43 Save Her
◎Open your arms and hold her in your arms◎
Wei Ziyan was leaning her head against the window frame, looking at Xu Ji who was leaving, when suddenly a dark figure scurried onto the front seat of the carriage.
"Who are you?"
The man ignored her question and spanked the horse's butt hard. The horse neighed in pain and rushed out like an arrow, dragging the carriage with it.
"ah--"
The carriage shook violently, and Wei Ziyan was thrown to the ground, tossed all over the place.
"Young Madam—" Xu Ji's voice was left behind.
The carriage sped through the streets, ramming through traffic, sending pedestrians and vendors scrambling to avoid it. Just as they dodged the reckless carriage, another young man galloped in, sending another wave of people and horses careening into the streets.
Wei Ziyan, inside the carriage, was lurching headlong, cursing at some bastard in her heart when the carriage suddenly screeched to a halt. She was thrown forward uncontrollably, and before she could even come to a complete stop, the carriage veered sharply to the left, flinging her in the opposite direction, her back slamming heavily against the wall...
Wei Ziyan grimaced in pain, then suddenly heard the frightened neigh of a horse. She didn't see the horse in front of the carriage raise its front hooves high, but she felt the carriage tilt suddenly.
Almost in the blink of an eye, she and the entire carriage flipped over...
"Miss Wei--" Seeing this, Wei Tingzhou, who was chasing closely from behind, hurriedly stopped his horse and ran forward.
Before he could get close, however, the masked man in black lunged at him, knife in hand. Wei Tingzhou dodged backward, avoiding the knife as the man turned and headed for the overturned carriage.
Wei Tingzhou was a civil servant, so he didn't care about his inability to do anything and rushed forward again to stop him from hurting the people in the car.
The man in black struck ruthlessly, slashing a gash across his forearm with a single swing of his knife. At this critical moment, two Imperial City patrolmen, who had just happened to pass by and forced the carriage to a halt, rushed over.
Wei Tingzhou took the opportunity to catch his breath and rushed to the car to rescue people while they were fighting with the men in black.
Wei Ziyan was dizzy from the fall and was struggling to crawl out. When she looked up and saw Wei Tingzhou, she was overjoyed: "Master Wei——"
"Come out quickly." Wei Tingzhou stretched out his hands to pull her out of the car.
"Be careful--" Wei Ziyan suddenly shouted.
Wei Tingzhou turned his head and saw a dark figure flashing to his side. He quickly stepped back. The black-clad man swung his knife and missed, hitting the car with a loud bang.
The next moment, the man in black drew back his knife and chopped down the woman who was just about to show her head.
Wei Ziyan screamed "Ah" and rolled to the side. Seeing the critical situation, Wei Tingzhou rushed forward without hesitation, hugged the man in black and tried to pull him out.
"Miss Wei, run—"
The man in black was caught off guard and stumbled a few steps, but once he regained his balance, he thrust his elbow backwards. Wei Tingzhou felt a pain in his stomach, and his grip loosened involuntarily, allowing the man in black to break free.
"Looking for death!" The man in black shouted angrily, turned around and slashed at him several times.
Wei Tingzhou dodged in a hurry, but was still unable to avoid it. He was hit by another knife on the leg and fell to the ground. The man in black raised his big knife with great momentum and slashed at him fiercely.
"Master Wei——" Wei Ziyan, who witnessed everything, screamed in shock.
At the critical moment, a long sword suddenly appeared in the air. With a "clang" sound, it blocked the black-clothed man's sharp knife from bottom to top.
Seeing the familiar figure, Wei Ziyan's tense nerves suddenly relaxed.
"Yan Qizheng..."
The person who came was Yan Qizhen, who was galloping over on horseback without stopping.
He blocked the black-clad man's knife, then lunged forward. He then swung his sword in a flower pattern and continued to stab the black-clad man.
He launched several powerful blows, forcing the man in black to retreat step by step, unable to resist. When he tried to escape, he was kicked by Yan Qizheng, hitting the wheel and falling to the ground.
But the man was incredibly agile, standing up immediately, turning around and reaching into the car. Wei Ziyan's face paled with fear, and she let out another scream. The next second, the oncoming demonic claw froze in mid-air.
In front of him, the masked man in black revealed a pair of eyes that were wide open, and his body slowly tilted to one side.
Behind him stood Yan Qizhen with a murderous look on his face.
