mtl008 Chapter 1976 Doom
Chapter 1976 Doom
After hearing Wan Shufang's words, Chu Bangguo took a look at his son's miserable condition and did not continue to fall into grief. Instead, he calmed down.
He looked at the guard beside him. It was he who discovered Yao Zu's death. "Tell me, Yao Zu was in the cell, how could he be poisoned?"
"Sir, I don't know either!" The guard knelt on the ground with sweat on his forehead. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and carefully recalled what had happened in the past few days.
But Chu Yaozu had only been incarcerated for two days. He was a serious criminal and the biological son of Chu Bangguo, so they would naturally take special care of him. All the food and drink sent to the cell were inspected.
"Sir, during the time that the young master was imprisoned, there was nothing unusual. He did not eat any poisonous food, and no one approached the cell."
The guard told the truth and lowered his head, fearing that the State of Chu would punish him.
But Chu Bangguo didn't say anything, just waved his hand and sent the man away.
"My Lord, Madam, you have seen that the guards have no idea how Yaozu was poisoned. I will send someone to investigate this matter. Yaozu is dead. I hope that my Lord will allow me to bury his body."
After saying this, Chu Bangguo bowed deeply to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang. In his heart, Chu Yaozu had committed a serious mistake and was a sinner. Logically speaking, his body could not be buried until the matter was investigated clearly.
But that was his own son, how could he watch him die in the wilderness...
Wan Shufang, who had been a mother herself, could understand Chu Bangguo's mentality. She immediately looked at Chen Changli, who nodded, "Okay, but we have to keep the body for a few more days so that we can check for toxins in his body."
"Don't worry, sir. I understand."
Chu Bangguo bowed and had Chu Yaozu carried away and put into the side courtyard.
The side courtyard was cooler and could preserve the body longer, so Chu Bangguo sent heavy troops to guard it and went to investigate the case with Chen Changli.
Before they found the source of the poison, new rumors began to spread in the city, saying that the rescued women were possessed by evil spirits and would bring bad luck to those around them.
When Wan Shufang heard the news, she was immediately furious, with fire burning in her eyes: "This is nonsense! Those girls finally escaped from danger, but when they returned home, they had to endure such gossip!"
Because of meeting Caixia, Wan Shufang knew more clearly how cruel consequences would be brought to a girl when words like "disaster star" and "bad luck" were applied to her.
"Changli, we can't wait any longer!" Wan Shufang slammed the table, stood up, and was about to go out, but Chen Changli grabbed her wrist.
Stopping her from moving forward, Chen Changli softened his strength and soothed her softly, "Shufang, don't be impatient yet. They haven't made enough noise yet."
"But…"
"I know you are worried about those girls, but Chu Yaozu is dead. There is no other way to deal with this matter. We can only do this." Chen Changli took her into his arms and patted her back gently.
His voice was low, as if it carried some kind of comforting power. Wan Shufang nestled in his arms and took a deep breath: "I hope those girls won't get into trouble, just like what happened to Caixia back then."
Speaking of Caixia, Wan Shufang thought of her bright and beautiful appearance now, and her mood finally improved a little. A smile appeared on her face. However, the joy did not last long, as An Yi suddenly ran in in a hurry from outside the door.
He was sweating profusely and didn't even knock on the door: "Sir, Madam, something happened. Miss Caixia just had an argument with someone in the shop and now she has fainted."
"An Qi has brought the person back. He is in the front yard."
Hearing this, Wan Shufang's face changed and without any pause, she quickly rushed to the front yard. Looking at the unconscious Caixia, her heart sank.
She hurried over to feel her pulse, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she was sure that Caixia had fainted temporarily due to anger, and turned around to carefully inquire about the whole matter of An Qi.
"An Qi, what is going on?"
"Madam, there are some bad rumors about those girls outside. It happened that two girls came to buy clothes today and were scolded. Caixia came out to help, so she argued with them." An Qi explained and specifically pointed out that Caixia was trying to help others, not to cause trouble herself.
After hearing this, Wan Shufang's face darkened. Just as she was about to say something, she heard An Qi continue to speak: "Madam, in fact, Caixia's shop has been affected in the past few days, and business is bleak..."
Everyone in the city knew that it was Wan Shufang who rescued those girls, so they also hated Caixia and targeted the clothing shop.
"It's all my fault. I didn't handle this matter properly and got Caixia into trouble."
Wan Shufang's face was full of guilt. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the person on the bed opened her eyes and gently hooked Wan Shufang's fingers with her little hand: "Madam, I'm fine, you don't have to blame yourself."
"Those people are so bad." Caixia smiled, as if to comfort her. She stretched out her fingers and gently scratched Wan Shufang's palm.
Wan Shufang felt an itch and smiled, reaching out to hold her hand: "You should have a good rest first. I will give you an explanation about this matter."
Wan Shufang made a promise to Caixia. As early as the time when Caixia was captured by Chu Yaozu, she said that she would give Caixia an explanation. Naturally, this promise still counts now.
Seeing Caixia nodded and nothing serious happened, Wan Shufang felt relieved. She asked Anqi to take good care of her and went out.
After everyone left, An Qi looked at the worry on Cai Xia's face, pursed his lips and comforted her, "Don't worry, the master and the mistress will handle this matter, and the shop will not be in danger."
Hearing him comforting her, Caixia was a little flattered, and a smile appeared on her face: "I'm fine, don't worry, Mr. Mozhu."
"Sir, you have been busy with me in the shop these days. Thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay..." Before An Qi could finish his words, there was a sudden noise outside the door, and there was faint talk of marriage proposal and well-matched people. Caixia got up from the bed, and the two looked at each other and walked out quickly.
When I walked outside, I saw two aunts standing in the yard. The aunt in the lead was smiling, and she was followed by a matchmaker and a man.
Seeing Caixia, she strode over and said, "Miss Caixia, it's me, Dazhu's mother!"
"Dazhu's mother?" Caixia asked in a puzzled tone, glancing around: "Aunt, what are you doing with all this fanfare?"
As she spoke, Caixia glanced at the matchmaker and felt inexplicably nervous. She saw the aunt chuckle twice and hold Caixia's hand.
"Caixia, you know that I like you very much. Our Dazhu hasn't found a marriage yet, so I've brought him here with a thick face, wanting to propose marriage to you."
After the aunt finished speaking, the man next to her immediately blushed, and his mouth corners almost reached his ears with joy.