The Zhu family nodded in agreement. Mrs. Zhu suddenly thought of something and walked up to Zhu's father and whispered in his ear, "Master, it's been a few days. I think they should have relaxed their vigilance. Go check on Xiu'er and give her the food."
Father Zhu hesitated for a long time and then nodded.
"Princess." Xiao Si's anxious call came from outside the door.
Shen Qingqiu walked out of the house slowly, looked at Xiao Si who was still panting in the yard and asked: "What's wrong?"
Xiao Si panted heavily and said, "Miss, Mr. Zhu just went out with the food."
"He must be going to look for Zhu Xiu'er, follow him quickly."
Xiao Si nodded and said, "I have sent someone to follow."
At this time, on the other side, Zhu's father sneaked into a farmer's house.
"Dad, you're finally here." Zhu Xiuer's tone was full of complaint. He could hardly hold on after eating these taro these past few days.
Looking at the taro in front of Zhu Xiu'er, Zhu's father quickly placed the food he brought on the table and said, "Shen Qingqiu discovered that the body was not yours, and he has been sending people to investigate these days. You should hold on for a while longer, and don't dare to go out."
Zhu Xiuer was so hungry that she picked up her chopsticks and started to eat voraciously. When she heard that Shen Qingqiu had discovered the truth, she choked and coughed several times. Her face turned red from coughing, and she asked, "How could it be, how could he find out?"
"Shen Qingqiu is not someone who can be easily fooled. We clearly had the upper hand in court, but somehow he suddenly realized that the body was not you. Mr. Liu was also scared and didn't dare to side with us anymore, so he sent people to help Shen Qingqiu investigate the case."
"What do the people above say?" Zhu Xiuer dared to do this because someone was backing them up. But now that things have developed to this point, she didn't know what the people above would plan to do next.
Father Zhu shook his head. "It has always been Lord Liu who has contacted us, but now Lord Liu doesn't seem to know what to do, and he hasn't given me any plans for the next step yet."
Zhu Xiuer frowned, put down her chopsticks and said, "What should I do? I can't hide here forever."
As he was speaking, a beautiful girl suddenly came from the outside of the door, "Of course you won't hide here forever."
Upon hearing the sound, Zhu Xiu'er and Zhu's father turned their heads to look outside the door, only to see Shen Qingqiu and his men rushing into the house aggressively, "Because I don't allow it."
"Shen Qingqiu?" Zhu Xiuer frowned, not daring to believe what she saw.
Looking at the father and daughter in front of him, Shen Qingqiu sneered and said: "Zhu Xiuer, what else do you have to say now?"
At this point, Zhu Xiuer had nothing to refute, so she calmly sat on the stool, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, "Shen Qingqiu, you are really amazing. I lose this time. It was indeed me who started the fire. Since I entered the mansion, you have been against me in every way. I just want to take this opportunity to get rid of you."
"I didn't want to pay attention to you, but you provoked me and my mother everywhere."
Zhu Xiuer sneered and said, "Since things have come to this day, we don't have to dwell on whose fault it is. Do you think this matter was planned by me from beginning to end? Humph, Shen Qingqiu, the truly terrifying thing is something you will never be able to imagine. Do you think that if you defeat me, your Hou Mansion will be truly safe and sound? In fact, you have lost, and the truly terrifying thing is yet to come. I will just watch how your Hou Mansion will be defeated."
Seeing Zhu Xiu'er still so complacent even at this point, Shen Qingqiu was also impressed.
"Take the person away."
The crisis was finally resolved for the Marquis' Mansion, and Liu finally put her mind at ease after days of worrying about it.
"It's all thanks to Qingqiu this time. If it weren't for her, Zhu Xiu'er would really cause trouble for the Marquis' Mansion." The concubines came up and flattered Liu.
Liu smiled indifferently, looked at her daughter and said, "It's good that the matter has been settled. Mother has been worried about you these days."
Shen Qingqiu smiled, held Liu's hand and comforted her: "It's okay, everything is over."
But Shen Qingqiu's frown did not relax because of the end of this matter. Zhu Xiuer's last words kept circling in her mind. If those words were not meant to scare her, then who was backing them up behind the scenes, and who exactly wanted to frame the Hou Mansion?
"Hahaha." Just as I was thinking about it, the voices of the Marquis and Tuan Ge'er came from outside the door.
"Sister is really amazing. She found out the truth of this matter in just a few days."
Hearing the voices of Tuan Ge'er and the Marquis, Shen Qingqiu turned around and smiled, temporarily putting aside his doubts.
"father."
The Marquis walked into the room with a smile and said, "Qingqiu, you did a good job. Even without the help of the Marquis's Mansion, you have cleared your name. You are worthy of being my daughter."
Shen Qingqiu smiled and said, "It's not over yet." Ever since Zhu Xiu'er entered the Marquis' Mansion, she has been provoking Yu Liu. Shen Qingqiu has tolerated her for a long time. She has never been a soft-hearted person, and of course she will not let Zhu Xiu'er go this time.
The next day, Shen Qingqiu went to court again regarding Zhu Xiuer's case.
Lord Liu looked at the aggressive Shen Qingqiu coming down the hall, stroked his beard and smiled apologetically: "Princess, do you have any clues about Zhu Xiuer's case today?"
Shen Qingqiu smiled and gestured to Tu Jiu, and soon Tu Jiu brought Zhu's father's family and Zhu Xiu'er to the court.