"Zi Yan—" Yan Qizheng threw away his bloody sword and strode forward: "How is it? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"No, no..." Wei Ziyan was still in shock, her lips trembling unconsciously and her voice shaking.
She still couldn't get up, so she could only reach out. Yan Qizheng held her hand tightly, bent down, went in, and carefully carried her out.
"Are you okay?" Wei Tingzhou also got up from the ground and walked forward to show concern.
"I'm fine..." Wei Ziyan recalled the fight between him and the man in black. "Are you injured?"
He was wearing a white shirt, and the bloodstained areas on his body were particularly conspicuous.
"It's nothing, just a minor injury."
As soon as Wei Tingzhou finished speaking, a dozen patrol soldiers rushed over. The leader recognized the two masters and immediately ordered them to find a carriage and bandage Master Wei's wounds.
Yan Qizheng asked him to quickly send someone to ask Lord Yu from the Ministry of Justice: "Lord Yu will handle this matter himself."
Such violent incidents within the city were usually investigated by patrol officers. Yan Qizheng had referred the matter directly to the Ministry of Justice, and Wei Ziyan couldn't help but think of something.
"You mean...it's related to the real culprit behind this?"
"Yes," Yan Qizheng did not deny, "Just before you were kidnapped, two other men in black broke into Liu Yuer's house."
Apart from her, no one knew that Liu Yu'er had rented this house. Wei Ziyan was suddenly shocked: "Did they follow us here?"
"I'm afraid they've been following us since we left the Ministry of Justice prison."
Yan Qizheng's words sent a chill down Wei Ziyan's spine. So, the real culprit behind the scenes had indeed been keeping an eye on the Ministry of Justice prison, waiting for an opportunity to attack Liu Yu'er.
But why did he send people into the house?
"Liu Yu'er has something he wants," Yan Qizheng guessed, "something that threatens him."
"He must have known about your close relationship with Liu Yu'er, so he wanted to start with you as well."
No wonder the man in black didn't kill her at first.
Wei Ziyan thought about it carefully and realized that the man in black must have wanted to take her to a place first and force her to tell him the whereabouts of the things. Later, when he saw that the situation was not good, he killed her.
On the other side, Wei Tingzhou was narrating what had happened to the patrol troops.
Soon, Xu Ji arrived breathlessly. Seeing that the young lady was safe and sound, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Yan Qizheng had given him a few instructions and told him to wait for Lord Yu to take action.
When the carriage arrived, Yan Qizheng took Wei Ziyan on board and sent her home first.
The shadow of the car ride just now was still there. When the car shook, Wei Ziyan looked a little uncomfortable, and her hands lying flat on her knees clenched involuntarily.
"What's wrong?" Yan Qizhen saw it and thought she was not feeling well.
"I..." After hesitating for a moment, Wei Ziyan finally said in a low voice: "I'm a little afraid of riding in a car now..."
Yan Qizhen understood as soon as he heard it, and without hesitation opened his arms and embraced her in his arms.
"Will this be better?"
Wei Ziyan's eyes widened slightly, surprised by this overly intimate gesture. But the arms around her were firm and strong, enclosing her in a small world, which made her feel at ease.
Just like that time in the valley, when he carried her back to the villa. Although the surroundings were still dark and scary, she was not afraid at all when she lay on his shoulders.
It seems that as long as he is around, I will feel safe.
The carriage was shaking, Wei Ziyan leaned on his chest and closed her eyes firmly.
"Hmm... much better."
After this accident, Wei Ziyan's already frail body was exhausted and she fell into a drowsy state. When they arrived at the Yan residence, Yan Qizheng did not wake her up. He carried her out of the carriage and carried her all the way back to Fuxi Hall.
"What's wrong with the young lady?" Seeing this, several maids gathered around.
It was hard to explain in a few words, so Yan Qizheng told them to leave and called Qiu Luo to come to the bedroom to help the young lady undress. "And check if there are any injuries on her back."
When I got out of the car and picked her up just now, I touched somewhere on her back and saw her frowning in pain.
Qiu Luo hurriedly followed the instructions, and was shocked when she finally took off her inner clothes - there was a large bruise on her right shoulder blade.
"Young Master..."
Yan Qizhen heard something strange, lifted the bed curtain and looked over, his eyes suddenly fixed.
Qiu Luo asked in a panic, "Do you want to call a doctor?"
