Upon hearing this, Butler Yin looked surprised.
Seeing this, Officer Liu raised both hands, each holding a scroll, and said sternly,
"Steward Yin, are these two people in the manor?"
Upon hearing this, Butler Yin looked at the scrolls in his hands and murmured,
"This is the First Madam, Zhang Qinhe, and the other is the future Second Madam, Lin Ruoyan."
"Well? Have you seen these two clearly? Are they in the manor?"
Either of these two women is one of the future mistresses of the Marquis's mansion.
As Constable Liu finished speaking, Steward Yin frowned, glanced in the direction of Lingyan Pavilion, and said softly,
"Officer Liu, what urgent matter do you wish to discuss with the First and Second Madams? I will go and inform them immediately."
"Guards! Go with Steward Yin and arrest the criminal!"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Yin's heart sank. "Officer Liu, is there some misunderstanding here?"
"Steward Yin, these two women have committed serious crimes. I now have evidence in hand, and it is only right and proper for me to arrest them."
At this moment, Lin Ruoyan and Zhang were busy with needlework in Lingyan Pavilion.
"Madam! Miss Lin! Something terrible has happened!"
"Officer Lin has brought a group of men here, saying they're here to arrest you!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ruoyan's eyes flickered slightly, and a bad premonition flashed through her heart.
Upon hearing this, Zhang's expression tensed, her heart pounded, and she abruptly stood up from her seat.
"Arrest us? Ha! What a joke! We haven't done anything wrong. Do you know why, Officer Liu?"
"Officer Liu didn't say anything, he just rushed in like that!"
Lin Ruoyan was startled and gave a wink to the maid not far away.
"Sister-in-law! We two have acted uprightly and have nothing to fear! Perhaps there is some misunderstanding!"
Upon hearing Lin Ruoyan's explanation, Zhang's heart gradually calmed down.
A moment later, Constable Liu and his men hurriedly arrived at the entrance of Lingyan Pavilion.
"May I ask if you two are Miss Lin Ruoyan and Madam Zhang Qinhe of the Marquis's Mansion?"
"Yes, sir. May I ask what business you have with us?"
"We received a report that you two are suspected of committing a crime. We have now arrested you both."
If either of you attempts to resist, we will arrest you by force.
Do either of you have any objections?
"Perhaps Lord Liu has some misunderstanding?"
Miss Lin and I are just weak women, how could we possibly wield a knife?
To say we owe a murder lawsuit is utterly ridiculous.
"Although that's what the First Madam says, we do have evidence that you are involved in multiple murder cases."
Please return to the yamen with us immediately.
"Guards! Arrest these two and take them back to the yamen."
As Yin Bo watched Zhang Shi and Lin Ruoyan being escorted back to the yamen by Constable Liu, a bad feeling crept into his heart.
The cases involving Lin Ruoyan and Zhang were so extensive and involved so many people that even Constable Liu had no choice but to imprison them and postpone their cases.
When the eldest son, Chen Jinran, returned from teaching at the private school and learned of this, he was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days.
The next day, news that Lin Ruoyan and Zhang Shi had been imprisoned quickly reached Gu Qianluo's ears.
Having avenged her great grudge, Gu Qianlu packed her bags and returned to the Gu residence to bid farewell to Old Madam Gu and her father before setting off for Fairy Lake.
Gu Qianlu specially summoned an old Taoist priest in the capital to move Cui'er and Shuiyao's immortal bones back to Xiaoyao Mountain.
Meanwhile, the news that Lin Ruoyan had been imprisoned had already reached the ears of the elders of Xuanyan Pavilion through the spies in the Marquis's mansion.
"Does Elder Mo know who informed on this?"
"I heard it was Gu Qianluo, the former wife of the second young master of the Marquis's mansion."
"Isn't she dead?"
"According to the message sent by the two female disciples sent by the young master to the Xiaoyao Sect."
That Jun Lan, the leader of the Hundred Flowers Sect, is very likely Gu Qianluo, the second wife of the Marquis's mansion, who disappeared a year ago.
"I've heard that this Lord Junlan is quite a formidable figure in the martial arts world."
In just one year, he rose from an intern disciple to the dignified sect master of the Hundred Flowers Sect.
This is a height that many disciples of the Free and Unfettered Sect have worked hard for years to reach, yet they still cannot achieve!
"You don't know this. It's said that the Tang Sect Master of the Xiaoyao Sect and the eldest son of the Gu family have a very deep friendship."
"Tang Jiuzhao stayed at the Gu family's residence for a period of time when he was a child. With that connection alone, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for Gu Qianluo to rise to the position of sect leader?"
"So he was just a sect leader who climbed to a high position through connections."
"So, what does the young master mean?"
"The young master's order is for us to eliminate Gu Qianluo within three days."
"In that case, send out spies to find Gu Qianluo's whereabouts as soon as possible."
To ensure everything goes perfectly this time, we need to send more people.
Gu Qianlu led the Taoist priests to perform a ritual for Xiao Cui and Shui Yao, and then led the two immortal bones to Xiaoyao Mountain.
At this time, Chen Jinheng, who usually resides on Xiaoyao Mountain, is not only fulfilling the tasks assigned by the leader of Beiyi Sect.
In his spare time, he would rest on the highest paulownia tree in the Xiaoyao Sect, hoping to see Gu Qianluo again soon.
But in the afternoon, instead of Gu Qianluo, he received some very shocking news.
It turned out that besides him, two other girls also often used this place as a secret base.
"Sister. The young master has been imprisoned. We have no choice but to split up."
Go and inform the Valley Master of Mo Gui Valley.
I will remain at the Free and Unfettered Sect to closely observe Gu Qianluo's every move.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jinheng carefully observed the person speaking.
These two are Meng Qing and Meng Fan, who previously ranked third and fourth at the recruitment conference.
"I never expected that they were sent by Lin Ruoyan. It seems that Xuanyan Pavilion had been planning to take action against Luo'er for a long time."
No, Xuan Yan Pavilion is ruthless and often resorts to any means to achieve its goals.
They must have sent quite a few experts to arrest Lin Ruoyan this time.
Xuan Yan Pavilion disciples are spread throughout the Great Yue Kingdom; their spies are everywhere.
If they encounter Luo'er first, she will be in danger!
"No, I absolutely cannot allow them to harm Luo'er!"
After seeing the two sisters descend the mountain, Chen Jinheng quickly landed from the tree, spun around, and flew towards the capital.
Gu Qianluo came from Fairy Lake and needed to go through a dense forest to enter the Free and Unfettered Sect.
She felt that the woods were much quieter than usual, and her heart was filled with unease.
"I have a feeling that something's off about this place," Gu Qianlu murmured.
Sure enough, just as she realized there was danger, dozens of sharp swords were launched at her from all directions at the same time.
She easily dismounted, tied Xiao Cui and Shui Yao's fairy bones around her waist, and crouched down to hide deep in the forest.
"Gu Qianluo! You've taken our young master to court! Today is your death day."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo understood that the attackers were targeting her alone and were from the Xuanyan Pavilion.
Suddenly, hundreds of arrows shot towards her from the opposite direction. Her heart skipped a beat, and she clenched her fists tightly.
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