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Zijuan bit her lip, knelt on the ground, and remained silent for a long while before speaking in a trembling voice, "Miss... can you save my life?"

Yun Jin did not answer immediately, but turned her head to look at Xiao Jingyan beside her.

Xiao Jingyan raised an eyebrow and looked at Zijuan, saying calmly, "Do you recognize me?"

Zijuan cautiously raised her head, glanced at him, and then quickly lowered her head again, replying cautiously, "I recognize you...you are...you are His Highness Prince Yu."

"It's good that you recognize her." Xiao Jingyan straightened up, his gaze falling on her, and said seriously, "Miss Yun is my future queen. Tell me, can she save your life?"

Zijuan suddenly raised her head, looked at Xiao Jingyan, then at Yun Jin, and saw that Yun Jin did not deny it, and did not even frown.

Her heart was in turmoil. She never expected that not only had the lady's biological daughter returned, but she had also gotten close to Prince Yu.

Now she knows that Yun Heting, Liu Zhixue, and Yun Xiu may not be a match for Yun Jin, and that she has no reason to be in this predicament.

Seeing that her expression relaxed, Yun Jin offered another condition: "Zijuan, don't worry. You've vouched for me, so I'll protect you. After this matter is settled, I'll give you some money, change your identity, and send you away from the capital to a place where no one can find you. That's my promise to you."

Zijuan gritted her teeth, as if she had finally made up her mind, and kowtowed heavily: "Miss, this servant is willing, this servant is willing to be a witness for Miss and Madam!"

Yun Jin nodded and said nothing more.

Xiao Jingyan stood up and called out to the door. Two guards came in, saluted, and Xiao Jingyan ordered, "Take her away and make sure she is well taken care of."

Zijuan got up from the ground, bowed to the two men, and followed the guards out.

Xiao Jingyan looked at Yun Jin, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Do you still want to interrogate those two old women? If you're tired, you can put them aside for now and interrogate them another day."

Yun Jin shook her head, rubbed her temples, and said, "Interrogate them. Chai Qing asked those two old women before, and they said that Liu Zhixue introduced them to the mansion, but they didn't ask how they actually met Liu Zhixue."

She paused, then said to Xiao Jingyan, "Ayan, you may not know, but we investigated before. The real Liu Zhixue's real name is Yang Xue. Her biological father was Yang Mingyuan, who was investigated and beheaded by order of His Majesty for embezzlement."

The Yang family's property was confiscated, and Yang Xue's mother remarried into the Liu family in Jizhou, whereupon she changed her name to Liu Zhixue.

Xiao Jingyan nodded: "I've heard about Yang Mingyuan. So she's actually Yang Mingyuan's daughter."

Yun Jin hummed in agreement and continued, "After Yang Xue's mother remarried into the Liu family in Jizhou, Yang Xue took her stepfather's surname, Liu, and changed her name to Liu Zhixue."

But the Liu Zhixue of today is Ayi.

Ah Yan, do you think it's possible that she replaced the real Yang Xue, and that the real Yang Xue was killed by her? Or even, is it possible that it was her idea for Yang Xue's mother to remarry and move to Jizhou?

Xiao Jingyan remained silent for a moment before slowly nodding: "That makes sense. After Ayi came out of the Southern Frontier, she happened to meet Yang Xue, who looked very much like her, and used this identity to change her appearance."

Then, her master set his sights on the Liu family's wealth, arranged for the desperate Madam Yang to remarry into the Liu family, and then murdered the entire Liu family.

But... where did the Liu family's fortune go?

Yun Jin was also taken aback: "You're right. The Liu family's entire fortune is in her hands, and most of the dowry that Zijuan got from my mother probably ended up in Liu Zhixue's hands as well. Where did all that money go?"

Xiao Jingyan said approvingly, "You suspect the master behind her?"

Yun Jin nodded and said confidently, "Liu Zhixue must have given him all the money."

Xiao Jingyan leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "If that's the case, the master behind her probably has something big on his mind."

Yun Jin suddenly remembered another question and frowned as she asked, "Ayan, do you think Yun Heting knew that Liu Zhixue was from the Southern Frontier?"

Xiao Jingyan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "It's hard to say. I haven't had much contact with Yun Heting, but judging from today's events, he is both greedy and stupid, yet not entirely without cunning."

If Liu Zhixue wanted to hide it from him, she might be able to do so with her methods. So, leave these matters to me; I'll have someone investigate. Let's interrogate those two old women first.

Yun Jin knew that this matter involved the Southern Frontier, so it was not something she could get involved in. She leaned back in her chair and watched Xiao Jingyan go to the door to instruct the guards.

Soon, Granny Sun and Granny Qian were brought in.

As soon as the two old women entered, they saw Xiao Jingyan and Yun Jin sitting at the head of the table. They had been living in the inner quarters for many years and did not know Xiao Jingyan, but they did know Yun Jin.

Seeing that it was she who had sent him, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy:

"Please spare me, Miss! I've told you everything I know, please spare me!"

Yun Jin didn't waste any more words with them and asked directly, "Really? Then let me ask you, how did you meet Liu Zhixue?"

Granny Sun swallowed hard and answered first, "This old servant is also from Jizhou. My husband died early, and I raised my son alone. Later, my son incurred gambling debts, and the creditors came to the door every day. This old servant really couldn't go on living, so I planned to jump into the river and commit suicide."

It was Mr. Liu who happened to be passing by and saved this old servant. She paid off my gambling debts and found a job for my son. She saved my life, so... so whatever she says, I will do.

"What did she ask you to do?" Yun Jin pressed.

Granny Sun said in a low voice, feeling guilty, "She sent this old servant to the Yun residence to take care of the eldest young master. She said the eldest young master is weak and needs someone to take good care of him."

"The medicine Dr. Du prescribed for the eldest young master, and Madam Liu instructed us to make sure he drinks it no matter what."

"You knew from the beginning that there was something wrong with the medicine?" Yun Jin's voice turned cold.

Granny Sun hurriedly waved her hands, "I don't know, Miss, this old servant really doesn't know!"

Yun Jin then asked, "When did you find out?"

Granny Sun opened her mouth guiltily, unsure of what to say.

The old woman next to her hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Second Miss, please understand! We really didn't know at first! But Doctor Du said that the medicine was for the young master to strengthen his body, but the young master's body is getting weaker day by day."

We were worried that if something went wrong, Madam would blame us, so we went to ask Madam Liu. She said... she said...

Granny Sun quickly chimed in, "She said we shouldn't ask, just focus on doing our own thing. Knowing too much might get us killed. So we didn't dare ask, but we suspected there might be something wrong with the medicine."