"He drowned in the lotus pond at home last night." Zhou Silin swallowed, panting. "Early this morning, my father sent someone to Zong Zhengcheng's residence to inquire about Chu Zhiyou's condition, but he didn't expect that Chu Zhiyou had already drowned."
Shen Qingtang looked at Shen Qingwu worriedly. The situation was getting a little serious. He felt fortunate that the three siblings had entered the Summer Resort with great fanfare last night.
"What is the attitude of the Minister of Zongzheng?" Shen Qingwu asked.
"Zong Zhengcheng was very angry and sad. After all, he was his own son. Yesterday he was angry and said he wished he would die, but he really died. He fainted first, and when he woke up, the house was in chaos. He sent someone to ask a coroner to perform an autopsy, but the specific results are not out yet." Zhou Silin's mood was very complicated at the moment.
I had attended many banquets with Chu Zhiyou before. We had known each other since childhood and had never been enemies. He suddenly passed away, and I always felt a little uncomfortable.
Suddenly I felt that life was very fragile. Not long ago, Zheng Yutong died at the hunting banquet.
"Autopsy?" Shen Qingtang was stunned. "Could it be that Zong Zhengcheng wants to prove that he didn't drown his son?"
"Your previous words about wishing Chu Zhiyou dead were definitely just angry words," Zhou Silin said. "If a child you've doted on for so many years is said to be dead, wouldn't you be heartbroken even if he just got hurt?"
"Before, the Minister of the Imperial Clan apologized and threatened. He must have wanted to retreat in order to advance, so that His Majesty and your Shen family can make this matter less serious. If he really didn't care about his son, he could have just thrown him out the door to fend for himself. Why would he bring him home secretly?" Zhou Silin analyzed seriously.
Shen Qingtang nodded, "But Chu Zhiyou couldn't possibly have died on his own. Could someone have gone to his house and killed him?"
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Xiao Qingyi also got the news soon. She hurriedly got up and washed, secretly wondering if Chu Guannan had killed someone in the middle of the night.
A few years ago, her intuition told her that Chu Guannan was not as simple as he seemed.
She tried secretly but found nothing, but she never gave up her doubts.
After getting to know Shen Qingwu, this feeling became even more obvious.
When she was washing up and preparing to go find Shen Qingwu, she ran into Wang Shuying who was coming with her.
"Do you like Song Siwei? She looks like a smart girl, but how come she is blind?" Wang Shuying walked side by side with her and whispered.
Xiao Qingyi wasn't surprised that Wang Shuying could see that. She said calmly, "He's fine. But you, Xie Enyu, what's so good about him? He's cold and icy, following a prince you despise the most, and he doesn't have much of a future."
"He's also very good." Wang Shuying raised her eyebrows and smiled, "After I go back, I will convince ***. If you are sincere, you only have two months. If you can't convince Song Siwei, you may not have another chance. Seize the opportunity quickly."
As they were talking, they arrived at Shen Qingwu's yard.
"Sister Shen, I finally get to meet you today." Wang Shuying greeted Shen Qingtang with a warm smile, "You two sisters look so much alike, and most importantly, you're both equally beautiful."
"Miss Wang is a heroine, heroic and dignified." Shen Qingtang praised back with a smile and bowed slightly in return.
Her every move was graceful and elegant, as if she was the eldest daughter of a noble family, and no one could find fault with her.
Shen Qingtang said gratefully, "Thank you Miss Wang for saving my sister yesterday. I came here in a hurry last night and didn't prepare anything. I will come to thank you after I return to Beijing."
"Are you going back with your sister?" Xiao Qingyi walked towards Shen Qingwu and asked with concern, "Is Chunxiang feeling better?"
"I won't go back yet. My sister and brother are here too. The censor's wife invited us to stay for a few more days to calm down. It's a good opportunity for me to introduce them to everyone." Shen Qingwu said with a smile.
The city of Kyoto is in a state of chaos right now, so it would be better to pretend to be sick and stay here in peace.
Moreover, she now had an uncertain guess in her mind.
When the news of Chu Zhiyou's death reached the Summer Resort, everyone's interest in sightseeing was mostly gone, but no one wanted to go back to Beijing so soon. They inexplicably had the illusion that Kyoto was a city that was eating people. When they thought of the tall city gate, the moment they closed their eyes, they felt that it was the bloody mouth of a giant beast.
All the garden poetry gatherings were gone, and everyone had their own little groups, whispering in the shade.
Yesterday, only Xie Enyu returned to Beijing with Chu Guannan, while Guo Chuan and Su Zeyan were still there.
In the past two days, Su Zeyan has been a little distracted by Su Zhiyao's matter, and his mind is more heavy than before.
Only Guo Chuan, who was carefree and simply happy, saw the Shen brothers and Zhou Siyou coming together, and greeted them warmly with admiration in his eyes.
Song Siwei also came over enthusiastically and showed kindness to the Shen brothers.
"Brother Chen, can you tell me about what happened on the battlefield? I also want to join the army, but my father won't let me." Guo Chuan smiled innocently.
Which man doesn’t have the ambition to defend his country?
Led by Guo Chuanda, everyone smiled kindly at the Shen brothers.
Shen Qinghe was more sociable. He sat in the pavilion and talked freely, causing everyone's emotions to fluctuate.
"Your brother seems to be glowing." Zhou Silin withdrew her gaze from the pavilion and looked at Shen Qingwu enviously.
"They are all very simple and pure people." Shen Qingwu nodded proudly, "If they hadn't been framed, they would be beating the barbarians to pieces on the border right now."
The world is never easy, and people who only want to protect the people must not engage in intrigue.
"I should go back and give Chunxiang acupuncture." Shen Qingwu got up and left, refusing others' company. She wanted to be alone for a while.
"Shen Qingwu, you are so lucky. Nothing happened to you, but Chu Zhiyou lost his life." Seeing Shen Qingwu leave by himself, Liu Ruyan got up and chased after him without hesitation.
Shen Qingwu looked at the person who blocked his way, and his patience was a little less. He said coldly, "If you don't want to lose your life, stay away from me in the future."
"It was you who caused my eldest sister to be put in solitary confinement. The Second Prince went to help with disaster relief. I heard that a plague had broken out in the south. Shen Qingwu, it was clearly you who deserved to die!" Liu Ruyan received the news at midnight yesterday.
The flood in the south has not been eliminated, but a plague has broken out. Unfortunately, the second prince has fallen ill and his life or death is in danger.
If the second prince were to die, the Liu family's greatest support would also be gone, and the source of all this trouble was Shen Qingwu!
"Shen Qingwu, you are such a jinx. You deserved to die in the Hidden Miasma Valley. Look, how many people got into trouble after you came back?" Liu Ruyan looked at Shen Qingwu hatefully.
"Zheng Yutong is dead, your Zhao Qiuyi is now living a more peaceful life than death, and now Chu Zhiyou is dead because of you, the second prince has been infected with the plague, Shen Qingwu, why isn't it you who died?" As she spoke, Liu Ruyan suddenly pulled out a dagger from her sleeve, raised it up and stabbed at Shen Qingwu like crazy.
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