The dim back

Chapter 129: Clearing the relationship

Yu Cailian's face turned pale instantly, and a trace of panic appeared in her eyes. Her body was shaking slightly, and her lips were trembling a little. She began to defend herself.

"Your Highness, please don't misunderstand me! This matter has nothing to do with me!" Her voice was a little panicked, trying to make Liu Zhongqing believe her innocence.

However, Liu Zhongqing stared at her closely with a sharp gaze, as if he wanted to see through her eyes what she really thought. His expression was serious and cold, which made Yu Cailian feel an invisible pressure.

Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Yu Cailian's forehead. Her fingers intertwined nervously, trying to find more reasons and excuses. "Your Highness, I have always been loyal to you. How could I do something that would harm you? There must be some misunderstanding!"

Her voice became higher and higher, trying to make her words sound more credible. However, Liu Zhongqing was not moved at all, he still stared at Yu Cailian calmly, making her sophistry seem even weaker.

The captured maid said, "There is a thousand-year-old tree in Yiren Villa. Tell Master Zhang to pack up and come find me."

Liu Zhongqing understood from the side: "I think you are really too brave, do you believe that I can kill you with one knife?"

The maid was smug: "If you really attack me, do you think Zhang Yulu will still be alive?"

Liu Zhongqing's eyes flashed with determination. He couldn't let Zhang Yulu get hurt. He glared at the maid fiercely and said with gritted teeth: "Do you think you can threaten me like this? I will never let you succeed!" After that, he turned to Cailian and ordered: "Lead the way immediately! I want to go to Yiren Villa to check it out myself."

Yu Cailian was secretly delighted. She had not expected that this maid was so stupid that she would take the initiative to expose Zhang Yulu's hiding place. As long as she followed Liu Zhongqing to Yiren Villa, she would have the opportunity to rescue Zhang Yulu and put all the blame on the maid.

The group hurried to Yiren Villa, and Liu Zhongqing was filled with worry and anxiety. He had to ensure Zhang Yulu's safety while uncovering the conspiracy behind it. After arriving at the villa, Liu Zhongqing looked for Zhang Yulu everywhere and finally found her tied up under an ancient tree.

Liu Zhongqing saw Zhang Yulu sitting under a tree with disheveled hair, a cloth stuffed in her mouth, and her hands tied behind her back.

Liu Zhongqing asked his subordinates to untie Zhang Yulu's rope: "Aren't you usually very careful? How did you fall for it? You didn't even check who gave you the invitation."

Zhang Yulu just wanted to find out something, but now she had no way to tell Liu Zhongqing: "I just wanted to help Zhang Fengxue, I didn't know something like this would happen."

Suddenly, Liu Zhongqing thought of Lin Xuefeng: "You are living well there, why didn't Lin Xuefeng show up for a while?"

Zhang Yulu's eyes flickered, as if she had something to hide. Liu Zhongqing noticed her strangeness and frowned slightly, "What happened? Why did you come here to investigate?"

Zhang Yulu bowed her head and said nothing, her heart was in great turmoil. At this moment, a guard came hurriedly and knelt down to report: "Your Majesty, we found some evidence in the villa, which seems to be related to Yu Cailian."

Liu Zhongqing's eyes turned cold, "Sure enough, it was her doing!" He turned around and glared at Yu Cailian, "What else do you have to say?"

Yu Cailian looked flustered, "This... this is all a misunderstanding, I..."

"Come here, take Yu Cailian away and torture her severely!" Liu Zhongqing gave the order without mercy.

The guards quickly stepped forward and took Yu Cailian away. Liu Zhongqing walked over to Zhang Yulu and gently wiped the dust off her face, "I'm sorry for making you suffer."

Zhang Yulu raised her head, her eyes full of gratitude and affection, "Thank you, Zhongqing."

This was the first time Zhang Yulu spoke to Liu Zhongqing like this.

Liu Zhongqing was somewhat at a loss: "I am your husband, it is only natural for you to tell me everything, why do you have to handle it all by yourself."

Zhang Fengxue saw all this and said happily, "I didn't expect it to be a blessing in disguise. Your conflict has been resolved. I just don't know what's going on with this maid."

The maid had been subdued by Liu Zhongqing's men.

The maid lost her arrogance and said timidly, "Lin Xuefeng asked me to do all this just to find out the tragedy that wiped out their family. I heard that this ancient tree represents the life of Yiren Villa. Once it is cut down, Yiren Villa will collapse immediately."

Liu Zhongqing was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Zhang Yulu and saw that she was pale and seemed to have suffered a great shock.

"A family massacre?" Liu Zhongqing frowned. "What on earth is going on?"

Zhang Yulu took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and told Liu Zhongqing what she knew about the Lin family massacre.

It turns out that when the Lin family was exterminated, Zhang Yulu happened to pass by and witnessed the tragedy with her own eyes. The reason why she came to Yiren Villa was because she received a mysterious letter, which mentioned the connection between the ancient tree and the Lin family extermination case.

Liu Zhongqing thought for a moment and decided to investigate the matter in depth. He sent people to protect Zhang Yulu's safety and set about collecting more clues.

At the same time, Yu Cailian, who was imprisoned, learned the confession of the maid, and realized that she was caught in a huge conspiracy. In order to protect herself, she decided to cooperate with Liu Zhongqing to jointly uncover the true face of the black hand behind the scenes.

When Canghai ran over, he was sweating profusely: "How could you arrest Yu Cailian? He is usually weak and sickly. It seems that you have bad intentions."

Liu Zhongqing brought the maid to Yu Canghai and said, "You should ask the people in your house what they did. How dare they imprison the princess? Moreover, they drugged Zhang Fengxue. This is how you do things in Yujiabao."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Yu Canghai felt a little guilty: "This is because I didn't manage people strictly enough. Such things will not happen again. Since Yu Cailian has agreed to cooperate with you, Lin Xuefeng has played an important role behind this matter."

Zhang Yulu was even more angry: "I knew that Lin Xuefeng had no good intentions. This person is selfish no matter what he does. It seems that he had already thought of a revenge plan the moment he let me live in his house."

Zhang Fengxue also agreed: "In fact, Lin Xuefeng is very harsh to others, but he treats my sister well. He is afraid that my sister will get hurt, so he lets my sister live in his house. It seems that he likes my sister more."

Zhang Fengxue said this because she wanted Liu Zhongqing to have a sense of crisis.

Liu Zhongqing naturally understood: "Leave it to me. I guarantee that it will be resolved safely in the future."