She cried and said, "Dad, please stop kowtow, please stop kowtow, it's my fault, I admit my guilt, just pretend that you have never given birth to a daughter like me in this life. Anyway, my reputation is already ruined, what's the point of living anymore?"

Li Qunshu looked at her with regret and said, "Even if your reputation is ruined, you are still your parents' daughter. What exactly made you make such a mistake? Tell me!"

Li Jiang opened her mouth and saw Pei Yinyin's murderous look.

She shook her head with difficulty: "No, it's all my fault. Now I just want to die, and I hope Daddy can grant my wish!"

Li Qunshu's eyes suddenly turned scarlet. He gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, if we're going to die, we'll die together in front of King Li!"

She quickly hugged his arms and begged, "Daddy, please don't. If you die, what will happen to mother and brother?"

Li Qunshu said sadly: "But I can't watch my own daughter die tragically. If your father accompanies you on your way to the underworld, you won't be afraid!"

Prince Li frowned and said, "Li Jiang, your father is not afraid of death for you, what else do you have to worry about?"

Li Jiang murmured, "Yes, Daddy isn't afraid of death, so how can a daughter like you be implicated?"

She glared at Pei Yinyin suddenly: "It was her. She used the love poems I wrote to Pei Jue as a threat, forcing me to give the rice balls to the beggars brought in from outside, and then coaxed Princess Li into the woodshed!"

Prince Li's sharp gaze suddenly fell on Pei Yinyin, frightening her so much that she immediately argued, "I didn't do that. Please, Your Highness, please investigate. Li Jiang is slandering her!"

Li Jiangxiao turned to look at the other noble ladies: "Won't you bear witness for me? Pei Yinyin threw all those love poems in front of you, and also my Xiaoyi, you all saw it with your own eyes, right?"

The ladies nodded hurriedly: "Yes, we did see it!"

Li Jiang said angrily, "I went to ask her to clarify things for me and not let her slander my innocence. It's true that I admire Pei Jue, but I didn't write those things at all, let alone put my underwear in them. It's all her nonsense!"

King Li said, "So, she used this to threaten you and make you do things for her?"

Li Jiangxiao nodded heavily: "Yes, she wanted to plot against Princess Li and let her be abused by those beggars in public. She is the most vicious one!"

Pei Yinyin flatly denied: "I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything. She is just talking nonsense!"

Prince Li sneered, "Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll find out after we interrogate those beggars!"

Soon the secret guards brought the beggars out. They knelt on the ground and trembled all over.

Prince Li shouted, "Tell me, who brought you into Fang's manor?"

The beggars answered directly: "It was the housekeeper, Madam Pan. She gave us ten taels of silver and told us to wait in the woodshed!"

Nanny Pan was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground and cried out for justice, but was dragged away by the secret guards and beaten with a stick.

Only after being beaten until she was bleeding did she cry out, "It was Miss Pei who promised to give me five hundred taels of silver that I did this for her. My son is in her hands, and I have no choice but to obey her orders!"

All the clues pointed to Pei Yinyin, and even if Mrs. Lu wanted to save her, there was nothing she could do.

She was about to speak, but was stopped by Mrs. Lu's eyes.

She could only lower her voice and plead, "Mother, Yinyin is my niece and my grandmother's most beloved granddaughter. As her aunt, I cannot stand by and watch her being punished!"

Madam Lu frowned and glared at her: "At this point, what can you do to help her? A little impatience can ruin a big plan. Don't let her get you into trouble again!"

Mrs. Lu gritted her teeth and swallowed back all the resentment in her heart.

Prince Li had already made up his mind. He said in a deep voice, "The eldest daughter of the Pei family is ruthless and merciless. The emperor originally showed mercy and spared the women and children of the Pei Mansion. Now she refuses to mend her ways and even dares to openly murder others. She deserves the death penalty. She must be beaten to death!"

Mrs. Lu's eyes widened in shock. She thought that no matter what, Prince Li would spare Yin Yin's life for Pei Jue's sake, and at most she would be beaten with a few sticks. However, she didn't expect that he would actually beat her to death with a stick.

How is this possible?

She ignored her mother-in-law's instructions and immediately pleaded anxiously, "Your Highness, Yinyin was just blinded by hatred for a moment. She was a little girl who had her family suddenly changed, so it was natural that she couldn't bear it and did something wrong. Please forgive her this time. I promise she won't do it again!"

Prince Li's cold gaze fell on Madam Lu Shao, frightening her so much that she shivered all over.

He said calmly, "If I let her go this time, who can compensate Li Jiangxiao for the suffering she has endured?"

Mrs. Lu wanted to say that it was all her own fault, but when she met Li Qunshu's hateful gaze, she didn't dare to speak.

Pei Yinyin didn't expect that she would be beaten to death. She didn't understand why such a careful plan had such a loophole!

She really doesn't want to die!

But now, no one can save her except her aunt!

Her pleading eyes fell on Madam Lu, who said with a pale face, "Yinyin, go with peace of mind. Auntie will definitely bury you properly!"

Pei Yinyin choked in her throat and blood spurted out in an instant.

She smiled hastily and was dragged away by the secret guards.

Li Jiangxiao was also taken away by Li Qunshu. As for how he was accommodated, it is unknown.

The fundraising continued, and in the end, Madam Lu got a life-extending pill, while the remaining pill was bought by Madam Gu, the mistress of another aristocratic family.

On the way back home, Madam Lu knelt before her mother-in-law with red and swollen eyes and wept, "Mother, it was my incompetence that prevented me from protecting Yinyin. I let her be beaten to death right before my eyes!"

Madam Lu glared at her and said, "If you want to blame me, just say it directly. When your mother left the capital, she told me to take good care of Yinyin!"

Madam Lu shook her head vigorously: "I don't dare. I just hope that mother can come forward and get Yinyin's body out of Fang's manor!"

Madam Lu sighed, "Need I tell you? When I came here, I already told Prince Li that her body is now in the last carriage!"

Mrs. Lu wiped her tears and said, "Thank you, mother!"

Madam Lu spoke up, "Don't blame me for standing by and watching. At that time, Prince Li was determined to vent his anger on Lin Su. If I spoke up to defend Pei Yinyin, he would definitely hold a grudge against me as well. You are well aware of the current situation of our Duke Ying's Mansion. Your husband has the title of Crown Prince, but he is not valued by the Emperor and is not even given an official position. How can I openly offend Prince Li again?"

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