Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 526

Chapter 526 Disguise a Major Accident As a Minor One
Not long after, a black-clothed man walked in with a dead man in his hand.

Everyone’s gazes instantly focused on the black-clothed man. The black-clothed man directly threw the dead man in his hand onto the ground and bowed respectfully in the direction of Rong Jin and Yun Xiao.

Rong Jin nodded, “Get up. What did you find?”

The black-clothed man pointed at the black-clothed man he threw on the ground and said loudly, “There is a broken arrow on this man’s neck. From the material and weight of this arrow, as well as the imprint on it, it can be seen that the owner of this arrow pointed at the Third Prince’s Mansion.”

Yun Maozhe frowned, “How can you be certain?”

“Previously, some of us were killed by the people from the Third Prince’s Mansion, so we made some inquiries,” the black-clothed man said in a well-behaved manner.

However, from what he said, it could be seen that the people who wanted to kill Madam Yuan and Madam Sun were from the Third Prince’s Mansion, and had nothing to do with Yun Xiao.

Seeing everyone looking at him with strange expressions, Mrs. Yuan snorted coldly and said angrily, “How can an arrow prove Yun Xiao’s innocence? If you want to get rid of Yun Xiao, you can completely stab this arrow into the neck of the guardian, and the effect is the same.”

Yun Xiao sneered and looked at Madam Yuan without a trace of warmth. “Grandmother, why are you so anxious? Wait for him to finish.”

Mrs. Yuan snorted coldly, her gaze carrying a strong sense of calm. “I’m not in a hurry. Speak slowly. In any case, the culprit is you. No matter how you plead, you won’t be able to escape this charge.”

Yun Xiao already knew that Madam Yuan had done it on purpose, so she was unwilling to continue talking to her. She only gave her a cold glance and said, “Since that’s the case, grandmother should stop talking first.”

When the black-clothed man saw this, he said respectfully, “If Old Madame doesn’t believe me, she can invite the coroner to do it. Before and after a person dies, the arrow is inserted into his body. In addition, the coroner can also measure the time of death of the deceased. After comparing the arrow, we can clearly know who the real murderer is!”

Being confronted with such a cold attitude by a black clothed person that she didn’t even know, Mrs. Yuan’s expression became more and more embarrassed. She snorted coldly, “Since that’s the case, then go find a coroner to make it.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Yun Xiao first. There was a faint look of inquiry in their eyes. They wanted to invite a coroner to do it. If outsiders came, the news of Yun Xiao returning to the capital would likely be exposed.

However, she didn’t expect Yun Xiao to smile indifferently. “Then go find a coroner. However, most coroners belong to the government and won’t do it alone easily. Since grandmother insists that I am the murderer, it’s better to send people directly to the capital governor’s mansion and let the government decide.”

“You!” Mrs. Yuan took a deep breath. Her gaze was filled with anger. She did not expect that Yun Xiao would actually dare to say anything about seeing the government. Her expression was a little cold. “See the official then see the official.” In any case, it was not her who killed people. Even if it was the official, she was not afraid.

Perhaps, when they bit each other and started to bite each other, they would still be able to benefit from it.

It was also at this moment that the butler quickly entered the room and said respectfully, “Master, there are people from the government outside.”

Everyone frowned. They were very resistant to the government coming in. This was definitely not a good thing. However, Yun Xiao said softly, “Quickly invite someone in!”

The butler looked at Yun Xiao in surprise. Yun Xiao still smiled at him. Yun Maozhe frowned, “Xiao Xiao, do you want to go rest first?”

After avoiding meeting with the officials, Yun Xiao’s return would not be discovered.

Yun Xiao’s calm eyes fell on the Yuan Clan and Sun Clan not far away. She wanted to hide, but the two of them would definitely not allow it.

She originally wanted to conceal her identity, but now, the person she wanted to conceal knew that she had returned, so she naturally did not conceal her whereabouts. “No need, I have rested for long enough.”

This trip back to the capital was originally intended to secretly take people away, but I didn’t expect that imagination and reality would always run counter to each other. Since they were discovered, it would be better for them to appear in front of everyone openly.

Not long after, a governor was lured in by the housekeeper.

The people in the room immediately bowed, but Yun Xiao was still standing there without moving.

When the governor saw Yun Xiao standing in the living room, he thought that his eyes were dizzy. He just wiped his eyes and knitted his eyebrows. Yun Xiao was still standing there, not disappearing. He said in shock, “Four …”

Just as he said those words, he suddenly remembered Yun Xiao’s identity. He immediately respectfully stepped forward and said, “Greetings, county princess.”

Yun Xiao’en said, “Your Excellency, hurry up. Your Excellency came at the right time. Our Yun Clan just happened to have a murder case. Please judge it, Your Excellency.”

The governor of the capital was also here for the case in the Yun Clan courtyard. Hearing Yun Xiao’s words, he said respectfully, “The county princess said that I came here today because someone reported that many people had died in the Yun Clan courtyard, so I came here to investigate.”

