Chapter 176 The Death of Dai Rong
“Unless you want to arouse the suspicion of the Prince of Yu,” Mu Xun immediately objected.
"If you don't want to go, then you don't want to go. I was just mentioning it casually." Mu Xi's pardon was about to be granted, so of course she didn't want any more complications. She also understood this principle. Logically speaking, there was nothing wrong with her, as the dignified heir of Jin Fang, returning to her own fiefdom. After all, there was no rule in Da Yu that required a lord to send a "hostage" to Mo Yang.
Unfortunately, Jin Fangjun and his family have been "left" in Moyang for many years.
Only Mu Xun made several trips back and forth; in reality, the Western Territory was practically left to its own devices.
At least that's how Mu Xi sees it.
The two had nothing to do during this time, so they often chatted idly like this, enjoying a peaceful and quiet life.
After finishing half a bowl of fish soup, Mu Xun, not wanting to offend Mu Xi's kindness, picked up the yam and barley soup and said, "Yesterday, Lord Shen sent a letter saying that he will spend the New Year in Moyang City and has arranged for Liang Shuo and Peng Hai to return to Xiangnan."
In any case, without the help of the people from Zhuming Pavilion, it would have been impossible to rescue Mu Xun successfully.
Mu Xi didn't comment on Shen Lun's ability to "strategize" from afar, only saying, "It's a pity about Liang Shuo and Peng Hai. They are truly talented people. If they could stay by your side, they would be of great help."
“They’re the same in Hunan, after all, our roots are in the western border.” Mu Xun finally put down his chopsticks and finished his meal.
Mu Xi had long since lost her appetite, and lightly tapped her fingertips on the rosewood tabletop: "That's true, we've been living in the Southern Territory for so long that we almost forgot about home."
"So happy that you forget about home?" Mu Xun had never heard of such a thing.
Mu Xi made up a lie on the spot: "Ah, Shu is a place name in Jiuyou."
"Oh..." Mu Xun agreed, just about to concentrate on eating a couple more bites of soup.
Footsteps sounded outside, followed by Tao'er pushing open the door and entering: "Young Master, Second Young Master, I heard something happened in the South Courtyard."
Even after arriving at the Zhennan General's Mansion, Tao'er was the first to become familiar with everyone, having already learned everything about its ins and outs.
The South Courtyard was the main courtyard where Dai Rong and Bai Su lived.
What could possibly happen?
Mu Xi and Mu Xun stood up almost simultaneously: "Let's go take a look."
The group followed and headed straight for the South Courtyard.
Before even reaching the entrance of the South Campus, a large crowd could be seen gathered outside the campus.
When Dai Fu, the old steward of the Zhennan General's Mansion, saw Mu Xi approaching, he stepped forward and cried out in grief, "Young Master, General Dai... General Dai... he's gone."
"Gone? You mean Dai Rong is dead?" Mu Xi blurted out in her anxiety.
"Waaah...yes..." Dai Fu's eyesight was failing, but he was very tactful.
Is Dai Rong dead?
Mu Xi could hardly believe it. Just a few days ago, she had estimated that Bai Su would definitely not be able to "deal with" Dai Rong, so how could he be dead now?
They quickened their pace and went inside, only to find the inner courtyard already heavily guarded, leaving bystanders to watch from a distance.
Mu Xi had been staying at the mansion for a long time, and the guards all knew her, so no one dared to stop her.
Mu Xi was able to enter quickly, and as soon as she reached the door of the inner room, she heard arguing coming from inside.
A young man's voice said, "Father was in so much pain, I meant well by letting him have a bite, but just now Mother..."
Dai Rong and Bai Su had two sons and one daughter.
Mu Xi has already met them all, so the one speaking now should be the eldest son, Dai Feng.
Immediately following, a woman's clear voice roared, "This is poison, not medicine! Brother, you've gone mad! The more you indulge him, the worse it gets. Now look what's happened. Father is beyond saving, but you can't blame Mother for it."
