Chapter 34 What bad luck!
"You're saying this place is habitable?"
Looking at the courtyard before him, which resembled a haunted house, Luo Qing's temples throbbed.
Du Xi wiped his sweat awkwardly and nervously swallowed.
"Sir, as you know, the harvests have been poor these past two years, and many people are struggling to make a living."
They left with their families, but it's only just after the New Year, and everyone's back for the holiday and hasn't left yet, so..."
That explanation makes sense.
Left with no other option, Luo Qing could only go in and take a look around, leaving the best East Courtyard to his own people and letting the exiled prisoners find their own places.
Yun Zhao looked at the courtyard at the foot of the mountain. Under the gray sky, the mountain walls were shrouded in mist, and the courtyard walls were covered with moss, making it look gloomy.
Only the courtyards near the east side, perhaps because they get sunlight on weekdays, seem habitable.
She quickly patted her uncle's shoulder.
"Uncle, hurry up! It's the room next to the east courtyard!"
"Okay!"
After what just happened, Xu Yifei refused to share a room with Old Madam Xu and carried Yun Zhao to the room on the east side.
Unexpectedly, a figure passed by him and suddenly bumped into him.
Xu Yifei, with shackles on his feet, stumbled and lost his balance, falling forward and sending Yun Zhao flying out of his arms!
"Zhaozhao!"
Xu Qingyi's heart skipped a beat and she screamed.
Zhi Xia flew forward and hugged Yun Zhao tightly, then landed on the ground with a thud.
"Oh my god!"
Xu Qingyi was so frightened that her legs went weak, but Xu Yiyan quickly caught her and steadied her.
Yun Zhao was also terrified and turned pale.
With her small frame, if she were to fall directly to the ground, she would definitely be seriously injured!
Seeing that his niece was alright, Xu Yifei lay on the ground and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He quickly turned his head to look, and to his surprise, it was Xu Yiyuan who had bumped into him!
What's wrong with you?
At that moment, Xu Qingshi's voice came from the east room.
"Brother, come quick! We got it!"
"Are you all crazy? You bumped into me like that just to grab a room, and Zhao Zhao almost got hurt!"
Xu Yifei looked at the scratches on his palm and was immediately filled with fear.
Even a tough, hard-boiled man like him can fall and bleed on this gravel road.
Yun Zhao, such a delicate and tender girl, wouldn't she be...?
"It's because you can't stand up straight! You're so tall, yet you can't even hold onto my son!"
Madam Xu glared at him and went to help her son.
"Son, get up! Let's ignore this big, dumb guy!"
Little did she know, no matter how she filmed, Xu Yiyuan simply wouldn't get up.
Yun Zhao turned his head and saw that blood was seeping out from the cracks in the pebbles beneath Xu Yiyuan!
Oh dear, what goes around comes around?
"son?"
Madam Xu noticed something was wrong and quickly turned Xu Yiyuan over.
Only then did they discover that there was a bamboo shoot where he had fallen and was lying face down!
It turns out that there used to be bamboo planted in this yard, but for some reason, all the bamboo was pulled up.
Spring has arrived, and bamboo shoots have sprouted, but no one has noticed them because they are covered by melting snow.
Xu Yifei was much taller than Xu Yiyuan. He used all his strength to ram into Xu Yifei, and at the same time, he was also bounced away.
The adult male's own weight slammed him to the ground, and his neck got stuck in the bamboo shoot, killing him instantly!
"Ah! My son!"
Old Madam Xu couldn't catch her breath and collapsed on the spot.
Wu Lianzhen was also terrified. She fell to the ground while holding her son, unable to even make a sound.
"Dead? Someone's dead?"
Everyone was stunned, but Wei Jingchen was the first to react and stepped forward to check his pulse.
"Jingchen, how is it?"
Wei Mingde frowned and asked.
Wei Jingchen shook his head with a heavy expression.
"Dead, dead?"
"Really dead?"
Yao Xinrui hurriedly covered her youngest son's eyes and hid in fear behind her eldest son.
Xu Qingyi and the others were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.
If Zhixia hadn't caught Yunzhao, would she have fallen on the bamboo shoots too?
"elder brother!"
Xu Qingshi screamed and pounced on him, her face full of disbelief.
It was just a bump, how could he die?!
Luo Hao heard the noise and rushed over, only to find Xu Yiyuan lying in a pool of blood, with Old Madam Xu lying next to him.
Damn it, it's a dead prisoner!
Luo Hao cursed, drew his sword with a swift motion, and swept his gaze across the crowd with a sinister look.
"What's going on?!"
"It was him! He killed my brother! I want him to pay with his life!"
Xu Qingshi's eyes were bloodshot as she screamed and pointed at Xu Yifei.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a girl!"
Xu Yifei gripped the shackles tightly, his veins bulging.
This charge of murder isn't something you can just convict someone of on a whim!
"If it weren't for you, my brother wouldn't have died!"
"Yes, it's you, Xu Yifei. You have to take responsibility for my son!"
Wu Lianzhen finally came to her senses and frantically accused Xu Yifei.
Her husband is dead, and her son is only one year old. No matter what, someone has to take care of her and her son!
"No, are you crazy?! He hit my brother himself!"
"I don't care, you're the one who killed my brother!"
Xu Qingshi rushed forward and tore at Xu Yifei like a madwoman.
Out of consideration for her being a woman, Xu Yifei simply raised his hand to block her.
Xu Qingyi didn't care.
She stepped forward, suddenly pulled Xu Qingshi over, and slapped her across the face!
With a crisp "slap," Xu Qingshi's head was knocked to the side!
"You hit me?"
"That's what I'm hitting! You're the one who wanted to take the house, and you sent your brother to run over my brother! It's because you were so unreasonable that your brother died!"
Xu Qingyi was so angry that she slapped her several times, staggering in anger.
Zhichun stepped forward to help her up, and at the same time, worried that Xu Qingshi might hurt her, she stood in front of her.
Seeing her mother's pale lips, Yun Zhao hurriedly uncorked the water pouch and secretly stuffed medicine inside.
"Mother, Mother!"
She called out anxiously, and Zhixia quickly carried her to Xu Qingyi's side.
"Mommy, have some water!"
Xu Qingyi took the water pouch and took a sip.
The medicine contained honey, and the sweetness of the spring water in the space masked the bitterness of the medicine, so Xu Qingyi did not notice.
Yun Zhao watched her nervously, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her lips gradually regain their color.
"Sister, let's move away a bit, don't let this crazy woman hurt us!"
Xu Yifei, his face ashen, distanced himself from them and stood quietly to the side, awaiting the officials' instructions.
When Luo Qing arrived, his face turned ashen upon seeing the chaotic scene.
When Gao Minglang told him the cause of Xu Yiyuan's death, Luo Qing muttered a few curses under his breath.
"I've never seen such a stupid person kill themselves just to fight for a house!"
When Madam Xu slowly woke up, she heard these words.
She suddenly threw herself onto her son's body and burst into tears!
Luo Qing felt a headache coming on and directly pointed to two constables.
"Go to the back of the mountain, dig a hole, and bury him there."
"yes!"
The official stepped forward with a gloomy expression, and as soon as he touched Xu Yiyuan's corpse, Old Madam Xu went berserk and started biting people!
"Don't touch my son! My son won't die, he's the son of a great general, he won't die!"
Luo Qing sneered, "Drag this old woman away!"
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