Chapter 36: Suicide by Leaving a Blood Letter
"When the time comes to make it public, it will be made public. If you dare to act on your own again, don't blame me for not caring about family ties."
Mrs. Wu left after saying this.
"Son, what should we do now?" Seeing that her sister left without giving any specific explanation, Luo's mother was at a loss and looked at Luo Chengzhou.
Luo Chengzhou was also very upset.
He said perfunctorily, "Let's wait until my uncle's funeral is over. My aunt won't ignore us."
At least she wouldn't let Cong Yun's reputation be ruined.
But he had no idea what to do, or how Mrs. Wu would help them save face, so he found an excuse and went to his own yard, hoping to find a quiet place.
Just as I sat down at the table, I heard some movement behind me. I turned my head and met a pair of cold eyes.
Further down, the woman held a dagger with a cold glow, pressing against his heart...
After Mrs. Wu came out from Luo Congyun, she returned to her own yard.
He drank a cup of ginseng tea to calm his anger, took a short rest, and then went to the mourning hall.
With what happened today, although the Luo family is just a relative, the Wu family has also lost face.
In the capital, the most important thing is respectability.
What's more, now that the master is gone and his sons are not doing well, they have to deal with things well so that the Wu family can continue to gain a foothold in the capital.
She was just now explaining the difficulties to the remaining mistresses when she saw Luo Congyun's maid stumbling over and saying, "Oh no, oh no, my young master has committed suicide..."
"What did you say?" Mrs. Wu couldn't believe it.
How could Luo Chengzhou commit suicide?
Then she remembered that Wu Yuchu, who was assassinated, didn't care about the people in the hall and ran to the guest house with her skirt lifted.
He bravely followed her.
Luo Chengzhou was lying on the desk, holding a dagger in his hand, and blood was still flowing from his neck.
Luo's mother arrived just a moment earlier than Mrs. Wu. Seeing her son like this, she was already frightened and at a loss for what to do. "Doctor, doctor, sister, please call a doctor for Chengzhou..."
Mrs. Wu walked forward and checked Luo Chengzhou's breath with trembling fingers.
It's out of air.
She stumbled back a step.
"Sister, hurry up, call a doctor for Chengzhou." Luo's mother was still shouting, "Sister, you can't just watch him die, my son, why can't you let it go..."
How could a person who wanted to climb up the ladder by relying on Luo Congyun commit suicide?
Mrs. Wu gritted her teeth and tried to calm herself down.
Someone pointed at a shirt hanging on a hanger and asked, "There are words on that shirt. Could it be written in blood?"
A servant hurriedly took the clothes down and handed them to Mrs. Wu.
Madam Wu unfolded it and read only a few lines before her expression changed drastically. She quickly crumpled up her undergarment and said to the guard, "It wasn't suicide. Someone broke into the house and murdered me. Hurry, investigate."
He then said to the others who had followed him, "I'm truly sorry, but there are assassins in the mansion. It's probably not safe here. You should all return to the mourning hall first."
As she spoke, she crumpled the blood-stained shirt even tighter. If she wanted to follow the crowd out, she had to destroy the blood-stained shirt in time.
Luo's mother was crying bitterly. After hearing this, she looked at her suddenly and asked, "Did Prince Rong kill my son?"
Even though she had this suspicion, Mrs. Wu didn't want to say it in front of everyone, so she kept silent.
Seeing that she looked unwell, Luo's mother rushed over and tried to snatch the shirt from her hand.
Madam Wu held on tightly and refused to let go. Seeing this, Luo Congyun's maid cried, "Madam Wu, please have pity on my wife for losing her son. Please let her see what my young master left behind."
With the help of the maid, Luo's mother quickly snatched the inner garment, spread it out with both hands, and hurriedly read the contents on it.
Those who had not been able to finish reading the content before also took the opportunity to finish reading the blood letter.
Mrs. Wu closed her eyes weakly.
In the blood letter, Luo Chengzhou admitted that he had violated the moral code and had been married to his own sister for many years. He came to the capital this time because he had something on Wu Yuchu and wanted to use it to blackmail Wu Yuchu to find an official position for him.
Unexpectedly, Wu Yuchu died, and his affair with his sister was exposed. With no hope for the future and no face to live, he committed suicide.
