Winter may be cold, but it's not as cold as people's hearts.
Zhou Lin sat motionless on the ground like a statue, utterly shocked.
Looking back, it's clear how much of a failure he was.
As a general commanding 100,000 Tiger Forest soldiers, he was unaware that his mother had been murdered, his brother had been wronged, his wife was a spy, and his child had died.
Zhou Lin was furious!
Ah, what meaning does life have if it's like this? It's really better to end it all, at least then we can be reunited.
"If you really hate me that much, then kill me." Zhou Lin raised his eyes and looked at Wang Shuyi, his eyes still filled with affection, without any sense of blame.
He drew a short knife from his waist and handed it over.
Wang Shuyi accepted it tremblingly. In countless midnight dreams, she had wanted to do this, but looking at Zhou Lin, the man she had once loved deeply and even wanted to do anything for, she... still hesitated and was afraid!
Su Jinxia and Zhou Chen stood in the darkness like invisible men, silently watching everything.
It has to be said that Zhou Li's situation was somewhat unexpected for Su Jin.
Wang Shuyi...sigh, although it's a bit unreasonable to take her anger out on Zhou Chen, a mother's heart is understandable.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Su Jin had no choice but to cough lightly. "Ahem, well, I know it's a bit inappropriate for me to say this right now, but there's a very important question that I have to ask."
The two people in front seemed not to have heard Su Jin's words, and were looking at each other, as if they were still deciding whether to go with the child.
Su Jin had no choice but to ask directly, "Your Highness, have you really seen that dead child?"
Upon hearing the word "child," Wang Shuyi reacted strongly. Her brows furrowed deeply, as if she had recalled the situation. Fear and resentment resurfaced in her eyes. She cried out in anguish, "I saw her once when she was born, and she was covered in bruises."
"Then what?"
"Then they took it away."
"You haven't followed up on the rest?" Su Jin pressed.
Wang Shuyi looked at Su Jinxia, unsure of her meaning. "I was too weak at the time, I couldn't even crawl, how could I follow up? Besides, what would I follow up on?"
"Who was responsible for bringing Zhou Li here?" Su Jinxia continued to ask.
Wang Shuyi glanced at Zhou Lin, blinked slightly guiltily, and whispered, "It's the housekeeper."
Zhou Lin no longer cared about the fact that even his family's steward was the Empress Dowager's man, and instead looked at Su Jinxia warily, "What do you mean by asking these questions?"
Su Jin shrugged. Zhou Lin's wariness of her was truly extraordinary.
"I just think that if I were the Empress Dowager's man, it would be too much trouble to find a newborn to replace that child. It would be much easier to find a way to save the child, lie about it, and send it back. This would not only sow discord between you and your husband, allowing the Princess to continue to serve the Empress Dowager, but also give the Prince another layer of restraint."
Zhou Lin frowned deeply. Su Jin's words were completely wild guesses, without any basis, so how could they be believed?
Su Jin understood and continued, "I have some medical knowledge. If a child has a difficult birth, the child may not breathe after birth, but if treated in time, there is a great chance of saving the life."
"Oh, by the way, I don't know if you've noticed, but although Zhou Li doesn't look like the prince, he does have some resemblance to the princess in his eyes and eyebrows!"
"Clang!" The knife in Wang Shuyi's hand fell to the ground. She had heard this before, but at that time she thought it was just something the maids and servants said to flatter her, because Zhou Li was really not like the prince, so she could only say that he resembled her mother.
When Wang Shuyi heard these words, it was as if a sore spot had been hit. She reminded her that Zhou Li was not the prince's biological daughter, so she flew into a rage and told her not to say such things again.
Wang Shuyi thought about it carefully. When she woke up from her coma, it was more than a day later. The housekeeper told her that the baby was gone and that she didn't need to worry about anything else; the housekeeper would take care of it. At the time, she was only focused on being heartbroken and had been unconscious for a long time. When she woke up again, Zhou Li had been brought to her, and her baby had been disposed of.
Therefore, Wang Shuyi had no idea what happened in between.
Suddenly, Wang Shuyi grabbed Zhou Lin's arm and said urgently, "Do they really look alike? You're not kidding me, are you?"
Zhou Lin nodded blankly, "They do look somewhat alike, so I've never doubted the child's origins."
One thing after another happened, and Zhou Lin was completely confused.
He had just learned that his child was gone and that Zhou Li was someone else's daughter. Before he could even process this, he was told that everything was a mistake!
this……
While Zhou Lin was still confused, Wang Shuyi was already in tears. Although there was no basis for her claim, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance, it was still a glimmer of hope for Wang Shuyi!
Thinking of her indifference towards Zhou Li over the years, she felt as if her heart was being torn apart.
If, as Su Jinxia said, Zhou Li is indeed her biological child, then what has she been doing all these years?
"Li'er, Li'er!" Wang Shuyi staggered to her feet and went to look for Zhou Li.
Suddenly, a fire appeared on the hilltop, followed by a large group of people rushing down. They were dressed in armor and carrying torches, surrounding the small valley and illuminating it brightly.
Jiang Long stepped out from the crowd. "I knew this flute music at night was strange. Sure enough, it was a signal!"
Wang Shuyi's eyes lit up when she saw Jiang Long, and she ran over. Zhou Lin quickly grabbed her, "Don't go!"
However, Wang Shuyi forcefully shook off Zhou Lin's hand, strode forward, and even stumbled and fell at Jiang Long's feet. She grabbed Jiang Long's trouser leg and asked urgently, "You must know whether Zhou Li is my child or not?"
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