Chapter 244 The Most Vicious Woman's Heart
The emperor waved his hands sadly, stood up and walked towards the back hall of the Hall of Mental Cultivation...
Li Dajian looked at the emperor's back and dared not say anything more. Every time when His Majesty went to accompany the "late queen", he always dared not speak.
Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Xiao Ning was still waiting for the emperor's decision, but she also knew the rumors spreading throughout the capital.
There was a hint of satisfaction in his eyes, but also a little doubt.
This time, the witchcraft poison in Xiao Ji's body was triggered prematurely, which was naturally her doing. As for the method, it was naturally given to her by Concubine Li.
But according to what my mother said, her urging would at most shorten Xiao Ji's already limited lifespan, but it wouldn't kill him outright, right?
What went wrong?
Thinking that this news was found out by Xie Yuru herself... Xiao Ning's slightly frowned eyes flashed with suspicion: Could it be that Xiao Hong also did something?
Now that both she and Xiao An are in trouble, it is reasonable for Xiao Hong to take action at this time. After all, his father has been soft-hearted towards Xiao An many times before.
I just didn't expect Xiao An to have such a brain.
Xiao Ning thought of the figure of Li Dajian who had just hurriedly entered the room, and then looked at the peaceful Yangxin Palace at this moment, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
Losing the Way and Having Few Supporters…
This is Xiao Ji's fate...
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Pei Chen had also heard the rumors in the capital, but he naturally disdained them. After all, Si Nan had already told him everything.
He still went to the Heavenly Prison as planned.
He wasted no time and went straight to meet the current Duke Dingguo, Lin Xiangwen's grandfather.
Old Master Lin was held in solitary confinement, wearing a white prison uniform, his silver-white hair a little messy. Even though he was sitting on a haystack, his back was still straight, with the demeanor of a military commander.
Pei Chen is actually very familiar with Mr. Lin.
In the first few years when Pei Chen went to the battlefield, Grandpa Lin was in his prime and was at the age of making a name for himself!
Old Master Lin had also led troops in battles and made great contributions to the court. However, he later became ill and had no outstanding sons and daughters among his younger generations, so his influence gradually declined over the past few decades.
Pei Chen has always felt a little sad about Mr. Lin's involvement in such things.
When Mr. Lin heard the footsteps, he looked up at Pei Chen and said, "Don't ask me anything. I know nothing."
Pei Chen: “…”
He didn't say much and directly showed the jade pendant in his hand.
When Mr. Lin looked up, he was stunned and his face changed drastically! His lips moved, but he didn't say a word.
Pei Chen took the initiative to say: "Mr. Lin should be able to recognize it. This is Lin Xiangwen's jade pendant."
As he spoke, he took the initiative to hand the jade pendant to Mr. Lin so that he could take a closer look.
Most of the jade pendants of the Lin family members are the same, with only the words engraved on them being different.
Mr. Lin took the jade pendant, looked at it carefully for a while, and then suddenly clenched it.
There are not many descendants in military families, because the battlefield is judged by all, and they have to go to the battlefield one after another. Many people die without even having time to leave behind any descendants.
The Lin family had more descendants because no one had gone to the battlefield for decades, but Grandpa Lin came from that time and he valued these children very much.
The jade pendants that represent the status of the children in the family were cut and carved by him personally from a whole piece of jade.
So he recognized at once that this jade pendant belonged to Lin Xiangwen!
Mr. Lin's back hunched a little, and his sharp eyes fell on Pei Chen, "You gave this to me, what do you want to discuss with me?"
Pei Chen smiled and said, "The old man is a smart man."
Mr. Lin looked at Pei Chen and clenched the jade pendant in his big hand. "What can you give me?"
Pei Chen said directly: "Save his life."
Privately casting weapons is a capital crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan, but Lin Xiangwen lives up to his name. In addition to continuing his family's old business of killing enemies on the battlefield and using his merits to revive the family, the Lin family also wants to find another way out.
After all, Daxia was at peace and there were few wars, so naturally there were no opportunities for military generals to display their talents.
