Chapter 288 Gong Jun is also in trouble

Without waiting for Wei Qingyan and the other man to reply, Xiao Zhian jumped from the horse's back onto the carriage, squatted on the shaft, and looked at his brother and sister-in-law thoughtfully.

Shi Yu pulled him and said, "Come in and sit down."

It was not a good look for a prince to squat outside the carriage. Most importantly, he looked distraught, and Shi Yu was worried that he would fall.

The prince's carriage was large enough for Xiao Zhian to sit across from them. "Doctor Jingyang still can't see anything wrong. I also asked the imperial physician who came with Feng Zhao to take a look, but he couldn't find anything either."

He always blamed the injustice of heaven for Wang Zhi's death, but now it is very likely that it was Feng Zhaoren who killed Wang Zhi. This is a big blow to him.

Why did Feng Zhaoren want to harm Wang Zhi?

Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu couldn't give him an answer because they were also investigating.

Shi Yu did not comfort him anymore.

Xiao Zhian is eighteen years old. He has his own path to grow up. He was well protected in the past, but now he knows that there may be blood and rain under Feng Zhao's peaceful appearance. Shi Yu hopes that he will be able to face the dangers of the world in the future.

But when they arrived at the palace, he still said, "Wang Zhi has someone over there, you should rest well in the palace tonight."

The darkness under the eyes can be used for painting.

Old Man Shen had heard from the Qin brothers that the girl who had given him money to treat his illness was actually the current crown princess.

He had been able to get along with her comfortably before he knew her identity. But now that he knew Wei Qingyan's identity and needed her help, he felt extremely anxious and uneasy. How could he sit still? He had been waiting in the front yard since early morning.

Seeing Wei Qingyan coming, the people's instinctive fear of the royal family made him hesitate, but he thought that the tax reforms proposed by the Crown Princess would benefit the people.

When he saw her again, although her appearance had changed, her expression when she looked at him was still gentle. The fear in Old Man Shen's heart dissipated a lot, and he knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please save my grandson. He finally passed the imperial examination.

I dream every night that his soul is trapped in Fengzhao, unable to escape. My heart aches."

The Qin brothers also followed suit and saluted.

"Old man, please get up first. Let's go to the flower hall to talk." Wei Qingyan supported him.

Xiao Zhian, who was about to return to his own courtyard, heard what Old Man Shen said, and he stopped and looked at Wei Qingyan eagerly, "Sister-in-law, can I go with you?"

Words like Jinshi and Fengzhao made him think of Wang Zhi.

Thinking that Wang Zhi was captured by Princess Yu alive and might be captured again, how could he sleep peacefully?

Shi Yu was helpless. "No matter what you hear, you can't tell anyone. If you agree, I'll let you follow me."

Just feeling sorry for him and worrying that he might fall off the wagon was completely unnecessary. No matter how sad he was, he knew clearly in his heart who was in charge of the family, and he knew that asking Xiao Yan would be more effective than asking him.

"I won't tell you, not even my uncle." Xiao Zhian covered his mouth and nodded.

Wei Qingyan nodded, "Let's go."

This matter involves Feng Zhao, and I am afraid that the matter of the mysterious art cannot be completely hidden from Xiao Zhian. When he arrives in Feng Zhao in the future, some things will require his participation.

When they arrived at the flower hall, Wei Qingyan asked everyone to sit down and then asked, "Old man, was there anything unusual before your grandson passed away?"

"No, I'm just as well behaved as usual. Even after passing the exam, I still stay at home reading every day. Except when invited by classmates, I rarely go out on weekdays."

Old Man Shen looked very sad, “The old man felt sorry for him and said that he had passed the exam and could take a break.

He also told the old man that learning is endless, and even after passing the exam, one should continue to study, so that when one becomes an official in the future, one will not be easily deceived and will be able to truly serve the people.

Everyone present felt uncomfortable after hearing this. Regardless of what Shen Hongxing did as an official, the fact that he could say these words proved that he was a man of integrity.