The evidence he confessed was about the battle at Huangshaling three years ago. General Wei sent his guard Yan Qing to Ganzhou to mobilize troops, but Wu Yuchu refused to do so and instead sent people to hunt down Yan Qing.
"What...what does this mean?" Mother Luo looked at Mrs. Wu.
She also knew what Huangshaling was about.
The Protector of the Nation General and Yan Qing died in battle, and she complained for a long time. She had hoped that the Wei family could promote the Luo family, but in the end she got nothing and people died.
Was it my brother-in-law who killed him?
Then how did Cheng Zhou know his brother-in-law's weakness?
Then she thought that it was indeed her son who insisted on coming to the capital this time.
Could it be that Cheng Zhou really saw that his future was hopeless and he lost face today, so he couldn't get over it?
Madam Wu knew that her sister was not very smart, so she calmed herself down and explained, "Cheng Zhou would not commit suicide. Someone must have killed him, and the contents of this blood letter cannot be taken seriously.
The most important thing now is to find the murderer..."
She paused. If she wanted to find the murderer, she would have to report it to the police, and if she did, the blood letter would have to be leaked.
What happened back then can no longer be concealed.
After seeing the contents of the blood letter, her first reaction in panic was to deny that Luo Chengzhou committed suicide, so there was no letter left before his death.
She only wanted to burn her undergarment as quickly as possible.
She did something wrong.
In fact, it was determined that Cheng Zhou committed suicide, and the blood letter could not be concealed. There were too many people following him, and he also had a sister who was not very smart.
Is this the murderer's purpose to strike today?
Is he seeking revenge for what happened three years ago?
Then... would the master... also die at the hands of this person?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu's legs felt weak and her back felt cold.
Luo's mother followed Mrs. Wu's words and also concluded that her son would not commit suicide. She cried, "Report to the police, report to the police, find the murderer, and avenge my son..."
Mrs. Wu did not stop her.
The blood letter has been seen by too many people, and it is too late to stop it.
Is this also part of the murderer's plan?
Madam Wu concealed the panic in her eyes and slowly leaned against the maid behind her. She could not lose her composure. Even if the government investigated what happened that year, she was just a woman in the backyard. How could she understand what the master had done? And the master was already dead.
Inside the Anyuan Marquis Mansion.
Du Xueyi turned his back to the screen and said, "Boss, the Wu family has reported the matter to the police, and the contents of the blood letter have also spread."
"Yeah." Wei Qingyan walked out from behind the screen, holding a set of clothes in his hand, which was stained with blood.
It was accidentally touched when she held Luo Chengzhou's hand and cut his throat with the dagger.
Seeing this, Du Xueyi took out a lighter from his pocket and handed it to her.
Wei Qingyan threw the clothes into the brazier and blew the fire stick to light it.
As the clothes caught fire, Du Xueyi asked through the flames, "Boss, why did you make public what happened three years ago? Will this alert the enemy?"
"Yes." Wei Qingyan nodded. "They are hiding too deeply. We can only find out what we have. It's better to lure them to move."
It is easiest to speak through the mouth of a dead person.
If anyone doubts whether Luo Chengzhou really knows Wu Yuchu's secret, he can only go down and ask Luo Chengzhou.
"Do you have any other ideas?" Du Xueyi hesitated to speak.
Wei Qingyan looked at him for a moment and asked, "Xueyi, knowing that there is something strange about my death in battle, will mother return to the capital?"
"You want the lady back."
Suppressing the word "why", he tried to maintain a calm and objective analysis, "Madam values her reputation the most. If her son's death was unjust, she, as a mother, cannot ignore it. Therefore, she will definitely come back."
Yes, mothers value their reputation the most.
For the sake of her reputation as a good mother, she will come back.
Similarly, the emperor also values the reputation of the virtuous, so even if he doesn't want to investigate what happened back then, he has to do it.
Wei Qingyan sneered inwardly, then stood up and said, "It's not good to hide Yan Qing's affairs from Yan Lan anymore."
She had to have a good talk with her.
Du Xueyi followed suit. As soon as they left Fengxiao Courtyard, they heard Ah Lu come to report, "My Lord, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, Mr. Gong, has sent a letter, hoping to visit with his wife."
Wei Qingyan was stunned.
Eldest sister and brother-in-law?
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