Abandoned by the best children? I just take out the space

"Oh, not at home, what a good not at home, it's so late, why hasn't Shangguan Chu come back yet? Does she really take the Xiao family seriously?"

Madam Xiao was so angry that her face was distorted and she almost fell down. Frightened, Madam Xiao quickly supported her. Her face was not looking good either. She angrily scolded the servants: "Why don't you go out and look for the young lady? It's so late and you don't go home. What a shame."

"Yes, ma'am."

The servant immediately agreed and hurried out. On the other side, Xiao Jingheng saw that his grandmother was very angry and became anxious. He subconsciously defended Shangguan Chu: "Grandma, Ah Chu went out to buy something. She told her grandson."

"Ahem..." He coughed and reached out to pull the old lady's sleeve: "Grandma, don't be angry. Ah Chu is also worried about me and is not the kind of person who would make trouble."

"Hmph, just protect her. I don't know what kind of magic potion that woman poured into you. The eldest son of the Xiao family, with a promising future, insisted on marrying a..."

"grandmother!"

Xiao Jingheng was a little anxious, and finally interrupted Mrs. Xiao's unfinished words with a shout. She looked at Xiao Jingheng guiltily and swallowed the word "slut".

But in the old lady's opinion, Shangguan Chu was a slut because she had been with Liu Mochen and had even gotten pregnant with him.

When Mrs. Xiao thought about her outstanding grandson falling in love with such a woman, she became more and more angry, and she just waited for Shangguan Chu to come home.

As the night deepened, the sound of cicadas could be heard outside the window. Shangguan Chu then hurried back carrying bags.

Seeing the room full of people, she panicked and subconsciously covered her waist. That was where she bought the poison, and she couldn't let the Xiao family find out.

"Grandma, mother, Jingheng." She curled the corners of her mouth and greeted everyone one by one.

As soon as the words fell, the old lady slammed the table, her eyes wide with anger, and shouted: "Shangguan Chu, kneel down!"

Shangguan Chu is still the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family. She dare not disobey the orders of her elders. She has to put down her things and kneel on the ground to listen to the instructions.

"Your husband is ill, and you're out fooling around all day. Tell me what you think of yourself."

"A wife is the head of her husband. You are so unfaithful to your husband that you will be thrown into a pig cage."

Old Madam Xiao was so angry that she scolded without mercy. Shangguan Chu was pointed at the nose and insulted by her. He was very angry, but he could only lower his head.

At this moment, her heart was becoming more and more restless, and she wanted to kill these annoying members of the Xiao family.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Madam Xiao wanted to ask for family discipline, but was stopped by Xiao Jingheng: "Grandma, that's enough. Ah Chu knows she is wrong. She is still pregnant and can't kneel for long."

Hearing this, Madam Xiao glanced at Shangguan Chu's belly and finally put away some of her anger: "Humph, for the sake of the child, I will forgive you this time."

After the words fell, Shangguan Chu lowered his head and said thank you obediently: "Thank you, grandmother, thank you, mother."

But when she looked up again, her eyes were filled with tears, and she burst into tears: "Jing Heng, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do that. I just went to buy you some nourishing things, and seeing the new things in the capital, I couldn't help but wander around for a while longer."

Seeing Shangguan Chu crying in fear, Xiao Jingheng felt distressed instantly. Regardless of his illness, he got out of bed and hugged her worriedly, coaxing her softly: "A Chu, I know, I don't blame you."

"It's all my fault. I got sick as soon as I arrived and couldn't take you out for a walk."

Xiao Jingheng's words made Old Madam Xiao and Madam Xiao very angry, and they felt that Shangguan Chu was a foxy and seductive person who could seduce people's minds.

But in front of Xiao Jingheng, the two had no way to say anything and could only leave angrily, leaving them in the house to be affectionate. Shangguan Chu said sorry, but after coaxing Xiao Jingheng, he secretly went to the kitchen.

She took out the poison paper bag from her waist, her eyes sinister: "Xiao Jingheng, go to hell."

After she finished speaking, she poured the powder down. The white powder gradually mixed into the food. The night was dark and surging, like a monster with a bloody mouth.

At the same time, in the Dali Temple.

When Chen Changli and Wan Shufang rushed over, the Dali Temple Minister was guarding the body of the Minister of Revenue, examining it carefully. When he heard the noise, he turned around.

When he saw Chen Changli and Wan Shufang, a smile appeared on his face: "Sir, Madam, you are finally here."

"But what did you find out?" Chen Changli asked with a frown. The next second, he saw the Dali Temple Minister take out a note.

"Sir, this is what I found on the body. It looks like a letter. I sent someone to check. Before the Minister of Revenue committed suicide, he asked someone to deliver something to his son."

"He probably forgot to deliver the letter, but the person who was supposed to deliver it was kidnapped by Zhao Yue's men along the way."

Hearing this, Chen Changli opened the letter and checked it carefully, but found that there were only a few short words on it, which asked the other party to protect the things.

But it was a clue after all, so he put the letter away and said solemnly, "Thank you for your help. I will send someone to track down Zhao Yue. I'll leave this here to you."

"Don't worry, sir. I will do my best to cooperate with you two in investigating the case."

The Dali Temple Minister assured in a deep voice and bowed slightly to the two of them. Without further delay, they left the Dali Temple immediately.

After returning to the courtyard, the two men summoned their elite secret guards and ordered them to immediately track down the whereabouts of the person intercepted by Zhao Yue.

The elite secret guards acted quickly and soon found a clue at an abandoned post station outside the city. Chen Changli and Wan Shufang rushed there, but when they arrived, the messenger had already been killed and was dead.

"Sir, madam, this man was already dead when we arrived."

Hearing the secret guard's words, Wan Shufang stepped forward and stretched out her hand to feel the man's pulse: "It was poisoned. I guess he died yesterday."

"It seems that Zhao Yue's actions are faster than we thought. I just don't know what the Minister of Revenue asked him to deliver."

Hearing this, Chen Changli pondered for a moment before walking over and tearing the man's clothes with his sword, revealing his naked body. Half of the token also fell out as his underwear was torn.

Chen Changli squatted down, picked up the half token, and looked at the complex patterns on it. His eyes darkened.

"Changli, is there something wrong with this token?"

"Well, but I'm not sure." Chen Changli pursed his lips and pointed at the pattern on it. He said calmly: "Shufang, look, this pattern is very similar to the military pay and supply tokens sealed in the national treasury."

Hearing this, Wan Shufang's eyes were also drawn to the token. She observed it carefully. In a flash, she seemed to have thought of something and pointed at the corpse on the ground: "Could this person be someone from the military pay supervision department?"

"If that's the case, this corruption case might involve military pay."

The two men speculated and their faces became solemn. Military pay was related to border wars. If it was embezzled, what would happen to the soldiers?

They fought bravely at the border for the country and the people, and they did it for justice. They should not be murdered by these corrupt officials.