He was so angry today that he lost his mind, and Li Heng decided not to say anything more.
"Alright, let's get back to the matter at hand."
Ye Zhen then looked at Lu Xiaocao, "Didn't you protect your sister?"
If it's truly a deep sisterly bond, the older sister should be protecting her younger sister.
Lu Xiaocao's heart skipped a beat. She blamed herself for being too protective of her face, which gave Ye Zhen a clue.
But she did manage to react. She cried, "I tried to protect him, but he shoved me away, and I hit the table and passed out."
"You fainted, and your sister became the target of bad guys. But if I remember correctly, your sister is far less beautiful than you. Your fainting will not stop the traveling merchants from assaulting you."
But unusually, he didn't harm you; instead, he tortured your sister to death. After you woke up, he fell from the windowsill and died, right?
These words were unpleasant to hear, and some people felt that Ye Zhen's words were very harsh, so they began to whisper among themselves.
Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaocao subtly curled her lips and said with a sob in her voice, "What do you mean by this, Princess? My sister and I have already been through enough. Why are you being so cruel with your words?"
How would I know what a bad person is thinking? Maybe he just likes girls like my sister.
"Yes, your sister is indeed very pitiful, but when the Li family's affairs were making a fuss just now, I saw that you still had the mind to watch the Li family's drama, and even secretly fixed your hair and clothes."
Would someone truly grieving over their sister's death have the mind to care about their image?
Ye Zhengang appeared to be enjoying the lively atmosphere at the Li family's house, but he kept a close eye on Lu Xiaocao out of the corner of his eye.
She already found Lu Xiaocao suspicious, and after seeing her subtle actions, she became even more certain that this person had a problem, and that the traveling merchant might even have died at her hands.
Before coming here, she and Xie Tingzhou had been to Yunlai Inn. Falling from the window might kill her, but it wouldn't necessarily kill her instantly.
Unless it's a complete collapse like the one involving itinerant merchants, but that requires a very high probability.
"You're lying! I didn't."
Lu Xiaocao felt a little flustered. If the people followed Ye Zhen's line of thinking and concluded that she did not protect her sister in times of crisis and showed no grief after her sister's death, then she would lose the people's sympathy.
Without gaining sympathy, they cannot exploit public anger to deal with Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen noticed her panic and ran his bloodied fingertip across her lips. "You must be a very vain girl. I even saw you smear blood on your lips. It's a pity there was no mirror, so you smeared it crookedly, and it spilled out of your lips."
Lu Xiaocao was indeed very concerned about her appearance, and upon hearing this, she subconsciously touched her lips.
Only after touching her lips did I realize that she hadn't used blood to stain them, because she was going to play the pitiful character today and couldn't let her red lips look healthy.
As Ye Zhen said, her love of beauty was ingrained in her bones, and she would never allow the color of her lips to overflow the shape of her lips, which is why she made the subconscious move.
To everyone else, this action made it clear that she had indeed stained her lips with blood.
Her lips happened to be redder than they had been at the beginning.
This was a big problem, and everyone began to scrutinize Lu Xiaocao.
Ye Zhen continued, "Although your clothes were torn, I believe the officers would have provided you with clothing to cover yourself. Even if the officers were negligent, there are bed sheets, blankets, curtains, tablecloths, and other items in the guest room."
But you did nothing, arriving at the charity hall in tattered clothes, just to let everyone see the scars on your body.
Some people realized, "That's right, when ordinary girls encounter that kind of thing, which one wouldn't cover herself up tightly?"
Previously, people might have thought she must have been terrified and didn't care, but she was able to fix her hair and wipe her lips just now.
Lu Xiaocao's disguise was gradually torn away by Ye Zhen.
She couldn't sit still any longer. "You're framing me. Not only did you kill my sister, you're trying to kill me too."
"Whether there is any injustice or not, let's ask the government to investigate."
Ye Zhen looked at Yin Yue and said, "Go report this to the authorities. I suspect that Lu Xiaocao was the one who actually sold Lu Xiaohua and the boy."
"Officials protect each other. You want to use the officials to take my life so you can shirk your responsibility."
Lu Xiaocao stood up and backed away little by little.
Just then, Xie Tingzhou arrived with his men. "She doesn't need to shirk responsibility, because this was not her doing. Instead, you should explain why you're trying to frame Charity Hall."
Lu Xiaocao looked in the direction of the sound and saw Xie Tingzhou grabbing the bearded man. Her pupils contracted and she turned to run away.
Helian Qing, sitting on the giant's shoulder and keeping a close eye on this side, reacted the fastest and shouted, "Grab her!"
His followers were all men from the battlefield, who knew nothing of chivalry and tenderness. Upon hearing this, they drew their swords and tried to surround Lu Xiaocao.
Qingnu added, "Master, should we stomp on her to death?"
These words immediately terrified Lu Xiaocao, causing her to reveal her true form. She drew her soft sword from her waist, attempting to escape before the group could attack her. However, no matter how skilled she was, she was no match for so many people and was eventually captured...
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