After leaving Cuiyuxuan, Liping couldn't help but ask:
"Shall we still go to the peony garden?"
"I'm not going. Yue Xiaoyue is brainless; she wouldn't do something like that..."
Li Ping and Hu Ke both thought his words made sense. They agreed that although Yue Xiaoyue was willful and capricious, she was simple-minded and would only be jealous and would never do such a thing.
At noon, Liping reported that Yuzhu had accidentally fallen into the water and died while taking care of her sick mother at home.
This news made Luo Zhiwan even more suspicious about Yiming falling into the water for no apparent reason.
Nie Yuan also had doubts about this, so he is continuing to investigate the matter.
Yu Zhu's death was suspicious, so she wanted to go to Yu Zhu's house in person to find out what happened. However, she was afraid that someone would hurt Yi Ming again, so she dared not leave Yi Ming's side for even a moment.
"Leng Chuchen, please take care of Yiming for me. I'm going out for a bit..."
Upon seeing Leng Chuchen enter, she couldn't wait to seek his help.
Perhaps, in the entire Crown Prince's residence, he was the only person she could trust.
Where are you going?
He knew she had no relatives or friends in the capital.
"I'm going out to buy some things. You must stay by Yiming's side the whole time. I'll be back soon."
She didn't want to explain further to him.
Yiming remained unconscious after falling into the water. Although he was very worried about this, he did not believe that someone had deliberately harmed Yiming.
Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, he could only nod.
"Okay, hurry back, or should I ask Liping to accompany you?"
"No need, just take good care of Yiming for me..."
She turned to look at Yiming lying on the bed. Although she was extremely worried, she steeled herself and turned to leave.
She wanted to know whether Yiming falling into the water was intentional or an accident.
She absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen again. She had to eliminate all potential threats to Yiming and ensure his safety.
After finding out Yu Zhu's address from the accountant at the Crown Prince's residence, she went straight to Yu Zhu's house without stopping.
Yu Zhu's family lived in the far suburbs of the capital, so it took her half an hour to find them.
When she arrived at the alley where Yuzhu's house was located, she indeed saw that a funeral was being held at Yuzhu's house...
Could it be that Yu Zhu is really dead?
She walked over quickly and saw a lacquered red coffin in Yuzhu's courtyard. In front of the coffin, two maids of similar age to Yuzhu were kneeling and filling the coffin basin with paper money.
She walked over and asked directly:
"Is the person in the coffin Yu Zhu?"
Hearing her speak, the two girls both looked up at her.
"Young lady, who are you?"
“I am Yuzhu’s friend. I heard that something happened to her, so I came to see her off.”
Upon hearing this, one of the girls stood up as if grasping at a straw and looked at her.
"Young lady, Yuzhu died unjustly..."
"Xiaomei, don't talk nonsense. Yuzhu went to the lake to catch fish by herself and accidentally fell in and died. Who can be blamed? What is there to be wronged about?"
"That's not how it is. She told me yesterday when she came back that she had offended someone she shouldn't have at the Crown Prince's residence, and could only stay at home under the pretext of her mother being seriously ill. But last night she suddenly fell into the water. How could that be? Yuzhu and I grew up together. She's an excellent swimmer. Even if she accidentally fell into the lake, she couldn't have drowned. She must have been murdered..."
"Xiaomei, please stop talking..."
The girl next to her seemed afraid that she would say something she shouldn't, and quickly interrupted her.
"You're getting more and more of a busybody. Yuzhu died unexpectedly, and her mother is devastated. You can't cause her any more trouble..."
The woman named Xiaomei then stopped crying and continued to put paper money into the funeral basin.
Luo Zhiwan frowned slightly and stepped into the courtyard.
There were many people busy in the courtyard. After asking around, she found the room where Yuzhu Niang was.
At this moment, Yu Zhu Niang was sitting on the bed, wiping away tears and muttering to herself.
"She's my only daughter. What will I do if she dies? My Yuzhu, how could you be so heartless! How could you bear to leave your mother like this?"
Two middle-aged women were trying to persuade her.
Zhiwan knocked lightly on the door and then stepped into the room.
Upon seeing her enter, the two women curiously sized her up.
"Who are you?"
"I'm Yuzhu's friend. I heard she had a sudden accident, so I came to see her..."
"A friend? She's been working at the Crown Prince's residence. Are you also a maid there?"
Does she look like a maid?
However, she didn't explain, she simply nodded.
"Yes, I also work at the Crown Prince's residence. I was also surprised by her sudden departure, so I came to check on her..."
"girl…"
Yu Zhu Niang suddenly slid off the bed and knelt down in front of her.
"Young lady, please tell me, what exactly happened to Yuzhu at the Crown Prince's residence? Who did she offend? Please tell me..."
Her cries brought tears to my eyes; as a mother, I understood how she felt.
She stepped forward and helped Yu Zhu Niang up.
"Auntie, how could I possibly accept such a grand gesture? Please get up..."
"Young lady, I beg you, tell me, who exactly did Yuzhu offend in the Crown Prince's residence? Who wanted to kill her? I know she didn't drown; she must have been murdered..."
Hearing this, she became even more certain that Yuzhu's death was not an accident, and there might really be another reason.
She helped Yu Zhu Niang sit on the bed, and looking at her tear-streaked face, she took out a few pieces of silver from her sleeve.
“Auntie, I was very surprised by Yuzhu’s sudden death. Although I don’t know how she could have died like this, I will find out the truth and I will make sure Yuzhu’s death was not in vain. Now please tell me what you know.”
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