Chapter 68 The real Shi Chaoqing died long ago

Shi Xiaoya didn't stay in Qin's yard for long before she left and went to see Shi Jingtao again.

Shi Jingtao was in the study.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, he quickly put the painting into the drawer, but Shi Xiaoya still caught a glimpse of the person in the painting.

She had a strange smile on her face, "Brother... do you like Jiang Yunzheng?"

Shi Jingtao's expression changed slightly, "Shut up."

"You like your sister-in-law, are you a pervert?!"

Shi Xiaoya felt like a fool.

No wonder, no wonder Shi Jingtao wanted to give clothes to Jiang Yunzheng that day.

Later, when she returned home, she asked her maid to check and discovered the big mistake.

It was because her maid accidentally bumped into Shi Jingtao's maid that day and took the clothes wrongly. She and the people around her had never seen the new set sent by Jinxiu Tower. In addition, the colors were similar, so Shi Xiaoya thought it was a gift from Shi Jingtao and put it on without thinking...

If she hadn't worn that dress that day... King Zhou wouldn't have taken advantage of her clothes being torn to flirt with her.

Why has her life become like this, while Jiang Yunzheng is still doing so well?

Shi Xiaoya: "Brother, it's because of Jiang Yunzheng that our family has become like this. If she hadn't been close to Princess Xingrui, my mother and I wouldn't have gone to the Princess's Villa, and I... that wouldn't have happened. I wouldn't have married that pig as a concubine!"

"Why do you still like her? Is she really that good?!"

At the end of her words, Shi Xiaoya looked crazy.

Shi Jingtao felt something was wrong and frowned: "What are you going to do?"

Shi Xiaoya smiled bitterly and said in an unclear tone: "Second brother, don't get excited. I can't kill anyone."

Shi Jingtao still felt pity for his sister. "If you are wronged in Prince Zhou's mansion in the future, come back and tell father that I am not in the mansion. You are his biological daughter, and he will not abandon you."

Hatred and jealousy that had nowhere to vent swirled in Shi Xiaoya's chest. She wanted her to watch Jiang Yunzheng succeed and rise step by step... This was impossible!

Shi Xiaoya took out a packet of medicine powder from her sleeve and said, "Second brother, you are about to leave Beijing. Don't you really want to do something?"

No matter how virtuous and chaste a person is, she will become a slut after taking this medicine.

Shi Jingtao stared at the thing in front of him and gritted his teeth.

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Jiang Yunzheng and his companions returned to Pingkangfang from Muhualou.

Song Wanyun and she were going to Xu's house for dinner tonight. There were still two hours before evening, so Jiang Yunzheng went into the study as soon as she got home.

Jiang Yunzheng moved all the things in the study of Qihuaju here. She remembered the old books about Western Xia mixed in with the collection.

There were only traces of flipping through the book, and no other writing.

Is everything such a coincidence?

In Nianyunzhu, Jiang Yunzheng applied eye drops to Nanny Qin, and soon Wuyou came back.

Wuyou said that King Yu left the city that day to pay tribute to his friend.

Jiang Yunzheng asked casually, "What friend?"

"That's the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, Xu Jingyang, Qi Zhenzhen's mother. The wife was buried in Phoenix Mountain, south of the capital, in the Qi family's ancestral tomb."

Jiang Yunzheng turned around suddenly.

Wu Yu continued, "I also heard that King Yu visits Xu Jingyang every year around his death anniversary."

"The mountain where the Qi family's ancestral tomb is located is guarded year-round. In order to avoid arousing suspicion, King Yu can only stay in a secluded place."

Jiang Yunzheng frowned and said nothing.

After a while, when Song Wanyun returned home, the two of them went to Xu's house together.

On the way, Jiang Yunzheng asked about the past: "Mom, tell me about Chaoqing's childhood."

When talking about her deceased son, Song Wanyun smiled.

