EBE Chapter 444 Silencing
Chapter 444 Silencing
After staying with her for a while, Aunt Jing's eyes became blurry and she gradually closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Zhou Chang then left quietly.
He gave Xinxian and Xinmu a few more instructions, then looked up. The sun was setting. It was just the right time to eat and drink for free.
Just go directly to Yuan Qi.
Yuan Qi was not surprised to see Zhou Chang: "Your Highness, you are coming from Aunt Jing. Aunt Jing is doing well today. Doctor Meng and the others said that the gauze can be removed in a few days."
"Yes, Aunt Jing is in much better spirits today. She even sits up longer." Zhou Chang sat down at the Eight Immortals Table and watched Lu Ju and Lu Ping place dinner on the table.
Yuan Qi also cared about Prince Yi: "Your Highness, don't worry too much. At this time, with Aunt Jing's physical condition, as long as someone is sent to take good care of her, she will gradually get better."
Zhou Chang nodded in agreement.
Yuan Qi personally scooped up some fish soup for her and said, "Your Highness has been overworked these days and has lost a lot of weight. He really needs some nourishment."
Zhou Chang was startled, but saw that her slender wrist was as white as jade and seemed to have become much thinner. He was moved: "You have worked hard during this period, and I don't think I have said thank you yet."
Yuan Qi smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite. I didn't do anything."
"Thank you so much for these days," Zhou Chang looked at Yuan Qi's bright and beautiful face and couldn't help but say, "I can't seem to say anything else except thank you, but I really thank you."
"Your Highness, please stop talking and eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold." Yuan Qi avoided his gaze and lowered his head.
It was true that Zhou Chang had not come to Yuan Qi's place for a meal for many days, so naturally he ate a lot.
After a messy meal, he just put down his bowl and chopsticks and was about to pick up dessert when he heard the footsteps of the skinny monkey hurried in and reported: "Your Majesty, Brother Gao reported that Xiao Jiangzi is dead."
"What?" Zhou Chang stood up suddenly. How come Xu Wei was still fine, but the little Jiangzi he released died first?
Zhou Chang walked around the screen in two steps and left the inner room: "Where's Gao Yuan?"
"I'm waiting for the prince in the study." replied the skinny monkey.
Zhou Chang also knew that Gao Yuan was not convenient to enter and leave the bedroom at the moment, so he turned around and said goodbye to Yuan Qi: "I'm going first, so the dessert won't..."
"Your Highness has important matters to attend to, so go and take care of them first. I'll have someone send the dessert and sweet soup to the study later, and Your Highness can keep them for a midnight snack." Yuan Qi had also followed him out.
"Okay, thank you for your trouble." Zhou Chang took the skinny monkey and left in a hurry without any hesitation.
The two of them quickly walked back to the study.
Gao Yuan was already waiting there with his head down.
"What happened? Where did Xiao Jiangzi die?" Zhou Chang asked before sitting behind the table.
Gao Yuan followed and reported: "After the prince gave the order, I went to make arrangements and then released Xiao Jiangzi. Xiao Jiangzi went out from the west gate, and I sent someone to follow him. He started to go east, and I don't know if he was going back to the palace. As a result, he only walked two streets and just after leaving Xingshun Street, he was surrounded by a group of beggars. The people who were sent to follow him said that at first they thought the beggars were trying to rob him, but they didn't expect that after the beggars left, Xiao Jiangzi ran to the bottom and died after being stabbed several times."
"Murder to silence the witness?" Zhou Chang did not consider the second possibility.
Gao Yuan also nodded: "These are the reports from the people who were sent to track. Now Xiao Jiangzi's body has been taken away by the people in the government office. It's all my fault for not thinking carefully and not noticing. I didn't expect that there were people watching near our palace. Otherwise, they wouldn't have acted so quickly."
"Yes, it seems that someone has been watching near the gate of the mansion. It is obvious that Xiao Jiangzi has been exposed. Even if he is not exposed, he should be killed to silence him. All we need is an opportunity." Zhou Chang slapped the table and laughed at himself, "Haha..., I gave them this opportunity."
This is called stealing the chicken but losing the rice.
She acted too hastily and underestimated the enemy.
If Xiao Jiangzi had been kept, maybe he could have pried open his mouth, or set a trap to lure the other party over, and maybe he could have found out some clues then. But now there is nothing.
Stupid, she is the one who is stupid.
Xu Wei and Xiao Jiangzi do not conflict with each other.
Why are you in such a hurry to deal with the ginger seeds?
I still didn't take it seriously.
As a result, I didn't take it seriously, but the other party took it seriously enough.
Not only her, Gao Yuan also blamed himself: "Recently, I have caused Your Majesty so much trouble because of Miss Liu's matter. I have not been able to concentrate on serving Your Majesty. I am really ashamed."
Zhou Chang naturally understood and consoled him: "It's not your fault. I was impatient. I shouldn't have been so impatient and just let him go. But it's his fate. If he is silenced, his family may not survive either."
Gao Yuan became silent again.
Zhou Chang looked at the skinny monkey again: "Did Xu Wei take it?"
"Yes, I will put him in the courtyard where Xiao Jiangzi was imprisoned before." The skinny monkey just went outside to receive the dessert sent by Manager Li. "He is also anxious to check Aunt Jing's pulse."
"Is that position remote enough? We have to move to another place where no one will notice us." Zhou Chang was somewhat worried. After all, Xu Wei was an official appointed by the imperial court. He would not be easier to deal with than eunuchs like Xiao Jiangzi and Liu Dexia.
Gao Yuan thought about it and said, "If the prince is still worried, then I will arrange for him to go to the west side next to the kitchen. It is also the most remote courtyard. There is nothing else there except for stacking firewood and going in and out of the night incense."
"That place is better. Let's move there. It will be convenient for doing anything." Zhou Chang tapped the table with his fingers. He must be cautious in everything he did this time.
The skinny monkey pouted: "It's convenient, but Your Majesty, we are still short of manpower. If we want to see all twelve hours a day, those few rough servants won't be enough."
Zhou Chang looked at Gao Yuan and said, "The people following Xiao Jiangzi should have withdrawn. How about putting them to good use?"
"Yes." Gao Yuan still didn't say a word more.
Zhou Chang finally told the skinny monkey: "Monkey, you can't let him see Aunt Jing's quack doctor no matter what. Just arrange for him to stay here first, and boil the frog in warm water. The rest is up to you."
"Boiled frog in warm water, what kind of dish is that?" The skinny monkey didn't understand.
Zhou Chang rolled his eyes in his heart: "It's okay, I mean you can just take your time and cook it like a frog in warm water, and when the water boils, you can eat it cooked."
"Frog is delicious. I haven't eaten it for a long time." The skinny monkey understood and rubbed his hands.
Zhou Chang thought of Uncle Qiu again, and said to Shou Hou: "Monkey, after this incident, you should tell Uncle Qiu about Xiao Jiangzi's death. He will know sooner or later, and Uncle Qiu won't know it from other people. Don't mention the matter of following the clues, just tell the rest truthfully, so that Uncle Qiu can put this matter to rest. In the future, when you have time, you should spend more time with Uncle Qiu, even if it's just to drink with him."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." The skinny monkey agreed readily.
Afterwards, the two of them retreated together, and the study suddenly became quiet.
Zhou Chang leaned back in the chair in the study, looking at the dessert box Yuan Qi had brought him. He had never felt so tired before, and he didn't even have any appetite.
In her previous life, she worked for others to earn money and was exhausted every day. But now, she is already a prince, but she still has a lot of worries. What is she trying to do?