That voice must belong to the third daughter, Dai Xin.
Mu Xi didn't understand how Dai Rong's death was being blamed on Bai Su, so she simply coughed lightly and pushed the door open to enter.
Upon entering the house, one finds it in complete disarray, with scattered pills and overturned tables and chairs everywhere.
Only Dai Rong's body lay motionless on the bed.
Bai stood silently by the bedside, his face expressionless.
The three children, the third daughter Dai Xin, stood beside their mother, while the eldest son Dai Feng, who had just spoken, stood at the foot of the bed.
There was also a second son, Dai Rui, who was not standing in the middle but on either side.
The group was taken aback when they saw Mu Xi and Mu Xun suddenly enter, and then bowed to each other.
After spending a long time together, they no longer treat each other like outsiders.
Mu Xi didn't return the courtesy and asked directly, "I heard that General Dai suddenly passed away? What happened?"
Just as Bai Su was about to speak, his third daughter, Dai Xin, spoke first.
Dai Xin is just fifteen years old this year. She inherited the best features of her parents. Although she is not a great beauty, she is beautiful and intelligent, and has the heroic spirit of her mother. She also knows martial arts and has a similar style to her mother.
It turned out that when Dai Rong first experienced drug withdrawal, Bai Su did not recommend that Dai Rong continue to take "Xiaoyao Wan".
However, Dai Rong was in great pain, and his eldest son, Dai Feng, couldn't bear to see him suffer, so he secretly brought his father medicine several times.
This time, when the medicine was being delivered, Dai Xin discovered it, and the two got into an argument.
Dai Xin has always sided with his mother, Bai Su, while his eldest son, Dai Feng, has always been a dutiful son of Dai Rong. As for his second son, Dai Rui, he is indecisive and his personality is most like his father, Dai Rong, who is also indecisive. He is useless in the middle.
During the struggle between Dai Feng and Dai Xin over the medicine bottle, Xiaoyao Pills spilled onto the ground.
Dai Rong pounced on him like a mad dog, frantically stuffing food into his mouth.
No matter how the two sons and one daughter tried to stop them, it was no use; instead, they were bitten and scratched...
This scene was witnessed by Bai Su, who happened to be arriving at the scene.
Seeing that her husband Dai Rong, whom she had married for many years and who had once regarded her as "the heavens," had become neither human nor ghost, Bai Su was heartbroken and ordered that there was no need to stop him, and that Dai Rong should be allowed to eat his fill.
While everyone was stunned, Dai Rong stuffed all the pills he could grab into his mouth, overdosed, foamed at the mouth, and died instantly.
After Dai Rong died, his eldest son, Dai Feng, barely recovered, but he immediately accused Bai Su of deliberately causing his father's death. His third daughter, Dai Xin, vehemently defended her mother, arguing that her father's death was due to an overdose of medication and that no one else was to blame.
this……
Mu Xi couldn't help but step forward to uphold justice: "Those who take the Xiaoyao Pill only have one path. Since General Dai made that choice, today's result is his 'getting what he asked for,' and no one else can interfere."
The three sons of Dai Rong remained silent, but they were clearly preoccupied with their own thoughts.
Mu Xi continued, "Furthermore, remember this: General Dai was poisoned to death by a slow-acting poison from the pirates. He died from the poison's effects. This means that the honor of your Dai family can still be saved."
Dai Feng, who had been hiding resentment in his eyes, immediately "repented" upon hearing this: "Yes, Your Highness is right. We were inappropriate just now."
Mu Xi looked intently at Bai Su: "General Bai, as a wife... I have done more than enough for my husband, and as a mother... I have also endured hardships for you three sons. Can you think of anything other than repaying me with filial piety?"
“No, no…” the three of them quickly responded.
Bai Su was about to say something when Mu Xi raised her hand to stop him, saying that saying too much would be pointless.
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