The Prime Minister Seduced Me to have Babies!-Chapter 426: Gone

The old woman looked at the knife in Ah Hu’s hand and shook her head, "I don’t know that person. It was Leizi who connected us. That person promised us a hundred taels of silver to have Doctor Gu kidnapped there."

"That house was also rented by him."

Ah Hu impatiently asked, "And who is Leizi?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

The old woman said, "Just a street thug."

"He usually stays over at the City God Temple in the west of the city."

Ah Hu asked about Leizi’s appearance, then got up and headed west.

Jiang Youzhi sent Du Ruo out to buy some food and bring it back.

He saw Yun Jiao sitting in the main room, her face pale, and she looked completely lost.

He wished he could hold her in his arms and comfort her, but he could only watch.

He walked over and pulled Yun Jiao into the courtyard, sat at the table, "Eat something first."

On the table were porridge, buns, and some side dishes.

Yun Jiao shook her head, "I can’t eat."

Jiang Youzhi said softly, "Eat a little, at least."

Yun Jiao slowly picked up the spoon and forced herself to eat a few bites of porridge.

After eating half a bowl of porridge, she had just put the spoon down when her aunt came over with swollen eyes, "Mei Er needs a set of burial clothes."

Gu Mei really didn’t have a decent set of clothes anymore, and besides, it’s customary for the deceased to wear new clothes.

Yun Jiao laid down the spoon and said slowly, "I have a new set of clothes made. I’ll go get them now."

Lin Shuo drove the carriage, accompanying Yun Jiao and Jiang Youzhi back home.

Yun Jiao dug out the new clothes from the room, came to the front yard, and woke up Gu Chuan, who had already gone to bed.

Gu Chuan, still in a daze, didn’t know what had happened.

Yun Jiao only softly said, "Elder sister is gone. She’s at aunt’s place, come with me to see her off."

Gu Chuan, still half-asleep, asked Yun Jiao, "What do you mean by ’gone’?"

In his heart, he knew what it meant, but at this moment, he was uncertain.

Yun Jiao pursed her lips, "It means elder sister is no longer with us."

"She was killed saving me."

"Otherwise, it might’ve been me who died today."

Gu Chuan looked at Yun Jiao in shock, but he said nothing, showing no expression, just dressed and followed Yun Jiao out.

Lin Shuo drove the carriage, joined by Jiang Youzhi, heading south with the siblings once again.

By then, it was very late, and the onlookers had dispersed.

The Shen Family’s gate was wide open, and inside was desolate and quiet.

Gu Chuan, led by Yun Jiao to the main room, saw Gu Mei lying on the ground and suddenly felt his mind go blank.

Previously, when she embarrassed him, he wished she were dead.

But for some reason, now that she was really dead, he wished she were still alive.

He still felt her disgraceful and didn’t want to see her, but he hoped she was living well somewhere.

Gu Chuan didn’t cry, he just stared at Gu Mei in a daze for a long time.

It was a long time before Ah Hu returned and shook his head, "I searched near the City God Temple but didn’t see anyone like Leizi."

Jiang Youzhi said sternly, "Then we’ll report it to the authorities in the morning."

Everyone stayed up all night, and in the morning, Ah Hu went out and brought back some constables.

The constables came in, first allowing the coroner to examine Gu Mei’s wounds, and the knife was finally pulled out to be used as evidence.

They then questioned Jiang Youzhi and Yun Jiao about the incident.

The constable said, "So you both heard the instigator’s voice, right? Think carefully, could it have been someone you know?"