Is Chapter 119 a coincidence? Shen Qinglu's heart suddenly leaped, as if...
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On a quiet afternoon, the autumn sky was high and the air was crisp, with a gentle, warm breeze.
Many flowers, plants, and trees have changed color, but the bamboo remains vibrant green. Its leaves rustle gently in the wind, like a lullaby.
On a recliner in the courtyard, a sickly girl was basking in the sun. Her pale face had some color in it because of the sunlight. She lazily closed her eyes, looking completely listless.
Behind the wide-open window, a handsome young man with a gentle demeanor watched silently.
A refined-looking middle-aged man came over, stood behind him, and said, "All we can do now is wait. As long as we can get a kidney transplant, Azhu will be saved."
He nodded without saying anything.
The middle-aged man patted him on the shoulder, his gaze inadvertently drifting to the desk beside him.
There was a sheet of white Xuan paper on the table, with two characters written on it.
"No restrictions? What does that mean?"
"I just wrote this for fun, hoping that I can do whatever I want and have no taboos."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man sighed, "It's easy to say that everything goes as you wish, but it's the hardest thing for you. Fortunately, your condition is much better than Azhu's. Although you are slowly deteriorating, you haven't reached the point where you absolutely need a transplant."
They spoke softly, even deliberately, but perhaps because it was so quiet, all their voices were amplified and heard by the girl on the recliner.
Shen Qinglu instinctively clutched her chest, as if to suppress her wildly beating heart.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Mu Hanshi hurriedly helped her up, his voice filled with obvious urgency.
She shook her head. "I'm fine."
The man in her sight was like a sword drawn from its sheath, sharp and extremely dangerous, yet capable of protecting himself and killing enemies. His cold and handsome face, and his domineering yet sinister way of doing things, were nothing like her brother's.
It must be a coincidence!
She tried desperately to convince herself, but her body, leaning against Mu Hanshi, grew increasingly stiff.
There were more fires outside the Divine Martial Camp, indicating that the Heavenly Martial Guard had sent more men, and it seemed they were going to surround the camp. Guan Hu's expression grew increasingly impatient, and he gave Guan Bao a wink.
Guan Bao said, "General Mu, since this is a murder case, may our Ministry of Justice intervene?"
Mu Wei seemed somewhat embarrassed. After thinking for a moment, he coughed lightly and said rather reluctantly, "A few days ago, we found a skeleton in a dry well in an abandoned house. There was a plaque with the character 'Su' on the skeleton. That's why we escorted Su Qihe back to the capital for identification."
"Just for this?" Guan Hu certainly didn't believe it.
"Lord Guan, you must have a bad memory. Have you forgotten that seventeen years ago Su Qihe reported to the authorities that his attendant had disappeared without a trace, neither alive nor dead? It was a case you handled at the time, and after searching for many days without success, it was left as an unsolved case."
Guan Hu finally remembered this matter and snorted coldly, "So, according to that logic, I should be even more involved in this case, General Mu, don't you think?"
Mu Wei still had a smiling face, looking neither angry nor not angry.
At this moment, a Divine Martial Guard came out and whispered something in his ear. He was first shocked, then murmured, "Such a thing is unheard of!"
Then he said to Guan Hu and the others, "It's quite a coincidence that both of you, Lord Guan, are here. The suspect surnamed Qin has come back from the dead, so we can try him together."
"How can the dead come back to life?" Guan Bao was shocked, then became suspicious. "General Mu, what are you up to?"
Mu Wei remained good-natured and said slowly, "I was quite surprised too. Now that I think about it, the suspect simply held his breath for a moment and recovered on his own."
They didn't believe a word of it, secretly annoyed that they had been tricked, but now they could only wait and see what happened.
"My lords, please come in." Mu Wei gestured for them to enter.
Guan Hu was suspicious, fearing it might be a trap, so he said, "I don't think it's necessary to go through all that trouble. General Mu, just bring the suspect out and put him on trial in public."
"Look at you, still so petty." Mu Wei shook his head, seemingly looking down on him. "Luckily, I'm an upright person and not afraid of your petty mind. Fine, I'll do as you say."
He was so angry he almost bulged his eyes out.
Ignoring his anger, Mu Wei gave orders to the people around him.
Before long, Qin's mother was escorted out.
Those in the shadows who saw it had their pupils shrink sharply.
She couldn't believe her eyes, her heart pounded with panic, and she instinctively tried to run away. But as soon as she turned around, she was suddenly confronted by two people who had been standing there for who knows how long.
One is Mu Lin, and the other is Yu Jingliang.
Yu Jingliang's gaze was like a knife, and his words were just as piercing, "Isn't this the Dou family's adopted daughter? Sneaking around so late at night, is she hiding something? Or has she done something wrong?"
Yu Liuzhu clenched her fists, feeling embarrassed and angry. "Even if I'm not your biological sister, you're still my cousin. How can you say that to me?"
“I would really like to think more highly of you, but you won’t wake up.” Yu Jingliang’s mood was complicated. He pursed his lips and said, “It concerns your own mother’s case. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? What are you afraid of?”
They approached step by step, and Yu Liuzhu retreated step by step as well.
She suddenly looked at Mu Lin, "Young Master Mu, you two were once engaged and almost became husband and wife. For the sake of your past relationship, could you please let me go first?"
