Chapter 150 A Restless Heart
The room was so dark that the officers groped around inside for a long time.
In the end, they carried nine rolls of cloth out of it.
To keep the contents of the roster confidential, Yang Jingyan removed everyone else from the list.
Lu Xun and Lu Li stood on high ground to ensure that no one else would approach.
When Yang Jingyan's confidants brought the items up, Xu Yifei couldn't help but ask curiously, "What...is this?"
Yun Zhao had seen him in his previous life, but he wasn't sure.
"Zhao Zhao has seen it in a book; I think it's called a wet corpse~"
"What corpse? It doesn't sound like anything good. Zhaozhao, your uncle will take you back first!"
Xu Yifei instinctively felt that this thing was bad, so he picked up Yun Zhao and tried to run away.
"Master Xu, wait a minute!"
Wei Jingchen called out to the person and quickly walked over.
"Zhaozhao, what does the book say about this?"
"Hmm... let me think... it's probably because the corpse was treated with special herbs."
Then wrap it in oilcloth and hide it in a dark, underground place; this will preserve the body relatively well!
Xu Yifei said with a look of disdain, "Huh? Why do I need to save it?"
"I didn't expect Yuan Shijie to know so much."
Yang Jingyan's heart sank upon hearing Yun Zhao's words.
It is an utter disgrace that such a person could escape from his clutches!
"But Zhao Zhao has only seen it in a book, so she doesn't know if it's the same thing~"
Yun Zhao had seen him once in his previous life, at the residence of the Prince of Huainan.
She remembered that someone delivered a letter and a wet corpse to her house.
After reading the letter, the King of Huainan's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly left.
Three or four days later, the old princess returned from the manor and immediately seized power from the Prince of Huainan, locking him in the backyard for more than ten days.
Could it be that the Prince of Huainan is involved?
In other words, the exile team in the previous life did not get involved in this matter in An County.
Yuan Shijie did this for more than ten years, until later when the Prince of Huainan grew up and came to power, Yuan Shijie used the corpse to threaten him.
Unfortunately, at that time she was already at odds with the Prince of Huainan, and she had no idea what Yuan Shijie had done with that corpse.
What puzzled Yun Zhao the most was that Wei Jingchen was only twelve years old, so why did he know the people above?
Yang Jingyan was silent for a moment, then made a decisive decision: "Open it and take a look."
"yes!"
The officers then stepped forward with daggers and cut the rope binding one of the bolts of cloth.
When the cloth was opened, a human face was revealed inside, which startled the officer so much that he fell backward!
"My goodness, that's terrifying!"
Xu Yifei quickly covered Yun Zhao's eyes, afraid that she would have nightmares if she saw it.
"Someone, go find the coroner from An County and bring him here. Find a room to store the body. Don't say anything else to the coroner, understand?"
Yang Jingyan gave his solemn instructions.
"yes!"
The officer quickly turned and left.
Wei Mingde looked around and said in a low voice, "Lord Yang, this matter is of great importance. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice is an old friend of mine."
He is a trustworthy person; you can send him a letter if needed.
"Thank you, Brother Wei!"
Yang Jingyan bowed to him gratefully.
They couldn't be of much help with this, and since it was getting late, the group went to rest.
That night, Wei Jingchen couldn't sleep, so he sat on the roof to get some fresh air.
Wei Mingde was restless. He woke up in the middle of the night and, not seeing his son, put on his clothes and went out.
Upon hearing the sound, Wei Jingchen immediately leaped down, drawing his dagger and his eyes flashing with ruthlessness.
Upon seeing that it was Wei Mingde, he quickly hid the dagger behind his back.
Wei Mingde was not frightened. Seeing his panicked expression, he gently reassured him, "I'm fine. Why aren't you sleeping?"
"Son...can't sleep..."
"Seeing that name brings back memories of what happened back then?"
Wei Jingchen turned his face away and did not respond.
Wei Mingde sighed inwardly.
Even if he is very mature, he is still just a twelve-year-old boy.
"We are now guilty, so please do not act rashly."
“My son understands, but… his heart is not at peace.”
After a pause, he added, "My son couldn't control his emotions when he saw this name today."
"But someone saw it?"
"Zhao Zhao seems to have seen it."
Wei Mingde was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses.
"Zhaozhao is a smart child. Although she saw it, she didn't say anything. She should keep it a secret for you."
However, these things cannot be too obvious, just like Lu Xun's attitude towards you was far too obvious.
"I never imagined that Zhao Zhao would know him. He had been with my father for many years."
He watched me grow up; obedience and protection were practically ingrained in him.
Wei Jingchen also understood that this matter could not be kept secret sooner or later.
"Unless it's something major, tell them not to send any news from Lingnan over."
It would be safer to make contact once we arrive in Lingnan.
Wei Mingde gave his instructions.
"I understand, Father. You should go and rest. We're traveling tomorrow, and I'm afraid your body won't be able to handle it."
"Alright, don't stay up too late, or your mother will worry about you again."
“My son understands.”
Wei Jingchen escorted Wei Mingde back to his room, while he himself strolled around in the courtyard.
Suddenly, he stopped and looked towards the main courtyard.
For some reason, Wei Jingchen subconsciously walked in that direction.
Several guards were standing outside the main courtyard. They were somewhat surprised to see him coming.
Why are you wandering around so late instead of sleeping?
Seeing their scrutinizing gazes, Wei Jingchen quickly lowered his eyes and explained, "I was a little worried, so I came to check on things."
"Young Master Wei, rest assured, everything is fine in the courtyard."
The officials immediately understood and replied.
Since they had all said so, it seemed inappropriate for him to go in, so he walked away instead.
"What's wrong with Young Master Wei?"
Seeing that his expression was a bit off, the officers were all curious.
"Maybe seeing those corpses scared him so much he couldn't sleep?"
"You know what, I'm actually quite scared!"
"That's right, that's right. We've been doing this for years, and we're still terrified when we see these things, let alone a young master as young as him!"
"Shh, don't say anything, or someone might overhear. The master said we mustn't leak this information!"
Everyone immediately fell silent.
The next day.
Yun Zhao woke up slowly and immediately went to check on Lu Xinnian and Xu Yiyan.
"Thank goodness, there's no fever!"
Yun Zhao nodded in relief.
She secretly replaced the water in the water bag with spiritual spring water, poured it into a bowl, and made the two of them drink it.
Xu Yiyan had gotten used to drinking on the road, but Lu Xinnian was not.
"Zhaozhao, this water tastes so sweet! Which well did you draw it from?"
"Zhao Zhao added some powdered sugar and a little bit of Medicine King Valley's secret recipe~ It helps with wound healing!"
Yun Zhao said mysteriously.
Since it was said to be a secret recipe from Medicine King Valley, Lu Xinnian naturally couldn't ask any further questions.
After she finished drinking the whole bowl of water, Yun Zhao was still standing beside her, blinking and watching her.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
Lu Xinnian asked in confusion.
"Sister Lu, we're leaving An County today. Would you like to come with us?"
Yun Zhao cut to the chase and asked.
Upon hearing this, Xu Yiyan, fearing that Lu Xinnian might be too embarrassed to refuse, quickly said, "Zhaozhao,"
"We are exiles; how can we let Miss Lu suffer with us while she is injured?"
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