Chapter 100 Send the Corpse to the Madam

Zhao Shizhu entered the main hall silently, followed by Qixi. Lu Yi stood behind Qixi and whispered, "His Highness is in a bad mood. Please comfort His Highness."

At this moment, Zhao Shizhu suddenly turned around and looked over: "Why has no one reported this to me since it happened?"

His princess fell into the lake, which affected a life, but he was the last one to know the news.

Lu Yi was speechless for a moment, not knowing whether to tell the truth.

"Is this what mother meant?" Zhao Shizhu understood instantly.

So Su Ci was "dead", and Gao couldn't even notify him?

Qi Xi followed behind Zhao Shizhu, fearing that Zhao Shizhu was sad, so she comforted him: "I think the princess is a blessed person, and nothing will happen to her. At least until now, no one has seen the princess's body. Maybe a miracle will happen..."

Zhao Shizhu didn't respond and stood in the quiet hall.

Qi Xi continued to comfort the princess on his own, but in fact, even he himself felt that in such cold weather, it would be harder than climbing to heaven for the princess to survive.

"Qi Xi, go and check the specific circumstances of what happened on the day Su Ci got into trouble. Also, bring Nanny Tang to me. Also, go and check the whereabouts of Marquis Xuanping and his son on the day Su Ci got into trouble." After a long silence, Zhao Shizhu gave an order.

Qi Xi responded and quickly brought Nanny Tang to Zhao Shizhu. He then went to check where Su Lian and Su Fu were on the day Su Ci had the accident.

On this side, Nanny Tang was frightened when she saw Zhao Shizhu's face. Thinking of what happened on the painting boat that day, she is still frightened.

"Tell me in detail what happened after Su Ci left the palace that day. Don't leave anything out." Zhao Shizhu ordered in a calm voice.

Only then did Nanny Tang dare to look at Zhao Shizhu's expression.

She felt that His Highness might not like Su Ci that much, otherwise His Highness’s reaction would not be so calm when Su Ci died.

She calmed down and recounted the events of the day in detail. She mentioned that she sat down to rest as soon as she got on the pleasure boat, but she omitted the details that Su Ci asked her for help when he fell into the lake, and that she did not ask anyone to save Su Ci.

"Madam, didn't you see how Su Ci fell into the lake?" Zhao Shizhu's eyes fell on Madam Tang's face.

Nanny Tang's heart skipped a beat and her eyes flickered a little.

Zhao Shizhu understood immediately: "Mammy saw Su Ci fall into the lake, but she was thinking that it would be fine if she died, right?"

Nanny Tang turned pale with fear: "I dare not, Your Highness, please understand!"

"No one else saw Su Ci that day, but you did. It can't be a coincidence, right? It was your mother who asked you to keep an eye on Su Ci's every move. You and your mother don't like Su Ci and wish she would die soon. I really can't understand what she did to make you and your servant so unhappy. If I were Su Ci, I wouldn't want to stay in this palace that is full of malice towards her." Zhao Shizhu looked at Nanny Tang steadily, "Nanny, I was grateful to you once, but today..."

As soon as Zhao Shizhu finished speaking, he pierced Nanny Tang's heart with a sword.

Nanny Tang never thought that she would end up like this. She looked at Zhao Shizhu in disbelief: "Why, why..."

"When she fell into the lake, you must have been thinking that she was dead, right? I'll let you know what's going on. Su Ci was just using you to escape. How could someone like her die so easily? You deserve to die because you let her escape right under your nose!" Zhao Shizhu whispered in Nanny Tang's ear.

Nanny Tang's eyes widened, she couldn't believe that she was actually used by Su Ci, but why did Su Ci want to escape? If Su Ci was just trying to escape, why did His Highness want to kill her?
She couldn't utter another word, and fell at Zhao Shizhu's feet, dying...

When Lu Yi entered, she was shocked when she saw Nanny Tang's body, but when she saw Zhao Shizhu standing aside, looking calm and composed, she felt weird again.

There is no doubt that His Highness likes the princess. If that is the case, why is His Highness in such a good mood?

"Send her body to Dingjing Hall." Zhao Shizhu ordered Lu Yi.

Lu Yi came back to her senses at this time and quickly responded, "Yes, Your Highness!"

In Dingjing Hall, Gao was very happy to know that Zhao Shizhu had returned, but when she learned that Zhao Shizhu had learned from the guards that Su Ci was dead, she knew that this matter would not be so easy to let go.

"Su Ci died suddenly, and I didn't send a message to Zhuoqing. Will Zhuoqing be angry?" Gao was a little uneasy.

Nanny Ning was also feeling uneasy, but she still comforted Gao, saying, "Don't worry, Madam. The death of the princess is beyond your control. She is already dead. Even if you had sent a letter to Your Highness earlier, it would not have changed the fact that the princess is dead. Now that things have changed, Your Highness can only accept the fact."

Gao felt a little relieved, but she was still worried that Zhao Shizhu would vent his anger on her.

Not long after, Lu Yi came, and she seemed to be holding someone in her hand.

When Gao saw clearly that it was Nanny Tang, she was shocked: "Did Zhuoqing torture her?"

Lu Yi put down Nanny Tang's body and reported to Gao: "Nanny Tang accompanied the princess out of the palace that day, but failed to protect her. She has been punished by His Highness. His Highness, thinking of the deep relationship between Madam Tai and Nanny Tang, specially ordered me to hand Nanny Tang's body to Madam Tai for punishment."

As soon as she said this, Gao's eyes went dark.

Nanny Ning was so shocked that her eyes widened. She couldn't believe that His Highness was so cruel that he killed Nanny Tang for Su Ci.

"If Madam Dowager has no other instructions, I will take my leave." Lu Yi broke the deathly silence in the room.

Gao saw Lu Yi was about to leave, so she hurriedly asked, "How is Zhuo Qing feeling?"

Lu Yi shook her head: "Your Highness is unfathomable, I cannot figure it out."

She really didn't know whether His Highness was in an okay mood, but he didn't look heartbroken, so His Highness's reaction seemed very strange.

On the other side, it was already evening when Qi Xi found out all the whereabouts of Su Lian and his son on the day Su Ci got into trouble.

"As soon as the news of the princess falling into the lake reached the ears of Marquis Xuanping and his son, they sent a large number of people to salvage the princess in the lake and supervise it personally. According to the information I found, it took three days and three nights, and all the people who could be sent out had been sent out. I heard that Marquis Xuanping and his son were hit too hard and are still unwilling to admit that the princess has died. Marquis Xuanping was sick for a full half month before he retired..."

Zhao Shizhu listened quietly, and then asked: "Did anyone see Su Fu at the salvage site?"

Qi Xi was unable to answer for a moment: "This is the news I heard. As for whether anyone saw Lord Su supervising the flood control in the lake, I dare not say for sure."

Zhao Shizhu ordered calmly, "From today on, send someone to keep a close eye on Su Fu, and do it covertly to see who he has corresponded with. By the way, check if Su Ci has any unusual behavior in the days before the incident, including Su Fu's whereabouts, and report to the king then."