On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 2114 Past

Yan Ruyu looked at the Su siblings with a solemn expression.

She said slowly, "Back then, the Li family was wiped out. On the surface, it was because they were robbed and killed by bandits, but in reality, those bandits were acting under someone else's orders."

The Su family was not behind them.

Instead, he was the deputy general who served as the envoy to Suzhou back then.

Li Lingshi exclaimed incredulously, "Impossible! I've investigated thoroughly, and I even have evidence left by the murderer at the scene!"

"Your evidence is a flower, a flower that Su Cheng's wife likes, isn't that right?"

Li Lingshi was breathing rapidly and didn't speak. Clearly, Yan Ruyu was right.

Yan Ruyu sighed softly: "But that herb is unique to Shiling. You only remember that Madam Su liked it, but you forgot this point. The so-called evidence you collected is nothing more than something that others deliberately left for you."

"It's all so that you can take revenge on the Su family."

"Who is so vicious? Which of my father's deputy generals?" Su Shengsheng asked angrily.

Huo Changhe continued, "I remember that there was a deputy general named Zou beside the envoy of Su City."

Su Jingzhuo nodded: "That's right. Shengsheng is too young to remember, but I do. I've always called him Uncle Zou."

Su Shengsheng waved his hand: "No, I remember there was an Uncle Zou. His family also had an older brother who often played with me. He could also make kites."

Before Su Shengsheng could finish speaking, his eyes widened again, his face filled with disbelief. "But Uncle Zou is on good terms with our Su family. He even risked his life to save my father. How could he do such a thing?"

"After doing it, they even framed my father, this..."

“Because the Li family has evidence of his treason.” Yan Ruyu said calmly, but revealed a shocking secret: “Old Master Li was an imperial censor back then. He found evidence of Deputy General Zou’s collusion with forces outside the Great Wall. He originally intended to report to the court, but he didn’t expect that he would strike first.”

She paused, then looked at Li Lingshi: "Miss Li, the reason you were able to survive back then was because Envoy Su secretly sent someone to save you."

He always knew the truth, but lacking concrete evidence, and knowing that Deputy General Zou was just a minor figure, he could only handle things covertly, publicly claiming he died protecting him, while secretly protecting you and searching for evidence.

Li Lingshi was shocked and couldn't believe it: "No... this isn't true, why should I believe you?"

"Let me tell you."

Su Zhenhai walked in carrying a box.

Su Shengsheng and Su Jingzhuo went to greet them.

"Father."

Su Zhenhai nodded slowly and looked at Li Lingshi.

His voice carried a hint of weariness: "Back then, I received a letter from Old Master Li and wanted to lead people to rescue him, but it was too late."

Just as I was about to leave, I discovered you were still alive, so I saved you first, but I couldn't immediately avenge the Li family.

"For years, I've been secretly investigating, trying to find the person behind Deputy General Zou and clear the Li family's name."

"Then why didn't you tell me?" Li Lingshi's voice was choked with sobs, and years of hatred suddenly showed signs of collapsing. "Why did you make me think that it was your Su family that ruined my whole family?"

“I’m so sorry. I entrusted you to someone to take care of back then, but something went wrong, and you disappeared. I was also transferred.” Su Zhenhai looked at her, his eyes filled with guilt. “I never imagined that the person who came back with Jing Zhuo would be you…”

He didn't finish his sentence, but he had already explained everything.

Su Shengsheng stood aside, completely dumbfounded. He never expected the truth to be like this, and he never imagined that his father had been carrying such a secret all these years.

Li Lingshi slowly lowered her hand that was holding the long sword. She looked at Su Zhenhai, then at Su Jingzhuo, and finally couldn't hold back the tears that rolled down her cheeks. There was hatred, resentment, and a complex emotion that was hard to describe.

Yan Ruyu said, "Miss Li, I would like to ask you, when you entered the Su residence and harmed Su Jingzhuo, who taught you the methods you initially used?"

"Why did you use that method instead of just poisoning him and killing him, like this time, to end it all?"

Yan Ruyu could tell that Li Lingshi had this ability; if she wanted to, Su Jingzhuo would have died countless times already.

“He’s a mysterious person…” Li Lingshi’s voice was dry and hoarse. “When he found me, I was guarding outside the Su family’s ancestral graves.”

“At that time, all I could think about was revenge,” she said, her voice trembling with tears, but no tears fell. “That person said that the Su family’s most precious possession was their only son, Su Jingzhuo, and that if they could control him, the Su family would be thrown into chaos.”

He also said he had a way to make Su Jingzhu lose his mind and become... become a living monster.

She paused, her throat bobbing, before continuing, "He said that method wouldn't kill Su Jingzhuo immediately, but it would be worse than death."

It will make him unable to recognize his family, it will make him live like a walking corpse, it will make you watch helplessly as he is destroyed.

She looked up at Su Zhenhai, her eyes filled with almost overflowing guilt. "I was blinded by hatred at the time, and I only thought about making the Su family pay the price and letting you taste what it's like to lose your most precious thing."

I thought that if Su Jingzhuo became like that, you would be in unbearable pain, and the entire Su family would be plunged into despair. That's what you owe me.

Su Zhenhai staggered back a step, a chill spreading through him.

He closed his eyes, and the torment of those days instantly flooded his mind: after Su Jingzhuo was poisoned, the once gentle boy became irritable and easily angered, and sometimes dull and wooden, unable to even recognize his own father's face.

He often woke up screaming at night, so thin that he was just skin and bones, with high cheekbones, and his whole being exuded a lifeless decay.

During that time, he used almost all his connections and consulted famous doctors all over the country, but he still couldn't figure out what disease Su Jingzhuo had. He could only watch helplessly as his son deteriorated day by day. The sense of powerlessness and anxiety almost drove him crazy.

“You’re right…” Su Zhenhai’s voice trembled slightly, and when he opened his eyes again, they were bloodshot. “During the days when Jing Zhuo was half-dead, I was indeed extremely anxious and wished I could take all the suffering for him.”

Yan Ruyu then asked, "Miss Li, what was the man who taught you the method like? Did he have any distinctive features?"

Li Lingshi frowned deeply, his face full of contemplation.

“He always wore a black cloak,” she said slowly. “The cloak was so long that it covered his body and face, making it impossible to see anything.”

Every time I saw him, it was at night, and the light was so dim that I couldn't see his face clearly.

Yan Ruyu nodded and continued to ask, "Besides the black cloak, is there anything else? For example, are you wearing any rings, or do you have any unusual scent?"

Li Lingshi closed her eyes, thought carefully for a long time, and finally shook her head: "No. He was always very mysterious. He would say a few words and then leave, never talking to me much. At the time, I was full of revenge and didn't think about observing him carefully."

Li Lingshi suddenly opened her eyes, her gaze brightening as if she had suddenly remembered something important.