Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 235

Chapter 235 Families Are Precious
“Dead? What? How could there be a dead person?” Eunuch Cai’s face turned pale as he hastily hid to the side.

When Chun Lan heard that there was a dead person, her expression immediately became embarrassed, but she still stood close to Yun Xiao, because she suddenly remembered that the person who had assassinated them had already escaped when the hail fell. That person was bitten by a snake, and there was such a heavy hail. Could it be that the person who had died was the one who had assassinated them?

Zhou Jingxu’s handsome brows furrowed tightly together. An embarrassed expression appeared on his face. He took a step forward and blocked his body in front of Yun Xiao. From this angle, he could see a person lying under a cluster of trees. That person wore a black robe and did not move. His exposed arm was even a patch of blue and purple. There were even places where no traces of meat could be seen. He had already been smashed into mud by the hail.

Zhou Jingxu’s expression was awkward. He saw a group of imperial guards pa. S.sing by from not far away. He hurriedly shouted, “You guys, come here!”

The patrolling imperial guards hurried over and cupped their hands in salute. However, Zhou Jingxu waved his hand and pointed at the bushes on the other side. He said loudly, “There seems to be a dead man over there. You guys go take a look.”

The Imperial Guards answered. They hurriedly walked over. Not long after, they heard a cry of alarm. Then, someone walked out with a black-clothed man. The black-clothed man’s face was purple, and not a single part of his exposed skin was intact. They were all traces of hail. The bones of his hands had already turned into mud.

Everyone couldn’t help but take a step back when they saw this. The braver ones cried out in alarm.

The commander respectfully said, “Reporting to His Highness the ninth prince, this person is dead. Judging from the wounds on his body, he should have been poisoned to death.”

Yun Xiao looked at this person and slowly walked forward. She flipped over the man’s hand and looked around. Zhou Jingxu hurriedly followed, “Wood, don’t touch him. What if the poison is contagious?”

Yun Xiao shook her head. Although her hand was smashed so hard that she couldn’t see it clearly, Yun Xiao still found two wounds on this person’s palm. That bite mark was extremely similar to the shape of a snake bite. Her gaze darkened slightly. “This person is the person who assassinated me and Chun Lan today.”

“Mu Tou, you said that this person is the murderer?” Zhou Jingxu was slightly stunned. He flipped through the black-clothed man once again and finally looked at the wound on the hand that Yun Xiao pointed at.

‘”Yes, ask someone to find out what identity mark this person has.” Since he is already dead, there is naturally no evidence of his death. It would be good if you could find some clues from the black-clothed man.

With Zhou Jingxu’s instructions, the Imperial Guards swiftly searched through the black-clothed man’s entire body, but in the end, they still found nothing.

Yun Xiao originally did not place her hopes on the black-clothed man. Since she dared to kill him, she was definitely prepared. Since that was the case, even if she found out that the person who killed her was helpless.

Seeing Yun Xiao’s gloomy expression, Zhou Jingxu hurriedly stepped forward and said, “Don’t worry, Mu Tou. I have already had those people suppressed by my father-in-law back to my Guichang Palace. I will personally interrogate them. I will definitely ask who the murderer is.”

Yun Xiao nodded. She did not hold any hope in her heart. She smiled and said, “Alright, then I’ll trouble His Highness the ninth prince. It’s already late today. Chun Lan and I will return to the Yun Clan first.”

Zhou Jingxu hurriedly instructed to bring down the corpse of the black-clothed man.

After leaving the palace gate, Yun Xiao looked at the hail on the ground and felt a headache. Fortunately, someone had cleared a path for the carriage to walk.

At this moment, there were two carriages parked outside the palace wall. The two carriages were beautifully decorated. The carriages were parked outside the lofty palace wall, looking extremely small. “Is anyone going to leave the palace?” There were two carriages parked in vain, and she didn’t know which one she was going to get in.

Zhou Jingxu called a guard to ask, only to know that it was Young Master Rong who was leaving the palace.

Only then did Yun Xiao recall the matter of Rong Jin entering the palace today. It seemed that it was very easy for him to enter the palace?

Zhou Jingxu looked at the sky and hurriedly urged, “Mu Tou, get in the carriage quickly. Otherwise, when you return, it will really be dark.”

Yun Xiao replied. Chun Lan helped Yun Xiao get into the carriage. Just as she stepped onto the carriage, she heard the sound of horse hooves coming from behind her. She turned around and saw a man wearing a black brocade robe and a ebony ghost mask riding over. The horse was running very fast. Even when it reached the palace gate, it did not stop.

Following behind them were two people riding horses. One of them had a jade-like face and was wearing a robe that was as clear as the rain. He rode quickly without concealing his glory. Yun Xiao frowned. This man should be the real Jiang Qing.

As Rong Xun rode past Yun Xiao, he turned to look at Yun Xiao with his ebony ghost mask on his face. His eyes were dark, and his amber eyes flickered with a strange light. However, the horse was running very fast. With a single glance, the horse had already carried Rong Xun far away.

Zhou Jingxu saw that Yun Xiao had been staring at the people who had just left for a long time without regaining consciousness. He hurriedly said, “It’s just Country of Xiyue of Prince, not the Emperor. It’s fine to ride a horse in the imperial palace. It’s really rude to see this prince without greeting him. He wears that ghost mask all day long. He must be too ugly to see anyone.”

