Chapter 84 Chapter 84 The death of the previous emperor seems to be related to the new emperor...

Xuan Jinyu looked at the contents of the letter in disbelief, suspecting that she had read it wrongly.

She turned back in panic to look at Su Guanzhang's expression, but saw that he was hugging her with great reluctance and a look of grief.

Tears welled up in Xuan Jinyu's eyes, and she continued to read with trembling hands, trying hard to hold back her sobs.

She wanted to know what happened before her grandfather died.

Who received the news that they fell off the cliff first, or did he receive the news that they were safe and sound first?

There were water marks on the letter paper, probably because Lin Qingwan couldn't help crying while writing the letter.

However, she suppressed her grief and comforted Xuan Jinyu in the letter, saying that the old man passed away peacefully and was not much tortured by the cold, which was a blessing.

You know, the previous cold had already tortured the old man, who had a sage-like appearance, into a skinny state, which was very pitiful for his descendants to see.

It was precisely because of these two illnesses of Master Lin, coupled with Xuan Zhao's unwarranted impeachment, that the entire faction was affected, so both the Lin and Xuan families had no time to take care of the group.

Only when I received a letter from a good friend in Beijing did I learn about their plight.

She was deeply relieved to learn that her daughter and son-in-law had survived a near-death experience, having given birth to a daughter. She said her grandfather had hoped for her well-being before his death, and now he was finally at peace.

Xuan Zhao's writing was more detailed, but the details were slightly different from Lin Qingwan's.

He said that he received the news that they were safe and that Jinyu had given birth to a daughter a day or two earlier than the news of their fall from the cliff reached the Xuan and Lin families.

I think the two secret guards were afraid that others would return to the capital before them and bring back some bad news that their masters could not accept, so they hurried all the way.

Fortunately, before the previous letter arrived in Beijing, the second letter reporting safety was delivered to Xuan Zhao and Lin Taifu.

At this time, Master Lin had caught a cold again. The symptoms were very mild, but it triggered his old illness. He lay in bed for less than half a month before passing away quietly at night.

"Fortunately, Jinyu is fine," Xuan Zhao wrote. "Grandfather was overjoyed to hear he had a great-granddaughter, and he felt much better that day."

However, the old man was old after all, and his physical condition was not as good as that of the young people. The cold snap in autumn had greatly depleted his vitality, and he ultimately could not survive this second cold snap.

"Grandfather wrote you a letter before he died, but he had other arrangements. I believe you will receive it soon." This is what Xuan Zhao wrote at the end of the letter.

But there was ink seepage on the back of the letter paper, probably because the writer was distracted and accidentally dropped ink on the letter paper.

Xuan Jinyu wiped her eyes and turned to the back with sobs.

The handwriting on the back belonged to Lin Qingwan. It looked like the envelope had been sealed, then opened again and the content was added to the back without using new stationery.

Her vision was very blurry, but she tried to open her eyes wide and make out the contents of the letter.

"Jinyu, mother was confused. The time I wrote before was wrong. The time written by your father should be taken as the standard." Lin Qingwan wrote at the beginning of the letter.

"The Su family's secret guards arrived in Beijing earlier than the Xuan family and Lin family's secret guards, and delivered your latest news."

"Mother was worried about you and worried that you weren't doing well down there at the bottom of the cliff. She woke up from a dream, got up, and wrote the previous letter. Late at night, she was still half awake, confusing dreams with reality."

"I wanted to take out those pieces of paper and rewrite them, but I've been busy with your grandfather's funeral recently, and I don't have the heart to rewrite them."

"And because I feared that you might be sad and anxious, I added these words to the back of your father's letter."

Lin Qingwan continued, "Before he died, your grandfather summoned all his children and grandchildren to his bedside and gave them instructions for his final arrangements. I think he knew he didn't have much time left."

"He specifically mentioned you, saying he wanted to suppress the news that you and your son-in-law were still alive."

"After your grandfather passed away, rumors spread in the capital that it was because you and your son-in-law fell off a cliff that the old man couldn't bear the shock and passed away."

