Chapter 144
Find the murderer
"Go quickly and find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He will definitely...definitely protect you."
Jiang Zhiyu's head drooped a little, and his pale lips were almost close to Jiang Zhaoying's ear as he whispered with difficulty.
even.
He wanted to push Jiang Zhaoying to walk faster, but he clearly felt that his hands were powerless.
Jiang Zhaoying felt something strange and was shocked as if struck by lightning. Her heart sank to the bottom in an instant. She hurriedly reached out and hugged Jiang Zhiyu. When she touched the wet spot on his back, Jiang Zhaoying trembled heart-wrenchingly.
No.
When that thought exploded in her head, Jiang Zhaoying felt completely weak.
The two of them knelt on the ground, hugging each other tightly. Tears streamed down Jiang Zhaoying's eyes. She moved her trembling hand upwards inch by inch, and finally, in horror, she touched the arrow that had pierced Jiang Zhiyu's back.
No no no.
She shook her head desperately, impossible, impossible.
He died so miserably in his previous life, shouldn't he be allowed to live well in this one? What is it for?
Yang Pianpian and Princess Tingyun crawled to their side crying, and Tingyun shouted miserably.
"Someone, come quickly, Prince brother, go find Prince brother quickly."
Sheng Hanyuan turned around and yelled as if he was suddenly awakened.
"No matter how many people you have brought, I will requisition them all. Go find the Crown Prince and the imperial physician. My people, listen, go find the murderer and cut him into pieces."
In everyone's impression, the King of Youzhou has always been gentle and easy to talk to. His current gloomy and angry expression scared everyone. The guards hardly looked at their master, and subconsciously listened to the order and turned to leave.
Yang Pianpian and Princess Tingyun held Jiang Zhiyu's hands tightly. Yang Pianpian leaned over and put her face against his forehead, sobbing in pain.
"Hold on, Zhiyu. I'm going to marry you soon and we can be together forever. I told you that we will be very happy. You must be strong."
“Brother Zhiyu, you will be fine. If you are in trouble, I will not be alive either.”
Ting Yunyi was crying as she spoke, and she only regretted that she was slow to act and react. If she had seen it earlier, she would have rushed over to protect Jiang Zhiyu and would not have let anything happen to him.
"Zhiyu, Zhiyu, I like you so much. You said you would grow old with me. I really like you. Please be strong, okay?"
…
There were gusts of cold wind, and the surroundings were rustling.
Jiang Zhaoying stood there motionless, her whole body gloomy and her heart filled with grief, but her eyes were so cold that they seemed to freeze the entire forest.
Slowly raising her eyes, she looked at the faces of the people around her one by one.
Close your eyes.
She carefully felt the wind, the fallen leaves, and everything around her, but there was no trace of the murderer around.
"younger sister."
A weak voice sounded in her ears, and Jiang Zhaoying stumbled towards her brother.
Jiang Zhiyu looked at Yang Pianpian and Princess Tingyun again, with reluctance and guilt in his eyes.
"I...I'm sorry to them. Please help me cancel the engagement and give them enough compensation. From now on...from now on, you must take care of each other and help each other, like a family."
"I will, but wouldn't it be better for you to do these things yourself, brother? They just want you to be nice to them."
Jiang Zhaoying's face turned pale.
"Need not."
Yang Pianpian knew that he was leaving his last words. The sadness in the world suddenly solidified, and she became stronger instead. She wiped her tears and said softly.
"Jiang Zhiyu, who do you think I am? If you don't die, I will marry you. If you die, I will still marry you. In this life, I am yours while I am alive, and I will be your ghost after I die."
"Me too."
Tingyun nodded heavily, and the two of them snuggled up to Jiang Zhiyu with a determined look on their faces.
Jiang Zhiyu listened to their words, his eyes filled with emotion and helplessness.
"Why do you have to do this? It will delay your whole life."
"No need to delay. Your family is so rich, I can live the way I want. In a few decades, I will come down to find you and we will settle the accounts."
Yang Pianpian's red and swollen eyes curved as she spoke, and Jiang Zhiyu pursed his lips as he listened.
Then.
In their horrified eyes, they saw Jiang Zhiyu's eyes slowly close, and his pale handsome face passed away as if he had fallen asleep.
"Holding the jade."
"Holding the jade."
Yang Pianpian and Tingyun could no longer control themselves and started screaming and crying.
Jiang Zhaoying was completely numb. She let go of her brother's hand, slowly stood up, and looked around with a pair of cold and murderous eyes, constantly observing and reminiscing.
There was indeed a different smell in the air at that time, but there were too many people and too many things, so I didn't pay attention to it.
The red fox stood on her shoulder, feeling the great sadness on her body, and let out a small whine.
The sound of neat horse hooves could be heard.
The branches spread apart, and an oppressive atmosphere came towards them. The prince appeared with his team. Seeing this scene, the prince's handsome face immediately became gloomy.
