I Transmigrated and Already Had a Wife - Chapter 61

Jiang Zhou was stunned for a moment. Having light-body skill was great. Although she was a kickboxer, it would be impossible for her to jump over that three-meter-high wall.

Perhaps she could discuss it with him sometime; she also wanted to learn that kind of martial arts.

Lin Muwan glanced at her. “How much longer will husband watch here?”

Her tone was flat, revealing no emotion, but her heart felt a little sour, and her expression darkened.

“Hmm?” Jiang Zhou snapped back to reality, not noticing Lin Muwan’s change. Hearing what she said, she smiled and explained, “I didn’t expect Guard Sun’s martial arts to be so good. I saw that he was a bit heavy before and mistakenly thought he became an Imperial Guard through connections. That jump just now really surprised me.”

“Hmm, the Imperial Guards are responsible for the emperor’s safety; it’s not something you can get into through connections,” Lin Muwan nodded, her expression still cool and distant, her eyes glancing away.

Jiang Zhou still hadn’t noticed Lin Muwan’s anomaly. Hearing her, she just felt she made a lot of sense. She nodded, stating seriously, “I definitely shouldn’t judge people by appearance anymore. If the other party is an enemy, wouldn’t I be underestimating them? That’s a huge mistake.”

“Right,” she turned her head. The woman lowered her gaze, and the light reflected off her elegant nose. As the spring breeze blew and the tree shadows swayed, a patch of shade fell across her nose.

Jiang Zhou was momentarily lost in thought.

In just a moment, she regained her composure and quickly walked up to Lin Muwan. “Wife, the wind is strong outside. Although it’s March, the icy cold wind is freezing.”

Lin Muwan pursed her lips and finally looked up, meeting those sincere, passionate ‘peach blossom’ eyes that made one’s heart flutter.

Silence hung in the air for a moment.

“Why are you spacing out?” Jiang Zhou asked.

Lin Muwan shook her head, looked away, and then spoke after a while: “Husband thinks Guard Sun is very impressive?”

“Hmm?” Jiang Zhou was confused, unsure why Lin Muwan asked, but since she did, Jiang Zhou answered honestly, “He’s alright. I just thought his light-body skill was incredible.”

“Hmm,” Lin Muwan nodded, turning her face to look at her, the corners of her lips curling up. So, she was interested in the light-body skill, not the person.

She was pleased by Jiang Zhou’s unconscious remark.

The next second, her expression darkened again. How could she doubt her? She shouldn’t doubt her, yet when she saw her gaze on someone else, she couldn’t help but feel angry and suspicious.

Even though her remaining sanity kept her from directly questioning, she still asked indirectly.

Lin Muwan’s mood instantly became sullen, and she didn’t want to talk anymore.

“Wife, do you know about this kind of martial art?” Jiang Zhou saw that she also seemed interested and quickly pressed for more information.

Lin Muwan looked into her eyes, which were full of anticipation. She pursed her lips and said, “I haven’t studied martial arts, but I once heard my father say that in the Northern Region, there is a greatly accomplished cultivator who can walk across a ten-thousand-foot cliff as if it were level ground. Unfortunately, few people in the world have seen this person.”

“A legend?” Jiang Zhou became curious.

Her gaze intensely fixed on Lin Muwan. The light breeze blew, causing their robes to flutter.

Lin Muwan shook her head. “I’m not sure.”

Jiang Zhou felt it was a pity and said, “Maybe it truly exists. Wife, once we rescue Father-in-law, I’ll resign from office. We can travel everywhere and enjoy the scenery, how does that sound?”

Lin Muwan’s lips tightened, unsure how to respond. With the Emperor’s current reliance on her, it would be extremely difficult to resign.

Moreover, her father would not agree to her resignation. She felt as if she had fallen into a trap named Lin Muwan.

This person naturally dislikes being restrained. Even if she compromises and stays for her sake, she won’t be happy in her heart.

Lin Muwan’s lips pressed tighter and tighter. She lowered her head. “Husband, I’m a little cold.”

