My Lord, please respect yourself. I am the wife of a marquis.

Chapter 190: Mrs. An passed away last night

Night will eventually pass, and dawn will eventually come. When the daybreak came, Xiao Yunjin stood up and left, "Su Muxi, no matter what you have in mind, just come at me. If I, Xiao Yunjin, frown, I will cut off my head and let you kick it like a ball."

Xiao Yunjin licked the blood from the corner of his mouth. It was painful but satisfying because Su Muxi bit him when he stole the fragrance just now. "If you win, my life will be yours. If you lose, my life is also yours."

"Block the secret passage tightly to prevent others from sneaking in," Xiao Yunjin left in a cool manner.

Su Muxi got up from the bed, put on a robe, and called Yingge in. "Go and check what happened last night. Also, ask Erzhi to come over and check along the secret passage."

When Yingge saw the secret passage, her heart skipped a beat and she quickly asked, "Princess, are you okay?"

If Xiao Yunjin wanted to kill her, she would have died last night, "Go check it out if you have nothing to do!"

Su Muxi put on her clothes and prepared to go to court.

Erzhi came over, "Master, what happened?"

Before Yingge went to summon him, Erzhi came over. Something big must have happened. "Speak."

"Old Lady An passed away last night."

"What?" Su Muxi felt dazed. She had just seen him yesterday. "How could he suddenly die? Where is the person who delivered the message?"

"They said he went there in the middle of the night for an emergency," Erzhi answered quickly, "I have asked all the subordinates I could, and the one who reported the incident doesn't know much, so he has been sent away."

Su Muxi knew Erzhi's ability. If he said he couldn't smell it, then he definitely couldn't smell it.

Su Muxi walked out quickly, her heart in a panic. It was Xiao Yunjin, it must be him. She was on guard against everything, but she didn't expect that Xiao Yunjin would use such a method to force her mother and sister-in-law to return to Beijing.

Every word Xiao Yunjin said this morning was replayed in her mind. Compared to him, she was still too kind.

"I'm going to court. You go inform my second brother and take people to the Anguo Mansion. I'll rush over after court," Su Muxi said as she walked. "Gather everyone. Half of them will go to investigate the cause of death of old lady An, and the other half will stop the people. All letters going to the northwest must be stopped."

"Let Xiaojiu deliver the letter to the northwest. Let Ada escort you back to the city." Su Muxi walked quickly and soon walked out of the gate. She jumped on the horse and said, "Detain the servant next to my second brother."

"I'll do it right away." Erzhi turned around to arrange things, and Su Muxi rode to court.

An Yutang took a leave of absence today, and the court was a little dull. She thought that since Old Lady An had passed away, the Emperor would let her go home early, but he didn't. One report came in after another, and one of them was against her, saying that soldiers in the border defense camp injured civilians.

This looked like it would trip her up. Even though Su Muxi was anxious, she could only deal with the matter at hand first.

After the morning court session, the emperor knew that she was going to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, and he gave her some instructions. By this calculation, by the time she arrived at the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, it was almost half past the hour of Si.

Su Muxi rode at full speed all the way, and when she arrived at the Anguo Mansion, a white sail had been hoisted outside the gate. The second officer had assigned someone to wait at the door and led Su Muxi into the yard. Zhijuan was waiting in the yard, and when she saw Su Muxi, she immediately went to greet her.

"Princess, don't be anxious. Let's go to the front hall to pay our respects first."

Su Muxi nodded, "Where's my second brother?"

"Second Young Master, help greet guests in the front hall."

Although the Anguo Mansion is famous, its population is declining, with only two branches left, the third branch, the legitimate son of the Anguo Duke and Old Madam An, who is An Min's father and An Yutang's third uncle.

The only legitimate grandson is An Yutang, and he has two illegitimate brothers.

There are only five men in the huge Anguo Mansion, two of whom have not yet entered officialdom, so only three can agree to the offer.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Duke of Anguo's Mansion are in-laws, so it is only natural for Su Muchao to agree.

There were not many capable men, and even fewer women. Fortunately, the eldest princess came, and no one dared to neglect those who were sitting in the hall and agreed.

The mourning hall had been set up, and all that was seen was the miserable white color. Su Muxi's tears fell at the first sight.

Yesterday, he secretly told her that he had found a royal physician for her and asked her to come over to his house someday to take her pulse.

In the last life, Old Lady An died of old age, but in this life, it was because of her. Xiao Yunjin, you are so hateful.

Su Muxi knelt on her knees, "Old Madam, Muxi is late."

An Yutang stood beside her, bent down and handed her two incense sticks, "Grandma is still in the backyard, go and take a look!"

Su Muxi took the incense, bowed three times, and then inserted it into the incense burner.

"Go! Let Xinzhi take you there. Mother is still missing you at night!"

Su Muxi clasped his fists and said, "Uncle An, I am sorry for your loss."

"Let's go!" An Yutang led the group forward. "Don't take father's words to heart. Grandmother died in a hurry and didn't suffer much."

"You should have informed me earlier." Su Muxi followed behind An Yutang, and his usually straight back seemed to be hunched today. Old Lady An was the pillar of the Anguo Mansion. Without her, the eldest princess would gradually lose contact. In the future, he would be the only one to support the Anguo Mansion.

An Yutang sighed and looked at the white sails blown by the cold wind, feeling mixed emotions. He and Su Muxi missed each other after all, and even if Su Muxi divorced, it would no longer be possible.

The fist hidden in the sleeve was stained with blood, and the nails had sunk into the flesh, but An Yutang was unaware. "I left too hastily. It's too late."

"We have to notify An Min. We have to meet him in person." Every word An Yutang said was like a knife cutting flesh. Why? Why did he do such a thing? Why did he leave all these things to him? Why did he put all the pressure on him.

An Yutang even felt pain in breathing. He felt that the biting cold wind, when it entered his lungs, had frozen his breath.

"I've sent someone to pass a message, asking A-da to escort them all the way back. It will be quick and urgent." Su Muxi didn't know how to persuade her. She had already tasted the pain of losing her loved ones and losing her support. Unless she got over it herself, no one would be able to persuade her.

"Okay, okay," after saying "Okay" twice in a row, An Yutang could no longer utter any other words. Even if he had thousands of words to say, he could only accompany the cold wind he inhaled into his stomach and digest it alone.

In the backyard, the wife of Duke Anguo and the third wife were guarding, kneeling on the mat beside the bed. Old Lady An was lying peacefully on the bed, covered with a piece of grey cloth.

Su Muxi just nodded to the wife of Duke Anguo and the third wife, then walked to the bed and knelt down.

Tears fell before she could say a word. Su Muxi's hands trembled, and it took her a long time to lift the veil covering her face. She looked very peaceful indeed. Old Madam An didn't look like a dead person at all. She looked like she was asleep.

It was just as An Yutang said, he passed away peacefully, but too peacefully. Su Muxi found it weird. What kind of method could make someone leave with a smile on their face?

Based on her understanding of Xiao Yunjin, he would not poison him. If he was provoked by something, he would not be so calm.

"Grandma An, Xier is here to see you. I hope you have a safe journey."