Song Qingshu was startled, and then realized the meaning of her words. It must be that the two of them were in bed before... no, the romance on the boat was nothing, but now that her husband died, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty, so she instinctively didn't want to Go with her yourself.
"The goods on the Jinghu are safe for the time being. After finishing the matter here, I will come to find you, and I will send the goods to Yangzhou as agreed." After bidding farewell to him, Ruan Xingzhu got up and called the Ruan family to leave .
Song Qingshu is not worried about anything, not to mention that Ruan Xingzhu was hit by the life and death talisman, and even some other key members of the Ruan family have been controlled by him in the past few days. treasure. At the same time, after entering Sichuan, she asked Ren Yingying to mobilize some personnel from the Sun Moon God Sect to watch around the Mirror Lake, and they would get news if there was any change.
Of course, Song Qingshu didn't think that Ruan Xingzhu would take this opportunity to betray him after the rapid development of the relationship during this period of time. Got some emotion out of it.
Seeing the back of the Ruan family leaving, Ren Yingying couldn't help but said: "Song Lang, don't you really want to help her?"
"Her husband won't come back to life even if I go, so why add to her sadness, I believe Madam Ruan can take care of the Yang family's affairs." Song Qingshu took her hand and said softly, "I'm coming to Sichuan this time. It's for you, not for her."
Ren Yingying blushed, although she was a little shy, her heart was full of sweetness.
"I just asked about Lin Pingzhi's news by the way. I heard that he abandoned his official position. He probably went to seek revenge on Yu Canghai." Song Qingshu's face flashed a trace of worry. It has been greatly improved, but the training time is still short. This kind of decent martial arts emphasizes accumulation, and I am afraid that it will not be able to help him succeed in revenge in a short period of time like the evil sword manual.
Moreover, his internal strength cultivation has always been a weak point, and the Qingcheng sect has been passed down for thousands of years, and he probably can't hold a grudge if he goes alone.
"That Miss Yue will accompany him, not to mention that I don't think Lin Pingzhi is the kind of reckless person, if he is not absolutely sure, he will not make a move." Ren Yingying explained.
Song Qingshu nodded: "I hope so." Now that there are so many things going on here, it is impossible for him to make a special trip to Mount Qingcheng.
At this time, Yilin and Tian Boguang in the far corner saw the people at the table talking about those things over and over again, knowing that they could not hear any new news, they got up and left.
Ren Yingying tugged on the sleeve of her lover beside her: "Let's follow up and see if Yilin and the others have any information."
Song Qingshu nodded: "Okay." He was also curious why these two people appeared here.
Let's talk about Ruan Xingzhu returning to the Yang family's mansion anxiously all the way, holding on to a glimmer of hope, but when he saw the white cloth hanging at the gate, he suddenly softened.
Pei'er on the side hurriedly supported her: "Madam's condolences." Although the people in the Ruan family didn't have much affection for this uncle, but after all, the uncle is an uncle. Thinking that from now on, his wife will become a widow, one by one. They all sympathize.
After a long time, Ruan Xingzhu calmed down and took a deep breath: "Let's go in first."
Walking all the way in, there were whining cries from inside. At this time, the servants of the Yang family found them, and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Madam is back, madam..." Halfway through the shout, he suddenly remembered that his master was gone. , where does the joy come from
Ruan Xingzhu was no longer in the mood to deal with these servants, and walked quickly to the main hall with a stern face, only to see that it had been dressed up as a mourning hall, and various Taoist priests were doing rituals beside him.
Some female relatives knelt in front of the mourning hall, weeping and kneeling. Ruan Xingzhu took a look and recognized that these people were her husband's concubines. You must know that the two were only politically married and separated for a long time. She could not fulfill her responsibilities as a wife at all. He also felt a little guilty, so he turned a blind eye to his taking a concubine.
"elder sister… "
"Ma'am..."
Seeing her, a group of Yingying and Yanyan rushed over and began to cry. The sad atmosphere made Ruan Xingzhu's eyes turn red.
But after all, she is a woman who has experienced a lot of troubles, and she quickly calmed down: "When did the master die?"
"About five days ago, when I received Wu Xi's recruitment document..." One of the concubines broke down in tears before she finished speaking. Part of the reason why she was so sad was because of Yang Zhenzhong, and the other part was her fear of the future. The fate of women in this world It was rough at first, and without the backing of their husbands, their fate for the rest of their lives can be imagined.
"Where is the master's body, I want to take a look." Ruan Xingzhu suddenly said.
Another person next to him pointed to the coffin behind the mourning hall: "After the master's accident, we hastily collected him and transported him back to Chengdu. We planned to bury him at the ancestral grave. We originally sent someone to inform Madam, but this is a mess, and we will probably find it in a while." I didn't expect Madam, I didn't expect Madam to come back so soon."
"I just came to Sichuan to do some business." Ruan Xingzhu replied casually, walked to the back of the mourning hall and gently stroked the black coffin, thinking of the marriage marriage back then when he married into Sichuan with trepidation, thinking that although the world is far apart these years, it can be regarded as a respectful guest … Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect
Unconsciously, a layer of mist appeared in her eyes, and a line of tears slipped down from her fair cheeks like broken pearls: "Zhenzhong, I didn't expect that I didn't even see you for the last time..."
