With regard to the case of Father Liu's death, there were witnesses who testified that Ming Shu was the first suspect, but given her current status, Lord Zhou didn't dare to convict her casually and ordered the subordinates to look into the case carefully.
Then it was determined that the murderer was a servant girl in the Liu residence.
Of course the servant girl was most likely a scapegoat, and the real killer was definitely not her.
Lord Zhou didn't intend to look into the case further and just closed it hastily.
As soon as Father Liu died, Li Shen came to the Liu family and offered to help Liu Xinyue with the identity of her fiancé.
He held a very sincere and lowly attitude, accepting Liu Xinyue's willful venting, beating, and cursing.
Judging from the perspective of the villagers, it was Liu Xinyue who made trouble out of nothing and didn't appreciate what was good.