Shen Jinshu went through all this trouble just to get rid of Lu Bai, even using Princess Nanyang, but she never expected that the girl would be so resilient.
Song Zhiyu is back. She has already prepared for the worst. The secret probably can't be kept anymore. She has to think of a way to cover it up.
Shen Jinshu stared at Song Zhiyu's back with a gloomy gaze, her thoughts in turmoil, but she still held onto a sliver of hope.
Her father and brothers might not believe Song Zhiyu's one-sided story; without solid evidence, she is simply slandering them.
Shen Jinshu's heart calmed down a little. She knew that the incident of falling off the cliff back then was Shen Yuzhou's heartache. If he knew the truth, even if he loved her very much, he would inevitably feel a distance between them.
She thought for a moment, then suddenly whispered to Xiuyue, "Prepare the horses."
Now that things have come to this, she has no choice but to ask that person for help to get rid of Song Zhiyu.
Thinking of that person, the cold expression on Shen Jinshu's face softened considerably.
Although she didn't know the man's identity or why he was helping her, she could sense that he harbored great malice towards Song Zhiyu; otherwise, he wouldn't have come up with the malicious idea of switching their identities.
She'd already used one of the three promises the man had given her. As for the remaining two, she needed to make good use of them.
"Miss, what about the Princess..." Xiuyue hesitated, but there was no doubt that the Second Miss and the Princess of Nanyang had formed a grudge.
Although this pleased their young mistress, it was hard to guarantee that Princess Nanyang wouldn't take her anger out on them.
"Ignore her, she's just an idiot, she can't even handle a little maid." Shen Jinshu's tone was frighteningly cold; she looked down on this big-breasted, brainless Princess Nanyang.
Now that she has no further use, Shen Jinshu disdains to associate with her.
If it weren't for her privileged background, Princess Nanyang would have been dead eight hundred times over, given her arrogant and domineering nature.
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On the other side, Song Zhiyu walked out of the courtyard with a grim face and quietly summoned a bodyguard, "Help me investigate someone..."
Thinking of what Lu Bai had said, Song Zhiyu couldn't help but look up in the direction of Songzhu Courtyard, a smile of anticipation playing on her lips.
With such a huge secret, it's no wonder Shen Jinshu wanted to kill him to silence him.
She could even imagine how lively the Chengen Marquis's residence would be when this matter became public.
Just then, a soft footstep sound came from not far away.
"How is that girl?" Su Jinyang leaped down from the roof and nodded his chin toward the door.
The young girl was extremely loyal to Song Zhiyu, and Song Zhiyu valued her highly, clearly including her in his protective sphere.
"Although she wasn't killed, she'll need to rest for a while." Song Zhiyu sighed. Lu Bai had really suffered a lot following her; this time, she almost lost her life.
Su Jinyang nodded slightly, his furrowed brows visibly relaxing. "That's good. You've already given her the Rejuvenation Pill. With some rest, she'll be lively and energetic again."
Suddenly, he changed the subject, "What do you plan to do about Princess Nanyang?"
His younger sister is extremely protective of her own; Princess Nanyang almost killed Lu Bai, so this matter is not something that can be easily forgotten.
Song Zhiyu sneered, "I don't even need to lift a finger; she's already courting death. Third Brother, do you remember those few cases of women disappearing in the capital a while ago?"
Su Jinyang straightened his expression and said, "You mean that case is related to Princess Nanyang?"
The case was handed over to the Dali Temple, and Pei Qingyan attached great importance to it. However, during the investigation, there were always unknown forces trying to suppress the matter, seemingly not wanting them to find out the truth.
Pei Qingyan investigated for a long time but only found some minor flaws, and the case lost its way again.
If this matter is indeed related to Princess Nanyang, then everything seems to make sense.
Su Jinyang had no doubt about Song Zhiyu's words.
"The Princess of Nanyang has a strong scent of a beauty's blood on her."
Even though she used thick cosmetics to cover up the smell of blood, she couldn't hide it from Song Zhiyu, who had been dealing with all kinds of herbs and poisons since childhood.
"Are you talking about the Northern Kingdom's evil magic, Beauty's Blood?" Su Jinyang's pupils contracted slightly. He had fought against the Northern Kingdom for many years and knew a little about it.
This "beauty's blood" is a kind of evil magic from the northern lands.
Legend has it that peeling off the skin of eighty-one beautiful young women and extracting their heart's blood to make medicine would make the user more beautiful and delay aging.
However, because this evil magic is too cruel, few people from the North would do it.
What Su Jinyang didn't expect was that someone was using Northern Kingdom evil magic within the territory of the Lintian Dynasty.
"Indeed, the method of making beauty blood is too cruel and has long been regarded as a forbidden technique by all healers."
"If I hadn't smelled the scent on Princess Nanyang today, I probably wouldn't have connected the missing woman's case with the blood of a beauty." Song Zhiyu nodded, her tone somewhat heavy.
Those missing women may have already passed away.
"I understand. I will handle this matter as soon as possible." Su Jinyang's tone also turned cold. He had assisted Pei Qingyan in investigating the missing persons cases and had seen how much pain the families of those missing women were in and how much they longed for news.
How painful it would be for them to know that their daughter was skinned alive.
Thinking of this, Su Jinyang's eyes slowly turned bloodshot. He had to investigate this case as soon as possible to prevent more people from being persecuted.
He lifted his foot to leave, but then suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at Song Zhiyu, his handsome face showing undisguised worry, "Yu'er, you must also be careful, Princess Nanyang is probably already holding a grudge against you."
“Even without today’s events, Princess Nanyang would still have made trouble for me.” Song Zhiyu knew that Princess Nanyang was targeting Lu Bai because she resented her for causing the Prince’s son to be exiled from the capital.
"No matter what, you must protect yourself." Su Jinyang took two steps forward and, just like when they were children, gently patted Song Zhiyu's head with his large, warm hand, a faint smile curving his handsome lips.
"I know……"
What are you doing?
Song Zhiyu's clear and beautiful voice mingled with Shen Yanxi's angry male voice.
Shen Yanxi took a long stride and arrived in front of Su Jinyang in three steps, his eyes burning with two small flames. He immediately questioned, "Su Jinyang, what are you doing at the Marquis's residence?"
"Put your hand down." He glared fiercely at the large hand on Song Zhiyu's head, his anger rising, and he couldn't help but raise his hand to brush Su Jinyang away.
It was bad enough that they sneaked into the Marquis's residence, but they even tried to touch Song Zhiyu inappropriately. Shen Yanxi almost gritted his teeth when he thought of their slightly intimate behavior.
Song Zhiyu had never been so intimate and polite to his older brother, so why should Su Jinyang be so kind to him?
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