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

He called out softly, but before he could utter his last words, the next moment, he dropped his hands heavily, closed his eyes, and died completely.

"Jing Heng!" Shangguan Chu cried out in pain, hugging his body and shaking her head: "No, Jing Heng, you won't die. What will happen to me if you die? What will happen to the child?"

"Ma'am, please, can you save him?"

She looked at Wan Shufang crying and begged non-stop, her eyes already red and swollen. Seeing her like this, Wan Shufang felt uncomfortable too, but when she looked away, she saw Xiao Jingheng's corpse, and her eyes instantly turned cold.

"Come here, investigate immediately. Thoroughly investigate the source of the poison arrows. Be sure to... give the Xiao family an explanation."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shangguan Chu's heart sank. She knew that this meant that Xiao Jingheng would never come back. The subordinates took the order and left. She still hugged the corpse, crying and laughing at the same time.

He muttered to himself, constantly recalling every little thing that happened between them.

Worried that something might happen to her, Wan Shufang had no choice but to ask Chen Changli to go to the palace to report the situation, while she stayed with Shangguan Chu. Soon, Chen Changli rushed to the palace with evidence.

After learning everything, the emperor was immediately furious: "How dare the Northern Di people openly commit crimes in my Great Yong and assassinate Yong Dynasty students? I will not forgive them!"

Hearing this, Chen Changli was worried that the emperor would become angry and confused, so he hurried to dissuade him.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. There is insufficient evidence to convict Beidi. Our priority is to protect the students."

"Yes, Lord Chen is right, but I can't swallow this." He threw the teacup to the ground, supported himself on the table, took several deep breaths, and finally managed to suppress his anger.

"Changli, I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. I'll issue an order to temporarily put the palace examination on hold and hold it another day!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Changli responded in a low voice. After paying his respects, he left the palace without further delay. The imperial edict was soon announced to the world.

The students were in a panic, but they could only wait at home. After dinner, they talked about the danger of that day. In contrast to their leisurely mood, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang were searching for the criminals in a hurry.

He ordered the secret guards to expand the search area. After two days, they finally traced the source of the poisonous arrows and found out that it was related to the remnants of the Liu family!

Looking at the evidence before her, Wan Shufang was furious and gnashed her teeth as she said, "They are actually the remnants of the Liu family. I really underestimated them back then."

"Changli, now that we have the evidence, along with the bodies of the Beidi warriors, the token, and the poison arrow, can we convict Beidi?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Changli looked over the existing evidence and fell silent. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Of course I can, but the decision to send troops is not solely your Majesty's. Tomorrow at court, I will present these things and try."

"Okay, we must teach them a lesson and avenge Xiao Jingheng. Ah Chu's child is still crying now. If it weren't for the effective pregnancy-preserving pills I made, the child would have cried himself to death long ago."

"Madam, you have to take care of her. Xiao Jingheng... only has this one of his bloodline." He couldn't help but sigh, and felt sorry for such a good seedling like Xiao Jingheng.

Both of them looked very solemn, but they still held on and packed up the evidence.

Early the next morning.

Chen Changli took the evidence and presented it to the emperor. In the court, he spoke righteously and angrily, denouncing the Northern Di for being unkind and unjust.

"Your Majesty, the Northern Di have colluded with remnants of the court officials to assassinate students taking the imperial examination. This demonstrates their vicious intentions and their crimes are unforgivable. I implore Your Majesty to dispatch troops to pacify the border and thoroughly investigate those within the court who have connections with the Northern Di!"

After these words were spoken, everyone in the court felt uneasy and started talking about it, all with worried expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the strength of the Northern Di is hard to discern right now. If we rashly send troops, I'm afraid..."

Before he could finish his words, the emperor threw down a memorial full of accusations at the feet of the old minister, scaring him so much that he immediately shut up.

"What are you afraid of? Look for yourselves, they've bullied us right to your doorstep, and you still want to put up with it?" He shouted angrily, dissatisfaction showing on his face: "I won't allow the Northern Di to be so arrogant either."

"Duke Chen, I grant your request. Effective immediately, I order Duke Chen to coordinate border military affairs. Once all preparations are complete, I will dispatch troops to the border to negotiate an explanation with the Northern Di."

"My lord, take the order!"

Chen Changli clasped his hands together, bowed slightly and respectfully accepted the order. The matter was already a foregone conclusion. The ministers in the court did not dare to offend the emperor, so no one tried to stop him.

But throughout the morning court, people's minds were divided.

into the night.

Wan Shufang lay tiredly in the bathtub, enjoying a moment of peace. At this moment, Chen Changli had just returned from the palace, exhausted, and was about to push the door open.

But suddenly, a figure rushed out from beside him and knocked the tea onto him.

Chen Changli was quick to lift the boy's collar and looked into his blue eyes. He looked puzzled and asked, "Who are you and why are you in the mansion?"

"Sir!" The housekeeper came running over. Seeing Chen Changli's appearance, he couldn't help but glare at Tan Tai He, and then explained to Chen Changli: "Sir, this is the beggar that Madam picked up."

"The boy was disobedient and not very smart. Madam said he didn't need to work, but he was too naughty and offended the adults."

After hearing what the butler said, Chen Changli carefully looked at the person in front of him, and slowly put the person down in his angry eyes.

"Don't let him run around in the future." He warned with a serious expression. After all, it didn't matter if he was hit, but he would be heartbroken if he hit Wan Shufang.

"Yes Yes Yes."

"I will take him away right away."

The housekeeper responded and hurriedly took the person away, and Chen Changli also walked into the house. His mind and eyes were full of Wan Shufang, and he did not notice that Tan Tai He was staring at him.

Until it was out of sight, my eyes never moved away.

At the same time, the Xiao family.

After being depressed for a few days, Shangguan Chu finally accepted her fate and brought Xiao Jingheng's body back to the Xiao family from the Duke's Mansion. As soon as she entered the door, she was slapped by Madam Xiao.

Xiao Jingheng's body was also taken away and she was not allowed to touch it.

"You jinx, you're the one who ruined my Jing Heng."

Mrs. Xiao cried and cursed, beating and kicking Shangguan Chu. Seeing this, others did not stop her. The Xiao family had gone to ask for the body in the past few days.

But Shangguan Chushou didn't show up, and with Wan Shufang's support, they didn't dare to force their way in. They could only let her stay outside for so long. Now that she's back, they won't be polite to her.

Faced with beatings and scolding, Shangguan Chu said nothing and allowed himself to be bullied. It was Old Madam Xiao who stopped him, fearing that if he beat someone to death, Wan Shufang would come to settle the score.

"Okay, stop fighting. It's more important to see Jing Heng off first." Old Madam Xiao gave the order, and no matter how sad Madam Xiao was, she had to stop.

She retreated to the side crying, staring at Shangguan Chu with a vicious look in her eyes, as if she wanted to scrape off a layer of her flesh.

The Xiao family set up a mourning hall and wore mourning clothes. Shangguan Chu knelt in front of Xiao Jingheng's spirit every day, recalling the past with tears in his eyes, and was insulted by the whole family.

"My poor son! If he hadn't married this unlucky guy, he wouldn't have been killed."