Yun Xiao smiled faintly. His gaze fell on Mrs. Yuan not far away and he said softly, “We are also talking about this matter. Grandmother just came back and said that the person who wanted to kill her was someone I sent. Now, I have sent someone to the monastery to bring a person. The arrow on his body was pointed at the hands of the people from the Third Prince’s Mansion. However, Grandmother does not believe me. Please give me justice.”

The governor was slightly stunned. He looked at the dead man on the ground with a cold expression. He did not expect that a simple matter would actually involve the Third Prince. “Naturally, but how did the county prince know that this arrow was aimed at the Third Prince’s Mansion?”

Right now, only the ninth and third princes were the strongest amongst all the princes competing for the position of Chu Jun.

The Third Prince had saved the Jin Emperor, so he could not be offended easily. Moreover, Yunxiao was also a county princess of the second rank, and her relationship with the Ninth Prince was excellent, so she could not be offended.

Neither side could be offended, and the capital governor’s brows furrowed tightly.

“Is that so?” The two words that the governor of the capital said carried a sense of uncertainty.

Yun Xiao’s expression was gentle, but the words she said carried an intent that no one could refuse. “Sir, you just need to bring someone to the Third Prince’s Mansion to look for their arrows and compare them.”

“Yes, I will definitely find out about this matter. As for this witness, I will have someone bring him back first.”

Yun Xiao’en said. After thinking for a while, she said, “If Your Excellency does not believe me, you can have the coroner examine this corpse and deduce when the deceased was killed, and whether this arrow was shot into the body of the deceased before or after his death.”

“Many thanks for the county princess’ reminder.” The governor of the capital also came in a hurry and left in a hurry. Not long after, he disappeared from Yun Mansion.

And during this period of time when the governor of the capital was here, Yun Xiao did not forget that Madam Yuan did not say a word. She whispered, “Grandmother, since this matter has already been handed over to the government, we will no longer interfere. I believe the government will definitely give us an explanation. If there is nothing else, I will go back first.” She still has a pile of books to read and has no time to argue with Madam Yuan here.

After handing it over to the government, Madam Yuan had no choice but to snort coldly. He looked at the maidservant angrily and said, “Why don’t you send me back?”

Seeing Madam Yuan and Madam Sun leave together, Yun Xiao’s eyes flashed with a strange light. After saying a few words to Yun Maozhe and the others, she also left first.

To Yun Xiao’s surprise, The governor was very efficient. After lunch the next day, he personally came to the Cloud Manor. “The murderer has been captured. The murderer is a few thieves. Those thieves and the Third Prince have a grudge against each other, so they stole a batch of arrows sent to the Third Prince’s Manor to frame the Third Prince. The murderer has been arrested and imprisoned in the capital governor’s prison.”

Hearing the result, Yun Xiao only chuckled. Hearing this, she knew that she was trying to shirk her responsibility. Those people were probably the substitutes that the governor of the capital had found. However, Yun Xiao did not find fault with them. She only said softly, “This is enough to prove my innocence. Thank you, Your Excellency.”

“County princess, you’re welcome. The manor is busy. I’ll go back first.” The governor’s expression was a little unnatural. After cupping his hands with Yunxiao, he left Yun Mansion with his men.

After the governor left, Yun Xiao looked at Madam Yuan indifferently, “Grandmother, this time, you can’t accuse me of anything. I’m innocent now.”

‘”Hmph, it’s just that the governor of the capital is giving you face because of your status. Don’t think that you can prove that you’re not the murderer because of this,” Yuan shi’s expression became even gloomier.

Yun Xiao did not care. In any case, Madam Yuan did not like to see her, and she did not want to please her. She said coldly, “Grandmother is right, but I have a clear conscience.”

“Fourth sister, since you know that the murderer is from the Third Prince’s Manor, why didn’t you ask the governor when he came?”

Yun Xiao smiled indifferently. “So what if I ask? The Third Prince is still in Country of Xiyue. Even if it is confirmed that this matter is related to the Third Prince’s Mansion, it cannot be pushed onto the Third Prince. Why don’t we sell him some noodles?”

The main reason was that the governor didn’t dare to offend Zhou Jingyan.

It was only because Zhou Jingyan was currently one of the candidates to inherit the great lineage, not to mention that he was also the strongest party.

Right now, she only wanted to move the Yun Family out of the capital in a low profile, so she didn’t want to pinch the Third Prince’s Mansion at this critical juncture, otherwise it would be very bad for her.

Sister Min still didn’t seem to understand.

However, Yun Xiao had no intention of explaining further. Sister Min had always been simple and did not need to think about such troublesome things.

Yun Maozhe saw that Yun Xiao’s analysis was well organized, and that there was a confident expression on Yun Xiao’s face, so he nodded his head, his eyes filled with admiration.

After talking to the Yun Family, Yun Xiao and Rong Jin went back to continue reading the ledger. Now, there were not many left in the ledger. If they finished reading it earlier, they could arrange things earlier.

However, what gave Yun Xiao a headache was that Second Master Yun was currently working in the capital and had to go to court every day. Under such circumstances, as long as Second Master Yun had any unusual movements, he would be targeted by others. Also, how would the Yun Clan’s enormous property be transported out?

In the confrontation between the two countries, what was needed was silver. Yun Xiao did not want to leave the Yun Clan’s silver to the Eastern Jin Dynasty.