"You're older, thick-skinned, tough, and can take a beating. On top of that, you're hopelessly lovesick-the kind who even brainwashes herself with manipulative mind games. As tools go, there's no one better suited than you."
"Let me guess. Liu Zhiyuan planned to use you to lure Chen Cao Cao out, turn the raw rice into cooked rice with her, then work you like an ox or a horse. Once he'd squeezed out your last bit of value, he'd sell you for some silver."
"On his way back, he'd also accuse you of abducting Chen Cao Cao and claim he happened upon the scene and rescued the second young miss when he saw an injustice."
"To conceal the scandal, and out of boundless gratitude to Liu Zhiyuan, the Chen Family would marry their daughter to him."
"I have to say, you make a pretty useful stepping stone."
Wang Dan was left utterly bewildered.
In truth, she hadn't understood the first part at all, but she understood the rest.
It sounded very much like what Liu Zhiyuan had told her, only with a different ending.
She stood there in a daze, still refusing to believe Jiang Shuyue.
Zhou Luming couldn't bear to watch anymore. "Why waste words on someone like her? Have Lord Chen arrest her and interrogate her under torture. I refuse to believe we won't get anything out of her."
Zhou Sesong twisted the knife. "Take Liu Zhiyuan away too. Every other word out of his mouth is 'spy.' I suspect he knows something. Lord Chen, please have him escorted to the Court of Judicial Review."
The office where Lord Chen served only handled cases involving commoners and ordinary officials. Cases involving royalty and nobility were handled by the Court of Judicial Review.
Towering waves of panic surged through Liu