"I see, some people are just tough-talking and are willing to say anything as long as they are tortured to extract a confession." The Liu clan elder said sadly.
Sheng Qingqing clenched her fists, and an unyielding flame ignited in her beautiful eyes. At this moment, a tall woman in a white dress rushed in from outside and stopped in front of Sheng Qingqing, "My sister has been treating you like this since she was a child. Yan admires her very much and regards her as her closest relative, and she will never betray the Sheng family!"
The woman in the white dress spoke urgently, her eyebrows furrowed, and her beautiful face was filled with panic.
She is Sheng Qingqing's sister Sheng Wan'er, who is also a famous beauty in the Sheng family.
Compared with the fiery and unruly Sheng Qingqing, she has a gentle and elegant temperament, like a tranquil green lotus, with gentleness like wind and water.
The side branch that Sheng Qingqing belonged to continued to grow and develop because of these two sisters.
In Sheng Hongwei's heart, he had long been wary of this side clan.
"I asked Qingqing to arrange this spy. I can testify for Qingqing." Sheng Waner anxiously explained to Sheng Qingqing.
"You are Sheng Qingqing's biological sister, how can what you say be used as evidence?" Elder Liu sneered and looked at Sheng Hongwei.
Sheng Hongwei immediately understood that now was the best time to remove Sheng Qingqing from the Sheng family.
Without Sheng Qingqing, Sheng Wan'er would be unable to survive alone, and their branch would no longer be a threat to him and Ruyan.
"Sheng Qingqing, this attack on Ruyan was not planned by you, right?" He looked at Sheng Qingqing and deliberately guessed.
"How is it possible? Why would I attack my aunt?!" Sheng Qingqing was extremely puzzled, "And if it was really me, why would I fight with the people of the Blackwood Alliance?"
The elder of the Liu clan chuckled, "Of course it's because you are stupid, thinking that by joining forces with the Blackwood Alliance to get rid of Sheng Ruyan, the position of head of the Sheng family will fall on you in the future, but you didn't expect that the Blackwood Alliance will continue to do so. Get rid of them too."
"That's nonsense!" Sheng Qingqing was extremely angry.
"I think the plan to have Su Qi pretend to be the Dragon God was also a temporary idea you came up with to save your life, right?" Liu Clan elder continued to guess.
As soon as these words came out, other clan elders also nodded, "I also think it is possible. How could a big shot like Dragon God be accessible to Su Qi? It must have been a joint effort between Sheng Qingqing and Su Qi. Okay Let Su Qi successfully gain the recognition of our Sheng family."
Su Qi, who had been sitting nearby watching the show, was inexplicably called out. She stood up speechlessly and wanted to explain, "Actually..."
"It's none of Su Qi's business!" Sheng Qingqing was nervous, fearing that Sheng Hongwei would take the opportunity to target Su Qi.
She gritted her teeth and said forcefully, "Since now, I can't provide evidence to prove that the Blackwood Alliance member is the spy arranged by me, then if you want to say that I colluded with the Blackwood Alliance, I have nothing to say."
Hearing this, Elder Liu was extremely proud, "Sheng Qingqing, you really worked hard to get rid of Sheng Ruyan and get the position of head of the Sheng family!"
"Whatever you say, just punish me if you want. Don't implicate innocent people anymore!" Sheng Qingqing stood up straight and said stubbornly.
After saying that, she turned her head and glanced at Su Qi, "You go first!"
Su Qi met her eyes and said nothing.
It turns out that Sheng Qingqing was wronged in this way in the first place. Once the whole story is figured out, things will be easier to handle.
He left the Sheng Family Ancestral Hall in silence.
When Sheng Qingqing and the secret guards saw him leaving, they didn't feel resentful, but felt a lot more relaxed.
Su Qi saved their lives, and now Sheng Qingqing takes all the blame alone, which can be regarded as repaying Su Qi's kindness.
But in the corner, several clan elders started talking quietly.
"Su Qi is so timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and he doesn't even explain to Sheng Qingqing."
"This girl Qingqing has always regarded Ruyan as her idol. How could she harm Ruyan? There must be a misunderstanding."
"He just left like that, and I'm afraid Qingqing's crime will be settled just like that."
Several clan elders looked at Sheng Qingqing with distressed eyes.
They were originally from Sheng Qingqing's side branch, and they knew more or less about Sheng Qingqing's search for spies, and they all knew that Sheng Qingqing was unjustly accused.
But now they have no evidence to prove Sheng Qingqing's innocence, and speaking up for Sheng Qingqing will only have the opposite effect.
For now, we can only avoid suspicion first.
They were expecting Su Qi to come out and explain a few words, but when they saw Su Qi just leaving, they could only quietly mock Su Qi for being timid and afraid of getting into trouble.
In the future, Su Qi wanted to marry Sheng Ruyan and officially enter the Sheng family, but these old guys were the first to refuse!
After Su Qi left, Mr. Liu immediately shouted loudly, "Sheng Qingqing, why don't you kneel down and tell me exactly how you united with the Blackwood Alliance to assassinate Mr. Sheng!"
"How can I explain the things I haven't done?" Sheng Qingqing sneered.
Seeing that Sheng Qingqing refused to admit it, Sheng Hongwei could only order her to kneel in the ancestral hall and reflect.
Clan elder Liu sneered in front of all the clan elders: "You are so harsh, it seems you will not be punished."
As soon as these words came out, Sheng Wan'er's face instantly turned pale, "How old is Qing Qing, how could she withstand the torture of the Sheng family? Besides, Ru Yan is still in a coma, so it is too early for Qing Qing to be tortured now!"
The elders of Sheng Qingqing's branch also quickly started to persuade him.
"Yes, yes, even if you have to be tortured, you still have to wait until Ruyan wakes up, right?"
"I also think this matter should be left to Ruyan. What you say as a clan elder cannot count."
When Sheng Hongwei saw that many clan elders were defending Sheng Qingqing, the fear in his heart suddenly increased. He said in a cold voice: "If you have a clear conscience, how can you be afraid of being tortured? I'm afraid you still have a guilty conscience, right?"
"Qingqing, she's not..." Sheng Wan'er wanted to explain anxiously, but was directly interrupted by Sheng Qingqing's cold voice.
"Okay! Isn't it just a torture? I'll just take it!" Sheng Qingqing looked at Elder Liu with cold eyes, as if he wanted to eat him alive.
She knelt heavily on the ground in front of everyone.
"No!" Sheng Wan'er felt heartbroken and rushed over uncontrollably to protect Sheng Qingqing.
The torturer had no time to react and had already whipped Sheng Wan'er.
Sheng Qingqing woke up instantly and exclaimed, "Sister!"
Others present were also surprised, and Sheng Hongwei immediately ordered someone to take Sheng Wan'er away.
Seeing her injured sister, Sheng Qingqing burst into tears and looked around. The coldly watching faces made her heart sink to the bottom.
Over the years, she has devoted a lot to the Sheng family. Although she is pampered outside, she is always protective of those within her family.
But now, when she was being wronged, these people all chose to protect their lives wisely.
Even those who knew she was wronged chose to remain silent...
Sheng Qingqing smiled bitterly. Maybe this is human nature. Even Su Qi chose to leave. What right did she have to ask others to protect her regardless of her own safety?
Seeing that the next whip was about to fall on Sheng Qingqing's face, Sheng Wan'er could only close her eyes in pain.
However, a loud shout suddenly sounded outside the ancestral hall.
"stop!"
