Chapter 464 Who is the person who instructed you?
Shang Ruyi was startled.
Yuwen Qian, send Wo Xue over?
No wonder, he had been by my side since last night, but when we returned to the government office, he was nowhere to be found. It turned out that he had gone to call Wo Xue.
But why did he—
Shang Ruyi's mind went blank for a moment, but she immediately asked, "Where is he?"
"He stayed over there."
"What?"
Seeing that Shang Ruyi's expression had changed, Wo Xue immediately said softly, "But Madam, don't worry. When I left, Brother Cheng Qiao was there personally guarding the place."
"……oh."
Hearing this, Shang Ruyi finally caught her breath.
Even so, her heart was in turmoil—it seemed that Yuwen Qian was deliberately avoiding the scene before her, deliberately guarding Yuwen Ye, and, just when she needed to Woxue, he had her come over.
It was as if he was fulfilling his earlier promise to help him.
But given that, he must understand what he needs to do now and who he needs to deal with.
Aren't these two people his people? And how could their fate be unrelated to him?
For a moment, Shang Ruyi's mind was in complete turmoil, but even so, the matter at hand did not allow her to sort things out. Yin Changyue, who was standing to the side, had already walked over and asked, "What kind of evidence is this?"
Shang Ruyi immediately perked up.
She gave Wo Xue a wink, and Wo Xue went to the center of the hall and said to everyone, "Gentlemen, this is the paper tube that Mr. He smelled when we were burning incense in the room that day. He noticed that the smoke smelled wrong, so the young mistress immediately told me to put it out."
"..."
"Although the other evidence has been destroyed, there are still some unburnt medicinal herbs in this half of the paper tube."
After saying that, she placed the handkerchief on the table beside her and gently cut open the cotton paper tube.
Sure enough, some medicinal herbs that had not yet been burned to ashes were scattered inside.
Everyone crowded around, and the strong smell of medicine made them all frown. Shang Ruyi took off a hairpin, gently parted the herbs, and said, "This is mugwort, this is sandalwood..."
After parting these medicinal herbs, some dark green leaves were revealed from the center.
Shang Ruyi said, "This—is Uncaria rhynchophylla!"
"..."
"After being burned, it can cause people to lose consciousness. If it weren't for Mr. He smelling something was wrong with the smoke that day and having Wo Xue extinguish it in time, perhaps all of us present would have been knocked unconscious. If we had really fainted in the fire, then those of us standing here today would probably not be alive!"
After speaking, she turned to Song Yu, who was standing to the side, and asked, "Lord Song, do you think this counts as evidence?"
"..."
Song Yu's brows furrowed even more.
He glanced at the herbs and said defiantly, "You think it's just 'Uncaria rhynchophylla' because you say so?"
Shang Ruyi said calmly, "Since Lord Song doesn't believe me, then that's easy—"
After speaking, she gave Mu Xian a wink, and Mu Xian immediately produced a tinderbox and lit it. Shang Ruyi wrapped the paper roll up and leaned forward to light it, saying, "After it's lit, let Lord Song smell it, and he'll know for sure."
Upon seeing her like this, Song Yu immediately panicked, covering his nose and taking several steps back: "What, what are you doing?!"
Shang Ruyi's hand stopped just a few inches away from the tinderbox. She turned back coldly to look at Song Yu's nearly disheveled appearance and said, "Even Lord Yin and the others, who were standing so close, hadn't reacted yet. Lord Song, you dodged quickly."
"..."
"It seems that although Lord Song expressed his doubts, he already knew about the medicinal effects of this thing."
Song Yu's expression froze, and he quickly lowered his hand.
But at that moment, everyone around saw his subconscious action. Even Ma Xu next to him took a few steps back towards the door, but fortunately, he was blocked by the people Mu Xian had called outside the door.
Yin Changyue's expression darkened slightly, and he said softly, "Lord Song, you really do know these things."
Song Yu gritted his teeth secretly.
He then realized that it was no longer a matter of saying too much; even if he kept his mouth shut, this woman would still find a way to gradually expose his weaknesses.
But--
He glanced back at the doorway again. No matter what the people inside said or did, Nie Chong and Mu Xian's men kept blocking the doorway, and the two guards who were with him had no idea what to do. They just stood there dumbfounded.
