Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Chen Duo considered his words carefully before saying, "This past summer, your father prescribed appetite-stimulating and digestive-removing medicine to all the favored concubines in the palace.

“And these people, after taking your father’s medicine, all showed signs of pregnancy.

"You should know that this is impossible."

Yu's face turned pale.

“So I went to get someone to explain this prescription to him.

"After all, if it really is a magical recipe for having a child, Your Majesty should reward him generously!

"But he let me tie him up without saying a word, which means he must have done something illegal.

"And your husband didn't explain or stop him, so I guess he knew that he had done something illegal."

Chen Duo let out a long breath, sat on the chair, stretched, yawned, and continued vaguely,

"Now we need to confirm whether this is the only crime your father committed, or whether there are more?"

Yu Shi laughed bitterly: "He made the concubines fake their pregnancy and brought shame to the royal family. What else can this behavior do except kill himself?

"My father was a timid and honest man. He wanted to stay away from trouble and never refuted Shangguan's words.

"In his early years, his master was a court judge. He learned his master's skills and was later promoted to court judge.

"Jia Zhen and the others had hinted to him at the time to try to get the position of Imperial Court Envoy, but he simply didn't have the courage!

"Now, the fake pregnancy of Concubine Ling is a joke. How could he be so brave as to do it?"

Chen Duo listened and nodded, expressing his agreement: "In fact, we all know Doctor You's temper.

"It's just that he did write the prescription, and the medicine was given to the concubines by him.

“Even if he didn’t do this, it must be related to him or his close colleagues and subordinates.

“Catching him is also to protect him.

"After I have learned everything, I will defend him. Your Majesty is not a man who kills people, so he will spare him."

Yu Shi listened, wiped away her tears, and sneered: "Since Nei Si Bo doesn't hide it from me, then I won't hide it from Nei Si Bo either!

"The whole family went to the imperial mausoleum, leaving me at home to take care of a group of children and the affairs of the two governments.

“So Jia Jing died in a Taoist temple outside the city. I went to collect the body, arrested all the Taoist priests, and sealed up the temple!

"When they came back, I had made careful arrangements for the coffin and the mourning hall!

"His father committed a heinous crime, which caused his descendants to have no peace of mind. As his daughter-in-law, I did not despise him or treat him coldly.

"But what about my father? My father died because of his family! Not only did he not inform me in advance, he also tried to throw dirty water on my father and make excuses that it was his own fault and suicide!

"My father committed suicide so as not to implicate me!"

Yu burst into tears!

Chen Duo looked at her kneeling on the ground, heartbroken, and sighed.

Doctor You was a cowardly and dull person. After his first wife died, he was confined to the palace for ten days or eight days and could not go out. His only daughter was left at home alone and was bullied by her clan members, who even wanted to send a live-in son-in-law to take over the family.

He had no choice but to remarry a widow.

The widow even brought two daughters with her, both younger than Yushi.

Fortunately, Youshi was not a fool. Not only was she a beautiful lady, but she also kept her household in order and did not let the widow take control of the entire household.

But in Doctor You's heart, he only depended on this one daughter. The mother and the three daughters were left by his side out of helplessness.

So now that I have made a mistake, it is ok to implicate others, but if I implicate my only daughter, Youshi, who is already having a hard time, that would be absolutely unacceptable!

Chen Duo had already inquired about the situation of the You family. Seeing You crying like that, he knew that she had lost all desire to live.

He sighed and asked, "Youshi, your father is dead. If you want him to rest in peace with a clean burial, tell me everything you know."

"The old lady in Rong Mansion is sick. She is said to have suffered from heat stroke, but she hasn't recovered in three to five days.

“I don’t know why the Rong family didn’t dare to invite the imperial physician.

"They came back the day before yesterday, and my father came to pay his respects the day before yesterday. Jia Zhen suggested to me that I should let my father go to see the old lady. I agreed at that time.

"My father went home early that day. Today he came again, so I told Jia Zhen and asked him to go and tell my father about it himself.

"He, Jia Lian and Jia Rong had always been guarding the mourning hall, but when I looked at the time, I thought my father might have passed away, so I sent someone to look for him, but he was gone.

"So I called him in and asked him if he had been to Rong Mansion.

"But he said he didn't know and didn't see it, maybe he went to the back to change his clothes.

“I believed it then.

"But Jia Rong happened to come in and ask me for the key to the back room. I casually asked who was in the front room, but Jia Rong said that Master Lian had gone out with my father.

"Where else could he go? He must have gone to the Rong Mansion!

"I was wondering at the time, how come going to Rong Mansion to see the old lady has become a confidential matter? Doesn't that mean I have to keep it secret?

“I kept an eye on it.

"Later, my father and Jia Lian really came back together. Moreover, my father walked very slowly at that time. I also heard Jia Lian telling someone:

"Help the master-in-law a little.

"He also teased my father: My father-in-law is too timid to take responsibility!

"Look at your daughter. She can handle her father-in-law's funeral by herself. She is much better than you!"

Chen Duo could no longer sit still, he slowly stood up and squinted his eyes: "Tell me, are you sure that Doctor You followed Jia Lian to Rong Mansion?!"

"Yes. I'm sure!" Yu wiped her tears.

Chen Duo clapped his hands and said, "I guessed it a long time ago!

“Before, when I surrounded the Rong Mansion, Jia She came out to argue with me, and I lied to him: Imperial Physician You committed suicide after entering the Rong and Ning Mansions.

“He didn’t even refute me at that time!

"I knew that Imperial Doctor You must have been to Rongguo Mansion!

"But now, they actually have a legitimate reason that Mrs. Shi suffered from heatstroke..."

Then you can shirk responsibility by saying that you just went to see a doctor and nothing else...

Chen Duo pondered for a moment, then looked at Mrs. You and asked tentatively, "Grandma You, who do you think I should find out the inner affairs of the Rong Mansion faster if I want to know?"

"Anyone will do." Yu Shi sneered and gently raised her hand which had been hidden in her sleeve, in which was a letter.

"I found this under Jia Jing's pillow when I went to collect his body.

“It’s his suicide note.

“This suicide note contains something earth-shattering.

"I had originally planned to get through this mess and then have a good discussion with Jia Zhen on how to extricate ourselves from this mess.

"But as soon as they came back from the imperial mausoleum, they left me behind and went off to discuss things with their brothers and uncles.

"I was angry, so I decided to keep silent for the time being, and use this as a big handle in the future!

"Take this suicide note and ask Jia She and Jia Lian, father and son. They will tell you everything!"