When Ji Wushang went in, he saw them.
Upon seeing Ji Wushang, they all immediately bowed and greeted her, "Greetings to the young lady."
"Get up, both of you!" Ji Wushang nodded, then looked at Feng Yun and Pingting. "Oh, what are you two doing here?"
“Reporting to Miss, it was Miss Si who was unable to come, so she ordered us two servants to come and check on the young master. We are currently inquiring about the young master's condition so we can report back to Miss Si,” Pingting said as she stepped forward.
Ji Wushang nodded, "Yes, alright, so, are you done asking now?"
"Well, I asked." Pingting frowned slightly. Did this young lady mean for them to go back?
"Okay, you guys go first, I'll go in and take a look." Ji Wushang smiled, then went inside. As he left, he looked at Feng Yun and said, "Feng Yun, I didn't expect to see you again!"
"Yes, Miss." Feng Yun sounded a little nervous, then knelt on the ground again.
Ji Wushang nodded and then went into Ji Wusi's inner room.
Pingting looked at Fengyun and gestured for her to get up, so Fengyun stood up.
Ying Sheng felt that Ji Wushang's gaze towards Feng Yun was a bit strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. So she simply said, "Young Master is much better now. If you're in a hurry to go back, you should go back first!"
"That's good then." Pingting nodded. "Please ask Miss to tell us that we're in a hurry and will take our leave now."
"Yes." Ying Sheng and Yan Yu nodded.
Feng Yun glanced at the inner room, then followed Ping Ting away.
Ying Sheng and Yan Yu exchanged glances and followed them into the inner room, where they saw Ji Wushang sitting by Ji Wusi's bedside, looking after him and talking to him.
As Ying Sheng and Yan Yu entered, Ji Wushang asked, "Have Feng Yun and Ping Ting left?"
"Yes," Yingsheng nodded.
Ji Wushang turned around and continued talking to Ji Wusi with a smile.
Both maids withdrew.
Ji Wushang suddenly said to Ji Wusi, "Wuzi, I've found out who did it to you, but I don't want to tell you who it was. But I hope that you, Wuzi, will learn to discern people."
"Who is it, elder sister? Just tell me!" Upon hearing this, Ji Wusi immediately shook Ji Wushang's sleeve. "Is it Aunt Bai? I knew she wasn't a good aunt! She's a bad person!"
Ji Wushang shook his head.
"Who is that? Aunt Xie? Aunt Qin?..."
Ji Wushang covered his little mouth, "I'm telling you, why are you calling everyone out one by one?" Ji Wushang smiled, "You don't need to know who it is. Just be careful in the future. Your older sister will pave the way for you. In a few days, when you're better, you can learn martial arts with your older brother, okay? In a few days, I'll send someone to take you to your older brother's place. He's in the garrison in the capital, training his soldiers!"
“Okay, I’ll listen to my elder sister.” Ji Wusi nodded.
"The winter hunt will be at the end of November. As usual, His Majesty will take several princes hunting in the forest. If you are interested, you can go with your elder brother, but you must not act rashly," Ji Wushang said. This was also a way to give Ji Wusi some experience.
"I want to go!" Ji Wusi's eyes lit up. "Sister, I will definitely hunt a rabbit for you."
"Why is it a rabbit?" Ji Wushang smiled. Oh well, a rabbit is fine too, he's still young!
"How about I hunt tigers!"
"Hey, Wu Zi, you'd better think carefully about your own strength. If you were as skilled as your elder brother, you could hunt a tiger back." Ji Wushang smiled. Last year, Ji Tiankui had hunted a tiger back, bringing glory to General Ji's mansion.
Ji Wusi nodded.
Ji Wushang helped him fall asleep before leaving.
Ji Wushang had just left Siyuan and was walking back along the road when he saw someone in a pavilion. He stopped before he could see clearly, but the person was already walking towards him.
Ji Wushang looked closely and realized that he was Nan Jinxue.
Immediately, Ji Wushang turned and left.
