Yi Chenli entered through the side door, his movements discreet and without alerting anyone else. He planned to leave through the window as well.
An Yuan'er looked back at the room, which was decorated with pearls and was in complete disarray.
Pearls were scattered all over the floor, and a hideous corpse lay on the bed.
Although the matter seemed to have ended with Pearl's death, An Yuan'er felt a vague unease, sensing that things were not so simple.
"The evidence is still with the second brother, and this room needs to be checked carefully again." An Yuan'er was about to go back and sort things out again when Yi Chenli had already carried her out of the window and left.
"The death of this Pearl Girl is suspicious. I will send someone to investigate. You don't need to worry, leave it to me." Yi Chenli took An Yuan'er back for another reason: he didn't want her to be involved in this matter any further. It seemed that the person behind it was specifically targeting her.
This rumor is just a smokescreen; the true purpose of those behind it remains unknown.
Before uncovering the truth, Yi Chenli will do everything he can to ensure An Yuan'er's safety.
An Yuan'er said worriedly, "The rumors haven't been cleared up yet, and the An family will still be implicated because of me. I can't go back for the time being."
"I already have a plan. Don't worry." Yi Chenli and Lan Jingtang had secretly reached an agreement that day.
"What countermeasures?" An Yuan'er had only found paper evidence that Pearl had spread rumors to frame her, but now that Pearl was dead, it was a bit tricky to fight against such a big rumor with just paper evidence.
To clear An Yuan'er of the slanderous rumors to the greatest extent possible, I feel like something is still missing.
"Don't worry, you'll find out in a few days."
In the end, Yi Chenli quietly left Shengmiao Courtyard with An Yuan'er.
After they left, the window opposite Shengmiao Courtyard was pushed open from the inside.
The man was dressed in a blue robe, with a dignified figure, narrow eyes that slanted upwards, and thin, pale lips with a hint of mockery, giving him an air of carefree roguishness.
The man held a peephole and looked into the Shengmiao Courtyard from the room opposite. His line of sight was right in front of Pearl's room.
At this point, the room was inaccessible; it was completely under the control of Yi Chenli's men.
Behind the man, a veiled woman knelt on the ground in repentance.
"Please punish me, Master. This time, Pearl failed in her duties. Pearl was negligent and did not expect An Yuan'er to investigate here personally."
The person lying in Pearl's room was not Pearl herself. Pearl had spies in the Seomyo Courtyard. Realizing something was amiss, Pearl devised a clever escape plan: she killed her maid, disfigured her face, and made her take her place.
The man in blue frowned, his expression displeased: "You're too clever for your own good. You think your escape was perfect, but it's just a clever little trick. Do you think Yi Chenli wouldn't see through it?"
"Pearl doesn't understand what you mean, young master?"
The man in blue said coldly, "Adding legs to a snake only makes people speculate. Few people in Shengmiao Courtyard have seen Pearl's face, but you were guilty and knew Pearl was fake, so you slashed her face. Yi Chenli only needs to think for a moment to understand the trick."
Pearl lowered her head, her expression unpleasant: "Pearl is dull-witted."
The man in blue turned his face, his expression cold: "You are dull-witted. I shouldn't have had too high expectations of you in the first place."
Pearl stared at the man's face with a kind of infatuation. Five years ago, he was the one who rescued her from that impoverished place and taught her how to become the ideal young lady from a respectable family.
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