Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 215: The Old General’s Letter Has Arrived

Chapter 215: Chapter 215: The Old General’s Letter Has Arrived

Zhou Hong and Gu Jingping returned to the residence one after another, bringing two shocking pieces of news.

Qi Yu said with a smile, "No hurry, let’s have some tea first."

Both of them took the tea, sipped it, and sat down breathlessly.

Qi Yu looked at Zhou Hong, "Captain Zhou, you go first."

Zhou Hong nodded solemnly, "Your Highness, I was ordered to search the mass grave on the outskirts but couldn’t find a single female corpse."

Qi Yu nodded slightly, indicating she understood.

Lin Wenxuan and Cuiqiao had both pointed to the mass grave outside the town as the site where the body was disposed, yet no body was found, which was peculiar in itself.

Zhou Lanting couldn’t help saying, "But it’s almost been two months, perhaps the body is gone?"

Although he too hoped his cousin was still alive, it had been two months, and if she were alive, why wouldn’t she return to the residence?

Qi Yu shook her head, "Lin Wenxuan said he only pushed the person and then passed out, I believe he didn’t lie. And Cuiqiao said that the young miss was covered in blood and fell to the ground, which sounds too exaggerated."

"Right," Gu Jingping interjected, "I went to the Su Residence and asked, there wasn’t any blood spotted at the back door at all."

"What if Lin Wenxuan cleaned it up?" Zhou Lanting’s hands trembled slightly as he retorted.

Gu Jingping looked at him and said, "Lin Wenxuan isn’t meticulous in his actions, as evidenced by dumping the body at the mass grave. A normal person would burn the body and eliminate traces, not just dump a body at a mass grave, risking recognition."

"Moreover, on such a dark and windy night, it’s improbable that the blood could have been cleaned up so thoroughly, yet no servant from the Su Residence noticed anything unusual going through the back door daily. This can only prove there was never any blood, and Lin Wenxuan’s involvement in the murder is questionable."

Zhou Lanting was persuaded and subconsciously nodded.

Qi Yu turned to Zhou Hong again and continued to ask, "Captain Zhou, did you find out anything else?"

Zhou Hong put down his teacup, his tone serious and methodical. "Your Highness, I did indeed trace Miss Su’s whereabouts."

"What?" Zhou Lanting exclaimed.

Zhou Hong glanced at him and said indifferently, "I followed the trail to a nunnery on the outskirts where there was a woman that closely resembled the description given by the maid."

Qi Yu finally let out a sigh of relief. It was good that she wasn’t dead.

As for framing Lin Wenxuan, she didn’t see it as an issue at all.

Zhou Lanting was bewildered, such a simple matter had turned so complicated.

No one would believe it if told.

Gu Jingping took a sip of tea, smiling, "Your Highness is wise, Miss Su and that maid named Ruoyu indeed have a hidden story."

After saying this, under the astonished gaze of Zhou Lanting, he slowly began, "Her Highness had me take officers to the Su Residence this morning, and Su’s parents have confessed that their daughter had died of illness at the age of five."

"At that time, the Su Family had just set the engagement with the Lin Family, and the relationship was close. Also, because of the marriage arrangement, the Lin Family had helped the Su Family numerous times, and they were reluctant to let go of the Lin Family’s kindness, so they found an orphan girl to pose as their own daughter."

Zhou Lanting hadn’t expected the truth to be like this, and now he finally understood why his uncle and aunt had always been so indifferent to his cousin.

Apparently, she wasn’t their biological daughter at all.

No wonder after the cousin disappeared, they did not send anyone to look for her but calmly accepted the news of the Lin Family breaking off the engagement.

It seemed that over the years, the Su Family’s shops had made enough money, and they no longer needed the support of the Lin Family people, so they naturally didn’t care about this adopted daughter anymore.

Zhou Lanting sighed heavily and said, "So, the cousin did not want to marry Lin Wenxuan and devised this method to escape from the Su Family."

Qi Yu shook her head and corrected him, "This was not a scheme she set up, but rather she took advantage of the situation. It seems she never intended to escape the marriage, but she did not expect Lin Wenxuan to treat her so ruthlessly. After being discarded in the mass grave, she fled all the way to the nunnery, where she survived."

Zhou Lanting gave a wry smile for a while and finally accepted the fact.

That is also good, at least she did not have to marry a scoundrel like Lin Wenxuan and could live the second half of her life in peace.

This matter thus came to a conclusion. Lin Wenxuan, after all, had committed attempted murder, but Qi Yu did not intend to take his life, sending him to Qingzhou to do hard labor instead.

But for Lin Wenxuan, doing labor was almost worse than killing him.

However, having barely escaped death, he was extremely protective of his life.

Upon hearing the news, Lin’s parents sold their shop, took the money, and traveled to Qingzhou with Lin Wenxuan, where the family settled down.

The news spread throughout Gusu, everyone lamenting the foolishness of both the Su and Lin families.

Qi Yu stood atop the city gate, watching the Lin family trio drive a carriage towards Qingzhou.

There were several Government Officials following by their side, presumably making Lin Wenxuan’s journey less than comfortable.

When passing by the mass grave, the Government Officials even made him kneel and repent.

This was Qi Yu’s doing, as Lin Wenxuan’s actions were akin to murder.

She did not spread the news that Su Guihe was still alive, not wanting to disturb the woman who had suffered for over a decade.

Li Mingjue stood beside her and asked, "Princess, how did you guess the relationship between Ruoyu and that Miss Su from the Su Family?"

Qi Yu looked at the flustered figure of Lin Wenxuan and said indifferently, "Because of the abortion pill, I figured that Miss Su must have cared deeply about this person to take the risk of buying the medicine."

She sighed softly, recalling the past events she had discovered.

The two had known each other from childhood and were neighbors. But due to poverty and the death of their parents, they had become separated.

Later, one was bought by the Su Family, and the other was bought by the Lin Family—it was indeed a twist of fate.

Ruoyu had been coerced by Lin Wenxuan and accidentally became pregnant, but she knew she could not have the child, so she had no choice but to reach out to her friend.

Both women were oppressed by the same person, struggling desperately, and ultimately, it was Lin Wenxuan who gave them a glimmer of hope.

Now, one lived in a nunnery in the mountains, and the other in a village below, both leading peaceful lives. They could meet occasionally, which was much better than their past lives of being at the mercy of others.

Zhou Lanting sent a sum of money to them, but it was returned.

He was downcast and worried daily about how the two women would survive.

Qi Yu highly admired such behavior—having able bodies, they could survive on their own.

She had already discreetly arranged for someone to take care of them, ensuring their future would be free from worry and they would not encounter another person like Lin Wenxuan.

Li Mingjue listened to her words, feeling as though he was seeing the person before him for the first time.

He had always known she was extremely intelligent but had not realized how meticulously thoughtful she was as well.

As they were speaking, Shiqi suddenly flew in and handed a letter to Li Mingjue, "Prince, a letter from the old General has arrived. The messenger said the old General will arrive in Gusu very soon."