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Chapter 49

The news of Imperial Physician Hu's murder spread like wildfire in the streets and alleys of the capital. The family members and servants of the Hu family cried and carried the Imperial Physician Hu's dead body back to the Hu Mansion to prepare for the funeral.

Tan Fu was reading a book in the study that day, when Zhou Fu pushed the door open and walked in panting, he shouted anxiously: "Young Master, it's not good, Doctor Hu is dead!"

After listening to "Teng", Tan Fu stood up from the chair, walked quickly towards Zhou Fu, and asked eagerly, "What did you say? Who died?"

Zhou Fu took a breath, "It's Imperial Physician Hu..." Zhou Fu couldn't help sobbing, "Young Master, Imperial Physician Hu was assassinated on the way back from our house that night and was killed. bodies found in the

Tan Fu felt that his throat was a little dry, and he clenched his fists, "Who did it?"

"The murderer pierced Taiyi Hu's heart with a sword. It is not yet known who it is, but it is the same method as the murderer who killed the Sixteenth Prince."

Tan Fu clenched his fists, thinking how could it be such a coincidence, there must be something else wrong with this matter.I also remembered that the Hu family must be busy with the affairs of Imperial Physician Hu at this time, so he said to Zhou Fu, "I have known Imperial Physician Hu for many years, and I have been taken care of by him for my illness. Now he..." Tan Fu said Also a little sad, "You go to the cashier to get 50 taels of silver, and we will go to Hu's house to see if there is any need for help."

"Let's go now, little one." Zhou Fu quickly left the study after speaking.

Imperial Physician Hu and Tan Fu had known each other for decades, but now they were killed on the way home after leaving Tan Mansion. Tan Fu felt that he had to bear certain responsibility for the death of Imperial Physician Hu, so his heart was full of hatred for Hu Taifu. The guilt and sadness of the imperial physician.At the same time, Tan Fu was vaguely uneasy about the two assassinations in Beijing with similar techniques.

Zhou Fu quickly fetched 50 taels of silver, and when he returned to the study, Tan Fu had already changed into plain clothes, and he must personally go to Hu's house to see off this old friend for the last time.

Funeral banners had already been hung in front of Hu's house, and heart-piercing cries came from inside the house.

When the two entered the door, Zhou Fu handed the silver in his hand to the Hu family. The Hu family said their thanks and burst into tears.Looking at the scene in front of him, Tan Fu couldn't help but feel a little moved, and the corners of his eyes wet.

In front of the Hu family, Tan Fu comforted the Hu family while promising to help find out the real culprit so that Dr. Hu could die in peace.

Hu Taiyi was busy for three days before and after the funeral. After being buried in the earth on the last day, Tan Fu returned home and ordered Zhou Fu to take another 20 taels of silver and send it to Hu's family. , while bringing in something else.

"The Hu family handed it over to their servants and said they found it next to the corpse of Imperial Physician Hu. I was busy with the funeral a few days ago and didn't have time to show it to you." Zhou Fu handed over the jade pendant in his hand.

When Tan Fu saw the jade pendant in Zhou Fu's hand, he was full of doubts in his heart at first, and then he looked at it carefully, and the jade pendant became more and more familiar.At this time, he was startled suddenly, and snatched it from Zhou Fu's hand. Tan Fu felt his heart throbbing suddenly, and waved his hands hurriedly to order Zhou Fu to retreat.

Putting it in front of his eyes and looking carefully, although the characters engraved on the jade pendant have been worn away, Tan Fu knew very well in his heart that he recognized the jade pendant in his hand.

But Tan Fu seemed unwilling to believe it, and reached out tremblingly to take out another jade pendant from his clothes. When two identical jade pendants were placed in front of Tan Fu, the answer was ready to come out.

"How could it be Heng'er? I don't believe it! I don't believe it!" Tan Fu felt a severe colic in his heart, and the cough that had almost recovered, started to cough violently again.

This night, the moonlight shone brightly on the blue brick surface, which was extraordinarily bright.

It's just a jade pendant, and it doesn't represent anything.

Tan Fu held on to the jade pendant tightly, and unconsciously kept looking for reasons for Tan Heng in his heart.He must check it out himself.

So he shouted outside the door: "Zhou Fu! Zhou Fu!"

……

Tan Heng killed Imperial Physician Hu that day, and then hurried back to the palace to return to his command. It was not until the next day that he realized that the jade pendant with his elder brother's name engraved on it that he carried every day was missing.Tan Heng panicked and looked around.

The jade pendant was bought when the third brother was sent back to Pingyang together. He and the elder brother had one piece, and the jade pendant engraved with the word "Fu" was held by Tan Heng, while the one engraved with the word "Heng" was in the Big Brother, whenever he misses Big Brother, he will take out the jade pendant, stroke the words of Big Brother's name engraved on it with his hands, and imagine Big Brother's appearance in his heart.This jade pendant accompanied Tan Heng through the most difficult days in the "Tower of Death", which was of great significance to Tan Heng.Now it was lost for no reason. Tan Heng searched all the streets and alleys of the capital but couldn't find it. When he was disheartened, a thought popped up from the bottom of his heart, "If it wasn't thrown beside the corpse of Taiyi Hu ?” When this thought came out, Tan Heng was so startled that his body couldn’t help shivering.He wasn't afraid that his identity as the murderer would be discovered, but that the jade pendant was engraved with the word "财". As a result, his eldest brother was involved, and he felt that even if he died a thousand times, it would not be enough.

