Bi Yuan glanced at the two of them, clearly not believing Song Lin's story, and glared at him coldly.
"Just now in the front courtyard, I had nowhere to turn for help, but I finally found the Third Prince. He was the one who brought me to this banquet!"
Bi Yuan said.
"If he were your accomplice, you could have just eliminated me. Why bring me here?"
Song Lin's face stiffened, and he stammered, unable to speak.
"By the way, I also have a witness." Bi Yuan bowed deeply to Pei Xuan. "On that day, a maid named Zhu Ying was with me in the streets. She witnessed Song Lin's murder. Please summon Zhu Ying, Your Highness!"
"only…"
He looked at Gu Yurong and narrowed his eyes.
"Zhu Ying has been in private contact with me, but I have suddenly lost contact with her these past few days. I'm afraid she has been murdered."
"You're saying I killed her?" Gu Yurong retorted angrily. "What Zhuying? I've never even heard of her! I don't know her at all!"
Pei Xuan waved his hand, ordering his men to investigate.
Before long, Steward Zhao was brought in.
As he passed by the banquet, he glanced at Jiang Wan almost imperceptibly, then respectfully lowered his head and reported, "Your Highness, there is indeed a maid named Zhuying in the servant register, but she suddenly fell ill two days ago and has passed away."
Upon hearing this, Bi Yuan revealed an expression of "I knew it."
"What sudden illness? She must have been silenced!"
He looked at Gu Yurong with excitement.
"You did it, didn't you!"
Gu Yurong hurriedly defended herself, wishing she could rush forward and fight him.
"You're framing me! Why are you doing this to harm me and Lin'er!"
"Slander? What did I say that wronged you?" Bi Yuan shoved her away and pointed at Song Lin, saying excitedly, "Don't you deny that he's my child? Fine, then let's do a blood test right here. With so many eyes watching, no one can fake it! I dare to do the test, do you dare?"
Gu Yurong gritted her teeth, trembling with anger, but couldn't utter a single word.
How could she dare to agree?
If Song Lin were to have his blood tested in public, he would never be able to recover!
He had just taken up his position in the command headquarters, and his and his mother's lives were just starting to get better. How could something like this suddenly happen!
She couldn't understand why Bi Yuan, who had always been obedient to her, would suddenly return with such deep hatred, determined to kill her.
Something must have happened that she doesn't know about.
Gu Yurong's mind raced, and she glared menacingly at Jiang Wan through the crowd.
She always felt that Jiang Wan was involved in this matter.
But Bi Yuan's attitude just now... didn't seem like he had been bribed by Jiang Wan or had become Jiang Wan's accomplice.
She had no clue what to do and no idea how to respond.
Although Song Lin did not conduct a blood test with Bi Yuan, Gu Yurong's evasive attitude spoke volumes.
Everyone present was shrewd and intelligent, and many meaningful glances were cast their way. Gu Yurong, who usually valued her reputation the most, wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.
The death of Zhu Ying completely confirmed all of Bi Yuan's suspicions. He knelt before Pei Xuan and shouted, "Your Highness, please make the decision!"
Pei Xuan turned his head and glanced at He Xingyun beside him.
He Xingyun immediately understood: "Men, take Gu Yurong and Song Lin into the tunnel and await their fate."
"Wait!"
Song Lin suddenly said.
“Your Highness wishes to punish him, and I dare not disobey. However, before that, I have important matters to attend to.”
He Xingyun asked, "What do you want to do?"
Song Lin trembled slightly, his head was lowered, and his eyes were full of malice.
He was strong-willed by nature, but today his identity as the son of a merchant was exposed in public. At this moment, he felt as if he had been stripped naked and could not lift his head.
Pei Xi's deception and Bi Yuan's unusual behavior, when put together, strongly suggest that he has been framed!
Now that Bi Yuan is relentlessly pursuing him, and with the patrol battalion as witnesses, his assassination attempt in the dead of night is beyond reproach.
And who else could be behind this... besides her?
Recalling the woman's smiling face, he subconsciously clenched his fists.
Jiang Wan.
It's Jiang Wan again!
He had seriously underestimated this woman's methods. Had he known this would happen, he should have eliminated her first!
Now, it's all too late.
The Prefect of the Capital was about to arrest him, and his only hope lay in that thing in the backyard…
Song Lin took a deep breath: "I just said that I wanted to get my father... General Song out of the Ministry of Justice prison, and I was not joking!"
He turned to look at Pei Xuan.
"I have something I wish to present to His Highness the Crown Prince in person. Please follow me to the backyard."
Although after Bi Yuan's outburst, Yuan Shi and Song Ziyu might not care about their own lives after being released from prison, they will definitely not spare Jiang Wan's life!
Only if Jiang Wan dies will he and Gu Yurong have a sliver of hope.
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