"Oh, Miss, why are you leaving as soon as I arrive?" Nan Jinxue quickly caught up with him. "I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"May I ask if Young Master Nan has something to discuss with me? If not, I shall take my leave." Ji Wushang stepped back and bowed.
"I just heard from your father that you're not feeling well?"
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern." Ji Wushang lowered her head and didn't look at him.
"I..." Nan Jinxue thought about what to say, but looking at her, she couldn't say anything.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Seeing this, Ji Wushang immediately stepped back and walked away.
Nan Jinxue looked at her, thinking of pulling her back, but Ji Wushang immediately dodged and ran away.
If someone sees this, how will I ever face them again? Damn it, I must always bring beads and thread with me from now on! I'll stop him every time!
Ji Wushang's heart was pounding, and he only felt relieved when he arrived at Xinyuan.
But just then, they heard someone screaming outside, "Someone's dead! Someone's dead!"
Ji Wushang was shocked and turned around, immediately seeing many people heading towards the central lake.
The lights illuminated the area across the central lake.
What happened?
Pearl and Thread stepped forward at this moment, "Miss."
"Go and see what happened. How could someone die?" Ji Wushang wondered.
When Ji Wushang arrived, he saw Aunt Xie and the others were there. And lying on the ground was Feng Yun's corpse.
Ji Wushang was immediately taken aback.
Ji Dingbei arrived at this moment, "What happened? Go and invite the Fourth Miss!"
☆、123 A mixture of truth and falsehood, reality and illusion
Ji Wushang was still thinking of winning Feng Yun over, but unexpectedly, she was killed like this! Seeing that she was soaking wet and close to the central lake, it was obvious that she was pushed in and drowned.
Ji Wushang looked at her and sighed inwardly, wondering if he had caused her death.
Ji Wushang looked around but didn't see anyone from Ji Yinxue Orchid Garden. So, could it be suicide?
"Why don't you send the coroner over?" Ji Wushang said in a deep voice. "Let the coroner see how Feng Yun died."
Some of the doctors in General Ji's mansion were originally coroners, but because the coroner's position was lowly, some of them switched to becoming doctors.
"Yes, quick, Biyu, go get the coroner." Aunt Xie snapped out of her daze and immediately called for help.
As soon as Biyu left, Ji Yinxue was helped over by Pingting. Upon seeing Fengyun's cold, lifeless body lying on the ground, Ji Yinxue immediately rushed over, crying, "Fengyun? Ah, what happened to you? What's wrong? Why are you so distraught? I treated you like a sister, how could you bear to abandon me?" Tears streamed down her face. Pingting, hearing this, stepped forward to support Ji Yinxue, saying, "Miss, don't be sad. The dead cannot be brought back to life!" She also wiped away her own tears several times.
Ji Wushang looked at them and snorted softly. This kind of crying and wailing was so pitiful and endearing, it could win people's sympathy!
Sure enough, Aunt Xie went over and said, "Fourth Miss, please stop crying. Crying too much will harm your health. Alas, it's a pity that Fengyun doesn't know how to enjoy life."
Aunt Qin could only sigh. Looking at Ji Wushang, she walked over to him and said, "Alas, a person's life is as fragile as glass."
Ji Wushang looked up at her but didn't say anything.
Ji Dingbei looked at him and asked, "Who discovered the person was dead?"
"It's me." A little maid practically crawled out from behind, trembling all over as if she were terrified. Ji Dingbei looked at her and said warmly, "Don't be afraid, tell me what you saw."
"Yes, Your Majesty, when I passed by this central lake, I was walking on the road. I usually like to look at the moonlight reflected on the lake when I pass by. But tonight, when I looked over, I saw something floating on the lake. When I went to look, it was... a corpse!" The little maid slowly said, "I was terrified. I rushed out and only after seeing Brother Iron Guard did I... only then did I tell them!"
Ji Dingbei looked over and indeed saw several iron guards standing to the side, and some of their iron armor was still dripping with water.
Ji Dingbei nodded. "Did you have someone rescue him?" Ji Dingbei pointed to the guards, who immediately stepped forward and knelt on the ground. "Reporting to Master, it was we who rescued him."
