After leaving the clinic, Lu Mingxian returned to the crime scene and said to an officer, "Go notify the people in the Imperial Palace, quickly."
"Yes." The soldier trotted towards East Street.
Then Lu Mingxian explained a few things and set off for the general's mansion.
This matter was of great importance, and he had to come in person. The second daughter of the general's family was the legitimate daughter, and the child in her belly was the old general's first grandson.
Lu Mingxian rode his horse to the general's mansion, dismounted, and, unlike his usual slow demeanor, hurried into the general's mansion.
The guard at the door stopped him. He knew the lord from South Street.
"Lord Lu, the general is not at home. I wonder why you came all the way here?"
"Is the general's wife at home?" Lu Mingxian suppressed his impatience and asked.
Ever since the incident with the black-robed Taoist priest, the guards have been extremely cautious with outsiders. "What does Lord Lu want to see Madam about?"
"It's urgent, so let me in first. You can't bear the consequences of delay!" Lu Mingxian was a little angry.
The guard relented: "Let me go in and make an announcement."
Lu Mingxian sighed softly, he was so stubborn.
The guard went straight to the main courtyard. Mrs. Lu, who was watering the flowers, frowned when she saw the careless guard. Her forsythia was very delicate and was about to bloom in spring. It would surely look beautiful when it bloomed.
"Madam, Lord Lu from South Street requests an audience."
Lu paused while watering the flowers, "Mingxian?" Lu Mingxian was an apprentice taken in by the old general in his early years, and Lu was his master's wife, so naturally they had some friendship.
"Let him wait in the front hall. The master is not at home." Mrs. Lu put the kettle aside and said, "Xiaolu, make two pots of good tea and bring them to the front hall."
After Xiaolu left Suxuan Courtyard, she worked in Lu's courtyard.
She nodded her head and said yes, then left the main courtyard.
"Okay, go and reply. Don't keep Lord Lu waiting anxiously." Mrs. Lu said to the guard.
In the front hall, Lu Mingxian was already sitting there waiting for Mrs. Lu. Mrs. Lu changed her clothes before slowly coming over.
As soon as she entered the front hall, Mrs. Lu saw Lu Mingxian, who was sitting restlessly. "Mingxian, what do you want to talk to Master's wife about?"
Lu Mingxian stood up and said, "Master's Wife, a murder occurred on South Street."
When Mrs. Lu heard this, she thought it had nothing to do with her, as South Street was far away from their West Street.
"Well, what next?" Mrs. Lu looked indifferent as she sat down and took a sip of tea.
Lu Mingxian spoke again: "The carriage the deceased was riding in overturned, and the survivor in the carriage was none other than the Second Young Lady of the General's Mansion."
Lu couldn't hold the teacup steadily and it fell to the ground with a bang.
"What did you say? Say it again." Mrs. Lu stood up suddenly.
"The second lady of the general's mansion, Jin Xiwen, was killed." Lu Mingxian lowered his head, feeling very sorry.
Mrs. Lu almost lost her balance. "Where is she? Where is she now?"
"I've been admitted to the South Street Clinic. He's no longer in danger of death," Lu Mingxian comforted.
"Take me there quickly!" Mrs. Lu supported her weak legs and followed Lu Mingxian out of the general's mansion.
South Street Medical Clinic.
Jin Xiwen had woken up shortly after Lu Mingxian left.
She struggled to open her eyes, the memory of last night still lingering in her mind.
Last night, after the out-of-control carriage stumbled into South Street, a mysterious man appeared and stopped the carriage with his bare hands. The horse became very obedient when it saw the mysterious man.
Yu Jingfeng wanted to get off the carriage to express his gratitude, but the mysterious man showed him his sword. He turned around and told Jin Xiwen to stay inside and not come out, and then he jumped off the carriage.
The mysterious man was very fast. He didn't use a sword. He knocked Yu Jingfeng unconscious with his bare hands, carried him onto the roof, and threw him down.
With a "bang", Yu Jingfeng fell to the ground and died.
Jin Xiwen witnessed everything from the curtain of the carriage, and the mysterious man seemed to have discovered her.
He flew down from the roof and did something to the horse tied to the carriage, and the horse instantly lost control.
With a neigh, the carriage started to gallop away at a high speed again. Jin Xiwen wanted to jump out of the carriage and escape, but the carriage was faster than her and crashed straight into the solid iron wall. Jin Xiwen felt a sharp pain in her abdomen and fainted.
Lying on the bed in the clinic, her face as pale as paper, she subconsciously touched her abdomen, which had already become flat like a hill.
"My child...where is my child?" Jin Xiwen murmured to herself. She fell off the bed, her legs weak and unable to stand up. She could only lie on the dusty floor, and her white clothes became dirty.
The officers and soldiers guarding outside heard the noise and knocked on the door tentatively.
"Brother Feng, Brother Feng?" Jin Xiwen looked towards the door suddenly, her eyes full of hope. "Brother Feng, you're here to save Wen'er..."
When the officer pushed the door open, he saw Jin Xiwen sitting on the ground. "Second Miss, get up quickly," he said, going forward to help her.
"Ahhhh——" Jin Xiwen slapped the soldier's hand away, her eyes bloodshot, "Get out! I want Brother Feng!"
The officers and soldiers were helpless, "Second Miss, Master Yu is no longer here."
"You're lying!" Jin Xiwen tried hard to get up, but her legs were powerless. "How could my brother Feng die? No way. And our children are all fine... fine..."
The officers and soldiers had no choice but to stay where they were and guard her to prevent her from doing anything stupid.
Jin Xiwen kept murmuring, and the scene of Yu Jingfeng being thrown off the eaves last night kept repeating in her mind.
She almost went crazy. She covered her eyes, thinking that she would not be able to see anything, but as soon as she closed her eyes, all she saw was Yu Jingfeng lying in a pool of blood and dying tragically.
At this time, Mrs. Lu hurried over. She saw her daughter kneeling on the ground and hugged her. "Wen'er, Wen'er, mother is here. Don't be afraid... don't be afraid..."
Jin Xiwen threw herself into Lu's arms, but after a moment, she broke free and used her strong hands to beat Lu's body.
"It's all your fault! Why didn't you let Brother Feng and I stay one more night? If you had kept us, Brother Feng wouldn't have died, and my child wouldn't have died... Why..."
Mrs. Lu took all the responsibility on herself, "It's my fault, it's my fault."
She wished she could suffer the pain of losing her son and husband for Jin Xiwen. Her daughter was only fifteen years old, and she had to endure such pain.
Jin Xiwen's mood was on the verge of collapse. Mrs. Lu took her back to the general's mansion. Because the incident happened in South Street, she never gave Lu Mingxian a good face from beginning to end.
Lu Mingxian knew this would be the result. He had been diligently managing the public security of South Street over the years. Although he had not done anything major, murders of big figures like this were rare.
But overnight, something happened to people in the Imperial Palace and the General's Palace, and their official hats were about to be lost.
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