A Beautiful Duchess with a Dark Heart – Chapter 89

Chapter 89

Mr. Hu held Yang Ruishi, staring blankly at her with no expression on his face.

At this moment, Magistrate Zhang arrived with his men.

Jiangzhou is large and prosperous, with a full complement of government personnel. There were female doctors and female coroners in the crowd.

They couldn’t just leave her exposed like this, so Princess Wu had arranged a room nearby.

But Mr. Hu held onto Yang Ruishi, neither moving nor letting go.

Prince Wu’s face was ashen, suppressing his emotions, his voice cold, “Mr. Hu, please take Madam to the next room, the doctor needs to examine her… The garden has been sealed off, the murderer can’t escape.”

The twin maidservants who attended Mrs. Hu entered, both with tears in their eyes, helping Mr. Hu carry Yang Ruishi into the room.

The female doctor examined first, then the coroner investigated. A simple glance revealed the cause: death by poisoning.

Mr. Hu remained unresponsive, as if he hadn’t heard anything.

Prince Wu’s heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife. His dark eyes first looked towards the Princess.

Princess Wu’s shock was no less than the Prince’s.

Sighing inwardly, she stepped forward and said to Prince Wu, “I chatted with Mrs. Hu for a while. Later, Mrs. Hu saw that I still had some guests to see… and said she would go out for a walk first. I thought it would be good for her to find someone to chat with, so I didn’t stop her.”

This time, Prince Wu didn’t think it was the Princess who did it, unless she was truly insane!

She was good at being calm and collected, meticulously planning, lying low, and then striking suddenly. After several years of marriage, I never knew she had such a hand.

Yes, I can’t touch you now, but this debt will be settled someday!

Suddenly, someone came to report, “Your Highness, we’ve found something unusual!”

✿✿✿

Qi Wulang was the one who chased after Wen Yu earlier.

Today, he entered as a guest, then found a place, took off his outer clothes, and underneath was a black tight suit.

He was the first to discover Mrs. Hu collapsed on the ground. Seeing that she was poisoned, he went after the woman in black.

However, he was in a garden full of women, and he had to avoid Prince Wu’s secret guards. Dodging left and right, taking detours, by the time he found the woman in black.

He vaguely saw another woman in green, seemingly holding something and running away quickly.

There was no one around, so he went to check.

The woman in black had drunk a lot of poisoned wine, and the poison was taking effect quickly. In great pain, her vision was already blurred. Looking at Qi Wu, she murmured, “Sir, it’s Yang Ru who has wronged you, you don’t have to be sad for her. You… be careful of Prince Wu. I’m telling the truth, there is, there’s evidence. Don’t hate Jingya… Jingya truly… it’s all written in the letter… I gave it to…”

“Where is the evidence?”

“Who did you give the letter to?” Qi Wu asked.

But the woman in black could no longer answer, murmuring, “Mu Bo, Ling Ling… Ling Ling…”

He didn’t know who she was calling.

The letter, could the letter be with the woman from earlier?

He smelled a pleasant fragrance… somewhat familiar. So he chased in the direction of the woman in green.

Running and jumping, he finally caught up to her and grabbed her, but she…

Damn it!

Looking at the row of tiny teeth marks on his hand, he thought angrily, she bites like a dog!

The clues that could have been investigated flew away from his eyes. He couldn’t delay any longer, so he ran back to where he had hidden his things, changed his clothes, destroyed the mask, packed everything up, and walked out casually. He ran into Sun Ji, “Fifth Brother, something happened!” Sun Ji’s face was full of tension.

“What happened?”

“That peerless beauty… she’s dead! Oh my god! It’s truly a pity for such a beauty!” Sun Ji sighed towards the sky, shaking his head, truly heartbroken.

Voices were heard everywhere, ordering everyone to stay where they were.

✿✿✿

Prince Wu hurried towards that direction.

One of the twin maidservants also followed quickly, her heart filled with anxiety, anger, regret, and fear.

They were standing at the main gate, but Madam had gone out through the side gate.

They had no idea Madam had left!!

They only saw a woman in black collapsed on the ground.

The female coroner went to examine her and reported back, “Your Highness, Your Excellency, this woman is dead. Also from poisoning. It seems to be the same poison that Mrs. Hu was given.”

Prince Wu asked the people in the garden angrily, “Who is in charge?”

A female official knelt on the ground, terrified, “Your Highness! This subordinate is in charge of the back garden.”

“Who is this person?” Prince Wu pointed.

“Your Highness, this person is not from our garden!” She prostrated herself on the ground.

“Not?! Then how did she get in?” Prince Wu was furious, kicking her hard, “Drag her down and interrogate her!”

Immediately, someone grabbed the official in charge and took her away. She didn’t even dare to beg for mercy.

The twin maidservants recognized her at a glance, Xiao Jingya, Mr. Hu’s admirer…

But she didn’t reveal anything, turning back.

