In the center of the room lay an unconscious man in black, bound tightly with hemp rope. On the table lay a gleaming, sharp... uh, no... rather, a somewhat dull, chipped butcher knife.
There really are killers!
Chuan Hai turned pale with fright and hurriedly looked for his youngest son.
When Chuan Yi saw that it was his father, the grievances of surviving the ordeal immediately overwhelmed him, and he burst into tears again, running over to hug Chuan Hai's leg and crying with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Father...take me back...there are assassins here...and female ghosts...waaaaah...I'll be good from now on, I'll never keep a mistress again...waaaah...Father...I don't want to stay here anymore..."
Seeing his son so energetic and lively, Chuan Hai breathed a sigh of relief. Then, his eyes were full of disgust as he tried to pull out the robe that his son had been holding in his arms, which was now stained with his son's snot and tears.
Chuan Hai took Chuan Yi back. The next morning, Chuan Hai's servant came to the manor and gave the three young men some cloth and silver. Together with the steward, he took the assassin to the authorities.
This seemingly innocuous act led to the discovery of a heinous murderer!
When the servant returned to the Marquis of Changxing's residence to report, Chuan Hai was startled.
It turns out that the killer was the same murderer who slaughtered the entire Zuojiazhuang village a while ago! The government had already issued an arrest warrant, but they didn't know where he was hiding and hadn't been caught yet.
Chuan Hai couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He had heard about the tragedy in Zuojiazhuang and that the place was still haunted, with will-o'-the-wisps and ghosts crying at night.
However, someone who slaughtered the entire village must have been extremely vicious. How could such a person use such a dull butcher knife to kill people? It would probably dull even if he were cutting a melon, let alone a person.
In the palace, the old lady of the Marquis of Changxing brought Xu Yan and Chuan Yu to see Chuan Wen. At that time, Chuan Wen was holding a book and reading it aloud with clear pronunciation and a loud voice.
This delighted the old lady of the Marquis of Changxing and Xu Yan. "My granddaughter is finally doing something serious!" Xu Yan exclaimed. "Oh my god, my daughter can even study! Will she become the top scholar in the imperial examination tomorrow?"
However, the next second:
The bright moonlight shines before my bed; Li Bai drinks soy milk. Fried dough sticks with soy milk—it tastes so delicious!
The two nearly tumbled to the ground, their smiles freezing on their faces. Sure enough... his granddaughter was incapable of doing anything serious; his daughter was utterly unrelated to becoming a top scholar...
The Empress, who was gently rocking the cradle, was also taken aback for a moment, and then she was quite happy. Ever since Chuanwen and Xiaotuantuan moved into her palace, she had been in a good mood every day. The courtyard used to be quiet and deserted, but now it was much more lively.
Chuanyu was also very happy. She hadn't seen Wenmei for many days and wanted to see her eat heartily and have some intimate conversations with her.
When Chuanwen saw them coming, she longed to throw down her books and run into her family's arms, but she couldn't...
Xu Yan was ready to welcome her daughter into her arms, but she saw her daughter's face scrunched up, looking aggrieved, yet she was still sitting there reading, though her voice sounded somewhat strained.
Doubts arose in their minds, so the Empress quickly asked them to sit down and explained the situation to them.
"His Majesty said that the little princess is about to begin her studies, and he has asked Chuanwen to read to her for a few days," the Empress said somewhat embarrassedly. "Apart from court and meals, she cannot stop for a moment."
Although Chuanwen sometimes spoke without thinking, she still helped the court a lot, and the Empress felt really bad when the Emperor punished her.
The message reads: "I suspect the emperor is targeting me!"
[The little princess is only nine months old, far from being fully educated. Besides, she can't stop for a moment except for court sessions, meals, and sleep. Listen to this! Is this something a human being would say? Is this something a human being would do? Isn't this just being targeted?]
The old lady of the Marquis of Changxing broke out in a cold sweat, fearing that the Empress might punish Chuanwen further if she was displeased. However, the Empress seemed unconcerned and explained in a voice that Chuanwen couldn't hear, "Earlier, in court, His Majesty hurriedly left the court session, and Chuanwen..."
Needless to say, the old lady of Changxing Marquis and Xu Yan, who had already learned the whole story from Chuan Haikou, understood without a doubt that the emperor was targeting them. It was just a punishment of reading, yet suddenly they were incredibly grateful to the emperor.
Chuanyu was still waiting for the next part, so what happened to Wenmei? Hmm, why do Grandmother and Aunt both have an "I see" look on their faces? What did they talk about?
They originally wanted to visit Chuanwen, but Chuanwen couldn't speak to them, so the old lady of Changxing Marquis planned to take her people back and come back another day, but the Empress kept her there.
Because of Chuanwen, the Empress became quite interested in the Changxing Marquis's residence, especially Chuanyu, who was outstanding in appearance, had a slender figure, and seemed to have a gentle nature. It would be wonderful if she could become her daughter-in-law.
Originally, the Empress had intended to have Chuanwen as her daughter-in-law, but firstly, Chuanwen was indeed a bit too young, and secondly, she had secretly asked Yi'er about it. Although Yi'er was also quite interested in Chuanwen, it wasn't the kind of interest that involved romantic feelings. So she gave up on the idea and decided to raise Chuanwen as her daughter for the time being.
"This must be the eldest daughter of your household, right?"
The Empress's eyes lit up when she looked at Chuanyu, and the old lady of Changxing Marquis suddenly felt a chill. Could it be that the Empress was up to something?
The Empress looked Chuanyu over and over again, quite satisfied, which left Xu Yan somewhat bewildered. Meanwhile, the old lady of Changxing Marquis secretly thought things were going badly. She only wanted Chuanyu to find an ordinary husband and live a peaceful life, and didn't want her to have any further involvement with the royal family.
I thought that with the Third Prince being sent away from the capital and the script being disrupted, they had escaped their original fate. Alas, I was so careless. I will never dare to bring Yu'er out again.
Although he was reading, his eyes were constantly glancing at the empress over here. He was as shrewd as a scholar, and he could tell what the empress was planning just by looking at the situation.
[The Third Prince left, and the Crown Prince arrived. Sigh, will my Sister Yu ever be able to finally get married to her childhood sweetheart?]
The Empress paused, holding Chuanyu's hand. Did Chuanyu have a childhood sweetheart?
Looking at the old lady of the Marquis of Changxing, the old lady was also stunned. She didn't know about this. When did this happen?
Ahem, the Empress had no choice but to regretfully change the subject and inquire about the safety of the Marquis of Changxing's residence.
The cabbage is a good cabbage, but unfortunately her Yi'er, that pig, arrived too late. The Empress is itching to give that wretched thing another beating. If he hadn't pretended to be sick before, he wouldn't be twenty-two years old and still without a wife.
As they talked, they began to recount Chuan Yi's harrowing experience the previous night, as well as the ruthless villains who slaughtered an entire village of Zuojiazhuang.
[Zuojiazhuang?]
Chuanwen's gossipy nature was triggered, diverting his attention from the book as the little voice in his mind went to rummage through the script.
Then the little person was shocked, speechless, and just wanted to curse.
What a tragedy... a tragedy caused by a packet of rat poison...
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