Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 571: Sudden Death (3)
The soldiers weighed the silver in their hands, a considerable amount, and muttered with satisfaction, "You really know how to get things done."
Dugu Chen smiled awkwardly.
"Well then, there’s nothing wrong with this carriage, let it pass," the soldiers yelled to the men above still inspecting.
Everyone boarded the carriage, which quickly left Yezhou Prefecture and headed toward Wanzhou Prefecture.
Inside the carriage, Feng Xuxu looked at him dubiously, "You didn’t do something to the silver, did you?"
Dugu Chen arched his eyebrows and laughed, "Why would you think that!"
"Why would you kindly give silver to a soldier? I clearly saw a murderous intent in your eyes," Feng Xuxu withdrew her gaze.
"Hmph, anyone who dares to insult my wife deserves to die, he’s no exception. It’s just a pity about that ingot of silver," Dugu Chen curled his lip and leaned against the carriage wall.
Feng Xuxu pursed her lips and observed a minute of silence for the man, truly a case of greed leading to death.
The next day, the carriage finally arrived in Wanzhou. After settling the fee with the old coachman, the four of them found an inn. They had just sat down to eat some lunch when they overheard explosive news from the next table.
"Did you hear? The King of Fortune, his princess, the Princely Heir, and the Commandery Princess all died of a sudden illness overnight. Their deaths were terrible."
"How did you come to know this?"
"The King of Fortune has died, such a big commotion; the entire Yezhou knows about it. The Magistrate of Yezhou Prefecture went personally with the corpse examiner, and a lot of soldiers were called out."
"How can an entire family die so suddenly?"
"According to the notices posted by the County Governor’s Office, they’re looking for a Divine Doctor called Yin Nan; they say he poisoned them. As for what really happened, who knows!"
Dugu Chen and Feng Xuxu exchanged a knowing smile, ordered a few local specialties to savor, had a good meal, and found an inn to rest for the day.
On the twenty-second of September, Dugu Chen and Feng Xuxu returned to the manor.
The guards and maids were thrilled to see their masters return; they had been harassed and troubled recently. It was also from that day that the news of the Crown Prince and Princess being cured of the poison started to attract a certain person.
Feng Xi, hearing that his nephew and niece’s poison had been cured, happily strode in, "Sister!" Feng Xi was surprised the moment he saw Feng Xuxu.
"Big brother."
"Why haven’t you been to see your big brother these days? Don’t you know how worried I’ve been!" Feng Xi pulled a face, starting to scold his sister, frustrated at how he’d spent many days unable to eat or sleep properly.
"Alright, no need to be upset; I’ve been watching over the children these past days, I had no mood for seeing anyone," Feng Xuxu half-coaxed as she pulled her brother to sit down in a chair.
Feng Xi thought it over, and supposed it made sense. His anger halved, and then seeing his sister thinner than before, the rest of his anger faded, a look of concern on his face, "You don’t take care of yourself at all. You were never plump to start with, and now look, even thinner."
"Hehe, a little nourishment and I’ll be back to normal."
"And my nephew and niece? How are they, I heard the poison was cured!" Feng Xi recalled the reason behind ’Lotus Garden.’
Feng Xuxu nodded, "It’s cured, they’re fine now; they’re already asleep."
"That’s good, I’ll come to see them a bit later. You must be tired these past few days, rest a while, and I’ll go back first," Feng Xi stood up and walked away.
Feng Xuxu escorted her brother outside, then turned and headed straight for the study.
"My lord, how did it go?"
"Well, fairly smooth. We just need to gradually remove the people he’s placed everywhere." He put down the documents in his hand and beckoned to her.
