After being reborn with my scumbag ex-husband, I became his sister-in-law.

When they arrived at the door of the side room, Qing Tong was about to say something to guide Lord He to open the door.

But Lord He's expression changed instantly.

He suddenly took a few steps back, and then quickly raised his hand, causing several servants beside him to kick open the tightly closed wooden door of the room.

He gave the order: "Men, something's amiss! Seize these thieves!"

Lord He's sudden change of expression caught everyone off guard. No one expected that he would see through the clues so quickly, without even revealing his own identity.

There must have been some hidden code between Chen Da and Lord He before their transaction, something they didn't know!

The servant kicked open the door and saw three figures hanging from the ceiling.

They saw Lord He's figure, and were overjoyed and excited. His figure swayed back and forth on the roof beams, and they shouted loudly again:

"Lord He, please save us! Lord He, please come and save us!"

"Hurry up and deal with these lowly people! I'm going to kill them all and tear them to pieces!"

Lord He's expression changed, and his voice grew increasingly gloomy: "Men, quickly apprehend these notorious bandits and bring them to justice! Release the three victims immediately!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Pei Yunyi and Qing Tong immediately used their lightness skills to stand in front of Song Xizhi.

Pei Yunyi's voice was deep and resonant: "A notorious bandit? What a joke!"

“These three men in front of us are incompetent and robbers. We tied them up because they intended to murder us for money.”

"But these three claim they have a high-ranking official backing them who can protect them and punish us. We waited a while, and then you appeared. Now they are begging you for help. May I ask, Lord He, is this high-ranking official you?"

Lord He's Adam's apple bobbed, and he spoke with a forced smile: "How dare you! You thief, spouting nonsense!"

"These three are the guardians of the generals' tombs! The Zeng family is extremely loyal. Not only did the two generals sacrifice their lives for the country, but their children were also granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty!"

"Tell me, should I trust General Zeng's tomb keepers, or should I trust you suspicious outsiders? Even if word gets out to the whole world, everyone will make the same choice as me!"

"You bunch of unidentified outsiders, a group of commoners from Jiangnan! You are lowly people! Your words are completely untrustworthy, and you even arrested General Zeng's tomb keeper, intending to insult General Zeng! Guards, arrest them all!"

"I will severely punish these people who insulted the general! They will be punished without exception!"

Lord He spoke with such conviction that he left no room for doubt, knowing his story was flawless, which only made him more confident and self-assured.

With a single command, he ordered his men to tie up Song Xizhi and Pei Yunyi.

But as soon as Lord He finished speaking, for some reason, he suddenly felt his whole body go limp.

His eyes widened instantly, and he shouted in panic, "Guards! Arrest them all!"

But there was no one behind him; no one responded.

Lord He felt as if his limbs had lost control, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

When he looked back, he saw his left and right arms lying on the ground, struggling in pain.

The three Chen brothers had already been released, their mouths stuffed with handkerchiefs, their heads covered with black cloths, and they were carried out.

Lord He was instantly filled with fear. He felt a strange itch all over his body, and his face convulsed in pain.

"You! Who are you... How dare you, how dare you treat officials appointed by the imperial court like this?"

Pei Yunyi simply squatted down in front of Lord He, then patted Lord He's cheek from behind, his eyes filled with cold indifference:

"The officials in the capital are very dissatisfied with you and the Chen brothers for embezzling funds and pocketing a lot of benefits in private, so... they have brought you here."

Upon hearing this, Lord He's eyes narrowed sharply: "He's come to take me away? He's come to take me away?"

"I didn't do anything! I didn't do anything!"

Pei Yunyi just smiled: "Those three are luckier than you. They confessed everything about you and have the identity of the tomb keeper to protect them, so they can barely survive. You're the unlucky one..."

Upon hearing this, Lord He realized that the three Chen brothers had already betrayed him!

His eyes were filled with resentment, so he roared, "Those three aren't good people either! They've also done many things that disobeyed their master!!"

"Those three are the real culprits!"

Pei Yunyi finally heard what he wanted to hear, and suddenly laughed: "Really? I don't believe it."

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand again, and a black cloth descended from the sky, covering Lord He completely.

They were then sent to Pei Yunyi's private torture chamber in the capital overnight.

After Lord He was carried away, Pei Yunyi calmly instructed Qing Tong: "As for the Chen brothers, just as I said, tell them that Lord He has confessed everything, and it is they who will die."

“Those brothers are all tough on the outside but tough on the inside. They think we are fearless and have witnessed us arresting Lord He. They will probably have to say everything.”

This was a deliberate scheme to sow discord, with the aim of extracting information about the person in the capital from them, comparing the truthfulness of the testimonies from both sides, and then understanding the person's intentions in setting up this operation.

Besides gold and silver treasures, perhaps they wanted something else, otherwise He Jingyan wouldn't have specifically asked Song Xizhi to come here with him.

Upon hearing this, Qing Tong nodded, his eyes filled with admiration as he looked at his master: "Yes, Master!"

"However... if we take Lord He away, what about the government...?"

Pei Yunyi pondered for a moment: "Let's leave that aside for now and make a human skin mask for Lord He, so that he can temporarily serve in the government and gradually clean up the officialdom."

Upon hearing this, Qing Tong immediately instructed his men to do it.

Pei Yunyi nodded, looking at the sky outside and then at Song Xizhi beside him.

"We've been out for a long time, when are we going back?"

Yesterday, Song Xizhi first went to the shop, and then sent a message to the Marquis of Anding's residence through Madam Xin, saying that Madam Xin had suddenly fallen ill and that Song Xizhi had to go to treat her.

This excuse has been used all night, and it can't be delayed any longer.

Song Xizhi narrowed his eyes and shook his head at Pei Yunyi again: "No, there is one more thing at the moment."

"They killed so many people, and there was blood everywhere in the rooms. So where did all these bodies go?"

As soon as Song Xizhi finished speaking, the two looked at each other for a moment, then, as if they had thought of something, they said in unison:

"A tomb! A cenotaph for General Zeng!"