Chapter 317 ends here!
Li Nanke was instantly energized.
"How was it? Did you find any useful information, sir?"
Mr. Guiliu drank a whole pot of tea, wiped his mouth, and shook his head.
"I didn't go inside the imperial tomb, but I did discover some strange things."
"Where?"
"I discovered that the Empress Dowager's mausoleum appeared normal on the surface, but was actually heavily guarded in secret."
I checked carefully; even the late emperor's tomb didn't have this many guards.
The late emperor died away from home and was later brought back to the capital for a hasty burial.
After the Empress Dowager passed away, she was not buried with the late Emperor.
Gui Liu twirled his messy beard.
"Don't you think this is very strange? The Empress Dowager has been dead for six years, why would she send so many soldiers to guard her in the dark?"
Anyone who didn't know better would think they were guarding some kind of treasure. If I weren't afraid of alerting them, I really would have liked to sneak in and investigate.
"Little girl, think carefully again and see if you can still recall any clues about the imperial tomb?"
Gui Liu looked at Li Nanke with anticipation.
Li Nanke shook her head; she had thought of every possible clue about the imperial tomb.
There are really no more clues.
Guiliu was somewhat disappointed.
"Never mind, I'll ask the prince tomorrow."
Li Nanke's heart stirred, recalling Shen Cong's distress yesterday, and he said, "I will go with you tomorrow, sir."
The next morning, after breakfast, she and Gui Liu went to the Xuan Prince's Mansion.
Although Shen Cong's complexion was still pale today, he seemed a little better than yesterday.
Seeing that Li Nanke and Gui Liu had arrived together, he nodded slightly, gesturing for them to sit down.
Guiliu recounted his discoveries at the imperial tomb.
When Shen Cong heard that there were heavy guards in the shadows of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum, he was clearly taken aback.
“I have never heard my brother mention that the imperial mausoleum is heavily guarded. Since the Imperial Guard was not involved in this matter, it must have been arranged by my brother’s order to the Imperial City Guard.”
Gui Liu asked, "What does Your Highness think might be inside the imperial tomb that necessitates heavy guarding?"
Shen Cong shook his head.
"I have no clue what to do."
Li Nanke, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "Or perhaps they aren't guarding anything, but searching for something?"
Shen Cong and Gui Liu both looked at her at the same time.
Li Nanke recalled the scene in her dream where Shen Cong died in front of the Empress Dowager's tomb.
At that time, Shen Xu used her to send a message to Shen Cong, luring Shen Cong to the Empress Dowager's tomb and killing him.
Perhaps it's because they're looking for something.
She couldn't help but murmur, "If I'm looking for something, what could it be?"
"Ninth Brother, did the Empress Dowager leave anything for you before she passed away?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered the rumors circulating that the Empress Dowager had died at the hands of Shen Cong. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly looked up to look at Shen Cong's expression.
Shen Cong seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and his expression turned very unpleasant.
He didn't get angry, he just shook his head.
Li Nanke dared not ask any more questions, and sighed heavily, resting his chin on his hand.
"What exactly is it?"
"Now that Prince Chen has suddenly died, the clues to the blood curse have been cut off."
Speaking of Prince Chen, she suddenly remembered something, and her heart skipped a beat.
"Ninth Brother, do you remember the note that Prince Chen left for you last time?"
Shen Cong's eyes flickered slightly. After a moment of silence, he turned around and took out a slip of paper from a hidden compartment beside the soft couch.
You mean this?
The four words on the note—"A Last Will"—still look chilling today.
When Guiliu first saw the note, he exclaimed in surprise.
"A will? Does that mean the late emperor left a will when he passed away?"
Li Nanke said, "This is a message left by Prince Chen. We don't know if it's true or not. Assuming the contents of the note are true, do you think His Majesty might be looking for this imperial edict?"
Gui Liu slammed his hand on the table.
"Oh, now that you mention it, I understand!"
Shen Cong's expression darkened slightly, as if he had just remembered something.
He reached out, picked up the note, and threw it into the brazier.
The bright red flames touched the paper and instantly burned it to ashes.
Gui Liu tried to reach into the brazier but didn't have time.
"Hey kid, what are you doing? Why are you burning it?"
Li Nanke looked puzzled.
"Ninth Brother?"
Shen Cong stared at the brazier expressionlessly.
"This matter ends here. There's no need to investigate further, and there's no need to go to the imperial mausoleum anymore."
Gui Liu was so startled that he jumped up.
"Are you crazy? The imperial tomb is the only clue we have right now. You're saying we shouldn't investigate it?"
What about the blood curse? You don't understand?
Shen Cong lowered his eyes, concealing the expression in them, but repeated his words one by one.
"That's enough!"
Gui Liu was so angry that his beard stood on end.
"I've spent so many years researching and putting in so much effort for you, and you just want to stop like that?"
"You've put in so much effort, but you still haven't figured out a solution, have you?"
"You! You...you're killing me by breaking my spirit!"
Gui Liu jumped up in anger.
"Fine, fine, if you won't investigate, then you can just wait to die!"
Gui Liu turned and left angrily.
Only Li Nanke and Shen Cong remained in the room.
Li Nanke stared at Shen Cong with her clear eyes for a long time.
Shen Cong frowned, displeased, and asked, "What are you looking at?"
Li Nanke said, "Ninth Brother, you're scared!"
Shen Cong's face suddenly darkened.
"What a joke! Me, afraid? Li Nanke, I've said this matter ends here. Don't you understand?"
The blood curse is my own business; whether I live or die is none of your concern.
"You should visit Prince Xuan's residence as little as possible from now on! I don't want to see you again!"
Li Nanke found him utterly baffling.
She stood up angrily, "Fine, I won't come then! Humph, I'm never coming again!"
After saying that, he turned and left.
Upon reaching the door, he couldn't help but angrily say, "I don't know why you're suddenly like this, but I only believe in one principle."
That means living is more important than anything else. If you inexplicably want to give up your life, I... I will look down on you.
Li Nanke ran away.
Shen Cong clenched his hands at his sides and covered his face with his sleeves once again.
The late emperor, his will, his elder brother, Prince Chen, the blood curse...
These matters are not something that a small family like the Marquis of Anping and a doctor can handle!
Erfeng poked his head in and whispered, "Your Highness, why bother...?"
"Shut up! If you dare say another word, you're out too!"
Erfeng pursed his lips and silently withdrew one of his heads.
Li Nanke left the Xuanwang Mansion in a huff. When he arrived at the gate, he saw Mr. Guiliu sneaking up on him.
"gentlemen?"
Gui Liu winked at her.
"Little girl, he said you can't investigate, so you really won't investigate?"
Li Nanke blinked.
"If he says research is not allowed, does that mean the gentleman really won't do any research?"
Gui Liu curled her lip.
"Of course not. If the old man can't figure out how to break the blood curse, I'll be so frustrated I'll die."
What about you? You're really not going to investigate?
Li Nanke smiled slyly.
"Of course not, I didn't promise him I wouldn't investigate, haha."
We definitely need to investigate, but we have to find a different method!
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