Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Shen Li's words made the old prime minister's heart sink to the bottom. As the carriage moved, it was getting closer and closer to the manor.

The northwest wind brought an unbearable stench from afar, which was nauseating.

It is rare that the stench is so strong in the middle of winter that even such a strong wind cannot blow it away.

The direction in which the Prime Minister's carriage was slowly heading was the center of the stench.

The guard raised his hand to signal the carriage to stop and came to the old prime minister's window, "Master, there is a large group of people ahead."

The old prime minister rubbed his forehead and asked, "Who is leading the group?"

There was the sound of horse hooves, it was the people who had just been sent to check ahead who had returned.

"My lord, the General of the Cavalry and the Marquis of Guanyong are in front. Please come and have a seat."

The old prime minister closed his eyes, leaned back on the cushions, and said to the guards outside, "Let's go. Don't keep the general and the Marquis of Guanyong waiting for too long."

"Yes."

The guard raised his hand and the carriage moved forward again.

It was shaking and bumpy and unbearable.

"Miss Shen just went out. Could it be that she went to the front to see if the general had arrived?"

Shen Li stuffed a scented pill into her nose and then put on her mask, but it still smelled bad.

"Yes, my uncle has been coming here frequently these past few days. His people have helped to dig out the buried bones. Otherwise, with only a few of us here, how long will it take to present all the evidence to you?"

Shen Li's frankness left the old prime minister speechless for a moment.

He was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed, "It's my fault. I raised a heartless daughter and brought shame to our ancestors. I..."

"Don't ask for mercy," Shen Li said, "They've already walked to the end of their ways. It's time to let them reunite with the wronged souls. If anyone tries to stop them, the wronged souls will haunt them. Do you believe it?"

The old prime minister gave a wry laugh and said weakly, "I'm not trying to plead for them. I'm just asking, since even the general and the Marquis of Guanyong are here, does this matter need to be announced to the world?"

He looked very depressed. He had been a strong man all his life and always insisted on fairness and justice in everything he did. Once he was brought before others for judgment, he could only imagine the days of being pointed at and criticized by others. His dignity would make him unable to bear such a situation.

"That won't happen, don't worry, old Prime Minister." Shen Li covered her mouth. The stench was getting stronger and stronger. She really wanted to hide in the space. "If you have any concerns, you can tell my uncle. My uncle also has something to say to you."

The stench was so strong that both of them covered their mouths with masks and lost the mood to talk.

After a while, the carriage finally arrived in front of the village.

Shen Li lifted the car curtain and jumped out, then walked to Fang Yao and said, "Meet uncle."

"Hmm," Fang Yao nodded and ordered someone to hand her a thick cloth. "Cover it with this. It's been soaked in medicine and can block the stench. Just after digging it out, leave it like this. Let the wind blow for a while and the stench will be gone."

After saying this, Fang Yao raised his head and looked at the old prime minister who was approaching silently. He bowed and said, "To prevent more people from knowing, I didn't go with the old prime minister."

This is because they don't intend to let this matter be exposed, causing the old prime minister to be criticized by others.

The old prime minister's eyes felt hot.

In front of him was a big pit, and several skeletons were dug out from the pit. What he didn't expect was that there were two skeletons in the pit with bright clothes that had not yet rotted.

"That's buried a little above," Fang Yao explained, noticing his gaze lingering there. "The coroner has examined the bodies. They belong to a maid and a servant who disappeared not long ago in the Wen Mansion. Li'er has already investigated. The Wen family said they eloped, but in reality, the maid overheard their master's plot and was killed to silence her. As for the servant, he had some feelings for the maid. Madam Wen was afraid the servant would ask about the maid's death, so she decided to kill them both and bury them here."

The old prime minister stood there, feeling nauseous from the stench, unable to utter a word.

"I believe you also know that at the banquet at the Marquis of Guanyong's mansion, there was a foolish little girl named Hui'er." Fang Yao watched his men continue to dig out the bones and said to the old prime minister, "That foolish girl slandered my sister, saying that she was my sister's daughter. Now it has been investigated. It was done by Wen Wanying, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, and the old lady of the Yao family. Later, the foolish girl's brother and the foolish girl both died. Madam Wen was afraid that they would tell the truth and affect her daughter's reputation, so because of this, she killed the brother and sister..."

"Look," he raised his chin, motioning the old prime minister to look at the pile of bones, "some of the skeletons here are wearing personal tokens, so their identities can still be found out, but some are completely naked. What a sin."

He paused for a moment, suppressed his rising anger, took a long breath, and then continued, "Old Prime Minister, I sincerely hope that you know nothing about these things. Can you promise me that?"

The northwest wind blew over, blowing the old prime minister's gray hair everywhere. His expression was as if frozen, and he was completely stiff.

Guan Yonghou stood beside the two of them, staring at the bone pit that was getting deeper and deeper, with a frown on his face.

"Old buddy, sigh," his voice was laced with anger, the pent-up anger in his chest nearly making him curse. "You claim to be a prominent figure in our Great Zhou, yet how could you have fathered two such inhuman beasts? Is this something a human being would do?"

As the prime minister, he was actually being scolded.

Shen Li glanced at the old prime minister. His gray hair continued to be blown by the wind. The old man in front of him was like an old cow with a broken spine, and his whole body collapsed.

"I really don't know," he finally spoke, his tone very heavy, "Old man... Old man..."

His body swayed, and Fang Yao hurriedly reached out to support him. The old prime minister could no longer stand, and slowly sat down on the ground with Fang Yao's hand. When he looked up again, his face was full of dejection.

He said nothing more, and Guan Yonghou did not ask any further questions.

The pile of bones before them made everyone realize that it was meaningless to ask or not.

"Ever since Li'er found the clue, I've ordered the guards to completely surround this manor. Everyone on the manor has been herded together, so no one can escape to deliver the letter," Fang Yao said to the old prime minister. "There are also people watching from high places far and wide. Not only can people from nearby areas not get in, but even the secret guards from the prime minister's mansion who came with us today can't act rashly."

This is to tell the old prime minister that his people should not try to tip off his daughter.

The old prime minister had a dull expression on his face. He could hear the warning in Fang Yao's words and should have expressed his surprise.

But he didn't even have the energy to argue with others.

"The reason I asked Guan Yonghou to come here was to have a witness to prove that this wasn't a trap set by me and my niece for your daughter. Also, there's another pit being dug next door, old Prime Minister. That's the farm of your other daughter, and they've unearthed quite a few bones..."

The old prime minister's body suddenly fell back limply.