Chapter 116 What a coincidence, His Highness is also digging up graves.
On a dark and windy night, when graves are dug up and corpses are examined.
Li Chengxuan gripped the shovel, following behind Shen Chu with trepidation.
All around were round, mound-like graves, so quiet it sent chills down your spine.
“This is it, dig.” Shen Chu stopped and pointed to a new grave directly in front of her.
Li Chengxuan swallowed hard and lowered his voice, saying, "Achu, is the information about the little beggar accurate? What if we dig for so long only to find out it's the wrong person?"
"Don't worry, he often begs in that area, so his information gathering is usually accurate."
Chen Chu took the shovel and noticed him constantly looking around. "What's wrong? Are you scared?"
"No... I'm not afraid, it's just that... Ah Chu, don't you think the wind is a bit strong tonight?"
"Really?" Chen Chu blinked. "Don't overthink it, just dig."
Li Chengxuan dug the first shovelful with trepidation.
All around were the mournful sound of the wind, accompanied by the chirping of insects in the distance.
The two dug and dug and dug in the dark woods...
Halfway through the digging, Chen Chu suddenly stopped. "Chengxuan, have you noticed anything wrong?"
"Huh?" Li Chengxuan, who was already terrified, almost shed two lines of tears. "Ah...Ah Chu, what's wrong? Don't scare me."
Shen Chu lowered her voice and said, "I feel like someone is watching us?"
"A person?" Li Chengxuan was so frightened that he almost fell down on the grave mound. "Where did this person come from? This place is only...only haunted, right?"
When the topic of ghosts came up, he couldn't help but shudder. "Do you think it might be Zhang Dayuan who came out to scare us because we came to dig him up?"
Shen Chu didn't say anything, but suddenly picked up the shovel in his hand and smashed it hard against the tree opposite.
"Who goes there? Show yourself!"
The shovel struck the tree branch hard, making a soft cracking sound.
A dark shadow drifted down from the tree.
"A ghost!" Li Chengxuan instinctively stepped in front of Shen Chu, gripping the shovel tightly. "I... I'm telling you, I'm the one who dug up your grave. If you have any complaints, come at me."
The dark figure let out a sneer and walked straight over.
"Don't come any closer!" Li Chengxuan nervously raised his shovel to throw it. "Let me tell you, I've trained. If I hit you with this shovel, you'll be dead for sure."
Unable to bear seeing his fierce yet cowardly demeanor, Shen Chu raised her voice and said, "What a coincidence, is Sixth Prince also here to dig up graves?"
“I’m not afraid of Your Highness, Sixth Prince.” Li Chengxuan suddenly realized, “Huh? What did you say? Your Highness, Sixth Prince.”
The shadowy figure had already approached, and in the dim moonlight, it could be vaguely seen that it was Pei Yuan.
Li Chengxuan's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground. "So it was Your Highness! I was so scared. I thought there was a real ghost."
"What? Is this prince less frightening than ghosts?"
"No, no, you're much scarier than a ghost."
Li Chengxuan's mouth flew around for a moment before his mind came to a realization, "Ah no, no, ghosts are scarier than you."
That doesn't seem quite right either.
Li Chengxuan opened his mouth, but suddenly realized that saying anything would be superfluous.
"Alright, enough nonsense." Pei Yuan kicked the shovel in front of him. "Dig him out within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, or else..."
Li Chengxuan snapped to attention, his deep-seated fear resurfacing. "Yes."
He picked up a shovel and started digging quickly.
Chen Chu glanced at Pei Yuan and saw him standing with his back to the grave mound. The night wind made his clothes flutter, and he looked so relaxed and carefree that anyone who didn't know him would think he was strolling around the graveyard.
But she knew Pei Yuan was blind at night, so this disguise was just to cover up his blindness, right?
She walked up to Pei Yuan and asked softly, "Does Your Highness also find the case of Zhou Jun's horseback riding incident suspicious? Is that why you've come to examine the body?"
Pei Yuan snorted, "This prince is not as kind as Lord Shen, who fights during the day and digs up graves at night for his friends."
Shen Chu touched the tip of his nose and chuckled, "It seems that another case has implicated Zhang Da."
