Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

Xuanyuan Qiao'er blinked and clenched her handkerchief. "I did this just to please the princess and let her think that her provocation had successfully hurt me, so as to lower her guard. Qing'er, thank you and General Du for this. I'm just worried about his safety..."

Xuanyuan Qiao'er lowered her eyes, swallowing the bitterness in her heart, and said to Du Zhijie, "General, I know you're not a talkative person, but you've helped me many times, and I'm really grateful to you. This time, I have to trouble you again."

Du Zhijie said solemnly, "You are Qing'er's good sister and have always helped her. How can we stand idly by when you are in trouble today? I will also send people to investigate the matter in time from the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Shen Wanqing felt a warm feeling in her heart. Qiao'er had really changed. She had become more and more mature, no longer the little girl who only knew how to eat all the delicacies in the world.

Xuanyuan Qiaoer didn't say anything more. Although she knew that something was wrong with Xiao Chenyang, she realized how painful it was when she was treated so coldly by him.

Shen Wanqing and Du Zhijie did not stay long. They went directly to Ji'an Hall and asked the old man whether Xiao Chenyang's condition was controlled by drugs or something else.

The old man carefully questioned Xiao Chenyang's behavior and pondered with some embarrassment: "Without seeing him in person, or taking his pulse directly, it's really hard to say whether it's drug control. As for things like poisoning, I don't know much. I've seen it once or twice when I was wandering around the martial arts world. If I take his pulse, I might be able to tell..."

Du Zhijie didn't continue to embarrass him, but directly made the final decision: "In that case, you will come with me to the Prime Minister's residence tonight."

When it came to serious matters, the old man didn't hesitate: "Then I'll go get ready. I'm curious what kind of medicine can cause a person's temperament to change so drastically."

Shen Wanqing nodded: "I will go back home and wait for your news."

"it is good."

Du Zhijie sent Shen Wanqing back to Hou Mansion first, and then returned to Ji'an Hall again.

Shen Wanqing returned home and heard that Shen Wanzhu's health had recovered a lot. After thinking about it, she decided to go and check on her. After all, she was also tired from doing this.

"Fourth sister." When Shen Wanzhu saw that it was Shen Wanqing who came, joy appeared in her eyes and she was about to salute.

Shen Wanqing stopped her: "Your leg is injured, right? Stay in bed and take care of it. Why are you walking around? Are you feeling better now?"

Today, Shen Wanzhu wore a plain dress, and her face looked even more frail and haggard, completely devoid of her usual rosy, powdered beauty. It must have been a rough day.

She touched her injured leg with a weak smile on her face: "No matter how much pain my body feels, it can't compare to the pain in my heart. She has framed me again and again, and this time she wants to kill me. I am so angry that I can't sleep. The doctor told me to lie down well, but Xiaoju can still walk with me, but..."

When Shen Wanzhu thought that she might become lame in the future and never be able to get married in this life, she wanted to skin Shen Wanru alive.

Shen Wanqing sighed, "When your leg is healed, come with me to Ji'an Hall to see if there are any other options. Besides, the court doctor also said that recovery will be difficult, but it's not hopeless."

Shen Wanzhu's eyes were a little moist, and she expressed her gratitude to Shen Wanqing. Then she said softly, "Fourth sister, do you want to go and see what happened to that person?"

"Isn't he dead yet?" Shen Wanqing said lightly.

Shen Wanzhu shook her head: "I don't want to get blood on my hands because of her. I won't kill her. I'll lock her up for a few days and hand her over to my fourth sister to deal with!"

Shen Wanqing sighed softly: "Alright, since she is not going to die yet, then take me to see her."

Shen Wanzhu nodded, and with the support of Xiaoju, she took Shen Wanqing to the study, opened the mechanism, and found a dark room inside.

Speaking of which, this secret room was made by Shen Yunlan himself, but it was discovered by Shen Wanzhu accidentally. Later, the fourth sister handed Shen Wanru to her for handling, and she brought her directly here.

The candlelight inside was bright. The room was not big and had no windows. There were some residual bloodstains on the ground. There was a bed inside, but other than that, the room was empty. It should have been cleaned up by Shen Wanzhu.

Shen Wanru was changed into a clean undershirt and huddled in the corner with thick hemp ropes tied around her feet, forcing her to stay by the bed.

Seeing Shen Wanqing and Shen Wanzhu, Shen Wanru tried to rush over here frantically, but was tied up by ropes.

Her face was covered in dirt, tears streaming down her face, and she screamed at the top of her lungs, "Kill me, please kill me! I was wrong, kill me!"

Shen Wanzhu's face was filled with hatred. Xiaoju stepped forward and kicked her hard in the stomach: "It's not that easy to die!"

Shen Wanru curled up in pain and whimpered like a dog.

Shen Wanqing was too lazy to watch any more, so she turned around and walked out: "Making her suffer a fate worse than death is the best punishment for her. Keep her locked up like this for now, don't kill her, she may still be useful in the future."

Shen Wanzhu nodded.

Seeing that there was no hope, Shen Wanru started cursing at Shen Wanqing's back, and was slapped hard by Xiaoju several times. Once the door of the secret room was closed, no sound could be heard.

That night, Du Zhijie took the old man Lian and sneaked into the prime minister's residence.

There were very few people in the prime minister's residence. The prime minister had been receiving envoys from the Zi Luo Kingdom recently and had rarely returned to the residence. The prime minister's wife was not in good health, so they found Xiao Chenyang's bedroom without much effort in a short while.

The old man lit the incense and put it in, making sure there was no movement inside. Then he and Du Zhijie went in directly. Seeing that Xiao Chenyang was already fast asleep on the bed, the old man tentatively felt Xiao Chenyang's pulse.

"What's the matter? Was he poisoned?" Du Zhijie asked softly. When he saw Xiao Chenyang's abnormality, he actually doubted it very much.

"No, and he wasn't poisoned by any special drugs, but there's something wrong with this person!" the old man replied in a deep voice.

It is now midnight, and the entire prime minister's residence is shrouded in silence in the night.

Du Zhijie lowered his voice and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The old man carefully placed Xiao Chenyang's hand back on the quilt, then cautiously looked around before replying, "I suspect the person in front of us is not Young Master Xiao Chenyang at all."

At this moment, a man suddenly climbed in from the window.

The old man was startled and prepared to defend himself, but fortunately the person who came was the guard beside Du Zhijie.

He bowed and said, "General, we caught a man outside. He was acting suspiciously and was dressed in black. He ran away when he saw our men. He has now been knocked unconscious and taken away."

Du Zhijie nodded and said, "Well done. Take him back to the General's Mansion. I will interrogate him personally later."