After being reborn with Sister Zha, I was stunned!

Shen Qing looked carefully in surprise and found that not only was Shen Zhinian unable to speak, but all the bones in his hands were broken.

It was obvious that Shen Zhinian could neither speak nor write.

"What's going on? Why did Shen Zhinian become like this?" Shen Qingyin turned around and questioned the prison boss.

Shen Zhinian's crimes had already been investigated, and the Ministry of Justice should not have tortured him again.

The jailer looked embarrassed, "Madam, you'd better not ask any more questions. Asking too much will not do you any good..."

Shen Qingyin was furious, "Humph, he had such a thing happen in your Ministry of Justice prison, and you dare to evade it?"

Seeing this, the jailer lowered his voice and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell Madam, this is really the order from above... Madam, you'd better not ask about it, so as not to offend the nobles in the palace..."

"A noble from the palace?"

After Shen Qingyin's repeated questioning, the jailer finally told the truth.

More than ten days ago, a mysterious man came to visit Shen Zhinian holding a badge of the palace guards. After the man left, they found that Shen Zhinian had become mute and his finger bones were broken.

But because of the man's special identity, they only guessed that it was the intention of a noble in the palace and did not dare to make it public.

After hearing the jailer's words, Shen Qingyin and Xiao Chunran exchanged glances.

Obviously, someone didn't want Shen Zhinian to speak.

In other words, Shen Zhinian must know something that they don’t know!

"Shen Zhinian, is my mother not dead at all?" Shen Qingyin stared at Shen Zhinian and asked this most important question.

Hearing Shen Qingyin ask this, Shen Zhinian's eyes widened instantly, his face full of fear, as if he was experiencing something terrible.

After a moment of stunned silence, he nodded hurriedly, then shook his head.

Even though Shen Qingyin and Xiao Chunran kept staring at him, they couldn't tell what he wanted to express.

"Shen Zhinian, let me ask you again, is my biological mother Asan still alive?" Shen Qingyin asked again.

Shen Zhinian seemed to calm down suddenly and refused to respond anymore.

No matter how many times Shen Qingyin and Xiao Chunran asked, Shen Zhinian just shook his head without any response.

The brother and sister had no choice but to let him go and leave the Ministry of Justice prison.

On the way back, Shen Qingyin had an idea and ordered the carriage to turn around and go to the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison.

At first glance, the old lady seemed to be skin and bones from hunger, but she could still talk and move, and there was nothing wrong with her.

However, the brother and sister could not get anything valuable out of the old lady.

The old lady claimed that she had already told Shen Qingyin everything she knew and had nothing to hide.

Shen Qingyin asked her again and again whether her biological mother was still alive, and the old lady said with certainty that she was dead.

When asked again, she said that it was her son Shen Zhinian who told her in person.

In desperation, the brother and sister had to return to the general's mansion first.

Mu Beiyan had returned and was sitting with a sullen face, seemingly thinking about something.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Shen Qingyin stepped forward and asked.

Mu Beiyan looked at him and said in a deep voice, "Prince Ning and his son are in trouble again."

"What, someone assassinated Prince Ning and his son again? Where?" Shen Qingyin asked in surprise.

The young master has a leg injury and cannot go out for the time being.

Prince Ning has also repeatedly said that he will not leave the palace easily in the near future, so as not to give the thieves an opportunity to take advantage.

Mu Beiyan nodded, "Last night a group of men in black broke into Prince Ning's mansion and assassinated him..."

"Breaking into the palace directly to assassinate? This is too arrogant!" Even Xiao Chunran found Mu Beiyan's words unbelievable.

"How are Prince Ning and the young master?" Shen Qingyin asked.

"When I got the news and rushed over, the men in black had already left. But fortunately, Prince Ning was prepared. He had already secretly changed the bedroom for the young master. The young master is fine, but Prince Ning suffered some minor injuries. Brother Feng has already rushed over..." Mu Beiyan said with a frown.

Ever since he learned that Prince Ning and his son had been assassinated, he had sent people to guard near Prince Ning's mansion.

But last night something happened suddenly, and there were unexpectedly many men in black, so he was still a step too late when he rushed over.

"There's no need to think about it, these men in black must have been sent by Prince An and his son! Prince An and his son are so vicious!" Shen Qingyin couldn't help but said angrily.

Upon hearing this, Mu Beiyan frowned even more tightly, "I originally thought so, but according to the report from the people who were watching the manor outside the city, there was no unusual movement in the manor last night. In addition... according to what King Ning said, those people are the imperial guards..."

Seeing that Prince Ning was on guard and seemed to know the identity of the man in black, he asked Prince Ning if he knew.

At first, Prince Ning said he knew nothing.

Later, he took off his disguise and revealed his identity. When King Ning learned that the general was not killed in the battle, he was shocked and told him the truth.

According to him, when the men in black tried to assassinate him, he saw with his own eyes that they were wearing the badges of the Imperial Guards.

When the young master had an accident outside the mansion, he also picked up the badge dropped by the man in black, which also came from the imperial guards.

Therefore, he had always suspected that the one who wanted to take action against them was actually His Majesty the Emperor...

Because the Imperial Guards only obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor...

"How is it possible? What reason does Your Majesty have to take action against Prince Ning and his son?" Shen Qingyin didn't believe it.

However, at this moment she finally understood why King Ning gave an evasive answer when she had previously reminded him to inform His Majesty of the assassination in order to seek His Majesty's protection.

It turns out that Prince Ning had always thought that it was His Majesty who wanted to kill him...

Mu Beiyan agreed with Shen Qingyin's words, "Indeed, although Prince Ning has helped His Majesty with many tasks over the years and has been recognized by many ministers in the court, he has always abided by his duties and has never overstepped the boundaries. Your Majesty has no reason to kill him, let alone spare the young master... But how to explain that those men in black were from the Imperial Guards..."

The official road outside the capital was covered in dust.

A group of soldiers, led by a dozen generals, were heading straight for the capital.

The ones riding horses at the front of the team were none other than Xu Chong and Li Jun.

"Whoa--" When they arrived near the city gate, the group couldn't help but slow down.

"General Li, I believe you and I will be rewarded this time..." Xu Chong rode his horse closer to Li Jun with a proud look on his face.

Li Jun's face did not show any joy. "No merit, no reward. The reason why the Western Expedition troops suddenly withdrew is still unclear. It was not our credit, so why should we be rewarded?"

Xu Chong smiled and said, "General Li, please don't underestimate yourself. I don't know whether others have made merit or not, but General Li has made great contributions this time... Besides, General Li comes from a military family, and his father, Marquis Wu'an, is still famous, so he will naturally have a bright future..."

Upon hearing this, Li Jun's face darkened and he spurred his horse to leave first.