Dali Temple.
When Xie Shu received the news, the subordinate named Chen Ming had already had all his teeth knocked out and was sent to the Imperial Hospital by his colleagues.
However, the assailant was sitting in his official residence drinking tea.
Xie Shu said calmly: "You're still not satisfied after beating someone up?"
From his words, it was obvious that he didn't know what Chen Ming had done.
Xiao Chenyan said in a cold tone: "As for your mother, you should explain it clearly at last."
Xie Shu keenly heard some clues from Xiao Chenyan's words, "What did my mother say?"
“No.”
To be precise, there is no chance.
But when the Crown Princess made trouble at the reward banquet, although Xiao Sui was not involved, it did not mean that Xiao Chenyan did not have spies in the Eastern Palace.
Naturally, someone reported to him clearly about the reaction of the wife of Duke Dingguo.
Xiao Chenyan's relationship with his aunt was actually distant. When he was still the eldest grandson of the emperor, Chu's attitude towards him was completely different from what it is now.
Although he was polite now, Chu actually hid her dislike for him.
After all, having too close contact with Prince Yan's Mansion means danger.
Chu's dislike for him came from her concern for Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Xiao Chenyan could understand that, but Guo Chenyan didn't take it to heart.
But after what happened to Xie Ling last time, and after he knew the inside story of Xie Ling's incident, Chu's reaction today just made him feel ridiculous.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see the Crown Princess's plot, yet Chu was fooled. She was not an ignorant woman, but she was still influenced. It could only be because she had a grudge against Qing Wu.
A chill surged in Xiao Chenyan's eyes.
If it weren't for her little ghost girl's help, Xie Ling would have passed away long ago. Instead of being grateful, she even held a grudge against her because she rejected her invitation and didn't help her again.
Or maybe it was because Qing Wu knew her long-buried secret.
It is not surprising that people are grateful for a little and resentful for a big. But it is indeed ironic.
But because of Xie Yun, Xiao Chenyan still reminded him: "Xie Shu, please talk to your mother. Don't be stubborn about some things."
The fact that Chu gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, but killed the other child for some reason was, after all, a private matter of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and Xiao Chenyan was not in a position to talk about it.
But with Xie Shu's means and intelligence, if he wanted to investigate, he would definitely be able to find out.
After Xiao Chenyan left, his subordinates came to ask Xie Shu how to deal with Chen Ming's matter.
"Since he can't control his tongue, let's get rid of this source of trouble for Master Chen."
The subordinate was startled and looked at Xie Shu in astonishment.
Xie Shu looked at the file on the table with a normal expression. He raised his eyes and asked calmly, "What else?"
The subordinate shook his head and swallowed back the words he wanted to plead for mercy.
Only those ladies who never leave their houses would think that this young official is a banished immortal. Little do they know that this official, apart from his immortal appearance, also has a heart as ruthless as an immortal.
His skills in interrogation were unmatched even by the cruel officials in the Ministry of Justice.
In a blink of an eye, they arrived at the lower yamen. After returning home, Xie Shu went straight to Chu's yard without asking the servants to inform him. He walked in and just as he reached the door, he bumped into the maid who was coming out.
The other person was Guifang, Chu's personal maid. She never expected Xie Shu to come outside. She was so frightened that the thing in her hand fell directly to the ground.
Xie Shu saw that they were some ingots and candles.
His eyes moved slightly, and Guifang was so scared that she quickly picked up the incense and candles and stepped aside: "Young Master, I am rude."
Mrs. Chu heard the noise and came out. Her expression changed slightly, then she smiled: "Why didn't you let anyone know that Shu'er was here?"
"My son heard that his mother was frightened today, so he came to see her."
"You kid, you don't even take a rest after leaving the office." Chu said angrily, glanced at Guifang, and then quickly bowed and left.
As she spoke, she pulled Xie Shu into the house. After the mother and son chatted for a while, Chu made the excuse that she was tired and Xie Shu also stood up and left. Neither the mother and son mentioned Qing Wu.
But before that, he asked again: "Who are those incense, candles and gold ingots prepared for?"
Chu didn't expect that he still remembered this. She was panicked, but she smiled calmly: "Your grandfather's death anniversary is coming soon, so I just asked people to prepare in advance."
Xie Shu nodded and asked no more questions, but after coming out of Chu's house, the warmth in his eyes faded a little.
The mother lied and didn't mention Qing Wu at all. The more she lied, the more strange it seemed.
"Let's check Guifang."
Xie Shu looked at the Chu family's yard and thought for a long time. Clues flashed through his mind and he had an intuition and guess.
Could what my mother is hiding be related to my younger brother Ling?
While thinking, he vaguely heard a strange laugh.
The laughter sounded like that of a woman or a baby. It only lasted for a moment and was like an auditory hallucination.
The laughter seemed to come from the Chu family's courtyard.
"Did you hear it?" Xie Shu asked the people around him.
The servant and attendant shook their heads in confusion: "No, it was very quiet just now."
Xie Shu’s brows furrowed more and more. Did he hear it wrong?
At this moment, in Chu's room, she opened the wardrobe, took out the small tablet that she had just hidden in a panic, and threw it aside with disgust.
After taking a few deep breaths, she went to the tablet and picked it up. She said coldly, "From today on, I will have people offer sacrifices to you on every anniversary of your death. I won't let you become a lonely ghost. If you still have a spirit, leave Ling'er and don't harm him again."
"Don't blame me, don't blame me, if you want to hate someone, just hate yourself..."
Before Chu could finish her words, she heard a bang and something broke through the window and smashed onto her dressing table, flapping its wings.
What broke through the window was actually a sparrow. The sparrow was wet all over, as if it had just been pulled out of the water.
Chu was startled and immediately sent someone in to deal with the situation. The maids filed in one after another, and the next moment, a sharp cry was heard.
"What are you arguing about?!" Chu said angrily.
The maid who was holding the dead sparrow said in a trembling voice: "Madam, this sparrow is dead, its neck is broken!"
"Nonsense! If it's dead, why would it flutter?"
Chu's voice stopped abruptly, because just now, she heard a clear sound of friction.
It sounded like a bone being broken. Then she saw the sparrow stopped fluttering, and it was as if an invisible hand had twisted its head off, and the sparrow's head rolled to her feet.
The chill ran up from the soles of my feet to my scalp.
Before she fell into a coma, Chu vaguely heard a sad child's voice:
"Hehehe~ I won't be sad~"
"Mother~Dear~"
I hate the palace.
Qing Wu was eating with Mu Ying and Wang Yulang. She paused with the spoon in her hand, shook her head and said:
"It's your own fault."
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