Shen Mingji went home to visit his family, but he was ambushed and went missing.
Madam Chen was rescued, but she was badly frightened and is now at home, ill and recovering.
Assassinating a Court official is a capital crime, especially when that official is a Third-Grade General like Shen Mingji.
If he is dead, the mastermind will be executed, accomplices will be severely punished, and their families will be implicated.
With Shen Mingji's whereabouts unknown, the panicked Shen Family decided to strike first to gain the upper hand.
To absolve themselves of blame, they presented the letter written by Chen Shujing to the authorities in the Capital City.
They adamantly claimed that Chen Shujing was the one who had harmed Shen Mingji, even using his own mother as bait to achieve his goal.
The letter bore his seal; it was not a forgery.
The letter was thrown onto the table in front of Chen Shujing. Pei Yan was incredibly frustrated with his foolishness.
"Did you really do this?"
