nashuaworldcup Chapter 369 Pervasive
Chapter 369 Pervasive
Everyone rushed to the scene of the incident.
As soon as they got out of the carriage, the Duke of Qi and his wife helped each other and walked quickly toward Pei Huaiying, with Pei Huaijin following closely behind.
Shen Fuhan glanced at them and helped Wen Jiayue down from the carriage.
“Husband, don’t worry about me,” Wen Jiayue advised. “Let’s go take a look over there.”
"No need, just let them stay."
As Shen Fuhan gazed into the distance, many thoughts about the Duke of Qi's mansion surfaced in his mind.
The Duke of Qi's mansion has always kept a low profile and has not made any enemies on the surface. It maintains amicable relations with all the powerful and influential families in the capital and never puts on airs.
Moreover, whenever disaster strikes, while other powerful figures are still making excuses, the Duke of Qi's mansion is the first to respond to the emperor's call and begin donating money and goods.
Throughout history, emperors have consistently praised the Qi State Duke's Mansion for its grand and distinguished style.
The Duke of Qi's mansion was cautious and never indulged in extravagance and debauchery because of the emperor's favor. None of the clan's members bullied men or women. Even Pei Huaiying, who seemed the most rebellious, usually only liked to ride his horse through the streets.
The Qi State Duke's Mansion, which had been quiet for many years, last made a high-profile move when Pei Huaijin held a flower-viewing banquet after returning to the capital, inviting half of Chang'an's powerful and influential figures.
Then, they disappeared again.
All of this made perfect sense, but Shen Fuhan found them strange, and felt that everything about them was odd.
The Duke of Qi's mansion keeps a low profile and never makes enemies, but a tall tree catches the wind and will always attract jealousy. Why has everything remained calm?
Why are you so proactive and always the first to respond when there is a disaster in the area?
Why were so many people invited to that flower-viewing party?
Looking at the people from the Duke of Qi's mansion, Shen Fuhan realized that he knew nothing about them.
Was he overthinking all of this, or did the Duke of Qi's mansion really have some unspeakable secrets and be playing a grand game?
After a short while, the Duke of Qi ordered his servants to carry Pei Huaiying back to his residence.
Shen Fuhan frowned, told Wen Jiayue to stay there, and stepped forward.
"Uncle, this matter has not yet been investigated..."
"Isn't it obvious?" Duke Qi sighed heavily. "I will skin that mad horse alive and tear out its tendons to comfort my son's spirit in heaven!"
"If I had known Ying'er would die today, I shouldn't have let him go out," the Duchess of Qi said, tears streaming down her face. "It's all my fault, it's all my fault."
Shen Fuhan could only say, "Uncle and Aunt, I know you are heartbroken, but we still don't know why that mad horse suddenly went crazy, whether Pei Huaiying noticed anything amiss, or why he didn't dismount in time. These are all things that need to be investigated."
"You mean you want my son to continue to be left on the streets?" The Duchess of Qi was heartbroken. "The deceased is gone and should rest in peace. If you want to investigate, go to our mansion!"
The Duke of Qi declared, "Carry the second young master and that mad horse back to the manor!"
Seeing that they were willing to investigate, Shen Fuhan did not stop them any longer, and watched as the servants carefully lifted Pei Huaiying up.
But what about Pei Huaijin?
He looked around, then turned to see Pei Huaijin walking towards Wen Jiayue.
He paused for a moment, wondering when it had happened.
Meanwhile, Wen Jiayue saw Pei Huaijin walking towards her and said softly, "Your Highness, please accept my condolences."
In crowded places, she naturally had to keep her distance from him and couldn't call him by any other name.
Pei Huaijin nodded slightly and asked gently, "Did I scare you?"
“No,” Wen Jiayue shook her head. “Your Highness should go over there. It wouldn’t be good if someone saw us talking alone.”
Especially Shen Fuhan, who gets jealous every time, she's really afraid he'll misunderstand.
“I’m here to pick something up,” Pei Huaijin said. “I just happened to be passing by.”
As he spoke, he got into the carriage and took down a velvet blanket.
Wen Jiayue breathed a sigh of relief; it turned out he hadn't come specifically to talk to her.
Pei Huaijin looked at her face, which was red from the cold wind, and said with concern, "It's too cold on the street, let's go back to the manor as soon as possible."
Wen Jiayue nodded, opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Just then, Shen Fuhan walked over and said coldly, "What's Huaijin doing here?"
"Cover your second brother with this." Pei Huaijin held up the blanket in his hand.
"Why didn't you take it with you when you got off the car?" Shen Fuhan narrowed his eyes slightly. "Why did you have to wait until now?"
“In the heat of the moment,” Pei Huaijin said with a somber expression, “I forgot everything when I thought of my tragically deceased second brother.”
Shen Fuhan scoffed inwardly and continued, "Now that you've already got it, what is Huaijin still doing standing here?"
"Then I'll go over there."
Pei Huaijin lifted his foot, but then put it down again: "By the way, in urgent situations, we must act expediently. I haven't yet thanked Brother Shen and Sister-in-law for informing me of this matter in time. My parents and I will definitely visit them in person to express our gratitude another day."
“No need. It’s not too late to thank me after the truth comes out,” Shen Fuhan stared at him. “I always feel there’s something fishy about this.”
Pei Huaijin was taken aback: "Is this really true?"
He stepped forward anxiously: "Could someone be trying to harm my second brother?"
"What do you think?" Shen Fuhan paused deliberately.
Pei Huaijin's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't even blink before bowing deeply.
"If that is indeed the case, I implore Brother Shen, no, Lord Shen, to investigate the truth for my second brother."
Shen Fuhan stared intently at him, then nodded and said, "Of course."
Pei Huaijin walked over to Pei Huaiying and gently covered him with a blanket.
Shen Fuhan watched this scene unfold.
Judging from his performance, Pei Huaijin was like a loving older brother who cared for his younger brother. He was also very meticulous in his work and there was not a single fault to be found in him.
However, the murderer who killed Pei Huaiying is very likely Pei Huaijin.
Shen Fuhan couldn't help but ask, "A-Yue, do you think Pei Huaijin is consistent inside and out?"
Wen Jiayue was puzzled. Why did he suddenly ask such a question?
Shen Fuhan paused for a moment: "Never mind, it's nothing."
Let's wait until he finds something to use against us.
He continued, "What did he just say to you?"
Before Wen Jiayue could speak, he continued, "It's okay if you don't want to say, I was just asking casually."
He didn't want Wen Jiayue to think he was a controlling person who didn't even have the right to say a few words to other men.
"he……"
She had barely uttered a single word when Wen Jiayue abruptly shut her mouth.
She originally thought there was nothing she couldn't say, but when Pei Huaijin asked her if she was scared, Shen Fuhan, with her way of thinking, definitely felt there was something wrong.
She said, "I told him to accept my condolences and offered him some words of comfort. He then went to get a blanket from the car, and you came right after that."
Shen Fuhan responded, but it was unclear whether he believed her or not.
The group then prepared to return.
Shen Fuhan didn't want Wen Jiayue to stay in the Duke of Qi's mansion. Pei Huaijin was practically everywhere, and if he went to see Wen Jiayue again while he was away, he wouldn't give him that chance.
Just then, the coroner arrived. Shen Fuhan wasn't worried that Pei Huaijin might be up to something, so he said, "I'll take you back to your residence first."
Wen Jiayue had no objections and quickly got into the carriage.
Seeing that she didn't even glance in Pei Huaijin's direction, Shen Fuhan felt a little better.
He didn't care what would happen if he whispered a few more words to A-Yue.