She Holds the World After Being Reborn-Chapter 419 - 418: Haven’t Seen You for Days, You’re Playing More and More Flamboyantly

Chapter 419: Chapter 418: Haven’t Seen You for Days, You’re Playing More and More Flamboyantly

"The murder case will be dissected and examined tomorrow, let’s go watch together; it’ll be a good chance to directly observe what kind of person Hao Ren is," Yan Wanqing suggested.

Xiao Pingfeng nodded. He helped Yan Wanqing out of her outer garment and then considerately brought over some water to wash her feet, carefully massaging them in the warm water.

"Let’s talk about tomorrow’s matters tomorrow. You’ve had a hard time staying in the cabin these past few days."

Ever since she started experiencing morning sickness, the Crown Prince had become even more attentive.

"How can you, a Crown Prince, wash my feet every day?" Yan Wanqing felt this was inappropriate at the moment, but she couldn’t refuse or resist. If she got even slightly emotional, he would start to get angry and upset, capable of sulking for half a day in silence, which made her quite embarrassed.

The Crown Prince didn’t think it was a big deal: "You are my wife, what’s wrong with me washing your feet? Even if we’re in the Imperial Palace, if I want to wash your feet, who would dare to say a word?"

Alright, it’s better if I don’t talk.

Yan Wanqing tactfully kept quiet.

After a while, once a certain someone had finished washing her feet, dutifully poured out the washwater, and returned,

The Crown Prince sat down to admire her and couldn’t help but say, "My goodness, how can you be so beautiful everywhere..."

Yan Wanqing: "...say one more word, and I’ll kick you out!"

Even with morning sickness, you can’t control that restless heart of yours, completely unreasonable!

The Crown Prince, who wasn’t yet done talking, said with a sense of grievance: "Fine, I won’t speak."

Facing such a beautiful wife every day, who could bear it?

It’s really too hard.

"If you don’t want to sleep, get up and dress properly, let’s go out for a walk. I hear the street food in Luzhou County is unparalleled," Yan Wanqing said, her cravings stirred by the scents seeping through the window cracks.

The Crown Prince was stunned: "Aren’t you tired?"

Yan Wanqing sat up and put her outer garment back on: "Not tired at all, I’m hungry now and just want to go for a walk."

She thought for a moment: "Let’s not call for your fifth and sixth sisters, the two of us will do, secretly."

Secretly?

How thrilling.

The Crown Prince immediately agreed, and to embody the secrecy, they didn’t even go through the main door but directly climbed out through the window.

Once downstairs, they were in the midst of the bustling market.

All sorts of foods lined both sides of the road, rich and soul-enticing aromas wafting in every direction, making the pregnant woman drool.

Yan Wanqing ate, and the Crown Prince paid and helped her carry stuff.

Yan Wanqing would take a couple of bites and then stop eating, leaving the Crown Prince to finish it himself.

In the end, both of them were stuffed, leaning against a tree stump by the lake to rest.

"Want to eat more?" The Crown Prince let out a burp: "Whatever you want to eat, I’ll go buy it."

Yan Wanqing waved her hand: "No more, no more, I can’t eat another bite." If she ate any more, she’d probably throw up again.

"Make way, make way! The government officers are on a case!" In the midst of the market commotion, a rowdy group approached.

Before Yan Wanqing and Xiao Pingfeng could react, they saw the officers, torches in hand, brutally kick open the gate in front of the tree and then carry out a mangled corpse from inside.

"You two, come with us," said one of the officers holding a long knife, looking coldly at the puzzled future emperor and empress.

Yan Wanqing: "???"

The Crown Prince: "???" ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

Just looking for a tree stump to lean on after getting full, and they end up involved in a murder case?

This is a complete departure from the script!

Inside the Governor’s Office.

"So the deceased is the croupier’s older sister," Yan Wanqing, listening to the conversation of the government officers, propped herself up by her waist and spoke wearily.

Having walked back with the government officer, she really was tired.

The Crown Prince, concerned, stepped forward to support her, "Since you can’t sleep anyway, just consider tonight’s events a show to watch."

No one knew what the two were whispering about, but the government officer stepped forward with a stern face, "The two of you, keep your distance! It’s very suspicious for you to be at the deceased’s doorstep at this hour without sleeping. Considering that your wife is pregnant, I won’t be overly harsh, but you better be sensible!"

"Where is County Magistrate Hao?" Yan Wanqing asked directly, as if she hadn’t heard him.

Seeing this, the government officer furrowed his brow, "County Magistrate Hao is not someone you, a mere woman, can casually inquire about!"

"What did you say?" The Crown Prince became unhappy. He himself had never been harsh to his Wanwan, and although he could tolerate the government officer’s behavior towards him, he could not stand for him to treat his Wanwan in such a manner!

The government officer, frightened by the malice emanating from him, had already placed his hand on the hilt of his long knife.

Yan Wanqing gave him a glance, "With the weather being dry, let’s all remain calm. It was just a simple question about County Magistrate Hao. There’s no need for this government officer brother to get so angry. In today’s marketplace, many people were outside that residence, yet only my husband and I were arrested. Could it be because we look unfamiliar..."

"The government office arrests those whom it has reasons to arrest, and it’s not your place to speculate," the government officer said coldly.

Yan Wanqing gave him a scornful look and fell silent.

Her temper had also been short lately. Not to mention the Crown Prince getting angry, she herself was barely able to suppress her rage, wanting to step forward and slap the government officer twice.

They waited a bit longer.

By the time Yan Wanqing began to yawn, County Magistrate Hao finally arrived, fashionably late, accompanied by a familiar face.

Ji Yuntai, upon seeing Yan Wanqing and Xiao Pingfeng, wondered if he had drunk too much with Hao Ren, and started to dream.

"Pinch me," Ji Yuntai shoved Hao Ren.

Hao Ren, clearly drowning his sorrows in alcohol, with the effects of the wine yet to fade, did whatever Ji Yuntai said; he went up to Ji Yuntai’s arm and gave it a twist.

The pain made Ji Yuntai’s features twist.

Yan Wanqing, observing this, slightly raised an eyebrow.

After many days, it seemed Ji Yuntai’s antics had become even more extravagant.

Feeling the pain, Ji Yuntai’s eyes suddenly brightened.

The Crown Prince noticed this and his expression chilled slightly. This scoundrel, he couldn’t still be thinking about his Wanwan, could he...

Ji Yuntai was about to take a few steps forward when he saw Yan Wanqing shake her head at him.

She clearly didn’t want to expose her identity.

Ji Yuntai, being clever, immediately stopped himself.

Hao Ren walked over to his subordinates, massaging his throbbing temples, "What’s happened now?"

"Reporting to the County Magistrate, we found the croupier’s younger sister—she’s dead," the government officer replied.

Dead...

That word instantly sobered up Hao Ren considerably.

He strode over to the body covered with a white cloth, and in one swift motion, he pulled the cloth away.

The sight of the woman, her body covered in purple bruises, made his legs go weak, and he collapsed to the ground.

"The fatal injury seems to be the strangulation mark on the neck. When we arrived, the woman had already been hanging from the beam for who knows how long," one of them said.

"The exact time of death will have to wait until the coroner arrives to examine the body," the other added.