Mo Xue'er helped Yu Zhu back to rest, and then Liu Ying told Shen Ning in detail about what had happened in the past few days.
Shen Ning had some idea that Shen Ming was dead, but Shen Changlin's death was something she really didn't expect.
What she didn't expect was that Shen Changlin died at Han Yin's hands, and Han Yin was imprisoned as a result.
In his previous life, Han Yin apparently never suffered imprisonment, right?
The two had been dead for more than ten days before Zhao was allowed to collect the bodies after the case was solved. Zhao was already devastated and, despite her illness, had to ask her family for help to bring the bodies back for burial.
Liu Ying wrote to Shen Yan, letting her choose whether or not to come back. In the end, Shen Yan did come back, but was almost beaten to death by the crazed Zhao Shi.
The second wife's family was making a huge scene, and Zhao even wanted to bring her family to cause trouble, but Mo Lin stopped them all.
The young lady was injured by Shen Ming, and her fate is still unknown. If they dare to break in, Mo Lin will cripple them all.
The old lady suffered a stroke after hearing that her children and grandchildren had all died, and it seems she is not going to make it.
My great-aunt and my youngest great-aunt also came back for the funeral.
The second house is now full of people, and they all have a lot of complaints about Shen Ning. Shen Ning hasn't shown up these days, and they all suspect that Shen Ning is deliberately hiding.
They didn't believe what Liu Ying said about Shen Ning being seriously injured, and even thought that Shen Ning was ashamed and dared not see anyone because he had killed Shen Ming.
These past few days, a group of people have been coming here every day. What started as verbal sparring has now escalated to them picking up sticks and hitting people.
Liu Ying and Mo Lin were steadfast in guarding the mansion, but no matter how capable they were, they were still just ordinary people, while the two sons-in-law, no matter how low their official positions, were still officials.
If the second branch of the family brings those two men to the scene and they assault the officials, that's a capital offense, and those two men can't bear that crime.
Fortunately, Shen Ning is back.
The situation is more serious than imagined.
Shen Ning never expected things to turn out this way. She had only told someone to report Shen Ming because he wanted to join forces with Du Rufeng to ruin her, so she wanted to teach him a lesson. But Shen Ming had done too many evils, and when he fell from grace, everyone pushed him down, and she was completely driven to her death.
Shen Ning didn't think she had done anything wrong. It was all Shen Ming's own fault. All the accusations were true and there wasn't a single one of them. But now things had gotten out of control.
She and Yuzhu almost died, but Shen Changlin really died.
Shen Ming was able to escape from death row because Shen Changlin bribed a constable named Li Erzhu, while Lin Shikai, the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, was demoted for dereliction of duty.
Han Yin arrested Shen Changlin to help Lin Shikai prove his innocence, but Shen Changlin died at his hands.
None of this mentioned that name, but Shen Ning was already certain that this matter was inextricably linked to her.
"Chen Shu".
She didn't believe that a constable with no connections would dare to replace a death row inmate.
What a coincidence that this matter involved Lin Shikai and Han Yin, and what a coincidence that Shen Shu was by Han Yin's side during that time.
She could even guess that Shen Changlin must have found her, pleaded with her, and then Shen Shu, swayed by his words, begged Han Yin for help.
Given the power and influence of the Han family, replacing a death row inmate is as easy as lifting a finger; it would be effortless.
But they didn't expect Shen Ming to come back to kill her, only to be killed by her in return, and finally fall into Qin Zhuo's hands.
Shen Shu is still the same as before, more trouble than she's worth. Whenever she gets involved in anything, she can make Shen Ning cough up blood.
In Shen Shu's eyes, everyone seems to be someone she would do anything to help, and everyone has their own reasons for being pitied. But Shen Ning is different. Every time she causes trouble for Shen Ning, she feels wronged. She always thinks Shen Ning is wrong and hates that Shen Ning doesn't care about her wishes or her feelings.
It's almost as if they were born to be her nemesis.
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"Miss, they've arrived."
Although the eldest and second wives had separated, they were originally housed in the same building. To make it easier for the second wife to visit the old lady, a gate was left in the middle of the courtyard wall.
To keep them out, the fireflies had kept the door tightly shut, but now they were banging on it again, even bringing a ladder.
"Open the door, Shen Ning. We know you're back. If you don't open the door, we'll run into something."
"Open the door! Hiding inside won't do you any good. You heartless, wicked little bitch, you killed your second uncle and cousin! Get out here!" It was Zhao's voice. Perhaps she was sure Shen Ning had returned, because her voice was even more forceful when she cursed.
"Chen Ning, open the door, let's talk things out." The kind old man's voice sounded familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" The door was being pounded on and shook.
"Open the door, open the door quickly."
"What are you shouting for? Just climb over the wall and confront her face to face."
Sure enough, someone quickly climbed up the ladder, but upon reaching the top, they were met by several servants with bows and arrows. The others didn't move, but Mo Lin drew his bow and shot whoever climbed up without hurting them. Just as someone poked their head out, an arrow pierced their hair, scaring them so much that they tumbled down.
"Ahhh, Shen Ning, how dare you hurt someone? You're absolutely heartless!"
The people on the other side dared not climb up anymore, but the knocking on the door continued.
They smashed it with wood and chopped it with knives. The seemingly sturdy door was visibly destroyed. Even through the door, you could feel the fury of those people, as if they were about to come in and kill Shen Ning with knives at any moment.
At such a tense moment, Shen Ning laughed out loud, just like when her mother died three years ago.
The three families were unusually harmonious, each wanting to use their seniority to teach her a lesson, though they weren't as ruthless three years ago.
In the three years since, they have changed, and she has changed too.
Why would she need to fight to the death with a knife to deal with them?
Seeing that the door was about to be broken open, Shen Ning raised her hand and waved: "Do it."
Several servants carried the prepared swill and climbed the ladder to pour it down.
Bucket after bucket, accompanied by endless screams.
"Ugh, it stinks! What is this?! Ugh~~~~~~"
The piercing sound was enough to rupture one's eardrums.
Mo Xue'er wanted to cover her nose because of the smell, but the screams made her want to cover her ears. Her two paws were too busy to handle it, and her expression was one of disgust and pain.
Shen Ning couldn't stand the sour smell either, so she pulled Mo Xue'er away quickly.
Screams and curses echoed behind them, but no one pushed the door open anymore.
Liu Ying never expected that her beautiful young lady could come up with such a wicked trick. It was disgusting, but the effect was immediate. Hearing the screams was exhilarating.
However, she understood even more clearly that this relief was only temporary, and those people would retaliate even more fiercely when they were wronged.
"They're busy washing up now, but they'll be back soon. Miss, have you thought of a solution?"
Shen Ning remained calm: "Go and invite your aunt and uncle here."
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