As soon as dawn was released the next day, the guards of the town's public manor prepared all the tools and prepared to go down to collect them.
It is really too steep to go down from the top of the mountain, so we can only detour from the back of Jiming Mountain to see if we can reach the bottom of the cliff. By the time he found a way to enter, it was already noon, and Shen Ding also rushed over from the government of the town and brought a few hunting dogs with him.
The road at the bottom of the cliff is very rugged, and many places are not pedestrians. Fortunately, these people are martial arts practitioners, so it is not difficult for them.
They searched all the way until they were facing the top of the mountain. What was waiting for them was not Yan Ting's corpse, but a pool of bloody, rotten flesh. It seems that there are traces of beasts biting, and the scene is very tragic. It can only be distinguished from the scraps of cloth and some of Yan Ting's belongings. This seems to be Yan Ting.
Almost dead!
After Shen Ding received the news, he was silent for a while, and ordered to continue the search. It was not until the bottom of the cliff was searched that Yan Ting was already dead, and Shen Ding left Jiming Mountain with his men.
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The third day of March was the day when Yan Ling got married.
On this day, the Weiyuan Hou Mansion was extremely lively. The sound of firecrackers and firecrackers did not stop since noon, and continued until the evening when the bride was sent to the sedan chair.
Yan Zhi was busy all day welcoming relatives and guests who were sent to various houses to watch the ceremony, and he didn't even have time to drink water. During this period, he naturally noticed that Yan Ting had never appeared, but Yan Ting rarely showed his face in front of people in the past two years, and he did not take it to heart.
After all, it's just a big house marrying a concubine girl, and it really doesn't take Weiyuanhou himself to show up.
On this day, Yan Yan naturally returned to her parents' house, along with Luo Huaiyuan.
A deafening sound of firecrackers rang out, and with the sound of gongs and drums, the sedan chair slowly left the gate of Weiyuan Houfu.
On the other side, a hooded carriage also drove by the back door.
At this moment, most of the little servants and maids from all over the world went to the front to join in the fun. They carried a person from the car and went straight into the mansion without attracting anyone's attention.
Afterwards, a piece of news that made the listeners could not help but torn their hearts and hearts exploded in the mansion, spreading the entire Weiyuan Hou mansion at an extremely fast speed.
The news came from Jinseyuan, and it turned out that Wang Meng, the entourage of Weiyuan Hou Yanting, returned to the mansion covered in injuries, and reported to Mrs. Hou, Shen Yiyao, that Lord Hou was attacked and fell off the cliff.
When the news came out, it immediately caused an uproar in Weiyuan Houfu.
Wang Meng was seriously injured, and he lost his anger after speaking.
Shen Yiyao was terrified, so she called the uncle Yan Zhi and the third master Yan Qu, and relayed the matter. Both of them were terrified, and Yan Zhi's face had not faded away, but changed to solemn.
Wang Meng's corpse was still parked in the hall of Jinseyuan. His eyes were wide open, his face was covered in blood, his clothes were in tatters, and his body seemed to be seriously injured. There are bloodstains.
Shen Yiyao sat in the first place, weeping, "How to distinguish this matter, it is up to the eldest brother and the uncle to decide, after all, the concubine is only a woman. This Wang Meng confessed that he passed out with an arrow, and escaped by luck. In the wilderness, the horses are gone, so I can only support the seriously injured body to rush to Beijing. Fortunately, I met a delivery driver on the way, so I took him for a ride and sent him back to the house. It's a pity The only thing is, just leave a few words in a hurry, and the people are gone. I don't know why they were attacked or who attacked them."
After Yan Yan received the news, she also dared to come to Jinseyuan, but she saw her face solemn: "Wang Meng is a personal guard who has followed his father for more than ten years, and he has always been loyal, so this matter is of course not without purpose. Since he said that his father has fallen Ya's life and death are unknown, and the plan for now is to send someone to search for the location he said earlier. The longer the delay, the less chance of my father's survival. "
"My niece is right!" Yan Zhi said in a deep voice, "I will organize the servants in the mansion and go to Jiming Mountain to search."