She didn't know how long she had been crying, but suddenly she said, "Has the coffin been sealed? Find someone to open the coffin, I want to have a look at the master."
As soon as these words came out, apart from those concubines, even the members of the Yang family exploded in an instant:
"Ma'am, this is absolutely impossible."
"There is no reason to open the coffin. Isn't this disturbing the master's rest?"
"It's very unknown to open the coffin!"
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Ruan Xingzhu knows that opening coffins is very taboo in this society. If she was in the Ruan family, she would be able to reject public opinion, but now she is in the Yang family, and many people in the Yang family have long criticized her behavior of showing her face outside. Now If her husband is dead, who will listen to her.
"Where is the second uncle, where is the second uncle?" Ruan Xingzhu knew that he couldn't explain clearly to these people, so he could only pin his hopes on her husband's brother. The entire Yang family is decided by their brothers. Although the patriarch is her husband Yang Zhenzhong, Yang Juyuan also has great energy. The two help each other in the officialdom, and many things in the family are discussed and decided by the two brothers.
Yang Juyuan is an official in the local area, and his knowledge is naturally beyond the reach of ordinary clansmen. Ruan Xingzhu now has some doubts in his heart, and believes that only the second uncle can stand by her now.
"Second master has been guarding here all night, and now he is resting in the study." Upon hearing her culture, someone immediately replied.
Ruan Xingzhu nodded, turned around and walked towards the study. When he was about to go, Yang Juyuan had received a message to greet him: "Sister-in-law, you are finally back."
Yang Juyuan was about ten years younger than her husband, but he had the calmness of being in the officialdom. Coupled with his good looks, Yang Zhenzhong often praised his capable younger brother during his lifetime, thinking that he was the hope of the family.
"If I had come back a few days earlier, maybe this would not have been the result." Ruan Xingzhu was also full of guilt.
"I can't blame Madam for this matter. I can only say that this is fate, but the elder brother will definitely smile when he knows you are back." Yang Juyuan invited her into the study while comforting him, and at the same time poured her a cup of tea himself.
"By the way, my sister-in-law has something to ask for your help." Ruan Xingzhu suddenly said.
Yang Juyuan replied seriously: "Now that my elder brother has unfortunately passed away, the matter of my sister-in-law is my business. It doesn't matter if I have any orders. As long as Juyuan can do it, I will definitely do it."
Ruan Xingzhu frowned slightly, and always felt that his words sounded weird, but she couldn't tell what was so strange, and she was in a hurry to open the coffin, so she didn't think about it, and continued: "I want to open the coffin to have a look Your big brother."
Yang Juyuan frowned involuntarily: "Opening the coffin is not a trivial matter, why does my sister-in-law have such an idea?"
Ruan Xingzhu explained: "I know your elder brother's personality. Although he is a little dull, he is not such a reckless person. Even if he is unwilling to accept Wu Xi's appointment, he is unlikely to make such an extreme choice as suicide." She didn't say the reason, although the husband and wife get together less and leave more, but she knows her husband's affection for her, and she knows that he will not be willing to abandon her like this.
Yang Juyuan was startled: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean?"
Ruan Xingzhu pondered for a while before saying, "I suspect that your elder brother did not commit suicide."
"Then who killed him?" Yang Juyuan yelled at the case, obviously feeling extremely agitated when he heard the news all of a sudden.
"I'm just skeptical, not sure, so I need to open the coffin to check his body." Ruan Xingzhu suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I heard that you collected the body for your elder brother, did you find anything unusual at that time?" ?”
Yang Juyuan shook his head: "I didn't notice anything unusual at the time, or maybe I was too sad at the time and didn't notice anything else."
"Is that so..." Ruan Xingzhu was a little disappointed and began to think.
"However, I also don't think elder brother can be allowed to die for no apparent reason," Yang Juyuan said firmly after pondering for a while, "I support the opening of the coffin for an autopsy."
"That's great, but the people from the Yang family..." Ruan Xingzhu was mature and knew that it would be very difficult to deal with some old things in the family.
Yang Juyuan also frowned and said: "Those people are indeed a problem. You must know that people here have believed that the opening of the coffin is unknown for generations. If they openly open the coffin, it may cause an uproar, and it may not be successful. How about this? In the dead of night, secretly open the coffin for autopsy, so as not to disturb the family members, the impact should be minimized."
Ruan Xingzhu nodded: "That's very good." In fact, she also thought of a similar method just now, but she couldn't do it alone. Now with Yang Juyuan's help, it is naturally different.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to make some arrangements first, and see how to distract the night watchmen at night, so as to free up a period of time." Yang Juyuan said.
"Okay, I'll go change into filial piety first, and then go to the mourning hall to pay homage to your eldest brother." Ruan Xingzhu showed a bitter smile, and soon left with a heavy heart.
Looking at her graceful and graceful back, and his eyes fell on the swaying and moving slender waist and hips, Yang Juyuan's originally clear eyes suddenly became inexplicably fiery. (https:)