Song, who was standing next to her, showed a look of horror, and immediately ran to Chu Ranxin and pulled her hard.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

She tried to save the situation and explain other things, but the marquis next to her slammed the table in anger.

"You damn girl, tell me clearly what's going on. And you!"

He pointed at Song's nose and pulled her aside.

"Shut up right now and let her explain everything."

All eyes were focused on Chu Ranxin. Her tears rolled down and she clenched her fists, as if she was stubbornly fighting against something.

But at this point, she can’t solve the problem by avoiding it, and she might even face more serious consequences.

"I don't know how things turned out like this, but I really didn't hire any killers. These killers have nothing to do with me! Besides, how could I afford such expensive killers? I don't know why they have my hairpin..."

"That day I went to see Chu Weiyue's store opening and found that the business was very good, so I wanted to find trouble with her. Who knew that she and Song Qiuchang would actually cheat me together and make me spend 100 taels of silver to buy a very expensive piece of clothing. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got, so I asked the servants to teach her a lesson.

That servant just hired a gangster to smash the store. How could I kill someone for such a small matter? I just wanted someone to teach Chu Weiyue a lesson..."

While crying in grievance, he explained the matter again.

Song took the opportunity to walk out and slapped Chu Ranxin twice.

"How could you do such a thing? Chu Weiyue is your biological sister, and the shop belongs to our family. How could someone destroy their own shop?"

"Okay Song, stop covering up for her. Who did she say that servant is? Where is she?"

Chu Weiyue couldn't help but question, so she walked over and asked harshly.

"I don't know where the servant went. He disappeared after I gave him the money. But I really didn't look for a killer. How could I have the courage to look for these killers..."

Chu Ranxin knelt on the ground and kowtowed while crying bitterly.

"Dad, I was wrong, please forgive me. I really know I was wrong, and I promise I will never make such a mistake again."

Then he realized something and looked at Wen Jingchi begging bitterly.

Staring at her coldly, Wen Jingchi kicked her away, showing no mercy to the woman.

Seeing this, Song knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes, grabbed the marquis's clothes and shook him gently.

"My Lord, I am sure that Chu Ranxin did not do the assassination. She is your daughter. Don't you know what abilities and courage she has?

How could a little girl like her get to know such a powerful killer? Please, for the sake of our past friendship, please show some leniency and don’t take her away and throw her into jail…”

She knew very well that the matter involved a killer, but it was a big deal, and with Wen Jingchi's involvement, it would definitely become an infinitely bigger matter. All she could do now was to make a big thing small.

Wen Jingchi was cold-blooded and heartless. Even if she broke her head, this man would not be moved or softened at all. Now the only person she could beg was the Marquis.

The Marquis had an unpleasant expression on his face. He glanced at the indifferent Wen Jingchi and his palms were sweating.

He looked at Chu Ranxin who was kneeling on the ground, and was a little undecided for a moment. After a long time, he let out a long sigh, stood beside Wen Jingchi, and bowed respectfully.

"Your Highness, in my opinion, my daughter is not lying. How could a little girl like her have the ability to hire such powerful assassins? It is obvious that these people have received professional training. They must have deliberately slandered me and tried to alienate the relationship between you and me. Please be careful, Your Highness."

Wen Jingchi laughed disdainfully: "My Lord, your other daughter was murdered, but you didn't let me investigate the case thoroughly. Instead, you tried to exonerate this daughter first. You are too lenient!"

These words were like a loud slap in the face of the Marquis, leaving him so embarrassed that he couldn't utter a word.

Chu Weiyue was laughing secretly beside him. An old fox like the Marquis would definitely be curbed.

Given his status as a marquis and the lack of missing evidence, it was impossible to convict the killers based on their one-sided statements.

But that doesn't mean she's willing to let it go.

She immediately came to Wen Jingchi and gently grabbed his clothes: "Your Highness, I don't care. Anyway, my shop was smashed. I have to pay compensation. I roughly calculated that it will be about 500 taels of silver. If she compensates me, then forget it."

"What? You want five hundred taels?" Chu Ranxin was still crying, and these words made her stand up straight in anger.

Song immediately dragged her to the ground, smiling awkwardly: "You must pay for this money. Even if I have to sell my jewelry, I will definitely pay you this money. No matter what, it is Chu Ranxin who is wrong. This damn girl really pissed me off."

Chu Weiyue made a satisfied gesture and said nothing more.

Everyone was waiting for Wen Jingchi's decision.

After a pause, Wen Jingchi looked at Chu Ranxin coldly.

"Although you have confessed, your statements are still inconsistent with those of the killers, and we need to continue investigating. Considering your status as the daughter of the Marquis, you will be temporarily detained in the boudoir. I will send someone to strictly guard you, and you are not allowed to go anywhere before the results of the investigation are known!"

"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you very much, Your Highness!" Chu Ranxin was overjoyed and knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Thinking back to the terrifying scene just now, my whole body was covered with cold sweat.

Wen Jingchi did not stay here. He asked his men to put all the killers in jail and went back first.

Chu Weiyue sent him to the door and waved for a long time before he was willing to go back.

As soon as I arrived at the hall, I saw that my grandma had already arrived. After learning about this, she rushed here as soon as possible, but she didn't expect that the matter had already been resolved.

She was sitting in the main hall, her face as black as the bottom of a pot. The others were standing opposite her, looking like elementary school students waiting to be taught a lesson.

Seeing Chu Weiyue coming, her grandmother waved to her, and she immediately ran to her grandmother with a smile.

"Grandma, you are finally here, you have to make the decision for me."

"Don't worry, grandma will definitely take care of you, no one dares to harm you!"

He patted Chu Weiyue's hand kindly, asked her to sit next to him, and immediately cast an angry look at Song.

"Song, if you don't teach your daughter well, how can you manage the family? Now I am taking back your position as housekeeper. Do you have anything to say?"

Song bit her lip and said nothing. She knew very well that the old lady was clearly taking advantage of the situation and if she said one more word it would be considered a rebuttal. She could only look at the Marquis.