Chapter 42 Chen Caiwei, Death
"Jiang Rong, wait for me..."
Chen Caiwei looked at the Buddha statue in front of her, her eyes full of resentment.
She prayed for blessings in Shuilian for a month, fasted every day, copied Buddhist scriptures by hand, and stayed indoors. She was almost tortured to death.
And rumors about her and the eldest son of the Xie family were rife in the outside world.
A few days ago, a few ladies who went to burn incense happened to meet her, and their eyes were full of contempt.
She was so angry that she even copied a few lines of the Buddhist scriptures incorrectly.
"Jiang Rong, when I return to the Northern Palace, I will definitely kick you out. Just wait." Chen Caiwei had a ferocious look on her face as she imagined how she would deal with Jiang Rong after returning.
"Miss Chen, our master wants to have a chat with you in the back hills." A man's voice came from outside the door:
"My master knows that you want to deal with Jiang Rong, and he has a plan to discuss with you."
"Who is your young master?" Chen Caiwei's face instantly became alert.
Who is he? How does he know that she wants to deal with Jiang Rong?
"Miss Chen will know when she goes there."
…
Chen Caiwei avoided the servants, fearing that Nanny Zhou would know her plan, and quietly went to the back mountain alone to keep the appointment.
There was no one around, except for a young man in blue clothes, standing alone on the top of the mountain.
"Shen Wenyuan?" Chen Caiwei was very surprised and looked at the person in front of her.
Aren’t he and Jiang Rong old lovers?
Many plans immediately emerged in her mind. If she teamed up with Jiang Rong's old lover whom she trusted very much, it seemed...
"ah--"
The next moment, Shen Wenyuan pushed her off the cliff without saying a word.
"He drugged me and wanted me to be buried with Jiang Rong. He wanted to ruin my future. He deserves to die." Shen Wenyuan looked at Chen Caiwei rolling down the cliff with cold eyes.
As for joining forces with Chen Caiwei, Shen Wenyuan had never thought about it.
Chen Caiwei is a fool who is clearly being schemed against by Jiang Rong. If she joins forces with her, doesn't that mean she is dying too slowly?
His father is about to return to Beijing.
Be it Jiang Rong or Chen Caiwei, these insignificant things should not hinder his bright future!
…
North Palace.
"Old Concubine Dowager, my cousin is missing! She was copying Buddhist scriptures in the Buddhist hall. When it was time for dinner, I went to call my cousin, but found that she was gone. I searched the entire Shuilian Temple but couldn't find her!" Nanny Zhou hurried back to the mansion to report.
Old Concubine Xie's expression changed instantly, "What's going on? Quick, transfer the guards from the Northern Palace out and send more people to search for them!"
A large number of guards were mobilized in the Northern Palace, and finally...
Chen Caiwei's body was found at the foot of Shuilian Mountain.
"Old Concubine Dowager, my cousin is gone..." Nanny Zhou came back to report with a sad look on her face.
The guards brought back a stretcher covered with a white cloth.
"What?" Old Concubine Xie swayed and almost fainted, "How could this happen? Poor child..."
After all, she was a child fostered in the palace and the old man had always treated her like his granddaughter. When something unexpected happened to her, the old man was very sad.
"Cousin! I don't believe it, cousin..." Xie Ruojiao's eyes turned black when she heard it. She rushed forward to uncover the white cloth, only to see that Chen Caiwei had died miserably, with a bloody hole on her forehead.
"cousin……"
Xie Ruojiao cried so hard that she couldn't make a sound.
The Northern Prince's Mansion immediately reported the matter to the police, and after investigation, it was found that Chen Caiwei had apparently slipped and fallen off a cliff.
No suspects were found and no witnesses were found.
The case was eventually closed unexpectedly.
When the Chen family received the news, Mrs. Chen immediately came to the door and cried:
"My poor Caiwei, you are so young, why did you die... We are the old ones sending off the young ones... How can your aunt live like this?"
