EBE Chapter 733 [Under the Brocade 29]
Chapter 733 [Under the Brocade 29]
"Then why did you kill Lord Zhou again? Hasn't he always been very good to you?" Jin Xia asked with a puzzled look on her face, her eyes full of confusion and disbelief.
Zhai Lanye raised her head slightly, staring into the distance with empty eyes, and slowly said: "Since we parted that day, my fate has changed drastically. Later, I was adopted and became a skinny horse in Yangzhou. I thought my life was doomed, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Zhou again. At that time, he vowed to me that he would marry me home. I was full of joy and waited for him to fulfill his promise. However, day after day, month after month, what I finally waited for was the shocking news that he embezzled 100,000 taels of official silver. At that moment, my world collapsed instantly. It turned out that all this was just a scam! He deceived me and deeply hurt my heart that had already been broken. So, I decided to fight back and end his life with the means I used to deal with others. All this is his own fault, he deserves to die!"
After saying this, Zhai Lanye took the poisoned wine prepared on the table without hesitation and drank it all. Her face quickly turned as pale as paper, and her body began to sway. Not long after, she fell heavily to the ground and there was no movement anymore.
Yan Shifan, who was standing by, saw that Zhai Lanye was dead, and a look of boredom appeared on his face. He glanced at everyone nonchalantly, and then said to Lu Yi: "I will report this matter to the emperor. As for how to deal with it, it depends on the emperor's will."
Then, he turned to look at Youyou beside him and whispered, "You should go back to Beijing as soon as possible and don't stay here too long." After that, he left.
Shangguan Xi was heartbroken when she learned of Zhai Lanye's death. She tightly held the sachet that Zhai Lanye had given her, and tears could not stop flowing down her cheeks.
Recalling the past, she couldn't help but sigh: "Women, why are you always so trapped by love? Zhai Lanye is so stupid that she made such a decisive choice. But... where should I go?" At this moment, Shangguan Xi felt extremely confused and helpless, as if she was in darkness and couldn't find a way out.
With solemn expressions, the Jinyiwei took Zhai Lanye's body to a remote mountain forest. They buried it skillfully and quickly, and then left in a hurry.
However, not long after the Jinyiwei left, the seemingly peaceful grave suddenly moved. A pale hand suddenly stretched out from the soil and forcefully pushed away the compacted soil! If anyone saw this scene, they would be scared to death.
On the other hand, Jin Xia was full of doubts and had no idea why things had developed to this point, so she asked Lu Yi.
Lu Yi frowned slightly, looked into the distance with deep eyes, and said slowly: "In fact, I have doubted Zhai Lanye for a long time."
Then, he explained to Yuan Jinxia in detail, "I found that Zhai Lanye, Zhou Mansion, and Chunxi Troupe all raise the same extremely rare orchid. Moreover, after my observation, the calluses on her hands are completely different from those formed by long-term playing of musical instruments. Those are clearly caused by people who practice martial arts for many years."
Although the murderer has been found, the whereabouts of the crucial official silver is still unknown. Lu Yi thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can look for some clues from the places where Zhai Lanye often appeared during his lifetime."
At this time, Yang Yue suddenly interrupted and said nervously, "Sir, I feel that something is wrong. Shangguan Xi was very shocked when she learned last night that Zhai Lanye was the murderer. Obviously, she and Xie Xiao knew nothing about this matter."
Lu Yi nodded after hearing this, expressing his agreement with Yang Yue's opinion, and Yuan Jinxia also echoed, "Indeed, it seems that we can't get any useful information from Sister Shangguan."
Several people fell into deep thought for a while, thinking about how to find the missing official silver next.
Speaking of Zhai Lanye, Lu Yi always felt that she was definitely not as simple as she seemed on the surface, just an ordinary Yangzhou skinny horse. Moreover, her death was too sudden, which made people suspicious.
On the other hand, Youyou also felt a little strange about the development of this matter. Everything seemed to be going too smoothly, as if there was an invisible hand controlling everything behind the scenes, but what went wrong? She couldn't tell for a moment.
In fact, when Yan Shifan and Zhai Lanye were fighting fiercely, Yan Shifan quietly slipped a bottle of fake medicine into Zhai Lanye's hand while others were not paying attention. Therefore, Zhai Lanye was not really dead.
Not long after, when everyone thought Zhai Lanye had passed away, she miraculously reappeared on Yan Shifan's boat. At this time, Yan Shifan looked at Zhai Lanye with an expression of great pity on his face.
It turned out that many years ago, Yan Shifan was deeply attracted by Zhai Lanye's melodious singing when he was listening to music in Yangzhou, and he especially liked her unique and beautiful voice. Later, when he learned that Zhai Lanye had killed someone, he not only did not blame her, but decided to protect her with all his strength and personally named her "Lanye".
However, although Yan Shifan doted on Zhai Lanye, he had an insurmountable rule in his heart - any woman he brought back to his house must have a foot length no longer than six inches and six. It was because of this rule that Zhai Lanye had to stay in Yangzhou and could not follow Yan Shifan back to Beijing.
Zhai Lanye lay tenderly on Yan Shifan's lap, her eyes seductive as silk, and whispered softly: "Sir, when I first saw you, I fell in love with you at first sight. I believe that one day, you will break those old rules and return to the capital with me."
Upon hearing this, Yan Shifan raised his lips slightly, revealing a teasing smile. He gently stroked Zhai Lanye's hair and said teasingly, "Oh? Really? Then you'll have to wait."
Zhai Lanye raised her head and looked at Yan Shifan, her eyes full of expectation and affection, and then asked curiously: "Sir, is that girl really your sister?"
Yan Shifan nodded and replied, "Of course, she and I are born from the same father and mother, but she takes her mother's surname."
Zhai Lanye asked the question in her mind: "Since the master doesn't agree with the two of them being together, why doesn't he bring her back?"
Yan Shifan sighed and said helplessly: "I can't control the temper of that girl Youyou! Forget it, let her be. She is a spoiled little ancestor, and she can't be beaten or scolded easily."
Hearing this, Zhai Lanye stopped talking, but secretly raised Youyou's status in her heart. After all, the person who could make Yan Shifan so indulgent must be extraordinary.
In fact, the so-called lost silver was not taken by Lord Zhou, but was secretly taken away by Zhai Lanye on the orders of Yan Shifan and hidden in an unknown place.