Chapter 126 Pei Ji is captured
Xu and Zhou rushed to the palace gate.
It was deserted outside, no bodies waiting to be claimed.
Xu was almost unable to hold on any longer, and Zhou didn't want to ask her anymore, so she just asked the coachman to help look after her while she got off the carriage and walked to the palace gate.
Guards stood on both sides of the palace gate.
She went over to accompany him and asked carefully, "Sir, I'm here to claim my little sister's body. Why is there no one here?"
Today is the only day in all these days that a dead person has been sent out of the palace.
The guard knew what she was asking and didn't make things difficult for her. He said, "You're late. We can't just keep waiting here. If no one comes to collect the body for a long time, we'll just send it to the mass grave. Ask around and go collect the body yourself."
Zhou quickly responded and thanked him before walking back.
Xu grabbed her hand and asked tremblingly, "Where's Yu'er?"
Xu was afraid that telling the truth would make her even more miserable, so she didn't dare go to the mass grave herself. She lied, "They've put it in a charity grave. We still need to find someone to find out about it. Let's go back first and tell my second uncle about this. I'll have him send someone to pick it up. We women might be harassed if we go there."
Mrs. Xu was already at a loss. She wiped her tears with her sleeve, nodded, and retreated into the carriage.
Zhou also got on the carriage and the two of them went back.
But who would have thought that there were soldiers standing at the door of Pei's house.
"What's going on?"
Xu's face turned pale and she almost fell when she got off the carriage.
Zhou was not in a much better mood either, because she saw Pei Ji being escorted out by several officials.
Luo Zhenmu followed behind blankly, looking a little dazed.
"You, why did you arrest my son?!"
Xu rushed forward to stop the soldiers.
The officer raised his hand and pushed her away, shouting, "Pei Ji is suspected of bribery and murder. We are taking him to Yingtian Prefecture for interrogation. If you dare to obstruct the mission again, you will be punished with the same crime!"
After saying this, he took Pei Ji away.
Pei Ji's face was ashen and he said nothing from beginning to end.
Xu got up and tried to chase after him, but Zhou rushed over to stop her, crying out in despair, "Mom, don't chase me!"
Xu looked at the soldiers' backs, her body trembling. "My son is fine, why are they arresting him? Why are they arresting him?"
She repeated it, her body gradually stiffening and falling down.
Xu desperately held her and shouted, "Someone come! Someone come quickly!"
The driver hurried over to help hold her up and saw that Xu's mouth and eyes were already crooked.
The driver exclaimed in surprise: "Madam, this is a stroke!"
Zhou was on the verge of tears and shouted to Luo Zhen, "Second Madam, why don't you come over and help! And you two, come over and carry Madam back home, and then go get a doctor."
The maids and servants standing beside Luo Zhen finally reacted and hurried over to carry Xu back.
Zhou finally freed her hands and walked over to the still dazed Luo Zhen, complaining, "I know you're resentful, but she's your mother-in-law after all. The backbone of our family has been arrested again. If you just ignore her, how can you behave?"
Luo Zhen looked at her and finally spoke: "How could this happen?"
Zhou was so angry that she collapsed. Seeing that she could not hope to save her, she had to order the servants to call back the foolish Pei Duan. She also told the maidservant beside Xu to wait for the doctor to come and look after Xu. She called a few maids and went out to ask people for the location of the mass grave.
It was already late at night when Pei Yu's body was brought back.
Placed in a coffin in the front hall.
Xu had a stroke and collapsed, and is no longer able to take care of things.
Zhou was so busy that she had no time to rest.
Luo Zhen has been sitting in her yard.
Nanny Zhao was beside her, also speechless.
The Pei family has no relatives or friends in the capital, and Luo Zhen only has an uncle's mansion.
But now the uncle's house has collapsed, and my sister-in-law died because of it.
They can't rely on anyone, and they don't know who to turn to for help.
Pei Ji is definitely going to die this time.
"Miss, now that things have come to this, you have to plan for yourself. The first thing is to take good care of your dowry." Madam Zhao couldn't help but persuade her.
Luo Zhen looked at her: "Mammy, I can't understand why Pei Ji is like this?"
Didn’t he want to rebel and become emperor?
Why was it that after she married him, he was either beaten or arrested?
Is this what rebellion looks like?
Nanny Zhao didn't know about Luo Zhen's dream and thought she couldn't bear the shock. She sighed and said, "This is fate. It would be best if she could get a divorce letter and return to Yanzhou to remarry. Since the girl has never had children, there won't be anyone to propose marriage to her."
Luo Zhen: "Getting married?"
Aunt Zhao said, "Yes, young lady, you are still young. Do you want to be a widow forever?"
Of course that won't work.
But Pei Ji is different.
He, he is the one who wants to be the emperor.
Maybe this is just a test.
He should be plotting a rebellion this time...
She couldn't just give up halfway.
Besides, what good family can I choose to marry again?
If she marries someone who is even worse than Pei Ji, won’t her later life be even more difficult?
Thinking of this, Luo Zhen shook his head: "I have to rescue him."
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