Her husband is Chen Caiwei's uncle and a general of the Xie family army.
Chen Caiwei was raised in the Beiwang Mansion since she was a child, and she had rarely even returned to the Chen family. Madam Chen was not familiar with her at all, but now she was crying as if Chen Caiwei was her daughter.
"Madam, let's carry the child back first and arrange the funeral..." Concubine Zhao comforted:
"We are all very sad that Caiwei had such an accident."
Concubine Xie was shocked to hear the bad news and was so grief-stricken that she fell on the sickbed to rest. The Crown Prince's wife was out checking the accounts, so the affairs of the mansion were temporarily handed over to Concubine Zhao.
"Caiwei has been handed over to the care of the Northern Prince's Mansion. She was raised in the Northern Prince's Mansion. Now a healthy child is gone. This is all your responsibility. You must give our Chen family an explanation... We have been loyal to the palace for generations. Caiwei's father died while saving the old prince... Is this how you take care of the descendants of loyal ministers?" Madam Chen sobbed and complained.
But she dared to complain.
Because she knew that these things in the capital would not affect the fact that the Chen family members were the generals most trusted by the old prince.
It cannot affect their comradeship far away in the northern border.
Even if she said something unpleasant, the old concubine would not blame her, but would only offer more benefits to appease her.
Therefore, she could justifiably blame the Northern Palace.
Only in this way can you get more money legitimately.
"It is indeed our fault that we did not take good care of her in this matter..." Concubine Zhao despised her in her heart and knew that she was crying and asking for money on purpose.
Anyway, the Northern Prince's Mansion is not short of money, and the old concubine really loves Chen Caiwei.
Since she had such an accident, the old concubine would naturally compensate the Chen family well.
"Alas, if Rong hadn't asked Caiwei to go to Shuilian Temple to pray, Caiwei wouldn't have gotten into trouble. Ultimately, this matter is all our fault for the improper arrangements made by the Northern Prince's Palace." Concubine Zhao hinted deliberately.
Madam Chen really understood what she heard, and cried in unison, "The Crown Prince's Consort killed our Caiwei, my poor Caiwei..."
Concubine Zhao was very satisfied after hearing this and went to report to Concubine Xie.
"Madam Chen cried very sadly. She blamed Rong for harming Caiwei... Alas, although it was an accident, if Caiwei was in the Northern Prince's Mansion, how could such a thing happen... We can also understand the complaints of the family members..." Concubine Zhao deliberately said:
"We, the Northern Palace, have an unshirkable responsibility for this matter!"
Old Concubine Xie sighed, "How can you blame Rong'er for this?"
"Old Concubine Dowager, Madam Chen wants to see you." The nanny came to report.
Concubine Zhao secretly laughed. Madam Chen was a troublemaker. She knew that crying in front of Old Concubine Xie was the most effective...
She was already secretly calculating.
It was a good thing that Chen Caiwei died. This would allow Jiang Rong to be accused of killing her cousin. And because of the unexpected incident caused by her arrangement, she would not have the face to continue to be the housekeeper and would have to hand over the power of housekeeper.
Jiang Rong lost both fame and fortune, and Chen Caiwei died beautifully!
"Please invite her in quickly..." Old Concubine Xie guessed what Madam Chen was going to cry about, but she felt very guilty in her heart, "Give Madam Chen a seat."
"Old Concubine Dowager! Caiwei has been taken care of by the Northern Palace for more than ten years, and the Northern Palace has done its best for her. This child did something wrong and volunteered to pray for redemption, which was a good thing, but I didn't expect such an accident to happen. Please don't blame yourself, the Northern Palace is not to blame for this, and even less the Crown Prince's Concubine." Madam Chen wiped her tears and said:
"I will come today to take Caiwei back and take care of the funeral."
Concubine Zhao was stunned. Isn't that what you just said?
How come you, a money-hungry shrew, suddenly become so reasonable?
This is not normal!
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