Shen Hao received the news on the third day after he and Jiang Cheng ate that hotpot together.
"Dead? Where's the body?"
How could Qin Xiuyuan die? Sure, he was bound to suffer, but death was just out of the question. For most people, smearing the Xuanqing Guard would be a death sentence, but he was from the Qin Family—not only was he arrested by the Ministry of Justice instead of the Xuanqing Guard, but whatever happened, his life shouldn't have been in danger.
So how did he end up dead?
The news came from the Governor's Office, delivered directly in the form of an order, received first by Wang Yiming and then passed on to Shen Hao.
"Reporting to Lord, Qin Xiuyuan died inside Prince Shou's Mansion."
"Died in Prince Shou's Mansion?"
Qin Xiuyuan's death was already unexpected, but dying in Prince Shou's Mansion all the more shocked Shen Hao. This was rather…
