Zhou Shuyi wanted to curse a thousand times at this moment; she was really shameless!
Lin Xiuyan picked up the silver note, feeling very happy.
She smiled at Zhou Shuyi and said, "Since Young Master Zhou enjoys assassination so much, you're welcome to do it often in the future."
"Let's see if I die first, or if your Zhou family goes bankrupt first."
Zhou Shuyi: "!!!!!!!"
Just as Lin Xiuyan was about to put away the silver notes and leave, City Lord Zheng walked in with a group of city guards.
He looked at the corpses scattered on the ground and asked, "What happened here?"
Zhou Shuyi perked up immediately upon seeing City Lord Zheng.
He immediately shouted, "Lord City Lord, save me! Lin Xiuyan has broken into the manor and is robbing us!"
"She killed all these guards! The silver notes in her hand are the evidence!"
After he finished speaking, he became arrogant and felt that he could turn things around this time.
After all, Lord Zheng and his entourage represented the government, and even if Lin Yan had ten times the courage, she would never dare to beat up the yamen runners in public.
Upon hearing this, Lord Zheng immediately said, "In that case, Princess Consort, please forgive me!"
After he finished speaking, he ordered the constables behind him to seize Lin Xiuyan. Qu Shuangyue brandished her broadsword and said, "Whoever dares to touch her? I'll chop them up!"
Her words were so menacing that the city guards dared not move.
Lin Xiuyan looked at City Lord Zheng and said, "City Lord, have you forgotten? You just said today that the words of a seriously injured and dying person cannot be used as evidence because they are not in a conscious state."
Lord Zheng said coldly, "But Zhou Shuyi is perfectly lucid now, and his words can serve as evidence."
Lin Xiuyan shook her head and said, "No, he is not conscious right now."
After she finished speaking, she punched Zhou Shuyi in the chest. Zhou Shuyi's eyes rolled back instantly, and he lost consciousness.
City Lord Zheng: "..."
City Lord Zheng: "!!!!!!!"
He never expected that she would be so bold as to dare to attack him in front of him.
Lin Xiuyan's lips curled slightly as she looked at City Lord Zheng and said, "City Lord, please look. He is the one who is seriously injured and delirious."
"His words just now might have been a final burst of energy before he died!"
After she finished speaking, she looked thoughtful and said, "After all, Lord Zheng said last time that when the strength of the two sides seems to be too different, the weaker side cannot win."
"With so many guards in the Zhou residence, how could my mother and I possibly be a match for them? So the one who injured them must be someone else."
The muscles on Lord Zheng's face twitched.
He angrily retorted, "You just attacked a witness in front of me!"
Lin Xiuyan said very seriously, "Lord City Lord, you've made a mistake. I didn't!"
"The pat I gave Young Master Zhou just now was just to help him catch his breath."
"In fact, when my mother and I passed by the Zhou residence, we heard someone inside calling for help."
"My mother immediately chopped down the gate of the Zhou residence and rushed in to rescue people."
"When we came in, we saw everyone in the Zhou family lying in pools of blood."
"Young Master Zhou is a man of great principle and does not want to die with debts, so he decided to pay off part of the debt first."
"He had just taken out the silver when he became delirious, and then the magistrate came in."
City Lord Zheng: "..."
The story she made up was simply trying to fool him like he was an idiot!
He retorted angrily, "Do you think I would believe such a thing?"
Lin Xiuyan said unhurriedly, "As the lord of a city, Lord Zheng refuses to believe anything he hears or sees in order to protect certain people."
“What I’m saying now is reasonable and well-founded, and it perfectly matches Lord Zheng’s previous judgment. Why don’t you believe me?”
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lord Zheng, her clear eyes filled with deep mockery.
If Lord Zheng dares to try to fool her with those words, she dares to return the favor in full!
Lord Zheng coldly said to one of the patrolling guards beside him, "Tell the Crown Princess what you just saw and heard?"
The patrolling guard then said, "Zhou Shuyi just pointed out that the Crown Princess broke into the house to rob someone."
"After the Crown Princess's crimes were exposed, she directly beat Zhou Shuyi into serious injury."
Lord Zheng said smugly, "I wasn't the only one who witnessed this."
"Even if my judgment is wrong, it's impossible that everyone's judgment is wrong!"
Lin Xiuyan shook her head and said, "His words cannot be used as evidence."
Lord Zheng asked coldly, "Why?"
Lin Xiuyan replied, "Because he was also seriously injured and in a semi-conscious state, his words don't count."
Just as Lord Zheng was about to say that the patrol guard was not injured, Qu Shuangyue kicked the patrol guard, sending him flying backward.
The patrol guard fell heavily to the ground, spat out a mouthful of blood, and then fainted.
Qu Shuangyue put her hands on her hips and said, "Yan'er is right, he was seriously injured."
"He was seriously injured just now, but he insisted on standing in the team. His spirit of patrolling the city while ill deserves praise."
She didn't know why Lin Xiuyan had come to the Zhou residence to cause trouble before, but now she completely understood.
She finally understood why Lin Xiuyan went to the government office instead of the Zhou residence after the incident.
This is because Lin Xiuyan knows what kind of person Lord Zheng is, and knows that Lord Zheng will definitely resolve this matter, so she went to him to ask for this word.
Qu Shuangyue was filled with pride at this moment; her daughter was truly too smart!
Lin Xiuyan's almond-shaped eyes curved slightly: "Mother is right, that patrol guard was seriously injured just now."
"When his mother saw that he couldn't stand steadily, she helped him heal his wounds."
She then looked at the other patrol guards and said, "You all look rather unwell. Are you all seriously injured and delirious?"
The patrolling guards: "..."
Their faces did look quite pale; they were terrified!
City Lord Zheng: "!!!!!!!"
He stared at Lin Xiuyan in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He had been the city lord for many years, and usually he was the only one who acted arrogantly and dealt with others.
When others treat him in such an arrogant way, it really makes him feel disgusted and want to vomit!
He pointed at Lin Xiuyan and said, "You...you!"
Lin Xiuyan said calmly, "The city lord doesn't look too good either. You weren't seriously injured, were you?"
"Do you need me to treat you? I'm a very good doctor."
Upon hearing this, Lord Zheng took a large step back.
Lin Xiuyan looked at the other patrol guards and asked, "Do you need medical treatment?"
The city guards immediately shook their heads vigorously.
Lin Xiuyan said to City Lord Zheng with a serious expression, "It is truly touching that the City Lord cares for the people of Liefeng City."
"As soon as the Zhou family was in trouble, the city lord immediately led his men over. Such behavior is truly an example for officials."
"I hereby implore the City Lord to conduct a city-wide manhunt for the murderer who came to the Zhou residence to commit the crime!"
City Lord Zheng: "..."
The muscles in his face twitched several times.
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