After traveling through time, I was raised by a little brat

So who killed whom? Did the daughter of the Chen family kill the young master and then meet with an unexpected accident while escaping? Or did the young master kill the daughter of the Chen family? Everything became a mystery. Tang Wenshu was still pondering and speculating when the guards brought back what appeared to be the murder weapon.

The guards' search capabilities were indeed powerful. They found a pair of bloody scissors in the yard of the eldest daughter of the Liang family. It was tightly wrapped in a piece of cloth and buried under a locust tree.

"Hiding dirty things under the locust tree, aren't you afraid that wronged spirits will come to haunt you?" Someone in the crowd murmured in a low voice, but at this time the whole yard was silent, and even the sound of a needle falling could be heard.

Tang Wenshu always believed that the eldest daughter of the Liang family hadn't done this. After all, who would murder someone and then hide the murder weapon in their own yard, waiting for the ghost to come and trouble them? Unless the real murderer had other intentions and wanted to kill two birds with one stone.

"Miss Liang, do you have anything to say?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked. Her voice was calm, yet the authority within it was impossible to ignore. Everyone's eyes turned to the person standing beside the eldest daughter of the Liang family, filled with curiosity and inquiry.

Liang Feiying's face turned pale, but she still stiffened her neck and said calmly, "Even though you are the prince, you cannot slander me." She tried to maintain her dignity, but her slightly trembling voice revealed her inner uneasiness.

Her Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled slightly, with a sharp light flashing in her eyes. She pointed at the hem of Liang Feiying's skirt and said, "There is mud on the corner of your skirt. The entire villa is well maintained and the ground is clean. Just these few steps will not cause you, a lady from a noble family, to dirty your dress." His words were like a sharp sword, piercing people's hearts, making it impossible to refute.

Everyone looked where His Royal Highness pointed, and in the bright candlelight, they saw that Liang Feiying's skirt was indeed dotted with mud. Everyone gasped. So that's it! With such obvious evidence before their eyes, who could deny it?

At this time, someone whispered, "That's right. She hid the scissors at night and didn't notice that the hem of her skirt was stuck with mud. Otherwise, it would have been better to change her clothes." This sentence increased Liang Feiying's suspicion and put her in an extremely embarrassing and awkward situation.

"But what grudge do you have against your half-sister? What grudge do you have against me?" Liang Qingluan, the eldest daughter of the Liang family, didn't understand. Feiying was usually so kind and amiable, and she never expected that she would do such a heinous thing.

"As the eldest daughter, of course you don't understand how I feel about being outshined by you in everything. Back then, my mother and your mother became pregnant one after another, but your mother, the second wife's sister-in-law, schemed to give birth prematurely, causing you to be born first. Look at the other families in the imperial city, how could the eldest daughter of the second wife be the eldest daughter? Since then, you have been better than me in everything. You are better at studying and needlework than me. Even riding and shooting are no match for you. Everyone in the Liang Mansion only has eyes for you, not for me, the real eldest daughter."

Liang Feiying cried, "You know, I'm really jealous of you, because your existence makes me feel worthless. Every time I see you praised and loved by everyone, I feel like my heart is broken. As for me, no matter how hard I try, I can't surpass you. I am always ignored and forgotten. This unfair treatment makes me resentful, and over time, it has become an obsession."

"So you planned to kill Fourth Sister just to frame me?" Liang Qingluan looked at Liang Feiying in disbelief.

"That's right, I'm going to make you feel the pain of losing everything, the pain of being looked down upon and ignored," Liang Feiying said triumphantly. Then, she turned bitterly, "It's a shame the Crown Prince saw through me. Otherwise, you'd be the only one standing here questioning me!"

"You..." Liang Qingluan was so angry that she couldn't speak, tears rolling down her cheeks. She had never thought that a person's jealousy could be so terrible, that it could make people lose their minds and do such vicious things.

Liang Feiying looked at Liang Qingluan's painful expression, without a trace of guilt in her heart, but was filled with dissatisfaction for not having achieved her revenge.

She gritted her teeth and said, "As for my fourth sister, she deserves death! My cousin and I have been engaged since childhood, but ever since he saw that bitch, he's broken off the engagement and married her. It must be that bitch who seduced him while I was away." Liang Feiying's face suddenly changed in anger, instantly transforming from a delicate lady into a vicious woman. "So, at nightfall, I summoned her, slashed her face, and cut off her tongue, so she couldn't seduce my cousin again."

"Seeing her weeping before me, frantically and powerless to resist, I felt an immense sense of relief. I squeezed her throat hard, and she quickly stopped struggling." As Liang Feiying recounted this experience, everyone listened with great interest, and no one accused her of cruelty at this moment. Perhaps because there were so many scandals within the aristocratic family, Liang Feiying's behavior didn't seem excessive here.

"But you left without confirming her death." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince continued to ask.

"I didn't confirm the breath, because I heard someone shouting 'wolf', so I left the place and took advantage of the chaos to sneak into Liang Qingluan's yard and hide scissors." Liang Feiying said everything now.

"So, Liang Bailu was not dead at that time. She ran into Chen Chenghuan and was frightened by her appearance. Then, Young Master Chen pushed her down the hillside and died in desperation. Young Master Chen died of fright." The prince guessed that according to the guard's reply, the bodies of Liang Bailu and Chen Chenghuan were not far apart, one on the grass slope and the other at the bottom of the slope.

"Don't talk nonsense! Chenghuan is the bravest child, and Liang Bailu's appearance is not that scary. How could Huan'er be scared to death because of such a thing!" Lei's eyes were already red and swollen from crying, and her voice was hoarse. When she heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accusing her youngest son of being scared to death, she immediately objected loudly.

"But what if Chen Chenghuan assaulted Miss Cousin and caused her death?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked coldly, looking at Lei. "Just as he walked a short distance, he suddenly saw a bloody, hideous ghost appear before him, mumbling "Help!" If that were the case, would Young Master Chen be frightened to death?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Wenshu's face instantly turned pale. The horrific scene described by the Crown Prince surfaced in her mind, and she felt a chill running down her spine, trembling uncontrollably. Oh my god, if something like this really happened, if I had just killed someone and turned around to see a ghost begging for help... it would be a nightmare!

"Look, there's a clear bloody handprint on the young master's ankle." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince calmly pointed to the mark on Young Master Chen's ankle and motioned for the guards to check. After a careful comparison, everyone was surprised to find that it was indeed the handprint left by Liang Bailu!