Xue Wu immediately burst into tears and told Ling Shumo about how Shangguan Xu had beaten his attendant Zhu Ye to death last winter.
Normally, Ling Shumo wouldn't care about this kind of thing. He was just a servant, so Shangguan Xu could just kill him. But when Xue Wu brought up Zhu Ye's death at this critical moment, it took on a different meaning.
If Shangguan Xu could beat Xue Wu's attendant to death with a stick at will, then it would not be difficult to understand if he did something even more extreme, such as causing Xue Wu to have a miscarriage out of jealousy.
Fu Yijing noticed the subtle change in Ling Shumo's brow and knew that Ling Shumo's heart had begun to waver. He calmly gestured to Zhiqi and sighed deeply, "Shangguan Xu, if you admit your mistake now and show a good attitude, I am willing to plead for you with Her Highness the Crown Princess. After all, you are a prince of the Xuanyou Empire. For your sister's sake, Her Highness the Crown Princess has always been very tolerant of you."
Fu Yijing's words directly condemned Shangguan Xu. How could Shangguan Xu, with his violent temper, tolerate this? He immediately yelled at Fu Yijing, "Fu Yijing, you bitch, do you think I won't hit you just because Her Highness is here? If you can't control your mouth and keep accusing me, I will tear your hypocritical face apart right now!"
Fu Yijing took two steps back in panic. Just as he was about to say something, Zhiqi's terrified voice rang out from the study next door, "Princess and Lord, something terrible has happened. I found something in the bookcase... I found something here..."
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