"Did you see clearly, are you sure it was the Princess?"
Madam Su was a bit stunned, never expecting that Princess Hua Yang would be implicated.
"Yes, it was her, I saw clearly."
Su Qianxue wiped her tears, emerging from her embrace, and rolled up her trouser leg. Indeed, her knee was bruised, swollen like a bun.
"Mom, look, this knee was hit by a concealed weapon, but I didn’t actually see the Princess make the move. Besides, the Princess shouldn’t have inner strength. I suspect that the one who knocked me into the lake was one of her hidden guards or acquaintances."
Seeing Su Qianxue’s bruised knee, a surge of anger rushed to Madam Su’s head. She sprang up, her teeth gritting audibly.
"Oh, that Princess Hua Yang, to harm my Xue’er so viciously behind the scenes, how hateful~"
"Xue’er, you just rest. I’ll go find your father and have him send someone to gather evidence. As long as we find evidence, I will surely get justice for you."
After saying this, Madam Su stormed off in anger.
Watching her back, Su Qianxue suddenly felt a bit flustered. Should she not have mentioned the Princess? She felt something bad might happen.
But quickly, she shook her head to suppress this unease.
Hmph, who asked that Princess to bully her first? Even without evidence, she could be sure that her fall into the lake definitely had something to do with that Princess.
In the original plot, it really was that Princess who pushed her into the lake. Her actions now could be considered as standing up for the original character.
After Madam Su went to find Su Jian, Su Jian sent someone to infiltrate the Duke Ning Mansion to investigate the matter. However, as soon as the subordinate stepped into the gates of the Duke Ning Mansion, they were discovered by Lu Wu and Zhong Li.
One of them monitored the other party secretly, while the other went to report to Yun Zheng.
"Ignore them and let them investigate."
Yun Zheng waved his hand, looking calm.
It’s been three full days since Xiao Si’s full moon banquet, and that brat Yun Wanye always does things cleanly. Even if there were traces left, they would have been thoroughly erased. Even the secret window in the veranda loft was replaced with sealed boards. What’s there to find?
If no evidence is found, the matter will just fade away over time.
On the contrary, if people are arrested now, it would surely make Su Jian feel like they have a guilty conscience, and they would hold on even tighter, causing more trouble.
"But remember to keep a close watch, and don’t let them forge any evidence."
If someone wants to frame others for a crime, they can always find an excuse.
The fear is that after failing to find evidence, Su Jian might fabricate some himself.
"Understood."
Recently, the Duke Mansion has been quite lively. The people from the Prince Qi Mansion haven’t left yet, and now the Grand Commandant Mansion has come again. Haha, how interesting, Yun Zheng’s eyes gleamed, with a quick flash of coldness in his gaze.
Wan’an Garden.
Lady Yun and Yun Wanyao were tallying up the gifts received at the full moon banquet.
The mother and daughter cooperated seamlessly, one counted and the other recorded.
On the beauty couch by the window, Yun Wanqing drooled over several small items beside her.
[So considerate, so considerate, Seventh Uncle and Big Brother are really too considerate.]
[Seventh Uncle actually gave me an exquisite Emperor Green Jade mini screen, the carving and quality are simply unmatched. In my past life, I’d never seen such high purity Emperor Green Jade. This little screen could be traded for a seaside villa in Hai City, no doubt.]
[And Big Brother, he gave me so many mutton fat jade hairpins, bracelets, and jade pendants.]
[He even made me a big, chunky golden collar.]
[Wow, this collar seems to weigh half a pound, doesn’t it?]
[He also made me a pair of anklets and gave me a pure gold pillow. This golden pillow is conservatively estimated to weigh at least ten pounds, I love it so much~]
[When I can speak, I must sleep with the gold pillow every day. Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy.]
[No wonder people say working hard is not as good as being born lucky. Look at how well I was born, winning at the starting line right after birth.]
[Sigh, if only Dad, Mom, Seventh Uncle, Big Brother, and Sister could all be smooth sailing and live long lives, that would be perfect.]
[...]
"Wait, Mom, I just read it wrong. Don’t record that yet, let me read it again, haha~"
Listening to her inner thoughts, Yun Wanyao couldn’t help but laugh aloud. Who could tell her why the little sister’s thoughts are so funny?
She got so distracted that even the items in her hands were misread, but luckily she caught the mistake in time.
Lady Yun was long used to Yun Wanqing’s daily random thoughts, she shook her head, changed to a Vermillion Pen, and crossed out a line of text previously recorded.
[Hmm? What’s up with Sister?]
[Why is she laughing so happily?]
[Did she think of something funny? Can she share it with me? I’m so bored.]