He was so angry that his face turned ashen and he trembled all over.
Seeing that he remained silent, Yin Changyue asked again, "Lord Song, do you have anything to say?"
Song Yu felt completely overwhelmed. He glanced back at him, unsure how to respond, but Shang Ruyi said calmly, "Lord Yin, some questions don't need to be answered in person. Lord Song's actions just now have already answered everything."
"..."
"Besides, he can't care about that now."
Yin Changyue and Song Yu were both taken aback and turned to look at him. Song Yu frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Shang Ruyi said, "This is the third thing I'm going to talk about next—witnesses."
"What?"
Song Yu's eyes flashed with panic again.
However, Shang Ruyi was calmer than before, and said slowly, "Since we came in, Lord Song has looked at the door and his two guards several times—he must be angry that these two are so ignorant."
"..."
“At this time, a sensible person should immediately make way for the two of you and let you get away from the current situation. After all, even now, the testimony and evidence I have are not enough to completely implicate you and put you to death.”
"..."
"But the two of them—"
As she spoke, she glanced at the two guards out of the corner of her eye.
Then he gave a cold laugh.
Sure enough, the two guards were stunned when they heard this. They stared at Song Yu with wide eyes and even craned their necks as if to ask silently, "Really?"
Song Yu was so angry that his teeth ached.
Shang Ruyi smiled faintly and said, "Actually, given Lord Song's status and position, he should be familiar with the guards around him. He shouldn't be so ignorant."
"..."
"Or rather, the one you're familiar with, the one who understands you, isn't around right now."
"..."
The question is, where did they go?
Upon hearing this, Yin Changyue turned to look at the two guards again, as if he had remembered something, and said, "Now that you mention it, I do remember. On the way here, it seems that the guards accompanying Lord Song were not these two."
Song Yu's expression turned even more unpleasant.
He immediately said, "Can't I find someone else to use it?"
Yin Changyue was caught off guard by his question and didn't know how to respond, but Shang Ruyi laughed and said, "Of course it's not impossible. It's just that, where did the replacement go?"
"them--"
This time, Shang Ruyi didn't wait for him to speak again and immediately said, "Is it because Lord Song had these two agile and shrewd people do some important, even deadly things; and these things might become your leverage, so you killed them to avoid leaving this deadly leverage?"
"..."
"It is precisely because the agile and shrewd people were silenced that you had to take these two people with you."
"..."
"And they—"
As she spoke, Shang Ruyi glanced at the two guards again.
The two guards clearly understood that they were being ridiculed by the people here, but at this moment, they not only dared not move, but also realized the meaning behind the general's wife's words, and were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat and lowered their heads.
Meanwhile, Song Yu's face had turned deathly pale.
Seeing his stiff expression, cold sweat dripping down his face, as if someone had pressed a nerve and he couldn't move, Shang Ruyi said coldly, "Lord Song, are you no longer arguing or acting like a rogue because you're scared too?"
"..."
"If I produce this witness, nothing you say will matter."
"..."
Song Yu swallowed hard, and when he spoke again, his voice was hoarse, as if an invisible hand was choking him.
He said in a trembling voice, "You...can you produce it?"
Shang Ruyi slowly walked up to him, looked at his eyes which were trembling so much they were almost shattered, and said calmly, "If I hadn't been able to find this witness, you, standing here now, would certainly be a corpse!"
"...!"
Song Yu's heart skipped a beat.
Only then did he remember that just last night, he was forced to stay inside the city gate by Shang Ruyi's arrows, and was being chased by Xue Xian's men. He was almost on the verge of death when Shang Ruyi on the city wall suddenly stopped, saving his life.
At that moment, Nie Chong walked up to her and said a few words to her.
Could it be—
Just as Song Yu raised his head and looked at her with wide eyes, Shang Ruyi also looked at him coldly and said, "It seems you've remembered."
"..."
"You should thank him, thank him for not dying, and thank him for being found by my people."
"..."
"If it weren't for finding him, all the evidence and testimony I have wouldn't be enough to prove your innocence, and you certainly wouldn't be alive today!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shang Ruyi said in a deep voice, "Nie Chong, bring the man up!"
"yes!"
