Shen Shoufu died.

An arrow was shot in the chest, and fell into the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and there was no news.

When the news reached the palace, Emperor Jingchen nearly passed out!

"This, this is impossible!" Emperor Jingchen couldn't believe it.

How could Shen Yao die like this?

"Your Majesty, I heard that the news has reached the Shen residence..." Eunuch Wan, who was serving in front of the imperial court, carefully considered the expression of the Holy Majesty, and asked softly.

"No, it's impossible!" Emperor Jing Chen immediately shook his head, "With Shen Yao's ability, nothing will happen to him, something must have gone wrong!"

On the other side, Zhao Lanhua also passed out after receiving the bad news.

The huge Shen residence was in chaos.

Princess Palace.

Knowing that Ji Zhao insisted on going to Jiangnan alone, Princess Kangle hurriedly stopped him!

"No!" Princess Kangle waved her hands again and again, "Zhao Zhao, don't you know how dangerous Jiangnan is?"

"Mother, I'm going to take Shen Yao home." Kneeling on the ground, Ji Zhao said with firm eyes.

"Zhao Zhao, I know you're sad, but...but you still have Kang'er, how can you not think about Kang'er?" Princess Kangle persuaded anxiously, "Since this news was sent back by Qin Minghong, , that must be true, you..."

"Mother, he promised that I would return safely." Ji Zhao said firmly.

"Zhao Zhao, why...why are you so stubborn?"

Ji Zhao pursed his lips and remained silent.

Shen Yao is her husband, she would not believe this so-called bad news until she saw his dead body with her own eyes.

The next day, the palace.

Emperor Jing Chen looked at Ji Zhao with a firm expression, and suddenly he couldn't say the words he wanted to persuade.

"I will send a team of imperial guards to protect you." After a moment of silence, Emperor Jingchen said with a complex expression, "Shen Yao is my arm, and I don't believe that something happened to him, but if something happened to him..."

"No." Ji Zhao interrupted him forcefully.

The eyelids of Mr. Wan, who was standing aside, couldn't help but twitched twice.

This Mrs. Shen is such an idiot, she dared to interrupt His Majesty directly!

"He will be fine." Ji Zhao emphasized again, "Please trouble your Majesty to prepare a pass token for my wife."

"it is good."

Two days later, Ji Zhao went to see Zhao Lanhua before leaving.

"A Tao," Zhao Lanhua looked at her, weeping sadly, "Although mother doesn't believe that something happened to the third child, but mother doesn't want you to take risks, A Tao, you... you'd better not go to Jiangnan, okay In case something happens to you, what should Kang Er do!"

"Mother," Ji Zhao held her hand and said with a faint smile, "Have you forgotten, I can dream, and if something happens to Shen Yao, I will definitely dream! Mother, don't think about it, hurry up Get well soon and help me take care of Kang'er, don't worry, I will definitely bring Shen Yao back!"

On the eighth day of April, Ji Zhao changed his disguise and made a detour back to Dingyuan County.

Then I changed to the waterway and went all the way south along the canal, and finally arrived in Yangzhou before the Dragon Boat Festival.

When Ji Zhao appeared in front of him, Qin Minghong first rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and finally became very worried, "You! How can you be so nonsense? Do you know how dangerous the situation in Yangzhou is now? How dare you be alone A horse broke in? Do you want to kill yourself?"

"I'm here to find a husband." Ji Zhao said four words concisely.

Qin Minghong's heart felt extremely dull at this moment.

"Shen Yao, you fell into the trap because you wanted to save me..." Qin Minghong covered his eyes in pain, and choked up in pain.

After his mood returned to calm, Ji Zhao asked in a deep voice, "Brother Qin, what's going on?"

"In Jinling City not far from Yangzhou, there is a famous Qinhuai Tower." Qin Minghong calmed down and explained the original situation, "Since I came to Yangzhou, I have been secretly investigating the salt tax case. Later, with the help of people from the Cao Gang, I finally found some clues. Most of the officials in the south of the Yangtze River like to go to the Qinhuai Tower to listen to music, and there is a famous Liu family in the Qinhuai Tower, who is Jiangnan Salt Transport Envoy Lin Zhixuan's confidante, so I thought to follow the clue of Qinhuai Tower to continue the investigation."

Qinhuai Tower is a brothel on the surface, but it is actually a gambling house.

Those who are worth less than five hundred taels are not eligible to enter the gambling house, but the mere five hundred taels is just a drop in the bucket for Qin Minghong.

"Qinhuai Building has seven floors in total, the first floor has a low price of 500 taels, each floor is ten times higher, and so on, only the seventh floor can you see that Master Liu," Qin Minghong frowned. He frowned and said, "Fortunately, my gambling luck was not bad, I won all the way to the sixth floor, but when I got to the sixth floor, I lost completely. Not only did I lose all the money I won, but I even paid back the interest. I owe Qinhuai Tower a total of 6.53 million taels of silver..."

"That is to say, Qinhuai Tower is a casino that can only be entered?" Ji Zhao narrowed his eyes, thoughtfully, "What happened later? What happened after Shen Yao came here?"

"After Shen Yao came, I told him about it, so we set up a bureau together and blocked the Qinhuai Tower." Qin Minghong frowned and said, "On the second day after the Qinhuai Tower was blocked, someone handed us A letter was sent, and we made an appointment."

"Actually, Shen Yao had already expected that it would be a Hongmen banquet, but with the mentality of gambling, I... I insisted on going to the appointment, but in the end I fell into the enemy's trap. Shen Yao was shot by the enemy in order to save me. It was stabbed in the heart and fell into the Grand Canal without a trace..."

The ashamed Qin Minghong silently covered his face, "A Tao, I am the one who is sorry for you!"

"Where is the place where Shen Yao disappeared?" Ji Zhao, who had calmed down, asked in a deep voice.

"I have led people to search for a whole month on a painting boat adjacent to the Qinhuai Tower, but there is still no clue. It was not until a few days ago that someone said that they saw Shen Yao in Yangzhou City, so I came back." Qin Qin Ming Hong hurriedly explained, "A Tao, I...I'm really sorry for you, can you hit me? You can scold me, don't be so calm..."

"Brother Qin, gather a team for me, don't be too skilled, ten people are enough." Ji Zhao said softly.

"A Tao, you... what are you going to do?"

Ji Zhao smiled without saying a word, turned around and left the teahouse, got on his horse, and rushed towards Jinling——

Jinling City at the time of lighting the lanterns is full of paper and gold;

On the banks of the Qinhuai River, Wu Nong spoke softly and laughed constantly.

All kinds of painting boats float on the Qinhuai River, forming a beautiful scenery.

The most eye-catching one is the seven-story Qinhuai Tower.

Ji Zhao, who put on men's clothing, stuck a fake Adam's apple on his neck, and covered his pierced ears, and strode onto the deck of the painting boat.

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