"No!" Mu Lin placed his hand on the sword at his waist. "Listen to what Mother Qin has to say."
Qin Mama's trembling, tearful voice came through, "...Your Excellencies, I was forced into this. The eldest young lady threatened my entire family's lives, and I had no choice but to obey her."
“Miss Yu, you are also a suspect now, how can we let you go?” Mu Lin’s tone was distant, as was the way he looked at her.
She couldn't help but think of the days after her marriage fell apart in her previous life, when this so-called husband spoke to her in the same tone, as if she were an insignificant stranger.
"Ah Lin, why are you wasting your breath talking to her!" Yu Jingliang took two steps forward, grabbed her, and pushed her directly in front of the crowd.
Upon seeing her, Qin's mother shouted, "Young lady, did you plan this all along to frame the Shen family? I should have known! If you can even harm your own mother, how could you spare my life?"
"This is utterly absurd!" Guan Hu shouted. "You lowly servant, you're making baseless accusations without even considering whether they make sense. She's an unmarried girl who still needs her mother's protection. How could she possibly poison someone? It must be that you, a servant, are dissatisfied with your master and have acted maliciously, yet you still want to frame someone else."
"My lord, I didn't..."
"Mother Qin!" Yu Liuzhu tried to rush over, but Yu Jingliang grabbed her. "I know you resent me for not finding a way to get you back into the Shen family, but you can't wrong me like this. I was even thinking that with my mother dead, your family would all be mine, and I would find them a good future. I never expected you to try to harm me!"
Qin's mother understood what he meant; he was simply trying to threaten her.
"What good way out is there? Is it to have someone murder my youngest son and sell my son, daughter-in-law, and grandson to some desolate place?"
She burst into tears, then wiped them away. "Young lady, I know you already know about my background, so you can't tolerate the madam, nor can you tolerate me. You're trying to kill two birds with one stone to silence me!"
Yu Liuzhu was terrified, her mind going blank for a moment. After regaining her senses, she desperately tried to signal to Guan Bao with her eyes, mouthing the words for him to kill Qin's mother.
Guan Bao frowned, thinking she was a bit stupid.
She was extremely anxious and struggled desperately, then suddenly stopped and looked at the people walking out of the Shenwu Camp.
The man in white, as pure as snow, and the woman in red, as vibrant as fire, one aloof and the other radiant, their seemingly incompatible temperaments complemented each other perfectly.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
The Guan brothers alighted from the carriage and bowed to the others.
Shen Qinglu glanced at Qin Mama and asked, "You just said that Yu Tang was worried that her true identity would be exposed, so she wanted to kill you and Yu Qingxue to silence them. But that doesn't make sense to me."
"Your Highness is wise." Guan Bao followed her words and immediately seized the opportunity. "As a child, how could I kill my own mother for such a reason?"
“Guan Tixing’s words make sense.” She looked at Yu Liuzhu. “You have always been a smart person. I believe you would never kill someone because your own mother had an affair and you were born out of wedlock.”
The words "illegitimate child" are like sharp arrows piercing Yu Liu's heart.
Yu Liuzhu was filled with deep resentment!
I hate her, I hate everyone.
"Mother Qin, I'm begging you, please, for the sake of the relationship between my mother and you as master and servant, could you please spare her some dignity?"
Qin Mama lowered her head and said, "Young lady, I am just a servant. I listen to my master and eat the food he gives me. I shouldn't be the one to judge whether the lady is right or wrong, but I don't want her to die without knowing why."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly raised her head and said, "You were so afraid that the fact that you were the offspring of the Demon King would get out that you even killed your own mother. Your mother in heaven will not let you off!"
The moment the words "Chi Wang" were uttered, an uproar ensued.
Apart from those in the know, everyone else was shocked, including the brothers Guan Hu and Guan Bao.
Yu Liuzhu was completely stunned. In an instant, it was as if all his dignity and respect had been stripped away, leaving only a shell marked as an adulterous child.
"You wicked servant, your words are meaningless. You say Yu Qingxue's lover is the Demon King, do you have any evidence?" Guan Hu was the first to react and questioned Qin Mama.
Shen Qinglu seemed to agree with him and asked Qin's mother, "Do you have any evidence?"
Guan Hu's words were like a lifeline for Yu Liuzhu, but Shen Qinglu's voice gave her a bad feeling. She glared at Shen Qinglu and said, "It was you! You conspired with this wicked servant to fabricate such a shocking lie in order to get revenge on me."
Then, looking at Mu Han with tears in her eyes, she pleaded, "Your Highness, I beg you, you are the most upright and just person, you will certainly not be swayed by the words of treacherous villains. This wicked servant must be acting under someone's orders, and everything she said is fabricated. Please, do justice for me!"
She still harbored a sliver of hope, thinking that her appearance might evoke Mu Hanshi's pity, and that Mu Hanshi would stand up for her like he did in her previous life.
Anyone with eyes could see that her affection for Mu Hanshi was special, given her eyes filled with both affection and resentment.
Mu Hanshi didn't even glance in that direction. Instead, as if sensing something, he lowered his eyes slightly and met Shen Qinglu's dark, unfathomable eyes.
Shen Qinglu's heart suddenly leaped up, as if she had gone mad.
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