Doctor Chu bowed and quickly ran towards Jiang Zhiyu, then squatted down and took his pulse.
"The hunting grounds have been sealed off. No one is allowed to leave until the murderer is found."
Shen Liuguang then took out a flare, and the moment it exploded, the guards outside immediately took action to close the hunting ground.
"Sheng Hanyuan."
The prince's voice was so terribly deep that everyone present trembled when they heard it.
Sheng Hanyuan knelt in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a pale face.
"What on earth is going on?"
Sheng Hanyuan raised his head, tears filling his eyes with hatred.
"We only had a quarrel with Fourth Miss Liu and never offended anyone else. Fourth Miss Liu was arrogant and unreasonable. She even looked down on me, Her Highness. Others saw this and they can testify. Brother Crown Prince, it must be the Liu family who killed my cousin."
He never thought about fighting with anyone, and even if he did fight, he never thought about taking anyone's life.
But now it seems that he can't just sit there and do nothing. He must become stronger. He can't even protect the Jiang family.
The prince looked at Jiang Zhaoying deeply. Seeing her stiff, bloodshot eyes and murderous look, he felt distressed. But he had no way to persuade her at the moment. There had been a gap between them as siblings for a long time, which had only been resolved now. Their relationship was just good, but she lost it suddenly. How could she bear it?
At this time.
Doctor Chu also gently released Jiang Zhiyu's wrist and said with a sad expression.
"Your Highness."
He couldn't say the next words and could only shake his head in pain.
Present.
Everyone stared blankly at Yang Pianpian and Princess Tingyun, both of them lying in Jiang Zhiyu's arms at the same time. No one spoke, and they all looked quiet. For a moment, their eyes were red.
"Zhaoying."
The prince dismounted from his horse and walked in front of her.
"Go back to the tent first. I will definitely give you justice."
Shen Liuguang waved his hand.
Then the people from the Prince's Mansion stepped forward to help Yang Pianpian and Princess Tingyun away, pulled out the arrow from Jiang Zhiyu's body, and lifted the body onto the shelf.
Princess Tingyun's body tilted and she fainted. Yang Pianpian looked at her weak and pale appearance, then looked at Jiang Zhaoying, who spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I'll take care of the revenge."
"good."
Yang Pianpian nodded and followed the team.
The prince looked at her.
"Let's go first, okay?"
Jiang Zhaoying slowly raised her trembling eyes and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"No matter who it is, I want him to pay with his life."
"good."
The prince resisted the urge to hold her in his arms to comfort her and patted her shoulder. Then Jiang Zhaoying tore off the white cloth from her inner sleeve and tied it around her head.
The team was silent and depressed.
When they returned to the camp, the emperor, the empress and the ladies were all shocked when they heard what had happened.
Jiang Jianzheng even fell down beside Jiang Zhiyu and was unable to recover for a long time.
His heart felt like someone had dug a large piece out of it, it was empty and painful. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, wanting to ask if it was true, but no words came out.
until.
It was not until Jiang Zhaoying appeared with a white ribbon on her forehead and full of hostility that Jiang Jianzheng realized that these things were actually true and his son was really killed.
The grief in his heart surged, just like the day their mother left, making him feel so painful that he couldn't breathe.
"What on earth is going on?"
Sheng Hanyuan hurriedly got up, walked to the emperor and told him what had happened. When the emperor heard that the red fox understood Jiang Zhaoying's words and automatically jumped into her arms, he was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.
In twos and threes.
The hunters have returned.
Miss Liu Si also came back with her people. When she met Jiang Zhaoying's cold gaze, Liu Si looked at Jiang Zhiyu's body and raised her eyebrows when she saw Jiang Zhaoying who was still alive.
It doesn't matter.
Anyone can die, including Jiang Zhiyu, because it was Jiang Zhiyu who provoked her and disrespected her as the young lady of the Liu family.
When Jiang Zhaoying saw the smile in her eyes, her heart sank suddenly. She clenched her fists, walked slowly to the center, and looked around.
"Who did it? Who killed my brother?"
Liu Si raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang Zhaoying as if she were a fool. How could he kill someone and then admit it in front of everyone? Besides, the secret guard had committed suicide long ago. Even if they found out, they would not know who he belonged to as there was no trace on his body.
Jiang Zhaoying naturally knew that no one would come out to admit it, but she had to say it in advance.
She held back her tears and held her head high.
"Once I find out who the murderer is, I will use any means necessary to wipe out your entire family. Listen carefully."
Miss Liu Si frowned and subconsciously hid behind someone. She looked at Jiang Zhaoying cautiously and coldly. The murderous look in Jiang Zhaoying's eyes made everyone uncomfortable.
Can.
Because her brother died, no one dared to say anything.
Turn around.
She, Jiang Jianzheng, Yang Pianpian, and Princess Tingyun all knelt before the emperor, and Jiang Zhaoying kowtowed heavily.