"No doctor..." Wei Ziyan was lying there in a daze. Suddenly she heard someone asking for a doctor and she was so scared that she immediately became more awake.
"No doctor, no medicine..."
Seeing her reaction, Yan Qizhen felt both guilty and distressed.
If he hadn't been careless today, how could she have been kidnapped by thieves?
"Okay, no need to call a doctor. Just sleep peacefully." Yan Qi sat down beside the bed and coaxed her softly. He turned around and instructed Qiu Luo: "Ask Leng Xiang to get the silt removal ointment."
Qiu Luo immediately left the dormitory to look for the decongestant cream. Not long after, she hurried back to the dormitory with the cream. Seeing that she was alone, Yan Qizheng frowned slightly, "Where's Leng Xiang?"
"Aunt Lengxiang caught a cold and is not on duty."
Yan Qi was silent for a moment.
"Give it to me."
In an emergency, I have to take the initiative and offend.
Yan Qi was lifting the quilt and uncovering Wei Ziyan's inner clothes, revealing the upper part of her back.
On her smooth, porcelain-white skin, the old bruises had mostly faded, leaving a new dark spot standing out. Yan Qizheng silently applied the ointment to his palm, rubbing it to warm it. Then, he placed his palm against the dark spot on his shoulder blade, applying a little pressure and rubbing it in a circular motion in one direction.
Wei Ziyan had fallen asleep, but was still awakened by the noise, mumbling a cry of pain. Qiu Luo, watching from the side, quickly comforted her in a soft voice: "Miss, bear with it, it will be fine soon."
Yan Qizheng did not loosen his grip, and soon the bruise became hot due to rubbing. The pain suddenly subsided, and Wei Ziyan stopped groaning and fell asleep again.
He kept pressing like this for the time it took to stick an incense stick, until the skin on his shoulder blades turned red. Yan Qizheng finally stopped. He pulled Wei Ziyan's clothes in place, then turned her over and laid her flat on the bed, covering her with the quilt.
"Master, is the young lady's injury serious?" Qiu Luo was still worried. "Do we really not need to call a doctor?"
The injury was most likely caused by a rollover, so it shouldn't be a serious problem. To be on the safe side, I'd better let a doctor take my pulse.
"Wait until the young lady wakes up before inviting her." Yan Qizheng instructed, "Let her sleep a little longer, and give her more water when she wakes up."
"Okay, got it."
Today's incident might become a big deal, and it would definitely not be hidden from my family. After finishing his explanation in the house, Yan Qizheng changed his clothes and went to Jingsiyuan to explain the incident to his mother and told her not to worry too much.
After leaving Jingsiyuan, Yan Qi went straight to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. He wanted to find out what Liu Yu'er was hiding.
The Ministry of Justice's prison was always under strict guard, with no outsiders allowed in or out. However, due to the investigation, Minister Wu gave him free access to the prison. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the gate, the guards stopped him.
"Master Yu has issued an order prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving."
"Anyone?" Yan Qi was skeptical.
"Anyone, including you and me."
Amidst his doubts, a familiar voice rang out nearby. Yan Qi turned his head and saw Wu Guanyi, whom he had not seen for many days, sitting at the foot of the wall.
It turned out that the guards had also stopped the second son of the Minister of Justice outside.
Minister Wu had imprisoned him, and the next day, he had the rebellious son severely beaten and carried back to the Wu residence. Yan Qizheng walked towards his friend and asked, "Are you healed?"
"It's okay," Wu Guanyi patted his butt and stood up, feeling a little embarrassed. "It's not like I haven't been beaten before."
"Are you here to see Liu Yu'er?" Yan Qizhen didn't even need to guess, he had truly forgotten the pain after the wound had healed.
"I just wanted to see if she was okay." Wu Guanyi's face showed a hint of anxiety. "Who knows if another group of people will sneak in."
"Another group of people sneaking in?"
"Haven't you heard? The Ministry of Justice's prison was almost robbed!"
Yan Qizheng's heart trembled: "When did it happen?"
"Two hours ago." Wu Guanyi was still lying in the mansion recuperating from his injuries. He ran over immediately after receiving the news.
"They say they've all been apprehended, but Minister Yu has said he won't let anyone in."
Two hours ago, that was about the same time he'd encountered the man in black. It looked like all the lines of action were moving simultaneously. Yan Qizheng couldn't wait any longer: "I'll go find him."