Looking at Zhu Xiuer who had come back to life in front of him, Lord Liu frowned.
After a long while, he pretended to say, "Zhu Xiu'er, you are really not dead." Then he slammed the wooden stick in his hand heavily on the table, "Well, Zhu Xiu'er, you dare to fake your death and deceive this official."
Zhu Xiuer's family was already trembling with fear, but Zhu Xiuer was the only one who was still looking at Shen Qingqiu in front of her with a smug look on her face.
Shen Qingqiu was puzzled, but he didn't want to think about Zhu Xiu'er's affairs any more, so he said: "Master Liu, now everything has come to light, right? Zhu Xiu'er not only burned down the mansion, but also blew up and framed me. Both crimes should be punished together. What should the Marquis do? I don't need to tell you, right?"
Lord Liu frowned, and after a long while he recovered and looked at Shen Qingqiu and said, "Of course, of course." After that, he patted the wooden post and said, "Come here, Shen Qingqiu and his family have framed the Marquis' Mansion, and their crimes are extremely serious. They will be exiled to the Xiongnu area and will leave tomorrow." After that, he looked at Shen Qingqiu and said, "How do you think the princess should deal with this?"
Shen Qingqiu glanced at Zhu Xiu'er, turned around and left without saying anything.
"Shen Qingqiu, don't think you've won. Sooner or later, you'll be worse off than me. I'll be looking forward to that day, hahahaha."
Zhu Xiuer's unbridled laughter could be heard from behind, but Shen Qingqiu never looked back.
At this time, the palace was experiencing a long-lost tranquility.
Seeing Shen Qingqiu coming back, Liu immediately stepped forward and asked, "How are Zhu Xiu'er and the others?"
"Lord Liu has already exiled them."
After hearing the final result, Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's great. Now that the matter has been settled and Zhu Xiu'er has been kicked out of the mansion," Tuan Ge'er walked over, took Liu's arm and said, "How about we go to Boss Xu's place to celebrate?"
"Okay!" The Marquis said firmly, "I was confused a few days ago. Since Zhu Xiu'er came to the mansion, the mansion has been a mess. Now it is quiet and our family can live in peace. Let's go out and celebrate."
Liu was still unable to let go of the complex in her heart, but Tuan Ge'er secretly shook her arm and Liu nodded.
In Xuji Restaurant, the sound of a family chatting and laughing continued to be heard, and it did not fade away until late at night.
"I think it's getting late, everyone should go back quickly."
Looking out the window, Shen Qingqiu also nodded. There had been too many worries in the Hou Mansion these days, and everyone finally had a day of peace and tranquility, so they were reluctant to go back for a long time.
Just as they stood up and prepared to return home, a man in black suddenly kicked the window open and stabbed Shen Qingqiu in the back with a sword.
"Sister." Tuan Ge'er was quick-witted and quick-handed. He drew his sword and blocked the sword of the man in black. The two men started fighting, but at this moment, about ten men in black suddenly jumped down from the building and surrounded them.
Shen Qingqiu looked them up and down at their clothes and said, "They are Huns."
Liu frowned and held Shen Qingqiu's arm in panic and asked, "What should we do about this?"
Shen Qingqiu held his mother's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, mother. We are here." As he said that, he pushed Liu to Tu Jiu behind him, picked up the sword, and fought with the Night Man together with the Marquis.
Liu had never seen such a scene in her secluded house. Not long after, she fainted in Mother Chen's arms.
Seeing that they were outnumbered and that it was not a good idea to continue wasting time like this, Shen Qingqiu glanced at Tu Jiu, who immediately understood and took advantage of the black-clothed man's inattention to escape through the side window with Liu in his arms.
"Dad, Tu Jiu." The three men leaned against each other with their backs to each other. Shen Qingqiu looked at the man in black with a tense look and whispered to the person behind him, "There are too many of them. If we continue to waste time like this, we will run out of energy and have no chance of winning. I will go and lead them away. You guys leave here quickly and go to the Hou Mansion to find reinforcements."
"No, Princess. Please follow the Marquis back. I will lead them away."
"You have to protect my father." Shen Qingqiu frowned and said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine." After that, he jumped out of the window. As he wished, the men in black chased her away, leaving only one or two men in black to confront Gu Yong and the others.
The man in black chased Shen Qingqiu all the way to the suburbs. Shen Qingqiu was exhausted. He turned around and looked at the man in black behind him, clenching the long sword in his hand.
On the other side, Liu woke up as soon as she was brought into the Marquis's mansion. Thinking of what had just happened, she grabbed Tu Jiu's arm and asked anxiously, "Where's Qingqiu? Where are the Marquis and Qiu'er? Are they back?"
Just as Mother Chen was hesitating, she heard a sound behind her. It was the Marquis and Tu Jiu and the others.
Seeing them, Liu pushed Tu Jiu aside and ran over, "My Lord, where is Qingqiu?"
Tu Jiu followed the Marquis and sat down on the rattan chair step by step. Only then did Liu realize that the Marquis was injured.
"My Lord, you..."
The Marquis shook his head and said, "I'm fine. Tu Jiu, take your men to rescue Qing Qiu."
"Yes." Tuan Ge'er frowned and left with Tu Jiu.
On the other side of the suburbs, Shen Qingqiu finally collapsed due to lack of strength.
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