Shen Xinyan did not think deeply about it. After she found out that she was reborn, the first thing she did was to take back the right to distribute the monthly allowance for her courtyard. This had already dealt a heavy blow to Fang's power in the mansion.

On that day, Fang was anxious to "take the son and sacrifice the mother", and for the first time in her life, she played tricks in front of the Grand Princess, causing the Grand Princess to be disappointed in her. She severely punished the maid who told Fang the details of Shen Xinyan's impact on her, and invisibly cut off Fang's way to get information from her courtyard.

It was precisely because of this that when the Grand Princess strictly prohibited anyone from discussing privately what was happening at Lingfu Temple, Fang Shi was unable to obtain any information at all.

When he heard someone mention what he had done in Lingyun Temple, Linfu's face turned red, and tears welled up in his big eyes. He lowered his head in embarrassment, and did not dare to look at Xiao Yingzhi who was still standing in front of him as a 'protector'.

If Ying'er knew that I had stolen something, she would definitely not be willing to play with me anymore, and she might not even want to see this "bad kid" anymore.

Besides, the prince would definitely not want me to serve him anymore, and might not even let me enter his study.

There are also Sister Qiutang, Sister Xiahe, Sister Chunliu...

The more he thought about it, the sadder he became. His head almost drooped to his chest. He wished he could dig a hole in the ground and bury himself in it so that he wouldn't have to see Ying'er and the others hate him.

"Witness? Who is the witness? Please ask him to come out so I can see him." Shen Xinyan was not willing to argue with her about the matter of Lingfu in Lingyun Temple, and only asked about the so-called witness she mentioned.

Fang smiled coldly and pointed at a woman in blue standing not far from Nanny Zhang. She said, "She saw with her own eyes that Lin Fu entered Qi Ge'er's study and stole the jade lock on the desk when no one was around. Of course, the jade lock has been destroyed by you, but that can't erase what he did."

Shen Xinyan's eyes fell on the woman: "Are you the one who saw Lin Fu enter Qi Ge'er's study and take the so-called jade lock?"

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!" The woman nodded with certainty.

"Okay, I understand." Shen Xinyan nodded slightly, and the next moment, she waved towards Qiutang who was standing quietly not far away.

Qiu Tang bowed to her from a distance, turned around and gave a few instructions outside the courtyard gate. A moment later, two men dressed as servants walked in, each holding a wooden stick.

"Madam, the Crown Prince!"

"Lift her up!" Shen Xinyan pointed at the woman in blue kneeling on the ground.

"yes!"

Fang's face changed when she saw the bench Qiutang brought over and the wrist-thick wooden sticks in the hands of the two servants. When she saw Shen Xinyan ordering the two men to carry the woman in blue to the bench, she shouted, "Shen, what do you want to do?! In order to protect that little bastard, not only did you destroy the evidence, but you also wanted to destroy the witnesses?!"

Shen Xinyan ignored her and looked at the woman who was pinned to the bench and unable to move, her face pale with fear, and asked word by word: "I'll ask you again, are you sure you really saw it with your own eyes?"

The woman's lips trembled, and she looked at Aunt Zhang subconsciously, but finally she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes!"

"Hit her!" Seeing that she was still stubborn, Shen Xinyan gave the order calmly.

"Oh...ah, ah, ah, it hurts so much, ah...spare my life..." As soon as the words fell, waves of screams immediately filled the air.

"Mrs. Shen!" Fang was so angry that she was shaking all over, pointing her finger at her, "Do you have any sense of propriety? You are simply going too far and it is totally unreasonable. When my mother comes back, I will report the truth to her! Stop it, stop it! No more hitting!"

The screams were one after another, each one more miserable than the last. Chunliu and Xiahe had cleverly covered the ears of Linfu and Xiaoyingzhi respectively when Shen Xinyan ordered them to be beaten, and then held them in their arms to prevent them from seeing.

"Stop, stop it right here, do you hear me?!" Seeing that the two men turned a blind eye and hit the woman mercilessly with the sticks in their hands, Fang was so angry that she almost fainted. She felt that her authority was seriously challenged.

She had never expected that the Second House would protect Lin Fu in this way, and she had never expected that Shen Xinyan would use such a rough and direct method to "force a confession". She had carefully prepared a lot of excuses to stop anyone from questioning her, but she didn't expect that none of them would work. The other party didn't play by the rules at all, and didn't give her this opportunity.

"Sister-in-law, why are you so anxious? We will know whether what this 'witness' said is true or false in a while." Shen Xinyan was indifferent.

"You are simply crazy. You are abusing lynching and trying to force a confession out of me!" Fang wanted to go up and scratch her face.

Shen Xinyan pursed her lips.

So what if she abused lynching and didn't even spare a child? Such a person is worse than an animal!

The maids and servants, led by Nanny Zhang, had already been frightened to the point of their legs going limp, and they could not even kneel steadily, and completely collapsed to the ground. Now looking at Shen Xinyan again, they felt that this beautiful, dignified, and noble woman was actually like an evil star.