At that time, Shi Tian held a low-ranking official position. The Shi family lived in Anrenfang and was neighbors with the Jiang family. Shi Chaoqing had been in poor health since birth and often went to Jiang's father to get medicine. The Jiang family was the second home for young Shi Chaoqing.

Jiang Yunzheng and Shi Chaoqing are of similar age. They grew up together as childhood sweethearts. One is talented and bright, while the other is quiet and gentle. The neighbors joke that they are a match made in heaven.

Later, Shi Tian was promoted and the whole family moved to their current house. The fourteen-year-old Shi Chaoqing was extremely talented and was admitted to Lushan Academy.

"At that time, Chao Qing said he wanted to take you with him, but the admissions process there was very strict and they didn't accept female students. Chao Qing also said he wanted you to go with him disguised as a servant, what a silly child."

Jiang's father did not agree and found another private school for Jiang Yunzheng to attend.

In the original owner's memory, the conditions in Lushan Academy were difficult. Shi Chaoqing fell seriously ill the second year after he went there and was almost dead. Even Song Wanyun went to visit him in person. Hu Tu was ill for more than half a month before Shi Chaoqing got better.

Jiang Yunzheng held Song Wanyun's arm and asked, "Mom, what happened when Chaoqing fell ill in the academy?"

Song Wanyun frowned, "Chao Qing is just stupid. That year, Shi Jingtao came to visit Chao Qing without even saying hello. There weren't many places to stay in the academy, so Chao Qing gave her room to Shi Jingtao and slept on the couch outside. That night, it snowed heavily, and Chao Qing's old illness relapsed."

"Later, when I went to see him, Chaoqing had lost a lot of weight. He stayed in his room for half a month before recovering from his illness. He also became very quiet and taciturn."

Jiang Yunzheng suddenly stopped.

She whispered, "Mom...Has Chao Qinghe changed since before?"

Song Wanyun: "He's just always sick. Chaoqing doesn't want to talk much every time he's sick."

Jiang Yunzheng waited for Song Wanyun's next words.

As a woman, it was not a good idea for Song Wanyun to stay in the academy for a long time. After a few days, seeing that Shi Chaoqing's spirit had improved, Shi Chaoqing sent Song Wanyun back home and comforted her in return.

Not long after Song Wanyun returned to the Shi Mansion, Shi Tian took Qin as his concubine.

When Shi Chaoqing learned about this, he studied even harder and his correspondence with Jiang Yunzheng gradually decreased. In the next one or two years, their contact was reduced by half. It was not until Shi Chaoqing returned to the capital that Song Wanyun asked him to come to Jiang's father for medical treatment again, and the two of them got in touch again.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Shi Chaoqing's temperament was still gentle, but there seemed to be a layer of something in his eyes that was always smiling and could not be seen to the bottom.

At that time, the original owner just thought it was the strangeness and shyness caused by not seeing each other for a long time.

Later, Shi Chaoqing took the initiative to express his feelings to Jiang Yunzheng, and the two of them started with love and stopped at formalities. Two years later, Shi Chaoqing said that he would come to the Jiang family to propose marriage after he passed the college entrance examination.

But before the imperial examination, Shi Chaoqing's attitude towards Jiang Yunzheng suddenly changed, his words became cold, and then Shi Chaoqing fell off a cliff.

"Mother, when Chaoqing returned to Beijing before climbing the mountain, he told me that he would come to propose marriage after the imperial examination."

There was a smile in Jiang Yunzheng's eyes, and the temptation in her eyes was unfathomable.

Song Wanyun looked nostalgic. "Ever since Chaoqing went to Lushan Academy to study, he's been nagging me about marrying you. When he left, he also told me to be careful at home and to be on guard against Qin."

Song Wanyun wiped away her tears.

But the smile in Jiang Yunzheng's eyes suddenly disappeared.

The real Shi Chaoqing probably died as early as the second year after he went to Lushan Academy.

Who replaced Shi Chaoqing later?

Was that person's 'death' planned long ago? Was it a real death? Or was it a trick to escape?