Chapter 36
Everyone present knew that Xie He's cousin was General Xie Heng, who had been stationed in Shuzhou for ten years.
Xie Heng had been in Shuzhou for many years, and no one would have thought that he would be involved in court affairs.
Besides, Xie Heng and Lu Xing have been friends for many years, so there is absolutely no reason for him to frame Lu Xing.
So when Xie He said this, everyone present was shocked at first, and then they were in disbelief.
Even Lu Ling didn't believe it.
Because she knew that it was Xie Heng's help that she was assigned to the military camp.
Seeing the disbelief on everyone's faces, Xie He sneered.
He had long been dissatisfied with Xie Heng. For so many years, he had been the one who took care of all the affairs in the court for Xie Heng. He originally thought that with Xie Heng's return, his career would be further promoted. However, he never expected that not only did he not get promoted, but he even lost his official position.
This makes what he has been doing for so many years seem like a joke.
He lost his job in recent years and it became a problem to support his family. If it weren't for his wife and son who stayed with him, he sometimes wanted to jump into the river and end it all.
If Shen Wangyou had not threatened his wife and son today, and if he had not been beaten by him, he would not have come to the Dali Temple to confess his crime.
However, didn't he have the impression that Shen Wangyou didn't know martial arts? How come he was defeated in just a few moves today, and his moves didn't seem to be those of the Daliang people.
A bad idea started to emerge in Xie He's mind, but before he could think it through, Xie He was kicked by someone.
It is Shen Wangyou.
"What do you use this jade pendant for?"
Xie He laughed, then said, "Of course, I'll contact my subordinates."
"What are contacts used for?" Lu Ling asked.
Xie He heard Lu Ling ask, and glanced at Lu Ling: "Of course, you are here to frame your mother."
Xie He admitted it so quickly that it was hard to tell whether he was telling the truth. But just this sentence alone was enough to send a shiver through Lu Ling's heart.
Uncle Xie, whom she had always respected, turned out to be the murderer who harmed her family. What about Xie Yuwang? Did Xie Yuwang know?
Lu Ling felt her mind was in a mess. The people here were too hypocritical. She didn't dare to trust them anymore.
This matter was of great importance and was soon reported to the emperor by Wang Mu.
In the Golden Palace, the emperor was furious when he heard this and threw all the memorials in his hands to the ground.
At the beginning, Lu Xing’s crime was a foregone conclusion, but now some people say that he was wrong and that Lu Xing was framed. How can he face the people?
The emperor slowly said, "Where is the evidence?"
Wang Mu walked out and reported, "Your Majesty, the evidence is still insufficient. There are still doubts in this case. I implore Your Majesty to re-examine the case."
Wang Mu did not tell anyone about Xie He's identification of Xie Heng. There were many gossips in the court, and no one knew the truth of the matter, so Wang Mu did not dare to make a rash conclusion.
The only way is to let the emperor investigate this matter thoroughly.
The emperor looked heavy-hearted and seemed unwilling to investigate the matter thoroughly.
Just when Wang Mu thought that this matter would have no result, the prince stood up.
As everyone knows, His Majesty values the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince has also stepped forward to request a reversal of the verdict, it is only a matter of time before the Emperor agrees.
Wang Mu originally thought that the emperor would have to wait a long time before agreeing, but he didn't expect that the emperor would agree after thinking for a moment.
Everyone in the court was in an uproar. First, they did not expect that the emperor would value the prince so much. Second, they did not expect that the emperor would agree to Lu Xing's matter so quickly.
This also served as a wake-up call to everyone in the court.
There are two factions in the court now. One is the prince's faction. The prince is the eldest son and has talent. There is nothing wrong with supporting him. The other faction is the third prince. The third prince is the son of the favorite concubine Zhang Shufei. The queen died early, and everything in the harem was taken care of by Zhang Shufei. Not only that, Zhang Shufei's brother is the current prime minister - Zhang Xu.
Therefore, although the emperor values the crown prince, many people still believe that the third prince can compete with the crown prince. Perhaps it will be the third prince rather than the crown prince who will sit on the throne.
The emperor agreed to the prince's proposal so quickly to warn the third prince's party that the prince is the only heir.
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Soon, the order for the Lu family to overturn the verdict came down.
Lu Ling naturally didn't dare to sit idle, running around diligently. Wang Mu hadn't told His Majesty that she was still alive, so she could still investigate the case in secret.
But someone leaked the news, and soon the word spread that Lu Ling was still alive. Lu Ling had no choice but to stop what he was doing.
That day, Xie Yuwang, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, came to see her.
"Sister."
Xie Yuwang has changed a lot. The originally cheerful boy has become a little sad, and his eyes are more unpredictable.
Lu Ling thought of what Xie He had said. If Xie Heng was indeed the murderer, then what about Xie Yuwang? Did he know? Was he involved? Lu Ling felt a little more distant from Xie Yuwang.
"Yuwang, why are you here?"
As if sensing Lu Ling's departure, Xie Yuwang was stunned for a moment before he spoke: "Sister, didn't you go to Bi Hai? Why didn't you come to find me after returning to the capital?"
"It's a long story, so I'd better not tell it."
Lu Ling seemed to recall something and spoke indifferently, "You're back in the capital, but what about Su Yun? Is she still in Shuzhou?"
After Lu Ling finished speaking, he looked at Xie Yuwang. Xie Yuwang's face turned pale in an instant, and his eyes were dazed, as if he had suffered a great blow.
After a long while, Xie Yuwang finally spoke, his voice choked with sobs: "Su Yun, she's dead."
"What?"
