Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 394: She Got Away!

Zhao Mengran had always wanted to know who caused his beloved son’s death.

They were just talking, and then, inexplicably, he died; he really couldn’t accept it.

So, when Long Yue mentioned that his son died from the same thing, he immediately broke down.

"You... are you telling the truth?"

"Just guessing! But it’s pretty close! If Lord Zhao wants to verify, he might have to open the coffin for an autopsy! It’s just that Lord Zhao might be unwilling."

"I... I am willing, as long as I can find out the real cause of my son’s death, I am willing to do anything!"

Zhao Mengran dared not put on airs anymore, immediately releasing Long Yue and allowing her and Duanmu Nan to go to his home.

Zhao Mengran’s home was not far from the Jingzhao Mansion, and they arrived quickly.

"What are you doing? What do you want to do? Don’t you dare touch my son!"

"Yes, don’t disturb my grandson, let him rest in peace, don’t disturb him anymore, he’s so pitiful, oh, oh, oh..."

Zhao Mengran ordered to open the coffin, but his wife and elderly mother desperately tried to stop him, believing that it would leave both his son and grandson unappeased.

"Madam, Mrs. Zhao, we need to obtain some evidence from your son to find out the murderer who killed your son!"

"No, no, I don’t want to find the killer, I just want my son to be buried in peace!"

The thoughts of women and men always differ; Mrs. Zhao wanted her son to be buried soon and rest in peace, while Zhao Mengran was determined to find out his son’s murderer and avenge him!

Despite the vigorous opposition from Mrs. Zhao and the elderly mother, Zhao Mengran still ordered the coffin to be opened.

Duanmu Nan performed the same method, extracting a pink poisonous insect from Zhao Zhao’s body.

"Why... why is it pink?"

Seeing this pink insect, Zhao Mengran was shocked, and his wife and mother beside him screamed and fainted.

They were terrified!

Duanmu Nan said, "This is a Heart-devouring Gu Worm; your son was intimate with the murderer before, so the worm turned pink. Moreover, because that woman has one as well, this one won’t die immediately even after leaving the host."

"Then, how do you plan to use this worm to find the murderer?"

"Naturally, we follow it!"

Duanmu Nan fetched a small ceramic cup and placed the worm inside.

Then, he rotated the cup, and no matter how he turned it, the worm’s head always pointed in one direction.

"We just follow the direction it points to."

"Alright, alright, thank you, sir!"

...

"Ah, haha, annoying, too light, too light, just a bit harder! Ah—"

In the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, from within the main residence, waves of high-pitched sounds occasionally emanated.

And around, there was only an elderly nanny guarding.

No matter how loud the noise inside was, she remained expressionless.

"Nanny, something’s wrong, the Capital Governor Lord Zhao is bringing people in with a great murderous aura!"

"Lord Zhao? Why is he bringing people in here? Doesn’t he know this is the Nanyang Marquis Mansion?"

The indifferent face of the elderly nanny finally showed some impatient anger, and she coldly spoke.

"They say they’re here to capture the murderer!"

"This is outrageous, where does my Nanyang Marquis Mansion harbor a murderer? It’s utter nonsense, drive them out, drive them out at once!"

"It’s too late, they’ve already come in..."

"Useless!" the old nanny shouted angrily, "A bunch of useless ones, can’t even block a few people, what’s the use of you?"

"Arrest them, don’t let a single one go!"

As soon as her words fell, Zhao Mengran led a group of people rushing in through the arched gate outside.

These were not ordinary soldiers but elite troops from the Inspection Department, so their blade techniques were fierce and unparalleled, quickly breaching the defenses of the Nanyang Marquis Mansion and forcing their way in.

"Hmph, to dare trespass into the Marquis Mansion, this old servant will fight you!"

This old nanny’s gaze changed when she saw Duanmu Nan following them in; she knew that the young miss had probably been exposed. She made a decisive move, pulling out a dagger and charging forward.

One must admit, although this old nanny was in her fifties, her skills were quite formidable. The dagger in her hand was small, yet when wielded, it had the momentum of a large blade.

It took injuring over a dozen people and three deaths before she was captured.

Zhao Mengran then led people into the room.

As soon as they opened the door, a person flew out directly.

"Bang!"

The person fell to the ground, their black hair turning white rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"It’s the young master of the Chen Family, oh heavens!"

Someone recognized the young master, instantly shouting in horror.

Duanmu Nan frowned, "He’s been drained of energy, this person... probably doesn’t have long to live."

Zhao Mengran’s mouth twitched, remembering that his son had once been the same with that woman, and he vaguely recalled his son had also grown a lot of white hair for some time...

"Hiss—"

He drew in a sharp breath; it couldn’t be wrong, it was definitely that woman’s doing!

"Is the Lady of Nanyang actually such a person? She..."

"This person is probably no longer Xue Mingzhu."

Long Yue said flatly, looking at the Inspection Department soldiers searching inside.

She shook her head gently, knowing that with such a delay, that woman must have escaped.

Sure enough, after a while, they came out: "Sir, there’s no one inside, but we found a secret passage, though it’s already sealed off and can’t be opened!"

Zhao Mengran’s body trembled, saying shakily, "This matter... I must report to the Emperor for a divine judgment!"

Then, he turned to salute Long Yue, "Lady Jiao, earlier... it was presumptuous of this official."

Zhao Mengran even addressed himself as ’the official,’ indicating his genuine remorse.

Long Yue’s face remained expressionless, looking wooden; after all, having lost her husband and bearing a child, it was a woman’s greatest sorrow!

In the future, she would have to raise the child alone, and the mother and son were truly in for hardships.

Zhao Mengran, hands down, said, "If Lady Jiao faces any difficulties in the future, please tell me, and I will certainly help if I can."

"Thank you," Long Yue said calmly, "Farewell."

She left with a wooden face, and Duanmu Nan quickly followed.

"Yue’er, Yue’er, I’m sorry, can... can you forgive me?" 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chai Qiao’er stepped forward, tears rolling down her face as she looked at Long Yue. She genuinely regretted it, but it was already too late.

Long Yue looked at her and said, "I don’t hate you, but we can’t be sisters anymore, goodbye."

She turned and walked away, leaving behind the panicked and regretful siblings.

...

Long Yue returned to the General Mansion under Duanmu Nan’s escort.

She leaned against a side of the rockery, looking at the koi in the pond, and suddenly asked, "Master, when did you find out about the Gu insect on that woman?"

"I discovered it early on, the moment she started approaching me. She constantly tried to seduce me, wanting to see if I could uncover her secret. If I found out, she probably would have acted against me."

Long Yue smiled, "Thank you, Master, otherwise we would have truly died without a place to be buried."

Duanmu Nan smiled gently, "Your husband asked me not to tell you, don’t you hate me?"

As it turned out, when Li Qingmu had first found out something was amiss with Wang Xiaoliu, he had sought out Duanmu Nan, who in turn informed Li Qingmu about the Heart-devouring Gu.

But Long Yue had been kept in the dark all along.

Long Yue laughed through her tears, "That scoundrel deceived me so bitterly, but only this way, the performance is real! I don’t hate Master, but I will give him a good beating when I return!"

Duanmu Nan’s smile froze momentarily.

Yue’er’s feelings for Li Qingmu were so sincere, such affectionate words even made him a bit jealous.