Many of the mountain bandits had been silenced that year.
This middle-aged man was shrewder and guessed that the issue was too significant, with fortunes to be made but no life to enjoy them—so he fled at the first sign of trouble.
Sure enough, not long after his escape, he heard about the bandit suppression.
Not daring to offend the Marquis Mansion, he hid his true identity for many years until he was found by Jun Yuyan's men.
More than that, he also produced a piece of evidence—a letter of correspondence between Lady Wang and the bandit leader from back then.
He had stolen it while fleeing to save his life.
Sixteen years had passed, and he hadn't expected it would actually come in handy.
Lord Xu Darong slammed the table and said in a deep voice, "Lady Wang, do you have anything else to say?"
Lady Wang shouted, "This is forged, a counterfeit of the handwriting! Someone is framing me! Don't expect me to confess! It's impossible! No one is more innocent than I am!"