"I'm going too." Wu Guanyi's eyes lit up, "I know where he is."
In fact, the guards stopped him from entering, and he had already gone to find Yu Sugong. The people below said that his father and Master Yu had already gone to the palace to see the emperor. Wu Guanyi had just committed a crime and did not dare to rashly enter the palace, so he had to come back and wait here.
"Okay." Yan Qizhen didn't ask any more questions, just to save time.
The two men immediately rode to the palace, only to learn that Emperor Jingren had fallen ill.
As Yan Qizheng had predicted, a brazen act of violence had occurred on the streets of the capital, and the news spread extremely quickly. In just a few hours, the news had not only spread throughout the streets and alleys, but had also reached the emperor.
In addition, the Ministry of Justice prison was robbed. It is said that Emperor Jingren reprimanded several officials in the imperial study, and then became angry and his condition worsened.
When they arrived, all the ministers had already left, and the prince was left to attend to the emperor. So the two of them went to the Ministry of Justice, and just as they arrived at the door, they happened to run into Yu Sugong coming out.
"Master Yu."
"It just so happens that I wanted to find you too." Yu Sugong said to Yan Qizheng, and then glanced at Wu Guanyi who was with him. "Then let's go together."
"Where are we going?" Wu Guanyi asked.
"Have a meal."
"..." Wu Guanyi was stunned for a moment, then stated his purpose: "I just want to ask Lord Yu to do me a favor and let me go into the cell to see Miss Liu."
"I can't do it," Yu Sugong shook his head decisively, "This is the order of the Minister."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and said, "Second Master Wu, why don't you go in and ask the Minister for a favor?"
Wu Guanyi: ...
As dusk fell, Wu Guanyi still didn't dare to go in and get scolded, so he followed Yan Yu and the others to a small restaurant outside the palace.
"I haven't eaten for most of the day. I'm starving." Yu Sugong gobbled up two bowls of wontons and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
Knowing that he must be very busy today, Yan Qi waited until he finished eating before asking about business.
"What did those two people do?"
"What kind of tricks? When I arrived with my men, the two people you tied up were already dead."
Facing Yan Qizheng's surprised eyes, Yu Sugong added: "One sword to the throat."
"Who died?" Wu Guanyi didn't understand.
Yan Qizheng briefly explained the situation to him, then turned to Yu Sugong and said, "They must be looking for something very important, perhaps something that poses a threat to them."
"But I searched the whole house and found nothing special."
"What did Liu Yu'er say?"
Yu Sugong did not answer Yan Qizhen's question, but talked about another thing.
"The identity of the man in black who attacked Madam Ling in the street has been confirmed. He is still from the Shen Clan."
"Murder?" Wu Guanyi interrupted in shock. "How's my sister-in-law?"
"He suffered some minor injuries." Yan Qizheng had no choice but to explain the previous situation again, and then continued to ask Yu Sugong: "Can you see the court attendant? How is his injury?"
"I injured my arms and legs, but luckily, no serious injuries were caused." Yu Sugong was quite emotional when talking about this.
"I never thought that a weak scholar with no martial arts skills would have the courage to save someone with his bare hands. I really underestimated him before."
Yan Qizhen nodded silently, recalling the scene at that time in his mind.
He had just arrived when he saw the carriage overturned on the ground, and Wei Tingzhou tightly hugged the man in black from behind...
"Wei Tingzhou has now become my sister-in-law's savior." Wu Guanyi looked at him meaningfully.
Yan Qizheng ignored this and asked Yu Sugong, "What's the matter with the prison robbery?"
"It must have been when you rescued Madam Ling," Yu Sugong speculated, "that someone sneaked into the Ministry of Justice's prison with the intention of finding Liu Yu'er."
"Silence?"
"Silence!?"
Yan Qizhen and Wu Guanyi came one after the other. The former asked questions, and the latter was shocked by the former's questions.
Yu Sugong glanced at them both and continued to talk about the key points: "The man was caught, and - he gave out the person who ordered him to come."
Yan Wu and the other two spoke in unison this time.
"who?"
"Minister of Justice, Shen Cone."
"It's him?" Yan Qizhen was a little surprised.
He particularly remembered that the assassins who had escaped from the cherry forest were captured by Shen Yuanwailang. The day after Wu Guanyi's wedding, he went to the Ministry of Justice, where Shen Yuanwailang even smiled and gave him wedding cakes and joked with him.
