The prince kneels every day. Has the princess forgiven him today?

Song Xiwan tried to explain to the third princess but to no avail.

But at least she could feel that the Third Princess truly treated her as a friend, so she simply gave up struggling.

However, Song Xiwan tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep. She kept thinking about what Xie Chengqian and the third princess said, and her heartstrings were always being plucked intentionally or unintentionally.

Early the next morning.

Song Xiwan was awakened by a shrill scream in the yard, and soon there was a noise outside.

I could vaguely hear words like "dead" and "hanged".

Song Xiwan frowned and was about to get up when someone knocked on the door hurriedly.

"Miss! Are you awake?"

It's Qiuzhu.

After Song Xiwan responded, Qiu Zhu hurriedly opened the door and came in.

Before she could ask, Qiu Zhu told her everything, "Miss Shen hanged herself in the yard!"

"what?"

Song Xiwan's pupils shrank, and she was a little bit unbelieving.

Qiu Zhu was extremely anxious and was particularly angry when she talked about what she had just heard. "The government officials also came and asked Miss Shen who she had been arguing with recently. They all mentioned you."

It’s not that he testified that Song Xiwan committed murder, but it also indirectly forced Shen Qiongyi to death!

Song Xiwan had just woken up and her mind was still a little confused.

As far as she knew, although Shen Qiongyi was harsh in her words, she was a person who valued her life very much, and she wouldn't commit suicide just because of a few words from her, right?

"I'll go out and see."

Song Xiwan's heart sank, and she felt that something was fishy.

When she was dressed nicely, the bailiff came to ask her to go to the government office.

Qiu Zhu immediately stepped forward and said, "It wasn't my daughter who killed the person, why did she want to go to the government?"

"Whether Miss Song was the one who killed her, we need to investigate thoroughly."

The yamen runners obviously did not have a good attitude.

Qiu Zhu became even angrier and tried to argue with him, her hands on her hips. However, Song Xiwan stopped her and stared coldly at the arrogant bailiff.

"Does this mean that the government really suspects me?"

The yamen runner was so shocked by her that his aura instantly withered, and his tone was also a little relaxed, "At present, Miss Song is the most suspicious."

Song Xiwan's face was gloomy. "Just because I had an argument with her yesterday? Aren't you officials taking things too lightly?"

The voice was so cold that the yamen runner trembled slightly. Thinking that this woman was the legitimate daughter of the Dali Temple Minister, he must not offend her easily.

The yamen runner explained one by one, "Not only that, we also found some signs of a struggle on Miss Shen's body. I heard that Miss Song used force to intimidate her yesterday?"

A dark light flashed in Song Xiwan's eyes.

Shen Qiongyi was indeed murdered, and the real murderer wanted to frame her.

"Just based on this, the government is going to convict me?"

The yamen runner quickly denied it, "Of course not. Miss Shen still has Miss Song's belongings on her, so we need to investigate carefully."

This time his attitude was sincere.

The evidence is conclusive, Song Xiwan really has to go.

"Okay, the innocent will be innocent, then go and investigate."

Qiu Zhu panicked and called out urgently, "Girl, this..."

Song Xiwan gave her a soothing look and whispered in her ear, "Go find the prince."

Yunhe Academy is a few days' walk from the capital, and who knows whether the government will torture him into confessing. The only one who can be used as a rescuer is Xie Chengqian.

And they were in the same boat now, he had to help her.

Qiu Zhu was stunned. It was not until the girl was taken away that she stomped her feet and went to the prince's yard.

Mu Yun recognized the maidservant beside Miss Song at a glance, and a look of joy flashed in his eyes. Did Miss Song come to see the prince on her own initiative?

Unexpectedly, Qiu Zhu urged urgently, "Go and ask the prince, my daughter is in trouble!"

Mu Yun looked bewildered.

So you're here for help?

"boom!"

Mu Yun didn't even have time to report before Xie Chengqian pushed the door open and walked out, with a chill all over his body.

In the blink of an eye, the person was already in front of Qiu Zhu.

Xie Chengqian asked in a deep voice: "What happened to her?"

Qiu Zhu saw some worry on the prince's face and felt a little nervous. It seemed that the relationship between the prince and the girl was really unusual.

Under Xie Chengqian's cold gaze, Qiu Zhu stammered and recounted what had just happened.

"Muyun, prepare the horses."

Xie Chengqian made a prompt decision and gave the order.

Mu Yun understood what he meant and quickly asked someone to bring the horse over.

Xie Chengqian jumped onto his horse and rode away in a cloud of dust.

Qiu Zhu still didn't understand the situation and couldn't help asking, "Where is the prince going?"

"Go find Miss Song."

Mu Yun was very pleased.

……

government.

After Song Xiwan was brought here, the county magistrate questioned her about what happened yesterday and tried to trick her into falling into the trap, but she didn't fall into it at all.

The county magistrate was so angry that he wanted to put her in jail!

Song Xiwan stared at the county official with a cold gaze, mocking and scolding him, "It seems you are really good at trying cases like this. The same thing happened with my eldest brother's case last time."

"presumptuous!"

The county magistrate looked a little embarrassed.

The Song Junling case nearly cost him his official position, but luckily the Second Prince came to his aid and he was able to keep his job. This was all thanks to Song Xiwan.

I heard that she was the one who reported the matter to the capital!

The county magistrate said directly, "You have planned to murder someone, and now you are defying me. Your crime is even more serious. Come, give her thirty lashes first!"

Song Xiwan asked coldly, "You used torture without authorization, but have you ever thought about the consequences? Can the people behind you really protect you?"

The face of the county magistrate who was exposed became even darker!

Anyway, the Second Prince has instructed that we just need to find a way to make Song Xiwan suffer, and it doesn't matter if we fail to convict him in the end.

"Hit me!"

Several yamen runners came in quickly, holding tamping wooden sticks in their hands.

Song Xiwan swept his cold eyes over these people, and the dagger hidden in his sleeve slipped quietly.

As they moved, they rushed even faster towards the county magistrate sitting on it, with the sharp blade pressed against his neck.

The county magistrate's face suddenly turned pale, and his voice trembled, "You are a traitor, you really are a traitor. Do you know that murdering an official of the imperial court is a capital crime..."

"Shut up."

Song Xiwan thought he was being too noisy, so she used more force with her wrist. Just a slight force was enough to make him completely speechless.

The county magistrate was so anxious that he almost cried, and he didn't have any of the dignity he had just now.

"Put down the dagger first, and let's discuss it properly."

"I just discussed this with you. Did you listen?" Song Xiwan asked back in a bad mood, and then threatened him in a sinister voice, "Since you're going to charge me with murder anyway, I might as well make it a reality."

The county magistrate cried even louder and begged for mercy.

He even said: "This is none of my business. I am just following orders."

Song Xiwan's eyes were full of mockery.

How dare he force her to confess with such courage?

"Who did it?"

The county magistrate looked conflicted and hesitant when a group of guards came in with murderous intent.

Xie Qiang's voice came faintly, "Miss Song, what are you doing?"