Lu Ling felt a buzzing in his head.
Lu Ling couldn't believe it. She thought Xie Yuwang was joking. When did Su Yun die? How did she die? And wasn't Su Yun fine when she left? Why did she suddenly...
It took Lu Ling a long time to react to Su Yun’s death.
Although Lu Ling had been at odds with Su Yun since childhood, Su Yun was not a bad person, and he grew up with Su Yun. Lu Ling was only unhappy about his sudden death.
Lu Ling's voice trembled unconsciously: "When did she leave?"
In fact, Lu Ling wanted to ask Xie Yuwang how she left, but when she got to the point, she didn't want to ask anymore.
Xie Yuwang had regained his composure: "The day after you left."
So early?
Lu Ling didn't expect Su Yun to leave so early, and his eyes dimmed slightly.
Lu Ling didn't ask Xie Yuwang anything else. The two of them sat opposite each other in silence.
After a long while, Xie Yuwang spoke up: "Sister, have you found the murderer?"
Lu Ling was about to say that he had a clue, but then he changed his mind and realized that this matter was more or less entangled with Xie Heng. He didn't know whether Xie Yuwang knew about it or not. In any case, Lu Ling couldn't tell him now.
Lu Ling shook his head and said, "I don't know yet, I just have a clue."
Seeing that Lu Ling didn't say anything, Xie Yuwang didn't ask any more questions. He just asked Lu Ling to take good care of himself before leaving and handed Lu Ling a handkerchief.
Lu Ling was puzzled and asked Shen Wangyou why he gave her a square handkerchief.
Xie Yuwang only said that this was Su Yun's, and he gave her the handkerchief so that she could keep it as a memory.
Lu Ling originally wanted to ask him: Shouldn't you need this handkerchief more? Why did you give it to me?
But looking at Xie Yuwang's expression, Lu Ling didn't ask in the end.
Xie Yuwang seemed to have really changed a lot. The young man who was once full of vigor and vitality now looked much more decadent, with only endless despair and sadness in his eyes.
Xie Yuwang is a stubborn person. Once he falls in love with someone, he will not change his mind. Otherwise, when Xie Heng asked him to go to Shuzhou, Xie Yuwang would not have gone on a hunger strike.
It was useless to go on a hunger strike. Seeing that Xie Yuwang was unwilling, Lu Xing wrote a letter to Xie Heng. He thought that the matter would end there, but he didn't expect that Xie Heng actually sent people to the Lu family and kidnapped the person and took him to Shuzhou.
Lu Ling didn’t know what happened afterwards, but judging from what happened back then, Xie Yuwang really liked Su Yun.
Not long after Xie Yuwang left, Shen Wangyou came over.
In the past few days, the news that Lu Ling is still alive has made many things inconvenient, so many investigations are done by Shen Wangyou, Jiang Yun and Lin Yao.
When Shen Wangyou entered the room, he met Xie Yuwang, so he walked to Lu Ling and asked her, "Why is he here?"
Lu Ling sat back down and handed the handkerchief in his hand to Shen Wangyou: "Here, he came here to give me this."
Shen Wangyou glanced at it and felt a little jealous: "Why did he give you the handkerchief? Did he..."
"no."
Lu Ling knew what Shen Wangyou would say next. When Shen Wangyou first entered the mansion, Xie Yuwang had not left yet. At that time, Xie Yuwang came to see Lu Ling all day long, making Shen Wangyou think that Xie Yuwang liked Lu Ling.
Lu Ling only found out about this when he was trying to trick Chen Wangyou after they were together.
Lu Ling thought that Shen Wangyou had forgotten about this matter a long time ago, but he didn't expect that this guy was still like this - so jealous.
"What is this handkerchief?" Shen Wangyou asked softly.
"It's Su Yun's." Lu Ling paused, "Su Yun is gone."
As he spoke, Lu Ling's eyes turned red.
Shen Wangyou knew Su Yun, and also knew the relationship between Su Yun and Lu Ling. The two of them were both enemies and friends.
Sometimes he thought Lu Ling was heartless, like when he lied to her and refused to forgive him. Sometimes Shen Wangyou thought Lu Ling was affectionate, like now, when Su Yun and Lu Ling had been fighting since they were young, and Lu Ling actually cried for her.
"When did he leave?" Shen Wangyou spoke slowly, afraid of touching Lu Ling's sore spot, so he didn't dare to ask more.
"Xie Yuwang said she left the day after we left?" Lu Ling's tears had already burst out. She snatched the handkerchief from Shen Wangyou's hand and wiped it.
Shen Wangyou seemed to remember something and did not speak for a long time.
"Really? What a coincidence."
Lu Ling didn't listen to what Shen Wangyou said, but just wiped her tears silently. However, the more she wiped, the more tears came, and they surged out like a flood.
Soon, the handkerchief in Lu Ling's hand was soaked.
As if remembering something, Lu Ling put down the handkerchief.
She seemed to have just taken the handkerchief in Shen Wangyou's hand, and it seemed that this handkerchief was given to her by herself, Su Yun's handkerchief, which Xie Yuwang gave to her as a remembrance.
Lu Ling quickly put down the handkerchief and used his sleeve to wipe it.
Shen Wangyou comforted him for a while, then went out to get a basin of water and prepared to apply it to Lu Ling's eyes.
I thought Lu Ling was no longer sad, but when I returned to the room, Lu Ling was still crying.
Chen Wangyou thought: What the ancients said about women being made of water is absolutely true, otherwise how could her Aling cry so much.
Suddenly, Lu Ling stopped crying, looked at the wet handkerchief, and said, "What is this?"
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