Strange noises
Death is the best solution Song Xi can think of.
She couldn't betray her royal brother and his men to steal the so-called tiger talisman and gather intelligence, but she didn't want her mother to die.
Song Xi was in torment. If she told this to her brother, and Song Ting really did what he said and killed her mother, she would never forgive herself in her life.
Song Xi didn't know anything about her brother Song Ting, but he had never been willing to help her. She felt that Song Ting was just like her father, cruel and ruthless, without any humanity.
So she couldn't guarantee that Song Ting would leave A Niang's name.
Tomorrow is his mother's death anniversary, and it is also the day he had agreed with Song Ting. Song Xi knew that if he refused, it was very likely that the fake death anniversary would become the real one.
Song Xi couldn't accept A'niang's departure again, but she couldn't betray her brother.
In the past few days, Song Xi has been having nightmares every night. There is always a voice telling her that she will kill her mother and ask her to pay her mother with her life.
Once she fell asleep, the voice would appear.
Gradually, Song Xi felt that this voice made some sense.
Finally, she decided to go with her mother.
Song Xi left a suicide note, asking her brother the emperor and his men to capture Song Ting tomorrow. She knew that after Song Ting knew that she had informed on him, he might attack A Niang.
This would cause A Niang to die, so Song Xi chose to repay A Niang with his own life.
But she still felt reluctant to leave. She was reluctant to leave her royal brother, her royal uncle, Sister Lin and the others. Song Xi prepared the final gifts for them and sent her personal maid Xiaohuan away to deliver them.
She sent all the maids out of the bedroom, wrote a suicide note, and told her brother not to blame anyone, saying that she wanted to die.
The plan went smoothly. Song Xi thought she could end her life easily, but unexpectedly, Sister Lin rushed over and kept her.
Lin Yan's face was full of anger, and he called her by her full name: "Song Xi, why can't you tell us if there is something wrong? Why do you die without saying a word?"
"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Song Xi kept coughing and didn't speak for a long time.
Although Lin Yan was angry that she ended her life so rashly, he also knew that she must have a reason for doing so, so he softened his expression and tried to calm her down.
At this time, Song Yizhou and Song Jing also rushed over.
When Song Jing heard Xiaohuan, who was standing at the door, say that Song Xi wanted to commit suicide, he immediately rushed in with a worried look on his face: "Xishui, what's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed that you want to commit suicide? Is there anything that your royal brother can't solve?"
Several people surrounded Song Xi. Seeing their concerned expressions, Song Xi could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Lin Yan held Song Xi in his arms and comforted her gently.
It was probably because Song Ting's affairs in the past few days had made Song Xi breathless and she had frequent nightmares. She had just tried to hang herself, and she could no longer bear it and fainted.
Lin Yan carried Song Xi to the bed, tucked the quilt for her, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that her breathing was steady.
After leaving Songxi Palace, Song Jing asked anxiously: "Sister Lin, what happened to Xishui? Why did she suddenly become so depressed and commit suicide?"
Lin Yan looked solemn, shook his head, and said with a thunderbolt: "Princess Jing is not dead."
"Didn't she die in a fire a few years ago?" Song Jing was shocked, his eyes wide open.
Lin Yan told everything he knew from Zhao Mengsheng.
Song Jing was puzzled: "No, if Princess Jing was not dead, Xishui would be happy if she knew. Why is she..."
"Song Ting must have been looking for the stream," Song Yizhou guessed the key.
Lin Yan nodded and said, "It should be. Xishui's maid Xiaohuan said that she went to see Aning a few days ago, but Aning did not see her that day. She must have gone to see Song Ting."
Several people roughly figured out what Song Ting wanted to do. He simply wanted to use the stream water to do something for him and threaten Princess Jing.
In order to prevent Song Ting from discovering any clues, Song Yizhou immediately blocked what happened in Princess Yong'an's palace.
Because he was in a hurry to enter the palace, Lin Yan made too much noise, so Song Yizhou directly spread the news that an assassin had entered the palace and had now been captured.
Song Jing was also rushed by Song Yizhou to review memorials, pretending that nothing had happened.
Lin Yan stayed in the palace, waiting for Song Xi to wake up, because he was worried about her.
Until dark, Lin Yan sat beside Song Xi's bed, staring at her face, thoughtful.
