After obtaining the prescription, Zheng Zihe cast his eyes downward, a flash of smug triumph passing beneath his gaze. Seeing him leave with the paper in hand, Shu He silently withdrew her attention.
She turned toward the Marchioness of Zheng and wiped her slender, pale hands with a silk handkerchief. "Marchioness, if I may speak frankly: to my knowledge, your Third Young Master was killed because he led a group of men to smash up Zhenyao Pavilion and murdered one of the shop’s young attendants."
"The owner of Zhenyao Pavilion, Liu Ruxin, took your son’s life only to avenge that attendant."
Chapter 560