Chapter 903: Subst.i.tute
“In a place like the ice house, who can afford to have it other than rich and n.o.ble families? Naturally, fewer people died, but there are still many long-time workers transporting ice by the river who fell into the water and froze to death. Does that count?” The ghoul asked carefully.
Xie Qiao did not really listen to the rest of her words. All that remained in her mind was the words “rich young master”.
These words were very familiar.
She asked tentatively, “Is the rich young master you mentioned the grandson of Old Master s.h.i.+san of the Meng Family?”
His grandson… must be sick from the cold, right?
“He should be from the Meng family, but I don’t know which Meng family,” the ghoul said obediently.
There were many people with the surname Meng in the entire Mengjiabao.
Xie Qiao thought for a while.
Although Zhao Xuanjing only heard Xie Qiao’s words, he could guess from her expression that she was suspicious.
“What’s wrong with this grandson of the Meng family? Does he have something to do with Sang You’s illness?” Zhao Xuanjing asked.
Xie Qiao shook her head. “I’m not sure yet, but… It’s too coincidental. There was a person in the Meng family who had cold air in his body, and his life was hanging by a thread. I’m wondering if… someone found a subst.i.tute.”
Xie Qiao stopped speaking.
“A subst.i.tute?” Zhao Xuanjing felt a chill run down his spine when he heard that.
“That’s right. It’s a kind of sorcery. Some people are seriously ill and don’t have long to live, so they would make paper dolls and burn their eight character details. That’s a subst.i.tute. However, it’s just a dead object, so it’s not very useful. There’s another kind of subst.i.tute, which is to find a living person to replace them. Only people born in the same year, month, and day can do it. It’s best if they have similar temperaments, looks, and even hobbies. The more similar they are, the greater the chance of success,” Xie Qiao added.
“If Third Junior Brother was captured to be a subst.i.tute, then it’s no wonder I can’t see it with my eyes,” Xie Qiao added.
Being a subst.i.tute was not tainted by evil, and there were no ghouls around him.
“So you suspect that the young master of the Meng family, Meng Yin, who has been hiding…” Zhao Xuanjing suddenly stood up. “If that’s the case, the lamps…”
Xie Qiao also stood up quickly and put away the ghoul without saying anything. Then, she hurried back.
If it really had something to do with the Meng family, then the reason why her third junior brother’s life could be prolonged until now was probably because Old Master Meng not only wanted him to be a subst.i.tute, but also wanted to build a good relations.h.i.+p with his teacher when his third junior brother was sick!
He actively searched for cold medicine, perhaps just to deceive people and prove to his teacher that the Meng family or Mengjiabao was innocent!
However, now…
She was here.
If nothing went wrong with the lamps, they could prolong his life for another 49 days at most!
If she was the one who planned this, she would not have thought that there would be such a variable in the beginning. Now, in order to avoid another variable, it was very likely that he would speed up the completion of the subst.i.tute!
Xiao Yurong was confused. He could not understand at all. He just followed his senior sister and junior brother.
Sang You’s side was initially guarded by Zhou Weizong himself. However, Zhao Xuanjing ordered Zhou Weizong to bring people to investigate the matter of the young master of the Meng family, so he arranged for two other guards. They were in the courtyard where Li s.h.i.+yan and the others were. Logically, nothing should happen to them.
However, when Xie Qiao and the others returned, her rooster was wrapped in a sack.
The lamps… were not there either.
Xie Qiao’s expression was terrible, and her gaze was gloomy.
She hated others touching her things!
“Your Highness!” A guard immediately knelt down when he saw Zhao Xuanjing, “Your Highness, we have failed our duty! Just now, Old Master Meng brought some people over and forcefully took Young Master Sang away. He said that he wanted to bring Young Master Sang to White Fog Peak outside the city to look for a doctor, but we stopped him. However, Old Master Meng said that the whereabouts of the miracle doctor are uncertain. If we were late, we might just miss him. The two of us… are not a match for him, and with Young Master Jiang as the guarantor, w-we can only let him leave. I’m waiting for Your Highness here, and Guard Xia went along with them..”