"Could this be a frame-up?" Wu Guanyi couldn't believe it.
Thanks to his father, who in the Ministry of Justice didn't he know? This Shen Yuanwailang had been with his father the longest, was capable, and had earned his father's trust.
However, Yu Sugong shook his head gravely: "The Shangshu personally interrogated him, and Shen Cui confessed."
"The assassination of the prince was planned together with the head of the Shen Clan." Yu Sugong listed the crimes that Shen Zui confessed to one by one.
"He personally silenced the source of our concern when he learned that we were treating Zhang Chao."
"Later, when they learned that we were looking for Liu Yu'er, they sent people to Guanyun Villa to hunt her down."
"Today, he also sent people to kidnap Madam Ling..."
This explains some of the previous doubts. No wonder the Ministry of Justice's confidential operations have been repeatedly thwarted; it turns out there's a traitor. This person, hidden for years, has suddenly been exposed, and the implications are enormous. Perhaps even more secrets can be extracted from him.
Yan Qizheng had a question: "Why did Shen Cui kill the prince?"
"It was the Shen Clan who wanted to kill the prince," Yu Sugong said in a more serious tone, "Shen Cui is also from the Shen Clan."
"Ah..." Wu Guanyi suddenly realized, "His surname is also Shen."
"The assassination attempt on the crown prince failed, and the Shen family was exposed. In order not to implicate Shen Cone, Shen Bawan hanged himself to divert everyone's attention."
"Why did Shen Zui want to kill Liu Yu'er?" Yan Qizheng still couldn't figure it out. "What evidence did he have on Liu Yu'er?"
Yu Sugong answered them one by one.
"He said Zhang Chao had seen him at Shenmen, and later learned that Zhang Chao had met Liu Yu'er in Liangjing. He was afraid that Zhang Chao would tell her, so he wanted to kill Liu Yu'er."
"But why did he send people to search Liu Yu'er's house?"
"He said he lost his jade pendant, a relic left to him by his mother."
Wu Guanyi interrupted, "How could he blame Miss Liu for his missing belongings?"
"He disappeared after meeting Zhang Chao." This statement was indeed a bit far-fetched, so Yu Sugong added a little.
"Chen Zui means that the jade is very important to him. He will look for it in every possible place, which is why he is willing to take such a risk today."
"In addition," he added, "Shen Zhui said that everything was done by the Shen Clan and has nothing to do with others."
Yan Qizhen re-sorted out all the information he had heard and found a loophole.
"If Chen Cui's confession is true, how do we explain the words 'a ruthless man who will become an emperor in the future' that the Liu brothers heard before their death?"
"That's right." Yu Sugong patted the table lightly. "Now, back to your previous question, Liu Yu'er does have something very important in her hand."
"What is it?" Yan Wu and the other two asked in unison again.
"I returned to the prison and told Liu Yu'er that someone had searched the house for something and attempted to kidnap Madam Ling. Liu Yu'er then remembered something. When Zhang Chao met her, he gave her something."
"Just tell me what it is!" Wu Guanyi was anxious.
"It is the piece of jade that Chen Zui mentioned. However, it is not Chen Zui's, but..." Yu Sugong paused, "an old item that the Liao King's mother left to the Liao King."
Yan Qi was about to ask a question when Yu Sugong suddenly asked him, "Do you remember the handkerchief on Zhang Chao's body?"
"Remember."
"A small bridge, flowing water, and waving willows." Yu Sugong emphasized two of the words.
"Zhang Chao wrapped the jade pendant in a brocade handkerchief and gave it to Liu Yu'er. Naturally, Liu Yu'er refused to accept it, so Zhang Chao changed his mind and asked her to keep it for him. In the end, Liu Yu'er only accepted the jade pendant and returned the brocade handkerchief to Zhang Chao."
"So this is what weeping willow means..." Wu Guanyi muttered to himself. Yu Sugong glanced at him and continued.
"After Zhang Chao's death, Liu Yu'er placed the jade in the Yuqiong Temple as an offering for lamp oil. If it weren't for what happened today, she wouldn't have thought it was related to the jade."
Yu Sugong then personally visited the Yuqiong Temple and indeed found the jade. The tassel was worn, but the jade had a waxy sheen and was translucent throughout. It was made of turquoise used by the imperial court.
