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Chapter 163 Tong Shouliang committed suicide.

The next morning, the eldest brother presented his resignation to Liang Jiang and her daughter.

Liang Jiang tried to persuade him to stay, but the eldest brother was preoccupied with his own affairs and eager to set off for Lady Liu's hometown, so he declined the mother and daughter's kind offer.

Liang Jiang went into the storeroom and prepared a cartload of gifts for her eldest brother, entrusting him to deliver them to Madam Liu and the people of Yuhua Mountain.

With great reluctance, she said, "Once I've finished dealing with these trivial matters here, I'll immediately return to Yuhua Mountain to pay my respects to my two grandmasters. Please give my regards to everyone."

The eldest brother nodded and said solemnly to Liang Jiang, "Before I left, Master Wen instructed me to tell you something."

His serious expression immediately silenced Liang Jiang's playful tone: "What teachings does Master have for me?"

"Master Wen advises you to be wary of someone and to avoid dealing with him as much as possible."

"Who is it?"

The eldest brother glanced at Madam Liang beside him and said, word by word, "Master Li, the Director of the Imperial Observatory."

This person was known to everyone in Chang'an.

Because he was the emperor's most favored person.

The emperor was a superstitious Taoist, and he embarked on a massive construction project in Chang'an, building Taoist temples and practicing Taoism to achieve immortality. This was common knowledge throughout the country.

This Taoist priest, Li, was originally a wandering Taoist. By chance, he met the emperor and claimed to be over a hundred years old, immortal, and capable of observing celestial phenomena, feng shui, predicting the fate of the nation, and discerning loyalty and treachery by reading faces.

The emperor trusted him implicitly. Whenever the country faced a major crisis and was undecided, the emperor would first consult this Taoist priest, Li, for divination, and his words would determine the outcome.

Therefore, everyone in the court could offend anyone, except for this Taoist priest Li. Everyone was careful to curry favor with him, for fear of accidentally provoking him and bringing disaster upon themselves.

When Liang Jiang arrived in the capital, he had already left and was traveling around, so she never saw him.

When Lady Liang heard Lu Zhengqi's words, she became visibly nervous.

"Why did my Master Wen suddenly think of this? I heard that Master Li is traveling and is not in the capital."

Lu Zhengqi asked seriously, "Does Master Aunt know where he went on this trip?"

Lady Liang shook her head.

“Weixi,” Lu Zhengqi said slowly.

Lady Liang's expression turned even more unpleasant.

Lu Zhengqi added, "Master, please rest assured. Master Wen asked me to tell you that Daoist Li was unable to break the formation set up by Master Wen. However, I'm afraid my junior sister's situation might attract his attention."

After Tong Shouliang's matter is settled, it would be best to return to Yuhua Mountain as soon as possible, the sooner the better. The Literary Master Guild will try to find a solution for Junior Sister.

Liang Jiang, standing to the side, listened in utter confusion, completely baffled.

"What formation? What happened to me?"

The eldest brother glanced at Madam Liang, who gently shook her head.

The eldest brother patted Liang Jiang on the shoulder earnestly: "When you return to Yuhua Mountain, Master Wen should tell you this secret."

Before you return, remember Master Wen's words: try to avoid meeting that Taoist priest Li. This matter concerns the entire Duke's mansion, your future, and even the lives of many others. It's not a game; you must treat it with utmost care.

The eldest brother's words made Liang Jiang even more curious.

"Can't I know now? What does Master Li have to do with me?"

"It's nothing, it's just that your fate is rather peculiar," Madam Liang said dismissively. "This Taoist priest Li has always been treacherous, so we must keep our distance from him."

Liang Jiang seemed to understand, but wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Lady Liang said to Lu Zhengqi, "Please go back and tell my Master Wen that I will return with Liang Jiang in a few days."

Lu Zhengqi added with concern, "As soon as possible, don't delay, that person seems to be coming back soon."

Lady Liang looked solemn.

Liang Jiang was puzzled. She knew that her master and mother seemed to be keeping some secret from her. This secret seemed to be related to her.

The "person" that her mother and senior brother mentioned was Master Li, who was the reason why she had stayed in Yuhua Mountain for so many years and rarely returned to the capital.

My father wasn't always busy with war. When things were peaceful, he and my mother would visit me at Yuhua Mountain and stay there for ten days or half a month.

From childhood to adulthood, I have only returned to the capital a handful of times, and even when I did return, I rarely went out with my mother.

The master and his parents seemed to be carefully avoiding appearing in the capital with "that person".

Is there anything special about my destiny?

What secrets does Weixi hold? Why does Master Li want to go to Weixi? Why did Mother's expression change drastically upon hearing this?
After seeing off her senior brother, Liang Jiang pressed Lady Liang for answers, but Lady Liang remained silent and did not respond.

Around noon, Guanqi hurriedly arrived at the door.

Guan Qi looked somewhat anxious and asked the mute man, "Is the princess here?"

The mute man nodded: "Yes, yes."

"Please help me report that Tong Shouliang has run into trouble in prison."

Upon hearing this, the mute man was also greatly alarmed and hurriedly went inside to report.

A short while later, Liang Jiang, who was taking a bath, was pulled out. As she walked, she straightened her messy hair and secured it with a hairpin.

Upon seeing Guan Qi, she immediately asked, "What happened? Did Tong Shouliang escape from prison?"

“No,” Guan Qi said gravely, “I just received news that Tong Shouliang committed suicide in prison.”

Liang Jiang's hand, which was tidying her hair, froze. She was also stunned: "Suicide?"

“Yes, when the jailer was on patrol early in the morning, he saw him sitting motionless all night. He felt something was wrong, so he called out to him a few times. When there was no response, he realized that he had been dead for a long time and his body was stiff.”

"How did you die?"

"He said he shattered the top of his head with a single palm strike."

"I didn't know a thing."

"The news is being kept very secret. The prince only just received the news and immediately sent me to find you."

Liang Jiang was very annoyed: "He didn't say a word or resist yesterday, so I felt something was wrong."

I thought he was looking for an opportunity to escape, and I specifically checked the security before returning. I never imagined he was contemplating suicide. If he dies, how will this case be closed?

“Our prince said that the Battle of the Great Rift Valley is almost an ironclad case with conclusive evidence. He has no chance of turning the case around. His death will not affect the verdict. It all depends on how the emperor decides to deal with it.”

Liang Jiang said bitterly, "He deserved to die, but this only makes things easier for him. I thought we might have a heated argument today."

"Does the princess fear that he won't confess?"

“Yesterday I asked him about his plot to harm my junior uncle, but he refused to admit it, arguing that he had no grudge against my junior uncle and had never met him before, so he would never harm him.”

"and after?"

"Later, perhaps realizing that he was going to die anyway, he accepted it."

"My lord has also mentioned this matter, and he has some doubts about Tong Shouliang's motives for harming the Demon Lord."

"What did your prince say about Tong Shouliang's suicide?"

"My lord has some doubts. He feels that Tong Shouliang was a powerful and ruthless man, so it is strange that he committed suicide in prison in such an inexplicable way. He wonders if there is another hidden story."

However, it was simply inconvenient for him to investigate the matter himself. Therefore, he sent his subordinate to ask the princess if she wished to take a look at the prison.

Without hesitation, Liang Jiang said, "I'll go to the prison right now. I won't feel at ease until I see Tong Shouliang's body with my own eyes."

(End of this chapter)