"Alright, we'll do as Madam Zuo says."
Madam Mu quickly agreed, thinking that Shen Yu was an unmarried girl, and if people knew that she was alone in a room with the flower thief, which young master would dare to marry her?
Shen Yu was dissatisfied. Her elaborate scheme not only aimed to capture the notorious womanizer but also to punish Liu Yao'er. Madam Zuo, however, thought she could settle things peacefully without mentioning Liu Yao'er—dream on!
She forced herself to sit up, angrily shouting, "Oh no!" before frowning, closing her eyes, and covering her wound.
Madam Mu was heartbroken. Her daughter had been murdered, and she had to keep quiet about it. It was a helpless situation.
The guests who came to the Zuo family today were all from wealthy and noble families, and some of them were related to the royal family. The Mu family could not afford to offend them, nor did they dare to. They could only advise Chen Yu to swallow her anger and keep the peace.
“Yu’er, this matter has caused a great deal of panic. Madam Zuo and I will go out and give everyone an explanation. Your father and brothers are still waiting in the hall. Rest for a while and wait for your mother to come back and take you back to the mansion.”
Chen Yu held her breath, pouting and holding back tears. In the blink of an eye, tears streamed down her cheeks.
Today's events were a conspiracy between Prince Yan and Liu Yao'er to murder her, and her mother had to pretend to agree to Madam Zuo's proposal. To put it bluntly, wasn't it just because the Zuo family had the Crown Prince's backing and was powerful and influential? At this moment, she finally understood why Hongyu would stop at nothing to climb the social ladder.
She reached up to wipe her eyes, propped herself up to get out of bed, but Cuiwei rushed in.
“Young lady, the young men and women of the capital are all gathered together, clamoring to see you.”
Why?
"Madam Zuo said... that the young lady was stabbed by a lecherous thief while saving two maids. The young master and the young lady do not believe it and want to hear it from you in person."
Chen Yu was speechless. She was already injured, and she still had to give them an explanation in person. Wasn't this just deliberately making things difficult for her?
She put on her shoes, and with Cuiwei's help, she stood up, holding her breath, and then gently let out a sigh of relief while clutching her wound.
"I won't see you! I'm going back to the Mu family."
As soon as the two stepped out of the room, a group of people rushed into the courtyard and surrounded them.
"Miss Chen Yu, why has the notorious flower thief become paralyzed?"
"Miss Chenyu is an imperial physician. The flower thief has been poisoned. Why doesn't Miss Chenyu save him?"
"..."
All of these problems are detrimental to her; it's obvious that someone is deliberately making things difficult for her in an attempt to uncover the unknown truth.
In fact, the paralysis of the flower thief was caused by her.
At that time, she was drugged and immediately took the antidote. When she regained consciousness, the fat nanny and Jiu'er had already been dragged away, and in front of her was a lewd-looking flower thief.
The womanizer was armed with a dagger, so she took the initiative and used a fire needle she had prepared beforehand to pierce the womanizer's Du meridian acupoint, causing him to fall to the ground immediately.
As for the flower thief being poisoned, and the stab wound to her chest, it was all her doing. If she were unharmed, wouldn't that expose her skill in using poison and paralyzing people?
Faced with the clamor of the crowd, she lacked the strength to raise her voice in rebuke and could only remain silent.
At this moment, Madam Mu and Madam Zuo rushed over, and Liu Yao'er followed them, her head down and lips pursed. Could she be secretly laughing?
The one leading must be Liu Yao'er.
Liu Yao'er stood in front of Shen Yu and shouted loudly, "Everyone, quiet down, quiet down! Miss Shen Yu has come out and will definitely give everyone an explanation. She will also teach you some tricks to capture villains."
Shen Yu rolled her eyes at Liu Yao'er, stepped forward, and looked at the crowd, wanting to see who was colluding with Liu Yao'er.
Most of them were unfamiliar to her, but she recognized a few faces: the Zuo family, the Gao family, the Xue family, the Wang family, and Lingrong from the Gu family. A familiar face was hiding at the very back—it was Bai Yehua.
So many people are protecting Liu Yao'er, but Mu Chenyu has no one to stand up for her. Perhaps... the only one who can stand up for her is Liu Yu!
"Miss Chenyu, why is the flower thief paralyzed? Could it be that you poisoned him?"
Shen Yu smiled disdainfully and looked in the direction of the voice. The one who asked the question was a young man with skin as smooth as cream and a gentle, jade-like demeanor. This must be Xue Liulang, who was known as the Jade Prince.
"Everyone says that the Sixth Young Master is as gentle and refined as jade, but your wild thoughts and nonsensical talk have tarnished the title of the Jade Young Master."
As Shen Yu spoke, she turned to look at Madam Zuo behind her, bowed her head with her hands covering her wound, and continued, "Madam Zuo has already explained to everyone that the flower thief was paralyzed by Shen Yu and her two maids, so how could he have been poisoned?"
She turned back to glare at Xue Liulang and retorted, "Could it be that Young Master Liu suspects the Zuo family of possessing poison?"
Xue Liulang was speechless and could only lower his head.
"Miss Chenyu, as the imperial physician, why did you not intervene to save someone who was poisoned?"
[Liu, may I ask Miss Zuo, if you were the next victim, would you still ask Miss Chenyu to save the flower thief?]
Shen Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw Liu Yu arrive, being supported by two servants. He was moving slowly, clearly because his buttocks hurt so much that he couldn't walk.
Her almond-shaped eyes met those smiling, peach-blossom eyes, and she felt a lump in her throat, her eyes welling up with tears. Not wanting anyone to see, she gripped Cuiwei's arm, lowering her eyes to suppress the joy and gratitude in her heart.
Yu Guangzhong and Liu Yu walked in front of her and stood facing everyone.
She couldn't help but stare at him, wondering when that slender figure had become so tall and imposing.
Suddenly, someone tugged at her sleeve from behind. Turning around, she saw Madam Mu with a dark face, winking and making faces. She had no choice but to lower her head and secretly watch Liu Yu's back.
Liu Yu surveyed the crowd, most of whom were from the Crown Prince's faction. He asked them tricky and sarcastic questions, all aimed at Chen Yu.
This morning, a scout came to report that Miss Chenyu went to the Zuo family to participate in a polo match.
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