493 Digging The Grave
The general guarding the palace gate was shocked when he heard this. Since ancient times, digging graves had always been considered immoral, and burning corpses was a punishable offense, not to mention the fact that Madam Xu was going to dig the grave of someone as noble as Duke Xu.
The general no longer stopped the servant.
The Emperor was quickly informed of this ridiculous matter. The old butler knelt in the main hall, extremely terrified. He told the emperor about Xu Lin’s illness in detail. Ever since Xu Lin fell sick, Duke Xu’s Mansion had been in chaos. Now, Madam Xu had even gone so crazy as to dig up her husband’s grave.
The emperor was furious. He ordered angrily. “Stop her, we must stop her! Duke Xu devoted himself entirely to the dynasty. We must not allow anyone to disturb his peace and quiet.”
The old butler’s entire body was prostrating on the ground as he wailed. “Your Majesty, please give Duke Xu the dignity and peace that he deserves.”
The servants couldn’t stop Madam Xu, but the emperor definitely could.
The emperor instructed sternly. “Cheng Dahai, quickly pass down the order. Tell the Ministry of War to send soldiers immediately. We must ensure that Duke Xu’s corpse is intact.”
Eunuch Cheng hurriedly went to carry out the order. This was a matter of great urgency. He could not delay it by even a second.
The news spread quickly, and the spies in the palace sent the news to their masters as quickly as possible.
Xia Hongming was silent for a while. When he heard this, he was shocked. “Is Madam Xu crazy? How dare she do such a thing?”
It was simply unbelievable. What could drive her to do such an obnoxious thing? She must have gone crazy.
Xia Hongming frowned. “Go summon Master Wu Ju and tell him to go with me. Hurry up. No matter what, we can’t let Madam Xu do such a thing.”
Wu Ju had been staying at the Third Prince’s residence. After the servant came in to tell him, Wu Ju stood up and followed him out.
Xia Hongming brought a few guards and rode towards the Xu family’s ancestral grave with Wu Ju.
Everyone who was informed of this matter was shocked.
Xia Qiluo was helping Liu Shun get rid of the evil aura in the crown prince’s mansion when a guard came to deliver the news. Xia Hongyuan was shocked. “Is this true?”
The guard nodded. “It’s true. The Ministry of War has already sent soldiers over. The Third Prince and his people are on their way towards the grave as well. Your Highness, are we going there?”
Xia Hongyuan shook his head. “No, so many people have gone. It doesn’t matter if I go or not. Just keep an eye on the developments. As soon as anything happens, report it immediately.”
The guard received the order and left.
Xia Qiluo looked absent-minded.
Xia Hongyuan could tell that something was on her mind and asked. “What’s wrong?”
Xia Qiluo frowned. “Brother, a few days ago, Madam Xu asked me to help her son exorcize the evil thing in his body. The thing in Xu Lin’s body is a wolf demon. My shifu hasn’t come yet. If anything happens to her, I’m afraid I will get into trouble.”
Xia Hongyuan frowned. “Is Xu Lin’s condition very serious? Miss Liu is so famous. Why was she not asked to help?”
Xia Qiluo’s expression darkened. “Madam Xu doesn’t like Liu Sanniang. She even seems to hate her.”
Xia Hongyuan’s eyes darkened. “Then, go take a look first. Don’t let yourself get into unnecessary trouble.”
Xia Qiluo should indeed go and take a look. If the emperor found out that she might be the one who drove Madam Xu to dig out the grave and burn the corpse, even if she was favored by the emperor, she would still be punished.
Duke Xu’s lineage had been loyal for generations. This matter was related to the dignity of the royal family.
Liu Shun was sweating profusely. After Hui Zhen died, he was terrified by the prospect of his own death. He didn’t die, but his body had actually begun to rot.
He was no longer a human. He was just a puppet. Speaking of which, he was a puppet with human thoughts. However, he still wanted to live. Only by living could he have the possibility to make a comeback.
Xia Hongyuan still valued him. He wanted to keep him alive, so he invited Xia Qiluo over to take a look.
Xia Qiluo could tell at a glance that Liu Shun was surrounded by a deathly aura. If it was not expelled, Liu Shun would not die, but he would gradually rot until he was reduced to nothing just like Hui Zhen.
It was not easy to expel the deathly aura. Xia Qiluo used the Evil Suppression Talisman to stall the rotting, but it caused Liu Shun great pain. However, in order to survive, Liu Shun could endure just about anything.
After putting on his clothes, Liu Shun lowered his head and hid his sinister expression. He said respectfully, “Your Highness, I’ll take my leave first.”
Xia Hongyuan looked at Liu Shun with a cold expression. “I’ll do my best to keep you alive. If I still can’t, you should know how to repay me.”
Liu Shun replied humbly. “I understand. If that day comes, I will tell Your Highness everything I know.”
Xia Hongyuan waved his hand. “You can leave. Qiluo’s shifu is the grand elder of the Cloud Breaking Sect. When he comes, I’ll get him to help you.”
Liu Shun was delighted. “Thank you, Your Highness.”
Xia Qiluo could only prevent him from rotting for the time being, but if her shifu intervened, Liu Shun might be cured once and for all.
Liu Shun left silently. In his current state, if he could not prove himself to still be useful to Xia Hongyuan, he would only be mercilessly abandoned. Liu Shun’s mother was also worried about him. She had been searching for masters to cure Liu Shun. Regardless of whether the masters were really capable or not, Liu Shun would not hesitate to meet them.
What Liu Sanniang taught him was that in this world, there were many hidden masters.
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Under the scorching sun, everyone knelt on the ground and begged. “Please reconsider, Madam…”
But Madam Xu wouldn’t listen to a word. If the servants didn’t dare to dig up the grave, she would do it herself. Her eyes were red as she removed the soil inch by inch until the coffin lid was revealed.
She bit her lips so hard that they started to bleed, but her mind was filled with those words. ‘The mother is saving while the father is killing.’
When she opened the coffin, there was a skeleton left inside. Madam Xu was not afraid at all. There was only hatred in her eyes. She hit the skeleton with the shovel. “Do you think you are worthy of lying here? Xu Quanshu, if you don’t come out, I’ll dig out your father and your ancestors’ graves as well.”