I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

At this time, Zhang Hanrui's face had returned to its usual expression. He raised his eyebrows and said disdainfully:

"I just asked Aunt Jiu to raise a few little maids, and they all knew about this matter accidentally. I didn't do anything unnecessary. I am not so cruel as to take advantage of a few little maids."

Xu Youzhi looked at Zhang Hanrui's righteous expression, her eyes twitched, and she thought to herself:

"This doesn't count as exploitation. Ling'er was fooled by you and is ready to give birth to a son for me."

"Little girl, go to bed early as you grow up."

At this time, Zhang Hanrui suddenly stood up, walked to the door, and gave a faint instruction.

"No, sister, where are you going so late? You are still injured."

Xu Youzhi hurried forward and grabbed the hem of Zhang Hanrui's skirt, saying anxiously.

Zhang Hanrui turned around and tilted her head to look at Xu Youzhi's hand holding her skirt, her tone casual,

"After talking to you little girl, I think it's a bit too easy for this beast to let him die on his own. I'd better cut him into pieces to prevent him from causing any more trouble."

Hearing this, Xu Youzhi panicked for a moment and asked hurriedly:

"Did your sister disregard the princess's instructions?"

Zhang Hanrui reached out and snatched the skirt back from Xu Youzhi, snorting softly.

"Oh, my sister was instructing my brother-in-law, not me. She said that the beast was not her son. I just went to deal with an outsider. It's not a big deal. Go to bed early."

Having said that, he no longer paid any attention to Xu Youzhi, turned around and left.

Seeing this, Xu Youzhi ran a few steps quickly, leaned against the door, and looked at Zhang Hanrui with some embarrassment.

"You want to stop me? You slept with that beast too!"

Zhang Hanrui looked at the girl in front of him with disbelief, his tone slightly cold.

Hearing this nonsense, Xu Youzhi blushed and hurriedly explained,

"No, I didn't. It's not what you think. He is not that beast. That beast is dead."

Seeing Xu Youzhi's incoherent words, Zhang Hanrui looked suspicious and thought,

"This girl is usually as smart as a little fox, why is she like this when she mentions that beast?"

"Are you hiding something from me?"

After thinking for a moment, he turned around and sat back in his previous chair, staring at Xu Youzhi with a hint of threat in his tone.

Therefore, Xu Youzhi had no choice but to retell Zhang Hanrui what happened at the foot of the mountain that day.

But what was different from what Li Ling'er told her was that she attributed a lot of the credit for the original owner's death to Li Mu.

She was smart to begin with, so she made up the story perfectly and concealed the cunning in her eyes very well.

"Everything you said is true!"

After hearing this, Zhang Hanrui could no longer suppress the shock in her heart. She reached out and grabbed Xu Youzhi's shoulders, wanting to confirm the truth of her words.

Xu Youzhi endured the pain and said aggrievedly:

"If you ask Ling'er about this, you will know everything clearly. Ling'er will never lie to you."

At this time, Zhang Hanrui finally reacted and quickly let go of her hand. After thinking for a moment, she said suspiciously,

"Ling'er would give the title to an outsider? Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"

Xu Youzhi curled her lips.

"If you don't believe me, go ask Ling'er."

Zhang Hanrui glanced at the girl in front of him, stood up and was about to leave.

Then I heard Xu Youzhi muttering behind me:

"You believe Ling'er's words, but not me. Are you so biased?"

Then he saw Zhang Hanrui looking at him with a bad face, and he quickly coughed twice and then said:

"In fact, it's easiest to guess what Ling'er is thinking. She is simply planning to give birth to a son for Li Mu, and then secretly give the child to Li Mu so that the child can inherit the title of King of Yan in the future."

Hearing this, Zhang Hanrui suddenly became anxious, slammed her jade hand on the table fiercely, and said angrily:

"Isn't this just nonsense? How will she get married in the future? If this matter gets out, no, I have to find this girl and can't let her do whatever she wants."

After saying this, he was about to rush out the door again. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and looked back at Xu Youzhi.

"Did Ling'er tell you this herself?"

"This is my guess. Ling'er thought she was hiding it well, but her thoughts were basically written on her face. Besides, only she could come up with such an unreliable method."

