Su Mo rode her horse all the way to the factory, she quickly found Ye Qing and Xu Yang, and anxiously explained her purpose. When Ye Qing and Xu Yang heard that Shen Rou was attacked, their faces suddenly became solemn.

"Princess, are you injured?"

"No."

"That's good. If we get hurt, we won't be able to explain to the master."

"Walk."

They rode their horses at top speed towards the place where Shen Rou was attacked. Along the way, they were extremely anxious and wanted to fly to Shen Rou immediately.

They finally arrived at the place where they were attacked and saw that the scene was in a mess. There were traces of fighting and bloodstains on the ground.

Ye Qing asked anxiously: "Where is the princess?"

"The princess said to wait for us here. I'll take you into the woods to have a look."

Shen Rou's body and hands were stained with blood. She lay down in the bathtub in the space and took a bath. Just after she finished washing, she heard Ye Qing's voice. She quickly put on her clothes and left the space.

At this time, the three of them came over and saw Shen Rou anxiously saying, "Princess, how are you? Are you injured?"

"No, this time it's thanks to Su Mo being by my side, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."

Su Mo hurriedly looked at Shen Rou. There were thirteen people and he had to deal with two people. In the end, it was the princess who helped him, otherwise he would have been seriously injured. Now that the princess gave him the credit for saving people, how dare he take credit for it?

"The county master..."

Shen Rou quickly interrupted her, "Su Mo, thank you for saving me, otherwise I would definitely be hurt."

Ye Qing and Xu Yang looked at the corpses scattered on the ground in surprise. There were at least a dozen people. Was Su Mo's martial arts so powerful? How come they didn't know?

"It's okay."

"Ye Qing, you deal with the body. Don't let anyone find out. It will be troublesome if the government gets involved."

"Princess, you don't want the government to know. Why?"

"Do you know who is behind this?"

The three of them said in unison: "Who?"

"The Empress Dowager is the mastermind behind this. What do you think will happen if we report this to the authorities? Which official would dare to take on this case? Wouldn't it be better to make a big deal out of it and have the Emperor handle it? The royal family would lose all its dignity."

The three of them were immediately shocked and asked, "The Queen Mother? How did you know? You can't be wrong!"

"I personally interrogated him, and the killer finally confessed that it was the Queen Mother who ordered it. There's no doubt about it."

"Princess, the master will arrive in Yunzhou in the next two days. It is most appropriate to let him handle this matter. After all, the Queen Mother is the master's mother."

"That's great. You guys deal with the body and we'll go back first."

Xu Yang said quickly: "Su Mo and I will escort you back."

"Leaving a pile of corpses to Ye Qing will keep him busy for a long time. You should stay and help him deal with the corpses. Now that the killers are dead, I will be safe too."

"It would be troublesome if any fish slipped through the net. Fortunately, you are safe today, otherwise we would be blamed."

Ye Qing also hurriedly said: "Princess, I can handle it alone. You should let Xu Yang and the others go back with you, so that I can feel at ease."

"Thanks a lot."

"It should."

Xu Yang and Su Mo accompanied Shen Rou on horseback all the way back to the breakfast shop. In order to prevent her grandmother from seeing the blood on her body, Shen Rou quickly ran back to her room and changed her clothes.

When grandma saw Shen Rou, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she said happily: "Xiao Rou, you finally come home to see grandma. Grandma missed you so much. No matter how busy you are, you must come back to see grandma and Xiao Nan."

"Grandma, the factory was quite busy at its start-up stage, but now it's on track. I'll be able to accompany you at the breakfast shop when I have time."

"I was planning to come back to see you in the next two days, but you asked my second cousin to call me back today."

Grandma was surprised and said, "I didn't ask Xiaomei to call you back. You're so busy, and the factory is far from the city. It would take several hours to go back and forth. I wouldn't have asked you to come back even if I missed you."

"Didn't you ask my second cousin to call me back?"

"No, what's the matter?"

"Grandma, please wait a moment."

Shen Rou instantly smelled the scent of conspiracy and said coldly: "Su Mo, go call Xu Yang and my second cousin."

"Yes."

Ever since Shen Mei cheated on Xu Yang, she was absent-minded even while eating lunch. When she returned to her room, she paced back and forth, feeling anxious. She wanted something to happen to Shen Rou, but she was also worried that she would be implicated.

Just then there was a knock on the door, and she shuddered violently, "Who is it?"

"Hello cousin, I'm Su Mo."

She was immediately panicked. Su Mo and Su Xi had been inseparable from Shen Rou since they came to Yunzhou. Why did she come to call her? Did she find out that she had tricked Shen Rou into leaving the factory?

Su Mo urged loudly again: "Cousin, open the door quickly, I have something to talk to you about."

Shen Mei murmured softly, "Calm down, calm down. We must not let her see any clues, otherwise, I will definitely suffer the consequences."

After calming down, he opened the door and asked hurriedly: "Su Mo, why didn't you come back to protect my cousin at the factory?"

"The princess ordered me to call you over."

