Chapter 1136 Xu Da's Platitudes

"It's no trouble at all, cousin. Look what I brought you."

Xu Da pointed to the food box on the table and said with a smile, "Open it and take a look."

The food box was opened. The first layer contained roast duck from Shuangfuji, which had already been sliced ​​and served with thin duck pancakes, sweet bean sauce, and scallions. Below that were several food boxes containing signature dishes from the most famous restaurants in the capital. The last layer contained dim sum, which Lin Yuesha was very familiar with.

Jujube paste cake shaped like a plum blossom, the chef of the Prince of Luo's Mansion is the most famous dessert.

Lin Yuesha broke off a piece; the taste was soft and glutinous with a milky aroma, truly the work of the chef from the Prince Luo's mansion.

"Cousin, I heard that Aunt Xu and her men ransacked the Luo Prince's mansion. These pastries aren't from a few days ago, are they?"

A few days ago, Lin Yuesha ate some pastries at Faxi Temple, and she remembered that there was still one box left.

"Cousin, how can you say that?"

Xu Da is loud and boisterous, and his cousin must have misunderstood him. Don't forget, he has a large sum of money hidden away, so he doesn't need to be stingy.

Even if pastries don't spoil, they'll harden after two or three days. The pastries he brought were freshly baked and ready to eat. Upon learning that Lin Yuesha had woken up, he didn't even have time to eat a piece, nor did he give any to his crying son. He specially brought them to Lin Yuesha.

"The confiscation of the Luo Prince's mansion had nothing to do with the cook. The Emperor did not want to make a big fuss, so all the servants were spared."

Taking advantage of his position, Xu Da invited a cook to his home to cook, so that he could provide snacks whenever Xu Da wanted.

The chefs at the Prince of Luo's mansion were originally imperial chefs in the palace, and their skills were passed down from their ancestors. If they were exiled back to their hometown, their skills would be lost.

"Cousin, I'm really impressed with you now."

Xu Da arrived at Faxi Temple, which took quite a while. If Lin Yuesha hadn't used Prince Luo as a hostage, the old princess would have succeeded long ago.

Before he could arrive with his men, Qi Heng's life was in grave danger.

The old princess was absolutely certain that as long as Qi Heng died, her son would surely inherit the throne. Little did she know that Qi Heng had already prepared a contingency plan.

"Oh, right, cousin, I just remembered something."

Lin Yuesha knew very little about what happened that night. She asked the maids around her, but the two maids couldn't give her any clear answers. Lin Yuesha was almost certain that Qingxing and Qi'er were hiding something from her.

"What's up?"

Xu Da took a sip of tea and advised, "Cousin, you should take care of your health first and not worry too much."

Even if Qi Heng doesn't attend the morning court session, the situation remains stable.

The old princess has been imprisoned, and the officials are all on edge, afraid of being implicated. They are all working diligently in their respective departments, and no one dares to cause trouble at this critical juncture.

“I heard that my husband had other plans that day. It was you who noticed something was wrong, read the letter beforehand, and then took Aunt Xu to rescue people.”

Qingxing Qi'er could only glean fragments of information. Lin Yuesha deduced that Qi Heng must have concealed his trip alone, and the key was the few letters he left for Xu Da.

"this……"

Xu Da put down his teacup and decided to say a few good words for Qi Heng.

Everyone witnessed what Qi Heng did; Lin Yuesha was more important to him than his own life, and few men could do that.

"So, what did the letter say?"

Lin Yuesha interrupted Xu Da and relentlessly pressed for an answer.

"What? How could I possibly know what's written?"

Xu Da denied that he had seen the letter left by Qi Heng.

"Impossible, you seem to know a lot."

Lin Yuesha stared suspiciously at Xu Da's face. Xu Da was not one to lie; whenever he tried to hide something, his eyes would twitch like a muscle.

"Cousin, please don't get me into trouble."

Remembering Qi Heng's instructions, Xu Da knew that even if Lin Yuesha subjected him to severe torture, he could not reveal the truth.

"That is the Emperor's decree. If you were to peek at it, wouldn't that be disobeying the imperial decree, a crime punishable by death?"

Xu Da rubbed his face and said righteously, "Putting aside his identity, I could not possibly read the letters he left for you. It would be going too far to doubt my character."

On that day, Qi Heng received a bloody hand. He washed the blood off in a basin of water and carefully examined it, confirming that it was not Lin Yuesha's hand.

The old princess sent a messenger with a message, but the messenger immediately committed suicide after delivering the message, and the old princess's side couldn't get a single word out of him.

"Why didn't he leave any backup plan before he went?"

This is pretty much what Lin Yuesha guessed; Qi Heng wouldn't be so lacking in discernment.

"He said that with you in the hands of the old princess, he could only obediently submit."

Qi Heng did indeed say that, fearing that if he had any scheming, the other party would discover it, leading to consequences he could not bear.

Therefore, regardless of whether the other party offered him a bloody hand or not, he was prepared to do as they said, even if it meant risking his life.

Qi Heng knew perfectly well that the old princess's target was him, not Lin Yuesha. As long as he went there, he would surely be able to protect Lin Yuesha.

"Has he ever thought about what I would do if something happened to him?"

Based on Lin Yuesha's understanding of Qi Heng, he was indeed a headstrong person, so the letters he left behind were very important.

"Yes, he thought that if he put me in a high position, I could live a good life."

As Lin Yuesha spoke, she used her peripheral vision to observe Xu Da's reaction to confirm her speculation.

As expected, Xu Da immediately lost his composure and asked, "Cousin, how did you know?"

“I didn’t know before, but I do now.”

Lin Yuesha curled her lips into a triumphant smile.

Xu Da was speechless. His cousin, relying on her intelligence, kept trying to trick him into revealing information. As an honest man, he always fell for her tricks. His lifelong reputation was ruined by this couple.

"All right."

Xu Da gritted his teeth. Since his cousin had guessed it, he no longer needed to hide it.

Before leaving, Xu Da left Qi Heng's letter with Lin Yuesha, instructing her to read it and then burn it, as instructed by Qi Heng.

Back in her room, Lin Yuesha dismissed the maids and eagerly opened the package.

The first letter, addressed to Xu Da and his wife, was both a will and a request. Qi Heng handed over the imperial seal and all other items, hoping that Lin Yuesha would take a high position, because only in this way would she never be subordinate to anyone.

Lin Yuesha glanced at it, then opened the second letter, which contained Qi Heng's heartfelt words.

"Qi Heng is a beast!"

Lin Yuesha gritted her teeth. She was only twelve or thirteen years old when she transmigrated, still a naive little girl. Qi Heng had already set his sights on her at that time and had been scheming and plotting all along.

Lin Yuesha was completely dumbfounded and kept in the dark, while Qi Heng began to feel guilty two years ago.

That scoundrel! He tricked the two into getting married by feigning illness when the Prince of Luo pretended to be sick. Qi Heng was even smug about his own scheme and showed no remorse whatsoever!

In this letter, Qi Heng surprisingly said that his biggest regret was not having a wedding night, and he was unwilling to accept it.

Lin Yuesha thought the farewell letter would at least bring her to tears, but she was overthinking it. All she wanted to do now was go to Faxi Temple and beat up the poisoned Qi Heng to vent her anger.

After calming down, Lin Yuesha felt the urge to cry again, lamenting that she had almost been tricked by Qi Heng once more.

When Qi Heng wrote this letter, he thought he wouldn't survive. He didn't leave any affectionate words because he was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear it.