The familiar pain in the body hit again. Tan Heng looked at the bright moonlight outside the window. He originally planned to sneak into Hu's house tonight and continue to look for the whereabouts of the jade pendant. At this moment, he had no choice but to give up, so he folded his clothes and lay on the bed. , waiting for the next period of suffering.

At this time, I heard a knock on the door, "Fourth young master, the eldest and young master asked the younger one to tell you that the capital is not peaceful recently, so you should not leave the house at night." It was Zhou Fu's voice.

"Understood." Tan Heng replied softly while lying on the bed.

"Eldest young master is not in good health these days?" Zhou Fu continued.

Upon hearing this, Tan Heng suddenly sat up from the bed and opened the door, "What's wrong, big brother?"

"The cough seems to have happened again, and now I have taken the medicine and fell asleep." After Zhou Fu said, he said again: "Yes, the fourth young master, the Hu family sent a white box just now, saying that they found the murderer left next clue."

Tan Hengxin was startled, and hurriedly asked, "Where is that box?"

"It was originally given to the young master..."

"Did the young master see it?" Tan Heng's hands were already sweating, and before Zhou Fu could finish speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhou Fu's arm and asked anxiously.

"No, the young master is very sleepy after drinking the medicine, so I just let the young one put it next to his pillow."

"You go down first."

Hearing what Tan Heng said, Zhou Fu withdrew.Xin Dao, I don't know why the Eldest Young Master asked him to say this to the Fourth Young Master.

There is only one thought in Tan Heng's mind now, the eldest brother must not find the jade pendant, fortunately the eldest brother is asleep now, he must get the jade pendant back before the eldest brother sees it.So after Zhou Fu left, Tan Heng jumped onto the roof, lifted the tiles on the roof of the eldest brother's room, and saw the moonlight through the window paper, and saw the sleeping elder brother on the bed and the white box beside him, Tan Heng turned over without saying a word Going down to the roof, gently pushed open the door of Tanfu's room, walked in cautiously, then walked slowly to the bed, while staring at Tansuke on the bed all the time, Tan Heng felt that every step he took His heart was beating like a drum, thumping, and it made him tremble all over.

Finally, he walked to Tan Fu's bed. Seeing that his elder brother hadn't woken up yet, Tan Heng's attention was all attracted by the white box. At this moment, he stretched out his hand to the white box next to the pillow. Heng finally let out a sigh of relief.

At this time, his wrist was suddenly grabbed heavily, Tan Heng's eyes widened in horror, and he turned his head to look at Tan Fu on the bed. Through the moonlight, what he saw was a pair of furious eyes.

"Big...brother..." Tan Heng's voice trembled a little.

Tan Fu vigorously shook off Tan Heng's hand that had fallen on the white box, then got up "teng" and lit the candles in the room.

"Doctor Hu..." Tan Fu's voice suppressed his anger, "Did you kill him?"

Tan Heng was still standing in front of the bed, he didn't even have the courage to look directly at Tan Fu.

"speak!"

Tan Heng's body trembled when he was shocked by Tan Fu's furious voice.

"Did you kill it!"

Tan Fu took the horsewhip hanging on the wall casually, and whipped heavily on Tan Heng's back one whip after another. Tan Heng's body was tense and he clenched his teeth.

Tan Fu's whips were very heavy, and Tan Heng's back was obviously bleeding. Seeing this scene, Tan Fu couldn't help feeling distressed, and angrily threw the whip to the ground.

And the body is constantly panting and coughing due to anger.

When Tan Heng heard his elder brother coughing, he turned around and moved his feet slightly, wanting to walk to his side and comfort him, but when he saw his angry face, he stopped in his tracks, and in the end he just squeezed out bluntly. Seven words: "I killed Imperial Physician Hu."

"Why? Why? Why did you do this?!" Tan Fu yelled almost hysterically!

"The emperor wants him to die."

When he heard the word "Emperor", Tan Fu was shocked for a moment. He never knew that now Tan Heng was actually doing things for the Emperor, just like Yu'er, being a tool for the Emperor to kill people.

"How many things are you hiding from me?!" Tan Fu couldn't help coughing violently while talking, his body was panting and shaking violently, Tan Heng hurried forward to support Tan Fu, but was caught by Tan Fu. Waving it away, Tan Heng's arm stopped in the air, and he was stunned for a long time, "You don't care about it~"

"You are not Heng'er, not Heng'er, who are you? Who are you?!"

Tan Heng's heart was in severe pain like a knife, and suddenly his body twitched violently, his legs couldn't support him, he fell to his knees with a plop, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he squeezed hard between his teeth. Say two words: "Brother~"

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