After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

It was in stark contrast to Gu Shi’s excitement.

Shen Muxi just raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

In her eyes, didn't this man named "Pei Wang" already know that she was dead?

Last time, Gu Shi was called in to identify the body, but Gu Shi denied that the body belonged to Prince Rong's Mansion without even looking at it.

What does he want to do by coming here to bring up the old matter?

"I'm bringing you news."

Pei Wang had a gentle smile on his face and tapped the folding fan in his hand lightly on the table.

Take your time.

But it made Gu Shi inexplicably irritated.

Just as Gu Shi was about to send the guest away, Pei Wang said, "Your childhood sweetheart told you that the owner of this bracelet thought it was too cheap, so she threw it away?"

"Don't you have any doubts about what your childhood sweetheart said?"

After two questions in a row, Gu Shi fell silent.

He had asked Su Liuxi about the bracelet before, asking if she knew anything.

But Su Liuxi always looked at him with tearful eyes, asking him not to ask, saying that she had promised Shen Muxi not to tell.

Isn't this a disguised form of recognition?

He was annoyed by Shen Muxi's ignorance and felt sorry for Su Liuxi's embarrassment, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Pei Wang appeared today and brought up this topic again.

Bringing back those bad memories, Gu Shi's face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Master Pei is really interesting. He comes here every day just to entertain me?"

The Dali Temple Minister and the Ministry of Rites Vice Minister, although one is a fourth-rank official and the other is a third-rank official.

However, the actual power of the Dali Temple Minister is far greater than that of the Ministry of Rites Minister.

Even the Minister of Rites did not dare to use his official power to pressure Pei Wang.

However, Gu Shi no longer had the instinct to think like this.

It can be seen that the situation is in disarray.

Pei Wang was not annoyed and gestured to Gu Shi to look at the bracelet.

“The bracelet is made of firewood that might not be picked up if thrown on the street, but the hibiscus flowers on it have become round and smooth, and the whole bracelet does not have any roughness at all. You can imagine how much the owner of the wooden bracelet once cherished it.

Perhaps Prince Rong knows the meaning of this wooden bracelet better than I do.

In the eyes of those who do not understand its value, it is worthless, but the owner of the wooden bracelet obviously regards it as a priceless treasure. Thousands of words spoken through the belly may be false, but a person's behavior that has almost become a habit cannot be false.

When Gu Shi heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

His hands were shaking violently.

Pei Wang took the opportunity to mention the previous incident again, "The female corpse in Mulan Mountain..."

Just as he was about to say this, a soft yet deliberately calm female voice sounded at the entrance of the front hall.

"Lord Pei is really interesting. Seeing that our prince is looking for someone, he comes to our house every day to ask our prince to identify the body.

Could it be that the people from Prince Rong’s Mansion will just turn into corpses once they leave the mansion?

Besides, living people have their own feet. Do they need to report their whereabouts to adults?

My Lord, you are meddling too much."

Su Liuxi said several words in succession, but in return Pei Wang said indifferently, "Mrs. Yu."

Gu Shi felt that this was jarring and corrected him, "Yu Hong left a letter of divorce before his death. She has no connection with the Yu family anymore."

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Pei Wang's eyes.

"I have no interest in knowing the connection between Miss Su and the Yu Mansion. I came here today only to bring news to Prince Rong. The female corpse in Mulan Mountain died at the hands of the bandits in Yueya Ao. Now the bandits in Yueya Ao..."

"So, Lord Pei came here this time not only to curse my sister's death to make the prince uncomfortable, but also to slander our prince for colluding with bandits?"

Su Liuxi's eyes widened with innocence, and she opened her arms to block Gu Shi. "I know you're upset that Yu Hong died in prison, preventing you from successfully closing the case. But you can't take revenge on the Rong Junwang Mansion because of what happened at the Yu Mansion. It was me who begged the Duke to take us in. If you have any complaints, come to me. Don't embarrass the Duke, and don't curse my sister."