At this moment, Rong Antang heard the news, and the old lady fainted after hearing the news.
Shen Yiyao had to say goodbye to Yan Zhi and Yan Qu in a hurry, saying that she needed to go to Rong'an Hall to see the old lady's condition, and instructed someone to carry Wang Meng's body down and put it there for the time being, until his funeral was done tomorrow. Wang Meng was a loyal protector of the Lord, so the funeral must be done in a decent manner, not to chill the loyal soul of the other party.
Yan Zhi and Yan Qu split up and got busy.
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The progress of the search has been unsatisfactory.
Because the Weiyuan Houfu sent out to search all the housemen, coachmen, and servants, although Jiming Mountain was not high, the terrain was rugged. From that night to the next day, nothing was found.
After the old lady passed out yesterday, she woke up again. Although she couldn't speak, she couldn't move her hands and feet, but she couldn't sleep well and paid attention to the progress of the whole thing. Every once in a while, people are ordered to ask questions, and it is the people who are tossing them upside down.
The eldest aunt Yan Feng also received the news and came back, worrying about her younger brother whose life and death are unknown, and also worrying about her mother's body. Chen Chun came with her. Although she did not show much concern, she also asked the family members of the Chen family to help search.
Another day passed. During this period, the old lady fainted several times and woke up. In desperation, she asked Zhao's mother to find Shen Yiyao, and asked her to go back to her mother's house and ask more helpers to search together.
With the help of the Duke of Zhenguo, it seems that the whole thing is a lot easier, and I have not found the road to the bottom of the cliff. After stumbling into the bottom of the cliff to search, the pile of rotten meat that had already exuded a rancid smell naturally fell into the eyes of everyone.
The broken and familiar pieces of clothes, as well as a few bits and pieces of things that he carried with him, all showed that the rotten flesh was Yan Ting whose whereabouts were unknown.
After the bad news came back to the mansion, the old lady fainted again.
The entire mansion was immersed in mourning cries, and the mansion was drowned in desolate white in the blink of an eye.
Although Yan Ting was a small person, he was a marquis anyway, so he would die in the wilderness for no apparent reason, with no bones left.
This incident naturally caused an uproar in Beijing, and even looking at Duke Zhen Guo's face, there was an endless stream of people who came to pay their respects.
It is reported that the cause of his death was actually attacked by unknown people and fell off a cliff to his death. This time, the incident of the previous attack on Shen Yiyao was also revealed.
In a short period of time, the husband and wife were both put to death. Could it be that they offended someone? Many people can't help but think so. Those who dare to attack the daughter and son-in-law of Duke Zhen Guogong are naturally not ordinary people, so although there are many people hanging sacrifices, they all do not express any opinion on this matter, as if Yan Ting died normally, not killed by an attack.
Above the mourning hall, Shen Yiyao was dressed in plain linen clothes, and Yan Mo, Yan Hong, and the fifth girl Yan Chan were also dressed in the same clothes. Even the young fifth master, Yan Qing, knelt on the mourning hall in a sackcloth linen clothes.
Because Yan Yan is a married woman and a royal wife, she is no longer a member of the Yan family from a regulatory point of view, so she can't wear filial piety to Yan Ting like other people. But after all, he was his dead father. Although it was because of the rules, he should be dressed in plain clothes.
Because Yan Ting died at an early age, and he died in a tragic disaster with no bones left. The spirit, which had only stopped for seven days, was hastily buried in the form of a tomb. After that, it is necessary to set up the water and land dojo for the seventy-seventh and forty-ninth days, so as to save his undead in the sky and reach bliss early.
The old lady couldn't accept the tragic death of her son. Although she couldn't speak and couldn't move, she tossed everyone every day. Mama Zhao is her voice. Not only did the old lady lose weight quickly, but Mama Zhao too.
The old lady was lying on the couch, her face grim, and she didn't know what she was saying.
