Chapter 281: Mo Shujun’s Decision

No matter how resentful Shi Junhe was of Mo Junyang, he agreed to the young man’s plan in the end.

This matter was decided.

However, after Mo Junyang returned to King Rui’s mansion, General Shi finally realized a big problem.

He grabbed Shi Qingxue who wanted to flee, questioning in a cold voice, “Qingxue, why didn’t I know that your marriage was decided?”

Seeing that she couldn’t run away, Shi Qingxue hurriedly smiled at Shi Junhe flatteringly and acted like a spoilt child. “Good Father! You are the best father in the world. Today you have worked for one day and must be…”

“I am not tired.” Shi Junhe directly exposed Shi Qingxue’s small trick and continued coldly, “What’s more, why did you come to the ancestral mausoleum with His Excellency today? You took him to see your grandpa before asking for my permission. You are getting bolder.”

In the beginning, Shi Qingxue obediently listened to Shi Junhe’ s lecture, but at last, she finally knew why he was mad, so she felt wronged and hurriedly explained, “Father, you wronged me this time. Junyang and I came to the ancestral mausoleum not just to pay respects to Grandpa.”

“Not just?” Shi Junhe snorted and found fault with her crossly. “Do you mean that you have other secrets except ‘seeing the elder’?”

Shi Qingxue was speechless.

Probably her father vented his anger on her with all his strength as he was rendered speechless by Mo Junyang just now, which made her unable to resist.

“Father. Let it pass first and denounce me after Grandpa’s problem is solved, okay?” Shi Qingxue really didn’t know how to explain to Shi Junhe, so she had to mention the “top priority” again.

As expected, Shi Junhe didn’t ask more even though he still looked unhappy. He just said, “I’ll go back first to deal with the matter today. I must report to the government. Moreover, isn’t another grave keeper in the hands of His Excellency? What are you going to do?”

Shi Qingxue innocently blinked, expressing that she didn’t know anything.

Shi Junhe asked, “Come on. If you want to know and ask him, won’t he tell you?”

Duke Shi had witnessed that Mo Junyang always followed Shi Qingxue’s advice and told her everything that he knew. If she asked, Mo Junyang would surely tell her.

However, Shi Qingxue was carefree. “But he said that he would handle it and could make the grave keeper reveal the secret, so I didn’t ask him.”

Shi Junhe couldn’t speak a word.

The news that Elder Duke Shi’s grave had been destroyed and his skeleton had disappeared without any trace soon came into Mo Xiangbin’s ears.

The emperor was furious and told the governor of the Capital Bureau to investigate this matter and be sure to capture the chief criminal and find Shi Lei’s skeleton.

The governor of the Capital Bureau Zheng Liangcai urgently summoned his subordinates to investigate this case with all strength.

However, as for this case, if Shi Qingxue didn’t suddenly go to visit Shi Lei’s grave, nobody knew when it would be found. In another word, they couldn’t confirm when the criminal did it or guess where the criminal took Shi Lei’s skeleton to.

Why didn’t they steal the treasures in the grave but a dead person’s skeleton? It was a question that Zheng Liangcai didn’t dare to think about.

Zheng Liangcai investigated it in a blue funk. The first thing he considered was to see Mo Shujun and take the grave keeper Zeng Caiwang to the government to make inquiries.

Even if Zeng Caiwang didn’t steal what was entrusted to his care, as an ordinary person probably wouldn’t “steal” his master’s skeleton, it had something to do with his dereliction of duty.

However, before Zheng Liangcai saw Mo Shujun, she told somebody to kick him out of the mansion.

The princess royal was bad-tempered and wouldn’t care about an underling’s guess and speculations. She just told them to find Shi Lei’s skeleton, while she didn’t plan to cooperate with them.

Zheng Liangcai wanted to cry yet had no tears and didn’t dare to ask Mo Shujun anymore, but he couldn’t refuse to investigate it.

Zheng Liangcai had no choice but to see Shi Junhe more restlessly and frankly told him about this matter.

“That’s what happened. I think that if we want to find the chief criminal, we must capture the grave keeper first and interrogate him carefully, but the princess royal…” While speaking, Zheng Liangcai cautiously observed Shi Junhe’s expression. As soon as he saw that Shi Junhe got unhappy, he shut up.

Shi Junhe didn’t lose temper yet was gentle to Zheng Liangcai. “Did you ask to see Mother?”

Zheng Liangcai hurriedly nodded. “However, the princess royal didn’t give the man to me. I am afraid that she doesn’t trust me. Duke Shi, can you ask her? Maybe…”

Mo Shujun looked down upon him, while would she ignore her son’s words?

Zheng Liangcai had wishful thinking.

However, Shi Junhe pursed his lips and shook his head. “Sorry. I can do nothing in this matter.”

“What?” Zheng Liangcai didn’t believe it. He thought that Shi Junhe lied to him, but Shi Junhe was an official of a higher rank than him.

Even though Zheng Liangcai was depressed, he had to restrain it first and still patiently explained to Shi Junhe about the importance of interrogating Zeng Caiwang, asking for his cooperation.

