After Jiarong committed suicide, no relationship between him and the four robbers was found, and Hou Biao really couldn't get any more information out of his mouth.
Wuchang Prefecture is a big city, and there are many people passing by here from north to south every day.
The city gates have only been closed for two days, and there are already many travelers and caravans stranded inside and outside the city.
Even if Li Zian is the eldest son of Prince Rui, he can't keep the city sealed forever.
In addition, the people in the palace and the government office have been busy almost without sleep for a day and two nights. If this continues, people will not be able to hold on.
Moreover, even Jia Rong was found, but no information could be found about the other four people. This shows that they probably left Wuchang Mansion immediately after the incident, and there is little point in continuing to search.
Li Zian ordered the ban to be lifted and the city gates to be opened as normal tomorrow morning. Everything will be business as usual.
The people in the government office are usually lazy, but this time they were really tired. As soon as they heard that the ban was lifted, they all collapsed on the ground when they went back to the government office and found a room. Not long after, they started snoring one after another.
However, the secret guards of Prince Rui's Mansion only evacuated on the surface, but secretly they still did not relax their vigilance.
Although Shen Zhonglei didn't have to personally search everywhere in the city, he had been sitting in the government office. When he was sleepy, he could only sleep for a while. He was really tired after such a long time.
After returning to the back house and just changing out of his official uniform, he heard that Princess Danyang had sent something over today and invited Shen Tianshu to go to the palace tomorrow.
"Shu'er is sick?" Shen Zhonglei asked immediately after hearing this, "How is it now? No one told me about such a big thing!"
The servant could only apologize and said with a smile: "In reply to your lord, I invited Dr. Zhang to come that night. The fever was gone in the morning and everything was fine. My lord was busy in the front office at that time. The eldest lady didn't want you to be distracted and didn't let us tell you.
Where are you!"
"Hey, this kid Shu'er is so sensible!" Shen Zhonglei stood up and said, "Hurry up and send someone to see if she's asleep. If not, I'll go over and check on her!"
Shen Tianshu had already taken off his clothes and let down his hair. Just as he was about to lie down, he heard someone coming to report that Shen Zhonglei was coming.
She had no choice but to get up again and put on her ordinary clothes. It was too late to comb her hair again, so she could only have someone pull it back briefly.
As soon as things were packed here, Shen Zhonglei arrived.
"Father." Shen Tianshu stepped forward and saluted.
"Stop being polite and sit down quickly." Shen Zhonglei stretched out his hand to help Shen Tianshu sit down on the chair, and then he sat down on the other side, "I haven't seen you for only two days, why are you so haggard?
You're losing weight. Those servants deserve to die too. You're so sick and no one even told me."
"Such a big thing happened in the city, and I have been worried about my father's safety and health. Why would I bother you with such a trivial matter?" As Shen Tianshu spoke, he couldn't help but take out the handkerchief, raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed a few times.
Voice.
Shen Zhonglei immediately frowned and said: "It's still very cold in the morning and evening. Why don't you wear so little clothes before you've recovered from your illness? No wonder your hands felt so cold just now!"
After hearing this, Mingyu quickly took some clothes and put them on Shen Tianshu, saying, "It's all my fault. I didn't think about adding clothes to the girl. It's really wrong."
But Shen Tianshu smiled slightly and said coquettishly: "I don't blame them, it's because I was so happy when I heard that daddy was coming and I was so anxious to come out to see you that I didn't bother to put on an extra piece of clothing."
"Girl, you are usually too strong, and it is only when you are sick that your father can see your little daughter's behavior." Shen Zhonglei was very impressed by his daughter's overtures, and he was in a good mood.
"After all, I am the eldest daughter in the family. With Yunhui watching below, and two younger brothers and sisters who are about to be born, I naturally have to set an example for them. How can I always act like a child."
"In front of my father, Shu'er will always be a child and can act like a spoiled child at any time."
Looking at his daughter's still slightly sickly face, Shen Zhonglei couldn't help but think of what his first wife looked like before her death, and felt very uncomfortable.
"My father used to be busy with studies or official duties. He didn't pamper you properly when you were a child. But no matter how old you are, you are my father's most beloved daughter. Do you understand?"
"I know!" Shen Tianshu's eyes were slightly red, and he smiled with tears in his eyes. "I have always known that my father loves me the most!"
Shen Zhonglei said: "It's getting late. You should rest early when you are still ill. Dad will feel relieved when he sees that you are fine."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Shen Tianshu quickly asked: "Dad, have you caught the person who attacked the princess and Lady Tong?"
"I heard from people in the palace that a killer was caught, but I can't ask about the specific situation." Shen Zhonglei reached out and stroked Shen Tianshu's hair, "I know you are going to the palace tomorrow, and you must be worried. Don’t be afraid, dad will send more people to protect you.”
Shen Tianshu didn't expect to catch the murderer, and he felt a little relieved. After hearing what was said next, he immediately showed a sweet smile to Shen Zhonglei and said: "Let me just say that dad loves me the most!"
Shen Zhonglei, who was still a little depressed at first, was completely healed by his daughter's smile and left Shuangtang Courtyard in a good mood.
As soon as his front foot left, the smile on Shen Tianshu's face immediately disappeared, replaced by deep exhaustion.
She raised her hand and pulled off the hairpin on her head, and lay back on the bed. She felt that her body was very heavy, and there was pain in the joints of her bones. Her heart was beating too fast, and the side of her neck and temples were also beating constantly.
It can be said that the whole person is exhausted from the inside out, but energetic but very excited.
From Prince Rui's condition to the caught killer, there were too many things to think about in his mind, and he couldn't calm down and fall asleep.
Shen Tianshu closed his eyes and endured it for a long time, and finally got up and took a pill before forcing himself to fall asleep.
But that night, she had a particularly restless sleep. One dream followed another, and she could hardly tell whether she was in a dream or had woken up.
And each of these dreams is either returning to the scene of the Jiang family's murder, or being hunted down.
It was because of the sleeping pills that she was unable to wake up from the nightmare.
Until Mingyu woke him up in the morning, Shen Tianshu felt uncomfortable all over.
When I woke up, I felt even more tired than before going to bed.
My whole body aches, my shoulders and neck feel stiff, and my head feels dizzy and swollen.
Mingyu saw her ugly face and worriedly reached out to touch her forehead, only to feel that her hands were wet and cold, all from the cold sweat of Shen Tianshu's dream.
"Girl, you look a little bad. Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere? If it doesn't work, don't go to the palace today..."