In Lin Yan's eyes, Song Xi has always been a lively girl. Although she cannot speak, she is more optimistic than Aning. She doesn't believe that Song Xi wants to take her life so hastily.
The cicadas on the willow tree outside the window chirped, waking up Song Xi from his sleep.
After opening his eyes, Song Xi lowered his head and saw Lin Yan standing beside him, his mind still a little confused.
After realizing what happened during the day, Song Xi hurriedly stood up. She gestured and looked at Lin Yan with a look of self-blame: "I'm sorry, Sister Lin, I made you worry."
Lin Yan raised his hand and looked at Song Xi, who shrank but dared not hide. He sighed softly and touched her head: "Xi Shui, why are you so stupid?"
Song Xi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and only then did she realize how stupid her behavior was.
Not to mention how sad her relatives and friends would be if she died, if Song Ting had not attacked his mother, how sad her mother would be if she knew she was dead.
Her death was not a big deal. Even if Song Ting hadn't used her, he might have had countless ways to achieve his goal. She was too stupid.
Realizing something, Song Xi hurriedly asked Lin Yan to help her get paper and pen. After quickly writing, she handed it to Lin Yan to read.
Song Xi wrote on it the strange voice she had heard recently. She heard it again today when she fainted. Now that she thought about it, the voice had been tempting her to die.
Thinking of this, a chill came over Song Xi's heart.
Lin Yan's hands unconsciously clenched the paper. She only knew one person with such a strange ability - Zhong Yuxi.
After a while, Lin Yan reacted, comforted Song Xi and told him not to think too much, and ordered someone to call Song Jing.
If Song Yizhou hadn't dragged him away, the boy would have wanted to stay with Song Xi every step of the way, for fear that she would become depressed again.
Before leaving, he gave her many instructions, telling her to tell her as soon as possible if Song Xi woke up.
Song Jing rushed over and looked at his living sister. He wanted to worship the heaven and the earth, and said with heartache: "Xishui, is there anything that I can't help you with? You are so narrow-minded. If anything happens to you, what should I do?"
Listening to Song Jing's rambling, Song Xi knew that he had frightened the other party, so he hurried to comfort him and wrote on the paper: "Royal brother, I was wrong, my brain was a mess, it's okay now."
Hearing that the brother and sister seemed to have a lot more to say, Lin Yan interrupted and said, "Stop, let's talk about business now."
Song Yizhou, who arrived after Song Jing, said: "Yong'an, tell me, what does Song Ting want you to do and how did he threaten you."
Song Xi wrote down everything Song Ting said that day on a piece of paper.
"He really dares to want the tiger talisman right away," Song Jing was the first to complain.
"So tomorrow is the day Song Ting agreed to meet," Lin Yan thought thoughtfully.
"Are we going to arrest him?" Song Xi gestured anxiously, "But my mother is still in her hands."
Lin Yan smiled and said, "Don't worry, your mother is safe now."
After hearing what Lin Yan said, Song Xi felt relieved, and began to think about how stupid his previous behavior was.
"Go see him tomorrow with the crossbow diagram that Lou Jian found," Song Yizhou said.
"I really have to give it to him..." Before he could finish his words, Song Jing realized something and made a meaningful sound.
The crossbow picture is naturally not real. If Lou Jian has "carefully improved" it, it would be best if no one can find it.
After agreeing on a plan, they all dispersed.
Knowing that Song Xi would be scared tonight, and Lin Yan still had some things to check, he sent someone to bring Zhou Ningning into the palace in advance to accompany Song Xi.
After Zhou Ningning arrived, Lin Yan went to look for Song Jing.
"I had no connection with him at that time," Song Jing wondered, "Why does Sister Lin think that I was good friends with him in the past."
I didn't tell Song Xi that Gu Shi was Song Ting before, so that she wouldn't think too much and recall those unpleasant things.
But this matter was not hidden from Song Jing.
As for why they didn't arrest Song Ting directly, the group had discussed this issue a long time ago.
Not to mention how many people he has in the capital, if he escapes, it will inevitably alert the enemy.
If he were really captured, there would be the Empress Dowager and the people left behind by Prince Jing who could rebel at any time.
Now everyone knows the truth, so they just have to play along with him slowly. Once they have completely figured out his true identity, that will be the day he dies.
Before knowing that Gu Shi was Song Ting, Song Jing and Gu Shi had been classmates for a month. At that time, Song Jing had not yet doubted Gu Shi.