When she disguised herself and went to see a doctor in the south of the city last time, she encountered Pei Yuan investigating counterfeit medicine. Now Pei Yuan is also digging up Zhang Da's grave. Could it be that Zhang Da's death is related to counterfeit medicine?
A thought flickered in her mind: "It seems His Highness is investigating the Huimin Pharmacy."
Pei Yuan's lips curled slightly, "You really are like a fox, your nose is quite sensitive."
Shen Chu's eyes shone brightly. "If Zhang Da's death was caused by the medicine from Huimin Pharmacy, then it has nothing to do with Zhou Jun."
Li Chengxuan, who was engrossed in digging, looked over excitedly upon hearing this, "Really? I told you this had nothing to do with Ah Jun."
Pei Yuan glanced in his direction. "Did you dig it out?"
"Ah, almost there." Li Chengxuan swung his arms and dug while whispering to Chen Chu, "Chu, can you help me?"
Shen Chu picked up a shovel to help, but then heard Pei Yuan snort coldly, "Does this little job really need Lord Shen's help? Surely a dignified young master can't even do something as simple as digging a grave?"
Li Chengxuan was on the verge of tears. These words made it sound like digging up graves was some kind of normal, everyday thing.
The sixth prince is indeed not a normal person.
Exhaustion and resentment overcame his courage, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Your Highness, you're too biased towards A-Chu. Is it because A-Chu is prettier than me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he almost bit off his own tongue.
Chen Chu glared at Li Chengxuan. "Li Chengxuan, do you have a death wish? What nonsense are you spouting?"
There was no favoritism involved. Pei Yuan was simply keeping her by his side to determine her location through her voice, thus concealing the fact that he was blind at night.
The next moment, Pei Yuan's low laughter was heard carried on the wind, "Hmm, he is indeed better looking than you."
Why didn't Shen Chu deny the word "favoritism"?
Li Chengxuan... he's just a big grudge.
“The time for an incense stick to burn is up,” Pei Yuan suddenly said.
Li Chengxuan snapped out of his daze and exclaimed, "We've dug it out!"
Turning his head to look at the dark coffin in the grave, Li Chengxuan was so frightened that he took two steps back and ran away.
"Ah Chu, I'll keep watch for you outside the woods."
Shen Chu turned her head, only to catch a glimpse of his figure moving faster than a rabbit, leaving her both amused and exasperated.
Just as she was about to jump down and open the coffin, Pei Yuan suddenly said, "Don't move, the coroner I brought is here."
Shen Chu was surprised, "Your Highness also brought a coroner?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Yan's voice came from behind him, "Your Highness, the person has been captured."
Capture them?
She peeked out and almost cried out in surprise.
Sun Yan was carrying a person on her shoulder; it was the old doctor who had examined her pulse in the south of the city that day.
Was the coroner Pei Yuan was referring to him?
Will he recognize me?
Her heart skipped a beat, and she quietly turned her body to the side.
The old doctor was both frightened and angry, cursing and swearing, but he suddenly fell silent after seeing Pei Yuan.
Sun Yan dragged Zhang Da's body out, and the old doctor glanced at Pei Yuan again before silently beginning the autopsy.
Zhang Dagang had been dead for over a day, and his body hadn't changed much, so he quickly came to a conclusion.
"The deceased had conjunctival hemorrhage, facial congestion, slightly everted tongue, and purplish lips, indicating death by suffocation."
Died of suffocation?
Shen Chu wanted to ask something but was worried that the old doctor would recognize her. Just as she hesitated, she heard Pei Yuan ask, "What caused the suffocation?"
The senior doctor carefully examined Zhang's abdominal injury again. "He has external injuries, but the internal injuries are not serious. There are no other wounds besides that. It is very likely caused by some kind of medication."
Pei Yuan glanced at Chen Chu, "What kinds of medicine has he used?"
Shen Chu cleared her throat and lowered her voice, saying, "The external and internal medicines include ephedra, astragalus, peony, and aconite."
The old doctor turned around at the sound, and the moment his eyes fell on Shen Chu's face, he suddenly said, "Oh, young master, you look very familiar? Haven't we met somewhere before?"
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