Ji Dingbei grunted in acknowledgment, and then a maid announced that a coroner had been summoned. The crowd parted to make way for him.
The coroner looked at Ji Dingbei and bowed to him, saying, "Master."
Ji Dingbei sized him up, and seeing that he was from the manor's medical department, nodded, "Quickly perform an autopsy."
"Yes." The coroner, along with his food utensils, immediately walked towards Feng Yun's body, bent down, and examined it.
Ji Wushang examined the body intently. As the coroner examined it, he said, "It's suicide, but the face shows pain and fear, and the person is tense. The deceased was not beaten or otherwise injured before death. There is sand in the mouth and debris blocking the throat, indicating suicide by drowning..." The coroner provided a long and detailed account.
Ji Wushang felt something was off when he heard the beginning of the story. Was this really about suicide?
With questions in his mind, Ji Wushang looked at Ji Yinxue and Pingting. He saw that Ji Yinxue was crying miserably, her tears flowing like a burst dam, and Aunt Xie was busy comforting her.
Ji Wushang then looked at Feng Yun again and saw that one of Feng Yun's hands was tightly gripping something, but it was not very clear. Without looking carefully, one would think that it was just a clenched fist in fear before death.
If we were to say it now, it would alert the enemy, so we should give up.
Ji Wushang then looked at Feng Yun's face, then her ear, and then her neck. He noticed a faint scratch behind her ear, a very light mark, but clearly a fresh wound. This meant that Feng Yun had likely been in an argument with someone before she died…
Then, someone grabbed her. She should have fought back, but her fight back wasn't strong enough. She was pushed into the central lake and drowned.
Ji Wushang made a series of assumptions about this situation.
Therefore, it must have been a premeditated murder!
If it wasn't Ji Yinxue who sent people to kill him, then who else could it be?
After the coroner finished examining the body, Ji Dingbei let him leave, and the coroner did not notice the details in Feng Yun's hands.
Ji Dingbei ordered that Feng Yun's body be taken to the small building next to the medical room. It was a newly built small house for storing miscellaneous items. Unexpectedly, the first thing put there was Feng Yun's body.
At this moment, Pingting was supporting Ji Yinxue and comforting her. But just as she raised her sleeve again to wipe her tears, Ji Wushang noticed that a button was missing from her sleeve! The button was small, but it was missing! If he wasn't mistaken, Feng Yun was definitely holding that button!
If we don't speak now, when will we?
"Wait, Father!" Ji Wushang suddenly shouted, and everyone stopped and looked at him.
Ji Dingbei turned around, "What's wrong, Wu Shang?"
"Father, I think Feng Yun didn't commit suicide, but rather, someone killed her," Ji Wushang said solemnly.
Everyone was shocked upon hearing this, especially the coroner, who exclaimed, "What makes you say such a thing, young lady?"
"Wu Shang, do you have any evidence?" Ji Dingbei looked at her, finding it hard to believe. This daughter of his had truly impressed him!
Pingting and Ji Yinxue were both stunned when they heard this. Pingting became even more nervous, looking at Ji Yinxue and then at Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang smiled, then stepped forward, walked to Feng Yun's body, and picked up her hand. The cold touch suddenly reminded Ji Wushang of his past life, when Zhu'er died tragically in front of him, and when he was beaten to death and dragged away, his hand touched Zhu'er's cold hand. Ji Wushang's heart raced.
After regaining his composure, Ji Wushang forcefully opened Feng Yun's hand and finally managed to remove the button from her grasp.
Ji Wushang raised it up and said, "Whoever's sleeve is missing this button is the murderer. Because this button must have been pulled off during the argument between Feng Yun and the murderer. It's you, isn't it, Pingting? Don't hide anymore!" No sooner said than done, Ji Wushang was already in front of Pingting. Pingting was just about to hide her sleeve when Ji Wushang grabbed her hand and raised it up. Sure enough, everyone saw that Pingting's sleeve was missing a button!
Everyone was shocked; they never expected that what was supposed to be a suicide would turn into a homicide!