The commotion grew louder and louder, and soon alarmed the old lady of Yining Marquis.
"What's going on?" The old lady of Yining Marquis turned her head and asked the eldest wife, Youshi, who was not far away.
Yu-shi's face had already turned pale when she heard the cries. She stood up and shouted at the maid who came running over: "Are there still rules on the old lady's wedding day? If you have anything to say, please explain it clearly!"
The maid who came running over was horrified and stammered: "Madam, the second young master--"
"What happened to the Second Young Master?" If it wasn't in front of so many people, You Shi would have wanted to slap the maidservant hard.
Youshi was a proud person. She gave birth to the eldest grandson and eldest granddaughter of the marquis's mansion. Both sons and daughters were outstanding. However, the second son, Su Qingyi, was mentally retarded since childhood and became a thorn in Youshi's side.
Seeing the maid in a panic, Youshi was worried that the second son had caused trouble again and made things difficult for her. You know, the second son had just caused trouble not long ago.
Countless eyes fell on the maid, who cried out with tears streaming down her face: "Madam, the second young master has drowned!"
Yu's body swayed, and she felt dizzy. She asked sharply, "Is the Second Young Master okay?"
The maid knelt on the ground, trembling all over and unable to speak.
Yu's heart sank and she ran towards Juxia Lake.
As a housekeeper, Youshi knew very well that the place in the Marquis' Mansion where people could drown was Juxia Lake.
The old lady of Marquis Yining stood up tremblingly, and almost fell down because she stood up in such a hurry.
"Grandma!" Jiang Yi hurriedly supported the old lady of Yining Marquis.
The old lady of Marquis Yining raised her hand and said in a cold voice: "Yier, help me over."
The audience hurriedly followed the old lady of Yining Marquis.
In the blink of an eye, the bustling stage was silent, leaving only the deserted silence after the noise.
In the corner, Ah Man's lips turned pale and he tugged at Jiang Si's sleeves: "Girl, girl, are we in trouble?"
Although Jiang Si's face was pale, his tone remained calm: "Let's go too. Trouble can't be avoided. It will come eventually."
My second cousin Su Qingyi actually drowned!
In his previous life, Su Qingyi also passed away in this year, but not on his grandmother’s birthday, but a few days later.
At that time, she was already the daughter-in-law of the Duke of Anguo. When the funeral letter was passed to her, it said that her second cousin had died of illness, but it did not mention what the illness was.
But now, Su Qingyi drowned.
When Jiang Si thought of the difference, a chill ran down his spine.
After returning to the stage and calming down, she had already figured out what the consequences would be if Su Qing intended to stop her near Juxia Lake and was discovered.
They are no longer children. If they are caught entangled with each other, they might pair her up with Su Qingyi. By then, she would rather die than obey, but she will get into trouble.
At this time in her previous life, she was already a married woman, and this incident did not happen.
So did Su Qingyi drown because of this incident in this life that didn’t happen in his previous life, or was there another reason for his death from illness in his previous life?
No matter what, Jiang Si is very clear about one thing: Su Qingyi's time of death in his previous life and this life is different!
The more Jiang Si thought about it, the uglier his face became.
Having just experienced the death of Yongchang Bo and his wife, she began to fear some of the changes after her rebirth.
As his thoughts were in a mess, Jiang seemed to stumble as his feet went soft.
A hand held her firmly: "Girl, be careful!"
Jiang Si nodded, quickened his pace, and soon caught up with the old lady of Yining Hou and others, walking silently beside Jiang Yi.
From afar, I could see the Juxia Lake sparkling in the bright sunshine.
The shore of Juxia Lake was crowded with people, with noise mixed with crying and shouting. Compared with the previous lively and festive atmosphere in the mansion, it seemed like a completely different world.
Yu, who was running in front, saw the second son lying on the ground at a glance.
Su Qingyi lay motionless, with a maid beside him pressing his abdomen continuously. As the maid pressed, water flowed out from the corners of his mouth, but he did not react at all.
"Yier!" Yu Shi let out a heart-wrenching cry and rushed over.
Su Qingyi's eyes were tightly closed, and his already fat face was almost squeezed together, making him look a little weird.
"Yier, wake up, don't scare your mother!" Yu Shi shook Su Qingyi's body, and her hand touched his exposed skin, which was cold.
"Madam, the second young master has already... gone..."
You was in great grief and held Su Qingyi's body tightly.
Even though she often disliked her second son for being a moron, he was still the child she had carried in her womb for ten months and now, after raising him until he was fourteen, he had ended up like this. How could she not be sad?
Yu-shi's cries were heard by everyone, and they all began to sob softly.
The old lady of Marquis Yining's hand, which was holding Jiang Yi's arm, kept shaking and she could hardly stand.
A happy event turned into a funeral, and the huge emotional gap made it difficult for her to control her emotions.
The news quickly reached the male guests, and soon Old Marquis Yining and Mr. Su came rushing in.
"What's going on?" asked Master Su with a sullen face.
Yu's voice was already hoarse: "Master, I don't have any meaning anymore. I don't have any meaning anymore—"
She began to regret why she had despised her second son as a fool when he was alive, and why she had not allowed him to appear even on the old lady's birthday for fear that he would embarrass her.
If the second son was with the eldest son today, perhaps this disaster would not have happened.
Master Su looked at his second son who had already passed away. Although he was sad, he was not as grief-stricken as Mrs. Yu, so he was still rational.
"Although Yi'er is not very intelligent, she usually doesn't go near the water. Besides, where is the maid who serves Yi'er?"
When Master Su asked this, a maid knelt down and said, "I was playing shuttlecock with the Second Young Master in the yard. The Second Young Master said he was thirsty, so I went in to get him some water. Who knew he was gone the next moment? I looked everywhere for him, and then... I found someone floating in the Juxia Lake. Upon closer inspection, it was the Second Young Master..."
The maid became more and more panicked as she spoke, and kowtowed repeatedly: "I deserve to die, Master and Madam, please spare my life!"
"Shut up, you bitch!" Yu rushed over and slapped the maid, her face becoming increasingly uglier. Then she slowly turned her head and looked at Su Qingxue, who was pale.
Su Qing widened her eyes in fear and shook her head vigorously.
It was none of her business. It was her stepmother who asked her to coax her second brother to Chaoyang Pavilion, and then wait for Jiang Si to pass by and then instigate her second brother to run out and pester Jiang Si.
Su Qingxue tried her best to express her innocence with her eyes.
Yu gradually calmed down. She knew in her heart that the concubine's daughter would never have the courage to harm the second son, and suddenly thought of the object of suspicion.
Could it be that the second son was the one who met with an accident while he was entangled with Jiang Si?
Thinking of this, You Shi said loudly to everyone: "It is impossible that the Second Young Master fell into the water for no reason. If any of you find anything unusual, you will be rewarded greatly! If anyone knows about it but does not report it and I find out, the whole family will be expelled!"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, a little maid said timidly, "I passed by on a small road not far away before, and vaguely heard the second young master calling for someone--"