SFS Chapter 363 Fake Death
Chapter 363 Fake Death
When Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu came in with the cakes, the group had just finished their conversation. Judging from their expressions, the conversation must have gone smoothly.
"I'll go first." Song Ruize stood up and greeted Qin Huiyin.
Qin Huiyin handed the cake in her hand to Tang Yichen: "I'll take you out."
Tang Yichen pinched a piece of pastry and took a bite. The pastry was soft and crispy, sweet but not greasy, just the taste he liked.
Qin Huiyin took the cake from Tang Luwu and ran after Song Ruize: "This is the one you like. It's fresh out of the pot and still steaming hot. Take it home and eat it."
Wei Zhaoyan looked at Tang Yichen, then turned back to look at Song Ruize. He hadn't smiled for a long time, and he rarely smiled, as if he saw everything but didn't say anything.
He suddenly missed the days in the Tang family's old house. Back then, his family was still his support, and he could live freely outside, instead of living in the dark like now.
Tang Yichen saw the plate full of cakes in Song Ruize's hand and suddenly felt that the cakes in his hand were not fragrant anymore. He stuffed the cakes to Wei Zhaoyan, walked past Song Ruize, and strode away.
Wei Zhaoyan took a piece and ate it, saying incoherently: "I have to eat more of this delicious cake. I may never have the chance to eat it again in this lifetime."
"Brother Wei, don't talk nonsense." Tang Luwu frowned, "You will live a long life and all bad luck will be gone."
Qin Huiyin saw Song Ruize off. On the way, she lowered her voice and asked what they had talked about. Song Ruize told her not to ask about these things anymore, anyway, he and Tang Yichen would handle it.
"Brother, do you mean that you and eldest brother are going to cooperate this time?" Qin Huiyin was extremely surprised when she heard the hidden meaning.
"If this matter is not arranged properly and gets known to others, everyone will die. I don't want to see the scene of your little head covered in blood." Song Ruize said calmly.
That night, a suspicious individual appeared in West City, suspected to be Wei Zhaoyan, the only son of the Duke of Zhenguo. Despite being surrounded by the West City crowd, the individual was rescued by his own men. Immediately afterwards, the entire military division was mobilized, searching for the young prince. They cornered Wei Zhaoyan at the edge of the moat. As he attempted to jump into the river, a volley of arrows pierced Wei Zhaoyan's body, leaving him resembling a hedgehog.
His body fell into the moat and sank...
Su Jin wept as she reported the news to Qin Huiyin, saying, "Many people saw it. The young master was shot to death by arrows, and his body sank into the river. The soldiers went down to salvage it, and after an entire night, they finally found his body downstream. Because it had been soaking in the water all night, his face was unrecognizable and his body was swollen. However, many people have confirmed that the body is that of the young master."
"Su Jin, the dead cannot be resurrected. It's a good thing that you still have feelings for your old master, but don't let others know that you are crying for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, otherwise it will bring disaster to others." Tang Luwu warned.
"Don't worry, Miss. I only cried this once and will never do it again. My masters are so kind that they have shown me great kindness by allowing me to look after my old master. I will work diligently from now on."
"How is Miss Wei?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"I don't know either." No matter how loyal Su Jin was to her master, she was just a lowly servant and had no way of rescuing them.
After the news of the death of the young prince of the Zhenguo Duke spread, the emperor demoted several officials during the morning court session and beheaded several more. As for the women of the Zhenguo Duke's family, he pardoned their status as lowly and allowed them to leave the capital and return to their hometown of Fenyang to live and work in peace.
"I heard that the women of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are about to leave Beijing." Tang Luwu told Qin Huiyin, who had stayed at home all day without going out, the news she heard today.
Qin Huiyin said, "Did that person also go to Fenyang?"
"I asked my eldest brother, but he wouldn't tell me. He just said that from now on there will be no more young masters in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Tang Luwu said, "Why don't you go and ask him? If you ask, maybe my eldest brother will tell you."
"He didn't tell me when you asked him, but he told me when I asked him. Do you want to listen to what you are saying? Since Big Brother and the others have already made arrangements, let's not worry about it. From today on, none of us should mention this matter. Let's pretend it never happened, so as not to cause trouble for ourselves." Qin Huiyin said, "I'm going to Miss Zhu's poetry banquet tomorrow. Have you prepared the clothes you want to wear tomorrow? Do you have new jewelry to wear tomorrow?"
Tang Luwu sat down next to her and said with a bitter face, "Can I not go? Otherwise, let Wan'er go with you?"
"Miss Zhu invited us, not Wan'er. These young ladies from aristocratic families are the most particular. For occasions like this, invitations are given to young ladies from official families. If you let Wan'er go, wouldn't that be inviting others to have fun? Besides, we're going there to attract more customers and prepare for the opening of Alluring City." Qin Huiyin said, "Just follow me when the time comes. I'll take care of anything."
"It's not that I don't dare, I just feel uncomfortable in this kind of situation." Tang Luwu said, "I'll go back and look at what I'm going to wear tomorrow and try on the jewelry I just made."
Tang Luwu returned to Luwu Courtyard and sat in front of the dressing table as soon as she entered the door, looking at her appearance.
She asked Minghui next to her, "Am I useless? I'm obviously older than Yinyin, but I always hide behind her."
"Second Miss has such a large business at such a young age, which shows that she is more courageous than the average man. Eldest Miss can follow Second Miss in running the business and do so well, which is much better than the average woman. Eldest Miss just arrived in the capital and is not used to everything here. She needs time to adapt. Once you adapt, you will definitely be able to handle it with ease."
"I finally understand why Big Brother arranged for you to be my maid. You're so good at coaxing people with your mouth. Which family did you work for before?"
"I used to serve a young master. After the young mistress came into the house, she couldn't accommodate the maids in the young master's room, so she sold us all out." Minghui said dejectedly.
"All sold?" Tang Luwu was surprised.
Minghui nodded. "Yes. The young mistress sold all the maids and replaced them with a group of people she brought with her. I was lucky to meet the housekeeper of the Tang residence. My sisters were not so lucky."
In this capital, those with power and influence can treat the lives of others as if they were ants. Even the Duke of Zhenguo, who was once so glorious, could not escape this fate, and the servants under them were in an even more difficult situation.
Tang Lvwu looked at her new jewelry and for the first time, she felt uncertain about her future. Was this the life she wanted? Could someone with such a simple mind really get along with those people?
Ming Jing came over with a jade pendant and said to Tang Luwu, "I found this at the corner of the bed. It must have been left behind by that person. Should I give it to you, sir?"