Xu Youzhi pretended to sigh and answered helplessly.

Zhang Hanrui thought about it, nodded thoughtfully, and thought to herself,

"This girl is usually carefree, but she's as stubborn as her sister. I think she was so easily fooled because she wanted to see the beast with her own eyes."

Then he glanced at Xu Youzhi calmly and ordered in a cold voice:

"You come with me!"

Xu Youzhi did not dare to neglect it. She lowered her head and said "oh" softly, then followed Zhang Hanrui out of the room. The teardrop mole at the corner of her eye was twitching unconsciously, suppressing the smile that she dared not release.

At the same time, in Li Linger's room.

Li Ling'er paced anxiously in the room, occasionally glancing at the silver gun hanging on the wall.

"Ling'er, Ling'er!"

At this time, Zhang Hanrui's voice came from outside the house.

Li Linger turned her head and saw Zhang Hanrui walking towards her from outside the house with big strides. Xu Youzhi behind her was already panting, the sweat on her head soaked her hair, and her cheeks were red.

"Aunt? Youzhi!"

Seeing the two, Li Linger was stunned at first, not knowing why they came to see her at this time. Then her face lit up, she took off her silver spear, turned around and walked out of the house, shouting:

"Youzhi, I feel relieved having you here to watch over me, eh, eh, eh, auntie?"

Before she finished her words, Zhang Hanrui grabbed Li Linger's ear and scolded her.

"Where are you going so late?"

Li Ling'er felt pain in her ears and pleaded:

"Aunt, please let go. I want to go out and find my second brother."

Zhang Hanrui snorted coldly, pushed Li Linger onto the chair in the hall, and sneered:

"Second brother, you are so affectionate when you call me that. Have you forgotten how your mother died?"

Li Linger looked at Zhang Hanrui in surprise and thought,

"Why did my aunt suddenly bring this up?"

He opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said seriously:

"Father only said that mother died of illness."

Although he said this, the panic in his eyes could not escape Zhang Hanrui's eyes.

Seeing Li Linger's expression, Zhang Hanrui had already believed most of Xu Youzhi's words and tried to test her.

"Is that so? You don't believe what Aunt Jiu said?"

"me."

When Li Ling'er heard about the wet nurse who raised her, she kept saying "I" for a long time but couldn't utter a single word.

At this time, Zhang Hanrui suddenly said:

"Not telling the truth!"

Li Ling'er was immediately frightened, her eyes turned red, her head drooped, she didn't dare to look at Zhang Hanrui anymore, she said weakly:

"I didn't intend to keep it a secret from my aunt. I just wanted to wait until the imperial decree arrived, and then I would tell my aunt everything."

Now that the conversation was over, Zhang Hanrui no longer concealed her disgust for her former master. Seeing Li Linger like this, she sighed inwardly and her tone became much gentler.

"Is that beast really dead?"

Li Ling'er naturally knew who the beast Zhang Hanrui was referring to. Although she was not smart, she was not stupid either.

She had long guessed that what Aunt Jiu told her was instigated by her aunt. Although she was unwilling to believe it, the behavior of other family members forced her to believe it.

So I answered honestly:

"Yes, he died right in front of me, and his body was taken back by the people from Qingfeng Temple."

Hearing this news again, Zhang Hanrui didn't know whether to be happy or sad for her sister. She sighed in her heart and her tone became gentler.

"So you brought back a fake one? You gave the title that your father had fought so hard for to an outsider?"

"me."

A blush flashed across Li Ling'er's face. She wanted to explain but didn't know how. She just said a few words to me and then stopped talking.

Zhang Hanrui pinched her brows weakly. Seeing this, she was basically certain that Xu Youzhi's words were almost right. She sighed in her heart, "Silly child", stood up and said:

"You should have a good rest. We still need you for things in the mansion."

Li Linger looked up at Zhang Hanrui and was about to open her mouth to try to gain a few more words when she heard Zhang Hanrui continue:

"Listen, Yanshan City is in chaos right now, you have to stay here and take charge."

Li Linger turned her gaze to Xu Youzhi, with a look of help in her eyes.

"I'll go check on Xiao Zhao. If Miss Su wakes up, please don't make any more trouble."

Hearing this, Li Linger had no choice but to nod to show that she understood.