Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

Pei Dingxuan instinctively turned to the side and grabbed the man, pinning him against the wall with a flick of his wrist.

The tentacles were trembling, soft bodies.

"The Nightingale's Song?"

"uncle!"

Liu Wenying recognized him too, and the small knife in her hand fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

By the moonlight, Pei Dingxuan could see her face clearly.

Her clothes were disheveled, her hair was messy, and blood was splattered on her beautiful face, dripping from her forehead to her chin.

Blood was also on her lips, trickling down the corner of her mouth; it was from when she bit and tore at the villain's ear earlier.

Liu Wenying looked at him, but her eyes were empty and lifeless, like a porcelain doll whose soul had been taken away.

The moonlight shone on that face, making her look breathtakingly beautiful.

Upon seeing him, all of Liu Wenying's strength vanished, and she slumped down, feeling weak all over.

Pei Dingxuan supported her and held her firmly in his arms.

"The Nightingale's Song!"

There was no response; she just trembled, her gaze unfocused as she stared at the bed.

Pei Dingxuan followed his gaze and saw the man lying face up in a pool of blood. His clothes were intact, but his neck was a bloody mess, and half of his right ear was missing, with the cut end jagged.

Such a sordid affair has occurred in the inner courtyard of the Duke's mansion!

His anger surged, and he was about to speak when the person in his arms suddenly began to sob, the cries intermittent.

"I've already severed all ties with the Chen family, why are they still pushing me to this point!"

If she hadn't taken that little knife with her when she left the palace, she would be lying there lifeless tonight.

Liu Wenying did not regret killing Li Chuanye; she only hated that they had forced her to stain her hands with blood.

Pei Dingxuan tightened his arms, holding the person firmly in his embrace.

Within the Yuguo Duke's residence, there was a property called the Discipline Academy.

Few people usually come here. With its blue bricks, gray tiles, and low-hanging eaves, it has always been a place where people in the mansion are punished for their mistakes.

Pei Zeyu arrived wearing a frost-colored outer robe, his black hair unbound, clearly having just gotten up from the couch.

Upon entering the room, he immediately spotted Liu Wenying sitting next to Pei Dingxuan.

Her dress was stained with dark red, and her face was covered in a mixture of blood and tears, making her look utterly wretched.

His eyes were numb and calm, not even illuminated by the candlelight.

Ignoring everyone present, Pei Zeyu grabbed her icy hand.

"What happened? Are you hurt?"

Pei Dingxuan sat in the main seat, his face as somber as frost.

"There are people in the manor who collude with outsiders to let outsiders into the manor with the intention of harming Wenying."

"Who is it?"

He will not let anyone who dares to hurt someone he cares about get away with it.

"Bring the person up."

Atai brought someone in and pinned her to the ground.

Chen Yindi knelt there, trembling all over, her face full of panic.

Pei Zeyu recognized her and frowned: "It's you."

Chen Yindi quickly kowtowed, "My lords, please understand! This servant was sleeping and has no idea what happened!"

Pei Dingxuan ignored her and gave Atai a wink.

Atai lifted the white cloth covering the corner of the wall, revealing Li Chuanye's corpse.

Chen Yindi's face turned deathly pale as she watched the familiar person become lifeless, her lips trembling.

Li Chuanye is dead? Is she going to become a widow?

Who will stand up for her and Liu Erxia then? They'll be ruined!

Chen Yindi cried out to Pei Dingxuan and Pei Zeyu, who were seated at the head of the table, "Master! What wrong did he commit? Why did you kill him?"

"He was an innocent citizen! Even if you are the masters of the Duke's mansion, you cannot treat human life so lightly and kill innocent people at will!"

Liu Wenying opened her lips: "I killed him."

Chen Yindi looked at her in disbelief. "What did you say?"

"I killed Li Chuanye," Liu Wenying admitted.

"Liu Wenying, you have such a vicious heart! I'll fight you to the death—"

Chen Yindi suddenly sprang up and pounced on Liu Wenying.

Pei Dingxuan and Pei Zeyu stood up at the same time. The former kicked her in the chest, while the latter stood in front of Liu Wenying.

Chen Yindi was sent flying backward, crashing into a pillar and coughing up blood.

She looked up at the two men protecting Liu Wenying, her eyes filled with resentment and bitterness.

Liu Wenying got up, parted them, and walked over step by step.

A cold glint flashed from his sleeve, revealing a corner of a sharp knife.

When Chen Yindi caught a glimpse of the object, she was so frightened that she shrank back repeatedly.

"What...what are you going to do? Don't come any closer!"

"Are you scared now? Why don't you ask what you wanted to do to me when you broke into my house?"

Chen Yindi was terrified. She mustered her courage and grabbed Liu Wenying's sleeve, tears and snot streaming down her face as she lied and begged.

"Wenying, I was wrong, I was really wrong."

"Old Li forced me to do this. You know he's had feelings for you for a long time. If I don't help him, he'll beat me to death."

"I was forced into this situation, please have mercy on me!"

Liu Wenying smiled, a smile that was both beautiful and cold.

With a flick of her wrist, the knife pierced straight through Chen Yindi's arm, the tip embedded in the ground.

She made it clear to Chen Yindi through her actions that she didn't believe a single word of it.

"what!"

Chen Yindi screamed in agony, her arm pinned to the ground, unable to move.

Liu Wenying felt no joy, only a numbness that chilled her to the bone.

Chen Yindi conspired with Li Chuanye to harm her and Luo Luo, and she will never let them get away with it.

"You're stupid, vicious, and a coward. Letting outsiders into your mansion is a serious crime. Tell me, who else is helping you? Who's backing you up?"

Chen Yindi gritted her teeth and refused to utter a single word.

Once the name of Granny Sun is mentioned, she and her mother will truly have no way out.

"Do you think I won't guess just because you don't tell me?"

Liu Wenying turned around, walked to Pei Dingxuan, and knelt down.

"Master, I want to report Granny Sun."

Granny Sun stole ice from the mansion for her own use, and after the incident was discovered, she made her niece Xi Chun take the blame.

He also skimmed off bits of oil from the kitchen to line his own pocket.

Now that outsiders are being allowed into the mansion, it is the servants who are harmed, but who can guarantee that the master won't be harmed next time?

This servant begs, sir, to punish Granny Sun.

Pei Dingxuan felt disheartened when he saw her distant and businesslike attitude.

He longed to tell her that he would do anything for her, no matter what it was, as long as she asked.

"Guards, bring Granny Sun here bound."

Chen Yindi completely broke down. Her evil scheme was exposed, Granny Sun was arrested, and she could not escape death either.

Before Granny Sun was brought up, she endured the pain in her arm and crawled over to grab Liu Wenying's skirt.

"Wenying, for the sake of the Chen family raising you, and for the sake of Li Chuanye's death, can't you just let me and my mother go? I beg you..."

Liu Wenying pulled back her skirt. "You and Li Chuanye both deserve to die. After killing him, I wish I could... kill you too."

Chen Yindi trembled violently and collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud.

Pei Zeyu stepped forward, took Liu Wenying's hand, and gently wiped away the bloodstains remaining between her fingers with his snow-white apizi.

After wiping her clean, he said to Pei Dingxuan, "Since things have come to this, I'll take her back first."

Pei Dingxuan was unwilling, but he still had to deal with Granny Sun and Chen Yindi, and he wanted to avenge Wen Ying.

Although the two were at odds, they were resolutely united in protecting her from outsiders.

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