"There's a character 'Jing' engraved on the jade pendant, and the title of the Liao King's mother is 'Jing'."
"No wonder they've been chasing Miss Liu." Wu Guanyi finally understood. "If the Crown Prince takes this to His Majesty, the suspicion against the King of Liao will be irrefutable. However..."
Wu Guanyi still had one thing unclear: "How did the Liao King's jade end up in Zhang Chao's hands?"
"That's unknown." Yu Sugong shook his head. "Liu Yu'er doesn't know the whole story either."
"How it came here is not important anymore." Yan Qi was thinking, "It can be said that I just happened to pick it up on the day when the Liu brothers got into trouble."
"That's right." Yu Sugong chuckled. "It just connects all the crimes together. That's what the prince meant."
"Shen Zui..." Yan Qi's thoughts returned to this person again, "There must be someone behind Shen Zui. He took all the blame, just like Shen Bawan did when he hanged himself."
"That's right." Yu Sugong agreed again, "They must be trying to pin the blame on Shen Zhui because we don't know about it."
Wu Guanyi also reacted: "So, Shen Zui is not the real culprit behind the scenes. There is someone else who is truly controlling everything for the King of Liao."
Yes, the King of Liao’s real right-hand man is still in the court.
Yan Qi was just thinking of something: "Your Highness previously asked Minister Wu to send people to the Northern Frontier to retrieve someone. I wonder if there has been any progress there?"
Hearing him mention this, Yu Sugong couldn't help but sigh: "Zhixian Luo is dead."
Yan Qizheng was shocked: "When did it happen?"
"I just heard about it too."
Just after the trial of Chen Zui, word came from the palace that the emperor knew about what happened today and summoned Minister Wu to come to the palace to explain. Yu Sugong and the minister went to the palace to see the emperor.
When the emperor heard that the Deputy Minister of Justice had committed such a serious crime, he became furious with the Minister.
Yu Sugong said helplessly: "The Minister did not expect it to be Shen Cui. After all, he has been in the Ministry of Justice longer than I have."
The emperor believes that the minister is incapable of thoroughly investigating the case of the crown prince's assassination, and has been covering up the truth, deceiving his superiors and subordinates. In the end, he was even kept in the dark by his own subordinates!
The accusations of "covering up, deceiving superiors and subordinates" are obviously directed at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
During the investigation, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the information obtained by the Minister was almost limited to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who then reported to the Emperor from time to time.
Seeing that the emperor was blaming him, the prince immediately explained that he did not want to disturb the emperor with specious speculations before there was solid evidence, but the emperor did not believe it.
"At the time, Minister Fang of the Ministry of Personnel and Minister Lu of the Ministry of War were also present. They first spoke in defense of the Crown Prince and then defended the Minister. The Emperor suddenly flew into a rage and said, 'Don't think I don't know that you're all forming cliques and protecting each other!'"
"Your Majesty means..." Yan Qizhen and Wu Guanyi's faces changed when they heard this.
Yu Sugong nodded silently. No one said anything, but they understood each other.
Minister Fang arranged a marriage between the Wu and Qi families and became close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which made the Emperor suspicious.
"The charge of forming a clique for personal gain is a serious one, and no one dared to say anything more. The emperor's condition worsened after his temper, so Eunuch Xu quickly sent for the imperial physician."
Yu Sugong stopped, took two sips of tea and continued.
"The Crown Prince was busy trying to find a solution with the Imperial Physician, while the Minister and I returned to the Ministry of Justice. As soon as we arrived, we received news from Northern Frontier—by the time our men reached Northern Frontier County, Magistrate Luo had already passed his seventh day."
"Obviously, they got the news in advance and wiped out the root of the problem first," Wu Guanyi speculated.
Yan Qizheng asked Yu Sugong again: "How did he die?"
"The harem is full of jealousy and she's so angry she died."
Ha, Yan Qizheng sneered, and Yu Sugong said sarcastically: "Isn't it outrageous?"
No matter how outrageous it is, there is no way to prove that it is outrageous.
"There's another piece of bad news," Yu Sugong's expression darkened. "The mute old man in Liu's house is also gone..."
That dumb old man...
Yan Qizhen was speechless for a moment.
"It is said..." Yu Sugong's voice gradually became weaker, "When he went to the Liu family cemetery alone on a rainy day, he accidentally slipped down the hillside... and fell to his death..."
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