At last, he got rash involuntarily and said something unpleasant to hear.

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Shi Junhe didn’t get angry. After listening to Zheng Liangcai’s eloquence calmly, he still shook his head. “I am sorry. I am afraid that you need to investigate it in another way, Governor Zheng.”

Zheng Liangcai was unable to reply.

He glared at Shi Junhe in silence, with complicated feelings.

He couldn’t say that Shi Junhe put on airs and ignored him. From beginning to end, Shi Junhe was gentle and polite and didn’t look lofty, yet when he was asked to cooperate in this case, even after Zheng Liangcai talked for more than an hour, the duke didn’t give him a positive answer but told him to “find another way” in the end.

Governor Zheng felt distressed, while he could do nothing to Shi Junhe.

After pondering for a moment, Zheng Liangcai decided to use the last tricky move, so he asked in a deep and hoarse voice then, “Duke Shi, are you going to leave it behind?”

Shi Junhe stayed silent for longer and then shook his head, saying helplessly, “If you have no way, just try your best, Governor Zheng. His Majesty won’t make things difficult for you.”

With this promise, even if Zheng Liangcai couldn’t find anything later, the family of the victim would protect him in front of Mo Xiangbin and make him have no worry.

Logically, Zheng Liangcai should be happy after hearing that, but he felt it was more strange.

He wanted to say more, while Shi Junhe waved his hand and didn’t give him a chance. “Fine. It’s late now. I won’t disturb you when you investigate the case, Governor Zheng.”

Zheng Liangcai couldn’t say anything.

The family of the victim wasn’t anxious, and as an outsider, he couldn’t say more.

Zheng Liangcai came in a twitter and went away in frustration.

Shi Junhe wasn’t relieved. As soon as Zheng Liangcai left, Mo Shujun sent somebody to ask Shi Junhe to come to the Shou’an Hall to discuss burying Shi Lei again.

Shi Junhe went there but didn’t understand Mo Shujun’s intention. “Now Father’s skeleton hasn’t been found yet. How can we bury him?”

“Would you leave your father’s coffin exposed outside and ignore it?” Mo Shujun questioned harshly, “Can you bear to make him unpeaceful even after death?”

Shi Junhe asked, “…Mother, do you have a solution?”

Mo Shujun’s face softened a little. “I think we should choose a lucky day and a suit of clothes that he wore most of the time when he was alive and then bury him again.”

It meant that they would make a fake body with clothes for Shi Lei.

Shi Junhe was suspicious but soon restrained all his emotions. He looked calm and asked casually, “What should we do with his skeleton?”

Mo Shujun answered, “The case should be investigated, and his skeleton should be found, yet we can’t delay burying him again. And there is no conflict. We can do the two jobs at the same time.”

She took it for granted and seemed not to realize that it was absurd to bury him with a fake body.

Shi Junhe didn’t mention it but asked, “If we bury Father now, what should we do after we find his skeleton in the future?”

If they buried one person in the grave for three times, they would really make him unpeaceful after death, and the unpeaceful feeling would be tripled.

However, Mo Shujun responded unhurriedly, “I am still alive now. After his skeleton is found in the future, bury him with me.”

Shi Junhe finally understood.

Why did Mo Shujun become unhurried while she was almost hysteric earlier because Shi Lei’s skeleton was gone? It turned out that she still planned to be buried with her husband.

Nevertheless, on second thought, Shi Junhe felt that there was something strange.

How could Mo Shujun be sure that they could find Shi Lei’s skeleton?

Shi Junhe looked at Mo Shujun questionably and said slowly, “I think it is improper. We would bury Father rashly even before we find the chief criminal. It seems that we make him rest in peace in advance, but in fact, we don’t even give him an explanation at least.”

“Fine. I have made up my mind and just tell you. You don’t need to worry anymore.” Mo Shujun made a decision forcefully once more and didn’t want to ask Shi Junhe for his suggestion.

When Shi Junhe wanted to speak again, Mo Shujun asked, “I heard that you are still busy with preparing dowries for Baoning recently, right?”

Shi Junhe was surprised yet soon replied, as if nothing had happened, “She and Chi would have a wedding next month, and we need to prepare some things according to the rule.”

He paused for a moment and then seemed not to notice Mo Shujun’s feelings, saying with a smile, “Mother, don’t worry. Now we have a lot of money in the family treasury, and it’s enough to prepare dowries for Baoning. Moreover, Hui has private savings, so you don’t need to help us.”

He said that, and it seemed that Mo Shujun asked him about this matter because she was afraid that Shi Baoning’s doweries were not enough and they wanted to ask her for financial help, which revealed her dirty thoughts.

She paused for a long time and then her face was not stiff anymore. She still didn’t look happy in front of Shi Junhe and just expressed indifferently, “Although when a young lady gets married, her doweries can be provided by the family’s treasury, you would break up the family with your two brothers soon. If you still use the stuff in the family’s treasury for your private affair, perhaps others would comment on you after the news spreads, right?”

“Mother, what’s your opinion?” Shi Junhe asked respectfully.

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