Lin Yan read in the book he got from Zhong Yuxi that Song Jing was very good friends with Gu Shi when they were in Chongming Academy.
But now Song Jing says that he had no contact with Gu Shi at that time. What went wrong?
"I remember now. When I first entered the academy, Gu Shi was friendly with me. But I lost my homework during class and was punished by Master Tang."
"Afterwards, Master Tang quietly apologized to me, saying that she had seen my homework at Gu Shi's place. I didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just a prank between classmates. Besides, my uncle told me not to cause trouble in the academy, so I didn't bother with Gu Shi. After that, I consciously distanced myself from him."
Song Jing scratched his head and said, "It's been too long, I almost forgot."
"Master Tang is..." Lin Yan asked in confusion.
"That's Lin Yige's wife, Miss Tang Yuelin."
In an instant, countless doubts surged into Lin Yan's mind, and he always felt that this was not a coincidence.
Thinking about all the abnormalities that were discovered about Tang Yuelin before, I wonder what role Tang Yuelin played in all this.
In order to prevent Gu Shi from finding out the news in the palace, Lin Yi dragged him until dark and did not return to the Lin Mansion until midnight.
Tang Yuelin was feeling very uncomfortable in the mansion at the moment, staring at the gate of the Lin Mansion.
Tang Yuelin had been worried about Zhang Bai since she heard the news from Lin Yan a few days ago.
She was afraid that Zhang Bai would cause trouble like he did in his previous life. Even though Zhou Ningning was not the queen now, it did not mean that he would not harm other people.
While she was worried about Zhang Bai, she also felt inexplicably anxious, as if she had forgotten something.
Until today, Tang Yuelin suddenly remembered that in her previous life, Princess Yong'an died on this day, and the cause of death was suicide by hanging.
In a panic, Tang Yuelin wrote the note and asked a little beggar to give it to Lin Yan.
She watched Lin Yan rush to the palace, feeling extremely anxious, and just hoped that nothing had happened to the princess yet.
If Princess Yong'an died in this life, Tang Yuelin would never forgive herself.
When she knew what would happen in the future, she could have saved Princess Yong'an, but because of her negligence, she failed to save her. What's the difference between her and killing the princess?
It was already dark, and Lin Yi had not returned home yet. Tang Yuelin's heart grew colder and colder. The princess wouldn't, she had already...
While Tang Yuelin was daydreaming, she stood at the gate of the Lin Mansion, looking at Lin Yi coming from a distance and pounced on him quickly.
Seeing his wife running too fast and almost falling, Lin Yi hurried over to support her.
Thinking that he came back so late and forgot to tell Alin, Lin Yi realized that he had scared her, and hurriedly comforted her: "Alin, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. Something important happened in the palace today. I came back too late and made you worry."
Lin Yi's gentle voice made Tang Yuelin more rational, and she almost blurted out to ask about the princess.
If this question is asked, it will be difficult to explain. After all, she shouldn't know about the princess's suicide now.
Tang Yuelin pinched her palms and pretended to be calm, "Ayi, what big thing happened? Why did you come back so late?"
"It's a big deal." Lin Yi supported Tang Yuelin as he walked towards the mansion and whispered, "Princess Yong'an committed suicide, but fortunately my sister arrived in time and rescued her."
After hearing this, Tang Yuelin breathed a sigh of relief, and her clothes on the back were soaked.
Seeing the sweat on Tang Yuelin's forehead, Lin Yi thought that she was too worried about him, so he raised his hand to wipe the sweat off her face: "Alin, I have so many secret guards around me, nothing will happen, don't worry about me next time."
"Okay," Tang Yuelin replied in a low voice. Knowing that Princess Yong'an was not dead, all the energy in her body dissipated, leaving only fatigue. At this moment, she had no mind to listen to Lin Yi's words.
Lin Yi noticed that something was wrong with his wife, but he didn't say anything. He ordered the maid to prepare water for the two of them to bathe.
At this moment, Tang Yuelin was completely unaware that she had forgotten to deal with the beggar who delivered the note.
Also, the handwriting on the note was written with her right hand, while the note she gave to Lin Yan before was written with her left hand.
Moreover, this time she was able to tell Lin Yan directly that Princess Yong'an would die, instead of beating around the bush.
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