Chapter 349 Supplementary Contract
After hearing this, Su Hanchu narrowed his eyes slightly and tapped the table lightly with his index finger. His mood inexplicably improved. It seemed that the injections he had received a few years ago were quite effective.
"After some time, when the people we trained arrive, we will try to arrange for one or two of them to enter the Crown Prince's Mansion."
Qing Zhi looked conflicted upon hearing this and hesitated before speaking.
"Sir, there's just one more thing. The concubines in the Crown Prince's Mansion don't seem to be doing well. I also learned about it accidentally. It seems that in the past two years, two corpses were carried out in the middle of the night."
When Su Hanchu heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he soon found it normal. Jun Moxu had been impotent for a long time, so his mind would naturally be distorted. Once his mind was distorted, someone around him would definitely suffer. It would rather die than let his fellow Taoist die, so he couldn't blame himself.
"If that's the case, then forget it for now. However, find two maids with average looks and arrange them to work in the Prince's Mansion."
Qing Zhi bowed after hearing this.
"yes."
Soon there was a knock on the door.
“Knock…knock…knock…”
It seems that Hanzhi has arrived. Su Hanchu smiled and gestured to Qingzhi to open the door.
Sure enough, Lin Hanzhi came over with Qingdai's support. She was wearing a loose dress and a thin cloak.
"Sister, you're done."
Su Hanchu smiled and gestured to Qingzhi and Qingdai to go outside to guard, then he stood up and personally helped Lin Hanzhi sit down.
"Well, it's been handled, but it's still a step too late, so I have to make some preparations."
Lin Hanzhi spoke excitedly when she heard this.
"I knew this woman was a nuisance. If I had known, I wouldn't have waited for Luo Yun to deal with her. I should have been more decisive and dealt with her earlier. It's all Li Xiao's fault. What a stupid idea! He also said she was from the Shen family. I should have killed her in time if I had waited for the Shen family to deal with her..."
Su Hanchu, seeing her excited look, quickly interrupted her and reached out to pour her a cup of tea.
"Don't be so excited. You're pregnant. Don't talk about violence all the time. Drink a cup of flower tea first and calm down. I'm not panicking, so why are you panicking?"
Lin Hanzhi reached out and held the teacup, speaking indignantly.
"I've traveled extensively over the past few years, and this is the first time I've met such a capable woman."
Then he raised his eyes and looked at Su Hanchu.
"Sister, what do you need me to do next? Just ask. I've gotten pretty familiar with the Imperial City these days."
Su Hanchu spoke with a smile.
"You're pregnant now. As your elder sister, I can't take good care of you, let alone order you to do anything else. Shen Luoxue did say some things to the Qian family that she shouldn't have, but it's not a big deal. I've already asked Ping'er to leave for the northwest. The people from the Jun and Su families will evacuate in time. Don't worry. There's something I need your cooperation with right now."
As he spoke, he took out the written contract.
"Now the Minji Mushroom Shop is under your name, but we still lack a contract. The contract in which you spent five hundred taels of silver to buy my mushroom strain formula."
Lin Hanzhi took the contract and took a look at it. She quickly understood that as long as she signed the contract today, even if the Qian family really became suspicious and found out something, the mushroom strains were just bought from the Jun family with her own money.
"Sister is really thoughtful."
Su Hanchu has already taken out pen and ink.
"Please sign and put your fingerprints first. The paper and ink haven't been specially treated by me. Even if a professional examines it, they will only see that this deed was signed two years ago."
Lin Hanzhi took the brush and signed her name.
"I will keep an eye on the Qian family and the Prince's Mansion in the future, don't worry, sister."
Su Hanchu put away his pen and ink.
"We'll each keep a copy of this contract as a precaution. As for the Crown Prince's Mansion, don't worry. We can't come back for the time being. Take good care of yourself and the child. If you feel bored, you can look at the civil account books. As for the Qian family, you can see if you can make friends with Madam Qian."
After hearing this, Lin Hanzhi remembered that Madam Qian had visited their home before.
"Okay, after a few days, I will invite Madam Qian to come to the mansion to appreciate the flowers. Madam Qian also came to visit the mansion when our general's mansion was granted. If we want to make friends, it shouldn't be a big problem."
At the foot of a cliff outside the imperial city.
Qian Zexi looked at several bodies that were a little far away. Among them, Shen Luoxue's face had been smashed beyond recognition, but she recognized the clothes and accessories on her body. After all, she had someone make these clothes for her at home.
"Where's the child?"
Gundam was holding a small cape.
"Sir, there's no chance the child would survive after falling from such a high cliff. And after a night, perhaps a wild beast must have carried him away. We only found a small cloak embroidered with the word 'peace'. It seems this was used to wrap the child..."
Qian Zexi looked at the small cloak with blood stains, frowned and thought. Shen Luoxue had been in and out of the Qian family's carriage many times before. Many people in the imperial city knew that the daughter of Shenzhou Prefecture had married into the Qian family. Not to mention that Shen Luoxue had a father who was from the Northwest General Prefecture, and her brother was still an official in the imperial city. He could not deal with this matter casually.
"Send a message to Shen Chengrui immediately and ask him to come over."
Then he began to give orders.
"Pick up these bodies and have the Qian family's servants take them back for burial. Then check if there were anyone else who left the imperial city yesterday besides Shen Luoxue."
Gundam bowed upon hearing this.
"yes."
Then he immediately arranged for someone to deliver a letter to Shen Chengrui.
Qian Zexi looked up at the thousand-foot cliff, then at the shattered carriage I had built, and at the horse in the distance, its internal organs shattered. It looked like it had indeed fallen from the cliff. I had also followed Gundam all the way to check, and there had indeed been a tiger, but could all this really be such a coincidence? I always felt that this was a conspiracy, a conspiracy against Shen Luoxue.
An hour and a half later, Shen Chengrui, who received the news, came quickly on horseback. Looking at his messy hair, you could tell how anxious he was.
Shen Chengrui looked at the tragic scene at the bottom of the cliff and couldn't help but feel his eyes turn red, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Master Qian, could this be a mistake?"
Qian Zexi spoke with a hurt look on his face.
"I also hope that I am mistaken, but this dress is indeed what Luoxue wore when she went out, and there is indeed a hairpin she dropped on the cliff below. You and Luoxue are siblings, why don't you confirm it again."
Shen Chengrui squatted down, and when he saw Shen Luoxue's miserable face, the dignified man's tears fell all of a sudden.
"Xue'er..."
He helped Shen Luoxue up and held her in his arms.
"How could you encounter such a thing? I clearly sent someone to take you home."
Qian Zexi looked at Shen Chengrui's grief, with some pity in his eyes.
"Sir Shen, I personally led an investigation. They did encounter a tiger and fell off a cliff, but I have a feeling there's more to this than meets the eye. After all, this is outside the Imperial City, right under the feet of the Emperor. So many merchants are coming and going on this road. How could a tiger appear in broad daylight? Could someone have done this on purpose? Sir Shen, you are Luoxue's brother after all. Do you know if she has any enemies or any grudges against anyone?"
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