Chapter 201 Xu Suyuan leaves Qi Mansion; Yu comes to see Jiang Yunzheng
Last night, the conversation between Jiang Wen and Yu naturally did not escape the eyes of those outside the Qi Mansion.
Qi Yunshen didn't seem to be doing anything, but Xie Qing sent Chen Zhu to Jiang Wen's room early in the morning.
Jiang Wen lived with other guards in a shed in the front yard. The shed was not big and he could bump into people whenever he turned around.
Jiang Wen usually doesn't go out except for going to get medicine last night.
Chen Zhu said a few simple words, implying that Jiang Yunzheng's matter was now over and Xu Suyuan had no reason to stay any longer.
Xie Qing did not make things difficult for Xu Suyuan. It was indeed not a gentleman's act for him to capture Jiang Yunzheng, but Xie Qing was not a man who went back on his word.
"I see."
There was no expression on Jiang Wen's face. Xie Qing was so anxious to let him leave, which was also a way to save his life. Given Qi Yunshen's cautiousness, he might have guessed Jiang Wen's identity outside Hangzhou that day.
Jiang Wen packed his luggage and said to Chen Zhu, "Thank Mr. Xie for me."
Chen Zhu nodded: "Have a nice trip."
Jiang Yunzheng and Qi Yunshen also plan to go out today.
Anyang County is a small county under Hangzhou. Jiang Yunzheng’s previous mention in the letter that he would go back to see Shi Chaoqing’s grave was not false.
Grave robbery is no small matter.
When she came to Hangzhou, of course she had to go and see Song Wanyun.
Qi Yunshen asked Jiang Yunzheng to stay in the mansion while he went there in person.
Jiang Yunzheng was firm: "Since I'm here, I'll just have to go and see him to feel at ease."
This was her promise to Song Wanyun.
Qi Yunshen looked deeply at Jiang Yunzheng and said slowly, "Have you never doubted his identity?"
Jiang Yunzheng realized who Qi Yunshen was talking about.
Jiang Yunzheng opened her eyes slightly: "When did you become suspicious?"
Qi Yunshen: "After returning to Beijing from Songshu Village."
There is one more thing Qi Yunshen didn’t say.
That was the painting on Murong Che's desk that night in Shuitan City.
Jiang Yunzheng recalled the night in Maoxian. "The people who wanted to take me away were from Xixia, but the original owner didn't know anyone from Xixia during his lifetime. The only suspicious person was Shi Chaoqing."
Qi Yunshen pinched Jiang Yunzheng's fingers and played with them. "So, today is a trap to catch the person behind it."
Jiang Yunzheng became excited when she heard this. She quickly got dressed and washed up, and went out of the yard with Qi Yunshen.
This time, the two were followed by Hou Yue and Qi An, as well as some guards and secret guards.
The group happened to meet Xu Suyuan who was about to leave the house.
Xu Suyuan paused and smiled at Jiang Yunzheng.
Qi Yunshen's face suddenly darkened.
Jiang Yunzheng glanced at him indifferently. Xu Suyuan was now emaciated. He coughed every three steps and looked like he was barely alive.
Jiang Yunzheng didn't look at him any more. She withdrew her gaze and pulled Qi Yunshen, "Let's go."
Just as he was about to get on the carriage, he saw Yu not far from the entrance of the mansion.
Yu had not slept all night. After the Li family committed murder and arson, she stayed at a distance from the Qi Mansion and did not dare to approach until dawn.
Yu ignored the guards' obstruction and rushed forward when she saw Jiang Yunzheng appear.
Yu's eyes were red: "Jing...Miss Jiang, can I talk to you?"
Yu's appearance now is very different from that of two or three months ago. If it weren't for someone close to her, no one would recognize her.
Jiang Yunzheng said indifferently: "I don't know you, please go away."
Qi Yunshen said coldly: "Qi An."
Qi An ordered the guards to drive Yu away. Yu resisted and a large cut was made on her arm, from which blood kept flowing.
Mrs. Liu said quickly, "Madam, your hand is injured."
Yu seemed not to notice and kept looking in the direction of Jiang Yunzheng.
"I just want to see you. I really know I was wrong..."
There was a mixture of blood and tears on Yu's face, and the people passing by stopped and felt sorry for her.
"If you have any grievances, please tell Prince Qi. Prince Qi is very understanding and will definitely plead for you."
"Yes, ma'am, please go find a doctor to bandage your wound first."
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Xu Suyuan limped to Yu's side. He held Yu's uninjured arm, lowered his eyes, and said nothing.
Yu kept shaking her head, looking like she wouldn't leave until she saw Jiang Yunzheng.
It was very quiet inside the carriage.
Qi Yunshen looked at Jiang Yunzheng for a moment, then told Qi An, "Let's go."