Nie Chong accepted the order, turned around and waved his hand. Everyone around looked up and saw several soldiers behind Nie Chong escorting a tall man into the room. The man was wearing the same clothes as Song Yu's two guards, but there were several tears and bloodstains on his clothes. He also had two knife wounds on his face, and his shoulders and thighs were wrapped in thick bandages, with blood still visible.
Upon seeing him, Song Yu's gaze froze.
The man was brought in by Nie Chong. He was also staggering and obviously seriously injured and weak, but he gritted his teeth and slowly walked in. He glared at Song Yu with red eyes, then walked to Yin Changyue and Shang Ruyi and knelt down: "This humble one greets Lord Yin and the General's wife."
Yin Changyue immediately said, "I recognize you. You are the guard who has been following Lord Song all this way."
"……yes."
The man lowered his head, his voice hoarse and filled with deep regret, and said, "I am Zheng Feng, the personal guard of Lord Song Yu."
"Then how did you end up like this?"
“I have become like this—” Zheng Feng said, his eyes reddening as he looked at Shang Ruyi: “Just as the General’s wife just said.”
"..."
"My brother and I, following Lord Song's orders, did a life-threatening task. Originally, we were willing to risk our lives, but we never expected that doing this would take our lives instead."
Yin Changyue frowned deeply: "What you did was—to murder the General?"
"……yes."
"How did you do it?"
Zheng Feng looked up at Shang Ruyi and said softly, "Everything is exactly as you said, Madam. Even the Uncaria rhynchophylla in your smoked medicine was bought by Song Yu from a pharmacy in the city with my brother."
"..."
“He instructed us that as long as you lit the medicine inside the house, you would be knocked unconscious by the smoke. We would then seal the doors and windows from the outside, pour the tung oil they gave us into the cracks in the doors and windows, and set them on fire. Even if someone investigated later, they would just think that you used the fire improperly inside, and there would be no clues.”
"..."
"We just didn't expect that after we set the fire, we would leave immediately for fear of being discovered, and that the girl in the house would actually break out; Song Yu immediately told us to leave the government office to avoid trouble, so we didn't expect that the general and his wife would be lucky enough to escape; and Song Yu, seeing that you were not dead, was worried that this matter would be found out, so he sent people to kill us to silence us that very night!"
"..."
“My brother died on the spot; and I—stabbed dozens of times, also passed out.”
"..."
"But, fate was on my side. I was thrown into the countryside to be fed to wild dogs by those people, and then I woke up and found that I was still alive. When I wanted to come back and report him, I met this Brother Nie."
"..."
"Now I have told you everything I have done and everything I know. Madam, whether you want to kill me or torture me, I have nothing to say."
"..."
"My only request is that the culprit be brought to justice and punished according to the law!"
At this moment, Song Yu also panicked. In fact, when he first saw Zheng Feng appear, he had already lost his composure. When he heard the last four words, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he looked up sharply at Shang Ruyi, who was closest to him and almost within reach.
Then, he roared, pulled a dagger from his waist, and charged towards Shang Ruyi.
None of the people in the hall were able to react at this moment.
Just as he was about to grab Shang Ruyi and hold the dagger to her neck, a dark figure suddenly rushed out like a ferocious calf, ramming into his waist and sending him flying several meters away.
Song Yu crashed heavily into the wall and fell down. Before he could get up, the man rushed up to him and stepped on his wrist, which was holding the knife, with a cracking sound.
A piercing scream rang out as Song Yu's wrist was brutally broken!
And the one stepping on him was none other than the kind boy.
He said angrily, "It was you! You tried to harm my Second Brother Yuwen while I was eating, and now you want to hurt Sister Ruyi right in front of me? You're dreaming!"
Song Yu screamed and struggled, but Shan Tong'er trampled him so hard he couldn't move.
Just as he was covered in sweat and raised his head, he met Shang Ruyi's cold eyes as she walked up to him.
Even when he suddenly attacked and injured people, Shang Ruyi showed no panic whatsoever, as if she had already anticipated this moment. Moreover, looking at his miserable state, there was not a trace of joy or relief in her eyes.
Only a chilling atmosphere.
Shang Ruyi said, "Song Yu, when you're at your wit's end, you have to accept your fate. When you're at your wit's end, you have to admit defeat. Struggling any further is useless. You might as well be honest."
"..."
"Now I'll ask you."
"..."
"Who ordered you to do this?"
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