Chapter 395: Bending Back is a High Difficulty Movement

In the evening, the grape picking team went home.

The mud monkeys, each carrying a small basket on their backs, jumped off the carriage excitedly and carried the baskets of grapes to their own yards.

The little devil directed his brothers and headed straight for the ice cellar: "Let's go, put it in the ice cellar quickly, otherwise it will be spoiled tomorrow."

Zong Wenxiu followed in big strides, not forgetting to sigh: "Fortunately, Mr. Su did not let us continue to sell grapes, otherwise we would never meet someone as good as Mr. Xie again."

He Zheng said honestly: "But he asked us to finish it, which is really tiring. I don't think we can finish it in three days."

Shen Yibai kicked him and whispered, "You are stupid. Just give it to the servants quietly."

Wei Xinglu chuckled and said, "Xiaobai's brain is really quick."

The five young boys ran away stealthily.

Xu Wan pretended not to hear what they were plotting. She sent someone to send Su Xi back to the courtyard to rest, and then she asked the maid who stayed in the mansion, "Is the food ready? Have my father-in-law and mother-in-law had dinner in the courtyard?"

The maid said, "Madam, the food is ready. The old marquis and the old lady have gone out."

Xu Wan was surprised and asked, "Ah? Why are you going out at this time? What's the matter?"

The maid replied, "General Zhao from the west of the city has passed away. The old marquis and the old lady have hurried over to pay their respects."

"Oh..." Xu Wan frowned and asked, "Did mother-in-law tell you anything before she left?"

The maid shook her head and said, "The old lady didn't even bother to say anything and left in a hurry."

"Then do I need to go with Zong Zhao?" Xu Wan looked at Cuizhi. She had attended countless wedding banquets and flower-viewing parties, but this was her first time encountering a funeral. She was not familiar with the procedures in the mansion.

Cuizhi said, "Madam, don't worry. The Zhao family hasn't had any contact with our family for many years, so the relationship is not very close. If there is no separate instruction, it will be fine for only the old marquis and the old lady to go. Let's follow the general."

Xu Wan replied, "Yeah, that's right. Let's see if Zong Zhao will call us. The classes in the big study are still scheduled as normal."

"yes."

After Xu Wan finished speaking, she went to have dinner with Little Devil and the others. Zong Zhao was not at home at this time, and it would be too boring for her to eat alone. She waited until she finished checking today's grape picking poems before returning to her own courtyard.

As a result, before I even entered the room, I saw that the house was brightly lit and there was a lonely figure reflected in front of the window. It was Zong Zhao.

Xu Wan walked in quickly and asked in surprise, "It's really you. You came back early today. Are you done with your work?"

Zong Zhao sat at the desk, looking at her intently, and said calmly, "I came back at noon."

"Ah?" Xu Wan was stunned. She said awkwardly, "Why didn't you tell anyone? I thought you didn't come back, so I went to find Cheng Cheng and the others for dinner. Oh, by the way, are you having dinner?"

He replied, “I’m not hungry.”

Xu Wan felt that she had acquired a new skill since she met Zong Zhao.

That is, she can feel the mood of a taciturn person. Even if his speaking speed and emotions are no different from usual, she can feel that he is in a bad mood.

And it’s very, very bad.

She asked Cuizhi to go back and prepare some dinner, then walked behind the desk, stood in front of Zong Zhao, and lowered her voice: "When I came back just now, the maid said that General Zhao had passed away. Are you unhappy about this? If you have a deep relationship with him, I will accompany you to pay your respects. It's not too late now, and..."

Zong Zhao sat in his seat, tilted his head slightly, and interrupted her guess in a calm tone: "I killed him."

Xu Wan was stunned.

She was shocked by this sudden reversal of the truth, but soon she remembered what Zong Zhao had told her and realized the truth.

"He is one of the uncles who killed Zong Yan?"

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "I found the evidence, but the emperor is unwilling to pursue the matter because he is worried that it will bring him a stain."

Xu Wan got angry when she heard this: "How could this be? If there is any stain, it's them. What does it have to do with the emperor? He, he...it seems that he was originally going to sentence the dance studio case like this..."

Xu Wan was angry at first, but as she spoke she was convinced. This is how the emperor always does things.

In the original dance house case, if the prince had not realized that he had won the support of the people, the emperor would not have been willing to make the truth public. But now that the prince is in a coma, there is no one who can clear Zong Yan's name.

Xu Wan asked worriedly, "But in this case, will you be okay?"

She knew that Zong Zhao's murder was not

The first time, on the day he just returned to the capital, he killed Huai Shui and cut off the source of poison around the prince. But this time, it involves the military generals in the capital. How should he explain it?

Do I have to be like Luo Jingfeng and be covered in a bad name?

Zong Zhao shook his head and said, "No, the emperor ordered the three courts not to investigate. Zhao Yumin just died of an ordinary illness. No one knows the truth, and no one dares to investigate further."

Xu Wan understood.

The emperor solved his worries, but he also blocked Zong Yan's chance of clearing his name, so Zong Zhao was unhappy.

She exhaled lightly and consoled him, "It's okay, it's okay. Evil deeds will be punished, and they deserved their death. As for Zong Yan's injustice, I believe it will be made public in the future. Aren't there many bad guys in history books who were exposed after their death? We can talk about the injustice later, but now we have to let them die to make amends for Zong Yan."

Zong Zhao's expression was complicated, even his eyes became dim. He seemed to be somewhat disgusted with himself, and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't you think I'm a lawless evil person?"

Xu Wan leaned down, looked him in the eyes seriously, and told him pertinently: "I don't think so. I don't think anyone else would think so. Zong Zhao, you are trapped in your own high moral standards. You are torturing yourself."

Xu Wan pointed out his problem clearly and accurately. Her clear and bright eyes, which seemed to be able to speak, just looked at him like a beam of light shining in and dispelling all his dirty depression.

Zong Zhao stood still, his eyes filled with emotion. He was such a strong man, but now he seemed to be breaking.

Xu Wan understood again.

He seemed to want... her to hug him?

She subconsciously wanted to ask, but then she thought that if she answered directly at this time, it would only have the opposite effect of embarrassing others...

So she bent down and stretched out her arms, wrapping them around the man sitting on the chair, but this position was really inconvenient. She also leaned her neck down, but her waist was not stable and she fell directly on him.

Xu Wan was startled by herself and quickly got up and shouted, "Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to hit you..."

Before she could even stand up, Zong Zhao hugged her tightly. Her petite body seemed to be embedded in him, absorbing nutrients from her, as if this could calm all the restlessness in his heart.