Zhao Mingzhu looked at Han Yuehua in disbelief: "It's already this late, and you're still..."
Han Yuehua said without question: "That rebellious son is not dead, so don't worry about it. If he is dead, Han'er must not be disturbed."
Zhao Mingzhu's eyes showed deep disappointment, and she ordered Yu'er, "Don't reveal your identity."
Yu'er, in disguise, came to Zhao's house. White banners were hung all around and the mourning hall was set up.
Two coffins were placed in the front hall. Yun Zhiyi knelt in front of the coffins and threw paper money into the brazier, crying softly.
"Poor young man, he finally made his mark, but was harmed by someone. I hope he can be reborn into a good family in his next life..."
Yun Zhiyi already had a good voice, and now she was crying like this, which made people cry.
Yu'er came to Yun Zhiyi, picked up a few pieces of paper money and threw them into the brazier, saying, "My condolences."
Yun Zhiyi asked, "Are you my young master?"
Yu'er said, "I admire Mr. Zhao's poetry very much and have always wanted to visit him, but unfortunately I'm late. Can I see him?"
Yun Zhiyi cried, "Don't look at it. He, he has no head. Don't let him die in disgrace."
Yu'er asked tentatively, "Without the head, how can you be sure it's Mr. Zhao? Maybe Mr. Zhao is still alive and well."
Yun Zhiyi glared at Yu'er, "What do you mean? Are you saying I cursed my young master to death?"
Yu'er quickly said, "That's not what I meant. I meant that maybe those thieves killed the wrong person. Young Master Zhao is a lucky man and is still alive."
"If only that were the case." Yun Zhiyi said resentfully, "But this is my young master's body, and Lord Li has confirmed it."
Is Li Xingye sure?
Yu'er frowned, sighed silently, burned some paper money, said a few words of condolences and left Zhao's house.
When no one was around, Yun Zhiyi's face darkened and he sighed, "Sir, oh, sir, it's just an errand, how could you bring about a fatal disaster? Fortunately, you are smart and escaped."
She had bathed Zhao Lin before, so she naturally recognized Zhao Lin's body. Although she didn't know what had happened, she knew that insisting that this was Zhao Lin would definitely be good for Zhao Lin.
"It is certain that Young Master Lin was really murdered. Yun Zhiyi has no need to lie to this servant."
Yu'er came back and reported.
Zhao Mingzhu was silent for a while, looked at Han Yuehua, then glanced at Zhao Chenhan, Zhao Mingyu, and Zhao Mingya in turn, sighed, stood up and said, "Return to the palace."
Zhao Mingyu and her two siblings sent Zhao Mingzhu away. When they came back, they saw Han Yuehua sitting there with a sullen face. Zhao Mingyu comforted her, "Zhao Lin himself is unlucky. Mother, don't be sad."
"I'm sad? Oh, would I be sad for a rebellious son?"
Han Yuehua sneered, "I wish he would die sooner, to avoid causing trouble and bringing trouble to the Marquis' Mansion. Now that he's dead, I can finally rest in peace."
Han Yuehua stood up: "I'm tired."
The old woman hurried forward to help Han Yuehua go to the back to rest.
The remaining three siblings looked at each other in bewilderment.
Zhao Chenhan said, "Brother is absolutely fine. I believe him. Fourth sister, fifth sister, I want to send someone to look for him."
Zhao Mingyu sighed and said, "I know what you mean, but..."
Zhao Mingyu shook his head.
Zhao Mingya said dissatisfiedly: "What's there to look for? It's a waste of time."
Zhao Chenhan said firmly: "I want to do my best."
"What a good brother." Zhao Mingya said, "Butler Fang, please send a few people to look for him, so that Chen Han can rest assured."
"Yes, Miss." Butler Fang replied.
Butler Fang glanced at Zhao Chenhan inconspicuously. Was he worried that Zhao Lin was not dead or what? Was he so kind?
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"I didn't expect you to guess right. Someone really would come and kill us."
Sudi said in a complicated tone, "Both the Crown Prince and Prince Yu sent people here, obviously to win you over. Why would someone insist on killing you?"
"Of course there is a reason to kill me." Zhao Lin said.
"Do you know who it is?" Sudi asked. "I sent someone to kill him."
Zhao Lin shook his head and said, "It's just a guess, but I'm not sure yet."
"It's enough to have a guess. I'd rather kill someone by mistake than let him go." Sudi said murderously.
Zhao Lin laughed. "Okay, I know you're angry. Actually, I'm angry too. But right now, our main task is to complete the Flower and Stone Gang mission. We'll settle the score with him later."
Upon receiving the news that "he" was shot to death by a hidden arrow, Zhao Lin quickly went through the possible murderers in his mind and finally settled on Zhao Chenhan.
Apart from Zhao Chenhan, Zhao Lin couldn't think of anyone else who had any reason to kill him.
Since Zhao Chenhan has sent out assassins, he is obviously anxious and feels that he is a threat to him. This is good.
As long as he makes great achievements and defeats him in the palace examination after the new year, he will be able to fulfill his predecessor's wish.
By then, Zhao Chenhan would be dead.
In fact, there is another reason why Zhao Lin did not kill Zhao Chenhan, that is, his current strength is weak. Once the matter is exposed, he will definitely not be able to withstand the revenge of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
So Zhao Lin wanted to seize this opportunity to enhance his strength.
Qingzhou.
Zhao Lin and Su Di traveled day and night and arrived at Qingzhou.
This place suffered a flood last year and has not recovered yet. If the Hua Shi Gang happens again, I guess there will be another rebellion.
Qingzhou, Hong County.
Zhao Lin and Sudi were walking on the street with their horses.
"How miserable." Sudi sighed.
A flood destroyed half of Qingzhou. Although the imperial court issued relief grain and money, it was not much after all. It could only prevent people from starving to death. It would take several years to restore the city to its previous state.
"Stop, this is my family's heirloom, you can't take it away."
There were cries and shouts in the distance.
"What's going on?" Sudi asked the person next to him.
"Alas, isn't this the Flower and Stone Gang that's causing all the trouble? The jade Buddha statue that was passed down from Mr. Wang's family was targeted by the county magistrate and taken away in the name of the Flower and Stone Gang."
The person next to him sighed.
Sudi's eyes widened. "Isn't this too shameless? The beautiful stones the court wants are naturally grown. If they were carved by humans, why would they search everywhere for them?"
Passersby shook their heads repeatedly: "Shameless? You haven't seen anything more shameless. Old Liu's daughter is so beautiful, yet the county magistrate took her back to the mansion in the name of the flower and stone levy and made her his seventh concubine."
Sudi said in disbelief, "How can a jade Buddha statue be associated with a beautiful stone? How can a human being do that? Aren't they afraid of an investigation by the imperial court?"
"The imperial court will investigate? They're all in cahoots, who's going to investigate?" A passerby said disdainfully, "What do the lives of ordinary people have to do with those officials? They might even blame us for disturbing the officials' interest and arrest us for beatings."
"Shh, stop talking." Someone quickly stopped him.
Everyone immediately lowered their heads and dared not say a word.
A group of people came towards us, wearing white clothes, all of them were big and strong, with a face full of flesh.
In the disaster-stricken Qingzhou, everyone Zhao Lin and Su Di met along the way had a pale face and was so hungry that they were staggering when walking. These people looked like this, which showed how much they had been greedy in their daily lives.
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