As soon as Pei Lingfeng came back, the imperial physician who accompanied him cleaned his wounds and changed the medicine. Xiao Yunrou waited for the imperial physician to come out, and helped the worried Shen into the house. Because he had stayed in the palace for the whole morning, Pei Lingfeng's face was much paler than when he left.

"Feng'er, how are you? Why did you come to the palace when you were so badly injured?" Shen's eyes turned red when she saw the blood-stained clothes that Pei Lingfeng had taken off.

"When something like this happens, I have to report it to the Emperor. Don't worry, mother. It's just scary. The Emperor has already sent a royal doctor to treat me. I'll be fine in a few days."

Pei Lingfeng didn't care much about his injuries. Seeing his expression, Shen had to swallow her words of comfort. At this moment, she wanted to know what the emperor meant by Pei Lingfeng entering the palace with injuries all over his body.

"Then let's not talk about your injury. What did the emperor say when you entered the palace? And what happened last night?"

Xiao Yunrou brought a cup of tea to Shen and Pei Lingfeng. Pei Lingfeng took a sip and said lightly:

"It's nothing, but the assassins in the mansion last night made the emperor feel that I was wrongly accused, and he has already sent people to investigate where those assassins came from."

Shen was somewhat dissatisfied when she saw Pei Lingfeng's casual answer. She could see that he didn't want to say more. She also knew her son's temper. If he didn't say anything, no matter how much she asked, she wouldn't get any answer. So she didn't ask any more questions.

"Mother, you didn't sleep well last night, and you've been waiting all morning. You might as well go back and rest. I'll take care of the Marquis, don't worry."

After hearing what Xiao Yunrou said, Shen felt tired all over. She gave a few instructions and went back. Xiao Yunrou stepped forward to cover Pei Lingfeng with the quilt, and then asked in a low voice.

"The Emperor sent someone to investigate the assassin? What about Liu?"

Speaking of Aunt Liu, Pei Lingfeng's eyes once again showed a cold murderous intent. "Liu Feng will find out."

Xiao Yunrou nodded, but was still a little worried.

"Your study is in the front yard. Although I have been strict with the affairs of the household in recent years, there are not many people in the front yard and they are all familiar faces, so I did not check it carefully. I didn't want to let Liu find an opportunity. Not many people can enter your study. Even if Liu didn't say it, she could find it out."

As for why the secret guards were not allowed to put the things in, it was because the Duke of Yue was afraid that the secret guards would be discovered and make a fuss, making it more difficult for the people in the mansion to be discovered. Unexpectedly, a lot of things were exposed because of this.

"Well, these are people who have been with me for more than ten years. Some of them were even in the front yard when my father was still alive."

Pei Lingfeng thought about the people in the front yard, but he didn't know who it could be. But no matter who it was, as long as they betrayed him, he would never let them go.

"Don't think about it for now. You've been busy for so long, so take a rest first. Let Liu Feng examine it first, and ask him when you wake up."

Pei Lingfeng followed suit and closed his eyes to rest. Xiao Yunrou walked out quietly after making sure Pei Lingfeng was asleep. She also hadn't slept all night and felt tired.

"Madam, you should also take a rest." Qingci supported Xiao Yunrou and walked to the side room to persuade her.

"No, I have something else to do later. Go get some water. After you take a shower and change your clothes, come with me to visit Liu."

Xiao Yunrou had made up her mind, and Qingci hurried to prepare water. After Xiao Yunrou took a bath and had a simple lunch, she went to the darkroom to see if Aunt Liu had confessed.

In the darkroom, after the assassination last night, the man caught outside the mansion was the son of the housekeeper of the Duke of Yue's mansion. He was so stubborn that he refused to confess even after being punished by law. Pei Lingfeng has been keeping an eye on the Duke of Yue's mansion for the past few years and knows everything about this man. Liu Feng took the personal belongings of his two children from his mistress today, and he finally confessed.

However, he was not the confidant of the Duke of Yue. He heard everything from his father and only had a partial understanding. He was only responsible for contacting people on weekdays. Although he could not reveal any important information, he also learned a lot of secrets. Liu Feng was quite satisfied with this and asked someone to take him away to bandage his wound, so that Pei Lingfeng would not ask him anything later, because it would be bad if he died of excessive blood loss.

When Xiao Yunrou came over, the secret guards were interrogating Aunt Liu. At this time, she was covered with wounds, and her originally bright and beautiful clothes were full of dirt and bloodstains. Aunt Liu lay powerlessly on the dirty ground, her fingers twisted strangely, even one of her legs, her body twitched from time to time, and her face was full of pain. Xiao Yunrou looked at this scene with some discomfort and turned her head to the side, looking at Liu Feng, who explained respectfully:

"Madam, I have used every possible punishment that would not harm her life, but she..."

