The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

Liang Bo is the second son of Cheng Xuanbo, and currently serves as a fourth-rank official. After getting married, he has set up a house and lives alone.

Cheng Jiuyuan followed Chu Heng to the crime scene and saw many people gathered around to watch the fun.

A beautiful young lady was crawling at the mouth of the well and crying her heart out. She must be Liang Bo's wife, Wei Yuanshan's third daughter, Wei Shuhui.

"My dear husband! How can I live alone if you leave me? I'd rather go with you..."

Seeing such a delicate woman crying so hard, the bystanders were all filled with sympathy, and some soft-hearted women also began to wipe away her tears.

At this time, an old lady came hurriedly, but fell to the ground before she reached the well, crying uncontrollably.

"Son! My son!"

A young lady beside her hurriedly comforted her with red eyes.

The onlookers also began to talk.

"Hey, tell me, how could a good person die?"

"It was because of drinking. I heard that Lord Liang drank with his friends until midnight last night, and then he lost consciousness and fell into the well."

"Poor thing, Madam Liang is still pregnant."

Cheng Jiuyuan's gaze fell on Wei Shuhui's abdomen, which was indeed slightly bulging.

A group of officers and soldiers rushed over, led by Jingzhao Yin Zhou Quan.

He ordered people to drive the onlookers away and then went to prepare for the salvage operation.

Chu Ze, who learned the news at this time, also rushed over. He had finally found out some things, but now the person is gone. He must get to the bottom of it.

Chu Heng and Cheng Jiuyuan also walked forward.

Zhou Quan saluted quickly.

A fourth-rank ceremonial officer died, so how come both princes are here?

"No need to be polite."

Several people gathered around the well, only to see that it was bottomless and pitch black at the bottom, unable to see anything clearly.

Chu Heng and Cheng Jiuyuan looked at each other.

Chu Heng looked at Wei Shuhui, who was about to faint from crying, and asked softly, "Madam Liang, this well is so deep, how can you be sure that Lord Liang fell in?"

The crying stopped suddenly.

Even Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo stopped crying and looked at her daughter-in-law.

Wei Shuhui looked miserable and sobbed, "My husband didn't come back all night. I guess he got drunk and stayed at his friend's house. I sent a servant to pick him up early in the morning, but when he came back he said he left at midnight. Later I heard someone fell into the water, so I rushed here with my maid, only to see my husband's shoes dropped by the well. I... woo woo woo..."

After saying this, Wei Shuhui started crying again holding her shoes.

Not long after, the body was salvaged, and it was Liang Bo.

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo and Wei Shuhui, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, lay beside the corpse and cried.

On the surface, this was indeed a case of someone falling into the water after drinking. Zhou Quan appeased them with a few words and let the Liang family take the man back.

Chu Ze was unwilling to accept this, and immediately stood up and said, "Lord Liang was a fourth-rank official in the court. Now the cause of his death is in doubt, and we cannot let it go so hastily."

Madam Cheng Xuanbo raised her head and looked at Chu Ze: "What do you mean, Your Highness Prince Rui? Do you mean that my son might have been murdered?"

Wei Shuhui immediately spoke up: "My husband is a kind person, he never argues with anyone, and he doesn't have any enemies. Who would harm him? My husband likes to drink. I have tried to dissuade him countless times, but he never listened. Woo woo woo..."

Chu Ze ignored Wei Shuhui and only looked at the wife of Cheng Xuanbo and said, "Lord Liang has been addicted to alcohol for a long time, and nothing has happened to him. Besides, he came home drunk late at night, didn't he have a servant with him? If he was drunk, why didn't he take a carriage or a sedan chair, but walked?"

After saying this, he walked to the well and said, "Even if you were walking home alone, the well mouth is so high above the ground that you can't miss it even if you're drunk."

"Look at his shoes again."

Chu Ze pointed at one of his men and said, "Take off his shoe."

Although the officers did not know the reason, since it was the order of His Royal Highness Prince Rui, they had no choice but to do it.

He squatted down and took a lot of effort to take off Liang Bo's shoes.

"See? Although it's harder to take off when wet, this shoe won't fall off easily even if it's dry. The mouth of the well is covered with moss. If you accidentally fall in, the shoe on your foot won't appear outside the well..."

Before Chu Ze could finish his words, Lady Cheng Xuanbo screamed miserably, "Who is it? Who killed my son?"

She grabbed Zhou Quan's hand and said, "Master Zhou, please make sure to catch the real murderer, otherwise my son will die inexplicably! My son!!"

Wei Shuhui quickly supported her: "Mother, let your husband rest in peace as soon as possible, wuwuwu..."

Knowing that her son's death was suspicious, Lady Cheng Xuanbo naturally did not want to let the real murderer go.

But now that my daughter-in-law is pregnant, she can't worry too much about these things.

"Hui Niang, you are pregnant, so go back home first. I will definitely catch the real murderer and give my son justice!" After saying that, she looked at the maid and asked her to help Wei Shuhui return home.

After Chu Ze's analysis, Zhou Quan also realized that there was something strange about Liang Bo's death.

He stopped Wei Shuhui and said, "Since there are doubts in the case, Madam Liang is the closest person to Lord Liang. Please ask the old lady and Madam Liang to accompany me back to Jingzhao Prefecture."

Wei Shuhui's face turned pale, and she covered her abdomen and cried out in pain.

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo quickly supported her and said, "Hui Niang, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, I have a stomachache."

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo's face was immediately filled with nervousness: "Quick! Go back and rest."

She looked at Zhou Quan, her face becoming more serious. "Master Zhang, Hui Niang is pregnant with my eldest grandson from Cheng Xuanbo Mansion. Now that Bo'er is gone, the baby in her belly must not have any mishaps. If anything happens to her, can you bear the responsibility? If you want to interrogate me, I'll go with you!"

Zhou Quan looked embarrassed. He had to investigate the case, but he couldn't afford to offend the person.

Finally, he took a step back and said, "Then Madam Liang, please go back to the mansion to rest first. Tell the servants and maids of Lord Liang to go to Jingzhao Mansion. Also, if there is anything you want to ask Madam Liang later, she still has to go to Jingzhao Mansion."

Mrs. Cheng Xuanbo asked the servants to help Wei Shuhui leave, and instructed the court doctor to take good care of her.

Zhou Quan had Liang Bo carried to Jingzhao Prefecture, and Lady Cheng Xuanbo followed while wiping her tears.

Zhou Quan looked at Chu Ze and Chu Heng: "Your Highnesses..."

Chu Ze glanced at Chu Heng and Cheng Jiuyuan and asked, "Why are you here?"

"We were in a nearby teahouse. We heard something happened, so we came to check it out."

"Then let's go and take a look together?"

"Let's go."

Cheng Jiuyuan followed Chu Heng, and the few of them walked in front, leaving Zhou Quan behind.

Zhou Quan was full of doubts.

Although a fourth-rank official is not a small position, it is not enough to alarm the two princes, right?

Besides, these two are not from the Ministry of Justice, so they are not in charge of investigating cases.

I guess the noble man was just bored and wanted to join in the fun when he saw this.

It's understandable that the two princes came to join in the fun, but the second Miss Cheng is a woman, and she didn't even frown when she saw the corpse just now.

It's understandable for an engaged couple to go shopping or boating on the lake on weekdays, but who would make an appointment to see a corpse together?

Zhou Quan shook his head, not understanding what these young people were thinking.

However, now that the two princes are here, he has to handle this case better.