The round ink dot dripped next to the sentence "Because you and your son-in-law fell off the cliff". It seems that Lin Qingwan felt very reluctant when she wrote this sentence.

Xuan Jinyu could no longer hold the letter steadily, her hands were shaking violently. Su Guanzhang held her in his arms, took the letter and placed it in front of her.

"Your father and your older brother have already taken two months off, and your uncle and cousin have also taken half a month off."

"Jinyu, neither the Xuan family nor the Lin family paid any attention to these rumors. Your grandfather said on his deathbed that you had to bear these rumors, and that the truth would be revealed in the future."

Lin Qingwan finally wrote: "Jinyu, take care of yourself. Mother hopes you return to Beijing safely."

Tears wet the letter paper, matching the dark water marks on it.

Su Guanzhang put away the letter and hugged Xuan Jinyu tightly. After reading the letter, she burst into tears.

The mournful cries fell into his ears, causing his heart to ache, but he was unable to comfort her.

Counting the days, when my grandfather fell ill and was unable to get up, the news of their wolf attack was reported back to the capital.

No wonder the new emperor no longer had any scruples, because he already knew that no one could restrain him.

If the cold snap in autumn was an accident, then was the old man's passing without any warning in winter really an accident?

He remembered that the previous emperor had also left in this way.

Xuan Jinyu's female teacher, Xuan Wensheng's biological mother, and the former Crown Princess wrote in a letter to her:

"Because the Crown Prince committed suicide without waiting for the three judges to hear his case, he admitted to the charge of treason. The Emperor was extremely proud of his Crown Prince and could not bear the blow. He caught a cold and passed away from excessive grief."

Because of the precedent set by the previous emperor, no one in the court felt anything unusual.

They both caught a cold and died of "excessive grief". Who would suspect that there was a hidden secret?

However, he had heard from his grandfather that the death of the previous emperor seemed to be related to the new emperor.

As for how he did it, it seems to be related to something the new emperor took out from the tomb when he was guarding the imperial mausoleum.

At that time, Lin Ren stopped at the point and didn't say much.

Su Guanzhang looked at Xuan Jinyu who had fallen asleep in his arms after crying herself tired. It seemed that it was time to contact the capital.

He thought about what Xuan Zhao had written, saying that his grandfather had left a letter for Jinyu. So, where was the person who delivered the letter now?

The letter from the Xuan family has reached their hands. The person from the Lin family who delivered the letter must have set out south earlier than the Xuan family's secret guards. Where is he hiding now?

When will he show up?

Also, why did Bai Falcon only bring a message from the Xuan family?

Are the men sent by the new emperor still lingering in Huaizhao County? What's their purpose? Do they want to know if the couple died after falling off the cliff? Or are they planning another assassination attempt, just like last time?

But the last assassination on the cliff has already attracted the attention of the government and the public.

Xuan Zhao said in the letter that some people in the court and among the people had previously speculated that it was the emperor who sent people to do it. For this reason, the Jingzhao Yin even arrested a number of people who "spoke inappropriately", causing no one to dare to talk about the matter publicly anymore.

Is Sheng Yu completely crazy? Or does he still retain some sanity?

How is the Su family doing now? They asked Bai Hu to bring the Xuan family's letter to Jin Yu, but didn't leave a single word for me. What message did they want to convey to me?

Su Guanzhang fell into deep thought.

Sister Lan didn't sleep well in her small bamboo bed today. She heard her mother crying in her dream.

She sobbed uneasily.

The crying startled Su Guanzhang. He hurriedly placed Xuan Jinyu in his arms carefully on the bed, covered her with a quilt, and then reached into the small bamboo bed to pick up his daughter.

Su Guanzhang checked Lan Jie'er's diaper. She hadn't peed or pooped. She had just had milk half an hour ago, so she probably wasn't hungry.

"Are you feeling unwell?"

He withdrew his hand from taking his daughter's pulse, "Are you scared?" He gently rested his head on his daughter's forehead, "Don't cry, Sister Lan, don't be afraid." He coaxed her softly.

But Sister Lan was obviously frightened and difficult to comfort. She didn't buy her father's comfort.

