Chapter 138: Testing the Dark Pavilion
Ji Yunshu rolled his eyes at him and said, "If you don't want to say it, forget it. Just don't go too far."
She always felt that Zhao Shen was quietly planning to do something big this time.
Zhao Shen embraced her and smiled gently: "Don't worry, I will protect you."
Ji Yunshu: I’m worried about other people.
They walked slowly along the way, and the food, drink and accommodation conditions were very good. Zhao Shen's internal injuries had basically healed.
Plus Shen Qin and the people he brought with him.
Ji Yunshu wasn't too worried about their safety.
"Luo Kui went to so much trouble to lure us here, I'm afraid he's not that easy to deal with."
Zhao Shen said nonchalantly, "I know, but we're not in a hurry. Let's wait and see what he's going to do."
Ji Yunshu noticed that Zhao Shen had said several times that he was not in a hurry. Thinking of what he said about not going back, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you deliberately delaying time?"
"Don't you like the outside world?"
The two of them sat by the window and watched people coming and going outside.
Ji Yunshu suddenly had an idea: "Were you serious about what you said before? You want to elope with me?"
Zhao Shen sighed, "After returning to Beijing this time, I'm afraid we won't have such a leisurely time again. Those people have been thinking about destroying me since I was a teenager. Now that they know my leg is healed, they will definitely continue to do it."
Ji Yunshu understood that he was afraid that the events in his memory would happen again.
She rolled her eyes and asked, "You said that as long as you have money, any information can be bought in the Dark Pavilion. Is that true?"
Zhao Shen nodded: "Of course, as long as you can afford the price, they can help you find it even if they don't know."
Ji Yunshu asked, "Then can you buy the truth about your fall from the horse?"
Zhao Shen shook his head: "I tried, but the Dark Pavilion didn't answer."
"Can you still not answer? Do they not know or can't tell?"
Zhao Shen said: "I guess I can't say it."
Ji Yunshu said, "So, it doesn't necessarily mean they really have no connection with Prince Yong."
When Zhao Shen fell off his horse, only one person benefited, and that was Zhao Heng.
And Zhao Heng...
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Then we can go to the Dark Pavilion to buy Zhao Heng's life experience and see the other party's reaction."
If the An Cabinet still refuses to accept the request, then it is most likely related to Prince Yong.
If such a large organization has a stance that is not towards the imperial court, then there is no need for it to exist.
Zhao Shen understood the meaning of her words, frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Ji Yunshu: "That... you don't know?"
Zhao Shen: "...How did you know?"
Ji Yunshu said with a stiff upper lip: "I dreamed about it."
Many things flashed through Zhao Shen's mind in an instant, and finally everything became clear.
No wonder someone was secretly helping Zhao Heng, but he couldn't find any clues.
Because Zhao Heng himself may not know.
After a long pause, he asked calmly, "Is it Prince Yong?"
Yao had a very good relationship with Princess Taining. He used to think it was because Yao had been the princess's study partner.
But now it seems that the relationship between the two is clearly abnormal.
In particular, the eldest princess was willing to marry her precious daughter to the second son of the marquis's family who was neither talented in literature nor in martial arts.
Zhao Heng himself has no future and will not inherit the title in the future.
Such a person should not be in the princess's eyes.
Now it seems that they are indeed closer relatives.
Moreover, they had already set their sights on him and were clearly certain that the title would belong to Zhao Heng.
Ji Yunshu admired his ability to accept and reason. She just said one sentence and he deduced the correct answer.
"You don't doubt my words?"
"There have been clues for a long time, so why should we doubt it? You are right, it is time to investigate the true situation of the secret chamber."
Ji Yunshu: "You don't have any feelings about the fact that your brother might not be your brother?"
Zhao Shen said, "I've never been close to him. When we were little, whenever there was a conflict between us, both Yao and my father would side with me. I was better at school and martial arts than him; he couldn't compare to me in anything. Although I had no evidence, I always knew he was the one most likely to attack me."
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but speak up for Zhao Heng: "If he really had that ability, he wouldn't be jealous of you. He probably doesn't know anything."
How could the male protagonist do such a cruel thing? He just needed to let Zhao Shen die when he should die according to the plot.
So it might be the Yao family who did everything, or even the Yao family might not have been involved.
Ji Yunshu was envious. It was good to have someone to back you up.
Zhao Shen sneered and said, "Of course Yao Shi doesn't dare let him know about this."
Ji Yunshu saw that his fingertips were turning white while holding the teacup, and she couldn't help but feel distressed when she thought of his mother who died in childbirth because of this.
This is how people in this world are. Sometimes they lose their lives for no apparent reason.
Zhao Shen used to blame his father.
But now it seems that Lord Zhao is also a victim.
He was plotted against by a woman, lost his wife, had a rift with his son, and helped someone else raise a son.
Ji Yunshu pried Zhao Shen's fingers apart, took out the teacup from his hand, and comforted him: "They will pay the price."
It didn’t happen before, but it will happen in the future.
Zhao Shen, who usually wore a calm face, rarely showed a bitter smile: "No matter what, my mother will not survive."
This is the saddest thing.
Ji Yunshu hugged him and said, "As long as you are well, I can rest in peace."
"Um."
Zhao Shen was in a bad mood, but he still responded softly.
The two hugged each other quietly for a while until someone knocked on the door outside, and Ji Yunshu pushed him away.
As soon as Shen Qin came in, he felt that the atmosphere in the room was a bit strange.
Seeing that Zhao Shen looked at him with a very unfriendly look, he was even more confused.
I couldn't help but ask: "Did I come at the wrong time?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "How could that be? Is there something urgent?"
Shen Qin said, "It's not a big deal. I just wanted to come and see you because I was worried you'd get bored staying in the house."
As soon as Ji Yunshu heard it, he knew he was talking nonsense. When Zhao Shen was at home, he could read books alone in the study all day long. How could he feel bored?
Zhao Shen naturally heard it too, and looked at him coldly and said, "Just say what you want to say."
Shen Qin had no choice but to say, "Luo Kui's house is surrounded by three layers of security. Ordinary people can't get in at all, and no useful information can be found."
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "Didn't they say it was a grand funeral? They wouldn't let mourners in?"
Shen Qin said: "It has to be someone you know. Even if someone introduces you, it won't work."
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "If you value your life so much, why are you still seeking death?"
Putting a bounty on the lives of the prince and his wife for a brother who died in a robbery, doesn't it sound like something someone who is afraid of death would do?
Zhao Shen said, "Someone must have the evidence against him. He has never been able to make the decision himself."
Ji Yunshu was baffled. "These people are crazy, right? If they wanted to kill us, they could kill us anywhere else. Why did they have to lure us here?"
As soon as she finished speaking, they both looked at her.
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