Such a suggestion... what's the difference between throwing them into a gladiatorial arena?

For a moment, Shen Ke almost wanted to pretend to faint.

However, before he could fall, Qin Yiliu seized the opportunity.

She closed her eyes, adopting a frail posture, and immediately collapsed to the ground.

Instantly, Shen Ke was dumbfounded. He widened his eyes, staring at Qin Yiliu on the ground with extreme resentment, having long forgotten the tender affection he had felt for her earlier.

Looking at Qin Yiliu lying on the ground, he now felt only anger.

If he were to faint as well, others would naturally assume that it was a scheme they had both concocted, and would be even more convinced that they were having an affair.

Perhaps they would be immediately subjected to the pig cage punishment.

"I... I agree, I agree with Xie Bai's suggestion!"

Seeing Qin Yiliu trying to push everything onto him, Shen Ke said angrily.

Seeing his face, the Song clan members around couldn't help but sneer in their hearts.

What a modest gentleman, what a gentle and jade-like man, what a noble from the capital.

When faced with life and death, wouldn't he reveal his ugly side?

However, now that Qin Yiliu had fainted, how could they prove anything?

For a moment, everyone looked at Song Yan.

Song Yan was already extremely dissatisfied with Shen Ke and Qin Yiliu because of Song Yilan's matter and Qin Yiliu's miscalculation of the hexagram. Seeing that his daughter did not object, he was no longer polite.

He only said with a fair expression, "Alright, since Shen Ke agrees, then let's ask Qin Yiliu again."

"After all, this is a matter for both of them. How to deal with it ultimately requires the consent of both. Whether to prove themselves or go directly to jail, the two of them must decide for themselves."

"Come, bring a basin of cold water and wake Qin Yiliu up."

Cold water?

Compared to a knife, what was cold water?

Hearing this, Qin Yiliu, lying on the ground, twitched her eyelids slightly, but had already secretly decided that today, even if it were ten basins of cold water, she would never wake up.

Thinking of this, Qin Yiliu closed her eyes even tighter.

After all, she had once been a Holy Maiden, and she didn't believe that Song He was completely heartless towards her. As long as she pretended to be weak today, this matter would be muddled through.

Of course, these were just Qin Yiliu's wishful thinking.

Just as she closed her eyes, preparing to endure the torture of cold water, a clear and cold female voice suddenly interrupted Song Yan.

"Song Tusi, in fact, if you want to wake up Sister Yiliu, cold water is not necessary."

Yu Qingwu curled her lips, glanced meaningfully at Qin Yiliu who was pretending to be unconscious on the ground, and then smiled as she walked towards Song Yan, speaking softly, "Song Tusi, Sister Yiliu has had a problem since she was a child. Once she is stimulated, she is easily frightened into a faint."

"But this is not because she is timid, but because she is naturally ill."

"In this case, splashing cold water is useless."

"The best way is to use silver needles to prick her ten fingers."

What!

Use silver needles to prick her ten fingers!

What was the difference between this and torture?

Everyone present was not a fool. If they thought that this Miss Yu and Young Master Xie were Qin Yiliu's old friends, then at this moment, they were almost certain that these two were simply Qin Yiliu's enemies.

They had come here with no intention of protecting the Qin family at all; they were simply here to ruin Qin Yiliu.

But so what? Everyone present was not a fool. If they thought that this Miss Yu and Young Master Xie were Qin Yiliu's old friends, then at this moment, they were almost certain that these two were simply Qin Yiliu's enemies.

They had come here with no intention of protecting the Qin family at all; they were simply here to ruin Qin Yiliu.

But so what? Everyone present was not a fool. If they thought that this Miss Yu and Young Master Xie were Qin Yiliu's old friends, then at this moment, they were almost certain that these two were simply Qin Yiliu's enemies.

They had come here with no intention of protecting the Qin family at all; they were simply here to ruin Qin Yiliu.

But so what?

Qin Yiliu should be punished for what she had done.

Deliberately plotting against the Third Miss, deliberately miscalculating the hexagram, and suspected of colluding with the enemy – any of these would be enough to subject her to torture.

Qin Yiliu never expected that Yu Qingwu would interfere, and in such a vicious way.

In an instant, her whole body trembled, and she subconsciously wanted to get up.

But before she could move, a hand suddenly pressed heavily on her arm.

Immediately afterward, a silver needle was unexpectedly inserted into her thumb.

"Ah!"

Qin Yiliu screamed, the pain of her ten fingers being connected to her heart causing her whole body to tremble and tears to fall.

The tears at this time were not the pretense of before, but were caused by the pain.

She suddenly opened her eyes, glaring at Yu Qingwu resentfully.

Meeting her resentful gaze, Yu Qingwu did not react at all, only smiled faintly and calmly called her, "Sister Yiliu, you're awake?"

"Now that you're awake, get up."

"Let me tell you, Shen Ke has just agreed to use the suggestion made by Xie Bai to prove your innocence."

"What about you? What is your opinion? Are you going to prove it? Or not prove it?"

Prove it or not?

Wasn't this forcing her to prove it?

If she didn't prove it, it would be because she felt guilty.

Having reached a dead end, Qin Yiliu was helpless.

Her eyes were red, she glared at Yu Qingwu fiercely, and gritted her teeth, "I agree."

"Shen Ke and I are innocent. A straight body is not afraid of a crooked shadow. Since you insist on me proving my innocence in this way."

"I... I can only prove my innocence with my death."

As she said this, she glanced at Song He with tears in her eyes.

Although Song He hated her because he had lost face, seeing her forced to this point, and seeing Yu Qingwu and Xie Jin Yan repeatedly targeting Qin Yiliu, he couldn't help but question what they had said earlier, and was also slightly moved.

Moreover, if Qin Yiliu lost her life in this way, it would not be good for the Song family's reputation if it were to spread.

Thinking of this, Song He immediately looked at his father, Song Yan, and stammered, "Father, although Qin Yiliu is strongly suspected of selling Song family information to the Nan Yue rebels, there is no evidence after all. The matters between her and Shen Ke, those matters in the capital, are also unfounded. If a life is lost because of this, I'm afraid it will not be good for our Song family's reputation..."

"Young Master Song, don't worry. We have another junior sister. She is a divine physician. If we haven't miscalculated, she will be able to arrive in Qingzhou early tomorrow morning. At that time, we will have our junior sister watching from the side. Not to mention being cut by a knife, even a person who is about to die, my junior sister can save."

Xie Jin Yan smiled, his words full of honesty, impartiality, and enthusiasm.

In fact, his purpose had already been understood by the Song elders.

However, they were now happy to have someone help them deal with the Qin family, so they immediately echoed, "That's right, Eldest Young Master. With a divine physician present, there should be no accidents."