The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 148 Lin Qiufeng

"it is good."

After lowering the carriage curtain, Shen Hanyu returned safely to her residence.

Xiao Tao and A Zhi were waiting at the door, and they breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Shen Hanyu return.

"A stranger came in the afternoon, but luckily Jin Chui sent word back that it was the young lady who arranged it."

Azhi was a little worried. The man had been staring at her for a while, and she wondered if he might cause trouble for Shen Hanyu.

"The person who came here kept looking at me, so he probably recognized me. Miss, have I caused you any trouble?"

"No." Shen Hanyu waved her hand. "I caused all this trouble. It's not your fault. Go back and rest."

If she receives news about Lin Qiufeng in five days, she'll be completely distracted for the next few days.

In the days following her return from the Marquis's residence, she went to the girls' school as usual. When Liang Ruoyan and Liang Ruoxue saw her, their eyes showed more fear.

Shen Hanyu seemed not to hear. She knew that Liang Ruoyan and the Duke's Mansion were discussing marriage, but Liang Chengxuan had not yet agreed.

This matter has been dragging on without any resolution, which has made both Xu Ying and Han Yueru anxious.

Han Yueru had no choice but to ask Pei Mingjian to talk to Liang Chengxuan. However, when Pei Mingjian heard that the old-fashioned Liang Chengxuan hadn't agreed, he immediately refused and told Han Yueru to figure it out herself.

Having waited this long, Shen Hanyu thought it was time to take the next step and completely put an end to their hopes.

Five days later, Li Huaijiang actually gave her an answer, and Shen Hanyu was summoned to the princess's residence.

"Come and take a look."

Shen Hanyu didn't tell Li Huaijiang the specific details at the time. When they arrived at the main hall, there were four people standing inside.

"They are all called Lin Qiufeng, which might be related to the sentence you described."

Li Huaijiang crossed his arms and didn't say much about Shen Hanyu hiding something from him. Everyone has secrets, and that's not surprising.

It's understandable that Shen Yanzhi might lose his composure for a moment, given that this matter concerns him. Besides, she's quite curious about which of the four Lin Qiufengs is related to the events in Lizhou.

"Let's ask them one by one."

Because she had never met them before and didn't want these people to waste time tipping each other off, Shen Hanyu said this.

Li Huaijiang waved his hand, and the other three were immediately taken away, leaving only Lin Qiufeng behind.

Shen Hanyu sat down. The man in front of her had a simple and honest appearance. He awkwardly put his hands together and didn't dare to look at Shen Hanyu.

Do you know Shen Yanzhi?

She first tested the waters by using her father's name.

Lin Qiufeng shook his head blankly, "No, I don't know him."

Where is Qi Liansheng?

Lin Qiufeng had never heard of this name before.

The person in front of you is taken away; the next one will be questioned.

The same two questions remained unanswered, and his eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

Li Huaijiang was also looking at them, her chin resting on her hand. She had selected these four people after a lot of vetting. There were too many people named Lin Qiufeng, and she had gone to a lot of trouble to find these guys.

Li Huaijiang closed his eyes. Among those 30,000 soldiers, he couldn't recall anyone with that name.

Because he had been investigating this matter for so long, Li Huaijiang had a general understanding of those names.

The third person was brought up. He stood there meekly, his back hunched, his fingernails filthy.

Do you know Shen Yanzhi?

The man's eyelids twitched, and he let out a hoarse shout from his throat.

Li Huaijiang straightened up: "A mute?"

The palace maid nodded.

Shen Hanyu got up and went over to look at him: "Where is Qi Liansheng?"

Shen Hanyu caught a glimpse of something flashing across his eyes.

This guy might be Lin Qiufeng.

Lin Qiufeng quickly lowered his head. Shen Hanyu and Li Huaijiang exchanged a glance, basically confirming the matter, but still met with the fourth person.

The fourth person's performance was similar to the first two; the only suspicious one was the third, Lin Qiufeng.

"Keep that one; I'll secretly send the others back."

Li Huaijiang didn't want Shen Hanyu to worry about such things. Shen Hanyu thanked him and looked through the information about Lin Qiufeng in front of her.

This Lin Qiufeng was not from Chang'an. To Shen Hanyu's surprise, he was not from Suzhou or Lizhou either, but from Qingcheng.

He had an ordinary background, nothing particularly remarkable about him, and had never been to Lizhou. So why did this name appear on the things Shen Yanzhi found? Moreover, Lin Qiufeng's reaction indicated that he knew Shen Yanzhi and Qi Liansheng.

"It looks weird, doesn't it?"

Li Huaijiang's voice interrupted Shen Hanyu's thoughts.

"This person's identity information has absolutely no connection to that side."

Shen Hanyu looked at Lin Qiufeng: "How much do you know about Shen Yanzhi and Qi Liansheng?"

The paper and pen were placed in front of Lin Qiufeng, but he did not take them.

Li Huaijiang added, "He can read and write."

Lin Qiufeng's eyelids twitched, but he still didn't pick up the pen.

"I am Shen Yanzhi's daughter."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiufeng's eyes finally met Shen Hanyu's.

He reached out and then put his hand down, with Li Huaijiang and Shen Hanyu watching his every move.

Shen Hanyu stayed at the princess's residence for a long time, but Lin Qiufeng still didn't write anything, appearing to refuse to cooperate.

Shen Hanyu sighed: "It's good that the person has been found. There's no rush. We can leave the person with Your Highness; it'll be safer that way."

Shen Hanyu didn't quite trust keeping it in her own residence; she felt it was better to keep it with Li Huaijiang.

"Alright, you can rest assured that the person is with me. I will interrogate him for you. But you should also give me some information, otherwise I won't know where to start asking questions."

Shen Hanyu nodded in agreement. She couldn't give the letter to Li Huaijiang, but she could reveal some information.

After leaving the princess's residence, Shen Hanyu felt a little relieved.

“Arrange for Jin Chui to leak the news. Although Han Yueru is very favored, Pei Mingjian still has some sense of shame.”

If he truly cared about nothing, he wouldn't have bothered to conceal Pei Xingzhi's identity.

It's also thanks to the stupid things Liang Ruoyan did before.

Jin Chui was already prepared. With Shen Hanyu's permission, he immediately spread the news about what Liang Ruoyan had done.

The news first spread among the lower-class residents in teahouses and restaurants, and then it reached the residences of the Marquis of Anping and the Duke of the County.

When Xu Ying found out, Pei Mingjian from the Duke's mansion had also heard the news.

"Mother, what's going on now?"

Xu Ying thought of Shen Hanyu, who had left a few days ago, and rested her hands on the table.

"It must be her, it must have been her. She just can't stand to see our Marquis's mansion doing well."

Liang Ruoyan's eyes widened slightly; she realized that Shen Hanyu had done it.

"That persistent ghost! I finally managed to agree to this marriage after a lot of trouble."

Xu Ying also felt a headache coming on. Things were getting really complicated now. As agreed, Shen Hanyu didn't say anything about Liang Ruoxue, but she did expose all the dirty deeds Liang Ruoyan had done, and there was evidence of it.

When Liang Chengxuan comes back, I don't know what kind of trouble he'll cause.

Pei Mingjian was about to return to his residence when people who were on good terms with him in the court gathered around him.

"Brother Pei, wait a moment, wait a moment!"