Shen Mei's eyes widened suddenly, "Is my cousin back?"

Su Mo looked at Shen Mei with sharp eyes, "Isn't it normal for the princess to return home? Why is my cousin so surprised?"

"I just feel like the factory is so busy that she doesn't have time to come back."

Su Mo looked at Shen Mei thoughtfully, paused for a moment and said: "Let's go! The princess is waiting for you."

Shen Mei was very nervous along the way, thinking about how to explain herself so as not to be implicated.

At this time in the breakfast shop, Xu Yang had already told Shen Rou what happened at that time. Shen Rou immediately guessed the ins and outs of the matter and ordered him to go back to the factory to bring his second uncle and his wife.

Grandma listened to their conversation with some confusion, "Xiaorou, why did Xiaomei trick you into coming back?"

"Grandma, you'll know when she comes."

At this time, Shen Mei and Su Mo came to the shop. Shen Rou stared at Shen Mei with sharp eyes and said coldly: "Shen Mei, you lied to Xu Yang today and said that grandma asked me to come back. What did you mean?"

Shen Mei quickly defended herself, "I didn't!"

"Xu Yang has confessed everything. Tell me why you tricked me into leaving the factory. I encountered some problems after leaving the factory. What happened?"

"How should I know? Maybe you offended someone, so they want to kill you. What does it have to do with me?"

"I didn't even tell you I was assassinated. How did you know?"

Shen Mei suddenly felt that she had let the cat out of the bag, but she would never admit it, otherwise the consequences would be serious.

"You said you encountered a killer yourself. What does it have to do with me?"

"Don't talk nonsense to me. Tell me quickly that I won't embarrass you, otherwise don't blame me for not giving face to grandma and second uncle."

"When have you ever given face to my grandma and dad?"

"Okay, very good. Since you said so, I don't have to worry about my grandma and second uncle's face."

"Su Mo, take her down and find out the truth no matter what method you use."

"I obey my orders."

Seeing that Shen Rou was serious, Shen Mei panicked and looked at her grandmother pitifully, "Grandma, Shen Rou is bullying me because she is a princess. Please save me! Otherwise, I will be beaten to death by her subordinates."

Grandma looked at Shen Mei in embarrassment, then at Shen Rou. Her palms and backs of her hands were all fleshy, and she felt very embarrassed.

"Xiao Rou, this can't be a mistake! Xiao Mei wouldn't dare to hurt you no matter how brave she is."

Shen Rou looked at her grandmother and said coldly, "Grandma, don't you believe me?"

"I believe you because I think Xiaomei won't hurt you. After all, you are her cousin."

"Grandma, now that I've said this, I'm completely confident. I've already found out from the killer that it was Shen Mei who tricked me out of the factory. They're on the way to take my life."

Grandma looked at Shen Mei in disbelief, "Xiao Mei, you really want to harm Xiao Rou! She's your cousin, and you might just have a few arguments with her, but how could you harm her? Do you have any heart?"

"Grandma, I didn't do it. Shen Rou framed me."

"Since you don't admit it, I have nothing to say. Take Su Mo away."

Su Mo dragged Shen Mei out, frightened Shen Mei and she screamed, "Grandma, save me! She wants to force me to confess. If you don't save me, I'll be dead."

"Grandma, don't worry about me. I just want her to tell the truth."

"I don't care anymore. I can't do anything about it. Xiaorou, you can handle it yourself! I'm going back to the room to rest."

Seeing her grandmother was about to leave, Shen Mei was terrified. "Grandma, you can't leave. If you leave, I will be beaten to death by her people. Can you bear to watch me die? I am your granddaughter."

"In that case, can't you just tell the truth?"

Shen Mei looked at Shen Rou timidly and whispered: "I..."

"If you tell me, I can let you go. If you don't tell me, Su Mo will have plenty of ways to make you tell the truth. Don't regret it when you get your skin torn apart."

Shen Mei shuddered with fear and struggled hard to break free from Su Mo's restraints, but no matter how she struggled, she could not get rid of Su Mo's hands.

Shen Mei's tears kept rolling down like beads from a broken string, she cried like a pear blossom in the rain: "Grandma, the killer put a dagger to my neck and threatened me. If I hadn't helped them trick Xiaorou out of the factory, I would have died long ago."

Grandma was immediately sad when she heard this and said, "You little girl, Xiaorou is your cousin, how could you have the heart to hurt her."

"Grandma, I was forced to do it. Please talk to my cousin and let me go! She's fine anyway. I won't dare to do it again."

Shen Rou said harshly, "What a joke! If I can make a mistake and shed a few crocodile tears, I will let the killer go if he kneels down and begs for mercy."

"Cousin, please let me go for the sake of my grandma and dad!"

"I'll let you go, but you won't come to harm me next time."

"Xiao Rou, I won't dare to do it again. I absolutely won't dare to do it again. Please let me go!"

"I've asked Xu Yang to go to the factory and bring my second uncle and aunt over to ask for their opinions."

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