Chapter 444: Silencing the Witness
The next day, in the study of the Prince's Mansion, Shangguan Nanxing was reviewing memorials after the morning court session. There was a table not far from him, and Su Yue was sitting at the table, reading a medical book with him.
After reading each memorial, Shangguan Nanxing would look up at Su Yue not far away. The sunlight shone through the window behind her and fell on Su Yue's light yellow clothes. From a distance, his Yue'er seemed to be glowing.
"Yuer, come here." Shangguan Nanxing spoke softly and waved towards Su Yue upon seeing this.
"Read the memorials carefully and don't be indecisive." Su Yue looked up from the medical book and met Shangguan Nanxing's affectionate eyes. Her face turned red and she quickly buried her face in the book and said in a muffled voice.
"Of course I have finished reading this memorial." Shangguan Nanxing couldn't help but chuckle when he saw Su Yue like this, then he stood up and walked towards Su Yue.
"You finished reading so quickly?" Su Yue raised her head curiously when she heard Shangguan Nanxing say this. The number of memorials was about the same as usual, but it was the first time that Nanxing finished so early.
"Of course, why would I lie to you?" Shangguan Nanxing stood behind Su Yue, leaned down, put his arms around her waist, and leaned on her shoulders.
"I saw you reading this medical book for several days. Why are you still reading this one?" Shangguan Nanxing glanced at the medical book in Su Yue's hand and asked curiously.
"Because I'm stupid, I can't figure it out and can't remember it. Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Shangguan Nanxing's puzzled voice came to Su Yue's ears, which made Su Yue, who was a little distracted by his hug, come back to her senses immediately, and she retorted rudely.
"Yuer is not stupid at all. What Yuer can remember in just a few days may take me a very long time." Shangguan Nanxing saw Su Yue looking angry and hurriedly coaxed her in a soft voice.
Su Yue then turned around and was about to say something, but she found that when she turned around, their faces were very close.
Shangguan Nanxing stared at Su Yue's lips, his heart moved, and he was about to cover her with his lips.
"Master, there is someone outside crying out for justice." Just as the two were distracted, Ruofeng's voice came from outside.
"Why are you going to the Prince's Mansion to complain about your injustice? Let him report it to the authorities."
Shangguan Nanxing had no idea how many times he had been disturbed by Ruofeng, and his temper had been worn out. At this time, when Ruofeng suddenly spoke, he was not angry at all.
"Master, the old man said that other officials can't do anything, only you can do something about the princess." Ruofeng's voice came again, causing Shangguan Nanxing, who wanted to continue, to stop.
"Let the old man in." After Shangguan Nanxing gave the order, he glanced at Su Yue. Seeing Su Yue's smiling eyes, he kissed her lips in revenge.
About an incense stick of time later, the old man came into the room. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt on the ground with a sad expression.
"Master, he was yelling at the door just now, and I happened to see him. I was going to have my servants chase him away, but he mentioned Princess Fuping."
Ruofeng stepped forward, performed the greetings, and then explained softly.
"Well, you did a good job." Shangguan Nanxing nodded slightly when he heard Ruofeng say this. After all, as for Fuping, he had to take care of this matter.
Su Yue stood beside Shangguan Nanxing, looking at the old man with a goatee kneeling on the ground, wondering what the relationship was between this old man and Fuping?
"What injustice have you suffered?" Shangguan Nanxing saw Su Yue's puzzled expression, so he asked the old man.
"Your Highness, Princess Fuping massacred my entire family. Please help me." The old man with a goatee heard Shangguan Nanxing asking him, so he knelt on the ground and said, suppressing his great grief.
"Fuping is a princess, why would she kill your entire family?" Shangguan Nanxing and Su Yue looked at each other and both realized something was wrong, so they asked again.
"My younger brother's name is Song Shan. My younger brother Song Chuan and I know a little bit about medicine. We usually make a living by collecting herbs. About a month ago, when we were selling herbs in the city, the princess asked us to look for something. We didn't find it until yesterday.
Unexpectedly, the princess gave me the reward in person and killed my entire family at night.
Considering the princess's status and position, I thought those petty officials naturally dared not offend her, so I had the audacity to come to the Prince's Mansion and ask His Royal Highness the Prince to make the decision. ”
When Song Shan said this, his face was full of regret. If he had known that something would happen to his family regardless of whether he helped or not, he would never have gone to look for that thing. It was too dangerous to take the thing. The princess must have used it to harm people.
"Since I said I would kill your whole family, how can you escape?"
Shangguan Nanxing and Su Yue keenly realized that what Fuping was looking for must be related to them, so they hurriedly continued to ask.
"It's like this..."
Then the man named Song Shan told the whole story in detail.
It turned out that Song Shan's family made a living by collecting herbs, and they lived alone at the foot of the mountain. Yesterday, after the two brothers received their reward, Song Shan returned home to rest for a while and then went up the mountain to collect herbs.
Because he often went up the mountain to collect herbs, sometimes he was too late and just rested in a cave in the mountain. It was the same thing last night, so he escaped.
But I didn't expect that when I returned home early the next morning, the house had already been burned to ruins.
His younger brother was only breathing his last breath at the time. He finally woke him up, but he died after hearing the word "Princess".
He then dug out a family of eight from the rubble, all of whom were dead.
"Your Highness, this must be the princess trying to use that thing to harm people. She was afraid of being exposed, so she killed my family to silence them!"
When Song Shan said this, he was already sobbing and couldn't speak. A man cried like a tearful man.
"What exactly does the princess want you to find? Why are you so anxious to kill people to silence them?" After hearing this, Su Yue finally couldn't help but ask.
"It's the scabs on leprosy patients' bodies, ground into powder." Song Shan looked at Su Yue and spoke out.
"What! Do you know how dangerous that thing is, and you actually helped her find it?" Perhaps because she was too shocked, Su Yue shouted angrily.
"I know, but that princess threatened the lives of my family!" Seeing Su Yue angry, Song Shan quickly lowered his head and explained while crying.
"Yuer, how is that thing dangerous?" Perhaps Su Yue's reaction was too big, Shangguan Nanxing looked at her and asked softly.
"Ordinary people will be infected with leprosy if they inhale or come into contact with it." Su Yue looked at Shangguan Nanxing and said.
"What!" Shangguan Nanxing was so shocked that he stood up.
Leprosy is basically an incurable disease.
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