Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 137

Chapter 137 Expose One’s Footing
The carriage soon arrived at the entrance of the Yun Clan’s courtyard. Lan Shuya immediately got off the carriage with Yu Tan’s help. However, for some reason, she looked at the lintel of the Yun Clan’s courtyard. Although Lan Shuya’s heart was overjoyed, she suddenly had a bad idea in her heart.

She couldn’t help but tremble when she saw the black smoke coming out of the courtyard. She couldn’t figure out what was going on now.

Seeing Lan Shuya standing motionless in front of the door, the officials on both sides frowned slightly. They thought that she didn’t want to go in, so they said, “Miss Lan, go in. The four girls are all waiting.”

Lan Shuya had thought that Yun Xiao was dead and was only interested in being happy. At this moment, she had just noticed the strange expression in the officer’s words. Her gaze was slightly sideways, and her watery eyes were filled with worry. She immediately said, “You mean my cousin?”

Although she really wanted to ask Yun Xiao if she was still alive, it was a pity that Lan Shuya swallowed this sentence when she said it. Her gaze was slightly distracted, but she couldn’t help but feel fear in her heart. Why was Yun Xiao not dead? How could such a big fire not die?

When she walked out of the Yun Clan’s courtyard, she even went to the courtyard where Yun Xiao lived to take a look. She saw that Yun Xiao’s courtyard was clearly on fire, but why would Yun Xiao be fine? Could it really be that her life shouldn’t be extinguished?

Although Lan Shuya wanted to ask more, she was afraid that if she asked too many questions, it would arouse the suspicions of others. In this way, the gains would not be worth the losses. Therefore, Lan Shuya could only suppress all the doubts in her heart.

Following behind the official messenger, he walked towards the Yun Clan’s courtyard. The scenery of the courtyard was extremely good. The handwritten porch made of fine sandalwood had already lit up with glass lamps. The lights were shining under the illumination of the glass lamps. When one looked up, they would unconsciously be attracted by all the delicacy in front of them. However, Lan Shuya was completely out of interest at this moment.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lan Shuya’s breath was filled with a faint smell of burning. Even so, Lan Shuya did not stop her footsteps.

After walking a distance, Lan Shuya suddenly saw a bloodstain. Her body couldn’t help but tremble. Unfortunately, the official didn’t have the slightest bit of pity for her. He only urged her repeatedly, “Miss Lan, please hurry up.”

Lan Shuya’s lips trembled slightly as she pointed at the pool of blood on the ground and said, “What’s going on with this blood?”

“This is the blood of the dead. There was a murder in this courtyard tonight.”

Lan Shuya listened to what the official said about the murder case, but unfortunately, her heart no longer had the slightest bit of excitement.

Behind her, Yu Tan’s body trembled from fear. She followed Lan Shuya’s footsteps and immediately said, “Young lady, this place feels gloomy.”

Lan Shuya snorted coldly and then said, “Ghastly? Why don’t I know? Don’t talk nonsense. If we don’t do anything wrong, even if there are some ghosts, they won’t be able to find us.” She said it firmly, but only she knew how panicked she was.

Although Yu Tan was still scared at this moment, she finally nodded when she heard Lan Shuya’s words.

After walking for a while, they finally arrived at the main hall. A large pool of blood appeared at the entrance of the main hall. At the entrance of the main hall, there were still many people surrounding them. Of course, most of them were servants of the Yun Family.

When Lan Shuya saw this, her gaze became slightly calm. From the looks of it, it seemed that Yun Yang’s life was gone. It was just that she glanced at the smoking courtyard and said, “What happened to the fireworks over there?” Hopefully, it would really be as he had expected. That big fire had burned Yun Xiao to death inside.

The official messenger said, “There’s no need for so much nonsense. Hurry up and go in.”

Lan Shuya used her pitiful gaze to look at the man in front of her. Her watery eyes were filled with tears. She unconsciously made people look at her, and they would feel unbearable. However, she did not expect that the official did not look at her at all.

Lan Shuya tilted her eyes slightly. She was surprised. Her appearance was known as the number one beauty in the capital. Even if she walked on the streets, she would receive a lot of attention. However, she did not expect that these people would still be able to maintain their composure when she deliberately made an attractive gesture.

Lan Shuya sized up the two people who had been coming in with her. Only when she noticed that their gazes were devoid of charm did she realize that something was amiss. She didn’t expect that the eyes of these two people would not be able to see!

If a person’s eyes couldn’t see, it was like they were cripples. However, the two of them didn’t have eyes, but it was as if they had a pair of eyes. She looked at the two of them again.

The two blind people in front of them were famous in the capital. Just because they were blind, they attracted a lot of people. Not to mention, these two people were really capable.

Of course, Duan Sizheng, the governor of the capital, was also famous for his daring to appoint their officials. He heard that these two blind people had surrendered to many people, but unfortunately, none of them were willing to appoint them. However, that Duan Sizheng dared to appoint them and solved the case again and again, turning them into legends.