Liu Feng was also helpless. They could still use coercion to force the man outside the mansion to confess, but Aunt Liu was adamant. She didn't seem to care at all whether it was her life or her family, which made him admire her very much.

"No one wants to die. She didn't confess because confessing would be worse than not confessing."

Xiao Yunrou's voice was calm, and Liu Feng suddenly understood. He looked at Aunt Liu with some suspicion. Could it be that there was really a more important secret hidden than the fact that Duke Yue wanted to seize the power of the Imperial Guards to support and frame court officials in order to support the Crown Prince?

Xiao Yunrou was also thinking, Madam Liu must have known that she would definitely die after the incident. The Liu Mansion had been under surveillance since she discovered Madam Liu's misconduct, and Duke Yue had not made any move against the Liu Mansion from last night until now. Judging from Madam Liu's appearance, it would be useless to threaten the Liu Mansion. She must have known that Pei Lingfeng would root out the problem and would not let the Liu Mansion go. So what was she hiding?

Xiao Yunrou slowly walked in front of Aunt Liu. Although Aunt Liu had been tortured severely, she was still conscious. Seeing Xiao Yunrou coming, she smiled disdainfully.

"Madam, are you here to see me make fun of you?"

Xiao Yunrou shook her head and looked down at the woman lying on the ground like rotten mud. Her condescending look made Aunt Liu's eyes flash with jealousy.

"As expected, you have been pretending to be submissive all these years. But you have been able to endure it for so many years. I am really curious about what your purpose is."

Xiao Yunrou sat down on the chair that Liu Feng had just brought over. She stared at the silent Aunt Liu for a while and felt a little bored.

"Although I don't know what you are hiding, I am sure you hate me, and even hate the Marquis. You don't have to say it, after all, your life is over today."

"I don't hate the Marquis!" Aunt Liu suddenly yelled. Xiao Yunrou was stunned, and then a sarcastic look appeared on her face.

"If you don't hate the Marquis, how could you want to kill him? All the things you did were to drive the Marquis to his death. Or maybe you could secretly get the Marquis out, but his family is gone, won't he hate you? He will definitely kill you, using the most cruel method in the world."

Aunt Liu obviously didn't want to hear these words, and she shrank back little by little. Xiao Yunrou now understood that Aunt Liu had feelings for Pei Lingfeng, but these feelings were worthless in her ambition.

"Forget it, Liufeng. If she doesn't want to talk about it, then there's no need to talk about it. Just execute her. I'm sure the same outcome will happen if the Marquis comes."

Everyone knows Xiao Yunrou's position in Pei Lingfeng's heart. When she said she wanted to execute Aunt Liu, Pei Lingfeng would not say anything even if he had any objections. She was just a criminal who wanted to bring disaster to the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion.

"No, no, I want to see the Marquis! It's you! It's you who has been trying to deal with me! You can't tolerate other women around the Marquis! I want to see the Marquis!"

Aunt Liu suddenly yelled, but Xiao Yunrou just smiled sarcastically and said disdainfully:

"Do you think the Marquis would meet a venomous woman like you? You were given the opportunity to leave the mansion a few years ago, but you refused. At that time, you were already outgoing and didn't want to leave. You wanted to kill the entire mansion as soon as you found the opportunity, right? Do you think the Marquis would be willing to meet you?"

Aunt Liu kept shaking her head, obviously not wanting to accept this fact. Xiao Yunrou looked at her and gave up. Although she really wanted to know the secret she was hiding, she didn't force her. If the people in the front yard couldn't find out, they could just replace them all. It wouldn't cause any trouble.

Xiao Yunrou stood up, covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and said calmly:

"Send someone to guard Liu, and don't torture her. Don't give her water or food, and don't bandage her wounds. Report to me and the Marquis when she dies."

This is to outlast Aunt Liu. Liu Feng was stunned. Although he couldn't understand why Xiao Yunrou would treat a dying person like this, he would not object to this decision.

"As you command."

Aunt Liu was in a trance and saw Xiao Yunrou really left. That figure was so bright in the dark room full of stains, which was completely different from her. She remembered that her heart fell in love with Pei Lingfeng when she first saw him, but he never looked at her straight in the eye for many years. Now it was over.

After Xiao Yunrou left, Liu Feng sent people to clean up the darkroom and sent guards to keep a close watch. After they left, the room became quiet, leaving only the dying Madam Liu on the ground. Because of Xiao Yunrou's instructions, no one gave her medicine. She felt the blood flowing away, and only her own shallow breathing could be heard in her ears. Her body became weaker and weaker.