Huh?

Cold?

Jiang Zhou was startled. The east wind in March felt a bit stinging on the face. She quickly pulled Lin Muwan into her arms and led her into the room.

The brazier had been removed from the room during the day and was only lit when it got cold at night. Jiang Zhou called for a maid to relight the brazier.

“Close the window too; all the warmth in the room has escaped.”

The maid lit the brazier, closed the window, and only withdrew after seeing that her mistress had no further instructions.

“The brazier just started. Go put on a blanket first,” Jiang Zhou told Lin Muwan.

She, meanwhile, searched through the cabinet.

“Husband, what are you looking for?”

“I remember the hot water bottle was put here.”

Lin Muwan’s heart warmed. She lowered her eyes. “It’s in the bottom drawer.”

The drawer?

Jiang Zhou didn’t doubt her and opened the drawer. Sure enough, the hot water bottle was tucked in the corner.

She smiled, opened the hot water bottle, took a piece of charcoal from the brazier and put it in, wrapped it with cloth, and placed it in Lin Muwan’s hands. She then took a book from the soft couch and placed it on the bedside before taking off her shoes and sitting on the bed with her. She changed to a comfortable position and held the person in her arms.

The brazier was burning, and the room quickly warmed up. It was afternoon, and the two soon fell asleep in each other’s arms.

Although it was early spring in March, the weather was cold, and the bodies were less likely to decompose. The bodies of the three officials were temporarily kept in the Ministry of Justice prison.

Jiang Zhou ordered all the jailers on duty that day to be detained. After repeated interrogations, the result was that on that night, the men were bored and gathered to drink as usual. No one paid attention to what was happening in the cell. The next morning, when they patrolled, they found the three had committed suicide by poison together.

Jiang Zhou also knew from their thoughts that they weren’t lying.

Who exactly snuck into the prison at night and gave them the poison?

Did they take the poison themselves, or were they fed it?

This kind of thing couldn’t be determined by speculation. Jiang Zhou summoned the coroner to re-examine and dissect the bodies.

Early in the morning, officials from the Ministry of Justice and Jiang Zhou gathered in the morgue, awaiting the inspection results.

“My Lord, the criminals consumed a rare type of poison. The poison did not reach the stomach; the deceased should have been killed first and then fed the poison,” the coroner reported the examination results after checking the bodies.

Jiang Zhou pondered for a moment. “Do you know how they died?”

The coroner said, “A one-inch-long needle was found in the heads of all the deceased. The needle hole was very small, which is why it wasn’t discovered during the previous autopsy. Now, the area around the wound is bruised. I can conclude that this long needle caused the deaths of the deceased.” He then handed over the long needle he was holding.

Jiang Zhou took it and examined it carefully. The needle was long and thin, much finer than an ordinary needle, but its material was harder than an ordinary needle.

Using a needle as a hidden weapon?

Jiang Zhou frowned. “Are you saying they were killed by this needle?”

The coroner: “It’s difficult for an ordinary person to do. A person’s skull is hard and covered by hair, but if the person possesses profound internal energy and is very familiar with the human acupuncture points, then it wouldn’t be difficult to achieve.”

Profound internal energy, high martial arts skills?

Jiang Zhou frowned. It seemed the murderer could be confirmed not to be someone from the Ministry of Justice. As for the people in front of her… she curled her lips. Someone must have secretly broken into the cell and killed the people.

Who has such great ability? Someone familiar with the Ministry of Justice but not from the Ministry of Justice.

“Go check where this needle is bought,” Jiang Zhou handed the needle to a subordinate official from the Ministry of Justice beside her.

The official took the needle. “Lord Jiang, this kind of needle is sold everywhere. It will be difficult to investigate, I’m afraid…”

Jiang Zhou lifted her eyes. “Few places sell this kind of needle.”

“Alright, alright,” the official said no more and ordered his men to investigate.

Now that the cause of death was known, Jiang Zhou didn’t linger. This place was inauspicious; just standing there made her feel a chill down her spine.