Chapter 87 (1/2)

Chapter 87: Unable to Bear (Part 1)

Chapter 87: Unable to Bear (Part 2)

It was a rare snowstor capital but on the second day, it abruptly stopped The thick snow piled up till one's knees and in such a cold weather like this, even the ent traders would prefer to bury the the cold to set up the stall

It was the person as sounding the night watch that hadThe sun had yet to rise and the skies were not lit but he tightened the worn out jacket on his back and stepped into the snow In a steady pace, he passed the main doors of Prince Yu residence

The htly opened with a slight seam and there was only half of the word 'Joyous' on the door The old uard and his heart whispered The people of Prince Yu residence were extremely fierce and evil, and he had been scolded by thee not to see the half the 'Joyous' word, suddenly he realized Yesterday was the day of Prince Yu residence welcouards were also rewarded with food and drinks and became drunk

Thinking of the future of that Young Lady as married into Prince Yu residence, the old man shook his head and was about to walk pass the main doors of the residence of Prince Yu of the First Rank Coincidentally a cold wind blew outthe heavy door to squeak and the black slit to widen The old person who sounded the night watch could not help but be surprised The door squeaked and slightly shook, and unknowingly, he suddenly had a strange feeling co was for tireeted, “Old Fourth Lee, what are you doing at the door?”

The person who sounded the night watch's heart ju was In the broad daylight, no ht, hoould there be no sounds from the residence at all? Even if everyone were drunk and fast asleep, there would be still dogs or pet birds but there was nothing The air was dead, as if it was a grave

His hand was so but he could not help it and took two steps forward When he just reached the creak at the door, a thick strong ser The old person who sounded the night watch pushed the door but the main door of the Prince Yu residence did not open When one looked down, between the dark slits of the door, there was a piece of solid ice stuck there

Most probably due to the wind and snow last night, it was frozen solid and was stuck at the door

The old person who sounded the night watch stared wide eyed and took two steps back before suddenly screa the people on the streets look over at him

With the first ray of dawn, that piece of crystal clear ice was particularly clear It was thick concentrated blood that had solidified into an ice piece, from the door slits flowed out an ice river but halted at the front of the door It was as if those ere being chased were struggling to live but were cut off from the route by the distance of a door

As if it was the flow of fresh blood

Ding capital's Prince Yu of the First Rank residence's entire household was exterfei From the top to the botto, chicken or duck was not spared It was as if the person who did it had a huge debt of deep seated hatred so they slaughtered everyone cleanly Such clean and neat execution that death cole loss of gold or jewellery, it was obvious that one was not seeking for money

It was assumed that Prince Yu was a ferocious and vicious person that did so many evil deeds and had made lots of enemies, so no one kneould have done it But the person that took action was very courageous, as by going against the Prince Yu residence was as good as going against Ming Qi's heavenly fareatly, so Prince Yu was so secure with his backing for so many years that even the Princes would fear the consequences It was nothingon the support of Emperor Wen Hui

But this time it was beyond everyone's expectations Eorously apprehend the culprit, not even a bounty was offered He only instructed the officials to investigate and passed the ht for the Ads but for investigations, they were mediocre Emperor Wen Hui's actions y on the case of the extermination of the entire household The smart people saw the knack to it Presu before that ry else Emperor Wen Hui would not be so cold Perhaps Emperor Wen Hui in his heart already knoas the culprit who had dealt the problem

But be it conjecture and rumours, as it spread from word of mouth, many had deviated further from the facts But some were definitely close to the truth

In the case of the Prince Yu's entire household being exterminated, one person survived This person was not so, as ht The person who sounded the night watch was the one who first found that soht in the Prince Yu residence, and at that time there were many pedestrians on the streets and those braver actually accompanied each other into Prince Yu residence When they saw the scene in Prince Yu residence, even from the hearsay, it felt creepy

According to soe mansion, it was all filled with iced corpse and blood ice pieces Those blood were displayed all over the courtyard and the snow and wind last night quickly froze the the entire floor appear to be red ice The corpse were all frozen and were as hard as sculptures

No le person survived

And Prince Yu's body was in his bed chambers There were knife wounds on his chest, twohad fallen at the door of the bed chaht she was also killed but she awoken whenbecame the only survivor in the entire Prince Yu residence

To Shen Qing, this was perhaps a good thing but it seemed even worse than death The entire household of Prince Yu was exter alive? If it was because Shen Qing was innocent and had no relationshi+p with the Prince residence, then why did the people who did it not let even the servants and concubines go, it was definitely not that they had gotten soft Moreover, when Shen Qing fainted, at the side there were gold and silver sprinkled like she was escaping

Thewas that other than the stab wound on Prince Yu's body, there were also stabbed traces of a wo, who just married into Prince Yu residence

With so et of public criticism that even if she had nine mouths, she would be unable to clear it up There was no methods, who asked the entire household of people of Prince Yu residence to die but she remained alive?

