He looked at Shen Tangning, whose eyes darted away, but her expression showed no guilt: "If you trust me, don't ask. When the time is right, I will naturally tell you the truth."
She is not ready to tell everyone everything yet.
Instead of offering a false excuse, she avoided the topic altogether.
Chi Yan didn't know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or something else. He gazed at her face for a long time, and then his lips relaxed: "Okay."
He trusted Shen Tangning enough that even though he realized she had a secret, he chose to respect it, since he also had secrets.
But upon hearing Chi Jingyu's words, which confirmed that their relationship was indeed very close, and that they might have even been very intimate in the past, Chi Yan couldn't help but feel jealous and angry.
He wore a mocking expression, a defiant smile playing on his lips: "We're husband and wife, so naturally we have no secrets. Isn't that normal?"
These words undoubtedly deeply hurt Chi Jingyu's heart. Tang Ning had told Chi Yan everything.
His expression was incredibly complex for a moment, and he remained frozen in place for a long time.
Chi Yan ordered men to search the secret room, but he showed no reaction, as if his soul had been emptied.
The person who went down quickly responded: "Sir, no suspicious persons were found down there."
Before Chi Yan could even frown, the guards presented him with a pile of blood-stained gauze and a broken arrow: "But we found these things down there."
Chi Yan glanced over, his expression turning cold as he stared at Chi Jingyu with a forced smile: "Brother, weren't you cut by a hairpin? How come you also have a broken arrow? The evidence is conclusive, what else do you have to say?"
Chi Jingyu looked over, his eyes darkening:
He thought about it over and over last night and still felt it was inappropriate, so he moved the people away, but he hasn't had time to deal with these things yet.
Faced with Chi Yan's questioning, he lowered his eyes indifferently: "What can these prove? Second brother, do you know what it means to be caught red-handed? You say I'm harboring a wanted criminal, but where is he?"
Chi Yan's eyes lost their warmth, and his patience vanished: "Guards! The heir of the Marquis of Ningyuan is suspected of harboring a wanted criminal. Arrest him!"
Even if no one is caught, this physical evidence is enough to detain and interrogate Chi Jingyu!
Chi Jingyu was taken away in public, and the entire Hou Mansion was nearly thrown into chaos!
Lady Hou was the first to object, demanding sharply, "Chi Yan! What right do you have to take my son away?"
Chi Yan stared at her almost hysterical state with his thin eyelids lowered. In an instant, he thought of how she used to threaten him from her high and mighty position. How ironic!
She probably never imagined that one day their positions would be reversed.
Chi Yan's expression was indifferent: "How dare I arrest someone without concrete evidence? Instead of questioning me, Aunt, why don't you ask the young master what he has done?"
Lady Hou's face paled instantly, and she stared wide-eyed at Chi Jingyu, who frowned and said calmly, "Mother, don't worry, I believe the Dali Temple will give me justice."
The Marquis of Ningyuan was filled with turmoil. He gave him a deep look and finally said in a deep voice, "So be it. It's just an investigation. Our Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion has done nothing wrong and has nothing to fear from those who want to frame us!"
After saying that, he glanced deeply at Chi Yan, and it was obvious who this "person with ulterior motives" was referring to.
Chi Yan slightly curled his lips, his smile enigmatic: "As expected of the Marquis, you are truly composed." He turned and boarded the carriage, glancing over briefly, "Take him away."
The old lady looked on in astonishment: "You just stood by and watched him take Jingyu away?!"
Marquis Ningyuan looked irritated: "Mother, this is only temporary."
The old lady wouldn't listen to a word, and burst into tears, wailing, "He dares to take Jingyu away today, he'll dare to come and take us away tomorrow! How could we have such a troublemaker? What a misfortune for our family!"
Lady Hou fainted suddenly, apparently provoked by something she heard.
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