Chapter 317 I found out by accident
Shu Yu pursed her lips. "What are your conditions, sir?"
Xiang Weinan sized her up for a moment, then tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice, as if pondering how to begin.
After a long pause, he finally said, "I heard that you didn't have a good time in the Shu family? The Shu family even wanted you dead, right?"
Shu Yu nodded, "Yes."
She wasn't surprised at all that Xiang Weinan knew her original identity and background, nor did she doubt that Meng Yunzheng had told her. It was simply that since Xiang Weinan was involved in the investigation of the Shu family's case, he should have at least some basic information.
Especially considering her several encounters with him, her sudden appearance at the Lu family's house, and her current connection to Yuan Shanchuan, who seems to be involved in the former county magistrate's case, these factors are enough for Xiang Weinan to investigate her entire family history.
"So, you must really hate the Shu family, right?" Xiang Weinan asked again.
His cautious question left Shu Yu speechless.
She sighed deeply and said, "Sir, why don't you just speak frankly?"
"..." Xiang Weinan coughed lightly, "I want to know, how much do you really know about the Shu family's shady dealings?"
Shu Yu chuckled, "Lord Xiang, you really think highly of me. You yourself said that I didn't have a good time in the Shu family, so you should also know that the third young lady of the Shu family is like a transparent person. Not to mention the Shu family's shady affairs, even if the Shu family does something openly and honestly, I might not know about it."
Xiang Weinan raised an eyebrow. "Really? Then, on the night you were killed by the Shu family, in your dying words, you said that Lord Shu was keeping a mistress, Madam Shu wanted to marry the Second Miss to her nephew, Master Shu owed money to the gambling den, and Madam Shu drugged her concubine, causing her to miscarry. How did you know these secrets that even the old lady of the Shu family might not know?"
Shu Yu choked. "Do you believe me if I say I read it in a book?"
I don't think they would believe it.
Shu Yu sighed, rubbed her temples, and chuckled dryly, "Those are things you'll find out without even realizing it."
"Oh? So what else did you accidentally find out?"
Shu Yu, "..."
"Give me some time to think about it?"
"Hmm, I'm not in a hurry." Xiang Weinan knew he could learn something else from her.
Shu Yu propped her forehead up and began to recall the contents of the book.
As far as she knew, the decisive evidence that ultimately brought down the Shu family was...
"Lord Xiang, you can have more people keep an eye on Miss Shu."
Among the young ladies of the Shu family, the eldest young lady is the villainous female supporting character in the book, the third young lady is a cannon fodder character whose name is only mentioned a few times, while the second young lady, who is also a concubine's daughter, receives completely different treatment.
Miss Shu the Second appears timid and indecisive on ordinary days, but no one knows that she is the most beloved and trusted daughter of the Shu family patriarch.
Putting aside everything else, it was this second young lady who helped cover up and arrange the affair that Master Shu kept outside.
On the night Shu Yu was killed, although she exposed the First Madam's plan to marry the Second Miss to her abusive nephew, the First Madam's scheme would not have succeeded even if she hadn't spoken up.
In the book, Master Shu almost considered divorcing his first wife because of this incident.
If the Shu family hadn't suddenly encountered misfortune, the consequences would have been unpredictable.
Therefore, others may not know much about the Shu family's private affairs, but the second young lady of the Shu family probably knows quite a bit.
(End of this chapter)
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