Having transmigrated into a book, who would still want to be a secondary wife?

Chapter 396 Meeting me is your good fortune

The group exchanged glances, knowing that there must be something more to it.

"It seems that what everyone said about the magistrate being a compassionate and praised official was true. But I wonder what happened to cause him to become like this now."

Song Jingshen frowned. "I've dealt with the Jiang family of Haitian City before. The Jiang family head is indeed an arrogant person, but it's to be expected that he would be arrogant to become the richest man in the city."

Although I had never met the magistrate of Haitian City at the time, when he spoke of him, it was clear that he was not without fear of the magistrate.

This situation is indeed strange.

Song Ruozhen looked around the courtyard in front of her, and a wisp of black energy came out from one of the directions.

She sensed something was wrong the moment she stepped into the courtyard, but since she hadn't seen any evil spirits before, she went out to look around and sure enough, she found them.

"Fifth Sister, what are you looking at?"

Song Zhiyu noticed his fifth younger sister's behavior and couldn't help but wonder, since there was nothing there before.

"Perhaps... we've found the reason why the magistrate was being blackmailed."

Song Ruozhen's lips curled slightly, but a cold glint flashed in her eyes. "Evil spirits are harming people again. These people deserve to die!"

Chu Junting found it strange that Zhao Qingyuan willingly accepted everything in the face of his questioning, without even offering a defense, only asking him to spare the lives of his family.

He and Gu Huaixu exchanged a glance. Both of them had extensive experience in solving cases and could tell at a glance that there must be something hidden in this matter.

"We learned before we came that you used to be a public official who spoke up for the people. The people all praised you when they talked about you. That's why even though the situation in Haitian City is a mess now, many people are still unwilling to blame you."

"What are your difficulties? Speak frankly. I believe the people will not protect a magistrate who is bad to them." Chu Junting's tone softened slightly as he asked.

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Qingyuan's eyes involuntarily reddened, filled with pain, yet he didn't know where to begin.

"Now that we're here, we'll definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. Even if you don't tell us, we'll find out anyway."

"If you speak a step later, it will only delay things a little, but the people in the city will suffer a little more. Think about it carefully," Gu Huaixu said in a deep voice.

Zhao Qingyuan couldn't help but cover his face, overwhelmed with shame. "It's all my fault, I'm useless!"

Once Zhao Qingyuan started talking, Chu Junting and Gu Huaixu finally learned what had happened.

It turned out that after a large number of refugees poured into Haitian City, Zhao Qingyuan realized the problem. He immediately controlled the price of grain, did not allow shops to raise prices, and reported to the imperial court at the first opportunity. He even reminded the people that they could hoard some grain.

Not only that, he took the lead in donating money and also built temporary shelters for the refugees.

Everything was going well until one day, the Jiang family head, along with other wealthy merchants, came to him, saying that grain prices had to be raised.

If he doesn't agree, he will definitely not have a good ending.

At that time, Zhao Qingyuan didn't take it to heart at all, but soon he discovered that his two children had started to fall ill.

He consulted many doctors, but his condition showed no improvement. He realized that this was exactly what the Jiang family head meant when he said he would not have a good ending.

He immediately went to the Jiang family head to reason with him, but the Jiang family head said that unless he agreed, there was no way to solve the problem.

His wife died early, and he raised his two children alone. He initially didn't believe in superstitions and thought the illness could be cured, but he only truly despaired after his daughter lost her life and his son was on the verge of death...

He simply couldn't bear to watch his only remaining family member leave him because of this, so he agreed, and his son's condition began to improve.

He was powerless to change anything, yet unwilling to compromise his principles, which is why he ended up in this state, and he felt ashamed before the people of the city.

He tried again after that, but he found it was no use. Even if he sent his son to another city, he would still fall seriously ill.

Left with no other choice, he could only let things take their course, and the only thing he could do was donate all the money he could...

Chu Junting and Gu Huaixu fell silent after hearing all this. They guessed that Zhao Qingyuan had his reasons, but they did not expect his reasons to be so heartbreaking.

The choice between his family's lives and the lives of everyone in the city is difficult for anyone, especially since his daughter has already lost her life because of it.

The person who planned all of this is truly wicked!

"What method was used? Poisoning?" Gu Huaixu frowned, listening to Zhao Qingyuan's words, he felt that there were too many strange things about this illness.

If it was poisoning, then this person must be someone very close to you, otherwise how could you still be seriously ill even though you're so far away?

Upon hearing all this, a thought popped into Chu Junting's mind.

metaphysics.

I had previously seen this strange technique from Master Tianji, especially the raising of ghost children, which could take a person's life silently.

Moreover, Master Tianji originally traveled all the way from the south to the capital. The people behind Master Tianji have not yet been investigated, and it may be their doing!

Just as they were talking, a servant rushed over.

"My lord, someone has entered the young master's room, and we can't stop them."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qingyuan's expression changed, and he subconsciously looked at Chu Junting and the other person.

Upon hearing this, Chu Junting and his companion immediately realized that it must have been Song Ruozhen's doing. With Song Zhiyu and Song Jingshen by her side, these people naturally couldn't stop her.

“Go and see, Ruozhen might have made a discovery,” Chu Junting said to Gu Huaixu.

Gu Huaixu understood instantly and hurried over.

"Fifth Sister, why does this person look... like he's about to die?"

Song Zhiyu looked at the man in front of him. He was thin and looked like skin and bones. His skin was dull and lacked luster. His eyes were sunken and his eyelids were dark. He looked listless and looked like he might collapse at any moment.

Despite being under twenty, he looked like a withered tree, even more so than an eighty-year-old.

"Who are you?"

A flicker of panic crossed Zhao Haojie's eyes as he looked at the group of people who had suddenly appeared, becoming extremely wary.

Upon hearing Song Zhiyu's words, his face turned even more grim. He hadn't dared to look in the mirror for days, fearing he might scare himself to death.

He felt that he was afraid he would soon be going to see his mother and sister. He was not afraid of death, but he was worried that if he died, his father would be the only one left in the world. What would he do then?

"Meeting me is your good fortune."

Song Ruozhen looked at the man in front of her, a smile flashing in her eyes.

Zhao Haojie looked puzzled, and then he saw Song Ruozhen casually take out two talismans, make hand seals, and chant incantations. Then, a golden light flashed on the talismans, and she slapped them directly on the door!

Immediately afterwards, everyone seemed to hear a faint scream—