The villain female supporting role will never admit defeat

After sending out the letters one by one, Chu Yaoguang calmed down slightly and went to sleep.

At dawn the next day, she ordered Qian Xunfang to inform Mr. Shuning, and then took the three plums, bamboos, Junlan Xin and the others, and left the palace.

After making a slight detour, he went to the Lu Mansion to summon Lu Xingyun.

Lu Xingyun was already waiting at the gate of the Lu residence, accompanied by Lu's father Zhou, the two were talking about something.

When Chu Yaoguang arrived, Father Lu was obviously surprised, but he still greeted him respectfully, and then sent Lu Xingyun out.

To be honest, Chu Yaoguang was also a little surprised: "How do you know that I will pick you up early in the morning?"

Lu Xingyun was wearing a fence. Hearing this, he glanced at Chu Yaoguang and said calmly, "Guess."

Chu Yaoguang said: "Then your guess is quite accurate."

Lu Xingyun said: "Yes."

So far, I have nothing to say, and go all the way to Youzhou.

The matter was urgent this time, and the people who accompanied Chu Yaoguang knew that she would not be in a good mood. They traveled day and night and were very tired, so they didn't complain, and just followed along.

Mr. Zhu also had a private chat with Lu Xingyun on behalf of the three girls, and they asked Lu Xingyun to spend more time with the master so that the master could go through this difficult period of time smoothly.

Lu Xingyun was a little surprised, but still nodded: "It should be like this."

Time passed quickly on the way.

Ten days later, Chu Yaoguang intercepted a letter from Ning's family in Yuecheng, Youzhou at a post station.

It was supposed to be sent to him, but now he saw it in advance.

The letter was very simple. It said that the servants fled in a hurry and did not take away the body of the Patriarch. Afterwards, they searched carefully the place where the Patriarch died, but they couldn't find the body at all.

After reading this letter, Chu Yaoguang's heart skipped a beat.

In her opinion, there were three possible explanations for not finding the body.

[-]. The perpetrators destroyed the body and wiped out all traces.

[-]. Some kind-hearted person collected Ning Huarong's body.

[-]. Ning Huarong did not die, but ran away by himself.

Thinking of the last possibility, Chu Yaoguang's hands trembled slightly, and his eyes turned red.

Lu Xingyun sensed that her mood was not right, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Chu Yaoguang wiped his eyes: "Xingyun, they didn't find my mother's body, is there a possibility...my mother is still alive?"

Lu Xingyun agreed: "There is such a possibility."

He clearly knew that Lu Xingyun was probably coaxing him, but Chu Yaoguang still showed a look of anticipation.

In fact, this possibility is not high, but Chu Yaoguang seemed to grasp the straw.

The slightest possibility was enough to set her on fire with hope.

"I won't go to Moon City anymore," Chu Yaoguang thought over and over again, making up his mind, "Go directly to the Green Bamboo Forest in Xiangcheng City to find my mother."

Lu Xingyun originally came here to accompany Chu Yaoguang, upon hearing this, he said without hesitation, "Okay."

So they diverted to Xiangcheng.

Fortunately, the distance is not very far, and it took half a day to arrive in Xiangcheng.

Chu Yaoguang went straight to the green bamboo forest.

In April, the dense bamboos are verdant and full of vitality, reaching straight into the sky.

Chu Yaoguang took a few people around in the bamboo forest, but saw nothing.

Not to mention the corpse, even a piece of clothing is hard to see.

She met the people sent by the Ning family, and successfully connected with the leader, Steward Ma.

Steward Ma treated Chu Yaoguang with great respect, and reported the progress of the search and future plans to Chu Yaoguang.

The progress of the search was actually zero. Ning Huarong's body was not found at all, only the bodies of a few servants who came back with Ning Huarong.

Butler Ma asked Wu Zuo for an autopsy, and they were all killed by a sword. The death was clean and the murderer was hard to catch.

Steward Ma himself was inclined to believe that Patriarch Ning was dead, but after all, the eldest lady was still there, and the business of Yuecheng needed a principal, and it was true that the body was not found, so he could only search again and again in vain.

