After Qin Su left the room, she came back in the evening, but the porridge was still the same, and Wang Manzhu hadn't touched it at all.
Qin Su asked Lian Tao to bring the medicine over. After drinking the medicine, she said to Wang Manzhu, "What are you going to do with the child? The weather is getting warmer. Do you want to watch him rot?"
"I want... to die with him." Wang Manzhu's voice was terribly hoarse.
Qin Su could tell that she had no will to live whatsoever.
“I understand how you feel and what you’re thinking, but as your friend, I hope you can live. Your family still has assets that no one is taking care of. If you just die like this, how can you face the business your father worked so hard to build up over his entire life?”
For Wang Manzhu, this was the only thing that could still hold her back a little.
She lost her child and her lover, and had nothing else to do.
Wang Manzhu is still the same, as if her soul has been ripped out.
"Make the funeral arrangements, take the children back to Yang County, and live a good life there."
Tears welled up in Wang Manzhu's eyes again. She looked at Qin Su through her tears and asked, "Will you always stay with me?"
Qin Su was speechless. "I have my own things to do, but you can come to Kyoto to see me, or I can come to Yang County to find you when I have time."
"If you have the ability, you can also open your family business in Kyoto."
Wang Manzhu slowly got up, but she was too weak and fell back down.
"Lao Susu took care of Xiao Heng's funeral arrangements for me. I'm too exhausted."
"Okay." Qin Su took the child, whose body already had lividity, without the slightest disgust, and said, "We need to return to the capital as soon as possible. Kang Lin's body must be transported back to the capital."
"I'll listen to you."
Wang Manzhu's gentle yet complex gaze lingered on Xiao Heng, but she eventually picked up the bowl of cold porridge and ate it in small sips.
Tears mixed with porridge and went into my stomach.
...
Qin Su handed the urn containing the ashes to Wang Manzhu, and then Qi Chen returned to the capital. As for the matter concerning the City Lord of Shacheng, Qin Su planned to inform Emperor Mingyang, who would then send someone to handle it.
The embalmed body of Kang Lin, which was routinely transported back to the capital via conventional means, could be brought back at a faster pace, allowing Qin Su's journey to proceed at a slightly slower pace.
She felt slightly unwell during her trip to Shacheng, and given Wang Manzhu's poor health, she needed to rest.
The journey back to the capital, which should have taken four or five days at a fast pace, took Qin Su more than ten days. Instead of letting Wang Manzhu return to Yang County first, she temporarily settled her in the Marquis's residence.
Qin's father had returned to the capital seven days earlier, eagerly anticipating seeing his daughter. However, Qin Su passed by her home without entering and went straight to the palace.
She was on a mission and naturally needed to report back.
It was still the same warm pavilion, and the same ministers. Qin Su could now face this minister with ease, and even smiled at them when she entered.
"You seem to have gotten used to coming and going from the warm pavilion." Emperor Mingyang put down the brush in his book and chuckled, it was hard to tell whether he was blaming him or just joking.
Qin Su quickly bowed and replied, "No, no, I dare not. I have returned to report. Kang Lin and all his followers have been executed in Shacheng."
Emperor Mingyang responded and asked, "Who killed him?"
Qin Su didn't even blink. "It was the person I brought there. He was killed in the chaos."
Emperor Mingyang remained silent this time, his cold eyes scrutinizing Qin Su.
Qin Su was also very uneasy, wondering if Emperor Mingyang already knew the truth.
"You may leave now. You will enter the palace this evening."
Qin Su agreed and left.
Regardless of whether Emperor Mingyang knew who killed Kang Lin, the fact that he did not publicly expose Qin Su's lies indicates that Emperor Mingyang did not intend to punish Qin Su.
After leaving the palace, Qin Su thought for a moment and then turned around to find Princess Cheng'an.
In the garden, Princess Cheng'an, dressed in a light palace gown, said to the bored man beside her, "The person you've been waiting for has arrived."
The man's deep gaze fell on the person in the distance. She was wearing a light, narrow-sleeved dress, which fluttered as she walked.
Despite her stunning beauty, she was quite unrefined in her attire. The only striking detail was perhaps the bell hanging from her waist, simple yet incredibly elegant.
As Qin Su approached, she noticed a familiar face in the garden. She smiled and said, "I didn't expect His Highness Prince Chen to be at the Princess's residence as well."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Princess Cheng'an, whose complexion was much better than before Qin Su left.
“Princess, I broke my promise and failed to bring Kanglin back to you alive.”
Princess Cheng'an shook her head. Although there was still some sadness in her eyes, it was clear that she had let go of the past.
"Whether he lives or dies is no longer important. However, General Chang, who is by your side, asked me to pass on a message to you."
Qin Su looked puzzled.
Immediately afterwards, Princess Cheng'an dropped a bombshell.
"He said His Majesty already knows who killed Kang Lin, and he told you to watch your words."
Qin Su immediately held her head and could only manage a wry smile.
“He said it was too late; I have already met His Majesty.”
Princess Cheng'an: "..."
"So you just returned from a meritorious service and were immediately accused of deceiving the emperor?"
Qin Su nodded. "How would Your Majesty know? Who told you?"
"have no idea."
Qin Su's first suspect was Regular Month. Not many people knew about this, and the Imperial Guard dared not say anything without his orders. Only Regular Month would dare to do this.
The reason for doing so is not hard to understand.
Regular Month knew her well and knew she would stand up for her friends, so he revealed the truth of the matter in advance to prevent Emperor Mingyang from later finding out and accusing her of deceiving the emperor.
Unexpectedly, she entered the palace immediately, completely stepping on a landmine.
Qin Su really wanted to beat up Lu Yue, but since he had Princess Cheng'an deliver a message, it wasn't hard to guess that he was definitely not in the capital right now and had gone to avoid her.
“He would rather someone else die than have anything happen to you,” Princess Cheng’an said, glancing at Yu Shuo beside her out of the corner of her eye.
"Let me guess, this is what you should say to your brother. 'I don't know exactly who killed Kang Lin; he was killed in the chaos,' you said?"
Qin Su: "..."
"The princess is intelligent."
"This matter is neither particularly serious nor particularly simple. It all depends on what Your Majesty thinks. Kang Lin is still on the imperial family genealogy; who would dare kill the imperial son-in-law? Wouldn't they have to drag the culprit out?"
Qin Su sat down listlessly, completely drained of energy. "I just think it was a good thing she did. It was revenge for her whole family, it makes perfect sense no matter how you look at it. If it were me, I would have done the same."
After all, there's nothing left to cherish, so what if we're punished?
"Who killed him, Wang Manzhu?" the princess asked again.
Qin Su nodded. Emperor Mingyang already knew, so whether Princess Cheng'an knew or not wouldn't make much difference.
"Don't worry about this. Your brother probably won't punish you."
Qin Su was also aware that His Majesty had not exposed her in public in the warm pavilion, which clearly meant he did not intend to punish her.
During a normal month, when he comes back, I'll skin him alive!
Qin Su gritted her teeth fiercely!
"I'm going to change my clothes. Please have a seat." She rose with the help of her maid and gracefully left the garden.
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