The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 141 Finally found someone

It was getting dark, and Lin Lihua was pacing back and forth in the yard when Liang Chengli returned from outside.

"Still haven't found it?" Lin Lihua asked immediately.

Liang Chengli nodded.

"However, the Third Prince sent the Imperial Guards, so don't worry. With so many people involved, they'll definitely be able to find the person."

Lin Lihua exclaimed, "This child doesn't tell me anything before going to check. He just said he was going to take a look, and then he couldn't find anyone. There are so many eyes at Wanfo Temple, how could someone get lost like that?"

Moreover, if something really happens to Liang Ruoxue, then it's all over, and her engagement with the Third Prince will probably fall through.

"Take the most discreet people in our compound out to search again. If they find them before the soldiers, bring them back, but don't reveal anything."

Liang Chengli understood Lin Lihua's meaning, so he quickly went to do it.

Once the officers and soldiers were mobilized, the matter escalated significantly.

Liang Ruoyan went to Xu Ying's room.

"Mother, I wish something had really happened to Liang Ruoxue."

Xu Ying told her to be careful what she said.

"Don't say such things to anyone. All we need to do now is pray that Liang Ruoxue comes back soon. Today was really strange. She just disappeared without a trace, and so did the little maid who serves her."

Liang Ruoyan suppressed her laughter. If she couldn't do it, it would be best if Liang Ruoxue couldn't either. This was truly a godsend.

"Mother, are you really going to arrange a marriage with the Duke's family? Didn't Father disagree?"

Xu Ying sighed: "Don't worry about this for now. I'll talk to your father about it."

Liang Ruoyan pouted, her expression clearly showing her unwillingness.

"Don't worry, if this matter is really settled, your mother will definitely make Pei Xingzhi the heir of the Duke's mansion and let you live a good life. Then Shen Hanyu will be no threat to you."

Liang Ruoyan could only say okay.

If things really develop as Xu Ying suggested, then it's not unacceptable to her. She just dislikes Pei Xingzhi a bit, but she can tolerate it for the sake of her future.

They finally found Liang Ruoxue just before nightfall.

It was Li Jun's men who discovered it first. They stopped a suspicious carriage, opened the carriage door, and saw Liang Ruoxue tied up.

This group was heading towards the mass grave; if they had been any later, Liang Ruoxue would have been dead.

Liang Ruoxue, who had been rescued, just kept crying; she was clearly terrified.

Li Jun hurried over to see what was going on.

People from the Marquis's residence also went out late at night to bring Liang Ruoxue back.

The people in the car were all dragged away for questioning, and Liang Ruoxue's eyes flickered.

Li Jun comforted her from the side: "It's all over now. Those people will soon reveal who the mastermind is. If they act like this at Wanfo Temple, ten heads wouldn't be enough to make them lose their lives."

Liang Ruoxue nodded, but in her heart she was thinking that even if they interrogated her, they could only find out that Liang Ruoyan had ordered it. She couldn't let anyone know anything else, so she had to keep Liang Ruoyan at bay.

When Li Jun's attendants brought over some hot food, Liang Ruoxue didn't care about anything else and ate a little to fill her stomach.

She had been through a very bumpy journey and was vomiting so much bile that she almost vomited up. Fortunately, those guys were stupid and didn't think of killing her on the way, which is why the soldiers stopped her.

As the interrogators came out, the people from the Marquis's residence also arrived.

"Have they all confessed?" Li Jun asked.

"Yes, they all said that it was Miss Liang from the Marquis's mansion who sent people to kidnap a man named Shen Hanyu."

Shen Hanyu and Li Jun's gazes fell on Liang Ruoxue, and the spoon in Liang Ruoxue's hand fell into the soup bowl.

"Why am I the one who's going to suffer because of kidnapping Shen Hanyu?" Liang Ruoxue said, and started crying again.

Liang Ruoyan, on the other hand, looked completely bewildered.

"I do not have."

Although she had considered getting rid of Liang Ruoxue and Shen Hanyu, she never actually hired anyone to do it.

Just as Xu Ying was about to say something, she was shoved by Lin Lihua, who was burning with anger.

"These are all the good daughters you raised. Not only did they try to deal with Shen Hanyu, they even almost harmed Xue'er!"

Liang Chengli pulled people back to prevent the scene from becoming too chaotic.

Xu Ying smoothed her hair: "There might be a misunderstanding. Yan'er would never do such a thing."

She would never let Liang Ruoyan admit it, and she didn't know who was so cruel.

Xu Ying's probing gaze swept over Liang Ruoxue, and she felt that this matter was inextricably linked to Liang Ruoxue.

Li Jun handed Liang Ruoxue a handkerchief to wipe her tears.

"I'm curious, what grudge does Miss Liang have against Miss Shen that would drive her to hire someone to kill her?" Li Jun began to question.

Li Jun was suspicious because Liang Ruoyan had done something similar before.

Xu Ying sat down and glanced at Liang Ruoyan. Liang Ruoyan's expression seemed genuinely unaware, so it couldn't have been Liang Ruoyan who did it.

“Your Highness, Yan’er has been either at the girls’ school or by my side lately, and she hardly ever goes out. How could she possibly hire someone to commit murder? I’m afraid someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between us.”

Liang Ruoyan nodded and said, "Your Highness can interrogate the people around me. Shen Hanyu has been living away for so long, why would I still want to kill her?"

As she continued, a thought suddenly struck Liang Ruoyan. There was no conflict between her and Shen Hanyu at the moment, but Liang Ruoxue did. Liang Ruoxue must have been afraid that Shen Hanyu would reveal that matter, which was why she took such drastic measures.

If Liang Ruoyan could think of it, Xu Ying could too, but they had no evidence. The people they arrested all said that Liang Ruoyan did it.

"Why haven't we found the maid who serves Xue'er?" Xu Ying asked.

Liang Ruoxue wiped away her tears: "At that moment, everything went black and I didn't know anything anymore."

Li Jun helped her up, still harboring doubts about Liang Ruoyan.

Although he hadn't inquired about the affairs of the Marquis's mansion in detail, he knew that there were some things that were not to be seen by others.

There must be a reason why Shen Hanyu moved out. If the people in the Marquis's mansion treated her well, why would she move out?

Li Jun looked at Liang Ruoxue: "Back in the manor, who had a bad relationship with Miss Shen?"

Liang Ruoxue was overjoyed. If Li Jun asked her, it meant that no one suspected her.

She hesitated for a moment before saying, "My sister and cousin's relationship isn't too bad, but it's not exactly good either."

Her eyes held a hint, and Li Jun recalled the incident at the Princess's residence, where Liang Ruoyan framed Shen Hanyu's innocence.

Seeing the change in Li Jun's eyes, Liang Ruoxue knew that Li Jun had remembered that matter.

Liang Ruoyan's face turned pale. She grabbed Xu Ying's sleeve and said, "Mother, it really wasn't me."

Xu Ying patted the back of her hand to reassure her; without evidence, no one could take Liang Ruoyan away.

Li Jun said coldly, "Madam Xu, I'm afraid Miss Liang will have to undergo proper interrogation here."

“Your Highness, let’s put aside the past. We can’t conclude that Yan’er did it based solely on what those people said. I have many people here who have seen where Yan’er was every hour during this period, including where her maids went. We can also find out.”

Xu Ying's confident words calmed Li Jun down a bit.

Lin Lihua sneered: "This isn't the first time you've done this. I don't believe a word you two say."