"Thank you." Chu Yaoguang nodded.

Mr. Zhu handed over a purse for money.

Steward Ma hurriedly said: "This is the job of a servant, but it's the eldest lady, so I'm sorry."

Chu Yaoguang was silent for a moment, and said: "Leave a few people to continue the search, which can extend beyond the green bamboo forest. Where are the bodies of those servants? I want to re-examine."

Butler Ma cautiously said, "It has been buried nearby."

"Dig it out," Chu Yaoguang said, "Remember to send more silver taels to their families to calm down."

"By the way, there is also the business of the Ning family. What is the current situation, please tell me carefully tonight."

After she finished giving her orders, Steward Ma hurriedly said, "With the eldest lady in charge, the Ning family's business will definitely be able to reach a higher level."

Chu Yaoguang knew that Steward Ma didn't know her real identity. She thought that after Ning Huarong passed away, she would stay and take over the Ning family's business.

Not so.

After dealing with the affairs of the Ning family, she still has to go back to Beijing to fight for power.

Now is the critical moment of the finale of the plot of the original book, and she cannot relax.

But she didn't say anything, just nodded and went back to the inn.

The body was dug up that afternoon, and a reliable foreman was hired for a new autopsy with a lot of money. Chu Yaoguang followed the whole process.

The result was consistent with what Steward Ma had said, Chu Yaoguang was silent for a moment, dismissed the assistant, and asked people to find other assistants to test again.

In the evening, Steward Ma came to her room to report the situation of the Ning family's business, and Chu Yaoguang listened with strength.

Fortunately, Ning Huarong didn't have any sisters or brothers, so no one would jump out to seize power at this time, but some businessmen who were eyeing tigers were enough to make the Ning family drink a pot.

Chu Yaoguang didn't get too involved in business matters, and only ordered Steward Ma to calm the shopkeepers' emotions, and if anyone had any petty thoughts and dared to act recklessly, they would be expelled from the shop directly.

Butler Ma respectfully agreed and left.

Watching Steward Ma leave, Chu Yaoguang's mind relaxed slightly. She lay on the table and rubbed between her brows wearily.

so tired.

Arriving here without stopping, without taking a break, a bunch of things hit.

Moreover, Ning Huarong's life and death are uncertain, and the investigation has not made any progress, which is really at a loss.

Chu Yaoguang sighed faintly, and just lay down on the table, falling asleep.

Next is busy.

Chu Yaoguang personally led the men to search the green bamboo forest carefully, but to no avail.He drew a map again, guessing in which direction Ning Huarong would have fled if he hadn't died, and asked the servants to search accordingly.

The hearts of the Ning family in Yuecheng were fluctuating, so she went there in person and punished the two shopkeepers who showed up with thunderous means, shocking people's hearts.

More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and Chu Yaoguang lost a little weight, but he still hasn't found any trace of Ning Huarong.

Fortunately, with Lu Xingyun's company and comfort, Chu Yaoguang was not completely discouraged.

After dealing with the affairs of the Ning family in Yuecheng, and returning to the Green Bamboo Forest in Xiangcheng, Mei Zhi came to see Chu Yaoguang holding a letter from the post station.

A bad premonition subconsciously rose in Chu Yaoguang's heart: "What's wrong?"

"The letter sent by Aunt Qian urgently is not a trivial matter," Mei Zhi said.

Chu Yaoguang took the letter and quickly unfolded it.

The content of the letter was very simple. Qian Xunfang said that His Majesty was ill, although it was not serious, but the Second Highness Chu Mingyu was by his side attentively, and hoped that His Highness would return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Chu Yaoguang squeezed the letter paper tightly.

Aunt Qian's original intention might be that she was afraid that Chu Mingyu would seize more favors if she was by Chu Yi's side, and she wanted Chu Yaoguang to come back and fight for it.

But only Chu Yaoguang knew clearly.

This illness is a major opportunity for Chu Yi to abdicate.

She has to go back.