The Sixth Prince has been arrested?
Shen Yu was very puzzled. How could Prince Yan know where the evidence was? Remembering that Prince Jing said there was a note in Steward Liao's shoe, she hurriedly searched for the note in her sleeve.
The note is gone.
It turns out that Prince Jing was afraid that Chen Yu would offend the Sixth Prince and Wang Baochai, so he took the opportunity of giving Chen Yu gloves to steal the note and secretly stuffed it into Steward Liao's shoes.
The Prince of Yan was in charge of the case. Following the instructions on the note, he found a jade bead and ordered the Sixth Prince and Wang Baochai to be arrested and imprisoned in the Dali Temple. No one was allowed to visit them in prison.
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Early the next morning.
A portrait of the perpetrator in the Zhang Manguan case was posted, and people discussed it among themselves, saying, "She killed fifty-three people, and it was a woman?"
"This masked face looks like Mu Chenyu."
"You're completely wrong. Mu Chenyu doesn't know martial arts, so how could she have killed fifty-three people? In my opinion, this is more like Princess Yan. She is General Qiu's daughter, and she is highly skilled in martial arts, capable of taking on a hundred people single-handedly."
"Shh...don't say anything. Originally, Mu Chenyu was in charge of this case, but now, it's all in the hands of Prince Yan. Watch your heads."
Prince Yan strode in aggressively, glanced at the portrait, and headed straight for Prince Jing's villa. He was going to find Chen Yu and ask her for clues about the Zhang Manguan case.
Yesterday, he found the jade bead that Sixth Sister had hidden under a flowerpot, and determined from its scent that it belonged to the Sixth Prince's jade pendant. Therefore, he arrested the Sixth Prince and Wang Baochai and reported the matter to the Emperor.
Strangely, instead of rushing to try Wang Baozhu's case, the government had the yamen post a portrait of the murderer in Zhang Manguan's case, leading people to suspect that Qiu Shuang'er had wiped out Zhang Manguan's family.
Suspicion is nothing to worry about, but I'm afraid someone is secretly plotting this against the Yan Prince's Mansion.
Yan Wang entered Jing Wang's villa and headed straight for Chen Yu's room, but was stopped by Cui Wei, who said, "My young lady is entertaining guests, please wait a moment, Yan Wang."
After dressing and covering her face with a veil, Chen Yu opened the door and saw He Yuan standing in front of her with a bitter expression.
"Why did you come, little sister? Aren't you afraid of catching a terrible disease?"
He Yuan looked over and saw that her eyes were already brimming with tears. She sobbed, "Sister, I shouldn't have married into the Wang family in the first place. Although Bao Yu treats me well, my father-in-law and mother-in-law have always treated me coldly and never cared about my life or death. Now that the Prince of Lu and his wife have been arrested, they ordered me to come here to find out what's going on. Aren't they afraid that I might catch a terrible disease?"
Shen Yu quickly reassured He Yuan, "You won't get infected if you don't touch my boils, so don't be afraid. What do they want to find out? Just tell them."
After saying that, she led Heyuan to sit down and talk.
He Yuan took out a handkerchief and wiped her cheek, saying, "Prince Yan arrested Prince Lu and Princess Lu. My father-in-law and mother-in-law suspect that Prince Yan is targeting Prince Lu. Therefore, they want to ask if Qiu Shuang'er is the culprit in Zhang Manguan's case? Is there any conclusive evidence?"
Ha! Shen Yu couldn't help but sneer inwardly. What seemed like two completely unrelated cases turned out to be a battle between two princes.
Now that Prince Jing has helped her escape and find some peace, why should she cause any more trouble? So, looking at the tearful He Yuan, she said coldly, "Please tell Minister Wang that Shen Yu has contracted a serious illness and is no longer in charge of this case."
"This case is being handled by Yan Wang alone, and I'm afraid he might be protecting Qiu Shuang'er."
"If you are worried that Prince Yan might be unfair, you can simply report to the Emperor and have someone else handle the case. Sister, please go back; I still need to research the antidote."
As Chen Yu watched He Yuan leave the hall, she was about to go out when she saw Yan Wang walking over.
Yan Wang walked hurriedly, his face serious, and approached Chen Yu, asking directly, "Can the current evidence prove that Shuang'er killed Zhang Manguan?"
"Not yet."
"Very well! Now that you are afflicted with a serious illness, I order you to write down all the clues. If you conceal anything, I will sue you for falsification."
Chen Yu nodded and sat down at the desk to write truthfully.
Fifteen minutes later, she handed the paper to King Yan.
Upon seeing this, Yan Wang's expression darkened further. He then folded the paper and put it away, turned to leave, and then turned back outside the door, choking back tears as he said, "Chen Yu, because of Yu Lang, I have never harmed you or the child. I hope you can think of a way to help Shuang'er escape punishment. If she is guilty, I will also be implicated."
Shen Yu nodded. Although she didn't want to help Qiu Shuang'er get away with it, she still wanted to find out more about the suspicious points. "Princess Yan's little fingernail is broken. Does Prince Yan know what happened?"
“I know that on the night Kang’er was abducted, Shuang’er fought with a masked woman and broke her fingernail at that time. This has absolutely nothing to do with Zhang Manguan’s case. Right now, only by finding that masked woman can we prove that Shuang’er was in the Bai family’s old house at the time of the incident.”
At this moment, Cuiwei rushed over to report, "Miss, the eldest young master and the eldest young master of the Gu family have urgent business with you."
Upon hearing this, Yan Wang's expression became even more unpleasant. Without saying goodbye to Chen Yu, he hurriedly left and met Mu Nanfeng and Gu Dalang. Even when they bowed to him, he ignored them and quickened his pace.
Mu Nanfeng and Gu Dalang are both on the Sixth Prince's side, so their visit to Chen Yu must be to find a way to rescue the Sixth Prince.
Chen Yu was helpless. These people were all vying to visit her, but it was all for their own benefit. Not one of them was genuinely there to see her.
She slowly walked out of the hall, bowed slightly to Mu Nanfeng and Gu Dalang, and said perfunctorily, "Greetings, elder brothers."
Mu Nanfeng nodded and immediately inquired about the Sixth Prince's case: "Yu'er, could it be that Steward Liao stole the jade pendant? The Sixth Prince is unaware of it."
The fish remained silent.
To ease the awkwardness, Gu Dalang said with a smile, "Seventh Sister, is your abscess any better? I just met Old Li, and he said that as long as the abscess doesn't break, it won't be contagious."
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