Chapter 468: It's me, I'm leaving Fufeng.
Upon seeing him, Shang Ruyi's heart sank.
But her face remained expressionless; she simply nodded slightly and said, "Big brother, you've come."
Yuwen Qian lowered his head, smiled and glanced at her, then looked over her head into the room. When he saw the corpse, especially the pool of blood on the ground, his brow furrowed slightly.
Yin Changyue and Dai Junliang immediately stepped forward: "Young Master—"
Yuwen Qian said, "I heard what you were saying just now. It seems that it was Song Yu's men who did it."
Dai Junliang hurriedly said, "I have already ordered people to post notices immediately and conduct a city-wide manhunt."
Yuwen Qian said, "Plotting against an official of the court is a serious crime no matter who it is. Song Yu deserves to die, but those two people knew this and still did it, so it is even less likely that they would stay in the city and wait to die."
"..."
"If I'm not mistaken, these two have probably already left Fufeng."
Yin Changyue and Dai Junliang exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat alarmed.
Shang Ruyi also looked up at him, her gaze deepening.
She thought for a moment and said, "Then, what does elder brother think we should do right now?"
Yuwen Qian remained standing behind her, seemingly unwilling to enter the blood-soaked room. After a moment's thought, he said, "Now that we know Song Yu was murdered, we shouldn't touch his body. You should collect the body and then send it back to Daxing City with Ma Xu."
"yes."
Upon hearing Ma Xu's name, Shang Ruyi suddenly remembered something: "Is Ma Xu alright?"
Dai Junliang said, "After discovering Lord Song's body, I immediately sent people over there to check. General Ma is alright."
"..."
"However, I have also increased manpower to prevent any further accidents."
"...I see,"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi sighed softly and nodded, saying, "I understand."
After saying that, she glanced at Yuwen Qian again.
Yuwen Qian seemed to understand the suspicion in her eyes, smiled faintly, and said, "On the way here, I went to the room where Ma Xu was being held to check on his condition."
"..."
"After all, I just heard that Song Yu died, and I'm also worried about Ma Xu's safety."
"I see,"
Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi calmly replied, "As expected, elder brother is very thoughtful."
Yuwen Qian smiled at her again.
However, Shang Ruyi's breathing became even heavier.
Ma Xu is still alive...
Since Ma Xu has been kept, it seems that Ma Xu is insignificant.
In fact, judging from the behavior of Ma and Song today, it is clear that Ma Xu was terrified of plotting to kill Yuwen Ye. If he was so terrified afterward, he probably wouldn't have dared to do it beforehand. He probably only knew that Song Yu was going to do this, but because he was released by Song Yu, he was forced to participate.
But his knowledge only extended up to Song Yu.
Therefore, even if we send him back to Daxing City, we probably won't get any information out of him. However, his previous defeat, his cowardice and desertion yesterday, and his desertion in the face of battle are probably enough to cost him his life.
Upon hearing that the person was to be escorted back to Daxing City, Dai Junliang breathed a sigh of relief.
In this way, at least the people of Fufeng will not be too implicated.
He immediately replied, "I will do as the young master instructs."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Yin Changyue, standing to the side, remained deeply worried. Clearly, he was different from Dai Junliang, who was stationed in Fufeng. As the military supervisor, he had witnessed two assassinations of court officials during this expedition, one of which involved a suspect being assassinated. He would have to take responsibility upon his return.
Just as he was filled with worry, he heard Yuwen Qian say gently, "Lord Yin, there is no need to worry too much."
"...?"
Yin Changyue looked up at him.
Yuwen Qian said, "You are the military supervisor for this expedition. Yesterday's great defeat of Xue Xian was a great achievement for you. As long as Song Yu's matter is explained clearly, it will not implicate you."
Upon hearing this, Yin Changyue felt a sense of relief.
You must understand that although he was appointed by the court, the one who now holds absolute power in the court is the father of the Duke of Sheng, the Grand Chancellor Yuwen Yuan. His second son was seriously injured and ill during this expedition and was almost burned to death. The suspect also died. If he were to hold a grudge against him, he would probably have a hard time.
But now that the Duke's heir has said so, at least his life is spared.
He hurriedly said, "Thank you, young master!"
Yuwen Qian said, "However, as the military supervisor, you need to submit a written report to His Majesty detailing the events leading up to and following this matter. It would be best to write it down clearly now."
Yin Changyue immediately replied, "Yes."
After saying that, he turned and left in a hurry.
Watching them all leave, Shang Ruyi's hands, hanging by her sides, unconsciously grew cold again.
Just moments ago, everyone was still struggling with this matter, but unexpectedly, Yuwen Qian came and resolved it in just a few words.
Although Shang Ruyi did not turn around, she could imagine that his expression at this moment must be calm and indifferent, as if he always spoke and acted with such ease.
