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“Yesterday, someone came to me with her portrait, saying that they would use a fake wrestling match as a signal to have me disguise myself as a bandit and kill Jiang Yuyue in the chaos!”

The man quickly replied, "It's her! There's no mistake!"

Upon seeing herself being identified, Li Shiying's face turned pale. Listening to what he said, she knew that the person Xie Zhi had arranged for her had been caught.

Even under these circumstances, Li Shiying still vehemently denied it, saying, "Nonsense! I've never even seen you! You're just making baseless accusations!"

The man spoke with absolute certainty, and hurriedly looked at Song Jinglan, "Your Highness! Her portrait is still in Huangquan Lane. If you don't believe me, you can go and have someone fetch the portrait!"

These words startled Li Shiying, while Song Jinglan sneered, revealing a rare violent side, "You still won't admit it?"

Seeing his beloved daughter being so aggressively pressured, Li Daocong quickly stepped forward, "Your Highness! Ying'er has always been kind and gentle, how could she do such a thing! Please, Your Highness, for the sake of this old minister, don't make things difficult for her anymore! Besides, she has no grudge against that Miss Jiang, how could she..."

"Master Li."

His tone sent a chill down one's spine: "If it weren't for my concern for your reputation, I would have already sent people to torture you severely."

Upon hearing this, Li Shiying trembled involuntarily, truly never expecting Song Jinglan to be so...ruthless towards her.

In the dim environment of the prison, the person in front of him was dressed in white, with a cold and handsome face. He did not look like a celestial being from heaven, but rather like a sinister ghost from hell, cold and cruel, making people afraid of him.

"These are the dozen or so thieves I captured on Mount Putuo. As they just said, they took money from your Prime Minister's residence and planned to murder Jiang Yuyue. Jiang Yuyue went to Mount Putuo to keep her appointment, but the carriage suddenly went out of control and plunged off a cliff halfway there. Does Lord Li think it was just a coincidence?"

Song Jinglan paused here, his voice filled with undisguised coldness, "Lord Li, Jiang Yuyue is my future queen consort. Now that things have come to this, you should know what your daughter is planning."

Upon hearing this, Li Daocong's expression froze. He knew his own daughter well, and although he didn't want to believe what was happening, he also knew Song Jinglan's personality. She wouldn't have put someone in jail unless she was absolutely certain.

Thinking of this, Li Daocong's expression also darkened, and he looked solemnly at Li Shiying in the prison cell.

"Ying'er! What on earth is going on! Did you really do all this!?"

Li Shiying was shocked that even her own father no longer trusted her, and she took two steps back in disbelief.

Hearing their conversation, Zhu Ye in the next cell had already guessed what was going on. She was both angry and anxious about her young mistress's actions.

I had long suspected that Xie Zhi harbored ill intentions, and it seems that today's events were most likely orchestrated by her behind the scenes!

"Miss! Please tell me!"

Zhu Ye suddenly spoke up from the side, "I grew up with you since childhood. Your character is the gentlest of all. If no one instigated you, you would never have thought of murdering someone! I believe that you did not cause Miss Jiang's accident. You should tell me!"

These words shattered Li Shiying's last line of defense. She had been pampered since childhood, and being imprisoned had already given her enough fright. Now she had no choice but to reveal the truth.

"I...I really don't like Jiang Yuyue!"

Li Shiying gritted her teeth, "But it wasn't my idea to have people pretend to be bandits and kill people! It was Miss Xie from my household! She said she would help me get... the position of Princess Jing, and she even bribed these people to help me kill Jiang Yuyue, but... but these people haven't had a chance to make a move yet!"

Once she opened her mouth, Li Shiying disregarded everything else and focused solely on defending herself, "I truly knew nothing about the fall off the cliff! I didn't do it!"

Hearing his daughter's words, Li Dao closed his eyes helplessly. He never expected that he, who had been so wise all his life, would raise such a foolish daughter!

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Jinglan's calm expression crumbled, revealing a sharp killing intent. "Bring them here."

About half an hour later, Feng Ling came to report, "Your Highness, the so-called Miss Xie is not at the Prime Minister's residence."

"How can it be!?"

Li Shiying's tone became somewhat sharp as a terrible thought surged in her mind: Could it be that Xie Zhi killed Jiang Yuyue and then tried to pin everything on her?

Li Daocong did remember that there was indeed a Miss Xie in his household a few days ago, and he quickly testified for his daughter.

“Your Highness! There is indeed a Miss Xie in my residence. She came a few days ago. She was injured while saving my daughter from a group of thugs, and has been staying at my residence to recuperate ever since!”

Whether this person exists or not is no longer important.

Facing Li Daocong, Song Jinglan was already trying his best to suppress his anger. "Li Shiying intended to harm Jiang Yuyue, and Jiang Yuyue was indeed harmed as she wished. Lord Li, that is the truth."

These words left Li Dao with no room for rebuttal, but he could only cling to the fact that his daughter had been deceived, and hurriedly said, "Please, Your Highness, give this old minister some more time! This old minister will definitely bring that person before me and ask him clearly! But... but I wonder how Your Highness intends to deal with my daughter?"

Song Jinglan's cold and stern eyes revealed a deep chill as he uttered each word slowly and deliberately.

"Kill for life."

"Lord Li, considering your status as a veteran of three dynasties, I will give you one more night. If you fail to uncover the truth, I will make sure Li Shiying is buried with you."

After saying this, Song Jinglan turned and left, while Li Shiying stared blankly, her legs went weak, and she collapsed to the ground.

Jiang Yuyue's body was still placed in the front hall of the Prince Jing's mansion. Without the master's orders, the subordinates dared not dispose of it easily. When Song Jinglan returned to the mansion, he saw the corpse covered with a white cloth and found it particularly jarring.

Stroking the jade hairpin in his hand, Song Jinglan's eyes flashed with murderous intent. He stood alone in front of the corpse, and stood there until late at night.

Finally, Jixiang mustered her courage and knelt down in front of him, saying, "Your Highness, there may be something fishy about this matter."

Song Jinglan pursed his lips and did not answer. Seeing that he did not react, Jixiang braced himself and continued.

"Yueying just sent someone to tell him that he remembered that when he escorted Miss Jiang up the mountain today, there seemed to be other people's presence in the carriage."

These words made Song Jinglan's eyes flicker, and he immediately stepped into the dark room.

The room reeked of blood. Yueying knelt on the ground, holding a huge stone block aloft. Her bare back was covered with whip marks, each one deep into her skin. The whip marks crisscrossed, and blood was dripping from her body, making her unrecognizable.

Jixiang, being a brother who had gone through thick and thin with him, quickly spoke up to remind him upon seeing this.

"Moon Shadow, Your Highness has arrived. Quickly repeat what you just said."