Lin Xiangwen is the change of the Lin family. He was educated at a young age and took the imperial examination. He had nothing to do with the Lin family's private collection of weapons.
This is also the reason why Pei Chen is willing to let him off the hook.
"Are you willing?" Old Master Lin was a little skeptical. As far as he knew, Pei Chen had always been impartial and just.
Pei Chen smiled and said frankly: "The old man knows. Seriously speaking, he has nothing to do with these things."
Old Master Lin breathed a sigh of relief, and felt a little more convinced.
But still ask: "How do you prove it?"
"Mr. Lin, do you know where we caught Lin Xiangwen?" Pei Chen said, throwing a map to Mr. Lin.
Old Master Lin was also a military commander in his early years. He soon figured out what was going on. He looked hesitant and said, "This..."
"This is Lin Xiangwen's escape route. What do you think, old man?"
Mr. Lin’s face darkened.
He doesn't think so!
No matter how you look at this route, it seems like someone is deliberately trying to harm his grandson. With such an obvious clue, as long as Pei Chen's people are not fools, they will be caught sooner or later.
And if Pei Chen wanted, he could easily accuse Lin Xiangwen of "surrendering to the enemy"!
The Lin family members are guilty of the most serious crimes, and their death does not deserve pity.
Even the glory of the Lin family’s ancestors will be tarnished. The Lin family will no longer be the founding heroes, but will be recognized as the villains that everyone despises!
What's more...that's the northern border.
The other members of the Lin family had never been to the battlefield and could not understand it, but Old Man Lin remembered the blood feud between the Lin family and the Northern Frontier.
Countless ancestors of the Lin family lost their lives at the hands of Northern Frontier. If the descendants of the Lin family finally surrender to Northern Frontier... he would rather die together!
At least I can die with honor to my ancestors in the underworld.
"In addition." Pei Chen continued: "In recent days, my people have caught poisoners in the Tianlao three times."
"They all targeted the Lin family."
"I don't need to remind you who did it. If Mr. Lin doesn't believe it..."
"I believe it." Mr. Lin's originally straight back completely collapsed, his voice unable to hide his haggardness and fatigue, and he repeated: "I believe it."
From what that person did to Lin Xiangwen, we can see what kind of person he is. He only attacked the people of the Lin family...
Thaksin.
He sighed softly: "The mouth of a bamboo snake and the sting of a wasp. Neither of them is poisonous, but the heart of a woman is the most poisonous."
"Pei Chen, I'm telling you."
Pei Chen stayed in the prison until midnight before leaving. Old Master Lin spoke personally and revealed many secrets and evidence of cooperation.
The Lin family is not stupid. They don't do things naively and they have a lot of evidence in their hands.
After Pei Chen left the Heavenly Prison, he went to the place Grandpa Lin mentioned to look for evidence in person.
But as soon as he arrived at the sealed-off house of the Duke of Zhenguo, he keenly sensed that someone was following him.
He reacted quickly: I'm afraid it's Xiao Ning's people.
Obviously, Xiao Ning was not completely confident in the Lin family, and was worried that there would be a backup plan. So when he failed to attack the Lin family, he arranged for his assassins to guard the Lin family's house.
But Pei Chen had already arrived, so there was no chance to retreat.
If he leaves now... who knows what kind of accidents will happen in the Lin family's house, and those evidences... cannot be missed!
Pei Chen's mind raced, and he headed straight for the place where Mr. Lin said the evidence was hidden.
He took the evidence and left first to meet up with his men, so there was nothing to fear from these assassins!
Pei Chen took it quite easily.
But when he came out of the study, more than a dozen people immediately fell from the sky and rushed directly towards Pei Chen -
More than a dozen men in black had their faces masked and their attacks were deadly without showing any mercy.
Even though Pei Chen had been prepared, he still found it difficult to resist at this moment.
He simply didn't fight with them and retreated out of the house while fighting.
Even so, when Pei Chen left the Lin family house, he was still injured!
He went straight to the Prince's Mansion.
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