Xiao Shiqing ultimately did not hold Ji Nishang accountable, not even mentioning the case once after returning home.
Because of that, Mrs. Xiao and Ji Nishang spent the entire day on edge, before daring to speculate that he was unaware. After all, there was no concrete evidence, and Lv Daopo likely did not expose Ji Nishang.
Even on the second day, Xiao Shiqing said nothing. By then, the case was already closed, with the guilty punished and the deserving dead, without implicating anyone else.
The stone in the hearts of Mrs. Xiao and Ji Nishang finally fell to the ground, leaving them in peace.
As for the actual truth of the matter and what plan Xiao Shiqing had, perhaps no one knew other than himself.
However, those around him clearly felt that Heir Pei had become even more silent than before. In addition to being silent, he often looked at two pouches repeatedly, and no one knew what he was looking at.
