A moment later, a sound came from outside.
"Girl, she's fainted."
"Alright, you two go and drag the old woman and the maid out. You... go and call that person here."
"Miss, that man won't show any mercy. Prince Yan only wants to punish Miss Chenyu, he doesn't really intend to..."
"Nonsense! Whose decision is it—yours or mine? Get going now!"
Shen Yu realized that Yan Wang and Liu Yao'er were working together to deal with her, but she wondered who the person they were talking about was. It sounded like something terrible was going to happen; could it be a ruthless villain who killed without blinking an eye?
The fish was terrified, but its body was weak and powerless. It opened its mouth but could not make a sound, let alone escape.
Oh no, oh no! At this moment, all she could think of was Liu Yu. She was afraid that Liu Yu's butt was still bleeding!
The door opened, and Shen Yu felt her eyelids grow heavy. Squinting, she saw two burly men dragging the fat nanny and Jiu'er out, followed by a thin man in plain clothes. What was he holding in his hand? It was bright and dazzling.
Bang!
The doors are aligned.
Shen Yu struggled to turn to the side and saw the man in plain clothes walking towards her. As he got closer, he was disheveled and smelled foul. Was he a beggar?
The man squatted down beside her, raising his eyebrows and making faces, pouting and clicking his tongue.
Shen Yu opened her eyes and was startled awake.
That lewd face—isn't that the womanizer the authorities are chasing?
That wicked woman, Liu Yao'er, actually tried to kill her.
In this life, she originally intended to leave the Bai family, stay away from Liu Yao'er, and live a peaceful and tranquil life. Now it seems that even if she doesn't oppose Liu Yao'er, Liu Yao'er still won't let her go.
At this moment, Liu Yao'er and Yan Wang met in the hall of Dongsu Pavilion.
“Your Highness, the matter has been settled. From today onwards, you will have one less thorn in your side.”
What do you mean?
"Ha! What does the Prince of Yan mean?"
"I want you to trap her in the room, then throw in an unconscious man. That will ruin her reputation; there's no need to kill her to silence her..."
"Oh! You've misunderstood, Yao'er. We just threw in a notorious womanizer, the very same womanizer the authorities are after who killed someone to cover up their crime and dispose of the body to prove his innocence. If we catch them in the act later, the authorities will probably be blamed by the officials for being stupid and incompetent, letting a womanizer commit crimes in broad daylight..."
"You're insane!"
King Yan left in a hurry, taking dozens of guards with him to search for Chen Yu.
He was not a truly evil person, but he had been abused by the Crown Prince since childhood. The Empress, for the sake of the greater good, sent him to the Duke's mansion to be raised. Fortunately, Liu Yu treated him well. Ten years of sharing a bed made him dependent on Liu Yu, and even develop "selfish intentions".
He had long seen that Liu Yu was in love with Shen Yu and had even considered helping them get together. However… when he heard that Liu Yu had been punished by the Empress, he brought medicine to visit him. To his surprise, the Duchess refused to let him in, presumably because of Shen Yu. He then decided to ruin Shen Yu's reputation and sabotage the marriage between the Liu and Mu families.
But... Liu Yao'er took it upon herself to bring the notorious flower thief here.
If Chen Yu were to die at the hands of the flower thief and have her body defiled, wouldn't Yu Lang resent him for the rest of his life?
He kicked open the door to the dressing room, but the room was empty, with no signs of anyone having been there. It seemed that Liu Yao'er had a backup plan and had taken Chen Yu elsewhere.
He was filled with remorse and punched the door, breaking the wooden door in two.
"I have ordered you to search the Zuo residence and ensure the safety of Miss Chenyu. Go now!"
At this moment, Shen Yu lay quietly on the ground with a dagger stuck in her chest, waiting for someone to come and save her.
Footsteps finally came from outside.
"My sister disappeared at the Zuo family's house. Even if I have to turn the Zuo family's house upside down, I will find my sister..."
“Princess Yanghua, please don’t worry. The Zuo family has many residences. Perhaps Miss Chenyu has gotten lost. I have already sent people to look for her. We will definitely find Miss Chenyu.”
The speakers were Yang Hua and Madam Zuo.
Although Madam Zuo was trying to appease Princess Yanghua, she was actually quite uneasy. She had heard that a notorious womanizer had appeared in the capital, who was known for murdering young girls. The authorities had been tracking him for months but had not been able to catch him. Now that Chen Yu had disappeared, could she have been murdered?
"Mother, I've searched. The fat nanny and Jiu'er are unconscious in the east wing, as if they've been drugged. We haven't found Miss Chenyu. Also... I've already interrogated those two maids. They led Miss Chenyu to the dressing room, but when they saw that Miss Chenyu had her own maids, they left first, causing Miss Chenyu to go missing. I've already sold those two maids."
Liu Yao'er is destroying a witness.
Chen Yu was not panicked. She fumbled for a handkerchief, wiped the marks on the dagger, and then threw the handkerchief into the hands of the flower thief. She closed her eyes and waited for someone to push open the door to the west wing.
Bang!
Yang Hua kicked open the door to the west wing.
Shen Yu was lying at the doorway, a dagger stuck in her chest.
What's wrong?
Yang Hua was shocked and fell to his knees beside Chen Yu. He looked closely and saw that although Chen Yu's eyes were closed, her chest was rising and falling and she was still breathing. Not far away, there was a man lying down, who seemed to be the flower thief that the yamen was chasing.
How could Chen Yu be in the same room as the flower thief? Just now, if Liu Yao'er hadn't wet Chen Yu's clothes, how could Chen Yu have left the polo field? There must be something fishy about this. For the sake of Chen Yu's reputation, we must not make a fuss.
Although Yang Hua was furious, he could only suppress his grief and order angrily, "Mu Li, my sister was assassinated at the Zuo family's house and her life is in danger. Take men and surround the Zuo family's house. Don't let anyone escape until the Zuo family gives us an explanation... Then send someone to invite my father and mother here to seek justice for my sister!"
"Yes! Mu Li obeys."
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