Aunt Liu collapsed on the ground. Pei Lingfeng's face appeared in front of her eyes. She smiled bitterly to herself. She knew she would not live, but she still wanted to see this man. She would have no regrets even if she died.

"Come here, I confess! But I want to see the Marquis!"

Madam Liu was barely breathing. The guards at the door had originally disdained the thought of Madam Liu speaking up when she was dying, but Madam Liu kept shouting, which made them hesitate. They looked at each other and one of them suggested:

"After being tortured for so long, she is going to confess now? Why don't I go ask the Marquis and his wife? If she confesses, we can save ourselves the trouble."

The other guards did not dare to make a decision on their own, and thought it would be better to report back. One guard hurried to Derou Garden. However, halfway, he caught up with Xiao Yunrou. Xiao Yunrou was silent for a moment after hearing Aunt Liu's request, and then said:

"The Marquis is still resting. When he wakes up, I will ask him if he is willing to go. As for Liu, don't let her die yet. Wait for the Marquis' decision."

It was already dusk when Pei Lingfeng woke up. Xiao Yunrou carefully helped him up and had dinner. Seeing that Pei Lingfeng was in good spirits, she conveyed Aunt Liu's request.

"I think the secret that Aunt Liu is hiding is probably not the light kiss from Duke Yue, otherwise she wouldn't have seen the son of the housekeeper of Duke Yue's house confess and still insisted on it."

Pei Lingfeng remained silent, and reached out to tuck the hair around Xiao Yunrou's ears behind her. "It doesn't hurt to listen, Rou'er, come with me."

Pei Lingfeng really didn't want to see Aunt Liu's face. He felt extremely disgusted when he thought that the Marquis's Mansion had buried such a disaster. But since Xiao Yunrou had such an idea, it would be more convenient for him to send someone to investigate, without wasting manpower and resources.

"But I feel that Liu doesn't want to see me. If she does, she might not say anything."

Xiao Yunrou smiled sarcastically as she thought about Aunt Liu's thoughts. Pei Lingfeng was a little confused, but still insisted that they go together.

"Then I'll just listen in the dark. I really want to know what Aunt Liu is hiding."

Pei Lingfeng had no objection. After Xiao Yunrou dressed him, she watched Pei Lingfeng frown as he walked, trying to endure the pain, and reached out to hold him.

"The darkroom is quite far from the backyard, and it's too damp and cold, which is not good for your health. Don't go there until your injury is healed. Let Liufeng bring someone here, and ask in the hall?"

Pei Lingfeng nodded, and Xiao Yunrou sent a message to Liufeng. She helped Pei Lingfeng walk to the main hall and took a few soft cushions to put on the chairs so that Pei Lingfeng could sit more comfortably. After a while, Aunt Liu was brought in. Xiao Yunrou took a look at her and saw that her body had been cleaned up, but the broken fingers and legs were not reattached.

Xiao Yunrou asked Liu Feng to stay here in case of emergency, and took everyone to watch the gate and left. However, Xiao Yunrou did not leave. She stood under the window corner next to the gate. Anyway, Aunt Liu could only sit on the ground and could not see her, so there was no need to hide deliberately.

"The Marquis has finally come to see me." Aunt Liu was a little disappointed when she saw Pei Lingfeng's calm face. She thought she would see anger, disappointment, and disgust, but there was nothing. It was as if she was an insignificant person. After the initial anger, she had no other emotions.

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense." If he didn't want to save some energy, he wouldn't want to see this woman.

Aunt Liu looked at Pei Lingfeng, who was showing aloofness and indifference, with a bitter look on her face. She should have known it.

"It was the Duke of Yue who asked me to be the traitor. It was about six years ago." Aunt Liu retracted her gaze, lowered her head and whispered.

Pei Lingfeng didn't want to waste time talking to her. Seeing this, Liu Feng snorted coldly: "We know this even if you don't say it. How much have you revealed to Duke Yue over the years? What did Duke Yue ask you to do?"

Aunt Liu was silent. In fact, she really hadn't accomplished anything in these years. She would not take action unless it was absolutely necessary.

"Duke Yue just wants me to pay attention to the Marquis's Mansion, but the Marquis' Mansion has always been peaceful. They want me to replace Madam, but I have no idea how to start. The only time they took action against Madam was because the Third Madam was pregnant. They wanted to use the child in her belly to deal with the Crown Prince, but it didn't work, and there was no chance again. Madam has always been cautious, and with you, the Marquis, protecting her, I couldn't do anything even to the Crown Prince and the Third Young Master."