Yun Xiao lowered her head and looked at Zhou Jingxu. She smiled and said, “Alright, just pretend that he can’t see anyone.” However, she was curious. She had known Rong Xun for a while, but she had never seen his true face until now. Previously, he had worn a mask and disguised himself as Jiang Qing. Now, he was wearing a ebony ghost face. Could it be that his face was really injured?

However, these words could not be said right now.

In the carriage, Yun Xiao and Zhou Jingxu agreed on how to distribute the medicinal ingredients tomorrow. After confirming the possible situation one by one, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the carriage had already arrived outside the Yun Clan’s door, and the coachman outside said, “Your Highness the ninth prince has arrived.”

Yun Xiao said goodbye to Zhou Jingxu and let go of the breath that she had been holding in her heart. It felt so good to be home. Being bound by the imperial palace every day and being afraid made people tired. “It’s already late. Thank you for sending me back today, Your Highness the ninth prince. I’ll invite Your Highness the ninth prince to taste the food that I personally cooked another day. I won’t leave Your Highness the ninth prince here today.”

Zhou Jingxu looked at the sky. It was indeed late, but it didn’t matter if he went to the Yun Clan for a cup of tea. However, he was really anxious to go back and interrogate the assassins. “I sent you back with good intentions, but you were so stingy that you didn’t even give me a cup of tea. Forget it, you must compensate me for my meal another day.”

After sending Zhou Jingxu off, Yun Xiao brought Chun Lan into the Yun Clan. As soon as she entered, the porter cried out in surprise, “Fourth Miss is back. Fourth Miss is back.”

Yun Xiao had a headache. With these sounds, the entire manor would probably know the news of her return soon.

Yun Xiao quickly entered the main courtyard. Sure enough, she saw Madam Lu coming out from the second door to greet her. Today, Madam Lu was wearing a honey-colored jacket. She wore a purple-green pleated skirt embroidered with exquisite butterfly play lotus diagram. When she saw Yun Xiao, she anxiously shouted, “Xiao Xiao …”

After calling out a name, tears began to flow down her cheeks. Yun Xiao was a little anxious. She hurriedly walked forward and helped Madam Lu over from the maidservant’s hand. She said in pain, “Mother, what happened to you? But who bullied you?”

Madam Lu shook her head. Ever since she learned that the Emperor had left Yunxiao to work in the Imperial Cuisine Room, she was both worried and proud. Her daughter had grown up and was actually able to be favored by the Jin Emperor to work in the Imperial Cuisine Room.

However, she was also worried that the palace would harm her daughter.

These few days, she had sent people to keep an eye on the news in the palace. Ever since she knew about the cooking competition, she had been worried. When she learned that someone had poisoned the Jin Emperor in the cooking competition, her entire face turned pale with fear.

He looked forward to it day by day and night by night. Who would have thought that there would be a hail? He was also worried that his daughter would be left unattended in the palace. At this moment, when he saw Yun Xiao standing in front of him, his tears could no longer be controlled.

Yun Lan, who also walked out from the side, hurriedly smiled and said, “Mother is so happy.”

Yun Xiao also smiled and helped Lu shi wipe away her tears.

Madam Lu carefully examined Yun Xiao’s body. Looking at Yun Xiao’s pale complexion, she said painfully, “Xiao Xiao hasn’t had a good rest these past few days? Why is her face so pale? Did she get hit by the hail? Were there any injuries?”

Hearing that, Chun Lan whispered, “Young lady, today …”

Just as he said that, Yun Xiao winked and quickly swallowed the words in his mouth.

Yun Xiao hurriedly smiled and said, “Mother, don’t worry. What can happen to me in the Imperial Palace? I was hiding in the house during the hail today. I’m fine, but nothing happened to you guys, right?”

Madam Lu was still worried. She wanted to pull Yun Xiao’s hand. With this pull, her expression changed greatly. She lowered her head and opened Yun Xiao’s sleeve. Looking at the bulging bag in Yun Xiao’s hand, tears flowed down her cheeks again. “Xiao Xiao, what’s going on? Why is there a wound on her hand? Why is it bulging like this? Someone, quickly call a doctor.”

Madam Lu was in a hurry, causing the surrounding people to see the bag on Yun Xiao’s wrist. Yun Lan frowned worriedly, “Sister, what happened to you? Quickly tell us honestly.”

Yun Xiao put down her sleeve and retracted her hand. “Mother, there’s no need to call a doctor. I’m fine.”

‘”How can you be fine? Your wrist is swollen like that,” Lu shi said with another wave of heartache.

Yun Xiao sighed and pulled Madam Lu towards the main courtyard. “Mother, I’m really fine. Don’t worry, I’ve put some life-saving medicinal ingredients in my wrist. I’ve already seen the doctor. I’m really fine.”

Although Yun Xiao had repeatedly promised that she would be fine, Madam Lu, Yun Maozhe and the others who had just entered were worried and insisted on asking a doctor to examine Yun Xiao’s pulse and treat her.

Yun Xiao knew her own situation. If she was treated by a doctor, she would not be able to conceal the poisoning that she had concealed anymore.

After giving Chun Lan a look, Chun Lan quickly ran out, while Yun Xiao spoke to her family.

Chun Lan ran to the second door and waited. She saw the housekeeper bringing in a doctor with a gray beard. She hurriedly welcomed him and said with a smile, “Doctor Chen, I heard that you are skilled in medicine. My girl said that her body would trouble you.”

Taking advantage of the housekeeper’s carelessness, Chun Lan stuffed a bag of silver into the doctor and said in a low voice, “No matter what happens later, you have to say that the girl’s body is fine.”