Seeing that her eyes were red, Zhan Miao quickly comforted her, "I'm perfectly fine, aren't I? Sister, please don't cry. If my brother-in-law sees you, he'll be heartbroken!"

Mentioning Xie Jianshu brought a blush to Zhan Qingning's pretty face.

He was indeed very afraid of her crying!

Because he was making a fuss a bit too much during the night, she shed a few tears, which startled him so much that he knelt down on the ground.

He also said that he would be willing to kill her as long as she didn't cry.

She calmed herself down and whispered in Zhan Miao's ear, "I have a rough idea of ​​who is trying to harm you. Let's go back to the manor first, and I will interrogate him in front of you!"

Upon returning to the General's Mansion, Zhan Miao immediately ordered his men to arrest the coachman.

The coachman asked innocently, "Young Madam, why are you arresting me? What have I done wrong?"

Zhan Qingning sneered: "Search his body!"

The driver's expression changed drastically. He suddenly reached out and pushed the old woman aside, then ran away.

Zi'er and Ling'er happened to come over from next door. When they saw him running, they swept his leg and knocked him to the ground.

Zhan Qingning breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zi'er, you've come at the right time. This coachman has bad intentions. Quickly search him and see if he has any medicine bottles."

Zi'er grabbed the coachman's arm and slapped him a few times haphazardly.

A moment later, she produced a packet of powder and asked, "Is this what you mean?"

Zhan Qingning reached out and took it, then brought it to her nose and smelled it: "Yes, it's this kind of scented powder. He mischievously sprinkled it on Miao'er, and after they arrived at the theater, the monkeys smelled it and went crazy trying to catch her!"

Zi'er was shocked and her face was full of worry. She asked anxiously, "Miss, are you alright?"

Zhan Miao quickly shook his head: "I'm fine. It was Sister Qingning who protected me and prevented those stinky monkeys from tearing my clothes off, otherwise it would have been a real problem!"

A chilling killing intent flashed in Zi'er's eyes. She suddenly grabbed the coachman's hair and roared:

"Tell me, who instructed you?"

The driver stubbornly denied it: "If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason. You're just framing me. I'm innocent!"

Zi'er said sarcastically, "You really won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"

Without further hesitation, she reached out and pulled the coachman to the large water vat placed outside the courtyard.

She frowned and said, "I'm giving you one last chance. Will you tell me or not?"

The driver stubbornly replied, "I'm innocent!"

Zi'er suddenly grabbed his neck and submerged his head completely in the water vat.

The driver struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Just when he was about to suffocate, Zi'er pulled him out.

"Cough cough cough!" He coughed violently, tears and snot streaming down his face.

Zi'er parted her thin lips again and asked, "Still won't you tell me?"

The coachman gritted his teeth and said, "Kill me or torture me, it's all up to you. Aren't you, the Marquis of Zhanyi, afraid of retribution for treating human life so lightly?"

Zi'er's eyes were full of mockery: "You're quite resilient, but once you're in my hands, no one will be able to keep up the fight!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed the driver into the water vat again.

This time the suffocation lasted even longer, and the driver was on the verge of fainting.

Zi'er slapped him several times before he gradually came to his senses. He was breathing heavily with difficulty, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his lips.

When he regained consciousness and saw Zi'er again, his eyes were filled with fear.

He cried and begged, "Please let me go, I was wrong, I'll never do it again. Isn't Miss Zhan safe and sound?"

Zi'er said in a deep voice, "Miss Zhan is safe and sound, but that doesn't mean you are safe and sound. You dared to scheme against the daughter of the Marquis's family; you have committed a capital offense!"

The coachman trembled violently; he was terrified of Zi'er.

Upon seeing her raise her hand, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed forcefully: "I said, it was the eldest son of the Feng family who hired me. He also promised that as long as I could ruin Miss Zhan's reputation and have her clothes stripped off by monkeys in front of everyone, he would give me five thousand taels of silver!"

Zi'er immediately frowned: "The eldest son of the Feng family? Feng Ziyu?"

The coachman nodded hurriedly: "Yes, it was him. He had my indenture in his hands. I had no choice but to commit the evil deed of murdering Miss Zhan!"

Zi'er looked at Zhan Qingning: "This matter involves the Feng family. No matter what, Grand Tutor Feng was Prince Rong's teacher before. We need the Lady of the Marquis to intervene!"

Zhan Qingning nodded: "Yes, take him to Mother!"

Before long, Lin Yiwan learned the whole story.

She spoke coldly: "The girls of the Zhan family are not so easy to bully. Since the Feng family can't discipline their juniors, then I, the lady, will teach them a lesson!"

After saying that, she led everyone to the Feng residence.

At this moment, Feng Ziyu was pacing anxiously back and forth in the room, while Feng Yingying, who was sitting in a chair, said helplessly, "Big brother, can you be quiet for a while? Everything in my vision is black and white, it's all because you're pacing back and forth!"

Feng Ziyu frowned at her: "Aren't you worried? There's still no news from the theater. We don't even know if those monkeys have stripped Zhan Miao of all her clothes!"

Feng Yingying said, "Of course I'd love to see her make a fool of herself, but we'll have to wait for confirmation first!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the two saw the gatekeeper rushing over.

Both men's faces lit up with joy, especially Feng Ziyu, who quickly stepped forward and asked, "Is there any news from the theater? Did the Zhan family's young lady lose face in public?"

The steward looked at him nervously: "Reporting to the young master, nothing like that happened. The young lady of the Zhan family is perfectly fine. She and her mother have come to our Feng residence. They also brought their coachman, Quan, with them. He looks disheveled, as if he's been beaten!"

Feng Ziyu felt dizzy and almost lost his balance.

He gripped the gatekeeper tightly and asked, "Are you serious? They've come looking for us?"

Feng Yingying raised her hand and slapped him: "Big brother, wake up! What should we do now? How should we deal with this?"

Feng Ziyu's face was flustered and ugly. He didn't say another word and turned to run towards the back door.

Feng Yingying's expression changed drastically. He ran away? He made her shoulder all the blame?

Why?

A moment later, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.

She said sternly, "Butler, stop my elder brother immediately! We can't let him ruin our entire Feng family!"

The steward belatedly realized what was happening and quickly led several burly guards to subdue Feng Ziyu.

He shouted angrily, "Feng Yingying, I did all this to avenge you! How could you arrest me? Do you only feel satisfied when they deal with me? I'm your own brother!"

Feng Yingying burst into tears: "Brother, calm down. If you run away, I will be the first to be punished by the Lady of the Marquis. Have you forgotten that I am the hope for our Feng family to turn things around? You have neglected your studies and it is impossible for you to participate in the imperial examination and make a name for yourself, but I can enter the palace!"

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