Elder Cheng's expression darkened visibly.
The people around him also knew what kind of person Chen Zixuan was, so there were also different versions of gossip, but each one was worse than the last.
"What are you howling for? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough? "
Elder Cheng couldn't help yelling at Patriarch Chen.
Although the latter was clearly reluctant, he was more afraid of Elder Cheng, and so kept quiet.
Elder Cheng rubbed his brow at the sight.
"Butler, what's going on?"
The butler appeared puzzled as well.
"I don't know either. Lian 'er used to serve Miss Sheng, but was chased out of Miss Sheng's courtyard by the old madam because of her dirty deeds. I really don't know what happened after that. "
Everyone in the Sheng family knew that Elder Cheng valued his precious daughter the most.
Even if Lian 'er really wanted to die, she wouldn't have picked this moment.
Unless …
Both of them turned towards the Chen family.
Patriarch Chen's body shuddered, but he still insisted that his precious son was innocent.
This time, Elder Cheng also felt that he had lost all his face.
Even so, there were quite a number of onlookers, and it would take him a lot of effort to keep his mouth shut.
Moreover, there were even people who were here to watch the show.
"Tsk, tsk. The Sheng family really is a blessed land. Such a thing is rare even in a hundred years! "
Song Zixing had a gloating look on his face.
He was here to make trouble for the Sheng family in the first place, and was even happier now.
He deliberately stole a few more glances inside, his lips curling into an annoying smile.
"What a pity for such a beautiful girl. Patriarch Chen, why don't you bring both of them back so they could keep each other company on the road to hell?"
Patriarch Chen feared and respected Elder Cheng, but he didn't fear Song Zixing at all.
He merely stared coldly at the other man.
"There's no need. This is a matter between the Chen family and the Sheng family. You don't have to worry, Elder Song."
"Hah. Jackals of the same tribe."
Song Zixing's lips curled up, and he looked at the dog of the Sheng family in disdain.
"Elder Cheng, although this is a matter between your two families, a living person has died. As the supervising elder of the ancient clans, I can't let such a thing happen."
Elder Cheng glared at the other party.
He knew that the wolf, Song Zixing, had been staring at him.
As long as he made the slightest mistake, he would definitely seize the opportunity to tear his flesh apart and nibble away at the power in his hands.
Today's incident happened to give him a chance to display his abilities.
"Song Zixing, Lian 'er is a servant of the Sheng family. I will handle this myself. You don't have to interfere."
"That's not right."
Song Zixing narrowed his eyes. Although he was smiling, the words that came out of his mouth were bone-chilling.
"The Elders' Guild has the responsibility of supervising all of the Ancient race. Elder Sheng, aren't you looking down on the Elders' Guild with your actions?"
"You! Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. This matter has nothing to do with the Council of Elders! "
"How is it not related?"
The more Song Zixing looked at Elder Sheng's anxious appearance, the more delighted he felt.
"You're a member of the Ancient Clan and an Elder of the Elders Guild. Since that's the case, this matter should be placed under our jurisdiction."
He suddenly lowered his voice so that only the two of them could hear him.
"Didn't you do the same to my brother back then?"
Elder Sheng's expression turned even uglier.
Elder Sheng's expression turned even uglier.
There was even a hint of anger in it.
He seethed through gritted teeth, "Are you abusing your position to avenge a personal grudge?"
Song Zixing raised a brow.
"Why would I? I'm clearly doing my job. Alright, bring their corpses to the main hall. It's too dark here and I really can't see clearly. "
Elder Sheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Wouldn't bringing them to the main hall be telling everyone what had happened today?
Then, his face would probably be completely obliterated!
Left with no choice, Elder Sheng lowered his head towards Song Zixing for the first time.
"Consider it a favor you've done me. I'll definitely return the favor in the future!"
Even if he was reluctant, Elder Sheng believed that he had already compromised to this extent. As long as Song Zixing wasn't a fool, he would know his limits.
But it was a pity that he was too arrogant.
"Alright." Song Zixing looked at his nemesis with a hint of mockery.
"If you can bring my elder brother back to life, I will give you face."
"You!"
Only then did Elder Sheng realize that Song Zixing was deliberately going against him.
But he couldn't do anything to him at all.
A deep murderous intent flashed across Elder Sheng's eyes as he stared at the man's back.
As the corpses were brought to the main hall, the groom, Tu Wensi, was the only one who knew the inside story apart from Lin Mengya and Long Tianyu.
But the three of them hid it so well that they didn't reveal anything.
But the other guests weren't so calm.