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much, please stop hitting me, ah, ah... stop hitting me... ah..." The woman in blue was in so much pain that she wished she would faint right away, but her buttocks seemed to be torn apart. She was clearly about to faint from the pain, but the next moment another sharp pain came over her and forcibly pulled her over.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Xinyan raised her hand to signal for them to stop, and then asked condescendingly: "Let me ask you again, did you really see with your own eyes that Lin Fu 'stole' Qi Ge'er's jade lock? Think carefully before you answer, my patience is limited!"

"I'll tell you, I'll tell you everything!" How could the woman in blue dare to hide anything? Even if she had a lot of money, she had to live to spend it. If she didn't tell the truth, she was afraid that she would lose her life here today.

"This, this is what Nanny Zhang told me to say. Pingfu never took the Fourth Young Master's jade locket. That jade locket was also given to Pingfu by Nanny Zhang's order." Fearing that she would be beaten again if she spoke too late, the woman endured the pain and explained hurriedly.

"You, you are spitting blood!" Nanny Zhang was so frightened that her whole body trembled uncontrollably. She didn't dare to look at Shen Xinyan's expression.

"Everything I said is true. Yesterday, she gave me fifty taels of silver in private and asked me to frame Lingfu. I put the silver in the altar under the bed. Not a cent of it has been touched." The woman in blue no longer dared to hide anything and confessed everything.

"I'll tear your mouth apart, why are you accusing me!" Nanny Zhang screamed and rushed over, but she didn't expect that the shorter servant holding the stick would suddenly kick her and kick her several feet away, causing her to scream miserably.

Shen Xinyan's cold eyes swept over those people who were kneeling on the ground and dared not look up, and finally fell on Fang, whose face was blue and red. He sneered and said, "I will report everything today to mother truthfully. Sister-in-law should think about how to explain it to mother in advance."

She walked forward, holding Pingfu in one hand and her daughter in the other. She walked a few steps and then stopped. She turned back and said slowly to Fang: "By the way, how did Pingfu come to our house? Mother knows better than anyone else. Don't you think about it? If I didn't have mother's permission, how could I dare to bring him back on my own!"

Fang's expression suddenly became extremely interesting, as if a thunderbolt had exploded in her mind.

My mother actually knew about this? What is she doing now?

Thinking of the anger she would face when the Grand Princess returned, she found it difficult to breathe.

"Madam..." Madam Zhang struggled to crawl to her side, but she shouted at her, "Get out, it's all your fault, you little slave!!"

***

"Does it still hurt?" Back in the house, Shen Xinyan wanted to touch the slightly swollen right side of Linfu's face with concern, but she was afraid of hurting him, so she didn't dare to do it for a long time.

"It doesn't hurt." Lingfu shook his head. Although his face still hurt, he was very happy in his heart.

The lady did not believe what those people said and she was still nice to herself.

"What a liar! It's swollen like a steamed bun, how can it not hurt? Pingfu is a big liar!" Xiao Yingzhi on the side shouted.

Lin Fu grunted for a long time and could not utter a word.

"Madam, let me apply the medicine for him. This medicine was brought back by the prince last time. It is most effective in removing blood stasis, swelling and relieving pain." Chunliu hurried in with the medicine.

"Let me do it!" Shen Xinyan took the medicine from her hand and applied it to Lin Fu herself.

Pingfu sat still, his big eyes blinking a few times, looking at his wife who was gently applying medicine to him, then at Xiaoyingzhi who was staring at him with eyes wide open as if she felt his pain, then at Chunliu, Xiahe and Qiutang who were standing around him with distressed faces. After a moment, he pursed his lips and smiled a very faint smile.

It’s great that Ying’er and Sister Qiutang didn’t give up on me…

After applying the medicine, Shen Xinyan hugged him and comforted him softly. The little girl next to him stared jealously at Linfu who was held in his mother's arms, but after taking another look at his half face, she muttered, "I'll give it to you this time."

Shen Xinyan was relieved only after she was sure that Lingfu's mood had completely calmed down. She warned her daughter not to act naughty, and asked Chunliu to stay and take care of the two children, while Xiahe went to prepare some snacks that the children liked, and then she took Qiutang out.

"Where did you find those two men? They are so smart!" After everyone in the room left, Shen Xinyan asked the two servants holding sticks.

"In the prince's courtyard."

In the prince's courtyard? She had no idea that there were two such capable people hidden in the prince's courtyard.

He kicked Nanny Zhang several feet away easily. Although Shen Xinyan was not a martial artist, she could at least tell that this man must be skilled in martial arts.

After all, Nanny Zhang was a little bulky, weighing over a hundred pounds, and she was able to kick so far with just one kick. An ordinary man might not have this ability.

It seems that the Crown Prince is indeed hiding something unknown to the public.

She pondered secretly.