The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 227 Absolute Loyalty

When Shen Hanyu arrived, Pei Du had already begun interrogating Luo Jiang. Yu Qi went to meet with Shen Hanyu.

"You want to know about the Crown Prince's Palace?"

The two spoke in hushed tones, and Shen Hanyu nodded in agreement.

"After returning last night, the news was blocked. I only heard that the palace sent a royal physician. Anyway, the princess was not involved in this matter. I never expected that the Crown Prince would use the Crown Princess as bait."

Lee Kyung was really going all out. What was he trying to do by going to such lengths to get Lee Geon-kyu's attention elsewhere?

Shen Hanyu didn't know much in her previous life, and she still doesn't know what Li Jing's motives are.

"Could it be that the Emperor is about to discover something?"

Yu Qi's information network isn't all-encompassing yet; perhaps we'll just have to wait and see.

Pei Du was inside, and Luo Jiang remained silent. He spent the night at Dali Temple without changing his posture. When someone came to interrogate him, he still refused to cooperate.

"General, how about we avoid torture?"

This stalemate isn't a solution.

"Ordinary punishments are probably of little use to him."

Since Luo Jiang dared to take action himself last night, he must have anticipated this outcome.

The prison guards also have a tough time; they hate dealing with this kind of person during interrogations.

"Keep an eye on him, don't let him die."

Pei Du stood up, but then heard Luo Jiang say, "Don't waste your time. Forget about using me as a breakthrough."

Pei Du smiled: "You're Han Yueru, whom I met in Qingyun City, right?"

Luo Jiang shut his mouth.

Qingyun City, no one has mentioned this place for a long time. Han Yueru is from Qingyun City.

“I have already sent someone to Qingyun City to see what secrets you and Han Yueru are hiding there. You have Hu (non-Han) ancestry and a very distinctive appearance. If you have seen me before, you should not be forgotten. I am not in a hurry to interrogate you now. We can take it slow.”

In Qingyun City, Luo Jiang remembered that someone had indeed seen him there, since that was where he and Han Yueru had met.

Upon hearing Pei Du mention Qingyun City, Luo Jiang panicked slightly, but quickly calmed down. As long as Pei Du stubbornly denied it, that would be fine.

Pei Du walked out of the cell. "Spread the word, let Han Yueru and her son know."

Only Pei Xingzhi knew about it yesterday; Han Yueru was still unaware. If the mother and son weren't of one mind, things could get interesting.

"You think Luo Jiang's sudden appearance wasn't something they planned together?"

Shen Hanyu came over and asked a question.

Pei Du hummed in agreement: "That's my guess. After all, Han Yueru sent him a message to hide not long ago. If it wasn't Han Yueru, then it could only be Pei Xingzhi."

It's understandable that Pei Xingzhi took action; he was under considerable pressure, mostly from the elders of the Pei family. But if he was forced to act, the problem must lie with someone else.

Pei Du thought about it a lot, but without any evidence, he put his mind to it for now and waited to see what good news the golden hammer could bring him.

In the following days, Yu Qi had Luo Jiang tortured. Just as Pei Du had predicted, Luo Jiang was very stubborn and did not utter a sound or reveal a single word.

Upon receiving the news, Han Yueru immediately went to find Pei Xingzhi, who already knew she would come.

"Did you send Luo Jiang out to kill Pei Du?"

Han Yueru had told Luo Jiang to hide for a few months until things calmed down, but she heard the day after Pei Xingzhi's boat trip that Luo Jiang had been arrested.

Pei Xingzhi did not deny it.

"I was the one who sent him, but unfortunately, he didn't succeed."

"Xingzhi, are you confused? Why are you so impatient? Keeping Luo Jiang alive is very useful to us. Why did you have to send him to kill Pei Du? He was even arrested and thrown into Dali Temple."

Pei Xingzhi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly dropped what he was holding.

"Mother, how can I stay calm? Do I have any time left? Father's mind is starting to waver. Those old guys come and criticize me every few days. I've tried so hard, but in their eyes I'm still no match for Pei Du. How can I be at ease if Luo Jiang doesn't take action personally? But he's a useless piece of trash!"

Pei Xingzhi poured out all his frustrations; he had been holding them in for too long and had been watching their expressions for too long.

Han Yueru was stunned. She kept Luo Jiang around to plan for the future, but now that he was gone, things would be really difficult to handle.

"No matter what, you were too impulsive. You should have told me beforehand."

Han Yueru couldn't bear to say anything harsh to Pei Xingzhi, and could only sigh repeatedly.

"Anyway, we've already done it, Luo Jiang won't betray us, Mother, why worry? Just pretend you don't know anything."

Pei Du was only speculating; since Luo Jiang wouldn't admit it, he couldn't take action against them.

Han Yueru was still a little worried, "No, I'm afraid something bad is going to happen."

Pei Xingzhi smiled and said, "This time, it wasn't just me who made the move; there were others too. If Luo Jiang is smart, he just needs to keep targeting that person."

The fact that the tour boat suddenly caught fire was enough to attract attention.

Qin Shiwen is now cooperating with the Dali Temple to investigate the kerosene on the cruise ship.

"I have checked everything that was brought on board," Qin Shiwen said, pausing for a moment. "I did not check the items that the prince and princess brought on board."

He dared not investigate what those people were carrying.

That's why the cruise ship had an accident, Qin Shiwen cursed inwardly.

"Okay, we'll find out the details."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shiwen knew that it was probably hopeless.

He spent a lot of money on that ship, and now it's all gone down the drain.

He ran into Pei Du outside. "Any progress on your end?"

Pei Du shook his head.

Qin Shiwen thought to himself, "I'm so unlucky. I'll never do this kind of thing again."

Qin Shoujie scolded him severely after he found out that he had built a raft for someone else.

"The servants on the ship have all been summoned for questioning. They should be able to extract some information. The Emperor has also taken notice of this matter, and there must be a result."

Pei Du comforted him, saying that Qin Shiwen was indeed an unlucky fellow.

Qin Shiwen gave a few perfunctory replies, turned around and went back, not wanting to get involved in the matter anymore.

Shen Hanyu was resting at home today when she saw Xia being brought over by Miaocui.

Upon seeing Shen Hanyu, Xia knelt down with a thud.

"Young lady, please, young lady, save the lady!"

Xia Liang was crying uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face.

Miao Cui helped the person up.

"Tell me what's wrong."

Seeing that Xia's appearance didn't seem fake, Shen Hanyu realized that Liang Fangrong had probably encountered some trouble.

Xia wiped away her tears and said, "Madam fell ill after the New Year. At first, we didn't take it seriously, but it got worse after spring. I asked the old lady for help, and she found a doctor to take a look. But later, she was busy with the Third Miss's wedding, and no one took care of Madam's health. Now that it's dragging on like this, I'm afraid something terrible is going to happen."

Liang Fangrong's health wasn't actually that bad, so something must have happened in the meantime for her to suddenly become like this.

Shen Hanyu didn't ask any more questions, but simply said to Jian Xia, "Find a time to bring the person out, and I'll have the doctor take a look at him."

Xia kowtowed several times and thanked him repeatedly.