Worried about disturbing Xuan Jinyu, Su Guanzhang wanted to take the child outside and coax him slowly; but as soon as he took a step, he turned back, obviously more worried about his wife who was still frowning and crying silently even though she was asleep.

While she was hesitating, Xuan Jinyu was awakened by Lan Jie'er's increasingly loud crying. She mustered up the energy to get up and held her in her arms.

"Don't cry, Sister Lan, don't cry." Xuan Jinyu's voice was still hoarse, with a thick nasal tone, "Mother is here."

But Sister Lan calmed down miraculously. Although she was sobbing, she stretched out her little hand and patted her face gently.

"Ahhh~" As if sensing her mother's emotions, she gave Xuan Jinyu a sweet smile.

Xuan Jinyu hugged her tightly, "You just cried, and you're laughing so soon? Clown." As she spoke, tears rolled down her face.

My grandfather's face flashed before my eyes, and my mind was filled with every word he said to me with patience and tolerance, and every thing he did for me.

Xuan Jinyu felt heartbroken as she felt the warmth of the little girl in her arms.

Su Guanzhang sat down behind her and took her and Lan Jie'er in his arms.

"Cry if you want to!" he whispered, unable to bear to see her trying to hold back her tears out of concern for her daughter. Her bright eyes, bloodshot, lashed at his heart like whips.

Xuan Jinyu burst into tears.

They were trapped at the bottom of the cliff. Their grandfather was seriously ill and died. Not only were they unable to go back to see him for the last time, they were even unable to offer sacrifices.

By the time they got the news, it was already too late.

They were late and had already missed their grandfather's seventh day of mourning.

If only this letter had arrived earlier...

"The day before yesterday was my grandfather's seventh day." Xuan Jinyu spoke to Su Guanzhang in a hoarse voice with red and swollen eyes.

Lan Jie'er was frightened by her mother's heartbroken crying and kept snuggling into her arms.

The little guy was so considerate that he couldn't even control his own hands and feet, but he was still thinking about wiping her tears.

The trick she learned from Bai Hun was fun and amusing when used on her father's face; but it felt very soothing when used gently on Xuan Jinyu's face.

Xuan Jinyu felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. She let Su Guanzhang wipe her tears while she kept kissing her daughter's face. "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Did mother scare you?"

She forced herself to calm down, fed Lan Jie'er milk, and played with her for a while. Only when she lay in Su Guanzhang's arms at night did she silently indulge in her own fragility and pain.

After delivering Xuan Zhao's letter, the white falcon probably knew that there would be no reply, so it flew out of the cliff again and did not show up for several days until the weather at the bottom of the cliff changed.

In December, a light rain fell at the foot of the cliff, which had always been sunny and warm.

After that rain, the sky was drizzling. The drizzle lingered for several days, and the temperature at the bottom of the cliff dropped significantly.

Bai Xuan brought back letters from the Su family, as well as a large bamboo basket full of rice, flour, oil, salt, clothes, bedding and other supplies, but the two still had not received the letter from their grandfather to Xuan Jinyu mentioned in Xuan Zhao's letter.

In mid-December, Lan Jie'er turned three months old. Xuan Jinyu, who had been immersed in grief for a long time, gradually calmed down.

The family of three paid a simple tribute towards the direction of Shengjing City.

There was a shortage of supplies at the bottom of the cliff, but the Su family had already learned from the secret guards that Master Lin had passed away, so they thoughtfully asked Bai Falcon to deliver the incense, candles, paper money, wine, tea and other items for the sacrifice to the bottom of the cliff.

Three kinds of animals: wild boar, pheasant and river fish. There was no shortage of these at the bottom of the cliff, and Su Guanzhang had prepared them himself.

Although there was no shortage of items for a sacrificial ceremony, it could even be considered simple compared to the old customs in the mansion in previous years.

Despite this, Xuan Jinyu and Su Guanzhang still prepared very seriously. At the end, they held Lan Jie'er, who knew nothing, in their arms and stood solemnly for a moment facing the direction of the capital.

"Grandfather, she is Sister Lan, your great-granddaughter." Xuan Jinyu smiled, but tears rolled down her eyes. "Have you seen her?"