."
Ye Wanqing said bluntly: "There's no need to say more about these scenes. It depends on how you change them. Don't think you can escape responsibility by just saying a few words and apologizing."
Liu Zhang nodded and apologized sincerely again.
Ye Wanqing looked at his sincere expression, pondered his motives, and said, "I can't make the decision about A Rao's affairs. You have to ask my mother about this. She...if you two are in love, my mother would not force you to break up.
However, if you marry A Rao for other purposes, I will definitely settle all old and new scores!"
"Miss Shen, please rest assured. I will treat Miss Jiang sincerely and will never let you down." Seeing that she was relieved, Liu Zhang felt relieved. With the forgiveness of Master Shen, there would be one less obstacle for him to marry A Rao.
He secretly felt lucky that he had bet on General Ye. He never expected that such a high-ranking and wealthy daughter like Master Shen would actually have a crush on him?
Ye Fan was really lucky. Because of Miss Shen's secret love, the kidnapping case would not be investigated further and the people involved would not be investigated in detail.
Although he didn't have the chance to take down other people, he did manage to deal with the masked gunman Ye Qingshan. And at least Liu Zhang wouldn't get burned.
"It's just that General Ye..." Liu Zhang hesitated, then sighed softly, "He will understand your painstaking efforts one day."
Ye Wanqing thought that Liu Zhang must have misunderstood that she liked Ye Fan, which was why he was willing to reconcile.
But she couldn't explain, and there was no way to explain.
It is a blessing from God that this matter can be resolved with minimal damage.
She really couldn't bring herself to overthrow the Third Prince, Xu Wanrong and others at the cost of sacrificing Ye Fan.
But if she missed this opportunity, what methods would they use to frame her and murder the prince next time?
We must find a way to collect other evidence of their crimes!
Ye Wanqing looked at Liu Zhang and began to think carefully.
At this moment, someone hurriedly came to report that Ye Qingshan had committed suicide by taking poison in the Dali Temple prison, and asked Lord Liu to return to the Dali Temple as soon as possible to investigate the case.
Upon hearing this, Ye Wanqing stood up in surprise. Her father had taken poison? Had he confessed anything? Why did he take poison?
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I know how to handle this." Liu Zhang bowed respectfully and left the lakeside cottage.
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Dali Temple
Murong Yan sat on the chair in front of the hall with a pale face. After a while, Liu Zhang rushed over.
He asked anxiously, "Your Highness, how is Ye Qingshan?"
"Dead."
Murong Yan frowned and asked, "Liu Zhang, where have you been? Why aren't you at the Dali Temple today?"
Liu Zhang replied calmly, "I was on my day off today, so I sent Miss Jiang Rao back to the Marquis' Mansion and visited Master Shen."
"You went to the Marquis' Mansion?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
At this time, the coroner brought the autopsy report and found a blood letter on his body refusing to confess.
The content of the blood letter was very simple. Ye Qingshan was willing to die to show his determination and refused to admit the crime of assassinating the prince.
Murong Yan looked at the blood letter, pondered suspiciously for a long time, and then asked in a low voice: "Did you do it?"
Liu Zhang calmly sat down on a chair at the side and replied, "I don't know. I haven't been to the Dali Temple since I finished my shift yesterday. I did see Ye Qingshan then, but his attitude was very clear. He refused to admit any guilt.
That is why I came to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to provide key testimony."
Murong Yan flipped through the autopsy report nonchalantly, "Suicide by taking poison...hiding poison in fingernails...why did he take poison now?
Did you torture him?"
Liu Zhang said calmly, "I just used some ordinary interrogation methods. I also want him to confess his crime and be punished as soon as possible."
Murong Yan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the crime of murdering the prince must not be pinned on him, otherwise it would be disastrous if he admitted the crime and accepted the punishment.
Now that he committed suicide by leaving a blood letter refusing to confess, it was equivalent to helping Murong Yan find a pretext to save the general's mansion.
He breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where's his original confession?"
Liu Zhang ordered people to bring all the evidence in the kidnapping case of the Crown Prince and the assassination case of the Prince and spread them on the table.
Murong Yan said, "Lord Liu, since the person is dead, the case of the assassination attempt on me is closed. I don't want to make a big fuss and pursue it further."
Liu Zhang said in embarrassment, "If His Majesty investigates this matter, how should I explain it?"
Murong Yan replied: "He hid poison in his fingernails. He had planned to commit suicide, but it was not because he wanted to assassinate the crown prince, but because he had kidnapped the prince.
The case of the kidnapping of the Crown Prince has been handed over to this Crown Prince. Coincidentally, this morning, Crown Prince Shen also came to visit me, and we talked about the kidnapping case. Although the Crown Prince did not identify the specific kidnapper, from her description, it must be Commander Ye without a doubt.
Liu Zhang said "oh" tacitly. It turned out that Miss Shen had already asked the prince for help. Then he just needed to go with the flow and help them to clear himself.
"Coincidentally, I thought I was still in charge of this case, so I went to ask Prince Shen today. He said that this matter might be related to Ye Qingshan's debt, and kidnapping him was purely a personal revenge."
"Personal vendetta?" Murong Yan raised the corner of his mouth in a beautiful arc. This Liu Zhang even thought of the motive for committing the crime.
"Master Liu is right. If it's a personal grudge, then it has nothing to do with the General's Mansion. However, it mainly depends on the wishes of Master Shen."
Liu Zhang continued, "Prince Shen is kind-hearted. The person is already dead, so she will definitely not delve into the matter further."
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