Even though someone had wrapped Chen Zixuan's corpse with some clothes, those who were watching the commotion didn't keep their mouths shut.
But compared to those people, the guests inside were thinking more.
It was obvious that the Sheng family had lost face this time.
Given Elder Sheng's temper, he might even vent his anger on them.
So even though everyone was very excited in their hearts, they all put on a serious face as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Elder Sheng looked around. Luckily, he didn't see anyone mocking him. He felt a little better.
But Old Madam Sheng's face was ashen.
"What's going on, Master?"
Elder Sheng thought for a moment before whispering a few words to Old Madam Sheng.
Compared to him, Old Madam Sheng knew the situation in the inner house better.
She had chased Lian 'er out because she had heard some rumors.
She didn't expect that little bitch to be so restless that she even ruined her daughter's wedding.
"Since she didn't do anything wrong, there's nothing to say. Butler, throw the corpse into the mass grave."
But Song Zixing stopped Old Madam Sheng with a smile.
"Please calm down, Sister-in-law."
Old Madam Sheng looked at him warily.
Even though she was always in the inner house, she didn't lack scheming.
"Elder Song, this is an internal matter of the Sheng family. It has nothing to do with an outsider like you, right?"
"You're wrong."
Song Zixing was more serious than when he talked to Old Madam Sheng, even though she was as cunning as him.
"Even though this is a matter of the inner house, as the supervising elder, I can't let go of anyone suspicious."
Old Madam Sheng snorted coldly.
"What's so suspicious about it? Since they both drowned in the water, it has nothing to do with anyone else here. What's more, my master was with Elder Song at that time. Elder Song.
Don't cross the line. "
But Song Zixing smiled mysteriously.
"It's hard to say if this girl's death has anything to do with the Sheng family. Don't worry, Sister-in-law. I'll get to the bottom of it as soon as possible. "
Old Madam Sheng's expression changed. Her eyes were filled with anger.
"Very well, I'll wait and see!"
The confrontation did not affect Lin Mengya and the others.
Right now, her attention was quietly focused on Tu Wensi.
He should be the most nervous one when the corpse was found.
However, Tu Wensi did not show any signs of surprise after Elder Song jumped out.
Either he was good at controlling his emotions, or he had already expected it.
Lin Mengya's guess was the latter.
As the groom, it was impossible that he didn't know the guest list.
As the son-in-law of the Sheng family, it was impossible that he didn't know the relationship between Elder Sheng and Elder Song.
So, when he committed the murder, he must have expected such an outcome. But he still did it.
This meant that Tu Wensi might have done it on purpose!
But what was his purpose in doing so?
Was he really not afraid of getting himself into trouble?
Song Zixing didn't care about the Sheng family's reputation at all. He asked his confidant to examine the corpse.
"Master, the female corpse was drowned. There are signs of struggling. But the male corpse is different. He must have died before."
Elder Song's confidant was not a professional. He didn't see Lian 'er's pregnancy at first glance.
But Lin Mengya looked thoughtfully at Lian 'er's slightly protruding belly.
A drowned person's belly would be swollen. But Lian 'er was only chased out of Sheng Wuyou's courtyard. No one must have found out that she was pregnant.
It seemed that Lian 'er's pregnancy was not more than four months.
That meant that she and Tu Wensi had been colluding for at least four months.
Lin Mengya still didn't know what Tu Wensi had done to her during this period.
But she vaguely felt that Tu Wensi had chosen to do this on this day for some purpose.
While she was deep in thought, Long Tianhao looked at the door thoughtfully.
Qinghu looked the same as him, but his expression was more serious.
"Is it him?"
Long Tianhao asked in a voice that only the few of them could hear.
Qinghu nodded and rubbed his fingers.
"What are you talking about?"
Lin Mengya stopped thinking and heard her family talking in riddles.
"The person who wanted to kill Li Ao that night was at the door just now."
Long Tianhao was also alert.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sense that gaze that was slightly cold.
There were many people in the hall, but most of them were secretly guessing and tensing up their nerves.
Only that person sneered softly, as if he didn't care about what happened here.
Although Long Tianhao didn't go after the murderer that night, the unconcealable smell of blood on him was indeed that of a cold-blooded killer.
"Where is he? What does he look like? "Lin Mengya asked in a low voice.
After Long Tianhao described the figure in detail, she was silent for a moment and then asked, "Did that person cover his face?"
"You saw him too?" Long Tianhao asked in surprise.
Indeed, that person was hiding in the crowd and had deliberately covered his face so that he couldn't see his face clearly.
"I think I know who wanted to kill Li Ao."
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