Chapter 632: The Second Miss Is Gone (Patreon)

Chapter 632: The Second Miss Is Gone

Shu Yu turned her head and glanced at him before setting down the object in her hand and smiled, "Naturally, it's something that can help me leave the Southwest."

Zhao Xi's eyes lit up. "Something that can help you leave the exile zone? It must be extraordinary. But if its effect is not significant, it won't be of much use."

"Don't worry, when this thing is made, it will be beneficial for the people and the country," Shu Yu clapped her hands and stood up. "By then, it will be enough to offset my 'crimes.'"

Besides, she didn't have any real crimes to begin with. She wasn't even a member of the Shu family.

Zhao Xi suddenly became excited, not knowing what to expect. But Shu Yu turned around and reached out to him, "Did you bring my crossbow arrows?"

"No," Zhao Xi shook his head. "They're not ready yet. Ah Yun will bring them to you tomorrow."

As long as they were prepared within these three days, it would be fine.

Zhao Xi asked her, "Are you really planning to go into the mountains to hunt a big creature?"

Shu Yu nodded. "I want to take a vacation. Besides, I went into the mountains with Ma Lu and the others today, and they do have some skills. If we coordinate well and plan properly, it's not impossible to achieve."

"It's very dangerous," Zhao Xi sighed and shook his head, then turned and went back inside.

In the evening, while Shu Yu was finishing her meal, she saw Hou Shi and the Sixth Miss rushing over in a hurry.

Shu Yu looked up at the sky. At this time, they should have just returned, right? Didn't they need to cook dinner?

Fortunately, there were still a few buns left at home, so Shu Yu took them and handed them over. Hou Shi seemed a bit embarrassed. She didn't intend to visit at this time, but she was in a hurry and didn't think much about it.

Because...

"The Second Miss is gone," Hou Shi whispered, "We don't know when it happened. We had just finished our work and returned home when we heard Aunt Xue screaming. She said the Second Miss had no breath. Then the other Shu family members rushed into the firewood room and found that the Second Miss was lifeless."

Shu Yu paused for a moment while drinking water, then silently raised the cup to her lips.

After a while, she nodded, "I guess it must have happened these past two days."

For Second Madam to tolerate her until now was already the limit.

"What about the arrangements for her funeral?"

"When a prisoner in Zhengdao Village dies, it is handled by the officials. So the Shu family's main wife has gone to the Zhuangzi to find the official. By now, the official should be on his way." So, at this moment, the official and his attendants should be arriving soon.

Shu Yu stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go and take a look too."

"Okay."

Shu Yu informed the old lady and then followed Hou Shi and the Sixth Miss to the Shu family.

As expected, the official had already arrived, accompanied by two women carrying a stretcher.

Deaths in Zhengdao Village were common, and no one in the vicinity came out to watch. When Shu Yu arrived, the courtyard was only filled with Shu family members.

The body of the Second Miss was carried out from the firewood room, and the official led his people to take her away. It was unknown whether they would dump her in a mass grave or cremate her.

Shu Yu spared a glance at the Second Madam, who had a relieved expression as if her vengeance had been fulfilled.

Shu Yu withdrew her gaze and, in the next moment, noticed Aunt Xue lying in the firewood room.

She...

What happened? How did Aunt Xue end up with a swollen and bruised face, sleeping in the firewood room?

Shu Yu pulled Hou Shi's sleeve and gestured towards the inside, "What's going on?"