The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 47 Check

The group rushed to the Wang family's house, only to find it in complete chaos.

Wang Zisheng was kicked in the head. Although the bleeding stopped, his body was twitching intermittently, and he also lost control of his bladder and bowels.

Although Wang Ziteng was in a better position, how could he feel at ease with his younger brother in this state?

Unfortunately, the most important horse was killed by that good-for-nothing nephew, making it impossible for him to find out who was behind it.

At this moment, Wang Ziteng sat slumped in a rattan chair, looking at his pitiful second brother with a face full of sorrow.

There were three brothers. The youngest brother left behind Feng'er and died young, leaving only the second brother. Although he accomplished nothing, he was still his own brother!
now……

A raging fire surged within Wang Ziteng's heart.

"Uncle, what should I do? Waaaaaah~"

Wang Ren, who had killed the horse, was still covered in blood and wept uncontrollably.

"Don't cry, your dad... he'll be alright."

Wang Ziteng pronounced each word with particular emphasis.

He has no son, so he treats this nephew like his own son.

"The imperial physician will arrive shortly."

His throat bobbed, and just as he mentioned the imperial physician, sure enough, a servant rushed in and said that the imperial physician had arrived.

Wang Ziteng gripped the rattan chair tightly and stared intently at the scene. "Excuse me, gentlemen, could you please show this to my brother first?"

The two imperial physicians bowed and went straight to Prince Sheng's place.

Although Wang Zisheng's body had been cleaned several times, it still smelled strongly.

The two doctors first examined the wound, then turned the eyelids over. Soon, one took a needle and the other administered the medicine.

Knowing what was going on here, they made some preparations before they came.

"Lord Wang, the Second Master's condition is very serious. Now, all we can do is try our best and leave the rest to fate!"

"Thank you both so much." Wang Ziteng's eyes were red as he cupped his hands and said, "No matter what... my entire Wang family is extremely grateful."

The two imperial physicians nodded and began to insert needles into Prince Sheng's head.

When Jia Zhu and the others arrived, Wang Zisheng was tied to a bench, his mouth gagged, to prevent him from moving around.

The women went into the inner room and wept. Jia Zhu walked heavily to her uncle's side, "How could this happen? Uncle, your leg..."

"I'm fine!"

Wang Ziteng looked at the most promising descendant of his family, "Zhu'er, Wang Jin was with me back then, and he is now in Shuntian Prefecture. Go and help your uncles find out the truth."

"Yes!"

Jia Zhu responded loudly, and as he turned to leave, he looked back at his second uncle for a long time before taking a step and striding away.

After a while, having learned everything in Shuntian Prefecture, he rushed to the scene of the incident outside the city without stopping.

"Old man, you shouldn't have killed the horse, you shouldn't have done that."

Wang Jin knew that if he couldn't find the person behind this, the Second Master would really die, and he wouldn't survive either. "Young Master Zhu, what do you say..."

"Shut up and draw out the location of the child who set off the firecrackers, as well as the location of the pedestrians around him."

Since the horse is dead and we can't find better evidence from it, we have to look for it from other sources.

"By the way, Second Uncle usually avoids Eldest Uncle, how did he end up running into him here?"

"The Second Master drank quite a bit of wine today and didn't recognize the First Master at first glance."

Jia Zhu: "..."

He took a deep breath. "Who offered him the drink? Where are those people now?"

"...The second master has a small family here."

With the help of a servant in the Jia family, Wang Jin drew the positions of everyone at the time and whispered, "He was drinking with the concubine here, but when the mistress of the house found out, she suddenly invited him, so he rushed back."

Unfortunately, we ran into their master.

Jia Zhu understood his unfinished words and felt a tightness in her chest.

My second uncle is very unreliable; over the years, he has kept countless concubines outside the marriage.

But even if it's not good, it's still good for him. "Go and check the surrounding area. Are there any children who have hidden firecrackers that weren't set off during the New Year? If so, collect them all and have the craftsman check the gunpowder marks on the horse's nose."

The Shuntian Prefecture has already investigated those families. The firecrackers were found by the children themselves among the exploding firecrackers during the New Year and other festivals.

This was unavoidable.

No one's firecrackers can explode 100% of the time.

When he was a child, Lian Er often picked up those kinds of firecrackers, and once he even blew up his teacher's snuff bottle.

Everything here seems so coincidental.

Can……

A chill ran down Jia Zhu's spine; he had a feeling this was man-made.

However, it should have nothing to do with the Eastern Prefecture.

Even if my eldest cousin used his connections to deal with my uncle, he couldn't have done it so quickly, let alone so flawlessly.

In Jia Zhu's mind, it would be good enough if his eldest cousin could keep the Ningguo Mansion as it is now.

If it weren't for his uncle and aunt keeping an eye on him, my eldest cousin would most likely have followed in his uncle's footsteps and been blinded by lust.

"Ask them again if there were any other suspicious persons at the time."

"Yes!"

The servants scattered and soon began asking each household.

Jia Zhu was very anxious about her second uncle's life or death, and looked back several times.

He was both afraid of people coming and afraid of people not coming.

If my second uncle really doesn't make it, his nephew will definitely have to go back immediately.

Not coming...

It's also possible that they are still being treated.

Too many people die from horses startled every year.

Two years ago, a student at the Imperial College was startled by a horse during a horse class, which damaged his head. He survived after three days.

"In the military..."

Jia Zhu thought for a moment and asked, "Is anyone investigating over there?"

"Have!"

Wang Jin hurriedly said, "Lieutenant Generals Zhang Hai, Gao Xun, and Xu Dachuan are all our men. They rushed over as soon as they found out, and they led the coroner to conduct the examination of the horse carcass."

The examination of the horse carcass showed that the horse was fine.

Jia Zhu looked at Wang Jin and asked, "Was the list of the horse carcasses I saw in Shuntian Prefecture written by their coroners or by the coroners of Shuntian Prefecture?"

If both sides are the same...

"Yes!"

Wang Jin knew what he suspected, and upon hearing this, he quickly nodded and said, "The coroners on both sides investigated the same thing, but when I was with the master at the time, I don't know why, I always felt that the wind was a bit off, there was a strange smell."

It has a smell?
Jia Zhu looked at him and asked, "Did you tell my uncle?"

"The master is so determined to investigate because he feels something is wrong."

Wang Jin said, "But at that time, the second master was kicked, and the master tried his best to control the horse, but he still fell to the ground and was stepped on. We didn't have time to pay attention to it."

Just when they were finally able to take care of things, the old man killed the horse.

A live horse and a dead horse are definitely not the same.

Wang Jin was heartbroken. "Young Master, tell me, who could be so heartless? Our master has always been kind to everyone!"

Making him bear the name of killing his brother is like tearing out their master's heart.
Wang Jin was upset, but Jia Zhu was even more upset. He gritted his teeth and said, "...Investigate my second uncle's concubines, investigate what wine they drank and what dishes they ate."

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. "Investigate my second aunt and her maidservant to find out why she suddenly wanted to see my second uncle."

This is a complex and interconnected situation; it's something my older cousin could never have done.

Once he felt reassured about the East Mansion, his mind became even clearer, and he added, "Also, investigate the servants who accompany my second uncle and the steward of the villa."

The person behind this wanted to kill his uncle. How much hatred and resentment must they have against the Wang family?