Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

"Miss," Yu Shu came back to her senses, swallowed her saliva and said, "The master has been released from the prison and is now rushing back to the Su Mansion."

"Uncle is coming back."

A hint of joy flashed across Ye Yunzi's face. Her uncle Su Yongyu was wrongfully imprisoned. Everything she and Shen Siyan had done was to rescue him, and now they had finally got what they wanted.

In the hall, everyone was waiting anxiously.

A carriage stopped in front of the Su family's door, and Su Yongyu got off slowly.

"Yongyu!" Old Master Su stepped forward, held Su Yongyu's arm, his body trembling with excitement, and he was speechless for a moment.

"Call a doctor quickly!" someone suggested.

"I'm not in the way." Su Yongyu shook his head to refuse. Although he looked exhausted, his eyes were firm and his clothes were a little messy, but there were no obvious scars.

It seems that he was not tortured in prison.

Seeing this, Ye Yunzi felt relieved and relaxed her clenched hands.

After greeting everyone, Su Yongyu said he felt tired and wanted to take a shower and rest. His expression was serious, not simply because he was tired, but because he had something else on his mind.

Ye Yunzi noticed his uneasiness.

Although Princess Wei Yang's coma had nothing to do with him, he was obviously concerned about her.

She observed silently and said nothing more.

……

It was eventually discovered that it was a maid who framed Princess Weiyang, not the head of the Su family. The emperor ordered the maid to be arrested and interrogated to find out who was behind the crime. However, the maid remained steadfast and refused to reveal any information even under torture.

The emperor had already concluded in his mind that this matter must be related to Concubine Wu because all the evidence pointed to her palace.

Fenghua Palace is now under strict surveillance, and Concubine Wu is also restricted inside and is not allowed to go out.

In a dark cell.

A woman was covered in wounds. Upon closer inspection, her identity was revealed. She was tied to a chair, covered in wounds, but she clenched her teeth and said nothing.

"Just confess. It will be a relief for you if you tell it out sooner rather than later," said the interrogator.

The jailer lowered his voice and said, "Why is this necessary?"

"Even if you want to protect that person, it's useless. You can't protect yourself now. No one can save you."

Lan'er raised her head and looked at him, her eyes bloodshot. Her red eyes revealed a cold and terrifying light, which made people feel afraid.

"you!"

The jailer's heart trembled. He knew that if he didn't get the answer, he would suffer as well. He had to make her tell him who was behind it.

"You asked for this, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Lan'er's eyes returned to calm and she no longer looked at him.

The red-hot iron made a sizzling sound when it touched her skin, and the air was filled with a burning smell. Her face turned pale, her body trembled, but she clenched her teeth and said nothing.

"Tell me! Who ordered you to do this? Who is it?"

The pain came in waves, and it seemed to have numbed her.

In extreme pain, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck, then her whole body became weak, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and finally her head tilted and she stopped breathing.

……

I don’t know how long it was after, but with a clang, the heavy iron door was pushed open and another guard walked in.

At this time, the other guards had gone out to drink, and it was quiet here and no one would come to disturb them.

The man had a gloomy look on his face and walked quickly towards the cell.

In the blood-stained and messy cell, the woman sat against the wall with her head tilted to one side. Her messy hair covered her face, making her expression unrecognizable.

The man's eyes turned cold, he took out the key and opened the cell door, walked over quietly, and pulled out a thin blade from his sleeve.

He came to Lan'er, with the tip of the knife pointing at her heart. Just a light stab would end her life without leaving any trace.

Even if someone checked, they would only see a red line as thin as a hair and would not find that it was caused by a knife wound.

"..."

After a while, the cell was still silent, and something seemed to be wrong.

The man was puzzled and did not act immediately. Instead, he slowly parted her hair.

Lan'er's face was pale and dirty, her mouth was wide open, her eyes were wide open, her expression was frozen in a moment of horror. Her eyes were empty, and it was obvious that she had been dead for some time, and her body began to become stiff.

"She's dead?" the man exclaimed and immediately retracted his hand.

How did she die?

You know, during the interrogation process, no matter how much torture is done, it will not easily kill a person. Even if the prisoner has suffered hundreds of tortures, he will still have a breath left. Therefore, this could not have been done by the jailer.

Her expression before death was full of fear, as if she had seen something unbelievable.

"Who is responsible for this murder?" The man took a deep breath, put away the knife, glanced at Lan'er quickly, then turned around and left quickly.

"This matter must be reported to the master as soon as possible!"

Late at night, in the Fourth Prince's mansion, a dark shadow quietly passed by and moved skillfully towards the inner room.

This person was the same figure who had entered the prison before.

When he arrived in front of the house, he reached out and took off the disguise on his face, revealing his handsome true face.

"Master, when I rushed to the cell, the person was gone." He frowned and reported the truth.

Baili Ye was wearing thin clothes and sitting quietly on a wooden chair. When he heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Dead?"

"Yes."

After a brief pause, he continued, "The situation was urgent, and I didn't have time to investigate in detail, but what is certain is that someone took the initiative."

Baili Ye's fingers tightly grasped the chair, his face gloomy, his eyes flashing with coldness. How could someone act faster than them? Who was it... Lan'er was sent by him, and for her, she would not reveal any information even if she was threatened by words.

But when he learned that Lan'er was imprisoned, he could not sleep, so he designed a plan and asked Mu Yan to pretend to be a jailer and look for an opportunity to get rid of Lan'er. However, he did not expect that she had been killed by someone else first.

"Master, do you want to find out who killed Lan'er?"

"Investigate." Baili Ye spat out a word coldly.

As soon as the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone into the palace, Concubine Wu was summoned to the main hall.

The emperor's face turned pale and he remained silent. The palace maids and eunuchs around him held their breath and dared not make any sound.

Concubine Wu walked slowly towards the emperor. The emperor looked at her coldly and the atmosphere in the whole palace was extremely solemn.

"How do you explain?" The voice was as cold as a knife, piercing the heart.

Concubine Wu was shocked. It had been two days since Lan'er was taken away for investigation. It was obvious that something was wrong when she was summoned today.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent!" Concubine Wu looked up, her clenched hands trembling slightly, "I knew nothing about this, and I did not instruct the maid to poison."

The emperor stared at her and had already made up his mind. He knew that although Concubine Wu had ambitions, they were mainly for the future of the Fourth Prince, and there was no practical benefit in taking action against the eldest princess.

The emperor was shocked to learn that the suspect had died in prison. Investigation revealed that she had died of poisoning, not torture, and that someone had clearly wanted to silence her.