After transmigrating into the book, I helped my mother reconcile with her divorced husband.

Lu Yun could never be the murderer of Liu Ying. He and Liu Ying were like siblings, so why would he point his sword at Liu Ying? The young waiter said that the people in charge of the search found Lu Yun's jade pendant in the dry well in the backyard.

Lu Yun arrived at the Liu family's old residence a step earlier than them, and was killed a step earlier than them.

The murderer injured Liuying with Lu Yun's sword.

Without prior arrangement, they all thought of the group of assassins.

The coroner said coolly, "Is this Lu Yun you're talking about skilled in martial arts? According to our people, there were no obvious signs of a struggle at the scene, and no injured or dead bodies were found in the dry well. Nor were they found in the mass grave. Don't you think this is a bit strange? Also, the deceased, the girl in front of you, showed no signs of struggling or resisting. Based on my years of experience in autopsies, the murderer is someone this girl knew."

The Crown Prince said, "It could absolutely not be Lu Yun!"

Zuo Yi chimed in, "I don't believe it's Lu Yun either, unless Lu Yun has gone mad and doesn't recognize Liu Ying."

Han Ting rushed in: "It wasn't Lu Yun! If Lu Yun had even a shred of consciousness, he wouldn't have hurt Liu Ying. If he wasn't conscious, he would have used his left hand to wield the sword. Lu Yun is left-handed. Apart from me, Miss and Liu Ying, no one else knows about this."

The Crown Prince looked at Han Ting: "Have you found your young lady yet?"

"Not for now, but Miss should be alright." Han Ting beckoned, and his men dragged someone in.

The man's legs were crippled, making him look extremely disheveled. Upon closer inspection, his hair was parted, revealing him to be one of Han Ting's trusted confidants whom he had brought to the capital.

“He’s a member of my Qinghe Gang, and also the one I left behind to take care of Miss.” Han Ting stepped on the man’s injured leg: “You misjudged him and were deceived by him. He betrayed the Qinghe Gang, betrayed me, and betrayed Miss. Miss was taken away by him, but she was kidnapped on the way.”

He drew his sword from the left and plunged it into the man's wound.

"Tell me, who killed Liuying?"

"You like her? Too bad, she's already dead." The man gave a forced smile. "Don't look at me like that. Only I know the answer to your question. Are you angry? If you're angry, then kill me."

Zuo Yi reopened his wound: "You think I wouldn't dare!"

The man winced in pain, gritting his teeth as he said, "I thought you wouldn't dare."

Zuo Yi's eyes turned red, and he wanted to stab him to death with his sword. The man grinned maliciously, showing no fear of death. At the critical moment, the Crown Prince stuffed a pill into his mouth.

Who killed Liu Ying?

The man didn't want to answer, but his tongue and teeth were beyond his control.

“A-Lu, A-Fu’s younger brother, looks exactly like that Lu Yun.”

The Crown Prince looked at Han Ting, who explained that Lu Yun's real name was Afu, and Lu Yun was the name given to him by his mistress. They had been by his mistress's side for many years and had never heard him mention that he had a younger brother named Alu.

Zuo Yi asked, "How do you know he's Lu Yun's brother? How do you know he's not wearing a human skin mask?"

The man said, "They told you themselves! Lu Yun and his younger brother entered the villa together. His younger brother was disobedient and was sold by the villa's steward. Lu Yun thought his brother was dead, so he didn't tell you about his brother. It turns out his brother wasn't dead and ended up in an assassin organization by chance. He was later rescued by his master and followed his master's orders. He was the one who did the Liu family's old house incident. He knew he would meet his brother in Ganzhou, but he didn't expect to meet him so soon."

The man was extremely anxious, but he couldn't help speaking. When asked by others, he blurted out everything he knew.

Zuo Yi asked with a grim face, "How exactly did Liu Ying die?"

The man said, “You’ve already guessed it! Lu Yun met his younger brother, A Lu, at the Liu family’s old house. After a long separation, they naturally wanted to catch up. Lu Yun was sincere, but A Lu was murderous. He stabbed Lu Yun when he wasn’t paying attention and threw him into the dry well in the backyard. He disguised himself as Lu Yun and guarded the old house, waiting for someone else to arrive. You already know who that person is. To tell you the truth, Lu Zhiyuan and her maid, Liu Ying, were led to the Liu family’s old house by their master. Lu Yun’s appearance was the accident.”

The prince clenched his fist: "Continue!"

"Liu Ying thought that person was Lu Yun, walked right into the trap, and died in front of Lu Zhiyuan."

The Crown Prince grew anxious: "Where is A-Yuan?"

The man said, "I was ordered to guard outside the Liu family's old residence and wait for Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Yun to come out. I was to lie to them and say that I was sent by the gang leader. They had seen me before and recognized my face, so they didn't suspect anything and got into the carriage. Lu Zhiyuan is very smart and quickly realized that it was not the way back to the city. But she was in poor health, and Lu Yun was half dead, so she had no choice but to let me have my way."

Han Ting grabbed his neck: "Where did you take the young lady?"

"Han Family Village." The man looked up at Han Ting. "That village that was abandoned because of the plague. I made an appointment with the owner to meet at Han Family Village, but someone intercepted me."

Han Ting asked sternly, "Who was the one who intercepted it?"

The man retorted, "I don't know him, I don't recognize him. His face is covered in scars, he's ugly like a demon crawled out of hell. I heard his men call him General Gu."

The Crown Prince grasped Han Ting's wrist, signaling Han Ting to spare his life for the time being.

"How did you get hurt?"

The man sneered, "I was beaten by General Gu's men!"

Zuo Yidao asked, "Why didn't I kill you?"

The man gave him a cold laugh: "If you kill me, where will you get this information from? Yes, General Gu deliberately spared my life so that I would tell you this. He had my legs broken because he was afraid I would escape, afraid you wouldn't be able to find me."

The Crown Prince, Han Ting, and even Zuo Yi all breathed a sigh of relief.

Since General Gu left them behind, he was telling them in his own way that he would not harm Lu Zhiyuan and Lu Yun.

At the entrance of the yamen, Xie, the shopkeeper, was holding a pigeon and looking around. When he saw the Crown Prince come out, he quickly jumped up and waved his hand: "Carrier pigeon, news of the Madam, the Madam has been found."

The crown prince hurried over, but he was still a step too late; the carrier pigeon had already reached Han Ting's hands.

The letter was written by Gu An, and it contained only a few words: "Peace be with the Crown Princess, do not rush, Han Family Village," followed by an hour.

Inside the Taoist temple, Lu Zhiyuan strained her mind to treat the patients.

Among them were beggars who had once lived by begging, bandits who had turned to outlaws, farmers, down-on-their-luck merchants, and ex-convicts who had made mistakes. They all suffered from various chronic ailments. Because of their special circumstances, they dared not seek medical treatment, or if they did, no doctor was willing to treat them.

Lu Zhiyuan was different. Not only was she beautiful and kind-hearted, but she also possessed superb medical skills. She treated every patient with exceptional care, administering acupuncture where possible and herbal remedies where appropriate. Knowing they didn't have much money, she patiently explained which herbs could be substituted and which they could gather themselves. To prevent them from picking the wrong herbs, she even drew pictures of them for them, meticulously detailing everything from the leaves and fruits to the cross-sections of the roots and stems, and even their growing environment.

They called her a fairy, a goddess, and without Gu An's instruction, they knelt and worshipped her sincerely.