"Oh? But...it seems those criminals caught the wrong person just by looking at his clothes."

When Father Su heard this, he reacted instantly.

He slammed his palm on the table, pointed at Mrs. Qiao and said angrily: "You still say it's not you! Weren't you the one who prepared the clothes for Yue'er? Yue'er never leaves the house. How did those villains know when she went out and what color clothes she wore?!"

Father Su's chest heaved violently with anger.

Qiao suddenly panicked, her face turned pale, and her heart rose to her throat.

She didn't expect Su Yuejian to escape and overhear the conversation of the group of people. She didn't understand why Lian Qiao was captured. The current situation was very unfavorable to her.

Qiao knelt on the ground with a plop, and argued with tears in her eyes.

"I am truly wronged! I am a weak woman, helpless and alone. Fortunately, I was saved by the master. For so many years, I have been managing the inner courtyard and wholeheartedly working for this family. I have never had any selfish motives. If I am truly that evil-hearted person who has done such evil things, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

She fell to the ground, her shoulders shaking, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Qiao was originally a concubine's daughter of a minor official. She lost her innocence after getting Su Lin drunk at a banquet.

Later, her entire family was killed and she was exiled. She was the only one who was saved by Su Lin and taken into the mansion.

Su Xuewei also knelt on the ground, with a sad face, her eyes rolled, and she cried

"Father, how can a piece of clothing be used as evidence? My sister made a stunning debut at the banquet today, and many noble ladies saw it. Perhaps she sparked the jealousy of some young lady, and this is what brought this disaster upon her."

He had also heard about the eternal absolute things at today's poetry meeting on his way back home. He didn't expect Yue'er to be such a talented woman. He felt guilty that he had indeed paid too little attention to her.

Father Su looked at the sincere affection between mother and daughter and was not sure whether it was true or not.

Su Yuejian felt disgusted when she saw their appearance. This mother and daughter had such good acting skills, why didn't they join a theatre troupe to perform?

At this time, the servant came in to report that Su Yanzhou had returned.

Father Su looked outside and saw Su Yanzhou hurriedly walking in, followed by Yuzhu and Qinglan.

As soon as Su Yanzhou entered the hall and saw that Su Yuejian was fine, he felt relieved. But he saw that her dress was dirty, her hair was a little messy, and there were traces of tears on her face. She must have been frightened. Then he caught a glimpse of the Regent sitting in the hall. He was stunned at first, then walked forward to pay his respects.

"Your Highness Su Yanzhou pays homage to the Regent."

Yuzhu and Qinglan also knelt down and bowed.

Xiao Heng nodded slightly without changing his expression.

"rise."

"Miss, wuwu..., Miss, are you injured? It's all because of my failure to protect you, wuwu..."

Yuzhu stood up and ran to Su Yuejian, half-kneeling in front of her. She kept looking at Su Yuejian's body, afraid of missing any scars.

Su Yuejian gently stroked her head and comforted her.

"Good Yuzhu, I'm fine. Have you found Qinglan and Lianqiao?"

Yuzhu nodded, "Yeah"

Qinglan walked up to her and held her hand, "Miss, I'm here."

"Qinglan, are you hurt?" Su Yuejian stretched out his hand and felt her arm up and down in confusion to confirm.

"Thank you for your concern, Miss. I'm fine. I was just knocked unconscious. When I woke up, I was on the side of the road. On the way to find you, I met the young master and Yuzhu."

Su Yuejian held her hand tightly.

"I'm glad you're okay, otherwise I don't know how to explain it to grandma."

Qinglan was touched. The eldest lady was so kind-hearted, yet there were still people who wanted to harm her!

"Father, Qinglan and the driver were drugged and left on the roadside. They're not seriously injured, but..."

Su Yanzhou hesitated to speak.

Seeing him hesitant, Su Lin said, "Just say what you want to say!"

Su Yanzhou glanced at Xiao Heng and continued,

"While the servants were searching everywhere, they found Lian Qiao's body in a deserted temple not far from the carriage."

Su Yuejian held the armrest tightly, and the tips of her slender fingers turned white from excessive force.

died?

Qiao's actions were indeed cruel!

"I ordered someone to bring her body back. It's outside the courtyard now."

Su Yanzhou gave a look to the attendant beside him.

The servants carried Lian Qiao's body up and uncovered the white cloth covering it.

Her face was red, swollen and oozing pus, her eyes were wide open, and her clothes were disheveled. She must have been abused before her death, but the wounds on her body were very neat, and the knife wound to the neck was fatal.

Father Su looked shocked.

"This...is this Lian Qiao? Why did her face become like this?"

Qiao and Amelia Su took a quick look and took a deep breath.

This death was truly tragic.

"I don't know, but that's how she was when the servants found her."

At this moment, Su Xuewei suddenly felt a burning sensation on her face, and she began to scratch it quietly with her hands, but the more she scratched, the more itchy it became.

"Mom, my face, my face is itchy."

Su Xuewei looked painful and scratched like crazy.

Qiao turned to look at her, horrified.

"Weier..."

The maid behind her was frightened when she saw her, and realized that she had lost her manners and quickly knelt on the ground.

"Second Miss, your face..."

"My face? What happened to my face?"

Su Xuewei asked anxiously.

Everyone was shocked by this sudden change, except Su Yuejian who sat in his seat indifferent.

Xiao Heng glanced at her with interest.

Su Xuewei, who was fine a moment ago, suddenly started to look red and swollen, and many small red blisters appeared. Some of them had been scratched and bled, which was extremely scary.

Su's father and Su Yanzhou also looked confused.

"What happened?"

Father Su frowned and asked, looking at her ferocious face.

Su Xuewei looked at everyone's reactions and understood what had happened. Her appearance was ruined, just like Lian Qiao's.

"It's you! Did you do it?"

Su Xuewei stood up and rushed forward, grabbing Su Yuejian's arm. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she glared at her fiercely, her tone furious.

"You must be jealous of my looks! You're the one who wants to hurt me!"

Su Yuejian looked innocent and frightened.

Yuzhu pushed Su Xuewei away and stood in front of her to protect Su Yuejian. Qinglan stepped forward and held Su Xuewei back to prevent her from getting close.

"Are you crazy? What does it have to do with Yue'er?"

Su Yanzhou walked to Su Yuejian and scolded Amelia Su.

"Yue'er, Wei'er usually respects and loves you, but you actually ruined her appearance. Why did you treat her like this?"

Qiao cried with a look of deep sorrow on her face.

Although Mrs. Qiao didn't know what happened to Su Xuewei's face, it seemed that this little bitch had something to do with it.

"Daddy, Auntie, I didn't..."

Su Yuejian kept shaking her head in grievance, tears streaming down her face.

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