"How should they be punished?"
"You probably don't want it."
"Hehe, I'll try my best not to give you that opportunity."
"Okay, husband, keep it up!" Mu Run clenched her fist to cheer him on.
Shi Xuan: "..."
...
After Shi Xuan left, Mu Run took a shower, changed into comfortable pajamas, and listened to the faint sound of rain, which was like a natural lullaby. She fell asleep soon after.
She didn't really care whether Shi Xuan returned within half an hour.
The next morning, Mu Run got up, washed and dressed, and went out.
She walked to the door of the west wing and knocked, "Husband, where is my Five-Flavor Pastry?"
There was no sound from inside the door.
Mu Run frowned slightly, then pushed open the door... The room was quiet and cold, and the bedding on the bed was neatly folded, showing no signs of anyone having slept there.
There were some letters on the table by the window, and a few more that hadn't been opened.
Mu Run thought for a moment, then picked up a letter and tore open the seal.
The letter inside contained only one line: "Prince Cheng has dispatched the most skilled martial artist in the Jianghu, the Evil Monk, to assassinate Prince Sheng."
Mu Run calmly finished reading the letter, then put it back into the envelope. She didn't read the rest, but just glanced around the room before leaving.
She took out a bag of nutrient solution from her spatial storage and drank it; her stomach immediately felt full.
'Knock knock knock—' Someone knocked on the door.
Mu Run asked, "Who is it?"
A voice outside called out, "Hello, sister-in-law, my name is Xiao Cheng. Brother Shi is in trouble."
Mu Run went over and opened the door.
Xiao Cheng, a tall, thin teenager, was visibly taken aback when he saw Mu Run, his eyes revealing undisguised amazement. "You, you're my sister-in-law?"
"Hmm." Mu Run nodded. "What happened to him?"
"Brother Shi, he..."
Shi Xuan is dead.
His body lay stiff in the dilapidated carriage.
Mu Run stared at his face, remaining motionless for a long time.
Xiao Cheng said, "Sister-in-law, please accept my condolences."
Mu Run asked expressionlessly, "What happened? Where did he die?"
Xiao Cheng couldn't tell whether Mu Run was sad or not, and replied nervously, "Brother Shi was found in Yaowei Alley. The coroner has already examined him and said he died of a heart ailment. Actually, Brother Shi had always had a heart ailment. Doctor Feng on Chaobei Street is the son of the imperial physician. He once diagnosed Brother Shi and said he wouldn't live past twenty. And Brother Shi is exactly twenty this year."
“Really?” Mu Run stood in front of Shi Xuan’s body. “Could you please help me carry him inside?”
"No trouble at all."
Shi Xuan's body was placed in the east wing by Mu Run. There was only a simple table and chairs and a bed, without any bedding or other items.
"Could you please go to the coffin shop for me and buy the best coffin? If you don't have enough money, you can ask me for more." With that, Mu Run pulled a one-hundred-tael silver note from his sleeve and handed it to Xiao Cheng.
Xiao Cheng took the silver note. "I'll go right now."
Mu Run saw him out.
After watching the carriage hurriedly drive away, Mu Run closed the door and returned to the east wing.
He took Gudu out of his spatial storage and instructed, "Help me perform an autopsy to see how he died and when he died."
"Yes." Gu Dong placed Shi Xuan's body on the operating table.
Mu Run walked over, looked at Shi Xuan's face, and reached out to pinch his sideburn.
This is the real Shi Xuan.
It seems someone has managed to slip away unnoticed.
Mu Run went into the west wing again and picked up other unopened letters from the desk.
Shi Xuan, who exactly are you?
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