Jiang Yunzheng maintained the same posture.
But at this moment, Yu cried out in a shrill voice: "I will stay in Hangzhou until the day you are willing to see me."
During the whole process, Jiang Yunzheng did not move.
Jiang Yunzheng didn't speak until the carriage had driven off the street. "Why do you think that if you do something wrong, you can be forgiven just by apologizing and begging for mercy?"
Her voice was very soft.
Xu Jingyang’s death is a fact.
What’s the point of saying this now?
Xu Jingyang no longer needs it, and Jiang Yunzheng doesn't want to listen to it.
Qi Yunshen didn't respond. He let Jiang Yunzheng lie on his legs and pressed her temples little by little. The hand warmer in his arms emitted heat, slowly soothing her heart.
At the original place, as the carriage left, the common people who were guarding outside the Qi Mansion also dispersed.
Yu collapsed on the ground.
No matter how Mrs. Liu tried to dissuade her, Yu refused to leave. "I'll stay here and wait for her to come back."
Xu Suyuan stood aside and sighed, "If you stay here and let the people passing by see you, what will they think of Prince Qi and... Miss Jiang?"
Yu's whole body stiffened.
Xu Suyuan looked at the gray sky in the distance and said, "If you really care about her, then leave. Don't let her remember the past."
Mrs. Liu: "Yes, madam, let's go to the clinic first."
Yu was helped up by Mrs. Liu. She looked at Xu Suyuan and asked, "How do you know about me and her?"
Xu Suyuan pursed his lips: "It's just a guess."
Yu didn't believe it, she just felt that the man's appearance last night was very unusual.
Yu frowned: "Who are you? Are you Qi Yunshen's man?"
Xu Suyuan: "He works for someone in the palace."
"I happen to be passing by the clinic. If it's on the way, I'll take my wife there."
Yu and Mrs. Liu looked at each other and agreed to Xu Suyuan's words.
The clinic was right at the entrance of Qingyi Lane where Yu lived. When they arrived at the clinic, they happened to meet a group of soldiers entering the lane.
"I heard that a family in Qingyi Lane was burned to death last night!"
"I know. It's that family that sells pork on credit and doesn't pay. Now no one in Hangzhou dares to sell to them."
"It's just a pity for that little grandson."
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Yu looked indifferent, as if she hadn't heard anything.
Xu Suyuan added, "Let me go in with my wife. I'll prescribe some medicine for you."
Yu thought that this man could not do anything bad in broad daylight.
The wound on Yu's arm looked bloody, but there was actually no broken bone. After the doctor quickly bandaged it, he saw Xu Suyuan in the corner.
The doctor was surprised and asked, "Why are you here to get medicine again?"
Xu Suyuan: "The painkillers I took last night didn't work. I'd like to ask you to prescribe some new medicine."
At that moment, a soldier rushed into the clinic and asked the doctor, "The Li family in Qingyi Lane was burned down. Did you see any suspicious people last night?"
The old doctor knew nothing and quickly pointed at Xu Suyuan and said, "He was the last one to come to the clinic last night. We didn't notice anything."
Someone recognized Yu and asked, "Hey? Doesn't this person live next to the Li family?"
Xu Suyuan frowned slightly.
Mrs. Yu remained calm. She wiped her eyes and said, "Yesterday morning, I gave Li Dao some cakes to eat, but I didn't expect a fire to break out in the middle of the night! Last night, my servants and I went to see the lantern festival and came back late. The Li family's house hadn't caught fire yet, and we were fast asleep in the middle of the night, so we didn't know anything. When I woke up this morning, the neighbors were all gathered outside the Li family's house. Life is truly unpredictable."
The officers and soldiers glanced at Yu and Liu Pozi without raising any doubts.
The three members of the Li family were all burned to death in their beds in their respective rooms. It was a winter night, and the officers and soldiers speculated that they had lit a charcoal fire in the middle of the night to ward off the cold, and it accidentally caught fire.
The officer didn't stay long and left the clinic soon.
Xu Suyuan followed Yu out and stood at the entrance of the alley.
Last night, after leaving Qi Mansion, Yu and Liu Pozi went straight back to Qingyi Lane, where they met Li Dao.
Xu Suyuan walked slowly with a limp. When he arrived at the clinic, several figures flashed from the depths of the alley and entered one of the courtyards. At that time, Xu Suyuan did not think much about it. He asked the doctor to prescribe medicine and left.
Xu Suyuan recommended himself: "May I ask if my wife's family needs an accountant? Now that I have left the Qi Mansion, I have no other skills except accounting, and I don't have any other skills to make a living. If my wife doesn't mind..."
Yu was about to refuse, but for some reason she thought of it and kept Xu Suyuan.
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