The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 201 Locations in Lizhou

Li Jiangui nodded, confirming that was indeed the case, insisting on blaming Li Huaijiang, as if afraid that Li Huaijiang wouldn't be able to take the blame.

But Li Jiangui didn't easily believe them and noticed something was amiss.

"Alright, you should go back too."

Arguing about this matter won't lead to anything, and Li Jiangui still feels somewhat guilty towards Li Huaijiang.

Li Huaijiang turned and left without stopping, and Empress Wang caught up with her.

“Huai Jiang, don’t get hung up on this. So much time has passed, even if there were something wrong, it’s hard to find out now.”

Li Sheng was also her son, how could she not be heartbroken? After the incident in Lizhou, Empress Wang never saw Li Sheng again.

At the time, all the evidence was complete, and Empress Wang pleaded for leniency, but Li Jiangui was very angry and no matter how much Empress Wang knelt and fainted, it was to no avail.

"Mother, I didn't say I would keep investigating, so don't worry."

Li Huaijiang still didn't reveal the truth; she didn't want to drag Empress Wang down with her.

Empress Wang knew her own daughter well, and she understood how stubborn Li Huaijiang was.

"I'm going back."

Li Huaijiang walked out without daring to look back at Empress Wang's expression.

Shen Hanyu also learned about what happened in the palace from Pei Du.

"It's over just like that."

When Shen Hanyu returned from the girls' school, Pei Du happened to bring some news from Li Jing and Zhou Yurong's side.

“The Crown Prince is not so easy to deal with. He put all the blame on Princess Huaijiang for being unreasonable, and even made Princess Huaijiang take the blame for the Crown Princess’s miscarriage.”

Li Huaijiang probably had never been so wronged; Li Jing was definitely a cut above the rest.

“Once the matter in Lizhou is investigated, even if he had ten mouths, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself. However, in that case, Princess Huaijiang will be in danger.” Shen Hanyu was a little worried. After working so hard for so long, Li Huaijiang couldn’t be allowed to have any problems.

Pei Du thought for a moment, "For the time being, they probably won't take action against His Highness. You should also be careful. Uncle Shen was killed because they must have found something important. If they can decipher the letters you have, your situation will be even more difficult than His Highness's."

Shen Hanyu originally only wanted revenge, but now that she's involved in this secret, she has to be even more cautious.

"Leaving that aside, the Guangning Marquis's residence has been quite lively lately. The Guangning Marquis has been out in hiding for two days."

After Luo San Niang entered the mansion, unlike Xiao Ran and Lu Lingyue who were shy, she would readily express her admiration for Zhou Yurong. Zhou Yurong was very receptive to this and was also willing to show off his masculinity in front of Luo San Niang.

It can be said that Luo San Niang gave Zhou Yurong a lot of confidence.

If Zhou Yurong becomes assertive, Xiao Ran will definitely suffer some losses. Right now, Xiao Ran is only focused on Luo San Niang and hasn't even thought about teaching Lu Lingyue a lesson.

Xiao Ran wanted to deal with Luo San Niang the same way she had dealt with Lu Lingyue, but Luo San Niang was different from Lu Lingyue.

Whenever she was slightly unhappy, she would go to Zhou Yurong to complain, pouring out a whole bunch of nice things like beans, leaving Lu Lingyue somewhat dumbfounded.

But Xiao Ran's status was what it was, so Zhou Yurong had to give her some face. That's why she hid away for two days and let them handle it themselves.

"He didn't just hide away; he must have done something else."

Shen Hanyu discovered that Zhou Yurong had some businesses outside, but she hadn't yet found out the specifics.

"I did find one, but it's a bit strange."

Pei Du suddenly spoke up and took out a piece of paper.

"Luofeng City?"

Shen Hanyu remembered that Luofeng City was in Lizhou, which appeared in the information Shen Yanzhi had found.

Lizhou had already begun reconstruction, and Luofeng City was the most prosperous.

"His business has expanded over there?"

Pei Du nodded: "Luofeng City mainly deals in silk and porcelain. I haven't found anything else. Zhou Yurong is there, and I feel like there's more to it than that."

Xiao Ran was extravagant, and she not only depleted her dowry, but also incurred considerable daily expenses for the Guangning Marquis's mansion.

"That's true. What Zhou Yurong earns on the surface isn't enough for Xiao Ran to squander."

Upon hearing this, Pei Du stared at Shen Hanyu.

"You seem to know a lot about the inner affairs of the Earl of Guangning's household."

Shen Hanyu was stunned for a moment, and accidentally revealed what she had noticed in her previous life.

"I've investigated. Xiao Ran is a high-profile person, so it's not hard to find out more."

Pei Du no longer doubted anything. "I'll find some time to send someone to Luofeng City to take a look. Since you want to deal with the Earl of Guangning, you should act as soon as possible. We still have quite a few enemies."

Shen Hanyu thought so too.

"Golden Hammer can't go, he'll be recognized. We'll have to send someone unfamiliar."

Pei Du had already decided on a candidate. "Don't worry about that. By the way, I've found out quite a bit about Xiao Ran's past. See if there's anything you don't know."

Shen Hanyu glanced at her. Xiao Ran had harmed many people over the years, but because of her identity, she had easily gotten away with it.

“There are some things I haven’t found out. Xiao Ran has done a lot of evil, and she will have to pay for it sooner or later. But this is not enough.”

Based on these factors alone, at most, they could strip Xiao Ran of her title as County Princess, but that wouldn't be enough.

"The border matters are all settled, and I have time. If it really doesn't work out, I'll go there myself."

Pei Du had planned to visit Luofeng City from the beginning, and his appearance could be slightly altered; it wasn't a big problem.

Shen Hanyu rolled her eyes: "Everything Zhou Yurong had at the beginning came from Xiao Ran. There might still be a part of Xiao Ran in this. I'll investigate Xiao Ran, and you investigate Zhou Yurong. Let's divide the work and cooperate."

Shen Hanyu didn't intend to trouble Li Huaijiang with this matter, as Li Huaijiang was busy with other things.

"it is good."

After reaching an agreement, Shen Hanyu had some ideas.

After seeing Pei Du off, Miao Cui came over and said, "Miss, that Luo San Niang is over there at the back gate."

"Let her in."

Luo San Niang wrapped herself up tightly, leaving only her eyes showing, and sneaked in through the back door.

"You came all of a sudden, did you find something?"

While Lu Lingyue was looking for Luo Sanniang, Shen Hanyu also sent someone to contact Luo Sanniang. Luo Sanniang valued profit the most, and Shen Hanyu happened to have plenty of money.

Luo San Niang waved her hand: "No, but I recently discovered a private vault that belongs to the Earl of Guangning. However, I was unable to go in and take a look. When I was nearby, I was discovered by Xiao Ran's men, and they almost beat me to death."

As Luo San Niang spoke exaggeratedly, Shen Han Yu waved his hand and placed a bag of silver in Luo San Niang's hand. Luo San Niang weighed it in her hand and immediately burst into laughter.

"It would be best to find out what's in that private vault. The more information you get from Zhou Yurong, the more reward I'll give you."

Luo San Niang said "okay," then blinked. "Why does the young lady harbor such resentment towards the Guangning Marquis's mansion? Could it be that you have some kind of emotional entanglement with the Guangning Marquis?"

"You're asking too many questions," Shen Hanyu said without answering her.