Wei Zhenghong was poisoned to death!
Who knows if there's poison in this bathwater?
There is absolutely no way she would drink it.
“Madam, everything should be done according to the circumstances and the time. The weather is so hot right now, and the Duke has been resting for half a day and a night. He must have a lot of oozing on his body. If this water gets drunk, it's not a big deal if I and Teng'er get sick, but if the old lady falls ill, wouldn't that be harming the Duke?”
Aunt Chang said slowly and deliberately.
"The Duke did so much for the country and its people during his lifetime, he certainly won't go to hell to suffer."
The Ning family will not let her off the hook.
“Go ask around at other families who have lost loved ones. Which family would refuse to drink the water used to bathe the corpse just because of the hot weather? I think you don’t care about the Duke at all, which is why you neither bathe him nor give him water.”
"I wonder if His Majesty would still allow Prince Wei to inherit the title if he knew that Prince Wei was such a person?"
"The imperial edict of the Duke of Anguo's mansion has been passed down for so many years, it's time to take it back. After all, the Duke of Anguo's mansion is just an empty shell now."
Wei Teng was most concerned about the succession to the title, and upon hearing this, he was immediately provoked.
"Who said we wouldn't drink? Don't spread rumors. Someone, bring us bowls!"
He'll drink it right now to show her!
"Teng'er!"
Aunt Chang immediately lost her composure.
Ignoring the possibility of arousing Ning's suspicion, he leaned close to Wei Teng's ear and said, "This water is not drinkable."
Wei Teng asked, puzzled, "Why?"
Although the bathwater is a bit dirty, it shouldn't be a problem to drink a few mouthfuls of dirty water, right?
Even if there are corpses floating upstream when they are on a military campaign, they still have to drink the water downstream.
My aunt must have never experienced anything like this before, and she has some psychological issues with it.
"Mother, it's alright, it won't kill you."
Who said no one would die!
Snake and bird wine is highly poisonous!
Those who drink snake and sparrow wine will have poisonous sweat.
Aunt Chang desperately wanted to tell Wei Teng the truth, but now was not the right time.
“Listen to your mother, this is an outdated custom, we don’t have to follow it. Why should we do whatever she says? She’s not a member of the Wei family.”
These words resonated with Wei Teng.
He didn't want to listen to Ning Shi either.
“Mother, you’re right. We don’t need to respect such customs. Father was a reincarnation of a general from Heaven. He will naturally return to Heaven after he dies. Only those who can’t stand to see Father doing well would say that he went to Hell.”
He then said to Madam Ning, "Now that you have offered your condolences, please leave."
Ning remained completely still.
"You refuse to drink the water, could it be because the water is poisoned? Did you poison the Duke to death?"
Wei Teng was furious.
"Why would we poison my father? He was perfectly fine until yesterday when he went to your Jing'an Marquis's residence and died on the way back. I think he was poisoned to death by you!"
They either report it to the authorities or call the coroner; do you think they're easy to bully?
It's possible that the Ning family killed him, and now they're crying wolf.
"Go ahead and report me to the authorities! Who's afraid of who!"
He then ordered someone to report to the authorities.
Aunt Chang almost fainted.
Just as they were about to stop him, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the mourning hall.
It turned out to be the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture leading a group of yamen runners.
The guests and relatives: "..."
Ning Shi: "..."
Wei Teng: "..."
Did the Prefect of Jingzhao have super hearing?
They had just mentioned reporting to the authorities when he arrived with his men.
How could he not know that the Jingzhao Prefecture also offered door-to-door service?
Or was he there to offer condolences?
He reviewed the obituaries he had sent out and realized that the Prefect of the Capital Prefecture was not mentioned, so he asked, "Why has Lord Lin come?"
The Prefect of Jingzhao replied, "I received a report that the Duke of Anguo had been murdered, so I came here specifically to investigate."
Aunt Chang's face turned pale instantly.
Wei Teng was taken aback: "Who reported this?"
He hasn't given any instructions yet.
Could it be the Ning family?
The Ning family was also completely baffled.
Although she felt that the Wei family was not taking Wei Zhenghong's funeral seriously, she only had verbal suspicions and did not send anyone to report it to the police.
Others were even more confused.
They came to pay their respects, but they never expected such a turn of events.
In the silence, a loud voice rang out: "I reported the case."
The voice sounded very familiar to everyone. Before they could even think about who it was, they all turned to look.
Upon seeing who was speaking, he was so shocked he nearly jumped out of his skin.
It was Wei Zhenghong himself who said it!
He had somehow gotten up from the coffin and was staring intently at them.
Oh my god!
It's like seeing a ghost in broad daylight!
But all of them combined were not as shocked as Aunt Chang.
She checked it herself; Wei Zhenghong was clearly dead beyond any doubt, so how could he have come back to life!
Could it be...?
Thinking of the news from the southeast prefecture that the Prince of Dai had been replaced by the Prince of Xian, she was horrified. Could it be that someone had transplanted Wei Zhenghong's face and was impersonating him?
It would be best if someone was impersonating her, otherwise the thought that Wei Zhenghong was not dead and had overheard her conversation with the old lady last night sent chills down her spine.
But before he could expose the man, Wei Teng exclaimed in surprise, "Father, how did you come back to life?"
"He was so angry he was brought back to life."
Wei Zhenghong said expressionlessly.
“Someone killed me and refused to drink the water used to bathe my body, wanting me to go to hell. I was so unwilling to accept this that I came back to life out of anger.”
Everyone: "..."
There's too much information; let them take a break.
Wei Teng was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
"Father, what do you mean? Are you saying we killed you? How could that be!"
Wei Zhenghong sneered and called out to the air, "Bring the person over here."
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