"Oh, good, good, I listen to everything you say! Yihuan, you truly are a wonderful mother to Lier and the others." Old Madame Si praised Meng Yihuan repeatedly with great excitement.
The following day, Meng Yihuan did not immediately go to retrieve Si Yunhui. Instead, she waited for the Moon Shadow Pavilion to find the body of the "Si Yunhui" and have it confirmed by the Court of Judicial Review. Only when the body was found and his death officially verified would the real Si Yunhui be unable to ever reclaim his identity. Since he would no longer be the Earl of Chengen, it would be far easier for her to deal with him and Xue Wanrou; they would be like playthings in the palm of her hand, and even Old Madame Si would be powerless to interfere. Even if they were to reveal that Si Yunhui had never touched her, no one would believe them, and she would have no need to worry about her reputation.
The Moon Shadow Pavilion worked efficiently. By the third day, they had led the Court of Judicial Review to "accidentally" discover the body of the "Si Yunhui." The Court of Judicial Review once again requested Meng Yihuan to identify the remains. This time, Meng Yihuan claimed the body. From that moment on, "Si Yunhui" was thoroughly dead.
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