A short while later, Dai Junliang arrived with the coroner and several of his men.
They carried in a coffin, intending to place Song Yu's body inside. The coffin stopped outside the door, nearly hitting someone, so Yuwen Qian stepped back.
As soon as he stepped back, Shang Ruyi immediately felt a burning sensation on her back, as if flames were rolling up. She then realized that Yuwen Qian had been standing behind her the whole time, shielding her from a lot of the sun.
However, it was precisely because he was blocking the sun that the chill in her heart kept growing.
At this moment, she looked up at Yuwen Qian again.
The busy figures around him kept moving in his grayish-blue eyes, like a calm lake being broken by something, creating ripples. But when he looked up at her, his gaze was just as she had imagined, so calm and indifferent, as if he had just dealt with it in a few words, and it really was just a small matter.
Looking at the busy figures around him, Yuwen Qian glanced down at Shang Ruyi and said, "Sister-in-law, let them handle things here. Let's go back."
Shang Ruyi glanced back at Song Yu's corpse again.
Before she could say anything, Yuwen Qian said again, "I have something to tell you."
"...!"
Shang Ruyi's eyes flickered slightly, but seeing his calm and gentle smile, she nodded: "Okay."
So the two of them left the room and headed towards the garden on the other side.
The sun was still scorching hot at this time, and the skin of people exposed to its direct rays felt burning. Fortunately, Yuwen Qian was walking in front. He was tall and thin, and the shadow he cast perfectly blocked the almost scorching sunlight.
But as Shang Ruyi watched his retreating figure, she felt a chill run through her heart.
The two walked for a while, but he remained silent. As they were about to reach the courtyard, Shang Ruyi finally couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you have something to say to me, brother?"
"……Um."
"That--"
Is your sister-in-law suspecting someone?
"..."
"Do you think there's someone behind Song Yu?"
Shang Ruyi's steps faltered.
But she remained calm and continued walking slowly forward, saying quietly, "Yes."
"..."
This time, Yuwen Qian turned around and looked at her with some surprise, probably not expecting her to answer so decisively.
But after that moment of surprise, he seemed to understand something immediately. He smiled slightly, said nothing more, and continued walking forward.
Instead, Shang Ruyi looked at his retreating figure and said, "Brother, aren't you going to ask me who I suspect?"
I won't ask.
"Why?"
"..."
Yuwen Qian did not answer the question, nor did he turn around; he simply continued walking forward. After a long while, he slowly said, "No matter who you suspect, I must tell you—sometimes, some people and things may not be as simple as you see or hear."
"..."
"I hope my younger brother and sister-in-law will think this over carefully."
"..."
Shang Ruyi was slightly taken aback.
After saying this, Yuwen Qian looked back at her again, then smiled and walked forward.
Watching his somewhat dashing and elegant figure, Shang Ruyi's brows furrowed even more. She hurried a few steps to catch up with Yuwen Qian and said in a deep voice, "Is this all that my elder brother wanted to tell me?"
"yes."
"So, did you come all this way just to tell me these things, brother?"
"No,"
Yuwen Qian's steps did not stop, only slowed down a bit, and he said, "I originally came to tell you that Xue Daotong arrived in Fufeng just now."
"What?"
Shang Ruyi stopped abruptly, her eyes widening in astonishment.
Xue Daotong, Yuwen Yuan's personal attendant and one of his most trusted confidants, has arrived. Could it be—
Sensing that Shang Ruyi had stopped, Yuwen Qian also stopped, turned around to look at her, and smiled, "Sister-in-law, you haven't forgotten our previous agreement, have you? Now, the three-day deadline has arrived."
"..."
"He did arrive on time."
"..."
"It seems that Father is also very worried about Fengchen's illness."
Shang Ruyi couldn't help but bite her lower lip.
Of course she hadn't forgotten. In fact, before the expedition even began, Yuwen Qian didn't want Yuwen Ye to come to Fufeng. After arriving in Fufeng, he didn't even inquire about the war there. The first thing he told her was to take Yuwen Ye away from Fufeng. And after Yuwen Ye's condition worsened, he even wrote a letter about Yuwen Ye's condition back to Daxing City.
Yuwen Yuan knows about his second son's illness and will definitely send someone to bring him back.
The correspondence between the two sides took exactly three days to travel back and forth.
So, Xue Daotong came here because—
Shang Ruyi's breath hitched, and her eyes darkened. She said, "So, does elder brother still insist on letting Feng Chen leave Fufeng?"
"..."
Yuwen Qian didn't speak, he just looked at her.
After a while, he smiled faintly and said, "No."
"...?"
Shang Ruyi was stunned and looked at him in astonishment—what did he mean?
Yuwen Qian smiled and said, "It's me, I'm leaving Fufeng."
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