The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 226 is still the same as before.

"Doctor! Quickly, call a doctor!"

The palace maid called out, and Shen Hanyu saw that Zhao Yu had already fainted.

Li Huaijiang remained silent. She had guessed in advance when Zhao Yu barged into the cabin to find her and had been keeping an eye on her movements.

So at that time, there were other people in the cabin besides her and Zhao Yu, and she didn't have any conflict with Zhao Yu.

This time, Zhao Yu's efforts were in vain.

Her falling into the water was also unexpected by Li Huaijiang.

Chaos broke out on the shore again. They took Zhao Yu back to the doctor for treatment, and Shen Hanyu also went to see her.

Zhao Yu looks just like she did in her previous life.

Pei Du changed his clothes and went over; the doctor was treating Zhao Yu.

Qin Shiwen sighed repeatedly. He had built a pleasure boat, and yet this had happened.

"Have all the arrested people been locked up?"

Qin Shiwen nodded when he saw Pei Du: "I sent the one you mentioned directly to the Dali Temple. There won't be any problems. However, that person was quite loyal. He tried to commit suicide, but we stopped him. It's a common tactic used by assassins: hiding poison in their teeth."

Pei Du thanked him. He didn't have time to give too many instructions at the time, and Qin Shiwen handled it very well. If Luo Jiang had died, it would have been really difficult to investigate further.

Zhao Yu lay on the bed, her face pale, surrounded by her female relatives.

The physician approached, and Princess Yongning hurriedly asked, "How is my sister-in-law?"

"Your Majesty must have had a miscarriage before, which left her with health problems. The cool river water on the summer night has entered her body, and her condition is very bad. I'm afraid she will have difficulty conceiving in the future."

Zhao Yu was still conscious, and a tear slid down her cheek.

Princess Yongning composed herself and saw the physician off. There were many excellent doctors in the Eastern Palace, yet even a miscarriage could not be properly treated, leaving the patient with lingering health problems.

She didn't want to delve into it, offered Zhao Yu a few words of comfort, and had no desire to stay any longer.

Li Jing arrived at that moment, walking straight to the bedside and taking Zhao Yu's hand.

"Yu'er, I'm here."

Zhao Yu looked at him and burst into tears.

In the past, Princess Yongning would have thought Li Jing was affectionate, but now she only sees hypocrisy.

Li Jun came over and, seeing that Princess Yongning was in a bad mood, pulled her outside.

"Let's go back."

Princess Yongning left without looking back, no longer wanting to watch the charade the people inside put on.

Li Jing turned around and asked, "How did the Crown Princess end up in the water all of a sudden?"

Qin Shiwen came over and explained what had just happened.

"Later, a group of thieves emerged from the water and started slashing people indiscriminately. At that time, we really didn't see what happened, and we didn't know how the Crown Princess fell into the water."

Qin Shiwen's words were all true. It was dark and everyone was in the water, so there was no time to worry about anything else. Everyone was in a hurry to escape.

When Li Jing met Zhao Yu's gaze, he knew that today's mission had failed.

"I will thoroughly investigate this matter. You have all worked hard, so please go back now."

Li Jing released his grip, ordered soft cushions to be placed inside the carriage, and took Zhao Yu back to the East Palace first.

Pei Du saw Shen Hanyu off into the carriage, and then hurried to the Dali Temple.

Yu Qi had not yet left the Dali Temple when he ran into Pei Du.

"To see the person who was just delivered?"

Pei Du nodded and went inside with Yu Qi.

"This guy came here wanting to die, unlike the others. Is he the one you've been looking for?"

Yu Qi knew that Pei Du was looking for Luo Jiang, and when he saw that the man sent over had Hu (non-Han) ancestry, he immediately understood.

Pei Du looked at Luo Jiang, whose limbs were bound and mouth was gagged. The poison in Luo Jiang's teeth had been removed, and it was the same as the poison in the teeth of the people Pei Du had encountered before.

Luo Jiang also saw Pei Du. He wasn't crazy tonight; he was just trying to repay that debt of gratitude. But Pei Du was just as difficult to deal with as he had expected.

They thought he wasn't a good swimmer and could take advantage of that to get rid of Pei Du, but things still went wrong.

Luo Jiang was originally going to leave, but Pei Xingzhi came to him, most likely because Han Yueru told Pei Xingzhi how they could contact each other.

Pei Xingzhi spoke at length, and brought up past events.

Luo Jiang wanted to end it all, and since Pei Du was on the boat that night, he took action.

Pei Du sat down opposite Luo Jiang. Luo Jiang was loyal, but he probably wouldn't be so easily persuaded, and it would take a lot of time for Pei Du to do so.

Even after Luo Jiang was captured, Pei Du didn't rush to call Jin Chui back, but instead let Jin Chui continue his investigation in Qingyun City.

"I won't say anything."

After removing the gag, Luo Jiang mumbled something indistinctly.

"No rush, once we're in the Dali Temple, we'll have plenty of time."

Pei Du remained calm and composed. With everyone here, there was no chance of anything going wrong. Moreover, with Yu Qi keeping an eye on things at the Dali Temple, he felt at ease.

Yu Qi stood behind with his arms crossed. He was investigating the forces under Luo Jiang's command, and based on what Pei Du had said before, Luo Jiang was a troublesome guy.

But this time, his personal appearance was really unlike Luo Jiang's style.

“He must have a deep connection with that Madam Han and Young Master Pei, otherwise he couldn’t have gone this far.” Yu Qi walked up to Luo Jiang, his eyes seemingly able to see through his skin.

Luo Jiang swallowed hard, then slowly lowered his head and remained silent.

Yu Qi turned around and said, "It's late. General Pei, you should go back first. The person will be fine here. I guarantee you."

Pei Du nodded and left.

Shen Hanyu didn't sleep after returning home. Zhao Yu's matter had a significant impact on her, and some people's fates remained unchanged.

"Miss, Princess Huaijiang will be alright. What are you worried about?"

Shen Hanyu looked at her palm. "I'm just feeling a bit emotional. Did you hear what the doctor said?"

Miao Cui nodded. The Crown Princess was unable to conceive, which was bound to cause some unforeseen changes.

"In order to make the world think that his love is as deep as the sea, the Crown Prince will definitely not touch Zhao Yu's position as Crown Princess for the time being. Fortunately, we reminded him early this time, so that His Highness was not involved in this matter."

Shen Hanyu clenched her fists. Li Jing was such a hypocrite. Some of the people present must have understood what the doctor meant.

"If Zhao Yu had succeeded, he would most likely have made a scene at the palace and gotten the Emperor's attention by now."

Now that the aftermath of her previous life is easier to guess, Shen Hanyu thought for a moment and decided to go and rest first, and continue to inquire tomorrow.

The next morning at court, Li Jiangui learned that Pei Du had found Luo Jiang.

After the court session, Li Jiangui left Pei Du behind.

"Why did they suddenly appear? Is there some kind of conspiracy?"

Li Jiangui had only recently discovered Luo Jiang's whereabouts, which was why he had such suspicions.

"I am also investigating. I will inform Your Majesty immediately if there is any progress."

Seeing that he couldn't stay there any longer and that his mind was probably already on the Dali Temple, Li Jiangui waved him over and gave him the authority to investigate the matter.

Because some people were injured in the boat accident the day before, Princess Yongning did not rush to send them back to the girls' school, but let them rest and recover first.

Having had plenty of time these past few days, Shen Hanyu went straight to the Dali Temple to inquire about information, finding that Yu Qi was the most reliable source.