Xiao Zhian said sadly, "Wang Zhi thought the same."

They both have the ambition to be upright officials. Judging from what he said, Shen Hongxing's character must not be bad either. Wei Qingyan knows Wang Zhi's character, and they are both successful Jinshi.

Perhaps, if we find some similarities between them, we can find some clues. "Old man, did he go to a fortune teller or a divination before or after the Spring Examination?

Or has there ever been a situation where someone took your hair and blood?"

If someone wants to take their lives, there must be a connection. When doing evil, the common things used by witches are things like horoscopes and hair.

Wang Zhi and his mother are dead. Although Xiao Zhian is his good friend, he cannot find out everything about him and can only look for it from the Shen family.

Old Man Shen's expression changed slightly. "Before the exam, my daughter-in-law went to the temple at that time to worship Buddha and pray for the child. But what's wrong with that?"

"Can you tell me your horoscope?" Some people would ask the monks in the temple to calculate their fortunes when praying for blessings.

The son who came with Old Man Shen, Shen Hongxing's father, hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, I just asked for a fortune, and it was a very good one. My wife was so happy that she even gave me some money to help with the oil.

She had indeed thought of having her child's fortune told before, but Hongxing stopped her, saying that he would try his best and let my wife not waste her money.

My wife listens to her son, so I don't think she would tell the child's fortune without telling us.

As for my hair, I didn't have that problem at home, but during the Spring Examination, I stayed in an inn in the capital, and it was common for one or two hairs to fall out while I slept at night."

A young man from an ordinary family does not have a servant by his side. He makes his bed himself after getting up early, or the servant of the inn does it for him. It is easy for his hair to be taken away by someone with ulterior motives.

Although Wang Zhi rented his own yard, it was not difficult for him to have his hair taken away or have blood accidentally rubbed against him when he came into contact with others.

Wei Qingyan was at a loss for a moment.

At this moment, Gong Jin's panicked voice rang out, "Master, Master..."

Although Gong Jin is naughty, he is very polite. This is the prince's residence, and he will not shout for no reason.

Wei Qingyan hurriedly got up and walked out.

Then a young woman in her mid-twenties, dressed in green, came running with Gong Jin. Seeing the group, she spoke before they even arrived, "The third daughter of the Wei family greets His Highness. Please save my nephew, Gong Jun."

"Third sister, what happened to Gong Jun?" Wei Qingyan stepped forward, feeling a little depressed.

Gong Jun also participated in the Spring Examination this year and ranked second.

"Master, my brother has fainted, please save him." Gong Jin was panting and sounded anxious.

Wei Shijun came up, bowed quickly, and took Wei Qingyan's hand. "He's in a very bad condition. My eldest sister asked me to come. I'll tell you on the way."

It turned out that after learning that Wei Shijun was arriving in Beijing today, Wei Shiran was going to go to her parents' home. Gong Jun happened to have nothing to do, so he took his wife and children to pay a visit to Wei's house.

But just when everyone was chatting happily, Gong Jun suddenly shivered as if he had a chill, and then fell into a coma.

He had been feeling a little unwell these past few days, but it wasn't anything particularly serious, so he didn't call a doctor. It was his wife who noticed that he didn't look well these past two days, so she asked a doctor to come to their house.

The doctor said it was a mild cold and prescribed some medicine. Gong Jun's wife saw that his condition had not worsened and thought that it would take time to recover from the cold, so neither of them told their parents.

As soon as Gong Jun suddenly fainted, his wife told him about the cold he had caught a few days ago. Everyone thought he was sick and rushed to call a doctor.

It was not until Wei Shiran saw a flicker of fire on her son's chest that she was shocked and hurriedly asked Gong Jin to invite Wei Qingyan, because the fire was emitted by the talisman on Gong Jun's chest that spontaneously combusted.

And that talisman was the amulet that Wei Qingyan gave to Gong Jun.