"Your Majesty, my brother must not die in vain. I must avenge him. If she confesses, her life will be exchanged for hers. If I find out, I will kill her entire family."
The emperor looked at the prince with a sullen face, and the prince stepped forward.
"Father, this incident happened too suddenly. I am still investigating. The hunting grounds have been completely closed to entry and exit. Currently, the only person who has had a dispute with Jiang Zhiyu is Fourth Miss Liu."
"in addition……"
The prince glanced at Miss Liu Si.
"Jiang Fuqin was also seriously injured. Before she was injured, she had a quarrel with the Fourth Miss Liu. It is reasonable to suspect that these things are related to the Liu Mansion."
"No."
Miss Liu Si turned around and looked around but couldn't find Liu Yanchen, so she rushed forward to argue with him.
"We had a few arguments, but I didn't touch them, absolutely not."
She only ordered people to kill Jiang Zhaoying, but absolutely did not touch Jiang Fuqin. If she wanted to deal with Jiang Fuqin, she would wait until she entered Prince Yueming's Mansion. She would have plenty of ways to deal with her then, and there was no need to do it outside.
"Jiang Zhaoying, it's not me."
Miss Liu Si looked at Jiang Zhaoying and when she said this, her face slightly raised and a smile flashed across her eyes.
So what if it turns out to be her?
What can a small Imperial Observatory do to Prime Minister Liu's mansion?
Lean over.
She held the arrow in Jiang Zhiyu's body tightly, with Jiang Zhiyu's blood still flowing on the arrowhead. Jiang Zhaoying raised the arrow.
"Since I come from a fortune-telling family, I naturally have some skills. You can either prove your innocence, or I will mobilize all the ghosts in this hunting ground to help me find the murderer. By then, none of you will be able to escape the thick yin energy, and you may be sick for a month or two."
These words shocked all the nobles. They had heard that Jiang Zhaoying was very capable, but they did not expect that she could communicate with ghosts and gods.
The emperor's eyes even brightened slightly. To be honest, he had never seen a ghost before, so it would be good to be able to see one.
By his side.
Song Chengyu was also shocked when he heard Jiang Zhaoying's words. He felt mixed emotions at once. He had never seen Jiang Zhaoying so cold and arrogant.
"Investigate it. If you find out that it was done by our family, you can kill us as you like."
"right."
It would be difficult to prove my innocence, so it would be better to let her investigate and take revenge on the person she finds out, and put an end to it once and for all.
Jiang Zhaoying placed the arrow next to the red fox's nose for it to smell, and asked it in a cold voice.
"This is the arrow shot by the murderer. Can you smell his scent?"
“Ouch.”
The red fox nodded. The man was very careful and had almost no smell on his body, but people couldn't smell it, but it could.
"Go find him."
The red fox squeaked, then turned and ran away with the secret guards.
Miss Liu Si looked at Jiang Zhaoying's actions and felt a little panicked. She thought that since she had come into contact with the murderer, it wouldn't be that she was the one responsible. But if the smell on her body was involved, the red fox should have pounced on her. There should be no connection.
On the field.
The crowded noble families were all shocked to see that Jiang Zhaoying could actually make the fox obedient.
The rumor that Jiang Zhaoying is not simple seems to be true.
Fourth Miss Liu turned around and gritted her teeth at the maid beside her.
"Where's the second brother?"
He clearly agreed to hunt foxes, so why hasn’t anyone been seen yet?
"I have already gone to look for him. I think he will be back soon."
"Send someone else to look for it."
"yes."
The maid quietly retreated, and Miss Liu Si looked at Jiang Zhiyu's body and sneered.
It feels so good!
The Jiang family’s only son is gone, and there is no heir. It feels so good.
Look at them, each of them is obviously extremely sad, but they are all trying hard to endure it. It's refreshing to watch them.
soon.
The people from the Prince's Mansion returned, and with them came Liu Yanchen, who had a gloomy face.
When he saw that the person lying on the ground was Jiang Zhiyu, Liu Yanchen felt like he was struck by lightning. At this moment, he suddenly realized that the man with the surname Jiang his sister was referring to was Jiang Zhiyu.
He always thought that Liu Xianle was talking about a person with the surname Jiang, because he remembered that there were indeed several people with the surname Jiang in the list.
How could that be?
Liu Yanchen's eyebrows did not move, but his heart was exploding. He actually killed Jiang Zhiyu.
Then they and the Jiang family will become enemies for life!
Looking at Jiang Zhaoying, he saw that her eyes were red and swollen, with murderous intent hidden in them. For some reason, the usually shrewd Liu Yanchen actually trembled.
"Let's talk about it when we get back to the tent."
Knowing that there was news, the emperor stood up and led his men into the tent.
Jiang Zhaoying looked at their actions and her heart suddenly sank to the bottom. The interests of the various families were entangled, and many times, even if something happened, it was very likely that they would be forced to suppress it and conceal it.
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