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Chapter 285 Death of Lanxiang

Seeing Concubine Shun coming back alone, Song Qingwan naturally asked about Zhao Huaiyuan. Concubine Shun sighed and told Song Qingwan what happened yesterday.

"I see that Jiayi intends to keep Huaiyuan here, so I can't force her to take him away."

"Mother, don't be pessimistic. This is a good thing for Huaiyuan."

"I know, it's just that this child has been with me since he was little, and I really can't bear to let him go."

As for why the princess kept Zhao Huaiyuan, anyone can guess with a little thought.

Now there are only three princes left among the descendants of the late emperor. Prince Yu has completely lost the possibility of succeeding to the throne, and Zhao Huaijin has no intention of becoming emperor, so naturally there is only Zhao Huaiyuan left.

The eldest princess has no son of her own, so even if she really ascends to that position, she will need to choose an heir in the future, and Zhao Huaiyuan is the best candidate.

Now that the eldest princess has Zhao Huaiyuan by her side and is raising him personally, I'm sure this child will achieve something in the future.

Concubine Shun was a smart person, so when Zhao Huaiyuan proposed to stay, she did not stop him.

However, Concubine Shun's heart was soon filled with the lovely Zhao Youan, so she did not continue to be immersed in the sadness of leaving her son.

Now that the emperor has passed away, determining who will be the next emperor has become a top priority, and the ministers have submitted memorials to express their positions.

Some supported Zhao Huaiyuan, some supported recalling King Huai and letting him take charge of the situation, and there were a few who suggested that Zhao Yujun should continue to be in power.

Among them, only one person wrote a letter requesting the eldest princess to ascend the throne and become emperor, and that person was Song Changwei.

Song Changwei's actions naturally caused a lot of speculation. Everyone knew that Song Changwei came from Prince Huai's Mansion, so this move naturally represented the attitude of Prince Huai's Mansion.

And now he openly supports the eldest princess to become emperor. Does that mean that King Huai has no intention of ascending the throne at all?

But some people do not think so. As the emperor's son, how could he not want to be the next emperor? There must be a deeper meaning behind this move.

Then some people began to approach Song Changwei to inquire about the situation in Prince Huai's mansion. Song Changwei dealt with it a little at first, and only told others that the prince was away, the princess consort was concentrating on taking care of the young master, and everything would be discussed after the prince returned.

Later, as more and more people came to inquire, Song Changwei no longer bothered to just close the door and refuse visitors.

"Husband, our status in the capital is not high now. Would it be bad to reject them directly like this?"

"Madam, don't worry. We are now tied to Prince Huai's Mansion. Before the prince gives clear instructions, we need to keep a distance from those people."

Song Changwei sat at the desk, holding a pen in his right hand, and wrote the word "Jing" on the copybook.

Zhong Xuemei stood there hesitantly holding the bird's nest, as if something was on her mind.

Song Changwei put down the brush in his hand, stood up and asked with concern.

"What happened to you today, Madam? What happened?"

"Today, the wife of the Zhong family sent some supplements. I told them not to accept them and asked them to take them back, but they just put them down and left."

"Something? What was the gift? Where is it?"

Song Changwei was very surprised. When he and Zhong Xuemei left the Zhong family that day, they had already broken up, and it was impossible for the relationship between the two families to return to the way it was before.

So what was the purpose of the Zhong family's move? Although the things were sent in the name of Mrs. Zhong, Song Changwei felt that this matter must be related to Master Zhong. Could it be just to win over the family?

"My husband, please follow me."

Zhong Xuemei led the way in front and Song Changwei followed behind, and the two of them came to the backyard one after the other.

Two maids were standing in front of the gifts, whispering to each other, but no one knew what they were talking about.

"Sir, please look, this is what Madam Zhong sent."

Song Changwei frowned and walked forward to observe. He found that the thing looked very large and was put in a large wooden box. The opening of the box was tightly covered and there was a lock on it.

"Is there a key to this lock?"

"It was like this when they delivered it. It looked quite heavy. When I asked them about it, they didn't tell me. They just told me to open it and see."

"Then open it, Haitang Qiuli, take a hammer and smash the lock open."

"Yes, my lord."

The two maids moved quickly and came back with a huge hammer in a few moments.

Song Changwei thought about it and took the hammer himself and walked to the box. For some reason, Song Changwei always had a bad feeling.

"Mei'er, you three stay away. I'm starting to smash things."

Zhong Xuemei nodded and took a few steps back with the two maids. Song Changwei raised the hammer and smashed it hard on the lock.

Although the lock looked new, fortunately the material was not very tough and was broken open by Song Changwei in just a few strokes.

When Song Changwei saw that the lock was broken, he threw the hammer aside, then walked forward and opened the lid of the wooden box. After seeing the situation inside, Song Changwei took a breath.

"How...how could this happen?"

"What's wrong with my husband...ah!"

Zhong Xuemei came over and glanced into the wooden box with some curiosity. She was so scared that she closed her eyes and started screaming.

"Husband, then... is it Lanxiang?"

Song Changwei nodded with a look of reluctance, then hugged Zhong Xuemei tightly in his arms to prevent her from watching any further.

The two maids standing behind Zhong Xuemei were also frightened and turned pale. They squatted on the ground and began to retch.

It’s no wonder that everyone reacted this way. The person in the wooden box looks really dangerous.

The so-called gift box actually contained a corpse. Song Changwei and Zhong Xuemei had stayed in the Zhong family for so long that they naturally recognized at a glance that the corpse was that of Zhong Xuemei's maid Lanxiang.

Lanxiang's death was extremely tragic. Even though she had become a cold corpse, her mouth was still twisted and wide open, her eyes almost popped out, and she was looking at something with a look of fear.

Song Changwei bravely stepped forward to close the lid of the wooden box, and then began to comfort his wife.

"Don't be afraid, Mei'er. I have covered the box."

"My husband...Lanxiang and I grew up together. Why did those people treat her like this..."

Zhong Xuemei was a little incoherent, her face buried tightly in Song Changwei's arms, her body trembling, and tears pouring out.

She couldn't imagine what kind of torture Lanxiang had suffered in her life that led to her death in such a horrific way.

"This matter still needs the princess to decide. Haitang, go to Prince Huai's mansion and invite the princess over."

"Yes, sir." Haitang almost ran all the way to Prince Huai's mansion.

The cause of Lanxiang's death must be investigated, otherwise Zhong Xuemei will blame herself for the rest of her life, and Song Qingwan is the doctor she trusts the most now.