Regent, your poisonous concubine is going to defy the heavens

"Yes, then let me inform the people over there."

"Need not."

Ling Su was slightly stunned, then nodded and said, "Yes."

Su Shengsheng slept very comfortably, perhaps because she drank some wine, she slept until dawn.

Shengsheng stretched lazily and opened the door. The door creaked and Su Xingchen turned his head.

Sheng Sheng stopped stretching and looked at Su Xingchen in surprise, "You got up so early?"

"Yeah." Su Xingchen nodded.

Shengsheng walked out, looked at Qiu'er coming out from the opposite side, and then looked back at the room she had just come out of.

Only then did he realize that he was in Su Xingchen's room.

"Did I drink too much yesterday?"

Su Xingchen nodded.

Shengsheng asked again: "I took over your room?"

Su Xingchen shook his head, "No..."

"You stood outside all night?"

Su Xingchen was interrupted by Shengsheng before he could finish his words, so he had no choice but to answer his question, "Yeah."

Shengsheng knew that Su Xingchen was a little obsessed with some things, which could not be changed, so he said: "Don't do this next time, your health is the most important."

"Okay." Su Xingchen raised the corner of his mouth.

Qiu Er ran over with a bag in her hand, "Miss, let's leave quickly."

Su Xingchen's eyes also became serious.

Seeing Qiu'er so worried and scared, Shengsheng said, "Su Xingchen, take Qiu'er away from here first."

"Where are you going, miss?"

"I haven't had a good look around Ancheng yet, you guys go first."

Qiu Er said anxiously: "Miss, if you want to visit Ancheng, I will accompany you to have a good look next time."

"Oh, Qiu'er, stop worrying. I'll come find you guys after dark."

Su Xingchen said: "If you... don't leave, I... won't leave either!"

Although Qiu'er was very scared, she couldn't just watch her young lady in danger, so she made up her mind and said, "I won't leave either. Wherever the young lady is, I'll be there."

Shengsheng was about to say something when he heard the sound of gongs and drums outside, making it quite lively.

After they went downstairs, they saw a row of people in festive clothes playing their flutes vigorously, with a red sedan in the middle.

The bride was helped down from the sedan chair by the matchmaker. The shopkeeper stepped forward and said, "Hey, everyone, haven't you heard about the recent murder? How dare you marry someone from another place?"

The matchmaker said helplessly: "Do you think I want to? The eldest son of the Zhu family in the south of the city is seriously ill and must be married to a girl. The fortune teller said that the only one can be a girl from Yuanshui Village, ten miles outside the city."

"I asked someone to calculate my horoscope that night, and this girl happened to run into me."

When the shopkeeper heard that it was the son of the Zhu family, he did not say much. Looking at the bride covered with a veil, he said helplessly: "Since it is a wedding, why don't you take the bride to the Zhu family as soon as possible?"

The matchmaker waved the handkerchief in her hand, frowned slightly and said, "No, the master and the first lady of the Zhu family said that tomorrow is the auspicious day, so let the bride stay at the inn first."

The shopkeeper turned pale upon hearing this and quickly shook his head, "No, no, four brides have died in my inn this month. If one more is added, I'm afraid I won't be able to open this inn anymore."

"Oh, boss, your inn is the largest and most popular in Ancheng. The key is that it is close to the Zhu family. Mr. Zhu said that he will give you more money, and if anything goes wrong, it will be his responsibility."

The shopkeeper frowned even more. "This is not a matter of adding money. This is a matter of life and death. Does the girl agree to marry into the family at this critical moment?"

The bride was supported by two maids and didn't say anything. The matchmaker was afraid that the shopkeeper would find out something, so she smiled and said, "Shopkeeper, it's just one night, nothing will happen."

"no……"

As soon as the shopkeeper opened his mouth, the matchmaker stuffed a gold bar into his hand and said, "Just be a good person. The Zhu family is superstitious and must wait until tomorrow. You can't let the bride spend the night outside, right?"

The shopkeeper looked at the gold bars in his hand. The matchmaker thought it was not enough, so she stuffed two more in. Then she said, "We will leave at dawn. Nothing will happen in a few hours."

The shopkeeper thought that since nothing happened to those people last night, nothing would happen tonight either. Besides, the amount given was too much, almost as much as half a month's business.

He stepped back and stepped aside, and reminded him again: "We agreed to leave at daybreak."

The matchmaker said with a smile: "Thank you very much, shopkeeper."

Then he asked the maid to help the bride back to the room and called everyone else to come in and rest.

The inn suddenly became lively. When the maid helped the bride past Sheng Sheng, Su Sheng clearly felt that something was wrong.

How frail was the bride that she needed someone to support her when she walked?

When going upstairs, the maid next to the bride was not paying attention and bumped into the handrail. Su Shengsheng didn't hear the bride say a word.

Combined with what the matchmaker just said, Su Shengsheng suspected even more that the bride might not be willing.

Seeing so many people coming, Qiu'er relaxed her nervous expression and shouted to the waiter, "Waiter, bring me a pot of tea."

"Okay, the guest will be here soon."

After Su Shengsheng sat down, she watched the matchmaker in the wedding procession talking to the maid who had just come downstairs.

The maid nodded and walked up again. Qiu'er also found it strange, so she whispered: "Miss, don't you think the matchmaker is a little strange?"

The waiter brought the tea over. "Sir, your tea."

Qiu'er poured a cup of tea for Su Shengsheng. Shengsheng took a sip and said, "It's very strange."

"The bride...is unconscious." Su Xingchen's voice rang out.

Su Shengsheng looked over and asked, "How do you know?"

Su Xingchen took out the white handkerchief in his hand and said, "It just...dropped...from...the bride."

Shengsheng took the handkerchief and smelled it, "It smells like drugs."

Su Xingchen nodded.

Shengsheng put down the handkerchief and said, "Xingchen, go to the Zhu family to check if the young master of the Zhu family is seriously ill?"

"Yes."

After Su Xingchen left, Qiu'er looked at Shengsheng and said, "Miss, you don't want to take care of this matter?"

"No?" Su Shengsheng asked while drinking tea.

Qiu Er stood up anxiously, "Miss, this matter has nothing to do with us. Besides, the county magistrate is going to investigate this matter, so you should not get involved."

Shengsheng put down the teacup and said, "I left the capital to travel around. I had just arrived in Ancheng when the bride was murdered. Don't you think this is a chance for me to gain experience?"

"Miss……"

"Okay, I know you're worried, don't worry, I'm just curious and want to check. I won't do anything that's beyond my ability."

Only then did Qiu'er calm down.

Shengsheng stood up and said, "Let's go for a walk outside?"

Qiu Er pursed her lips and nodded: "Okay."

Ancheng is still quite lively during the day. The murders in the past half month have only implicated a few large inns in Ancheng. The rest are operating as usual as usual, but as sunset approaches, the number of people on the streets gradually decreases.