Prince Wu’s face was livid, his heart was breaking. For a moment, he felt that life was truly meaningless. What was the point of fighting and scheming if she wasn’t there?

The maid returned to Mr. Hu’s side, he was still the same.

Next to him, a man in blue, about fifty years old, with an ordinary appearance and a three-stranded long beard, appeared.

The maid approached the man in blue and whispered something.

The man was a little surprised, thought for a moment, and then whispered to Mr. Hu.

✿✿✿

Suddenly, as if he had gone mad, Mr. Hu ran off holding Yang Ruishi, “Ah Ru! Ah Ru… It’s my fault!”

Running with a person in his arms was no big deal for him, but at this moment he was completely delirious, about to fall.

A flying shadow flashed past, catching him. It was the man in blue, no one saw how he got there.

“Sir, be careful, don’t hurt Madam!” He said sincerely.

Mr. Hu howled like a wild wolf: “Ah! Ah!” He had broken down.

The man in blue sighed, pressed on the back of his neck, and Mr. Hu immediately lost consciousness, fainting.

✿✿✿

Zhang Jiangqing, from the Magistrate’s family, had been helping his father with the situation. At this moment, he happened to pass by the Wen family’s seats.

“Old Madam Wen!” He bowed to the old lady, then greeted the young ladies.

Old Madam Wen liked him very much and said softly, “Jiangqing, I saw your mother just now, it’s been a while since we last met!”

“Oh, Old Madam, you flatter me! It’s my fault! I will visit you more often in the future, I hope you won’t find it annoying!”

Old Madam Wen asked, “Haha, I’d be delighted! Over there… have they figured out what happened?”

“The specific details are still under investigation, but Old Madam Wen, you don’t have to worry, I think everyone will be allowed to leave soon.”

“Oh, then Magistrate Zhang has worked hard. Alas, what a thing to happen…”

Old Madam Wen kept thinking: Then, Princess Wu won’t be receiving us anymore, right?

“Sister Yu, are you alright?”

Zhang Jiangqing couldn’t resist asking Wen Yu.

Yes! Wen Yu thought to herself.

“What exactly happened?” she asked in a low voice.

“Mrs. Hu… something happened to her, but now we know who the murderer is!” Zhang Jiangqing whispered in her ear.

“Ah?! Who?”

“It seems to be a relative of the Hu family.”

“Did they catch her?” Wen Yu was terrified, it’s over, if they catch her and interrogate her, she will be exposed.

It’s over, I’m going to die.

“She’s dead… committed suicide by poison! Don’t tell anyone else.” I’m only telling you.

“Ah?! Why?!” Wen Yu was shocked, but also relieved…

“I don’t know! Anyway, Mr. Hu’s people recognized her!”

✿✿✿

The guests gradually calmed down.

But then the situation became tense.

The reason was that the man in blue, seeing Mr. Hu’s extreme agitation, knocked him unconscious and had him sent away.

Then, he wanted to take Yang Ruishi away.

But Prince Wu refused.

“You still want to take her away?! No way!” Prince Wu said angrily, his aura imposing.

But the man in blue remained unfazed and said respectfully, “Your Highness, it’s not appropriate for the wife of the Hu Clan leader to remain outside. Please understand!”

“Understand my ass! Think about who you’re talking to! Can’t you understand kind words?!”

The man in blue bowed and said, “Your Highness, please don’t be offended! Please calmly consider: after Madam married into the Hu family, she became a member of the Hu family. Her funeral arrangements should naturally be handled by the Hu family! Not to mention the wife of the Hu Clan leader, even an ordinary wife should never be left outside!”

“She just said that she wants to be buried next to her parents! This shows that she doesn’t want to have anything to do with the Hu family. I will take her to be buried!!”

“Your Highness, the Hu family will fully respect Madam’s wishes. We will definitely be able to come to a satisfactory solution. Of course, all of this is a matter for the Hu family, and it’s not for Your Highness to worry about…”

“You, you dare! The murderer who killed her is from your Hu family! And you still have the nerve to say that?!”

“Your Highness, that Xiao Jingya is in her fifties. Even if she resented Madam and wanted to harm her, she couldn’t get close to her all these years! When our Clan leader wakes up, he will ask Your Highness how this happened in the Prince’s garden.” The man in blue was respectful in his demeanor, but his words were very strong.

“You…” Prince Wu was so angry that he trembled.

If it were anyone else, he would have had them dragged out and killed.

But this was the Hu family!

Right now, he couldn’t afford to offend them. Looking at the body that had been covered with a sheet…

She was the one he loved most in the world! But he had no choice, he had to marry and have children.

He had lost her once, and he couldn’t avenge her.

Now he had lost her again, and he couldn’t even fulfill her wish.

“Fine! Take her away!” When that day comes, I’ll settle the score with all of you!