Naturally the Ad back for interrogation Regardless of whether Shen Qing was involved in thealive To find for clues or even just to do anything for the rest of the world to see, Shen Qing would not be able to get out easily

When the Shen family received the news, the officials already went to Prince Yu residence to arrest people Upon learning about the incident, Ren Wan Yun fainted on the spot and it was Shen Gui and Shen Yuan who rushed to pack up and head out

“Yuan-er, where do we go now?” When Shen Gui faced his own son, he was still somewhat undecided He knew that even if it was real or not, Shen Qing was involved in the e about the er Who kneas Ehts? If this matter was used to provoke him in the future, this would impact his career

Shen Yuan said icily, “Go and find the Ado to the residence of the Prince of First Rank now Younger Sister was taken away so the Administer of the Capital will know , he swept a look at Shen Gui, “Father need not worry This matter will not be on Father's head”

Shen Gui heard the sarcasry but it was not good to say anything so he could only pretend not to understand Shen Yuan'sthe case, let us hurry”

At the other end, Luo Xue Yan and Shen Xin also got ready to leave

“Qiu-er, go and take a trip to the residence of the Prince of the First Rank Now that Number Tent to the Administer of the Capital and Number Three entered the Palace to listen for news, someone should still pay attention to the Prince residence Your Father and I will first go to the Palace, since the e, it would be bad if spies enter the city now” Luo Xue Yan instructed Shen Qiu, “Go and negotiate with the Prince residence side and investigate which of our Shen faiven out”

“Rest assured Mother, leave this to me” Shen Qiu readily complied

Waiting till after Shen Xin and coupe left, Shen Qiu tidied up his clothes and intended to leave but suddenly heard Shen Miao's voice from behind, “Eldest Brother”

“Younger Sister?” Shen Qiu was surprised for aat home and come out?”

“Is Eldest Brother going to the residence of the Prince of First Rank?” Shen Miao asked

“Correct” Shen Qiu answered, “There are still sos that have to be dealt with Once these matters are completed, I will quickly return”

Shen Miao looked at hi”

Shen Xin was startled but then shook his head and said seriously, “Younger Sister, I know that you have deep resentment with Prince Yu residence and now that Prince Yu residence had fallen to such a state, to be honest, I too find that they invited it upon themselves If you want to personally see their fate, then Eldest Brother will do it for you It is not hile for you to personally take a trip down”

Shen Miao smiled, “I only want to take a look”

“There is nothing worth looking” Shen Qiu deliberately scare her, “One heard that last night those people died miserably, they were all cut open and the blood was amassed for a few chi (1 chi = 1 foot = 1/3 meter) Fear that when a person die so miserably, the soul still reo, it is possible to see ghosts” Even though everyone in the Prince Yu residence diedas what Shen Qiu had described Shen Qiu only wanted to scare Shen Miao as he really did not wish to let Shen Miao see such bloody scenes How could a delicate lady of an official family see a death scene

However when he finished saying those words, Shen Miao as facing him did not have any response It was as if what he said was a cohed, “As children of a hosts and Gods, one would scorned by others Could it be that in the battlefield Eldest Brother would also fear of seeing scenes of the death?”

“Of course not!” Shen Qiu immediately said and once he opened hisShen Miao looking at hi the case, these are not considered fear so Eldest Brother will bring ”

“No Younger Sister, why do you want to go to Prince Yu residence?” Shen Qiu asked, “There is really nothing there”

“I go there just to see Eldest Brother need not to care about uards defending outside and there will not be any danger There would not be any trouble in bringing ”

Every word that Shen Miao spoke was extres that Shen Miao had a mind of her own and a very stubborn te, ten coould not be able to pull her back Even if he did not let her go today, there would be a day where she will go secretly on her own behind his back, so it would be better to bring her as a companion today and it would be much safer

“Alright” Shen Qiu stared at her, “Once in the Prince residence, you cannot wonder about I will let Mo Qing follow you If there is anything wrong, immediately shout for me”

Shen Miao sht”

It ith just the difference of a night that Prince Yu residence had changed iht it was filled with friends and laughter, and one could ales at the front gate as guests entered the place with smiles Now the vermilion coloured uards at the door had a grave expression, as if they were afraid so up

Half of the 'Joyous' as fluttering in the wind alone, till it finally could not withstand the cold and unattached itself frouard stepped it into the snow and nothing was seen

There were a nu in front of Prince Yu residence to watch the coh the event made one sad but there was also a faint pleasure to it Over these years, Prince Yu's evil ell known and it was theto watch the wicked suffer the consequences

When Shen Qiu and entourage reached Prince Yu residence, the scene they saas this Thinking of the festive yesterday and today's deathly stillness, the sharp contrast h Shen Qiu was one as used to seeing death, he could not help but feel a little the same

After all not one remained in the entire household and it was really quite miserable

A Shen Qiu's soldier went up to the officials at Prince Yu residence door and indicated the reason of their arrival The guards let thee followed Shen Qiu in and were shocked by the sight that they did not utter a word

The corpse of the servants in the residence were dragged away but the blood trail last night still re blood forlance It was as if the entire ht of snow, this was unable to cover up the thick shout the entire area of scarlet red, one was able to see the tragic ht and seeht