At that moment, shouts came from inside the courtyard: "Someone has opened the second young lady's coffin to examine her body! Quickly go and protect her..."
Chen Yu pushed Zhang Yue'er away and strode off, with Zhang Yue'er hurriedly following.
Upon arriving at the mourning hall, the entrance was crowded with people. Chen Yu pushed through the crowd and squeezed into the hall, where it was also packed with people.
Everyone was curious whether Chenxiang was really dead and wanted to see how the royal family would explain themselves to the Mu family.
Chen Yu squeezed through the crowd to the coffin, where she saw Hong Yu standing beside it. The coffin lid was open, revealing a grayish-purple face.
Shen Yu immediately lunged at the coffin, screaming in shock, "Ah..."
"In this state, he is indeed dead."
"How could it be fake?"
"This time, Consort Yu had no way to shirk responsibility. If she hadn't exposed the scandal between the Fourth Prince and Chenxiang, would Chenxiang have taken his own life..."
Hongyu burst into tears and knelt down with a thud. "Hongyu didn't want to protect the prince, she only wanted to reveal the truth, but she never expected that Miss Chenxiang would take her own life..."
"Ah...you're the one who ruined my sister, I'm going to beat you to death..."
Shen Yu cursed and pounced on Hong Yu, pinning her to the ground and hitting and punching her.
Hongyu's hair was disheveled, but it remained perfectly still. Fortunately, Prince Yan arrived in time and escorted Hongyu away in a hurry.
Shen Yu refused to give up and continued chasing Yan Wang, shouting, "Don't run, murderer, give me back my sister..."
A group of onlookers followed behind her, whispering as they ran, "If she weren't crazy, the King of Yan would definitely have arrested her."
"Is he really crazy? Or is he faking it?"
"The Princess Consort of Wenli has already summoned the imperial physician; the truth will soon be revealed."
At this moment, Cuiwei caught up and stopped Chenyu, shouting, "Second Miss is back! She went to play in the garden."
Chen Yu immediately stopped and turned to run towards the garden.
The crowd wanted to follow, but Zhang Yue'er stopped them. "Miss Chenyu is mentally unstable and cannot handle extreme joy or sorrow. Please do not follow her. I will go and comfort her."
Chen Yu pretended to be foolish and skipped towards the small bridge. After crossing the bridge, she blinked and looked around, and saw Zhang Yue'er walking towards her alone, looking around.
"Is Madam looking for agarwood?"
Upon hearing Zhang Yue'er mention Chenxiang, she immediately nodded, grabbed Zhang Yue'er's sleeve, and asked, "Where is Sister Chenxiang?"
"Come with me, I'll take you to see Chenxiang."
"Liar! Sister Chenxiang isn't in the garden!"
After saying that, Chen Yu suddenly pushed Zhang Yue'er off the bridge.
Glug!
Zhang Yue'er cried out for help: "Help me..."
Chen Yu trembled all over, clutching her head and whispering, "Sister Chenxiang has drowned..."
Her terrified expression resembled that of a frightened child, yet her eyes secretly darted towards Zhang Yue'er.
A moment later, they saw Imperial Physician Wen rush to the riverbank, drop his medicine box, and was about to jump into the river when Cuiwei stopped him: "The water is deep and dangerous. Imperial Physician Wen, you should take off your outer robe to avoid being too heavy."
After a moment's hesitation, Imperial Physician Wen shook his head in refusal and jumped into the river.
Just then, a group of people ran in and stopped by the river. "Imperial Physician Wen has embraced Princess Li."
"Alas, they were childhood sweethearts. If it weren't for Prime Minister Zhang's attempt to curry favor with the royal family, they would probably already have a son and a daughter."
"Who pushed Princess Li into the river?"
Everyone looked at the sunken fish on the small bridge without prior arrangement.
Cuiwei hurriedly ran to the small bridge to meet up with Chenyu and whispered, "Miss, Imperial Physician Wen has a jade pendant on his waist that he can't remove. He's wary of us, it seems he has something to hide."
Chen Yu nodded slightly, hugged Cui Wei, and whispered, "I'll go and check if he has a handkerchief in his sleeve later. You stay by his side and act accordingly."
Seeing Imperial Physician Wen carrying Zhang Yue'er closer to the shore, Chen Yu quickly pushed Cui Wei away and rushed towards the riverbank like a madwoman.
As soon as Imperial Physician Wen carried Zhang Yue'er ashore, Chen Yu grabbed Zhang Yue'er's legs, pulling and shouting, "Sister Chen Xiang isn't dead! Sister will take you back to your room..."
Zhang Yue'er was terrified, kicking her legs wildly and shouting, "Let go! I want to get down, let me go..."
Water droplets splashed everywhere as Zhang Yue'er kicked wildly, hitting Chen Yu in the chest, chin, and even mouth.
Shen Yu didn't let go; instead, she held on even tighter. She had to cleverly obtain evidence—evidence that could prove Imperial Physician Wen had murdered Shen Xiang.
Last night, Chenxiang recounted: "The man pulled me to the riverbank, and I pulled a handkerchief from his sleeve. Unfortunately, just as I fell into the water, he snatched the handkerchief back."
Therefore, Chen Yu instructed Jiu'er to search for evidence by the river, but they found nothing.
She questioned the entire household about whether any outsiders had entered yesterday. The plump nanny said that since Princess Yanghua's miscarriage, she had been treated by Imperial Physician Wen.
At first, she didn't suspect Imperial Physician Wen, but rather suspected that a spy had disguised himself as a servant and infiltrated the mansion to murder Chenxiang. It wasn't until Zhang Yue'er broke into Yile Garden that she began to suspect Imperial Physician Wen, believing that he was acting on Zhang Yue'er's orders.
Seeing everyone pointing and whispering, Zhang Yue'er struggled even harder, even slapping Chen Yu's cheek.
Shen Yu endured the kicks and punches with her mouth taut, refusing to let go. She grabbed a corner of a handkerchief with her other hand, then released it, swiftly pulling out a hairpin and stabbing it at Imperial Physician Wen's forearm while crying out, "Give me back my sister Chenxiang! Let go of my sister Chenxiang..."
Physician Wen was helpless. If he let go of Shen Yu's hand, Zhang Yue'er would definitely fall to the ground. But if he kept holding Zhang Yue'er, he was afraid of causing gossip.
So he squatted down and simply put Zhang Yue'er on the ground, then knelt down on both knees, saying, "Your humble servant had no choice but to do this, and I hope Princess Li will forgive me."
Zhang Yue'er sat down on the ground and saw that Imperial Physician Wen's sleeve was stained with blood, and fresh blood was dripping continuously. Just as she was about to go forward to check, Imperial Physician Wen had already taken out a handkerchief and wrapped it around his wrist.
Shen Yu finally calmed down. Her eyes were wide open, her cheeks were puffed out, and she was breathing heavily. She glared at Imperial Physician Wen as if she was furious, but in her heart she was thinking about how to get the bloodstained handkerchief from him.
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