Everyone present was smart and naturally smelled something unusual. If they were confused and hesitant before, now after this incident, no one spoke up.
"There's something wrong with Elder Su Changyun's expression. He seems to be favoring Su Yuechen..."
"This Su Yuechen is just an illegitimate daughter, how could she order Wu Gongfeng around? And what was that flickering light just now?"
"Su Yuechen is no ordinary woman. If I'm not mistaken, that bright light should be emanating from her eyes."
The elders had different expressions. Several powerful senior officials of the Su Mansion looked at each other, and then looked in the direction of Su Changyun, trying to get an explanation from him.
Su Changyun is the best fighter in Wuliu City and a highly respected ancestor of the Su family, but the eldest wife Li Xiangyu is also of high status. Not to mention that she is the legitimate daughter of a prominent family in the province, even if she is just the wife of the lord, she should not be judged like this.
However, Su Changyun's face was expressionless at this time, and he continued the meeting: "Li Xiangyu, do you have any rebuttal to the murder of Su Yuechen's mother?"
"Grand Elder, Su Yuechen's mother was just a maid. I have no reason to kill her!" At this point, Li Xiangyu calmed down. She stood up, maintaining the dignity of the Su family's mistress. "This must have been the servants' own decision. I know nothing about this. I ask the elders to investigate this matter."
She finally understood that even the Supreme Elder was afraid of Su Yuechen's strength, so at this point, no matter what, she would not admit that she was the one who did it.
Su Yuechen has no legitimate reason and should be concerned about the consequences, so she dare not take action in public. As long as her father and elder brother come over, she will immediately teach this little bitch a lesson.
Even if it takes time to delay.
Li Xiangyu thought about this, cleared her throat, and continued, "Although this matter has nothing to do with me, another case is closely related to me. One of my subordinates, named Heiyu, was killed by Su Yuechen last night. How should the Supreme Elder handle this matter? Everyone knows that Su Yuechen is just an illegitimate daughter without a name, not a noble. If she killed Heiyu, who is also a freeman, will she be prosecuted and severely punished according to the laws of the kingdom?"
Everyone present was in an uproar. Except for a few Su family relatives and worshippers who witnessed Su Yuechen's action in the morning, everyone else could not suppress their doubts and began to discuss in low voices.
"Let's put Hei Yu's death aside for now. We need to sort out Su Yuechen's appeal first, one by one." Su Changyun stretched out his hands to both sides, signaling everyone to be silent. After the meeting room gradually quieted down, he shouted to the door, "Since Li Xiangyu said so, let's summon Manager Chen in the light curtain first. He was the one who directly took action, and several of his servants."
After a while, a short-haired priest from the Su family walked in. He bowed slightly to Su Changyun, then said solemnly, "Grand Elder, the steward Chen, and several servants including Fu'an and Li Lun have committed suicide out of fear of punishment."
He messed up what the Grand Elder had told him to do, and now he was feeling a little anxious, fearing that the other party would get furious.
Su Changyun's eyes moved slightly, and then he asked in a deep voice: "When did it happen? Didn't I ask you to keep an eye on these people?"
The short-haired priest shook his head with a guilty look on his face. "Just a moment ago, I was watching them from outside. But when I went in to summon them, I found that they were already dead with festering all over their bodies. It seemed that they had already taken a slow-acting poison, and it just happened to take effect now."
Li Xiangyu's expression changed, as if she had not expected this to happen at all. She angrily scolded, "These despicable servants not only attacked Su Yuechen's mother behind my back, but also committed suicide out of fear of punishment!"
Then she whispered to Xu Xianxian beside her, "Yuechen, it was my fault for not disciplining my servants that your biological mother was killed. But the murderer is already dead, and you also killed my confidant in revenge. How about we just settle our grudge now? If you don't object, you can be adopted by me. I will treat you like my own daughter."
Although Li Xiangyu is naturally not afraid of Su Yuechen with the support of the Li family, the other party is so young and so powerful. No one can predict what will happen if he goes crazy. If reconciliation is possible, it is better to try to reconcile.
Although Li Xiangyu hated Su Yuechen very much, she had been in a high position for a long time and was willing to lose face because she valued her own interests.
The eldest lady's words were sincere and her voice was filled with a gentle maternal glow, which made the elders who supported her faction nod their heads repeatedly.
This crystal stone can be considered as physical evidence, but apart from Manager Chen and several servants who drank poisoned wine, there was no trace of Li Xiangyu from beginning to end. Now that she is dead and there is no evidence, all the blame can be put on the dead. There is no direct evidence to show that the eldest lady is the culprit behind the scenes.
Su Changyun's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he looked towards Su Yuechen's position. In fact, this reconciliation was the best option. It would not cause a rift with the Li family, nor would it require the execution of the lord's wife.
All that’s missing is Su Yuechen himself’s consent.
However, Xu Xianxian rolled her eyes at Li Xiangyu's suggestion and chuckled softly, "Li Xiangyu, it's true that I was inconsiderate. I never thought that even after the memory crystals were taken out, you could still confuse right and wrong, even killing all your own men, leaving no evidence."
"Not only that, but you are so shameless as to let go of your grudge and even ask me to be adopted as your daughter. Your bottom line is really beyond my imagination."
Xu Xianxian had seen many creatures, including humans, fairies, trolls, goblins, and demons, and had offended many enemies, but she had never seen an enemy who fought to the death one moment and then said, "I want to be your mother" the next moment.
This is something I have never seen before.
Xu Xianxian flicked her fingers twice and stood up, completely ignoring the crowd of elders around her. She pressed her body almost against Li Xiangyu's soft body, her eyes filled with a hint of amusement and mockery: "Li Xiangyu, you really need to understand one thing: why was I so inconsiderate and allowed you to exploit this loophole? There's actually only one reason: I didn't take you seriously from the beginning to the end. There's no need for me to expend so much energy on you."
"It's easy to dodge a spear, but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. You'd better take care of yourself."
After saying this, Xu Xianxian stormed out, ignoring the angry shouts from the Su family's senior leaders and elders. Even so, not even the several priests dared to stop her. The image of the middle-aged elder being carried away still lingered in their minds.
Bang——
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, followed by a high and mighty voice, coming from far away and getting closer: "Oh? It's hard to defend against hidden arrows? I want to see who wants to shoot a hidden arrow at my sister?"
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