The bad husband wanted to bring his second wife into the house, so I turned around and became his st

Lin Wanqing immediately gave the order.

The guards took the order and left, while Lin Wanqing and Lu Shengyuan continued to wait for news in the study.

Soon, the guard came back with Zhang San.

Zhang San was thrown into the middle of the study. When he looked up and saw Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing, his face immediately turned pale with fright.

"Please spare my life, Madam! I...I didn't do anything!"

Zhang San was so frightened that he became incoherent and collapsed to the ground.

Lin Wanqing looked at him coldly, "You didn't do it? We haven't asked you anything yet, and you're so scared. Do you have something to hide?"

Zhang San choked when he heard this. He must have something to hide that was why he was so scared.

But he couldn't say it. If he did, the mastermind behind it would definitely not let his family go.

Thinking of his family, Zhang San shuddered.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Madam is right. I do have something to hide. I... I have stolen things before, but I have never killed anyone!"

Lin Wanqing sneered at this, "Who said you stole something? We haven't even asked you yet, and you've already confessed. I don't think you'll cry until you see the coffin!"

As she spoke, she winked at the guard beside her.

The guard understood and immediately stepped forward, grabbed Zhang San by the collar and lifted him up.

"If you don't tell the truth, don't blame us for being rude!"

The guard said viciously.

Zhang San was so frightened that his face turned pale. He stared at the guard with wide eyes, his eyes full of fear.

"I...I'll tell you, isn't that enough?"

He finally gave in.

Lin Wanqing waved to the guards, who then loosened Zhang San's collar and threw him back to the ground.

Zhang San slumped down on the ground, took a deep breath, and said, "Yes...someone instructed me to do this."

"Who?"

Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing asked at the same time.

Zhang San paused and said, "It's... a masked man. I don't know who he is."

"Masked man?"

Lin Wanqing frowned, "Why would he order you to kill someone?"

"He...he gave me a large sum of money and asked me to cooperate with Ah Fei."

"What cooperation?"

Lu Shengyuan asked.

"He...he asked me to work with Ah Fei to poison the food at Yuelai Inn."

After Zhang San finished speaking, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing again.

Lin Wanqing's face darkened upon hearing this. "What kind of poison did you use? Where did the poison come from?"

Zhang San quickly replied, "The masked man gave me the poison. He said it would only cause diarrhea and wouldn't kill anyone, so I..."

"So you agreed just for the money?"

Lin Wanqing interjected.

Zhang San nodded. He really agreed to do this for the money.

Lin Wanqing looked at his eyes filled with greed and ignorance and was speechless.

These people are really willing to sacrifice their lives for money!

Lu Shengyuan looked at Zhang San and asked in a deep voice, "What does the masked man look like? Can you draw a portrait of him?"

Zhang San looked up at him and shook his head.

"He always wears a mask. I have never seen his true face."

Lu Shengyuan frowned when he heard this. It seemed that this masked man was very cautious.

But it doesn't matter. He already has a clue and will eventually find out the identity of the masked man.

Thinking of this, he winked at the guard beside him.

The guard understood and immediately stepped forward to drag Zhang San out.

"Prince, what should we do next? It seems that this person is not very familiar with Ah Fei."

Lin Wanqing looked at Lu Shengyuan and asked.

"It doesn't matter. We already have clues. We will eventually find out the identity of this masked man."

Lu Shengyuan stood up and walked to the door of the study, looking up at the sky.

It was already completely dark, and a bright moon hung high in the sky, illuminating the entire night sky.

He took a deep breath of fresh air and continued, "Since this masked man was able to instruct Zhang San to kill someone, it shows that he is not an ordinary person."

"And his purpose was very clear, which was to target me and kill me."

Lu Shengyuan paused for a moment before continuing, "But it doesn't matter. No matter who he is, I will find him out!"

Lin Wanqing felt warm in her heart when she heard this. She walked to Lu Shengyuan and looked up at him.

"Well, I believe you."

Lu Shengyuan looked down at her, his eyes filled with a gentle smile.

He reached out and ruffled her hair, "Don't worry, I'm here and won't let anything get to you."

Lin Wanqing smiled and nodded when he heard this, "Yes, I know."

In the following days, Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing began to secretly investigate the identity of the masked man.

They checked all the suspicious people in the capital, but still found no clues.

Just when the two were at a loss, an unexpected situation occurred.

That morning, Lin Wanqing was reading in the study when suddenly a guard hurried in.

"Madam, it's bad, Ah Fei is dead!"

The guard said with a serious expression.

"what?"

Lin Wanqing stood up suddenly after hearing this, "How did Ah Fei die?"

"He was killed with a single blow."

the guard replied.

Lin Wanqing frowned. Could it be that the masked man had killed someone to silence him?

Thinking of this, she immediately said to the guards: "Go and inform the prince immediately and ask him to come back immediately."

The guard took the order and left, while Lin Wanqing hurried out of the study.

Not long after, Lu Shengyuan came back.

"A Fei is dead?"

He looked at Lin Wanqing and asked.

"Ah."

Lin Wanqing nodded, "It must be that masked man who killed the witness."

Lu Shengyuan's face darkened upon hearing this. "It seems this masked man wants to torture us to death!"

He turned to the guards beside him and ordered, "Immediately send more people to investigate the identity of this masked man. Dig deep to find him!"

The guards took the order and left, while Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing sat in the study waiting for news.

Neither of them spoke, and a depressing atmosphere filled the study.

After about an hour, the guard finally came back.

"Prince, Madam, I have already found out the identity of that masked man."

The guard looked at Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing and said.

"Oh? Who is it?"

Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing asked at the same time.

The guard paused and then said, "It's someone close to the Second Prince."

"Second Prince?"

Lu Shengyuan and Lin Wanqing frowned at the same time.

They and the Second Prince have never had anything to do with each other, so why would he send people to harm them?

"Are you sure you didn't check it wrong?"

Lu Shengyuan looked at the guard and asked.

"There is absolutely no mistake. I saw with my own eyes that the Second Prince's personal guard sneaked into Zhang San's house and gave him a large sum of money."

The guard said with certainty.

Upon hearing this, Lu Shengyuan's face darkened and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

You, Second Prince, actually dared to send people to harm him and Qing'er. It seems that you are tired of living!

Thinking of this, he stood up and said to Lin Wanqing, "You wait at home. I'll go meet the Second Prince."

Lin Wanqing stood up immediately after hearing this and said, "I'll go with you."

Lu Shengyuan looked at her determined eyes, knowing that her decision could not be changed, and nodded.