Lan Shuya’s heart suddenly trembled a few times. This Duan Si Zheng used to be an official in the capital, but his popularity was not good. Not long ago, he was demoted because he offended an important figure. Later, he sat down step by step. Last month, the Emperor angrily dismissed the former governor of the capital because of the assassination of the Crown Prince. The current Duan Si had just been promoted again.

Lan Shuya carefully walked forward. At this moment, she was very nervous. No matter how nervous she was, Lan Shuya continued to walk forward.

Finally, Lan Shuya walked to the entrance of the main hall, and an official immediately invited her in. Just as Lan Shuya entered, she noticed that the people in the room were all from the Yun Clan. Of course, apart from Duan Sizheng, she curled up and walked forward with a firm gaze. “The maiden greets Lord Duan.”

Duan Sizheng only nodded his head, not feeling disappointed by Lan Shuya’s appearance. At this moment, Lan Shuya’s expression was also calm, “Get up.”

After getting up, Lan Shuya greeted Yun Xiao and the others. However, when she looked at Yun Xiao’s line of sight, her pupils contracted slightly. She did not expect that Yun Xiao was actually alive. This matter had a great impact on Lan Shuya.

Afraid of arousing the suspicions of others, he withdrew his gaze and looked at Yun Xiao in surprise. He then looked at the room with a faint expression of apprehension, “Cousin, what’s going on here?”

Yun Xiao saw that Lan Shuya was very absorbed in the play. The corner of her mouth curled into a faint smile. Her gaze lifted and she said softly, “Cousin, do you still remember that I sent you two hundred thousand li worth of silver notes and a letter today?”

When Lan Shuya heard Yun Xiao mention this, her heart trembled. She was slowly pondering in her heart whether she should admit it or not. At this moment, her mind was also spinning very quickly. It seemed that Yun Xiao had discovered something strange inside, so she wanted to use the letter and the letter to escape.

However, after she crippled such a great effort, did she really have the heart to ask Yun Xiao to leave so easily? Then what’s the use of his recent plans?

Yun Xiao’s gaze was slightly cold. Her gaze was like ice. The ridicule at the corner of her mouth became even more obvious. “Did you forget that I gave you money? 200,000 taels of silver is not a small sum. I remember that my cousin’s memory is always very good.”

She had already said this. If she did not admit it, it would be as if she was deliberately taking sides. She wanted to frame her opponent. Lan Shuya bit her lips slightly and said, “Yes, my cousin gave me a letter and 200,000 taels of silver today.”

Even if he didn’t admit it, this 200,000 taels of silver was just like what Yun Xiao said. He could only keep it in his hand. When he was discovered, he would really cause trouble for himself. It would be better if he admitted it now.

Yun Xiao’s gaze carried a faint mockery before she withdrew her gaze. “Since my cousin said that she had received the letter, why don’t you take out the letter and 200,000 taels of silver?”

After she finished speaking, the corner of her mouth slightly changed. “Oh right, that 200,000 taels of silver wasn’t originally for my cousin. Originally, that silver was meant to be a dowry for Chun Lin and a concubine for my eldest brother. But now that my eldest brother is gone, I don’t need to give this silver anymore. My cousin probably doesn’t want me to carry a huge debt of 200,000 taels of silver, right?”

Her words were gentle, but the meaning behind them was very obvious. The corner of Lan Shuya’s mouth was really stiff at this moment.

She hadn’t covered the 200,000 taels of silver yet!

However, looking at the gazes everyone was looking at him, it was as if if if he didn’t take out the silver, he really wanted to embezzle it.

At this moment, all sorts of feelings flashed through her heart. She looked at Yun Xiao angrily. Yun Xiao must have done it on purpose!

Before Lan Shuya could take the initiative to take out the silver, Yun Xiao reminded him again, “Cousin, big brother is dead now. You don’t need to marry big brother anymore. However, everyone knows that cousin doesn’t want to marry big brother. Didn’t I ask you to give this 200,000 taels of silver to big brother today? Why is it still on you?”

After she finished her sentence, she looked at Lan Shuya in shock. Her mouth slightly opened in surprise before she said, “Cousin, could it be you who killed Big Brother?” After she finished speaking, she immediately covered her lips and said with a face full of frustration, “No, this is definitely not true. I was wrong. Everyone should just pretend that they did not hear this sentence.”

At this moment, when Lan Shuya heard Yun Xiao’s words, her entire body panicked. There was also a trace of invisible anger in the depths of her eyes. She actually did not react. Yun Xiao had planted a trap for herself from the beginning, and this trap had been jumped down on her own initiative!

She panicked and said, “No, how is that possible? How could I kill Big Cousin?” Once he was convicted of murder, it would be difficult for him to get rid of this charge. In other words, he would forever be isolated from the position of Emperor Concubine.

Taking a deep breath, Lan Shuya kept telling herself in her heart that she could not panic. Otherwise, she would have truly stepped into the trap set by Yun Xiao.