Chapter 480 She Died

"Southern Poetry!"

Xiao Qingyuan was both shocked and furious: "Chu Yanluo, let her go at once!"

Chu Yanluo shouted sharply, "Step back! If you take another step forward, I'll kill her right now!"

"Okay, I won't go forward. You take the scissors away first! She's bleeding a lot; she'll die!"

"You only saw that she was bleeding, right? You can't see that I'm bleeding?"

Chu Yanlu sneered: "Give me the antidote!"

"Release Nan Shi first!"

"Do you think I'm stupid? If you release Liu Nanshi, would you still save me? You'd rather I die! Give me the antidote, now!"

As Chu Yanluo spoke, she pricked Liu Nanshi again.

Liu Nanshi screamed in pain, "Give it to her quickly!"

Xiao Qingyuan felt a pang of heartache. Without further hesitation, he took out a medicine bottle and threw it at Chu Yanluo.

Chu Yanluo caught the medicine bottle, opened it, and tilted her head back to pour all the medicine into her mouth.

Before she could even swallow, Xiao Qingyuan pounced on her, snatched the scissors from her hand, and plunged them viciously into her neck.

"Ho—"

Chu Yanluo clutched her neck, making a painful sound.

She looked at Xiao Qingyuan in disbelief: "You...you're so cruel..."

Xiao Qingyuan's gaze was filled with disgust: "You dare to touch Nan Shi, you deserve to die! Let me tell you the truth, I don't have the antidote at all. The antidote is in Qingxi's hands. The medicine I just gave you was also poison!"

Chu Yanluo was already feeling excruciating pain in her internal organs, a pain that even surpassed the pain in her neck.

She glared at Xiao Qingyuan with venom: "I was already poisoned, and you still poisoned me! Two kinds of poison were enough to kill me, but you still stabbed me. It's clear how much you wanted me dead. I was really...blind to have fallen for you!"

"I was blind to have been completely fooled by a vicious woman like you! Luckily, I woke up in time."

After Xiao Qingyuan finished speaking, he picked up Liu Nanshi, walked off the bridge without looking back, and left.

Chu Yanluo's vision had become very blurry. She was filled with boundless hatred, but it was all in vain.

Xiao Qingyuan was determined to kill her; she had no way out.

She died on this bridge in her previous life, and she died on this bridge again in this life. Is this place her curse?

One night passed.

The rain stopped the next day.

As the sun rises in the east, it illuminates the entire earth. The air after the rain is exceptionally fresh, and even the leaves on the trees are washed clean, appearing bright and green.

Shen Wantang sat in front of the dressing mirror, while Du Juan and Qi Yu combed her hair, and Shu Xiang meticulously drew her eyebrows and applied makeup.

Qin Xin strode in from outside: "Princess Consort!"

"What's wrong?"

"Aunt Chu is dead!"

Shen Wantang was stunned, and the maids all stopped what they were doing. They all turned around and looked at Qin Xin in shock: "What?! How could this be..."

Qin Xin spoke very quickly: "Aunt Chu was found dead on the bridge this morning, bleeding from all seven orifices, and there was a hole in her neck!"

"After someone reported it to the authorities, the government sent a coroner to examine the body. He said that Aunt Chu had been poisoned by two kinds of deadly poisons: one was the slow-acting poison Blood-Loving Vine, and the other was the instantaneous poison Blood-Sealing Throat!"

"Then the coroner also said that the wound on Aunt Chu's neck was also fatal; even without those two poisons, she would have died!"

Du Juan and the others felt a chill run down their spines and exchanged bewildered glances.

Du Juan frowned: "Just how many people has Aunt Chu offended? How could three people have tried to kill her?"

Chessman pondered: "It might not be three people; it could be more or less."

Shuxiang's face paled slightly: "Although she deserved it, I still feel uneasy hearing that she died such a tragic death. Who would hate her so much? Was it the Yu family?"

After a slight pause, Shen Wantang quickly regained her composure: "It shouldn't be the Yu family. If the Yu family caught her, they would only send her to jail. They wouldn't do it themselves and get involved in a murder case for no reason."

The Yu family is about to produce a crown princess, so they cannot kill anyone at this time, because the crown prince wants obedient dogs, not executioners.

Qin Xin added, "Your Highness, I've also heard some gossip."

Shen Wantang was intrigued: "What kind of gossip?"

"I heard that Miss Liu was missing for a while last night and was injured when she returned home. However, the Liu family has kept this a secret, and the gates have been closed all day, with no visitors. If it weren't for someone discovering the Liu family's search for Miss Liu last night, this rumor probably wouldn't have spread at all!"

After listening, Shen Wantang had a general idea in mind. She asked Qin Xin, "Where is the young master? Is he in the manor?"

"He's not here. He went out last night and hasn't come back yet."

Shen Wantang nodded. Now she was certain that Chu Yanluo's death was definitely related to Xiao Qingyuan and Liu Nanshi.

It's a pity. She thought that if she let Chu Yanluo go, she could still cause some trouble for Xiao Qingyuan, but she didn't expect to be killed so quickly.

The poison in Chu Yanluo's body had probably been administered long ago, but she didn't realize it herself. If the dosage of the Bloodthirsty Vine was small, there would be no symptoms within five days, and nosebleeds would only begin after five days.

As Shen Wantang was thinking, Granny Chai hurriedly came in: "Your Highness, Lord Lü from the Ministry of Justice has arrived. He says he has something to ask you about Consort Chu."

Seeing that her face was tense, Shen Wantang couldn't help but say, "Aunt Chu was originally the young master's concubine. I am the mistress of the house. It's normal for her to ask me questions after she died. Lord Lü is probably just going through the motions. Don't be nervous."

"yes."

After tidying up, Shen Wantang went to the flower hall in the front yard and met Lü Qiying.

"Lord Lü."

"I, Lü, have met with the Crown Princess."

"Lord Lü, you're too kind. Please have a seat. Dujuan, bring some tea."

Du Juan immediately went to pour tea for Lü Qiying.

Lu Qiying didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "Princess Consort, we're practically acquaintances, so I'll be frank. I'm here today because of the case of Chu Yanluo's murder."

"Yes, I've heard about her situation. Lord Lü, please feel free to ask me anything."

"Then I, Lü, will respectfully comply."

Lu Qiying coughed lightly, his expression turning serious: "What is the relationship between the Crown Princess and Chu Yanluo? Do they usually quarrel over her?"

“I am the wife, and she is the concubine. Our relationship is just that of a mistress and her concubine. We live under the same roof and occasionally have some friction. I would never stoop to jealousy or rivalry.”

"I heard that Chu Yanluo took the Crown Princess hostage yesterday during the day?"

"yes."

"Was the wound on the Crown Princess's neck inflicted by Chu Yanluo?"

"yes."

"Does the Crown Princess know that Chu Yanluo was stabbed in the neck with scissors before she died?"

"I've heard about it."

"Does the Crown Princess know that the location of Chu Yanluo's wound on her neck is exactly the same as the Crown Princess's? This can't be a coincidence, can it?"