Xie Duanfang shook his head: "I don't know yet. I never thought that the child would grow up so big and marry the current Marquis Zhan Yi and become the mistress of the Marquis's mansion!"

A fierce look flashed in the housekeeper's eyes, and he quickly said, "How about I send someone to kill her right away? Since she is in Suzhou, she won't be able to escape even if she has wings!"

Xie Duanfang waved his hand: "Don't move for now, let me think about it carefully, you can go down!"

The butler didn't dare to say anything else and walked out quickly.

Mrs. Xie had regained consciousness by then, and came to Xie Duanfang with red and swollen eyes. She complained bitterly, "You are so cruel! Qinglan is our only daughter. How could you have the heart to kill her?"

Xie Duanfang frowned and retorted: "Do you want the entire Xie family to be buried with her? Luo Yudie, do you think I don't care about Qinglan? She is the girl I raised with all my heart, and I feel sorry for her too!"

Luo Yudie suddenly remembered something, and she angrily accused: "It's all your fault. If you hadn't been so soft-hearted and killed that evil creature directly, would you have let her run to Suzhou and harm our Qinglan?"

Xie Duanfang directly covered her mouth: "Shut up!"

When Luo Yudie met the man's murderous eyes, she trembled with fear.

She shook her head vigorously in fear, and he finally let go.

He reached out and turned the vase on the desk, and a secret room appeared before him.

He grabbed Luo Yudie's wrist and brought her in directly.

The room was silent, with only the panicked breathing of the two people as the sound.

After a long while, Luo Yudie asked in a serious tone, "What are you going to do? If she really comes here for that old incident, how are you going to deal with it?"

Xie Duanfang took a deep breath and said, "If she were an ordinary person, it wouldn't be a big deal if she was killed directly with a single blow. But now, she is the mistress of the Zhan Yihou Mansion, and Zhan Yan, who is behind her, is a formidable figure!"

Luo Yudie pondered: "Zhan Yan? Isn't he the favored minister who injured his offspring to save the emperor? He is no different from a eunuch, right?"

Xie Duanfang frowned, feeling a bit uncomfortable in his heart.

If Xie Qinglan could succeed with Tang Qizheng on the wedding night, he would have someone to rely on, but now, how can he compete?

When he looked up, he saw a picture of a beauty hanging on the wall, and an irrepressible desire suddenly ignited on his face.

He grabbed Luo Yudie's arm and pressed her hard on the table.

She struggled anxiously: "Husband, not now. Qinglan's body is still waiting outside for placement. I'm not in the mood at all!"

Xie Duanfang turned a deaf ear to her and pressed his body down without any regard for her wishes.

Luo Yudie groaned, turned around and saw the pair of bloodthirsty red eyes behind him, and a cold chill rose in his heart.

Waves of severe pain came over her, and her vision gradually became blurred.

In the past, when she saw the woman in the portrait, she would proudly show off to her, and even cooperate with Xie Duanfang with a hundred times more enthusiasm.

But now, she only felt fear and uneasiness.

It was as if everything they did was right under her nose.

Shrouded in great panic, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

When she woke up, she saw that Xie Duanfang was no longer by her side, and she was no longer in the secret room.

She quickly stood up and called out, "Someone!"

Ruyi, the personal maid, walked in quickly and said, "Madam, are you awake? The master said that there will be a banquet for distinguished guests tomorrow. Please prepare it!"

Luo Yudie's heart skipped a beat. Distinguished guest?

Could it be the wife of the Marquis of Zhan Yi's mansion? She was actually coming to the Xie Mansion?

She frowned and quickly took her clothes and put them on.

She was still thinking about Xie Qinglan, and no matter what, she had to bury the poor child quickly.

However, when she walked to the backyard, she did not find her body, not even a coffin.

She asked in shock, "Where's Qinglan? Wasn't she still here yesterday? Why did she suddenly disappear?"

Ruyi replied anxiously, "Madam, please calm down. It was the master's order. He said it was unlucky to leave a body in the backyard when a distinguished guest was coming, so he bought an ordinary coffin and buried it on the farm!"

Luo Yudie's eyes went dark and he was on the verge of falling.

Ruyi quickly reached out to support her: "Madam, what's wrong with you? Do you want me to ask the doctor to come over?"

Luo Yudie calmed down instantly. She sneered at herself, "What a distinguished guest! It's all thanks to her that my daughter died!"

After a moment's silence, she slowly spoke, "Go and copy the menu for the distinguished guest. After all, she is the Marquis' wife from the capital, so we must not neglect her!"

Ruyi left in a hurry, and murderous intent continued to surge in Luo Yudie's eyes.

She murmured softly, "More than a decade ago, I was able to plot to kill your mother. Now, I can also make you die without anyone noticing!"

At this time, Lin Yiwan was looking through the files of the incident with Lin Ran. Since the people involved were all dead, only a few words were recorded.

Tang Qizhen's son's serious illness had improved, and his often frowned brows relaxed.

He walked in with a cup of tea and said, "You two have been looking at this for almost an hour. Have a cup of tea first to moisten your throats. You can check again later. Anyway, the files can't be left behind!"

Lin Ran frowned and asked, "Master Tang, these bandits appeared very unexpectedly. Why haven't they been implicated in any cases in Suzhou City before?"

Tang Qizheng sighed, "That's right. A group of bandits suddenly appeared, killed Xie Qian and his wife, and then fled, stealing all their belongings. They never showed up again. My wife happened to die in childbirth at that time, so I handed the matter over to my subordinates to handle, but it ended up being left unresolved!"

Lin Yiwan looked at Lin Ran and said, "Uncle, if they were truly bandits who did all sorts of evil, they would definitely leave traces behind. They would never disappear so cleanly. Unless, they weren't originally bandits, but were pretending to be them!"

Lin Ran nodded: "This is also the reason why they never committed any more crimes and completely erased all traces!"

Tang Qizheng immediately spoke up, "If all of this was orchestrated by our son-in-law, Xie Qian, then those people must have been silenced by him. Further investigation would be incredibly difficult!"

Lin Yiwan gritted her teeth and said, "We have to investigate even if it's difficult. Others may not know the inside story, but his wife Luo Yudie will definitely know!"

Lin Ran raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "Are you planning to make a breakthrough with Luo Yudie?"

Lin Yiwan smiled softly, her eyes curved. "Well, don't I look a lot like mother? I don't believe she wouldn't feel guilty after seeing me!"

Lin Ran said worriedly, "Wanwan, the Xie family is a den of tigers and wolves. Your uncle can't let you put yourself in danger. I'm going to the banquet with you tonight. I don't believe Xie Duanfang would dare to take action under my nose!"

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