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and at the end, she was crying.

Shen Muxi was stunned watching from the side.

No.

Has water entered Su Liuxi's brain?

As a prison officer specializing in solving difficult cases, Pei Wang wouldn't resort to such mindless tactics even if he wanted to avenge a personal vendetta...

But Gu Shi still believed it.

He really believed it!!

"enough."

Gu Shi stood up and pulled Su Liuxi behind him. When he faced Pei Wang, his whole body was full of resistance.

"I understand the immense pressure Lord Pei must be under for his incompetent handling of the case, but this is no reason for Lord Pei to find a scapegoat.

If Master Pei continues to curse my former wife, don't blame me for being rude and personally going to His Majesty to interfere with you."

After saying this, he sat on the main seat with his head held high, as if he was seeing off a guest.

Shen Muxi sat next to Pei Wang.

Looking at Pei Wang's reaction curiously.

Gu Shixiu's move just now was simply a reversal of Tian Gang. She was kind of expecting Pei Wang to slap her in the face on the spot.

But she was going to be disappointed.

Don't even mention slapping me in the face.

Pei Wang didn't even move a hair.

He slowly stood up. "The female corpse from Mulan Mountain had a five-year-old wound on her lower back, and a new wound on her ankle that had formed within three months."

"Chong-"

Gu Shi lost his composure for a moment and knocked over the teacup beside him.

When in Danyang, Shen Muxi fell from a chestnut tree while picking chestnuts and injured his lower back.

Three months ago, when she was plotting against Xixi, she had used a self-torture tactic and injured her ankle.

Seeing this, Su Liuxi quickly said, "This is what my sister told you."

"Master Pei, I never thought that someone as wise and powerful as you would be manipulated by a country woman and used like a knife without even realizing it."

Du Zhong stepped forward and angrily shouted, "Madam Yu, be careful with your words."

When he yelled, Su Liuxi's eyes immediately turned red and she said aggrievedly, "I didn't expect that my sister would find someone to back her up so quickly after being away from home for less than a month. No wonder the prince couldn't find her no matter how hard he tried, and the other party was able to fool the prince's people."

"Madam Yu..."

"enough."

Gu Shi glared at Du Zhong angrily.

The latter was not afraid to look him in the eye.

Gu Shi laughed in anger, "Master Pei really has a good dog."

After saying this, he turned his gaze from Du Zhong back to Pei Wang, "If Lord Pei really knows where Shen Muxi is, please tell Shen Muxi on my behalf that if she really died in Mulan Mountain, please ask her to come back and tell me in a dream. In this way, I will not give you a divorce letter, and I will not raise the daughter she gave birth to."

"Gu Shi, if I could enter your dreams, do you think you could stay here safely?"

Shen Muxi thought that his voice was louder than Gu Shi's.

But she could only yell to herself.

Even though Pei Wang was knowledgeable and experienced, he was still shocked by Gu Shi's remarks.

However, his unnatural expression only lasted for a moment.

Soon, he returned to his usual gentle and polite self.

"Everyone says that Prince Rong is young and promising. Seeing him today has really opened my eyes."

Even the most outrageous playboy in the capital could not say such vicious words.

After a moment of silence for the poor woman who had endured seven years in Danyang, Pei Wang looked at Gu Shi meaningfully, left a sentence "I hope you can be so tough in the future", and left with Du Zhong.

Ever since Shen Muxi saw Pei Wang, that familiar feeling of freedom returned to her.

He glanced at Gu Shi who was still comforting Su Liuxi.

Shen Muxi simply turned a blind eye and followed Pei Wang decisively.

The people in Prince Rong's mansion knew that Gu Shi was angry and wanted to see him off, but they didn't dare to follow him too closely, which gave Pei Wang and Du Zhong the opportunity to talk.

"Master, are we really returning empty-handed?"