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Xie Zhi looked uneasy the whole way, which even Li Shiying found a bit strange.

Song Jinglan doesn't care about the pastries she made, so why does Xie Zhi seem more flustered than she is?

But at that moment, Li Shiying was feeling distressed and had no mood to ask. When the three of them arrived home, they walked silently to the gate of Xie Zhi's courtyard. Just as Li Shiying was about to tell Xie Zhi to go back and rest, Xie Zhi suddenly grabbed her hem.

"Miss Xie?"

Li Shiying frowned slightly, while Xie Zhi seemed to have made up her mind and spoke.

"Miss, I have some... private things I'd like to discuss with you. Would it be convenient for you?"

Hearing this, Li Shiying was somewhat surprised, but seeing her solemn expression, she nodded and gestured for Zhuye to wait outside. Then she and Xie Zhi walked into the courtyard together.

Once they were all alone, Xie Zhi asked a question with a serious expression.

"Miss Li, are you worried about the relationship between Jiang Yuyue and His Highness Prince Jing?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiying's expression changed. How did Xie Zhi know her thoughts?

But considering that Xie Zhi was wholeheartedly planning for her, although she was somewhat reluctant to reveal it, she still nodded, "That's right."

After receiving a positive answer from Li Shiying, a ruthless glint flashed in Xie Zhi's eyes. If that's the case... then she must use Li Shiying to get rid of Jiang Yuyue!

"No wonder Miss asked me about Jiang Yuyue that day; it turns out it was because of His Highness Prince Jing."

Xie Zhi immediately began to recount her story, her tone carrying a hint of indignation, "I had never seen His Highness Prince Jing's face before, but now that I have, it reminds me that I had seen this prince in Jiangnan before!"

These words immediately made Li Shiying's eyelids twitch. She cared a lot about anything related to Song Jinglan, and Xie Zhi didn't intend to keep her in suspense, so she continued.

"His Highness had changed his name before, so I didn't know he was Prince Jing. But when he was in Jiangnan, he used the alias Xie Jinglan, the third young master of the Xie family's concubine, and had already been having an affair with Jiang Yuyue!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiying's expression changed drastically, and her nails unconsciously dug into her flesh. "You...you're telling the truth?!"

"Absolutely true!"

Xie Zhi nodded repeatedly, then raised her finger as if to swear, "If I have uttered even half a lie, may I be struck by lightning!"

After saying this, Xie Zhi continued, "This Jiang Yuyue was originally the wife of the imperial son-in-law Xie Yunqi. When the news of Xie Yunqi's death came, Jiang Yuyue developed ulterior motives. Perhaps she discovered that her half-brother's identity was Prince Jing, and then she deliberately seduced him, and later even became pregnant..."

At this point, Xie Zhi observed Li Shiying's expression and lowered her voice to continue, "Judging by the days, their child is probably almost six months old!"

Fearing that Li Shiying wouldn't believe her, Xie Zhi quickly lied again, "These are the Xie family's secrets. A childhood friend of mine became a maid in the Xie family. She told me this when we were drinking together one day!"

"Furthermore, after I entered the capital these past few days, I heard that Jiang Yuyue received the help of Prince Jing to seek justice for her Jiang family. At the time, I thought that the prince was such a busy person, how could he have time to take charge of a murder case for an ordinary family? But if it was them... then it makes sense."

After hearing this, Li Shiying turned pale. She really didn't want to believe the news she had just received.

But Xie Zhi spoke with such certainty that it didn't seem like he was lying.

So, does that mean the unsigned letter she received that day was someone trying to remind her of this matter?

Seeing Li Shiying only pursing her lips and remaining silent, Xie Zhi cursed the delicate nature of this official's daughter in her heart, and then pretended to be heartbroken, but in reality, she was fanning the flames.

"Heaven have mercy... You, a noble and precious young lady, were clearly engaged to His Highness long ago, but who would have thought that this shameless wretch, Jiang Yuyue, would beat you to it..."

Xie Zhi's words were full of indignation, "Miss, you can't just hand over such a fine man as Prince Jing like this!"

Li Shiying was in a state of turmoil, but as the daughter of the Prime Minister, she naturally wouldn't believe everything Xie Zhi said. Although she had already believed most of it, she wouldn't take any action until the matter was verified.

"Perhaps...perhaps you've misjudged me."

Li Shiying was still somewhat unwilling to face reality. "The teahouse is across the street. Perhaps Xie Jinglan and Prince Jing look somewhat alike... In any case, Miss Xie must be tired today, so she should rest well."

After saying this, Li Shiying turned and left quickly, before Xie Zhi could even call her back.

Watching her retreating figure, Xie Zhi looked very anxious.

However, Xie Zhi calmed down after a moment. After all, apart from fabricating her own identity, everything she said was true. Li Shiying was deeply in love with Prince Jing, and after hearing what she said, she would definitely investigate herself. As for Jiang Yuyue, she couldn't withstand the investigation.

Once Li Shiying confirms the facts herself, it won't be too late to incite her to deal with Jiang Yuyue.

Li Shiying stumbled out of Xie Zhi's courtyard. Zhu Ye, who was guarding the door, saw that her young mistress looked flustered and hurriedly went to greet her.

"Miss? What's wrong?"

"Go and find out where Jiang Yuyue lives."

Li Shiying closed her eyes and practically squeezed out those words through clenched teeth.

Even though she was very well-mannered, she still couldn't help but feel a little flustered when she found out that the young man she had her eye on had been seduced by a vixen.

Zhu Ye was taken aback, but guessed that it was probably related to Prince Jing. She quickly responded and helped her back to the courtyard to rest.

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At that moment, Jiang Yuyue was saying goodbye to her parents at the door.

"Moon, are you really not coming back with us?"

Jiang's mother was very reluctant to let her go. "It would be better for our family to go back and keep each other company. Why are you staying here alone? I suggested that A-Xi stay with you, but you refused."

"Now that Father and Mother have gone back, whether it's to renovate the mansion or buy a house, they'll need Ah Xi to help them out."

Jiang Yuyue then comforted them, "Now that all of our family's enemies have been eliminated, what are you still worried about, Father and Mother?"

"However, I was thinking that our family will need money everywhere in the future. The income from my shops in the capital is quite considerable. In addition, I haven't checked the accounts for a long time, and I was afraid that the people below would become lax. So I stayed for another half month to carefully review these account books and make sure no one takes advantage of the loopholes."

At this point, Jiang Yuyue smiled again, "Besides, Mo'er is still young. If I take the child back now, Mother wouldn't be able to let Mo'er stay at our inn, would she?"