She described it as thin, with sunken eyes, and at first glance it looked like a skeleton. Although the old lady has been paralyzed on the couch for several years, her body has been well maintained. Every day, the maids and women massage her hands and feet, change the bedding, and never break the various nourishing products. Except that people can't speak and can't move, they are no different from ordinary old people.
However, Yan Ting's tragic death hit her deeply.
In front of the bed were Shen Yiyao, Xue Shi, Yan Zhi and other sons and daughters-in-law. Zhao's mother wept aside and said, "The old lady is thinking about one thing now, to find out the real murderer who killed Hou Ye. She is always there day and night. Thinking about this matter, you and your madam should do your best."
Yan Zhi's face was decadent and his beard was unshaven.
First, Zhang Luo searched for Yan Ting whose whereabouts were unknown, and then handled the funeral for Yan Ting. Women can't handle anything, and the third child is a procrastinator, so he naturally relies on him for everything.
These days, not to mention that the old lady has lost weight, Yan Zhi is too, so distressed that Xue Shi gives him supplements every day to replenish his body. However, during the mourning period, it is necessary to prohibit meat and fishy food, so all day long, they can only rely on bird's nest and ginseng soup to support them, and many people in the house are like this.
Yan Zhi didn't like seeing these tonics very much. The things were good, but there was no meat and smell every day. Just relying on this kind of thin soup hanging with water, the birds could fade out of his mouth. I can't eat well, sleep well, and there's an old woman who makes a fuss every day. Can a person not lose weight
He took a deep sigh and said patiently: "Mother, the sons have done their best. Shuntian Mansion also went to report it, but the person who started it was very cautious, and didn't leave any clues. Before Wang Meng died, he came back and said something, whoever looked at it would have stumbled and fell off a cliff, and died of serious injuries."
This is indeed the case. This kind of thing happened to a dignified lord, and he was the son-in-law of the old man of Zhen Guogong. Unfortunately, nothing could be found.
It's just that the old lady doesn't believe it, and she doesn't believe no matter how others explain it. She has identified one now, and it's because you don't care that you can't find the culprit. You are not good people. When you enjoy the honor of the second child, you are extremely respectful every day.
Of course, Mother Zhao did not dare to repeat these words. If she said these words, none of the masters in the house would let her go. The old lady on the side was anxious that Mama Zhao couldn't bring up the right idea every time. Not only was Yan Zhi and others fierce, but Mama Zhao was also fierce.
Her ferocity is to stare at you with wide-open eyes, cursing vaguely in her mouth. It's good that there are many people in the daytime. If you are alone with her, it's really creepy and shuddering.
The old lady glared at Yan Zhi fiercely, and then went to stare at Zhao's mother.
Mama Zhao had no choice but to say Ai Ai again: "Second madam, your mother's family is very powerful, and the old man of Zhen Guogong is the one who is in front of His Majesty. What the old madam means is to ask the second madam to do your best to find out the real murderer as soon as possible to comfort the Hou. Lord is in the spirit of heaven."
Shen Yiyao is also very haggard these days, her chin is pointed, and she is even more weak.
Hearing this, she raised her head and said, "Father will naturally do his best, but there are many embarrassments about this matter, and mother is also aware of the inside. It can only be said that she did her best, but she did not dare to fight."
The old lady glared at Shen Yiyao fiercely, as if she was about to eat her meat, and cursed vaguely in her mouth. Big furniture couldn't hear what she said, but it wasn't a good thing to think about.
Shen Yiyao looked straight at her without fear.
Seeing that the atmosphere was a little embarrassing, Mrs Xue hurriedly interrupted: "Second siblings will naturally give their best, but they are new widows, but it is not easy to go out and move around. There is another thing, Daxi's title will be beheaded by the fifth generation and inherited. The second brother's generation is already the last generation. The second brother has suffered an accident this time, and even if we are all heartbroken, it is irreversible. As a rule, people will be sent to recover this mansion and Xuntian in the near future. , and the mansion’s Pill Book and Iron Coupon, what should we all do when it’s time?”