*
In just a short while, Xue Zhan's body floated to the surface.
Shen Muyu looked at it for a while, then couldn't help but burst into laughter. She had specially worn a bright red dress today to celebrate Xue Zhan's death.
She picked up the pipa that had been dropped on the ground, and began to play it while dancing, laughing and crying at the same time.
Only after the guards finished dealing with Zhao Chengxun did she wipe away her tears and point to Xue Zhan's body, saying, "The person is already dead. This pool is flowing water, connected to the Yao River. In two or three days, the body will be carried downstream by the river and someone will find it."
The guard nodded and then asked, "Does Madam intend to depart for Jiangnan immediately, or return to the capital?"
Shen Muyu said, "Let's go to Jiangnan."
The guard handed her an identity document: "The ship is ready. The gold that the prince promised you, young lady, is stored in the prepared residence. Please come with me, madam."
Shen Muyu called out to the bewildered Dongqing, and they left the house together to go to the ferry to catch a boat.
The ferry was discreet and inconspicuous. As soon as Shen Muyu and Dong Qing boarded the boat, the guards bowed and said, "The ferryman will escort you to Jiangnan. After that, please take care of yourself."
Shen Muyu thanked him and stood at the bow of the boat, watching the withered trees on both banks recede into the distance.
Dongqing, confused, asked blankly, "Miss, aren't we going back to the capital?"
Shen Muyu said, "You still want to go back to a filthy place like the capital?"
Holly scratched his head: "But the lord and his wife..."
Shen Muyu said, "I am too ashamed to see them again for the time being."
She gazed northwards, her voice ethereal: "Without me as their daughter, perhaps they could have lived longer."
Looking back now, the years she spent in the Shen family before her marriage seem like a lifetime ago. Occasionally, when she recalls those days when she and Shen Youying were constantly vying for attention, she feels a touch of nostalgia.
At that time, she was the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Although she was born out of wedlock, she had never suffered any grievances.
But now things have changed, and she can never go back.
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