“Lord Pei, we also care about Zhiyu’s matter, but right now the most important thing is to find out the truth about Miss Chu’s drowning.”
How could Shen Yuzhou not see that Chu Sangyue's drowning was inextricably linked to Shen Jinxiu, and that his father was clearly protecting her and unwilling to admit his guilt?
But he also understood that if the truth was found and it was confirmed that Shen Jinxiu was the one who caused Miss Chu to fall into the water, the Marquis's Mansion and the Chu family would inevitably become enemies.
If word gets out, the reputation of the Marquis's daughter will be damaged.
More importantly, the Marquis's mansion also has a difficult time explaining itself to the Prince.
Weighing the pros and cons, the father could only do his best to protect Shen Jinxiu and deny her crimes.
Shen Yuzhou despised Shen Jinxiu's harmful behavior and pitied Miss Chu, who was like a fool, but his guilt could not outweigh the glory of the Marquis's mansion.
It's no use saying anything more now. With Pei Qingyan's intervention and the presence of witnesses and physical evidence, it's only a matter of time before Shen Jinxiu is found out.
Now, he can only pray that Song Zhiyu's assassination attempt has nothing to do with her.
Otherwise, even the Marquis's mansion wouldn't be able to save her life.
“Young Master Shen is absolutely right.” Pei Qingyan sneered inwardly and turned to look at Shen Yuzhou.
This once-famous prodigy in Beijing is now confined to a wheelchair.
If he hadn't joined the Shen family in bullying Zhiyu, given Zhiyu's kindness, she would have done everything she could to treat him and help him stand up again, instead of him being stuck in a wheelchair and unable to move.
The Shen family is full of bad people.
He wanted to get revenge for all the harm his sister had suffered in the Shen family.
"Lin Er, recount the scene you witnessed that day without concealing anything." Pei Qingyan spoke slowly, his voice low, as if he was trying his best to hold back.
Lin Er repeated what he had said before, and fearing that Pei Qingyan might not believe him, he raised four fingers and swore a solemn oath, "My lord, I, Lin Er, swear to heaven that nothing I have said today is a lie. Please investigate thoroughly."
"You said this purse was given to you by Shen Jinxiu, so when and where did she give it to you? And what did she say?" Pei Qingyan asked in detail.
Lin Er smiled strangely and pulled out a piece of Xuan paper covered with handprints from his sleeve. “Lord Shen, you may think my words are unbelievable and say with certainty that the purse can be faked, but the testimonies of these people cannot be faked.”
He raised his hand and pointed directly at Shen Jinxiu, every word he uttered leaving Shen Jinxiu speechless, "I have made a three-day appointment with Miss Shen, which is today. We will meet at Mingyin Mountain."
She gives me money, and I'll keep quiet. From now on, no one will know the truth about Miss Chu falling into the water, and she can rest easy.
But who could have foreseen that she would break her promise and attempt to kill me to silence me? If it weren't for my good fortune in being rescued by the passing Grand Tutor Chu, the truth would likely have been buried with my death.
"After this ordeal, I realized how terribly wrong I had been. To ease my conscience and to repay Grand Tutor Chu for saving my life, I will tell you the whole truth about Miss Chu falling into the water."
Those assassins were also captured by Grand Tutor Chu and forced to confess. Only then did Grand Tutor Chu take me to the Marquis's residence to seek justice for Miss Chu.
After saying this, Lin Er breathed a long sigh of relief. He had done as that person had said, and she should give him the antidote.
Lin Er breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fear. She had made him go to Mingyin Mountain as agreed, probably because she had already anticipated that Shen Jinxiu would kill him to silence him.
But how did she know that Grand Tutor Chu would definitely pass by there and save him?
He also specifically instructed him to produce the assassins' confessions only after the people from the Dali Temple arrived.
Thinking of this, Lin Er swallowed hard in fear, his heart pounding.
It seemed as if all their actions were under that person's control.
Listening to these well-reasoned words, Ling Chen looked at Lin Er with a probing gaze, his eyes filled with surprise. He felt that Lin Er was not the kind of person who would say such things, and that someone must be guiding him behind the scenes.
As for who was behind it all, Ling Chen didn't know. But he could tell that the person behind it all wanted to kill Shen Jinxiu.
Or rather, that person's target was the Marquis's mansion.
Zhou Xingzhi also noticed something amiss, but unlike Ling Chen, he had no interest in the person behind Lin Er.
He came today only because he heard that Song Zhiyu had been assassinated, and he was uneasy and wanted to see with his own eyes whether she was alright.
Other unimportant people or things are not worth his attention.
Prince Li was also a man of deep thoughts. After a moment's thought, he realized that someone was hiding in the shadows targeting the Marquis of Chengen's mansion, stirring up conflict between the mansion and the Chu family, and intending to muddy the waters.
Thinking of what had happened not long ago, Li Wang's gaze involuntarily fell on Song Zhiyu, who was standing to the side, as if he were deep in thought.
Could it be her?
Noticing a malicious gaze fixed on her, Song Zhiyu looked up and met the gaze's owner's eyes, only to be met with a handsome face with a warm smile.
The man smiled at her, gentle and polite, with an outstanding demeanor. There was no malice in his eyes, yet it sent a chill down Song Zhiyu's spine.
King Li, we finally met.
In a moment, Song Zhiyu concealed all the emotions in her eyes, put on a smile again, and looked innocent and harmless with her curved eyebrows, which was extremely deceptive.
Their eyes met, an undercurrent of tension swirling between them as they probed each other. But to outsiders, the feeling was entirely different.
Shen Jinshu's hands hung down at her sides, her fingers gripping her dress tightly, her nails digging deep into her flesh, her eyes filled with resentment and jealousy.
Considering the situation, she tried her best to suppress the murderous intent and ferocity in her heart, and put on a just-right smile.
The position of Princess Consort is definitely hers; Song Zhiyu shouldn't even think about taking it away.
Zhou Xingzhi glanced at Shen Jinshu lightly. Although he did not speak, his imposing aura and terrifying sense of oppression swept over her, making her already pale face look even more sickly.
This person is full of malice towards Yu'er.
Song Zhiyu watched Shen Jinshu's changing expression with great interest, fully aware of what was going on.
A pure and innocent woman paired with a hypocrite—they're a match made in heaven.
Only Shen Jinshu would be interested in such a treacherous villain as Prince Li; what she wants is Prince Li's life.
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Pei Qingyan pieced together the whole story: "The confession clearly states that Miss Shen paid for Lin Er's life. If you had no connection with Lin Er, why would you have killed him so ruthlessly?"
Because he had incriminating evidence against you and repeatedly threatened you, and you were afraid of being exposed, you decided to go all the way and kill him to silence him.
But you didn't expect Lin Er to survive and reveal the whole truth. Miss Shen, what else do you have to say?
The color drained from Shen Jinxiu's face, leaving her looking utterly defeated.
From the moment she saw Lin Er at the Marquis's residence, she knew the assassins had failed. But she never expected that not only would they be captured, but they would also implicate her.
Wasn't it said that the Mo Sect wouldn't betray information about their employers? Why is this happening?
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